[Fixed][B2.0c] Other player skins do not load in multiplayer

[HaagseSmurf]

Please do not be disappointed by this really very minor issue. It will certainly be fixed after other issues have been fixed which are much more important.

Sorry Marc, I agree on your part that we have to be patient about it (Rome wasnt built in 1 day) and that this issue certainly will be fixed, but i disagree with you that this is a really very minor issue.

After all skincolor is a big part of the online gameplay experience.
1 Player told me, maybe a bit exaggerated on his part, that the gameplay-experience now feels like watching a hd-movie on a black and white television.
Several times a day i receive questions from players what happened with their skins (many players sadly dont read this forum), and if its their fault or with the settings they play.
Again, just play on several servers online and talk to other players and listen to their opinions about whats important or not, because many players dont read this forum . Also think about livestreaming from matches with only grey skins, trailers from Canyon with only grey skins, again its just a big part of the gameplay experience.

I hope it will be fixed in a next update, and i am sure Nadeo is working on it

Greetz,

[eyebo]

This doesn't just affect TrackMania players either. Presumably you can't see custom skins in ShootMania either.

And I know for sure that you can't hear the custom horns of other people in either TM or SM anymore.

[Forgot10]

I don't know about horns, as I have downloads turned off in p2p settings, but I couldn't see my team mates' skins ever since Beta 2 was released (and I used to, because I had those skins downloaded). I'm speaking of SM.

[TGYoshi]

Same problem persists in SM, yea, all default skin.
Preferred color works, tho.

[cornholio74]

Maybe it's a conspiracy and the (Greys) Aliens have taken control over Maniaplanet.
They want all Cars to be grey and the humans are not allowed to have their own identity or voice (Horns) anymore.

[TMarc]

The simpler answer is, someone complained about cheating attempts using nearly "invisible" skins in Storm, and that's why the use of custom skins was disabled completely in ManiaPlanet.
Unfortunately there is no blue player and no red player car skin in TrackMania, and this is why the engine just takes raw steel or aluminium gray as skin

[cornholio74]

Come on NADEO..holidays are over..give the Canyonplayers their game back.
How hard can it be..if game = ShootMania then custom skin is disabled; else custom skin is enabled.

At least give the Canyonplayers some official info about the progress..we have the feeling we come in 2nd place now..

[zarexz]

The simpler answer is, someone complained about cheating attempts using nearly "invisible" skins in Storm, and that's why the use of custom skins was disabled completely in ManiaPlanet.
Unfortunately there is no blue player and no red player car skin in TrackMania, and this is why the engine just takes raw steel or aluminium gray as skin

Well well, that's a very nice answer. I have the same taste as with the block error discussion though.
Why does it have to take 2 bleeming weeks and so many post in all languages to get a decent answer like that?

Please don't say the team is very bussy.

[eyebo]

ShootMania is releasing in a week and a half. I'm pretty sure "the team is very busy".

[TMarc]

The simpler answer is, someone complained about cheating attempts using nearly "invisible" skins in Storm, and that's why the use of custom skins was disabled completely in ManiaPlanet.
Unfortunately there is no blue player and no red player car skin in TrackMania, and this is why the engine just takes raw steel or aluminium gray as skin

Well well, that's a very nice answer. I have the same taste as with the block error discussion though.
Why does it have to take 2 bleeming weeks and so many post in all languages to get a decent answer like that?

Please don't say the team is very bussy.

Sorry but do you want to read, honestly?
First, there was Christmas and new year holiday time. Everyone deserves some rest then.
Second, how many times should we write it?
The team is busy, they are writing it themselves that they are working "full speed" for the release.
They are aware of the skin issue, and they will address it for the release of SM or as soon as possible afterwards.
Please just be patient, ok?