Forza Horizon 5 (Mexico)

[Colonel Sanders]

What ever happened to AI convoys? I never played FH4 but I did play FH3 and one of my favorite features was that you could honk at AI drivers to get them to follow you around and race you to objectives. FH5 feels so lonely without these. Multiplayer convoys seem so unreliable. Whenever I join a random convoy and suggest doing an event, I get no response whatsoever.

that AI convoy feature was bizarre but kinda neat. but i agree about convoys and just the multiplayer structure of FH5 (and 4.. and 3..) in general. it all feels very "pick and choose-y" in that you need to go into it with something specific in mind (i.e. i wanna do road racing, i wanna do minigames, etc) which really goes against the whole open world environment they keep trying to build up. tbh i'm not even sure what the ideal way to do it would be (i'd have to ruminate on that for quite some time) but this ain't it, that's for sure.

 

[Armenius]

Seems like they created online boundaries to the map for the Horizon Life feature, which would explain the feeling of emptiness while roaming the map and connected online compared to prior entries. Seems like this approach has completely broken the game, and whatever they did to alleviate server issues has made it worse. I don't see any traffic at all if I start the game in online mode. In prior games you could open the map and scan the whole thing to see where people were congregating in your Horizon Life session. In this game you can only see those in your immediate vicinity. It's a sad state of affairs and makes doing emergent events like Horizon Arcade nigh impossible.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

Seems like they created online boundaries to the map for the Horizon Life feature, which would explain the feeling of emptiness while roaming the map and connected online compared to prior entries. Seems like this approach has completely broken the game, and whatever they did to alleviate server issues has made it worse. I don't see any traffic at all if I start the game in online mode. In prior games you could open the map and scan the whole thing to see where people were congregating in your Horizon Life session. In this game you can only see those in your immediate vicinity. It's a sad state of affairs and makes doing emergent events like Horizon Arcade nigh impossible.

exactly! i've noticed the "zones" as you driving around (esp. if you're hauling ass) as it lags and re-connects and loads the cars of the "new" players.

one wonders how (or if) they can correct issues like these in updates. there's so much to like in the game but now i regret going against my gut instincts and re-buying after my first refund and going past the 2 hour limit. this is just one of those games that's very good at sucking you in with the amazing graphics and general "wow" factor and hiding the bad stuff that takes some scrutiny to reveal.

 

[Armenius]

exactly! i've noticed the "zones" as you driving around (esp. if you're hauling ass) as it lags and re-connects and loads the cars of the "new" players.

one wonders how (or if) they can correct issues like these in updates. there's so much to like in the game but now i regret going against my gut instincts and re-buying after my first refund and going past the 2 hour limit. this is just one of those games that's very good at sucking you in with the amazing graphics and general "wow" factor and hiding the bad stuff that takes some scrutiny to reveal.

What makes it worse is it always seems like players are spawned in an adjacent "zone," and when I try to drive toward them they all disappear as I cross into that "zone" myself. I've also hopelessly been trying to complete at least one Arcade even to no avail. I've otherwise been having fun in random coop races.

I've gotten nearly 60 hours out of the game already. Just have to finish the stories and the 20 or so exhibitions that are left. I think I'll be done after that, which is typical for Forza Horizon games for me. I may stick out the rest of the first series just because. I'll check out the expansions when they come out. Hopefully the online situation will be better at that time.

 

[Viper16]

I just bought the premium edition, plan to get through the solo stuff. Always enjoyed the Forza Horizons but never have owned one of the games, and have not had an XBOX past the 360. Playing on PC w/DS4 controller (wireless), extremely low lag input....couldn't tell from console/controller latencies.

 

[Domingo]

Difficulty for the story missions = almost laughably inconsistent. The drift missions and half of the race missions give you 3 stars for doing almost anything. Quite a few races allow you to drive straight for the finish line and and totally ignore the roads. Yet about 1/4 of those checkpoint races want a run that borders on flawless. With randomized traffic, some runs literally are impossible unless you restart and get better traffic placements. They're almost refreshingly difficult because of how mindlessly easy the other ones are.

 

[Business6]

Difficulty for the story missions = almost laughably inconsistent. The drift missions and half of the race missions give you 3 stars for doing almost anything. Quite a few races allow you to drive straight for the finish line and and totally ignore the roads. Yet about 1/4 of those checkpoint races want a run that borders on flawless. With randomized traffic, some runs literally are impossible unless you restart and get better traffic placements. They're almost refreshingly difficult because of how mindlessly easy the other ones are.

Bro anything to get me through that dialogue they wrote and never hear it again.

 

[Armenius]

If anybody is doing The Trial this week for the seasonal event I recommend down tuning a C8 Corvette instead of using the i8. I have a tune that I shared that is A800 with AWD and it grips in the torrential rain. I just need to find where to get the share code. It looks like plenty of other people have discovered this, though, but people are still using the i8.

 

[Domingo]

Bro anything to get me through that dialogue they wrote and never hear it again.

You should try playing Need for Speed Heat, Dirt 5, or any of The Crew games. At least the people in FH5 are kind of normal...and the conversations are short. NFS Most Wanted (the original) is probably the only racing game that had a plot that didn't make me cringe.

 

[Business6]

You should try playing Need for Speed Heat, Dirt 5, or any of The Crew games. At least the people in FH5 are kind of normal...and the conversations are short. NFS Most Wanted (the original) is probably the only racing game that had a plot that didn't make me cringe.

No thanks, lol. The dialogue in NFS has been horrible for a long time and I haven't touched the series since Carbon. Gaming doesn't exactly attract the best writers though there are obviously a number out there.

 

[Armenius]

The last daily of the storm season was broken if you already did all the expeditions. You apparently are not given credit if you've already completed them all and try completing one in a replay. Outside of that I finished all the stories and exhibitions on Wednesday night. Nothing left to do other than play out the rest of the first series like I had planned.

 

[Yippee38]

You should try playing Need for Speed Heat, Dirt 5, or any of The Crew games. At least the people in FH5 are kind of normal...and the conversations are short. NFS Most Wanted (the original) is probably the only racing game that had a plot that didn't make me cringe.

Now I have to try to get the original NFS games to work on machine. Curse you!

 

[Domingo]

As I'm starting to near the end of the races/stories I have left, I have to admit I wish there was some more variety to the courses. They're pretty much all either point A to point B with/without checkpoints or "just slam the gas and steer side to side." There are occasionally jumps, but not that many.

There are some user-created maps that involve Mario Kart-like jumping, bouncing, driving up walls, hitting the most bowling pins, and mixing+matching the different goals. Makes me wish the game had more of that. My favorite stuff in the game has been user generated for the most part. More car variety, too. I feel like tuning my cars ends up just creating a bunch of clones that fall into 3-4 categories. I almost wish tuning wasn't an option and they just assigned you a different car for everything.

 

[Armenius]

As I'm starting to near the end of the races/stories I have left, I have to admit I wish there was some more variety to the courses. They're pretty much all either point A to point B with/without checkpoints or "just slam the gas and steer side to side." There are occasionally jumps, but not that many.

There are some user-created maps that involve Mario Kart-like jumping, bouncing, driving up walls, hitting the most bowling pins, and mixing+matching the different goals. Makes me wish the game had more of that. My favorite stuff in the game has been user generated for the most part. More car variety, too. I feel like tuning my cars ends up just creating a bunch of clones that fall into 3-4 categories. I almost wish tuning wasn't an option and they just assigned you a different car for everything.

My issue with the included race layouts is that a lot of the superb road they created seems to be squandered when it comes to creating actual race layouts. Even the standard racing layouts the community are creating are better than what PG have done. The Gauntlet is probably the only PG-created race layout that is any good.

 

[ghostwich]

LOL

https://twitter.com/DonJoewonSong/status/1465322447692046346?s=20

 

[German Muscle]

i think im done with the game until DLC1 comes out.

There are a shitload of bugs in this game and tbh im glad they were left out of the recent video game awards. This game is nearly as broken as GTA Definitive Edition. I can list off around 150 glaring bugs and glitches.

 

[Viper16]

Finishing up the main races, moved my difficulty up to Pro...Unbeatable is a bit too tough, but doable with proper setup vehicles, some patience, and a hint of luck. To me seems there are a handful of vehicles that will stomp over all the races with ease, so using the variety of the +500 cars would not work too well other than cruising around.

The arcade races are absolute crap. PVP traffic is lame when online and broken when trying to complete events that need it. I plan to only login and do the seasonal stuff once I get the main races completed, and all the 3-star accolades. I am not sure if it is my internet, but get random disconnects but can reconnect with the touch of a button....happens 10 times are day and randomly.

I have about 40 hours into it and about 75% full completion.

 

[Domingo]

i think im done with the game until DLC1 comes out.

There are a shitload of bugs in this game and tbh im glad they were left out of the recent video game awards. This game is nearly as broken as GTA Definitive Edition. I can list off around 150 glaring bugs and glitches.

What kind of bugs and glitches are you encountering? I've had some visual quirks with going to one of my houses, but I can't think of anything else.

 

[Armenius]

What kind of bugs and glitches are you encountering? I've had some visual quirks with going to one of my houses, but I can't think of anything else.

Same. I'm now over 100 hours of play time and the only issues I am encountering have to do with online play. Disappearing traffic and players in Horizon Life, rampant syncing issues in multiplayer lobbies, etc. Some of the accolades also are not working properly.

 

[Business6]

Same. I'm now over 100 hours of play time and the only issues I am encountering have to do with online play. Disappearing traffic and players in Horizon Life, rampant syncing issues in multiplayer lobbies, etc. Some of the accolades also are not working properly.

The online components are mega borked. Lots of work is needed on AI and some further optimization.

Still having a hell of a time

 

[Armenius]

The online components are mega borked. Lots of work is needed on AI and some further optimization.

Still having a hell of a time

For sure. I thought I had spent half the time with the game I've actually done. I was surprised to see my total play time is now a little over 108 hours. A little annoyed last night that I tried to do the "high ground" achievement for a rivals even in 3 different PI classes using the same car and it didn't unlock for some reason...

 

[Domingo]

I completed my last story mission and just bought the last house on the map. I've done all of the long-ass races that cover the whole map at least once, too. I think I'm going to leave the game installed, but step away for a while and see what they do/don't add.

 

[ghostwich]

I think the Rivals is fun? I see only two of you I think though.

 

[Armenius]

I think the Rivals is fun? I see only two of you I think though.

I've been doing some Rivals events recently, but still haven't done a lot of them. I've done around a dozen or so. I'm usually getting matched up to Gryfter, but I don't know who that is on the forum.

 

[RogueTrip]

Been playing horizon solo. Level 209 now. Still got some races to finish but I still feel the horizon series peaked with forza horizon 3.

More vehicles than ever that I don't care to drive. Mexico seems very sparse to me. The trailer about the volcano stuff seems like a severe lie.

I tried a online team race and that is just a bad joke.


Hate to say it but this game is just a big MEH.

 

[Armenius]

New patch addresses Arcade issues and fixes several other things. Hopefully we can actually compete Arcade events, now.

https://support.forzamotorsport.net...898144659-FH5-Release-Notes-December-3rd-2021

We're constantly working to improve the experience in Forza Horizon 5. Below you will find a summary of items fixed or improved upon in this update.

Version Number:​

• Xbox One: 2.414.967.0
• Xbox Series: 3.414.967.0
• PC: 3.414.967.0
• Steam: 1.414.967.0

Game Stability​

• Various stability fixes
• Fixed crash that could occur when loading Chapter 6 in the Born Fast Horizon Story
• Fixed crash that could occur when replaying the Canyon Expedition
• Fixed a soft lock which could occur during the Baja Expedition

Multiplayer​

• Improvements for an issue where convoy members and other players can disappear
• Horizon Open - Reduced the amount of races in Open Racing events before a car change, from 5 to 3
• Horizon Open - Removed The Goliath from pool to prevent long wait for race completion
• Horizon Open - Street Race routes will now be at night
• Horizon Open - Removed S2 Cross Country races from rotation
• Horizon Open - Fixed issue with scoring HUD in Open Drifting
• Eliminator - Randomised position of Eliminator car drops
• Fixed an issue where searching for a convoy via 'Find a Convoy' could result in an infinite load
• Convoy leaders accepting a Forza LINK invite now accepts for the whole convoy
• Convoy icon on Player Label in the map has been updated to be more readable
• Horizon Arcade - Score target now scales based on number of participants
• Horizon Arcade - Fixed an issue where convoy members were seeing different score totals
• Horizon Arcade - Prioritise grouping players in larger groups when event starts
• Horizon Arcade - Increased the time at which a Horizon Arcade event radius will appear on the map ahead of it starting to 10 minutes
• Horizon Arcade - Adjusted completion requirements for some Horizon Arcade events
• Horizon Arcade - Fixed issue where finding a Barn Find during a Horizon Arcade event could leave players in a bad game state
• Horizon Arcade - Fixed issue where Horizon Arcade Mini Missions HUD wouldn't show players when next mission is starting
• Horizon Arcade - Added unique icons for each Horizon Arcade game type on the map
• Horizon Arcade - Fixed an issue where some ramps might not appear during Horizon Arcade bullseye events
• Horizon Arcade - Reduced the completion requirements as part of Festival Playlist
• Made car restrictions for Horizon Tour clearer
• Fixed issue where beating a record in Rivals and Series Rivals wouldn't provide a new rival in the post-race screen
• Fixed issue where players could see incorrect points total in Playground Games events when a player left
• Fixed issue where no traffic was present for online street races
• Fixed issue with destination pin when playing expeditions in co-op
• Fixed issue with AI cars disappearing when playing expeditions in co-op

Wheel Compatibility

• Fixed an issue where button prompts were not appearing for users with a Logitech G920

Exploits

• Fixed an issue where players could tune their car to a higher class vehicle before starting a race
• Fixed an issue where times from Blueprint events could be erroneously posted to the leaderboard for the race at that location
• Fixed an issue where players were able to post to Rivals and PR Stunt leaderboards when using modified game speed settings

PC

• Fixed issue where Pause Menu could show two tabs at once when changing focus away from the game and unpausing with a controller
• Fixed issue where mouse input was being ignored in the Horizon Story Post Race Stars screen
• Stopped mouse being able to move the camera during Pre-Race cinematic
• Fixed an issue where low video memory warning could be displayed incorrectly on AMD Renoir
• Fixed an issue where running at 3440x1440 resolution would cause graphical artefacts on the screen edge
• Improved messaging around out of date drivers

Cars

• '98 Toyota Supra RZ - Corrected window trim issue and various other fixes to upgrade parts
• Added Freeroam Convertible functionality to the Willys Jeep and Porsche 918 Spyder
• '18 BMW M5 - Corrected colour in front left brake calliper
• '70 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler - Stock brakes can't be painted
• Fixed DeLorean logo on Car Collection screen
• Reduced Transmission whine on stock car audio
• Updated the engine audio for the Porsche 918 Spyder

Accolades

• Fixed an issue where some completed Accolades could reset to being incomplete
• Fixed an issue with Accolades for photographing the statues in the El Camino story not unlocking
• Fixed an issue where the Accolade for taking a short cut in the final Lucha De Carreteras story chapter would not unlock
• Fixed "Raised in the Desert" not requiring the player to be in the designated car
• Fixed "Unlimited Power" description to say Unlimited Off-road rather than Extreme Off-road
• Fixed "Ready, Set, Go!" unlocking if player lost the race
• Removed some Accolades which could become incompletable which required the player to complete a PR Stunt in a specific car
• Corrected typo on the "A True Advantage" description from 2018 to 2019 Aston Martin Vantage
• Fixed "Ford of the Wings" where the objective wouldn't appear when pinned
• Fixed issue where "Monster Destroyer" would not complete if the player wins after a restart
• Updated the "Canon Run" accolades to use the correct name
• Corrected the number of air skills required for the "Air In A G Wagon" Accolade
• Fixed an issue with the "Unbeatable Dirt Racing" Accolade counting progress incorrectly
• Fixed "Money To Burn" Accolade directing players to wrong drift zone
• Updated "Don't Break It, There Isn't Many Left" Accolade to inform player of danger sign they need to complete
• Fixed issue where pinning Accolades for some danger signs would not set the route correctly
• Added ability to jump to rewards in the Accolade menus

Super7

• Super7 second pre event screen now shows Title and Description rather than the Creator and Description
• Fixed issue in Super7 where players can experience a long load if creating a challenge far from a road
• Fixed issue where Super7 challenge props wouldn't load after publishing
• Fixed issue where player could stop getting new Super7 challenges
• Removed an incorrect VO line from playing when returning to Freeroam from Super7

Other

• Fixed an issue where Seasonal PR Stunts would state 1mph/1ft/1m more required despite meeting the completion criteria
• EventLab - Props will now appear as the colour variant selected before being placed
• Removed some erroneous props present in the stadium when creating EventLab events
• Fixed an issue where players could not see their own Events in Event Blueprints menu
• Changed "Place" variable in Rules of Play to "Rank" to be more representative
• Fixed issue in Blueprint Builder where prop thumbnail wouldn't appear
• Altered the flow of the Forza LINK tutorial to avoid players with custom control mappings getting stuck
• Added scrolling delay to long Forza LINK phrases to help with legibility
• Fixed an issue with Forza LINK when sending "Follow me" in reply to the barn find request not setting a route
• Rewinding during a showcase could cause the game to ignore the offline game speed accessibility setting
• Infiniti Car Collection now awards the "STONKS" Forza LINK phrase
• Fixed issue where player would get spawned in the wrong location when replaying Expeditions
• Added accessibility option to progress Horizon Stories without completing the proceeding challenges
• Fixed Hall of Fame banners not prioritising friends who had joined the Hall of Fame
• Fixed various bad Fast Travel points which could leave the player stuck
• Fixed an issue where the Lugar Tranquilo player home could become locked again after having purchased it
• Fixed player labels showing the wrong PI on the map
• Marathon icon no longer overlaps the Horizon Street Scene outpost icon on the map
• Change map filters to include the Eliminator map icon under multiplayer events, rather than Festival sites
• Fixed camera clipping through scenery during post-race results cinematic
• Fixed issues with clipping on various clothing items in character creator
• Fixed issue with price displaying incorrectly for Car Pass and Premium Add-Ons Bundle in Steam
• Fixed an issue where Festival Playlist displayed more points earned than are achievable
• Fixed prestige stars not appearing in online leaderboards
• Added the Ability to 'View Eligible Cars' on Seasonal PR Stunts in the Festival Playlist screen
• Made the final checkpoint in street race events visually distinct from normal checkpoints
• Made it so that the Add Layer feature in the Livery Editor now correctly adds the layer to the top of the stack
• Fixed Achievement tracking for the "Unlimited Prowess" Achievement
• Fixed an issue where players were able to skip the whole race in Chapter 2 of Lucha de Carreteras
• Fixed an issue where the radio could be turned back on after turning it off
• Updated Fast Travel message from pause menu to correctly inform player it will take them to the nearest Festival site
• Fixed an issue where players could be switched from manual to automatic gears after a cutscene

 

[RogueTrip]

16GB update on windows. Looks like some of my races got reset to "new".

 

[Droc]

so frustrating. friend and i in the same group/convoy, i can see him, he cant see me. We both disconnected, i joined him. he can see me, i cant see him. This pile of shit is more broken then it was on release.

 

[Armenius]

16GB update on windows. Looks like some of my races got reset to "new".

Didn't have that issue, but this patch did introduce a lot of hanging/softlocks for me on both PC and Series X. And for some reason I lose all control of the game when I visit and leave my house. At least I was able to complete a bunch of Arcade events and got the majority of achievements unlocked.

 

[Armenius]

A hotfix was released yesterday that fixed the softlocking issue on console. Nothing for PC, but I fired it up on PC last night after updating to the newest GeForce driver and wasn't having issues anymore.

 

[Armenius]

Another season, another broken challenge. This time it's the treasure hunt. Just waiting for the smashable challenges so I can get my last achievement.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

anyone remember that game forza horizon 5?

 

[Domingo]

I did pretty much all there was to do (at least everything I wanted to do) and uninstalled it. I enjoyed it, but I don't really have a reason to play it anymore. I could unlock more cars and configure them all to handle the same way I guess. IMO, the situation is like that for most every racing game, though. The earlier Burnout games are the only ones I recall going back to over and over, and much of that was because of the wreck mode.

 

[RogueTrip]

Got around 100hrs now. Close to 500 cars. Finished all the solo races. Just doing SP farm grind last few days. They really don't give enough credits for racing.

I have a hard time putting the game down even after finishing almost everything. Need to move onto other xbox gamepass games now.

 

[Armenius]

I'm just waiting for two more collectable events so I can get my last achievement before the expansions come out.

In other news, Gavin Raeburn is leaving Playground Games. He headed up all the Horizon games as Studio Director since the first one that came out in 2010. Fellow co-founder Trevor Williams will be taking over the Studio Director role with Raeburn's departure.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/c...ground-games-leaves-the-company/1100-6499350/

 

[Colonel Sanders]

you know what's actually kinda shocking if you think about it? how bad the music is in most of the horizon games, when half of the entire basis behind the "horizon festival" that underpins all the games is supposed to be music.

you can really tell their music "curator" is a bonehead just by the 3rd grade level "i heard that song in a cartoon once" choices in the classical station.

 

[Armenius]

you know what's actually kinda shocking if you think about it? how bad the music is in most of the horizon games, when half of the entire basis behind the "horizon festival" that underpins all the games is supposed to be music.

you can really tell their music "curator" is a bonehead just by the 3rd grade level "i heard that song in a cartoon once" choices in the classical station.

Not to mention the absurd censoring of some songs to keep the 'E' rating. And some internet personality was chosen to pick the soundtrack for the XS station. She is American, born in America to American parent, but was apparently chosen as the "Mexican" representation in the game.

Sadly, the soundtrack of the first Horizon is still the best.

 

[Armenius]

This week's season has the fifth collectible challenge for the achievement if you have been getting them since the early access week. That was my last achievement for the game until the expansions come out.

 

[Armenius]

New update released today that appears to fix some of the more serious outstanding issues. Sadly, the list of known issues continues to get longer.

https://support.forzamotorsport.net...846799251-FH5-Release-Notes-February-1st-2022
https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4409616884883-FH5-Known-Issues

 

[RJ1892]

Anyone have some optimized settings targeting 4k/120FPS on a 3080/3090? I just started playing again and am trying to make the game look as good as possible at high framerates.