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Happy Groundhog day!
Here are new lovely Mercedes textures for you. Isn't it amazing how much a couple of pixels and kilobytes can change?
Features:
realistic headlights textures darker SL65 AMG wheels new V12 Biturbo badges textures realistic door mirror lights textures better looking door handles textures realistic taillights textures (as well as glow) new rear badges textures darker exhaust tips Installation:
Replace the original file (Euro/Bnk/Vehicules) and the wheel file (Rim/Mercedes subfolder) with the new files (make a backup if you like) Enjoy P.S. I strongly recommend also installing this wonderful V12 engine sound pack. With new sound and textures, this beauty is completely amazing to drive now.
 

Happy Groundhog day!
Here are new lovely Mercedes textures for you. Isn't it amazing how much a couple of pixels and kilobytes can change?
Features:
realistic headlights textures darker SL65 AMG wheels new V12 Biturbo badges textures realistic door mirror lights textures better looking door handles textures realistic taillights textures (as well as glow) new rear badges textures darker exhaust tips Installation:
Replace the original file (Euro/Bnk/Vehicules) and the wheel file (Rim/Mercedes subfolder) with the new files (make a backup if you like) Enjoy P.S. I strongly recommend also installing this wonderful V12 engine sound pack. With new sound and textures, this beauty is completely amazing to drive now.
 

I don't know about you, but when I went 200MPH and glanced at those shrinking bushes in the distance, I immediately used to feel dizzy. Maybe it was caused by a custom FX file (I last played vanilla TDU years ago), but I wanted to fix that. So after few tests I managed to find some solution. At least it looks much better now.
Installation:
1. Replace FX.ini file in Euro/Bnk/FX (remember to make a backup)
OR
Copy [GRASS] section of the provided file in your FX.ini (in case it interferes with your mods)
2. Enjoy
 

A set of better textures for the Challenge Stradale.
Features:
improved headlights more realistic fender badges better looking body glass (no more dark thick black frames) better looking gas cap darker, more detailed engine bay textures darker exhaust tips better looking horse and Challenge Stradale rear badges (Rear mesh appearance sadly cannot be fixed by textures alone)
Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file (remember to make a backup) Enjoy

This is an incredibly simple modification for anyone tired of how intense the contrast is in TDU1. The photos show before/after shots (I haven't titled them but it should be really obvious which screenshots have less contrast). This isn't really a weather mod, because I haven't changed anything about the timings or colors of the weather itself. Instead, I simply applied the following values to all in-game weather patterns (as well as all outdoor environment like paint shops, car rentals, etc.):
 
CONTRAST = 1.12500
DESATURATION = 1.00000
BALANCE = 0.06310 0.06310 0.06310
CARGLOBALFACTOR = 200.00000
 
All this does is get rid of the nasty intense contrast, keeps colors looking balanced and natural across different weather patterns, and slightly brightens lighting on vehicles so you can see them properly from any camera angle. I intentionally didn't change any values that affect sunlight, clouds, or the like to preserve the game's general sense of weather (I'm not really a fan of any of the fancy "weather mods" I've tried, they never address the contrast issue and often have weird problems and drawbacks).
 
About HDR: I'm sure the changes I've made would work in the game's HDR mode, but I haven't bothered doing that because I don't ever use it, the whole point of this mod is to reduce contrast, whereas HDR mode increases contrast.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (FOR BEGINNERS):
 
1: Find the game files directory (by default it's "Program Files (x86)/Test Drive Unlimited")
2: Once you're in the game files directory, enter the "Euro" folder, then the "Bnk" folder
3: If you haven't installed any mods in TDU1 already, backup the "Bnk1.map" file somewhere safe (in case something goes wrong) and replace it with my version (all this change does is allow the game to read modified files. If you have already gotten other mods working, skip this step).
4: Now enter the "FX" folder
5: Backup "Weather.ini" somewhere safe (in case you want to revert changes or you don't like what my mod does)
6: Replace "Weather.ini" with the one I have provided
 
That's it! Cars should now be more visible and less highly contrasted. 
However, if you use other mods that rely on edits to weather.ini, replacing yours with mine will break those mods. See below for a work-around.
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NOTES FOR EXPERIENCED MODDERS:
 
1: Do whatever you want with this, it barely took any work and I don't care about credit
2: If you want to use my contrast reduction without replacing the whole weather.ini file (if you already have other mods that changed it), first open weather.ini with notepad, then copy the 4 lines of values I listed near the top and use them to replace the values with the same names in the "DEFAULT" section at the top of weather.ini. as well as all 20 sections of "FREERIDEWEATHER_[afternoon/morning/etc]" located a little under the "DEFAULT" section.
   [2a: If you have never edited weather.ini before, you might run into an issue where trying to save edits gets denied by your computer, even on an administrator account. To solve this, the first time you edit weather.ini, save your edits as a new entire copy to a non-protected folder, like your downloads folder. Then, place the original weather.ini in your recycle bin, and then move the new edited copy from downloads to the game's FX folder. Problem solved!]
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Feel free to reach out with any questions!

A set of better textures for the Challenge Stradale.
Features:
improved headlights more realistic fender badges better looking body glass (no more dark thick black frames) better looking gas cap darker, more detailed engine bay textures darker exhaust tips better looking horse and Challenge Stradale rear badges (Rear mesh appearance sadly cannot be fixed by textures alone)
Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file (remember to make a backup) Enjoy

A set of better textures for the Challenge Stradale.
Features:
improved headlights more realistic fender badges better looking body glass (no more dark thick black frames) better looking gas cap darker, more detailed engine bay textures darker exhaust tips better looking horse and Challenge Stradale rear badges (Rear mesh appearance sadly cannot be fixed by textures alone)
Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file (remember to make a backup) Enjoy

A set of better textures for the Challenge Stradale.
Features:
improved headlights more realistic fender badges better looking body glass (no more dark thick black frames) better looking gas cap darker, more detailed engine bay textures darker exhaust tips better looking horse and Challenge Stradale rear badges (Rear mesh appearance sadly cannot be fixed by textures alone)
Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file (remember to make a backup) Enjoy

A set of better textures for the Viper roadster (as the vanilla version is just too generic)
Features:
clear windshield new headlights textures new fog lights textures new tail lights textures new logo textures Installation:
Replace the original file with the provided file (make a backup) Enjoy.

A set of textures for the Caterham Seven.
Features:
realistic exhaust covers texture improved hood vents texture realistic gas cap texture improved tail lights textures (including new glow) new CSR logo texture improved rear cover texture Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules with the new one (remember to make a backup) Enjoy  

A set of textures for the Caterham Seven.
Features:
realistic exhaust covers texture improved hood vents texture realistic gas cap texture improved tail lights textures (including new glow) new CSR logo texture improved rear cover texture Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules with the new one (remember to make a backup) Enjoy  

A set of textures for the Caterham Seven.
Features:
realistic exhaust covers texture improved hood vents texture realistic gas cap texture improved tail lights textures (including new glow) new CSR logo texture improved rear cover texture Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules with the new one (remember to make a backup) Enjoy  

A set of better textures for the Viper roadster (as the vanilla version is just too generic)
Features:
clear windshield new headlights textures new fog lights textures new tail lights textures new logo textures Installation:
Replace the original file with the provided file (make a backup) Enjoy.

A set of better textures for the Viper roadster (as the vanilla version is just too generic)
Features:
clear windshield new headlights textures new fog lights textures new tail lights textures new logo textures Installation:
Replace the original file with the provided file (make a backup) Enjoy.

A set of better textures for the Viper roadster (as the vanilla version is just too generic)
Features:
clear windshield new headlights textures new fog lights textures new tail lights textures new logo textures Installation:
Replace the original file with the provided file (make a backup) Enjoy.

A set of nice textures for the RS4. Still not perfect but nice.
Features:
more elegant rear Audi emblem (without black border) more shiny RS4 badges shiny dark chrome exhaust thicker front and rear glass frames darker wheels symmetrical brake lights better front lights  Installation:
Replace the RS4.bnk in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder, replace the wheel file RS4_1_F_02.bnk in the Rim/Audi subfolder (remember to make backups!) Enjoy

A quick fix for the F1 GT rear glass with a hole instead of engine bay.
Luckily, this car has opaque rear glass so it was easy to fix with opaque texture alone.
Installation:
1. Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file. Make a backup if you like (no reason to get back to bugged model here).
2. Enjoy

Improved textures for the Shelby Cobra concept car.
Features:
clear windshield new headlights textures new tail lights textures (fixed reflections, darker color and brighter glow) new wheel emblems, soft wheel shadows new gas cap texture darker exhaust tips shadows Installation:
Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the provided file. Replace the wheel file in the /Rim/Ford subfolder with the new Ford_Cobra_F_01.bnk file (remember to make backups!) Enjoy.  

A set of new better textures for the Edonis.
Features:
original dark wheels original Edonis text logo new headlights textures new tail lights textures  darker engine bay darker exhaust tips new gas cap and keyhole textures Installation:
Replace the original Edonis.bnk file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file, and the Edonis_F_01.bnk wheel file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules/Rim/Edonis subfolder (remember to make backups!) Enjoy

A set of better textures for the CLK GTR.
Features:
more detailed and realistic headlights textures realistic tail lights textures more realistic side marker texture more realistic body clips texture better rear text textures darker exhaust tips outer surface Installation:
Replace the original file in Euro/Bnk/Vehicules with the provided file (remember to make a backup!) Enjoy

A set of better textures for RUF 996 RTurbo (as the vanilla version is a disgrace)
Features:
better headlights textures fixed third brake light (originally always on) fixed front turn lights (not enabled with reverse lights now) darker wheel backs not so shiny exhaust tips darker grille mesh (common file change) embossed emblems (instead of plain black) NOTE - replacing Common_car.bnk along with darker mesh will also install new tires and new plates textures.
Installation:
Replace original files in Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the provided files, and replace the rims file in the subfolder Euro/Bnk/Vehicules/Rims/RUF (remember to make backups first!) Enjoy

A set of nice textures for the RS4. Still not perfect but nice.
Features:
more elegant rear Audi emblem (without black border) more shiny RS4 badges shiny dark chrome exhaust thicker front and rear glass frames darker wheels symmetrical brake lights better front lights  Installation:
Replace the RS4.bnk in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder, replace the wheel file RS4_1_F_02.bnk in the Rim/Audi subfolder (remember to make backups!) Enjoy

A set of nice textures for the RS4. Still not perfect but nice.
Features:
more elegant rear Audi emblem (without black border) more shiny RS4 badges shiny dark chrome exhaust thicker front and rear glass frames darker wheels symmetrical brake lights better front lights  Installation:
Replace the RS4.bnk in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder, replace the wheel file RS4_1_F_02.bnk in the Rim/Audi subfolder (remember to make backups!) Enjoy

A quick fix for the F1 GT rear glass with a hole instead of engine bay.
Luckily, this car has opaque rear glass so it was easy to fix with opaque texture alone.
Installation:
1. Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file. Make a backup if you like (no reason to get back to bugged model here).
2. Enjoy

A quick fix for the F1 GT rear glass with a hole instead of engine bay.
Luckily, this car has opaque rear glass so it was easy to fix with opaque texture alone.
Installation:
1. Replace the original file in the Euro/Bnk/Vehicules folder with the new file. Make a backup if you like (no reason to get back to bugged model here).
2. Enjoy