need help racing online
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buddyrow
need help racing online
Ok got the extended demo and patch to work.Then I joined The game zone and all I saw was rooms 4 midtown madness.I thought I read somewhere in the forum that the zone was dead 4 MTM2.Can someone tell me if Im doing something wrong or point me in the direction of other ways to race online.Also I've never raced online so any info on what truck to use ,setting ,and ext. would be very helpful thank you.
Hey buddy - sure, I can help ya out. I'll spare you the history of the Nitro Room and simply say that it's now open again, but getting to it is not as easy as it once was.
- First login using this url: http://zone.msn.com/en/root/cdclassic
- Then go here after logging in: http://classic.zone.msn.com/asp/roomlist.asp?game=mtm2
You should see the "Nitro Injection" game room, which is where you want to be.
As for settings, trucks and racing online, nowadays you can find suggested garage sets for any track on this site. The tracks are divided up by year, however, you can sort them in a variety of ways. Under "Bookmarks" you'll find lists of tracks, which are essentially "favorites" that were compiled by various individuals and teams. For example, here's the EVO Conversion list - tracks that have been converted to MTM 2 from EVO 4X4. It has garage sets and lap times.
As for trucks, for the most part any will do. Personally, I'd recommend steering clear of Boogey Van and Stinger lol - but that's just me. There are lots of add-on trucks you can add to the game, however. Simply find one that suites you best. ;)
Lastly, our team races quite a bit, so if you really like racing, look us up. We race lists of tracks (high volume lol), which isn't everyone's cup of tea, but we're pretty serious about the fun we have racing, and find that our method affords us the most variety with a minimum of time wasted trying to figure out what add-on tracks we all have in common.
If you have any problems, let us know and we'll see what we can do to get ya going.
- First login using this url: http://zone.msn.com/en/root/cdclassic
- Then go here after logging in: http://classic.zone.msn.com/asp/roomlist.asp?game=mtm2
You should see the "Nitro Injection" game room, which is where you want to be.
As for settings, trucks and racing online, nowadays you can find suggested garage sets for any track on this site. The tracks are divided up by year, however, you can sort them in a variety of ways. Under "Bookmarks" you'll find lists of tracks, which are essentially "favorites" that were compiled by various individuals and teams. For example, here's the EVO Conversion list - tracks that have been converted to MTM 2 from EVO 4X4. It has garage sets and lap times.
As for trucks, for the most part any will do. Personally, I'd recommend steering clear of Boogey Van and Stinger lol - but that's just me. There are lots of add-on trucks you can add to the game, however. Simply find one that suites you best. ;)
Lastly, our team races quite a bit, so if you really like racing, look us up. We race lists of tracks (high volume lol), which isn't everyone's cup of tea, but we're pretty serious about the fun we have racing, and find that our method affords us the most variety with a minimum of time wasted trying to figure out what add-on tracks we all have in common.
If you have any problems, let us know and we'll see what we can do to get ya going.
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buddyrow
Man you guys respond quick THANKS.I can get to the nitro room but when I click on the link it tells me Lobby error we are not able to detect mtm2 on your hard drive please install before matchmacking on the zone.Then I go into the nitro room and see games but all have passwords so I try to host and it gives me the same Lobby error msg.So far Ive installed 2 times both with same results.Im doing something wrong I just dont know what it is yet.
>>Error
Install it in the DEFAULT DIRECTORY - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Monster Truck Madness 2. If you install it anywhere else it will not work.
>>passwords
GRRRRR, I feel the same way. People seem to love private games, that's all they ever seem to do. Only people who know the password can play. Sometimes there are open competitions - aim for them.
Install it in the DEFAULT DIRECTORY - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Monster Truck Madness 2. If you install it anywhere else it will not work.
>>passwords
GRRRRR, I feel the same way. People seem to love private games, that's all they ever seem to do. Only people who know the password can play. Sometimes there are open competitions - aim for them.
Locked game rooms: I'm one of the people you're speaking of lol. Often times I'm just sitting in the room working on something else - a review, beta testing a track, working on our team site, updating the track page on this site . . . something.
The other reason I keep my room locked is because there are people who don't seem to understand the words "No thanks - I'm not playing right now". You'll get "Launch! Launch now!" or You'll get a series of "But why?" I don't have time for that mess, so I keep my room locked. If you tell me your zone name, however, I'll add you to my friends list, then all you have to do is send me a Zone Message. If I'm there I'll be glad to race a few with ya. Same for you, Mat - give me your Zone name and I'll add ya to the list.
The other reason I keep my room locked is because there are people who don't seem to understand the words "No thanks - I'm not playing right now". You'll get "Launch! Launch now!" or You'll get a series of "But why?" I don't have time for that mess, so I keep my room locked. If you tell me your zone name, however, I'll add you to my friends list, then all you have to do is send me a Zone Message. If I'm there I'll be glad to race a few with ya. Same for you, Mat - give me your Zone name and I'll add ya to the list.
LOL ok - gotcha. Kinda scared now, but sure, I'll add ya lol.
Now about this extended demo version. Unfortunately I don't know any who has it or if they got it to work. Furthermore, with all the recent changes with them turning off the Nitro room then turning it back on, but moving it to a not-so-convenient spot on the MSN page if that has anything to do with your problem. Hopefully someone who's installed the extended demo will chime in.
Now about this extended demo version. Unfortunately I don't know any who has it or if they got it to work. Furthermore, with all the recent changes with them turning off the Nitro room then turning it back on, but moving it to a not-so-convenient spot on the MSN page if that has anything to do with your problem. Hopefully someone who's installed the extended demo will chime in.