TrackMania

What works

Playing the game works perfectly, can run with all settings maxed.

What does not

The track editor and it would also assume the media editor although i didn't specifically try it. It loads and is usable, but the editor requires that you use ctrl+R mouse to change your view, no other way to do it and it doesn't work. Instead it brings up the context menu as if you clicked on the title bar in windowed mode. Makes the track editor essentially useless and since the media editor works in the same fashion, i can assume it would have the same problem.

Workarounds

What was not tested

nothing

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

needs a little fiddling with the settings to get it right. Installed using playonlinux which fixes the audio for you.

In the config menu you need to set "PC1" or "PC0", all above will hide windows and make the game unplayable.

Also you will have to set texture quality below "High", otherwise a map is loaded but does not start or will randomly hang up at the beginning.

These are experiences I have made, so they might not be the same for everyone.

Get the sound working

To get working the sound you can try to follow the instructions by david96 (modified by Lauri Niskanen)

There may be some music problems after all these steps, so we need a fix for those.

• Check that you have replaced the OpenAL32.dll as the HOWTO above tells. Use the correct lettercase.
• Change to OSS in winecfg. This may cause some problems, but it might be the fix, too.
• Disable the EAX sound effects and set quality of the sound to low on the game settings. You can also disable the doppler effect.

• Download the installer
  
• Install DirectX9 using this guide
• Install the game
• Replace the OpenAL32.dll in the game folder with http://schmatzler.de/openal32.dll
• Play :)

Also you can install this game by Steam using this link. I don't tested this way using wine.

• Install Trackmania using the installer (DVD), it works flawlessly
• Download this archive and put the two dlls into the game's folder and in /drive_c/windows/system32
  
• Check and Install game updates (the Launcher has an option for checking and downloading updates)
• Modify the graphic options acording to your pc's power: it's known that high graphical settings (advanced shaders, motion blur and so on) can be unstable: if TM hangs or it's very slow, reduce graphical details
• Play!

• The "Forever" addon for Trackmania United: http://www.gamershell.com/download_24788.shtml
• The "StarTrack" free campaign: http://files2.trackmaniaforever.com/TmUnitedForever_StarEdition_Update.exe
• The latest Game Update (2.11.26, 2010-03-15): http://files2.trackmaniaforever.com/TmUnitedForever_Update_2010-03-15_Setup.exe