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Lot of Porsches updated & added, nice! I use a classic Platinum modded, but I want to try this DayDream again by curiosity, & at least just for the new Porsches I hope Milli will add to her future update. Does the CGT has a deployable spoiler on windows key? Would love to have such!
Try to host it elsewhere than on torrent, like on a direct download site, torrents suck at the beginning when not enough seeders... Or try putting high upload limit if you have decent connexion (like, fiber...) + let your PC & torrent program open a few days until some other people get the file & help to share it later with peers.
If I am able to get the fill ~24GO file, I could host it on a VPS or 1fichier.com website & you could put direct download link if you wish. But the problem is that I no longer have fiber so will take me ~60h to upload it!

Oh no!!!!!!
And what about just "adding more traffic cars"? Is it possible? Or you also included this as "impossible" in your reply?
 

Nice pack which makes the ride inside the game more pleasant!
Because the default traffic cars are ugly!
But it will be nice in the future, to have much more traffic cars (diversity), then, be able to control the "spawn frequency in %" of each, so we could use (with a low percent), a specific sport car (Porsche, Ferrari, etc.) to a traffic car, and make it not frequently visible (realism).

I remember months ago, when we met in-game, you were already working on this ... Cherookee, I hope you did other things for the game meantime! Please rassure us huh!
Also, I recently moved from Win XP to 7, then I can use TDUF, I tried to modify 911 R's wrong gear ratios, I tried with both TDUF versions (v1.13.1 & v2.0.0), game off, I launched the DB with them, properly cleaned up cache everytime, edited the gear ratios to values that could make max RPM on each gear close to the real 911 R's ones, then saved. But this does not work as expected, the 2nd gear, which originally reaches ~165 km/h in-game, now reaches 150 km/h whatever the ratio value I put. WTF is this crap? Is the program fucked up or there is a specific trick to make it work properly?
And what is the "Final ratio" on it? The possible 8th gear or the bridge's one (changing it did not have any effect).
And just by default, 911 GT3 RS (991) has its 2nd ratio to 2.38, 911 R's to 2.29, but one hits around 120 km/h on limiter, the other 160+... While the difference should not have such gap knowing they both have same engine/RPM (911 R is a 991.1 GT3 RS without rear spoiler & extras & manual gearbox, and PDK vs manual ratios are same till 4th, they change from 5th, check here).
911 R's has different handling than GT3s, it is a way more pleasant to drive (while the GT3s 991 are too grippy with TC off, not normal, which make their driving unpleasant), except its too long gear ratios.
So Milli, could you try to modify 911 R's ratio on your DB & test if this works for you, or, tell me what is wrong & how to change them properly? If there is a trick or else. Thanks.

Very nice! Some Italian charming & gorgeous sounds.
But (hahaha!), you could also use the GrandTurismo's sound for the Alfa Romeo 8C (since it is using its engine too).
And maybe also add famous "*_TDUP" suffix to the archive.

To download platinum? Here for Milli's build, then patch her last DB she submitted on Discord (which fix LP720-4 available from tune from that I recall) after from there. You can also install my own game (ready to use, just unzip the single big folder inside) if you want, already some extras installed as maps addons, Reymondox's sounds, etc..

Well, we humans, mistakes happens, & your percent of mistakes like this is low, do not be so mad at you! Hehehe!
Just control your archive & link/topic's content before submittion & this should be avoided!
Besides, you have "me" as backup, if you mistake again! Hehehehehe!

Well, we humans, mistakes happens, & your percent of mistakes like this is low, do not be so mad at you! Hehehe!
Just control your archive & link/topic's content before submittion & this should be avoided!
Besides, you have "me" as backup, if you mistake again! Hehehehehe!

Good! But you swapped the sounds in the folders (new sounds in the uninstall & vice-versa)!

Good! But you swapped the sounds in the folders (new sounds in the uninstall & vice-versa)!

I personnaly do not feel it matching to the real one, I currently prefer this one. Need some rework in my opinion.
PS: For the Maseratis GranTurismo S & Quattroporte, I might prefer the one you send separately to petrolhead (a bit more trebbles, but those are similar, compared to the one you released on the Maserati pack).

Where is the suite? One "3 lines update" per year?

To download platinum? Here for Milli's build, then patch her last DB she submitted on Discord (which fix LP720-4 available from tune from that I recall) after from there. You can also install my own game (ready to use, just unzip the single big folder inside) if you want, already some extras installed as maps addons, Reymondox's sounds, etc..

I love our "weekly sounds" by you!

Hi Meelee!
Petrolhead ask me to ask you if you could add those very juicy billboards into next TDU update you will release, however, he will no longer play with me, sorry, but, I had to ask!
Besides, see the positive point for you (& other potential girls playing TDU Platinum), when you will cruise with "boys", you will beat them easily when they will see that & crash!

Hi Meelee!
Petrolhead ask me to ask you if you could add those very juicy billboards into next TDU update you will release, however, he will no longer play with me, sorry, but, I had to ask!
Besides, see the positive point for you (& other potential girls playing TDU Platinum), when you will cruise with "boys", you will beat them easily when they will see that & crash!

Hi Meelee!
Petrolhead ask me to ask you if you could add those very juicy billboards into next TDU update you will release, however, he will no longer play with me, sorry, but, I had to ask!
Besides, see the positive point for you (& other potential girls playing TDU Platinum), when you will cruise with "boys", you will beat them easily when they will see that & crash!

But you, you not difficult, you love everything!

Your current best CGT's sound submitted! Nice! Now we will need a better model with deployable spoiler on the windows key!
Meantime, a few things, the idle sound is very loud (& also almost sounds like a plane sound!), well, I am not against, but, the reviving one is not loud enough compared to it, especially from onboard view, this should be louder, like a ears breaker! Hahaha! I know you told me before some high volume settings are set up elsewhere, but maybe you can rise up the sound volume itself on your sample.

But you, you not difficult, you love everything!

View File [TDU Platinum] Porsche Carrera GT Sound Mod Remake!
Hi!
Made with a lot of effort, I hope you like it!
 
ⓞ---------------Contributions---------------ⓞ
I finally learned how to set up and tune real life sound samples!
 
You can send me samples like this to make sounds of your favorite cars!
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ⓞ----------------Information----------------ⓞ
This is a sound mod for Test Drive Unlimited with the Platinum mod. Replace the sound of the Porsche Carrera GT and all its variants.
 
The download includes the mod and a copy of the original files in case of uninstall.
ⓞ-------------------------------------------ⓞ
 
Submitter Reymondox Submitted 12/18/2022 Category Vehicle  

Your last "own sounds" are good! I got the feeling either you used better samples or/and improved your recording methods.
But petrolhead told me this sound could be used for more cars using same engine, like the SLS AMG, or C63 Black Series.
Probably much more Mercedes using same naturally aspired V8 engine could use this sound (need to check TDU's list), so probably update/replace to a "Mercedes AMG V8 sound pack" or something like! We can easily found this on wikipedia, despite Mercedes cars range is large... But take care to do not mess with the AMG twin-turbo V8 usually put on more recents cars (AMG GT series for example) for dumb shit modern rules...

Oh Milli! Oh yes Milli!!!!! Ohhhh I am gonna ... be more happy while playing the game!
But a few things:
#1: I am unable to download the file, I can not under XP & Firefox I use, then if I try another browser as workaround, I have an issue with that mega thing website you use for hosting. Besides this mega.nz is annoying, it does not seem good for me. Is there any way you can upload it elsewhere? I have an uptobox account I can give you the identifiants as "gift" if you wish, then you will upload it, then download that you want on such without limits! Uptobox is (unlike most of the other similar websites, where people often use to host games, music, TV shows, movies...), really "cool/generous" about limits & download speed for non-members. I also have a VPS I can host the file on it & you can use it as alternative download, but I will understand you disagree about the "question of trust" since this is "not you" who will upload it on it.
#2: I know it seems to be a "speed-up update", but a changelog (as before) would have been welcomed! But well, this is already nice you are among the rares still around to provide an updated content when most of the people "gave up the boat" in a lot of areas! EDIT: Oh yes, there is a changelog!
#3: Please!!! Create a list per brand of the specials cars we can get via tuners, like "Ferrari FXX (tuned via Ferrari Enzo)", etc., a complete list (like there is on another website) will be welcomed, but I guess you might not be motivated to write 800+ cars! I know you already explained on the past "your reasons", but the main reason why I am asking such is because this is very boring to buy a car & wondering which one we can have via tune, I know there is the surprise effect you want to create, but there are a bunch of base cars, and, me, I cheated the money like some others, but for the ones who do not know about it or just do not want to do it & get money by redoing challenges again & again, when they buy a car, if they do not like it, try a tune, then no specific conversion for it, they can sell it, but HALF of the price from the house, so they loose money... pretty boring...

Sorry if this is a bit "out of context", but I started to play HardCore mode from some weeks (with keyboard & TC off), and I have notified the stats (in house "INFOS" tab -> play time, total distance, etc.), no longer increase.
Is this the case for other people (I guess yes), and, is there a way/patch to fix this? This is not "dramatic", but a bit annoying, especially for total KMs browsed, I am currently stuck at 37***.** while I am probably at around 50000 now.
To Milli: Do you have an approximate "status" (in %) or release date of the future Platinum update? I have read your previous answers about this, but I am curious to see what about now.

First, thank you very much Milli, for all the detailled replies, I'm glad you took time to comment each of my long points!
I know this is mainly you (due to the posts I've read) who grabs a bunch of content and take the time to "pack and adjust everything" to that Platinum in order to let people like me enjoy it nicely, but the base content (cars, sounds, etc.) is from the others that's why I thanked multiple people.
But keep in mind you "had to" see all of the points I've specified as suggestions (fixes, evolutions, etc.), not as negative critics. I suggest the things I have in mind I think this could worth a lot, then if this can not be done, this can not be, so be it, no need to dramatize or be slighly offended, that was not my intention, and I know all of that you are doing is free (I also know a lot of things for free for other games). This is mainly to give you & possible contributors some ideas in case where they did not thinked about it, and why not work on it. Maybe the term "I would like" was a bit offensive (sounds like "I want", maybe), but I can assure it's not the case, I'm only "suggesting", not requiring!
Also, the "impossible" you say too many times, is basically based on your + other modders knowledge, and mainly around this website (people say "impossible" until they found the way someday, or someone else do it, and I remember various things about it in some other games possibilities, which were impossible too long time ago, then got bypassed some years later...), but in fact, a lot of things I said should theoretically be possible, this is just because people around here (active or gone) have a limited knowledge of the game and almost no one has good programming skills (C++, etc.). It's not your fault, just a fatality/ascertainment, probably no skilled coder wants to code for such old arcade game named TDU. But this surprise me that, from around 15 years old it exists, the modifications made to it by the people are a bit "limited" in my opinion (again, due to lack of skilled programmers working for it), while the game could have potential, like if someone could reverse-engineer it (but I've not looked at how it's coded to facilitate this process), or, someone who could "crack" it, via hacking, and replace some existing code per a new one, or, just patch some lines.
As you said, there are a very limited amount of people to work on this game, so be it, but this is sad! And look, I saw some good tools like "World Map Editor", etc., released years ago but almost no one work with such, like, as extra maps addons, I see what, Coconut Island, Surfer Island, why no more? Does people/modders prefer and are more on TDU2?
And, on the web, if I remember well, I already saw some videos of people having modified the game interface, etc., so for me it's more this website which has a lack of skilled programmers to work on it, unfortunately.
About providing the "Modders Tools" (TDUF, etc.), again, I did not say to remove them from the website, but just stop highlighting them here too much (do not provide them in the Platinum package). Because usually people will use them for their own pleasure or cheat in-game (which fucks up a bit the "online experience" in my opinion), and will not contribute to the global project (as submitting performances adjustements, etc., to you in order to let you update Platinum more often). Huh, because is-it really helpful at the end, to make the Platinum patch better? Tell me, with the like "4 people in the team" you said!
880 cars is a lot, for sure, but you know, you always have some people who would like to see their favorite cars added, and I know you can not fill all their wishes, obviously, because this will take years! Besides, a bunch of cars among them are not liked by some people (there are a tons of them I do not give a shit, as example, and even among the around 160 cars I have in my garages, I mainly use some favorites, less than 20), and if you add a bunch of versions available in tuners, this is just some kind of "useless cars/numbers" among the 880 for some people. Also, I see you are currently adding more cars so good to know! But I may suggest to add more cars of the A to C classes, because usually people take more often powerful cars than slowest ones. The slowest ones can be funny sometimes, for a quick ride, or, the funiest with them I think (as I did a few times), is to ride with other people having more powerful cars, then, take the lead and distance them on corners, this is usually more juicy than with a more powerful car (I tried that with a Porsche 550 and this was juicy)!
Also, that "880" count all the duplicated ones too, so if you add like 15 versions of a car where only the style change (250 GTO), or, for a car we do not like, that number is (at least for an user concerned), not so accurate regarding the deep difference between cars (about specs, etc.).
There are also some people who are aware about the "other patches" (like Natan), and will prefer using it "just for the 1500+ cars" rather than yours, while, as I said, I prefer much more yours having a better quality content. And, since those people will prefer those patches, the online experience will be "fucked up", as you will not share the same new cars and will not see all of them properly. While, I'll personnaly prefer if everyone could run that Platinum, in its best version!
I've tested hardcore a few times, but I do not keep it, since I'm get use to the arcade mode, mainly because this HC mode should be better with a wheel and with keyboards arrow it's not made for that as I can not dose the gas, brake, turn, etc.. But about cars's performances developped in such mode, I should test and compare again, but normally, on straight lines, when we fully accelerate and having a full ground grip, the acceleration performances should match to the arcade no (like a 100->200 km/h in same time right)? And as I said, a bunch of performances are out of the reality, I know "it's just an old open world car game", but some rework on it could have been nice, just suggesting...
At the end, I've the feeling you and maybe others will do nothing (or almost) of that I suggesting, but in my opinion, you could do at least a few for the next update (the "minor things" which are in your capabilities), like the rims size of the F12 TDF (look at them in-game, and look at them in real, really, you do not see how weirdly big they are in-game?), or the tachometer buggy on neutral, or use some other sounds for a few cars (modern McLarens having turbos... sound of RUF RGT for naturally aspired 911...), remove the "turbo" for the GT4, etc.. I know you told me I can do it myself via tools, but again, I'll prefer you do it, so this will affect all the people who will use the update... (people will see right size rims), because I'm suggesting all of this with the spirit of "contributing" a bit (thinking to the other users), and not thinking only to myself at modifying the game "only for me" which does not interest me much, strangely!
  
So thank you for doing this! But sadly not everyone seem to do that!
Meantime, for the other dead links (unfortunately, a tons of), why not thinking about my suggestion to create a new forum ("Missing download links: Your contribution is required!", something like), and move all of those topics here, so this will help the users other than admins to contribute more easily at fixing this, what do you think?