TDU

Test Drive Unlimited
Force Feedback: No
Pedals: Combined
Shift Lights: No
Released: Mar 20, 2007

This article is part of our series: The Logitech G27 Racing Wheel for Casual Racing Gamers. Here, we will cover setting up your G27 racing wheel to play Test Drive Unlimited. The 9th game in the Test Drive series, Unlimited was developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. TDU is an open-world arcade style racing game that takes place on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu. TDU features 1000 miles of pavement modeled using satellite imagery of the island and 170 licensed cars/motorcycles.

Solid Tips: Looking for G27 drivers or Logitech Profiler software? Get it here.

Logitech G27 Solid Series Articles
1. Casual Gamer vs Simulation Gamer 11. Test Drive Unlimited
2. Setting Up Your G27, Made Easy 12. Test Drive Unlimited 2
3. Need For Speed: Carbon 13. Burnout Paradise
4. Need For Speed: Pro Street 14. Race Driver: GRID
5. Need For Speed: Undercover 15. Split Second
6. Need For Speed: Shift 16. GTR Evolution
7. Need For Speed: Shift 2 17. DiRT 2
8. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 18. DiRT 3
9. Need For Speed: The Run 19. Blur
10. Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Unfortunately, TDU lacks force feedback. The only Profiler setting that works on a version 1.66 copy is Degrees of Rotation. If you somehow have an old copy at version 1.45, it will have force feedback, but you won’t be able to play online without updating. So many cars, so little rumble.

Test Drive: Unlimited G27 Settings

TDU Controls

TDU Control Options

  • Open the Logitech Profiler
  • Select New > Profile
  • Add TestDriveUnlimited.exe as a new game.
  • Open Specific Game Settings
  • Check ‘Report Combined Pedals.’
  • Set Degrees of Rotation to Taste
  • Leave ‘Use Special Game Settings’ Unchecked
  • Play TDU and switch keyboard to G27
  • Map the controls to your liking.
  • Set Linearity slider to far right under options
  • Leave Sensitivity sliders at center

Solid Tip: H-shifter only applies to cars that really have them. Some cars, such as the Mercedes McClaren SLR, only use paddle shifters. Authentic: yes. Convenient: no.

 
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