Chatrooms
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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.
TPPC's Chatrooms
If you don't want to use an IRC program, you can use the java applet here: http://tppcrpg.net/chat.php?Rules=Read
1. As soon as you get there, READ rules first THEN click on Continue onto the Chatrooms
2. If you have a page like this with an applet missing, go on http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
3. Download and install it.
4. Back in the chatroom, repeat the step 1.
For people who are using Firefox, if it doesn't work after you installed Java, please go unable it:
Firefox > Tools > Adds-On ; Click on the Plugins tab, Enable the 'Java (TM) Platform'
5. When there's a pop-up about JAVA APPLET by PHILIPPE DETOURNAY, select RUN.
6. Then there will be another pop-up asking you if you want to block it, select NO.
7. Then you will get into the server automatically, for channels, see 'Joining TPPC official channels' from the mIRC part.
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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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As shown here:
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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:
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Joining TPPC official channels
Official channels for TPPC are:
- TPPC
- TPPCTrades
- TeamRocket (18+)
To join, type /join #channelname E.g.: /join #TPPC
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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.
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Timestamp
Usually, when you install mIRC, it doesn't come with the timestamp enabled, so you have to do it by yourself if you wan to have one. So you in Tool -> Options -> IRC -> Messages Tick <Timestamp events> and type [HH:hh:ss] in the box.
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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.