New blocks for TrackMania Original
Installing the new blocks
- 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).
- Get the new blocks.
- Copy the contents of the zip into your TMO folder (by default this is something like C:\Program Files\TmOriginal).
- Start up TMO.
- Open the track editor for the Desert environment.
- Discover new blocks 226, 227, 228, 534, and 535.
- Open the track editor for the Rally environment.
- 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
- Go to your TMO folder (by default this is something like C:\Program Files\TmOriginal).
- Go to the folder GameData\Speed\ConstructionBlockInfo\ConstructionBlockInfoClassic.
- Delete all files whose name starts with "Mix."
- Go to the folder GameData\Rally\ConstructionBlockInfo\ConstructionBlockInfoClassic.
- 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.