Test Drive Unlimited 2

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Hey McLaren, you haven't updated the OP in a while. There's the cars from the Ferrari trailer and the Bugatti on the recent Fileplanet Beta Stress Test. I know there's no other new info, but still...
 
Installing the FP Beta now...shame it takes 18hours to download it yet I play for 4...ahh well.

I left it overnight last night failing to realise it was P2P and was slowing the download by uploading. Basically, its own poorly designed DL client was slowing itself down by bandwidth whoring..
 
Is this only for one day? Because if it is, I'm ending this download right now. :grumpy:
 
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Yes it is one day but there is 'ways' to play it for longer...end of discussion.

EDIT: Infact, it is 4 hours, 12pm PDT to 4pm PDT.
 
I bet they'll do another stress test when the console beta is up and running...especially if they intend to cross contaminate AKA: have PC, 360 and PS3 players running together.
 
I don't think the PS3 players will be playing with others. If anything, the PC players will probably join the Xbox 360 guys through Windows Live like F1 2010.
 
I read on the forums that they most probably not doing a console beta. I read it from the DMtelstra (whatever his name is, I cant remember) that the PC information can easily be used for the consoles as well due to them all running the same way.

Oh well, I got to play a bit of Beta this morning with the open fileplanet stress test, needless to say there is alot of stuff to be fixed. The game would have failed so hard if it was released last month...
 
cicohipe
Cheers for the link. I didn't even know there was a beta test.

Anyone know how long it is running for?
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4 hours :)

You'll need a key from File planet, to install it, it was still running when I grabbed a key an hour ago.

When I ran the game, the servers were off line, but the game updated istelf, 16mb, but you can play it off line
 
CoolColJ
4 hours :)

You'll need a key from File planet, to install it, it was still running when I grabbed a key an hour ago.

When I ran the game, the servers were off line, but the game updated istelf, 16mb, but you can play it off line
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4 hours :ouch:... ok well i'll download it anyway and see what happens.. i'm getting about 1mb/s so its gonna take awhile
 
cicohipe
Beta is over?
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Yeah as far as the 4 hour stress test goes :(
The game runs, but won't go past the title screen without the servers online.


Judging by the graphics, it doesn't look that great, but better than the first one.
 
CoolColJ
Yeah as far as the 4 hour stress test goes :(
The game runs, but won't go past the title screen without the servers online.



Judging by the graphics, it doesn't look that great, but better than the first one.
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Wow that blows, just finished downloading. Oh well... V8 supercars and F1 it is.
 
The TDU2 site has new screens of the Ferrari California.

They better start the console beta soon or the game's gonna get delayed again. I hope they aren't thinking of relying on the PC Beta data for the consoles.
 
SuperShouden
The TDU2 site has new screens of the Ferrari California.

They better start the console beta soon or the game's gonna get delayed again. I hope they aren't thinking of relying on the PC Beta data for the consoles.
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They are. There are no console betas planned.

The online infrastructure as well as the gameplay, handling, & physics is what they are beta testing for & those things will be universal across all 3 platforms. An in-house team is already doing PS3 testing as well.
 
I don't know. I don't think that's wise. I mean, The 360, PS3 and PCs are completely different and their connectivity is also different. I mean, Xbox Live does not equal PSN does not equal online PC gaming. I would do console betas, myself, but I'm not Atari. I just hope the console versions don't suffer without having their versions Beta tested. I would guess, however, the PC version will be the best version this time around.
 
SuperShouden
I don't know. I don't think that's wise. I mean, The 360, PS3 and PCs are completely different and their connectivity is also different. I mean, Xbox Live does not equal PSN does not equal online PC gaming. I would do console betas, myself, but I'm not Atari. I just hope the console versions don't suffer without having their versions Beta tested. I would guess, however, the PC version will be the best version this time around.
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Well, you're right and kind of wrong at the same time. The 360 and PC share fairly the same kind of architecture, especially when it comes to online connectivity. When released for the PC it'll be released under the "Games for Windows Live" moniker. The Live is a dead giveaway as to what I'm hinting at here. The only real problem is the PS3, while online connectivity doesn't greatly vary from platform to platform there is the issue of server optimization. That's the one and only (at least that I can think of) problem with the PS3. For that reason there should be an online test version for the PS3, but if that did that they'd also have to release a online "test" version for the 360 for no other reason then to shut 360 users up because there's no test version for the 360 (not knowing it was already carried out on the PC front).
 
Legendary
I read on the forums that they most probably not doing a console beta. I read it from the DMtelstra (whatever his name is, I cant remember) that the PC information can easily be used for the consoles as well due to them all running the same way.

Oh well, I got to play a bit of Beta this morning with the open fileplanet stress test, needless to say there is alot of stuff to be fixed. The game would have failed so hard if it was released last month...
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SuperShouden
The TDU2 site has new screens of the Ferrari California.

They better start the console beta soon or the game's gonna get delayed again. I hope they aren't thinking of relying on the PC Beta data for the consoles.
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The above should answer your query.

SuperShouden
I don't know. I don't think that's wise. I mean, The 360, PS3 and PCs are completely different and their connectivity is also different. I mean, Xbox Live does not equal PSN does not equal online PC gaming. I would do console betas, myself, but I'm not Atari. I just hope the console versions don't suffer without having their versions Beta tested. I would guess, however, the PC version will be the best version this time around.
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It is fine because all the platforms have got the same things in them, just implemented in different ways so therefore if something is wrong in the PC beta, they can find out where it is in the PS360 versions and fix it up there too.

You dont realise just how much money it costs to host Beta servers, they cant even afford to run them 24/7 on the PC beta...it is a very costly thing to do and most people in the Beta dont even provide feedback. It is played like a free game and a waste of money to Eden and Atari.
 
Terronium-12
Well, you're right and kind of wrong at the same time. The 360 and PC share fairly the same kind of architecture, especially when it comes to online connectivity. When released for the PC it'll be released under the "Games for Windows Live" moniker. The Live is a dead giveaway as to what I'm hinting at here. The only real problem is the PS3, while online connectivity doesn't greatly vary from platform to platform there is the issue of server optimization. That's the one and only (at least that I can think of) problem with the PS3. For that reason there should be an online test version for the PS3, but if that did that they'd also have to release a online "test" version for the 360 for no other reason then to shut 360 users up because there's no test version for the 360 (not knowing it was already carried out on the PC front).
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Which is more than likely why they're doing the PS3 testing themselves.
 
That makes since. They did do a Beta for the first game but since then, Atari has filed for Bankruptcy and sold several of their series including Driver.
 
Apparently they might be including hardcore mode in this like TDU1. I hope so, the handling doesn't look too good at the moment.
 
CCX
Apparently they might be including hardcore mode in this like TDU1. I hope so, the handling doesn't look too good at the moment.
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You can choose a hardcore mode in the menus, but it doesn't really feel that hardcore.

Feels kinda glitchy so far, and the mouse feels laggy. Alt-Tabbing makes the mouse freeze when you come back.
The game feels pretty unoptimised. I'm running a 4ghz i7 930 quad core and I can only get 50+ fps if I set everything to low...

I see others driving different cars, but I can't figure out what to do. The GPS doesn't work, so I dunno
 
CoolColJ
You can choose a hardcore mode in the menus, but it doesn't really feel that hardcore.

Feels kinda glitchy so far, and the mouse feels laggy. Alt-Tabbing makes the mouse freeze when you come back.
The game feels pretty unoptimised. I'm running a 4ghz i7 930 quad core and I can only get 50+ fps if I set everything to low...

I see others driving different cars, but I can't figure out what to do. The GPS doesn't work, so I dunno
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Thanks for that, I didn't know there already was one 👍
 

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