[All Roleplays] Getting into AOTK's chat - How to use an IRC client

[Exodus]

OK, we have a chatting application built in... but it sucks, and people need to get in. So............ here's Exo's special tutorial. It's easy AND it's informative.

Step 1.
Get an application. http://www.mirc.com/get.html works best for this tutorial. It's nice, basic, small and efficient. A notice will appear to register online. Ignore that, the software will continue to work forever, even after your "evaluation period" has ended.

Step 2.
From the options menu that pops up after clicking continue, select Server under the Connect tab. This brings up the list of servers. Scroll down and select SlashNET. The latest version of mIRC will have this as a regular server. Press select, and then press OK.

Step 3.
Connect [click on the lightning bolt symbol]. type #animeotk in the message bar at the bottom of your mIRC window. You are here. Congratulations! You did it!

NOTE: There is a more in depth tutorial (with pictures!) further down the page

[Rockferd]

Good tutorial Exodus. Hopefuly this'll get some more people to join us.

[TimmyTheWiz]

used the tutorial this morning, worked great, thank you. See you all on IRC.

[Ai]

A slightly more indepth tutorial on getting connected:

1. Go to http://www.mirc.com/get.html and download a copy of mIRC 6.21 from any of the servers on the page (1.3mb download)
2. Run the installation program - when prompted ensure "Full Installation" is selected from the dropdown list.
3. At the end of the installation program either tick "Run mIRC" before clicking finish or run the program from your start menu
4. When the program runs you will get a popup (see attachment 1 below) saying that this is an evaluation copy and will expire in 30 (or less) days. Simply click "continue" and don't worry too much about registering as you can continue to use the software with no limitations indefinitely once the trial period is over.
5. You should get a popup window displaying something similar to attachment 2 (see below). DO NOT ENTER YOUR REAL NAME! Anyone online on the irc network can see this information. The same with your email - none of these are ever checked. Enter anything you like in those two boxes. Then enter two nicknames you wish to use (I normally use "Ai" and "Ai[afk]" - that way is one is already in use you will automatically use the other and everyone still knows who you are)
6. Next click on the "servers" link (see attachment 3 below) and scroll to "slashnet" - double click to open it and highlight "Random Server". Next click "Select" (highlighted in the image) Now click "OK"
7. Finally click the connect button (highlighted in attachment 4 below) and if everything goes to plan you will connect the slashnet server
8. Once connected type "/join #animeotk" in the box at the bottom and you will join the channel.
9. To change your nickname at any time type "/nick NEWNICKNAME" in any normal text entry box

[TimmyTheWiz]

A slight but vital update of Ai's tutorial on getting connected due to the face we are no longer on slashnet. sorry this took so long folks, we were all putting it off hoping someone else would do it ^^;;;;;;:

1. Go to http://www.mirc.com/get.html and download a copy of mIRC 6.31 from any of the servers on the page (1.65mb download)
2. Run the installation program - when prompted ensure "Full Installation" is selected from the dropdown list.
3. At the end of the installation program either tick "Run mIRC" before clicking finish or run the program from your start menu
4. When the program runs you will get a popup (see attachment 1 above) saying that this is an evaluation copy and will expire in 30 (or less) days. Simply click "continue" and don't worry too much about registering as you can continue to use the software with no limitations indefinitely once the trial period is over.
5. You should get a popup window displaying something similar to attachment 2 (see above). DO NOT ENTER YOUR REAL NAME! Anyone online on the irc network can see this information. The same with your email - none of these are ever checked. Enter anything you like in those two boxes. Then enter two nicknames you wish to use (I normally use "Ai" and "Ai[afk]" - that way is one is already in use you will automatically use the other and everyone still knows who you are)
6. Next click on the "servers" link (see attachment 3 above) and click Add. the new server your are adding has the description AnimeAi the IRC Server is irc.animeAi.com and the port is 6667
7. Finally click the connect button (highlighted in attachment 4 above) and if everything goes to plan you will connect the AOTK server
8. Once connected type "/join #animeotk" in the box at the bottom and you will join the channel.
9. To change your nickname at any time type "/nick NEWNICKNAME" in any normal text entry box

[VeepNova]

Some of us, I know I am not the only one, have an issue where sometimes when we get disconnected, when we try to reconnect, we get the 'unable to resolve server' error, even when our connection is good. I know there is an alternate server address or IP we can use to fix this problem, according to Ai, but I dont know what it is, can someone post it here, or another solution to this problem, other than waiting hours or days for it to resolve itself?

You might find this useful, Veep. http://www.new2chat.com/resolveserver.html

[sxjirbuh]

Originally Posted by Rockferd

Good tutorial Exodus. Hopefuly this'll get some more people to join us.

Is somebody there? (I am NEW in this chat business)

[Exodus]

What' s the problem, just click chat on the tab. we're all here.

[naughtypadawan]

I seem to be failing MIRC. I've followed the directions on the tutorial, but whenever I log in I seem to be the only person in chat. Is this bad luck, or have I screwed up somehow?

This is what I'm looking at: