Gizzy

fixes and improvements include:


Bugs fixed:

* cheating (cross-scoring) will be detected and no result saved
* Best Result Ever does not get overwritten by lower Tournament-Results anymore
* Tournaments now work with PNflashgames
* while deleting/uninstalling a Game its Tournaments get removed
* Scores of zero do not win if "lowest score wins" in a game
* Score-Separator "space" fixed
* Categories are shown per user/guest depending on his group-permissions
* sending of PMs works without any error-message
* Firefox now shows colors while viewing tournament-table
* Avatars show up, even user-uploaded ones stored in filesystem
* several fixes and improvements, mainly to the Tournament-System


Improvements:
* improved Database-Performance
* Arcade Mainpage and most other pages are now 100% XHTML 1.0 compatible
* Error-Messages shown in vBulletin-Style
* Tournament-Match which ends with same score will give both players one more try
* after playing a game you directly see your new rank in the game's highscore-table
* Alphabetical Sort-Bar for better Navigation in Arcade mainpage
* new compact postbit-information: trophy only (with mouseover-information)

* added some links in logical places to make navigation more easy at all
* new setting per user: "can create tournaments" (set this to NO to ban single users from this)
* League-Updating has improved performance with more logic and less queries

New Feature:
* compatible to new ibProArcade-Games with integrated cheat-security
* automatic Remind- and Disqualify-System in Tournaments (after x days, setup via AdminCP)
* integrated Debug-Mode for faster support (displays 4 vBulletin-Settings + ibProArcade-Version to developer)
ibProArcade reduce scores to keep arcade competitive.

Gizzy

And one major change is implemented now. This might hurt a few but will make many happy.





All the ranks are kept in tact though but the high scores are achievable again.



The reason being this:

1. If we reset high scores. That means people get scores that can't be beaten and others just give up trying.
2. If we prune high scores every so often. This means people who worked hard to get them just lose them without any record.
3. If we prune just the top x scorers. Means other people have a chance of getting on top, but not fair on those who worked for the highest spots to just have them removed without record.


4. Compromise: Keep the scores but reduce them, thus keeping them there and the rankings (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc) stay in tact.

The fourth option means: (reduce scores)
a) they can be more easily beaten by others, and
b) people have to keep going back to "top up" their own reduced high scores.
Both of which increase arcade activity.

Umer

I played "Ballon Park" and got the following message:

This score was not submitted from the game. Your score will not be saved.

wheresmycookie

if everyone's score is reduced by 15%, wouldn't it be the same thing...

Starlight

yes i got the same message there are two games that no one plays
one ballon park and the other one is Backgammon
can't you guys replace them with new games ?

Let Uz Chat

duckie23

reduce scores

the people who are 1 2 3 are also working hard to beat the best scores SUGGESTONS either the best scores should be reduced too or dont reduce the scores at all

duckie23

can you download the other nine yetisports games please

chacha_Ghalib

is it possible to have board games such as checkers, where we can play with other guppies?

Umer

Got the following message after scoring 35000+ points in Breakout:

mySQL query error: SELECT * FROM games_session WHERE sessid= LIMIT 1
mySQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 1' at line 1
mySQL error code:
Date: Saturday 22nd 2007f September 2007 09:40:44 PM

fayax

I actually like baloon park quit a bit and at one point had the highest score ...oh well if it can be fixed I will play it again.

reja_london

I have downloaded a dictionary on my Nokia 6300 phone. Its MSDict Oxford English Dictionary. But I need a registration code to activate this. Can anyone help me with this?
Also can anyone let me know how can I have other dictionaries on my phone?

I’ll be grateful. Thank you very much.
Just email me on inforeja@yahoo.com to let me know.