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]
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
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 servers were shut down
The game launcher doesn't allow you to start the game in offline mode until you either disable your network connection, you have to do it each time you launch the game, or block the launcher using your firewall, which is quite difficult to achieve using default Windows firewall. Here is a workaround:
Instructions
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- Go to
c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
- Open
hosts file using Notepad 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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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation; download. |
Russian |
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Polish |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Local play |
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LAN play |
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Online play |
| TDU World is required to play online since the Official Atari Servers have shut down. TDU World has not been updated since February and as such, is widely known to be very unstable and unsupported by the community. "Founder" xXBeefyDjXx only sees the project as a source of money via his own Patreon, in which he is earning hundreds of dollars per month. |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
8889 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status can be hacked for this game: Supported by the TDU World launcher.
Issues fixed
Crash on modern Nvidia and AMD GPUs
Use a Vulkan wrapper.[3]
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- Download DXVK Wrapper
- Copy
D3D9.dll from the \x32\ folder to the game install directory.
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- Will cause micro-stutter regardless of computer performance.
Missing Text
Instructions
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Switch to a language other than desired, then switch back.
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Error #03
UAC preventing the game from installing in the default location.
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Run Steam as Administrator
OR
Disable UAC.
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Error #04
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 yourself full control of the object.
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Error #05
Outdated launcher database.
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- Go to <path-to-game>
- Delete or rename
UpLauncher.localdb .
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Missing CD Key.
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- Go to <path-to-game>
- Open
TestDrive2.exe .
- Enter CD key when prompted.
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RivaTuner Statistics Server causing a conflict with the launcher.
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Create an exception in RivaTuner Statistics Server for TestDrive2.exe and UpLauncher.exe .
OR
Uninstall RivaTuner Statistics Server.
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4400+ | |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
14 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 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