XBOX360 | Test Drive Unlimited - The Official Thread

[Vini]

Got a club yet tommy boy?

[Tom Scott]

No, the clubs are broken at the moment. I've been reading the Atari forums this morning,

Things broken at the moment: Clubs, Diners (user created challenges), trading, downloadable content, freeroam connection for players is unreliable.

Not been the greatest of launchs, apparantly they're working hard with Microsoft to resolve it.

[CAL3H]

Hmm not a happy bunny now. Pre-order via web and they cant even get the bloody thing to me on launch day or even the day after. Grrr.

Gunna go and pay retail methinks. HMV can have theirs back, if it ever arrives.

[menthel]

Unfortunately HMV are not known for getting pre-orders there for launch. Just one of those things!

[ExceededGoku]

Hmm not a happy bunny now. Pre-order via web and they cant even get the bloody thing to me on launch day or even the day after. Grrr.

Gunna go and pay retail methinks. HMV can have theirs back, if it ever arrives.

I'm waiting on my Play.com order, apparently it has been shipped :S

[CAL3H]

I'm waiting on my Play.com order, apparently it has been shipped :S

Sorry to hear that matey. Play.com are probably my favourite online retailer - usually spot on. The wierd thing is I went in a PCW today to see if they had em for £40 to pick up on the spot - the store I went to in Bristol said they had them in but hadn't yet put them out. As a result I apparently couldn't get one, bah! Only reason I went through HMV is because it was only £35.

Patience is a virtue I guess; I just don't have any when it comes to online pre-ordering

[Tom Scott]

Anyone thats not at work, can you confirm whether the Skyline and RS4 are up for download now?

[Deadlight]

Gameplay are the best for shipping new releases for me. I always get it on the day of release, if not a day or two before.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Anyone thats not at work, can you confirm whether the Skyline and RS4 are up for download now?

i got my free downlaod for those cars and more from play.com they sent me a free promotion code hehe. im using the skyline as we speak

[Tom Scott]

i got my free downlaod for those cars and more from play.com they sent me a free promotion code hehe. im using the skyline as we speak

When did you get them?

[djayyy]

Got this game Saturday and i am thoroughly enjoying it!! Be even better if i can get a connection to a TDU server reliably

[Tom Scott]

You only get the skyline and RS4 if you preordered
Really really fair that, I'm not happy, not happy at all.

[Parm]

We would like to thank all the players for playing Test Drive Unlimited and reporting issues.

Atari, Eden and Microsoft are working on a Live product update for TDU which will fix various issues found after release. We are also working on increasing the server capacity, which will improve the performance, reduce the Clubs problems and connection issues (“TDU server unavailable”). This will be done no later than the end of the week.

The main issues reported are as follows:

Problem of progression being lost

The problem occurs when you sell a house which contains a car that you’re trying to sell on the E-trade: this creates an issue and the player’s progression is lost.
In order to resolve this, the E-trade system has been temporarily deactivated. You cannot currently trade vehicles with other players, although you can still sell your vehicles via the direct selling option.
The problem is being dealt with as a priority and we will let you know as soon as the E-trade system is operational again.

Issues with CLUBS

During recent peak hours the demand on the servers reached unforeseen levels, resulting in some invitations for clubs being lost and players being unable to resend them.
We are working on increasing the server limit, as well as fixing this issue with an update. The fix will check for lost invites and allow you to re-invite a player if the invitation was permanently lost.

Connections issues (message « TDU servers unavailable »)

Players may have noticed some "TDU server unavailable" messages during peak periods. This is partly due to the number of simultaneous players growing very quickly in a short time.

We are currently tweaking our server to improve the performances, so connection issues will be greatly reduced. The extension of the server’s capacity will also help to solve these issues.

Difficulty to find Friends

This is partly due to the server becoming saturated during peak hours. It will much easier to find your friends when the server capacity is increased.

Currently filters work only on the map - they are not properly implemented while driving. This will be fixed in the forthcoming patch and players will then be able to see only their friends in the game if they wish.

There follows some additional guidelines to make playing with friends easier:

How to play with your friends:

1- The first player goes into a less densely populated area as shown on the map, then zooms in to the island. Other people that want to join him then select him from the map. Players will join a session that’s not full in this area, so the chances are high that this will be the first player’s session.

2- As an alternative, the MS game invite is a very powerful tool, and can be used from a multiplayer lobby as follows:
- create a multiplayer private session
- send an invite to your friends
- race as you want in the created session
- if you get bored of the race you're in, you can change for another one and bring the whole party with you (option available once race is over, before restarting another one)

3- Another way to play with friends is to create a club, meet at the club and start play from there.

Problem in Drive-in

The game freezes when the number of custom challenges in a drive-in is above 256. This is fixed. The maximum number of available custom challenges in a drive-in is now set to 255. This is a server based fix.
The Update will increase this limit so that anyone can post a challenge anytime.

NOTE: The first Update was released on Monday September 11 which deals with a number of issues, but does not include any of the fixes listed above. The first Update fixes a small number of gameplay exploits (loopholes). We’ll keep you posted about the second Update.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please continue to send your feedback to Atari and thanks for playing Test Drive Unlimited.

You should get the first update the next time you load up the game.

[Tom Scott]

I did but that doesn't give you the cars, only if you preordered, including the Skyline and RS4 which wasn't stated anywhere on the preorder sites.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

When did you get them?

asoo as i entered the promotion code i downloded 20mb of new cars in a matter of minutes. it also included that yellow lamborgini. sorry i dont know the exact names of cars lol

[Tom Scott]

To be honest, this is a sham in my opinion, I pay for the game in shop acknowledging the fact I won't get the Zonda or McLaren LM - but now I don't get the Skyline (which I REALLY want) or the RS4 because I didn't preorder - no where said I wasn't going to get them if I didn't preorder. Thats not really a fair deal in my books.