Help

There are lots of ways to get help with BZFlag! Many of these are also useful if you want to help contribute to the game in some way.

New to the game and want to get started quickly? Check out our Quick Start Guide!

BZFlag has the following IRC channels on Freenode (irc.freenode.net):

• #BZFlag (development and support) - Launch Web IRC Client
• #BZFlag-chat (general player talk) - Launch Web IRC Client

BZFlag hosts a forum for registered users. This also serves as a player registration system for the game.

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.

The Common Support Issues page lists a number of the common problems with the game, and their resolutions.

The game is documented via a series of manual pages (or man pages).

On Microsoft Windows the manual pages are in HTML format, and are available from the start menu.

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:

• bzflag
• bzfs
• bzadmin
• bzw

If none of these methods provide a resolution to your problem, the project maintains a support tracking system on SourceForge where a ticket can be opened.