Season 4 Patch Notes
Season 4 will be arriving tomorrow on July 23 and will come with the Casino, new races, features, and various improvements and quality of life fixes! Some important things have been done to the network to improve the grouping of players, and you’ll find all the details below. We also worked heavily on vehicle dynamics so be sure to check out that section too! We will have a dedicated Season 4 launch article to explain what you can expect this Wednesday but you’ll be able to find all of the details in our developer documentary that was released yesterday!Maintenance Confirmation: We will be starting the server maintenance at 9:00/9:30am CEST and the maintenance could last up to 4:00pm CEST. We will keep you updated on our progress during the day.🆕 New FeaturesCasino32-Player Social HubCashier - To buy Casino Chips (withdrawing added in later update)Slot Machines - 1 type (another added in later update)Car Part and ClothingStock Restriction RacesAdded 20 new races, changed 20 existing races to stock restrictionGroup Ping/Shared Route System & 5-Route PlannerRevamped Worldmap and Filters UIReworked Active Spoilers🆕 New ContentNew CarsAston Martin DB11 Volante (Car Dealer)Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (Casino)Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe VR Widebody (Solar Pass)DeLorean Alpha 5 (Solar Pass) Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato (Solar Pass)Ranked Cars In DealershipAston Martin ValourBugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+New Live EventsNew Solar Pass🛠️ General Fixes & ImprovementsImproved shadow performanceUpdated EULAAdded maintenance notification directly in-gameIncreased rewards of daily challengesThe Solar Hotel now displays the car at the last level of Solar PassImproved player race line generationMerged calendar and news menuFixed a crash when completing 'Highway to Heaven' in IBIZA islandFixed a crash when completing the Sprint race 'Skyscraper Parade'Fixed a crash when completing the Time Attack race 'Into the Docks'Fixed crash when quitting game with an active message boxFixed a crash when adding multiple photos as favouriteFixed car clipping with the delivery car in 'Delivery - M4 Competition' contractFixed NPC and player's character sometimes clipping with the ground during car delivery's cutsceneAdded facial animation during the end of the race podiumFixed an issue where avatars would not appear on the end of the race podium.Improved various NPCs animations in HUBsFixed an issue where collision SFX were played when running into a displayed car in any HUBsFixed an issue where texts would disappear in some menusUpdated rarity on several car skin appearancesResolved various clipping issue on clothesUpdated car delivery missions spot imagesAdded Solar Pass quick access on main menuHistory now show if the player has already been solar kingFixed issues where reputation gain was delayedImproved render of cars and clothes thumbnailsShare more information between group players ( league, money, gender, etc.)Added SFX related to Solar Pass reward unlockFixed an issue where traffic would change lane abruptlyAdded photo download errors handleFixed an issue where the rain drops would fail to fall on the interiors of any open roof carFixed an issue where the 'Time to beat' text in the info card of race lobby failed to match the 'Time to beat' text in the race initial cutsceneShow a default thumbnail when when the 'Hide Custom Liveries' option of the 'Streamer Mode' settings is turned onFixed a camera issue when changing vehicle while in cockpit viewFixed an issue where some clothes could change the avatar's skin colourAdded new spot Images for each gas station on HKIFixed voice chat controls not visible when default channel is disabledFixed photo in full screen being download all over againNew lighting on Hippodrome race track on Hong Kong IslandFixed various clipping issues with vehicles and steering animation🚗 Vehicle ImprovementsUpdated Koenigsegg Agera RS dashboardFixed suspensions height on stock McLaren MP4 12CFixed accessible suspension upgrades on Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series & Mercedes-AMG SL 65Updated hitboxes of all carsImproved LED blinkers renderingUpdated aero flaps and wheel on Ferrari 488 PistaAdded bumper Spoiler on Lamborghini Huracán PerformanteFixed bumper holes on Lamborghini Aventador SVJ.Added new aero system to Lamborghini CentenarioAdded new aero system to Lotus EvijaAdded new aero system to Pininfarina BattistaAdded new aero system to Ferrari 488 PistaAdded new aero system to Lamborghini Countach LPI 800 4Added new aero system to Lamborghini Huracán (All editions)Activate the rear wipers when going in reverseFixed suspensions on BuggyAdded semi slick tires on Alfa Romeo MitoDeleted ‘All Road’ suspension upgrades on some supercars and all hypercarsSome cars' PR's may have changed due to fixes on suspension, gearbox issues, clutch, etc.Super Sport suspension has been added to various supercars and hypercarsSuspension PR changesBefore, we applied a flat PR amount when installing suspension, but this is not the case anymore and it was misleading with the behaviour of the specs gauge. Now a suspension can make you lose or gain PR and the referential is always the behaviour on asphaltNew progressive clutchMore torque to idle constraintUse acceleration to allow slipping torque at low speedShould give you the ability to park your car easily as long as you use throttleNo block when accelerating at middle RPM value (the reported bug where RPM’s stay at a certain value while accelerating has been fixed)Hazards will no longer turn on automatically.Improved sound on Apollo IEWe will increase this vehicles crackles and pops and its signature transmission whine in the mid-season update for Season 4Improved sound on DeLorean DMC12🖥️ PCEnabled SARD Anti-Cheat🔵 PS5Updated dynamic resolution clamp value to improve performance stabilityPlayers should no longer have stutters🟢 Xbox SeriesUpdated dynamic resolution clamp value to improve performance stabilityPlayers should no longer have stutters🌐 NetworkBetter Stability and PerformanceImproved the gathering of people from the same group.Fixed the issue where players of a group wouldn't end up in the same sessionFixed the calculation of the session's score for a given player, now properly handling the members of the group already present and the reserved slots for the group🏗️ Future Fixes & ImprovementsIn 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. 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. That said, here are all the future fixes and improvements we are working on:Achievements Unlocks: Achievements not unlocking for them despite completing the description. (Example: VISIT ALL DISTRICTS, GPS COORDINATOR)
ETA: Bug solved, gone to Quality Assurance (Mid-Season Patch)Empty Friends List: Players on all platforms may run into the issue where they cannot see players on their friends list.
ETA: Bug solved, gone to Quality Assurance (Mid-Season Patch)Time Trial Leaderboards: Players have mentioned that they cannot view the global leaderboards.
ETA: Bug solved, gone to Quality Assurance (Mid-Season Patch)Logitech G920 Wheel FPS Issue: Players mention while using the Logitech G920 wheel, the game causes extreme FPS drops.
ETA: Under InvestigationSteering Filtering/Animation: Vehicle steer animation is behind player input which affects keyboard and controller inputs.
ETA: Under InvestigationMissing Rims: Players mention the American Racing VN507 Gloss Black rims are missing from their inventory.
ETA: Under InvestigationLogitech G923 Wheel PC/PS: Players mention the Logitech G923 wheel does not work correctly when using the PC/PlayStation version.
ETA: Under InvestigationMoza Wheel: Players mention their Moza racing wheels cannot change the in-game rotation angle
ETA: Under InvestigationPaint Change Server Error: Players mention they cannot upgrade or change the paint on their vehicle and they are met with a server error
ETA: Under InvestigationWe 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!⛔ Casino Restricted CountriesAfricaAlgeriaEgyptLibyaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoSudanTunisiaLatin America ArgentinaBrazilCubaEcuadorAsia and the Middle EastAfghanistanAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonMalaysiaMaldivesNepalNorth KoreaOmanPakistanQatarSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSri LankaSyriaTaiwanThailandTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesVietnamYemenEuropeBosnia and HerzegovinaCzech RepublicGreeceIcelandMontenegroPolandPortugalSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaUkraineOceaniaAustraliaFijiPapua New GuineaSamoaTuvalu
❤️ Our Final Message
We hope you enjoy the fixes and features coming in Season 4 and all of the Year 2 information you have learnt in the ‘Behind the Scenes: The Future of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown’ video yesterday! We will see you again for the mid-season update which will bring Poker, a second high-payout slot machine, and the ability to cashback your Casino Chips should be present along with any other fixes and improvements to the game.The TDU Team