Turbo: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:46, 28 January 2026

Turbo (booster) is a special block that applies an acceleration multiplier while driving on it. In TMUF, there are three types of turbos, which correspond to 3 different Material IDs:

Turbo (normal turbo, 100% boost)
Turbo2 (red turbo, 200% boost)
Turbo roulette (random turbo, 100 to 200%)

Turbo Roulette[edit]

They work on a fixed cycle, and are thus deterministic. A cycle is exactly 1 seconds long, divided as such:

4/7 gives 100% boost (tick 0-57)
2/7 gives 150% boost (tick 58-85)
1/7 gives 200% boost (tick 86-99)

Turbo Roulette Variations
100% Turbo	150% Turbo	200% Turbo

Tick 0 to 57	Tick 58 to 85	Tick 86 to 99

Because they can appear random for the players, Turbo Roulette is a pretty despised block, that has never been used in any competitive track. Still there are some start strategies that use the fixed pattern of this block to get the 200% boost. The most notable is when a Turbo Roulette is placed right after the start block: going straight reaches the booster at 1.58s, giving the 150% booster, but intentionally going on the side right from the starts allows players to consistently lose around .3s, getting the 200% boost.

Other strategies exploiting this pattern include going on the side of the boosters to only catch the 200% boost, as explained in this video by Igntul. This trick is known as Heftrick.

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 [[File:TMNF Turb.png|thumb|TMNF Turbo from above|right]]
-'''Boosters''' also known internally as '''turbos''', are special blocks that apply an acceleration multiplier while driving on them. In [[TMUF]], there are three types of boosters, which correspond to 3 different [[Material IDs]]:
+'''Turbo''' ('''booster''') is a special block that applies an acceleration multiplier while driving on it. In [[TrackMania United Forever|TMUF]], there are three types of turbos, which correspond to 3 different [[Material IDs]]:
-* Turbo (normal booster, 100% boost)
+* Turbo (normal turbo, 100% boost)
-* Turbo2 (red booster, 200% boost)
+* Turbo2 (red turbo, 200% boost)
-* Turbo roulette (random booster, 100 to 200%)
+* Turbo roulette (random turbo, 100 to 200%)
 == Turbo Roulette ==
-These boosters are only available in [[TMNF]]. They work on a fixed cycle, and are thus deterministic. A cycle is exactly 1 seconds long, divided as such:
+They work on a fixed cycle, and are thus deterministic. A cycle is exactly 1 seconds long, divided as such:
 * 4/7 gives 100% boost (tick 0-57)
 * 2/7 gives 150% boost (tick 58-85)
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-Because they can appear random for the players, Turbo Roulette is a pretty despised block, that has never been used in competitive track. Still there are some start strategies that use the fixed pattern of this block to get the 200% boost. The most notable is when a Turbo Roulette is placed right after the start block: going straight reaches the booster at 1.58s, giving the 150% booster, but intentionally going on the side right from the starts allows players to consistently lose around .3s, getting the 200% boost.
+Because they can appear random for the players, Turbo Roulette is a pretty despised block, that has never been used in any competitive track. Still there are some start strategies that use the fixed pattern of this block to get the 200% boost. The most notable is when a Turbo Roulette is placed right after the start block: going straight reaches the booster at 1.58s, giving the 150% booster, but intentionally going on the side right from the starts allows players to consistently lose around .3s, getting the 200% boost.
-Other strategies exploiting this pattern include going on the side of the boosters to only catch the 200% boost, as explained in this video by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RU5KbHLpA4&pp=ygUadHJhY2ttYW5pYSBib29zdGVyIHNjaWVuY2U%3D Igntul]. This trick is known as [[Heftrick]]
+Other strategies exploiting this pattern include going on the side of the boosters to only catch the 200% boost, as explained in this video by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RU5KbHLpA4&pp=ygUadHJhY2ttYW5pYSBib29zdGVyIHNjaWVuY2U%3D Igntul]. This trick is known as [[Heftrick]].