TDU1 Online Pursuit - Police Bookmarks

Ryzza5 · November 9, 2020

TDU1 Online Pursuit - Police Bookmarks

If you have ever played any classic racing game featuring police chases, you'll know that the AI cops can keep spawning ahead of you even after you've left them in your dust.

In Test Drive Unlimited, with the right group of friends, you can recreate numerous game modes, such as police chases.

A Bookmarks file has been prepared for a group of friends to use so that those playing the role of police can jump ahead of the player they are chasing in case they fall behind. This requires that the suspect stick to a predefined route along the east coast of O'ahu. The route is approximate 74 km (46 mi). The route allows police to predict where the suspect will go before jumping ahead, but there are a few locations where the suspect might deviate slightly to avoid their pursuers. The suspect should losely follow the route shown and not travel completely in the wrong direction, such as toward Honolulu or toward the center of the island.

Police players who jump ahead using the Pause Menu > Bookmarks > List > selection bookmark will not disconnect from other players they have already 'Locked' to, as long as they don't bring up the Map screen by mistake. They can then form roadblocks by pushing traffic, for example:

Installation Instructions

If you have not already done so, launch the game, create a profile, complete the tutorial, and save. This will generate the needed files on your PC.
Exit the game.
Navigate to Documents\Test Drive Unlimited\savegame\YOUR-PROFILE-NAME\
If you have a folder named bookmark, rename it to bookmark_old - this becomes your backup that you can restore later.
Extract the 7z (zip) file to the same directory above.
Launch Test Drive Unlimited and test the bookmarks.

Using Bookmarks In Test Drive Unlimited

Pause the game by pressing 'P' (not 'Esc')
Select the Bookmarks menu
Click a Bookmark name to teleport to it's coordinates.

Bookmark locations (East Coast)

bookmarks version BO11

"Lanikai (01) MEET UP"   0 59158.34 1.58 38900.19 0.186 0.007 -0.982  427914709
"Kailua Heights (02)"   1 56411.43 26.35 41192.36 0.945 -0.173 0.276  434921758
"Maunawili Valley (03)"   2 53264.23 12.86 39191.95 0.157 0.005 -0.988  431312824
"Kane ohe (04)"   3 49410.95 38.74 36355.39 0.975 0.031 0.221  434920852
"Heeia Park (05A)"   4 48353.88 8.10 32158.80 -0.779 0.013 0.627  427903563
"Cemetary (05B)"   5 46666.12 33.93 32765.98 0.869 0.007 0.495  431311572
"Kahalu u (06)"   6 44716.62 1.93 28888.03 0.963 -0.004 -0.270  427899149
"Kualoa Park (07)"   7 45460.50 1.87 23701.06 -0.391 0.003 -0.920  427895786
"Punalu u (08)"   8 43619.39 5.76 19312.68 0.289 -0.054 -0.956  427894922
"Hauula (09)"   9 40377.91 2.70 16777.01 0.937 0.015 -0.349  434904103
"La ie (10)"  10 36684.36 1.98 9341.00 -0.366 -0.022 0.930  434919419
"Kahuku (11)"  11 34412.66 3.85 6408.33 -0.406 0.004 0.914  427892868
"Turtle Bay (12)"  12 27051.85 3.24 4077.77 0.137 0.038 0.990  427892398
"Waimea Bay (13)"  13 22112.24 10.53 9358.76 -0.998 -0.033 -0.054  427893468
"Pa a La a Kai (14)"  14 17946.89 1.57 15342.72 -0.470 0.011 -0.882  423547650
"Waialua (15A)"  15 16851.24 16.83 18814.21 0.723 0.023 -0.691  434919586
"Mokule ia (15B)"  16 15391.09 8.70 17655.44 0.388 0.001 -0.922  423547196
"Mokule ia (16)"  17 12599.60 100.17 19961.45 -0.104 -0.002 -0.995  427894935
"Mokule ia (17) END"  18 10729.03 832.62 23554.18 0.985 -0.172 0.007  423546775
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Suggestions for a Successful Police Chase

Don't use Hardcore mode, especially if some players are already using Normal mode. Normal-mode cars feel much heavier than hardcore-mode cars which creates an imbalance.
Agree in advance the conditions for when a suspect is deemed to be caught. For example, they might have to be stuck long enough for someone to type a message in text-chat.
Agree in advance the conditions for a suspect resetting their car back to the road when nearly caught. This includes if the suspect car flips and is automatically reset by the game. Perhaps instigate a 3-second time penalty the suspect must wait after resetting before driving off.
Agree in advance if suspects must be caught one time or perhaps 3 times along the route.
Agree in advance the destination the suspect must reach to win.
If you catch a player, don't pause to take a photo too quickly. Your car will ghost and the suspect may escape.