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Frequently Asked Questions:
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► Do you use a keyboard or a game-pad?
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I use a game-pad.
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► What game-pad do you use?
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These days I use an Xbox 360 game-pad, together with a custom driver. In the past I used to use strictly Logitech gamepads (started with Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2, then Rumblepad 2 and also Dual Action) but I couldn't keep playing with them because they got too demanding for my wrist.
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But luckily the Xbox 360 game-pad works great for me, especially when using a custom driver.
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► Custom driver?
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Yes I use a custom driver so that I can customize the game-pad much more. The most important change I can do with it is the ability to change the analog dead-zone to act more like a square instead of a circle. That way you won't have the problem of accidentally pressing too much up or down so that the car doesn't steer as much. Basically it acts more like the old Logitech game-pads which I'm used to. Only problem with it is that it seems like it might only work if you have Windows 7 installed.
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Yes I use a custom driver so that I can customize the game-pad much more. The most important change I can do with it is the ability to change the analog dead-zone to act more like a square instead of a circle. That way you won't have the problem of accidentally pressing too much up or down so that the car doesn't steer as much. Basically it acts more like the old Logitech game-pads which I'm used to. Confirmed to work in Windows 7 and 10.
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You can download this custom driver yourself here: 
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http://www.jonnys-place.com/index.php?topic=10495.0 
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or here if the first link doesn't work: 
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http://www.mediafire.com/view/bbev1s3ev0my704/x360c.win7.x64.en.zip 
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http://www.mediafire.com/view/jsgt4dmnk7c7840/x360c.win7.x86.en.zip
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Installation-guide from the jonnys-place-page:
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"to install it, go to the Device Manager [in control panel], select the 360 controller (should be under Common controllers or some such shit), and refresh [update] the device driver. While doing this, select no to windows update driver search (next>), on the next screen select "install from list", on the next screen select "select from list" instead of searching, and on that screen click on the "have disk" button. Pick the *.inf file from this alternate driver THERE. It will install."
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In addition, you may have to restart your computer and also plug out and plug in your game pad again.
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► What settings do you use for your game-pad?
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In-game:
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Sensitivity is at default (1). Dead-zone is at 0 or close to 0.
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Custom driver:
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General (most important changes): http://i.imgur.com/2EHsBXF.jpg
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TM2S: http://i.imgur.com/W1Ahoop.jpg
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TMNF/TMUF: http://i.imgur.com/xtD6LgU.jpg
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► What graphics settings do you use?
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TMNF: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.308288962589835.74660.101517629933637&type=3
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TM2: http://imgur.com/a/unZij
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► What stream settings do you use?
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The settings I use may not work for you. It mainly depends on a) what kind of internet connection you got and b) what kind of computer you got. If you're using OBS I recommend using this page which will let you know which settings suits you the best: https://obsproject.com/estimator
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► What's your computer specs?
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Intel Core i7 6700 3,4 GHz 8MB
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ASUS GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX DC2 OC
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ASUS H170 PRO GAMING
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Corsair RM750i 750W
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Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133MHz CL13 Vengeance
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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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Fractal Design Define R5 Svart
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Samsung 850-Series EVO 250GB
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Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB 7200rpm 64MB
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► Where can I get that Xbox 360 game-pad overlay you're using?
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It's made by Luk Plath and you can download it here: https://github.com/lplath/360-Pad-Viewer
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For other games such as Rocket League I use this website in combination with CLR Browser in OBS: http://mrmcpowned.com/gamepad/
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► When did you start playing TrackMania?
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In early 2006 shortly after the release of TrackMania Nations ESWC.
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► Are you still active as a competitive player?
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No I retired in December of 2014 after competing non-stop for 9 years. You can read a more in-depth post about my reasons to quit here: https://www.facebook.com/fbcentral/posts/752360881515972 
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My focus has instead shifted to a more community-oriented role with casting and hosting events, as well as making 'TM NEWS' and other videos which I thoroughly enjoy.
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► Can I add you as a buddy in-game?
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Sure go ahead, my login is 'frostbeule' for both TMNF and TM2.
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► Are you still boycotting ESWC?
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No I'm not. We made peace and I've moved on.
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Sadly, in this game acquiring IP-addresses on public servers is very easy if you know how to do it, and there's no way for me to prevent people from taking advantage of that. The race just grew to such a size that this problem (which is very common in other more popular games) was inevitable. The last season I did the outcome was heavily affected by it which was completely unacceptable in my mind since I want to host a serious competition, and it forced me to stop hosting it. The only potential fix seems to be be for everyone to use a VPN-service (Virtual Private Network), but I don't see it as being very realistic for people wanting to do that, especially since the better ones costs money. Either way, I'm also not entirely sure even if it is a full-proof solution. Perhaps Nadeo could somehow protect the players and hide their IPs, but I don't even know if that's possible, and most likely Nadeo wouldn't prioritize it anyway (though I think they should since this is not just an issue concentrated to one single event, and if the game becomes more popular one day, this kind of issue will make it way harder for people to host these kind of open events).
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I'd love to be able to host the race again someday in the future as it grew to a big passion of mine, and I also know for a fact many of you enjoyed playing in the race, but as it is there's unfortunately nothing I can do to in this current situation.
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Check this topic: https://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic.php?f=268&t=31583