Event Mode


Event mode sets the server in its maximum performance mode, it is designed for large quantities of users in a single channel.

Special conditions while in Special Event Mode:

Commands:

/specialevent - Puts the server into event mode.
/eventopen - Opens the event.
/eventclose - Closes the event.

Recommended Procedure

  1. Configure the server so that clients other than your host can’t connect.

    1. Go into the control panel and edit the client definition panel
    2. Edit the Default Definition
    3. Place your host name in the from filed
    4. Close the window

  2. Ensure all other event moderators and interviewees match client definitions with non-wildcard ("*") hostnames. This is to ensure that they are visible.

  3. Start the server.

  4. Make yourself an administrator

  5. /join #event

  6. /mode #event +m (see mode(channel) command reference for information regarding moderated channels)

  7. /specialevent

  8. /eventopen

  9. Change your config Default Client Definition to allow all domains in

Run the event, when you are through and want to return the server to normal operation use the /eventclose command. It is recomended that you actually restart the server after a very large event.


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