Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown: Season 6 Update 1 released

(MST/Speedmaniacs.de) – After Nacon and KT Racing Studio released new information about Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown around the Season 6 Update 1 and beyond on April 30, 2026, as announced last week, the update was rolled out on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, between 9:30 AM and 7 PM.

Following this, 15 additional detective missions and improvements for the initially released missions and the Dodge Viper SRT Coupé Freedom Rush Edition await TDUSC players. Numerous bug fixes, including general bug fixes and optimizations for all platforms and some specifically for the PC and console versions, are also included with the update.

Accordingly, the developer studio has provided the official changelog, which can be viewed here.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown – Season 6 Update 1, 05/06/2026 Changelog:
General Fixes and Improvements
-Fixed infinite loading after a test drive of any permanent store car from the Selen HQ or any Hong Kong Workshop
-Fixed crash when enabling DLCs while in car customization at a workshop
-Fixed crash when players from different versions of the game are in the same lobby
-Fixed sudden frame drop when visiting the “friends” tab with 50+ friends listed
-Fixed car rotation of the Solar Hotel not updating
-Fixed April Fools event rewards not being given
-Fixed DLC’s stickers pack not correctly unlocking
-Improved AI pathfinding in detective missions
-Fixed suspect vehicle disappearing in detective missions if rendered from too far away
-Updated wiretapping UI and sound on detective missions
-Added Clan license plates in the Clan Shop
-Fixed missing localization issues
-Fixed contrast setting resetting to its default value after adjusting the brightness setting.
-Fixed NPCs animation issues in detective missions cutscenes
-Fixed car not being rendered when enabling photo mode from bumper camera
-Fixed car not being rendered when failing a contract while using the bumper camera
-Fixed speed traps not triggering when disabling the display in the settings
-Fixed wrong poker room being joined when coming back from a group race
-Fixed missing subtitles.
-Fixed Haircut sometimes not displaying correctly in preview
-Fixed Fences at Hippodrome race track is not solid
-Fixed Patch of tile on asphalt at Can Sire Gas Station
-Hidden roads are missing from map / do not show when explored (IBIZA and HKI)
-Fixed Small billboard rendering distance does not match large billboard render distance
-Fixed Tour De Force race impossible to complete
-Fixed some trees do not have consistent LOD meshes
-Fixed Taxi Contract Louis Montrose starts in opposite direction causing possible mission failure
-Fixed some ambiance noise disappearing when using cockpit on Ibiza
-Fixed dead traffic vehicles
-Fixed traffic AI’s blocked between road and junction
-Added clothes to Ibiza clan stores
-Spied AI from detective mode now choose a relevant lane for next road
-Polish Michelin Flag Emote
-Fixed coming back in poker room from a race group invite not being possible
-Fixed roads not being ignored outside the world border on Ibiza (removed it from GPS and discoverable roads)

Vehicle Fixes/Improvements
-Updated Pagani Huayra Roadster engine sound.
-Updated Bentley Continental GT and GTC info and physics (turbo pressure, gear ratio, torque, aero, …)
-Fixed wrong livery texture applying on body kit parts
-Fixed “bang” exhaust sound not playing in bumper camera
-Fixed some paints not being applied on Ford Mustang 390 Fastback
-Fixed Dodge Viper SRT 6th Gear Incorrect Ratio
-Fixed Ronal LSX JB FC rim size clips the tire of the vehicle
-Fixed Bentley Continental GTC Speed missing character in passenger seat
-Fixed Pagani Huayra Resell depreciation is at 0%
-Fixed tachometer RPM for electric cars
-Fixed Bentley Continental GTC rims not being available

Steering Wheels
-Fixed issue with Alyss navigation not being bindable
-Wheel other than Logitech/Thrustmaster/Fanatec/Revosim now managed their wheel angle through their app and slider in option menu will manage steering wheel animation

PC
-Hardened protection from crash when using AMD Radeon RX 6xxx XT GPUs (root cause still under investigation)

PS5
-Added slider to manage adaptive trigger resistance

Xbox Series
-Fixed crash when switching between 2 profiles while displaying Performance metrics.
-Fixed crash when signing out from car customization screen

Network
-Better Stability and Performance
-Improved player gathering in freeroam