Servers down? This is how to play offline

[Maskerader]

There's a sale week and servers are down. This is how you can play offline.

1) Create a new, offline-type profile. It's always offline. You won't be able to play with it online when servers get back up.

or

2) You can launch the game in offline mode to play with your online-type profiles as if they were offline. All your progress is saved and you can continue playing with them online when servers get back up. To do so you either:

a) disconnect your internet before starting the launcher (then you go "Cancel", "Play", "Yes", reconnect your internet). Steam will track your achievements nonetheless.
or
b) use Universal Launcher[tdu2.knyazev-tools.ru] and check "offline mode" checkbox before starting the game. It works the same as a) but in a more convenient way.

[JaxMacFL]

2) b)

Use all the time.

[mayhem]

Hey thx for this.

I was skeptical about 2B but it worked a charm.

AND I'm not stuck in midnight mode anymore.

[Darew]

Yeah, when I try to start the game with the normal launcher, nothing happens when I press play. But that Universal Launcher makes that game really run flawlessly. And if you replace it with the normal launcher, you can just simply start it via Steam.

Just one question: Does anybody know if you get still achievements then?

[Maskerader]

Originally posted by Darew:

Just one question: Does anybody know if you get still achievements then?

No, they do not work with UL.

[Maskerader]

(bump so that new players could see the thread)

[i8u4lunchk]

I use 2) a. Its quite simply turning off the internet, launching, hitting a couple buttons, entering the game, and turning the internet back on. Saves hard drive space compared to universal launcher, and is the official launcher.

[Maskerader]

bump again

[PixelVagrant]

link error can someone reupload and provide link

[Maskerader]

yeah, his site seems to be down, here's another link: http://www.playground.ru/files/test_drive_unlimited_2_universal_launcher_v3_6-144961/

and this is a forum page for UL: http://forum.turboduck.net/threads/26892-knyazev-tdu2-universal-launcher-v36

[Darew]

Originally posted by i8u4lunchk:

I use 2) a. Its quite simply turning off the internet, launching, hitting a couple buttons, entering the game, and turning the internet back on. Saves hard drive space compared to universal launcher, and is the official launcher.

hm, 2a somehow doesn't work for me. I'd really like to use the official launcher (mainly for achievements), but I don't see another working option for me than Universal Launcher

[Maskerader]

Originally posted by Darew:

hm, 2a somehow doesn't work for me

What happens? You press Play, but the game doesn't start, or it still starts in online mode looking for servers?

[TubewayArmy]

Hope that they will get servers back up soon. Finally bought Casino DLC last week.

[Clefable_Recon ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ]

Originally posted by TubewayArmy:

Hope that they will get servers back up soon. Finally bought Casino DLC last week.

where?

[PixelVagrant]

Originally posted by Maskerader:

yeah, his site seems to be down, here's another link: http://www.playground.ru/files/test_drive_unlimited_2_universal_launcher_v3_6-144961/

and this is a forum page for UL: http://forum.turboduck.net/threads/26892-knyazev-tdu2-universal-launcher-v36

Thank you so much!!!

[TubewayArmy]

Originally posted by white--mask » ఠ ಠ:

Originally posted by TubewayArmy:

Hope that they will get servers back up soon. Finally bought Casino DLC last week.

where?

From official website. Some people claim that Chrome doesn't work for them but it did for me. Had to pay with paypal.

http://www.testdriveunlimited2.com/store