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Test Drive Unlimited

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Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited cover
Developers
Eden Games
Publishers
Atari
Engines
Twilight 2
Release dates
Windows March 16, 2007
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Open world, Racing
Vehicles Automobile, Motorcycle, Street racing
Art styles Realistic
Themes Oceania, Contemporary
Series Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited on Wikipedia
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Test Drive Unlimited
Subseries of Test Drive
Test Drive Unlimited 2006
Test Drive Unlimited 2 2011
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown 2024

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Test Drive Unlimited is an open world racing game in the Test Drive series, and the first entry in the Test Drive Unlimited sub-series. The game allows players to drive a variety of sports cars and motorcycles around a recreation of the Hawaiian island of Oahu that features around 1,000 miles (1,609 km) of roads.

Key points

Ability to import your music for your own custom radio stations.

General information

Official website
Test Drive Wiki - A wiki for the series
TDU Mod Shop - Dedicated modding forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SecuROM DRM v7.30.0015
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Megapack No longer available for purchase.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

  • 1.66A is the latest official patch (required for 2.00A, along with Megapack)
  • 2.00A (fan-made) is the latest unofficial patch to fix some of the game issues that were not addressed by the last official patch
For compatibility with the Polish version, download this file

Test Drive Unlimited Platinum

TDU Platinum pursue the objective to be more than a collection of many different mods in a pack, the objective is to deliver a whole new experience, a whole new way to play with endless possibilities to choose at your own demand, ready to go.
New Physics, over 880 vehicles, correct color names, dedicated camera for each vehicle, new weather - HDiR compatible, new map textures and new radio stations.
Easily moddable.
Easy installation.
Optional Russian language.
Additional toolkit.
Incompatible with languages other than English, Russian and Polish (For compatibility with the Polish version, download this file).

Skip intro videos

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Euro\Video
  2. Delete or rename Atari.bik and Bumper_EDEN_TDU.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Test Drive Unlimited\savegame\<user-id>\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Test Drive Unlimited\savegame\<user-id>\playersave\

Video settings

Video settings
Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Control settings with Xbox 360 controller settings
Control settings with Xbox 360 controller settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Default audio settings
Default audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Polish retail release only, later re-releases only use Polish subtitles with English voiceovers.
Spanish
Russian
Localization by Akella

Adding custom music

MP3 and WAV formats are supported. M3U files can also be used.
Windows shortcuts can be used for the desired music.
Adding Custom Radio Stations[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open or create the Radio folder.
  3. Create a new folder within Radio.
  4. Add desired music files to this new folder.

Notes

Up to 4 folders can be created within Radio, with 32 files in each. Each folder appears in-game as a separate radio station.
The game will display the file name when playing the track.
Add to Existing Radio Stations[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Euro\Radio\.
  2. Add music files to the desired radio station folder.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\Euro\Bnk\Sound\Radio.
  4. Open <NAME OF RADIO STATION>.station with any text editor.
  5. Add the file name, artist, and track name to the file in the same format as the existing tracks.
  6. Save and close the file.

Notes

The game will display the song artist and track name as defined in the <NAME OF RADIO STATION>.station file.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
8 Project Paradise is required to play online after the shutdown of GameSpy.

Issues unresolved

Game failing to launch on Windows 8 and higher

3 possible fixes[3]
  • Use Windows XP Service Pack 3(SP3) compatibility mode and Run as Administrator.
  • Perform a clean Windows boot.
  • Use a no CD patch.

Issues fixed

Starting a race crashes the game

Add missing files[4]
  1. Download TDU Race Crash Fix.
  2. Extract it to <path-to-game>\Euro\Bnk.

Game freezes during free roam

Delete the dynamic advertising database
  1. Go to %PROGRAMDATA%\Test Drive Unlimited.
  2. Delete or rename radial.cdb.

Notes

radial.cdb is hidden by default. To view it, be sure both hidden files and system files are shown.

Crash on Windows 10

Disable display scaling on high DPI settings in <path-to-game>\TestDriveUnlimited.exe[5]

Weird traffic behavior

Exceeding 90 FPS introduces traffic bugs: invisible cars, weird spawning, very fast line changes or stopping when your car is near.
Limit the frame rate to 90 FPS with the proper tools[6]
Set hz monitor on 60 hz[7]

Map event information is not being displayed and is replaced with grey box when using a controller

Unbind the map controls for the controller in the controls settings[8]
  1. Go to Controls Settings, Map section.
  2. Unbind Up, Down, Left and Right controls for the map.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Devices
TrackIR

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Inria Audile[9]
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy Project Paradise is required to play online after the shutdown of GameSpy.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2800+		 Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon 9800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 7600
ATI Radeon X1600
512 MB of VRAM

References