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vbProArcade Beta 2
1/5/03: Beta 2 released 9/12/02: Beta 1.03 zip updated to include safe mode fix 9/3/02: Beta 1.03 released -- small bug fixes, see below 9/1/02: Beta 1 of vbProArcade has been posted. Please see below for installation instructions. Background Information vbProArcade is a fully-customizable Flash arcade add-on for vBulletin, complete with game-by-game scoreboards, forum integration, a "champions" system, statistics, and more. This is an extensive hack that is still in BETA form, and I don't recommend installing it if you are not willing to work through potential issues and future updates/upgrades! I am working on making the installation instructions as easy as possible, but it will probably be some time before it is perfect. Watch this post for updates as they happen, and check out screenshots from the list below. If you would like to see the hack in action, you may visit my Shadows of Namek forums. You will need to register to play, but you can view the scoreboards and the arcade itself as a guest. Credits This hack materialized thanks to work and help from a number of people and forums. Here they are:
So far, there are FIVE GAMES that work correctly with this hack. They are: Breakout Pacman Snake Space Invaders Tetris All five .SWF files are included in the release archive. There is now a Flash Games Development Thread for the purpose of modifying existing games to work with vbProArcade, or for creating new games to be compatible with vbProArcade. If you have a game that you wish to see modified but don't know how, post the .FLA source in that thread and hopefully somebody can assist you. Installation Instructions Download the file attached to this post, unzip it and familiarize yourself with the contents BEFORE doing anything. There are TWO separate files worth reading, the Documentation and the Installation Instructions. I recommend that you read both BEFORE doing anything else. Once you have done this, the instructions to be followed are contained in vbproarcade-install.txt. Follow them as precisely as possible. If you encounter an error somewhere, it is likely that you missed a step or made a small error. Please double-check your work BEFORE posting about problems here. And it cannot be said enough: read that file before you do anything, and if you are unsure of something, please post your question(s) before attempting to install the hack. Problems and Fixes/Workarounds (as of 1/5)
Here is the list of stuff that I know does not work. I will be working towards correcting these bugs BEFORE adding new features for the next release.
Here is the list of posts from this thread that contain screen shots for the new version. Check them out!
This is the stuff that is in progress for future release:
All donations received go directly back into supporting my websites and my design activities. You may click here to donate via Paypal. Note that donations are by no means required, and not donating does not mean you won't get support for the hack. Last but not least, thanks for checking this out! Show Your Support
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#532
10-18-2002, 07:47 PM
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This is an awesome hack, is it confirmed to work on 2.2.8 flawlessly in its current state?
EDIT: Also, when are the next updates going to be released? I may wait out for a day or two if another release is just down the road... 
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#534
10-18-2002, 08:55 PM
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#535
10-18-2002, 09:10 PM
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Beta 2 is looking KILLER and I cannot wait to get my hands on it
 BTW, can you add a game or two in there? Here are two you can do right off the bat: Frogger. The zip has the FLA and SWF files for easy modification, and it's free and clear - no license restrictions or anything (it's actually called "Froggy" but it's so close to the original Frogger as not to matter ).download zip here Moon Lander. Same as above, includes FLA and SWF file, no restrictions. Free for the world and more important, free to add to this hack. Download zip here Also, I would KILL/pay even for one or all of the following: Joust Missle Command Galaga Anyone who can come up with one or all of those to add to this excellent hack is a hero in my book.
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#536
10-19-2002, 07:59 AM
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Still no release date set in stone. I am really trying to fit in as much work on the hack as I can but other obligations have been nailing me. I will keep everybody posted.
As for more games, yes, there will be more games, I promise. Along with Beta 2 I will likely release the current .FLAs of the games so others can tinker with them (I think). We should be able to keep an "open development" environment for vbProArcade-compatible games. I do still have a whole list of features I'd like to get into Beta 2. And yes, Beta 1 should work fine with any 2.2.x copy of vBulletin.
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#537
10-19-2002, 04:36 PM
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An obvious question but it has to be asked....
My users love Tetris which I currently have working on our board, and they are really hassling me to add more games via your Beta 1 hack.... BUT.. HOW easy is it going to be to update to beta 2 when it is released? Am I better waiting for v2, or go ahead now with the beta 1 ?
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#539
10-21-2002, 08:52 PM
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Same here. I cannot wait for the upgrade this is an amazing hack. I love this feature.
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#540
10-22-2002, 08:02 AM
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HI all
Love the look of the hack!! Just a couple of questions, I am quite new to PHP and MySQL and although I have a good understanding of html I am a bit dubious of installing. I have been reading some of the 36 pages in this post and it seems a lot of you have changed you php code and had slight probs with the sql as well. Anyway what I am trying to say is I would love to give this a go but dont want to damage my forum. I have read through the install notes and understand all the CHMOD and php stuff but am not sure about the sql side of things. Can anyone offer me any advice at all, I would much appreciate it. Thanks again. Lee B
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#541
10-23-2002, 11:40 AM
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XrayHead - The problem with this hack is that it's still only BETA, and has been for quite some time. This means that while it may work perfectly well on your system, it might not at all.
MySQL is a simple enough thing to use - my recomendation is that you do a back-up of your database before you start installing this hack (something that is recomended before any new hack) and then run the queries in phpMyAdmin (if you don't have this, ask your host). After that, do the rest that is needed and test it out. Good luck.
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