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#GoldenSunRealm IRC Channel
Cinder:
irc://irc.rizon.net/GoldenSunRealm
If you don't have a client, you can get mIRC from http://www.mirc.com . I'll find a website that has a tutorial to explain things. It's still the beginning and I'd like to tweak some things, so let's just use this for chatting, 'k? The only reason why I'm not using the chatbox in the forum is that it uses up a lot of resources I found out.. and then the server goes down. That's not a good thing. But it only happened a couple of times - I don't want it to happen again. So let's just see how this works and hopefully I can show this to the public, too. Any questions, feel free to ask.
Carlos:
*gets mirc then signs up as Carlos*
=|
Phazon Eater:
Cinder, if you saw that guide I posted in that topic about making an IRC channel, you can modify it so that it meets the channel's needs. :)
ukaH:
Ugh
I have to use mIRC cause Trillian is being a bizzle and ChatZilla doesn't work for 1.0.1 yet
>_<
Phazon Eater:
Here is the guide I posted before, changed a little to meet the needs of this server. If you need any help with it, just ask me. :)
I'll probably add a guide for the channel's ops soon too, so that they know how to kick and ban you. :P
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A Beginner's Guide to Using the IRC Channel: Everything You've Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
The first thing you need to know about the IRC channel is how to get there. Of course, you'll need an IRC client such as mIRC (found at http://www.mirc.com/ and is 100% free). Once you have a client such as mIRC downloaded, you can get to the channel in one of two ways. The first way is to click the link provided by Cinder. The other is to simply type the following into a blank IRC window: /server server -j #channel
So the command would be /server irc.Rizon.net -j #GoldenSunRealm to connect to GSR's IRC channel.
Mac IRC Clients
Ircle:
http://www.ircle.com/
Colloquy:
http://colloquy.info/
Thanks goes to DJGrenola for many of the links to these clients.
Nicknames
Alright, now that you are at the channel, you probably want to register your nickname, right? Trust me, this is a very good thing to do, since we have had a couple instances of other people registering people's nicks just to annoy them. So, choose the nickname you want (you can easily change your current nickname with a very simple command. Simply type /nick with a space followed by your desired nickname. Keep in mind that nicks cannot have spaces or special characters other than underscores). Then, type the following, inserting the information you want where it says "password": /msg nickserv register password email. On the Rizon server, you will then have to check your email and enter the confirmation command that is sent to you. That's all there is too it. Now, whenever you log onto the server, you will want to type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password. If someone else is using your registered nick, their nick will change in 20 seconds unless they know the password. There is also a "ghost command" you can use to keep them from using the nick. Thanks are due to Aegis Runestone who told me how to do this. Type: /msg nickserv ghost nick password. It still isn't used that often, though.
The "Ranks"
Upon entering the channel, you will notice that some people have special symbols before their names, such as an @ or a +. These indicate certain "ranks", so to speak. Some indicate ops (a fancy term for a chatroom moderator) or give certain users special privaleges. The ranks and their significances are as follows:
IRCops: These are the most powerful guys on any IRC server. They can pretty much do anything, from op themselves and others to glining (permanently banning someone from the server) people. Don't mess with these guys. They have no symbol next to their name, but they will generally give themselves ops (@).
@nick: The @ indicates that this person is an op. They can kick, ban, and change the mode, but they can have their powers stripped by other ops.
+nick: The + indicates that this person has "voice", meaning that they can talk if the channel is muted (see the Channel Modes section for details) and can still talk after being banned. It has little significance in a normal chat.
Basic IRC Commands
One of the coolest things about IRC is the ability to use special commands for various effects. Here are a few of the most common and best commands (note that there is always a space following every command):
/me: If you type /me followed by text, it will place whatever you type after "*yournick" and put the text in a different color. This is called Action Text, and basically serves the same function as putting text between astericks (*'s) in a message board. For example, if I wanted to say "PhazonEater destroys the world", I would type "/me destroys the world".
/nick: This simple command simply changes your nickname. For example, if I wanted to be called "n00b", I would type "/nick n00b".
/query: Type this command followed by someone's nickname to enter into a private conversation with them. It works like a PM, basically.
/quit: This command does exactly what it sounds like: it quits IRC. You can also leave a little message for the guys remaining in the channel by typing stuff after the command. For example, if I wanted to say "You guys suck" when I leave, I would type "/quit You guys suck".
/part: This simply causes you to leave the current channel, but not close IRC.
/whois: Type this command followed by the nick of someone in the channel to see various information about them. Quite useful for ops, not as much so for regular members.
/join: Type this followed by the name of a channel, such as #GoldenSunRealm, and you will join that channel.
/hop: This mode is kinda useful if you are given ops and want them to take effect immediately. It causes you to leave the channel and immediately rejoin.
/clear: This clears the IRC window of all text. Useful if something is said that you don't want your parents to see... :P
/help: This will bring up the help files.
Channel Modes
Channel modes define a channel. Various modes add or restrict certain options. Only ops may change the mode. Here are basically the only modes you'll see used:
+m: This mode mutes the channel. Only ops and members with voice will have their messages seen by others. This is useful if there are some really obnoxious members in the chat who the ops don't want to listen too. :P
+r: This mode means that a channel is registered with Chanserv, so all the settings will always be in effect even if no one is in the channel and no one else can create the channel themselves.
+t: This mode makes it to where only ops can change the topic (the message that you see when you first join the channel).
+n: This mode means that there are no external messages allowed in the channel. In other words, someone who isn't in the channel can't randomly send a message into the channel. Don't ask me how it is done, I don't know.
+b: If you see this mode being set, followed by your IP address, it means you are being banned, you bad, bad person. :P
+c: This mode eliminates the use of text colors. Quite useful if people are overusing them.
And there you have it, the basics to using IRC. I'm sure I'll think of something I should have added to this topic that I will include later...
Credit for this guide goes to DarthNat. I just edited a few small things. :P
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