First steps | The basics Test Drive TDU Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Before you will be able to proceed with the exploration, you will have to finish a quick tutorial. Sadly, you won't be able to skip it, however I'm sure that you won't have to spend a lot of time here. The first thing to do here is to watch a short cut-scene (#1). This is an airport. You will be given a choice in a few seconds. Use the cursor keys. You will have to choose one of the available characters (#2). I should also tell you that this choice won't affect the progress of the game in any way.

Once you've landed safely on the island, you will be automatically transported to one of the available rental companies. Just as before, you won't be allowed to skip this action, because we will have to reach one of the nearby real estate agencies. You will be able to choose between three cars, however I'd strongly recommend that you take the cheapest one. It's going to be a Chevrolet (screen). Furthermore, rent it for 10 minutes, because you'll have plenty of time to reach your first destination, even if you're not familiar with the basic functions of the game. This operation is going to cost you 800 dollars. Make sure that you don't spend too much money on unnecessary things, because you'll be buying your first car very soon and you'll have an opportunity to test drive all vehicles for free.

You will have to wait for the game to load a main map. Like I've said before, you will have plenty of time to check all necessary things (#1). Make sure that you know how to use the GPS or change the view. You should also notice a small map in the lower left corner of the screen. Use it to your advantage. You will have to reach the real estate agency (#2) that's located a few miles from the car rental company.

Here's where you'll decide on your first house. You will be given a choice between two separate objects - a small villa (#1) an a luxury apartment building (#2). Once again, it doesn't really matter what you choose. Both of these objects cost 150000 dollars and they offer space for a total of four cars/bikes.

Now you must wait for the game to transport you to your new house. A short cut-scene should appear on your screen. After that, you will go back to the map of the entire island. The following step will require you to purchase a car. You will be able to choose between three car dealerships - Chevrolet/Saturn, Alfa Romeo and Audi. I'd strongly recommend that you buy an Audi TT (#1) or a Saturn Sky (#2). Audi TT is one of the fastest cars of the F class, however you will have to spend most of your cash on this car. Saturn, on the other hand, is quite cheap, however you should know that it's much slower than an Audi. Either way, you will be able to win a few races without any other problems. The choice is yours. Also, make sure that you've checked the third chapter of my guide for additional info.

Your final step will be to win a normal checkpoint race. As a result, you will have to use your GPS once again. Head on to a designated area (#1). Stop here and press the ENTER key. This will allow you to open a preparation screen for this race (Rookie's Race; #2). Bear in mind that you will be able to test a track and change cars before each race. You should also take a closer look at the prizes. I'd strongly recommend that you try to earn a gold trophy in each race.

The race itself is very simple, however I'm sure that this didn't surprise you. Even if you have one of the slower cars at your disposal, you shouldn't have any problems collecting a gold trophy here. There are only two difficult corners here. Take a closer look at the screens (#1; #2) if you want to find out more about this. I wouldn't recommend cutting through these corners. Otherwise you would have probably crashed. There are a lot of objects around the track. You will be rewarded 5000 dollars for the win. Go back to your house. This is where the main part of the campaign mode will begin. Go ahead and open the second chapter of my guide if you want to find out more about some of the upcoming race challenges.