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1. First things first...in order to make it easier to set the whole thing up, we need to add an entry to our IRC channels list.
Open up your "UnrealTournament.ini" file in a text editor...scroll down until you see the following entries:


Change the first line to point to the new network, and add an "osX" entry so that it ends up looking like this:

[UBrowser.UBrowserIRCSetupClient]
IRCServerHistory[1]=
IRCServerHistory[2]=
IRCServerHistory[3]=
IRCServerHistory[4]=
IRCServerHistory[5]=
IRCServerHistory[6]=
IRCServerHistory[7]=
IRCServerHistory[8]=
IRCServerHistory[9]=
IRCChannelHistory[0]=#utgames
IRCChannelHistory[1]=#utchat
IRCChannelHistory[2]=#utmods
IRCChannelHistory[3]=#utlevels
IRCChannelHistory[4]=#uthelp

You will now have an #osx entry in the pop up menu of the irc client inside of UT. (You can also join #osx at any time from the irc client by typing "/join #osX")

This "osX" room is where we can meet, chat, follow each other to servers, etc. If we get disconnected, or if we don't have the map the server rotated to, everybody should go to this room to meet up.


2. Everytime you launch UT, you need to go to the chat area and join the "#osX" room, so your name shows up on the player lists.

3. To join somebody on a server...double click their name on the player list from within the IRC client (this opens up a new private chat tab) and send them a short message (it can be anything)...the IRC program will inform you that they are away and give you a link which you can click to join them at the server they are at.



Ok, basic IRC commands tutorial.
First of all I wanted to let everyone know that the chat rooms can be joined from a regular IRC program. Snak and Ircle are the best choices for the mac.

Server irc.enterthegame.com
Channels #osX


Joining a Channel
To join a channel (aka room).... /join #channelname

Leaving a Channel
To leave a channel (aka room).... /part #channelname

When creating, joining or leaving a channel it is very important you don't forget the # symbol before the channel name. If you do you will be told by
the server that the channel dosen't exist. In reality it does but the IRC servers aren't smart enough to parse the channel name without the #
symbol.

Sending Private Messages
To send a private message to someone just double click their name in the userlist. If they are in a game you will get a clickable URL so that you
can join them.