Difference between revisions of "IRC"

Revision as of 00:50, 23 February 2011

Glest has many IRC chats available for use. IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a type of chatroom that allows communication between people in real time. This makes quick discussion possible, making it apt for modders to discuss changes, developers to talk about new engine features, discussion before a multiplayer game, or just general Glest chat. Glest uses the freenode network for hosting its IRCs.

History

In the pre-MegaGlest era, Glest required the use of an IP address in order to perform a multiplayer game. The IRC was generally used as the meeting place to find other players and exchange IP addresses in order to play together. When MegaGlest came out with its master server, the majority of multiplayer gameplay shifted to that, due to the ease of use and increased players. In late 2010, MegaGlest added an IRC to the multiplayer lobby, allowing for discussion pre-game.

Official IRC Channels:

#glest (Main chat)
#megaglest (MegaGlest chat)
#glest-de (German chat)
#glest-modding (Modding chat)
#megaglest-lobby (Lobby for MegaGlest multiplayer games. This is generally automatically connected to by MegaGlest when playing multiplayer)

Connecting to IRC

Using Freenode Webchat

Choose a nickname (this can be changed later using the command /nick your_name)
Type the name of the channel you would like to join (including the "#". eg: "#glest")
Type the reCAPTCHA text
Click connect

Using an IRC-client

Connect to server irc.freenode.net. This can be done with the command /server irc.freenode.net
Join the desired channel. This is done by using the command /join #channel (eg: /join #glest will join the primary channel).

IRC Clients

Finch
XChat (Free Windows builds also available)
Icechat
Pidgin

External Links

Using the Freenode Network

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-'''Glest uses the [http://freenode.net/ Freenode Network]. If you would like to chat with other Glest players, discuss development, or just find people for a multiplayer game, join us in the Glest IRC Channel(s).'''
+[[Glest]] has many IRC chats available for use. IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a type of chatroom that allows communication between people in real time. This makes quick discussion possible, making it apt for modders to discuss changes, developers to talk about new engine features, discussion before a [[multiplayer]] game, or just general Glest chat. Glest uses the freenode network for hosting its IRCs.
-[[File:Freenode_Webchat.png|thumb|400px|Freenode Webchat]]
+==History==
+In the pre-[[MegaGlest]] era, Glest required the use of an IP address in order to perform a multiplayer game. The IRC was generally used as the meeting place to find other players and exchange IP addresses in order to play together. When MegaGlest came out with its master server, the majority of multiplayer gameplay shifted to that, due to the ease of use and increased players. In late 2010, MegaGlest added an IRC to the multiplayer lobby, allowing for discussion pre-game.
+[[File:Freenode_IRC_(Xchat-WDK).png|thumb|400px]]
+==Official IRC Channels:==
+*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest #glest] (Main chat)
+*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=megaglest #megaglest] (MegaGlest chat)
+*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest-de #glest-de] (German chat)
+*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest-modding #glest-modding] ([[Mods|Modding]] chat)
+*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=megaglest-lobby #megaglest-lobby] (Lobby for MegaGlest multiplayer games. This is generally automatically connected to by MegaGlest when playing multiplayer)
-====Official IRC Channels:====
-*'''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest #glest (general Glest chat)]'''
-*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=megaglest #megaglest]
-*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest-de #glest-de (German)]
-*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=glest-modding #glest-modding]
-*[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=megaglest-lobby #megaglest-lobby (internet game lobby, joined automatically by integrated IRC client in megaglest)]
 ==Connecting to IRC==
-====Using Freenode Webchat====
+===Using Freenode Webchat===
-#Choose a nickname.
+#Choose a nickname (this can be changed later using the command <tt>/nick your_name</tt>)
-#Type the name of the channel you would like to join.
+#Type the name of the channel you would like to join (including the "#". eg: "#glest")
-#Type the reCAPTCHA text.
+#Type the reCAPTCHA text
-#Connect.
+#Click connect
+===Using an IRC-client===
+*Connect to server <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>. This can be done with the command <tt>/server irc.freenode.net</tt>
+*Join the desired channel. This is done by using the command <tt>/join #channel</tt> (eg: <tt>/join #glest</tt> will join the primary channel).
-====Using an IRC-client====
-*Connect to server irc.freenode.net , or click on irc://irc.freenode.net/glest if your browser is set up to handle the irc protocol.
-*Type: /join #glest
 ==IRC Clients==
-*[http://www.xchat.org/ XChat] ([https://code.google.com/p/xchat-wdk/wiki/InfoXChat free Windows builds] also available)
+*[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Finch Finch]
+*[http://www.xchat.org/ XChat] ([https://code.google.com/p/xchat-wdk/wiki/InfoXChat Free Windows builds] also available)
+*[http://www.icechat.net/site/ Icechat]
 *[http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin]
 ==External Links==
-*[http://freenode.net/using_the_network.shtml Freenode.net] - Unformation on using the freenode network
+*[http://freenode.net/using_the_network.shtml Using the Freenode Network]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients Wikipedia Article Comparing IRC Clients]
+[[Category:External Sites]]