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Inquisitor IRC

Inquisitor maintains its own IRC network, for a few reasons. It's a place for our users to hang out and play the game, for our developers to work together, for our players and channel administrators to get support, and for our staff to monitor bot operations. Inquisitor was started as project on a private, invite-only IRC network, so we believe strongly in running and controlling our own infrastructure whenever possible. This is why we've elected to run our own network, instead of just setting up some channels on an existing network. We hope you'll join us!

Quick Details

  • Server: irc.inquisitor-trivia.me
  • Port: 6697/7000 (SSL/TLS, some clients may require a + in front of the port)
  • Channels: #inquisitor (general discussion and gameplay testing), #dev (development discussion and early testing of new bot releases), #help (for assistance playing or configuring the game once the bot is complete)

Nickname Registration

You are encouraged to register your nick with NickServ. This prevents other people from using your name when you're not around, and is actually required to speak in any channel that is not #help. Gameplay scoring is also driven by an automatically assigned cloak that is created upon registration.

To register your nick, send a message to NickServ as follows: /msg NickServ REGISTERYourPassword YourEmail. Don't worry, your email remains private and is not visible to regular users. You'll receive a confirmation email, and you'll need to follow the instructions to confirm your registration. Once this is done, your nick is registered, and you'll automatically receive a user cloak when this happens.

After your nick is registered, you'll need to identify to it each time you connect. Many clients offer functionality to do this automatically, such as via perform commands, or via SASL. Information on how to do this on various clients is readily available with a quick online search. You may also manually identify with /msg NickServ IDENTIFYYourPassword.

Channel Creation

Channel creation is currently enabled. Use this wisely, abuse of channel creation may result in it being turned off. You can register your channel with /msg ChanServ REGISTER#channel. See /msg ChanServ HELP for more information about channel registration and permissions.

Cloaks

When you register your nick with NickServ and confirm your email, you are automatically assigned a user cloak (also called a vhost). Your cloak takes the form user/YourNick and replaces the hostname portion of your hostmask that other users would normally see.

Cloaks are how Inquisitor identifies you as a player. Because nick changes are common on IRC, Inquisitor uses your cloak rather than your visible nick to track your score, permissions, and streaks. This means:

  • Your score persists even if you change your nick during a game.
  • Your permissions are tied to your cloak, not your nick.
  • If you are not registered and cloaked, some channels may require you to be registered before you can participate in gameplay.

Check your cloak

You can verify your current cloak by running /whois YourNick and looking at the hostname field. If you see user/YourNick, you are cloaked and Inquisitor will identify you correctly.

Gameplay Channels

Inquisitor is active in the following channels on irc.inquisitor-trivia.me:

  • #inquisitor — General discussion, trivia gameplay, and community chat. This is the main channel for players.
  • #dev — Development discussion and early testing of new bot releases. Expect rough edges here — this channel uses pre-release builds.

Other IRC networks may have their own gameplay channels configured by their administrators. Ask your network's Inquisitor admin which channel is used for trivia on that network.

Getting Help

If you need help playing, configuring, or setting up Inquisitor:

  • Join #help on irc.inquisitor-trivia.me — staff and community members are available to assist with gameplay questions, permission issues, and general configuration help.
  • Bug reports and feature requests — use the issue tracker at git.ptp-trivia.me/Inquisitor/Inquisitor. Please include your Inquisitor version (@dbstatus or the game start banner) and a description of what happened.
  • Documentation — you are reading it! See the Player Manual for gameplay help, the Operator Manual for game configuration, and the Administrator Manual for installation and setup.