Test Drive Unlimited And the Non-Existent Servers
Here was my problem. Every time I started my PC version of Test Drive Unlimited, I was greeted by this super friendly and very informative error message:
Skimming through the readme file, it was apparent that I needed to open some ports on my router. Yes, for an outgoing connection to the server, I needed to forward ports on my router. Finding this a little odd, I just went ahead and set my PC’s IP address as the default DMZ server on my network. Guess what? Nothing. Not a sausage. Nill. Non. Sod All.
As a last resort, I disabled the windows live one care firewall. And guess what happened? Well, nothing. Again.
So, as it stands I’m only able to play the game in single player (when it decides it can’t be arsed to connect to its “server”), which sucks, as I have to start my whole game again. Great job, thanks Atari.
Update (25/01/08@18:15): I’ve just manged to get on. Server downtime? I’d like to believe that, but this isn’t the first time I’ve had trouble with connecting to the servers on the game. Damn you Atari!
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Leave a commentWelcome to the club of TDU players who cant get online with this bloody game, it used to work, albeit the occasional hiccup. But now, impossible most of the time, well everytime. I’ve done the port thing, doesn’t work, even disabled all my firewall, nope doesn’t connect. It connected once today, thinking it was now working i disconnected and tried again, ffs, can’t connect now. Atari? There’s an acronym for that company and it isn’t pleasent.
As of May 30th 2008 the servers have been in maintenance for PC and Xbox. The maintenance was only supposed to last a few hours but they have been down the whole time. a few people have been able to get in but most cannot
At the minute it seems to have settled down for me, occasionally the game won’t connect first time, but that might be a local problem. It would be nice if they provided some kind of status page for the players though, just to show that they do actually remotely care about if we can play TDU or not.
hey i as able to go online on the 1st and 2nd of october 2008 and this morning (3rd october) it worked fine then i went to school and came back like 7 hours later to find it saying “failed to connect to tdu server, please check your connection status and try again” so i don’t get it -.- works once in the morning then it doesn;t in the afternoon.
I have never had a problem connecting to the server, and now 26/10/08 its having none of it have tried everything you suggested and nothing. do you think re installing the game would help? as you can back up your save game.
Yeah, I’m getting failed to connect as well, then again I’ve never played this game online (yet).
No, reinstalling won’t help.
i installed the megacar pack for the game and that were i saw that i culdnt connent .. havent tryed it online whit mega pack .. man it wuld be cool .. but i had to start all over .. it don that almost evry time i start the game ! cuz it doesnt save online.. so i had to start all over on all of my pcs .. realy f**ked it up Atari .
hmm…had alot of computer problems havent been able to be on since mid september 08 i come back, get it installed, and the megapack due to reloading windows..and i get the same message that is in the picture…really…its f*cked up.. >=[
yea .. almost same here .. i realy hate ati somtimes. . and on the tdu website u cant do anything accept give them money by buying thair shit game (witch is acturly a good game .. somtimes :) ) and no support at all ! thats un pro made . .
What does this have to do with ATI, besides NOTHING?
everything ?
lol.. i menth atari .. lol.. sry xD
So is anyone else still getting the failed to connect thing?
yep .. non stop.. i dont get it ..