We are glad to announce the release of the first major patch for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. This patch brings significant improvements to the gameplay experience on both PC and consoles. This update will be available for download on all platforms on Monday, September 30 at 08:00 AM UTC.
For the implementation of this update, the servers will undergo maintenance for a few hours starting at the same time (08:00 AM UTC). The reopening of the servers will be announced across all our social media pages.
Changelog (all platforms)
???? Servers/Networks
- Significant server/network improvements: fixed login errors, lobbies and races disconnections, save issues & other specific server-related problems.
- Fixed issue where meeting points and POI discovery were not saved
????️ Performances/Stability
- Stability improvements (fixed various crashes and freezes)
- Performances improvements (increased global framerate while maintaining the same graphics quality)
???? Graphics/Interfaces(UX/UI)
- Added Master setting in graphical options
- Fixed graphical tearing issue
- Fix some cases of bad rendering in virtual garage when accessing pause menu
- PC Only: Removed displayed menus when enabling Nvidia Ansel
- Fixed various Live Events UI issues
- Fix a few "NoLoca" issues
- Fixed wrong display of turbo on the HUD.
???? Audio
- Improved environmental sounds
- Fixed incorrect audio in some languages
???? Compatibility
- Improved support for peripherals (steering wheels, shifters, etc.)
- Improved support for ultra-wide monitors
???? Misc
300+ miscellaneous minor bugfixes
- Resolved cases of hardlock after the first race of the onboarding
- Fixed ELO not decreasing when abandoning ranked races
- Fixed suspension issues on various cars
- Prevented several cases where player could drive through NPCs in free roam
- Fixed cases where AI would drive in the opposite way after finishing a race.
- Improved pathfinding of GPS
- Removed incorrect indication of a race at lvl 3 that should not exist.
- Updated the price of special edition cars
Although this patch fixes the majority of issues encountered since launch, you may still experience specific bugs. Rest assured, we are already working on the next game updates, which will continue to improve the overall quality of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown.
In the meantime, if you encounter any other technical problems or have specific questions, please feel free to use the MyNacon support space: https://my.nacongaming.com/en-US/support/game/tdusc
Launch Dev Diary & Next Steps
If you haven't seen it yet, we invite you to check out our latest Dev Diary, which focuses on the launch as well as the upcoming development stages, and shares our thoughts on several key topics important to the community, including:
- Issues encountered at launch and upcoming compensation
- Offline/Solo features
- Optimization
- The start of Season 1
- Cross-play/Cross-region
- AI
- META
We’ve heard your concerns about the focus on racing in the game. Of course we know that the Test Drive Unlimited DNA is not just about racing – the lifestyle aspect is a key element of the experience. That's why our upcoming seasonal updates (Ibiza, Clan War, Casino, etc.) will increasingly emphasize the lifestyle component. While the initial part of the progression focuses on racing, rest assured that our long-term vision fully embraces your lifestyle expectations. As always, we're listening closely to your feedback to deliver the features and content you're all looking forward to in the future.
Watch the video now (English, dubbed):
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Watch the video now (French, original):
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The TDU development team.
