I figure they'll read a post here faster than they will a post in the dev section, since the dev section usually means work
Codpied and stolded from Vamyen.
We use an IRC server for a way of connecting to the community. As well some game development discussion takes place here whenever the fire is lit.
IRC Clients:
mIRC -
http://www.mirc.com/ (shareware) free for 30 days then $20 us <--- this is what Pandra uses
XChat -
http://www.xchat.org/ (shareware) free for 30 days then $20 us <--- This is what a bunch of the guys use
XChat (windows) -
http://www.silverex.org (freeware) <--- this is what Vamyen uses
IceChat -
http://www.icechat.net/site/ <---this is the one that makes Grey scream and pull out his hair
HIRC -
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hneel/software.htm <---... I know nothing about this one
IRC servers:
irc.projectwish.com
irc2.projectwish.com
Port:
6667
*Standard ports for IRC are 6660-6669,7000
Channels
#projectwish (this is the public channel please do not talk about game stuff here, even though Pandra forgets and talks about game stuff in here all the time
)
Commands you maybe interested in.
To join a channel:
/join #<channel name>
To list channels on a server:
/list
You can also use the web browser Java applet to log into the IRC. Look for the link at the top of the forums called "Live Chat".