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This is a game where community and communication are key and, if you’re like me, within only a few minutes of starting this game you will start seeing the acronym IRC everywhere and have no clue what it means. Everyone says the best way to get in touch with them is through IRC, but what is this mystical mode of communication? Hopefully this article will be helpful in at least giving you the basics on this and other ways to get in touch with people

IRC (Internet Relay Chat)

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. This is one of the most used modes of communication in this game, and the only one that is in realtime that I’ve run across. There are many modes of using IRC, you can either use a browser based system such as Mibbet, or download a client to run outside of your browser. The client you use is basically user preference, they all should be able to connect to the Rizon server, the one used by eRepublik. To get you started I suggest Mibbet just for its simplicity and because you don’t have to download it. Once you get into the game you can talk to other people and figure out what client might work best for you and go from there. Lets get you started here…

Click or copy & paste http://cbe002.chat.mibbit.com/
It should bring you to the mibbet homepage

From the dropdown menu next to “Connect” select “Rizon [webirc]” as you see in the screenshot. In “nick” put your screename (preferably the same as your name in eRepublik) and put the channel you wish to join in “channel”.
Some good channels to start off are:
#emdoublegee’s (My personal channel when I’m on)
#mentors (Department of Interior Mentors)
#bootcamp (eUS military starter branch)
#TC (eUS Militia training branch)

Once you get on you should register your nickname. All you have to do for this is type “/msg nickserv register password validemailaddress “. Enter your password (longer than 5 characters) and valid email in place of italicized words. After this you should get an email at the address you typed with a confirmation code. Back in mibbet type “/msg nickserv confirm confirmationcode “ and you’re good to go. Welcome to the IRC!

Some basic IRC commands

People in the IRC should be able to get you going with IRC commands, or you can go to this website and see a decent list of commands. To get you started though I will give you 3; Join, query, and help.

Join: To join a channel from inside IRC type “/join #channelname” and you’re done. Simple eh?

Query: Query is used to start a private chat with someone. Useful if you need one on one time. To do this type “/query theirusername “

Help: For more help in IRC type “/help” and a list of help topics will come up.

This should at least get you started using the IRC, and if you need help at any time most people are willing to help you out. Or just PM me!

Other Forms of Communication

Two other forms I want to talk about just briefly that you are probably more familiar with are forums and PMs.

All(or at least most) of the major organizations in this game have a group forum. Just follow the link for the group you’re trying to get in touch with. One you should check out first is the eUSA forum here. This is the forum for the eUSA and a good place to find starting information. Definitely check out the “Welcome Center”

PMs(private messages) are in game messages to other people. To send one click on another players name or link and in the top right of their profile next to their name is a envelope symbol. Click this and you can send a message only viewable by them.

Hopefully you found at least some information in this article helpful. If you need more help, feel free to practice the easiest of these forms of communication and send me a PM and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Good luck and stay connected!

Emdoublegee
My link
IRC Office Channel: #emdoublegee’s
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