All event times are 8:00PM EST
Be sure to read the #events channel for any additional required information/files!
All upcoming streams and continuations will be posted on both Twitch & Discord
Streams will be mirrored to YouTube afterwards!
potential additional streams depending on remaining time!
Vinticuffs is a web community based around cataloging legacy video games and their respective community created content. Additionally, by using the information and files, the core intent is to help either breathe new life - or preserve the ability to enjoy - these titles and their multiplayer functions. By providing tools for users to collaborate efforts to organize game meetings, advertise hosted servers, discover new content, and discuss aspects of legacy video games.
I've always been a huge fan of the horror genre. I don't really have the resources, or exuberant youth, to run out and enjoy the holiday like I used to be able to - but there's so many great horror based video games that can be played to get yourself in the mood for the season!
The core concept of Vinticuffs is to provide an enviroment for users to collaborate to play any older game together - so with that said, if you're interested in a particular game feel free to post about it in our community Discord while the main website is under construction. If you need assistence wrangling participants, I can try to mirror the information across our social networks as well!
That's the point!
You're right, some of these titles are not technically legacy at all. There's some different mechanics and formulas working into what's supported at Vinticuffs. Newer/Popular titles will generally remain unsupported, but some circumstances make them a special case.
Each game goes through the following process: ( AGE > LIFE > HOMAGE ) - BLACKLIST
AGE, as you can presume, is the over-all age of the game. By default, the bulk of games older than 10 years (of current year) will generally be accepted. There's a few special occasions, which will be brought up later.
LIFE, some games - good or bad - simply does not retain it's playerbase long. Which creates and over-all frustrating experience trying to find an online game. PREY and the STALKER franchises highlight this critera - as while they're not quite a decade old yet, barely anyone is playing their online components.
HOMAGE is there to help promote indie developers primarily. This is for things such as Custom Total-Conversion Modifications - and indie releases that attempt to either recreate/reenvision an older video game. Half-Life 2 mod: Fortress Forever is a gleaming example of this.
BLACKLIST. Unfortunately, there are some games out there that fall under one or more of the above critera - but STILL have a HUGE playerbase. These are titles/franchises that simply are not supported. This list is still being debated in full, but things like Counter-Strike will probably never be supported at Vinticuffs. The reasoning for this is so that we can protect our over-all envision, but preventing the site from becoming extremely one-sided. There's plenty of extremely active CS communities, they are still popping up daily.
Aside from monetary help for server costs (donation link will be below) - there's a handful of ways you can help out with both this event, and the community in the long run.
Advertisement! It's always good to have word of mouth traffic, since general advertisment can be quite pricey! Simply share this event; or one of our social networking links (sidebar) to your pals. It'd be highly appreciated.
Game Server Hosting. If you already have a pre-existing server running a game on the events page, that you are either not using or will let us borrow for the night. Feel free to contact me. I will want to change the server name, and possbily install some new maps - so I'll also need FTP/RCON or if you want to do it all that works as well.
If you're in need of cheap/reliable web hosting - you could always check out DigitalOcean, $5 for a small VPS. If interested, why not use my referal? (You receive $10 free credit, which is about 2 months).
Volunteer help. I'm not exactly the best web designer, I tend to focus more on the development side these days. So the V! community could always use a non-profit GFX master, Social Media Coordinator, and dedicated recorders/streamers.
Money. Money is the root of all evil; which if you'd like to donate.
All funds received before October 31st 2019 will be used to fund the Halloween event game servers. Additional funds will be used for community assets - such as web hosting, domain renewals, advertisement, etc.
