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

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