Hello everyone! I'm here today to announce our new, official VG Resource chat server!
If you've been around for a while, you probably remember our old IRC server and how it died, came back, and died again over time. And if you haven't, stick around anyway because you can be here for the birth of the new version!
I think part of the reason why it died was because it was too difficult to set up and use. Sure, there was a web version but it wasn't exactly intuitive and saving your nickname required remembering and using yet another password. I set up this new system to, hopefully, eliminate that issue entirely so here's how it works.
First and foremost, there is a new web client which is accessible at http://irc.vg-resource.com. While you're welcome to use any nickname you want, where this new setup really shines is that it uses your forum account. So, enter your forum username, check "I have a password", and enter your forum password. By default, you'll land in the #lobby channel, which is open to everyone. Here's a list of all of the public channels though:
#help - You can use this for live chat support with anything on the sites or the chat server itself. This room is open to guests as well as members.
#lobby - As I said above, the default channel which is also open to all guests and members.
#members - As its name implies, this channel is only open to registered members of the forum.
You can join any of these channels by simply filling in the name when you connect or by using /join #channel from the chat interface. You can also join multiple channels from the web login by separating them with a comma. So, to join #lobby and #members when you connect form the web, simply add ,#members to the field and you'll join both!
Additionally, if the login doesn't work for some reason (you'll get a message stating that you need to be registered to join #members, for instance), you can type /ns identify password (where password is your forum password) to log in manually.
For those of you familiar with IRC, here are the direct details to connect from your preferred client:
Hostname: irc.vg-resource.com
Port (SSL): 6697
Port (Non-SSL): 6667
To use your forum account, set your nickname to your forum username and enter your forum password if a Nickserv password field is available or include /ns identify password (or /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password) in your auto-executed commands if it's not. Also, if you're going to connect via SSL, just be aware that the certificate will likely show as invalid so you'll need to accept it either via your client's preferences or via whatever popup appears the first time you try to connect.
Also, for everyone, once connected, you'll see a member called "LogBot" and that bot is another important part of the new features added with this server. That bot will log everything said in the public channels (it will never log anything said in user-created channels or in private messages) and make the logs available on the web at http://chatlogs.vg-resource.com! You can view what little is there already but it will obviously be a lot more interesting once some actual conversation starts happening.
If you have any questions regarding either of these two options or anything else related to the chat server, post them here! If more detailed setup guides are requested for stand-alone clients, I can try to provide those as well but in the mean time, happy chatting!
If you've been around for a while, you probably remember our old IRC server and how it died, came back, and died again over time. And if you haven't, stick around anyway because you can be here for the birth of the new version!
I think part of the reason why it died was because it was too difficult to set up and use. Sure, there was a web version but it wasn't exactly intuitive and saving your nickname required remembering and using yet another password. I set up this new system to, hopefully, eliminate that issue entirely so here's how it works.
First and foremost, there is a new web client which is accessible at http://irc.vg-resource.com. While you're welcome to use any nickname you want, where this new setup really shines is that it uses your forum account. So, enter your forum username, check "I have a password", and enter your forum password. By default, you'll land in the #lobby channel, which is open to everyone. Here's a list of all of the public channels though:
#help - You can use this for live chat support with anything on the sites or the chat server itself. This room is open to guests as well as members.
#lobby - As I said above, the default channel which is also open to all guests and members.
#members - As its name implies, this channel is only open to registered members of the forum.
You can join any of these channels by simply filling in the name when you connect or by using /join #channel from the chat interface. You can also join multiple channels from the web login by separating them with a comma. So, to join #lobby and #members when you connect form the web, simply add ,#members to the field and you'll join both!
Additionally, if the login doesn't work for some reason (you'll get a message stating that you need to be registered to join #members, for instance), you can type /ns identify password (where password is your forum password) to log in manually.
For those of you familiar with IRC, here are the direct details to connect from your preferred client:
Hostname: irc.vg-resource.com
Port (SSL): 6697
Port (Non-SSL): 6667
To use your forum account, set your nickname to your forum username and enter your forum password if a Nickserv password field is available or include /ns identify password (or /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password) in your auto-executed commands if it's not. Also, if you're going to connect via SSL, just be aware that the certificate will likely show as invalid so you'll need to accept it either via your client's preferences or via whatever popup appears the first time you try to connect.
Also, for everyone, once connected, you'll see a member called "LogBot" and that bot is another important part of the new features added with this server. That bot will log everything said in the public channels (it will never log anything said in user-created channels or in private messages) and make the logs available on the web at http://chatlogs.vg-resource.com! You can view what little is there already but it will obviously be a lot more interesting once some actual conversation starts happening.
If you have any questions regarding either of these two options or anything else related to the chat server, post them here! If more detailed setup guides are requested for stand-alone clients, I can try to provide those as well but in the mean time, happy chatting!