How Trackmania Players Conquered Bugs

Wirtual
11 Mar 202427:50

Summary

TLDRThe video script chronicles the evolution of TrackMania gameplay through the years, highlighting how players have exploited various bugs and glitches to achieve record-breaking runs on different maps. It showcases the creativity and innovation of the gaming community in utilizing these unexpected elements to push the boundaries of what's possible in the game, transforming it from a traditional racing game into a dynamic and exciting experience full of surprises and challenges.

Takeaways

  • 🏎️ The transcript discusses the evolution of record strategies in the game TrackMania, highlighting how players have exploited bugs and glitches to achieve faster times.
  • 🌟 TrackMania's map D6 became famous for its world record times being broken by seconds after players discovered a shortcut using game bugs.
  • 🔄 The game's history is marked by players finding and utilizing bugs to their advantage, such as the wheel lift bug and the Ramstein bug, which fundamentally changed gameplay.
  • 🎮 The developers at Nadeo initially struggled with whether to patch out these bugs, as they provided a unique gameplay experience not found in other racing games.
  • 💡 The community's ingenuity and creativity in using bugs led to the development of new strategies and record-breaking runs on various tracks.
  • 🌐 The discovery and use of bugs in TrackMania have kept the game competitive and exciting, with players continually pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
  • 🛠️ Nadeo eventually embraced some of the bugs as official features, recognizing their value in enhancing the game's unique appeal.
  • 🎉 The game's community events, such as the Khaki competition, celebrate the creativity and skill involved in exploiting these bugs to create ridiculous tracks and record runs.
  • 📈 The transcript provides numerous examples of specific tracks where bugs have been used to achieve world records, showcasing the depth and complexity of TrackMania gameplay.
  • 🚀 The use of bugs has transformed TrackMania from a traditional racing game into one known for its incredible tricks and the skill required to execute them.
  • ✨ The narrative of TrackMania is one of player-driven innovation and the unexpected, where anything can happen and records are constantly being pushed to new limits.

Q & A

  • When was the map D6 released and in which game?

    -The map D6 was released in January 2006 as an official campaign track in TrackMania Nations.

  • What was the initial world record time for map D6 and how did it evolve over time?

    -Initially, the world record list on D6 included a triple tie at 946 seconds. However, a few months later, the entire top 10 had four-second runs, and the world record was a 3.99 second run by Smokey, after the discovery and exploitation of in-game bugs.

  • What significant event happened in the summer of 2006 in TrackMania?

    -In the summer of 2006, the D6 shortcut was discovered and executed for the first time, which was a historic moment as it opened players' eyes to the potential of exploiting bugs in the game.

  • How did the discovery of the bug on the track G2 influence gameplay?

    -The discovery of the bug on G2 led to a significant change in the world record strategy. Instead of threading the needle through a precise gap, players began to drop off the side of the railing early and hit the finish line from the side, improving the world record by a large margin.

  • What was the financial model of TrackMania Nations Forever and how did it affect the game's development?

    -TrackMania Nations Forever was completely free to play and featured the formula race car. The business model relied on players discovering Nations Forever and then upgrading to United to play other cars. However, since so much content was offered for free, few players chose to upgrade, which almost led to the developer's bankruptcy before they were bought by Ubisoft.

  • What is the Ramstein bug and how does it affect gameplay?

    -The Ramstein bug is a gameplay mechanic where at high speed, sliding on one front tire becomes extremely fast. This bug was discovered to give time advantages in certain situations, leading to new world records on tracks like BO4 Acrobatic.

  • How did the bug slide become a popular and integral part of TrackMania gameplay?

    -The bug slide became popular after it was discovered that landing 90° sideways on grass allowed for a fast and powerful drift, preserving more speed and grip. This led to the creation of tracks with bug slides in mind and a new era of world record hunting in TrackMania.

  • What is the significance of the Uber bug and how did it change competitive gameplay?

    -The Uber bug is a phenomenon where a car can be launched across the map at high speed when bug sliding towards a road border and crashing in a specific state. This bug fundamentally changed how several maps were played, leading to new strategies and records, and making the game more competitive.

  • How have the developers at Nadeo responded to the various bugs in TrackMania?

    -Nadeo, the developers of TrackMania, initially did not patch out the bugs, allowing the game to evolve with unique gameplay experiences. In the newest TrackMania game released in 2020, they removed some annoying bugs but decided to keep bug slides, Uber bugs, and a few others, recognizing their value in enhancing the game's distinctiveness.

  • What is the Khaki event in TrackMania and how does it celebrate the game's unique features?

    -The Khaki event is a community event in TrackMania where players build the most ridiculous bug-laden tracks they can think of and compete on them for a month straight. This event celebrates the creativity and the unique gameplay elements introduced by the bugs in the game.

  • Can you provide an example of a track where a seemingly impossible shortcut was discovered and how it impacted the game?

    -A notable example is the track A9 Race, where a player named Trinity discovered a way to use a Ramstein bug to perform a nose dive into the downhill at full speed, saving significant time. This discovery showcased the game's capacity for creativity and innovation, as players learned to harness the game's quirks to achieve previously unthinkable feats.

Outlines

00:00

🏎️ The Evolution of TrackMania Records

This paragraph discusses the history and evolution of TrackMania records, focusing on the map D6 released in 2006. Initially, players optimized the track, leading to a world record triple tie at 946 seconds. However, the introduction of game bugs allowed for significant time improvements, with the world record eventually being set at 3.99 seconds by Smokey. This showcased the potential of exploiting bugs in the game to achieve faster times, setting a precedent for future record-breaking strategies.

05:01

🐞 The Impact of Bugs on TrackMania

The paragraph delves into the impact of bugs on gameplay and record-setting in TrackMania. It describes how the discovery and exploitation of bugs, such as the wheel lift and the Ramstein bug, transformed the game. The narrative follows the community's adaptation to these bugs, leading to the setting of new world records on various tracks. The economic and development challenges faced by the game developers, Nadeo, are also discussed, highlighting the decision to leave many bugs unpatched, which ultimately enriched the game's competitive landscape.

10:01

🌿 The Emergence of Bug Slides

This section explores the discovery and integration of bug slides into TrackMania gameplay. Initially dismissed as casual fun, bug slides were eventually weaponized by players to set new world records. The paragraph details how a player named J&B utilized bug slides to revolutionize several maps and set new records, marking the beginning of a new era in world record hunting. The paragraph also touches on the community's amazement and disbelief at these new strategies, emphasizing the creativity and innovation driven by the game's bugs.

15:04

🚀 The Golden Era of TrackMania Shortcuts

The paragraph discusses the 'Golden Era' of TrackMania shortcuts, beginning in 2013 with the formation of the team 'Fastest Way Only'. This team, led by Nino, focused on finding and exploiting shortcuts on various maps, leading to stunning record-breaking runs. The paragraph highlights the team's success on maps like G1 and D3, showcasing the creativity and inventiveness of the players. It also touches on the community's embrace of these bugs, with Nadeo eventually incorporating some of them as official features in the game.

20:04

🌟 The Legacy of Ramstein Bugs

This section delves into the legacy of Ramstein bugs in TrackMania, detailing how these bugs have been used to set new world records on numerous tracks. The paragraph describes the process of understanding and harnessing the Ramstein bug, leading to a significant shift in the game's competitive landscape. It also discusses the community's ongoing exploration of these bugs, with players continually pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the game. The narrative concludes with a reflection on the transformative impact of these bugs on the game's appeal and competitive nature.

25:06

🎉 The Wonder of TrackMania's Unpredictability

The final paragraph reflects on the overall impact of TrackMania's bugs and the sense of wonder they bring to the game. It highlights a specific record-breaking run on the map A9 Race, which showcases the combination of precision, creativity, and the exploitation of game mechanics. The paragraph emphasizes that without the element of unpredictability introduced by bugs, TrackMania might have become just another racing game, but instead, it has maintained its status as a complex and engaging competitive title. The narrative concludes with a hopeful outlook on the future of the game and its community.

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Keywords

💡TrackMania

TrackMania is a racing video game series known for its complex tracks and the ability for players to create and share their own maps. In the context of the video, it is the game where players optimize runs, exploit bugs for shortcuts, and compete for world records, showcasing the game's intricate mechanics and community-driven nature.

💡Bugs

In the context of the video, bugs refer to unintended game mechanics or glitches in TrackMania that players have discovered and exploited to achieve faster times and break world records. These bugs add an element of unpredictability and creativity to the gameplay, as players harness them to perform incredible shortcuts and tricks.

💡World Records

World records in TrackMania denote the fastest times achieved by players on specific maps. The video highlights how players have continuously pushed the limits of the game to set new world records, often through the discovery and exploitation of game bugs, showcasing the competitive and innovative spirit of the TrackMania community.

💡Shortcuts

Shortcuts in the video refer to unconventional paths or methods used by players to complete tracks in TrackMania more quickly than intended. These shortcuts often involve exploiting game bugs and require precise execution, adding a layer of strategy and skill to the game beyond traditional racing lines.

💡Optimization

Optimization in the context of the video refers to the process of refining and perfecting a player's route or strategy on a TrackMania map to achieve the fastest possible time. This involves meticulous analysis of the track, precise execution of driving techniques, and leveraging any available shortcuts or bugs.

💡Community

The TrackMania community consists of the players, map creators, and enthusiasts who engage with the game, share content, and compete against each other. The video emphasizes the role of the community in driving the game's culture, innovation, and record-breaking achievements through collective effort and knowledge sharing.

💡Racing Line

A racing line is the most efficient path a player can take through a track in racing games like TrackMania, aiming to minimize the time taken to complete the course. The video discusses how traditional racing lines have been supplemented and sometimes replaced by the use of bugs and shortcuts in pursuit of faster times.

💡Wheel Lift

Wheel lift is a phenomenon in TrackMania where a car's front wheel lifts off the ground, often due to a bug or specific driving technique. This can result in the car gaining unexpected speed or taking a different trajectory, which players have learned to exploit for their advantage in achieving faster times.

💡Bug Slides

Bug slides are a gameplay mechanic in TrackMania where players perform a specific type of drift on grass that results in a fast and powerful slide, preserving more speed and grip than a normal turn. This technique was initially used for fun but later became a strategic element in competitive play, allowing players to shave off significant time on their records.

💡Uber Bug

The Uber bug, also known as the Ramstein bug, is a specific type of glitch in TrackMania that allows players to gain significant speed and distance by lifting the car's front wheel in a controlled manner, often resulting in the car flying across the map. This bug has been used strategically by players to achieve record-breaking times on certain tracks.

Highlights

The map D6, released in January 2006, became known for its optimized gameplay and world record times.

Players managed to push the limits of D6, achieving a world record of 3.99 seconds, utilizing game bugs.

The discovery of a game bug on another track led to the achievement of 4-second runs on D6.

The shortcut on D6 was the first time in the game's history a map had been shortcut using two bugs.

The game's developers, Nadeo, struggled with whether to patch out the bugs, due to their impact on gameplay and the community.

Nadeo's business model with Trackmania Nations Forever and Trackmania United Forever influenced their decision on bug patches.

The Ramstein bug, which initially seemed to only affect one track, was later found to be useful on multiple tracks.

Bug slides, another gameplay element, were discovered and popularized, changing how maps were played and built.

The Uber bug, which allowed cars to fly, was discovered and added a new level of complexity to the game.

The team Fastest Way Only was dedicated to breaking maps and finding new shortcuts, pushing the boundaries of the game.

The Ramstein bug was eventually understood and exploited, leading to a new era of world record hunting.

The game's developers at Nadeo embraced some bugs as official features, recognizing their value to the game's uniqueness.

The Khaki event showcases player-created bug-intensive tracks, celebrating the game's unique gameplay elements.

The A9 race track saw a significant time save due to the discovery and exploitation of a Ramstein bug.

The evolution of Trackmania's world record strategies over time reflects the community's creativity and the game's complexity.

The game's initial design as a regular Formula racing game transformed into one known for its incredible tricks and strategies.

Trackmania's history is filled with moments of wonder and innovation, keeping players engaged and the community thriving.

Transcripts

00:00

this is the map D6 released in January

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of 2006 as an official campaign track in

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TR Mania Nations at a first glance a

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very simple looking track consisting of

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only a wall ride turn up to the finish

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and it didn't take very long for players

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to optimize it after only a few months

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the world record list on D6 included a

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triple tie at 946 and the rest of the

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top 10 were all within 200s of a second

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perhaps this is to be expected for such

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a short track but in a game as complex

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as trach Mania you'd be surprised how

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far the records can be pushed a few

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weeks later something incredible

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happened with the entire top 10 having

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four second runs and the world record

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Being A 3.99 by Smokey for the first

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time in the game's history a map had

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been shortcut using a combination of two

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ridiculous bugs and in the 18 years

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since this event players have only

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gotten better at harnessing the floss in

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the game to optimize their runs to

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Perfection this is the story of how

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trackmania players conquered

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[Music]

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bugs the D6 shortcut is truly historic

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it was done for the first time in the

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summer of 2006 and it opened most

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people's eyes to how broken a game Tre

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Mania could be the idea of the shortcut

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is obvious enough but getting up to the

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Finish looked impossible no matter how

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you climb the wall you just wouldn't get

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the height required to fly through the

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Finish but perhaps that wouldn't be a

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problem because already on the second

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day of the game being out a big

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Discovery was made on another campaign

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track on the 28th of January in the same

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year the player hanu was driving age

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three and attempting to get a good time

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it's another very simple map with just a

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quarter pipe jump up to a few different

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finishes since he was aiming for the top

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finish he flipped out late and high from

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the quarterpipe but he still undershot

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The Jump by a lot fortunately though he

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managed to hit the exact area just below

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the finish line and his run

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counted in the days following hundreds

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of players copied the strange bug to get

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their own 4-second time on the

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leaderboards but for a while it didn't

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see much use beyond that one map copying

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a strategy you've seen someone do on a

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track and having the foresight to

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attempt it on other Maps is two quite

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different things it would take 2 months

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before another use case of it was found

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on the track G2 where the world record

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strategy used to be threading the needle

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in a precise Gap but where now with the

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knowledge of the bug finish being

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possible alore 38 dropped off the side

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of the railing early hitting the finish

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line from the side and improving the

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world record by a huge margin for such a

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short track the reason this works is due

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to an oversight from the developers that

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has the Finish Line hitbox extending out

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to the side of a block and it can also

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be hit from underneath exactly below the

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road border a few months later and in

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the case of D6 it's likely that some

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players knew the bug finishes existed

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and it's natural to set up on the left

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side to try to fly up into it but

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without getting the wheel lift the

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shortcut wouldn't work and what exactly

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was that thing nobody really why it

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happened but when crossing the green

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border enough times this weird

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phenomenon would eventually happen and

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if it did you could beat D6 in just 3.9

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seconds in Broad terms this was the

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trach Mania equivalent of a caveman

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striking two rocks together and

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accidentally making a fire a stunning

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coincidence that if it could be properly

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understood and harnessed would have

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massive implications for other tracks

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too though before trying to understand

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the bugs players wanted to know whether

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or not they would be patched out of the

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game as they were frustrating in regular

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game playay and even in competitions

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where many great runs would fall victims

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to crossing the side edges and getting a

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huge wheel lift instantly resulting in a

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crash and for the devs it must have been

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a difficult situation on the physic side

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of things it's likely they didn't know

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how to easily fix these bugs without

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making changes to the car or blocks

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which would come with a new set of

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problems

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invalidating past records and breaking

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old Maps but the biggest issue was

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likely Financial in 2008 noo revamped

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all their past games into two titles

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trackmania Nations forever and

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trackmania United forever Nations

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forever was completely free to play and

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featured the formula race car where

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United had the formula race car plus six

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other vehicles that you could compete on

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nao's business model was banking on that

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people would discover Nations forever

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and then later up upgrade to United to

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play the other cars but almost nobody

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did in Nations you could play endless

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hours of content in online lobbies

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official campaigns and user main Maps

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you could also make your own maps and

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skins as well with so many things being

05:15

offered for free it made very little

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sense to upgrade and this almost caused

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noo to go bankrupt before they were

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bought by Ubisoft in late 2009 and for

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nadeo it made no sense to focus their

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efforts on improving the free game when

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they wanted to get players over to the

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paid version and so shortly after its

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release TR Mania Nations forever was

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considered a finished product no further

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updates would be pushed and everything

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that existed in the game was there to

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stay bug finishes Landing bugs wheel

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lift bugs and many more would all live

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on unpatched

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forever it's easy to think that the

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existence of bugs automatically make a

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game worse after all they are mistak

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akes and oversights so they should be

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fixed until everything is perfect but

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perfect can sometimes be boring and

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predictable and in the case of

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trackmania the bugs provided a unique

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gameplay experience that no other racing

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game had and maybe that wasn't such a

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bad thing because even the most annoying

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bugs like the wheel lift could have its

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moments on the official track bo4

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acrobatic the world record seemed

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completely maxed out in 2009 the track

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itself is again simple featuring only a

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downhill a wall ride and a straight line

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to the finish and the leaderboard looks

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just like you'd expect with the entire

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top 10 being within a few hundreds of a

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second and the world record Being A 1256

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by caran but then one small accident led

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to a big spark in the community a

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completely unknown player called Zombie

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uploaded his one and only ever replay to

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the leaderboards a run on bo4 acrobatic

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where he unfortunately got the wheel

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lift bug in the start which on a map as

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precise as this would make most players

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instantly hit the restart key but he

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decided to keep driving and it resulted

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in a world record tie as wonky as that

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run looked zombie inexplicably gained

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time from the bug and whatever it was it

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opened the possibility for a new world

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record on an otherwise optimized map

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several top players took note of this

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and rushed to B4 to be the first to do

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it and in May of 2009 the player Barta

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eventually got this

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[Music]

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run a

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1254 beating the world record by 200s of

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a second This Record has since been

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improved many times and it was only in

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recent years understood that the reason

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the bug gains time is because at high

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speed sliding on one front tire is

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extremely fast which might be an

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explanation that makes you even more

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confused but that's TR Mania for you the

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wheel lift bug would later become known

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as the Ramstein bug and it wouldn't only

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be useful on bo4 acrobatic because the

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next year a similar accident happened on

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the track A3 race the world record at

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the time was 1845 Tied by three people

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and the rest of the top 10 all had

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1846 yeah it's another map that mostly

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had basic turns where players aimed for

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ultimate precision and the one key

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feature on the track is a jump in the

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middle the main strategy was to release

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the acceleration on this jump in

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combination with driving diagonally so

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that you would reduce as much air time

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as possible and carry maximum speed on

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the last straight towards the finish in

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2010 the player enex was driving AO3 on

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an online server when he got the

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luckiest bug of his

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life

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[Music]

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1844 beating the triple world record

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high by just 100th of a second the

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Ramstein bug Eno SC caused his front

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wheel to lift at just the right time to

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dive over the top of the hill Landing in

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the downhill on the other side at full

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speed and though his Landing was shaky

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he kept his cool and kept enough speed

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to beat the world record the community

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was just stunned at this nobody had seen

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anything like it an attempt to recreate

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it were unsuccessful nobody else could

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get the bug that Eno got but

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impressively in 2011 damager managed to

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beat the world record without using the

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bug achieving at

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1843 and since then the idea of the AO3

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bug was kind of forgotten about

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something else in the tmania world had

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been stealing in the spotlight and that

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thing was yet another bug which

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fundamentally changed how several Maps

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were

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[Applause]

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played late in 2009 it was discovered

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that when Landing 90° sideways you could

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perform a fast and Powerful drift on

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grass preserving way more speed and grip

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than if you tried to drive the turn as

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normal at first this was called grass

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riding then grass lights

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and afterwards it was named after a

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certain plant for whatever reason before

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the community finally landed on the

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mostly agreed upon bug slide as the term

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many tracks were built with bug slides

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in mind and they became very popular on

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online servers for most players bug

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slides were just casual fun but one

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player realized there was more potential

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in this trick than just playing in

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online lobbies early in 2010 the player

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J&B would completely re illusionize many

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maps in the game when he went on a world

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record spree it started in April when he

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completely crushed the world record on

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the track d11 acrobatic the old record

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from Aon of 12 seconds did two very

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clean jumps without any real wild things

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going on J&B though realized that with a

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precise jump he could do

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this a bug slide on the ramp going

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through the ring in a 360 spin and

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Landing up on the last platform saving 1

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second but he didn't stop there 2 weeks

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later he went onto another campaign map

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B12 race where the last turn is a long

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grass Corner traditionally the best

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strategy was to jump out all the way to

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the right side so that you could carry

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as much speed as possible with a smooth

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line towards the Finish j& B how however

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did the complete opposite going fully on

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the inside and using the pool border to

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get air time to set up sideways and then

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he bug slid through the last Corner

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again using the pool boarders to

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straighten his car towards the booster

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and the finish beating the world record

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by 3/10 of a second at first but later

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improving down to a

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4045 over 1 second faster this was the

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first time bug slides had been used to

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beat the world record on such a s this

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map and many community members outright

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couldn't believe it this bug had existed

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in the game ever since tmania nations in

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2006 and it took 4 years for it to be

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discovered and properly harnessed but

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now the floodgates were wide open and a

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new era of TR Mania world record hunting

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had

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begun the player Bliss who had the world

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record on a similar track bo7 race

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claimed that the trick wouldn't be

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possible there but less than one year

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later it too got completely destroyed by

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bug slides then there was A9 race a

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short map with a lot of tricks where in

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the last turn you could skip across the

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pool and land in a small bug slide

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perhaps not as flashy as some of the

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other ones but still another one on the

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list bug slides are really difficult to

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control you really just hold accelerate

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break and steering hoping it will take

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you through the turn nicely but they

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often result in crashes and in 2011 and

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2012 when some players crashed while bug

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sliding their car inexplicably went

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flying getting launched across the

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stadium at Mac 5 speed what on Earth is

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going on

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here why this bug works is not fully

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understood but the best theory is that

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the game sometimes misinterprets your

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speed values when bug sliding and if you

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crash in the state it gives you more

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speed rather than reducing it send in

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the car

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flying players at the time didn't know

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any of this they just tried to replicate

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what they'd seen in the liftoff videos

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and sure enough bug sliding towards a

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road border with the car pitched

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slightly upwards could every now and

14:13

then ye you across the

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map 4 years after being left to their

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own devices by noo kmania players had

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just discovered how to make a formula

14:23

race car fly a site that to the

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developers must have been totally

14:27

hilarious and absurd the game they

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designed to be a regular Formula racing

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game was turning into so much more and

14:35

though it seemed crazy it was now only

14:38

more competitive than ever this bug was

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coined the Uber bug derived from German

14:44

and meaning the biggest bug players

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scoured the official maps to find

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somewhere it could be used eventually

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realizing there was at least one map

14:54

which had all the factors

14:56

required this track is quite literally

14:58

Al perfectly designed for the Uber bug

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to work it has speed in the start a drop

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down to set up the car in a bug slide a

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road Edge to lift off from and several

15:09

finishes pointing in that direction

15:11

exactly where you'd fly to you had no

15:14

control over but since this Skips a huge

15:16

right turn if you landed anywhere near

15:18

the finishes it would save several

15:21

seconds I've made an entire video

15:23

detailing the world record history on

15:25

a12 speed which I will link in the

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description and hey if you're interested

15:29

in more videos like this then subscribe

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looking at the series of events in a

15:33

broader picture it's fascinating to see

15:35

the evolution of trach mania's world

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record strategies over time going from

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Mostly precise racing lines in the early

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days to more and more complex quirks in

15:45

the game's code being understood and

15:47

exploited as a player the goal has

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always been the same to go as fast as

15:52

possible the only difference was that

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now players knew of more ways to gain

15:56

time than before regardless L of how

15:59

weird these tricks were these events

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were still over one decade ago and since

16:05

then things have escalated to even

16:07

greater levels in 2013 is where the true

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Golden Era of trach Mania shortcuts

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began that year the player Nino created

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the team fastest way only a shortcutting

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team of dedicated players trying to

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break as many Maps as possible one of

16:24

the tracks they'd set their sights on

16:27

was G1 a unique map with a road

16:30

spiraling upwards and a pretty absurd

16:33

shortcut idea that if it could be pulled

16:36

off would look pretty stunning the team

16:39

hunted the map for several weeks and

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eventually it would be the team's leader

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Nino who pulled off this

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run

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a beautiful Yuber buug near the top of

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the map skipping two layers of roads and

17:07

ultimately saving over 4 seconds against

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the world record but the team didn't

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stop there on the map D3 a platforming

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track with tight turns they discovered

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it was faster to drop off onto the grass

17:21

before the last corners and crash

17:24

sideways into a pillar below the Finish

17:26

to bounce up into the hit box

17:28

saving 2 seconds there really was no

17:31

limit to the creativity and invention at

17:34

play during this time and it was all

17:36

enabled by the bugs not being patched

17:38

out years prior instead of becoming

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another indistinguishable racing game

17:43

trach Mania had become known for having

17:45

these incredible tricks available and

17:47

players were far from done

17:49

exploring in 2015 fastest way only were

17:52

hunting age for one lap and going for a

17:55

ridiculous shortcut from the first to

17:57

the second checkpoint the Gap you would

17:59

have to cross looks so absurdly far with

18:02

a proper wheel lift you can actually

18:05

soar all the way across and this

18:07

shortcut was pulled off by both Nitro

18:10

and toml during this time some players

18:13

finally understood how the Ramin bug

18:15

Works maps in TR Mania are built with

18:18

blocks and the road pieces all have this

18:21

elevated gray border running along the

18:23

sides called the Ramstein border at the

18:26

connection point between blocks this

18:28

border doesn't connect perfectly and if

18:31

you precisely cross the border at this

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exact point your wheel can crash into

18:36

the start of the next Block's border

18:38

making the wheel lift into the air as it

18:41

turns out this bug wasn't random at all

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it only required Precision after age4

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fell sold did the track C9 where several

18:52

fastest way only members hunted for

18:54

weeks to try to get a Ramstein bug

18:56

skipping the last Corner as eventually

18:58

it was finally pulled off in a beautiful

19:01

fashion by the then somewhat unknown

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player Pablo

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[Applause]

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GD when Pablo drove the record everyone

19:18

was freaking out in the in-game chat and

19:20

in a legendary move he just responded

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with a

19:23

simple thank you these Ramstein bug

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shortcuts were the the snowflakes that

19:29

would cause an avalanche in trach Mania

19:31

once players open their eyes to using

19:33

the most annoying bug in the game as a

19:35

weapon countless World Records would

19:37

fall anywhere a huge bounce was needed

19:40

or spots where a bug could reduce

19:42

airtime players would grind for the

19:44

perfect wheel lift and so the era of the

19:48

Ramin bugs

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began the map A7 saw a new world record

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after 14 years where it was thought to

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be maxed at 10.11 in

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2006 but in

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2020 Tero managed to shave off 100th

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with a tiny Ramin bug at the jump and in

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2016 I myself even used a Ramstein bug

20:14

to join fastest way only with this

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[Music]

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shortcut one of the most spectacular

20:28

shortcuts that were performed was on e0

20:32

seen from above a pretty simple track

20:35

with just two checkpoints and a long

20:37

road to the finish in

20:40

2017 players started trying to shortcut

20:42

up to the first one and then following

20:45

the road until the ending the theory for

20:47

how this would work is you would climb

20:49

over the wall at the start and then um

20:53

bug up through the roadblock and from

20:56

there you'd continue driving as normal

20:58

I won't even try to explain this one it

21:01

just works but mostly doesn't but if it

21:05

does the problem is you won't have as

21:07

much speed for the uphills and so the

21:10

normal wave would get dangerously close

21:11

to catching up but it was eventually

21:14

pulled off and pl Rex managed to get the

21:16

world record on this map with that

21:18

strategy driving a 3610 in

21:21

2017 in

21:23

2021 this map would see a new Revolution

21:26

when MEC pulled off off this

21:31

shortcut a huge Ram lift directly up to

21:34

the checkpoint saving another second

21:37

over plaster AIS run I feel at this

21:40

point it's necessary to say that the

21:42

majority of TR Mania maps are completely

21:44

normal where only clean racing lines

21:46

will get you a better time but the

21:48

handful of tracks I've featured are the

21:50

ones where bugs have added a huge spark

21:52

of magic and wonder to the game giving

21:55

players so much creativity to think out

21:58

outside the box to improve their times

22:00

and what's cool is that the developers

22:02

at nadeo have now embraced some of the

22:05

bugs as official features in 2020 they

22:09

released the newest track Mania game and

22:11

in it they finally got rid of annoying

22:13

Landing bugs and actually the Ramstein

22:15

bugs too but surprisingly they decided

22:18

to keep bug slides in the game as well

22:20

as Uber bugs and a handful more showing

22:23

that they too recognized how their

22:25

original mistakes turn into something

22:28

unique and this goes hand inand with one

22:31

of the biggest community events in the

22:32

game called khaki where players build

22:35

the most ridiculous bug Rd track they

22:37

can think of and grind them for a month

22:41

straight one final map I want to mention

22:44

A9 race briefly mentioned earlier during

22:48

the discovery of the bug slides and

22:50

since that time the strategy had

22:52

remained mostly the same and got

22:54

optimized all the way down to 2446 by

22:57

race hunts his run was so far ahead of

23:00

the competition that it was thought it

23:02

wouldn't be beaten for a long time race

23:05

hunts had driven a fast start up to the

23:07

checkpoint getting the maximum speed out

23:09

of the grass wiggle and doing a tiny

23:12

release of the acceleration at the top

23:13

of the hill to carry speed onto the

23:15

engine off part did a tight turn and

23:18

followed that up with a clean downhill

23:20

drop he did another precise turn onto

23:23

the grass and closed it out with a

23:26

perfect bug slide into the Finish

23:28

and even though it looked completely

23:30

absurd some players like Trinity and

23:33

Hest still tried to beat it when

23:36

comparing the segment times of the top

23:37

30 records they noticed an anomaly on

23:41

the second segment Ray hunt had a 553

23:44

and while most people were in close

23:46

proximity to that the player prag had

23:48

mysteriously gotten a

23:50

547 for maps as optimized as A9 that's a

23:55

huge time save but what had he done

23:58

exactly well since this was an online

24:00

list of Records there was no way to know

24:02

for sure the record was from 2012 and

24:05

could have simply been bugged or perhaps

24:07

even cheated the segment it had happened

24:10

in was the drop down from checkpoint 1

24:12

to checkpoint 2 and players immediately

24:15

began thinking it could in fact be a

24:17

Ramstein bug some preliminary attempts

24:21

were made to get a bug with only

24:23

moderate levels of success without a

24:25

recipe to follow it's hard to come up

24:27

with with a perfect dish but all of that

24:30

changed when an ancient YouTube video

24:32

was discovered by a Community member

24:34

street style Clan the movie the video is

24:38

a 2012 Montage of trach Mania records

24:41

from the clan street style where one of

24:43

the maps featured is A9 race and in it

24:47

you can see a car get a huge wobble

24:49

followed by a nose dive on the drop that

24:53

is prags run and this is the only

24:56

surviving footage of it happening

24:58

it's likely prag had gotten this by

25:00

complete accident upon seeing this and

25:03

analyzing the line he drove players now

25:05

had a blueprint to follow for the

25:07

approach to try to get a similar dive

25:10

over the edge of the Hill which could

25:12

save huge amounts of time in April of

25:15

2020 fastest way only members gathered

25:18

like they usually do to try to bring

25:20

this one home and after many promising

25:23

attempts that night Trinity finally got

25:26

this run

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[Music]

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[Music]

25:56

holy 308 should start as well right

26:00

yeah

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[Music]

26:03

really what

26:06

what no

26:09

way what the

26:11

and the aend

26:14

it to me personally this is one of the

26:17

most beautiful runs in track Mania

26:18

history it combines everything I love

26:21

about this game as it requires Precision

26:23

in performing a great grass speed slide

26:25

in the start and getting a precise no

26:28

airtime flick up the hill as well as a

26:30

tight turn to build up so much speed

26:33

that with a huge wheel lift Ramstein bug

26:36

the nose of the car can in an extremely

26:38

rare case dip perfectly into the

26:41

downhill at full speed reducing air time

26:44

and having a huge speed advantage to the

26:46

last checkpoint and then you can finish

26:49

in style with a bug

26:52

slide if it wasn't for TR mania's huge

26:54

floss I think it would become boring and

26:57

fall flat as just another racing game

27:01

instead of one that's known for its

27:02

incredible complexity and I for one know

27:05

I wouldn't have gotten hooked on the

27:07

game without that element of wonder that

27:10

Anything Can Happen part and I think it

27:12

was as true in 2006 as it is now in

27:17

2024 anyways that's all for now guys I

27:20

really hope you found it entertaining

27:22

and perhaps learned a thing or two about

27:24

TR Mania history until next time

27:28

have a good

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[Music]

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one

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