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IRC
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The IRC network is the best and most effective way to stay in touch with other players, this allows people to instantly chat in public channels and have private conversations with people. IRC is an instant chat service so you will not need to wait for people to check back on forum threads for a reply. When you use the IRC client you will get a warning asking you if you can allow the applet to run, you need to agree to this running before the IRC client will load and connect you to the IRC server. If your behind a firewall then you may be denied access to the IRC network as many companies and schools block access to IRC networks.
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Channels
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IRC networks are made up of channels. Each channel is an individual chat room where people can join and part. Each channel will have its own set of modes and owners some will be private and protected from public access, for those that are you will need to see the channel owners for gaining access to these channels. Please note most of the channels on the IRC network are not owned by the games staff but are privately run channels for the benefit of continents or alliances. Feel free to use the network services to register your own nick name and channels, try the following commands:
/msg n help commands
/msg c help commands
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mIRC
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For those who use IRC a lot, its recommended that you get a more permanent IRC client to connect to the IRC network. The best client to use is mIRC which can be downloaded at www.mirc.com. This is free and is probably the most popular windows client for IRC. Once you download mIRC you will need to choose a server for it to connect to, you will need to add irc.worldsofwar.net (which will connect you to one of the open servers) to the client to connect to on port 6667, no passwords are needed to connect to the network. You may also wish to register a nick name with the services so that no one else can take it, to do this type /msg nickserv help commands and follow the instructions it gives you.
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X-Chat
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Another IRC client you could use is X-Chat, its one of the leading IRC clients and can be downloaded from www.silverex.org. This is free and is one of the most popular windows and Linux clients for IRC. Once you download X-Chat you will need to choose a server for it to connect to, you will need to add irc.worldsofwar.net to the client to connect to on port 6667, no passwords are needed to connect to the network. You may also wish to register a nick name with the services so that no one else can take to do this type /msg nickserv help commands and follow the instructions it gives you.
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Commands
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There are a few useful commands on IRC, here are a few basics ones but this manual does not have the scope to cover all the aspects of the IRC protocol (a definition in itself that?s over 50 pages long)
/join [channel] - Allows you to join the specified channel
/part [channel] - Allows you to leave the specified channel
/msg [nick/channel] [message] - Sends a message to the stated nick name or channel
/quit - Allows you to quit IRC
/mode [- or +][mode][nick/channel]
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If you feel improvements can be made to this part of the manual please feel free to edit it on the Wolrds of War wiki, this page can be seen at: http://wiki.worldsofwar.co.uk/index.php/IRC_Client
If you have any comments or complaints about this part of the manual send them to support{AT}worldsofwar{DOT}co{DOT}uk.
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