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Beside the Forums where you can talk and trade with people, you can also go on the official TPPC channel. You can go on the TPPC Chatrooms at http://tppcrpg.net/chat.php (requires Java installed on your computer), or you can go on it with an IRC.

What's an IRC?

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer, including file sharing. (Wikipedia)

mIRC

mIRC is a commercial program, it expires after 30 days of use. You can still use it but you have to wait a bit when the program starts.

Installing mIRC

You have to download mIRC http://www.mirc.com/get.html and install it on your computer.

sentinels.noixirc.net

Once you opened the program, you type the desired nickname into the <Nickname> box. <Alternative> is the nick you'll use if your internet crashes for a second and your are logged off and logged in immediatly.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step1.jpg

Then you click on <OK>

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There's different servers you can log into. To get into TPPC's official channel, you have to go on the server sentinels.noixirc.net So you have to type: /server sentinels.noixirc.net and hit ENTER

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step3.jpg

Once you are on the server, you have some server's rule to read and follow.

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Registering your nickname

Registering a nickname means that nobody can use this nickname except you, it will require a password. The nick registered will be the nick that you are using right now, if you want to change the current nickname, you simply type /nick yournickhere, then hit ENTER.

To register, you simply type /nickserv register passhere emailhere, then hit ENTER.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step5.jpg

As shown here:

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step5eg.jpg

Once you are done, there will be a message that will be sent at your mailbox, open it and follow its instructions. (They'll give you a command that you will have to copy paste in the box and hit ENTER)

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Logging in again

You close mIRC and open it again. Now you have you nick already entered, this time, click on <Connect>. You will get this message:

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Identify yourself

It asks you to identify yourself. Type: /nickserv identify passwordhere As shown here: http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step7.jpg

If the password is correct, it will show this message:

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step8.jpg

Joining TPPC official channels

Official channels for TPPC are:

1. TPPC
2. TPPCTrades
3. TeamRocket (18+)

To join, type /join #channelname E.g.: /join #TPPC

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/Step9.jpg

Perform

Perform is a tool for less typing, mIRC does all the commands for you. You have to go in Tool -> Options -> Connect -> Options Click on Perform and a window will pop up. Tick Enable perform on connect, then type the commands you want mIRC to do for you on connect. http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m501/Zeppatoms/mIRC%20guide/perform.jpg

Timestamp

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KVIRC

KVIRC is a GNU project, it's totally free, there's a mini welcome screen that look like that: (Link) if you want to skip it, you just click on it.

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