Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[Edax 76]

Didn’t Tommy leave with Mike Brown tho and head to the new studio? Could’ve sworn he did

Ah, good point well presented bud. Here's hoping the intellectual property of Tommy's Autos stayed with PG Games 🤞🤞.

 

[Digolgrin]

On a serious note though, might we be getting the Mexican version of Tommy's Autos tomorrow? Getting some high value cars on the cheap.

As in "I'd be a fool to sell them this cheap".

I did notice a disturbing lack of Hard-to-Find cars from later on in the game's life; the Bronco Raptor and Meyers Manx 2.0 seem like no-brainers to re-add here, but PG chose to forego them in favor of unremarkable stuff from Year One. Perhaps, for April Fools Day only, they'll be coming to the Forzathon Shop?

 

[The_Greaser]

I don't believe there will be an April Fools' joke or a prize car at any point. Just saying.

Also, I would fully understand McLaren wanting to embrace actual car names, but what's really in a name? Artura sounds more like a Latin translation of Arthur.

 

[Edax 76]

I don't believe there will be an April Fools' joke or a prize car at any point. Just saying.

Also, I would fully understand McLaren wanting to embrace actual car names, but what's really in a name? Artura sounds more like a Latin translation of Arthur.

The Devs said there was one coming in the update video last Monday bud.

Oh, and Artura et Tabul Circulas 😂😂

 

[Populuxe]

Let’s see… April Fools… Fool… Jester… I’ve got it. A one day only crossover with GTA Online for all the Dinka Jesters.

 

[Digolgrin]

Let’s see… April Fools… Fool… Jester… I’ve got it. A one day only crossover with GTA Online for all the Dinka Jesters.
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Y'know, for some reason I wouldn't be mad at a GTA V crossover car. We've had stuff like that in FH4, right? Depends on whether ot not Take-Two would be willing to play ball.

 

[ALLSETFORMOVE]

Random thought... Does the '67 GT500 from the carpack have a unique brake light animation? Driver San Francisco did. Or did they just make all lights light up? I think an old comment from the DSF entry of this very car said it best, but the actual car had sequential tail light patterns.

Geez DRV SF is truly a lost gem. Hopefully Ubisoft can make a sequel sometime.

Let’s see… April Fools… Fool… Jester… I’ve got it. A one day only crossover with GTA Online for all the Dinka Jesters.
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That hexagon intake on the Jester RR is just ... bad looking. They just don't go together. I bought the car last month I believe and barely drive it.

 

[The_Greaser]

Dinka Jesters.

Yeah... the modern one is relatively interesting, yet it's based on the 2012 Acura NSX Concept (remember this was added in the Business Update in 2014, and no production model was out at the time) and is available in Story Mode (Enhanced version).

The Jester Classic is extremely hideous and locked behind the scummy and horrible GTA Online, and the Jester RR (which is also locked behind said scummy & greedy mode) is strangely thrown into copyright-infringement territory with its near-identical body design.

In my situation, since I hate Rockstar because of the fact that they've latched on to the overdependence of GTAO and their subscriptionware service - which brings that same fear to the upcoming GTA VI - I personally would've liked the Jester RR itself. Yet since said car is exclusive to Online (or mod the game if you got a PC version and some scripthook knowhow for SP) I think it's a worthless investment, because they're overpriced. Especially since a XV30 Camry costs $460,000 for crying out loud....

 

[UKMikey]

 

[Turboteg90]

Real Mexicans know that there is never a quiet night.

 

[The_Greaser]

BREAKING NEWS: FH5 Servers Permanently Shut Down Amid Original Crew Game's Shutdown, PGG Jacks Up Car Pack Prices By 500%
In light of Ubisoft's legacy DRM-restricted games shutting down for good, PGG made a fatal mistake and shut down their servers! Also, the devs, in a valiant effort to raise more money than ever before for FH6, jacked up car pack prices by five hundred percent. Which means that instead of car packs being anywhere from $4-10, they are now up to $400 or more.

Don't worry, that's all #fakenews by the April Fools' Team!

 

[Digolgrin]

BREAKING NEWS: FH5 Servers Permanently Shut Down Amid Original Crew Game's Shutdown, PGG Jacks Up Car Pack Prices By 500%
In light of Ubisoft's legacy DRM-restricted games shutting down for good, PGG made a fatal mistake and shut down their servers! Also, the devs, in a valiant effort to raise more money than ever before for FH6, jacked up car pack prices by five hundred percent. Which means that instead of car packs being anywhere from $4-10, they are now up to $400 or more.

Don't worry, that's all #fakenews by the April Fools' Team!

Takin' this to mean there is no actual FH5 April Fools' thing, not even an official "joke".

 

[Famine]

Takin' this to mean there is no actual FH5 April Fools' thing, not even an official "joke".

They put googly eyes on the Tanks at the Race-Off/Race Off site.

Yup.

 

[sw3g005]

Swear one of the comments for this post read "No wonder they all keep coming to America". Which makes one wonder whether the Horizon festival has singlehandedly caused US immigration to skyrocket. Or maybe that's what Horizon Mexico was designed to do all along - it entertains you with cars and music, in the meantime the festival displaces Mexicans for future "settlement" of... how shall I put it... "global minority" people 🤔 #conspiracytime

 

[Digolgrin]

They put googly eyes on the Tanks at the Race-Off/Race Off site.

Yup.

So it's genuinely one of those stupid things you won't see unless you're actively looking for it, since hardly anyone's going to visit the Race-Off site unless they're checking the scores--which you can already do in the Festival Playlist.

Kinda dumb, not gonna lie, but also kinda smart if you don't want to participate.

 

[Edax 76]

Well that was anti climatic. I know the April Fools thing was never going to be anything major, but I was hoping for slightly more than googly eyes on the Tank mascots.

 

[Turboteg90]

we all been here long enough to know it never plays out what we expect.

 

[UKMikey]

Swear one of the comments for this post read "No wonder they all keep coming to America". Which makes one wonder whether the Horizon festival has singlehandedly caused US immigration to skyrocket. Or maybe that's what Horizon Mexico was designed to do all along - it entertains you with cars and music, in the meantime the festival displaces Mexicans for future "settlement" of... how shall I put it... "global minority" people 🤔 #conspiracytime

It seems like some people have been programmed to think of immigration whenever they see the word Mexican.

 

[Digolgrin]

we all been here long enough to know it never plays out what we expect.

Why do you think I've always approached car predictions from both a cynical and optimistic standpoint?

 

[Edax 76]

we all been here long enough to know it never plays out what we expect.

True, very true bud.

It seems like some people have been programmed to think of immigration whenever they see the word Mexican.

I don't, I think of Taco's and Burrito's.

 

[UKMikey]

It seems like some people have been programmed to think of immigration whenever they see the word Mexican.

I don't, I think of Taco's and Burrito's.

It's French rally drivers for me. 😊

 

[Digolgrin]

My only concern is how they will set the difficulty level for the "extra PR Stunts."

The FH5 forum just posted the event list for next week's Playlist; thought you might be interested in the PR stunt targets.

I'm also noticing that the Treasure Hunt next week requires the use of a Peel car, and upgrading it in order to get three stars at any Drift Zone. Any assistance with a build for those things is appreciated, I was not expecting this sudden twist.

 

[The_Greaser]

I don't, I think of Taco's and Burrito's.

I would prefer Tapas. Iberian Spanish always came first ya know

 

[Edax 76]

I would prefer Tapas. Iberian Spanish always came first ya know

Tapas is nice, but I do have a bread/wheat addiction lol. A nicely stuffed burrito is great comfort food, bready, ricey and nicely spicy. 🌯🌯

 

[GTvsForza]

They put googly eyes on the Tanks at the Race-Off/Race Off site.

Yup.

Y'know, kinda expected more. Not Minecraft April Fools-levels (Infinite is the best one IMO), but something bigger than just googly eyes on mascots.

 

[TokoTurismo]

Y'know, kinda expected more. Not Minecraft April Fools-levels (Infinite is the best one IMO), but something bigger than just googly eyes on mascots.

Did you say, bigger? Just look up.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

PG staff after sticking googly eyes on their Race Off venues:

 

[Digolgrin]

PG staff after sticking googly eyes on their Race Off venues:

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Honestly, for real; I'm sure the environmental artists on the Evolving World team thought the whole idea was funny and subversive, which is kind of the point of April Fools' Day, but... was it really worth the effort to add something hardly anyone will see unless they actively go to the Evolving World aspect? When you plan on an April Fools' prank for the community, you should plan something everyone can be affected by or take advantage of.

Which, I suppose, is why they chose to doll up the Race-Off venue, because it's part of the Community Challenge that everyone is participating in, but again, there's no reason to actually go over there because the scores are right there on the Festival Playlist.

...They're gonna add googly eyes in Apex Allstars's EventLab prop drop, aren't they?

 

[GTvsForza]

I think they already have googly eyes in EventLab

 

[Stang616]

I just want googly eye windshield stickers...