OOTP Chatroom Info (with tutorial)

TotalEnd98 · 04-27-2004, 09:50 PM

Since at least some people want it and Steve gave the go-ahead, here's a tutorial for getting into the #ootp chatroom.

Please note that the chatroom is unofficial and not endorsed by OOTP Developments.

If you know what you're doing with your IRC client of choice, just find your way to #OOTP on DALnet.

The rest of this tutorial is written under the assumption that the reader has never used IRC or is extremely unfamiliar with it. As such, it may seem overly simplistic to some people, but I hope that all basic questions are answered.

Using mIRC
1. Pick up and install an IRC client. The most popular (and, in my opinion, easiest) is mIRC, which can be found at that link.

2. Fill in the basics. When you open mIRC, a window titled 'mIRC Options' should be open. Click on 'Connect' if it is not already selected. For Full Name and Email Address, put whatever you like. A nickname is required, as well; you can use your handle on the OOTP boards or pick something else.

3. Connect to DALnet. In the 'mIRC Options' window, click on 'Servers,' under 'Connect.' Under 'IRC Network,' scroll down to and select DALnet. Under 'IRC Server,' select the DALnet server closest to your location. Click the 'Connect to Server' button.

4. Join the room. Once you connect to the server, you should find yourself in the 'Status' window. In the text entry box at the bottom, type "/join #ootp" without the quotes. You should be in the room!

More in-depth IRC tutorials can be found here, here, or with a Google search.

Using Trillian (Courtesy of Long_Long_Name)
1. Open the Connection Manager.

2. Select "Add", then "IRC".

3. From the list on the left, double-click "DALnet".

4. Select a server.

5. Enter a username, nickname and alternate nickname.

6. Click on "create and connect".

7. From the IRC menu, select "Join Channel".

8. In the box, enter "#ootp".

9. You should be in the chat room.
_____________

To see if you're really connected, select "Toggle Status Window" from the IRC menu. That will give you connection informations.

If connection fails, try another server under "DALnet" at #4. It can take several servers before actually working. I had to enter one that wasn't on the list myself... hotspeed.sg.as.dal.net on port 6667.

If you have any issues connecting or with anything IRC-related, reply to this post, find me in the chatroom, or PM me.

-Mike

(EDIT: Included LLN's Trillian tutorial)

jbmagic · 04-28-2004, 12:23 AM

you should have steve put a sticky on this ..so people will see it...

this thread will get bury and be hard for people to see later on ..

thanks

TotalEnd98 · 04-28-2004, 03:37 AM

Just a bump before I go to sleep. We had a decent turnout tonight, let's hope for larger ones as time goes on.

Jonzard · 04-28-2004, 03:52 AM

Try to make the same username there as you are on the forum, would help a lot guys

TotalEnd98 · 04-29-2004, 09:54 PM

Bumping this because interest has grown. We're getting a nice number of people going for a starting chatroom.

BigBambino · 04-30-2004, 06:06 PM

nice, sounds cool

thehatfield · 05-02-2004, 10:15 AM

This sounds pretty cool. Now to spend the next few hours figuring out how to set it up!

Long_Long_Name · 05-03-2004, 09:03 PM

1. Open the Connection Manager.

2. Select "Add", then "IRC".

3. From the list on the left, double-click "DALnet".

4. Select a server.

5. Enter a username, nickname and alternate nickname.

6. Click on "create and connect".

7. From the IRC menu, select "Join Channel".

8. In the box, enter "#ootp".

9. You should be in the chat room.

_____________

To see if you're really connected, select "Toggle Status Window" from the IRC menu. That will give you connection informations.

If connection fails, try another server under "DALnet" at #4. It can take several servers before actually working. I had to enter one that wasn't on the list myself... hotspeed.sg.as.dal.net on port 6667.

TotalEnd98 · 05-03-2004, 09:23 PM

Thank you, LLN. I included it in the first message now, as well.

BigBambino · 05-03-2004, 09:33 PM

I just set it up. Thought it would be hard, but i got it fine. Phew

jbmagic · 05-07-2004, 02:01 PM

bump

rdklein · 05-07-2004, 02:49 PM

#ootp is not showing up in my join list... what did I do wrong?

rdklein · 05-07-2004, 02:52 PM

never mind..i got it

jbmagic · 05-13-2004, 11:42 AM

bump

04-27-2004, 09:50 PM	#1
TotalEnd98 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New York Posts: 1,687	OOTP Chatroom Info (with tutorial) Since at least some people want it and Steve gave the go-ahead, here's a tutorial for getting into the #ootp chatroom. Please note that the chatroom is unofficial and not endorsed by OOTP Developments. If you know what you're doing with your IRC client of choice, just find your way to #OOTP on DALnet. The rest of this tutorial is written under the assumption that the reader has never used IRC or is extremely unfamiliar with it. As such, it may seem overly simplistic to some people, but I hope that all basic questions are answered. Using mIRC 1. Pick up and install an IRC client. The most popular (and, in my opinion, easiest) is mIRC, which can be found at that link. 2. Fill in the basics. When you open mIRC, a window titled 'mIRC Options' should be open. Click on 'Connect' if it is not already selected. For Full Name and Email Address, put whatever you like. A nickname is required, as well; you can use your handle on the OOTP boards or pick something else. 3. Connect to DALnet. In the 'mIRC Options' window, click on 'Servers,' under 'Connect.' Under 'IRC Network,' scroll down to and select DALnet. Under 'IRC Server,' select the DALnet server closest to your location. Click the 'Connect to Server' button. 4. Join the room. Once you connect to the server, you should find yourself in the 'Status' window. In the text entry box at the bottom, type "/join #ootp" without the quotes. You should be in the room! More in-depth IRC tutorials can be found here, here, or with a Google search. Using Trillian (Courtesy of Long_Long_Name) 1. Open the Connection Manager. 2. Select "Add", then "IRC". 3. From the list on the left, double-click "DALnet". 4. Select a server. 5. Enter a username, nickname and alternate nickname. 6. Click on "create and connect". 7. From the IRC menu, select "Join Channel". 8. In the box, enter "#ootp". 9. You should be in the chat room. _____________ To see if you're really connected, select "Toggle Status Window" from the IRC menu. That will give you connection informations. If connection fails, try another server under "DALnet" at #4. It can take several servers before actually working. I had to enter one that wasn't on the list myself... hotspeed.sg.as.dal.net on port 6667. If you have any issues connecting or with anything IRC-related, reply to this post, find me in the chatroom, or PM me. -Mike (EDIT: Included LLN's Trillian tutorial) __________________ OTBL - Scandinavia Cartoon Heroes This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. Last edited by TotalEnd98; 05-03-2004 at 09:23 PM.

04-28-2004, 03:37 AM	#3
TotalEnd98 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New York Posts: 1,687	Just a bump before I go to sleep. We had a decent turnout tonight, let's hope for larger ones as time goes on. __________________ OTBL - Scandinavia Cartoon Heroes This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.

04-29-2004, 09:54 PM	#5
TotalEnd98 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New York Posts: 1,687	Bumping this because interest has grown. We're getting a nice number of people going for a starting chatroom. __________________ OTBL - Scandinavia Cartoon Heroes This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.

05-02-2004, 10:15 AM	#7
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	This sounds pretty cool. Now to spend the next few hours figuring out how to set it up! __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem

05-03-2004, 09:03 PM	#8
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	Tutorial for Trillian users 1. Open the Connection Manager. 2. Select "Add", then "IRC". 3. From the list on the left, double-click "DALnet". 4. Select a server. 5. Enter a username, nickname and alternate nickname. 6. Click on "create and connect". 7. From the IRC menu, select "Join Channel". 8. In the box, enter "#ootp". 9. You should be in the chat room. _____________ To see if you're really connected, select "Toggle Status Window" from the IRC menu. That will give you connection informations. If connection fails, try another server under "DALnet" at #4. It can take several servers before actually working. I had to enter one that wasn't on the list myself... hotspeed.sg.as.dal.net on port 6667. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

04-28-2004, 12:23 AM	#2
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,419	you should have steve put a sticky on this ..so people will see it... this thread will get bury and be hard for people to see later on .. thanks

04-28-2004, 03:52 AM	#4
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	Try to make the same username there as you are on the forum, would help a lot guys __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

04-30-2004, 06:06 PM	#6
BigBambino All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auburn, ME Posts: 1,315	nice, sounds cool

05-03-2004, 09:23 PM	#9
TotalEnd98 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New York Posts: 1,687	Thank you, LLN. I included it in the first message now, as well. __________________ OTBL - Scandinavia Cartoon Heroes This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.

05-03-2004, 09:33 PM	#10
BigBambino All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Auburn, ME Posts: 1,315	I just set it up. Thought it would be hard, but i got it fine. Phew

05-07-2004, 02:01 PM	#11
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,419	bump

05-07-2004, 02:49 PM	#12
rdklein All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The other side. Posts: 773	#ootp is not showing up in my join list... what did I do wrong?

05-07-2004, 02:52 PM	#13
rdklein All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The other side. Posts: 773	never mind..i got it

05-13-2004, 11:42 AM	#14
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,419	bump