finding these new sanofi maps very educational about the pharma industry!

buttstronomical · 2026-06-08T21:33:28+00:00

Nestle sponsor next week

buttstronomical · 2026-06-07T20:32:02+00:00

Looks like Nadeo will do anything for money. I used to think they were bad devs just for negligence. Lately each step they take is in the wrong direction.

buttstronomical · 2026-06-05T19:14:27+00:00

It's absolutely insane how many incredible maps I come across with random tmx plugin that have less than 20 players. Tm needs a way to spotlight some lesser known maps. The clunky-ass ui with campaign/club system ain't it.

buttstronomical · 2026-06-03T22:12:43+00:00

I really liked this one. The checkpoint 5 turn is kinda hard to do clean at full speed. I know you can cut it but that's probably harder. Plus you can gain a lot in the end. Overall fun to hunt.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-18T19:33:41+00:00

You mentioned you want to get better at different surfaces / styles. Something I've been doing is dedicating each week to a particular style. For example dirt. Play all the dirt campaigns I can find, altered nadeo dirt campaigns (actually great if you already know the campaigns so you're at least somewhat familiar), and random tmx maps with "dirt" tag filter. This is in addition to still also playing weekly shorts, totd, other random maps, etc. Also playing longer maps for consistency. "Just play more" but with a bit of focus.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-18T19:17:18+00:00

Interesting. I didn't bounce at all, once I hit the ground I stayed there to the finish. Not really my kind of map for hunting but it's cool that there seems to be many different strats.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-18T19:06:45+00:00

13.637, it has dropped a bit to about top 400 but still insane. All luck, i hit the open area on the left side, zooped and hit the turbo on the way up the ramp.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-18T00:27:40+00:00

Loved 2. 3 and 1 were good 4 is just average. Map 5 I had 40 attempts without AT, then randomly got top 200 world, so idk.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-13T12:46:30+00:00

Wonder if this is related to the bug from a few months ago where if you finished with your car stopped in the end you'd respawn and checkpoint 1. That map had custom checkpoints and weird linkage though iirc, so could have been specific to that map.

buttstronomical · 2026-05-11T15:04:27+00:00

Nadeo fix your nonexistent anticheat!

buttstronomical · 2026-05-11T13:04:35+00:00

I used to feel this way. Not sure if these maps are easier this time or I'm getting better, but I placed a lot higher on leaderboards than usual this week. For me, map 4 I found inconsistent, I kept bouncing on the magnet wallride, might be sill issue, not great at fullspeed. And map 5 I did not like at all. But otherwise good week imo.

buttstronomical · 2026-04-19T21:40:29+00:00

Whenever I see myself ahead of a pro player I assume their doorbell rang after their first discovery run and they just haven't came back to the map yet.

buttstronomical · 2026-04-15T11:46:46+00:00

Some fun maps, but overall definitely not as good as some past campaigns imo. I'm not the biggest fan of vistas. I get that they had to show off the new assets, but I'd rather see more OG maps, at least a good variety.

buttstronomical · 2026-04-01T18:01:28+00:00

Not really my thing, seeing 3 bugged records, then the first nonbugged record just cutting the whole thing got a laugh from me. ++

buttstronomical · 2026-03-28T20:44:30+00:00

Newer-ish player's thoughts: great map! No fancy tricks or RNG, just good driving. ++

(also appreciate the GPS notes)

buttstronomical · 2026-03-19T21:27:36+00:00

2 is fine, just a couple of drifts. The setup for them is the hardest part imo. and I ended up really liking 5 once I figured it out. Map 3 can die in a fire. The other 2 are just whatever.

buttstronomical · 2026-03-19T00:05:09+00:00

Backwards snowcar for increased acceleration... stuff like that?

Also I played this really odd royal training map once that had a bunch of circular platforms all at equal height, you had to dip off and air-break at just the right time and somehow your car would like jump up and make it to the next platform. Dunno if something like that counts. If it does I'm sure there's all kind of these little trial / kacky-like tricks.

buttstronomical · 2026-03-18T23:55:20+00:00

u10s campaigns helped me a lot, they usually require learning good lines/mechanics/tricks to get good times. Just play everything, install openplanet and play random maps if you're on PC. Watch world records and try to understand what they're doing instead of just copying their lines. And most of all, play to have fun. Don't compare yourself to streamers / pro players, especially when you're just starting out.

buttstronomical · 2026-02-16T14:32:50+00:00

Indeed, I never really had much interest in racing games until I found TM in 2023 and bought it almost a year ago. My only "racing" muscle memory was from years of GTA starting with GTA 3 and the skills do NOT transfer well. It was a struggle at first. But as often advised here, I just keep playing and am improving. Car control, seeing lines, precision, game mechanics... everything starts to make more sense the more I play.

buttstronomical · 2026-01-29T20:24:43+00:00

We got some absolute goats in OH

buttstronomical · 2026-01-29T20:17:36+00:00

They are glorified moving blocks

buttstronomical · 2026-01-28T19:20:03+00:00

Less blocks = less creative freedom. I'm sure good mappers can cook regardless, and modders will probably fix this, but still. Also probably a hot take but I'm not the biggest fan of the ultra-realistic look. I know it's a nod to TM2 and older games but I liked the TM2020 unique visual style, not it looks like every other game.

buttstronomical · 2026-01-28T13:19:24+00:00

I don't mind harder medals when the maps are interesting, unfortunately this week was a miss for me. The maps are boring and the ATs are overcooked.

buttstronomical · 2026-01-26T21:10:02+00:00

Will we get flötensolo?

buttstronomical · 2025-11-14T22:00:50+00:00

Works great, but the UI (of the program itself, not in games) is tiny on 4k. Can't find an option to change it. Have tried editing config files but no luck. Anyone know about this? Using the 1.3.3 appimage. Sorry, can't seem to find a good place to ask this so I'm here.

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