New blocks for TrackMania Original

Installing the new blocks

  1. Check you have TMO (1.5.x) installed (yes, it has to be 1.5.x (TMO), not PowerUp (1.2.5), TM (1.0.0), or the 1.1.0 patch).
  2. Get the new blocks.
  3. Copy the contents of the zip into your TMO folder (by default this is something like C:\Program Files\TmOriginal).
  4. Start up TMO.
  5. Open the track editor for the Desert environment.
  6. Discover new blocks 226, 227, 228, 534, and 535.
  7. Open the track editor for the Rally environment.
  8. Discover new block 715.
You can use these blocks in maps and they will load in normal TMO and TMU installs no problem.

 

Uninstalling the new blocks

  1. Go to your TMO folder (by default this is something like C:\Program Files\TmOriginal).
  2. Go to the folder GameData\Speed\ConstructionBlockInfo\ConstructionBlockInfoClassic.
  3. Delete all files whose name starts with "Mix."
  4. Go to the folder GameData\Rally\ConstructionBlockInfo\ConstructionBlockInfoClassic.
  5. Delete all files whose name starts with "Mix."

 

Patching

If you have some earlier version of TM you can patch it up to 1.5.0:

Patching from 1.0.0 or 1.1.0 to 1.2.5

Searching for Trackmania PowerUp download in Google turns up a bunch of likely-looking results.

Patching from 1.2.5 to 1.5.0

On http://www.trackmania.com/indexUk.php the link for the 1.5.0 (Original/LevelUp) patch is given as http://www.focus-files.com/update/tmo/trackmania_original_jeu_update.exe. Searching for "trackmania original" in Google turns up a bunch of other likely-looking results.

Patching 1.5.0 to work with Windows Vista

Searching for "Trackmania Original" Vista download in Google turns up a bunch of likely-looking results.