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TrackMania Sunrise

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TrackMania Sunrise
TrackMania Sunrise cover
Developers
Nadeo
Publishers
North America Enlight Software
United Kingdom Digital Jesters
Release dates
Windows April 6, 2005
TrackMania Sunrise on Wikipedia
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Warnings

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

Also known as TrackMania Sunrise eXtreme.

General information

Official website
TrackMania Exchange
TrackMania Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 StarForce 3.4.71.19 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
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
  1. Download the TrackMania Sunrise eXtreme 1.5.1 update.
  2. Extract the .exe file from the .zip.
  3. Run the tmsx_150_to_151_cd_setup.exe file and follow the installation wizard.
  4. Launch the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Default.SystemConfig.Gbx[Note 2]
Graphics settings are stored in the Default.SystemConfig.Gbx file.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GameData\Profiles[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\GameData\Tracks[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\GameData\Scores[Note 2]
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 settings

Advanced video settings
Advanced video settings
Display compatibility settings
Display compatibility settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Network config
Network config

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
8 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

StarForce is blocked on Windows 10 v1809 and can make the operating system unable to boot, unless manually removed.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 98, Me, 2000 (NT 5.0), XP98, Me, 2000 (NT 5.0), XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III
AMD Athlon equivalent		Intel Pentium 4
AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM) 128 MB256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 900 MB900+
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

Notes

  1. ↑ Version 3.4.71.19 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 7 or later.[1][2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References