At the same time as its brand new DLC dedicated to the Hot Wheels universe, Forza Horizon 5 sees the Arrival of its Series 10 update. Presented in detail at this month’s Forza Monthly, we now know what content and improvements will be made.
Always on the hunt for bugs
Although the game has been out for several months, the teams continue to work to make the experience as enjoyable as possible, tracking down every problem that may arise along with other various changes. Here is what has been corrected for this new version:
players will no longer lose money when they lose an auction ;
the Tour Horizon will no longer end on its own in the Festival Playlist;
on PC, the TAA, or Temporal Anti-Aliasing, will no longer pose a problem on wheels that could appear blurry or transparent;
cars that were less stable to drive using the simulated steering function, since the change of physics in the Series 9, will return to healthy behavior;
the problem that prevented challenging other players in The Eliminator when using telemetry display has been removed;
there will be no more timeouts when you join an EventLab in co-op;
end of untimely returns in free walk in the middle of Horizon Open.
Another notable addition is a new backup recovery system. To describe how it works, if data loss is detected, you will be offered to return to a previous state. Be careful, however, this will only be possible for files saved after this update. But that’s not the centerpiece of this new pack.
Heading for the Extreme E discipline!
Each season looking to get closer to a discipline existing in the real world, this time it is the Extreme E championship that is in the spotlight. This championship featuring e-SUVs in the competition will require in this Mexican environment to compete in different X Prix taking place every week. Thus, on board your ODYSSEY 21, it will be necessary to overcome the following different cross-country and dirt tracks, depending on the season:
- Summer: Island X Prix along Playa Azul;
- Autumn: Energy X Price to Guanajuato;
- Winter: Copper X Canyon Award;
- Spring: Desert X Prize through the Dunas Blancas.
From July 21, you should be careful to regularly take a look at the Festival Playlist to unlock the following variants of your off-road mount:
2022 Extreme E #99 Chip Ganassi Racing GMC Hummer EV (Sara Price, Kyle LeDuc): available for purchase on July 19 for 700,000 Credits;
2022 Extreme E #58 McLaren Racing (Emma Gilmour, Tanner Foust): available from 21 July to 17 August by earning 80 points in the Series 10 Festival Playlist;
2022 Extreme E #44 X44 (Cristina Gutiérrez, Sébastien Loeb): available from 21 to 27 July, during the Summer season, it will be necessary to carry out the publicity stunt of the danger sign type entitled “Boardwalk”;
2022 Extreme E #42 Xite Racing Team (Tamara Molinaro, Timo Scheider): available from 21 to 27 July, during the Summer season, it will be necessary to finish the championship “Extreme E Island Prix I”;
2022 Extreme E #23 Genesys Andretti United (Catie Munnings, Timmy Hansen): available from July 28 to August 3, in the Autumn season, it will be necessary to perform the radar-type publicity stunt entitled “Bulevar”;
2022 Extreme E #5 Veloce Racing (Christine GZ, Lance Woolridge): available from July 28 to August 3, in the Autumn season, it will be necessary to finish the championship “Extreme E Energy Prix I”;
2022 Extreme E #55 ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team (Laia Sanz, Carlos Sainz): available from 4 to 10 August, in the Winter season, it will be necessary to perform the publicity stunt of the danger sign type entitled “La Cruz”;
2022 Extreme E #22 JBXE (Hedda Hosås, Kevin Hansen): available from 4 to 10 August, in the Winter season, it will be necessary to finish the championship “Extreme E Copper Prix I”;
2022 Extreme E #6 Rosberg X Racing (Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, Johan Kristoffersson): available from 11 to 17 August, in the Spring season, it will be necessary to complete the speed zone type publicity stunt entitled “Costa Rocosa”;
2022 Extreme E #125 ABT Cupra XE (Jutta Kleinschmidt, Nasser Al Attiyah): available from 11 to 17 August, in the Spring season, it will be necessary to finish the championship “Extreme E Desert Prix I”.
And more and more content!
If you find that you are not sufficiently matched to your valiant ODYSSEY 21 during your fierce jousting in the heart of extreme E competitions, a small shopping session in the Forzathon shop will allow you to find:
the pink Extreme E combination ;
the yellow Extreme E combination ;
the blue Extreme E combination ;
the black Extreme E combination ;
the white Extreme E combination ;
the red Extreme E combination ;
the purple Extreme E suit ;
the green Extreme E combination.
Good news if you do not want to fall for the Hot Wheels expansion right away, some exclusive elements will still be accessible to everyone and unconditionally. Among the loot, it will be possible to find new colors and effect paints as well as a new type of tire. In addition, to celebrate the return of the miniature car brand, a Rip Rod will be unlockable by completing the “Shaken, Not Stirred” event paying tribute to the first DLC of 2013.
But it doesn’t stop there! You will be able to express yourself thanks to two new Emotes named “Rawr” and “Snap!” but also get your hands on four iconic Porsche models thanks to the festival’s selection:
1971 Porsche #23 917/20: available from 21 to 27 July, during the Summer season by winning 20 points in the Series 10 Festival Playlist;
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 by Gunther Werks: available from July 28 to August 3, during the Autumn season by winning 20 points in the Series 10 Festival Playlist;
1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet Emory Special: available from 4 to 10 August, during the Winter season by winning 20 points in the Series 10 Festival Playlist;
1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer – DLS: available from August 11 to 17, during the Spring season by winning 20 points in the Series 10 Festival Playlist.
Of course, all this comes in addition to the successes we told you about in a previous article. In order to enjoy all these programs available for free today, July 19, it is still possible to get Forza Horizon 5 on the Microsoft Store or via Game Pass for Xbox One, Series X|S, PC, and Cloud; not to mention the Steam version.
