Test Drive Unlimited
 

hi today i tried to play test drive without the cd. i used deamon tool and yasu 1.07 but i wont work.the software says that there is a emulation software. any idea? or did anyone else tried to play tdu without the cd?

Worked fine for me. DT4.08+YASU 1.07.

Have you Blindwrite installed???When yes deinstall it and start again.have the same problem after deinstall blinmdwrite it works perfect :cool:

weird thats what i tried.

thx popeye!

blindwrite was the problem :-)

i thought it didn't come out till the 20th

greece: 1st (I think)
germany: 5th

Germany has released it two days ago. And it works with daemon tools 4.08 HE, newest sptd driver 1.42 and Yasu 1.07.

But it is a heck of performance eating bitch. I think the game engine was never optimized.

Agreed.I've tested the little bugger on two systems: one P4(X64) at 3.2ghz, with 1gb RAM(800mhz bus) and geforce 7600(terrible performance) and one P4 at 3ghz(dualcore), 2gb RAM, 8800GTX(good performance).On both PC the OS was WinXP.
It's another unfinished, unpolished product.Not much of a difference between this and the beta version.

I have heard from mates who have this & arent very pleased that its 1 of those games that if done properly would of been a master-piece of gaming...but alass its a proper pile of shite according to everyone i know has it...

Done properly, this game would have taken the crown from NFS Carbon. In the actual state it's just a game that you should skip. Maybe after a couple of patches it would be okay, but I do believe it's criminal to force your customers to make the beta test for you. Because I've had the beta version in my hands a while ago, and this ain't far at all.
Also I've seen problems on some TFT displays. What the hell is wrong with the companies in our days?

I'm using Daemon tools 4.08 ; YASU 1.07, the game launch but a crash window appear and i can only close it :(

Game problem or emulation problem ?
Thx

Does it work with the original dvd?

Yes, it does... I don't have any "direct" crack but a backup of the original dvd (procyon). Thanx for your help

warez kiddy

Muah. Bad answer buddy.

Now i've got the same problem with the original dvd, strange...

(and the only way to play TDU without dvd is to use the backup (megagames.com)...)

Joubarbe: Banned, forum rule #1.

Great game on the Xbox 360. Loads of potential for a sequal

i have a problem the game enter an execute the intro but then ask me a cd key, anyone had a idea

Look on the damn manual

Here's a question I hope one of ya can help me with. The following is copied from TDU forums, where I have yet to recieve any help on the matter.

"I had to do some maintenance on my main computer the other day so I installed TDU on a second computer to play while my main was down.. now I have a buddy who is staying with me and he has his own copy and would like to play on a new account on one of the computers so I'm trying to figure out how to put his key code in the game. I've already tried uninstalling, removing any traces of TDU from registry I could find and then reinstalling the game but it never comes up asking for a key code."

Would anyone know where this game stores the installed key code on my computer? or a way to force it to ask for a new code? (I'm not asking for a code, just where it's stored on computer after install)

Nevermind I found it myself.. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Test Drive Unlimited
in a .txt file labeled CDKEY

Test Drive Unlimited is a very buggy game. I got BSOD with this game. I regret buying it. Now that Silverfall is released I would like to have bought it instead of Test Drive Unlimited. I also saw in nforce.nl that there it is crack by VITALITY : Silverfall-VITALITY

In my opinion Test Drive Unlimited should be considered as an early beta and not final. Friends do not buy this game. Atari destroyed an excellent game and released it earlier than it should.

Outrageous system requirements, poor optimization and loads of bugs. Atari continues the trend set by the last releases from Ubisoft and a few other big companies. Of course guilty of the game problems are: the pirates and the users. The users because they don't upgrade their hardware at every six months and they are reluctant to do the beta test for the big companies.
This game would have been better with a later release, than being released in the poor state that is now. I'm looking in parallel at a very nice release: Jade Empire and i discover that there are very few bugs, a good optimization and not so outrageous system requirements(Geforce6600 or Ati X800 are, by now, the standard).
You can't sell on a market that you disrespect constantly, you can't impose a change by putting high end system requirements.
Compared with NFS Carbon, this game could've been a lot better.Maybe even stole the crown from EA. And it fails miserably, because they tried to respect the deadline imposed by the publisher.
Yeah, I agree another game destroyed by ATARI.

I dont know what everyone is talking about by the game not working.. the only thing i see wrong with it is that it autoruns when inserted into dvd-rom tray even if you dont want it too. other than that the game runs smooth and great fps, no lag and gfx are set to max. i'm usuing MS Steering wheel and it works great too. the thing i find dumb about the game though would be most of the lame missions, that basicaly repeat them self's with just a slight variation... i found the car delivery missions to be the good ones, as with the parcel delivery.
and why are there no Honda or Acura or even Subaru... these are some of the finnest car companies arround, a hell of allot better than a Ford or Chevy shit!

well anyways just wanted to let yous know i dont have any probs what so ever, and i been playing now for about a week, and i even had the game running for 13hours strait and still ran smooth after 13 hours of continues play.

Atari did a swell job on this release a lot better that the previus TD releases, wich i thought were all lame and crappy, with no real car physics. though this one is a little off as well... it is close and makes for some fun driving.

drifting is only done if you take off the driving aid, and what a joy with all the winding roads.. :D

My PC specs in case anyone wanted to know...


OS: WindowsXP Profesional SP2

MOBO: ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 800Mhz FSB.

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 - 2.8c Ghz, with Hyper Threading.

HS: Zen CPU Radiator, CPU runs 10 degrees cooler.

RAM: CORSAIR TWINX1024-3200LLPT Platinum Series.
2 X 512MB DDR2 400Mhz PC3200 Dual Channel.
Latency: 2-2-2-6 Life time warranty.

AGP: Chipset/Core Speed: ATI RADEON 9800XT/412MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 256MB DDR/730MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video Out)+DVI connector
Support 3D API: DirectX9, OpenGL2.0
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz

ROM: 1).Plextor PX-716AL "Slot" Load DVD-RW
2).LG GCC-4522BI 16X DVD 52X32X52 CD-RW COMBO

PS: Vigor500 MGE XG 500 Watt with heat sink and external fan with adjustable speed knob. P4 & AMD CERTIFIED.

HDD: 200GB Maxtor 7200RPM Ultra ATA/133.

nothing overclocked!

OHH yah! the reason i came here was to ask where the NO CD file is? i got the one from the site but it's not a no cd file its a 3.2 gig mini image that still needs to be mounted... i allready created a dvd image, i dont need the mini image to just save 500MB i wanna save 3gig's of HDD space.
a nice little no cd .exe file would be nice. :D

Read the forum FAQ on how to make mini images use much less hard disk space (and a lot more).

Was on the phone to a friend of mine tonight who say he has the exact same problem as the original poster, so I popped on here to try and help, told him to uninstall Blindwrite, but he's never heard of it, so I'd imagine him not to have it installed.

Not sure if this is relevant, but he tried downloading some sort of Maxi-Image, but when attempting to mount in Daemon Tools got a message (I forget exactly what it was), something about being unable to mount the image as the file was not accessible?

I made an image of the DVD with Alcohol 120% (v1.9.5.2802) with DPM set to "High" and with read speed "1x", mounted with Daemon Tools (v4.08HE/SPTD v1.39), virtual drives hidden with Y.A.S.U. (v1.07) and it's running without a flaw.

If you get an error message that you have to "put the original disc in the drive instead of a backup" then you're image isn't correct, i.e. DPM information is either missing or not properly. Create a new one with Alcohol 120% or CloneDVD or try the one from GameCopyWorld. Some people were reporting that you have to install the newest SPTD driver which is not yet included in Daemon Tools. From my experience it's not recommended as it's most likely not working with TDU.

In case you get the error message that there is "a problem with emulation software" then again there's something wrong with your image or try uninstalling all programs (except Daemon Tools of course) that create a virtual CD/DVD drive, for example Alcohol 120% or Virtual CD. In most cases the problem can be easily solved by uninstalling Blindwrite which is blacklisted by the newest SecuROM version. Test Drive Unlimited then should work with a backup image.

Does anyone have any idea why anyone get the error:

"Unable to Mount Image: File Not Accessible" when trying to mount a MDS Mini-Image in Daemon Tools?

Probably, the MDF file is missing; create one from your own original DVD. Read the forum FAQ for more details.

I edit my message!

Sorry, I don't read the rules ;D

Bye!

For sure, not here... Read forum rule #2!

The game seems to start, after the spinning cd icon, but then the screen goes black a few seconds and the games is closed. Any idea what could be wrong?

well, i did all right id the yasu , and dameon tolls, but, when i put the cdkey, its just says can`t complete de certification process...
i tried alot of diferents keys all do wrong... allways failed
" The activation server is unable to complete your request. Please contact the software vendor." this is the msg i allwasy got... i not asking for any keys, just for an explanation...

Only bought serials from original versions are allowed for online-playing.... dont use warez!
Install with *your* serial and with your original disk (i think you havent got one). The warez-version can be played offline only.

Stupid people...

And with your original cd? Drivers from graphics-card up2date?

No no, everything i try, it just wont complete the key check...

Like it was stated before: use your [B]ORIGINAL[B] CD-key. For online playing, you can only play with your ORIGINAL disk. You can try whatever you want, your game won't work online if you didn't bought the game from store, as you need an original CD-key for online playing. If your CD-key it's not working, you can complain to the store from where you bought the game or e-mail Atari support and ask for a replacement key. You will have to offer proof that you bought the game legit, so I hope you kept the receipt. Otherwise you will have to buy another copy.

BigBoss.cj: Banned, forum rules #1 and #2. (As it is impossible to get "alot of diferents keys" with a legally purchased copy of the game, you're obviously using some kind of key generator...)