Lesquin, 12 December 2024 – Welcome to Ibiza! KT Racing and NACON are pleased to announce the launch of the second season of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, marking the return of the iconic location from Test Drive Unlimited 2. Players can now explore the city of Ibiza and its surroundings, unlocking new cars and discovering new activities. They can also enjoy new in-game enhancements, including a rebalancing of difficulty and AI behavior.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown - Season 2 Trailer | PEGI | ESRB
The Solar Crown competition takes place in sunny Ibiza, offering players a variety of activities and challenges in and around the city. Renowned for its festive, cosmopolitan and multicultural atmosphere, Ibiza is the ideal destination for a winter getaway behind the wheel of exceptional cars. Players can discover real-life landmarks in the island's capital, such as Santa Maria Cathedral, Figueretas beach and its marina. To discover this new destination, players need to reach reputation level 12, choose a clan between Sharps and Streets and complete the proposed mission.
Season 2 also brings significant improvements to the gameplay experience, introducing steering wheel rotation up to 1080°, proximity voice chat and a rebalancing of AI difficulty levels. The developers continue to work on optimizing the game, both on consoles and PC, and developing new features eagerly awaited by the community.
Season 2 new features:
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Ibiza City and its outskirts reproduced at 1:1 scale, with 6 districts including Dalt Vila, La Marina, Talamanca, Can Bernat, Figueretes and Can Sire.
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New cars include the Ferrari California, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Xago Edition, as well as the “Selene Edition” of the Alpine A110 Berlinette, Chevrolet Corvette C1, Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, Abarth 500 and the W Motors Fenyr SuperSport.
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The free Solar Pass includes 25 levels, allowing players to unlock numerous cosmetics and rewards, including the new Lamborghini Diablo VT.
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A new Solar Crown competition with new race series and challenges to become Ibiza's Solar King/Queen and win the prestigious Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+.
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An exclusive new social hub in Ibiza, including a brand-new car dealership, offering players a unique place to meet and share their common passion.
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Quality of Life enhancements, with the addition of full steering wheel animation in cockpit view, adjustable up to 1080°, proximity voice chat in social hubs and the open world, as well as a rebalancing of AI (bots) difficulty and behavior in races.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is now optimized for the PlayStation 5® Pro, offering enhanced resolution in both graphics’ modes: 1440p / 60 FPS in Performance mode and 2160p TAA Upscaling / 30 FPS in Quality mode.
Gold Edition players who played before the arrival of the first major patch released on October 12, 2024 are eligible to receive the exclusive special edition of the 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe, custom-built as an “Adventurer” edition. This item is automatically added to their inventory.
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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (or TDUSC) is a massively open online racing game (M.O.O.R) set on Hong Kong Island and Ibiza city, recreated on a scale of 1/1. A true racing, lifestyle and social experience, players can personalize an avatar in their image, become a member of a clan, explore more than 600km of roads, or even participate in the numerous competitions available in-game, at the wheel of more than 100 racing cars.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).
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Find out more about Season 2 on the dedicated page: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1249970/announcements/detail/517447479138976491
Watch the Season 2 Dev Diary video: https://youtu.be/rxxv1aKj3Dk
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Press Contacts:
Dead Good PR – nacon@deadgoodmedia.com
NACON – Vianney Jouve, vjouve@nacon.fr
NACON – Marjorie Roy, mroy@nacon.fr
About NACON
A company within the BIGBEN group, NACON was created in 2019 to optimize its expertise and leverage synergies in the video game market. Comprising 16 development studios, AA game publishing, and the design and distribution of premium gaming peripherals, NACON brings 40 years of experience to benefit the world's gaming community. This unified center of excellence strengthens NACON's position in the market and creates unique opportunities for innovation and competitive advantages. www.corporate.nacongaming.com
About Kylotonn
Created in 2006, Kylotonn is one the most important French video game development studios, also known under KT Racing label. Specialized in motorsports and official developer of the WRC FIA World Rally Championship series and Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the company is internationally recognized for its know-how and for the passion of its teams. With more than 170 employees as of today in Paris and Lyon, Kylotonn has developed more than 30 titles distributed by major publishers. Kylotonn has forged itself a strong technological expertise thanks to the real-time 3D engine KT Engine that the company owns. At the forefront of the video game industry, this technology is also used within R&D partnerships on autonomous vehicle projects in the automotive industry. Since 2018, NACON, one of Europe's leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in the company. Kylotonn is member of the French National Developers Federation (Syndicat National du Jeu Vidéo) and Capital Games. The company is supported by BPI, IFCIC and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. For more information, visit www.kylotonn.com.