Make Your Maps Look Better! - Trackmania Beginner Scenery Tips

[@nolafus]

Tried something new with the editing, let me know what you think!

[@jrunsvold7150]

I really like the new editing style! If I had to critique it though I’d say it’s a bit flashy, you don’t need a new image for every sentence and it could be beneficial to have an anchor point to come back to, something related to the whole theme instead of the current topic. I’m no professional and It’s just my opinion, I think your editing is great! I think this channel does what I’m describing pretty well: youtube.com/@TailHeavyProductions?si=UY_KuoJ3GA0AIbN0 but honestly I just discovered your channel and I’ve only been binging your videos for three days

[@BenTabnick]

this man is the GDcolon of trackmania

[@astroburd]

Amazing! As a new mapper, this is EXACTLY the video I have been looking for. I've been looking at a lot of videos to find something like this, but you are the first person who have actually answered my questions. Subscribed, can't wait to see more of your content!

[@PhilnoTV]

I really like the direct comparison between the bland scenery and the better version at the end. Some 'pimp my scenery' videos for different styles would be interesting to see.

[@nolafus]

That means I would have to get good at different types of scenery!

[@PhilnoTV]

@@nolafus I believe in you!

[@Powerminer55]

Thank you for your acknowledgment of just how hard it is to make good looking maps on console!

[@BenTabnick]

i spent so long looking how to do so many different building tricks... YOU CAN'T DO THEM ON CONSOLE

[@OfficialMeep]

I am a new mapper, but scenery was something I got instantly very good, in general I have a lot of unique ideas in my head in real life, so maybe that's why, but yeah get a plan and if you put extra details into it it always turns out great, main thing have a plan in your head and have a theme going and putting scenery so it pops up into eye while driving, but some people really struggle with scenery, but if you are a creative person in real life, scenery should not be a problem.

[@darkmudofhorror8224]

I love all of these because you can apply them to pretty much anything visually appealing. Whether that be when building in minecraft, having a nice outfit, etc... I think that a lot of art forms benefit from your own knowledge of other art forms.

[@sprinklesandtrumpettoots7151]

I was really into Trackmania 2 and just recently started playing this version. The artsy person I am, I’m finding myself pretty quickly drawn to the track builder. I’m kind of leaning toward the approach of starting with a theme or location in mind and then forming the route around what will really make my scenery look the best. I like doing tracks that loop and turn back around on themselves anyway, so I’m looking for opportunities to have the drivers go through the most decorated locations 2+ times.

[@stuartmills1280]

7:49 - Pyramidori - Wirtual must have seen this :)

[@jamesgayfer14]

Great stuff! There is a severe lack of this type of content out there. Eager for more.

[@hilmana.w.4280]

Thanks! I really needed a video like this, as a mapper who has a lot of route ideas but always get stuck in scenery, this video really helps :)

[@bhuji506]

great video! very cool to see the progression and the tips applied to the grass hill map

[@noqtiz8233]

Hey Man, I just watched two of your videos and I'm definitely gonna watch the rest to, I think they're really good. I was actually surprised to see that you're at 600 subscribers keep it up!

[@KeeghanM]

Just finished the route on my first ever map, and the idea of scenery is... Daunting. This video couldn't have landed at a better time!

[@nolafus]

It's definitely the part I struggle with the most, good luck!

[@pdga3791]

This is just what i needed! Started not that long ago and made a small track. I do play on a console and found it hard to use it with selecting other pieces. Like for example; if you use a ramp you get 5 selections but if I want to go back to flat roads I have no clue how to do that. Beginners....lol. But it is just a track with nothing around it so you see the stadium and some other pieces I never deleted. It doesn't bother me because I just wanted to try out a few things and I think it is a decent track. But....I do like the idea to make a theme and to inclose it maybe? There are a lot of items you can download in TM as well. Lot of players are giving away items! Love this! I can also make it longer but I feel that I have to play more tracks to see what works. Learning every day. Tried to upload it to exchange but it didn't work? Maybe it is too small( less than 500kb). So I made a club called Noobs Only. You can try to get below 32 seconds which I know is possible. And I would love some feedback! Mister Frisb on xbox X

[@Feztek626]

Great vid! Its helped me improve my scenery a ton! Quick question tho. Do you/thought about live-streaming while mapping?

[@nolafus]

You might want to check my Twitch Wednesday nights next month ;)

[@Feztek626]

Alright will do! Cya next month then

[@Feztek626]

@@nolafuswhat's your twitch xd

[@oclavukialufalu8657]

Awesome video, hope more people get to watch this!

[@ThéoGuimard-g5t]

Superb Video! my weakest point is scenery too so this was super useful. ty and keep doin' this :) .

[@NotKnafo]

sometimes the track itself can be part of the scenery

[@IntaxTM]

Really nice vid :) wish i had this vid back when i started tbh

[@ggbirdymill1618]

"Start at a castle, move on to the dessert, then to a frozen lake, being attacked by an ufo, only to finish back at the castle, but now there's a bear" You have my interest. Where do I find such map?

[@Makrellen.]

Been a year now and nobody has answered.. looks like you have a job to do

[@noxietm]

great video and in general very helpful!

[@gergosoos4652]

So I made a dirt fullspeed map like a keltic knot. Can't put scenry blocks between properly, looks bare from within but beautiful from top view :) My curse bc the route has the rythm

[@Soft_Swim]

Great video🎉

[@machr293]

In all previous Trackmania games you could make arrow signs, how come I can’t find anywhere to change signs in Tm2020 PS4 editor?

[@failinger6175]

yaaay new video ! Maybe some soundsprites to go with the more funny images would be nice, since you already have those for some slide changes - also could do some zoom ins.

[@XavierAtk]

bros speaking yapanese

[@nolafus]

I'll see what I can do for next time!

[@rraaiin]

thatd be really annoying imo

[@lynqsx]

I think I have like 200 hours in map maker and don't have any map with scenery I'm proud of, there are even only two maps that have completed scenery...

[@nolafus]

There's only 3 maps I've made so far that I would say I'm really proud of the scenery. Sometimes you have to try something new to find something you like!

[@JUSTKUNAI]

WHATS THE KEYBIND FOR SCENERY BLOCK ON PC!!!???

[@LordJunes]

Thanks :)

[@CerberusHD]

I noticed a few months back already, that nadeo broke something in the editor, but I had no time to investigate, but now that I looked into it, basicly my night mood map got broken... I wanted to make some finishing touches, and it's now stuck in day mood which is completely destroying the atmosphere of the map. I read, that disabling custom skids might work, but nope, and now I'm stuck... If I create a new map, the night mood works, but I have no clue on how to move all the blocks, because there is just no way I'm rebuilding all of it from scratch, I'm just gona forget about it then.... If any of you can help me with this I would appreciate.

[@nolafus]

You can move your map by going to the copy section, selecting your entire track, then saving as a macroblock. If your map is pretty dense with scenery already, then save it in chunks. It can be finicky, but that's really the best way to import your map into a new base with the desired mood

[@bramvk5154]

I also had this issue, i think updating openplanet and plugins fixed it. Have you tried that?

[@3odie1212]

I've been making a bobsled map and I'm not sure what inspiration to take from

[@nolafus]

I would start with some of your favorite bobsled maps and spend a bit of time looking at block combinations and the overall design choices. How open is the space? what parts of the map is covered? Which blocks make up the bulk of the scenery? How did the mapper pack in the detail? etc.

[@MARKMAGON]

what is that blue map in the background called????

[@nolafus]

Any map that goes uncredited are most likely mine. I'm not entirely sure which background map you're talking about, but I'm guessing it's my map Revival. It's available on TMX as well as in my club The Struggle Bus

[@Bmxrc01]

how do you get rid of the stadium

[@nolafus]

There are map bases without the stadium out there and instead of starting a new map, you edit that base instead

[@jonapoka7109]

I disagree with most of this video. Maps don't always have to look modern or have all those complex elements to make them look modern. You can make clean looking maps without adding random pillars, water and other stuff too.

[@aryanmadan]

i hate scenery