Season 3 is arriving March 19th and will come with various bug fixes, improvements, and of course, new content and features! To recap, during Season 2 we announced the content delay of Clan Wars to better align with the community's requests for Season 3, which brought back Convoy Missions, Solo Mode, and much more! This is just the beginning of the continued improvements we will be making to Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown over the next coming seasons! Expect to see a more detailed feature article about Season 3 on March 19 for more information on the Season! For now, here are our detailed patch notes!
New Features
Car Delivery Missions
Solo Mode on Races
AI Difficulty Choice
Gameplay Pause In Solo Mode
Navigation Mode
License Plate Customization
Clan Shops
New Content
New Cars - DeLorean DMC-12 (Solar Pass), Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta (Solar Pass), Aston Martin Valour (Ranked), Pininfarina Battista (S1 Ranked Reward In Dealership)
New 50 Level Solar Pass - Offered to ALL players for free! (players will have to redeem it in the dedicated Solar Pass menu in order to activate it). Season 4 will be the first paid Solar Pass. (there will still be a free tier with the level 50 car being available for all players). Gold & Silver Edition bonuses will be applied in Season 4.
New Live Events - Live Events will now consist of 5 new races on both Ibiza & Hong Kong Island instead of 3 races on Hong Kong Island only. Liveries, Clothing, Stickers, Accessories.
General Fixes & Improvements
New exhaust sound for Porsche 918 Spyder.
Improved exhaust sound of Porsche 911 R.
Improved exhaust and shift sound of Mclaren 720S
Ferrari Portofino limiter sound improved.
Improved sound EQ across ALL vehicles. (changes can be from improved exhaust, shift sounds, engine noises, etc)
Added penalty time and corresponding SFX when changing gear without disengaging the clutch (when clutch is enabled).
Fixed a crash when colliding with too many assets.
Fixed a crash when closing the game.
Fixed various localization issues.
Fixed wheel and rims rendering issues.
Fixed rim and wheel size on Audi Q7, Audi TT, Audi R8 RWS and Spyder, BMW M4, Corvette C8, Lotus Emira, Lotus Evora, Bugatti Veyron, and Lamborghini Aventador Xago.
Fixed mirrored wheel logo on Porsche 911 Adventurer.
Reworked paddle shifters of the Nissan GTR, Ferrari 812 Superfast, Ferrari California, Ferrari Portofino, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Alfa Romeo 8C Spider.
Added animated sunroof on Audi Q7.
Added sliders to control volume.
Increased max volume options to 1.25 instead of 1.
Added a check so that Lifestyle battle rewards are only given to players who participated.
The Island where an event takes place (Hong Kong Island or Ibiza) when voting to participate in an event is now shown.
Removed unnecessary level 0 tile on the progression screen.
Added road wetness information to Convoy Mission panels.
Added real world time difference between Ibiza and Hong Kong Island.
Fixed wrong price being displayed on Selene cars after a test drive.
Fixed world map filters not properly supporting emblematic races.
Improved steering wheel animation transitions.
Fixed binding error when replacing an already used binding by a non assigned binding.
Fixed invisible vehicles when using virtual garage from workshop menu.
Fixed cockpit cam on Citroën 2 CV.
Added UI feedback when starting an engine.
Fixed players panels sometimes displaying from too far away.
Fixed instances where cars could clip through NPCs.
Fixed default car appearance tile not displaying for the Porsche 918 Spyder.
Fixed Alfa Romeo 8C Spider Panel.
Removed 'Beauty Salon' from the listed service of the Selene HQ.
Updated effect on transition loading.
Homogenized race panels from world map and world.
Removed 'Jump' & 'Jump over' FRIM actions.
Fixed race course not displaying during lobby preview.
Fixed various auto-respawn issues during races.
Fixed collision issues in photo mode.
Fixed incorrect display of sticker list when making liveries.
Fixed overlapping subtitles in Ibiza intro.
Fixed wrong opacity on parked vehicles after leaving photo mode.
Fixed Solar Pass car texture flickering when scrolling to the left.
AI Updates - Improved accuracy for predicting collisions, Improved overtakes, Added a spline for the base optimized raceline versus spline with different offsets from other ai systems.
Vehicle Dynamics/Balancing
Change category from Hypercar to Supercar on 720S.
Fix clutch on DB11.
Fix strength to slow down cars in puddles.
Fix Green Hell from RWD to AWD.
Active filtering on Alfa 4C Coupe.
Fix hp on LP800, 815 to 814.
Fix wrong offroad tyres on Cox Baja.
Wall Riding Dynamics - Increased friction force applied to vehicles when sliding along barriers / walls. Improved feedback (sound and vibration) when sliding against walls.
Fixed wrong vehicle stats (HP, 0-60, etc) for Audi R8, Ferrari FXX-K, Ford GT, Koenigsegg Regera and Jaguar D-Type.
Fixed Regera HP level.
Audi E-Tron GT weight corrected.
PC
Fixed a soft lock when pressing the Pause button while watching Ibiza’s onboarding video.
Fixed a soft lock occurring when abandoning Instant Challenges.
Fixed missing DLCs.
Changed format of user graphical options (this change will reset all graphic options) and changed the way options are saved to prevent further reset.
Fixed infinite loading when buying some cars in Selene HQ (like the lambo SVJ Xago) while using low graphics.
Temporarily Disabled SARD Anti-Cheat - We disabled SARD Anti-Cheat to work on a variety of improvements and fixes for the PC community. We are working hard with the SARD team to improve the experience for players and having a fully automated system for reports and bans for players. We will work on another leaderboard reset and communicate to the players when we implement SARD Anti-Cheat again.
PS5
Fixed a crash happening sometimes when participating in the "Champions Parade" event.
Fixed save game download error.
Xbox Series
Fixed a crash when opening the map just after landing in deep water.
Fixed several memory linked crashes.
Fixed a crash that could happen while a video was being played.
Fixed a crash that could happen when fast-travelling.
Fixed a crash when travelling around Talamanca - District 4.
Fixed an infinite loading that could happen when exiting Workshops.
Fixed end of season rewards not unlocking correctly.
Wheels
Fix Thrustmaster FFB not being reactivated after pressing the pause button while in gameplay.
Fix crash when closing game with a TSS handbrake and a TH8A shifter.
Fix Simagic DS-8X shifter bind possibility 6-7 gear.
Fix steering wheel animation for Logitech G920.
Network
Better Stability and Performance
Future Fixes & Improvements
In this section of the patch notes, you will find some things that we are working on improving for future releases of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown as our commitment to be more transparent. Understand that there are priorities given to some topics over others, and some are harder to investigate and solve than others, so no timeframe can be given currently unless otherwise specified. That said, here are all the future fixes and improvements we are working on:
Suspension Improvements: Throwing vehicles with insane forces after a jump or by taking small objects at high speed. ETA: Bug solved, gone to Quality Assurance
Collision Improvements: Bug with the restitution of forces when colliding with the Ibiza race blockers throwing the car in a strange way when wall sliding. ETA: Bug solved, gone to Quality Assurance
Road Wetness On Events: We are working on adding road wetness to all event panels similar to those currently found on Convoy Missions. ETA: Being worked on, no ETA yet
Improved Acceleration/Clutch On All Vehicles: The engine brake is currently present when the player accelerates preventing the car from having its true acceleration at low revs (present in cruising mode or on low-powered cars). ETA: Under Investigation
KT Engine Improvements: Optimization Improvements, Rendering Improvements, Lighting Improvements (Shadows/Light/Reflections), Water Surfaces and Ocean Floors Improvements (Reflections), Shadow Management, Cockpit Lighting Improvements, Networking Stability ETA: Being worked on, planned for deployment on S5 - We will be able to talk more about this in a future Dev Diary about the future of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown.
Steering Angle Radius Improvements: Vehicles have a limited steering angle radius, more noticeably at small speeds, and when the vehicle is in neutral compared to in-gear. ETA: Under Investigation
Friends List: Players are not able to see their friends list on any platform. ETA: Under Investigation
Transmission/Clutch Improvements: Vehicles sometimes hold at a certain RPM while accelerating. More noticeable when in a higher gear than usual, and the acceleration is at 100%. ETA: Under Investigation
Auto Hazards: Players complain of hazards being on when coming to a stop, ruining the immersion.(Solution = Timer removed) ETA: Bug solved, to be deployed on TDU SC (Season 3 Patch 1)
Auto Handbrake: Players complain of the auto parking brake being on when coming to a complete stop, often ruining the immersion of cruising. ETA: Under Investigation
We of course also have many other bug fixes and improvements we are working on, and we will continue to give you further details in future communications!
Our Final Message
Thank you to the TDU community for continuing to believe in our improvements and dedication to making this game one to remember. We know there are many features and improvements you are requesting, such as real estate (something we have already confirmed will arrive in TDU SC at some point), a better multiplayer experience, and optimisation, graphical fixes and improvements, network stability, improved live events and much more! We are currently looking into making a Dev Diary in the future regarding not only Season 4, but the seasons ahead for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. Continue providing your feedback on our social media pages, and we look forward to seeing you in Season 3 on March 19th, and we welcome you to join us again in the bright future ahead!
- The TDU Team
