Case study

tmuf_physics: reconstructing TrackMania Forever physics

tmuf_physics is a C library that reads installed TrackMania Nations and United Forever data to simulate vehicle physics and race rules. It offers reference and optimized backends, reads and writes replays, and includes pack-format findings. The author reports tick-for-tick agreement with the game on 11,758 replays.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2026-10-23
Language: C
License (GitHub): AGPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

TrackMania United Forever Packs directory, C11 compiler and CMake 3.18+.
Do not use -ffast-math or FMA contraction.
AGPL-3.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{tmuf-physics-case,
  title = {{tmuf\_physics: reconstructing TrackMania Forever physics}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Teero888/tmuf_physics}},
  url = {https://github.com/Teero888/tmuf_physics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/tmuf-physics-case/}}
}

Plain text

tmuf_physics: reconstructing TrackMania Forever physics. https://github.com/Teero888/tmuf_physics (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/tmuf-physics-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · Teero888/tmuf_physics · Revision 9227640
docs/pack-format.md GitHub · Teero888/tmuf_physics · Revision 9227640