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v3 Arcade - Game Modification Guide & Releases
 John
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,543
Norwich, UK
01-23-2004, 10:00 PM
How v3 Games Work v3 Arcade games are a little different to those in the original Arcade and futureal's proArcade. Instead of a simple getURL which sends all of the variables to the next page, the v3 Arcade uses a completely different system - a series of sendAndLoad events where data is sent and received between the Flash file and vBulletin. As a result, converting games for the v3 Arcade is a little more complicated. To get games working with the v3 Arcade, a piece of code needs to be inserted which will run on every frame of the Flash movie. (I.e. one looped movieclip which is active across all frames.) A variable also needs to be set to tell the v3 Arcade code when to end the game. EDIT: INSTRUCTIONS UPDATED TO MAKE THE PROCESS A LOT EASIER! Converting Games Converting a game is quite simple, providing you have some basic knowledge of Flash. Step 1. Create a blank movie clip, containing two keyframes. Step 2. On frame 1 of this blank movieclip, insert this code (not forgetting to change the gamename value to something unique - THIS PRESUMES THAT _root.score CONTAINS THE SCORE VALUE!): Code:
// HERE THE ARCADE SESSION IS INITIATED
// DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE GAMENAME VALUE!
if (this.sessionstarted != 1) {
this.arcade = new LoadVars();
this.sessionvars = new LoadVars();
this.arcade.gamename = "towerball";
this.arcade.sessdo = "sessionstart";
this.arcade.sendAndLoad("arcade.php", sessionvars, "POST");
this.sessionstarted = 1;
}
// IF GAMEOVER=1, SUBMIT THE SCORE AND REDIRECT THE PAGE
if (_root.gameover == 1) {
if ((this.askpermission != 1) && (this.sessionvars.connStatus == 1)) {
this.prequestvars = new LoadVars();
this.pranswer = new LoadVars();
this.prequestvars.gametime = this.sessionvars.gametime;
this.prequestvars.fakekey = this.sessionvars.initbar;
if (_root.score == 0) {
this.prequestvars.score = -1;
} else {
this.prequestvars.score = _root.score;
}
this.prequestvars.id = this.sessionvars.lastid;
this.prequestvars.sessdo = "permrequest";
this.prequestvars.note = (this.prequestvars.id*this.prequestvars.score*this.prequestvars.fakekey);
this.prequestvars.sendAndLoad("./arcade.php", this.pranswer, "POST");
this.askpermission = 1;
}
if ((this.pranswer.validate == 1) && (this.finalsent != 1)) {
this.burnscore = new LoadVars();
this.burnscore.microone = this.pranswer.microone;
this.burnscore.gametime = this.prequestvars.gametime;
this.burnscore.id = this.prequestvars.id;
if (_root.score == 0) {
this.burnscore.noscore = 1;
}
this.burnscore.sessdo = "burn";
this.burnscore.send("./arcade.php", "_self", "POST");
this.finalsent = 1;
}
}
Now, you need to let the game know when to finish the game and redirect the page. This is done by the setting of a new variable, "gameover". When _root.gameover==1, the game will end. Find the frame of the "Game Over" page, and add this actionscript to the frame: Code:
_root.gameover=1;  Releasing Games When releasing a game, please try to stick to the same format as the other games provided below. (I.e. with the installation script.) It should be fairly easy to figure out what goes where. Try to release all games in this thread!Additional Games So Far ? Pacman (by Paul Neave) - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=102 ? Simon (by Paul Neave) - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=130 ? Breakout - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=350 ? Target - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=359 ? Maeda Path - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=469 ? Helicopter - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=504 ? Curveball - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=506 ? Miniclip Snake - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=537 ? Towerball - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....39&postcount=7 ? Alien Clones - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=12 ? Penguin Bashing - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=72 ? Mars Rover - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=109 ? Disco Racer - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=138 ? Joust - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=144 ? Hexxagon - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=938 ? Monkey Lander - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=55 ? Pingu Slap - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=53 ? Bloody Pingu - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=295 ? Radial Snake - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=300 ? Kill Kenny - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=304 ? Alien Attack - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=314 ? Ron North's Jewels - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=329 ? KickUps - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=363 ? Altex - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=403 ? Enemy Shooting - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=403 ? Jail Break - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=403 ? Snow Paul - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=403 ? Space Hunter - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=403 ? Plasmanaut on Fire - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=443 ? Simpsons Shooter - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=447 ? Plasmanout V2 - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=464 ? Pinball - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=182 ? Juggler - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=207 ? Starship Legend - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=208 ? Aim & Fire - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=206 ? Plops - http://www.v3arcade.com/play/showthread.php?t=184 ? Tie Fighter Shooter - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=17650 ? Witch Hunt - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=17651 
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#732
04-20-2004, 07:15 PM
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Here's my first v3 Arcade release; Karts.!
It's kind of easy, and the crash sound doesn't always play for some bizarre reason (will try and fix), but it works and the score submits.. [Edit] .swf file updated.. Challenge addon and no right click menu added.
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#733
04-20-2004, 11:39 PM
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My first conversion as well, Flashbert.
Plan some minor upgrades to it, I'll update later over at v3arcade.com, but the game is playable now as-is. Note that both .swf files have to be uploaded to your games directory.
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#734
04-26-2004, 09:48 PM
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can anyone covert this?
http://www.flashplayer.com/games/marioworldoverrun.html
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#736
05-05-2004, 02:28 AM
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2 requests.. one tanks @ http://www.flashplayer.com and 2 this cool cricket game @ http://www.npower.com/cfm/cricketgame.cfm
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#737
05-06-2004, 02:15 AM
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Where do you guys find the .fla files for games generally? I would love to convert this game: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/fishy.html but I can't find the file for the life of me...
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#738
05-06-2004, 12:50 PM
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Quote:
http://www.xgenstudios.com/
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#740
05-11-2004, 01:14 PM
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How would I change the top scores on the arcade home to be weekly instead of all time? I also want to change the default high score page to go to weekly instead of all time. The reason for this is that I do not wish to prune scores, but some scores are getting out of hand, and I don't want the same person to hold the title forever. I want to make it so the weekly high scores are what shows up everywhere, but the all time scores can still be accessed. Any ideas?
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#741
05-12-2004, 11:59 AM
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just covering all bases my scores wont submit on any of the games I'm 99.9% certain everything is ok as far as the hack is concerned anyone got an idea as to why it wont work?
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