9balls Virtual Pool 3DL and Round Robin Site ©

A warm welcome to 9balls Virtual Pool 3 site.This is my first attempt to widen my horizons and impart useless info to those of you in the lobby.I see it as a site where I can immedialtely post info to those who may or may not be interested in anything thats going on in the Virtual Pool World.

If the story or news needs to be made available quickly to your fellow VP3 players then Im more than willing to do so,just give me a shout in the lobby or you can mail me. I have all the latest stuff posted on the Latest News page and that will frequently be updated as needs be and when I get the time.

We do however have a long establishedCeleris Virtual Pool DL Forum where any important info can be found and Ladyhwk will keep all of us up to date on the official VP3 pages that can be found on there.Its also a place where noobs to VP3 need to drop by if they want to get info on playing online and links and all sorts of info that you might want to look into,just click on the link at the top right of your screen when your in the Virtual Pool 3 lobby.Or you can access VPHQ from the link onthe Nav Bar on the left of this screen.

This site Im doing is purely for my own indulgement and with my basic and limited methods Im using I hope you will bear with me.

The few pages I have here are free to all of you who may want something mentioned,I will be more than willing to post any ideas you have or any suggestions you may have.

I can also pass on info or suggstions to fellow Tournament Directors for future Tournament ideas and your input on that will be greatly appreciated.

So nothing to do now but to rack em up and get shooting!

 

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IF YOUR HAVING INSTALLATION PROBLEMS CHECK OUT ZWYLLES HELP PAGE FOR SOLUTIONS http://www.zwylle.com/vp3dl.htm#install

If you visit the Celeris website you will see that VP3DL is now officially released.
http://www.celeris.com/games/vp3/index.html

There are 4 ways to get the new version of Virtual Pool VP3DL:

1) $7.95 to upgrade - as the owner of the VP3 Curly CD
- You don't have to have the game installed.
- Put the VP3 Curly CD (Black showing a rack on it) into your drive
- Download the upgrade program from http://www.celeris.com/ftp/vp3upgrade.exe
- Execute vp3upgrade.exe and fill in the form. Make sure to spell your email address correct.
- Wait for Celeris to contact you per email with a download link and a serial number
- The download file size is about 120MB
- It can take up to a day until you receive the information. The requests are handled manually


2) For 9.95$ - as the owner of the VP3 Jeanette CD
- You don't have to have the game installed.
- Put the (red) VP3 Jeanette CD into your drive
- Download the upgrade program from http://www.celeris.com/ftp/vp3upgrade.exe
- Execute vp3upgrade.exe and fill in the form. Make sure to spell your email address correct.
- Check your email, you should have received a coupon for a rebate
- Go here, buy the game using the coupon https://orders.digitalcandle.com/order_php/order.php?productid=1954
- The fastest way to buy it is probably using paypal, credit card purchases could take some time
- After the purchase is finalized you will receive a download link and a serial


3) For 19.95$ - with a coupon from the trial version
- Download the trial version of VP3DL http://www.celeris.com/ftp/vp3Preview_3214.exe
- Somewhere in there is supposed to be a coupon. Find it.
- Go here, buy the game using the coupon https://orders.digitalcandle.com/order_php/order.php?productid=1954
- The fastest way to buy it is probably using paypal, credit card purchases could take some time
- After the purchase is finalized you will receive a download link and a serial

4) For 21.95$ - regular price
- Go here, buy the game https://orders.digitalcandle.com/order_php/order.php?productid=1954
- The fastest way to buy it is probably using paypal, credit card purchases could take some time
- After the purchase is finalized you will receive a download link and a serial


FYI: If you install the game you will be still able to play with your old version. To make the new version known to Gamespy goto the GS menu, there Options, Games and browse for the VP3DL.EXE in the Program Files/Celeris folder

VIRTUAL POOL 3....THE DOWNLOAD VERSION IS HERE!!!! 

GET YOUR NEW DOWNLOAD VERSION OR UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING VP3 HERE http://www.celeris.com/games/vp3/index.html

So just what is Virtual Pool 3?  The answer is its the Best Billiard Simulation on Pc you could ever buy.If youve tried the rest,then this ones the best and you could never invest in a better online Billiard game,there are none out there poeple,cos Ive tried them all and nothing compares to it.You can find further info on a great game at the Celeris website,who are the creators of this game http://www.celeris.com/games/vp3/overview.html

You can also play Virtual Pool 3 online here at Gamespy Arcade and you can download the latest version from here http://www.gamespyarcade.com                                                                              

          These are the two versions of Virtual Pool 3 that you may currently have in your posession at the moment.The one on the right is the Original release of Virtual Pool 3 which is endorsed by Jeanette Lee and was Published By Interplay.This version is the one that up until recently we all used in the Gamespy Lobby with the Current 3099 patch.Its my understanding that Interplay and Celeris(The game developers)parted company for whatever reason it makes no difference now.

Celeris then set up a deal with Global Star who published the version in the left picture.At the time of production both the Jeaette Lee version(Original) and the "NEW" Curly version were both compatable.....you could play someone no matter what version you had.However there was a number of compatability issues with the two versions which would require patching to fix.

Now heres where it gets a bit confusing......bear with me.Global Star the Publishers and dealing with the distribution of the New Curly version(Curly is the Guy replacing Jeanette Lee in the new version) released a version in North America which came in a smal box version with a Jewel case inside containing the game cd rom.They also released a version for the European market which came in a DVD style case.....ok so far? now heres where the problem came about.Celeris released some patches to fix problems with the Curly version,however it came to light that the patch would work with the North American version but wouldnt work with the European version.So in the end we had a major problem to solve.....BUT...thats not all.

For quite some time and known to a number of online players(how many no one knows)there has been a major  flaw in Virtual Pool 3 and that was the Ghostball feature that you can use offline in a practice game.Ghostball is an aiming aid that shows you where to hit the object ball in order to pot it.So all thats fine until someone discovers that if you want to,you can actually get the game to allow you to use the "Ghostball" while playing online and game some sort of advantage over your opponent by Cheating.

The new patches that Celeris tested fixed the Ghostball problem....but having effectively 3 different versions of Virutal Pool 3 proved the headache and too complicated to fix with patches because of the compatability problem i mentioned earlier.

SO IN THE END CELERIS DECIDED TO RELEASE A FULL DOWNLOAD VERSION OF VIRTUAL POOL 3.....a version they can support with patches....a version that means there is only one version that you can play online where no one is cheating against you.

This however is at a price...a price to you,the person who has already purchased the game,meaning you are effectively having to buy the game again....and thats the part that sticks in most peoples throats.

I look at it this way.For the best game Ive ever spent money on,I find that another few dollars or pounds is nothing if it supports the development of future versions and the possibility of them.

Above all YOU got to ask yourself this....IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE JEANETTE LEE VERSION.....you are open to abuse by cheaters,and there are many out there,now they know how ghostball works.

If you feel that paying more money for a game is not what you want to do,then thats your choice and no one should hold that against you.However if you want to play in Tournaments online,you will find you no longer can,as Tournaments hopefully will be cheat free with the New Download version in play.

 VP3 DOWNLOAD VERSION IS HERE

YOU CAN BUY IT NOW FROM CELERIS WEBSITE   http://www.celeris.com/games/vp3/index.html

 

 

 

© Tournament Director and VPHQ Forum.     Here is a list of all other Tournament Directors you may well meet when you join us in the Virtual Pool 3 lobby for Tournaments http://www.vphqtournaments.com/players.asp?page=1&sortcolumn=&filter=2

If you have any questions on Tournaments or anything else on how To play in tournaments,you will notice that sometimes when you join the VP3 lobby,you will sometimes see a name at the top of the box to the right of your screen listed as a VIP.

This person will be your host and Tournament Director and they will post information in the chat window for an upcoming tournament. You will be invited to sign up to play and provided you have the correct version of the game you will be able to play.

They will call the shots and give you all the information you need to know about the Tournament and when it will start. They will do what they can,time permitting to get you up and running and hopefully get you your first Tourney win .Here is a link to the Tournament Headquarters where you can also register to play in the Tournaments  http://www.vphqtournaments.com/default.asp

If you are new to online play,be warned that there are many very good  players you will meet and they take no prisoners when it comes to tough matchplay.These guys play Virtual Pool 3 to the standards of pro Pool players,beleive me as Ive found out plenty times myself.

Not to worry though,you might just want to meet up with some new people and have a friendly game? well thats not a problem,theres usually someone around looking for a game,just ask.

All we ask is that you play fair all the time and have fun and your time in the lobby will be well spent and hopefully youll come back too.

Remember we also have a VP3 forum where you can register and post your comments on anything to do with the game and as youll find many other subjects too. http://vphq.phpbb-host.com/

See who is doing all the tourneys.Here you will find the totals for all current Tournament Directors

http://www.vphqtournaments.com/admin/td_performance.asp

Cowboy/Carom is a game based on a glitch in the Virtual Pool 3 online game setup.

Its set up as a Cowboy game,but when you set up a game in the Virtual Pool 3 lobby you set up a challenge room.This is basically what you have to do;

Whoever sets the room up must first put both players names in room name.Then choose CHALLENGE,then MONTE CARLO as the table,then COWBOY,then CHAMP as the settings.To score you must hit a ball and carom another ball in order to score one point.If you hit one ball then carom another ball and the last ball you score 2 points in one play.You still have to hit the 3 ball off the break as you do in normal cowboy.

This game only incorporates the Carom side of the Cowboy game and is a lot easier for beginners to play.Both players agree a points goal prior to starting their match,or the Tournament Director will call out the settings etc.

However for experienced one or 3 cush players its a chance for them to get big runs.

I think its a fun variation that I have grown to like the more i play it.