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#1: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Dundradal,

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:50 pm
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While Hamachi does offer a general network chat...it is limited to a certain number (not exactly sure) of users. Having an IRC channel would allow people to meet up, chat and then choose which method they might like to have a game with (GR, BHQ, Hamachi, etc). While sure this would now create yet another place for people to meet up, it would at least allow people to leave mIRC or whatever IRC app you'd like running and could quickly find an opponent.

I know an IRC server that would work for this and could setup a channel quickly if people think it would be a good idea. I think it would be cool for the large CC meets you guys were having. Then you could as many people as you want in one chat room.

#2: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Tippi-Simo, Location: Helsinki

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:18 pm
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I once asked about this in SB and Mooxe replied that it has been once tried, but the channel was most of the time empty or couple of members in it so he/someone put it down.

#3: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Dundradal,

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:46 pm
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Well you have to get people to realize it is useful. Hamachi fills up too easily. No one seems to use BHQ, which I don't understand since it seems to offer a great way to play every CC.

In an IRC channel as many people as want to can leave their IRC clients running, people do it now with Hamachi, except on IRC a room with 50 people AFK is no big.

#4: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:28 pm
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BHQ covers all you want and comes installed with the games.

Why this site promotes other sites like Hamachi which don't work as well as BHQ is beyond my comprehension.

#5: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Dundradal,

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:13 pm
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Yeah I don't understand it either. I'd love ot use BHQ all the time.

#6: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: vonB,

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:37 am
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Not only that, I wrote the BHQ Skin Changer Utility released for CoI which makes BHQ a bit more appealing (I hate the default UI), and I might be prepared to modify it to work with the current release(s) of BHQ if there was a demand...

It is simple, slick, and friendly, with auto launch of H2H Games, easy to set up 'Rooms' both Public and private, and no limitations of how many use it. Combined with Teamspeak (which I think is the best voice comms for playing over games), I think they provide a very good playing environment.

I too do not understand the lack of interest in it...

#7: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:02 am
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I never considered using BHQ because there's never any players there. Also, there are problems with it - when you launch BHQ it asks you what language to use, but I don't see a list of choices. If I hit enter, it selects English. Okay np, if I try to private message someone I can't see the text. Rolling Eyes

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#8: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:07 am
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There's one lobby and I can't even see it.

#9: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: vonB,

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:07 am
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Change the font colour in the options.

BHQ does have its wrinkles, but they are very minor IMO, though I think it could do with some upgrading to make it more appealing, but it is the simplest and slickest system I have yet to come across as a Game Lobby. For me, functionality wins over flash any day of the week...

#10: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: vonB,

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:08 am
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Choose the Lobbies you want in the Options....

#11: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:09 am
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Your right, the text was set to black on a black background. Laughing

#12: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Dundradal,

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:36 am
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yeah by default it's black on black...I had to change mine as well.

#13: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:58 pm
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More issues, once I open a room I can't close/destroy it. When I hit "launch game", it locked the room. BHQ is setup so I need to manually launch the game first, and then set the multiplayer options like you would using Hamachi,(TCP+Host) - then have the other player search for a game using my ip.

Another thing, I don't see anything in the center boxes.

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#14: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:45 pm
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Another pic of my config...

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#15: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:52 pm
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I found out that the top center box is for chat.

#16: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:41 pm
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type in the text box below the middle top box hit ENTER and your conversation appears.

couldn't be simpler

When you create a room

type in the bottom text box and conversation appears in the box above... visible only to people in your room.

#17: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:47 pm
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see pic

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#18: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:54 pm
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more BHQ help

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2049703&mpage=1&key=&#2502926

#19: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:13 pm
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Yes, it's an easy to use program like GameSpy and other game browsers but why do I need to log out to exit a room I create?. Once I create a room I can't venture elsewhere. So it forces me to log out and back in.

#20: Re: CC IRC Chat Room? Author: Digs, Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:14 pm
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I'm asking questions because there's no one around in BHQ to test this program out. Wink

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