are the highscores broke in the arcade?

ive been playing 3d tetris & regular tetris, and when i get a high score, it just sits at the 'sending score' screen and never completes.

on 3d tetris, the final screen flashes real fast, then i click submit, and nothing happens...


is there anything wrong?

Yes you are not allowed to beat Redstripes scores , its against the law !


I don't know Ginnygrey , I haven't noticed a problem but then those two are hard.

They are working on it. I sent in a help request.

do i still have high scores in the arcade?! i haven't been there forever!

hubby did a little research on this for us:


essentially flash v9 and above introduced some changes to their cross domain policy file for security purposes.

using fiddler2 as a session debugger attached to a session of tetris, he noticed that static.1.ipbfree.com generates a 404 for crossdomain.xml after clicking submit for high scores.

also, using a virtual machine as a test he tried using flash v6 and lo and behold, the high scores work fine.

he recommended this developer white paper from adobe on their cross domain policy changes as a reference:
flash v9 policy changes

hope this helps! - and yes - he's a maniac


- edited for typos

So is it working now?

it' depends on your version of flash.

new versions (9.0.115.0 +) - it doesn't work due to security policy changes.
older versions - it still works.


the reason it wasn't working for me was that my flash was updated to the newest version. (9.0.something...)

hubby rolled it back to an older version, and it's working for me now. (v 8.42)


edited for clarity

Great now I have problems !

I have had that problem since the new skin. Now if someone can tell me how to check my flash and if it needs backed up how to do it i will be happy

hi all, hubby here.

To check your version of flash, this page on adobe's website will tell you what version you are currently running:
Display Current Version of Flash

Anything over 9.0.115.0, and you can't currently post high scores.

----------- ummm, no high scores for me, so now what? -----------

disclaimer:
Keeping your flash updated is important for security reasons. Most of the updates for flash are security fixes and without keeping it updated, you could be vulnerable to the internet nasties.

how explotation of flash happens:
What generally occurs is that a website owner contracts w/ an advertising firm to put revolving ads on their site. These ads use the flash technology to be more, well, flashy.

The problem happens when the advertising company doesn't screen the ads they are revolving properly, and display an ad that has malicious code in it. When this ad is displayed in your browser (and you have flash enabled by default), the malicious ad infects your machine through a security hole in your old version of flash. (This is just one example of the far too many methods of infection. Hence the spyware epidemic.)

The concept of updating flash is to patch all the holes, then the attack vector is minimized and the malicious code can't infect your machine.

----------- blah, blah, blah, i just want to beat gennygrey at tetris -----------


Ok, with all that being said, heres a few ways to fix it:

------------------------ (My Slipper Method) ------------------------
Uninstall your current version of flash, then install version 8.

Steps:
(please read these all before starting, and don't start unless you feel you can perform them all)

1) Download this to uninstall your current version:
(click run if your prompted to save or open)
Flash Uninstaller

2) Follow the instructions in the uninstaller (simple).

** at this point, flash is gone **

2) Download v8 and save it to your desktop:
(click save if your prompted to save or open, then save to your desktop)
Download Flash Version 8

3) Unzip the "fp8_archive.zip" file you just saved on your desktop.
(in XP just right click it and click 'extract all', then just keep clicking next, then finish)

4) Open the new folder named "fp8_archive" on your desktop, and then open the subfolder named "r42".

5) Install this version by double clicking the correct installer for your brower.
(if you use internet explorer, use the installer named: "flashplayer8r42_winax.exe
")

(if you use firefox/flock/etc.., use the installer named: "flashplayer8r42_win.exe")


------------------------ (Steak Method) ------------------------
The problem on the server is fixed so that as people update to the newer versions of flash, the arcade scores still work.

Pros:
Problem solved!

Cons:
It probably costs EG money.


------------------------ (Rawhide Method) ------------------------
Replace internet explorer with firefox 3, install the flashblock extension, and configure it so it blocks flash on all websites except the ones you trust it on. Then install version 8 of flash and don't update it.

Pros:
Works fine. This is what i did.

Cons:
Requires a fair amount of time, effort, and geekiness.



------------------------ Whew. ------------------------

Don't you just love computers?



edited: for spelling, grammer, format, length, consistency, lol - just kidding. i added the clapping hands

They are working on the arcade issue.

It works in Flash Player 8 and it does submit your high scores. If you have Flash Player 9 it might not save your scores.

Okay I understood this part -----> !


I think I will wait to see if they fix the arcade.

P.S Gennygreys Hubby , you rock !

I still can't register my scores !

Check out this thread.

http://everythinggreyhound.ipbfree.com/ind...?showtopic=3650

Thank you D2P, I tried all that and it still doesn't work for me.