NOTE

The following was written for Podini 2.  The consensus is that Podit is the utility of choice where mounting tracks/trucks to the game is concerned.  Conceptually they're similar, however, Podit is probably the more efficient of the two.

2.  PODINI-2:  Locate your MTM-2 folder. To locate your MTM-2 folder,

    • On your desktop click on MY COMPUTER, then go to your “C:” drive and open it.

    • Locate the folder named PROGRAM FILES and open it.

    • Now search for MICROSOFT GAMES and open it. You should now see the MTM-2 folder.

    • Right-click on the folder, & in the middle of the task box you’ll see the option Send To.

    • Click on it and select Desktop [Create Shortcut].

    • Once that is done, close everything up, and go to your desktop to verify your shortcut works.

* For simplicity sake, set your downloads to go to your desktop for easy access to the files you’ll need to complete this procedure.  It’ll also be a convenient spot to retrieve your downloaded tracks/trucks! Ok, here we go:

    • Download Podini-2 and extract it in your MTM-2 folder. (If you don’t know how to extract files, see step 3.)

    • Once complete, locate the Podini-2 icon within the MTM-2 folder and click on it to open. You should see "Pod Files Mounted...19" across the top.

    • If so, close the Podini-2 program, then right-click on the icon, and once again choose Send To, then select Desktop [Create Shortcut].

    • Verify that the new shortcut works by opening Podini-2. You should still see "Pod Files Mounted...19" across the upper portion of the window.

    • That's it--close it up!! NOTE: If you haven’t installed the game patch at this point, go ahead and do so.


3.  ADD-ONS:  After downloading a zip file for an add-on track or truck to your desktop, click on the icon to initiate the start of WINZIP.

    • You will see three boxes toward the bottom of the WINZIP window: I AGREE, QUIT, ORDERING INFO. Click "I AGREE".

    • Now you should see anywhere from 1 to 3 files; at least one .pod file, a .txt file (or .doc), and sometimes a .jpg (picture).

    • At times the text files contain crucial information about how to mount or setup the track you’re about to load to your game, so please take the time to read them. It's not necessary to extract them to your MTM-2 game folder, however, if you do, it won't negatively impact the games ability to launch correctly.

    • Click on the .pod file(s) to highlight.

    • Across the top you will see the following icons: "NEW, OPEN, FAVORITES, ADD, EXTRACT, VIEW, CHECKOUT, WIZARD."

    • Select "EXTRACT." That takes you to a second window where you will tell the program where you want the file/s to be extracted to.

     a. Towards the middle of the box you’ll see a smaller window with the heading, "Folders/drives", which displays the drives on your computer. Look up your MTM-2 folder in the following manner: start by clicking on the + symbol next to the (C:), then look for "Program Files ", click the + symbol to open, then look for "Microsoft Games," click the + symbol to open it, which brings you to your MTM-2 folder; click once on the folder itself, which highlights and opens it up.

     b. At the top right of the window you will see a box called "EXTRACT"; click on it, and your file(s) will be sent directly to your MTM-2 folder.

     c. Afterwards, WINZIP sends you back to the original window. Close the window and delete that zip file from your desktop.

     d. Using the shortcut on your desktop for Podini-2, open it and look for the name of the .pod file you just extracted to your MTM-2 folder (it should be at the bottom). Double-click on the box to the far left to change the “NO” to a “YES”. This is referred to as “podding” a track or truck.

     e. To delete a track or truck you don’t like/don’t want, “unpod” it in Podini-2 first (change the “YES” to a “NO”), then open your MTM-2 folder using your desktop shortcut and delete the .pod file for that track or truck! NOTE: To list your file/folder names in alphabetical order for easier location of files within the MTM-2 directory, perform the following:

        - Across the top of your screen you'll see "File", "Edit", "View" "Favorites", etc. Click on "View", then choose "Arrange Icons", then choose "By Name".

     f. Now that you've established the groundwork for adding tracks and trucks to your game, future add-ons will be as simple as, "download, open zip file, extract, extract, close Winzip, delete zip file." It just doesn't get much easier!

Oh, one other thing, if you've never played via IP (Internet Protocol - connecting directly to another computer), click on the link below for step-by-step instructions compliments of SLO_Destroyer! IP GAME HELP PAGE