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Getting help on BZFlag is rather easy. There are a number of places to get help
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==IRC Chat Room==
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The BZFlag communities [[BZFlag on IRC|make heavy use of IRC]] for communication and collaboration.
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The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
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Common channels include:
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* #bzflag
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* #bzchat
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A web interface is provided to these channels at http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/
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Please see [[BZFlag on IRC]] for more info.
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==Web Forums==
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BZFlag maintains a set of [[BZFlag Forums|official forums]], located at http://my.BZFlag.org/bb/
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An older set of forums, now mostly unused, is located on SourceForge:
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*http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=3248 - main page
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*http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9554 - help forum
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==Mailing Lists==
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There are a number of BZFlag mailing lists. The best one for support questions is bzflag-user. Archives and subscription information can be found on the SourceForge BZFlag project mailing list page at http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=3248
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==Common Support Issues==
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The [[Common Support Issues]] page lists a number of the common problems with the game, and their resolutions.
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==Documentation==
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The game is documented via a series of manual pages ( or man pages ).
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On Linux and other Unix like operating systems they are installed by default and can be accessed by using the '''man''' command and one of the following pages.
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*bzflag
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*bzfs
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*bzadmin
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*bzw
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On Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX the manual pages are in HTML format. They are installed in the start menu for Windows, or in the extras folder on the install DMG for OSX.
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The man pages are also available online in HTML format:
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NOTE: As of June 2007 there is a problem with the man page conversion to HTML and the web manuals are NOT CORRECT! Use the man pages from source, or
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Corrected versions are being made, and will be posted on this wiki.
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*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzflag.6.in bzflag]
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*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzadmin.6.in bzadmin]
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*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzfs.6.in bzfs]
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*[http://my.bzflag.org/bzfman.cgi?bzw.5.in bzw]
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==Further Support==
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If any of these methods don't provide a resolution to a problem, the project maintains a support tracking system on SourceForge. New tickets can be opened at this URL:
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http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=3248&atid=203248
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==See also==
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[[BZFlag on IRC]]
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[[BZFlag Forums]]
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[[Common Support Issues]]
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==External links==
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[http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi BZFlag Web IRC gateway]
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[[Category:Support]]
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