Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[Edax 76]

For those under the age of 40, you'll need to google Mary Whitehouse

Good point very well presented, I didn't think of our younger colleagues.😂

 

[Mikey]

I find this post utterly appalling and the language within it a threat to the very basis of modern society and all the values associated with good clean wholesome living.......

I shall write a strongly worded, albeit non vulgar letter to the champion of all that is good, Miss Mary Whitehouse.

Now you're in trouble @sirjim73 😂😂😂

I hope they don't ask Desiree Carthorse to approve it or everything will end up wrapped in bedsheets.

 

[sirjim73]

I hope they don't ask Desiree Carthorse to approve it or everything will end up wrapped in bedsheets.

Bloody hysterical!!! Thanks

 

[Edax 76]

I hope they don't ask Desiree Carthorse to approve it or everything will end up wrapped in bedsheets.

Fried Gold, genius 😂😂😂

 

[Enzo_P1_GTR]

Ok I did a experiment on why I keep getting accolade with my Enzo that belong to others cars.

I smash the 100 Solar Panels with my Enzo and it was still showing 0 Solar Panels smash so I bought the 1995 Mitsubishi eclipse GSX and then I tried again with my Enzo smashing the Solar Panels and....

It looks like you just need to own the said car and then you can use any other car .

Mystery solved.

 

[fuchs171]

This is hilarious, considering writing cute, or smile or dizzy will get me blocked from posting content...

I cant save Fuchs Oil vinyl using own name

 

[PirovacBoy]

Just wanted to share this hell of a ride...


Driving Dynamics wise as well as overall Driving Physics point of View, I'd say this should be a wake up Slap into some so called Sim Racers Face .
I don't see any Arcade Physics here at all... Do you ?! 😮

 

[sirjim73]

I found a new mural today...

 

[sirjim73]

And here's another one cleverly hidden behind some houses:

And another one. They're everywhere!

How many Forzathon points do I get for these?

 

[Stray Cat]

Here's a tune for this week's Trial, using the 1965 Mustang: 102 379 391

I was able to easily outrun the A.I. and the other players with this.

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[sirjim73]

Japan may be imminent, but some of us haven't left Mexico yet

 

[CarbonDaimon]

FH5 Release Notes: February 17th, 2026 (Steam, Windows & Xbox only)

Forza Support Team

Version Number:

Xbox One: 2.688.109.0
Xbox Series X|S: 3.688.109.0
PC: 3.688.109.0
Steam: 1.688.109.0


Bug fixes and changes (Available from Feb 17)


General

Performance and stability fixes.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from renaming UGC, which would sometimes result in a crash.

 

[kjb]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

 

[KILLER2JZ]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

Super easy to make money. Will seem like it's taking a while at first but then it will just come flowing in.

 

[BONDMINIS]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

Forza Horizon 5 is the easiest game to earn money and get cars that I've ever played in my 42 years of life.

 

[sirjim73]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

Money is pretty easy, especially when compared to GT7, plus you get a lot of free cars and cash given to you via wheelspins. You get a wheelspin every time you "level up" which happens pretty regularly just by playing the game normally and/or doing weekly Forzathons etc.

 

[Nacho Libre]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

Credits should not be a problem, and you even get a 1-time pass to purchase any car you want that is available in the showroom, and the Speed 12 you mention is not really that expensive in-game (500,000 cr).

 

[skazz]

It's easy to build up the first ~650 cars through wheelspins and the auto show. After that you need to spend time collecting backstage passes and doing weekly Forzathon challenges to collect "Hard to Find" cars, which were added each week to the game for the first 2 1/2 years via the Forzathon system and are not available directly in the auto show.

Horizon's approach to credits is deliberate: They want you to be able to enjoy any and all of the 899 cars in the game, since Horizon is basically a sandbox for car fans to have fun driving their favourite cars around a large open world map.


In terms of the actual driving experience: Horizon uses mostly realistic physics. You have to brake for corners, and taking the racing line is definitely fastest (rather than drifting as you'd see in arcade games). However two things are tweaked from the Forza Motorsport physics to make the open world experience less challenging:

1. Suspension won't break even if you do huge jumps. Just accept it.
2. Front wheel grip is too high. This is done by basically allowing the tires to take too much load while cornering, so you can trail brake even in situations where a real car would understeer. However, bad driving still understeers, it's just that the limits of grip are exaggeratedly high.

Ever since FH3, I've found that the Horizon open world is compelling and just absolutely great fun. Just relax, turn off your GT7 lap time mindset and enjoy off road as much as on road. Take crazy cars and do crazy things, with (mostly) believable physics - exactly the kind of thing which appeals to loads of people. The franchise is absolutely huge for good reason.

 

[kjb]

Thanks everyone! I have one more question can I buy multiple copies of the same car?

 

[BONDMINIS]

Thanks everyone! I have one more question can I buy multiple copies of the same car?

Yes. The only limit imposed is the size of the garage. It can hold 2000 cars. If you want to have 2000 units of the same car, you can; you have the freedom to have as many cars as you want of each model and type.

 

[Populuxe]

Yes. The only limit imposed is the size of the garage. It can hold 2000 cars. If you want to have 2000 units of the same car, you can; you have the freedom to have as many cars as you want of each model and type.

The exception is barn finds. You can only have one of each.

 

[sirjim73]

Yes. The only limit imposed is the size of the garage. It can hold 2000 cars. If you want to have 2000 units of the same car, you can; you have the freedom to have as many cars as you want of each model and type.

There's only one person on here who is likely to have 2,000 copies of the same car... cough @Enzo_P1_GTR cough

 

[Nacho Libre]

There's only one person on here who is likely to have 2,000 copies of the same car... cough @Enzo_P1_GTR cough

Let him be... those things cost 3.5 million credits in GT currency (and I got mine from a roulette ticket!)

 

[kjb]

There's only one person on here who is likely to have 2,000 copies of the same car... cough @Enzo_P1_GTR cough

Yeah he loves the P1 GTR

 

[SpacedInvader]

Tried to start game today to do weekly Forzathingy, but locked out. Says I must sign in, but offers no option to do so (can either shut down game or go round in circles trying to launch and getting told to sign in)...
Never happened before (vague memory of linking to MS account when starting v beginning of game). Been playing it once or twice per wk since it came out on PS5, so a bit odd. Wondering if problem is my side or theirs.
Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Enzo_P1_GTR]

Okay I am thinking of getting this for the PS5 since it is on sale. How easy is it to make money? Is it GT7 grindy, slightly less grindy or the money flows like a waterfall. I ask because a couple of the cars I am looking forward to the Speed 12 and one of Chasers are not regularly available.

kjb I was the same at the start with money but once I started to learn my way around the game money became super easy to get and now I don't even have any use for it.

Tried to start game today to do weekly Forzathingy, but locked out. Says I must sign in, but offers no option to do so (can either shut down game or go round in circles trying to launch and getting told to sign in)...
Never happened before (vague memory of linking to MS account when starting v beginning of game). Been playing it once or twice per wk since it came out on PS5, so a bit odd. Wondering if problem is my side or theirs.
Anyone got any ideas?

No problems here just finished logging in On PS5.👍

 

[Mikey]

It was kind of hard for me to complete the District 17: Sewer Racers EventLab this week as the game kept awarding me an 11th place finish despite crossing the finish line before all the other cars. Looks like the race really isn't for the swift.

 

[Seb75]

It was kind of hard for me to complete the District 17: Sewer Racers EventLab this week as the game kept awarding me an 11th place finish despite crossing the finish line before all the other cars. Looks like the race really isn't for the swift.

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There is a bug in this race when you start at the end. It thinks you are a lap behind because of the strange design in this map. This is something I found out when the race first appeard. I gues you´re opponents level is unbeatable? Change it to high so you start at place 8 or higher and the race will award you the correct place 👍

 

[Nacho Libre]

In times like this I'm thankful that Playground Games considered México for the game's location, and took the time and care to represent it in the best light possible, and capture its beauty and warmth, because today, Guanajuato is burning... 😓

 

[Enzo_P1_GTR]

I made a track in event lap with alot of turns try and guess how long it is and how many turns it has.

@Nacho Libre I saw the news I'm praying for all the innocent people and for Mexico stay safe friend.