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How to Check if Twitch is Down: A Comprehensive Guide

If you're an avid Twitch user, you know how frustrating it can be when the platform experiences outages or other issues. Fortunately, there are several tools available that can help you determine if Twitch is down and when it is likely to be back up. The first place to check for Twitch outages is the official Twitch Support Twitter account at twitter.com/twitchsupport or status.twitch.com. Twitch Support regularly tweets about any issues affecting the platform, including outages and other technical problems. You can also check the Twitch subreddit at reddit.com/r/Twitch/new for user-submitted reports of issues.

In addition to these official resources, there are several third-party websites that track Twitch's status and provide real-time information about outages and other technical issues. One such site is twitchstatus.com, which offers information about Twitch's servers, ingest servers, and chat servers. This site is a great resource for Twitch users who want to stay up-to-date on the platform's status.

Another useful tool for checking Twitch's status is isitdownrightnow.com/twitch.tv.html. This site provides real-time information about Twitch's status, as well as a history of outages and other issues that have occurred in the past. 

By using these tools, you can stay informed about any issues affecting Twitch and take steps to mitigate any disruptions to your streaming or viewing experience. So next time Twitch seems to be down, don't panic - just consult one of these resources to get the information you need.

Twitch App for mobile phones, ipad, tablets and more.

Watch Twitch.tv from your mobile, ipad and tablets via the Twitch app for iOS and Android. Use the following links below to download the app to your iOS or Android enabled device.

Features of the Twitch App

• Browse channels by game directory
• Search by channel, people, games 
• Full chat functionality
• Watch VODs, broadcasts and highlights
• Apple Airplay compatibility for iOS
• Android - Chromecast support
• Video quality setting 

App Details / Requirements

iOS
Compatibility: Requires iOS 11.4 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV.
Size: 16.3 MB

Android
Compatibility: Varies by device
Size: Varies by device

Download the Twitch App

   

Please note the following:

This app is age rated for 17+ as noted on the apple app store. It is listed as free but has in-app purchases such as sub tokens and bits.

It supports the following languages: English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Text to speech chat reader

How to get your very own text to speech chat room reader for Twitch.tv!

First step is to download mIRC and get it all setup for your channel.  Instructions on how to get mIRC working with twitch can be found in a previous post.

Next inside the mIRC client there is a section for speech under sounds.

• Go to Tools, then options ( shortcut key is alt-o )
• Then under Sound has a speech section, click on that.
• Press Enable speech
• Once that is on, anything in chat should be read back by the tts.

Other options to consider when using the text to speech on twitch.tv.

In the same speech options screen, there is a button called Lexicon. You can use lexicon to filter words to prevent people from trolling the tts. I personally use it to counter troll, so when people type a bad word, instead of saying the bad word it says something funny.

Other things you can also do to prevent spam is to use the ignore command inside mIRC.  If someone posted up a wall of text spam, just go back to the Enable Speech and uncheck it, it will stop the tts, then you can just restart it back up.

Keep in mind, if you plan to use TTS alot, you should consider making a different twitch account for the mIRC and not use your own main twitch username so you can ignore the tts user and not yourself.

Thanks for reading, if you have any questions or comments fill free to address them here in the comments section!

Setting up mIRC

Guide on how to setup mIRC to work with Twitch IRC chat service.

 Step 1.

•  Download and install mIRC

 Step 2.

• Launch the program
• Click on Tools, then Options
• On the side menu click on Connect
• Enter your twitch username in lowercase for Nickname

 Step 3.

• In mIRC Options, click servers
• Delete all the folders, entries that are listed by default
• Once the IRC Server list is clear, click ADD
• For Description enter: Twitch
• For IRC Server enter: irc.chat.twitch.tv
• For Ports enter: 80
• Leave Group blank
• For Password you need OAuth Token, use TwitchApp to generate it or the Twitch API
• Press OK 

Step 4.

• In mIRC Options, click Connect
• Under that is Options, click on that
• Then click on Perform Button
• Check the box that says Enable perform on connect
• Add in the following inside the text box: raw CAP REQ :twitch.tv/membership
• Then press OK, then again OK to leave Options window.

 

Step 5.

• Click on Favorites in the menu bar
• Then go to Organize Favorites
• If this has a list of favorites already populated, delete all of them
• Once you clear the list, press Add
• Enter the channel you wish to connect, for example I want to join my channels irc, so I will enter #daopa in the channel text box, then press option to Join on connect.
• Add whatever channels you use to join, with option to auto connect if you prefer it to join like that.

Additional Server Settings (if above settings do not work)

• Server: irc.chat.twitch.tv
  Ports: 80, 6667
  SSL ports: 443, 6697
• Server: irc-ws.chat.twitch.tv
  Port: 80
  SSL port: 443

Dark Souls 3 launch, special access weirdness

So Dark Souls 3 has official launched in Japan, but the NA version hasn't shipped yet. Bamco has also sent out codes for Dark Souls 3 (NA - English versions) to the media, a handful of selected streamers and youtubers.

Here is what the Twitch Directory for Dark Souls 3 looks like on day two since launch in japan.


As you can tell there is a huge amount of streamers, streaming the game. At first glance you would assume the game is out globally which will lead people into getting confused. Many streamers appear to have purchased the JAP version in order to stream it as early as possible.

Furthermore who is selecting the group of Twitch streamers to get first access to the NA version of the game? What is the baseline for the selection of these casters over others? It seems like there is a insider group of casters who always seem to get this special treatment. This is one ongoing case where I would hope Twitch becomes more transparent. They should list who is in this special group and what are the requirements to be listed in the group.

Chatty settings for AWS

How to configure chatty to connect to the new aws irc server system being implemented.

Step 1:

• Click main from the top menu, then settings, then select advanced.

Step 2:

• Change Server to irc.chat.twitch.tv
• Port to 80

Additional Server Settings (if above settings do not work)

• Server: irc.chat.twitch.tv
  Ports: 80, 6667
  SSL ports: 443, 6697
• Server: irc-ws.chat.twitch.tv
  Port: 80
  SSL port: 443

How to check to see if your channel's irc has been migrated to the new chat server system?

Go to the following URL:  http://tmi.twitch.tv/servers?channel=NAME

Replace "Name" with your own channel, if it says aws then your on the new system, if it says main, that is the old system.

Media / Special access for Pre-Division Launch

Division launch is one day away, and today on Twitch all the streamers with special access are showcasing the game.

Here is a screenshot of the directory and who is streaming the game currently.

Now I can understand large youtubers, media companies and other special interest getting access.  But if you notice on the list, there is a bunch of Twitch only types that have access.  Other then Swiftor who was on the promo email, how do all these other casters get on the roster?

This is something that I have been wondering for a while now.  I get the feeling there is a special list that Twitch has to provide special perks when they get them from gaming companies to these casters.  It seems the same group keeps getting the perks while others are left out. BTW if your a fan of this game then check out my The Division guides site!