Forza Motorsport (2023) Free-Play Thread: Post Your Custom Races Here!

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A thread to post all of your custom races in FM 2023!

Will update this when we get confirmation of more Free-Play Options in the game, but here's what we know so far.

Upon entering Free-Play, you can choose between either;

Quick configuration or Advanced event configuration

The options for Quick configuration are;

Game type:
Environment:
Layout:
Time of Day:
Weather:
Number of Laps:
Number of Drivatars:

The options for Advanced configuration are;

TBD

Will see what other options the mode has in store for us but I plan on updating the thread once more info is out there!

What launch day free-play race are y'all gonna set up? I think I'm gonna go for Hot Hatch Icons around Mid-Ohio, at night!
 
willbsn13
What launch day free-play race are y'all gonna set up? I think I'm gonna go for Hot Hatch Icons around Mid-Ohio, at night!
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Vintage Compact at a wet Mugello (hopefully the puddles of death from past Forza's are gone).
 
Northstar
Vintage Compact at a wet Mugello (hopefully the puddles of death from past Forza's are gone).
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Will be very interesting to see if the puddles are back - we haven't really seen much about weather at all in the pre-release footage so will be curious to see how it plays out on each track this time around.
 
Would be nice if you could choose opponent cars as part of the advanced features, including making them use the cars in your garage. GT7 has that now even, so there's no reason FM shouldn't.
 
MisterWaffles
Would be nice if you could choose opponent cars as part of the advanced features, including making them use the cars in your garage. GT7 has that now even, so there's no reason FM shouldn't.
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It’s that and also some kind of quick set up for filtering: FR only, MR only, NA only, turbo only, etc. IMSA, WEC, TCR, BTCC…

So, even if players don’t have all cars, cars can be “borrowed” or inserted for races.
 
05XR8
It’s that and also some kind of quick set up for filtering: FR only, MR only, NA only, turbo only, etc. IMSA, WEC, TCR, BTCC…

So, even if players don’t have all cars, cars can be “borrowed” or inserted for races.
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That... seems quite robust actually. Looking forward to trying it out myself.
 
MisterWaffles
Would be nice if you could choose opponent cars as part of the advanced features, including making them use the cars in your garage. GT7 has that now even, so there's no reason FM shouldn't.
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Forza Motorsport 2 had this through System Link multiplayer.
 
GBalao888
Forza Motorsport 2 had this through System Link multiplayer.
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That's interesting. I've only gotten to the series recently via Windows, but it's interesting to know they had a feature like this all the way back in the 2000s, and even through the multiplayer menu.

I really just want to be able to set up multiclass endurance races like I do in GT7, but with all the features they've announced it looks like it'll be possible, which I'm very happy about.
 
I like to make IMSA races, but probably won't do that until I get the cars for it.

I could also recreate the old Endurance Series from the old Motorsport games.
 
So, there are different time scales: 1x, 2x, 4x, 12x and 24x. You can also set a specific start time like how it was in PCARS.
 
05XR8
Can races like this be created?
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Yes more than likely, but the cars will be unlivered and bone stock unless there's a setting i'm missing.

I miss how FM7 had the max settings for the divisions when chosen like the Factory Racers were 900PP IIRC and made for some very close and fun racing, while in FM23 it's pointless to try and race the F50 GT for example against those cars as it will easily wipe the floor with them.
 
SuperSportX
Yes more than likely, but the cars will be unlivered and bone stock unless there's a setting i'm missing.

I miss how FM7 had the max settings for the divisions when chosen like the Factory Racers were 900PP IIRC and made for some very close and fun racing, while in FM23 it's pointless to try and race the F50 GT for example against those cars as it will easily wipe the floor with them.
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Okay, so it’s more like random preset with classes?
 
They said a quick update is rolling sometime this week, so maybe they'll tweak the Free Play a bit.
 
I just pick a new car and do Quick Event set to random for everything except 9 laps and 23 Drivatar and race wherever it takes me until I’ve gotten to level 50. I also upgrade as I go and the AI definitely do too but only to a point as it seems they can’t use Aero or conversion upgrades and if you upgrade too much you get matched against stock AI cars that you’ll decimate no matter the difficulty.

If I can only race stock AI in advanced Event setup then I will continue with my Quick Event never ending series I’ve been doing.
 
DextroCat
I just pick a new car and do Quick Event set to random for everything except 9 laps and 23 Drivatar and race wherever it takes me....
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I did this a Class C car, but with 5 laps because I had limited time, and got a wet Le Man's 🤣
 
Made these in FM7, based off the S Races from GT6, 12x Time:

Lime Rock 20 Mile Challenge
Lime Rock - 13 Laps (16:00, Clear, 1 MS)
23 Max Drivatars - Modern Sport GT

Maple Valley 20 Minute Challenge
Maple Valley - 10 Laps (14:00, Partly Cloudy, 1 MS)
23 Max Drivatars - Forza Touring Cars

Suzuka 10 Lap Challenge
Suzuka - 10 Laps (14:00, Variable, 1 MS)
23 Max Drivatars - Forza GT

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I'll work on the others later.
 
I remember someone made a Gran Turismo-like career mode using the custom race features in FM7
I wonder if anyone’s had any ideas to make a similar one in FM8, considering the built-in career mode is about as interesting as watching wallpaper paste dry
 
Someone's done that for FM7, I'm sure you can just copy those settings. Problem is the low track count, so you would have to either skip those until they show up or use one of the new circuits as a replacement.
 
Honda NSX-R one-make race at Suzuka
10 Laps (Night, variable weather, 1 mandatory pit stop.)
23 Drivatars, Diffcultly 8
Cockpit cam, ABS and TC off
(You may need wet tires available for this!)
 
E Class Multi-Class Series (From FM4)
Race 1 (E/A): Grand Oak - 4 Laps
Race 2 (E/A): Maple Valley - 3 Laps
Race 3 (E/A): Lime Rock Alt - 5 Laps
Race 4 (E/A): Mid-Ohio - 5 Laps
Race 5 (E/A): Watkins Glen Short - 4 Laps

To set your class to be behind the A cars, set your group start delay to 0.10s.
 
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D/S Class Multi-Class Series (From FM4)
Race 1: Grand Oak (4 Laps)
Race 2: Maple Valley (4 Laps)
Race 3: Homestead Road Course (4 Laps)
Race 4: Mid-Ohio (5 Laps)
Race 5: Watkins Glen Short (4 Laps)
 
B/D Class Multi-Class Series (From FM4)
Race 1: Lime Rock Alt (6 Laps)
Race 2: Grand Oak (4 Laps)
Race 3: Road America Short (6 Laps)
Race 4: Mid-Ohio (5 Laps)
Race 5: Daytona Road Course (4 Laps)
 
Chevrolet A-Class Track Day (From FM4)
  • Any A-Class Chevrolet
Race 1: Homestead Road Course (2 Laps)
Race 2: Mid-Ohio Short (4 Laps)
Race 3: Maple Valley (2 Laps)
Race 4: Grand Oak (2 Laps)
 
Nürburgring 125 Endurance
Forza GT and Touring Cars Multi-Class (8/16 Split)
  • Nürburgring 24h - 8 Laps (15:30 Start Time, 4x Time Scale, 2x Tire Wear)
Spa-Francorchamps 100 Endurance
Forza GT
  • Spa - 23 Laps (16:30 Start Time, 24x Time Scale, 2x Tire Wear)
Catalunya 100 Endurance
Forza GT
  • Catalunya - 35 Laps (15:30 Start Time, 4x Time Scale, 2x Tire Wear)
Sebring 300 Endurance
Forza GT
  • Sebring - 81 Laps (09:30 Start Time, 4x Time Scale, 2x Tire Wear)
Le Mans 250 Endurance
Forza P1/GTP-C and P2 Multi-Class (9/7/8 Split)
  • Le Mans - 29 Laps (16:00 Start Time, 12x Time Scale, 2x Tire Wear)
 
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Some classic GT enduros:

Roadster 4 Hours Endurance
Mazda MX-5 Cup One-Make
  • Grand Oak (13:30) - 4 Hours (or 1 Hour with 4x Time and Tire Wear)
Hakone 9 Hours Endurance
A Class Japanese Cars
  • Hakone (15:00) - 9 Hours (or 45 Minutes with 12x Time and 9x Tire Wear)
 
Visited some family a couple weeks ago, had a good read of a coffee table book on Ford Cortina's, then was browsing through the slow cars and realize the Mk1 was in Forza, had a wee drive and realized it's a pretty capable little machine.

Here's a little spec race that I tried to reproduce as close to the production race cars as possible while staying in E class.

Ford Cortina Spec Race
Upgrades

Race Setup
  • Car Class - E
  • Make - Ford
  • Model - Lotus Cortina

Had a lot of fun with this, bonus set grid ordering to Random and Roll off delay 0.2s which spreads the field out a bit and eases 1st lap carnage.
 
Here's my setup to get a grid of V8 Supercars in Freeplay

Car Division: Any
Car Class: Any
Performance Index min: 100
Performance Index max: 999
Model Family: Any
Make: Any
Model: Any
Year Min: 2017
Year Max: 2018
Region: Any
Country: Any
Power min: 645HP
Power max: 680HP
Curb weight min: 2,800LBS
Curb weight max: 3,120LBS
Drive type: Any
Engine placement: Any
Engine configuration: Any
Cylinders: Any
Aspiration: Any

Only need to modify those parameters in bold, If not using random grid ordering, I found the Ford works well with reverse PI ordering to start from the back, or the Nissan with normal PI ordering, the Holden I think should start in the middle of the pack.

I had a lot of fun in this race on Road Atlanta, 8 laps, it's a good match for these cars. (Just make sure you save the setup as changing the power/weight parameters is a pain.
 

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