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]
- Includes the Ferrari 458 Italia from the PlayStation 3 release, but is missing the Spyker C8 Aileron Coupé, which remains an Xbox 360 exclusive.
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 |
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Keys |
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Retail |
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SecuROM 8 DRM. Some copies might require activation. |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) |
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Steam (unavailable) |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
- Purchasing DLC is no longer possible.
Name |
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TDU2 Casino |
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Edition |
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Bleu |
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire |
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Nissan 370Z Optional Parts |
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Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro – TDU2 Inuit Edition |
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Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition |
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition |
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Audi RS 5 Coupe |
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport |
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Caterham R500 |
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Camaro Synergy Special Edition |
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Ferrari 612 Sessanta |
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Ford Shelby GT500 |
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Jaguar XKR Speed Pack and Black Pack |
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Pagani Zonda Tricolore |
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Essential improvements
An unofficial launcher that allows the game to boot post server shutdown.
A community patch has been made to fix some of the game issues which left out in the latest patch.
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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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Euro\Video .
- Delete or rename
Bumper_ATARI.mkv and Bumper_EDEN_TDU.mkv .
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Playing offline with online profile after official server shutdown
- The game launcher does not allow the game to start in offline mode without workarounds.:
Redirect connections to obsolete domains
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- Go to
%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc .
- Open the
hosts file using a text editor with administrative privileges.
- Add these strings to the bottom of it and save changes:
# Test Drive Unlimited 2 servers 127.0.0.1 clientstats.testdriveunlimited2.com 127.0.0.1 patchserver.testdriveunlimited2.com 127.0.0.1 www.testdriveunlimited2.com
- Launch the game, get Error #01, press
Cancel , Play , then Yes to confirm offline play.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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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 |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation; download. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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LAN play |
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Online play |
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The original Atari servers have been shut down in 2018, although there are multiple server replacement projects that have been created by the community: see Community servers. |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
8889 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- TDU World is the first server project created and was made public in February 6, 2021. It is also currently the most known server. TDU World currently only has free-ride and instant challenges working, but a major update was promised to be released in the future.
- Project Paradise 2 is another server project which allows the user to play online mode without registration and using official Atari savegames, unlike TDU World. The Project Paradise 2 Server has most functions working (Freeride, Instant Challenges, Friends, CRC, Clubs, Ranked Races, Unranked Races, Casino (partial) and MyTDULife).
- 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 the other projects. TDUniverse currently has Freeride, Instant Challenges, Races and Clubs working.
Issues fixed
Crash on modern Nvidia and AMD GPUs
1.a dgVoodoo2[3][4]
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- Download dgVoodoo 2
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dgVoodooCpl.exe
- Select Add and set it to
<path-to-game>
- In General tab set Output API to Direct3D 12 (Direct3D 11 causes vertex explosions[5])
- In DirectX tab set Videocard to dgvoodoo Virtual 3D Accelerated Card and VRAM to highest size possible.
- Press Apply
Notes
- Performance will be worse depending on hardware
- Some effects on the car will flicker randomly
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or
1.b DXVK[6]
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- Download DXVK Wrapper
- Copy
D3D9.dll from the \x32\ folder to the game install directory.
Notes
- Will cause micro-stutter regardless of computer performance.
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2. Large Address Aware[7]
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- Download Large Address Aware tool
- Apply it to
TestDrive2.exe
Notes
- This will greatly reduce chance of a random crash if using DXVK/dgvoodoo2
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Missing Text
Instructions
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Switch to a language other than desired, then switch back.
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Error #03
- Caused by User Account Control (UAC) preventing the game from installing in the default location.
Run the game as administrator
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Error #04
- Caused by Windows preventing the game from accessing the default install location.
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- Navigate to the install folder's
Properties
- Under the Security tab, click on
Advanced
- Change the owner to either your current logged in Windows account or Everyone.
- Tick
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects
- Go to the Permissions tab.
- Give the current user full control of the object.
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Error #05
- Caused by an outdated launcher database, missing serial key, and/or conflicts with third-party software like the RivaTuner Statistics Server.
Delete or rename outdated launcher database.
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Delete or rename
UpLauncher.localdb .
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Insert serial key
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- Run
TestDrive2.exe .
- Enter serial key when prompted.
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Create an exception in RivaTuner Statistics Server for TestDrive2.exe and UpLauncher.exe .
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
Inria Audile |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2, Vista SP2, 7, 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4400+ /Intel Core I7 | |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
14 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 / NVIDIA 700m
series 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
References