Spring RTS Engine

Hi gang, I just managed to get a multiplayer LAN game working between two computers via direct cable by running the TAServer.jar (since we're both using Linux) and manipulating the configuration file for Spring Lobby to read that the host server be the I.P. address of the hosting computer in our network. It worked!! Quite mouthwatering really.

The problem lies with the third computer that we wish to hook up. Even though we're using a router, the third computer (an ACER computer, by the way, but using the same O.S.) is refusing to log in to the host. For him, Spring Lobby attempts to connect, then disconnects with the error message "CPU field shoud be an integer" upon the chat screen.

What's wrong here? According to him, he installed the necessary JAVA apps correctly but I'm beginning to have my doubts. Then again, TAServer.jar seemed to work fine on his computer; it even detected our attempts to log into his computer when we made his com the host (through the manipulation of the configuration file as well). Yet when we try to login to him, we get nada, zippo.

Help please! We've been hard at work to get a LAN game running on Linux.

It would appear that SpringLobby is failing to parse the cpu info correctly and sending tasserver information that it's rejecting (due to it not being an integer of mhz).

So, do you think I should switch to a different lobby client, such as Aflobby? Aflobby is problematic to acquire for me since apparently the main website was attacked and lost all of its latest files. At least that's what I read at the downloads section.

Couldn't you just get the latest version of springlobby?

LordMatt wrote:Couldn't you just get the latest version of springlobby?

What's the latest version number? I think we may be using it.

http://www.springlobby.info/tarballs/?C=N;O=D

EDIT: btw, there is no config file hacking needed, just write the ip address in the server address field in the connect dialog, it will also get autosaved after successful connection

AFLobby was erased with all the other files however I have plenty of copies here. I chose not to re-upload aflobby and to instead continue developing for the next release.

Thanks everyone. I'll try out the new version of SpringLobby although I believe I have tried Brain Damage's suggestion before (the field just didn't allow for me to do this). Were you referring to AFlobby? I know that works.

TheThinker wrote:Thanks everyone. I'll try out the new version of SpringLobby although I believe I have tried Brain Damage's suggestion before (the field just didn't allow for me to do this). Were you referring to AFlobby? I know that works.

no, i was talking about SpringLobby. and if your lobby misses such feature it must a very old version

Thanks Brain Damage. The newest version of Spring Lobby works well and allows me to do what you suggested.

So far, not so good. My brother just doesn't seem to have the heart to get the connection working. All it takes is just experimenting with different versions of Spring lobby, etc, yet he doesn't want to play it seems. His loss. :/