I do really hope that these tutorial videos get good views, since tutorials are something Trackmania seems to always be lacking
@StellaByLuna7 ай бұрын
I love how you're deep in all of my weird niches, first puppyhelictriangle and now this??
@URAGOOFUS7 ай бұрын
luv u
@Jortim7 ай бұрын
8k in 2 hours isnt looking great sadly. I really hope wirtual decides to make more tutorials even though this one tanked because trackmania really needs them
@ashleybarnes93437 ай бұрын
@Jortim I mean just over 9k in 2 hours is pretty damn good, people may not be youtubing how to do ice at the moment, but they will eventually, and when they do this video will probably pop off in veiws, plus depending what timezone people are in they will be asleep or at work, I mean when this video was uploaded it was 1am for me, its currently 3.30am as I'm typing this,
@tgz39j4ndywmm77 ай бұрын
@@Jortimapparently not lol
@the_kovic7 ай бұрын
Hey Wirtual, I have a suggestion for the first map, the "Ice Arena". It's kinda hard to get a sense of direction in that map because it's just a single ice plane so if I try to turn somewhere, I'm not immediately sure if I achieved what I set out to do. I'd suggest adding two large differently colored pillars as scenery on opposite ends of the map to serve as sort of landmarks for the player. That way I can, for example, drive in a certain direction and then say to myself "I wanna execute a turn so that I face the pillar on the left" and then try to do it and immediately see if I did it or not.
@Xeamesh7 ай бұрын
I sincerely appreciate this, Wirtual. You should call these Trackmania Masterclasses
@rubmytanktub63237 ай бұрын
After an hour of practice on #2, I went from not being able to complete the first corner to doing the course in 31 seconds, then 27 seconds, started getting the second corners transition better, went to 24 seconds and I end my hour at 23.879 seconds! Thank you so much for this tutorial!
@ThatGamePerson7 ай бұрын
I needed this video for the last campaign, that one that had the hard left with the 360 was IMPOSSIBLE.
@P4NCH17 ай бұрын
And the one with the slide after the sausage? Man, that slide-out was infuriating! haha
@man_imbored1717 ай бұрын
There was an ice 360 in that? Why
@joshwa04437 ай бұрын
@man_imbored171 23 had ice 360 at the start took a while for me to understand it but eventually it felt quite fun
@doBobro7 ай бұрын
It's kinda hard to get 4th gear before this slide and with 3rd it's almost 100% slide out guarantee. Cursed map for me. It's still 2s to gold.
@romawka157 ай бұрын
@@doBobrowdym you can always get the 4th gear if you start your slide like half a sec after entering the ice part
@princess_wawa7 ай бұрын
just when i wanted to go sleep, how convenient
@nickyg08317 ай бұрын
Awesome tutorial Wirtual! You’re such a big help to the noob community. For me, a bobsleigh tutorial would be a life saver!
@milodiin6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video ! The "training" tracks in game just throws you in an ice map and expect you to understand how it works and it was so frustrating seeing my car spin out of control and not understand how it works.
@MrRubikraft7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm a beginner at Trackmania, especially at ice. I had never looked at the back wheel, and tried to forecast its trajectory. Very interesting idea, I'll try it out. In general, if you have more tips for how to time the brake and releases, that'd be useful. Also, if you could do a bobsleigh tutorial, that'd be great. Not saying that because you like it, but really because I suck at it XD Also, if you have tricks to recover from a bad situation, that'd be great, like when your bobsleigh turn goes badly but you don't want to reset the run and you have to stabilize!
@cylewhittington57 ай бұрын
Bobsleigh is not actually hard, you just want to go high at the start to get a clean line into it and you want to steer at about 80%, this way you maximize your acceleration and you aren’t unstable as going into it at a low angle. Hopefully this brief explanation helps.
@furezuu7 ай бұрын
@@cylewhittington5 iirc 80% (or action key 4) is only for
@Oannus7 ай бұрын
When a COTD has ice, I sometimes skip it and watch a pro because a good ice map is satisfying to watch when it has a good flow. Thanks for the video Wirtual!
@Lucsueus7 ай бұрын
Organically learning ice, it took me ages to figure out releasing throttle snaps the car to the velocity vector. It honestly is so powerful realizing releasing and breaking are the most impactful on steering, and that knowledge transforms ice from awful to fun
@volcanic94027 ай бұрын
Honestly one of your most helpful videos. I’m new to trackmania so this helps sooo much lol😂
@zan81527 ай бұрын
This might sound silly, but I'd love a similar breakdown of what you're thinking about on the other materials - As a new player I find Grass to be almost as bizarre and unclear as Ice at times. This is great though, definitely will be coming back to it
@SensaiGaia17 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I tried to avoid ice tracks like a plague because I just couldn't do them. Now I can do some of them and I'm getting better. Even some of them I thought I'd never be able to do I've got author medals on. If you told me 6 months ago that I'd be able to achieve author medals I'd tell you you're crazy 😅. I've found explaining to myself why a part of the track wrong and what I can do to improve it helps. I'm nowhere near pro level but I'm definitely much better than I was when I started. Your perseverance also to complete maps is a massive motivation for me 😊
@catchme53017 ай бұрын
Oh Wirtual, finally someone explained the pure chaos I was experiencing whilst driving on ice! It will take some practice for me to get used to it certainly, but my god what a huge help! Thank you and keep being an awesome person and content creator as before
@someguy129013 ай бұрын
Wirtual* :)
@storm_osrsАй бұрын
I appreciate these tutorial videos so much, there is like no content out there for new players to learn the fundamentals correctly from the get go
@Just_a_random_fan7 ай бұрын
This was great, I knew that to turn less I needed to release but I always slide out. Now I understand it's more like tapping acceleration instead of full release. Thank you so much for the video!
@ACBlender237 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, this video made me finally get gold on 24 after 20-30 minutes, saved 4 seconds on my previous best run. Can you imagine I never used the brake on ice before today? I feel much more consistent now, short track was pretty useful for practicing
@Lampe20203 ай бұрын
Driving ice in TM is like swimming in real life. It can be hard to learn (definitly the case for me) but when you master it it becomes fun. I'm barely able to swim right now, bus basically as soon as I went from barely staying at the surface to getting forwards along the surface it started being fun.
@greenwaterrr7 ай бұрын
this video is so important, ice is easily the least intuitive surface, but once you learn it is really fun and satisfying
@stumpy9907 ай бұрын
Year of the main channel! Super excited for more WirtualTV.
@SpaceGT_077 ай бұрын
This has the same energy as “turn right to go left” from Cars, very informative Wirtual thank you so much for this
@SoroISF7 ай бұрын
Definitely gonna check out some of these maps, thank you Wirtual. I hated ice for the most part until this morning when I grinded 09 from the new campaign. After about 30 minutes I found myself hooked and couldn't stop. Ended up improving 3 seconds fron where I started and now am looking forward to playing more ice maps!
@xremming7 ай бұрын
I was just yesterday ice drifting with a real car for the first time. There seems to be a surprising amount of overlap with Trackmania and real world ice physics.
@elijahauguste-charlery37047 ай бұрын
honestlyy really helpful vid. it took me a long time to figure out the controls on ice by myself
@jembawls7 ай бұрын
The great thing about ice is that some basic foundational knowledge goes a REALLY long way to unlocking levels and relieving frustration. No doubt this video is gonna help so many folks!
@Jimmed7 ай бұрын
Great video -- definitely filled some gaps in my beginner ice skills, and helped me realise I was sliding out a lot because of the shift from 3rd to 4th gear. Thanks Wirt!
@_ikako_5 ай бұрын
imo there really needs to be an in-game tutorial where the game pauses, tells you what to do for the next turn then unpauses, lets you try it out and if you fail, it allows you to retry a specific turn. there is no way a new player is supposed to figure out what an iceslide even is, let alone how to actually control one. hell i've been watching wirtual for years and finally gave the game a go yesterday and i could not understand how to actually do an iceslide. it's far too unintuitive for new players, and the game needs some way to teach them without relying on the community. training maps just aren't good enough because they rely on you actually understanding what you have to do to begin with.
@pain16tdn457 ай бұрын
So, I finally understand why I was sliding out in the same turn in the ice TOTD a few weeks ago. My car was shifting from 3rd to 4th gear and I really didn't notice that until now. Really hated that turn for not understanding it lmao😂
@richarddreger19447 ай бұрын
Thank you for this Wirtual, I'd love to see a tutorial on Bobsleigh. Particularly entrance angles and points of entry. I always end up porpoising up and down the high style bobsleigh turns. As a new player I really like learning the mechanics of the game.
@Legendgold217 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for making this video, ice has been so annoying but after watching this its pretty fun. Just got my first ice author time on the winter campaign.
@TheSavageCat2027 ай бұрын
Thank You wirtual. there aren't many clear tutorials for beginners out there. hopefully you can do more for different aspects of the game that confuses and frustrated us beginners. this helps the growing TM community a lot.
@clusj_7 ай бұрын
Great tutorial, I know you've been taking a break recently and I'm all for it.
@sergeant_sushi60787 ай бұрын
I actually needed this I just started playing trackmania again
@Zodiac_xdd7 ай бұрын
I think my biggest frustration with ice is over-angling for a turn, it feels like there's no way to save it, I either have to eat the crash, pray a release doesn't slide-out or respawn (in COTD setting). These mistakes happen and it feels very painful when sometimes the difference between over-angling and not can be very small especially if you had a bad line from the previous corner. My best remedy so far is trying to angle as little as possible when first starting the slide and then utilising break to make it sharper, but it feels like a band-aid solution. If there's another way of saving situations where you over-angle I'd love to hear about it!
@Kristooooooooooo7 ай бұрын
It is always better to start out wider and brake to tighten the line as needed. It is much easier to tighten your line than to widen it. This is a general tip that everyone uses rather than a band-aid so don't feel bad about it. As you improve, you will get more consistent at instantly flinging your car the right amount to begin a slide.
@hugamer06106 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! Was very helpfull! I always skip ice maps on the campaign because i was very bad at it, after this video i went back to map 24 in the winter campaign , started with 14 sec away from AT, after 1.5 hours i got the AT! Thank you Wirtual!
@timothyeakin88757 ай бұрын
I played this earlier and didn't know it came with a tutorial 🎉. I can't wait to do it again with these tips!
@DJtahna7 ай бұрын
Oh wow, this was really helpful. I would love a Bobsleigh tutorial to tie up with this one ❤
@izamito7 ай бұрын
I had a few friends asking me to explain ice slides to them, but glad I can now link to this! Thanks Wirtual
@elcott.137 ай бұрын
I do really hope this tutorial will help me mastered my ice skills. Thank you wirtual
@cobrl77 ай бұрын
thank you so much! I am a new player and I'm particularly bad at ice so I needed this thank you!
@vicsterb257 ай бұрын
This is amazing and a great help, well done! I was wondering if you could make a similar video for speedsliding, because as a beginner I have no clue how that works
@user-mz8il9zr7j7 ай бұрын
thx for this video it helpt realy good with my ice skils i startet playing 6 months ago when i als stardet watching you and a did not know hou you need to do it but this video helpt me a lot thank you tou make the best trackmaina videos keep the pace up 👍
@slade-joseph-wilson18223 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. I'm trying them but it's hard. Hope to see more of these to become a better player
@Sanderr-5519 күн бұрын
i downloaded trackmania today and i wanted to know how to do the training maps and this was helpful much love
@alex-jackson7 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the clear layout of concepts - been struggling a lot with ice slides and knowing fundamentals is going to help a lot
@Shanman.7 ай бұрын
these are essential, please do more!
@aprophetofrng98217 ай бұрын
"And the last map that I think would help you master ice in Trackmania is a map called 'Dank Forever'."
@kryanush86857 ай бұрын
And only now I understood that Nadeo need to add some kind of gear marker in the interface or on the side of the car. Because on consoles you can't install any modes and now you can "see" gears only on the back of the car which is impossible when can always sideway.
@testitestensen18717 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial. However, there are a few critical points that were not addressed: 1. Importance of the Initial Angle on Ice Slides: Achieving the perfect angle right from the start is crucial for the ice slide. If you miss this angle, it's often better to restart. Attempting to recover usually results in a significant loss of speed. Adjusting the angle by lifting or releasing typically results in a speed reduction of about 50 units. Since there is no acceleration on ice this will result in time loss of 3-4 seconds. 2. Inconsistency of Ice Surfaces: Due to the extreme precision required for angles, consistently executing corners on ice is challenging. Based on my experience, the likelihood of successfully navigating a turn is roughly 1 in 10. For instance, in Winter 09, with its three turns, this means you might only have about 1 successful run in every 1,000 attempts. 3. Increased Randomness on Banked Turns: The transition from flat to banked surfaces (and vice versa) alters the angles, adding an extra layer of difficulty and unpredictability to banked turns. 4. Limited Visibility in Camera Mode 1: When driving in camera mode 1, it's difficult to see the exit of corners. This lack of visibility turns deciding whether to correct an ice slide into a guessing game. 5. Controversial Introduction of Ice in TM2020: Ice is a new feature in TrackMania 2020 and is not typical of the franchise. Its introduction has been widely regarded as a questionable decision, as it deviates significantly from the traditional gameplay elements. 6. Bobsleigh is even worse
@reed65147 ай бұрын
Camera 1! It can help a lot with the ice slides.
@KeppyKep7 ай бұрын
I've been waiting forever for this video. Thank you!
@davidjames70013 ай бұрын
I was trying to figure out the ice slide on my own, but I was missing the brake tap. Great video, time to practice!
@fastmadcow7 ай бұрын
music choice was a bit samey. Very very annoying towards the end once I noticed it was the same loop for 10 minutes. Great tutorial though! I just started ice recently and this has helped me to understand it deeper!
@TheLazyComet7 ай бұрын
after throwing myself into the wall a whole bunch i got a vague sense for all of this but its nice to see it spelled out. the one major takeaway i got from this is that you really dont want to hold break. it really seems like you want to press break as little as possible when you do want to press it. that and release when changing direction
@tntree7 ай бұрын
and release as little as possible too
@otak_7 ай бұрын
As someone who sunk almost half of my TM playtime into Ice, I think of Ice as basically inverted controls. Holding accel and the opposite direction of a turn is a constant. Releasing taps is to make the turn wider. Brake taps is to make the turn tighter. Example: You're ice sliding to the left (you're holding accel + right constantly). Brake is your "left" key, releasing is your "right" key. However it clicks in your head, and whenever it finally clicks, it's super mega fun.
@TheLazyComet7 ай бұрын
i've got about 100 hrs in trackmainia 2020 and 5 in nations forever. a few weeks back i literally just kept grinding the corner on the black difficulty ice track until i figured out why i was sliding out (shifting from 3rd to 4th). these are all things you can figure out with time but the one thing i wish this video covered was what to do when you mess up. if you do something late or overcorrect how do you recover from it. CAN you recover from it. noobs wont play pirfectly every time. unless thats just how trackmainia is meant to be played: be near pirfect or crash. saving yourself will be slow but crashing is slower
@Leyuhm7 ай бұрын
Thank ya fam this did def help overall. Tryna practice a lot more.
@stephenharris40437 ай бұрын
I love this! Please do this for every surface!
@Ramona44447 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! That's a big help. I'm new to the game and tried to understand the ice-map from the story and find a good line. And to be honest... I gave up for a few weeks. 🙈 I got the author medal but I want to understand it. Now I'll try it again and hope to get a feeling for ice at one point. Thank you very much!
@JunesGo7 ай бұрын
That last map was my first cotd, when I had absolutely no idea what I was doing on ice. I even somehow switched to cam 2 without realizing.
@Darvids0n7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this one Wirtual! A great resource for current and future noobs to pick up techniques. Keen to see the wood guide and maybe something on snow car physics differences :D
@s1lv3rfir37 ай бұрын
wirtual is the goat, keep uploading man, you're carrying trackmania
@nukewurld7 ай бұрын
Bro ain't streamed in a month and a half, trackmania still alive 💀
@s1lv3rfir37 ай бұрын
@@nukewurld his youtube videos on wirtual bring more attention to the game than anything else.
@_PoLR7 ай бұрын
Please make more content like this for drifting, etc. It's super useful as a new Trackmania player. 🙏
@nathandasilva45905 ай бұрын
Great maps for learning, thank you 🫶
@nielsvanlook6297Ай бұрын
This is so mutch needed, the original training ice map is way to narrow to practice this
@boatbomber7 ай бұрын
Casually top 8 world when demoing ice slides
@DM-gs2vo7 ай бұрын
Thank god, finally a tutorial for ice anyone can understand.
@orestlehinovych4657 ай бұрын
Cool tutorial! I would like to see a tip on making consistently the correct angle of beginning of ice slide, because often in tracks like COTD you prepare the ice slide, but the angle of often too big or small to make the corner correctly. Release\break is an option to prevent it, but it loses a lot of speed or it makes it way worse.
@bobchugabu52887 ай бұрын
In my experience it’s really something you just get better at over time and you get a feel for it practicing different ice tracks.
@bernardthequagsire23737 ай бұрын
@@bobchugabu5288 its definitely something that comes naturally without thinking about it after you play a lot of ice maps.
@SamNicJohn7 ай бұрын
This is a great breakdown of what to do, loved it!
@notit4827 ай бұрын
I've never even played the game, i'll just watch anything this man puts out apparently
@Asumji7 ай бұрын
I don't play trackmania nor do I enjoy it but yes this is a video I am very interested in watching. Truly a wirtual classic
@gergosoos46527 ай бұрын
Winter is coming - in half a hour - and I'll need to come back here to understand more
@gilgoco7 ай бұрын
I have been watching for years and would love an overall tutorial for track mania nations forever. I know this is a little late as it was released over 15 years ago.
@codywertman20477 ай бұрын
Thank you soooo much Virtual I’ve been praying you’d make something like this one day your explanations are awesome 🤙🏻
@DomiaAbrWyrda7 ай бұрын
Actually so helpful! Can we get more, a tutorial series?
@tobiwo49997 ай бұрын
NOW you post this?! ive been struggeling with 2023-23 all day!!
@TheBMouse2 ай бұрын
Ice is the best one, i hated it when i first tried it but then when i made my own map and tried it more it became my favorite
@backhdlp7 ай бұрын
This is straight up the main channel now
@felixhathaway21127 ай бұрын
Very helpful - I've recently started and would love to see something on tech tracks. I think I'm slowly getting the hang of drifting, but I'm not even sure I know what a neo-slide is or how / when to do one. Also ice isn't the toughest surface. I thought it was, but then I found wood as a keyboard player.
@conormcgall67117 ай бұрын
Watch the records on the three tracks get smashed because of how good this tutorial is
@Guest.7289_22 ай бұрын
This was the first recommended short after i uploaded my first video on trackmania with a 16.5 on training 19☠️
@kiriappeee7 ай бұрын
Would love to see one that shows this through the tutorial maps of trackmania's official playlist. I think their first one is a bob sleigh and it's really hard to come into with no experience.
@aramisnicola41814 ай бұрын
A really simplfied explanation for ice is basically trackmanias version of drifting, so basically just a lot of flicking
@asabeaumont72137 ай бұрын
Thank you for the awesome content.
@meteormashup84977 ай бұрын
Another tutorial I'd really appreciate as a beginner player is bobsleigh I essentially got stuck on the fall 2023 campaign because of map 14, I just couldn't figure out bobsleigh at all
@Dodanos17 ай бұрын
i play ice maps for year but i still learned about the 4th gear not sliding out that much
I downloaded trackmania this campaign from watching your videos was struggling with ice in the campaign and the bobsleigh map I could not get it gold until yesterday when I jagged author time by sheer luck 😂 Would love to see more tips and tricks videos
@bunnybro59777 ай бұрын
By no means a masterclass, but definitely a solid course
@Matthew-hi9il7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much man ❤🎉
@m00028567 ай бұрын
Interestingly enough, ice wasn’t so foreign of a concept to me. Mainly because I live in Houston Texas. Now, you might be asking yourself, “how are you comfortable with driving on ice if you live in Houston?” and the answer is: I’m not! But driving on ice in trackmania isnt about driving on ice comfortably/safely, it’s about going as fast as possible. See, I have the advantage of, “none of our infrastructure has any idea about what to do when the temperature gets cold enough to have icy conditions.” The benefit here is that none of our cars or roads are ever prepared for icy weather. And listen: when the roads ice over, I ain’t got time to be sitting around driving slow. You better believe when I’m making my left turn, I’m going to go 15-20 MPH same as always (unless there’s other traffic on the road). When my car starts sliding, I just countersteer. I’m the one kid in driver’s education who actually paid attention to and remembered what to do if your car starts sliding out despite living in an area where you drive on ice maybe one day out of every 8 years.
@bernardthequagsire23737 ай бұрын
Ice is the most fun and relaxing surface to drive but you have to get the feel for it first
@anbi74187 ай бұрын
I hope a lot of people will see this. I love ice - it is my favourite surface in Trackmania. But it is a little sad seeing half the server complain or leave every time ice COTD comes up :/
@hatsquid72537 ай бұрын
was hoping for bobsleigh to be involved, that one bobsleigh map in the current campaign i just can't get gold on, after a while it just seems like get the line perfect or spin and flip all over the place
@patezilla50267 ай бұрын
If you can do more tutorials as detailed as this it would be much appreciated. I myself am interested in joining trackmania someday but the learning curve seems steep.
@SensaiGaia17 ай бұрын
I felt like that but over time it wasn't too bad. Yeah some tracks I struggle at and leave and go back to once I realise oh I can do that. I just play it for fun and I've learnt a lot just from playing
@dancindamage7 ай бұрын
Good initiative!
@grimreefer2137 ай бұрын
Let’s say you’re playing cup of the day and you make a mistake and drop the fourth gear, you really want to get back to fourth gear on some maps because it can be quite difficult to make the turns in lower gear. What you can do is instead of full committing for the next ice slide you can enter sort of a half ice slide and your car will rev up and you’ll be able to shift gears before you ice slide the rest of the turn. If you slide at a sharp angle in lower gear when the rpm’s are high you are very likely to slide out. Fourth gear does give you hyperarmor against slide outs as long as you don’t release when your car is sliding at a sharp angle, however in rare cases slide outs can still happen when going down slopes or after a drop down, things like that. I’ve slid out in fourth gear before in cup of the day even though I did everything right which was frustrating, but it is pretty rare. On ice in order to go fast you generally want to extend the ice slides as long as you can and maximize exit speed, which is where the brake taps come in. Releasing also does lose you speed so trying to minimize release time helps. You also want to be careful not to slide at too sharp of an angle as it is slower than sliding at an optimal angle, but sometimes you have to to make a sharp turn. Fall 2023 map 23 is a good example where you really need a good ice slide in order to clear the hill and not clip too badly
@archivewarrior85357 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching this despite the fact that I don’t, and probably never will, play Trackmania
@Shizool7 ай бұрын
*tinfoil hat on* Wirtual got a heads up from Nadeo that winter 2024 campaign will feature a lot of ice and got tasked with teaching community to just git gud.
@MelodyWarp7 ай бұрын
I hope there is a tutorial video coming about gears. As soon as I heard that changing gears during an ice slide can make you slide out I lost hope since I have no idea how to tell what gear I'm in, much less control then in this game.
@LirouMike7 ай бұрын
I just started watching and as someone who still struggle with even get gold medals in all campaign maps, appreciate this very much! But i don't know, i still thinks that ice is funnier than dirt.