Adding Game

Adding a game to My Arcade is designed to be as simple as possible. A game can be added two ways, via a TAR file upload or a simple upload via FTP.

TAR file upload

Most arcade games come packed in a TAR file (ending in the file extension .tar) that allows for a game to be added in one click.

To add a game this way, go to Admin CP -> Arcade -> Add Game (Tar). Once there, you'll see four fields:

• Tar File: Upload box for the TAR file. Please note that only TAR files maybe uploaded here. Also make sure TAR file is not larger than your PHP's upload limit.
• Category: (optional) Selects what category you want this game to be in. You must first create categories in the Category section.
• Allow Tournaments: This option allows you to control if the game can be played in a Tournament.
• Active: This allows you to specified if the game is active or not. If the game is inactive, it will not be shown to anyone.

Once finished, click Save Game. Please note it may take a minute to add the game depending on how fast your internet connection is and the size of the TAR file.

Simple add

Arcade games can also be added though a simple method. This requires an FTP program (I recommend FileZilla).

To add a game this way, first start up your FTP program, locate the arcade/ directory on your board and open it. Once there, upload the files as followed:

• The game's SWF file must go in the arcade/swf directory.
• The game's small image must go in the arcade/smallimages directory (must be a GIF image).
• The game's large image must go in the arcade/largeimages directory (must be a GIF image).
• Any gamedata must go in the arcade/gamedata directory (maintaining file structure).

Now go to Admin CP -> Arcade -> Add Game (Simple). Once there, you'll see fourteen fields:

• Name: The name of the game.
• Description: A short description of the game that will be shown on the Arcade index.
• About: A short description such as the game's goal, purpose or object. This is shown next the the game when playing.
• Game Controls: A short description on how to control the game.
• SWF File: The game file. Select the game you uploaded above.
• Small Image File: The game's small image file. Select the image you uploaded above.
• Large Image File: The game's large image file. Select the image you uploaded above.
• Category: (optional) Selects what category you want this game to be in. You must first create categories in the Category section.
• Background Color: The game's background color. Leave as 000000 if you're not sure.
• Width: The width in pixels of the game when playing.
• Height: The height in pixels of the game when playing.
• Score Sort By: The direction high scores of this game are sorted by. Most games are sorted in descending order (Highest score first).
• Allow Tournaments: This option allows you to control if the game can be played in a Tournament.
• Active: This allows you to specified if the game is active or not. If the game is inactive, it will not be shown to anyone.

Once finished, click Save Game.