Terulia Relay Chat video tutorial in Tutorials & Snippets

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Mar 21 2011, 12:52 pm (Edited on Mar 21 2011, 1:57 pm)
This is a simple how-to video for Terulia Relay Chat which describes situations where TRC is useful, shows how to "install" the TRC library, and walks you through activating a TRC account.



BYOND member post with more information
the TRC library hub page
the Terulia Forum Service

If you have any comments or questions, feel free to post them.
#1 Mar 21 2011, 2:15 pm
muy caliente
#2 Mar 21 2011, 2:37 pm
This is a really cool service and I encourage everyone to try it out. Linking games together via chat is a great way to get players to try new things.
#3 Mar 21 2011, 4:34 pm
Sounds almost exactly like what Iain tried to do with Artemis. Good to see someone going all the way with the idea. I hope it catches on.
#4 Mar 22 2011, 3:11 pm
ME LIKEY
#5 Mar 23 2011, 5:48 am
After talking with IainPeregrine and discussing his concerns regarding TRC in general, I made some changes that in some ways invalidate this video. =) As he put it, a casual player is unlikely to activate a TRC account or subscribe if he doesn't already know anything about TRC and doesn't see any activity upfront. My solution to this is automatic activation/subscription.

TRC now recognizes users as soon as they log into games and automatically activates their account.
Also, developers have the option of specifying a "default channel", thereby auto-subscribing anyone who logs into their game(s).
As a developer, you choose which channel is your default channel.

As a user, getting started using TRC has gone from being easy to completely automated, going from two steps ("/activate" and "/subscribe [channel]") to zero steps (automatic activation & subscription). The moment you log into a TRC-linked game, you can begin talking on the game's default channel.
#6 Mar 30 2011, 3:04 pm
Spectacular!