vB Arcade 3

[nimrod]

vB Arcade 3 is rapidly becoming main stream, and is being installed onto many forums now.

Sadly, to install it requires some modifications of the styles templates. I have been unable to 'modify' it into my lovely selection of vbstyle styles (Bluethumb and Mainframe).

At the moment, on my board, we can only offer the arcade to people using the default vb3 theme, but I would like to offer it, no matter what theme your using :)

I was wondering if you could help me please? :) - and other users of your quality styles, who wish to use the arcade as well.

The Offical site for the Arcade is www.v3arcade.com.

As I noticed you support vbPortal, I was wondering if you would be interested in offering minor support, or at least, compatbility, with vb Arcade 3.

I would be grateful if you could :) - Thank you :)

The Modifcations required to the styles templates are:

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Template Modifications
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Make the following alterations to these existing templates, and save them.

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postbit
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Find:
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<if condition="$show['pmlink']">

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Above this, add:
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<if condition="$post['arcadesettings'] & 4 AND $post[userid]!=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND $bbuserinfo[userid]!=0">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newchallenge&userid=$post[userid]" target="_self">Challenge $post[username] in the Arcade</a></td></tr>
</if>

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Find:
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<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

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Below this, add:
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$post[arcadeawards]

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navbar
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Find:
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<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

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Below this, add:
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<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl]">Arcade</a></td>

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Find:
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</table>
</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->

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Above this, add:
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<tr>
<td class="thead">Arcade Game Search</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="arcade.php" method="post">
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="search" size="20" />$gobutton<br />
</form>
</td>
</tr>

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I have also attached the full installation instructions.

I look forward to your response :) - Thank you :)

[Miko]

Hi,
we don't really support custom hack , however i can look into this for you as the modification that you posted above can easily be integrated with the skin that you have purchased.

Miko

[nimrod]

I've managed to install all the templates onto my Mainframe skin (and will do the same to bluethumb, once its out for 3.0.1)

I just need some help intergrating the postbit and navbar modfications, to the theme.

I would be grateful for any help you could offer, :o

Thank you :)

[str8ballin]

I have the arcade installed on my forum on the hex10sion skin, why dont you just edit the templates yourself in your admincp??

[nimrod]

Because I wasnt very comfortable doing so, but I gave it a shot just now, by adding:

<td class="navbg"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl]">Arcade</a></td>

to the Header, and it seems to have worked, but when I add the second thing to the navbar (the search arcade thingy) it doesnt work, don't suppose you know how to add that?

[str8ballin]

What I can suggest my method for easy access incase of errors, open notepad while in forumcp, and copy and paste the original template code into notepad, apply any arcade hack code to the template and if it errors you have the original code in notepad.

I placed the arcade game search code without any errors and all I did was simply follow the read me and thought it was pretty straight foward.

I didnt think the search for game feature was vital as my site is a hip hop orientated site and the arcade is just a bonus for top posters, I wasnt going to install the search game code because I dont think its that important when I only have 3 pages of games it would take only a few seconds longer to navigate 3 pages and find a game but eh..

if you cant install it after more attempts hit me back up and il will do it for you if I have time.

Peace