Test Drive Unlimited 2
Developers | |
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Eden Games | |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
Europe | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Engines | |
Twilight 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 8, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Open world, Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile, Motorcycle, Street racing, Off-roading |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Europe, Oceania, Contemporary |
Series | Test Drive Unlimited |
Test Drive Unlimited | |
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Subseries of Test Drive | |
Test Drive Unlimited | 2006 |
Test Drive Unlimited 2 | 2011 |
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown | 2024 |
Test Drive Unlimited 2 is an open world racing game in the Test Drive series, and the second entry in the Test Drive Unlimited sub-series. The game allows players to drive a variety of cars and motorcycles around recreations of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, which returns from the first game in a refreshed form, and the Balearic island of Ibiza, which is new to the series.
Key points
- Online services were shut down in November 2018.[1]
General information
- Official Website
- Test Drive Unlimited mod database
- TurboDuck modding community
- TurboDuck Support forum
- Steam Community Discussions
- A guide about setting up the unofficial patch.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 8 DRM. Some copies might require activation. |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
DLC and expansion packs
- Purchasing DLC is no longer possible.
Name | Notes | |
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TDU2 Casino | ||
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Edition | ||
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Bleu | ||
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire | ||
Nissan 370Z Optional Parts | ||
Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro – TDU2 Inuit Edition | ||
Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition | ||
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition | ||
Audi RS 5 Coupe | ||
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport | ||
Caterham R500 | ||
Camaro Synergy Special Edition | ||
Ferrari 612 Sessanta | ||
Ford Shelby GT500 | ||
Jaguar XKR Speed Pack and Black Pack | ||
Pagani Zonda Tricolore |
Essential improvements
Unofficial Launcher
An unofficial launcher that allows the game to boot post server shutdown.
Unofficial Patch
A community patch has been made to fix some of the game issues which left out in the latest patch.
Unpacker
In order to install mods as well as the patch, the game must be unpacked first. Download available on 15/07/2020
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Playing offline with online profile after official servers were shut down
The game launcher doesn't allow you to start the game in offline mode until you either disable your network connection, you have to do it each time you launch the game, or block the launcher using your firewall, which is quite difficult to achieve using default Windows firewall. Here is a workaround:
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9930/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eden Games\Test Drive Unlimited 2\savegame\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9930/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Cut-scenes cause the game to crash in multi-monitor mode. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | HUD is stretched. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming.[2] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced to 16x in the GPU control panel. Game's default setting is 4x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Tracked motion controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Xbox 360 button prompts when using a controller, Keyboard button prompts when using keyboard and mouse. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 but barely noticeable, rear speakers only react to an impact on the rear of the vehicle or while passing near objects at decent speed. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | The original Atari servers have been shut down in 2018, although there are multiple server replacement projects that have been created by the community.
TDU World is the first and most popular server replacement for the game. TDU World currently only has Freeride and Instant Challenges working, although there is a promised update in the near future which will expand the online features. Project Paradise 2, another free to play server project which allows the user to play online mode without registration and using official Atari savegames. The Project Paradise 2 Server has most functions working (Freeride, Instant Challenges, CRC, Clubs, Ranked Races, Unranked Races and TDUMylive). Project Paradise 2 will be publically available on May 1st. TDUniverse is another server project created by the former developers of TDU World. The project aims to bring more features online, and more reliably compared to TDU World. TDUniverse currently has Freeride, Instant Challenges, Races and Clubs working. The TDUniverse game server is currently not public, although it is nearing a beta state. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Gamemode Conditional | |
Peer-to-peer | Player to Player System | |
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 8889 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Crash on modern Nvidia and AMD GPUs
Use a Vulkan wrapper.[3] |
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- Will cause micro-stutter regardless of computer performance.
Missing Text
Instructions |
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Switch to a language other than desired, then switch back. |
Error #03
UAC preventing the game from installing in the default location. |
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Run Steam as Administrator
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Error #04
Windows preventing the game from accessing the default install location |
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Error #05
Outdated launcher database. |
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Missing CD Key. |
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RivaTuner Statistics Server causing a conflict with the launcher. |
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Create an exception in RivaTuner Statistics Server for |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Inria Audile |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista SP2, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4400+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 14 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 ATI Radeon HD 4870 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9930) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Online Services Shutting Down Soon - last accessed on 2018-11-23
- ↑ Not working with Test Drive Unlimited 2 · Issue #115 · Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming - last accessed on 2017-03-24
- ↑ [1]