These were the sort of tips that were missing 10 years ago when I started playing TM. Back then you learned by spectating online better players than you. Great job with this vid Wirtual!
Yes, Ive been playing for 5years and I have never understood how to play when gearing, especially on dirt. Everyone always talked about it, but no information.
@@mitchd2214 Same for me, played since like TM NF launch, but never really understood this gearing on dirt thing. I mean I knew kind off how it works, but was never able to do it.
I started playing in 2008 and there were already detailed guides online with pictures and short videos to show different types of drifts and other techs (grass zigzag, adherence tricks like doing a S trajectory on a S-shaped drop down or the trick to drop optimally on an inclined booster at map start, etc..). But you learn much much more from competing against replays on lots of maps while wr hunting.
Something worth noting when you talked about gear-shifting: The lights on the back of the car - the ones that also work as tail-lights - actually indicate which gear you're in as well.
it took me several years to learn that the treshold for standard drifts (as opposed to neo slides) is specifically when you reach the third gear, regardless of speed. that avoids lots of missteps whenever you decide the time to start drifting.
@@IroAppe a regular drift is basically explained in the video - if you have enough momentum and are in a gear where the grip on the ground is slightly weaker, and you brake, you slide in the asphalt to get a better angle in tight curves and turns - while a neo slide aims to emulate a drift at much lower speeds, where the grip is too much to be as simple as braking like in the regular drift. i mentioned this because even experienced players often have issues with those manouvers, and often end up doing "noslides", where the car just slows down while turning when braking. the main reason for that, is while in most of the history of the franchise the interfaces and visual feedback used to be a lot more minimalist and straightforward, the games also had an accessibility issue, where vital information is often shown in only one way, like the acceleration and gear changes in Trackmania Nations Forever and Trackmania 2: Stadium only being perceived in the sound effects but with no visual feedback. in a sidenote, if you're interested in how accessibility can be improved in these aspects in other ways, check this video on Gamemaker's Toolkit ^^ ua-cam.com/video/4NGe4dzlukc/v-deo.html it is a bit offtopic but still relevant somewhat
I mean... Years are made up of months, which are made up of weeks, which are made up of days, which are made up of hours, so... He's not wrong either way?
For those wondering about how to manage ice, here's what I've learned: - Always pointing your entire car towards the place where you want to go for gradual turns can help. So for a gradual 45 degree turn, point your car 45 degrees at the start of the turn and maintain it. - Never steer anywhere at the very start of a race on ice. After that, do very gentle adjustments. - Make very smooth adjustments with analog controls rather than sudden taps of harsher tire movement. - The more steering and adjustments you make the slower you will go. - For a right quarterpipe bank pretend you are a bobsled. Line up with the left side first and keep your car pointed parallel with the center line of the road. Your car should line up in the red marked area of the bank for maximum speed. If you are able to line up your car perfectly without any bobbing, I find it is usually best to steer slightly in the opposite direction of the turn so you are slightly higher on the bank for a gentler ride. - For sharp flat turns, turn your car between 90 and 180 degrees then turn sharply in the opposite direction of the turn. Your tires should somewhat point in the direction of where you want to be heading. Exit the turn by straightening your car out quickly in the direction of travel rather than gradually can help get more speed. Also, while holding down the gas, tap the break during the initial turn and your car will rotate much faster, allowing you to get it at the correct angle for the turn faster. You can also use snow on the side of the road for a bit more traction during higher speed turns. On Summer 2020 25, the right sharp flat ice turn after the reactor boost can amazingly be done at full speed without letting go of the gas. Doing all of this right makes you feel like a boss. - Do not do bug turns on ice. Instead, start straight then do the process for a sharp flat turn. - Rarely you can turn your car around about 180 degrees while breaking then drive straight. This will slow your car down much faster than just breaking. - If you do all of this right, you should never let off the gas. - Combining all of these techniques in just the right ways for each turn is crucial for getting excellent times. I doubt this is even everything.
@@manperson1239 Most people can write that in a about 1-2 minutes. Don't think that just because it took you 30 minutes to read that it took someone 30 minutes to write.
This is great for beginners and perfectly executed too! :D I have always felt that there are many people who never got to experience the limits of the Stadium car in the previous games. And to make things worse, the first things that pop up on UA-cam are always big channels driving terribly, crashing everywhere and doing none of the things you mentioned, so you really had to dig into it to find these techniques. Let's hope this video gets some attention!! :D
hem... this guy isn't pumping pumping the game for views, and will certainly never do... he is a professionnal player. If you haven't noticed yet, this is his first vid on the new trackmania, and these are some tips that can work on the previous title.
@@Necronlord2011 but that‘s not what determines a pro player^^ Professional players in this game need to be able setting very fast times on various track styles consistently, in a match barely anyone cares who is holding the TA record
Yo, I've just sent full French subtitles for the video. It was started off by someone else and it's my first time ever doing subtitles on UA-cam so it might not be perfect, but I hope this will let all the French beginners understand these tricks aswell (as they're much more numerous, I guess). Thanks for the video, necessary one !
This is soooo satisfying. These are the tricks I've been reiterating in my head for the past years when I've played TrackMania and there doesn't seem to be any videos regarding this. Plus, none of my friends played TrackMania at that time, so there's no point in teaching them some of these. So it's like a dream come true.
I played TMNF from time to time like over 10 years ago and have been binging your channel for the past few days. Now I'm itching to get into it for real, it looks so fun
sstoeps You need to keep your car 90 degrees sideways towards the direction you are turning, if you have the right entry angle and speed you can keep almost all of your speed through the end section.
I'm making a few Ice Tracks to try to figure out the skills myself, mostly in transitioning between corners. However, I haven't paid for Standard or Club Access, so I can't really share them yet, and they're pretty limited. When I do upgrade, I'll be calling it "A Study on Ice" and will be definitely looking to share it.
Ya I tried this game yesterday for the first time and I was like, really, that’s it, no more controls???? Is why I’m watching these videos, to find out how the f I’m supposed to improve from so few diff controls lol
5 most essential skills: 1. Knowledge of the Pyramids 2. Not pulling Wirtuals 3. Hiring editors with actual sense of humor 4. Custom maid outfits 5. Analog keyboards
I have very recently picked up track manía nations forever after finding your channel and watching different track world record progression videos. I have never heard of trackmania games before and frankly have almost never played driving games almost at all. Trackmania nations forever is very quickly becoming my favorite game in my steam library after playing it almost daily for the past month. Thank you very much for your content that introduced me to this magnificent franchise.
as a player who started two days ago, i went from struggling on the dropdowns at the end of 07 to gaining on gold by 1 seccnd in literally one run, thank you so much
Great visuals, especially I liked the comparisons with the colored cars. Are you sure you need to steer about half a second before a drift? Seems very long to me, atleast for most drifts. So I assume half a second is only needed at low speed around 180?
It's not much less than half a second. But saying 0.3 seconds sounds pretty weird. The point is simply that you have to hold steering for a bit. Once you get that you will learn the finer mechanics of drifting by yourself because atleast now you know what consistently allows you to drift.
I've found your channel due to youtube recommendations about that Marble video, I've stayed for TM. Honestly, I remember that game from my childhood but I never could find it again as I couldn't remember the name, so basically due to the algorithm I actually get to play it again, and on top of that a 2020 version that just came out. Thank you :)
thx yt algorithms for showing me your channel. I played TM in my teens like crazy - its the best racing game ever - with inifinite ways to play it and still competitive as fck. It combines simplicity of an arcade game with modern modding, mapping and community and infinite exploitable tricks and techniques - something other racing games like NFS or gran turismo never focus on, they are too linear, too stiff =) Had a nice time wachting most of your videos and downloading TM atm =)
Nice tutorial ! I hope you'll give us the secret of overwalls in the next one :p Also among the older tricks, it could be nice to explain the neoslide, the speedslide and its variations, backward driving and turtling.
Good lord I'be been having so much difficulty finding a good drift tutorial and actually performing the drifts. No one ever mentioned the turn delay and minimum speed! As someone coming back from the original trackmania stadium all the way back, I was having so much trouble re-adapting.
*2:49** FUN FACT: Trackmania (or at least TMU) Allows you to set 2 different keys per action which means you can ride with both arrows and WASD at the same time.*
I have only had Trackmania 2020 for a few days but I already have used most of these even if I didn't realize what/why I was doing it until watching this. Air braking was prob the first as it is a technique I have used on motorcycles. Brake and throttle application can assist while in the air there as well. Great video and I really like how you are so goal oriented. ✌
Wow, I was literally looking for a video like this couple hours ago. Didn't find it. After a bit, YT recommended the Deep Fear video, I enjoyed it so I went to see your other uploads and what have you, there's the one I was looking for! Thanks mate, great video!
I've been playing Trackmania games since 2007. And until the TM2020, when the game was released, i had no idea that the gear chagne was actually a mechanic, having a real effect on the ride. I've always thought, that it's just an sound effect not having real influence on the riding, but those gears were actually changed like in real cars, in all TM games.
I started playing Trackmania when you guys, Riolu, wirtual, Kappa, Pac, Hefest were first grade pupils and I was more interested in games like Stunt Car Racing, Micro Machines and ATR racing, but your vids are now perfect for my stationary bike sessions, you relax my spine. Keep this youth stuff going.
Yes. I started to play the new TM just now, the third training track is a simple icy turn, trying to drift is very bad for speed, so I tried to NOT drift, use the walls to avoid drifting, my time was much better, so I come here (I've seen the video recommendation before) hoping about some ice tips...
i thought i was good when i got top 200 in yorkshire and the humber and to 2000 in england on my first day, then i saw your videos now im even more hooked, keep up the great content!
For all of you out there with a low end pc like me change your settings for an FPS boost I did this and now it’s great it plays smoothly I don’t have nearly as much input delay I used to have 1 second delay and now I enjoy the game much more
I started getting into trackmania last week or so, and found there isnt much for skill tutorials. So this is perfect timing for me and probably many others
I'm kb player and I have binded brake on ctrl only for drifting on tech maps. I normally use down arrow on all other styles as rpg, trial and lol tracks and I use my left hand only for cam change C:
Been playing since the original and sunrise came out 15 years ago and am only now learning that there's an option for manual transmission? Lots of great essential tips in here. Nadeo have honestly changed the game so much since I last played that I'll have to re-watch your video to get the hang of some techniques again.
Very Nice video wirtual! Could be cool with a ‘intermediate’ skills video, showcasing things like SD’s, dirt wiggle, optimal ice lines, neoslide, etc. nevertheless, keep up the good work 🙏💪
Only recently picked this game up and these tips are extremely helpful! Also on the gearing segment, low key never noticed the blue lights signify what gear you are in so you can kinda use that figure out if you are close to a gear breakpoint as well.
I do much more sim racing than arcade stuff, but even though the last time I properly played Trackmania was probably 10 years ago, I still like Wirtual's videos.
I learned airbraking within like the first 30 seconds of playing tmnf because before that, I was playing hill clinb racing, where pressing gas makes you tilt forward and brake makes you tilt backward, so when I pressed brake, I learned what it does mid air
Pretty good tips, will definitely try them. Just finished Trackmaster on all summer 2020 tracks but I'm sure I can get better times if I master those techniques you showed here.
Thank you for this video! I already knew some tricks but I didn5 know how to drift and I also learned some extra tricks, good video Btw (I've only been playing trackmania for 3 days by the time of making this)
This is for beginners, now make something for more advanced ones: speed drift; tips about how drift is a better option or not on each angle and speed; tips for ice, dirt and grass to not loose too much speed; how falling with the front can speed up your car a bit; how to not loose speed on loops and walls; etc...
Oh man. My younger brother and I used to do at least half of those back in 2010. We were about 10 yo each and used to run against each other we weren't speedrunners ofc, but I miss thoes moments a lot
Would love to see a video on the skills necessary to successfully navigate that first turn on the ice level in summer 2020 where you start on a yellow boost downhill, and then go up a hill and to the left through a checkpoint. Still don't quite understand it.
Very good content. I still think, that each of these should be explained even more in-depth. Like airbraking -> what are the exact desired angles of ground contact an what do these angles depend on (usually u want to land rear first; risk a full flat touch on cement, but always aim for rear first on dirt; I think sometimes front first is good too, but don't know when). Shifting -> I think the gear up sound is longer than the time you should not steer, so which part of the gear up sound exactly is the part I'm not supposed to steer on. Also: let's say I go for speedometer without sound: is it possible to release steering at 160 and return steering while still at 160 without losing extra speed? Can either be at 160? Drifting -> Is speed drifting a thing? How should I drift around super wide curves (always most tight? When do I drift wider to conserve more speed?) when do I avoid the Randstein? Ground contact -> these seemed super natural to me at first until I learned that even on some jumps where you are 100% bound to lose contact it is still faster to swerve diagonally!
cool story bob incoming XD: airbraking: this is usually used on uncalculated jumps where you are not landing smooth with a ramp. generally you want to air brake so that you land with your car parralel to the surface you are landing on. However if the landing is smooth it is better to get a nosedown or land with the rear wheels to get grip sooner. also landing front first or rear first heavily depends on the situation. often landing rear first can force the rear to lift off the ground after landing whereas landing front first can keep them planted on the ground resulting in more time accelerating. it also generally easier to get a fat nose-down than a rear down but all this is super generalizing and it will come with experience. shifting: when the car shifts it is more about if the car is sliding rather than if you are steering. when the car shifts optimally the sound is pretty darn quick, near instant, so I stop steering (often counter steering) and straighten out right before before I hear it. (you want the car to have fullgrip on the surface if only for an instant while shifting) and then you can go back to drifitng after the shift. However if you are still sliding while the car is shifting up, you will continue to hear the revs drop for much longer than you would otherwise. With good enough timing, you can minimize the time spent going straight and more time steering by straightening out as late as possible and returning back to a drift as soon as possible after the shift. Drifting: yes speed drifting is a thing but it is a sort of advanced technique which I would learn after learning the rest of these techiniques. It only applies when going faster than 410 though but is essential for getting good times on fullspeed maps. ua-cam.com/video/0oiXDC7zB_s/v-deo.html this tutorial by sinasappel can get you started. for regular drifting, your drift often depends on the track after the corner, if there is a long straight after the drift, you want to approach from as wide as possible, clip the apex, and exit as wide as possible to get the maximum possible speed. if there is another drift corner close after the one you are about to do, it would be better to take a tighter line because you will be slowing down for the next corner anyway and you don't need as much speed, rather a shorter distance traveled would be more beneficial. Also no randstein in this game. Ground contact: the reason that sometimes swerving diagonally is faster even when leaving the ground is that you are either driving off, driving onto, or landing onto an incline. In the case of landing on a downwards incline, swerving results in less forwards distance being travelled in the air and more horizontal distance. This means you land on an earlier part of the incline which will be higher in elevation than landing on a later part of the incline. Essentially its the same effect as releasing but this way lets you keep more speed. This means your car lands sooner and you can start accelerating sooner. In the case of driving off an upwards incline surface onto a flat surface, jumping digaonally means that your car gets less airtime because the more horizontal you are driving on an incline, the less vertical momentum you have which means that gravity will take less time to accelerate you back to the ground. I hope you enjoyed my short novel and if you have any more questions that I can help with, feel free to ask and I can write a part 2. Otherwise I hope I helped :)
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These were the sort of tips that were missing 10 years ago when I started playing TM.
Back then you learned by spectating online better players than you.
Great job with this vid Wirtual!
Yes, Ive been playing for 5years and I have never understood how to play when gearing, especially on dirt. Everyone always talked about it, but no information.
@@mitchd2214 Same for me, played since like TM NF launch, but never really understood this gearing on dirt thing. I mean I knew kind off how it works, but was never able to do it.
@Youri Bakker trackmania 2020
@Youri Bakker that one TM (TrackMania 2020) that's free on Ubisoft.
I started playing in 2008 and there were already detailed guides online with pictures and short videos to show different types of drifts and other techs (grass zigzag, adherence tricks like doing a S trajectory on a S-shaped drop down or the trick to drop optimally on an inclined booster at map start, etc..). But you learn much much more from competing against replays on lots of maps while wr hunting.
I think this channel is one of the most underrated channels I've seen. Such a high level of explaining, keep it up!
and heres the one, that mastered 05... i cant get that one :D
Rollin
Found ya again ;D
And also have you seen his subscribe ratio?
I was just about to comment this
Something worth noting when you talked about gear-shifting:
The lights on the back of the car - the ones that also work as tail-lights - actually indicate which gear you're in as well.
He does show it by zooming in when explaining automatic transmission
He shows it
Also i dont think you cant really see it changing in the middle of a high speed PB pace lap can you?
@@m0nsoon660 Yeah, Nadeo's decision to reduce GUI clutter was not very new user friendly.
@@Vladimir_Kv let’s not mention the forced mycrotransactions for a lot of things.
-me when the-
mastering drifting can take hours he says. More like years
it took me several years to learn that the treshold for standard drifts (as opposed to neo slides) is specifically when you reach the third gear, regardless of speed. that avoids lots of missteps whenever you decide the time to start drifting.
@@Wilker_uwu What is a standard drift vs. neo slide?
@@IroAppe a regular drift is basically explained in the video - if you have enough momentum and are in a gear where the grip on the ground is slightly weaker, and you brake, you slide in the asphalt to get a better angle in tight curves and turns - while a neo slide aims to emulate a drift at much lower speeds, where the grip is too much to be as simple as braking like in the regular drift.
i mentioned this because even experienced players often have issues with those manouvers, and often end
up doing "noslides", where the car just slows down while turning when braking. the main reason for that, is while in most of the history of the franchise the interfaces and visual feedback used to be a lot more minimalist and straightforward, the games also had an accessibility issue, where vital information is often shown in only one way, like the acceleration and gear changes in Trackmania Nations Forever and Trackmania 2: Stadium only being perceived in the sound effects but with no visual feedback.
in a sidenote, if you're interested in how accessibility can be improved in these aspects in other ways, check this video on Gamemaker's Toolkit ^^ ua-cam.com/video/4NGe4dzlukc/v-deo.html it is a bit offtopic but still relevant somewhat
I mean... Years are made up of months, which are made up of weeks, which are made up of days, which are made up of hours, so... He's not wrong either way?
I've been playing since 2013 and I'm still only ok at drifting.
For those wondering about how to manage ice, here's what I've learned:
- Always pointing your entire car towards the place where you want to go for gradual turns can help. So for a gradual 45 degree turn, point your car 45 degrees at the start of the turn and maintain it.
- Never steer anywhere at the very start of a race on ice. After that, do very gentle adjustments.
- Make very smooth adjustments with analog controls rather than sudden taps of harsher tire movement.
- The more steering and adjustments you make the slower you will go.
- For a right quarterpipe bank pretend you are a bobsled. Line up with the left side first and keep your car pointed parallel with the center line of the road. Your car should line up in the red marked area of the bank for maximum speed. If you are able to line up your car perfectly without any bobbing, I find it is usually best to steer slightly in the opposite direction of the turn so you are slightly higher on the bank for a gentler ride.
- For sharp flat turns, turn your car between 90 and 180 degrees then turn sharply in the opposite direction of the turn. Your tires should somewhat point in the direction of where you want to be heading. Exit the turn by straightening your car out quickly in the direction of travel rather than gradually can help get more speed. Also, while holding down the gas, tap the break during the initial turn and your car will rotate much faster, allowing you to get it at the correct angle for the turn faster. You can also use snow on the side of the road for a bit more traction during higher speed turns. On Summer 2020 25, the right sharp flat ice turn after the reactor boost can amazingly be done at full speed without letting go of the gas. Doing all of this right makes you feel like a boss.
- Do not do bug turns on ice. Instead, start straight then do the process for a sharp flat turn.
- Rarely you can turn your car around about 180 degrees while breaking then drive straight. This will slow your car down much faster than just breaking.
- If you do all of this right, you should never let off the gas.
- Combining all of these techniques in just the right ways for each turn is crucial for getting excellent times. I doubt this is even everything.
Thanks really helpful but how long did it take you to write this
Also when you are not breaking neither accelerating you have a lot more traction
@@manperson1239 Most people can write that in a about 1-2 minutes.
Don't think that just because it took you 30 minutes to read that it took someone 30 minutes to write.
@@tim3172 Damn
5 skills u need in trackmania:
1. Driving on normal road
2. Driving on banana-road
3. Driving on sand
4. Driving on grass
5. Driving on ice
:D
Its sausage road!
and you forgot the ZrT ROAD XD
@@TXXR_Guillome Pipes roads! :D
This is great for beginners and perfectly executed too! :D I have always felt that there are many people who never got to experience the limits of the Stadium car in the previous games. And to make things worse, the first things that pop up on UA-cam are always big channels driving terribly, crashing everywhere and doing none of the things you mentioned, so you really had to dig into it to find these techniques. Let's hope this video gets some attention!! :D
Try and pump out as many videos as possible while this game is still fresh and your numbers will sky rocket
hem... this guy isn't pumping pumping the game for views, and will certainly never do... he is a professionnal player. If you haven't noticed yet, this is his first vid on the new trackmania, and these are some tips that can work on the previous title.
@@exaf_ Wirtual is not a professional player :p
lol hello lets get roudy
@@SRK_LV skill-wise he definitely is a professional player in my opinion. He has set some impressive records.
@@Necronlord2011 but that‘s not what determines a pro player^^
Professional players in this game need to be able setting very fast times on various track styles consistently, in a match barely anyone cares who is holding the TA record
Yo, I've just sent full French subtitles for the video. It was started off by someone else and it's my first time ever doing subtitles on UA-cam so it might not be perfect, but I hope this will let all the French beginners understand these tricks aswell (as they're much more numerous, I guess). Thanks for the video, necessary one !
Merci ! Les sous titres sont de bonne qualité 👍
Made in France quality
I don t need French subtitles I can speak it fluently and I can also speak English and Dutch fluently so nty
@@oskarrome4986 it's.. uhh not just for you, you know...
@@Hendothermic ik
This is soooo satisfying. These are the tricks I've been reiterating in my head for the past years when I've played TrackMania and there doesn't seem to be any videos regarding this. Plus, none of my friends played TrackMania at that time, so there's no point in teaching them some of these. So it's like a dream come true.
I played TMNF from time to time like over 10 years ago and have been binging your channel for the past few days. Now I'm itching to get into it for real, it looks so fun
I just started Trackmania today, though have been watching Wirtual for YEARS. This helped a lot. :-) Way harder than he makes it look.
Can you also make an ice guide?
Would be great. :)
As he said on stream he's still learning ice like everyone else, so he won't make a tutorial until he really gets better
just tell me how to do 05, cant get green med on that fcker
sstoeps You need to keep your car 90 degrees sideways towards the direction you are turning, if you have the right entry angle and speed you can keep almost all of your speed through the end section.
Only I can tell if you countersteer you will get constant speed on curves, but is difficult
I'm making a few Ice Tracks to try to figure out the skills myself, mostly in transitioning between corners. However, I haven't paid for Standard or Club Access, so I can't really share them yet, and they're pretty limited. When I do upgrade, I'll be calling it "A Study on Ice" and will be definitely looking to share it.
I love how this game has such simple controls and can be played on a keyboard, is very easy to pick up and play but difficult to master.
Ya I tried this game yesterday for the first time and I was like, really, that’s it, no more controls???? Is why I’m watching these videos, to find out how the f I’m supposed to improve from so few diff controls lol
5 most essential skills:
1. Knowledge of the Pyramids
2. Not pulling Wirtuals
3. Hiring editors with actual sense of humor
4. Custom maid outfits
5. Analog keyboards
the secret of mayonnaise
The content man, It just keeps coming!
Anyone else watching this after it was released on Xbox?
Yep, glad to finally able to play but this game is tough. Can get the golds easily enough but struggling to get authors
God I’ve been obsessed for a couple days now and this deserves helped out
I have very recently picked up track manía nations forever after finding your channel and watching different track world record progression videos. I have never heard of trackmania games before and frankly have almost never played driving games almost at all. Trackmania nations forever is very quickly becoming my favorite game in my steam library after playing it almost daily for the past month. Thank you very much for your content that introduced me to this magnificent franchise.
as a player who started two days ago, i went from struggling on the dropdowns at the end of 07 to gaining on gold by 1 seccnd in literally one run, thank you so much
Next vid should cover SD's, Neo-slides and nose dive. Maybe also talk about booster lines
Great visuals, especially I liked the comparisons with the colored cars. Are you sure you need to steer about half a second before a drift? Seems very long to me, atleast for most drifts. So I assume half a second is only needed at low speed around 180?
It's not much less than half a second. But saying 0.3 seconds sounds pretty weird. The point is simply that you have to hold steering for a bit. Once you get that you will learn the finer mechanics of drifting by yourself because atleast now you know what consistently allows you to drift.
On a flat surface, you have to first steer before you brake.
I'd love to see more Videos like this. Having some Tips and Guides available really makes the game more beginner friendly
I've found your channel due to youtube recommendations about that Marble video, I've stayed for TM. Honestly, I remember that game from my childhood but I never could find it again as I couldn't remember the name, so basically due to the algorithm I actually get to play it again, and on top of that a 2020 version that just came out. Thank you :)
I'm playing track mania for approx. 13 years, I can confirm that these skill are important. Great video.
I actually didn’t know that turning before gearing up makes it slower. Thanks! I actually use left shift. It really has helped me a lot.
"drifting is a pretty complex mechanic, and while mastering it can take hours"
Me with 5000h+ in tmu and still bad at timing drifts:"OOOOF"
thx yt algorithms for showing me your channel. I played TM in my teens like crazy - its the best racing game ever - with inifinite ways to play it and still competitive as fck. It combines simplicity of an arcade game with modern modding, mapping and community and infinite exploitable tricks and techniques - something other racing games like NFS or gran turismo never focus on, they are too linear, too stiff =) Had a nice time wachting most of your videos and downloading TM atm =)
Didn't know that you have to steer for half a second to initiate a drift, helpful vid
Nice tutorial ! I hope you'll give us the secret of overwalls in the next one :p
Also among the older tricks, it could be nice to explain the neoslide, the speedslide and its variations, backward driving and turtling.
I’ve played Trackmania for over 10 years now and I’m watching this. Great tutorial bro!
The real skill you need to learn is how to drive
Good lord I'be been having so much difficulty finding a good drift tutorial and actually performing the drifts.
No one ever mentioned the turn delay and minimum speed!
As someone coming back from the original trackmania stadium all the way back, I was having so much trouble re-adapting.
In 1h of drifting training I got Summer 06 down to 26 and top 20 regional.
Sick tutorial man.
*2:49** FUN FACT: Trackmania (or at least TMU) Allows you to set 2 different keys per action which means you can ride with both arrows and WASD at the same time.*
Thanks to you, I picked up track mania 2020 yesterday and I have been having a blast. Much appreciated
me watching this video with 500 hours in the games and still not understanding how grass works
I have only had Trackmania 2020 for a few days but I already have used most of these even if I didn't realize what/why I was doing it until watching this. Air braking was prob the first as it is a technique I have used on motorcycles. Brake and throttle application can assist while in the air there as well. Great video and I really like how you are so goal oriented. ✌
Wow, I was literally looking for a video like this couple hours ago. Didn't find it. After a bit, YT recommended the Deep Fear video, I enjoyed it so I went to see your other uploads and what have you, there's the one I was looking for! Thanks mate, great video!
I would actually love to hear how you can control your drift. Do you tap the drift? do you release? in which situations do you do which?
Watching this 2 years ago not even being able to play the game, and now coming back because its finally on xbox! Im so happy
I've been playing Trackmania games since 2007. And until the TM2020, when the game was released, i had no idea that the gear chagne was actually a mechanic, having a real effect on the ride.
I've always thought, that it's just an sound effect not having real influence on the riding, but those gears were actually changed like in real cars, in all TM games.
I started playing Trackmania when you guys, Riolu, wirtual, Kappa, Pac, Hefest were first grade pupils and I was more interested in games like Stunt Car Racing, Micro Machines and ATR racing, but your vids are now perfect for my stationary bike sessions, you relax my spine. Keep this youth stuff going.
Just what I needed! I'm new to trackmania so very helpful.
I'm one of those people who was already binging your content without being subscribed, oops! I've corrected my mistake now.
thank you for this video! ive been playing TMUF for years and I had no idea about bugsliding and gearshifting turns.
Thank you for this video. I think that it was the perfect level for beginners like me who are jumping into TM for the first time.
I just started playing Trackmania and this is the video my friend sent me. It was very helpful, ty very much
I was hoping for some ICE Tips, really frustrating part in the tracks, reminds me a lot of SNOW environment on TM UNITED
Yes.
I started to play the new TM just now, the third training track is a simple icy turn, trying to drift is very bad for speed, so I tried to NOT drift, use the walls to avoid drifting, my time was much better, so I come here (I've seen the video recommendation before) hoping about some ice tips...
i thought i was good when i got top 200 in yorkshire and the humber and to 2000 in england on my first day, then i saw your videos
now im even more hooked, keep up the great content!
here after playing for over a year (660+ hrs of XP) and i still don’t fully understand gears, in TM2 it’s easier tho
For all of you out there with a low end pc like me change your settings for an FPS boost I did this and now it’s great it plays smoothly I don’t have nearly as much input delay I used to have 1 second delay and now I enjoy the game much more
This is the quality content I like to watch, well done man.
I started getting into trackmania last week or so, and found there isnt much for skill tutorials. So this is perfect timing for me and probably many others
holy dookie this helped me so much on B08-endurance for silver metal. thanks a lot Wirtual!
Just started playing
This is usefull
super informative video and clean AF to watch. Earned a SUB, mate :)
Amazing, I will watch this a few times over the coming weeks to memorise it :D
Great video! After 10 years of tmnf the gearchange on dirt was new to me :D Keep it up
I'm kb player and I have binded brake on ctrl only for drifting on tech maps. I normally use down arrow on all other styles as rpg, trial and lol tracks and I use my left hand only for cam change C:
Thanks bro, I've been playing for years and I didn't know some of these tips !
Very nice video. This really helps out! Thanks
Hey Wirt, now you can do "100 Most Essential Trackmania RPG/Trial Skills To learn as a BEGINNER" KEKW
Oh wow, very nice tutorial!
Sending wirtual thanks
Been playing for 5 years and didnt know the bugslide... More of videos like this please!
I know you're learning it like everyone else, just wanted to say that down the line a guide to ice, fragile and reactor blocks would be great.
Been playing since the original and sunrise came out 15 years ago and am only now learning that there's an option for manual transmission?
Lots of great essential tips in here. Nadeo have honestly changed the game so much since I last played that I'll have to re-watch your video to get the hang of some techniques again.
I don't think there's manual transmission, is just that you can use the automatic transmission in your favour.
Nice! I’ll have this video in my favorites to
always look at the tips
Very Nice video wirtual! Could be cool with a ‘intermediate’ skills video, showcasing things like SD’s, dirt wiggle, optimal ice lines, neoslide, etc. nevertheless, keep up the good work 🙏💪
Great video. Just getting into this game since it dropped on PS5. Long time Turbo player, so some stuff is new.
Thank you so much. I just got the game and am doing much better than I thought I would. :3 this info is going to help me get so much better.
Only recently picked this game up and these tips are extremely helpful! Also on the gearing segment, low key never noticed the blue lights signify what gear you are in so you can kinda use that figure out if you are close to a gear breakpoint as well.
Your content is insane, you're one of the only trackmania youtuber you make a really good job, just continue ! (sorry for the mistakes i'm french)
Oui, same for me, a Pays-Bas guy
I do much more sim racing than arcade stuff, but even though the last time I properly played Trackmania was probably 10 years ago, I still like Wirtual's videos.
this was very helpfull, now i know how to stop the rotations, my times improved a lot thanks
I found the trackmania because of you and now I’m learning from you everyday
You need to put videos like this in newcomers playlist.
I looked and you hadn't one. Now the algorithm gave it to me by chance
I learned airbraking within like the first 30 seconds of playing tmnf because before that, I was playing hill clinb racing, where pressing gas makes you tilt forward and brake makes you tilt backward, so when I pressed brake, I learned what it does mid air
Been playing for atleast 10 years and never knew about number 4! Thanks.
thank you so much! was playing trackmania from 2010 and didn't knew this mechanics
Just downloaded this game after watching your streams, now i’m here
Nice vids Wirtual, you've gotten me a bit addicted to trackmania. Im now 500th in my state, and it's not enough :)
Thanks for this video, yesterday I downloaded and got some pretty ok times already, now everything I need to do is practice :D
Pretty good tips, will definitely try them. Just finished Trackmaster on all summer 2020 tracks but I'm sure I can get better times if I master those techniques you showed here.
what? *Trackmaster*? ITS NOT THAT
I've never played any racegame and I'm loving the latest trackmania right now! Thanks for this video, I really suck right now haha
Thank you for this video! I already knew some tricks but I didn5 know how to drift and I also learned some extra tricks, good video
Btw (I've only been playing trackmania for 3 days by the time of making this)
Nice to see you actually made a tutorial youve been talking about on streams :D
This is for beginners, now make something for more advanced ones: speed drift; tips about how drift is a better option or not on each angle and speed; tips for ice, dirt and grass to not loose too much speed; how falling with the front can speed up your car a bit; how to not loose speed on loops and walls; etc...
You are the reason i started playing tmnf
I don't even play trackmania but this is great
download it its free and doesnt take much space
Wirtual this video help me for trackmania nations forever
the 4 tip works on plastic?
Great video and very good explaining. Kerp up with the good work
Oh man. My younger brother and I used to do at least half of those back in 2010. We were about 10 yo each and used to run against each other
we weren't speedrunners ofc, but I miss thoes moments a lot
Hi Wirtual, I have some other tips: 1) Wallbang, 2) Neoslide, 3) Landbug avoidence
4 years ago i feel old
As a new trackmania fan I gotta say, this video is really helpful thank you!
I playing TM over 14 years but this tips is very helpfull for me and new players :)
Would love to see a video on the skills necessary to successfully navigate that first turn on the ice level in summer 2020 where you start on a yellow boost downhill, and then go up a hill and to the left through a checkpoint. Still don't quite understand it.
The bugslide is basically a reverse entry
Very good content.
I still think, that each of these should be explained even more in-depth.
Like airbraking -> what are the exact desired angles of ground contact an what do these angles depend on (usually u want to land rear first; risk a full flat touch on cement, but always aim for rear first on dirt; I think sometimes front first is good too, but don't know when).
Shifting -> I think the gear up sound is longer than the time you should not steer, so which part of the gear up sound exactly is the part I'm not supposed to steer on.
Also: let's say I go for speedometer without sound: is it possible to release steering at 160 and return steering while still at 160 without losing extra speed? Can either be at 160?
Drifting -> Is speed drifting a thing? How should I drift around super wide curves (always most tight? When do I drift wider to conserve more speed?) when do I avoid the Randstein?
Ground contact -> these seemed super natural to me at first until I learned that even on some jumps where you are 100% bound to lose contact it is still faster to swerve diagonally!
There is no Rammstein in the new game.
cool story bob incoming XD: airbraking: this is usually used on uncalculated jumps where you are not landing smooth with a ramp. generally you want to air brake so that you land with your car parralel to the surface you are landing on. However if the landing is smooth it is better to get a nosedown or land with the rear wheels to get grip sooner. also landing front first or rear first heavily depends on the situation. often landing rear first can force the rear to lift off the ground after landing whereas landing front first can keep them planted on the ground resulting in more time accelerating. it also generally easier to get a fat nose-down than a rear down but all this is super generalizing and it will come with experience. shifting: when the car shifts it is more about if the car is sliding rather than if you are steering. when the car shifts optimally the sound is pretty darn quick, near instant, so I stop steering (often counter steering) and straighten out right before before I hear it. (you want the car to have fullgrip on the surface if only for an instant while shifting) and then you can go back to drifitng after the shift. However if you are still sliding while the car is shifting up, you will continue to hear the revs drop for much longer than you would otherwise. With good enough timing, you can minimize the time spent going straight and more time steering by straightening out as late as possible and returning back to a drift as soon as possible after the shift. Drifting: yes speed drifting is a thing but it is a sort of advanced technique which I would learn after learning the rest of these techiniques. It only applies when going faster than 410 though but is essential for getting good times on fullspeed maps. ua-cam.com/video/0oiXDC7zB_s/v-deo.html this tutorial by sinasappel can get you started. for regular drifting, your drift often depends on the track after the corner, if there is a long straight after the drift, you want to approach from as wide as possible, clip the apex, and exit as wide as possible to get the maximum possible speed. if there is another drift corner close after the one you are about to do, it would be better to take a tighter line because you will be slowing down for the next corner anyway and you don't need as much speed, rather a shorter distance traveled would be more beneficial. Also no randstein in this game. Ground contact: the reason that sometimes swerving diagonally is faster even when leaving the ground is that you are either driving off, driving onto, or landing onto an incline. In the case of landing on a downwards incline, swerving results in less forwards distance being travelled in the air and more horizontal distance. This means you land on an earlier part of the incline which will be higher in elevation than landing on a later part of the incline. Essentially its the same effect as releasing but this way lets you keep more speed. This means your car lands sooner and you can start accelerating sooner. In the case of driving off an upwards incline surface onto a flat surface, jumping digaonally means that your car gets less airtime because the more horizontal you are driving on an incline, the less vertical momentum you have which means that gravity will take less time to accelerate you back to the ground. I hope you enjoyed my short novel and if you have any more questions that I can help with, feel free to ask and I can write a part 2. Otherwise I hope I helped :)