Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Season 3 Zooms Out via Update 1.008
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Season 3 of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is now live, though players have to wait for servers to be up before they can put their virtual feet to the pedal.
Players will see this download as Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown update 1.008, and this not only brings platform-specific fixes, but a major change in the Solar Pass, vehicle balancing, a fresh wave of new content and loads more. This is possibly the biggest patch the game has ever seen so far.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Update 1.008 Season 3 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
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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.
- Fixed steering wheel angle not saved in photo mode.
- 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
With a patch as big as this one, don’t be surprised to see another one released by the developers to fix any issue that stem from this update
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