Connecting to Mafia
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Connecting via Flash Client
The Flash Client is an easy and very simple method to play mafia. All you need is an internet browser, such as Firefox, and Flash Player. Click Here for the flash client home page.
Connecting via IRC
Connecting to mafia via IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is simple. Using an IRC client capable of DCC Chat (see table below), you will need to connect to the IRCHIGHWAY network. This can usually be done by typing /server irc.rizon.net in the chat box (also known as the editbox) of the IRC client. Refer to your client's help documentation on connecting to a network if this does not work.
Once connected to the RIZON network, simply type /msg Narrator !entermafia. Alternatively you can type /join #channel where #channel is any IRC channel in which Narrator is located. Once in a channel with Narrator simply type !entermafia. You will be prompted with a dialog requesting a DCC Chat connection with the mafia bot; click Accept and you're good to go.
You can also connect to mafia from any channel where the Narrator bot is, or via private message to it.
| Client | CTCP | DCC Chat | UTF-8 | Logging | mIRC colour codes | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X | Version Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.9.86 |
| ClicksAndWhistles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2.7.12 |
| Colloquy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 2.3 (4617) |
| HydraIRC | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 0.3.165 |
| IceChat | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No | 7.63 Build 20080417 |
| KVIrc | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.4.2 'Shiny' |
| mIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 6.35 |
| PJIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.2.0 |
| Visual IRC | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2.0pl2 |
| XChat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2.8.7f |
| Client | CTCP | DCC Chat | UTF-8 | Logging | mIRC colour codes | Windows | Linux | Mac OS X | Version Tested |
Scripts to automate connection
Many IRC clients have scripting support which allow for the creation of your own custom commands. As such, it is possible to create a command that automatically connects you to mafia without having to connect to the Rizon network.
mIRC
Type the following into the editbox:
/alias mafia msg $me $chr(1) $+ DCC CHAT chat 2954879074 52461 $+ $chr(1)
You will only need to do this once. From now on, if you type "/mafia", you will be connected.
Connecting via Terminal
Mafia can be accessed through a terminal TCP socket (preferrably raw, but telnet should also work). This is the most basic way to access Mafia and can be used from a great variety of platforms and devices. To connect, use:
- Server: mafia.myshelter.net
- Port: 52461
If your terminal support ANSI control sequences (also known as escape sequences) - and most terminals do - you can now have colors in Mafia accessed via Terminal by using:
- !tty on
You will have to use this command every time you connect, preferrably immediately after connecting, to enable terminal compatible-colors.
PuTTY (or other terminal client) setup instructions
For PuTTY running on Microsoft Windows, merge this file to the registry after installing PuTTY to automatically set things up (you won't have to follow the instructions below).
Recommended settings for your terminal client are white background and black text by default, replacing dark yellow with ANSI.SYS orange (as in MSDOS and mIRC) and using real bold. On PuTTY, the terminal client we recommend, you can use the following instructions to set everything up properly. If you use a different terminal client, however, you should be able to do everything in a similar manner.
- Window > Appearance: Adjust the font settings to your liking - 12pt or higher is recommended for better readability if you're on a high resolution screen.
- Window > Translation: Set the received data set to UTF-8.
- Window > Colours: Set the default foreground to 0,0,0 ; default background to 255,255,255 ; ANSI yellow to 252,127,0 ; make sure Allow terminal to specify ANSI colors is TICKED and Bolded text is a different color is NOT TICKED.
- Session: Enter the hostname and port and set the connection type to raw. In the saved sessions, type "Mafia game" and press SAVE. From now on, you can connect simply by double-clicking "Mafia game".
