The RetroArch emulator hadn't been working for who knows how long. I've had many people request me to get it fixed and so now it's finally fixed. Far bigger project than I had anticipated but I hope the time invested was worth it

If you have any questions or feedback, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106212

The site is in desperate financial need (more about that below), so I've been thinking about reviving my Patreon page but first wanted to see how much support I'd get (thanks to Supercool for reminding me). That can be found here:
https://www.patreon.com/davidauchampach

The Patreon page is still up, and people can still become Patreons, but I currently don't keep it up to date like I use to, I don't announce it, and I obviously haven't done my part to make it worth pledging to...but that's going to change and is changing.

What would it take to get you guys to Pledge?

There are already some really good perks for Pledging but I can definitely add more. The $25 Pledge has this: "What Do I Work On? Your input will help determine what I invest my time into working on." but I'd prioritize this more, and give these users more of a say in what features I add and what I fix. The $50 Pledge has this: "1 Hour of My Time Monthly. I'll hang out with you online for 1 hour a month gaming, chatting, etc." and I'll prioritize this. I could also have a monthly stream session where I play a specific game with a bunch of Pledgers of a certain tier each month.

Another possibility is adding services to this site that are only accessible to users that Pledge. The server is utilizing 80% of its disk space but it rarely utilizes more than 50% of its RAM or CPU, which means this is untapped resources. I could add features and services to the site that would be exclusive to certain tiers, which could include:
-YouTube Video or Playlist Downloader / MP3 Downloader (no limits)
-Install an AI model like an LLM or image generation model
-Your own game server (much higher tier)

Let me know if any of these ideas interest anyone and if anyone would be willing to Pledge. Tell me what it would take to get you guys to Pledge. I'm open to honesty.

I could even make a deal that if my development slows down, you can pull the plug on your Pledges but as long as I continue to fix and add things on a weekly basis, you keep your Pledges up.

The site has not been profitable in a long time and I've probably lost $1000s over the past couple of years because of the site. I've made a lot cost reductions over the past couple of years but it still hurts me financially and continues to do so with the recent Google thing. I'm too passionate about this site to close it down, and I've been on my wife's bad side for quite a while due to the financial burden that this site has placed on our marriage, which is why I'm so desperate for some financial support.

For more information, questions or feedback, and for the full details on the Google Adsense situation, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106186

Refer to this thread for more information:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106165

The Spring Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106161


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

The Site Maintenance I had been working on took a little longer than expected, mainly because I didn't realize there were pages that still didn't work.

The majority of pages should be fixed now. However, there's bound to be pages that still aren't fixed so be sure to let me know if anything still isn't working in this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106163

I'm doing some site maintenance today which may cause the site to go down for half a day and possibly up to 1 1/2 days. I'll make a separate announcement when it's done.

If you have any questions, let me know in this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106157

I've added more Steam codes, just over 100 Steam Codes for 50+ different Steam Games, VR Games, DLC and valuable discontinued Steam Games:
https://www.vizzed.com/market/listings.php?type=Digital

For a full list of steam codes added:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=94586&ppp=20&page=17#1417833

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

Today I've added 100 Steam Codes for 36 different Steam Games, VR Games, and Game Development tools:
https://www.vizzed.com/market/listings.php?type=Digital

For a full list of steam codes added:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=94586&ppp=20&page=17#1417809

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

The Winter Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106078


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

Since we currently have no Global Mods, tgags123 and pokemon x will continue their roles as admins for the first half of 2026.

You can leave them feedback in this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106077

What happened in 2025 on Vizzed? Not a lot but more than 2024. We saw the return of some veteran users, which was exciting. We also saw the return of the Spring and Autumn Tour de Vizzed. I fixed various issues throughout the site, including the YouTube Video Uploading and the issue with Threads and Posts Failing to Submit.

Mid 2025, I had to downgrade the server due to expenses. I was able to cut down expenses from $600 a month to $300 a month. This resulted into us having to lose most of the CD games in the Retro Game Room, but the new server still had enough space to keep the top 10% best games for each CD system. The new server surprisingly turned out to be much faster than the previous since the technology on the new server is far superior.

So what are my plans for 2026? Well I recently dumped Vizzed to a Github repository and set it as private. This allows me to work on the site not only with version control but also with AI assistance, which means I can find issues quicker and also add features quicker. For 2026 I also plan to develop a couple of games for the site that utilize the site's features, 1 of them which I did announce already. I'm behind schedule on it but I did announce a Vizzed Rhythm game for the Video Game Music Room which is behind schedule but I do plan to have it released in beta form maybe before the year ends.

You can find all of the awards and additional information here
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106070

Vizzed Board turns 21 years old on December 6th, so you guys have less than a week to vote for whoever you think deserves any of the awards below. I'm a little late to this, been so busy lately that I forget to do this. Hopefully we can get enough people to vote.

Voting will end on December 5th and the awards will be given out on December 6th. There are 25 awards you can vote on, 20 user awards and 5 thread/post awards.

You can cast your votes here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106066

You can once again upload videos to the Vizzed Gameplay Videos channel on YouTube from game pages on Vizzed!

You can find the link on a game's page in the Gameplay section


At the moment, the file size limit is 256MB. I'll more than likely raise that to 1GB at some point, but I want to be cautious for now to make sure it doesn't slow down the website. In the past, there was suspicions that the site would get slow while someone was uploading a large file, since the videos have to upload to the Vizzed Server first, and then to YouTube from the Vizzed Server.

For the time being, I've also limited Public visibility to Trusted members and up, to avoid people uploading bad stuff and abusing it (this has happened in the past). Anyone that isn't a Trusted Member will have their video set to Unlisted and then me or a staff member will have to manually set the video to Public from the YouTube channel.

For more information, or for questions and feedback, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106046

The Autumn Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106039


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

tgags123 and pokemon x will be our admins for the 2nd half of 2025.

You can welcome them here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105890

It's time to elect the 2 users who will be admins of the site in 2025 from July - December. You can vote for 2 Admins. They're listed below, click them to see their application:

pokemon x

supercool22

tgags123


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, July 7th.

Go here to vote:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105862

The Summer Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105853


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

Minecraft Server Migration
I migrated the Vizzed.co Minecraft server to the main Vizzed.com server. I'm hoping they don't negatively affect each other, but if it does, be sure to let me know. This is part of my effort to cut costs.


Vizzed.com Now Works
You can now join the Vizzed Minecraft Server with the server address of Vizzed.com (before you had to use Vizzed.co).


Minecraft Pages Up Again
The Minecraft Section of Vizzed is up and running again. The MViz transfer now properly works (before, it wasn't deducting Viz from the sender).


Dynmap is Back
Dynmap is back up. It is still rendering the maps and that process can take a few days to render all of the maps.


Minecraft Software Updated
This doesn't really impact anyone too much but it gives Sonicolmstead and myself more control over the server. It gives us more customization options and it could potentially make the server run better.


Vizzed.co Minecraft Version updated
I updated the Vizzed.co Minecraft server to 1.21.5. Dynmap doesn't support 1.21.6 yet for our server type which is why we're not using the latest version, but as soon as Dynmap supports it, I'll update it.



New Plugin:
GriefPrevention Enter Titles
This shows a title on screen when you enter someone's properly, and it'll list the name of their property. The text shown can be adjusted if it becomes too annoying.



For a full list of plugins that were added and updated, or if you have questions or feedback, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105849

Hello everyone, and welcome to April 2025 SPREE DAY! Let's come together as a community and go on a posting spree together!


In order to provide more places to post, some previously closed threads have been reopened over the past week. Be sure to take a look through the forums (beyond the "New Posts" page) to see what's open!


To make this Spree Day extra special, and to add a bit of an incentive, myself, supercool22, and zanderlex have put together some prizes and rewards that can be earned by posting.


Even though it's a Tour de Vizzed month, today should be about working together, NOT about competing against one another. We should be aiming to reach a high post total as a community, rather than aiming to make more posts as individuals than other users. You'll notice that none of the prizes or rewards depend on your post total relative to others. Instead, they are about how much you contribute to the community, and about how much the community accomplishes as a whole.

For more information on prizes, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105730

I am hosting a "Spree Day" tomorrow, April 18th. The objective is to have as many people as possible go on a posting spree together. It will be fun, and it will give Vizzed Board a nice little boost in activity.

There will be rewards available for those that participate, including Viz, Steam games, shiny Pokemon, and a surprise reward that I will reveal tomorrow.

I will make a thread and a second announcement at 12:00 am central time tomorrow with more information about how to earn these prizes.

Feel free to send me a PM if you have any questions. I hope to see you all in the forums tomorrow!