Howdy folks. The name's Erik, but online I tend to go by Ace McKnight (or just Ace, if you like). I'm new around here, but I'm a big fan of retro games, so I'm really glad to have found this site. I'm a full time college student studying chemical engineering, so I don't tend to have much time for gaming. What time I do spend on it is split between retro games and some newer stuff. Apart from gaming, I also enjoy reading, typically science fiction and fantasy novels. Beyond that, I don't suppose there's really that much to say. I'll likely be around, though I probably won't post much. If for some reason you feel like chatting, just add me and I'll probably be up for that.

I suppose that's all for now. Until later, so long.

acemcknight : Hi, Welcome To Vizzed! I'm Emoteen134!

Howdy yourself! I was born in the Retro Game era so I know what you mean. Sonic, Pokémon, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Tetris. Yep, I know all about it. College must be fun if you have no time for gaming. What books have you read? Just to give my something to do other than gaming. LOL.

Anyway, I feel the need, since your a Newbie, to redirect your attention to some of the Board Rules. Nothing big. Just a small list of things. For your convenience, I've linked them HERE. Read it carefully and your beginning and hopefully thereafter time here at Vizzed will go smoothly. Have a question? Contact a Local or Global Mod.

Have fun, Play games and post A LOT!

Emoteen134

agggh, the fact that I keep finding newbie threads with only one response is completely disheartening!  lol  I've set out to fix it, so welcome to vizzed, Ace!  I think you'll find that you have a lot in common with the people here. XD

Chemical Engineering is quite an endeavor, so I'm very impressed! How far along are you in your degree and are you enjoying it?  What do you plan on doing with such a major?  I'd never have the brain for such studies and find it amazing that other people do.

What are some of your favorite novels or series?

If you can find the time, try checking this link.  Hopefully it will help you use vizzed more sufficiently, and at the same time, you can earn some vizzed prizes.  

Well, I don't want to keep you from your studies for TOO long, so I'll let you be... for now.  Muahahhaha*CoUgH*.

Ahem.

Have a lovely night, and God bless!  

(Oh, and if you ever have any questions, don't be afraid to contact the staff. They're awesome!)

Juliet :
Singelli :
I read the Seven Days of Newbie Celebration thread that was linked on my thread. I guess I'm ready for the next task.

Also, to answer some of your questions, Singelli, I'm in my senior year as a chemical engineering student. I'm currently working on my senior design project, which is to convert vegetable oil, including recycled vegetable oil, into usable diesel fuel. Admittedly, I'm not sure that that's what I'd really like to do with my major, but I'm working toward narrowing down the fields I'd plan to go into. As for books, I enjoy a fairly wide variety, but my favorites are probably The Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan), Dune (Frank Herbert), and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams). I'm also interested in starting to read several of the Star Wars novels, because from all I hear, they expand the universe that the movies created into something really awesome.

Anyway, that's a little more about me. I sure hope this summoning thing worked, because I can't see any indication of it in the thread preview. So, if it worked, I'm ready for my next task. Hope to hear from you soon.

Awwwesome!  I'm glad to see that you succeeded on completing the first task of newbie celebrations.    I'm very impressed that you're finishing your last year.... and I bet there were some tears on the way, huh?  lol  Turning vegetable oil into diesel fuel?  Woooooow... that just... boggles my mind!  I wish I was that smart, and I commend you for getting this far!

I was wondering if you read Wheel of Time. My twin loved that series, whereas I was addicted to the Sword of Truth series.  I've never read Hitchhikers, though I've heard it's wonderful.  Maybe I should make that my summer goal. XD

Your summoning did work, btw.  But it will never show in the preview.  Since you took the initiative though, here you are:

Woohoo! You have successfully summoned someone... Great job! This is probably one of the most useful things you can utilize on vizzed, so don't be shy! I'm also going to send you 500 Viz for participating in the seven days of celebration.

So what is Viz useful for? Well, Viz (the site's currency) is used to play games, buy layouts, or purchase things from other users. Every time you play a game, it costs Viz. Its cost depends on its size; smaller games might cost 10 viz, while other games might cost 1,000 or more viz! You only have to pay for a game the first time you play it though. After that, you 'own' the game and get to play it for free.

You can even buy items from the item shop, located here. The site items allow you to save Viz in the long run. For example, if you buy the GBA item, you will be able to play all GBA games for free. If you buy the netplay item, this allows you to play co-op games with your friends.
The other items in the shop (weapons and armor, for example) are for a future aspect of the site that isn't created yet. Our wonderful owner, Davideo7, plans on implementing a battle arena where you can battle other site users. However, this feature is not yet developed, so buying such items will have no effect right now, other than to increase your battle stats and make your profile look pretty cool.

So if you're here to play games, you probably want to learn how to get viz, right? Well, there are TONS of ways to win bling bling, so that's what your next task is going to be all about. If you haven't noticed yet, you get 100 Viz every day just for logging in, but we're going to show you a few more ways to earn. This task has two parts you must complete:

1. Try checking out the vizzed market, here. In this forum area, other users sell things, buy things, and host contests for newbies like you to try and earn Viz. Find two threads where you can earn viz, and post in them! Not only will you get a chance at winning more viz, but you'll also be halfway through with this task!

2. For every quality post you make, you earn Viz. We don't want people spamming our board or cluttering it up, so you actually lose Viz if your posts are really short. Plus, if you post off topic, repeatedly make posts of 25 words or less, or post nonsense just to post.... you can be temporarily banned. Yikes! We don't want that to happen!

Go find FIVE threads in different sections of the forum and post in them. Vizzed is a well-rounded community, and we have areas for just about any topic. If you like to debate try this forum, or if you're interested in health try this forum. If you scroll all the way down, you can even see 'rented' forums where users paid Viz for a special topic. Interested in Sonic games? Christianity? Try here!

Make five posts in five different areas, and then come let us know that you've accomplished both tasks! Don't forget to summon me back!

Singelli :

I've completed the posting tasks, and I'm ready for the next step. Hope to hear from you soon, and I hope to continue learning about the different features of the site from these tasks.

Thank you for participating yesterday... here's 200 viz! You're probably well on your way to becoming a member now, but there's still time to celebrate your newb-iness! Thanks for posting in all those areas and letting us learn a little bit about who you are. We'd like to know you a little better, so today's task is pretty simple.

Remember that layout we sent you? Well, we're going to show you how to apply it, and we're also going to give you a little badge as a reward for completing the last task. This wonderful badge was created by Juliet, one of your local mods! You won't be able to apply the badge until you reach member rank, so don't delete the pm which contains the link!

(Side note:  I see you already placed a layout, but I'm going to go ahead and stick with the script.)

Today you have two tasks.

1. Let's place your layout. (Completed) Layouts are the decorations that show up behind your text whenever you post. You can buy these, order custom layouts from shop owners, or create one yourself. However, we'll talk about that a little later. For now, we just want you to equip the one we already gave you. Go back to that link in the upper left that says "Edit Profile & Settings". When you click on that and scroll down a little, you should see a green link in the middle of the page that says "Edit layout". This is where you can access your layouts, buy layouts, make layouts, send layouts to other people..... it's basically the layout central station.

You should see the layout we already sent you if you scroll down. Click the word "Use", and you're done! Leave the layout equipped long enough for us to see it, and come summon us again to show off your new colors!

2. The second task is simple. We enjoyed seeing what you had to say, and we'd love to read more! Find two DIFFERENT forum areas to post in today. Remember that in order for this to count, you can't post in whatever areas that you did yesterday!

Singelli :

You're right, that was pretty easy. I've completed the task for today, and I look forward to whatever is ins store for me next.

acemcknight :  Wow, you're coming along fast! XD  Today's task is quite a bit more challenging, but the size of the reward will match the task, I promise!

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You're looking mighty spiffy there, I must say. I'm going to send you another 500 viz!

Not only can you contribue to vizzed (and earn viz) by posting in the forums, but you can add to the site in the retro game room (RGR) as well. Whenever you play a game, you can record videos, take screenshots, write reviews, rate the game, or even comment on the game page. Some of these actions will earn you viz, and some will earn you Viz AND Contribution Points (CP). Contribution Points are rewarded any time you do something helpful to the site, and they're a good measure of how active you are. If you ever want to be a vizzed staff member, getting lots of CP is a surefire way of showing your dedication!

You have three tasks to complete before you can get your next mission!

1. Choose any game that does NOT have any screenshots assigned to it. You'll know if it has no screenshots because when you scroll down to the screenshot area, none will be listed. Play the game and take THREE screenshots. You can take a screenshot by pressing F6. Nothing will happen while you're playing the game, so keep playing until you have all three! Make sure each is unique as well, so it doesn't look like you took three identical shots.

After you close the game, scroll down to the screenshot area and hit "Click Here to Retrieve, Add or Update your Screenshots". A new window will open, and you can selected a category for the screenshot, then hit submit! When you assign and submit all three shots, just close that window. If you refresh the game page, you'll see your shots there!

2.Leave a comment on the game you took shots for. To do this, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the game page. You'll see an area for comments that looks similar to a shout box. Don't put anything spammy, like 'first', or 'I was here'. Tell us something brief that you liked about the game, or what it reminded you of, or something actually related to the game itself.

3. Now here's the hardest task you've been given so far. Write a review for the game. Below the area to submit screenshots, you'll see a link that says "Click Here to Submit a Review for this Game". When you click on it, a form comes up for you to fill out, and you'll have to post something about your ratings.

Keep this in mind though: All reviews should be at LEAST 100 words. If you don't write at least 100 words, the thread will be closed and/or moved... and you might pester some of the local mods by breaking the rule.

When you write a review, try not to just say "I liked it" or "I didn't like it." Tell us WHAT you liked (or didn't like), WHY you liked it (or didn't like it), and what the game developers could have done to make it better. The longer your review is, the more CP and Viz you will get. Just make sure it's of good quality!

Here's an example of a short and decent review, and here's an example of a much longer one for the same game.

When you've completed these conditions, summon us here and give us a link to the game(s) you completed these tasks for! We look forward to seeing what you do! (And don't stress if it takes you more than one day to complete! That's okay and we understand! Just summon us when you finish!)