Connected to Zandronum's IRC Network with XChat

Internet Relay Chat (or IRC) is the one of the best ways to communicate with anyone across the globe in real time. Most of the users that play within Zandronum usually connects to the Zandronum IRC network. Additionally, as IRC is adjacent to any other chat like environment, it is command-line driven and usually not graphically driven with icons. Thus, to really get around IRC, the user must utilize commands to accomplish this. Furthermore, there is a lot of software with IRC support. Some server browsers such as Internet Doom Explorer and Doomseeker support IRC, but yet - there is an abundance of software available.

Software

Listed below is some of the software that can work within the IRC environment, but there is always more programs available.

Free and\or FoSS

For Doom

Internet Doom Explorer for Windows, which is also a server browser Doomseeker for multiple platforms, also a server browser, which is usually included with Zandronum's download packages ZRC for Windows. ZRC is a standalone version of the IRC client embedded in IDE, more info about ZRC can be found on IDE's page

For general use

Graphical

HexChat (continuation of XChat) Nettalk, which some Skulltag veterans might remember from being used as the base of SkullTalk KVIRC Miranda IM HydraIRC IRC Wiki has information about even more IRC clients than we can fit here.

Text-based

WeeChat is a flexible text-based IRC client.

Commercial

mIRC

Web IRC Chat

Mibbit, an IRC client in your browser, no special software needed. Click here to connect directly to the main Zandronum channel

Connecting to Zandronum's IRC Network

Location	Server	IP	IPv6
Random	irc.zandronum.com
London, UK	mancubus.zandronum.com	109.74.206.218	2a01:7e00::f03c:91ff:fe96:1782
Texas, US	spectre.zandronum.com	96.126.115.61	2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:fe93:b98d

Ports Available	Description
6667, 6668, 6669, 6677, 6678, 6679, 9750, 9759	Standard Port
6697 or 9999	Secure connection using SSL