Comments on: Trackmania Nations Rightnow

By: Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:05:56 +0000

Cheers Kryten

I can confirm it – I checked using these instructions and am clean.

http://wiki.boycottstarforce.net/index.php/Starforce:_Detection

By: Will Tomas

Will Tomas — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:57:08 +0000

Nations Forever is on Steam as well, which is where I’m downloading it from. So we’ll see how that goes. Seems to be 700megabites though. Or roughly 41 peggles.

As William Hague said in 2001, as far as I can remember: “We need to save the Peggle…”

By: Kryten

Kryten — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:52:13 +0000

@Swashbuckler – I’ve confirmed it on my PC by removing the SF drivers that were needed for running TMS and TMU, (which subsequently did not launch, as expected), then installing the new TMUF (not TMNF, to be fair) content and it works perfectly sans Starforce drivers.

I had read a comment somewhere that Nadeo have moved to using the non-driver version of Starforce protection, so it’s embedded in the executable.

By: Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:06:54 +0000

There’s a torrent of TNF on piratebay, it’s probably faster to get it that way than 25k-a-sec filefront.

So, anyone got actual, definite, I-tried-it-myself confirmation that it’s starforce free?

By: KindredPhantom

KindredPhantom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:09:13 +0000

“This naming system seems about as smart as someone giving birth to twins, and deciding to call one Jonathan and the other Jonathon.”

One of your best comments.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:21:42 +0000

Steam appears to be trying to update my copy of TrackMania United Forever, I imagine this is the same update.

It’s going very slowly. Very. 29 minutes remaining seems a little optimistic when I dont have even one block filled in on the progress bar. It’s gonna be a long night, I’m putting the kettle on.

By: RLacey

RLacey — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:57:50 +0000

It’s not exactly the same game. Despite the name, it’s actually got a whole load of new courses and added online options. It’s also not particularly expensive nowadays (my copy cost me all of £7.50).

Then again, I was given my copy of TM Sunrise by Digital Jesters back in the day, so I didn’t feel too bad about having to pay this time round…

By: aldo

aldo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:28:32 +0000

Is there a way to get rid of Starforce from the original 2 games (the first edition of Trackmania and TM Sunrise), though? I’m not exactly keen on buying the same game again just to drop the dodgy DRM scheme.

By: Mazo

Mazo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:14:37 +0000

I just updated my copy of United. They gave me an extra 500 in-game bucks to muck around with, so that’s nice. Maybe this time around I’ll figure out all those cool racing tricks I never bothered with the first time around!

By: Chris Evans

Chris Evans — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:35:56 +0000

Downloading /boogie

By: fluffy bunny

fluffy bunny — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:31:45 +0000

You’ve probably downloaded Nations. It’s got StarForce. Nadeo have said there’s no StarForce in Nations Forever (or United Forever).

By: dartt

dartt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:15:27 +0000

I’m now wondering if I’ve downloaded the right version, I think I may have got Trackmania Nations instead of Trackmania Nations Forever…

I’m so confused right now.