Maniaplanet 3 Released!

[Hylis]

Hello,

It's time to release!

If you launch your Maniaplanet, it will ask you for a first update of around 100MB. Then if you enter a station that is link to one environment, it will update the environment. Expect around 1GB for any, or 1.5GB for Storm.

It will update on Steam as well.

Here is a list of some interesting things of this update.

Keep in mind that a lot is done for expert users that will then be capable to make more interesting things themselves!

See you soon online \o/

Main changes:

Maniaplanet as a better game operating system
- Improved user interface for buddies, news & servers browser
- A central store to easily explore & play user made titles
- Improved support for custom data like 3D objects
- Optimizations: CPU & GPU

Maniaplanet to allow more diversity for
- modes: thanks to many features for the script
- actions: thanks to a dedicated tool, including making of weapons
- maps: thanks to the ability to remove constraints from the editor
- atmospheres: thanks to mods or real time ambiance track

Trackmania upgrade
- Multienv possible and a Trackmania 2 title with all modes
- Carmix possible in multienv title: Select any TM² car in Canyon or Valley
- Scripted mode all redone to open to even more custom modes
- Solo: add ghost & medals to custom campaigns

Shootmania upgrade
- netcode: major improvement thank to an innovative netvision layer
- gameplay: new freelook key, progressive walljumps, more stamina etc.
- many more gameplay blocks: teleport, force field & gates, slides, sound blocker etc.
- many more visual blocks: for bunkers, fences, woods, stones, walls, signs etc.

Upcoming
- the universal demo

[broric]

Great news

two questions.
AS i have already installed the beta version as tester in a separate install, can i continue using this?
or copy paste all TM & Sm files/paks into updated MP2 folders so i dont have to download all titles again?

Nice to see the wait has been worth it

[TMarc]

In order to avoid issues, please use your previous ManiaPlanet 2.0, and let it update the game.
Anyways mostly every files related to the update have been updated again yesterday,
so you would have to redownload them anyways also with the beta version.

[Amigo_United]

Why mixed envi only in Canyon and Valley? And how to configurate that? Serverside or in the track properties?

[Chris92]

Why mixed envi only in Canyon and Valley? And how to configurate that? Serverside or in the track properties?

Envimix means that you can choose to build a track (in Editor, either in Canyon or Valley) where people drive with either Canyon, Stadium or Valley car (and the car handling/physics of that chosen car)

Canyon and Valley car physics didn't fit Stadium environment, so NADEO chose to not make that option available.

[TMarc]

And how to use: start the TM² title, editor, new map, select either Canyon or Valley, the mood, eventually a mod, and then the type of car to be used.

[paskalip]

Hi,

After updating maniaplanet, I can't seem to be able to play the 10 years version of trackmania. I got a 1h countdown, a list of servers that I'm not allowed to join and even the single player mode won't let me open the game. Is the 10 years freeplay over or am I missing something?

[TMarc]

After updating maniaplanet, I can't seem to be able to play the 10 years version of trackmania. I got a 1h countdown, a list of servers that I'm not allowed to join and even the single player mode won't let me open the game. Is the 10 years freeplay over or am I missing something?

That's right.
Anyways the 10 years action was originally intended to last only until the LANniversary last December, so we can really be happy that the freeplay was allowed much longer.
The 1h countdown and the restriction to some servers is the new demo feature.

[paskalip]

Thanks for the info! Although they should probably change the homepage of maniaplanet, as it still has a huge banner for the 10 years version...

Quick question: at the end of the 1h, I got a message saying "come back tomorrow". Do I get a hour every day? If yes, then this is far better than the previous demo.

[oiram456]

Yes, it´s daily 1 hour