Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[breyzipp]

just under 3 hours to go! I’ve never been this impatient for a festival playlist to start. 😅 Already 100% the “season 0 prologue“ so bring it on! Also with the increased drivatar difficulty in races and the more restricted PR stunts I don’t think completing a festival playlist will be the walk in the park anymore that it was in FH4. I’m all for increased difficulty, I just hope it’s not going to get too though at some point. 🙈

 

[WanganDream]

Did they change the tire simulation in FH5 or simply improve the grip?
Either way, it seems that the dually vehicles got better handling in FH5 compared to FH4.
For the daily challenge I took the MB Racing Truck for the first time, and this truck is no longer the understeer monster it was in FH4.

 

[notsofast]

You wait ages for a Forza Edition car and then....

VOLUME WARNING

Nice one! I scored a Sesto Elemento FE in a wheel spin just before and that made my day. Not to mention getting the new Defender, Aston Valhalla and the BMW Z4 in wheel spins also. It’s been a good run today.

 

[the13PeSK]

If anyone hasn't tried it, I highly suggest giving Simulation steering a go. Even as a controller user, it feels a lot more responsive and much less understeer-prone than standard steering. It also seems to make controlling higher-horsepower cars much easier too. The dreaded "Sim Twitch" is still there, but it's easier to reign in than previous Forza games. The only scenario where Simulation might be a bit too much is in very high speed (120+ MPH) drifting, as the car will be much more violent when transitioning.

If nothing else, I kinda want other controller users to try it just so I can make sure I'm not going crazy.

This is exactly what I've noticed few days back! Fully agree!

 

[Nacho Libre]

Back at Xbox headquarters:
Minion: What do we do with everybody who changed their time to New Zealand?
Xbox boss: How many players now?
Minion: 6 million and counting...
Xbox boss: We'll let it slide, carry on.
Halo Infinite: I'm in danger!

 

[strela]

I must confess, had high hopes for the new Trial but players still show in a rental cars... Not to mention the starter Bronco is probably the best choice...
Anyway great first Trial. We won the first two races so we won without the third one. Nice new addition. I'm also worried for when those S2 races will come.

 

[DivitLad]

ffb was working fine when i finished playing this morning, now have nothing t300rs , edit, replugging in game helped

 

[GTvsForza]

Had an awesome morning! Finished two of the Championships and the Treasure Hunt, got the Sesto FE from a Wheelspin, and recieved a nice gift drop in the form of a Peugeot 205!

 

[UKMikey]

Can anyone recommend a S1 modern sports car to do the drag strip danger sign in the playlist? My Honda NSX GT keeps coming up 1ft short.

 

[Nacho Libre]

Can anyone recommend a S1 modern sports car to do the drag strip danger sign in the playlist? My Honda NSX GT keeps coming up 1ft short.

I recall that you can turn the newest Porsche Carrera in a S1 monster by swapping the 918 power unit.

 

[UKMikey]

Spoiler

I hope he at least got the lose a million point score accolade...

 

[DivitLad]

Spoiler

I hope he at least got the lose a million point score accolade...

sick of disconnects

 

[UKMikey]

Is anyone ready for comparisons with other games yet? The Crew 2 came off surprisingly well here for a three year old game in my opinion, I was expecting it to be like a grown man fighting a little kid.

 

[drouid2]

I recall that you can turn the newest Porsche Carrera in a S1 monster by swapping the 918 power unit.

danger sign festival challenge is bugged hit it at 230mph went over 1900ft and still says i need one more foot...

scratch that it was a glitch which prevented me from doping the pr stunts properly. got it when i restarted the game.

 

[UKMikey]

I wasted last night grinding and gutting forty Willys Jeeps for a grand total of five million cash. There must be a simpler way to earn money and XP. Let's see what this Alex soundalike has to say...

 

[EngieDiesel]

I made a thing.

It's very basic and not that difficult (I admit I was sandbagging a little), but I've not yet got the time to really delve into the full features of the course creator. I'll probably need the full weekend for that.

 

[GTvsForza]

It seems that the servers are a lot more stable now. I haven't DC'd once today.

 

[PaulGrey]

It seems that the servers are a lot more stable now. I haven't DC'd once today.

There was an in game notification yesterday that they were sending out a hotfix for DC issue as well as other bugs.

 

[McLaren]

I still get disconnected errors after a couple hours or so. Seems to be something others on Reddit have faced if you play for a prolonged amount of time.

 

[TokoTurismo]

Has anyone done the Corvette C8 riddle yet? Because you get something special you will have to hunt down. I won't say what it is, so you'll have to find out for yourselves. And from what Haley said, it will continue to happen every season! I love this new concept PG has done.

 

[Stang616]

Has anyone done the Corvette C8 riddle yet? Because you get something special you will have to hunt down. I won't say what it is, so you'll have to find out for yourselves. And from what Haley said, it will continue to happen every season! I love this new concept PG has done.

Welp, I know what I'm doing tonight....

 

[Famine]

I love this new concept PG has done.

New? It's straight out of the Fortune Island DLC expansion for FH4.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Just got my first gift car, 2019 Porsche Macan Turbo...

 

[EngieDiesel]

New? It's straight out of the Fortune Island DLC expansion for FH4.

Quite literally:

Spoiler

They even re-used the same treasure chest asset.

PS: You can use the drone to find it after the circle appears, just like with the barns.

That said, I'm not too surprised. A lot of the DLC features and late-life additions to FH4 felt like they were essentially beta tests by nature. Not for nothing they do feel more complete now, but so far the Event Lab is really where the bulk of the gameplay innovation seems to have gone.

 

[ykiki]

Just got my first gift car, 2019 Porsche Macan Turbo...

I gifted one of those a few days ago to a "New Player". I kind of like having this as an option in the game - helps spread the fun.

 

[WanganDream]

The "recommended car" feature sometimes irritates me.
Why didn't they put the default cursor on a car that is currently riding, like FH4?
It seems to me that this feature is only there to disturb me, especially when there are challenges like Weekly Forzathon where the car to be used is specified.

 

[prousonhairy]

I just got a 1991 Jaguar Sport XJR-15 from doing a Super 7 series, I already have one I got from a wheelspin the other day. For some reason it won’t let me gift it, or sell it in the auction house. Anyone know why?

 

[TokoTurismo]

New? It's straight out of the Fortune Island DLC expansion for FH4.

Ohh. Guess it's been a looong time since I've done that expansion, dating all the way back to 2018. But at least it's part of the main map now.

 

[WanganDream]

I just got a 1991 Jaguar Sport XJR-15 from doing a Super 7 series, I already have one I got from a wheelspin the other day. For some reason it won’t let me gift it, or sell it in the auction house. Anyone know why?

XJR-15 is a barn find.
And currently all barn find cars cannot be sold or gifted.

 

[prousonhairy]

XJR-15 is a barn find.
And currently all barn find cars cannot be sold or gifted.

Aha, that makes sense. Are these rewards random on these series 7 events? I wonder why it was a reward for something like that, if it was a barn find.