In the latest patch announcement for Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown (TDUSC), compensation for players who could not access the game they paid for early are due to receive compensation, but not in the form previously promised.
This second major patch for TDUSC comes at a pivotal point for the title. After a publically humiliating release, the remaining player base has been waiting for the servers to stabilise and for compensation if they paid to access the game early.
The player base has taken to X to show their disappointment in the promised compensation.
However, all hope is not lost. More details are to follow shortly and they have to be financial compensation, that is if NACON stick to their previous promise of the compensation extending further than simple in-game items.
TDUSC Season One. Image: Nacon
Outside of the compensation update and the long changelog, the PS5 portion of the TDUSC player base is finally receiving its performance update. These updates include, but are not limited to; a resolution update from 1080p to 1440p, over forty bug fixes and steering wheel compatibility improvements. Check out the patch notes for the full list of changes and fixes.
What would NACON have to do to regain your trust and faith in Test Drive: Unlimited Solar Crown? Let us know in the comments down below.
This second major patch for TDUSC comes at a pivotal point for the title. After a publically humiliating release, the remaining player base has been waiting for the servers to stabilise and for compensation if they paid to access the game early.
The player base has taken to X to show their disappointment in the promised compensation.
Compensation
To most TDUSC players, this statement in the latest patch notes will be a punch in the gut to any chance of seeing some of their hard-earned money back. An in-game car and some stickers are the complete opposite of what the developers promised players in the first major patch.However, all hope is not lost. More details are to follow shortly and they have to be financial compensation, that is if NACON stick to their previous promise of the compensation extending further than simple in-game items.
Changelog
The changelog for the patch contains a fairly substantial amount of fixes and changes ranging from game-breaking glitches when traffic spawns and a patch to allow select AMD GPUs to work with the game. Small changes like the fonts of the car brands have also been adjusted to mimic reality.TDUSC Season One. Image: Nacon
Outside of the compensation update and the long changelog, the PS5 portion of the TDUSC player base is finally receiving its performance update. These updates include, but are not limited to; a resolution update from 1080p to 1440p, over forty bug fixes and steering wheel compatibility improvements. Check out the patch notes for the full list of changes and fixes.
Servers/Network
Fixed various login issues
Performance/Stability
- Reduced shadow cost in performance
- Added various optimizations to improve memory consumption and overall stability
- Fixed a crash that could happen when entering a spot
- Fixed a crash that could happen when traffic spawned
- Fixed a crash that could happen while buying car parts
- PC: Fixed a crash that could occur when playing with certain AMD GPUs
- PS5: Reduced frame drops in performance mode
Graphics
- Improved global illumination performance
- Improved octree tracing performance
- Improved shadow quality created by headlights
- Improved SSR upscaling
- PC: Use DLAA instead of FSR TAA by default when available
- PS5: Improved quality mode resolution from 1080p to 1440p
Compatibility
- PC: Fixed binding and default preset on Thrustmaster TMX wheel
- PC: Fixed Logitech G923 default binding
- PC: Fixed Moza devices default preset
- PC: Fixed issue where FFB was lost when the mouse was moved
- PC: Fixed issue where FFB could still be present when navigating menus
- PS5 & XS|X: Added presets for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox 360 and PS5 controllers
- PS5 & XS|X: Added clutch binding to default steering wheel presets
- PS5 & XS|X: Added gear binding to default steering wheel presets
- XS|X: Fixed default binding on Logitech devices
- XS|X: Added Fanatec CSL Elite as a recognized device
Bugfixes
- Fixed a softlock that could occur when opening the map at the same time than various menus
- Fixed a softlock when pausing and accelerating at the same time during cutscenes with Vivian
- Fixed garage's slot not updating when uninstalling and reinstalling DLCs
- Fixed various localization issues
- Fixed an issue where pause menu would be unresponsive if Alyss menu was opened before
- Fixed Aliasing of certain fonts
- Fixed fences sometimes not having collisions
- Fixed pre-order Ford DLC text
- Fixed start button POI on Lotus Evija
- Fixed license plate light turning on with reverse & brake input on Alpine A110
- Fixed dirt wrongly applied on Corvette C7 ZR1
- Fixed brake light animation while spoiler is open on Porsche 911R
- Fixed cases where NPCs could be run through
- Fixed various wall collision issues
- Fixed issue where french audio was not playing correctly
- Fixed pink pixel in dark areas
- Fixed RPM leds not resetting on the pause menu
- Fixed car color widget order
- Fixed the race "Fateful Confrontation" always being identified as a ranked race
- Fixed wrong highlighted races while having the secondary task "Ad Campaign" pinned
- Fixed DLCs vehicles appearing in the pause menu before unlocking them
- Fixed a case where the avatar could fall underground during onboarding in the first car dealer
- Fixed rewards depreciation enabling itself when abandoning or being disconnected from races
- Fixed a case where the wrong garment were applied to the avatar preview when switching rapidly from one category to another
- Fixed issue where car livery were not applied on other player's cards
- Fixed High Stake event's rush hour sometimes not triggering
- Fixed an issue where beard were not displayed properly after adding a mustache
- Fixed wrong car thumbnail ratio when using an ultra-wide monitor
- Improvement in AI behaviour while close to the player
- Fixed yellow floating lines
- Fixed GPS voice still talking when set to off
- Fixed issue where parts of the avatar would turn grey
- Fixed "Roof" selection on radial menu when driving a car with no roof
- Fixed issue where cars could change color depending on the distance
- Fixed ghost sometimes not being visible in Time Attack
- Fixed rain in the pause menu
- XS|X: Fixed black blinking during races
- XS|X: Fixed crash when reconnecting Logitech wheel
- XS|X: Fixed issue where wheel angle was being wrongly reset on Logitech devices
Misc
- Updated matchmaking value for toxicity
- Updated camera settings in shops
- Added F13 shortcut for ping display on Nvidia Reflex
What would NACON have to do to regain your trust and faith in Test Drive: Unlimited Solar Crown? Let us know in the comments down below.
