Safer sharing, clearer billing and more capable server tools

This release gives you more control over shared services, clearer checkout and billing decisions, and safer everyday server management. It also brings private AI chat history, easier ISO installation and new public tools for images, videos and game resources.

Safer access and more trustworthy AI assistance

• Removing shared access closes more doors. Live consoles, Web UI connections and live updates now recheck access and disconnect after revocation, API-key revocation or sign-out. Ending a share also rotates revealable service credentials, pauses the removed member’s schedules and removes delegated API and Discord bot rules.
• AI assistance respects each person’s permissions and protects credentials. Tools and confirmation actions use the shared-service permissions of the person asking, while logs and configuration readers mask secrets. Streamer Mode also keeps gameserver credentials hidden when using reveal controls.
• Your AI conversations stay personal and reviewable. Each person sees their own service chats, saved history remains available to view and delete without ZapX Pass, and repeated submissions no longer create duplicate chats. Confirmation cards show the values an action will execute and preserve those details after a reload.
• Account access and privacy controls are more dependable. Login keeps your intended destination, while verification and two-factor authentication dialogs give clearer guidance. Public names have stronger impersonation safeguards, uploaded avatars lose embedded location metadata, and account erasure retries failed file removals.

Clearer checkout, pricing and billing

• Checkout follows the choice you made. Rent buttons open rental checkout rather than a saved Lifetime preference, shared and login links retain the selected billing mode, and automatic region selection continues following the measured best region. Regions without suitable capacity or required IP availability are blocked before payment.
• Plan changes show a more dependable offer. Package targets and term-based prices stay consistent across the panel, mobile, API and AI assistant, local estimates are identified, and outdated or failed changes receive clearer handling. TeamSpeak custom-slot pricing can now follow stepped pricing rather than a flat per-slot rate.
• Lifetime commitments are easier to understand. Shop, plan-change and reactivation screens warn when a cancelled or downgraded ZapX Pass will lock a Lifetime server or surplus slots. Existing Pass holders can use the VPS Pass shop, and the Pass comparison makes shared benefits and slot pricing easier to read.
• Payment problems have clearer next steps. Missing payment methods, declined cards and authentication requests receive specific responses; paying a reactivation invoice outside the original dialog now completes reactivation. Abandoned authentication checkouts release their reservations after 45 minutes, and unavailable recurring amounts show as unknown rather than an unrelated total.
• Refunds and failed changes account for credits more accurately. Refund calculations handle carry-over credit, bundled purchases and slot rollbacks without counting amounts twice. Failed plan changes restore the related billing state more completely, while invoice views, receipts and emails explain refunds, reactivation payments and reclaimed pause credit more consistently.

Safer gameserver management

• Bedrock crossplay is ready for the upcoming connection change. Geyser supports NetherNet ahead of the October 27 Bedrock transition, with an in-place update option for existing crossplay servers. Configuration updates better preserve customer settings instead of replacing files they cannot safely interpret.
• Minecraft management is easier to navigate. Player controls reuse connections, BlueMap and Bedrock settings better reflect files on the server, and “Customize MOTD” takes you to the relevant field. Minecraft tools, server listings and catalog pages receive visual and wording fixes, including accurate guidance that Folia is selectable when ordering.
• File changes better protect your existing data. Writes replace files only when ready, large uploads are handled more reliably, and automatic text edits refuse unsupported encodings rather than risk damaging content. Restores, installs, wipes, imports and Maker deployments also avoid competing for the same server files.
• Recovery no longer means starting over unnecessarily. Retrying a failed established gameserver preserves its data, and data-preserving recreation gives the game time to shut down gracefully. Fresh FiveM and RedM servers waiting for txAdmin setup no longer count as failed starts, while installer refusals provide clearer feedback.
• External access and server setup have stronger safeguards. SFTP access follows service locks and access revocation more reliably, customer file access keeps platform credentials and private sidecar data out of reach, and Workshop setup runs with tighter isolation. Server recipes and migrations also gain protections against unsafe configuration values and unintended file access.

More dependable VPS, apps and bot hosting

• ISO installation has fewer dead ends. Windows ISO installs automatically attach a VirtIO driver disc so Windows Setup can find the server disk, and completing a shop ISO installation now requires an operating-system selection. A new German Metin2 landing page leads directly to VPS ordering with an available FreeBSD ISO preselected.
• VPS actions better match what your server can support. Orders and plan changes respect host CPU, storage and template minimums, including availability checks in API order previews. Retried actions avoid submitting duplicate tasks, shutdown tries the guest operating system first, and automatic disk caching selects a more suitable mode for supported ZFS-backed local storage.
• Backups and schedules report more dependable results. Backup status better reflects the actual outcome, Discord bot restores avoid extracting over a live volume, and VPS backup lists avoid duplicate or unrelated archives. Scheduled actions handle retries and duplicate runs more safely, use the service owner’s Pass entitlement, and let owners pause backup schedules after their Pass ends.
• Discord bot hosting better preserves your work and enforces storage limits. Template and Git updates retain preserved files and directories, while startup configuration and dependency handling better protect customer data. Bots now stop at 95% of booked storage and send an in-app notification and email so you can address usage before continuing.
• Installed apps and service hostnames are more reliable. One-Click App template corrections address broken URLs and access problems in apps including Ghost, Seafile, BookStack and Supabase. Service DNS records stay tracked through provider or zone changes, and dedicated server public IPv4 addresses receive default forward and reverse DNS records.
• Eligible early migrators receive a longer Pass trial. Legacy Lifetime customers who confirm their move within 21 days of their first ready email receive a 90-day free ZapX Pass trial. This applies to eligible VPS and dedicated server migrations.

New public tools and faster workflows

• Crop images without uploading them. The new Image Cropper supports free selection, fixed aspect ratios, round crops and platform-sized presets, with touch and keyboard controls entirely in your browser.
• Find useful media and game resources faster. The YouTube Thumbnail Downloader offers available thumbnail sizes, Shorts covers, JPG or WebP downloads and ZIP export. The new Hytale Resource Finder and item-page location guides show gathering locations, drops, crafting sources and relevant tool requirements.
• Generate Core Keeper worlds faster without changing the result. The Seed Generator reduces processing work and uses WebAssembly where available, with a JavaScript fallback when needed.
• Public tools are easier to browse and apply to a server. More specific categories organize the tool collection, category-based URLs retain redirects from old links, and server pickers show recognizable names, addresses and status. Stopped servers remain selectable, and servers without live transfer offer a manual way forward.

Everyday clarity and polish

• The public brand toolkit brings ZapX assets together. Download logo variants, print and digital formats, mascot artwork and complete asset packs, alongside guidance on colors, typography and co-branding.
• Small interface fixes make daily tasks clearer. VPS, dedicated, One-Click Apps, AI and sharing screens receive accessibility, wording and layout improvements, including compact VPS app previews and refreshed translations. Billing labels and mobile layouts better explain the amounts and products shown, while incident email preferences now respect regional opt-outs without suppressing critical incident notices.