Authenticating Question...

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

So... I gets meself TMU off ebay, (only 11 quid) but I cant seem to authenticate my account. I get the message that my user name is incorrect, even though it isn't, but it says my country is HUN. I double checked my location ingame and this correct. (SE England)

Is there anyway of changing my location on the authentication page? I couldn't see it.

DaCheese · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

What's this for, your account details on United or authentificating a Nations account? If it's the latter, I think you can only use TMO/TMS codes, but don't quote me on that one.
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Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

You can use TMU codes......but.....you got it of ebay, second hand im guessing.....so the code has already been used for an account.....and only one account per code can be authenticated.

mad · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

I believe you can use a united code....

try again.

bunsenjetson · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Stuart Hall

I think with TMU you cannot change your account once you start. I'm sure I got that warning when I first downloaded it. But keep trying ...

mad · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:28 am Post subject:

The official forum will give much more detailed answers to this.... If its running Smile

www.tm-forum.com

Pepper · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:40 am Post subject:

One key, one account.
If you baugh it on Ebay ... i'm sorry for you... Confused

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

Steve n Pepper, the game was new and in a sealed boxed when I got it. So I don't think that's the problem.

Mad n Bunsen, I tried again last night but I got a message saying the website (or I) is (am) blocked. I'll try again shortly using Firefox. Apparently, the website sometimes doesn't like IE7 for some reason.

I am doing it right, aren't I? I followed a link from TM-Forums to a trackmania web page and right down the bottom there is an authenticate button. Does that sound familiar?

If I get no joy with Firefox, I'll prolly put a message on the TM-Forums.

Cheers lads.

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

I have successfully authenticated my account!

It turned out that I was trying to use my onscreen name instead of my log in name.

What a doughnut!

Embarassed

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

So are there any procedures that I need to go through to use the cars I've downloaded?

(Or rather to allow others to see 'em)

Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

LOL a triple post Laughing

Just put them in the right directory once downloaded. Downloaded cars work fine, but once you start painting them yourself, it gets very confuzzing and messy.

Moldo · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject:

And of course don't forget to download the locator with the skin, and put them in the same directory

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

Ok, cheers steve.

I've put them in Game data/Skins/Vehicles/Stadium Car. Does that sound about right?

bal · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

EH?

Mmmm, don't think I done that. Would that be on the same page I downloaded the car from? If it is, then I'm stuffed!

Pepper · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject:

You download your cars from CarPark right ? http://www.trackmania-carpark.com/

When you download a car from there, put the zip in this folder :

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My documents\TrackMania United\Skins\Vehicles\CarCommon

Then you'll be able tu use the car in any of the seven environments Wink

The locator isn't an obligation. United allow you to share your cars so much more easily and quicker than with Nations, that's one of the best good points of this game.

Moldo · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject:

Ah, I'm not familiar with TMU

Anyway, on TMN, when I download certain skins from trackmania carpark, they don't work. I don't know why, people tell me those skins are corrupted and I just have to try another

Pepper · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject:

Cars from Carpark are ONLY for TMU, not compatible for TMN Wink

Moldo · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Ahhh, that explains it Laughing

Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

There are a few cars on carpark that are compatible with nations. Type Nations into the search and a page or two of nations cars comes up. If that fails, try the BCS website, they have a few cars and tracks, or there is a website with southmoon.net, or something like that in the url that has about a hundred cars. Leave them as the zip folder, and the locator doent have to be in the zip folder, just in the same directory Wink

Pepper · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:

Yes, true, few (old) cars on carpark are maybe still compatible with TMN, but maybe have they been deleted recently, i promise nothing.

http://trackmania.southmoon.net/ contain a lot of TMN cars, but is in repair for a few days... weeks maybe