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Ryzza5

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  1. TDU1's physics certainly are not amazing, especially if playing today after enjoying new games like Gran Turismo, Forza, Project CARS or Assetto Corsa.  At its peak though (around 2009) a lot of our forum members were playing TDU1 in Hardcore mode with our shiny new Logitech G25 steering wheels (SOOAG25, anyone?  🙂)

    While the Hardcore mode included the weird Moon Gravity (which at least allowed us entry into some restricted areas such as the airports), it felt pretty good in terms of dumping the clutch in a supercar and doing long burnouts, or in forcing us to slow down more for corners to try to nail some sweet drifts which were challenging but so much more rewarding than 'Brake 2 Drift' in Need for Speed.   Sadly none of that carried over to TDU2, which was a real shame because at times the new dev team seemed interested in trying to give us wheel users a better experience.

    But if someone had only ever played both games with a gamepad then they might find both games physics a bit wonky for different reasons and prefer TDU2 simply for the extra roads and features, which is perfectly reasonable.

     

  2. Would you say that the longer time between playing the game is perhaps related to disconnecting a controller (gamepad/wheel) when not playing games?

    Do you have any anti-virus/anti-malware/anti-ransomware software that could be having an impact on your Documents\TDU folder?

  3. That's a very interesting observation, one that I've never noticed or seen posted here before.  I guess most of us were only these lower ranks for a relatively short time and were driving slower cars anyway.  But then a 60% limit of a Class E car that already has a lower top speed would surely be noticeable by many players...

    Are you able to put a video together showing this effect?

  4. Keep in mind too that Internet routers have components similar to your PC - i.e. they have a processor, RAM, storage, etc.  Some old or cheap routers may not have enough processing power for example to handle multiplayer gaming well enough - especially racing games.   Non-driving multiplayer games where you move a lot slower may not reveal this inadequacy as much.  Many games often predict where players will be as well to avoid lag as well - some games do this better than others.

    Consider if you are driving at 300 KP/H (180mph) with 5 other player cars nearby.  You are all moving so fast across the game world and so you need to send and receive positional updates so often and so quickly between yourselves to avoid lagging.  Some routers (especially ones given to you by your Internet Service Provider) just can't handle this workload and were only designed for basic web surfing.

    If you were instead to invest in a 'gaming router' that supports your Internet connection you may notice a dramatic improvement in your online experience for this and other driving games.

  5. We all wanted TDU2 to be great, and it did add new areas to explore and other interesting features, but with a flawed foundation (weird vehicle physics and handling) it just wasn't possible to enjoy driving in the game (particularly with a steering wheel) as much as as TDU1.   TDU1 wasn't perfect either, but at least there was a sense of limited grip which allowed you to do burnouts or control slides to some extent (in hardcore mode).  Driving a car in TDU2 felt numb and boring in comparison.

    You can play The Crew (2) as a good replacement for TDU2.   Nothing really has replaced the vibe of just cruising with friends on a tropical island that TDU1 gave us.  Forza Horizon never really captured that vibe either with so much focus on ultra-fast tuned cars that point+shoot between corners rather than enjoying the bends themselves.

    Maybe the upcoming TDU3 will serve us well here.

  6. On 6/24/2019 at 1:33 AM, hawkera_prime said:

    I'm sorry, but, did you even read what I wrote, aka the thing you quoted ?

     

    I am saying that such a dealership does NOT even exist for me... Which is odd, because I have discovered all dealerships, since I do have access to bikes.

    I'm pretty sure you can access bike dealerships long before discovering all car dealerships.  It just depends on which dealers you discover first.  I don't think there is any notification in-game to say when you have discovered every dealership either.

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