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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Patch #2 has over 40 bug fixes, improves stability, brings performance and graphical enhancements

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KT Racing announced that the second major update for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will come out tomorrow, and shared its full patch notes. This update promises to bring a lot of improvements. So, let’s take a look at it.

According to the devs, Patch #2 will improve game stability. Moreover, it will enhance the game’s graphics and performance. As such, you should now expect higher framerates.

Going into more details, the update reduces the shadow cost in performance. It also adds various optimizations to improve memory consumption. Not only that but it improves global illumination and octree tracing performance. Plus, it improves the shadow quality created by headlights, as well as the quality of SSR.

As said, this second update packs around 40 bug fixes. So, for instance, it fixes cases where NPCs could be run through. It also fixes fences sometimes not having collisions, as well as an issue where cars could change color depending on the distance. Furthermore, it fixes two softlocks. The first could occur when opening the map at the same time than various menus, whereas the second could occur when pausing and accelerating at the same time during cutscenes with Vivian.

It’s also worth noting that this patch improves overall wheel compatibility. For example, it fixes binding and default preset on Thrustmaster TMX wheel. It also fixes Logitech G923 default binding, and Moza devices default preset.

It will be interesting to see whether the game will run better now than its launch version. As I wrote in my PC Performance Analysis, the game desperately needed some optimization improvements. It made no sense for this game to not hit 60fps at 4K on an NVIDIA RTX 4090.

Like always, Steam will download this update the next time you launch its client. Below you can also find its complete changelog.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Patch #2 Release Notes

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