v3.0 RC1 was released to script owners a few weeks ago. RC2 should be out this weekend.
Arcade Statistics :: phpAS will now keep track and archive various arcade statistics including daily unique visitors, overall games played, most and least popular game, number of new members, total hits in and out for links. Screenshot >
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4589/ss2zd5.jpgArcade News / Announcements :: This feature will allow you to post ARCADE NEWS on your website through the admin control panel. You will be able to add / edit / delete all news stories and keep an archive of them.
Built-in Anti-Hotlinking / Hotlink Protection :: Over the past months the act of hotlinking games has been a growing concern for online arcade owners and we made it one of our top priorities to come up with a powerful solution. Tested in IE 6.0-7.0, FireFox and even Netscape, the built-in hotlink protection module has done its job. When activated, instead of displaying the actual filename of the game being played, phpAS will display a uniquely generated name each time the game is loaded, thus not allowing hotlinkers to link to your game files.
Breadcrumb Navigation on Gamepages :: You will now be able to put a Breadcrumb Navigation on your gamepages similar to Home >> Category >> Gamename.
Search Tracking and Latest Searches :: phpAS will now track searches done on your site via your search box. You can decide to keep track of ALL SEARCHES or JUST SEARCHES WITH RESULTS. Results pages will be added to the GOOGLE SITEMAP GENERATOR to help improve SEO of your arcade. You will also be able to "purge" the list of searches by age of last search AND see the complete list of searches in your admin control panel. Screenshot >
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8285/ss3cw8.jpgFeatured Game :: You now will be able to create a featured game box that will display the featured game(s) on your arcade. You can have as many featured games as you wish and the script will rotate through them randomly. There will be an ON/OFF option on each game to feature it or not PLUS a featured icon for each game.
New Default Template :: We be switching from our old default template to a new default template that is currently running at
www.FreeFlashArcade.com.
Integrated IN-BETWEEN Game Display Page :: This allows you to create a page that will be displayed before each game is played. You will now be able to turn ON/OFF the IN-BETWEEN AD PAGE, determine is EVERYONE or just GUESTS will see the page, as well as set the delay period via your admin control panel.
Sub-Categories :: phpArcadeScript now allows for sub-categories for better organization of online arcades.
Integrated Game Submission :: Now you can allow visitors to your arcade the ability to submit and upload their favorite games to your arcade.
More Advanced Link Trading System :: phpAS will now track both the daily hits in and out as well as the overall hits in and out for each link in your link trading system.
Session-Based Cache System :: After speaking with some of our larger arcades over the past couple of months regarding CPU and MySQL Queries, we have decided to implement a session-based cache system which should majorly cut down on both. Most smaller arcades won't see the difference right off the bat, but as they begin to grow, they will realize the server-load will be amazingly low which allows for a better gaming experience for their visitors.
Other new features:
- Report Broken Game
- Member Referral System
- Pruning of unverified members and sending reminder emails
- Nightly database maintenance
And really many more that I don't have listed.
I'm comparing the various scripts, is there a list of features the new version is going to have? Any ETA?
