The latest and most up to date Vizzed news.

Vizzed.com domain turned 20 years old this month! I actually wasn't even old enough to buy the domain 20 years ago. Jake-A-Roonie bought it for me, and then the following year I turned 18 and got a debit card so that I could start paying for it.

Vizzed.com was founded 1 1/2 years before this version of the site was created, and it was founded roughly 1 year after the first Vizzed Board came to life. So the history of Vizzed has a lot of different milestones and anniversaries, but this is probably one of the biggest. Not many sites or domains last this long on the internet. It's incredible that I've been able to have a community that continues to use the site, even after all these years.

I'm still working on putting together a YouTube video. Not sure when that'll be done, maybe in a few weeks. Either way, it'll still be released before the year ends, so it'll still come out during the anniversary year (just not the year and month).

Thank you everyone for being a part of the history of Vizzed.com

Any questions? Comments?
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104803

Today I've added over 150 Steam Codes for 50+ Steam Games
https://www.vizzed.com/market/listings.php?type=Digital

For a list of games added:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=94586&pl=1401142

Just a reminder, these games can be purchased with Viz.

Today I've added over 150 Steam Codes for 50+ Steam Games and DLC.

For a list of games added:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=94586&pl=1400499

It's been a while since I've added games to the Vizzed Market. I still have a lot of game codes to add. Maybe I'll add some every Friday for the rest of this month.

Today I've added over 200 Steam Codes for 50+ Steam Games and DLC.

For a list of games added:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=94586&page=16#1399754

I've implemented some extra security to the site. A hacker discovered a few exploits 2 months ago, and was kind enough to show me what the exploits were, and how to fix them. If you're reading this hacker, thanks again, and feel free to email me or contact me if you notice anything else.

If anyone notices any issues with the site that started occurring after this update, please let me know ASAP so that I can fix it.


Securing the Inputs
I've updated the script that analyzes and cleans any data that gets inserted into the database. I also updated the headers of the site.


Securing the Passwords
I've updated the site's password encryption. The old was very outdated. The new one makes it so much more difficult to crack a user's password.

NOTE: User passwords will only use the new encryption after a user changes their password (and for new users). So, I highly recommend everyone update their Vizzed password at some point, if you want to ensure your account is more secure. I'll eventually make an alert that reminds each user to change their password.


HTML Cleaner
I'm utilizing HTMLPurifier for most input that involves HTML. This analyzes any HTML that gets submitted to the site, removes anything that might be potentially malicious, and also fixes the HTML if there's anything broken. Inputs that would utilize this include Posts, various profile editing, etc.

This also allowed me to eliminate the z tags that sometimes get placed into various thread titles, posts and other sections of the site.


Questions? Feedback?
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104561

Let's welcome back SonicOlmstead as a returning Admin for the first half of 2023. Along with him is deggle, who will be joining the admin rank for the first time.
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104554

The Winter Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104549


Each day there will be 4 Jerseys you can compete for:
Yellow Jersey: Most words in a day
Blue Jersey: Most posts in a day
Red Jersey: Most CP in a day
Green Jersey: Most CP actions in a day


The Hall of Fame page can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/stats/tdv-hof.php

You can find the current Tour de Vizzed results page here:
https://www.vizzed.com/w/tdv.php

It's time to elect the 2 users who will be admins of the site in 2020 from July - December. You can vote for 2 Admins. They're listed below, click them to see their application:

Allysa8th

SonicOlmstead

deggle


Here's how this works

Respond to this thread with up to 2 users you think would do a great job. The more users you choose, the less weight your votes have. So if you feel really strongly about someone, then vote for just 1 user.

Here's what determines the weight of your vote

The weight of a vote depends on the user and how many votes that user makes. Users who have a high rank, been around for a long time, and have a high post count, will have a vote with more weight. This is fair because those users should have a bigger impact on the results since they're more familiar with the community and have a higher reputation compared to someone who just registered with the single purpose of altering the results.

Here's the formula for figuring out the weight of your vote:
User Level * Power Level

And if you have multiple votes, it'd look like this:
(User Level * Power Level) / Vote Count

The User Levels can be viewed from their profile and also next to their posts to the left. A User Level is based on how long a user has been here and how many posts they have.

Here's the numbers that represent each Power Level:
0 = Newbie
1 = Normal
2 = Trusted
3 = Elite
4 = Site Staff
5 = Local Mod
6 = Global Mod

Rules
-Can't vote for yourself
-Can't vote for more than 2 people
-Posts with negative ratings will be investigated and potentially ignored

Voting ends on Monday, January 2nd.


Be sure to submit your votes to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104547

I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas



7 Days of Vizzed Christmas
You'll all be rewarded a nice Christmas gift when you come to the site on Christmas (server time). Additionally, you'll be rewarded a random amount of Viz for each day that you come to Vizzed from the 25th until the end of the year, the '7 Days of Vizzed Christmas'. Be sure to visit the site each day to claim your random Viz gift!



Christmas Games in the Retro Game Room
The Retro Game Room has 40+ Christmas games. You can find them all here:
//www.vizzed.com/playonlinegames/index.php?sort=best&search=Christmas&searchBy=theme



Christmas Video Game Music Stream
I'll be streaming Christmas / Wintery themed video game music 24 hours a day from tonight until Christmas is over. You can find the stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videogamemusicradio


Christmas Video Game Music
I put together a big playlist of Christmas themed and Winter themed video game music:
https://www.vizzed.com/videogamemusic/playlist.php?id=4



Retro Christmas Game Montage
A few years ago I put together a video highlighting 12 Christmas games (non hacked):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcbh8UIMMj8



Any questions, comments or feedback? Or do you simply want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas? Do so in this thread.
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104542

2022 saw a pretty big decline in my activity due to various health problems I've experienced over the past year, and also due to my IT job consuming a lot of my time and mind. In order to get a lot accomplished on the site, I pretty much had to take time off from work. 2022 was the least active I've been in over 15 years With that being said, I did accomplish a few things, which includes:

-Launched an RGR Plugin Update that allows games in the RGR to be playable with the plugin again!

-Updated the Screenshots feature and fixed some issues that it had

-Began Development on a New RGR Experience for mobile devices and game consoles, which will hopefully launch in January of 2023

-Introduced EmulatorJS (browser emulation) to the RGR, which supports more systems, supports netplay, and works better for some people for some game systems

-Fixed various bugs and issues throughout the site

Although this site is turning 18 years old, Vizzed has been around a lot longer. There were 2 previous Vizzed Boards, the first starting in late 2002. But the anniversary that I find more significant, which is coming in just a few months, is the 20 year anniversary of Vizzed.com! Vizzed.com was founded on March 3rd, 2003. I plan to put together an anniversary video of some sort, similar to this one, but with more emphasis on the site itself, and with more stats and graphs, and maybe with more of a narrative. If anyone is interested in making a cameo in that video, be sure to let me know



You can find all of the awards and additional information here
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104519