As is the case with longer-term projects, years and new technologies are constantly evolving and creating a revolution in new technologies, facilities and more. Our server, specifically the web, is made up of very outdated elements, and therefore we create its new form on a new system, the appearance of which you can also decide. Information about how, why and what they are in the previous news, so do not hesitate and take part in a small competition, you can win an interesting mount.
The revolution on our server will be in several parts, apart from the repairs of the server itself, where I now have problems with new repairs, but nothing that I could not handle, we will gradually start the individual parts of the revolution on our server in parallel with the classic repairs. The first one is the change of communication chat chat. After the server crashed or when it was unavailable, the vast majority of players joined the chat. Although the chat was well-tuned, our limited hosting resources sometimes resisted strong response or even none at all. The main emphasis was therefore placed on the availability of the server in all cases of unavailability of the server, simplicity, availability from all places (web, applications, mobile networks) credibility and stability even with greater onslaught. This is all done by IRC chat. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was one of the first options for real-time communication over the Internet. At the time, it connected a significant part of Internet users. The IRC is partly at the origin of “internet chat”. IRC is an open protocol that uses TCP and optionally SSL. Chat and its clients enable, among other things, connection with web applications or applications of our server, for example, notification of the time to the beginning of the Wintergrasp battle and many more, which we will definitely use in the future.
How to join. Since the protocol is available as well as other communication protocols, you can connect classically via the address from the forum, where it will run directly in the browser on their server without burdening our hosting. However, it has limited features as well as setting and appearance options. Therefore, we recommend engaging IRC in programs such as Miranda, mobile applications, using alternative clients (Linux, OSX) or using specialized clients only on IRC. One of them is recommended by us. XChat-WDK. I will also provide a small guide to its trouble-free commissioning and effective setup. This program is probably the only one of all available free programs, it is constantly developed, clear, full of settings, has a long tradition, has undergone several years of development and is also available in 64-bit edition.
After downloading the program Let’s get to its installation and setup. The server selection is not random, we chose one that has a tradition, is in the list of even older programs, has good support and settings. The connection information to the IRC server and the channel of our server are thus:
Server/Network: irc.freenode.net
Channel: #Drahyho_Server
If you're going to connect through a recommended program here's a simple tutorial:
You also have a numbered procedure in the first picture. First you fill in your nickname and data. If the server accidentally disconnects you, the nickname may be temporarily unavailable, so more options are selected. Then we search for the Freenode server, which we visibly mark. We check so that this table does not bother us at the next launch, and finally we click on "Edit".
In the edit, we check some settings according to the image, including the preferred encoding for sure. Finally, click on the "Favorite channels" button with three dots.
In the next window, we put “add” and write the name of the channel to which we want to automatically connect, including the grid at the beginning. We will confirm everything and select at the last window “Connection”.
That's all. This chat is designed to be available anytime, anywhere, at all times without depending on the server and its status from anywhere. You only need to choose a nickname without a password. Therefore, it is not tied to user accounts from the server and it will be the first and only service that will not be connected to the rest of the server, its website, forum and other services. However, it is possible to register on the IRC server nick, but we will not inform you about these services, as they are not necessary and the player can search for them separately on the Internet. The next part of the revolution will concern changes in complete user self-government, character transfers, changes in races, passwords, emails, their security, etc., without the help of GM and effective immediately.