To get more people off the Java and so that people will stop asking what the IRC address is, I decided to help people out and make a little tutorial on how to use mIRC and set everything up. Also I'm reinstalling mIRC on my computer, so what the hell.

1) Download and install mIRC from: http://nnscript.esnation.com/index.php?section=download&cat=mIRC

I personally suggest you get mIRC version 6.21. It's the older version, but I like it a lot more than the newer versions.

2) Download and install nnscript from: http://nnscript.esnation.com/index.php?section=download&cat=NoNameScript

Download version 4.1 if you're following my personal choice with mIRC version 6.21. Otherwise, if you downloaded the latest version of mIRC, just download the latest version of nnscript.

nnscript is a script that completely changes mIRC and makes it look sexy. The default mIRC is just fucking ugly. There are other choices out there, but again, this is my personal choice. And since I'm the one making the tutorial... :awesome

Difference between the default and the nnscript Hell theme:



3) Set up nnscript.

Once you open up mIRC, the nnscript settings should automatically pop up. If it doesn't, type in /settings. The first thing we'll do is set up you nick alert balloon pop ups.

It the tree to the left, drop down Balloon Tips and go to settings. Enable the balloon tips first thing, and that's all. You can tweak it around a bit: my display time is 4 seconds, width is 250 pixels, and I enabled transparency and set it to 15%. I also enabled the fade option, and the option that says, "Only show if mIRC is not the active window." I would highly recommend the latter.

You don't have to worry about the events, everything you need is already enabled.

Next we'll set your theme up. In the tree to the left again, click Themes. Click Theme Setup, and it'll take you to the theme menu. Here you can pick whatever you want. My personal favorite is the Hell theme, which is under the Winter drop down menu. When you're finished, close both menus.

4) Setting up mIRC

Alright, nnscript is all set up, the last thing we need to do is set your mIRC up. Press Alt + o to open up the options menu. Go to Connect. For the Full Name and Email Address it doesn't really matter what the fuck you put. Just put in any old thing.

For your nickname, however, please just use your DLP name. It'll save a lot of confusion and yelling. If you must, you can switch it around later when people know who you are. XD

Next, let's finish up your nickalert. Under the IRC dropdown, go to Highlight. First click on Enable Highlighting. In the highlist list, $me should already be there. This basically means that no matter what name you're using at the moment, it will always highlight when someone says your name (the balloon tips will pop up when mIRC is minimized). If you're like me and have more than one name that you use frequently on IRC, and people like to call you different names at different times no matter what your current nick is, then I'd suggest adding in other names that people might call you. I added in Sree, Narf, and JollyRancher. You should also pick a color that stand out. I picked lime green which stands out really well on a black backround.

Also, click on $me and then click on edit. Click on the "Beep" button, a browse folder should come up. Click cancel, and instead of "Beep" it should say "No Sound". You don't need any sounds since you now have the balloon pop ups that will alert you.

5) Getting onto DLP IRC and Registering Your Nickname

Once that's all sorted out, connect to DLP. To do this, type in: /server irc.darklordpotter.net

Then type in /j darklordpotter.

You're in. Now you have to register your nickname so no one else will steal it. And then subsequently ghost (kicking you off the network) you if they deem you annoying.

Type in: /ns register yourpassword email.

And I think that's it for registration. Some servers want you to verify it by going to your email and copy/pasting the verification code they give you into the chat, others don't need this step. Not sure what DLP does.

6) Setting Up Auto-Join and Auto-Identify

So you don't have to keep typing in /j darklordpotter and /ns identify yourpassword every time you log on to DLP, you can do this.

Go to the mIRC options again by pressing Alt + O. Under the Connect dropdown menu, go to Servers. Add a new server and fill in the blanks like so:



Once you've done this, press add. Then, under the Connect drop down menu, go to Options. Click on Perform. Enable Perform on Connect. For the Network, click add, and scroll (or type in DL, it should take you to DLPnet if you added the network successfully) down to DLPnet. Click ok.



Next, in the text box type in: /ns identify yourpassword. This is the password you used to register your nick with.



Auto-ident is set up! Now for auto-joining #darklordpotter.

Close the options menu and press Alt + J. This opens up the favorite channels list. Make sure the "Pop Up Favorites on Connect" is unchecked, and the "Enable Join on Connect" is checked.

Now these folders are just useless, so just edit any one of them. Make it DLP, Darklordpotter, whatever the fuck you want it. Then delete all but one of the channels in the group. Edit the one channel left and for the channel name, type in #darklordpotter. Check the box to the right which says Join on Connect.

Under Networks, click Add. Do the same thing you did for the auto-ident, and choose DLPnet. Click OK.





And that's it! You're done. Welcome to the Wonderful and Depraved World of DLP IRC. If you're annoying, I'll ban you. If you're a female and under 13, Vash will rape you. :awesome

 

Setting up SSL for DLP IRC Chat with mIRC

Now that you have your mIRC client setup, you can install SSL libraries in order to encrypt your communications with DLP IRC.

1) Download OpenSSL
http://www.mirc.co.uk/ssl.html has a convenient link to a pre-compiled Windows binary which will install the OpenSSL libraries to your computer.

2) Restart mIRC

3) Check that SSL is functioning
To check, open mIRC and navigate to Tools -> Options, under Connect go to Options. The SSL button should now be ungreyed.

4) Connect to DLP IRC
To connect to DLP IRC with SSL you can either use the connect flag -e, or simply prefix the port with a + sign. For DLP the SSL port is 6697.

/server irc.darklordpotter.net:+6697

When connecting it will complain about the certificate being "self-signed" and the "name on the security certificate is invalid", check Automatically accept this certificate in the future and hit Accept.

Upon connection you should get something along the lines of
-irc.darklordpotter.net- *** You are connected to irc.darklordpotter.net with TLSv1-AES256-SHA-256bits

Another way to check is to run a /whois on yourself.

::: Whois report for Raven (Raven)
::: Address: raven@god.darklordpotter.net
...
::: Raven is using a Secure Connection

Enjoy!

 

fIRC sounds fail. AndChat and AndroIRC sound like you should be able to just /join #darklordpotter

 

What Raven said. Once it says something about the MOTD you should be able to join. DLP IRC always says that there' s MOTD file when I connect to the server window.

 

That's because there's no MOTD. Bigger networks use them so people joining are aware of the rules and who the IRCops are.

 

+v is called voice.
+v only works when +m is on the channel.
+m means moderated and only the IRCops can talk.
+v means, if you have it, that you can talk along with the IRCops, but the others with +v cannot.
IRC doesn't support sound, they have Vent for that.