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 commonly-used 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. |
| /quit [message] | Makes you leave the entire network. The optional message is what is displayed to others when you use the command. |
| /msg <nick> <message> | Sends a private message to the given nick. |
For a list of every command that may be used, type /helpop usercmds, or /helpop <command> for help on a specific command.
Services
"Services" are a part of IRC that helps maintain nicknames and channels, among other things. Our IRC Network has 6 services, which can be accessed the same way as performing a normal command, in particular /msg <service name> <command>. 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):
| NickServ | |
|---|---|
| Command | Description |
| register <password> <email> | Registers your nickname with Services, which allows you to have vHosts and be placed on channel access lists (among other things). It also prevents others that try to use your nick from gaining those abilities as well. |
| identify <password> | Makes Services recognize you as the owner of the nick, thus giving you full access to it. |
| set <option> <params> | Sets various options for your nick. Type /msg nickserv help set for all the usable options |
| help <command> [option (if command is set)] | Displays help for NickServ |
| ChanServ | |
| Command | Description |