TrackMania Sunrise

TrackMania Sunrise

Developers
	Nadeo
Publishers
North America	Enlight Software
United Kingdom	Digital Jesters
Engines
	GameBox
Release dates
Windows	April 6, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Tricks
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Stylized
Series	TrackMania

Warnings

StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).

TrackMania Sunrise is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and first-person racing and tricks game in the TrackMania series.

It's also known as TrackMania Sunrise eXtreme, which is a free expansion pack for the base game.

It has problems running on modern machines. See Game does not launch on Windows 8 and above and Issues fixed.

General information

Official website

TrackMania Exchange

TrackMania Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.4.71.19 DRM

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Essential improvements

Multiple updates including bonus tracks are available for the game.

Update TrackMania Sunrise Extreme to 1.5.1
Download the TrackMania Sunrise eXtreme 1.5.1 update. Extract tmsx_150_to_151_cd_setup.exe from tmsx_150_to_151_cd.zip and run it. Follow the installation wizard. Launch the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Default.SystemConfig.Gbx

Graphics settings are stored in Default.SystemConfig.Gbx.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\Profiles <path-to-game>\GameData\Tracks <path-to-game>\GameData\Scores

The profiles folder stores all configuration information and preferences.

The tracks folder stores all tracks along with any custom tracks.

The scores folder stores all medal information and race data.

Video

Advanced video settings

Display compatibility settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Listed as > 4:3 (large). Text and other display objects will stretch.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			HUD stretches significantly.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Only supports resolutions up to 1280x960. Can be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x, and 6x.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Listed as Display VSync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No FPS or refresh rate limit.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Every input is re-mappable in the player's profile.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only available in-game through player's profile.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		Any DirectInput or XInput device is supported.
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound		7.1 or 5.1 Surround.
Subtitles		The game does not have voice acting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio		The game uses licensed songs. The songs can on paper be deleted from the installation folder and replaced with other songs in OGG format.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only - 1

Network

Network config

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		8	Hot seat
LAN play		255	Versus, Co-op
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer		Peer-to-peer is used to download other players' skins and horns.
Dedicated		Offical Dedicated Server available from Nadeo.
Self-hosting		"Local Internet Connection" option in "Multiplayer" in-game. Default port: 2350.
Direct IP		Forcable IP address option along with server port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2350

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game does not launch on Windows 8 and above

Remove StarForce DRM
Install the game from the original CD. Do not launch the game after installing, if you do, you will be asked to install unwanted StarForce libraries on your computer, which is not needed. Download and install the TrackMania Sunrise eXtreme expansion. Download and install the eXtreme 1.5.0 to 1.5.1 update. Download and apply patched game files.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	Version 1.8c

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III AMD Athlon equivalent		Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM)	128 MB		256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	900 MB		900+
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible		Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible

Windows 95 and NT are not supported.