IRC
From AssaultCube
Internet Relay Chat is a basic method of real-time exchange of messages. AssaultCube has an IRC channel (room) at QuakeNet. In IRC you can ask for help and any other questions at all. In order to use IRC, you may need an IRC client. When you have an IRC client installed, the easiest way to start using IRC would be by opening this link: irc://irc.quakenet.org/assaultcube.
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What is IRC?
IRC is very different from MSN, ICQ and other IM's (Instant Messengers). In IRC people tend to mostly idle in the channel until the discussion calls for their contribution. So don't expect to enter a channel and get an answer in under - say - 15 minutes.
Also keep in mind that there are people from a whole bunch of timezones in IRC channels, so even if there are a number of people joined to the channel they might all be AFK.
Try using English in IRC as much as possible. Some people might speak your native tongue - but with english you're more likely to be understood by everybody.
Never ask to ask a question. Just ask it. People seldom respond to "Can someone help me please?" - better to just jump in and say something like: "Hello! I'd like to know how to ..." - then people that know about your question can simply answer.
If you don't straight up ask, the following could happen:
Person A: Help me please! Person B: What about? Person C: Yes, what about? Person A: I want to create my own player model ... Person B: I'm no modeler, sorry. Person C: Oh, yes - I'd like to do that too ... but I have no idea about modelling. Person A: Oh, well ... sorry for wasting your time.
Try to be friendly and helpful.
Popular IRC Clients
- mIRC is perhaps the most popular IRC client in the world, Windows only, free.
- XChat is the most common IRC client in the GNU/Linux world.
- ChatZilla is the easiest to use with Mozilla Firefox, cross-platform, open source.
- Opera has an integrated IRC client, cross-platform.
- Irssi is a text-mode IRC client.
Clans' IRC channels
Some clans run on IRC channels, for ease of communication. Although many don't, because it may be too complicated for their players to bother or they simply don't realise that IRC may be a useful tool.
Further reading
- Wikipedia article about IRC
- Drakas' IRC tutorial for Sauerbraten and AssaultCube channels
- IRC tutorial at Wikibooks
Categories: Guides | English | Community
