Test Drive Uninhibited (hi-res texture mod WIP)

[djh_]

The thing that really bothers me about TDU on PC isn't just the occasional garbage texture, but the generally poor standard of most of the game's signage. Some of it looks like it was drummed up by the work experience boy in MS Paint, and none of it shows any real attempt to bed it into the game world. It's all a bit crap and surreal. So I'm using that as the starting point for an HD mod.

 

So far I've done all the game's billboards and some of its shops. I'll probably go as far as the road textures but I've no plans to touch the cars. Textures are generally 3x the vanilla size with no noticeable impact on performance. I've also added a subtle distressed look to help them blend in: seams for the billboards and posters, and a touch of grime for the shop marquees.

 

Click the screens for 1080p.

 

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[[ROK]Mat]

So Cooooooooooooooooool!!

[EviLSkater]

Niceeeeeeeeee ! :thumbsup:

[Mb]

Sweet. Nice work!

[petrikman]

Nice :thumbsup:

[rollingtheboy]

nice work, keep on!

[iLLusion]

Well done! ;)

[zo6dude]

Looks awesome!

[djh_]

Roads and storefronts. Both still need a bit of work but you get the idea.

 

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[Cuban_Legend]

sweet, you should post those road pics on GAF, they look amazing.

 

I'm gonna love this High-Res Texture mod, It's going to make my addictive screenshot-taking even more worth while! :D

[CarlosVega]

That looks very, very good.

 

If i understand you correctly, you replace the textures with other textures which are 3 times the size of the original ones? And the game still applies them with no problems? Is that correct?

[djh_]

Can you say "megatexture"?

 

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In answer to the previous post, getting them in is pretty much the same as any other texture, though you will need a magic map file because of the size difference. I get the nvidia DDS plugin to create the mipmaps while saving, and that's about it. The one problem I'm having at the moment is that the billboards start reverting to the vanilla ones after about 15 minutes of driving, and I've no idea how or why that's happening. The vanilla textures aren't even in the bnk files anymore. :confused:

 

mod edit: Please don't post pictures over 350KB, thanks!

[CarlosVega]

In answer to the previous post, getting them in is pretty much the same as any other texture, though you will need a magic map file because of the size difference.

Magic map required - that's clear so far. But, the fact that the game accepts larger textures is interesting to know. Seriously. Thanks for that information.

 

The one problem I'm having at the moment is that the billboards start reverting to the vanilla ones after about 15 minutes of driving, and I've no idea how or why that's happening.

I guess that's because those billboards are used for ingame advertising. When you are online, the game downloads images (which sometimes can be ads) from the server. In offline mode this will probably not happen. Someone please correct me if i'm wrong.

[djh_]

That would explain the delay in them switching and their magic appearance from outside the resource files. I've never provided Gamespy details for this install, though, and always play in a "Servers Unavailable" state. I have the Metaboli download version if that makes a difference.

 

I'll disable my network adapter and try it again. That should prove it one way or another.

[The Queen]

Terrific job man. I absolutely love the how the road textures are looking and the Avatar billboard and others certainly look really cool.

 

Have some Rep. ;)

[djh_]

Most of this evening was spent trying to get the perfect gloss layer for the tarmac without it smothering all the detail. It's not quite there but close enough for the time being. The texture in these shots is 4x vanilla res, performance unaffected.

 

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[mod edit:] Please do not post images larger than 350KB, use a thumbnail or a text link instead, thanks!

[BioHazard7911]

Interesting, been waiting for this sort of thing actually :P

[iLLusion]

Asphalt really looks so realistic!

[darkyb]

A question hopefully it's not a idiotic one. How can we download ? Or it's not ready yet ? Teriffic job btw it's really great.

[iLLusion]

It's still a WIP (work in progress). Be patient a bit more darkyb. ;)

[oldi]

Looks absolutely great, keep up the great work:D

[djh_]

Here's the final (for now) version of the new asphalt and some other random shot. The detail's much better in the tarmac now.

 

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[Rodrighazzo]

Wow is very cool!!!

I love that QuickSilver logo xD

[terzer]

will this mod include high res textures for the trees, grass, leaves? i think this is very important. because it will change the "atmosphere" entirely. and the game needs that.

[djh_]

I have no desire to change the game's atmosphere.