ManiaPlanet 4 - All we know about next update

[lebossnico1001]

News about the release date ?

Sleep well cuz tomorrow, you will have your answer

[wazerti]

Sleep well cuz tomorrow, you will have your answer

Nice !

[Zeraxex]

I don't think so x) I'm not expecting a Realeasedate for MP4 in HP6^^

[Dommy]

I just hope for information regarding the beta state. :/

[Rots]

Don't expect a date. I guess someone learnt already about giving dates and then postponing stuff

Coming when it's done.

[wazerti]

Ok, thanks, but nobody knows approximately the month of the release ? July, August... September ?

[Florenzius]

It can be next year too

[Demented]

I am ready for Lagoon.

[Dommy]

Some information extracted from Hello planet 6.

• More gameplay mechanics for ShooMania.
• TrackMania will receive some creative stuff for developers.
• Performance: 64 bit client, support of the DirectX 11 library, multitasking.
• Quicker load times and light maps computation.
• More visual effects for deeper experience (probably reflections and more particles).
• Improvements in the map rendering (probably not rendering not visibleblocks).
• Vehicle items for ShootMania, which can be found on map, entered, driven like a normal TrackMania car and left at any moment.
• Global rankings of the official times available for custom title pack campaigns.
• Steam: system allowing switching environments without restarting the game.
• Editors: 3D items modelling, scores table editor, store, title packs dedicated to custom made edition tools.
• Script: easier find of the exceptions, displaying time taken to run a specific code line.
• Menus: most of the menus rewritten using manialinks, using efficient and smooth transitions.
• ShootMania: turret items (which already exist) and (probably) drones.
• Map editor: some improvements regarding items.
• Chat: completely redone, new design direction and features (rip Evidence).
• ESports: world tournaments in TrackMania 2 Stadium and ShootMania Storm at the end of this year.
• Title packs: auto-generated website for a title pack, where author can share news and other stuff.
• Rewritten documentation of the game.
• More forum support from Nadeo members.
• General optimization to all existing environments blocks.
• Title pack creation tool.
• New solo campaigns for existing TM2 environments, where all times are automatically official.
• New strategy game mode for ShootMania - Warlords (sample of the new editors abilities).

Calendar:
Around end of September - for the first time in history - Nadeo teasing upcoming stuff.
Around end of the year - closed beta.
Around March next year - update.

[zblugamer]

Any idea how we may be able to join the closed beta?