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	Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a type of real-time internet 'chat room', where group communications can take place in different rooms or 'channels'. For more information and how to use the Armagetron channel, have a look at the [[IRC Channel]] page.		Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a type of real-time internet 'chat room', where group communications can take place in different rooms or 'channels'. For more information and how to use the Armagetron channel, have a look at the [[IRC Channel]] page.

	[[Category:~~Game Help~~]]		[[Category:About]]
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Armanelgtron: Short answers should have some information or not be there...

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Short answers should have some information or not be there...

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	=== How do I give my cycle and trail different colors? ===		=== How do I give my cycle and trail different colors? ===

	~~Short answer: Don't. It's annoying. Long answer: Read~~ [[Customizing the game#Cycle_Colors]].		See [[Customizing the game#Cycle_Colors]] for information on cycle colors.

	=== How do I color my chat? ===		=== How do I color my chat? ===

	~~Short answer~~: ~~Don't~~. ~~It's annoying. Long answer: Read~~ [[Customizing the game#Chat_Colors]].		You can color your chat by using 0x color codes. The format is as follows: 0xrrggbb where r is red, g is green, and b is blue.
			See [[Customizing the game#Chat_Colors]] for more information on chat colors.

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	=== But I still need to enter my password every time? ===		=== But I still need to enter my password every time? ===

	If you want to avoid typing your password every time, you need to instruct the client to store it for you. In the password entry dialog, there is a "Store Passwords" item, set that to "In memory" if you only want to be asked for your password once per session or "On disk" if you want it permanently stored in your user.cfg file. Obviously, the last option is risky: if someone gets hold of your user.cfg file, he can impersonate you.		If you want to avoid typing your password every time, you need to instruct the client to store it for you. In the password entry dialog, there is a "Store Passwords" item, set that to "In memory" if you only want to be asked for your password once per session or "On disk" if you want it permanently stored in your user.cfg file. Obviously, the last option is risky: if someone gets hold of your user.cfg file, they can impersonate you.

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	AA takes all the CPU time it needs to simulate and render the scene as fast as you'll allow it to. There are two conditions under which that makes it take almost everything that is available:		AA takes all the CPU time it needs to simulate and render the scene as fast as you'll allow it to. There are two conditions under which that makes it take almost everything that is available:
	* You set your graphics card driver not to wait for VSync. AA will then run at the highest possible framerate and therefore also use all the CPU time available. If you enable the FPS display in the HUD options and it shows more than 100 FPS, then that's your problem.		* You set your graphics card driver not to wait for VSync. AA will then run at the highest possible framerate and therefore also use all the CPU time available. If you enable the FPS display in the HUD options and it shows more than 100 FPS, then that's your problem.
	* When it tells your video card driver to update the screen now, the driver goes into a special CPU-hogging mode until the command is completed, even though all it does is sit around and wait. Both ~~NVidia~~ and ATI drivers are guilty of this. In the "Performance Tweaks" submenu of the graphics settings, there is the "Flush" menu item where you can tweak AA to not issue the problematic command (with possible side effects).		* When it tells your video card driver to update the screen now, the driver goes into a special CPU-hogging mode until the command is completed, even though all it does is sit around and wait. Both nVidia and ATI drivers are guilty of this. In the "Performance Tweaks" submenu of the graphics settings, there is the "Flush" menu item where you can tweak AA to not issue the problematic command (with possible side effects).

	==== I can't seem to get into any internet games, what's wrong? ====		==== I can't seem to get into any internet games, what's wrong? ====

Z-man: Added OSX server FAQ.

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	Probably, the answer is "Nothing is wrong". A bug in some routers or the NAT specifications (at least, that's how Z-Man sees this) causes the response to the server query packet used in the server browser to come from the LAN address of your server, not the public address it was sent to. The packet gets ignored then. A workaround will be available in 0.2.8.3, but right now, that means most people can't see their own servers. Come to the IRC channel (#armagetron on irc.freenode.org) and ask people there if they can see your server.		Probably, the answer is "Nothing is wrong". A bug in some routers or the NAT specifications (at least, that's how Z-Man sees this) causes the response to the server query packet used in the server browser to come from the LAN address of your server, not the public address it was sent to. The packet gets ignored then. A workaround will be available in 0.2.8.3, but right now, that means most people can't see their own servers. Come to the IRC channel (#armagetron on irc.freenode.org) and ask people there if they can see your server.

			==== I'm on a Mac and the server says something about "Language British English not found" and exits. What can I do? ====

			Read [[Mac_OS_X_Dedicated_Server]]. The app bundle doesn't run directly.

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	== Development Model ==		== Development Model ==

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	== Signing in (Authentication) ==		== Signing in (Authentication) ==

	A full <span class="plainlinks">[http://wilmette.patch.com/users/tyler-kochman/comments <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">Kochman Wilmette</span>]		A full guide with more options can be read here: [[Authentication_for_Players]]
	guide with more options can be read here: [[Authentication_for_Players]]

	=== How do I get an account I can use to log in? ===		=== How do I get an account I can use to log in? ===

EwanBull at 14:41, 15 October 2011

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	== Signing in (Authentication) ==		== Signing in (Authentication) ==

	A full guide with more options can be read here: [[Authentication_for_Players]]		A full <span class="plainlinks">[http://wilmette.patch.com/users/tyler-kochman/comments <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">Kochman Wilmette</span>]
			guide with more options can be read here: [[Authentication_for_Players]]

	=== How do I get an account I can use to log in? ===		=== How do I get an account I can use to log in? ===

Z-man: adding quick authentication FAQ

2011-10-10T20:32:19Z

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			== Signing in (Authentication) ==

			A full guide with more options can be read here: [[Authentication_for_Players]]

			=== How do I get an account I can use to log in? ===

			Get a forum account [http://forums3.armagetronad.net/ on the main forums]. Avoid fancy special characters in it. Your Global ID (GID) will then be "<your account name>@forums", without the quotes.

			=== Done! Now, how do I sign in? ===

			When on a server supporting authentication (almost all now), say "/login <your GID>". A prompt for your password will pop up shortly after, fill it in. No worries, it will be transmitted only as a cryptographic hash.

			=== Do I have to do that every time? ===

			No, there are several shortcuts. First, you can avoid typing your GID every time. In your player setup, there is a field rather at the bottom titled "Global ID". Put it in there. Then, you can authenticate either by just saying "/login" or via the "Authenticate" menu item in the ingame menu.

			=== That's still work! ===

			Oh, all right. If you want to be authenticated all the time, go to your player setup again and activate "Auto Login". Then the login prompt comes up every time.

			=== But I still need to enter my password every time? ===

			If you want to avoid typing your password every time, you need to instruct the client to store it for you. In the password entry dialog, there is a "Store Passwords" item, set that to "In memory" if you only want to be asked for your password once per session or "On disk" if you want it permanently stored in your user.cfg file. Obviously, the last option is risky: if someone gets hold of your user.cfg file, he can impersonate you.

	== Hosting a server ==		== Hosting a server ==

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	=== So are all game servers just clients where people pressed "Host Game"? ===		=== So are all game servers just clients where people pressed "Host Game"? ===

	No. This is where people get really confused, even to the point where they complain to server operators for doing exactly this thing. No, most, if not all, game servers available through the master server run a special version of the program that has no graphical display, and no player can play on directly. That is the server, commonly called a "dedicated server". You can run one too, if you like. Server ~~[http://thebeginnerslens.com/ iphone photography]~~ operators chose to run this instead of the regular game client because it has a number of modifications that make it work better as a regular server, just like a mail server or a web server. It is more convenient and makes for a more reliable game server to do so.		No. This is where people get really confused, even to the point where they complain to server operators for doing exactly this thing. No, most, if not all, game servers available through the master server run a special version of the program that has no graphical display, and no player can play on directly. That is the server, commonly called a "dedicated server". You can run one too, if you like. Server operators chose to run this instead of the regular game client because it has a number of modifications that make it work better as a regular server, just like a mail server or a web server. It is more convenient and makes for a more reliable game server to do so.

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MichaelRahman at 14:19, 1 October 2011

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	=== So are all game servers just clients where people pressed "Host Game"? ===		=== So are all game servers just clients where people pressed "Host Game"? ===

	No. This is where people get really confused, even to the point where they complain to server operators for doing exactly this thing. No, most, if not all, game servers available through the master server run a special version of the program that has no graphical display, and no player can play on directly. That is the server, commonly called a "dedicated server". You can run one too, if you like. Server operators chose to run this instead of the regular game client because it has a number of modifications that make it work better as a regular server, just like a mail server or a web server. It is more convenient and makes for a more reliable game server to do so.		No. This is where people get really confused, even to the point where they complain to server operators for doing exactly this thing. No, most, if not all, game servers available through the master server run a special version of the program that has no graphical display, and no player can play on directly. That is the server, commonly called a "dedicated server". You can run one too, if you like. Server [http://thebeginnerslens.com/ iphone photography] operators chose to run this instead of the regular game client because it has a number of modifications that make it work better as a regular server, just like a mail server or a web server. It is more convenient and makes for a more reliable game server to do so.

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	=== What is a client? What is a server? What's the difference? ===		=== What is a client? What is a server? What's the difference? ===

	Simply put, the game client is the program you run on your computer. The game server runs on somebody else's computer. The difference between the two is like the difference between, say, a lawyer and his client. The lawyer would be the server, the one who knows all about law and stuff. So the difference is just like in real life where the terms come from. The client requests a service from someone who serves. In our case, that service is a game that is served from a machine running a <span class="plainlinks">[http://thebeginnerslens.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">iphone photography</span>] program called a "server", but if you requested the same service from a person in a casino, you'd still be running a game client.		Simply put, the game client is the program you run on your computer. The game server runs on somebody else's computer. The difference between the two is like the difference between, say, a lawyer and his client. The lawyer would be the server, the one who knows all about law and stuff. So the difference is just like in real life where the terms come from. The client requests a service from someone who serves. In our case, that service is a game that is served from a machine running a program called a "server", but if you requested the same service from a person in a casino, you'd still be running a game client.

	=== My client can be a server, though, it says so right here. ===		=== My client can be a server, though, it says so right here. ===

ArronBoot at 12:16, 21 September 2011

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	=== What is a client? What is a server? What's the difference? ===		=== What is a client? What is a server? What's the difference? ===

	Simply put, the game client is the program you run on your computer. The game server runs on somebody else's computer. The difference between the two is like the difference between, say, a lawyer and his client. The lawyer would be the server, the one who knows all about law and stuff. So the difference is just like in real life where the terms come from. The client requests a service from someone who serves. In our case, that service is a game that is served from a machine running a program called a "server", but if you requested the same service from a person in a casino, you'd still be running a game client.		Simply put, the game client is the program you run on your computer. The game server runs on somebody else's computer. The difference between the two is like the difference between, say, a lawyer and his client. The lawyer would be the server, the one who knows all about law and stuff. So the difference is just like in real life where the terms come from. The client requests a service from someone who serves. In our case, that service is a game that is served from a machine running a <span class="plainlinks">[http://thebeginnerslens.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">iphone photography</span>] program called a "server", but if you requested the same service from a person in a casino, you'd still be running a game client.

	=== My client can be a server, though, it says so right here. ===		=== My client can be a server, though, it says so right here. ===