[HowTo] Connect to the 1944 IRC channel (Guide w/ pictures)

[MadK]

1.0 What is IRC?

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is one of the most popular and most interactive services on the Internet. Sure, the Web is nice for finding info and E-mail beats snailmail hands down, but when you've been wondering 'where the others are?', then IRC is what you're looking for.
IRC is the net's equivalent of CB radio. But unlike CB, Internet Relay Chat lets people all over the world participate in real-time conversations. IRC is where the Net comes alive!

Using an IRC client (program) you can exchange text messages interactively with other people all over the world. Some of the more popular chat clients are mIRC (http://mirc.com/mirc.html), Pirch, and Virc for Windows and Homer or Ircle (http://www.ircle.com/) for Mac's. What program you use doesn't really matter; all of them connect to the same chat networks. When logged into a chat session, you "converse" by typing messages that are instantly sent to other chat participants.
Meeting people. IRC is great fun and you'll sure meet lots of interesting people and find nice spots to hang out! But, IRC is not something that you should just jump into without first reading up on it. You could feel very lost if you do not know some basic commands before you enter IRC, and you might not even know how to get out of IRC after that :o) So, we suggest you read some documentation (help files, readmes, FAQs etc) before you get connected to an IRC server, or it can be very frustrating for you when you get stuck. No worries, all info you need is available on mIRC's web pages and... mIRC (http://mirc.com/mirc.html) makes things really simple!(Source (http://mirc.com/irc.html))

1.1 My word

I've decided to make this guide to make people forget what I've done(spam a lot) and prove people that I am someone good and not a lurker.

1.2 How to connect

First, download the mIRC client(here (http://mirc.com/get.html)) and install it, obviously. After that, run it.

Step one:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/449/steponetk4.png

Step two:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3692/steptwodm3.png
Press enter. Now you should tons of crap going at an insane speed. You can read it when you're really bored.

Step three(Optional):

Click (http://gamesurge.net/newuser/)

Step four:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8470/stepfournv5.png
Now you have entered the channel, carry on soldier! It's not yet finished!

Step five:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6034/stepfivequ5.png

Step six:

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/574/stepsixiq5.png

Et voilà, now everytime you connect you will automatically join #1994 irc channel and if you did the optional step, you should be automatically logged in. :)

Enjoy.

[css2d]

Ha, now you all have no excuse for not joining the irc anymore, cya all there :p

Nice work MadKilla ;)

[[BEF]-R!G4M0RT!Z]

:o thanks :D I remember when the IRC was started, but I didn't know how to get on, and nobody gave me sufficient help :(

[Hells Angel]

I hate MIRC but i suppose i can try to get in there consider this stickied

[Onearmy]

This guide is for those of us who don't have an ACTUAL IRC program. Even if you have one, you can still (and should) use this because I think it is much easier. (I request that this be stickied.)

It's called Mibbit. Mibbit is basically IRC on your internet browser in a tab. So read the forums, watch videos, and do all sorts of fun stuff while being able to chat with your fellow 1944 forum comrades.


STEP ONE

Go to: http://www.mibbit.com/chat/#

It may look confusing at first, but once I tell you what to do it will be as easy as using the internet.


STEP TWO
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn120/twoarmy/fsscr036.jpg

So, now you're at the website itself, wondering what to do. You'll see 3 stacked boxes on your screen. The only one we will be using is the top one.

Where it says "Nick" you will enter a nickname for yourself (Recommended you use your forum name)

Then, where you see channel, you will enter in this: #1944

You should also see a drop-down menu. It's in alphabetical order, so it should be really easy to find this. Select the drop-down menu, and find GameSurge. Once done press enter and voila, you will be chatting with your fellow 1944 forum members who are also on.


Before you press enter all of your information should look like this(except the nickname):

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn120/twoarmy/fsscr037.jpg



And now we're done. Thank you for reading my short guide on how to easily connect to IRC in your browser.

[metsapeikko]

Suggestion to mod;

Please merge this thread with the existing IRC-guide thread?

[Onearmy]

Aye, I suggest that too, or do something