"The IRC tutorial" by Yazoo & LittleArchy
This tutorial shows all kinds of stuff you might want to know about IRC. Let's get started.
Overview:
- Switching networks
- Creating a channel
- Registering your nickname
- Learn how to PM a staff member
* Note: For advanced IRC users that already know how to switch networks, here are the network details:
IRC: irc.toxinirc.com
(If you get a message "Cannot resolve server", use one of the following IP's: 81.169.186.175 - 66.252.19.124
Channel: #L2Forever , #L2F-Support
Step 1: Running mIRC
First of all you need to run your IRC client. I will show you this on a mIRC client. So simply run your client by clicking on mirc.exe or run it from your shortcut on the desktop. When you have the client running don't connect to the Delta Anime Network!
Step 2: Configuring
In order to change the network you have to make some changes. First choose the following: File -> Select Server a window should pop up, then choose a bookmark called Servers. If you did everything ok you should see this similar looking window: (I've deleted all the standard servers that are in the list when you've just installed mIRC)
Now press the Add button in the window that appeared, after that you should see this window:
Just fill in the red text and you'll be fine.
(If you get a message "Cannot resolve server", use one of the following IP's as server adress: 81.169.186.175 - 66.252.19.124
When you are done filling in the info press Add and press OK. Now select the "L2F @ ToxinIRC" (1) as shown marked below and press the select button (2):
When you've pressed the select button, a window familiar to the one shown below will pop up:
Make sure it sais the same thing as what is marked. This means ToxinIRC will now be your default server every time you start up mIRC and press the connect button.
If you register your nickname, noone will be able to use your nickname for longer then 1 minute unless they know the password you've registerd it with!
Okay, you're connect to the IRC server.
Next thing to type would be:
/ns register mypass myemail
Quick overview of the command:
- /ns = nick service
- register = register command to register a nick
- mypass = password provided to protect my nick
- myemail = my REAL email adress
Congratulations, you've succesfully registerd your nickname!
Now, everytime you reconnect to the IRC network you'll get a message like this in your status window:
[21:17] -NickServ- This nickname is registered and protected. If it is your
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[21:17] -NickServ- nick, type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password. Otherwise,
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[21:17] -NickServ- please choose a different nick.
Okay, so now you'll just have to type the following command:
/ns id mypass
Quick overview of the command:
- /ns = nick service
- id = identify
- mypass = password provided to protect my nick.
When you've typed this, you'll see that the status window shows the following line:
[21:17] * NickServ sets mode: +r
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[21:17] -NickServ- Password accepted - you are now recognized.
Ofcourse, all of this can be automated by adding those command to our "perform" list.
Open your mIRC options, and go to the options section under the Connect tab as shown in the screenshot below:
Just press the perform button, this will open up a new window:
Now, make sure you've enabled perform on connect.
And then in the white box you can type all the commands you want mIRC to execute for you every time you connect to IRC. Press the OK button when you're ready.
For example you can add:
/ns id mypass
/j #L2Forever
/j #L2F-Support
These commands will, when i connect to a network, first identify my nickname, then join #L2Forever and then join #L2F-Support.
Okay, lets say you want your clan / alliance to use IRC to increase your communication possibilities. No problem!
Now, lets say our alliance / clan is called: ForeverBitches, that means we should try and see if the channel #ForeverBitches is still available. To do so, just type:
/j #ForeverBitches
When you type that, you should get a window like the one below:
Now, there are a few things that indicated wether the channel is registerd or not:
- (1) Unregged channels only have the modes +nt
- (2) You automaticly have '@' and you're probably the only one in that channelµ
Now it's time to register your channel (thus making it +r):
/cs register #ForeverBitches mypass The official ForeverBitches clan channel.
Short explaination of the command:
- /cs = channel service
- register = register command for a channel
- #ForeverBitches = channel time, input your own channel name here
- mypass = Founder's password for that channel (Founder = person who always gets +q aka ~)
- The official... = Channel description, you can enter anything you want in here.
When you've done that, you'll see that the window has changed:
- (1) It clearly shows here that your channel has been registered and that you're the new owner of that channel (= +q)
- (2) In the userlist you can now see the '~' symbol infront of your nick instead of the '@'
- (3) Channel modes have changed, adding a '+r'
Okay, your channel is now registerd and it's all yours and noone can take it away from you unless they know your founders password (wich in this case was "mypass")
Now it's time to add a bot!
First you might want to have a look at all the bots available in the list:
/bs botlist
This will give you an overview of all the botnames in the list in your status window:
Scroll through the list, pick a name you like. Now we'll add that bot to our channel.
I'd say lets pick the bot called "Lineage2Forever"
To add that bot to my channel #ForeverBitches, I have to type the following command:
/bs assign #ForeverBitches Lineage2Forever
Quick overview of the command:
- /bs = bot service
- assign = assign command to assign a bot to a channel
- #ForeverBitches = channel name
- Lineage2Forever = bot name
When you've typed in the command, you'll see that the bot has joined your channel:
Alright.. We got a channel, we got a needo bot.. Now we need the needo stuff such as those cool !learn commands we use.
That feature my friends, is also known as ZBOT
To enable ZBOT on your channel, just type:
/bs set #ForeverBitches ZBOT ON
You'll get a confirmation message in your status window saying that ZBOT is now turned on for your channel.
Now you can start using !learn, !forget, !replace, !append commands aswell as the ? word command.
As you all know, there are 6 different types of users in a channel:
- (~)Owners
- (&)Admins
- (@)Operater
- (%)Half-Operator
- (+)Voice
- ( )Normal users
The types are ranked from the ones with the most power to the ones with no to less power.
Everyone that joins your channel will automaticly be a ( ) Normal user.
If you wish to add someone to the owners list, you just type: !qop add username
If you wish to add someone to the admins list, you just type: !sop add username
If you wish to add someone to the operator list, you just type: !aop add username
If you wish to add someone to the half-op list, you just type: !hop add username
If you wish to add someone to the voice list, you just type: !vop add username
Everytime when the user that has been added to a list joins the channel, he will automaticly get that status. Be warned, this only works when you have a bot assigned to your channel!
If you wish to delete someone from a user list, just replace the add to del. Example: !qop del username
Okay, you've joined #L2Forever and/or #L2F-Support, asked your question but noone really answered it. Time for you to PM a staff member...
To PM a staff member, just type:
/query staffmembername mymessage
Example:
/query DarkShines Hi, i'm having problems logging in to my account cause my password got changed.
This command will open up a new window with the name of the person you're pm'ing with.