I was likely getting this anyway but the Bond pack made it a done deal.
The game sure is pretty. Having a ton of fun with it. My biggest issue is driving on the left hand side of the road.
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You actually pick a side? Fuck that, I take up the whole road.
Like Lala said it is beautiful. I spent the last hour tonight just driving and finding all the roads.
FYIā¦ The game is made with Dolby Atmos support for those of you that have it.
Free via Xbox yes?
Negative. I think itās $15. Windows Sonic is free and that is what I have been using.
Thatās the oneā¦ Ty
FYI tatersā¦ If you donāt have this, you are wrong! Gorgeous causal driver that is gonna be a ton of fun with friends!
To add to what @Gunny said 12 of us can play together at once. All on the same map taking part in the same activities or doing your own thing.
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Damn. Got home all stoked, and realized it comes out tomorrow for me.
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So much *fun".!
Signed up for the game pass trial for this. Iāll be around tonight.
Forza Horizon 4 Patch Adds Route Creator, New Events and Fixes Bugs
No one would expect Playground to give up on Forza Horizon 4 quickly, and so they have not. This latest update introduces a Route Creator, a new Horizon Story focused on classic British racing cards and a number of bug fixes for both Xbox and PC. Details can be found below:
Route Creator
This update adds the Route Creator to Forza Horizon 4. Create custom routes of up to 40 miles from any Asphalt, Dirt or Cross-Country Event starting location. Draw the custom route by driving your car, and place checkpoints anywhere you want to. Blueprint Creator has been updated to allow you to use custom routes.
New Horizon Story
This update adds a new Horizon Story to Forza Horizon 4 called āBritish Racing Greenā, which explores a century of cars built in Britain. Access the story in Broadway by reaching Level 50, and unlock a new quick chat phrase, a new unique clothing item, and the classic Bentley 8 Litre.
Cross-Platform Fixes
- General stability and performance improvements.
- Multiple engine audio improvements based on community feedback.
- Added quit option in Quickplay Team Adventure after finishing an Adventure.
- Improvements to Force Feedback understeer effect
- Fix for progress loss on Forzathon Challenges.
- Fix for rewards not being awarded in Seasonal Championships and Trial events.
- Fix for blurring on the edges of a moving target car in Photo Mode.
- Fix to avoid early completion of Trial events and allow all events to be finished.
- Fix for VIP House reward exploit.
- Fix for reset system not placing the car correctly when changing season after an event.
- Improvements to free-roam Drivatar behaviour, when driving round tight corners
- Fix for calculation of team score in Horizon Stories Co-op sessions during time-based challenges.
- Fix for Forzathon Weekly Bonus not updating correctly in the UI.
- Fix for HDR brightness calibration screen.
- Fix for traffic cars not spawning sometimes after a Barn Find cinematic.
- Fix for displayed value of VIP house when VIP owned, but house not purchased.
- Fix for rotating wheels when car is stationary in Pause Menu, ForzaVista and Drone Mode.
PC Fixes
- Fix for video options being lost when tweaking AMD GPU clock speeds.
- Increased quality of grass and tree procedurals at distance when Procedural Quality setting is set to Extreme.
- Fix for ālow streaming bandwidthā message on high spec PCs when GPU-limited.
- Fix for crash when changing audio devices whilst a video is playing.
The latest patch should be available now.
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Forza Horizon 4 Patch Fixes Antique Restorer Achievement
Playground Games has regularly been issuing patches for Forza Horizon 4 since its release at the start of last month. The latest patch arrives today and fixes one of the most prominent issues for TA members: the Antique Restorer achievement will now unlock for players when they locate all of the Barn Finds. There are plenty other fixes and quality of life improvements also included, and you can find a list of them below.
Cross Platform Fixes
- Fixed a bug where some players were not being awarded āAntique Restorerā achievement, despite having collected all the Barn Finds.
- Updated the reward for Winter trial to make the Green Morph Suit clothing item available to players.
- Fixed a bug where players were unable to get their vehicle reset (either through flipping, or missing a checkpoint) during Team Adventure.
- Prevent cars from appearing ghosted whilst in Photo Mode.
- Fixed a bug where Drivatars were all showing as Wristband Level 1 in race results screens.
- Fixed an issue where completing a Route Blueprint event would leave the player at the end of the on-disc route, rather than the blueprinted route.
- Route Blueprint fliers now show āCustom Routeā to distinguish then from other Blueprints.
- Added a Report button to Designs, Tunes, Photos, Vinyls in the Creative Hub menu.
- Fixed an issue where some players were not prompted to join the session.
- Reduced the chance of sessions failing to start in Ranked Team Adventure following successful matchmaking.
- General Stability improvements.
PC Fixes
- Fixed a bug where changing visual presets with framerate set to >60 will result in mismatch between framerate and UI in-game after a reboot.
Wheel Fixes
- Fixed a bug where users were unable to navigate menus after clearing a custom wheel profile.
- Fixed Multi-USB device saving action map issue.
The patch is due to arrive today, so make sure to keep your eyes open if youāre one of those people who were the victim of the bugged achievement.
New DLC in December.
Thatās probably enough to sell you on it. It comes out next week on December 13th.
Alongside the launch of āFortune Islandā, Playground Games also released the fourth update for Forza Horizon 4, bringing with it a host of new content and experiences as well as a slew of fixes and improvements. The highlights of the update are the Horizon Life MP Update, improvements to Photo Mode and the Horizon Holiday Party.
The Horizon Life MP Update will allow players to create a multiplayer event, post it to the Activity Panel and then return to Freeroam while waiting for other players to join. The previous 40-second limit has now been removed, so you can wait for as long as you like for players to join before starting the session.
Improvements have also been made to Photo Mode. Players can now separately toggle vehicle lights, drivers, wildlife, and crowds in order to get their photographs just the way they want them. In addition, there are new bokeh, focus, and sampling options, as well as an increased freedom of movement with the photo camera.
Of course, it is the holiday season, and Forza Horizon 4 players will be able to get in the spirit with a selection of new holiday-themed items. Twelve new festive clothing options are all available from Season Events, The Trial, Wheelspins, and the Forzathon Shop.
The full list of improvements and fixes the update brings can be found below:
Cross Platform Fixes
- Emotes can now occasionally be found for purchase in the #Forzathon shop.
- Improved visibility of driving line on mini-map in various colorblind modes.
- Added messaging to inform players that Cars and Credits must be claimed from the Auction House within 60 days.
- Added an LSP error message to make users aware they need an update to the game.
- Seasonal Event names are now shown on the map, making them easier to find.
- Made a change to allow users who use manual gears to view the map during Route Creation.
- Fixed an exploit in Route Creator which allowed players to create routes to easily gain a large number of skill points.
- Fixed an exploit in Rivals which allowed players to use cars that did not meet the event restrictions.
- Fixed an issue where players who flipped cars, or missed checkpoints were not being reset in Ranked Adventure.
- Fixed an issue where players could not remove glasses in the Character Customizer.
- Fixed an issue where players could sometimes get stuck in a Car Mastery Tree, and be unable to navigate from their current tile.
- Fixed an issue where players were occasionally being teleported to their last created Route Blueprint after a Seasonal Championship.
- Fixed an issue where the Distance Driven stat was not updating correctly if the player changed their car via the Pause Menu
- Various stability improvements.
PC Fixes
- Fixed an issue where benchmark mode for Nvidia cards would sometimes show performance degradation when there was none.
- Fixed an issue where the latest Windows 10 OS was causing a crash when entering speed zones.
- Fixed infrequent frame drops when using AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Improved non-standard functions that have been mapped to a controller.
Wheel Fixes
- Fixed extreme sudden movements to wheels during initialization.
- Fixed the grinding noise in cockpit view when shifting with the Logitech G920.
- Fixed the deadzones settings functionality for Throttle, Brake, Clutch and Steering.
- Added UI to make it clearer which way to turn the wheel when mapping a Steering Wheel.
Forza Horizon 4 Update 4 is live now.
Forza Horizon 4 Series 5 Update Brings Free-For-All Adventure
Support for Forza Horizon 4 has continued into the new year with the release of the first update of 2019. The Series 5 update introduces a new adventure playlist, a free car pack, a new Horizon Story, and plenty of other bug fixes and gameplay improvements.
Free-for-all Adventure is a new online adventure playlist that allows players to compete individually rather than teaming up with other players. Players can find the playlist in the Online Adventure tab and have the option of racing in Ranked and Unranked modes.
The new Horizon Story introduces a new Horizon Business. Isha wants to run the fastest taxi service in the world, but she needs someone to drive it, and thatās where you come in. As well as the Daily Payouts that come with a new business, players can take on ten new Horizon Story missions, and drive the Austin FX4 taxi and Cadillac TXS Limousine. If players drive well enough, they can earn the Austin FX4 as a Level 10 reward.
The free car pack delivers seven Mitsubishi vehicles in the form of the āMitsubishi Motors Car Packā. For no charge, players will get the following vehicles:
Horizon Seasons receives some new features too. There are 12 new season events, including trial events and PR stunt challenges, as well as a new Rivals event. There are also new cars and shop items. Finally, there is a list of gameplay improvements and bug fixes that you can see in the spoiler below.
Cross Platform fixes
- Added Racing Series, Creator and Title filters to Event Blueprint searching.
- Added the ability to view all the eligible cars for a Trial or Seasonal Championship.
- Resolved issue where Drivatar names could be duplicated in events.
- Fixed issue where a certain tune on the Forza Edition Caterham would cause graphical issues.
- Fixed a bug where changing units to metric caused issues with the route length indicator during route creation.
- Fixed an issue where turning off rewind in difficulty menu would prevent users from being able to rewind during route creation.
- Fixed an issue where disabling car lights would not also disable the reverse lights.
- Fixed an issue where flipped or snapped elements on an imported livery would unflip if ungrouped.
- Fixed visual issues caused by Santa outfit and Reindeer nose.
- Prevented damage being applied to player car when restarting British Racing Green: Chapter 10.
- Improved visibility of Street Race event finish lines.
- Fixed issue where downloading your own design via Creative Hub or the curated designs menu would not allow you to edit it.
- Fixed an issue where leaving and rejoining a convoy during a #Forzathon Live event would allow users to collide with each other when they shouldnāt.
- Fixed an issue where passing through a Danger Sign twice in quick succession would cause all other PR stunts to stop working.
- Fixed an issue where Drivatars could win a co-op Seasonal Championship, despite scoring fewer points.
- Fixed an issue where the Speed Trap near the train bridge could be exploited.
- Fixed an issue where invalid performance ranges could be displayed on event flyers.
- Fixed an issue where player prestige level would not be shown in pre-race leaderboards in Online Adventure.
- Improvements to stutters.
- Various stability improvements.
Wheel Fixes
- Fixed issue where Average Slip Damper was not working on wheels that required inverse FFB.
- Fixed issue where center spring in FFB would remain on while in the air.
- Fixed issue where spring effect would trigger when driving through water, even if set to OFF
- Improved rumble and FFB feedback on wheels.
- Fixed an issue with the UI for the Thrustmaster T150, where buttons were displaying incorrectly.
- Fixed issue where controller mappings for a second device were not being saved.
- Fixed an issue with the Thrustmaster TS WX Racer competition mod, where setting the steering Axis Deadzone Outside to below 50 made it impossible to drive the car.
If you want to see these changes in action before taking the plunge yourself, Playground Games held a developer stream where they showed off the Free-for-all Adventure, Horizon Story, the new cars, feature updates, and even went into some detail about what players can expect from the upcoming Series 6 patch. The stream begins at 5:06 if you donāt want to stare at a splash screen for a while.
The Series 5 update is due to go live today.
Forza Horizon 4 Series 8 Update Brings Changes for Online Adventure
The Series 8 update for Forza Horizon 4 is due to arrive this week. The update brings along changes for Online Adventure, including a new mode; the addition of a drift camera; the āBarrett-Jackson Car Packā, and new rewards for completing the Festival Playlist.
The Online Adventure has received a new mode in Quick Play and Ranked. Drift Adventure tasks players with taking part in Drift Championships that take place other three races. Here the focus is more on drifting than driving quickly, with points scored for your angle and drift speed while on asphalt. Players will get time to complete a few laps of the track per race, and only their best lap will be included in the leaderboard. Earning a rank in this new mode will fulfil the requirements of the Online Adventure category in the Festival Playlist.
As well as the new mode, the S2 Class and B Class have been removed from the Dirt Racing Championships. Freeroam Rush events have been removed from the Asphalt and Street Race Championships too. Finally, all collisions have been deactivated for the first 30 seconds of each race, a rule that has also been applied to the Horizon Life PvP races.
Those taking part in the new Drift Adventure may be interested in the new Drift Camera. The cameraās viewpoint follows the direction of travel in the cockpit view. This can be activated in the HUD and Gameplay settings.
The āBarrett-Jackson Car Packā arrived in Forza Motorsport 7 back in January, and the pack is now arriving in Forza Horizon 4 . The pack includes several cars from ādecades pastā ā the 1963 Shelby Monaco King Cobra, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport Barrett-Jackson Edition, 1975 Ford Bronco Barrett-Jackson Edition, 1932 Ford Custom Double Down, 1932 Ford Roadster Hula Girl, 1959 Plymouth Atomic Punk Bubbletop, and 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible. The pack is available for free to those who own the Forza Horizon 4 Car Pass, or can be purchased separately by those who donāt.
The new Series also brings along new rewards for completing the Festival Playlist. Those who reach 50% completion in the Festival Playlist will receive the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Forza Edition, while those who reach 80% completion will get the 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. There are similar rewards for the individual seasons too:
| Season | 50% Completion Reward | 80% Completion Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Season | 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door CoupƩ | 1969 Hot Wheels Twin Mill |
| Autumn Season | 2012 Ferrari 599XX Evolution | 2011 Hot Wheels Bone Shaker |
| Winter Season | 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 | 2016 W Motors Lykan HyperSport |
| Spring Season | 2009 Vauxhall Corsa VXR | Easter Bunny Suit |
For a full list of the rest of the gameplay improvements and bug fixes made to the game, you can check out the full patch notes. Otherwise, you can see some of the updateās changes in action in the update preview below:
Series Update 8 is due to arrive this week. The āBarrett-Jackson Car Packā is available now.