Hi! Mudlet has had support for IRC chat built into it since like the sixteenth century. Except I discovered it myself like yesterday! So here is how I've been using it:
STEP 1: Open https://web.libera.chat/ on your web browser and input your desired nickname before clicking on big, green, Start button.
If it says the nickname is already registered, try a different nickname with,
/nick <different-nick-name>
That goes in the chat interface's input line!
STEP 2: Register your nickname with,
/msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword [email protected]
Switch out YourPassword with a password of your choosing and use an actual email address there. You'll receive a verification code on it with instructions on how to use that code to verify your account.
STEP 3: VERY IMPORTANT!! Join the #libera-cloak channel with,
/join #libera-cloak
And once you're in that channel, request a cloak with,
!cloakme
Doing this much ensures your IP address is not visible to other users on the network. If you've successfully received a cloak, attempting to join the #libera-cloak channel again would forward you to the #libera-cloaked channel.
You can read more about registration on the network here, https://libera.chat/guides/registration
STEP 4: Now that you have a cloaked nickname registered with the
libera network, you can close the session on the browser and switch to
Mudlet. Open Mudlet's profile preferences (alt-P) and switch to the
'Chat' tab. Fill in the following details:
- Server address: irc.libera.chat
- Port: 6667
- Nickname: <the nickname you registered above>
- Auto-join channels: ##playground
Click save to save and close the preferences dialog.
STEP 5: Download and install the MudletIRC package from:
https://github.com/adayoung/MudletIRC
STEP 6: Open Mudlet's IRC client from the menu at Help > IRC. That will open the IRC window and since Mudlet does not support supplying a password, it'll be complaining about your nickname being registered and requesting you to identify yourself. You can identify yourself with,
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourNick YourPassword
Replace YourNick and YourPassword with the correct values. You'll need to do this step every time you connect to the IRC network from Mudlet.
STEP 7: Use the 'irc' alias in Mudlet's main window to talk! The IRC chat lines will be formatted to resemble an in-game clan for you, except the text is traveling through the IRC network instead of Achaea! Try,
irc Hello, world!
The MudletIRC package implements the 'irc' alias to send messages to the ##playground channel, but feel free to join other channels or create your own private channels!
Have a look at https://libera.chat/guides/creatingchannels for more details. Be mindful of their namespace policy on how to create informal channels! Their policy is documented here, https://libera.chat/chanreg
Please note stuff you send over IRC is not visible to the game's staff, divine roles, or those sneaky mind sapiencing monks! The IRC network is outside the game and should be used as an OOC channel (like Discord). You are responsible for your activities and the game or anyone else for that matter should not be held accountable in case you end up harming yourself.
Welcome to IRC! The wild, wild west of the internet since 1988!
- Libera is only one of the many IRC networks out there.
- Mudlet's IRC client remains connected even if you've left the game, do
/quitin the IRC window to disconnect. - You cannot be connected to the IRC network with the same nickname from two different places. If you try that, one of those places will receive a slightly modified nickname as enforced by the network.
- Achaea has a new policy against OOC Combat Communications. Don't use IRC for relaying large amounts of combat data in real time!