Trackmania
34 Achievements
1,660
202-263h
Blackbelt Champion
Complete the black section of a royal map for the first time
20
0.28%
How to unlock the Blackbelt Champion achievement in Trackmania - Definitive Guide
For starters, just go play it to get a grip of how things work because I'm not gonna explain the basics of it and you'll understand it quite quickly due to it's simplicity, but now for the actual tips:
1°- If you're wondering why you can't turn off other peoples ghosts don't worry, I'm wondering too, the game has a unassigned option on the controller configuration to turn off opponents but that option only works with cup of the day so "it's not a bug, it's a feature" unfortunately it's made to be this way. You'll struggle with the visual pollution and also with the performance if you're like me in the last gen but, as the match goes on more people will be eliminated so things will get better eventually.
2°- After getting acquainted with a few maps, you'll probably have your list of "I could if I had a few more shots" because I had it too, you should look for guides on YouTube for these easier ones so you don't get caught into any traps or some fake hopes like very difficult endings (definitely didn't happen to me).
I'm not going to list the names of the maps because given from what I gathered, the game has a rotation for the royal maps so it would get dated as time goes on (which means whenever you'll end up trying this achievement, it should be all in one go).
Thanks Tuyu x for the suggestion:
Sidenote: You'll need to finish the black section yourself because if one of your friends complete it, it will not award you the achievement.
In conclusion, it's all a matter of trying and hoping that easy maps keep getting repeated but, the only way that'll happen is if you keep playing it. For those still insecure about their skill in this game, go do the other stuff before trying this one because even though it's a very different mode than what the rest of the game has to offer, the other modes will give you knowledge as to how each terrain handle and literally a better grip on the game's physics and handling.
if an other player of your team complete it you get no achievement.
The royale mode is as follows: there are 4 different groups of tracks in each match. Each group contains (from easiest to hardest) a white track, a green track, a blue track, a red track, and a black track. Each match is 6 minutes long and there are usually about 10-20 seconds of bonus time added on at the end of the match. You have to get 10 stars on each track to count as complete and be able to move onto the next difficulty. You can get 4 stars on a run for setting a record, 5 stars for breaking someone else's record, 3 stars for gold time, 2 stars for silver time, and 1 star for bronze time. The time for each track will change depending on the current record from the player pool in the match. Also, a certain number of teams will get eliminated each round. This does not really matter for this achievement, as you just need to complete the black section yourself. There is a pool of tracks that are constantly changing. Some are removed everyday, and some are added everyday. So you will have to just continue to play frequently to get used to some of the tracks so that you can try to complete it. So you just have to get 10 stars on all 5 difficulties of one group of tracks in one match to get the achievement.
Now that we know how this mode works, on to the luck and skill portion of the achievement. You will definitely need to be good at Trackmania games to even hope to get this achievement, unless at some point there is just a ridiculously easy map added into the pool of playable ones. The hardest part about this achievement is time. The best possible scenario to get this achievement is to set the record for the map on the first attempt and then complete it two more times. This would give you 4 stars for run 1, and 3 stars for the additional 2 runs with a gold time. That would be track complete and then on to the next difficulty. This is essentially what you have to do for all five difficulties. At times I found that I would do this exactly and still not have enough time to complete the black map. This was without botching a run or anything. Just some of the groups of tracks take 25-30 seconds to complete, and there is just not enough time. In my successful run, I was able to somehow break two peoples records, so I only had to complete the first white track twice, as I got 5 stars for each run. I tried recreating this in subsequent runs and figured out a way that you can do this, but it just requires a bit of luck that you don't have really good players in your match. If you wait a few seconds before you start out, a record will already be set that you could potentially break for 5 stars. Then, by the time you make it back to the finish line, another record could be ready to be broken for another 5 stars. This would be extremely lucky but would save you a ton of time.
Sorry for the wall of text, but I just figured I would try to help out some people who are looking to get this achievement in the future. This guide could help someone at some point. There also might be a group of tracks in the future that make this achievement a breeze. They could either be really short tracks or really easy tracks. Good luck to everyone trying to get this one.
The black section is the last, and hardest part of each royal map set. There are three hurdles to getting this task done - 1. Reaching the black section in time to complete it; 2. Being able to complete it (irrespective of time) and 3. The Royal maps rotate out, so you have a limited time to get used to and master a particular map. On top of this, in January 2024 an update changed the way royal works which made it more difficult to get this trophy.
Instead of moving on to the next map after completing it, you need to get 10 stars to advance, which normally requires 3-4 passes of each section. However, the time limit has been increased to 6 minutes to compensate. You will need to get all 10 stars on the black track to get the trophy, a single finish is not enough. Stars are awarded based on your finish time:
The gold time is quite generous, so most finishes on a track should be gold. The key to getting through the easier maps fast is to get 4 or 5 stars on one of your runs otherwise you will need 4 finishes per track to clear it. The format change has not been particularly popular with the community, which is a good thing in this case as there is less competition for records - if you join a regular Royal match right before or during a Super Royal (20:00, 04:00 and noon CET) there is a chance you will be only racing against a few other people and a bunch of bots.
It is highly recommended to find and practice the later sections of maps you like to improve your chances of finishing. This can be done by searching "royal" in the club rooms (subscription required - you will need a subscription for several other trophies anyway) . Once you are satisfied you can complete the sections regularly, all you have to do is play enough Royal matches for your favourite to come back around.