Test Drive Unlimited 2: Wanna get dirty?

My computer is Phenom II x4 955, Radeon 5850 and 4 gigs of ram. My graphics settings are 1920x1080 and everything in game maxed out. The game is running very smoothly and I haven't noticed any slow downs.
 
currently on the fence to getting the game. normally i get a game on a console, but after having Forza 3 for the Xbox and GT5 for the PS3, i'm leaning towards getting TDU2 for the PC. Mostly because i saw it on Steam earlier today for ?24.99, which is a lot cheaper than the console versions.
 
I got it yesterday from Steam and, my God, I'm disappointed.... I have a rig with i5-760, 4Gb and HD4870 and playing with 1920x1080 res., no AA, settings on low and I'm getting no more than 20 fps, which I consider shit.... Grid, Hot Pursuit 3, TDU1 run with practical all settings on high or more and I get decent 30fps, minimum.... just checked Steam's TDU2 forum and several people are complaining about performance as well...

geeman, Strelok16, napoleondyna: I'd like to know how is this game running on your PC's...

I'm running Q6600(@2.4Ghz) + 9600GS(768mb) + 4GB with all settings on low and AA on 2x @ 1680x1050 and it runs pretty smoothly. Could be better.
 
My pc runs it fine with everything maxed. As I assumed it would, but figured I'd throw that in there. I get 100+ fps.
 
I've experienced some slow downs too, but they're not as annoying as the horrible horrible voice acting and character animations.
 
Damn thing won't recognize my wheel. It lets me bind controls to the wheel, but then it chucks all of my modifications away and uses the default keyboard keys. Can't believe it's 2011 and we still have these kind of issues. Even NFS Porsche Unleashed detects my wheel and lets me use it.
Not playing this shit with the keyboard so I guess I don't have an opinion on it yet. Graphics didn't impress me, though.
 
Yet again I feel screwed as the PC gamer. I went to the local Walmart to get my copy of the game and...they don't have the PC version. The PS3 and Xbox360 are there. The PC is nowhere to be found.

Dude, Steam.
 
I have slowdowns every 10 or 20 minutes. Takes about 5 secs then its back to smoothness... I assume it has something to do with the crack I'm using...

Hardcore driving mode is a bit weird in my GTI, sometimes the back will come round (more than 90?...) without me even lifting the gas. But that might be because of the PS3 pad I use right now with some shady drivers. Guess I gotta try it on my Fanatec with the Clubsports...
 
I'm enjoying this game quite a bit. I'm not playing online, because for me it's silly to pay to play online (360). Everything is great, except for the actual driving physics. I don't feel like I'm racing in races, I'm just throwing the car when I go into the corners, especially with FWD cars like the VW Golf GTI.

Edit: Basically revving any car is awesome. And trying to drive a Veyron flat out on a test drive is actually fun. Big thumbs up for this game.
 
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I have slowdowns every 10 or 20 minutes. Takes about 5 secs then its back to smoothness... I assume it has something to do with the crack I'm using...

Hardcore driving mode is a bit weird in my GTI, sometimes the back will come round (more than 90?...) without me even lifting the gas. But that might be because of the PS3 pad I use right now with some shady drivers. Guess I gotta try it on my Fanatec with the Clubsports...

I have not found the wheel and pedals to offer much, you need to turn the wheel more than you expect and the pedal control is clunky. This is with the G25 on the PC. Might help to adjust the controls some, but it's not LFS.
 
With the fanatecs you can adjust all the settings independent of the game, so turning and pedal stuff could be better.
I guess I mostly want to play this from the cockpit to cruise about. Doing challanges might be better with the controller. Gonna get my repaired 360 wireless receiver back this weekend and will also try the game with that.
 
Been playing this for a while now and its effing amazing! :D I don't like the rate of my income though....there are cars that are meant to be driven for more than 2 minutes!!!
 
I'm just waiting so I can earn enough for an S5, then I'll bust out the wheel and cruise the island.
 
Is it just me, or is there no option for fullscreen? :huh:


Other than that annoyance, It runs fine on my 8800 GTS with everything maxed out except AA, texture filtering, and effects.
 
Did you people try messing with the Graphics settings? I can't turn the Environment setting high, because my dear old comp cannot handle it. But I can put the AA into x8 and it makes almost no difference to the performance :? (Other settings are in low or medium)

So if my comp can handle AA, then you guys should have absolutely no problem :p
 
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Test Drive Unlimited 2
Casino Pack (?6.29/?7.99)
Audi RS 5 Coupe (?0.79/?0.99)
Aston Martin V12 Vintage Carbon Black Ed. (?0.79/?0.99)
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports (?0.79/?0.99)
Catheram Superlight R500 (?0.79/?0.99)
Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Spec Ed. (?0.79/?0.99)
Ferrari 612 (?0.79/?0.99)
Jaguar XKR Speed Pack (?0.79/?0.99)
Pagani Zonda (?0.79/?0.99)

Ridiculous day 1 DLC?
 
Very disappointed so far. This seems like the actual beta of the game.

So far:
- server problems
- you can't sell your cars!!! Apparently you can sell them when you reach level 25, but there is still no option to put your car on auction like you could in TDU1.
- no option for manual + clutch if you are playing on keyboard (it was the best way in TDU1)
- graphical glitches (this may be driver related but I get some black screen flickering from time to time)
- the cars can't move from house to house - they stay in the original house

My biggest problem right now is that when you buy a car you are stuck with it, you can't sell it!
 
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