Anything Test Drive Unlimited

[Bumper3D]

Originally Posted by Silent][Moebius

what are the rest of your PC specs? i got the same card, so i'm quite interested

Athlon 3000+ (32-b)
1024M RAM DDR 400

I'm getting a 7600 GT next week though... Damn easter is delaying the deliver.

Don't except anything huge though.. The 20fps average I get is with 800x600 resolution and some fps-booster patches that disable ingame reflections and such..

[smartyp]

does anybody know where i can get a psp demo of TDU?

thnx
smartyp

[Silent][Moebius]

Originally Posted by Bumper3D

Athlon 3000+ (32-b)
1024M RAM DDR 400

I'm getting a 7600 GT next week though... Damn easter is delaying the deliver.

Don't except anything huge though.. The 20fps average I get is with 800x600 resolution and some fps-booster patches that disable ingame reflections and such..

so all in all it's not thaaaaaaaaaaat much fun?

[Johnas]

Originally Posted by Silent][Moebius

so all in all it's not thaaaaaaaaaaat much fun?

If you mean TDU generally I don't think it's that much fun after all. I got bored to it within few days already and I've uninstalled it also. I can say it was big disappointment for me

[scooter79rs]

Originally Posted by Bumper3D

I get around 20 fps with an ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB so I guess it'll run pretty okay... With low settings at least.

WTF? I got the 256mb version of that card and I get less on lowest possible settings with the no HDR cracks.
I guess its my CPU, I think it can't handle too much 3d objects at once, both Max and Maya have problems with high ploy counts...

Its a good thing I didn't wait 'till the 16th to buy it.:roll:

[Silent][Moebius]

i was actually meaning 'fun' reagarding performance on the PC setup, i have a very similar comp and i'm thinking about it...

[killerskull]

Hey guys, the vehicles look amazing. So clean and I guess accurate. Even the terrain and roads are based on the satellite images. The games pretty fun, Ive played around 5 hours so far, I hope I dont get bored soon. A lot of people are saying it gets boring soon. All in all its a really nice game, espically the graphics and the scenery.


I had a question about the game, when the cops are after you, and your on 3 star, how do you chake them off? I tried getting off the road and still the 3 stars wont go away. Thanks in advance

[Dr. Feelgood]

killerskull, it's almost impossible to lose the cops on 3-stars, and you CANNOT lose them by going off-road. I've only managed to lose a 3-star wanted level twice, and I've played it enough to have driven almost 5,000km.

As for the game getting boring...TDU is meant for car enthusiasts that simply enjoying cruising around the map, especially with your mates online. As mentioned before in this thread, if you're looking for great missions and good storyline, this game is probably not meant for you.

TDU is personally favourtie driving game. Don't get me wrong, I'm fully into my driving games, and have played almost all of them, but there's something about TDU that stands out from the crowd. It's one of the first driving games where is sets up a very nice atmosphere for the player to drive in. It FEELS like you're rich, and the map FEELS tropical and hot, and most importantly, the cars FEEL fast :-D

[killerskull]

Thanks for the reply Mr.Feelgood. yea I love the game soo far, and yes I do play any game that comes into intereste. This game does make you feel rich and it is sortof a racing RPG. Over all it does sortof give you a break of the normal racing games (NFS).

[Johnas]

I love cruising around the island in TDU but the crappy physics are annoying me. Would be fun to cruise in twisty roads but wtf. Car bounces on curves and looses grip even in 30km/h

[Masakari987]

Originally Posted by FlashG

I love cruising around the island in TDU but the crappy physics are annoying me. Would be fun to cruise in twisty roads but wtf. Car bounces on curves and looses grip even in 30km/h

Yeah, that drives me crazy, too. It's fun driving around, but those bumpy parts really ruin the fun.

[Dr. Feelgood]

Agreed totally...You gotta take it slow, but their is a way. Just takes practice!!

I'm oersonally not a fan of mountain racing...I like my flat roads and nice, long corners. That's why my favourtie areas are the city, and the speedway.

[crazy 989]

yeah those physics really ruin the game, I'm waiting for forza motorsport 2- That wont have crap physics if its anything like the first one

[Bumper3D]

Originally Posted by FlashG

I love cruising around the island in TDU but the crappy physics are annoying me. Would be fun to cruise in twisty roads but wtf. Car bounces on curves and looses grip even in 30km/h

Yeah, that is VERY annoying... Guess they forgot to add suspension simulation to the game.

For those that were wondering, after upgrading to 7600GT the fps suddenly at least doubled:
I'm running the game at 1280x1024 and the fps is at least 40 all the time, a bit more when there's not much stuff to see. I'm using high settings with no HDR nor AA.

[Dr. Feelgood]

Ahhh...You guys with your PCs... :-P

I have an Xbox 360, and for some odd reason, TDU runs at 60fps all the time, and in HD ;-P

Just kidding guys. But yeah, I could see it being a bit of a bummer on a lower-end PC. There is alot of purdy stuff in the game, and I reckon it'd suck down video-memory like an Ethiopian with McDonalds.

[sky^sp]

Originally Posted by carfreak

Thats coo but i can get the meshes out of TDU no problem. I have done it with a merc already for the interior, and i put it in the sl65 from carbon.

EDIT: here is some pics of the merc, the smoothing is all messed up as u can see.

interesting. is there a way to have a stab at the scenery texture in the game?
i'd like to change a few of those to something better and / or higher res stuff
in general.
don't care about the models - for now

[Dr. Feelgood]

Hey guys,

I was doing what any normal person does in TDU by driving a Lambo Gallardo off-road when I came across this hologram of the letter 'e'...It's on the top of this cliff on the Eastern side of the map, and I have no idea what it does...If someone can find a map, I'll mark on it exactly where it is.

If anyone knows what this is, let me know, a'ight?

**EDIT**

It's a teleporter to a small island off the coast!! Yew!!

[Catlin]

http://static.flickr.com/94/245465122_8e2fe34ce2_b.jpg

mark away dude cool never heard of this before......im just getting all my races cleared up now.

got 3 more timed races
10 more races
completed speed challenges
and got about 20 missions to do so im just getting it completed

ima about 76% wooo

[Masakari987]

I did a quick search on google, and this is what I found about that Island:

YouTube - Test Drive Unlimited - Manana Island Easter Egg

It's pretty much a single road on that island, and when you hit the "Return to the Road" button it will automatically put you back at that teleporter on the island.

EDIT - I found another vid about that island that also shows how to get into the airports

YouTube - Test Drive Unlimited Tricks