CoE3 IRC Channel Thread - Conquest of Elysium 3

There is a CoE3 IRC channel at irc.gamesurge.net that can be used for organizing multiplayer games and communication during games.

Server: irc.gamesurge.net
Channel: #coe3
Port: 6667

For those who do not know what IRC is and how to use it, here is a brief summary:

IRC is an acronym for Internet Relay Chat, a form of instant messaging. It requires you to use an IRC client program to connect to an IRC server and then join a channel. There are several different IRC clients. Some browsers have embedded browser clients.

For more detailed information and history, see the Wikipedia article on IRC

Below is a list of some browser based options:

• You can see if this link works for you: #CoE3 chat">Mibbit #CoE3 chat This does not require installing anything and you can try it out with just an internet browser like IE, Firefox or Opera.
• It is also possible to use a Java-based IRC webclient by browser at Gamesurge.net Depending on what kind of Java Runtime your browser has already installed (most browsers do), this can also work right off the bat without needing to install anything.
• Chatzilla for Mozilla Firefox, accessed from Tools > Chatzilla
• Opera also has a built-in IRC client, which is okay for chatting, but other functionality is very limited

For actual client programs, these are some options:

• One of the most common IRC client programs and usually the first one suggested is called mIRC. It is recommended that you do NOT use this client, because the program has serious unpatched security holes in it that leave your computer open to malware infections.
• Hydrairc.com is stable, lightweight and very fast and the user interface is highly configurable. Windows only.
• Trillian, a multiprotocol client that can also connect to ICQ, AIM, Jabber and other services in addition to IRC servers.
• Gaim, a multiprotocol client that can also connect to ICQ, AIM, Jabber and other services in addition to IRC servers.
• Miranda, a multiprotocol client that can also connect to ICQ, AIM, Jabber and other services in addition to IRC servers.
• Linux and Mac users should check their operating system first for any preinstalled IRC clients, e.g. XChat2. One good client for Mac is Colloquy

Following are some more details about HydraIRC, because it is the client I am most familiar with:

HydraIRC has very good help documentation accessible from the Help menu, with instructions on how to set up command profiles, join a channel and do other necessary things so that you only need to do the setup once. Once you have configured HydraIRC, you can copy the HydraIRC application data folder from the C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\folder and make a backup of it, so you can copy that to another computer if you like so you won't have to go through the configuration process again (which would be a pain in the backside).

Edited by: Edirr

I am in northern NY. I have tried with MIRC and chatzilla. Many different servers listed here: Gamesurge.net

No luck connecting with any of them. Is it just me? I was able to connect to freenode.

EDIT: I got in this morning, temporary issue with gamesurge I'm guessing.

Edited by: yurgartisb

Best place for multiplayer games.