IRC information

Red Joined: Jul 06, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Sweden

IRC

To be able to interact with eachother, both IC and OOC, we have a IRC server and channels available to us.

Code:

IRC server: irc.blazeirc.net
Main OOC channel: #swcic
Port: 6667

Main OOC Empire channel: #Empire
Main OOC Rebel channel: *well, it's hidden, go figure :P *
Main OOC Syndicate channel: #ts_speak_easy

Besides from these channels there are/will be channels for IC play, and even other channels not related to this game.

Web-based Client
The easiest way to get on is to use our web-based client
http://www.swcic.net/modules.php?name=Chat

Other Client

You need some form of IRC client to connect to the IRC server. There are a many clients to choose from, and among the most popular are: mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla, IRC plugin to Miranda IM. Miranda IM and mIRC are Windows only clients, with XChat and ChatZilla available to most platforms.

Which client too choose then?

Code:

Client: Pros Cons
mIRC Widely used, very Shareware, so it's not
configurable entirely free, doesn't handle
UTF-8 encoding
XChat Free, UTF-8 support Low configurability without scripts
ChatZilla Free, UTF-8 support Requires a Mozilla based browser
Miranda IM plugin Free, small Requires the Miranda IM client

If you plan to someday speak in a language that uses more characters than the english alphabet, choosing a client that's

capable of UTF-8 is a good move. The author behind mIRC has told that UTF-8 is on the todo list, but nothing has happened since 2003.

Commands

In IRC you use written commands to do things, even though most clients provides buttons or menus for the most used commands. If you in the textbox write a line with a slash (/) in the beginning, the following text is assumed to be a command by the server. Most of the commands is composed of the command it self, and a couple of arguments. For example, /join #swcic is composed of the command /join and the argument #swcic. With this command you join a channel. Below is a list of common commands that are good to know about

Code:

/join #channel joins the channel #channel
/part #channel parts the channel, if channel is left out, leaves the current channel
/server server.name.com connects to the irc server
/quit message disconnects from the server, and displays the optional message
/nick nickname changes your nickname
/me text the text is displayed as a description of what you're doing
/away description sets you as away with a optional description
/msg nickname sends a message to nickname
/query nickname opens a new window where only you and nickname sees the conversation

If you haven't set your nickname to something you like when you connect to the server, it's probably a good idea to issue the command /nick with your nickname of choice. Your nickname may contain most characters available to you in the ASCII character set. However, the nickname cannot start with #,@,%,&,+,/, any number and some other characters. The # character signifies that the name is a channel, @,&,%,+ signifies user levels in a channel.

You can register your nickname on the server, and this allows some access control to be used in channels that is registered. If you want to register your nick, write the following in the server window, or a channel window, but it's preferable to do it in the server window in case you do a mistake and forget to send the text as a command.

Code:

/msg NickServ REGISTER password email@address.com

This will register the nickname and a send a authentication code to the supplied email.

Code:

/msg NickServ AUTH code

Run this command when you have recieved your authentication code. Sometimes there is problem with the email not being sent out properly. If that happens, join the #help channel and request assistance.

Now that you've registered your nick you must identify yourself to the NickServ service

Code:

/msg NickServ IDENTIFY password

But what to do if you would like to have several nicknames registered? Then you can link nicknames to your primary nickname

Code:

/msg NickServ LINK newnickname

See www.irchelp.org for more information regarding IRC, or the homepages for the respective program for more details concerning that program.

Ultraviolet Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 353

Main rebel channel: #hidden_fortress

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:25 pm

the e-key is poking Uliq's eye again

Why do you think I called it #hidden_ ...
apart from relating to an Akira Kurasawa flick ? Razz

Ultraviolet Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 353

* sighs *

Uliq, it's not hidden. You can find it if you type '/list'.

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:48 pm

Yup, as long as you're in it ^_^

Dark Lord of Selur Joined: Sep 01, 2005 Posts: 647

If you not in the room, you can't see it on the list. If you are in the room, and you do /list then you can see it.

Indigo Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 103

The Speak Easy shall be revived soon enough Smile

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:35 am

*Pokes Nic in eye*
Why don't we get a cool sounding channel name?
Mad

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:20 pm

*looks at Nic's avatar*

#Nakatomi_Plaza ? Wink

Indigo Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 103

Only if BK were still around Razz

And Jesfa, The Speak Easy is classic. You know..the underground bars of the prohibition era. It suits us well.

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:35 am

So then what's the # gonna be?

#hs-speakeasy?
or #s-speakeasy?

Green Joined: Feb 22, 2005 Posts: 74

#hs-speakeasy is still up, but just need some updating.

Red Joined: Jul 06, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Sweden

Alright, is the #hs-speakeasy going to be the official OOC channel for the Syndicate?

And do the rebels want to remove the now not secret channel?

Ultraviolet Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 353

no, we're keeping this. At least for the outside. Uliq can make another if he wants it hidden.

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:58 pm

We can still check for membership cards, to find out, if others are sneaking in Rolling Eyes