Can't update server, online play disabled

[onlineguy2000]

I'm running a new installation of Elementary OS, which I believe is built upon Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I have installed Springlobby from the ppa:spring/ppa repository, and I have installed libsdl2-2.0-0.

Whenever I open Spring Lobby, I am immediately greeted with a message that says:

No compatible Spring version has been installed, this server requires version: 100
Your current installed versions are: 98
Online play is currently disabled

My goal is to be able to play Balanced Annihilation with my friends online.

How do I resolve this problem, enable online play, and play Balanced Annihilation with my friends?

Thank you for any advice.

[Silentwings]

Please copy/paste the output of SpringLobby -> Help -> System Info.

[onlineguy2000]

Thanks for responding. Here is the system info:

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SpringLobby/)
	WX: yes POSIX: yes TRY: yes
CurrentUsedDataDir (/home/dave/.config/spring)
	WX: yes POSIX: yes TRY: yes
ExecutableFolder (/usr/games)
	WX: no POSIX: no TRY: no
Global config: /etc/default/springlobby.conf (missing  )
Local config: /home/dave/.springlobby/springlobby.conf ( writable)
Portable mode: no
Version 0.169 wxWidgets 2.8.12 on Linux
cl: springlobby 

[Silentwings]

The current version of SL is 0.243 (I think), meaning you and the Ubuntu ppa are 74 versions behind. Update your lobby and try again.

[8611z]

The current version of SL is 0.243 (I think), meaning you and the Ubuntu ppa are 74 versions behind. Update your lobby and try again.

version 0.169 is from 2013 or so. (it predates the forum thread and changelog)
Seems that ubuntu packages is not maintained anymore..there is also some forum posts that suggest that this version can not update.

Maybe try this: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/ge ... pringlobby No idea if it works but looks to be 0.243 at least

[TurBoss]

playdeb has a up to date version

http://www.playdeb.net/game/SpringLobby

[onlineguy2000]

Thank you for the links. I went to http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/ge ... pringlobby, downloaded and installed a DEB file from there, and now Spring Lobby opens without any errors or messages.

However, don't seem to have any option to start a game of Balanced Annihilation, whether in single player or multi player mode.

How to I make Balanced Annihilation available as an option?

[Silentwings]

Join a battleroom hosting Balanced Annihilation - or any other game - and the game will automatically download. (https://springrts.com/wiki/Read_Me_First). Then you'll be able to host it yourself.

[8611z]

However, don't seem to have any option to start a game of Balanced Annihilation, whether in single player or multi player mode.
How to I make Balanced Annihilation available as an option?

A simple question with no simple answer.
The lobby downloads all game-files when you join a room, but does at start not contain any game content.
For playing in public rooms that works good, files get downloaded as you need them.

But if you want host your own room with friends (or play singleplayer) then there is the problem that you have no playable content, yet. The BA game is easy to get: Join any BA room and it will download. No need to play, just initiate the download.
But without maps the game is useless, and realistically you want not only one map but some selection.
By playing online over time some collection will build up, but takes a while.
There is no better solution programmed yet, so all ways to do this are bit strange.

a) You go to springfiles.com and download maps manually, they go to into the maps\ folder.
This seems good at first, but I think there is the problem of fiddling around with files. As new player the chance who just picks random maps the risk is real that you'd download bad/broken/unfun maps.
b) That kinda raises the question if there is some sort of mappack. From time to time some people create a huge (20+ GB) archive and put it on torrent. But that is totally impractical. So the answer is: no.
Those two ways just for sake of completeness, I do not recommend either.

c) You go to an empty host (room) and type into chat:
!map
!map
!map
That makes it change to map to a new random map, which gets downloaded. Repeat until you have some nice amount.
As stupid as it sounds, it works.
The advantages are: No manual fiddling with files and the host can hopefully be trusted to only feature good maps.

d) You and friends go to a public room and lock it.
That way you can use the maps from that host and everything will download automatically. The only problem is maybe to keep unwanted guests out.
Luckily, on some hosts you can lock the room.
For example on host "[ACE]Pirateur"
When you join it it shows this message:

* [ACE]Pirateur * Tip2 « !lock » / « !unlock » for private games.

So all friends must join, (quickly, before unwanted people leak in ) and then type !lock into chat.
Then you just play.

[onlineguy2000]

Thank you for the replies. Joining an ongoing game on a server caused the game to get downloaded.

Definitely not the easiest system in the world to set up, but it looks like I'm good to go.

Thank you everyone for the help.