Nacon Racing has announced that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Season 5 will arrive on Wednesday, October 29 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The update adds taxi missions, new cars, outfits, and expanded customization options. Players can also look forward to audio upgrades, poker, live event rewards, improved payouts and many other additions.
Season 5 also introduces a major overhaul to the in-game economy. Race payouts have been boosted, the FRIM system now rewards time spent driving and clean performance and players can sell cars through an NPC at the Solar Hotel. Construction sites are beginning to appear across Ibiza, teasing the upcoming housing feature and showing how the world will continue to grow over time.
Vehicles get a variety of improvements this season, including cruise control, visual and animation refinements and several bug fixes. Live event rewards now feature licensed clothing from brands like PUMA and new car liveries, while a mid-season update will add an online store with past rewards, new vehicles and licensed gear. Check out the full patch notes below and make sure to watch the video to see it all in action.
New Features & Content
- New Game Modes
- Poker is now available to play in the Casino
- Taxi missions have been added within the contracts system
- New Features
- Car resale is now available in the Solar Hotel and Selene HQ
- Speed limiter and Cruise control are now available through Alyss
- Preset system has been added within clothing shops
- Economy Overhaul
- KT Engine Improvements
- New cars
- DeTomaso P72
- Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
- Aston Martin Vantage GT3
- New Special Edition
- Lamborghini Urus Graphite Capsule
- New car customization
- Spoilers can be added to certain cars
- Horn sound is now customizable
- New Quests
- Level 65 quests
General Fixes & Improvements
- Revamped pause menu
- Added new music’s for all radios
- Improved day / night cycle rendering
- Improved water rendering on both Ibiza and HKI
- Improved cascading shadow handling
- Added various optimizations on occluding, GPU threads and more
- Swapped race blockers from 3D Panels to 3D Meshes for optimization purposes
- Rebalanced rewards amounts (reputation, solar coins and influence)
- Rebalanced Aston Martin cars prices
- Added camera animations around the car when the player is afk
- Updated environment of all Ibiza races
- Updated Hong Kong Island areas (Ap Lei Chau, Stanley, Quarry Bay)
- Fixed a transient related crash
- Fixed clipping on structure inside tunnels
- Fixed soft-lock when opening the pause menu immediately after completing a race
- FRIM – Updated levelling system to 99 levels
- FRIM – Removed max number of cash-ins per day
- FRIM – Removed tricks max occurrences
- FRIM – Added reputation, influence and Solar Pass exp as rewards
- FRIM – Updated Clean Driving trigger (100km/h)
- FRIM – Removed Burn and 0-100 from actions list
- FRIM – Tweaked timer for cashing-in.
- Fixed glass rendering on car thumbnails
- Fixed player level sometimes not showing after 60
- Fixed daily challenges not giving rewards after level 60
- Fixed low-resolution display inside Selene HQ
- Fixed podium cameras being placed too high when finishing in a parking
- Fixed vehicle sometimes respawning inside rocks or underwater during convoyage
- Fixed missing text for Casino code entry
- Fixed multiple invisible collisions are present near the delivery point of the ‘Car Delivery’ contract Jaguar D-Type
- Fixed 1% damage abruptly on a turn during ‘Car Delivery’ contract Fenyr SuperSport
- Fixed 1% damage abruptly when driving on the pavement at the start of ‘Car Delivery’ contract McLaren 570S
- Fixed invisible collision is present on the pavement in the ‘Repulse Bay’ District during the ‘Car Delivery contract Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
- Fixed a random car is parked at the spawn location and is clipping with the delivery car when starting the ‘Car Delivery’ contract Ferrari FXX-K Evo
- Fixed 1% damage where the car sustains damage abruptly inside the parking lot during ‘Car Delivery’ contract Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series – Performance Pack’ contract
- Fixed tunnel clipping issue in Wan-Chai Bypass Tunnel
- Fixed the AI traffic cars driving recklessly during the car Delivery contract ‘Car Delivery’ contract SLS AMG
- Fixed free-roam and race map UI ‘look-back’ feature
- Fixed CSR 260 missing from Dealership
- Fixed some speedtraps are triggered even when disabled
- Fixed missing rim issues
- Improved event UI
- Added freeroam contract notification for quick GPS
Vehicle Improvements
- Fixed Alpha 5 max speed
- Fixed battery on 918, I8, LPI800 and LaFerrari
- Fixed acceleration on Veyron 16.4
- Fixed power handbrake on Buggy
- Fixed tires size on F40
- Updated rear and side light of various cars
- Fixed dashboard UI text
- Fixed DMC12 Dashboard view
- Fixed Porsche Carrera & Carrera Bodykit cockpit camera
- Corrected Aston Martin Valour base power/torque
- Added Super Sport suspension to Aston Martin Valour / Removed All-Road suspension from Aston Martin Valour
- Fixed the spoiler of the Pininfarina Battista where it fails to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
- Fixed the spoilers of all the McLaren manufacturer cars where it fail to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
- Fixed the spoilers of all the Bugatti manufacturer cars where it fail to auto-engage while driving at high speeds
- Added Super Sport suspension to the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
- Fixed Huracan Sterrato Licence Plate Lights
- Fixed Aston Martin Vantage rear lights
- Fixed Aston Martin Valour mirror being reversed
- Fixed the left bumper turn signal on the ‘Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato’ which flashes when the ‘Right Turn Signal’ is activated
- Fixed rear wiper animation on all vehicles that have the feature
- Fixed the windshield wipers of the ‘Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato’
- Added Super Sport suspension to the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
- Fixed dynamic indicators on the AMG GTR/AMG GT Black Series and Shelby GT350R
- Fixed Veyron ‘PS’ dashboard display
- Fixed Audi Q7 sunroof not opening
- Fixed brake bias setting being reversed
- Fixed DMC12 dashboard camera view
- Fixed Camaro ZLE 1LE incorrect shift animation
- Fixed reflections on the dashboards
- Fixed DB11 Volante redline UI
- Fixed Miura redline UI
- Fixed DB11 Volante rear window animation for roof feature
- New setting for progressive acceleration on all cars
- Decrease unload engine damping influence
- Added cruise control
- Fixed the DB11 Volante hood vent
- Fixed burnout smoke while stationary
PC
- Higher quality reflections in ‘Ultra’ setting
- Added Intel XeSS
PS5
- Fixed FPS drop in performance mode when the character faces the crowd inside the Street HQ
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the race in Aberdeen Park Circuit in the Aberdeen district
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race Head on Collision in Happy Valley District 6
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race ”Center Stage”
Xbox Series
- Fixed FPS drop in performance mode when the character faces the crowd inside the Street HQ
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the race in Aberdeen Park Circuit in the Aberdeen district
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race Head on Collision in Happy Valley District 6
- Fixed multiple FPS drops in performance mode during the clan race ”Center Stage”
Network
- Better Stability and Performance
