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.

[doubleclick]

Hello

On the page where you are actually playing a game, where do I go to edit the block on the page where the thumbnail, champ, score to beat, display size, etc is displayed?

thanks,
dc

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by doubleclick

Hello

On the page where you are actually playing a game, where do I go to edit the block on the page where the thumbnail, champ, score to beat, display size, etc is displayed?

thanks,
dc

Go to your v3ARCADE_PLAY template and all the code in between <!-- right area --> and <!-- /right area--> is the sidebar code that you are looking for.

[doubleclick]

You're the best, Gemma.

I've been trying to narrow down what I would like to put in areas above the forum directory, and have come up with two blocks:

- Tournaments awaiting players
- News and events

Does something like this already exist?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by doubleclick

You're the best, Gemma.

I've been trying to narrow down what I would like to put in areas above the forum directory, and have come up with two blocks:

- Tournaments awaiting players
- News and events

Does something like this already exist?

Other than the forum sideblock there isn't anything like that in existence. I like that idea about the tournaments block, I did have a similar idea for tournament information being added to the forum/CMS block but never got around to investigating more. Maybe when I've got some free time and some motivation I'll play around and see what transpires

[doubleclick]

Sorry to be the only one asking questions about this mod. I really am trying to keep the number down...

Is there a line or two of code I can paste into the v3ARCADE_PLAY template so instead of the thumbnail of the game being played, it will display either the avatar or the avatar thumb of the champ? (I'm not sure what it will look like so that's why I'm asking about both instead of just one.)

[mystiksven]

Many thanks

[learning1234]

I guess i did something wrong .. when i got a high score my avatar moved on left i want it on the center is there a possible way to fix this please..

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by learning1234

I guess i did something wrong .. when i got a high score my avatar moved on left i want it on the center is there a possible way to fix this please..

Open the v3arcade_postbit_userid_trophy_wrapper template

And replace:

{vb:raw preWrapperAwards}

With:

<br/><center>{vb:raw preWrapperAwards}</center><br/>

[learning1234]

Thank you Gemma

[Gemma]

Been doing some testing, v3 Arcade together with vB 4.2.0 (beta) work fine.

The index.php file has changed meaning that anyone running vB Suite and IPB games will need to make a small adjustment to where they place the index.php file edit.

require('content.php'); no longer exists but placing the edit above require('forum.php'); will allow the scores to save properly*

*This may change come the 'gold' release of vB 4.2.0 and any update from the arcade team @ vBAdvanced but it works without error just now.

Changes will need to be made to accommodate the new navigation system too