I made a $1,000 Trackmania Mapping Competition. The results are beyond incredible

[@brudaberguz]

I gotta say “Up through the bobsleigh, Bugslide to get to Greenland, then downhill to get to Siberia” followed by “Wall ride into North Korea has me dying lmao

[@iuhere]

i was almost imagining a downhill in siberia to a wall ride in korea 😂

[@ThatNerdGuy0]

at which point is that?

[@deep24543542]

8:50

[@chillaxTF]

"Wallride into North Korea" has to be a top 10 wirtual quote lmfaooo

[@pleaserespond3984]

"Wall ride into North Korea" is how I want the two countries to re-unify.

[@chromaeuw]

When I finished my map I already knew i was not going to win.. but the announcement that I wasnt even top 10 made me so excited to see the winners. Would love more mapping competitions like this ♥

[@t39an8r]

W Chroma guy

[@ritwikverma8140]

Tbh, your track was the cleanest and most consistent to drive. Well done!!

[@rainexcrementintoyoursoul1038]

@@ritwikverma8140 IDK man, I think pressing W and just waiting is more consistent.

[@MaxiusTheGod]

Your map was sick dude!

[@jhowgx]

​@@rainexcrementintoyoursoul1038 lmao

[@perrinsilveira6759]

This is simply the best trackmania content. This is what peak performance is. This needs to be an ongoing series. This needs a sponsorship deal. This also needs the rules for mapping clarified to viewers.

[@totally_not_a_bot]

The whole point was human-drivable, fast as possible, no rules. If Wirtual could make others as interesting as this without it getting same-y, that would be dope, but I think it would be cool as a yearly or bi-annual thing for a couple years.

[@Dankleberrrrg]

@@totally_not_a_bot I think they specifically mean that it was not explained what block mixing or ghost blocking was

[@demonindenim]

i think it's fine. those who don't know about block mixing or ghost blocking can safely ignore it, and those who know can understand why they weren't used in the solutions.

[@VaraNiN]

@@demonindenim I don't know but I'd still like to... typing "ghost blocking trackmania" into Google doesn't yield useful results

[@Legend13CNS]

I think it'd be awesome, and each edition should have a twist to it. Like PF only, or no boosters, or only ice.

[@Gottenfob]

These types of videos are legit are top tier content. The format is wicked and showcases the community's creativity.

[@bryceinnerst7963]

yeah copied off atrioc

[@Christiaan-qj8fi]

@@bryceinnerst7963 if someone’s gonna take the format, I like it with wirtual tbh haha

[@joemarais7683]

@@bryceinnerst7963 not like he has anything to say about it atm…

[@bryceinnerst7963]

@@joemarais7683 hes back to streaming lmfao

[@AwzlyFFA]

@@bryceinnerst7963 literally every video format is copied from someone somewhere. Its impossible to be original nowadays. No matter what you do there will always be some that "did it first." Just be happy there is a community man.

[@Blit_Wizbok]

i would LOVE for this to become a semi-regular series. Like a monthly or bi-monthly challenge. This was so creative and so much fun to watch.

[@josefanon8504]

same :)

[@limitlesscord7319]

same :) :)

[@wicowan]

same :) :) :)

[@frozensnow]

same :) :) :) :)

[@deezman4206]

same :) :) :) :) :)

[@zgrb]

The checkpoints as a world map was actually genius, funny and super understandable

[@fIayff]

He did turkey dirty though

[@josefanon8504]

Can perfectly follow the commentary like no other way would provide.

[@TheBinaryHappiness]

would be better if he could say the word RUSSIA when listing the checkpoint locations typical butthurt belter, they will all get the rope

[@FlatlandsSurvivor]

Carefully avoids mentioning the one checkpoint that seems to be in Kashmir though, which when he said 'based on the world map" and I saw that one of the checkpoints was basically right on top of the largest and probably most significant land dispute on earth I just started laughing

[@GR8SALAD]

I was really hoping medicine would come back just to drop a bomb on the competition, and what he did was insanely impressive. But that PF mapping from Tenshi is a work of art too

[@VallornDeathblade]

The 360 through North Korea is just mind blowing.

[@Keklord_]

@@VallornDeathblade I read this comment before watching and it really confused me lmao

[@SoundlessBMX]

@@Keklord_🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wombat4191]

It's so impressive to make this PF. Normally when you make PF, you can just design a trick and choose where to continue. But when the checkpoints are predetermined, I'd imagine it takes a whole lot more when you have to actually design the tricks to fit the path and not the other way around. Hats of to Tenshi for that one.

[@hulfe2514]

You know it's beyond insane pace, when he stops using actual terms like wallbang or bugslide, and he insteads says "He flies through this and then does that"

[@BrooksMoses]

Weregoose's comment at 9:19 of "The traveling salesman is feeling queasy" wins the internet.

[@crazilycrazy29]

I loved the chat's reaction to "not even top ten" and "award SECOND place," it's things like these that make me wanna stream more.

[@JugsKise]

SPOILERS!!! The reveal that Chroma wasn't even top 10 made my jaw drop lmaoooo. One of the best TM vids I've seen in quite a while, such a good idea!

[@SC2TiMeLorD]

13:00

[@elijahernst843]

Wirtual's storytelling is absolutely amazing. It's why I started playing trackmania a couple years ago and it's why I kept watching Wirtual even after I realized I was absolutely garbage at trackmania. Watching Wirtual play is fun, but listening to Wirtual narrate an adventure is thrilling. I'd love to see more competitions like this.

[@Dankleberrrrg]

4:30 is actually insane. I spoke too soon, everything is insane. The press forward map absolutely killed me.

[@Buldzi]

Bro my heart started pounding when Medicine appeared, I'm super glad he gave this a shot and also just for seeing him again, even while "retired" he still showed up and took second place, gotta love the man

[@xDanKaix]

This was so hype, the amount of dopamine I got watching this was off the charts. Please make more of this competition.

[@braunsen6202]

It was super cool building for this amazing project! It turned out amazing and I‘ll never forget the feeling seeing the winning run live… incredible😊

[@HowsDaJello]

Nice job bro

[@gungle2595]

congrats buckley on the first place, deserved it 100%

[@khrishp]

I didn't even know how you make a press left (PL) map but he did it. He's amazing.

[@T0NI_]

@@khrishp The poetic irony he used when he made his PL map always take the car to the right is seriously incredible, when will his creative genius stop?

[@pa_radigm]

I loved watching this video with my grandkids. Thank you Wirtual for uploading this life-changing video.

[@Ayden_oh_no]

but you havent even watched it yet

[@PhreakaIicious]

guys don’t flame this guy for not even watching the video he watched it on 100x speed

[@Ayden_oh_no]

@@PhreakaIicious my bad forgot there was such talent around

[@marc-andrewakulczyk1946]

my children loved it too

[@PhreakaIicious]

@@Ayden_oh_no yeah and he also has grandkids at what im guessing under 30, very impressive If it’s a bot then wow it had grand-bots in 3 days of it’s lifespan.

[@davidblauyoutube]

Cooked concept, cracked execution. MORE OF THIS, PLEASE

[@Gamorou]

One of Wirtual talents is being a creative and good event director, his events are the most entertaining things I see on this channel and I love the ideas

[@vicenteborges7781]

Wirtual narration is so good! He brings out love for every submission, pointing out the clever ways they improved the run - amazing to watch! This format of challenge is really good - more videos like this would be awesome!

[@Kermit1k]

This is by FAR the best video I’ve seen from this channel and the most entertaining and greatly commented. And honestly I would love to see more of it in the future and seeing how creative the community can get with this challenges. Great video !

[@hiilvl1854]

One of the best original content seen recently. You are absolutly a great commentator, make all this hardwork maps vibing :). Thanks to everybody for that.

[@doBobro]

It's so smart from Wirtual's side to give map anchors mapped (:) to a real world. Perfect commentary aids spatial navigation. It was super entertaining to watch!

[@phlip992]

Was super fun to participate! Hoping to see a rematch soon :)

[@charlesdelapommedoree2460]

It's amazing how much you understand everything without turning on the sound, and how pleasant and relaxing it is

[@AJvsEverything]

The fact that a PF track won this competition is absolute insanity...how anyone maps stuff like that out is pure wizardry...

[@tecyrizz]

And by that margin even. It's insane

[@lucasboudou9413]

I thought from the beginning pf would win because you could get human error out of the equation, my only doubt was some maniak with a nose bug setup and all that impossible shit

[@vladislav_artyukhov]

Press W is the best way cause it neglets human mistakes. All other you can predict and handle.

[@Kugelschrei]

At the heart of this challenge is the travelling salesman problem, where you want to find the shortest route to catch all checkpoints. But then you also have to consider speed preservation and smooth turns

[@sh33p24]

Man. First time i ever saw Wirtual was at AGDQ, and since i've been playing for so long, i tuned in. Sir, your channel is one of the most entertaining youtubes out there. My wife doesnt play the game and she watches. Great engagement with the comunity as well. Keep it up Wirtual, you're awesome.

[@shweetnectar]

this was incredible, i was literally sat up in my chair for the last few maps, i want SO much more of this! not to mention the commentary which was so sick as well, please do more!!!

[@Eblu0]

10:04 yeah we're gonna slam that wall, go down here, and (ahh), finish

[@mitch-lawless]

This must've been such a fun challenge for the mappers. Nice to see them get a chance to compete, rather than just the racers.

[@goaltf4]

genuinely awe-struck by that final run. waytoodank indeed. please do another one of these!

[@niku4154]

17:17 that was the most wicked Press Forward Map I've ever seen, many use jumps and bumps but keeping everything as tight as here just makes the adrenaline rush of the speed and precision that much better.

[@KeppyKep]

This was AMAZING. Great commentary and hype-building as always. And the two Press Forward maps especially were just insane to watch. That double 360 spin!!

[@rockinggamerdude]

This is so cool, I wish to see more of this competition. such as a round two maybe

[@spencersuckow4857]

This video had me so incredibly hyped for absolutely no reason, the story telling abilities this man has is completely insane

[@kittyh7500]

I really like the idea of a competition to build the fastest map, it's like the other map building competitions you've done, but way more objective and challenging.

[@negativenancy3738]

I would have been surprised if a press forward map didn’t win. By limiting a single input, the outcome is designed around the map itself, which is the fastest possible run. I think this strategy is the way to go about challenges like this. I was surprised to see only what? Two press forward maps in this showcase? If I’m not mistaken. Props to Medicine though, that was one hell of a performance.

[@pedrocarvalho6609]

watching this live was so cool!! if you guys haven't been to his streams you should try it!

[@Ayden_oh_no]

The words you speak are true

[@dizzy525]

Bro hired pro dick riders

[@starbloom8807]

I know this would be more work in post, but maybe a small top-down map (like was shown at the start here) showing the path taken would be nice. Either static or as the run is happening, as this gives more perspective for the routes people have chosen to take. Trying to piece it together with just the commentary from Wirtual and the named checkpoints at the start still make it hard to get the big picture.

[@redboot3911]

Agreed. Atrioc's Hitman speedrun competition video is a great example of the "top down" view and explaining why runners went the routes they did.

[@greatbriton8425]

Agreed! I enjoyed watching even though I don't play but being able to see a top-down map at the same time would've helped a lot. Like join the dots. And colour the checkpoints that are done.

[@connermcgee15]

You should definitely do more of this type of completion. This was so much fun to watch.

[@JonasHopp]

This is really great narration for an amazing mapping competition. Maybe some more special prizes for different style/constraints would be a natural evolution of this format.

[@miskan15]

Watching Chroma's run: "yepp, this has got to be it. Chroma is sick"... not even top 10. Then, watching Lars' run: "ok, this has got to be it, Lars is the champion of pathfinding"... then Wirt mentions someone who's crazy on reactors and I'm in shock: "no, it can't possibly be... he retired..." and then it turns out it actually is Medicine, and he doesn't even win. My god, the emotional roller coaster.

[@Chelarino]

building a PF map for this is actually kinda smart if you are really good at it, because it takes the part of still needing to actually drive the map to get the fastest possible time out of the equation

[@BrooksMoses]

Indeed. It's basically a human-drivable TAS.

[@Flopsaurus]

I'm so glad to finally see the result of this. The ingenuity and skill of these mappers is hard to believe. Such a treat to see their creations!

[@merijnspiro9276]

This was super creative and very fun to watch. Would love to see more of this. I would also be very interested in the thought process some of these creators put into the really fast maps maybe interviewing them would make this even more interesting.

[@Tenshi122]

Lars made a whole stream about his thought process in creating the map, you can probably still find the vod on his twitch channel

[@Vivereftw]

Seen tons of your videos, and this content is absolutely top notch. One of the best videos you've ever done with a great concept and very entertaining throughout. Would love to see more of this (but love all the content regardless)!

[@Breigner01]

That's a crazy challenge and its mesmerizing to watch. People finding the most wicked ways of completing this is really entertaining. And medicine was just like "I can't retire without giving a shot at this" and he delivered a crazy run.

[@Raving4ever]

Would love to see another one. Would also be cool to have the competitors make a sketch of the checkpoints with their taken route so you can overlay that into the video in the start of the run. Would help to visualize the route :)

[@mrmovess_]

I absolutely loved this compitition and the content from it. So entertaining so see what the community is capable of creating.

[@kajhall3581]

Can we please make this a thing, a permanent thing??! This takes TMF to a whole new level. We can make divisions for time to build, divisions for time to practice, divisions for best time. There is so much potential!

[@johnathant6735]

I’m so happy a press-forward won. That’s the first idea that popped in my head.

[@mhenlopotter1612]

Absolutely LOVE the format! We should have this more often (please ☺). Finding an optimized path, building it with the game's physics in mind AND being able to drive it. Totally AWESOME!

[@cyb3r._.]

17:15 i was waiting for a press forward map once he mentioned different play styles and introduced chroma edit: i just got to the last submittion and HOW IS THIS PRESS FORWARD

[@ExtraRaven_]

very awesome competition. i admit by the 20 minute mark i was kind of checked out, overwhelmed with SPEED, kind of lost its lustre, at least until the last few maps. great content, i'd love to see more of these kinds of competitions

[@titirenee]

I just wanted to point that the miniature is exellent without reading the noob and pro the red and blue colors immediately caught my eyes and made me feel that it was gonna be a high-quality video Nice job to whoever made it

[@reedo253]

This had to be one of the best things I've seen on this channel or in this community. Phenomenal job by the mappers, and incredible presentation by Wirtual. PLEASE do more of these!

[@TheVengefulOneFK]

We definitely need to see another episode of this!!! These ultra-high-speed-Press-Forward maps are just insane. Nothing more to say. Just insane.

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

I did not think that a non-TAS submission would win, but here we are

[@naderio]

Definitly do a monthly (or so) challenge out of this. Absolute eyecandy - even though I would never be able to do even some nearly comparable map! Congrats to the winners - absolutely insane!

[@BasketOfPuppies642]

Remember when Ploing said "It's Ploingin' Time" and totally Ploinged all over the place?

[@lin_lin_lin]

competitive puzzle mode on steroids, pretty cool 😎

[@Ayden_oh_no]

indeed

[@arsenalszn8839]

Loved this idea Wirtual!! Would love to see another one! Really enjoyed this, keep it up!!

[@connorreed89]

This is quite literally the holy grail of trackmania content. Well done I cannot wait for another competition like this.

[@TheVekranith]

This was absolutely amazing content, been waiting for the video since the stream announcement and I'm so excited to see more

[@Bamboozler2349]

I knew something was fishy when there was 10 minutes left in the video and the record up to that point was 30 something seconds. Insane creativity on these maps.

[@thoga2120]

the idea to not just build the best map but also the one you can complete with the fastest time is so damn genius. expected nothing less, great video!

[@Centripital1]

This format was amazing. One of my favorite videos of yours. Keep them coming!

[@xNFR]

this was crazy enjoyable to watch thank you so much! how creative trackmania mappers/runners can be is unmatched

[@UncleRJ]

30:10 Wirtual: "If you're doing something else right now, look away from your first monitor onto this" Me: *closes pr0n tab*

[@EIIjot]

Love this format to show off the other side of the game, mapping. Would love to see more mapping competitions in future

[@MenkoDany]

I smiled through watching this whole video. Brilliant, great submissions everyone, and congrats to the winner!

[@SciDiFuoco13]

I would love to see a TAS version too. Imagine how much more wicked that could get.

[@TheSayk]

Great presentation from Wirtual too. Kept everyone hyped making them thing that every run was the fastest.

[@JustinBA007]

You should do this again, but limit the amount of boosters that can be used. Also, put a few checkpoints really close to each other so we can see some tech.

[@kv-5]

"tech"? That is a weird way of spelling "wicked fast plastic bounce combination".

[@ghislainbugnicourt3709]

@@kv-5 I thought the same but I think he means a "tunnel" of checkpoints to force a tech sequence.

[@slowjocrow6451]

Awesome video and awesome map building. Congrats everyone that participated!

[@leonardosoaresfuks294]

by far one of the best vids ive watched on wirtualtv ever, creativity really has 0 limit

[@M1k3C]

Loved this format with Big A and the Hitman contracts and really happy to see it working so well with TM too!

[@nintoherobraine7746]

What's that music in the background of the run at 17:39 ?

[@shoobfloof22]

I can't believe it just kept getting faster and faster! Also this format is incredible and we need more!!

[@Ablatius]

For those who didn't play the 2 first game of the trackmania series (classic et sunrise) that kind of tracks used to exist (they were my favourites). It was in the 'puzzle' type of tracks, and you were given fixed check points, start and finish (and often fixed parts of the track), and few blocks you could place anywhere to complete the fastest track you can. Good old time.

[@purpur5]

This mode later appeared in United and United Forever and there were actually quite a lot of Stadium maps

[@pellejger1412]

Good job to all the mappers, drivers, editors and ofc wirtual himself. Great entertainment.

[@brammeke569]

Wirtual hypecasting these puzzle runs is the best content he's put out so far.

[@AurianArchive]

9 years ago I came across a video titled "Trackmania 2 Canyon [PF] eXtra Large Map." Didn't know what PF meant, but the track was credited to a "Vossi84." The stunning array of bounces, flips, off angle entries, and near misses left me astounded that anybody could figure out how to drive the map. It would be a few more years before it hit that PF meant all the player had to do was just press forward. That made the map just all that more impressive for me. That somebody could figure how how to design a map to pull that action off. I've watched/loaded a number of PF's since then, but none of them have ever impressed me with the design skill of Vossi84. Till today. When TWO PF maps, almost in a row (that was what, #1 and #4?) made the impossible... possible.

[@somniad]

I want so much more of this format, this brings out absolute insanity and I'm here for it

[@Aiika__]

I LOOOOOVE this type of stuff. The unique solutions people come up with as well as DRIVING the maps they made well. Fuckin beautiful

[@dimpizz1525]

This is surely one of the most epic videos I've watched in a long while. Thank for the cool content!

[@archidor1944]

smithy map was sickkkkkk the number 1 map got tears in my eyes, absolutely beautiful. i would love to see more of these mapping competitions.

[@karasque]

More of this please, great to see the communities different ideas to solve the same problem.

[@Fly45]

wirtual sounds like a sports commentator combined with a auction person

[@khan_k]

This is sick, would love to see more maybe with different rules so the whole boosters everywhere thing doesn't get stale.

[@senokir335]

I like the format. One thing that I think could make it more interesting would be a limit on the number of booster blocks they are allowed to use. It would make it easier to follow along with what is happening as a viewer and would force more creativity/decision making from the map creators as opposed to the fields of red boosters we saw in almost every map here.

[@ArchbardWava]

I'd DEFINITELY like to see more of these competitions. Absolutely amazing, pure hype throughout the entire video. Maybe once a month would be great, with a 1-week building time to keep things more dramatic.

[@Tenshi122]

This had a 1-week building time, it just took wirtual two months to announce the results

[@nebula_tm]

Shame my map wasn't featured in the video, was cool to see it on stream though. Really enjoyed the competition either way! Was great fun!

[@m4g153]

"but someone went faster" is now a sentence i never want to hear again. he said it like 90 times

[@seck_1]

i need more of this, i think that all of this will get pretty optimized if ya do it enough, would be amazing to see this improve even further over time

[@michaelbuckers]

I have a conjecture that all fastest maps are press-forward. The reasoning is that the only way to steer a press-forward car is through clever use of ramps and bounces, which is both faster than making a turn, and eliminates human-induced time loss. So by design press-forward maps are faster than maps in which you have to actively steer.

[@kronik907]

This was one of the best trackmania videos I've seen in a while! I cant wait for the inevitable sequel!