StrategyWiki:Guide/IRC

StrategyWiki offers live help in the form of IRC.

Connecting to the network
Joining StrategyWiki's IRC channels are fairly easy. Simply connect to the network irc://irc.abxy.org and join either #strategywiki for live support with StrategyWiki-related questions, or #abxy for gaming chat and socialization. If you do not have an IRC client, you may use this Java client (it will automatically join #strategywiki for you, but you may switch it to #abxy in the advanced page).

To connect to ABXY's IRC network via a secure connection (SSL), configure your IRC client to use port 6697.

Using the network
Once you have connected, join either #strategywiki or #abxy by typing /join #strategywiki or /join #abxy, respectively. There are many other channels that you may join as well, but those two are the main ones. As stated above, #strategywiki is for help with StrategyWiki-related things, and #abxy is for gaming chat and socialization. Once you have joined the channel, simply type something in the input box and hit your Enter or Return key to say it. Everyone currently in that channel will be able to see what you have typed.

Commands
IRC Commands are typed in just like you would type to say something in a channel, except they are prefixed by a forward slash "/". Some commonly-used commands are detailed below (parameters wrapped in &lt;&gt; are required, those in [] are optional):

For a list of every command that may be used, type /helpop usercmds, or /helpop &lt;command&gt; for help on a specific command.

Modes
Modes are added or removed using the /mode command. Below are some of the commonly used user and channel modes that you may encounter or set.

Channel Modes
The "Req." section states the mode you need to have in order to set this mode. +h requires at least halfop, +o requires at least chanop, and +q requires owner.

Remember that the command to add channel modes is /mode #channel-name <+/- modes>

For a list of every channel mode, type /helpop chmodes

User Modes
These are some modes that you may want to set on yourself. You cannot set modes on nicks other than your own.

Remember that the command to add channel modes is /mode Your-name <+/- modes>

For a list of every user mode, type /helpop umodes</tt>

Services
"Services" are a part of IRC that helps maintain nicknames and channels, among other things. Our IRC Network has 6 publicly-accessible services, which can be accessed the same way as performing a normal command, in particular /msg &lt;service name&gt; &lt;command&gt;</tt>. These six services are HelpServ, ChanServ, NickServ, BotServ, MemoServ, and HostServ. Common commands for each of them are detailed in the table below (please note that the /msg xxxxserv in the command name is assumed to preserve space):

A list of every command that may be used is found here.