Description: It acts as a mediator between bzflag and IRC, where it links bzflag conversations on a server with IRC chatter. The plugin joins as an IRC bot and sits in a channel, passing every PRIVMSG in IRC on to the bzflag server and every bzflag message onto the channel. This makes it easier for server owners to watch what people are saying on their server and comment from IRC. Another way it can be used is for people on IRC who want to chat with bzflag players, and are too lazy, or cannot start their client and join in for various reasons

In IRC, the callsigns of the players who speak are shown with color that reflect their team color.
Min Version: dunno.. it was only tested on 2.0.4
Files: Windows dll with config only, still trying to find time to port it to *nix, and the source will be released as soon as I clean it up

Relay.zip contains config.txt and Relay.dll
config.txt is where you can config the irc server it goes to and the channel it joins, and also the bot's nick.
have fun.
-- Maybe this plugin could branch off into another one that allows someone to admin their server from IRC... hmm... or even add an option to enable or disable it from bzflag.
EDIT:
v 0.80 - 10/2/05
Changes:
* made the bot not display bzflag list server "pings"
* made the bot not show "bzadminping"
* removed a lib that was linked in, but was unnecessary
EDIT:
v 0.81 - 10/2/05
Changes:
* fixed a color mess-up
Other:
* "un-uglifying" the code.. it will be released soon
EDIT:
v 0.82 - 10/06/05
Changes:
* Source code for *nix released - nothing much changed, just pthread and *nix sockets
* win32 source code for VC++ released
Other:
* Ported the code to *nix: Find a way to compile it yourself


* support for multiple irc channels?
EDIT:
v 0.83 - 10/20/05
Changes:
* add checking for return of NULL for that pointer...
EDIT:
v 0.85 - 4/23/06
Changes:
* It has been a long time since I touched bzflag. I have just compiled the plugin with new library that comes with 2.0.6. Nothing else is changed.
* TO USERS WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS:
1. don't change the line on which the text is on. i.e. 127.0.0.1 used to be on line 7, now it's on line 8 (leave it on line 7). Just simply change the text, don't add or take out anything else
2. The IRC server line in the config takes in IP address only, not urls. (use something like 216.165.191.52 not irc.freenode.net)
get it below