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Trackmania Nations release today!

If it has starforce I can't see it.

BTW guys, I think I'm going to recreate the server with a pass now, because the server filled up too fast.


Password: poof
 
TekunoRobby said:
So help me god people if this video doesn't convince you that this is a worthy download then there's no hope for you. It's free, its a cool rollercoaster/racing/platforming hybrid, sports some nice crisp graphics, and its very fun to play. What else to do you need?

I'm gonna hit you up now Tre.
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Sorry, all the StarForce talk is spooking me out. My PC is my temple.

Besides, knowing you -- you'll be done playing it within the next hour.
 
My game crashed due to some Max error. Well anyways thanks for the games, those were fun.

EDIT: Yes the game has StarForce, version 3.07 to be exact.
 
Those were some good races guys. My modem crapped out, but I need to do some stuff anyway. Let's play again sometime. Tre's Impossible Races Version 4.
 
Teknopathetic said:
Those were some good races guys. My modem crapped out, but I need to do some stuff anyway. Let's play again sometime. Tre's Impossible Races Version 4.
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Yeh, thx for the server; was fun! *offtocreatesomemapsforGAFchallenge2006v1*
 
What exactly does StarForce do and why is it so bad? I had the Trackmania Sunrise demo before and that seemed to work ok.

I'm downloading now, I'll start playing later this afternoon.
 
Yeah, was pretty fun while it lasted :)



Then I went on some Pro maps servers... :|

Those are fucking impossible man!! There was this German guy totally schooling every single one of us (we'd do 3 minutes before finally finishing a map, he'd be getting 4 new records in that same period of time)

How he did it?! Using a 360 controller according to him... Now where can I borrow one?! :D:D:D
 
SnowWolf said:
What exactly does StarForce do and why is it so bad? I had the Trackmania Sunrise demo before and that seemed to work ok.
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It's a (quite effective) copy protection system, that is often alleged to cause severe stability problems. There has even been some claims of it breaking actual hardware, ie. dvd-drives.

I've never had any problems with it myself, but more to the point, here's some statistics from Ubisoft (via the developer of Heroes of Might and Magic):

Ubisoft said:
The number of reported problems totals 0,3% of sold copies... What can be considered real troubles are system crashes, or driver problems, or hardware problems. This is around 10% of reports. So that's about one player in ten thousands. I think this is a level consistent with ANY windows application. Ok but what happens beyond a problem report ? More than 95% of these problems have been solved with the help of Starforce or Ubisoft support people.
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Holy shit, I was playing this game online for about an hour, the gameplay is really improved an awesome, the hotseat mode is very fun and the 90tracks for the solo mode are great too, it's incredible that this game it's done with such care knowing that is free.

Awesome work Nadeo, fcking awesome.
 
"Holy shit, I was playing this game online for about an hour, the gameplay is really improved an awesome, the hotseat mode is very fun and the 90tracks for the solo mode are great too, it's incredible that this game it's done with such care knowing that is free.

Awesome work Nadeo, fcking awesome."

Well said. Fantastic release.
 
Spotted these awesome screens from another forum. Someone has a good eye for pics:

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The rest:

http://webpages.charter.net/tork64/TmNationsESWC 2006-01-27 10-56-31-35.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/tork64/TmNationsESWC 2006-01-27 10-54-08-28.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/tork64/TmNationsESWC 2006-01-27 10-53-11-92.jpg
 
The game is awesome

great matches there, Tre`...thanks for the server

I'll be on to play some of this tonight probably around 10:45 - 11:00pm EST

StarForce isn't a royal pain in the arse anymore either...I mean...it's there (if that bugs ya) but it's stable, for me at least :b
 
Yes, yes, yes.

I've been waiting.

Hopefully I'll be able to get on some servers despite the campus connection, but I'm doubting it.

And if you're afraid if getting this because of Starforce, just do it. You can remove it if things go wrong.
 
I've had the trackmania series installed on 3 of my machines, as well as friends who have the games. Never have I or they had anything fuck up. Don't believe all that starforce myth bullshit, its completely over-exagerated. If however you do have any problems (which is pretty fucking doubtful in my eyes) then there are always removal tools.
 
Well, I had fun, but it was laggy as fuck. I could only establish a TCP connection, not UDP. Huzzah campus~~

Also, I was getting invalid times all over. I would just be racing, and my clock would turn red, and I'd have to restart for a shot at a valid time. Sucks, but I think I was lucky to be able to connect at all.

I'll have to do some LAN play.
 
Something is really wrong w. my PC. 47fps is the highest I get. lol!
 
Gek54 said:
I knoticed Goreomedy getting skilled by gek himself.

Which server are you guys on?
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Oh no you didn't!

I noticed you were within just a few ranks of me almost every round. And we were both in the high teens most of the time. If there's a "bitchslapped by competition" trophy to hand out, make sure both our names are on it. :)

Fun game. The maps are a bit... too crazy. User created have not been tested enough. But it's still a blast trying the impossible.
 
Teknopathetic said:
Quellex is nuts.

Dacoco: Do you have Shader Model 3.0 enabled? Also, do you have V-sync enabled?
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Don't think so. This was based off of the benchmark util. I haven't actually run the game proper yet.

Specs:


P4 3.2 HT
1GB PC3200
9800 Pro 128
 
General rule for having smoother running TrackMania games is to disable shadows and lower the shader quality.

By the way, I'm "DnD SlamDunk" in the game.
 
Am I crazy, or did they deactivate some of the higher-end graphic options for ATI users? Motion blur works fine in Sunrise on my 9800 Pro, but nothing here... Maybe it's just some wierd bug or something, I'll mess with it later.
 
"SM3's a significant hit. Going by estimates, I hover around 30 with it and roughly 60 running SM2."

I'm about the same on my 6600GT.

BTW, something's weird with the benchmarking deal, it didn't seem to use the changes I made to settings.
 
Ah that was you :]
yeah ggs I noticed halfway through that my controlscheme that I used since day 1 in TM doesnt work so well for Nations. I'm training the new one now and I will return! ;>

Create some Maps, guys. Playtime around < 1 minute I'd say. For GAF cup!
 
That wasn't a pleasant experience. I only managed one second place with me languishing at the back for the majority of the other tracks we raced.

Keyboard control sucks!
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