Playing Random Tracks in Solo

[TomRiddle]

Haha Cool that you like it

I would really suggest that the mx team would make something like this because they could realize more settings etc.
A long time ago i made a manialink that automaticly installed skins form carpark (by url). I really like the idea of integrating those services i'd like to see that some day (gogogo mx )

[TheM]

You actually have to tell the script how many maps mx has got but if you copy the link into clipboard it should be quite confortable

You can get the ten latest maps via the ManiaExchange API: http://api.mania-exchange.com/tm/tracks/list/latest. The first one is the lastest one, and has the highest ID of all maps ("mapcount").

PPS: Sometimes maps don't work

Also via the API, it's possible to get information about a map (f.e. ID 39205 = http://api.mania-exchange.com/tm/tracks/39205). If it returns nothing (empty JSON), you know the map doesn't exists and redo the random ID pick.

[TomRiddle]

Hey thanks for the detailed explanation

I already thought about the api yesterday but i don't really like to use data from other websites even with apis

But since it is way more easy to use i used both of your suggestions to improve the script a little bit.
Now its way more simple and just callable trough this manialink:
Now every 5 hours the mapcount will be refreshed and automatically used.

randmx

Have fun ^_^

[haenry]

You only used the wrong protocol for your link
tmtp is for united forever!
I think you have to use "maniaplanet://"
I just don't know the command to open a manialink

[eyebo]

I fixed the link

[index]

Wowo, this could be interesting on a server using one of the server controllers:

The tracklist contains only one track, you get a random next track from mx, matching the title (canyon, stadium). Players can vote/pay to replay the track using the server controller.

Also you can see records (local and dedimania) and go quickly to the mx-page of the track and add your award, comment, etc.

Anyone able to make this a plugin for XAseco², Fast, etc.?

Kind regards!

[TomRiddle]

@eyebo thanks

@index: Nice idea, and it is quite easy to make But i haven't made a xaseco plugin yet so i hope someone else is going to make it It would be really really cool

[Demented]

This is exactly the kind of thing that makes Trackmania such a cool game... The ability for the community to expand and customize the playability of the game.
AWESOME

[crado]

I know, but this is not exactly what I meant, because I would have to download it first, eventually move it to the downloaded tracks folder, etc.

I'm thinking of a micro-app ingame, that could be placed on a station: "Random Map".
You start ManiaPlanet, click on this station, and it loads and runs this map.
Then you can chose "next random map" or "back" (to main menu).
There should also be some options, e.g. if you want only random maps from one specific title, or if it could be chosen for any title (or only TrackMania ² titles) with or without mods.

Just an idea, regardless of it would really work or not

Awesome Idea !

+1000

[TMarc]

Thanks
Of course this should also work for ShootMania