2024 was definitely the least active I've ever been on the site, and I apologize for that. Life and work outside of the site got busy, and I struggled with my ambition and focus on the site and with my job as a Software Engineer. I think a lot of it stems from my inability to sleep well getting worst over the past year, possibly related to my stressful job. I really wanted to put together a tribute video for the 20 year anniversary but a combination of not having time and not wanting to be on the computer after being on the computer all day at work really destroyed that project.

A big thing that did take place for the site in 2024 was the server migration which resulted into the site being significantly faster and no longer having various issues that it was having over the past year. The server migration was actually pretty time consuming and technically isn't done (I took a long break from it).

You can find all of the awards and additional information here
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105577

Vizzed Board turns 20 years old on December 6th, so you guys have about 2 weeks to vote for whoever you think deserves any of the awards below. 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=105573

I'm going to be doing a server migration over the next few days. The site will be down on and off during this time.

Anything uploaded to the site after this post was made will be lost during the transfer. Content submitted to the site (posts, reviews, user accounts, etc) will not be lost. Just files will be lost during this time (like screenshots).


There are 2 reasons for the migration:

1. The site hasn't been paying for itself in quite a few months. The site fees are $450+ month, the site revenue is less than $100 a month. I'm consolidating all of the servers into a single server, and while that server is still expensive (around $260), it's a lot cheaper than the $450. The current servers include the site sever, netplay server, minecraft server, and file server.

Unfortunately, new server will not be able to contain all of the games from the Retro Game Room, as it's only a 2 TB hard drive. It'll be able to contain all of the music and cartridge based games, but the CD based games will be too large, which means most of those games will be taken down. I'll take the top 10% most popular games from each of the CD systems and those are what I'll keep.

2. The current server software is very outdated and can't be updated. Having better hardware/software will allow me to do things with the server that I've never been able to do. It also gives me the power to improve the site performance by utilizing features that prevent bot abuse.

I should also point out that the new server is 2x more powerful than the current main server, which is crazy because they're about the same price.


With all of that said, the site will perform a lot better after the migrations. I've already purchased and setup the new server, all of the files have already been migrated. The things I have left to do include:
1. Configuring the new server to match the configuration of the current
2. Figuring out what things I need to install on the new server so that nothing stops working
3. Transferring the database
4. Pointing the domain name to the new server


If you have any questions or feedback, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105556

The Summer Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105417


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

Let's welcome back pokemon x as an admin, and with him, supercool22 is joining the admin team for the first time.

You can welcome them here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105416

For those who missed the Vizzed.co Minecraft Anniversary Event Stream, I've uploaded it here:



We didn't get around to showcasing everything so we might do a part 2 if anyone is interested. If we do a part 2, anyone is free to join the Discord call.


For feedback, comments or questions:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105400

The anniversary event for the Vizzed.co Minecraft Server will start today at 12 PM central time, which is roughly 1 1/2 hours from now.

Be sure to join us on the Vizzed Minecraft server using the following IP:
Vizzed.co

All of this will be live streamed on my Twitch Channel here:
https://www.twitch.tv/davideo7




12:00 PM (CST): Tour of MC Vizzed
We'll start out with doing a tour of everything for the first hour. We'd do the tour of the worlds in order of their creation and try to showcase those worlds in order of the creations within those worlds. We'll discuss various details about what we're showcasing including the history and any fun memories related to them.

The group call will take place on the Vizzed Discord Channel under the minecraft-server voice chat channel.


1:00 PM (CST): Activity TBD
We haven't decided what activity we'll be doing but we plan to do a few hours worth of activities based on the number of people interested and based on the suggested ideas. If anyone has any ideas for activities and games we should do, feel free to suggest them.


If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105392

Vizzed MC 10 Year Anniversary on April 18th
The 10 year anniversary of the Vizzed.co Minecraft server is coming up on April 18th. We plan to host a few Minecraft events on that server on that day and possibly on days around that date as well. There are no set plans yet on what we'll be doing for the events, so if anyone has any ideas, feel free to let us know (even if it required installing new plugins, I'm willing to do that). I took off work and will be spending a lot of the day on the Vizzed MC server.

For those who don't know, you can connect to the Vizzed Minecraft server with this IP:
Vizzed.co


Minecraft Server Updated to the Latest Version
The server has been updated from 1.18.2 to 1.20.4, which is the latest version.


Play Vizzed MC Server from Bedrock
I've installed a plugin (WebSenderReloaded 1.0.2) on the Vizzed.co Minecraft server that lets you connect to the server from the bedrock version of Minecraft. You can also connect to it from a console version of Minecraft using the BedrockTogether app, which you can find instructions for here.


Plugins Updated
I've updated every plugin that had updates available. The last time these plugins were updated on our server was 2 years ago. Here's a full list of what was updated and to what version:

EssentialsX
EssentialsX 2.19.4 to EssentialsX 2.20.1

Multiverse-Core
Multiverse-Core 4.3.1 to Multiverse-Core-4.3.12

Multiverse-Inventories
Multiverse-Inventories 4.2.2 to Multiverse-Inventories 4.2.6

Multiverse-NetherPortals
Multiverse-NetherPortals 4.2.1 to Multiverse-NetherPortals 4.2.3

Multiverse-Portals
Multiverse-Portals 4.2.1 to Multiverse-Portals 4.2.3

GriefPrevention
GriefPrevention 16.17.1 to GriefPrevention 16.18.2

MysqlPlayerDataBridge
MysqlPlayerDataBridge 4.2.0 to MysqlPlayerDataBridge 4.11.0

Citizens
Citizens 2.0.27 to Citizens 2.0.33

Denizen
Denizen 1.2.3 to Denizen 1.3.0

ClaimBridge
ClaimBridge 1.7.0 to ClaimBridge 1.8.1

DynamicShop
DynamicShop 2.12.4 to DynamicShop 3.16.1

Dynmap (yes, it's working again)
Dynmap 3.3.2-696 to Dynmap 3.7-beta-4

LagAssist
LagAssist 2.28.0 to LagAssist 2.30.0

LuckPerms
LuckPerms 5.4.1 to LuckPerms 5.4.121

PlugManX
PlugManX 2.2.9 to PlugManX 2.3.7

Spark
Spark 1.8.0 to spark 1.10.34

WorldEdit
WorldEdit 7.2.9 to WorldEdit 7.3.0

WebSender
WebSender 3.1 to WebSenderReloaded 1.0.2


For Questions or Feedback
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105386

Refer to this thread to see what I'm talking about:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105382

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=1407219

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

claytune (formerly known as SonicOlmstead) and pokemon x will be the admins for the 1st half of 2024.

If you have any questions or want to offer them feedback and suggestions, do so here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105184

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
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=105181

2023 was definitely a lower point for Vizzed. Traffic wasn't terrible, but my IT position kept me so stressed and busy throughout the year, it resulted into me being unable to invest the time into the site that I had planned. The only 2 notable updates to the site included:
-New Post Editor, which is still somewhat in development.
-Implemented Various Security and other various optimizations to the site's code.

Vizzed.com turned 20 years old earlier this year. I might still find time to make a 20 year anniversary video before the month ends, but unlikely at this point.

A lot of veterans returned to the site in 2023, which was very exciting to see. It gives me a lot of hope for 2024. Something that also excites me for 2024 is that my work schedule will be more flexible. I'll be allowed to work from home again (1 day a week) and I'll be allowed to adjust my hours so that I can work 4 days a week at my job, giving me 1 day a week where I can focus on Vizzed. For those who don't know, my weekends are set aside for my family, and after a long day of mentally exhausting programming, I don't have the brain capacity of motivation to work on Vizzed after I get home from work, so usually the only time I work on Vizzed is when I take days off (from time to time I'll do things after work or on the weekend, but it's not common).

Next year will be the 20th anniversary of Vizzed Board, and also the 10 year anniversary of the Minecraft Server. I have something special planned for both events



You can find all of the awards and additional information here
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105166

Vizzed Board turns 19 years old on December 6th, so you guys have a little more than 2 weeks to vote for whoever you think deserves any of the awards below. 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=105157

The RGR Plugin 2022+.msi file that we released a year ago is no longer valid. This is because the SSL certificate associated with that installer expired and I messed up a few things when I went to renew it. This is why the games in the Retro Game Room stopped working about a month ago.

We have a new installer which you can get here:
RGR Plugin 2023+.msi

You will have to uninstall the RGR Plugin 2022+ on your computer before installing that, if you have the RGR Plugin 2022+.msi installed.

To uninstall it:

1. Go to Add or remove programs, which you can access by typing into your Windows search bar.
2. Find RGR Plugin 2022+.msi from the list and uninstall it.
3. Then go ahead and install the new RGR Plugin 2023+.msi.

For more thorough instructions on the installation process, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104450

I'm hoping we wont need to have another update next year.

I want to give a HUGE thanks to supercool22 and pokemon x for their recent donations, which helped pay for this new installer.

If you have any questions or feedback, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105093

Hey everyone, we are looking for opinions on Tour de Vizzed rules.
Can be anywhere from less strict rules to new rules.

Please refer to the thread below.

https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105086

The RGR Plugin is currently unavailable due to SSL renewal issues. It should hopefully be back up sometime between Saturday and Monday (8/5 - 8/7).


pokemon x discovered a temporary solution:

Step 1- Go here https://rgrplugin.vizzed.com:2761/

Step 2- Proceed to page despite warning if it says something about Security Certificate is expired accept anyways.

Step 3- Close page and go back to a game and it should now work again.

Be sure to give his post a like here


If you have any questions or feedback, let us know in this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=105078

The Summer Tour de Vizzed discussion thread can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104887


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

Let's welcome back SonicOlmstead and Allysa8th as admins. Since deggle decided to not compete for the admin positions this time, SonicOlmstead gets to continue his efforts for the remainder of the year and Allysa8th gets to rejoin the Admin team.

If you want to welcome them back, you can do so in this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104885

For more information, refer to this parchment scroll:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=104805