Add-On Releases - v3 Arcade - Professional vBulletin Gaming (vB4)

v3 Arcade is now a member of the vBadvanced family!

http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47571

The support forums & data from v3Arcade.com have been merged into the vBadvanced.com site.



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v3 Arcade for vBulletin 4.x.x
For vBulletin 3.x.x, please see here.
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Please note... until v3Arcade.com is upgraded to vBulletin 4, some demo sites can be found here. Also, because of styling changes introduced in vB 4.0.8 to allow customized user profile pages, this version requires 4.0.8+ to be installed.

"v3 Arcade" is the premiere arcade system written specifically for vBulletin. It's coded from scratch - not a port of an older version - and because it was coded specifically for vBulletin it uses the product system for code modifications & utilizes AJAX technology throughout. Here's a brief rundown of the features in this version of v3 Arcade.

Supports MochiAds, v3 Arcade and IBPArcade games!

• Download THOUSANDS of *legal* free and premium games directly from Mochi Media to your v3 Arcade installation. Earn money from people playing games on your site! With just a few mouse clicks you download games directly from within your ACP or from the Mochi Media web site. You have to check it out it to see just how easy it is.
• Tournaments! Challenge your friends to see who the champ is!
• Integrated arcade statistics on your user's profile pages!
• AJAX based instant ratings, for simple to use game ratings.
• AJAX based inline score moderation.
• AJAX based instant game searching.
• Tabbed, customizable categories.
• Challenge system for one-on-one contests.
• User-permission based settings for email/PM notification, challenge settings.
• Streamlined viewing modes for users with lower resolutions.
• AJAX based quick stats, for viewing statistics by passing the cursor over a username.Mass import tools for importing games in bulk.
• Reverse and decimal based scoring.
• Arcade-only closure with customizable message.
• Per game criteria, allows you to control access to games by reputation, posts, registration length.
• Postbit based awards.
• Personalized recommendations for other games users might like, based on what they?re playing.
• Quick stats, letting a user know how many other scores are above and below theirs.
• Score ranking.
• Admin customizable ?score feedback?, displays a message based on how well as user has done.
• Numerous Admin CP settings to control things like popup opacity, maximum comment length, hover delay length, and numerous other behaviors.
• Full admin control over the types of content allowed in comments (BB code, HTML, smilies, etc.)
• Usergroup based access permissions.
• Fully phrased, for each translation into other languages.
• An ever growing collection of third party add-ons
• A slick, professional layout.
• Edit-free template updates!
• User ability to specify viewing resolution while playing games.

v3 Arcade for vBulletin 4 also has some feature differences versus v3 Arcade for vBulletin 3. Currently that list includes....

• The separate Arcade navbar has been replaced with the options being moved up to the standard vB navbar. Be sure to turn on the navbar link! (ACP => v3 Arcade => v3 Arcade Settings => v3 Arcade General Settings => Navbar Link Position)
• When viewing a game categories other than the 'All' category, the category name will now be included in the navbar breadcrumbs.
• Added a new template "v3arcade_postbit_userid_trophy_wrapper" to allow adding some HTML around the arcade award images in the postbit.
• The category tabs shown on the main page will use the vB styling instead of their own defined styles. As we go forward the vB4 version of v3A will lose more & more of it's custom styling and instead use more of the new vB4 styling features elements.
• New option to display a "New" game category tab that will display all games in newest to oldest order. In addition to the new tab a "New Games" link will also be shown in the vB "What's New" navbar link. (ACP => v3 Arcade => v3 Arcade Settings => v3 Arcade Homepage Settings => Display "New" Category Tab)

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Branding Free
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All v3 Arcade installations carry and require a small "v3 Arcade" logo in the footer, as well as the text "Powered by v3 Arcade" which links to http:www.v3arcade.com. For information on legally removing the branding, please visit www.v3arcade.com.


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www.v3arcade.com
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If you're looking for more games, add-ons, support, tutorials, or anything Arcade related - www.v3arcade.com is the place to go.


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Copyright
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All code & images distributed in this zip is Copyright ?2010 CinVin, with the following exceptions:

• class_tar.php - Credits within.
• All games & associated images, unless otherwise noted.

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Many thanks to...
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• All branding-free customers and donors, for supporting the project!
• John, the original founder behind the v3 Arcade platform.
• Tigga, the v3 Arcade lead developer (as well as all of the vBadvanced products! )
• Everybody who has provided feedback & suggestions to help us make v3 Arcade to be the best arcade platform.

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Change Log
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For the complete change log, please click here. The change log is getting too big to include inline with this thread.

[Gemma]

I tried the game you linked and it scores fine.

In the v3arcade_sessions table is the 'valid' field showing a value of 1 or 0 for that game?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Small issue report:

I've set the games so you can only get 1 score. However, within the profiles (Arcade Statistics) under "Latest Scores (30)" It still shows all the scores you gained in a single game.

The show one score only comes into effect for the highscore table. In your profile it just shows as the last 30 games played

[Mooff]

It was the float issue i linked in #550
Changed line 2664 to

                        while ($score = $db->fetch_array($scores))
                        {
                                $scorecache[] = "((ABS(arcade_sessions.score - '$score[score]') < 0.0001) AND arcade_sessions.userid = $score[userid])";
                        }

And now it's working.

[Skyrider]

Also, I'm currently in doubt between the 2 arcade system within reason for the following:

1), vBarcade has the ability to add group specific games. (access wise)
2), vBarcade has the ability to post a new post or new thread for the highscores.
3), I noticed a lot more features

However, I do prefer yours more seeing it has the ability to download games directly from Mochi and has the ability to increase/decrease the game size with light off function, even it doesn't work for me properly yet.

I do have a question though. Is there anyway that you can add an ability to search for games in the mochi import screen? Searching thousands of pages for a single game is a bit, troublesome.

It would also be nice if people are clicking "who's online" so people can see which game you they are playing.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Also, I'm currently in doubt between the 2 arcade system within reason for the following:

1), vBarcade has the ability to add group specific games. (access wise)
2), vBarcade has the ability to post a new post or new thread for the highscores.
3), I noticed a lot more features

I know the new thread/post on highscore is in the next arcade release and with some other features but I don't know when that will be released.

For any other features, I'd suggest posting a thread over on v3arcade.com so the developers can consider any new features.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

However, I do prefer yours more seeing it has the ability to download games directly from Mochi and has the ability to increase/decrease the game size with light off function, even it doesn't work for me properly yet.

I'll have something ready soon and it doesn't rely on javascript so it should work

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

I do have a question though. Is there anyway that you can add an ability to search for games in the mochi import screen? Searching thousands of pages for a single game is a bit, troublesome.

Definitely possible, but again I'd advise you to give the developers some feedback and suggestions.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

It would also be nice if people are clicking "who's online" so people can see which game you they are playing.

I'll look into this sometime, I'm hoping to make a Who's Online in the Arcade mod soon so I'll try and tie it all in together.

[drewface]

I cannot submit a highscore since I updated to 4.1.7

It gets stuck on this URL

http://(my site)/forum/index.php?act=Arcade&do=newscore

[Gemma]

Are you running either vBulletin CMS or vBAdvanced CMPS?

[vBNinja]

Originally Posted by drewface

I cannot submit a highscore since I updated to 4.1.7

It gets stuck on this URL

http://(my site)/forum/index.php?act=Arcade&do=newscore

same problem....

Originally Posted by Gemma

Are you running either vBulletin CMS or vBAdvanced CMPS?

And i am...

[Gemma]

If you are using vBulletinCMS - http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3215
If you are using vBAdvanced - http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3407

[Gueldenstern]

I have installed to the ibProArcade 2.7.0 + on vb 4.1.5.

then with the next upgrade of the forum occurs insatalltion of this version.