Come join us on IRC!
What is IRC?
IRC or Internet Relay Chat allows users to chat with one another in a group room. Some chat programs require a download.
If you understand IRC...
Simply connect to irc.gamesurge.net port 6667, and /join #edgegamers
How do I get it and use it?
Here's a brief tutorial on installation and use.
1. Brower Based Java (For the feint of heart)
A. Goto: http://www.gamesurge.net/chat/
B. Insert your name
C. Hit Connect
D. Type in without quotes "/join #edgegamers"
E. You're now in the Edge Gamers (EGO) channel, chat away!
2. get mIRC (Better Method)
The first thing you will want to do is download an IRC client. mIRC is one of the longest running and most successful IRC clients, so I will use that as an example.
A. First of all, you have to download mIRC client. Go to http://www.mirc.com and click download
B. Install mIRC and then open it up.
C. Running and Configuring mIRC for the First Time, the first time mIRC is run it will show the "Options" dialog box. You will notice a tree-like system on the left side of the box. On the right, there are some boxes for you to fill out:
Full name: You can pick whatever you want, from your real name to "cookiemonster". It doesn't matter.
Email address: Thanks to that you will have your ident set
Nickname: This is what your nick will be on IRC.
Alternative: Alt nick, will be used if your 1st choice is already taken.
Invisible Mode: Go ahead and select this option for security reasons.
D. Next, go to the tree view on the left and select "Servers" from the "Connect" menu. This will bring up a new screen of info on the right. There is only one item that needs to be changed here:
IRC Network: Click the down arrow on this drop down box and scroll almost to the bottom. Select "GameSurge" from the choices there. If its not there click add then put this in.
Description: GameSurge
Irc Server: irc.gamesurge.net
Port: 6667 (Should be default anyways)
E. The next item we need to change is in the "Options" sub-menu of "Connect". Again, this opens a new list of options on the right:
Connect On startup: This one is up to you. Either mIRC can connect to the server as soon as you open it, or you can tell it to connect manually. Go ahead and select this option for now, you can change it later if you don't like it.
Reconnect on disconnection: This will force mIRC to automatically try to reconnect to the server should you be disconnected for any reason. You can select this option as well.
F. The next two boxes can be left the way they are. Also, leave the "Default Port:" option alone, it should be set to 6667. Now click "Perform". This will open a new window altogether.
G. Enable perform on connect: The perform file is a list of commands that you force mIRC to run every time you connect to either a specific network, or any network. Select this option as we are going to tell mIRC to connect to the Edge Gamers channel automatically.
Network: Scroll through this drop down box and select "GameSurge"
Perform Commands: Type the following information into this box:
/join #edgegamers
H. This line tells mIRC that you want to join the channel #edgegamers as soon as you connect. Go ahead and click "OK" in this window. If you want to add more channels to your auto join simply follow this step.
/join #edgegamers, #tf2trading
I. You're done. Hit the lightning bolt uptop and connect!
Other interesting channels:
#linux
#sourcemod
#tf2.pug.na
#tf2pug
#tf2ringer
#tf2scrim
#tf2trading
version 0.1 Draft
Coming soon to v0.2, Pictures!
What is IRC?
IRC or Internet Relay Chat allows users to chat with one another in a group room. Some chat programs require a download.
If you understand IRC...
Simply connect to irc.gamesurge.net port 6667, and /join #edgegamers
How do I get it and use it?
Here's a brief tutorial on installation and use.
1. Brower Based Java (For the feint of heart)
A. Goto: http://www.gamesurge.net/chat/
B. Insert your name
C. Hit Connect
D. Type in without quotes "/join #edgegamers"
E. You're now in the Edge Gamers (EGO) channel, chat away!
2. get mIRC (Better Method)
The first thing you will want to do is download an IRC client. mIRC is one of the longest running and most successful IRC clients, so I will use that as an example.
A. First of all, you have to download mIRC client. Go to http://www.mirc.com and click download
B. Install mIRC and then open it up.
C. Running and Configuring mIRC for the First Time, the first time mIRC is run it will show the "Options" dialog box. You will notice a tree-like system on the left side of the box. On the right, there are some boxes for you to fill out:
Full name: You can pick whatever you want, from your real name to "cookiemonster". It doesn't matter.
Email address: Thanks to that you will have your ident set
Nickname: This is what your nick will be on IRC.
Alternative: Alt nick, will be used if your 1st choice is already taken.
Invisible Mode: Go ahead and select this option for security reasons.
D. Next, go to the tree view on the left and select "Servers" from the "Connect" menu. This will bring up a new screen of info on the right. There is only one item that needs to be changed here:
IRC Network: Click the down arrow on this drop down box and scroll almost to the bottom. Select "GameSurge" from the choices there. If its not there click add then put this in.
Description: GameSurge
Irc Server: irc.gamesurge.net
Port: 6667 (Should be default anyways)
E. The next item we need to change is in the "Options" sub-menu of "Connect". Again, this opens a new list of options on the right:
Connect On startup: This one is up to you. Either mIRC can connect to the server as soon as you open it, or you can tell it to connect manually. Go ahead and select this option for now, you can change it later if you don't like it.
Reconnect on disconnection: This will force mIRC to automatically try to reconnect to the server should you be disconnected for any reason. You can select this option as well.
F. The next two boxes can be left the way they are. Also, leave the "Default Port:" option alone, it should be set to 6667. Now click "Perform". This will open a new window altogether.
G. Enable perform on connect: The perform file is a list of commands that you force mIRC to run every time you connect to either a specific network, or any network. Select this option as we are going to tell mIRC to connect to the Edge Gamers channel automatically.
Network: Scroll through this drop down box and select "GameSurge"
Perform Commands: Type the following information into this box:
/join #edgegamers
H. This line tells mIRC that you want to join the channel #edgegamers as soon as you connect. Go ahead and click "OK" in this window. If you want to add more channels to your auto join simply follow this step.
/join #edgegamers, #tf2trading
I. You're done. Hit the lightning bolt uptop and connect!
Other interesting channels:
#linux
#sourcemod
#tf2.pug.na
#tf2pug
#tf2ringer
#tf2scrim
#tf2trading
version 0.1 Draft
Coming soon to v0.2, Pictures!
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