General questions and advice about IRC and SMBX

[DemonataReaper]

Any questions on how to create a channel, assign bots and configure it further (for newbies) Want to know which software to download for designing graphics? Want to replace the smbx sound affects with awesome better ones?? Anything will do

[HeroLinik]

To create a channel, type /join #<channelname>, which is whatever you want it to be called, and if it doesn't have ChanServ, then it's not registered. Type /cs REGISTER #<channelname> to register the channel and have ChanServ come over and join it. However, that's all I know about channels and bots, because it gets more complicated after that, If you want to use other bots like Axiom did with Luigibot, it will require a lot of coding.

As for software to make graphics, Paint.NET is heavily recommended. Download it here.

To replace the standard SMBX sound effects, first back up your sound folder (in case you want the original ones back), find your sound effects, and replace them with the appropriate ones in the sound folder (not the backed-up one). For example, if I want to use the heart sound effect from OoT, I would name it "zelda-heart" and replace it with the zelda-heart that is in the sound folder.

[DemonataReaper]

Lol pretty much took up al I had in me thanks for the advice Linik much appreciated...For graphics I also use Macromedia Fireworks 8 as well if the EyeCandy skins are downloaded, can make lizard skins etc...As well as Wave pad can make pretty cool editing sounds... Also once a channel is registered, the command to assign a bot would be /msg BotServ assign #channel botname...For a list of bots type /msg BotServ botlist. Let's say you want to add the bot Newton to your channel and the channel's name is #1. You would type /msg Botserv assign #1 Newton and the bot should come straight away and join whenever you join the channel again

[DemonataReaper]

If any of you would like answers to any commands or graphics design please dont hesitate. e.g.
How do I use IRC?
Ok, I'm connected to the network. Now what?
How do I register my nickname?
I've registered my nick, but how do I login to it?
How can I configure my nickname?
Someone else is using my nickname, how can I get them off of it?
I was disconnected from the network, but my nickname is still in use. What can I do?
How do I register a channel?
How do I assign a bot to my channel?
How do I make other people auto-op in my channel?
How do I configure my channel?
I have been banned from the network. How can I contact the administration?
How do I get a vhost assigned to my nick?

[HeroLinik]

1. You just select a nick, and log in. Type messages to other members in real-time and you can cheat with them in real-time.
2. Covered in the latter part of answer 1.
3. To register a nick, type /ns REGISTER <password> or whatever password you want.
4. To login to your nick, open the chat, and then type your nick and password that you registered it with.
5. Not sure on how you could do that.
6. If someone else is using your nick, they'll be notified that they should change their nick in a certain time interval (usually 45 seconds) before their nick gets changed to something like Guest39408.
7. Your nick will take some time to time out. If your nick is still there, type /ns GHOST and then the nick you were using to "ghost" it so you can reclaim your nick back.
8. To register a channel, open a new one, and type /cs REGISTER #<channelname>.
9. I'm not sure on this one, but ChanServ usually joins when you register a channel.
10. I can't remember what the code is for this one.
11. I'm really not sure.
12. If you've been banned, just wait a few days and you should be ready to go. To contact the ops, PM them here.
13. I haven't heard of vhosts before. I'm not sure.

[Shadow Yoshi]

Do you have any actual questions anymore? You don't need a thread to make it known that you can offer advice with basic things like that.

(also, for what it's worth, BotServ bots are restricted by default and I only give them out to certain channels)

[DemonataReaper]

Cool thanks Linik and Thank you Joey for that I was unaware of the bot situation and I see how the thread is uneccesary:)