In 2018, Atari stated that they will no longer support and fix Test Drive Unlimited 2, take the online server down and abandon it forever, the game then became a mess not long after that with some players said the game is an "unfinished, unsupported garbage" due to so many freezes and crashes.

well, my goal is to make a brief and easy to follow guide that covers some of the common and hard to fix issues all in 1 place, so new (and existing) players can hopefully enjoy the game to the fullest!

If i missed or if you want to suggest something, please let me know!

TDU2 is equipped with a security service called SecuROM, it prevents things like piracy.
now that it may sounds good and beneficial, SecuROM can also cause performance issue, as well as some inconveniences.

here are the cases you might get yourself into:

1. Sometimes after a while, the game became a performance hog for absolute no reason (PC meets the performance requirements and normally the game runs fine), some of the issues are, lag, low fps (like 15 fps average) etc.. then the culprit may be SecuROM. quit the game, restart your PC, it should fix it.

2. for whatever reason SecuROM tend to forget that your game has already activated by a key, when you launch the game and you won't be able to hit play, because there's a SecuROM prompt saying something like "this game hasn't been activated" and asks you to enter the CD key.

*find your digital steam key: steam game's option → manage → CD key, copy the code.
enter the code in the SecuROM prompt and you should be good to go.

3. If you ever wanted to uninstall TDU2 or moving the game into other folder/disc, you will be prompted by SecuROM to revoke the activation key. find your CD key (refer to *) and enter the code, you will have to reactivate the key again if you ever wanted to replay the game.

source

1. go to this site → github[github.com]

2. download the .gz file (doesn't matter which version but choose the latest if possible),
dont get mistaken by the zip option











3. unzip and extract the file somewhere convenient

4. find d3d9.dll in x32 folder

5. copy it into the game's folder (blablabla\steamapps\common\Test Drive Unlimited 2)

done!

note: you will not be able to take screenshots only with this fix (the game will crash if you press f12) so keep that in mind. the fix of it is in the next section.

source

(normally this issue occurs after you did the dxvk.dll fix)

1. go to this site → ntcore[ntcore.com]

2. download the 4 gb patch

3. extract the file to somewhere convenient

4. run the 4gb_patch.exe

5. you will be prompted to select an executable, go to the game's folder (blablabla\steamapps\common\Test Drive Unlimited 2) and find the TestDrive2.exe and hit open


done!

source

If your game suffers randomly crashes (at cutscenes, free roam, loading screen etc), you might want to follow these steps:

1. use the 4 gb patcher (on how to use, please refer to previous section)

2. set the FX setting in the game's video option no higher than medium. (not high or ultra high)

3. if you have followed those steps and still getting frequent freezes, you might want to lower your game's resolution a notch.

The game's original launcher takes forever to launch the game, here's an alternative:

1. go to this site[tdu2.knyazev-tools.ru]



2. download the universal launcher

3. extract the file to somewhere convenient

4. launch TDU2_Universal_Launcher.exe

5. go to tool → settings → find the TDU2.exe in the root folder (blablabla\steamapps\common\Test Drive Unlimited 2)

you can run the game with the launcher now

source

the exploration and bike update, the last official update by Atari.



1. download it here[drive.google.com]

2. unzip and extract to somewhere convenient

3. copy and paste the files into the game's folder, when asked to replace the file, click yes to all

done!
more contents like "scrap finds and bikes will be added into the game"

you can now experience TDU2 back in its former glory with online multiplayer!



more of it, here[turboduck.net]