Hallpass - Frequently Asked Questions
Submissions
Challenges
- What are Challenges?
- What is an open Challenge?
- What are the different types of Challenges?
- My score hasn't shown up!
Developers
- How does Hallpass support Developers?
- What is the Hallpass Developer Special?
- Will Hallpass sponsor games?
- How can I use Hallpass logos and proloaders in my flash game?
- How can I include the Hallpass Scoring System in my flash game?
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Submissions
How do I submit my game or movie to Hallpass?
Hallpass welcomes all submissions of games and movies. To submit your game or movie, register as a Hallpass member (it's free!) and then upload your submission.
Submissions are reviewed multiple times daily. You will recieve an email if your submission has been accepted or rejected within 48 hours.
Submissions are reviewed multiple times daily. You will recieve an email if your submission has been accepted or rejected within 48 hours.
Challenges
Challenges are a new and exciting feature on Hallpass which allows our members to
compete in games that are enabled with the Hallpass scoring system.
You can see a list of all top score enabled games http://www.hallpass.com/channel/games/topscores/.
You can see a list of all top score enabled games http://www.hallpass.com/channel/games/topscores/.
An open challenge allows any Hallpass member to accept your challenge in a game.
How can I challenge another member?
To challenge a specific Hallpass member, the member must be added as one of your friends.
Friends can be added here.
What are the different types of Challenges?
There are two different types of challenges, Timed and Attempt.
In a Timed challenge, the member with the highest score from the time the challenge starts until the challenge expires will win the challenge. You have unlimited attempts while the challenge is active.
In an attempt challenge members have a set number of attempts to achieve the highest score. The member with the highest score after both members have used all their attempts wins.
In a Timed challenge, the member with the highest score from the time the challenge starts until the challenge expires will win the challenge. You have unlimited attempts while the challenge is active.
In an attempt challenge members have a set number of attempts to achieve the highest score. The member with the highest score after both members have used all their attempts wins.
During peak times scores can take a few seconds to be processed. Check back in a few minutes.
Developers
How does Hallpass support Developers?
Hallpass is committed to supporting the flash game development community
by providing tools to assist developers in creating games and providing
sponsorship oppourtunites to enable them to be rewarded for their hard work
and creativity.
Hallpass offers the following programs to the development community:
Hallpass offers the following programs to the development community:
What is the Hallpass Developer Special?
Hallpass has a developed a tool (API) that allows developers to send scores to our website and for those scores to be tracked in users profiles. It's alot of fun and people really get into it. It's much more advanced then a typical top score type script as it links to real life people and their profiles.
We are trying to get as many games, in as many different genres as possible and so we have a special going on, all API scripts added to games will get 50 dollars USD via pay pal if they are accepted to the site. It doesn't matter how many views or plays your game gets, it is a flat rate paid the same day your game goes live on the site.
More information and the 1 line of code you need to add can be found here.
Pretty nice and simple, you can see the games using the code on our site and see how people are really getting into it. We have successfully added this API to almost 500 games and add more daily, if you need to do a reference check on us feel free to contact any of the authors we have worked with, the master list can be found here: http://www.hallpass.com/channel/games/topscores/
If you like everything above these are the steps to take:
1. Add the API to your game
2. Upload it to Hallpass
3. Wait a few minutes then check your profile area, your game should appear. Play and test your game out to see if it is sending us scores, be patient as scores update every few minutes... so play, wait, then check.
4. Email us that your game has worked and you want to get paid, include your pay pal address.
***If you are unable to upload, or the game is already on Hallpass email the file directly to us and we can take care of the swap for you.
If you have any other questions/concerns/questions drop me a line. billkara@gmail.com
We are trying to get as many games, in as many different genres as possible and so we have a special going on, all API scripts added to games will get 50 dollars USD via pay pal if they are accepted to the site. It doesn't matter how many views or plays your game gets, it is a flat rate paid the same day your game goes live on the site.
- We currently pay 50 bucks USD a game for each API added.
- All previous loaders and logos remain untouched no changes other then adding our script needed. Unless we do a (optional) custom deal, in which case we pay more money to you.
- We take pre-released games, and already have games from Armor Games, Max Games and many others using our system. Since we do not require logo or link changes this will not break your commitments to your sponsor site.
- We pay via pay pal, no contracts or any hassles almost always the same day as the game goes live.
- The score should auto submit at the end of each level, or game.
- We do bulk games (5+) deals, link swaps, bonus .... If you don't like the default offer please email us and we should be able to work something out.
More information and the 1 line of code you need to add can be found here.
Pretty nice and simple, you can see the games using the code on our site and see how people are really getting into it. We have successfully added this API to almost 500 games and add more daily, if you need to do a reference check on us feel free to contact any of the authors we have worked with, the master list can be found here: http://www.hallpass.com/channel/games/topscores/
If you like everything above these are the steps to take:
1. Add the API to your game
2. Upload it to Hallpass
3. Wait a few minutes then check your profile area, your game should appear. Play and test your game out to see if it is sending us scores, be patient as scores update every few minutes... so play, wait, then check.
4. Email us that your game has worked and you want to get paid, include your pay pal address.
***If you are unable to upload, or the game is already on Hallpass email the file directly to us and we can take care of the swap for you.
If you have any other questions/concerns/questions drop me a line. billkara@gmail.com
Hallpass believes that developers should be compensated fairly for the time and energy put into developing games. We offer very competitive sponsorship rates and author support. We will work to make sure you recieve a fair sponsorship deal and strive to promote your game through our considerable network of contacts with other gaming sites.
To inquire about sponsorship for your game, please let us know using our Contact Form.
How can I use Hallpass logos and proloaders in my flash game?
If you are looking for a preloader, or would like to include our logo
in your game you can get them here! Preloader is written in Flash 8 and will have
33Kb size when compressed. Right click to download.
Hi-Res Logo
Preloader (thanks to James at st1k.com)
Hi-Res Logo
Preloader (thanks to James at st1k.com)
To use the preloader, copy the first 3 frames of the preloader into
your game.
How can I include the Hallpass Scoring System in my flash game?
Hallpass has created a system for developers to easily record scores from their
games. The scoring system allows registered Hallpass users to have their scores
automatically recorded.
Simply add this line of code to your flash game and the score will be submitted to Hallpass when the game is played on the site by a user who is logged in:
The code should be placed in the same place you calculate the final score of the game. There is no need to have a submit button to trigger the action.
The score must be a number and is required. The mode is a string, maximum of 50 characters and can be set empty if you only have one mode in your game. Otherwise mode can be set to something like "normal" or "hard".
Example 1: Scoring with a mode
In this example, the final score is calculated to be 200 and the mode is "normal".
Example 2: Scoring with a mode
In this example, the final score is calculated to be 700 and the mode is "hard".
Example 3: Scoring without a mode
If your game has only one mode, you can leave mode blank as in this example.
Simply add this line of code to your flash game and the score will be submitted to Hallpass when the game is played on the site by a user who is logged in:
_root.HPScoreService.postScore(score,"mode");
The code should be placed in the same place you calculate the final score of the game. There is no need to have a submit button to trigger the action.
The score must be a number and is required. The mode is a string, maximum of 50 characters and can be set empty if you only have one mode in your game. Otherwise mode can be set to something like "normal" or "hard".
Example 1: Scoring with a mode
In this example, the final score is calculated to be 200 and the mode is "normal".
_root.HPScoreService.postScore(200,"normal");
Example 2: Scoring with a mode
In this example, the final score is calculated to be 700 and the mode is "hard".
_root.HPScoreService.postScore(200,"hard");
Example 3: Scoring without a mode
If your game has only one mode, you can leave mode blank as in this example.
_root.HPScoreService.postScore(200,"");
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