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Paintball 2: The Game => Paintball 2 Discussion => Topic started by: lekky on September 05, 2007, 04:55:45 PM

Title: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 05, 2007, 04:55:45 PM
So I thought i'd write up a simple step-by-step guide on how to connect to irc. Guide is aimed towards people who know little about irc, and thus don't understand what it is. I hope this guide can dispell some of that fear:

Simple Guide to Connect to IRC (http://qehs.indiereview.co.uk/webspell/index.php?site=articles&action=show&articlesID=9)

I've never used irc on Linux so couldn't detail the steps, if anyone wants to that would be great! :P As ever have a check if I've put some misleading or wrong info and i'll take a look.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: XtremeBain on September 05, 2007, 05:25:51 PM
I've never used irc on Linux so couldn't detail the steps, if anyone wants to that would be great! :P As ever have a check if I've put some misleading or wrong info and i'll take a look.

If someone can figure out how to get DP running on Linux, then I'm sure they can figure out IRC ;)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Cobo on September 05, 2007, 05:41:09 PM
If someone can figure out how to use linux, they can make their own IRC client.
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Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 05, 2007, 06:18:54 PM
http://qehs.indiereview.co.uk/webspell/index.php?site=articles&action=show&articlesID=5

>_>
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Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: QueeNiE on September 05, 2007, 07:06:22 PM
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C) Under the word that says ‘Display’ click the word that says ‘Tray.’ Click the check box that says ‘Place mIRC in tray when minimized.’ This is important so the mommies and daddies of all you 12 year olds don’t see the naughty things we say on mIRC.


Made me laff



Nice guide though.  Hope it attracts some new faces to the DP matching community. :)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: KnacK on September 05, 2007, 08:39:57 PM
Again, if only my newbie guide had been stickied or saved somewhere. It had an mIRC guide on it and this was years ago.

http://dplogin.com/forums/index.php?topic=2004.0


Done
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: nopyo on September 05, 2007, 08:48:39 PM
If they are just newbies who just play the game and don't need fancy scripts, they should just use Trillian for irc. Then, I can just post a sshot of the irc settings window for them and they will be set to go.
Also, since most of these "newbies" most likely don't want to pay $ for an irc client, so they will not stay long if they used mirc.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Olbaid on September 05, 2007, 09:27:42 PM
Nice job lekky, keep up the good work!
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: KiLo on September 05, 2007, 10:48:50 PM
Also, since most of these "newbies" most likely don't want to pay $ for an irc client, so they will not stay long if they used mirc.

Tell them to contact me. I can get them a version.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: nightryder on September 05, 2007, 11:17:39 PM
you dont have to pay for mirc
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: magalhaes on September 06, 2007, 05:23:05 AM
Maybe you should read this guide nopyo. :)
Quote
NOTE:
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER TO USE THIS PROGRAM. IT IS FREE AND LEGAL TO USE FOR EVER.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Xile on September 06, 2007, 08:15:43 AM
http://definedp.org/irc/
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: KiLo on September 06, 2007, 09:23:42 AM
mIRC 6.2 (http://www.savefile.com/files/1008598)

mIRC 6.3 (http://www.savefile.com/files/1034804)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 06, 2007, 09:28:33 AM
heh

http://qehs.indiereview.co.uk/webspell/index.php?site=irc
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: hellHOUNDz on September 06, 2007, 01:17:48 PM
You know, there is always the IRC ran off of the Digital Paintball website, If nothing else, that is a good start for new comers to Matching/Clanning.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Kaos on September 06, 2007, 02:07:27 PM
yea but that connects to etg when were are at ggc
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: nopyo on September 06, 2007, 02:27:59 PM
Maybe you should read this guide nopyo. :)
Yeah, I probably downloaded a newer version or something. It asked me for like 20 bucks after 10 days.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 06, 2007, 03:01:52 PM
Maybe I should have made it clearer (I thought I did). When it asks you to pay/register, you don't have to, just wait 2 seconds then click continue.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: hellHOUNDz on September 06, 2007, 03:03:29 PM
Yeah, If you wait for it to stop flashing red, you can just hit continue and get on mIRC.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: nopyo on September 06, 2007, 03:15:30 PM
*shoots himself
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: hellHOUNDz on September 06, 2007, 03:23:41 PM
Haha, did you spend money on that silly mIRC?
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: nopyo on September 06, 2007, 03:37:30 PM
no, I just switched to Trillian. it has less irc functions, but I don't need functions besides chatting anyways.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Gamestar2 on September 07, 2007, 03:33:50 PM
I have a question, I have mIRC but at the moment i don't have a clan,So most of the time it would be 1 vs 1,Will people still match me?
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 07, 2007, 05:52:35 PM
You can ask if anyone wants to have a 1v1 scrim, and thats a good way to hone technique as well, especially if playing a superior opponent. You can definitely find people on irc to scrim you 1v1.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: loial21 on September 08, 2007, 01:00:09 AM
IRC TO BE IN THE GUI >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything said....


START THERE, anything else is a failure.

Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Da_Assassin on September 08, 2007, 09:25:13 AM
Does anyone have an answer for why my computer won't connect to irc? It says connection canceled and connection retry over and over and over. Mirc doesn't work and other irc programs. Is this some port problem or what?

Basically

* Connecting to irc.globalgamerscenter.net (6667)
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* Unable to connect to server (Software caused connection abort)
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* Connect retry #1 85.214.27.94 (6667)

over and over
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Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: ViciouZ on September 08, 2007, 10:13:49 AM
What firewall are you using?
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Da_Assassin on September 08, 2007, 10:24:00 AM
I use McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise. I don't know if that helps or not. My school forced dorm residents to install it.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: XtremeBain on September 08, 2007, 11:37:18 AM
Instead of using port 6667, try using one of these 7000, 5555, or 55555.
They've been setup so that people on school networks can access IRC.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Da_Assassin on September 08, 2007, 12:53:26 PM
wow thanks. That worked. I just changed it and reconnected lol. Thank you.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: eagle on September 14, 2007, 05:42:16 PM
the link for this form should be posted on the news section. that way new players can attempt to get irc
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: loial21 on September 19, 2007, 11:55:44 PM
To complicated.

Java web base.

Stop there and include it in the GUI!
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: lekky on September 20, 2007, 12:38:09 PM
To complicated.

Cutie.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: friendly on October 30, 2007, 11:52:24 AM
If someone can figure out how to use linux, they can make their own IRC client.

How stereotypical.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: y00tz on October 30, 2007, 02:57:34 PM
Don't revive a month-old dead thread just to comment on someone's joke.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: friendly on October 31, 2007, 07:37:32 AM
My bad.  Thought it said Oct. 20.  I actually did check because I've been flamed for that in the past.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: planetbob on August 12, 2012, 11:10:43 AM
Thanks lekky, gr8 work done...:)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: fashionever on September 27, 2012, 02:07:35 AM
If they just play the game novices who do not need fancy script, they should only use Trillian IRC. Then, I can post a sshot their IRC settings window, they will be set to go.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on December 17, 2013, 06:08:42 PM
The link in the first post is broken. Please update with new link.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: LaZeRs on December 17, 2013, 06:46:42 PM
Alot of links are broken. :-\
http://digitalpaint.org/links.html (http://digitalpaint.org/links.html)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: Cameron on December 17, 2013, 08:10:15 PM
The link in the first post is broken. Please update with new link.
That's because its 6 years old ;)

http://web.archive.org/web/20080228152017/http://qehs.indiereview.co.uk/webspell/index.php?site=articles&action=show&articlesID=9

You may need to select the text to see it, black on black is hard to read.  Also it probably needs updating anyway, and probably has more dead links.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on December 17, 2013, 10:57:31 PM
Is teamspeak free? I am not willing to spend money on mIRC.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: LaZeRs on December 17, 2013, 11:00:16 PM
Teamspeak is free. Download Teamspeak3 Here (http://teamspeak.com)
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: rockitude on December 18, 2013, 02:31:53 AM
Is teamspeak free? I am not willing to spend money on mIRC.

You could change your registry and this pop up won't show up. Moreover there are way more IRC-Clients than mIRC.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: not_payl_obviously on December 18, 2013, 10:46:35 AM
You could change your registry and this pop up won't show up.
Ban INC for posting instructions how to hack... :P

Just don't use mIRC, mIRC sucks and idk why people tend to use it, when there are many better clients that are free. I.e. recently I use KVIrc, it is okay, although i'm not yet used to it.
Title: Re: Simple Guide to Connect to IRC
Post by: jitspoe on December 18, 2013, 05:47:20 PM
Unstickied this since the link is dead.