vbProArcade Beta 2

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:

• Original vbTetris Hack by Erwin Loh
• Original vbTetris Leaderboard Hack by John Warwick (john.eovie)
• One of my users, Simon Steel, for work on Flash coding/recoding
• The users of one of my forums, Shadows of Namek, for their extensive testing of the system
• And The Kryptonian for pre-release and release candidate installation testing.

Games

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)

• None

Known Bugs/Limitations

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.

• Netscape will allow you to play the games but not record scores
• If a user uses the "Back" button to go to the game screen, and does not refresh before playing, the score will result in a Security Violation. This is by design.

Screen Shots for Beta 2

Here is the list of posts from this thread that contain screen shots for the new version. Check them out!

• Main Arcade Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...106#post292106
• Game Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...107#post292107
• Game Over Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...109#post292109
• Scoreboard: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...110#post292110
• Top Score Board: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...111#post292111
• Admin Modify Game: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...112#post292112
• Who's Online Display: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...113#post292113
• User Detail Screen: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...811#post337811
• Admin Score Editor: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...736#post338736
• Champ System in Postbit: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...745#post338745
• Modify Games in Admin CP (contracted): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...858#post389858
• Modify Games in Admin CP (expanded): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...859#post389859

Upcoming Features

This is the stuff that is in progress for future release:

• Complete Admin Panel Scoreboard Editor
• Additional integration with vB
• Even better Who's Online screen

Some have emailed or PM'd me asking if I would accept donations for my work on this hack, and yes, I certainly will, and any and all support is greatly appreciated. With over 2,000 lines of original PHP code, in addition to HTML and Flash work, I have spent a great deal of time developing and debugging the source for this, and it is a great feeling to have people like it so much that they want to give something back.

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!

[PixelFx]

vb Pro Arcade beta 2 - Install Addon v1.0
Addon Update by: PixelFX

I've posted proper credits in install readme included in zip. I talked to fuctureal and he said to go ahead and post this. I hope you guys find it useful.

FIRST BACKUP your database:
This hack/addon in conjunction with the main install.txt file that comes with vb pro arcade beta 2.

This is a two part template hack, bug fix and way to speed up the install of vb arcade beta 2,

When I first installed this hack, there is a section where your personal score boards are black, and the links don't work linking back to your main arcade. This addon fixes that, shows you what I changes.

I also seperated all 23 templates in the install zip into 23 template txt files. Which I've included in the zip. In my install readme I've explained how you can install all 23 templates in just under 5 seconds :P

example of how my arcade looks with this addon,

http://www.xtremegames.ca/forum/proa...reakout&user=2

enjoy,

[Radgam]

Is there still no cure for the problems Mac users have recording their scores?

Edit Note:
Apologies for all my double posts :/
It wasn't intentional but my post didn't seem to be going through although I?m patient more than anything... so I guess I clicked the submit button a few too many times. Guilty as charged

[Erwin]

[nospam]I suggest you delete your own quintuple posts before we do it for you. [/nospam]

[Littlebit]

Is there still no cure for the problems Mac users have recording their scores?

I wanted to say that I have tons of people asking me this as well. More then half my board members use mac. My handful of windows users are happy, but want more competition and too can't wait until the mac users can record their scores.
cross platform and browser friendly is a hard thing to achieve for even macromedia and other top dollar programers. I wish I had the knowledge to help.

[auz1111]

03-31-03 at 02:19 PM auz1111 said this in Post #1111
I am having this same problem for some reason. Does anybody have a suggestion?

solved my problem... i feel like an ass... somehow i changed the settings of my $bburl so that it had a /(slash) at the end. moving on now...

[chavalo2]

<a href="http://cottage.emuunlim.com/" target="_blank">http://cottage.emuunlim.com/</a>

tons of games free (java though)

[Zelda-King]

This isn't a problem with the hack (I messed something up) but what would cause the 'Use Champions System' option to not work? Mine stays checked as 'no'.

[supersimon]

ok iam installed this hack and everything looks good but the games wont work

see for urself

http://www.advancedrack.com/~liquidf...action=arcade&

Ive had teh Arcade Hack installed many time on all my other websites but is giving me trouble on this one lol

long link cause .com is still resolving

[whoami313]

using the crown system, is there any way to create a dual crown system so the highest high score is permanently recorded for one score while another is the weekly high score?

I'll try to explain this again just so I won't be misunderstood. I want to create a dual crown system, one that is the highest score ever for each game while the other one is a weekly high score. This way every member has a chance to get a crown weekly while the highest score is also rewarded constantly instead of just being a weekly thing... any thoughts?

[Angelus]

Hi.
Only times a Warung: That is a Google translation, since my English is not particularly good.

My Posting: What is now with the error message?

--
Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM arcadescores WHERE userid=Array AND valid=1 ORDER BY endtime DESC
mysql error: Unknown column 'Array' in 'where clause'

mysql error number: 1054
--

it with nearly everything goes there, seems it an elimination of errors to give. Or is it an installation error?

Are grateful for each tip.

greeting
Angelus