De ontwikkelaars van Trackmania hebben een update voor de het racespel Trackmania United beschikbaar gesteld. De update zorgt er voor dat gamers tegen de spelers van Trackmania Nations Forever, dat woensdag wordt uitgebracht, kunnen racen. Het verschil tussen de United- en Nations-versie van Trackmania is dat de laatstgenoemde gratis gedownload kan worden en voornamelijk op lanparty's wordt gespeeld.
Trackmania United Forever neemt als download bijna 903 megabyte in beslag en kan door te klikken op deze link voor Windows gedownload worden. Let er wel op dat de add-on Trackmania United nodig heeft. Mocht je de gratis uitvoering van Trackmania willen spelen, dan moet je tot morgen wachten als Trackmania Nations Forever verschijnt. Welke veranderingen de Forever-update met zich meebrengt, kan hieronder gelezen worden:
As a follow-up to the launch of TrackMania Nations Forever, Nadeo is releasing an update to the retail version of TrackMania United. The free add-on will allow players from both games to share an exceptional online experience in the series’ classic “Stadium” environment. Along with cross-version online play, the new add-on also brings additional content and innovative new functions to offer even more player interaction. TrackMania United Forever will offercountless hours of gameplay to the enormous and continually growing TrackMania community.
The TrackMania United Forever add-on also features a new 3D function that enhances the gameplay experience by optionally displaying the game in three dimensions when players wear special 3D glasses. Glasses will be provided in every new retail version of TrackMania United Forever.
In order to offer even more interactivity, TrackMania United Forever lets player create and manage groups of friends in-game, much in the same way they would in Facebook or Myspace. Players will appreciate the new invite management features like the “Challenge Invitation,” which enables you to send your best time on a track to a friend, directly by email or Instant Messenger. By simply clicking on a file as small as a few kb, your friend will immediately launch the game and compete next to a ghost representing the performance you've just sent him![break]