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I played many different arcade games back in the day. I still do enjoy racing types of games. XXOwnsXY sent a video to me, to demonstrate Trackmania. The game is available as a free download, and she has sent in her top five tips for playing it.

There are several versions of the game, but the newest one, Trackmania Nations Forever is one of the best free games I have ever seen. The game is an F1 racing game which allows the user to play either in solo mode to earn coppers or in multiplayer against players from all over the world. There is a version you can pay for called Trackmania United, which gives you access to customizable skins and other perks.

First, not a top 5, but a tip: Try solo mode before going into a server. Solo mode will teach you the basics. Get those tracks down and you will be more than ready for the maps you will find on a multiplayer server. Most of the maps in solo mode are harder than any you will find in the servers.

• Take wallrides low. When coming into a wallride, take it at its corner and stay low, and come out of the wallride at its corner. This will maintain or increase your speed. An example can be seen at 4:49 in my video.
• When going into loops, move as little as possible and stay as straight as possible. There can be some issues in Trackmania when taking loops (mostly with old maps) that will slow you down or turn your car. Sometimes taking the loop to an angle to the left and then right will stop this from happening.
• Brake is your friend. When coming to a sharp corner at high speed, turn your car in the opposite direction just before coming into it, and turn again into the direction you want to go, this will give you a good slide and let you take the corner faster. You can also use the side of the road (rammstein, as its called) to put you into a slide and slow you down just enough. You can find an example of this at 2:06 in my video.
• Skid as little as possible. While skidding is good for sharp corners, where you can only take it fast by skidding, not all corners require a skid. Sometimes taking a turn or corner as close as possible is not always the best option. Skidding does slow you down, so let your car travel the line long enough as to not skid when it is not required. An example at 5:11. Notice how I don’t take the turn as close as I could, and am careful not to hit the rammstein, to avoid a skid and maintain my speed. It is completely impossible to avoid skids all of the time. 4 wheel skids are what you want to avoid the most. Skidding with just two wheels or one will slow you down the least. Refer to 3:38 for a two wheel skid. Refer to 3:45 for a one wheel skid and refer to 3:52 for a four wheel skid.
• Learn Tips and Tricks about the tracks you are playing. Since tracks on most servers are created by the players themselves, there are often little tricks that can improve your speed. If you do not know about them, it can make it impossible to run a record time. For instance, cuts and speed boosts that can go unused. Refer to 5:24 in the video. I intentionally let off of the gas for just a second in the air so that I can hit the speed boost at 5:25.

There are many many more tips and tricks I can give, but for the sake of your time I will invite anyone who would like help to add me to steam or msn. You know the name, it’s always the same. Anywho, thanks again Chris!

She’s pwn3d my butt in the past, for sure. She’s a serious gamer, and you won’t find many better… male or female. She’s certainly talented. Just watching her video of the game will show you that. I have a feeling many of you are probably downloading this game already for yourself.

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