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 #abxy for you).

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 common commands are detailed below (parameters wrapped in <> are required, those in [] are optional):

Command	Description
/nick <newnick>	Changes your nickname (the name that is displayed when you say something) to "newnick" (Some characters, like spaces and asterisks, are disallowed. Also, you cannot change your nickname to one already being used).
/join <#channel>	Makes you join the given channel. You may be in more than one channel at a time
/part [#channel [reason]]	If you have not specified a channel, it will make you leave the current channel. Otherwise, you will leave the specified channel with the optional reason being shown in your "part message."
/me <text>	Performs an "action" on the current channel. This puts an asterisk in place of your nickname and makes your nickname the first part of the text submitted to the channel (the text supplied coming after it)
/whois <nick>	Displays information about a given nickname.

For a list of every command that may be used, type /helpop usercmds, or /helpop <command> for help on a specific command.