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Test Drive Unlimited 2 |OT|

CrunchinJelly

formerly cjelly
Atari are just... :-/

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Piggus

Member
Piggus said:
Time to bust out the DFGT again it looks like. Which will probably get me back into GT5 as well.

Good to hear that 3D is done well. I'll try that, too. My PC setup for 3D is kinda hit or miss. iZ3D drivers on an ATi 5850 connected to a 3D TV (side by side mode.) Works great in NFS Shift so I'm hoping for similar results in TDU2.

Damn. Tried 3D, but it just doesn't seem to run properly. Even though the game runs at 60 fps most of the time in 2D, it crawls at around 10 fps in side by side mode. I looked at MSI afterburner and my GPU was only being 50% utilized. :/ Turning down settings didn't help much so I guess my CPU is getting hammered in 3D or something.

Overclocked Radeon 5850
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.5 GHz
8GBs DDR2
 

clockpunk

Member
cjelly said:
Atari are just... :-/

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The question is: will 360 fan be as unclassy as the PS3-CallofDuty lot in demanding petitions and attempting to sue? I hope not, but can see something bad resulting. I never experienced a single problem connecting in TDU1, so how something this bad can apparently happen is beyond me. Isn't this what paid testers and the beta was for?

Hopefully Eden/Atari will offer some intended premium DLC for free as a means of apologising.
 
As long as there's a fix in a reasonable amount of time, I can deal.

I have other games I could be playing anyway, TDU2 is always something I can go back to.
 

U2NUMB

Member
well going off of the 5 or so friends of mine who were very excited about TDU2.. 3 of them wont be coming back. One actually got a refund and the other 2 are gonna trade it in after hearing 50% bonus at gamestop..

I will hold out but I am pretty upset over this.
 

sneaky77

Member
I haven't run onto any issues on xbox yet, so I'll cross my fingers, if not I am trying to make my way through forza3 anyway
 
Bootaaay said:
Yeah, I unlocked it this morning - it's actually got a really great sense of weight that I haven't found in a lot other cars. Any idea what the secret car for area 2 of Ibiza is?
yeah, it's a
crazy sand buggy thing, looks like a full size rc car. the cars you get are just the uncrashed versions of the wrecks aren't they? :) hehe
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Piggus said:
Damn. Tried 3D, but it just doesn't seem to run properly. Even though the game runs at 60 fps most of the time in 2D, it crawls at around 10 fps in side by side mode. I looked at MSI afterburner and my GPU was only being 50% utilized. :/ Turning down settings didn't help much so I guess my CPU is getting hammered in 3D or something.

Overclocked Radeon 5850
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.5 GHz
8GBs DDR2
try turning the environment graphics way down maybe?

foomfoom415 said:
I'd heard that QA testing on this title was a complete clusterfuck, but holy shit.
was it? are you sure you're not talking about the public closed beta?
 

DJ_Lae

Member
In terms of the issues, I guess on the bright side I can trade my game back into EB for full credit before Monday and then pick it up again down the line when the problems are ironed out...but unless it sees a quick price drop that's not really much of a benefit for me (as I don't get refunded tax).
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Kifimbo said:
To make sure no one else will buy a buggy game that doesn't really work.

And to expose Atari/Eden Games.
WTF man, I've seen this happen to many games. Give them a bit of time to fix it.
 

Fox Mulder

Member
Dice said:
WTF man, I've seen this happen to many games. Give them a bit of time to fix it.

the servers being down sucks, but I'm still having fun. It's just baffling why they even designed the game to essentially be unplayable when their servers are down while signed into Live. Seems like something they should patch out really.
 
When I tried to start TDU:2 (xbox 360) today and it just kept showing the screensaver thing, I really thought my save game was corrupted. Turns out that its not, and when it gets stuck like that I guess some people have been able to play by not connecting to xbox live.
 

Despera

Banned
The radio has a nice track list. Listening to this during a night race in a fast car with shit handling is awesome.

This game is not bad. Not bad at all.
 
I am enjoying the game, but really want them to get the servers stable, so the casino will function properly. Arn't they interested in taking all of my fake money from me?
 
circled the hawaii island earlier. going to get going covering all the roads on there soon. was driving around a bit earlier in my vw beetle. a lot of people admiring it and wondered how I got it :arr I see the car on hawaii1 is a 2cw, holy shit. will get on that immediatly :O~

fuck I love these super underpowered heavy shitty brake cars. hehe
 
BoboBrazil said:
Is there an unlimited money code for this yet? I am getting killed in the a7 races in a volkswagen lol
use the more expensive of the two alfaromeos. I think that's the best of the a7 cars you can get.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Just played an A2 cup and it actually starts to get kind of challenging there. I have my Enzo now, in black with the black interior with red trim. It's a freakin beast. Unbelievable how well it handles even at high speeds, how quickly it reaches top speed, how easily it keeps top speed, and how quickly it brakes.

Some fun I had with my other Ferrari:
  • Jumped over another car that was moving the same direction as me. Now that's how you pass with style!
  • Brushed off an oncoming car which pushed me into a bush which sent me straight up into the air and flopping upside down onto the roof of a house. It was pretty amazing.
  • Scared an oncoming SUV into swerving so hard that he tumbled over, but then I ran right into him at 187mph or so, launching him high into the air and adding extra spin to his roll. That's what you get for ruining my drift approach!
 
Despera said:
The radio has a nice track list. Listening to this during a night race in a fast car with shit handling is awesome.

This game is not bad. Not bad at all.
What bums me out is there are only two stations and they have constant commercials.

Finally I just started streaming trance/dance music from Pandora, so much better.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
If any of you are in Oahu and have a vehicle that can go 200mph, I highly recommend going far east of the Airport then turning back west and continuing as fast as you can. There is a bump at the end (preceded by a small bump) that sends you FLYING. I got to $1500 on the FRIM just from the flying and rolling that I did.
 
Dick Laurent said:
use the more expensive of the two alfaromeos. I think that's the best of the a7 cars you can get.

Ahh cool. I tuned up the volkswagen so that helped a little. I don't like how it won't let you tune up the cars more until you get more levels with your person. Also, I've just found that it is much easier to just hit select and choose the place you wanna go then to actually drive there.
 

X26

Banned
Was thinking about picking this up today (360) but reading about all these issues has me rethinking that :/
 

Shurs

Member
X26 said:
Was thinking about picking this up today (360) but reading about all these issues has me rethinking that :/

It played fine for me on Thursday.

Today I can't get past the loading screen.
 

chixdiggit

Member
Played only 2 hours of the game but PC servers ran great for me. Game runs really good with everything maxed on my rig (after I updated my Nvidia drivers).
 
I keep hearing about issues with this game but I've probably put in about five hours and the only real problem I've had on a technical level is the leaderboards not loading and the MyTDULife thing-ma-jig. I can wait for them to fix those!

EDIT: PS3 version here.
 
Shurs said:
It played fine for me on Thursday.

Today I can't get past the loading screen.
360 version right? My game is having the same problem. I hear if you unplug your 360 from the net then it will work, but I haven't tried it yet.
 

Shurs

Member
infinityBCRT said:
360 version right? My game is having the same problem. I hear if you unplug your 360 from the net then it will work, but I haven't tried it yet.

I'll wait until it's fixed.
 

Despera

Banned
Neuromancer said:
What bums me out is there are only two stations and they have constant commercials.

Finally I just started streaming trance/dance music from Pandora, so much better.
I only listen to the radio every once in a while, but I agree, 2 stations can get old real fast. The announcers on the other hand, they're just plain annoying.
 
Eh I'm kind of stuck right now. I still live in the trailer and I don't have the money to buy a nicer house or the car to go in the b races. They keep wanting me to level up my character before I can tuneup my car more so i can't win the races. Is there an easy way to get money in this game?
 
BoboBrazil said:
Eh I'm kind of stuck right now. I still live in the trailer and I don't have the money to buy a nicer house or the car to go in the b races. They keep wanting me to level up my character before I can tuneup my car more so i can't win the races. Is there an easy way to get money in this game?

Look for the bomb symbols on the maps, which are challenges that only appear at certain times for a certain amount of time - the best ones to do are the convoy missions, where you have to drive an expensive car carefully to a destination. Depending on the car the reward will be between 10,000 & 30,000, but sometimes you'll have to wait for a convoy mission to appear. Also, you can instant challenge other players you meet in the game for some easy cash if you win.
 
Bootaaay said:
Look for the bomb symbols on the maps, which are challenges that only appear at certain times for a certain amount of time - the best ones to do are the convoy missions, where you have to drive an expensive car carefully to a destination. Depending on the car the reward will be between 10,000 & 30,000, but sometimes you'll have to wait for a convoy mission to appear. Also, you can instant challenge other players you meet in the game for some easy cash if you win.

I don't have much luck winning those instant challenges. I actually end up losing most of the time lol. I have been doing more of the side missions, but now most of those are saying they are locked when they pop up.
 

Dilly

Banned
Despera said:
The radio has a nice track list. Listening to this during a night race in a fast car with shit handling is awesome.

This game is not bad. Not bad at all.

I've been doing this for a few weeks in real life now, except for the fast car part. Love that song.
 

edgefusion

Member
I am loving the shit out of this game. Just got cosmetic surgery and its hilarious my dude is now rolling around with his face covered in bandages.
 

sneaky77

Member
I thought that once you discovered a location, say dealer or real estate agent, they will appear in the map so u can get back to it. Is there a way to make that appear on the map? Cause I've come across some stuff but can't seem to see them marked.
 

edgefusion

Member
sneaky77 said:
I thought that once you discovered a location, say dealer or real estate agent, they will appear in the map so u can get back to it. Is there a way to make that appear on the map? Cause I've come across some stuff but can't seem to see them marked.

You need to press R1 and L1 (or equivalent) with the map open to cycle through the filters.
 

edgefusion

Member
Anybody else buy the Volkswagon Touareg? Anybody else think the engine sounds like a guy going "bbbrrbbbbbbrr" into a mic? I can't drive this car without wanting to make engine sounds of my own!
 
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