XBOX360 | Test Drive Unlimited - The Official Thread

[Tom Scott]

Most I've had is 8

Its Peer-To-Peer so maximum you can have is 8.

[MD]

Its Peer-To-Peer so maximum you can have is 8.

oh.

d'oh!

My copy arrived fromt he postie this morning - and I ain't seen it as I ain't been home

[Parm]

I was under the impression that the maximum for races was 8, but that limit wasn't applicable to the map itself?

[Tom Scott]

I was under the impression that the maximum for races was 8, but that limit wasn't applicable to the map itself?

The map would be horrendous if that was the case, you wouldn't be able to move. The servers intelligently pick 8 players that match your vehicle class, rank and achievements, it then uses peer to peer connection to communicate with them. There is a maximum of 8 players on your screen at one time, this is obviously in addition to AI traffic.

[chriswood_7]

Just rented a copy out today as im off work, and tbh im glad I didnt spend £50 on it. Its different to most other racers ive played but it just doesnt have that *sparkle* I remember PGR3 had for the first month or so. Its a huge map and its been very well done but everything but the cars looks really "PS2" like, the graphics arent that great.

Im heavily into racers, but I dont think the novelty would lasat very long if I bought it. Two days of playing it then I think ill have had enough (funnily enough coinciding with me returning it back to the rental place!)

Cheers

[Vini]

Just rented a copy out today as im off work, and tbh im glad I didnt spend £50 on it. Its different to most other racers ive played but it just doesnt have that *sparkle* I remember PGR3 had for the first month or so. Its a huge map and its been very well done but everything but the cars looks really "PS2" like, the graphics arent that great.

Im heavily into racers, but I dont think the novelty would lasat very long if I bought it. Two days of playing it then I think ill have had enough (funnily enough coinciding with me returning it back to the rental place!)

Cheers

think im gonna be the same, so keep your ears to the ground in For Sale forum

not gonna write it off yet mind, got the whole weekend ahead of me.

[clearlyolly]

How does the game handle finding friends? I remember in the demo me and a mate had TERRIBLE trouble finding each other. Half the time we were on totally different servers

[Vini]

How does the game handle finding friends? I remember in the demo me and a mate had TERRIBLE trouble finding each other. Half the time we were on totally different servers

Without a massive stroke of luck, i'd imaging the only way would be to manually find each other. (ie. hosting for one another - if you can do that)

[CAL3H]

Anyone else pre-order and not get it in the post today? HMV and their so-called next day first class delivery bah. It had better come tomorrow!

[Deadlight]

Got mine today.

Lert's see - big map? Check. GPS to drive arund with? Check. Different types of race? Check. Lots of cars to buy? Check.

Need For Spreed Underground 2?

[Tom Scott]

Well I just visited all the car garages so I've got bikes now (took at least 4 hours to drive to them all). Oh the fun of obliterating all the fools who spent $400k on a McLaren SLR on my $30k Ducati.... Racking up the points in Multiplayer mode now as a result.

I'm gonna save up and start the the HEXUS club tommorow... I'll post on here when I've got the $350k required to do so.

[CAL3H]

Well I just visited all the car garages so I've got bikes now (took at least 4 hours to drive to them all). Oh the fun of obliterating all the fools who spent $400k on a McLaren SLR on my $30k Ducati.... Racking up the points in Multiplayer mode now as a result.

I'm gonna save up and start the the HEXUS club tommorow... I'll post on here when I've got the $350k required to do so.

Hehe, what do you make of the bikes then mate? There many different ones? The ZX10 on the demo was sweet enough, how much does that set you back in the game?

cheers,

[Tom Scott]

Bikes are awesom.

The one thing annoying me at the moment is the fact that I hardly ever get anyone online in my game, its really bizarre, yesterday it'be at 8 people almost constantly today its hardly ever above 2 or 3.

Oh lovely... I've just been playing with someone elses gamertag on test drive due to a bug, I went from having a superbike to having an audi tt, really really messed up. Everyone in the game i was in had different gamertags to what they were actually called.

[Vini]

I'm gonna thrash this now, shes away all day

[Parm]

There's some new content available too.

To celebrate the launch of Test Drive Unlimited, ATARI has released two free downloadable cars. The Audi RS4 Quattro and the Nissan Skyline GT-R34 are available for free at Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

[Tom Scott]

mmm Skyline - lets see if it actually drives like the bosses

they're noy on Marketplace?

------update ------

They cars are not coming out until next week. TXB was supposed to changed the news story as per the second press release regarding the story. Theres yet another bug