Test drive unlimited

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 02 Jul 2007, 03:12

hmm cant remember which files were used for the vids but;
you can try to rename/remove them if they are in eg: .bik format
have a look in your TDU folder

GINIX_2007 · Post by **GINIX_2007** » 02 Jul 2007, 03:20

I agree Porsche-AG!! Ford Island is much better but hey that island aint too bad.

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 02 Jul 2007, 05:45

YaelDjiel wrote:hmm cant remember which files were used for the vids but;
you can try to rename/remove them if they are in eg: .bik format
have a look in your TDU folder

I did a bit of problem solving and apparently it's not the intro commercial's fault, as I waited until all of them were over and I actually got to the main menu.

I then loaded my savegame like normal and the screen appeared at my house, and I thought that I had finally solved this problem.

But when I clicked "Exit" so that I could start driving, the game froze on the screen that appears with the "Test Drive Unlimited" logo and the "Saving... Please Wait... " bar. At first I thought that maybe my computer was a bit slow, requiring more time to save, but I waited for like 10 minutes and I eventually just gave up and found that the program had not been responding the entire time, via the task manager.

If you, or anyone else, has any idea what is going on, I would appreciate it if you could let me know.

Damn Atari. EA is starting to look good.

GINIX_2007 · Post by **GINIX_2007** » 02 Jul 2007, 06:10

I had that prob before ut I just dont remember wat caused it. I think it had to do with some settings I changed in game not sure.

Black Fire · Post by **Black Fire** » 02 Jul 2007, 06:54

Wow, you have a nice car and lots of money! I really want to get to that island now.

GINIX_2007 · Post by **GINIX_2007** » 02 Jul 2007, 07:41

As Porsche-AG said there realy isnt much over there just a building that looks like a hotel and a road that goes all the way around the island. But if u realy want to get there just find a way up the hill like in my pic.Ur best bet is to follow the highway around the eastern tip of the island. after u come around the big corner make ur way up the hill from there then follow the mountain range till u get to the point on the map.

Glopaticki · Post by **Glopaticki** » 02 Jul 2007, 08:15

When is Atari bloody releasing the patch?? At first it was May, then June now its July!! Come'on i want zi patch!!! Anyone know the actual release date of it??

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 02 Jul 2007, 10:18

darknight788 wrote:you mean where you get alot of yellow shapes and stuff and eventually the whole screen is yellow ?

No actually every thing is half rendered, and transparent. Also the background is all black.
Its kinda funny to watch, but it kills my fps!!

@ GINX : Where do u modify your mclaren from??

I cant seem to locate any tuner which modifies Mclarens...Im at 63% completion BTW.

Black Fire · Post by **Black Fire** » 02 Jul 2007, 11:21

I got to that secret island, now where is this Ford island you guys are talking about?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 02 Jul 2007, 14:35

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Island

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 03 Jul 2007, 01:06

@ PSZeta: I think he means where is Ford Island on the Test Drive map.

I did up a quick map for you so you can see approximately where the island is. See attachment.

On a sadder note, I still can't seem to get my Test Drive working but I'm going to try a couple more times today and maybe change the settings a bit and if it doesn't work I won't touch the game until Atari releases their highly anticipated patch

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 03 Jul 2007, 01:47

Ford Island hasn't moved to some strange place in TDU, it's at the same place as it's in real life.. :p

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 03 Jul 2007, 02:54

I meant that the picture shown on the link won't really help him find it in the game.

Does anyone here know whether an HP laptop I am planning to get with the following specs will run TDU, and will I be able to run it low/medium/high:
-AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-56
-2GB DDR2 RAM
-160GB Hard Drive
-NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)
-512KB+512KB L2 Cache
-1.8 GHz processor
-Windows Vista Premium
-1 year warranty
-Built in stereo speakers
-Earbud headphones, mobile remote control included

If it helps, the laptop is an HP Pavilion DV9000Z Series.

Black Fire · Post by **Black Fire** » 03 Jul 2007, 06:16

Ah yes, I have been to Ford Island. I don't have the game anymore, the last copy of the game was scratched and it wouldn't work so I had to return it :'(

Frenzy · Post by **Frenzy** » 03 Jul 2007, 17:52

Porcsch-AG, I highly doubt it with that graphics card, especially as it's a laptop one.

Lan.Evo.III · Post by **Lan.Evo.III** » 04 Jul 2007, 00:38

TDU System Requirements
Windows 2000/XP or above
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD Athlon 2800+
512MB RAM (1GB recommended)
8GB hard drive space
8x speed DVD ROM drive
Video Card:ATI Radeon 9800 256MB VRAM, or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT with 256MB VRAM (Video cards with Vertex/Pixel Shaders 2x and above recommended)
DirectX 9.0 compatible Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c (included on this disk but may require the latest drivers)

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 04 Jul 2007, 01:07

@ Lan.Evo.III: Well, I've checked the minimum requirements but I wasn't quite sure about laptop video cards and their compatibility.

@ Frenzy: Yeah, that's sorta what I was doubting.

I think I'll still get the laptop, but I will keep my PC as the gaming computer. After all, $900 for a laptop with those specs is a pretty nice deal.

Another alternative is to get the laptop and purchase a better graphics card for it since the laptop allows that.

race_invader · Post by **race_invader** » 04 Jul 2007, 06:57

Cars confirmed, coming soon(ish): Xbox 360

ChryslerÂ® CrossfireÂ® SRT6 Coupe
Chrysler

Dodge Charger Super Bee
US Muscle

Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole
European Classic

Ferrari 512 TR
European Classic

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
Japan Imports

Spyker C8 Spyder T
European Independants

and, last but not least....
Free concept car!

Holden Efijy Concept Woo Aussie!!!

Post by **TheStig** » 04 Jul 2007, 13:36

Not bad, but in what garage will the Holden be?

race_invader · Post by **race_invader** » 04 Jul 2007, 14:37

I have no clue...

Hang on woops i cut it off here you go..

Holden Efijy Concept
Oahu Cars" - tenebra

Post by **Morty** » 06 Jul 2007, 22:48

taz947 wrote:you can drift in Hardcore Mode without a wheel??
when I easily touch the key, the car goes off-roading.. or I might try with a gamepad,but I think itâ€s the same thing...

Yeah, it's possible. I drive with a keyboard, and I've spent months drifting with the Corvette Z06 and the Mustang GT500 in hardcore mode. I miss drifting races, the drifting I do on the raceway should really have given me money (in-game money at least)

YaelDjiel wrote:50 virtual bucks says it wont come at all
have said this many times to Morty.. (sorry Morty :p)

It'll come. It just will.

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 07 Jul 2007, 05:01

Will TDU run and at what settings with

CPU - 2.4GHz Sempron 64 (Don't pick on it - it works it heart out 4 me)
GFx - 7600GT OverClock (BFG) (256MB Dedicated - 312 Shared)
RAM - 1.25 GB DDR400 (+ 1GB Windows Readyboost)
70 GB Sata HDD
160 ATA HDD
Sony DVD+RW
Compaq CD-RW+DVD

Windows Vista Home Premium

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 07 Jul 2007, 05:12

my guess would be 1280x960/1024 @medium
maybe slightly higher, try it out

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 07 Jul 2007, 06:30

kewl... I'm ordering it tonight. I went to wal-mart to get it but they only sell it online...

shadow665 · Post by **shadow665** » 11 Jul 2007, 15:53

ahhhh can someone please find me a tdu demo for pc i just cant find it

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