Test Drive Unlimited

gtr2_race_pro · 7 November 08, 10:28

Hey guys,

had the game for a while and decided to have a play again.

I got a G25 and i can remember tha h pattern never working wit this game, sure enough was just trying to set it up again and the H pattern on the G25 dosnt work in game, It will pick up and assign gears to the Shifter but will not change gear ingame, any ideas guys?

racer2006 · 8 November 08, 10:42

You need to be in a car that will shift h-gate in real life. Stuff like the paddle shift ferraris you HAVE to use the paddles on the wheel. Go get a car like a TVR and you can use H-gate.

gtr2_race_pro · 8 November 08, 11:43

ah k so the Gallardo only paddle?

~~iantheracer~~ · 9 November 08, 18:16

i have a problum with that game i can not seem to find the last Transporter mission and now i can not finish the game

gtr2_race_pro · 10 November 08, 00:13

Look on google for maps and just drive around that general area.... or unlock all the roads and im sure it will pop up

~~gazman~~ · 28 December 08, 08:24

does any one have a link to a working no cd exe for TDU. I have tried a couple but they don't work. now I have to reinstall ...I didn't save the original. der

yetisaj · 27 May 09, 21:47

Didnt want to clutter up the forum with another thread so..........

Hey guys, I fancied a change the other day so I managed to get my hands on a copy of Test Drive Unlimited on ebay, the only problem is, everything is in Russian! There was no option to change the language during installation and I cant understand a thing in the in-game menus.

Is there any way of changing the language to english? From inside or outside the game?
Ive had a look through the game folder but I dont understand the file system.

Please help, I can't play it at the moment.

DoMw94 · 27 May 09, 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by yetisaj

Didnt want to clutter up the forum with another thread so..........

Hey guys, I fancied a change the other day so I managed to get my hands on a copy of Test Drive Unlimited on ebay, the only problem is, everything is in Russian! There was no option to change the language during installation and I cant understand a thing in the in-game menus.

Is there any way of changing the language to english? From inside or outside the game?
Ive had a look through the game folder but I dont understand the file system.

Please help, I can't play it at the moment.

google tdu central and try on there

roddypoddy · 27 May 09, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by yetisaj

Didnt want to clutter up the forum with another thread so..........

Hey guys, I fancied a change the other day so I managed to get my hands on a copy of Test Drive Unlimited on ebay, the only problem is, everything is in Russian! There was no option to change the language during installation and I cant understand a thing in the in-game menus.

Is there any way of changing the language to english? From inside or outside the game?
Ive had a look through the game folder but I dont understand the file system.

Please help, I can't play it at the moment.

http://img.metaboli.fr/products/TDU/en/user_manual.pdf

yetisaj · 27 May 09, 22:42

Thanks guys, will check em out.

..........................................

ok, user manual didnt have much.

yetisaj · 27 May 09, 23:16

Ok from what Ive found out from the TDU central forum, its a russian language edition that was released specifically for the russian market, so there are no language options. man that sucks.

So, im annoyed with TDU even before I've played it. Maybe not TDU's fault, but who releases a single language edition? I blame eBay. Buying my next game from a store!

Think I'll stick with good ol' Simbin and ISI.

pez2k · 27 May 09, 23:30

Well, surely Russian requires a different character set, not just different text strings. It may be easier for them to simply release a seperate executable that works with Cyrillic text. I've seen quite a few games that are released seperately in Russian, and of course there are many many US-market games that are a single-language English release, with a five-language following later for Europe.

LittleZippyUK · 31 May 09, 01:43

I've always liked the look of this, but i only want to really practise my road skills. Is it a realistic game ?

Just so i can get used to driving with traffic around me. GTR2 doesn't really offer it

isamu · 31 May 09, 10:04

Does TDU have a career mode? Also, how is the sense of speed when driving the faster cars?

AeroMechanical · 31 May 09, 17:05

Don't forget to try the 'hardcore' mode. It is significantly better, though apparently the solo challenges don't work. My experience with TDU was buying it then immediately downloading a savegame with everything unlocked (I think you have to beat it to unlock the hardcore mode), so I don't even really know what the game proper is about.

It's pretty decent though. It's not going to turn anyone away from our PC sims... think of it like Gran Tourismo mode... but it's better than the default mode. The performance envelope of the cars is about right. You corner at realistic speeds and it requires proper modulation of the breaks and throttle. Where it doesn't quite measure up is in the details like the nuances of tire behavior etc.

isamu · 1 June 09, 06:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by AeroMechanical

Don't forget to try the 'hardcore' mode. It is significantly better, though apparently the solo challenges don't work. My experience with TDU was buying it then immediately downloading a savegame with everything unlocked (I think you have to beat it to unlock the hardcore mode), so I don't even really know what the game proper is about.

It's pretty decent though. It's not going to turn anyone away from our PC sims... think of it like Gran Tourismo mode... but it's better than the default mode. The performance envelope of the cars is about right. You corner at realistic speeds and it requires proper modulation of the breaks and throttle. Where it doesn't quite measure up is in the details like the nuances of tire behavior etc.

Interesting. Is the career mode of TDU similar to the career mode of Gran Turismo?

Also are the cars driftable? How easy/difficult is it to drift them?

gtr2_race_pro · 1 June 09, 12:25

just remember this game is nothing like a sim.... even in hardcore its quite... intresting, it isnt bad but no where near a sim with a little practice drifting is quite easy on hardcore, takes a while to unlock that, there career mode isnt really a career mode, u more just do lots of different races, to unlock hardcore, you have to get the rank of "champion" i think it is, to do this you have to have a total of like 1000 points or somthing along those lines, u get points for everythink from owning 2 cars 5 cars ect, to 5 10 15 races, even driving on all the roads on the island..... this takes a hell of a long time as there is thousands of miles to drive,

PorscheDriver · 14 June 09, 15:16

hi all

i just got back from the shop with TDU for PS2. i know it doesnt
have the bikes unfortunately, but i'm looking forward to giving it a whirl

cheap as chips nowadays

isamu · 13 July 09, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtr2_race_pro

just remember this game is nothing like a sim.... even in hardcore its quite... intresting, it isnt bad but no where near a sim with a little practice drifting is quite easy on hardcore, takes a while to unlock that, there career mode isnt really a career mode, u more just do lots of different races, to unlock hardcore, you have to get the rank of "champion" i think it is, to do this you have to have a total of like 1000 points or somthing along those lines, u get points for everythink from owning 2 cars 5 cars ect, to 5 10 15 races, even driving on all the roads on the island..... this takes a hell of a long time as there is thousands of miles to drive,

Cool

I'd dabble in this game but I can't seem to find it on Steam

Is it available as a digital download anywhere else?

Oh BTW, how are the FFB effects?

Petrolmania · 31 July 09, 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by isamu

Cool

I'd dabble in this game but I can't seem to find it on Steam

Is it available as a digital download anywhere else?

Oh BTW, how are the FFB effects?

Here ya go brother.

I got it two days ago (on disc. my lovely wife ordered it for me) and um, since day bfore yesterday afternoon have 41 hours in and "driven" 2200 niles. heehee.

Cars are kinda arcadey but they really got the feel of real life traffic Damn close!

isamu · 31 July 09, 06:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by DenDanger

Here ya go brother.

I got it two days ago (on disc. my lovely wife ordered it for me) and um, since day bfore yesterday afternoon have 41 hours in and "driven" 2200 niles. heehee.

Cars are kinda arcadey but they really got the feel of real life traffic Damn close!

That's awesome, thanks mayne!

How are you finding the career mode so far? I'm a HUGE fan of career modes

Do you start out in a crappy car and have to work your way up? I sure hope so....I love this game mechanic.

Only one problem right now though(well, maybe a few).....

1)I'm terribly addicted to TMUF at the moment
2)I'm just getting ready to start playing GRID for the first time
3)NFS Shift is out in a month

Petrolmania · 31 July 09, 06:44

I got 23 cars now or something, lol. Started out with an Audi TT. the rest of the choices are pretty lame. But itt's budget dependent. haha.

One touch I like is that cars that come with the girlie semi-autos only work with the paddle shifter (o a G25 anyweays.) and real transmissions shift through the H gate. Unfortunately cars that DID have a choice like the murcialago and various ferraris have the semi-auto. though I have kinda gotten addicted to the F430 anyways......haha. Bought the Ford GT too as it has a real manual.

Lots of classic plus there is a "mega carpack" available for 20 bucks and not a bad deal.

And enough variety we can all find stuff we like. And just sometimes driving about is a great time. I have enough cars now that I been driving in real time to races. (Once you are at a location you can "transport" there after.) One race (which yesterday I lost BIG time as I used the Muira against the modern supercars..heehee, still had fun!) is over 100 miles long. A comlpete loop iof the island!!

It's not quite a sim as far as car feel, but if you love cars, this is a MUST get!!

I find it quite nicely replaces the spot Gran Turismo 2, 3 and 4 had in my heart!!

I also understand to though that TDU requires a decent PC to run. I was told it was "buggy" but I haven't had a problem with it myself. (so far)

~~gazman~~ · 31 July 09, 06:47

Is there a no dvd available ?

Jack_NL · 31 July 09, 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by DenDanger

I also understand to though that TDU requires a decent PC to run. I was told it was "buggy" but I haven't had a problem with it myself. (so far)

On a 8600GTS 256mb vidcard TDU frose (NV4disply error) within 60 seconds on my system
now with a 8800GT 512mb it runs stable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazman

Is there a no dvd available ?

http://m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games...nlimited.shtml

Petrolmania · 31 July 09, 10:22

yes, i see many posts saying after better GOPUs, it was better. I only have a GTX260 and it runs fine if that helps.
And I got my disc from Amazon.ca so I assume dependent on where one is in the world, if there is one that ships to you, they'd most likely have it.

lukasz · 4 October 09, 11:06

I can't play TDU online. I have the megapack but before installing it, online didn't work too. Patched to 1.66A. Anyone know what the heck is wrong?

7 November 08, 10:28	#1
gtr2_race_pro Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia	Test Drive Unlimited Hey guys, had the game for a while and decided to have a play again. I got a G25 and i can remember tha h pattern never working wit this game, sure enough was just trying to set it up again and the H pattern on the G25 dosnt work in game, It will pick up and assign gears to the Shifter but will not change gear ingame, any ideas guys?

8 November 08, 10:42	#2
racer2006 Join Date: Nov 2006	You need to be in a car that will shift h-gate in real life. Stuff like the paddle shift ferraris you HAVE to use the paddles on the wheel. Go get a car like a TVR and you can use H-gate.

8 November 08, 11:43	#3
gtr2_race_pro Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia	ah k so the Gallardo only paddle?

9 November 08, 18:16	#4
~~iantheracer~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: would you like to know ;-) Age: 22	i have a problum with that game i can not seem to find the last Transporter mission and now i can not finish the game

10 November 08, 00:13	#5
gtr2_race_pro Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia	Look on google for maps and just drive around that general area.... or unlock all the roads and im sure it will pop up

28 December 08, 08:24	#6
~~gazman~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: canberra Australia	does any one have a link to a working no cd exe for TDU. I have tried a couple but they don't work. now I have to reinstall ...I didn't save the original. der

27 May 09, 21:47	#7
yetisaj Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK http://yetisaj.blogspot.com/ Age: 30	Didnt want to clutter up the forum with another thread so.......... Hey guys, I fancied a change the other day so I managed to get my hands on a copy of Test Drive Unlimited on ebay, the only problem is, everything is in Russian! There was no option to change the language during installation and I cant understand a thing in the in-game menus. Is there any way of changing the language to english? From inside or outside the game? Ive had a look through the game folder but I dont understand the file system. Please help, I can't play it at the moment.

27 May 09, 22:42	#10
yetisaj Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK http://yetisaj.blogspot.com/ Age: 30	Thanks guys, will check em out. .......................................... ok, user manual didnt have much.

27 May 09, 23:16	#11
yetisaj Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK http://yetisaj.blogspot.com/ Age: 30	Ok from what Ive found out from the TDU central forum, its a russian language edition that was released specifically for the russian market, so there are no language options. man that sucks. So, im annoyed with TDU even before I've played it. Maybe not TDU's fault, but who releases a single language edition? I blame eBay. Buying my next game from a store! Think I'll stick with good ol' Simbin and ISI.

27 May 09, 23:30	#12
pez2k Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK	Well, surely Russian requires a different character set, not just different text strings. It may be easier for them to simply release a seperate executable that works with Cyrillic text. I've seen quite a few games that are released seperately in Russian, and of course there are many many US-market games that are a single-language English release, with a five-language following later for Europe.

31 May 09, 01:43	#13
LittleZippyUK Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: England Age: 19	I've always liked the look of this, but i only want to really practise my road skills. Is it a realistic game ? Just so i can get used to driving with traffic around me. GTR2 doesn't really offer it

31 May 09, 10:04	#14
isamu Join Date: May 2008	Does TDU have a career mode? Also, how is the sense of speed when driving the faster cars?

31 May 09, 17:05	#15
AeroMechanical Join Date: Dec 2006	Don't forget to try the 'hardcore' mode. It is significantly better, though apparently the solo challenges don't work. My experience with TDU was buying it then immediately downloading a savegame with everything unlocked (I think you have to beat it to unlock the hardcore mode), so I don't even really know what the game proper is about. It's pretty decent though. It's not going to turn anyone away from our PC sims... think of it like Gran Tourismo mode... but it's better than the default mode. The performance envelope of the cars is about right. You corner at realistic speeds and it requires proper modulation of the breaks and throttle. Where it doesn't quite measure up is in the details like the nuances of tire behavior etc.

1 June 09, 12:25	#17
gtr2_race_pro Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia	just remember this game is nothing like a sim.... even in hardcore its quite... intresting, it isnt bad but no where near a sim with a little practice drifting is quite easy on hardcore, takes a while to unlock that, there career mode isnt really a career mode, u more just do lots of different races, to unlock hardcore, you have to get the rank of "champion" i think it is, to do this you have to have a total of like 1000 points or somthing along those lines, u get points for everythink from owning 2 cars 5 cars ect, to 5 10 15 races, even driving on all the roads on the island..... this takes a hell of a long time as there is thousands of miles to drive,

14 June 09, 15:16	#18
PorscheDriver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Age: 47	hi all i just got back from the shop with TDU for PS2. i know it doesnt have the bikes unfortunately, but i'm looking forward to giving it a whirl cheap as chips nowadays

31 July 09, 06:44	#22
Petrolmania Easily Distracted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anarkist Garage, Cyberspace. Age: 49	I got 23 cars now or something, lol. Started out with an Audi TT. the rest of the choices are pretty lame. But itt's budget dependent. haha. One touch I like is that cars that come with the girlie semi-autos only work with the paddle shifter (o a G25 anyweays.) and real transmissions shift through the H gate. Unfortunately cars that DID have a choice like the murcialago and various ferraris have the semi-auto. though I have kinda gotten addicted to the F430 anyways......haha. Bought the Ford GT too as it has a real manual. Lots of classic plus there is a "mega carpack" available for 20 bucks and not a bad deal. And enough variety we can all find stuff we like. And just sometimes driving about is a great time. I have enough cars now that I been driving in real time to races. (Once you are at a location you can "transport" there after.) One race (which yesterday I lost BIG time as I used the Muira against the modern supercars..heehee, still had fun!) is over 100 miles long. A comlpete loop iof the island!! It's not quite a sim as far as car feel, but if you love cars, this is a MUST get!! I find it quite nicely replaces the spot Gran Turismo 2, 3 and 4 had in my heart!! I also understand to though that TDU requires a decent PC to run. I was told it was "buggy" but I haven't had a problem with it myself. (so far)

31 July 09, 06:47	#23
~~gazman~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: canberra Australia	Is there a no dvd available ?

31 July 09, 10:22	#25
Petrolmania Easily Distracted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anarkist Garage, Cyberspace. Age: 49	yes, i see many posts saying after better GOPUs, it was better. I only have a GTX260 and it runs fine if that helps. And I got my disc from Amazon.ca so I assume dependent on where one is in the world, if there is one that ships to you, they'd most likely have it.

4 October 09, 11:06	#26
lukasz Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Warsaw,Poland Age: 20	I can't play TDU online. I have the megapack but before installing it, online didn't work too. Patched to 1.66A. Anyone know what the heck is wrong?