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Welcome to Pesterchum 3.14 alpha!
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This software is currently in alpha testing. That means there will
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probably be a lot of bugs!! Here's some tips to help you get started:
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- You can import your old Pesterchum contacts by going to
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CLIENT->IMPORT and opening your pesterchum.cfg file. This is usually
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in the 2.5 base directory or in Tinychum's data folder.
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- The Trollian theme can be confusing if you haven't used the program
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already! Some hints: moods are set by clicking the timelines, and you
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can add chums by clicking "Chumproll." Moods correspond to the troll
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that would most likely exhibit them.
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- Right-click is your friend! There are useful right clicks
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options on the chumroll, by clicking the chumhandle in a conversation,
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online userlist, or the list of memo browsers.
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Cool features:
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- Importing from old PC. It can already do your chumlist, soon it will
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import your quirks from 2.5 and TC as well!
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- Profile switching. Instantly switch profiles, loading your color and
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quirks with it.
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- Theme switching and creation. So far this comes with a few official
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themes! But you can also make your own: just make a new directory in
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the themes folder with the proper images and style.js file. The
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style.js file will be documented soon, but feel free to poke at it.
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- Memos. Memos that are a lot more like the ones in the comic and
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allow you to appear at multiple different times in one chat.
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- Quirks: Prefix, suffix, simple replace, regexp replace (like in
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2.5), random replacement, and an auto-mispeller :P
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- Block/user list
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- Add/block chums directly from a conversation, the userlist, or memo
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userlist.
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- Logging. Logs are output in bbcode (for easy forum posting), html,
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and plain text.
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- Idling. You can set yourself idle manually, and the computer will
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set it for you after 10 minutes.
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- Improved /me. Any letters immediately following /me will be
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processed correctly. e.g. /me'd rather be fishing -> -- ghostDunk'd
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[GD'D] rather be fishing --
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- Hyperlinks! Now if someone types http://whatever it will turn into a
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link you can just click and follow. No more copy/paste.
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- Memo links. Link your friends to your memos.
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- Smilies. We've added about 30-40 smilies from the forums. There is a
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list later on in this readme.
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MEMOS
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One of the most interesting features to make was the memos, and make
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them as close to the comic as I could without actually inventing time
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travel. So here is the TIME TUTORIAL:
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Joining: When you go CLIENT->MEMOS, you'll see a list of memos pop up
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-- those are memos people already have open. To join one, just
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highlight one of them. If you want to make a new memo, just type it in
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the input. If you'd like to make it secret, so that it doesn't appear
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in the list, check "HIDDEN CHANNEL". Then, choose what timeframe you
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want to appear to be in. So if you wanted to be in the future, you
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could move the slider to the right. You can also enter the time
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manually. Then hit JOIN.
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Explaining time: Time in memos, unlike Homestuck, will not be relative
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to your position. That is, if you choose 4:13 in the future, you will
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not see someone who has set their time as "current" (or "0") in the
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past: you will see them as "current" and yourself as "future." This is
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because we do not have time travel! Memo time setting is basically an
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RP mechanic: you are pretending to be from the future! It will also
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help keep everyone straight: everyone will see the same thing!
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The time slider: The slider shows your current position in the time
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stream. If you want to change your time frame, simply move the slider
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(or type a time in) and hit GO. This will open a new time frame, and
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the next time you type a message, the memo will show that you've
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responded to it in that time frame. You can now switch between your
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time frames simply by clicking the arrows in the right hand
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corner. (THIS COMES IN HANDY IF YOU WANT TO ARGUE WITH YOURSELF.) You
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can have any number of open time frames, and the program will number
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them in the order in which you open them (like in the comic). You can
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have one of your time frames cease responding to the memo by hitting
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"CLOSE." If you open that time frame again, the program will remember
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the number it originally gave it. If you want to be mysteeeeeeeerious,
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you can type in "?" and you will appear as ???.
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The memo viewer list: To the right is a list of people currently
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browsing the memo. A shade icon next to their name means they are the
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"operator" of the memo: meaning they can kick ("ban") people from the
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memo and make other people operators as well. A "ban" is not permanent
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(like in the comic), and the program will ask if you want to reconnect
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to the memo. You kick and op people by right clicking their name in
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the window. You can also add them to your chumroll!
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Inviting people to your memo: You can link to a memo by simply typing
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"#nameofmemo" in any conversation or memo window. So you can say:
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CG: NOW YOU, ME, AND EGBERT NEED TO HAVE A CHAT.
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CG: CLICK IT.
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CG: #FRUITYRUMPUSASSHOLEFACTORY
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and it will appear as a link that you can click, which will open the
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memo chooser window.
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SMILIES
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Here's a list of smilies:
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:rancorous:
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:apple:
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:bathearst:
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:cathearst:
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:woeful:
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:pleasant:
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:blueghost:
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:slimer:
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:candycorn:
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:cheer:
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:duhjohn:
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:datrump:
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:facepalm:
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:bonk:
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:mspa:
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:gun:
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:cal:
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:amazedfirman:
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:amazed:
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:chummy:
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:cool:
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:smooth:
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:distraughtfirman
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:distraught:
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:insolent:
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:bemused:
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:3:
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:mystified:
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:pranky:
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:tense:
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:record:
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:squiddle:
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:tab:
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:beetip:
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:flipout:
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:befuddled:
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:pumpkin:
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:trollcool:
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