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Bay12 IRC channel.
« on: May 19, 2014, 05:22:52 pm »
I've searched high and low, but I have no idea what this stuff even means.

Help please?
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Re: Bay12 IRC channel.
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2014, 05:28:31 pm »
PTW. I need more things to waste my time.
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Re: Bay12 IRC channel.
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 05:45:44 pm »
Damnable kids don't know what an IRC is, I'm too young to be old. http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/IRC
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Re: Bay12 IRC channel.
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2014, 05:53:03 pm »
Starting from the SUPER BASICS that you probably already know, IRC means Internet Relay Chat, and is basically a mass chat between many people. To get to our lovely den of silliness, you first of all need an IRC client (i use ChatZilla for Firefox, but there are supposedly things like mIRC, Mibbit, Icechat and what have you).

Once you have one of those, you should first of all set yourself a proper nickname (usually /nick <name>). Then, you need to connect to the right server; it probably varies between clients, but in the case of ChatZilla, it's as simple as going /server <server url> (or maybe /connect, i'm not sure).

We have a channel on irc.darkmyst.net, which is the server url. Once you've connected to the server, simply go /join #bay12lb (the unofficial bay12 lower boards channel, we're a motley bunch in there) and you should be all set to waste time. :v
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Re: Bay12 IRC channel.
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 11:30:15 am »
Use hexchat if you're on windows.

The biggest unit in IRC is networks. These are, as the name suggests, networks. Of IRC servers. There is generally very little difference between servers in a network, and most clients will automatically pick a server if you type in the network URL. Each network has channels, which are just chatboxes :v

Some major networks are Quakenet and Freenode. The bay 12 lower boards channel, where you'll find the highest concentration of forumites, is on Darkmyst (irc.darkmyst.net) in the channel #bay12lb.

Don't forget to register your favorite nick!  Registering your nick is simple, just do "/msg NickServ HELP"
It lets you kick people that are using your nick with the GHOST command.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2014, 11:36:33 am by miauw62 »
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Re: Bay12 IRC channel.
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 11:36:29 am »
Quote from: miauw62 on May 20, 2014, 11:30:15 am
Use hexchat if you're on windows.

Personally, I like Pidgin.
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