Season 5 brings a lot of new content and fixes to the game. Taxi Missions, new UI, Poker, improved payouts and economy, and much more which will be detailed in the later October Solar Club Letter! For now, here’s all of the bug fixes arriving day one!
[b]Maintenance Confirmation: [/b]We will be starting the server maintenance at 10:00am CET and the maintenance will last up to 6:00pm CET. We will keep you updated on our progress during the day.
[b]???? New Features & Content[/b]
New Game Modes
[list]Poker is now available to play in the Casino
Taxi missions have been added within the contracts system
New Features
Car resale is now available in the Solar Hotel and Selene HQ
Speed limiter and Cruise control are now available through Alyss
Preset system has been added within clothing shops
Economy Overhaul
KT Engine Improvements
New cars
DeTomaso P72
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
New Special Edition
Lamborghini Urus Graphite Capsule
New car customization
Spoilers can be added to certain cars
Horn sound is now customizable
New Quests
Level 65 quests
[b]????️ General Fixes & Improvements[/b]
Revamped pause menu
Added new music's for all radios
Improved day / night cycle rendering
Improved water rendering on both Ibiza and HKI
Improved cascading shadow handling
Added various optimizations on occluding, GPU threads and more
Swapped race blockers from 3D Panels to 3D Meshes for optimization purposes
Rebalanced rewards amounts (reputation, solar coins and influence)
Rebalanced Aston Martin cars prices
Added camera animations around the car when the player is afk
Updated environment of all Ibiza races
Updated Hong Kong Island areas [i](Ap Lei Chau, Stanley, Quarry Bay)[/i]
Fixed a transient related crash
Fixed clipping on structure inside tunnels
Fixed soft-lock when opening the pause menu immediately after completing a race
FRIM - Updated levelling system to 99 levels
FRIM - Removed max number of cash-ins per day
FRIM - Removed tricks max occurrences
FRIM - Added reputation, influence and Solar Pass exp as rewards
FRIM - Updated Clean Driving trigger (100km/h)
FRIM - Removed Burn and 0-100 from actions list
FRIM - Tweaked timer for cashing-in.
Fixed glass rendering on car thumbnails
Fixed player level sometimes not showing after 60
Fixed daily challenges not giving rewards after level 60
Fixed low-resolution display inside Selene HQ
Fixed podium cameras being placed too high when finishing in a parking
Fixed vehicle sometimes respawning inside rocks or underwater during convoyage
Fixed missing text for Casino code entry
Fixed multiple invisible collisions are present near the delivery point of the 'Car Delivery' contract Jaguar D-Type
Fixed 1% damage abruptly on a turn during 'Car Delivery' contract Fenyr SuperSport
Fixed 1% damage abruptly when driving on the pavement at the start of 'Car Delivery' contract McLaren 570S
Fixed invisible collision is present on the pavement in the 'Repulse Bay' District during the 'Car Delivery contract Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Fixed a random car is parked at the spawn location and is clipping with the delivery car when starting the 'Car Delivery’ contract Ferrari FXX-K Evo
Fixed 1% damage where the car sustains damage abruptly inside the parking lot during 'Car Delivery’ contract Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series - Performance Pack' contract
Fixed tunnel clipping issue in Wan-Chai Bypass Tunnel
Fixed the AI traffic cars driving recklessly during the car Delivery contract ‘Car Delivery’ contract SLS AMG
Fixed free-roam and race map UI ‘look-back’ feature
Fixed CSR 260 missing from Dealership
Fixed some speedtraps are triggered even when disabled
Fixed missing rim issues
Improved event UI
Added freeroam contract notification for quick GPS
[b]???? Vehicle Improvements[/b]
Fixed Alpha 5 max speed
Fixed battery on 918, I8, LPI800 and LaFerrari
Fixed acceleration on Veyron 16.4
Fixed power handbrake on Buggy
Fixed tires size on F40
Updated rear and side light of various cars
Fixed dashboard UI text
Fixed DMC12 Dashboard view
Fixed Porsche Carrera & Carrera Bodykit cockpit camera
Corrected Aston Martin Valour base power/torque
Added Super Sport suspension to Aston Martin Valour / Removed All-Road suspension from Aston Martin Valour
Fixed the spoiler of the Pininfarina Battista where it fails to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
Fixed the spoilers of all the McLaren manufacturer cars where it fail to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
Fixed the spoilers of all the Bugatti manufacturer cars where it fail to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
Added Super Sport suspension to the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
Fixed Huracan Sterrato Licence Plate Lights
Fixed Aston Martin Vantage rear lights
Fixed Aston Martin Valour mirror being reversed
Fixed the left bumper turn signal on the 'Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato' which flashes when the 'Right Turn Signal' is activated
Fixed rear wiper animation on all vehicles that have the feature
Fixed the windshield wipers of the 'Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato’
Added Super Sport suspension to the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
Fixed dynamic indicators on the AMG GTR/AMG GT Black Series and Shelby GT350R
Fixed Veyron ‘PS’ dashboard display
Fixed Audi Q7 sunroof not opening
Fixed brake bias setting being reversed
Fixed DMC12 dashboard camera view
Fixed Camaro ZLE 1LE incorrect shift animation
Fixed reflections on the dashboards
Fixed DB11 Volante redline UI
Fixed Miura redline UI
Fixed DB11 Volante rear window animation for roof feature
New setting for progressive acceleration on all cars
Decrease unload engine damping influence
Added cruise control
Fixed the DB11 Volante hood vent
Fixed burnout smoke while stationary
[b]????️ PC[/b]
Higher quality reflections in ‘Ultra’ setting
Added Intel XeSS
[b]???? PS5[/b]
Fixed FPS drop in performance mode when the character faces the crowd inside the Street HQ
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the race in Aberdeen Park Circuit in the Aberdeen district
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race Head on Collision in Happy Valley District 6
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race ''Center Stage”
[b]???? Xbox Series[/b]
Fixed FPS drop in performance mode when the character faces the crowd inside the Street HQ
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the race in Aberdeen Park Circuit in the Aberdeen district
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race Head on Collision in Happy Valley District 6
Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race ''Center Stage”
[b]???? Network[/b]
Better Stability and Performance
[b]????️ Future Fixes & Improvements[/b]
In this section of the patch notes, you will find some things that we are working on improving for future releases of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown as our commitment to be more transparent. [b]Understand that there are priorities given to some topics over others, and some are harder to investigate and solve than others, so no timeframe can be given currently unless otherwise specified.[/b] That said, here are all the future fixes and improvements we are working on:
[b]Logitech G920 Wheel FPS Issue: [/b]Players mention while using the Logitech G920 wheel, the game causes extreme FPS drops. [b]ETA: Under Investigation[/b]
[b]Steering Filtering/Animation: [/b]Vehicle steer animation is delayed with player input which affects keyboard and controller. [b]ETA: Issue Found; Work In Progress[/b]
[b]Logitech G923 Wheel PC/PS: [/b]Players mention the Logitech G923 wheel does not work correctly when using the PC/PlayStation version. [b]ETA: Under Investigation[/b]
[b]Moza Wheel: [/b]Players mention their Moza racing wheels cannot change the in-game rotation angle [b]ETA: Under Investigation[/b]
[b]Paint Change Server Error: [/b]Players mention they cannot upgrade or change the paint on their vehicle and they are met with a server error [b]ETA: Under Investigation[/b]
[b]Lamborghini Miura Headlight Animation: [/b]The Miura headlights do not tilt when the headlight is turned on. [b]ETA: Planned Fix In Season 5[/b]
[b]Handbrake Dynamics: [/b]Players mention the current handbrake dynamics need improving. [b]ETA: Under Investigation[/b]
[b]Liveries On Performance Mode: [/b]Players mention the liveries have low quality when using performance mode. [b]ETA: Fixed In Season 5 Update 1[/b]
[b]SRT Hellcat Transmission: [/b]Model will receive the correct 8-speed automatic transmission associated with the model. [b]ETA: Fixed In Season 5 Update 1[/b]
[b][i]We of course also have many other bug fixes and improvements we are working on, and we will continue to give you further details in future communications![/i][/b]
[b]❤️ Our Final Message[/b]
We hope you enjoy the fixes arriving in the largest update arriving in TDUSC so far. Stay tuned for the October Solar Club Letter for more details on Season 5!
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