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ARCADE INSTALL

NOTICE:

IF you choose to uninstall the arcade (after upgrading to 4.0.2) it will uninstall EVERYTHING (this means games and all) the upgrade functions are working correctly now so there is NO NEED to remove the application to install any new SQL queries anymore. When you choose to uninstall it will erase anything that was put into the database including any alterations made to tables such as members, groups etc... ONLY use the REMOVE APPLICATION if you are deleting your

arcade We are glad that you have decided to install the ibPro Arcade on your site, we have worked hard in getting this ready and hope that you will find the work worth the wait After downloading from the site you should now have a zip file that contains all of the arcade files Unzip this package load the files from the zip package to your forums directory) CHMOD all the following directories in your forum root to 777 (including the arcade directory) o o o o o o o o o o arcade arcade/cat_images arcade/gamedata arcade/images arcade/modules arcade/tar arcade/tar/bkup arcade/tar/installed arcade/tar/tmp arcade/tar/tmp/gamedata

NOTE: Once you have uploaded the new 4.0.2 files, in the admin/applications_addon/other/arcade/setup/versions/install/sql folder on the server you can delete the arcade_mysql_sql_1.php and the arcade_mysql_sql_2.php files as these are no longer needed, MAKE SURE you do not delete the arcade_mysql_tables.php and arcade_mysql_inserts.php files Once you have the files loaded, log into your ACP(You may be redirected to the upgrade screen and the below steps will not matter) On the left hand side of the screen, under the Applications & Modules section, click on Manage Applications & Modules On the right hand side under Applications Not Installed (for new installs) click on INSTALL If this is an upgrade, click on the green update available button under Third Party Add Ons Under the IP.BoardSet Up Utility, click on continue (leave the Duplicate Tables section at default (Skip - don't create those tables)) Once the installation is completed, click where it says "Click here to return to Applications & Modules overview"

FILE EDIT
One file edit is required to get the V2 games to score correctly this is only needed IF you are using a portal. Via FTP go to the admin/extensions/coreVariables.php file and make the following edit FIND ###### Redirect IPB 2.x to IPB 3.0 URLS ###### Directly below ADD # Arcade if( isset( $_REQUEST['act'] ) && $_REQUEST['act'] == 'Arcade' ) { $_RESET['app'] = 'arcade'; $_RESET['module'] = 'save'; }

SETTING UP THE ARCADE

There have been some new items added in this version of the arcade so I will attempt to point each of those out to you and where the settings can be found for each On the left side of the screen, click on Manage Hooks Click on the Disabled Hooks tab, find the ibProArcade Newest Games hook and on the right side of that row click on the + sign with the green background to install (this hook does NOT have to be installed for the arcade to work correctly) Once the hook is installed, again on the left side of the screen, click on Cache Management under the Tools & Settings section scroll down the page until you find notifications, to the right side of that row, click on the double green arrows to refresh the cache this is REQUIRED if you are going to use notifications to send alerts for new high scores, challenges and new HOF scores Again on the left side of the screen, click on System Settings From the Settings page, click on the ibPro Arcade tab. Under this tab you will find the settings for the number of newest games to show in the side bar on the forums home page (not IP Content or portal on the actual forums main page) Now click on the Members tab on the main navigation bar On the left side, under Member Groups, click on Manage Member Groups Select the edit function (pencil icon to the right of the member group) Select the ibProArcade 4.0.0 Beta tab Here you can set the permissions for each member group for the arcade, downloads and challenge system. This step must be repeated for ALL member groups Once you have set all the permissions for each member group, with your mouse hover over the Other Apps tab and click on ibProArcade (current version) from the drop down menu that appears. Here you will be able to set up the arcade the way you want it.

If you plan on using ibEconomy as your points system, a column for points has been added in the members table. After installing ibEconomy in the ACP under the Other Apps tab select Frontpage General Settings from the ibEconomy application. Under General Settings Points system drop down, select the option iPoints/IBstore/ibMarket/Perfect Points (points) from the drop down menu. Set up the rest of ibEconomy to your liking. Next select Challenge Settings from the ibProArcade application from the Other Apps tab. In the What is your point field?? block, enter points. You should now be able to use points for your challenges Go to Arcade Tools/Score Tools/Update Reset League and click on Run Tool

OVERVIEW - gives you general information pertaining to your arcade Game Manager - Here you will be able to access the Games list and the Tar Installer. When installing games, you must load the .tar file to the arcade/tar directory in the ROOT where your forum is located. When you click on Tar Installer, you must click on CLICK HERE TO RECACHE TAR FILES before the game will appear for installation you MUST already have a category created in which to install the games to. Arcade Settings - Will have all the general arcade settings, even if you do not change anything, click on the update settings button at the bottom of the page. In the Report Game Topic Settings you can select the forum of your choice for game reports to be sent to. IF you want your reports to be sent to (example) Reported Games, you must create that category and then select it from the drop down box Categorys - This is where you will create all of your categories in which to install your games to, you must have at least one category created before you will be able to use your arcade. Arcade Tools - here there are various tools you can use to maintain your arcade Challenge Settings - Here you can set up the various messages for the challenge system, default values have been placed here for you, but can be changed to say whatever you want them too. Notify Settings - Here you can set up the various messages for new High Scores and new HOF scores, again default values have been placed here for you, but can be changed to say whatever you want them too. Member Settings - These settings will allow you to assign an Arcade Moderator, BAN or UNBAN members from the arcade

Well there you have it, hope this helps somewhat in discovering some of the new functionality. IF you have any problems please post them in the appropriate forum

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