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Keep your distance

Keep your distance

Drive for 15 sec. above 100 km/h (62 mph) with 8 players in "Keep Your Distance" mode

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How to unlock the Keep your distance achievement in Test Drive Unlimited 2 - Definitive Guide

This can be done in ranked or unranked "Keep your distance" mode. You need to get 8 people in the lobby before starting. Stay within the order you start. All that is needed is to keep above 62MPH / 100KM/h and to keep each racer within the required distance of 10metres-54metres to the racer in front (All green dots on the list)

Great tip from TauntTitch87: Put the car on manual whilst using the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. Hold trigger down and you hit 68MPH and go no faster. Nice and easy

Another tip from Spilner: Use the Pink Fastback you win from Miami, in 2nd gear it tops at around 80MPH. This tip is useful as you can get that car early in the game without much effort

We had the racer in front average around 75MPH and after about 30 seconds we all had the accelerator held in the right place so we were all at a steady speed. The achievement unlocks the second you hit 15 seconds.

If anyone gets too close or falls back too far then their tag gets a red light next to it so you know where it is failing.
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15 Mar 2011 19:03

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i would just add that each player should have the same car or at least the class of car
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By JOHNNYKAT on 15 Mar 2011 20:43
Got a qn, its about maintaning speed for 15 secs . So can we all 8 players stay far apart and just reach the min. speed so no braking is required. Therefore, the tag will always be red and we wont score points. Can?
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By NasriL11 on 17 Mar 2011 02:37
No. Will update guide to make that clearer. Need to be within the required distance so all 8 are green
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By Kornfan2007 on 17 Mar 2011 08:30
Ok, got it. I will do it at those with distance of 0m-50m then

Thanks for the quick response
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By NasriL11 on 18 Mar 2011 01:39
And the distance you wrote is 10km-54km. Shouldnt it be in metres?
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By NasriL11 on 18 Mar 2011 01:41
I would try it with VW Beetle. 8 ppl with VW Beetle. Max speed of that thing is 119km/h. So everyone only have to use automatic and flooring it from start 'til finish. =) But haven't found 8 ppl with VW's yet. Most ppl thinks it's a race and boost away in their Veyrons....
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By Becker SWE on 21 Mar 2011 11:51
Another suggestion a car that hopefully everyone has as you get it near the beginning is the pink fastback you win from miami, in 2nd gear it tops at around 80mph so its perfect.
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By Spilner on 24 Jul 2011 23:23
Did it in different ferraris going 100mph. Stylin' on this achievement.
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By sirbradenwalker on 08 Nov 2011 22:34
is there anyone that want to boost this achievement?
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By on 25 Dec 2011 21:45
I'd like to boost this damned achievement as well as Fugitive Wanted and Marshall.

BUT! I'm not available for online gaming for at least over the summer(2012).
Reason: Moving to a bigger place & becoming father (in mentioned order). =D
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By Becker SWE on 28 Apr 2012 13:32
I'll boost it. Just let me know. Remember to use slow and similar cars.
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By Xonatron on 10 Aug 2012 13:02
If you have your speed displayed in mph, the distance will be in yards (not meters).
The pink Mustang Fastback from Miami with manual transmission worked great.
Start race in 2nd gear and floor it (hit "Y" twice when countdown starts). Tops out at 85mph.
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By OzzysShadyDisco on 08 Sep 2012 09:06
I'm still game for doing this. Just msg me and let me know if you need anyone.
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By Xonatron on 21 May 2013 03:29
Just agreeing with everyone who is saying everyone should have the same car and top out in a gear that gives you just over 62mph. Just got this achievement yesterday and that is what allowed us to get it without too much disarray. Thanks to lightsup55 in that session for suggesting this. :)
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By itsamultipass on 09 Jul 2013 12:33
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***SERVER UPDATE: SOME TDU2 SERVERS ARE DOWN. As of around August 2014, it's been impossible to join/invite other players from the in-game menus and Club vs. Club matches are NOT working either. However, club invites and joining clubs are still working as of January 2015.***

Okay!! This one was an absolute pain, until we discovered a few very very important things. Here goes my solution..

For this achievement, you need to have 8 players, all in the same Follow-the-Leader race, at the required distance from each other, for 15 seconds. Then, Bing! Achievement.

For the best spot to do this race, on Ibiza, I recommend using the "Follow-the-Leader" multiplayer race that is lettered "I". It is about 2-3 miles South-East-East from the used car dealer in Ibiza, on the main road that heads east. It's a perfect long stretch for this achievement.
For the best spot on Hawaii, I believe the Follow-the-Leader race letter is "H", on one of the huge long elevated freeways that crosses the center of Hawaii, near the middle of the map.
The Follow-the-Leader icon is green, and has a car with an up and down arrow underneath it. You can find these by hitting "Back" and "RB" once to shift your map to Multiplayer Challenges/Races.

Now, on to the race!! And what not to do from our experience at the end of this, plus fun notes. :-)

What we did was use the level 3 club exclusive car the Ferrari FXX. It really looked beautiful, 8 FXX's all lined up.
The race is 2 minutes I believe, so you want to make sure you don't waste too much time or it will run out on you and you have to repeat..
Get everyone in the same race lobby, everyone select the same car(we used Ferrari FXX, level 3 club exclusive), and you MUST choose the same car, otherwise it will be an absolute nightmare keeping everyone at the same speed. I recommend, either club exclusive car, or a delta Lancia, or one of the other beginning cars, as long as no-one has added any upgrades to it. Buy a new one if you have to.
Once everyone is in the lobby, make sure everyone has changed their transmission to "Sequential"(same thing as manual!!), and NOT automatic. This is critical. Also, make sure everyone has full driving aids on!
"Y" shifts up a gear, "B" shifts down a gear. For the Ferrari FXX, 2nd was was required to get over the minimum speed. If you use a different car, test drive it in manual mode to figure out what gear will get it over 62 mph, the minimum.
Start the race, and have everyone shift into 2nd gear(or your appropriate gear), and then nudge up to the leader, who does not budge yet. I don't recommend actually bumping into them, but just get within 5-10 feet. Once everyone is in position, on the leader's go, the Leader hits the throttle to the max. Everyone else, as soon as you see the racer right in front of you start moving, hit the throttle to the max as well.
The leader is responsible for making sure the line doesn't go offroad(lol). Once everyone has reached max gear speed, watch the dots that show the distance between each racer. Green is good obviously. a great distance between racers is around 45 meters.
If someone has a red dot, look carefully to see whether the dot is above or below their name. The designated person who is directing the race then needs to tell the person above or below to either speed up or slow down as necessary.
Here's an example. Player 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are racing. Players 1*2*3*4 all have green dots. Players 4*5 have a red dot. And 5*6*7*8 have green dots between them. Now, players 3*4 show a green dot and a distance of 30 meters. Players 4*5 show a red dot and a distance of 15 meters. And, players 5*6 show a green dot and a distance of 60 meters. P3 -- 30m -- P4 -- 15m -- P5 -- 60m -- P6.
That means that player 5 needs to slow down, and player 4 stays where he is. Player 5 needs to let off the throttle briefly, and then full throttle again, and repeat until it's all good. when it's good, it should look something like this: P3--30m--P4--35m--P5--40m--P6. And, it's all fixed! Of course, if the distance between them is OVER the correct distance, then just reverse the procedure. I believe the minimum is around 15-20m, and the max is around 70-75m. In actual experience, you'll have anywhere from 1-3 people with red dots. just understand how it works, and you're golden to fix it. :-) Once again, I recommend the person best qualified to direct this be the only one talking. That way, you all have one person to pick on if it fails. LOL. Seriously, it will probably help as long as they know what they are doing.

And, hold that correct distance for 20 seconds!! I say 20, because we had some people stop the instant their achievement popped, and half of the others didn't get it. The game is weird here, and you need to make sure everyone gets it first. Also, make sure that everyone is showing all green as well, as some people can show green while others have red.

Final notes--big thanks to lightsup55 for which races.. big thanks to Ice Maiden 87 for suggestion that we were using the wrong car.... and big thanks to everyone else who helped sort this slightly messy achievement out!

What not to do. Do NOT pick the Club car Apollo Gumpert S unless you want a UFO, or rather, UDO. If you want to see it, it won't show up. Seriously, we all picked it, and everyone was lagging ridiculously. Then we switched to different cars and eventually the Ferrari FXX, and we were suddenly lag-free!
There were some funny incidents involving very expensive Ferrari's in massive car pileups... I saw one once that suddenly shut off the side of the road into the bushes. I wonder if the driver got abducted by the UFO's we were using earlier....
And, have fun! Hopefully this helps you get this one as pain-free as possible. It took us over an hour and a half to get it all sorted out.
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06 Oct 2013 18:19

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I was with Shadow 00 Fox on this one, and it was long (and fun!) Thanks again! Hope it helps others.
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By Xonatron on 06 Oct 2013 19:55
It was great having you in the session! I'm always worried when sessions go poorly... we had a great lineup though. :-)
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 07 Oct 2013 03:17
need help with this achievement been trying for over a year anyone else wants to do the achievement or will be willing to help me plz add me scrappy1986mex
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By scrappy1986mex on 26 Nov 2013 16:11
Hi scrappy... left you a message in your inbox :)
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 26 Nov 2013 19:11
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UNOBTAINABLE DUE TO SERVER CLOSURE

I would not recommend attempting this trophy with casual players at all. It is possible to get a full room, but it is very unlikely that every player will do what is needed to unlock the trophy, as the requirements are very strict. Boosting is your best bet, but even then you need to make sure that every player knows exactly what needs to be done.

To start off with you will need yourself and 7 other players online at the same time, which is hard enough itself. If you're organising a boosting session I would recommend making sure you leave yourself at least half a week to let everyone know when it will be taking place. Create a KYD private session and then invite everyone to join. The best one I found to use is on Ibiza on the north side of the island. Filter Multiplayer Challenges to show only KYD events and select the second one from the top - it will be a 0m-50m event. Using this and also setting collisions to off means everyone can ghost inside each other while driving, thus making mistakes far less likely.

Next, you will need to make sure everyone follows these guidelines to make the trophy as easy as possible to obtain:

1) Every player must use the same car, with a slow one being much better, as mistakes are much more unlikely. I would recommend using the Lancia Delta (I got my trophy in a session using this car and have helped many others using it to successfully unlock the trophy).

2) Everyone races with manual gearing, as the Lancia Delta will max out at 105kmh/65mph in second gear, which is just above the speed you need for the trophy.

3) Using the event outlined above, everyone must turn around at the start and line up just behind the leader. The leader then accelerates slowly until maxed out in gear 1. Once everyone is maxed out, the leader changes up to gear 2 and slowly accelerates until maxed out. As long as everyone stays maxed out at gear 2, and also stays within the required distance of each other (as long as all the numbers in the top right hand part of the screen are green, then its going right) for 15 seconds, then you will all unlock this trophy.

By boosting this trophy you should also get 100 points towards Level 60, as one of the Social requirements is to have 5 friends in TDU2.
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For this achievement, I'd highly recommend finding people on the Achievement Trading Thread and getting people together into a Multiplayer Race entitled "Keep Your Distance".

The easiest way to get this is by finding a race near a long stretch of road and turning collisions off and looking for a race that has a minimum distance of 0 yards. this will allow all players to ghost inside each other while maintaining the same constant speed for as long as it takes the achievement to unlock.

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The goal is this: you must drive 15 seconds behind the next player (on the list on the right side) while in the green zone at a speed of 100+km. It seems that everything is simple, but the network in the game is very poorly thought out, so you won’t be able to win a trophy just like that, because in total you will have seven players in the game, and even if there are 50-70 players, etc. person, then you can invite into the “room” only that miserable seven with whom you are connected, but not everyone will agree, at best three out of eight. But you can win the trophy, no matter whether you have assembled a team for boosting or not, but the main thing is that you must have NAT - type 1! Then everyone can connect to you. Without this, even with a boost you won't succeed.
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19 Nov 2013 17:10

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It is not necessary to have NAT1. We were joining a friend with NAT2. But I confirm that the connection in the game is capricious. From our group, only one person could host, the rest were not allowed to join.

To make a trophy you need to prepare in advance:
You must have purchased and selected a Lancia Delta car (one of the cars that you are offered to buy at the beginning of the game, if you didn’t buy it right away, you can then buy it from the Italian Classic dealer).
In the game settings you need to set the manual gearbox and figure out how to change gears (if I'm not mistaken, you need to press triangle).

The host creates the game in KYD mode without traffic and with collisions disabled.
There are 2 options. The first option is KYD 0-50m (second from the top), here everyone needs to turn back after the start, but you can ride almost in each other, the main thing is no further than 50m.
The second option is KYD 20-70m (near the first town).
As soon as the race has started, press triangle to turn it on. 1st gear and press the gas to a maximum of 65 km/h, then switch to 2nd and hold the gas, watching your partners. After which we drive in this mode for 20-30 seconds. All player nicknames must be green.

About glitches. Some players may not see other players even though they are in the lobby. If this happens, then this player (who cannot see anyone) will not receive the trophy. Re-entering the game of conflicting players may help.
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By por9idok on 11 Sep 2016 11:11