Here's every Forza Horizon 5 known issue and update changelog

Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best racing games you can play, but it's not without its issues.

Forza Horizon 5 has taken to the roads of Mexico, presenting what's shaping up as one of the best racing games to bless Xbox consoles and PC. Developer Playground Games has delivered an expansive open world brimming with miles of roads to explore across jungle, plains, deserts, canyons, and more. It also introduces hundreds of vehicles, high-speed events and races, and mountains of content geared for virtual petrolheads.

While Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best Xbox racing games you can play, you're not always guaranteed a faultless experience. The game has dropped with an extensive list of bugs and launch issues across all platforms, including some you might frequently encounter during your time in Mexico. We've rounded up the top bugs and known issues impacting the title right now, alongside the updates Playground has released to improve and evolve the experience.

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Forza Horizon 5

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The best open-world racer

Playground Games has delivered their latest masterpiece with Forza Horizon 5, which features the series' most diverse map and largest car list yet. Forza Horizon 5 somehow fulfills its ambitious promises to be the best open-world racer right now, and one of the best racing games in general.

What are the top issues and bugs in Forza Horizon 5?

Forza Horizon 5 is a relatively polished game, but it's not without its fair share of issues. Playground Games is perpetually tracking reports and communications from the FH5 community to work on these issues, but fixes can take time. We've compiled the top issues and bugs affecting Forza Horizon 5 right now, including any workarounds or fixes we've found.

Various online and server issues

Forza Horizon 5 has fallen prey to the same faults that plague many online multiplayer games with prevalent server and online matchmaking issues since launch. FH5 already features millions of players connecting to its online servers, many of which have reported the open-world Horizon Life not surfacing a lot of players, Horizon Arcade events almost always being nearly empty, long loading and wait times for online game modes, issues with Convoys, and more. Online stability has continued to improve with every patch and hotfix since launch, but players who enjoy online multiplayer should be aware that the experience is still far from perfect.

Crashes on PC

While Forza Horizon 5 has launched directly into the Microsoft Store and Steam alongside its Xbox console debut, some players have faced frequent crashes across various PC setups. Reports indicate crashing occurs throughout the Forza Horizon 5 introduction, which sees players introduced to various vehicles and environments. Most players face a hard crash with no on-screen error code provided, making troubleshooting and temporary workarounds a little trickier to manage. Other crashes can occur at practically any time during gameplay, especially during any loading screens.

We recommend ensuring your PC meets the Forza Horizon 5 system requirements while running the latest version of Windows 10 or Windows 11. Developer Playground Games has also published an extensive list of software that could impact overall stability and increase the chance of crashes. Some anti-virus software packages may prevent the game from booting entirely, while other third-party programs may affect stability once in-game. You can check our full guide on Forza Horizon 5 crashes for more troubleshooting tips.

Updates and patches following FH5's launch may have fixed a lot of the underlying causes for these crashes, but players may still experience them periodically throughout play.

Crashes on Xbox consoles

Some Forza Horizon 5 players have reported crashes when playing on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The closed nature of the Xbox console family makes it harder to find potential causes, with no official workarounds detailed at this time. We recommend ensuring Forza Horizon 5 is installed on your internal hard drive for the best possible results and otherwise keeping an eye on official support channels for future updates. Post-launch hotfixes and patches have claimed to fix a number of crashing issues, but crashes can still occur even after these more recent releases.

Players report crashes occurring especially during any kind of loading screen, such as loading into a Race Event or online game mode. Crashes can also occur when first loading into the game, as Forza Horizon 5 plays the cinematic intro for your assigned Player House or Festival Site.

Quick Resume issues on Xbox Series X|S consoles

Playground Games has acknowledged a bug where audio on Xbox Series X|S consoles may disappear once starting from Quick Resume. Force quitting the application and restarting the game will fix the issue when re-entering the game. On top of this frustrating bug, Forza Horizon 5 joins many other online-connected games by not always cooperating with Xbox's Quick Resume feature, refusing to reconnect to online services properly after launch.

Until the situation improves, it's recommended that players force quit out of Forza Horizon 5 whenever they're doing playing. Frequent saves and fast loading times on Xbox Series X|S ensure this is a minor inconvenience, and prevents FH5 from going into Quick Resume.

Unresponsive controllers on Xbox consoles

Following one of Forza Horizon 5's post-launch patch updates, some layers began reporting unresponsive controllers on Xbox consoles. While seemingly not a widespread issue, players afflicted by the problem reported FH5 not responding to any controller input after fast traveling, or leaving Festival Sites and Player Houses, despite showing that a controller is still connected. A temporary workaround for the problem is restarting Forza Horizon 5.

What are all known issues and bugs in Forza Horizon 5?

The top issues in Forza Horizon 5 may capture the majority of attention from players, but there are plenty of other smaller bugs and flaws that Playground Games actively tracks and intends to fix over time. Here's every known issue and bug we know of in Forza Horizon 5.

You can track the known issues and bugs in Forza Horizon 5 through Forza Support.

Accessibility

• Player is not informed that it is not possible to join the Horizon Life session when the game speed is lowered
• Colorblind option doesn't change the mini-map route color
• Issue when viewing tire size with the Tritanopia colorblind option
• Assisted steering and auto-steering functionalities do not work in freeroam and events
• Auto-Steer feature does not function without the navigation line

Accolades

• "One Last Ride" Accolade does not unlock if completed with the 1998 Toyota Supra RZ "Welcome Pack" car
• Some players are not able to complete the "Blood, Sweat, and Gears" Accolade
• "Five a Day", "Marathon", and "Double Time" Accolades reset if player fast travels or changes their car
• Stats for certain Rivals Accolades only increment on Circuit Race Event lap times
• "The Canyon Statue" El Camino Horizon Story Accolade may not complete correctly for some players
• "Mazda of All Trades" Accolade can partially reset when it is pinned. Players may not be able to complete
• "Now We're Talkin'" The Eliminator Accolade does not complete after the player gets a Level 8 car
• "Prophet of Regret" Accolade does not complete correctly
• "Cover Cars" Accolade lists 2015 Lamborghini Huracán instead of 2014 Lamborghini Huracán
• "Most Iconic Trio" Accolade does not complete after owning all three required cars
• "Solar Eclipse" Accolade may complete when using the wrong car
• "Ice Breaker" Accolade does not complete correctly and shows wrong information when pinned
• "It's Go time" The Eliminator Accolade does not complete after the player gets a Level 9 car
• "Power Trip" Accolade cannot currently be completed
• "Seven Day Wonder" Accolade (Complete all Daily #FORZATHON Challenges in the same Series) not unlocking
• "Going Places" Accolade (Complete All Horizon Tour Challenges in the same Series) not unlocking
• "Showpiece" Accolade description text says 25 likes when the counter is 225
• "Level Up" Accolade does not complete after 200 bonus boards and may appear stuck at 199/200 boards
• "Mini Mini" Accolade won't unlock after completing mini arcade event with a Mini
• "Bully for the Bull" Accolade does not unlock after completed Bullseye round
• "Mastery Chief" Accolade not unlocking once mastery tree is done on 2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST
• "Survivor & Catch Me If You Can" Accolade may unlock for the player when on the wrong team
• "Snakes and Ladders" Accolade seem to count ladders in any car once you've driven the 2000 Ford SVT Cobra R once
• "Open Empire" Accolade does not have a tracker in Accolade menu
• "Another One Lights the Dust" Accolade not tracking or working when using the correct car to hit the lanterns
• "It Just Works" Accolade not unlocking after completing Mastery tree on 1963 Volkswagen Beetle
• "Getting Creative" Accolade does not incrememt correctly
• If an Event overrides your Drivatar difficulty to Unbeatable and your settings weren't already on Unbeatable, you don't make progress towards relevant Accolades
• Locked Accolades that award a car have a greyed-out gift-box icon instead of a greyed-out car icon

Achievements

• With some language settings the description for the "Min, Meet Max" Achievement reads "Complete all Seasonal Championships in a Festival Playlist Series" Instead of "Complete all events in a Festival Playlist Series"

Auction House

• Auction House bid may fail and remove credits. Player may receive a "Bid Failed" or a "Not enough credits" message
• Retrieving credits from Auction House bids adds to the total winnings stat
• Barn Find cars from Forza Horizon 4 are labeled as Barn Finds in Forza Horizon 5 in Auction House
• 1997 Lotus Elise GT1 tagged as Barn Find in Auction House
• Players may become stuck in a loading loop in auction messages
• Sometimes car thumbnails do not match car image or paint
• Auction listing items have loading issues when navigating down the list

Audio

• Voice chat has been disabled
• Rebooting the console with headphones plugged into the controller and then booting the game results in only the radio audio being heard
• When changing output format from stereo to 7.1 (or any other combination) the game sometimes goes silent
• ANNA and Voice Over are not affected by Speech Volume setting
• Audio no longer works after turning on Dolby Atmos or Windows Sonic on PC
• When Player completes Horizon Open series for first time, there are subtitles for Ramiro voice, but no audio plays
• Airship playing at the world origin which can be heard from the Motorway

Cars

• Main body of the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder's aero wing remains inactive when the car is speeding up or braking
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ has window trim issues on each side
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ is missing a gear shift animation
• Convertible feature does not work in free roam for some cars such as the 2003 Honda S2000, 2013 Mazda MX-5, 2016 Mazda MX-5, and 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
• 2013 Ferrari LaFerrari front and rear diffuser appear grey instead of a darker color.
• BMW M5 2018 driver-side front brake caliper is blue in the stock version of the car, all other calipers are yellow.
• Liveried Gift Car thumbnails show as stock car paint until the player gets into the car and drives it or applies an upgrade
• 2002 Ferrari Enzo stock rims are chrome in free roam after painting them black
• Unlocking a car reward through Car Mastery does not add the car to the player garage
• 2011 BMW X5 M Forza Edition appears in wheelspins when it is DLC
• 1991 Hoonigan Porsche 911 Turbo Rauh-Welt Begriff rear brakes are not aligned
• 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé speedometer changes color when the engine is running
• 1968 Ford Mustang GT 2+2 Fastback tuning inconsistent with previous title expectations
• 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec has rim color texture issues
• 2013 Ferrari 458 Speciale has issues changing the color of the calipers
• 2018 Can-AM Maverick X RS Turbo R displays "Feature Unavailable" error message when selecting the car from the Car Collection or Autoshow
• 2018 Can-AM Maverick X RS Turbo R back panels come up as Jet Black no matter the color on the car
• 2018 Can-AM Maverick X RS Turbo R license plate is not illuminated at night
• 2015 Ferrari F12tdf front passenger brake caliper will not change when the calipers are painted
• 1999 Ford Racing Puma Forza Edition has hood corruption issue when opened in Forzavista
• 2004 Nissan Pickup #23 Rally Raid steering wheel does not rotate with turns
• 2004 Nissan Pickup #23 Rally Raid front and back axle along with the suspension disappear in free roam and drone mode
• Unable to collect the 1967 Ford Racing Escort RS1600 MK1 Barn Find. This may show up after a reboot
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ paint appears different colors when using the KRC kit
• 1976 Jeep CJ5 Renegade tires on thumbnail in Autoshow, Car Collection and Garage are flipped 180%
• Bodykits are in the conversion section for multiple cars
• Changing front bumper does not update car stats for 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
• Stretched textures are present on some Rear Wings for 1998 Toyota Supra RZ
• 1970 GMC Jimmy wheels get stuck in the ground after a jump or long fall
• 2003 Volkswagen Golf R32 front wheels are not lined up properly with the center of the car wheel arch
• 1990 Nissan Pulsar GTI-R headlight reflection follows windshield wipers
• 2011 Hot Wheels Bone Shaker shifting animation is wrong
• Work Emotion 11R rims display a texture spike
• 1968 Renault 4L Export shifting animation is wrong
• 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class has low-quality textures with its hood open
• Street Race Skill Perk only appears to work on road racing events
• 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 rollcage is added inconsistently between Sport Chassis and Race Chassis
• 1969 Volkswagen Class 5/1600 Baja Bug tires clip with the ground
• 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster hood has a lighting issue with a shadow effect except for when previewed in the Auto Show
• 2015 Audi RS 6 Avant antenna is grey when car paint color is expected
• 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 text on side skirt always displays regardless of car color
• 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante LP570-4 front hood has color issues compared to rest of car paint
• Inconsistent car backfire on various vehicles after changing cars or tuning
• 2014 Volkswagen Golf R brake calipers are offset
• 2018 Audi TT RS Sport Rear Bumper upgrade disappears when applied
• Switching tunes on the road can cause brake calipers to stay in a static location outside the car
• 2003 BMW M5 livery mapping on fender does not cover whole area
• Break balance on some cars is reversed when adjusting front and rear

Controller & wheel input

• Custom controller mapping cannot be saved with unassigned actions
• Advanced controller option to switch ANNA, Telemetry, and TTS options is not available for custom controller profiles
• Players may not be able to change their radio station
• After creating a custom profile player is unable to use any ANNA / LINK options
• Player can't proceed past ANNA / Forza LINK introduction if they are using a custom control layout (players will need to update their controller layout to a default to get get past this)
• Controller vibration may suddenly stop working after being disconnected from an online session
• Some races may change transmission from manual to automatic
• Controller rumble & haptics may be lost after quitting Horizon Open on the next event signup screen
• The clutch is activated when pushing the E-Brake while accelerating
• Player may become blocked after switching input devices in some areas
• Game does not respond to any controller input after setting Lugar Tranquilo as Player Home and leaving the house
• Vibration feedback stops working between Race Events, and when the controller is disconnected or reconnected, until a restart
• Controller input no longer works after Fast Travelling or leaving a Player House on Xbox Series X|S
• Loss of force feedback after Quick Resume, Events, or navigating menus

EventLab & customization

• Ramp assets placed during Blueprint creation may not appear in race
• If you use Create a Route at a Street Race location the default checkpoints are loaded in and you can't place your own checkpoints
• Events use "daytime" time of day when the route weather is set to "tropical storm"
• Some player liveries are disappearing from being shared but are still in the Creative Hub
• Player liveries may not load in free roam
• Not all Forza Horizon 4 Liveries are syncing to Forza Horizon 5
• The "No Music" option is not working when creating a Challenge Card in Super7
• "Dust storm" and "tropical storm" aren't selectable options in Super7 Challenge Card Weather Settings
• Publishing an arena in EventLab navigates to the custom events screen which shows the newly created event
• Super7 Challenge Cards can be created in offline mode even though they cannot be published
• Black bars persist on top of the screen when using Create a Route in Playground Games
• Props will occasionally fail to load in Challenges
• When applying a livery players may notice the background to be filled in rather than being transparent
• Custom point-to-point events created from Circuit and vice versa show wrong progress type when driven for the first time by the creator after publishing

Festival Playlist

• Weekly Challenge progress may reset after restarting the title and other actions
• PR Stunt Playlist objectives may be marked as complete on the map if the wrong car is used to get 3 Stars. These will not be marked as complete in the Festival Playlist menu
• Cannot complete seasonal PR Stunts in a lower-class car. Players may get an 'Incorrect Car for Seasonal Objective' notification in this case
• Seasonal Championship events may not mark as complete after finishing all races
• Playlist tile shows "1" or "2" notification even though all rewards have already been claimed
• Series 0 "Welcome Week" is not available in the series history screen
• Some players are experiencing spawn issues when starting The Trial
• Completing a Horizon Arcade event may not mark the Playlist as complete
• Series 1 "Crowd-pleaser" Daily Challenge does not unlock unless the player completes a Showcase event they have never done before
• Series 1 "The Explorer" Daily Challenge does not unlock unless the player completes an Expedition event they have never done before
• Series 1 "Wash for 20 Seconds" challenge only unlocks when performing a Dirty Lap rather than a Clean Lap
• Series 1 "Zoomies" challenge to drive 250mph for 5 seconds does not complete
• Series 1 "A True Super GT" Weekly Challenge Chapter 4 does not complete when players get 2/2
• Series 1 "A True Super GT" Weekly Challenge resets after restarting the game
• Series 1 "It's Raining Sideways" Seasonal Championship weather jarringly and abruptly changes during all three events
• Series 1 "Letting Off Steam,""New Kid on the Block," and "It's Rainin' Sideways" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 1 "Four on the Floor,""Pick up the Pace," and "When It Rains, It Pours" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 1 "No Expense Spared,""The Real Deal," and "Midnight Battle" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 1 "Gotta Smash 'em All" challenge may not complete
• Series 1 "Riveting" Daily Challenge does not unlock after completing a Horizon Story chapter the player completed before
• Series 1 "Bargain Hunt" Daily Challenge does not complete
• Series 1 "Neunelfer" Weekly Challenge Chapter 3 may not complete if the player has already taken a photo of the car for Horizon Promo before
• Series 1 The Trial allows players to select a car from any PI class, which creates a very difficult challenge
• Series 1 "Getting Sideways" does not complete for some players
• Series 2 "Treasure Hunt: Blazing Thunder" does not unlock if players have previously completed all Trailblazers with 3 Stars
• Series 2 "Toys Under the Tree,""Yule The Boss," and "Good Tidings We Bring" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 2 "Carol of the Bel Airs,""Drivin' Home for Xmas," and "Getting Hyped" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 2 "Feliz Navidad,""Oh, Deer," and "'20 Supra GR Championship" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 2 "Auld Land Syne,""Down For the Countdown," and "New Beginnings" Seasonal Championships may not complete after finishing the races
• Series 2 "Triple Drop" Daily Challenge is not completing for some players
• Series 2 "Treasure Hunt: Too Cool to Air" does not show treasure chest hint or location on map
• Series 2 "Lucky" Daily Challenge does not consistently complete after meeting stated requirements
• Series 2 "Game Changing" Weekly Challenge may reset, and some players cannot complete this
• Series 2 "Triple Drop" Daily Challenge is completed from claiming three drops of the same car
• Series 2 "Frosty Friends" does correctly increment
• Series 2 "I Wanna Be a Rockstar" Weekly Challenge does not complete and sometimes resets
• Series 2 "Go Wild" Daily Challenge may not complete
• Series 2 tree decorations stay in air after hitting the tree over in Mulége
• Weekly Challenge Chapter 1 car my not be recognized and the Chapter will not complete
• Sometimes Horizon Tour is appearing as already complete and will award Playlist Points erroneously
• Weekly Challenge progress may reset after restarting the game
• Series 4 "Put On a Show" Daily Challenge does not complete upon meeting the requirements
• Monthly Rivals laps are sometimes flagged erroneously
• Players may purchase a car from the Forzathon Shop and it will not appear in their inventory / garage

Graphics

• Terrain may disappear temporarily during Co-op Expeditions
• Corrupted textures are visible on the road and terrain in certain areas of the map after completing a Horizon Arcade event
• Placeholder "A" block on ground near Uxmal
• Water droplet effects may remain on screen.
• Vegetation shows low detail on higher-spec devices
• Invisible wall near house near Los Jardines
• Non-standard aspect ratios do not have their native resolution set by default
• Red smoke in street scene races appears pixelated
• Ground not loading and game freezing
• Hood and bumper views darken when changing cameras at night
• Grass texture appearing on the highway
• Camera / screen shaking wildly after leaving / joining event or reconnecting

Horizon Stories

• Cars may not spawn in "Coast to Coast" Test Driver Horizon Story
• "Off the Beaten Trail" Test Driver Horizon Story and certain optional Expedition objectives cannot be completed with maximum assists enabled
• Some Born Fast Horizon Story chapters do not unlock after players get 3 Stars on previous chapters
• Some V10 Horizon Story chapters do not unlock after players get 3 Stars on previous chapters
• Some El Camino Horizon Story chapters do not unlock after players get 3 Stars on previous chapters
• Some V10 Horizon Story jumps do not register distance or complete

Localization

• User has to terminate and relaunch the title to apply an installed language pack
• Tuning menu is Called "Melodiás" in Spanish
• "William" used instead of "Willian" in Brazilian Portuguese

Online

• Players may be removed from Clubs after restarting the game
• Players may receive network error messages when trying to create Clubs
• Club tags do not display for some players
• Players in a Convoy may disappear and reappear repeatedly
• A prompt saying that the Convoy leader is already in a Convoy sometimes appears when attempting to invite other players
• Players are not able to join another player after they create a significant number of new Convoys back-to-back
• There is no ability to place a waypoint while in a Convoy to show where everyone should go to
• Convoy members get kicked when the leader on an Xbox console starts an Event Blueprint
• When players join a race with a convoy with Speech-to-Text enabled, the UI remains permanently on screen
• Spinner icon constantly shows for some Convoy members
• Sometimes players are unable to join the Convoy via Pause Menu if Convoy type has been recently changed
• Only the Convoy leader can see other players
• Players may become unable to pause or open the map during The Eliminator sessions
• Player can access Barn Finds and use it to send gifts during The Eliminator
• Players can't see other player positions in The Eliminator
• Some players are unable to enter Head-to-Head races in The Eliminator
• Performance and game freeze issues when challenging other players in The Eliminator
• Receiving a Gift Drop at a barn location sometimes doesn't work
• Some gifted cars are not appearing in the receiver's garage
• Horizon Arcade event may start without a full group of players or with too small of a group of players
• Horizon Arcade players may disappear when the event starts
• Horizon Arcade players are not awarded points if they are disconnected
• No option to mute specific other player LINKs
• Playground Games sometimes spawns the player outside the play area
• Several Rivals events have ghosts with impossibly fast lap times
• Player is unable to set group / Convoy run from map screen
• Idle players are sometimes not properly kicked for inactivity
• GPS route does not update for Horizon Arcade Air Event Round 3 Danger Sign
• Long wait times can be experienced during matchmaking
• The livery or tune on a Gift Drop can be removed if an error is encountered while uploading it
• Player may see a message "You have joined a Convoy, Return to Freeroam to meet them" when they are already in an event with the convoy
• Player could enter the Co-op Seasonal Championship in their own car and then got disconnected during loading cutscene
• Occasionally the wrong race may load after matchmaking for Co-op Championships
• Players can reset their car position and spawn on top of the plane at the Festival Site in The Eliminator
• Players can sometimes access a Festival Site to change cars in The Eliminator
• Rarely, players' cars can be seen falling out of the sky in Horizon Open
• Sometimes player cannot smash a whole line of Piñatas due to other breakables in the path
• Players may see out of season content while waiting for an event to start
• Traffic cars may not spawn in the world after doing a Horizon Open event
• Online Street races have no traffic cars
• No cars in open world for some players
• No "Reset car position" option is available when a player is stuck in Playground Games
• Sometimes in a Co-op Race if you Rewind you get stuck waiting for the Rewind to finish but don't actually rewind anywhere
• Some players are not receiving "Thank you" messages after sending Gift Drops
• In the event of rollback or error, the returned Gift Drop car does not have livery / tune applied
• Players are not able to send Gift Drops after experiencing a network disconnect and will need to close and restart the game
• The livery or tune on a Gift Drop can be removed if an error is encountered while uploading it
• Some players didn't get the 1,000 Forzathon Point gift from community team in December
• Player is not asked to confirm before spending their Forzathon Points on a gift
• Horizon Arcade Event may start without a full group of players or with too small of a group of players
• Horizon Arcade disappears after the player goes to the Festival Site or Outpost
• If Player fails a Horizon Arcade Trailblazer the waypoint doesn't lead the player back to the start again
• Daytime races that follow Street Scene Races may remain dark with no headlights on

Performance & stability

• Crashes during free roam, tuning cars, applying upgrades due to memory issue causing loss of tunes, cars, or upgrades
• Game may crash when receiving an auction house car, resulting in losing that car
• Some players are experiencing save rollbacks when reloading into the game.
• Players may receive an "E:104f-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:106f-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:107f-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:1043-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:136f-0" save error
• Players may get an "E:306f-0 Invalid Save" error message
• Players may get an "E:1047-0 Invalid Save" error message
• Players may get an "E:1045-0 Invalid Save" error message
• Players may get an "E:10cf-f Invalid Save" error message
• Using Rewind mode several times in a row freezes player's car
• Players may receive a "Low streaming bandwidth" error message
• Players may receive an "E:107D-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:116f-0" save error
• Players may receive an "E:47" save error
• Player may softlock when returning to Freeroam if they do not select a car between Events and let the timer expire

UI

• Game is incorrectly showing some DLC packs as free
• Credits prompt does not appear after some races
• Telemetry overlay may not turn off preventing usage of other menu items
• Daily Payouts (design and paints) sometimes do not add to the player's total and the player does not receive an error message
• Daily Payouts are capped at 50k credits for some players
• Daily Payouts showing 0 credits for some players
• Online friends are occasionally not shown in the Online Players List
• Navigation lines may be missing when using ANNA to complete more Horizon Stories for Accolades
• Text displays "Please change back to Timeless FM" when a skill song plays
• Players are not getting the reward for completing car collections
• Kudos sometimes do not add to the player's total
• Horizon Arcade "Stay With Group" notification stays on screen until game restart
• Placeholder string for Horizon Arcade panel "No Valid Stuntparty, Description yeah" present
• Game uses "Tom" instead of "Tobias"
• Game uses "Iker" instead of "Javier"
• Game uses "Bilal" instead of "Cecil"
• Game uses "Jordy" instead of "Juan"
• Game uses "Fidel" instead of "Fernando"
• Game uses "LIsandro" instead of "Luis"
• Game uses "Ramon" instead of "Roger"
• Game uses "Sunday" instead of "Danny"
• Game uses "Alexandro" instead of "Luis"
• Game uses "Leo" instead of "Lucas"
• Game uses "Bruno" instead of "Charlene"
• Game uses "Elmo" instead of "Diego"
• HUD elements are not displayed for players in free roam on Xbox
• There is no on-screen message while matchmaking for Horizon Open
• Car thumbnail image is missing for some cars
• Black headlights and car windows on multiple cars in thumbnails
• Unsharing a tune may not remove it from shared tunes
• Painter and Tuner rank are not increasing in the Creative Hub for some players
• Players are not getting the reward for completing car collections
• Most names are being used incorrectly in game in subtitles and voice over. (Some examples include: "Tom" instead of "Tobias, "Iker" instead of "Javier, "Jesus" instead of "Jorge", "Alexandro" instead of "Luis")
• Prompt option to view a Challenge is unusable, if the player does not have access to the Festival Playlist
• "M" for Meters is incorrectly translated in German
• Garage / Settings "Trouver des réglage" instead of "Trouver des réglages" in French
• "Tuneo" instead of "Melodias" in Spanish
• When changing name back to English from German the translation for names change
• Portuguese translation incorrect when leaving convoy
• "Tune" is translated incorrectly for Hungary
• "Allrounder" is mistyped on Tune share in German
• "Apollo" is called "Forza Motorsport 7" in Spanish
• Graphical Settings have reversed text in Spanish
• 2018 Apollo IE "HEISS Angebot" is incorrect translation in German
• Brazilian Portuguese team victory screen not translated correctly
• Connection disconnect mispelling in Spanish
• "Areas discovered" stat can increment more than 56 landmarks
• Horizon Arcade Mini Missions timer shows high number of hours
• If the Player does not meet any of the Photo Challenge requirements UI does not update to inform which requirements should be met
• My Designs shows wrong stats or stats as 0 for some players
• Incorrect translation for "New personal best time" in German

Wheel input

• User is asked to save changes in wheel control settings regardless of whether changes were made
• Input from the Fanatec Clubsport Shifter SQ V1.5 shifter is not registered
• Logitech G920 driving wheel no longer produces force feedback after suspending the title
• Forza LINK phrases are not being displayed when selecting them on Logitech G920's D-pad in events and in free roam
• Players using wheels are unable to navigate the controls mapping screen using the D-pad after creating a new custom profile
• There is no "Rev Engine" binding in the Upgrade Shop when using a wheel
• When using the Logitech G920 steering wheel on Xbox, button icons for prompts are not visible
• Players may experience recurring disconnects when using the Logitech G923 and Thrustmaster wheels
• Using Fanatec Wheels may cause the game to crash for some players.
• Xbox currently does not have a " sensitivity / wheel rotation angle" option

Other

• Player car wheels continue to spin when entering La Casa Solariega Player House
• La Casa Solariega Player House may not give five Wheelspins when purchased
• Cars may get stuck under a ramp near Ek' Balam
• Horizon Adventure locations do not unlock properly if the player completes Expeditions in co-op. Players will need to go to the Expedition location and do it again alone
• The Rewind feature causes the Drivatars to start driving backward once the progress is resumed on several races
• Losing a Head-to-Head race during Rewind forces the player out of the Rewind and causes the car to be stuck in place with high speed
• Head-to-Head opponents may be listed as driving a D-Class car
• Some cars in Horizon Promo are not able to be accepted as being shot (examples: traffic cars, flatbed truck, monster truck)
• Unobtainable cars are present on the list (including story vehicles such as Alejandra's Flatbed Truck & Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Bone Shaker)
• Players may not get daily Wheelspins from Hotel Castillo
• Some players are not receiving loyalty rewards from various titles
• Players' dots on the map may appear to be driving a D-class car
• Wheels do not stay turned left or right in Photo Mode
• Player may not get both cars when two are shown in Wheelspins
• Wheelspin may not be granted on level up in free roam
• Player will lose car if they attempt to gift the Wheelspin car then back out of the gift menu
• Not completing co-op "Buggy and the Beast" Showdown can cause persistent cinematic black bars
• Players may experience infinite "Waiting for Players" screens after finishing the first stage of the co-op Baja Expedition
• Player fails Skill Chain progress when disconnected from the network or when car randomly stops
• Players who have a lot of photos may receive a "Too Many Saves" error message
• Car Pass cars say unreleased when they are already out
• Fast Travel may place players in wall near Cathedral Circuit
• Using the reset car option near the stadium can put the player in a bad location
• Traffic continuously spawns cars in some map locations
• Football / soccerball may duplicate when the Player hits the ball, leaves the stadium and returns to the center of the stadium
• Red smoke in Street Scene Races appears pixelated
• Traffic Cars are not present in Solo version of the Guanajuato Expedition
• Photos taken with HDR enabled appear black when viewed in the gallery
• Time of day keeps advancing when in photo mode
• Player may load into a different car than what they were last using last session

Xbox Series X|S

• No in-game audio after Quick Resume
• Quick Resume is not working on various scenarios
• Some players may see graphical corruption

Xbox One

• Title may crash during Barn Find cutscenes

PC

• Cut-scenes lock to 30 FPS while user setting is set to "Unlocked Frame-Rate (Variable)"
• There are flickering water reflections on low-spec PC with AMD graphics card
• Car dials have a "white-ish" texture and are blurred when car is moving on AMD card with integrated Radeon graphics
• Upon changing hardware, the game doesn't ask you if you want to re-run the graphics setup.
• Capturing the video using Xbox Game Bar with Scaled display in Windows result in partially black recording
• Game window is partially obscured when launching in full-screen mode
• Turning off screen effects in the menu does not turn off chromatic aberration
• Chromatic aberration gets very extreme with ultra-wide resolutions
• User is not messaged to download media pack on Windows 10 and 11
• Tabbing out during launch will cause window to open cut off in bottom right of screen
• Some car elements have missing transparency on PC with AMD GPU
• Black appears on license plate letters and symbols while in free roam on Radeon graphics cards
• Horizontal stripes appear on road when SSAO is enabled
• Some graphics settings are not saved after closing the game
• Texture rendering issues on PC for terrain and vegetation when using Resolution Scaling On
• System memory usage is very high with AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, causing performance degradation
• If the player has selected maximum driving assists, they are unable to explore expeditions at full speed (or complete certain optional objectives)
• Mouse cursor is stuck on screen at all times
• Players are experiencing graphical issues, green / pink screen, and then crashing
• Players are experiencing a "pink-ish" hue on-screen when driving on Steam
• Players may be experiencing performance degradation after extended time playing due to memory issues
• Mouse cursor may disappear after some actions
• Stall when starting an Event, being challenged in The Eliminator, or leaving Player House
• Players are having to reinstall the full title when acquiring update
• Title screen not functional at 1440p with AMD
• Sport Brakes flickering with AMD
• Terrain Deformation not functioning with AMD
• Multicolor texture on the ground in Freeroam
• Colossus Event crashing at 30% mark when entering city
• Raytracing causes slow loading / lag in the upgrade menus
• Players are experiencing crashes when editing tunes / liveries while ray tracing is enabled
• Data Out Telemetry not working on Steam

Xbox Cloud Gaming

• Players may experience mouse control issues on the Replay screen

What is Forza Horizon 5?

Forza Horizon 5 is an epic open-world racing title from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, and is hands-down one of the biggest games released in 2021. With FH5, Playground has delivered its most ambitious game yet, with Forza Horizon 5 featuring a massive and highly diverse map, hundreds of cars and vehicles, and a nearly endless amount of content that will be constantly added upon after launch through the Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist and DLC expansions.

Forza Horizon 5 is an impressive title, and has earned its place at the top of our list of best Xbox racing games. In our Forza Horizon 5 review, we concluded that the latest entry in the long-running series is the "unchallenged champion of open-world racers."

If you want to learn more about FH5, be sure to check out our ultimate guide to Forza Horizon 5. It couldn't be easier to play. Forza Horizon 5 is now available for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox Game Pass, and PC Game Pass.

What is every update and changelog for Forza Horizon 5?

Forza Horizon 5 is a live service game, meaning it will continually evolve over time as Playground Games tirelessly releases new updates with additional fixes, changes, and content for players. Here is every update and its accompanying changelog that has been released for Forza Horizon 4 so far, ranging from minor hotfix updates to more comprehensive patches and even full content releases. We'll update this section as new updates are released for FH5, so check back in regularly to see what's been fixed and altered.

Feb. 1, 2022, patch update

Official changelog from Forza Support. Original report from Windows Central.

Game stability fixes

• Miscellaneous stability, memory, and performance fixes
• Steam — A crash could occur when the game was installed at a path that was too long. An error message will now appear instead
• Fixed a bug that could block progress on Horizon Stories, with later chapters not unlocking despite meeting their requirements
• Fixed a crash that can occur when deleting a Rival Notification in the Message Center

Multiplayer fixes

• Various fixes for server stability and bandwidth optimization to improve the reliability of all online game modes
• Players will no longer lose their Skill Chain when they disconnect from Horizon Life
• Fixed an issue that would prevent friends from appearing in the Online Player list
• Fixed the Online Player list displaying the incorrect car and player level for other players in the session
• Fixed an issue where Horizon Arcade "Stay with the group" message could get stuck on screen after the event finishes
• Fixed a bug that could cause the "Finding a Session" notification to persist on screen
• Fixed an issue where the car names may not appear in the Online Player list
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Horizon Tour matchmaking HUD to display when matchmaking for the Trial
• Players will now be placed at the Horizon Tour sign-up location after their tour is complete
• Added an on-screen message when matchmaking into Horizon Open
• Prevent invites via LINK while in the Horizon Open session, waiting for the next event to start
• Fixed a bug that could cause Horizon LINK invites to exclude the event type
• Players can no longer accept LINK invites to PR stunts they have not unlocked
• LINK can now be used to join a Seasonal Championship
• Fixed a bug that allowed more than six players to enter a co-op event via LINK
• Players can now respond "Thanks Gamertag" after being sent "Good Luck" via LINK
• Prevented the Horizon Adventure screen from appearing during Horizon Arcade events
• Added audio cues to the Mini Mission HUD in Horizon Arcade
• Updated Horizon Arcade messaging when quitting the session
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Mini Mission HUD to stay on screen once the round was complete
• The Piñata Streak Bonus in Horizon Arcade now scales with player count
• Group Waypoint will now be cleared if set to a Horizon Arcade event that closes
• Group Waypoints are now removed when the player is no longer part of a convoy
• Fixed a bug that would prevent players from accessing the map in Eliminator
• Fixed a visual glitch with the sky, that can occur in Eliminator during a season change
• All players will now see all Horizon Outposts during Eliminator, regardless of whether they have unlocked them yet
• In Eliminator, if a player disconnects after you challenge them you are now considered to have won the challenge, rather than lose it
• Fixed inconsistency in Team names in the end of race leaderboard

Wheel compatibility fixes

• Fixed missing rumble on Wheel input devices on PC
• Fixed a bug that could cause the player to get stuck in Change Input Mapping settings after changing input for a Steering Wheel
• Fixed a bug that could cause FFB to be lost on the Logitech G920 after suspending the title
• Added wheel mapping for Hori Force Feedback Wheel
• Addressed a bug that would prevent some handbrake peripherals from working consistently

Exploits fixes

• Rebalanced some Car Mastery tables to remove exploit loops. This will refund player's Skill Points on any affected cars
• Fixed an exploit which allowed players to earn Skill Points while AFK
• Fixed an exploit with Wheelspins

Cars fixes

• Fixed hole near wiper on Zenvo ST1
• Fixed car reflectors clipping with rear bumper Toyota Arctic Cruiser
• Fixed Toyota Celica where applying JSP Motorsport Sport Rear Wing flips vinyls upside down
• Fixed Lamborghini Espada broken textures on wipers
• Added missing ForzaVista pins on Jaguar XJ220S
• Fixed Jaguar XJ13 cockpit cameras being too dark
• Addressed cockpit camera being too dark for convertibles when the roof was down
• Fixed rear brake position on Hoonigan Porsche 911 which was causing clipping issues
• Fixed collision on Reliant Stabilisers
• Fixed AO on the back of the Can-Am Maverick
• Fixed Trial — Street Front Bumper being overly dark
• Added new engine audio for the Pagani Zonda Cinque

Accolades fixes

• Fixed the "Stay Frosty" and "Shopping Spree" Accolade unlocks
• Fixed Proof Positive, Canyon Statue and Statues beneath Blue Water in El Camino not unlocking for some players
• Fixed the Horizon Arcade accolades which required you to complete a specific Arcade type, not unlocking when it was the third round of a Horizon Arcade
• Fixed some Rival accolades unlocking without beating the Rival ghost
• Fixed some Rival accolades not unlocking when racing a P2P event
• The "Jump to Reward" option in the Accolades menu will now take you to the accolade, rather than the category

EventLab fixes

• Previously created routes can now be edited
• Difficulty bonus payouts from EventLab now scales with the number of Drivatars in the event
• Players can now add and edit checkpoints when using Route Creator at a Street Race location
• Players can now search EventLab events by keyword
• Editing a text string in EventLab (such as notification text) will no longer delete what is already there
• Added a "2020s" car restriction option
• Added Chinese car restriction option
• The flask poster icon (indicating custom rules) will now appear correctly after publishing the event
• Fixed up some assets that were missing collision
• Tooltip added for the "Add Rule" pill
• EventLab events can now be started via LINK
• Additional EventLab creations will be surfaced at all activation points
• Fixed a bug that caused surfaced EventLab events from being duplicated on the event select menu
• Crowd will no longer disappear after quitting EventLab event creation

Festival Playlist fixes

• Fixed an issue where Seasonal Championships wouldn't complete if the player changed difficulty settings on the Pre-Race menu
• Players can now matchmake into a Horizon Open event directly from the Horizon Open tile on the Festival Playlist
• Prevented progress on the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenge being reset after the user experiences a server error
• Fixed a bug that caused PR stunts to disappear after the weekly season change
• 'Weekly Challenges Completed' stat was fixed to show the number of completed challenges, rather than chapters
• Seasonal Collectible challenge progress will now persist between boots of the game
• Treasure chests and seasonal collectibles are no longer counted towards the Bonus Board collection stats
• Players must now take part in a complete Horizon Arcade (complete three rounds or all 10 minutes) to complete the Festival Playlist challenge
• The Weekly Challenge will no longer show incorrect progress towards its chapters when driving a car that does not meet its requirements

Other fixes

• Added Chinese (Simplified) voiceover
• Fixed a bug that would allow users to redeem multiple manufacturer rewards from the Car Collection screen
• Some items in the Forzathon Shop will now only be purchasable a limited number of times
• Livery Editor's default scaling option has been changed to "non-uniform" in line with previous titles
• Added "Mobil" decal to the Livery Editor
• Head to Head challenges in Freeroam are now canceled if the opposing player gets too far away before accepting the challenge
• Fixed several instances of overlapping text in some languages on the Tuning screen
• A new option has been added to the Video settings screen to open the HDR system calibration app (console only)
• Voiceover that plays when finishing a Super7 event is no longer canceled when returning to the Super7 screen
• Prevented users from being able to publish Super7 events with both props and traffic enabled erroneously
• Fixed a bug that caused controller rumble and haptics to be lost after exiting during Horizon Open signup
• Improved car shadowing when entering tunnels
• Fixed a bug where players sometimes couldn't make progress on V10 Horizon Story if they earned 3 Stars in a previous chapter
• Fixed some text overlapping on the Race Scoreboard in some languages
• The game will now show an explanation popup when trying to select exclusive emotes or clothing, rather than a marketplace error
• Players will no longer be announced as the winner after quitting and losing to the selected rival
• Notifications showing the Credits earned in an event will now show after all events, when returning to Freeroam
• Fixed a bug that would remove car control from the player if they switched cars while changing the convertible roof state
• Fixed a bug when rewinding on the finish line in Rivals, causing an impossibly fast lap time

PC fixes

• Improved the distance texture quality when running the Ultra quality setting on PC
• Improved the foliage quality when running the Ultra quality setting on PC
• Turning off screen effects now turns off chromatic aberration
• Fixed chromatic aberration becoming too extreme with ultra-wide resolutions
• The Limit Frame Rate option now works as expected
• Fixed a bug that caused longer loading times on PC when the frame rate was unlocked
• Adjustments were made to the Target Hardware Profiler to select the correct graphical preset better

Dec. 14, 2021, hotfix update

Official changelog from Forza Support. Original report from Windows Central.

Game stability fixes

• Various stability fixes
• Server stability improvements

Multiplayer fixes

• Network improvements
• Convoy matchmaking improvements
• Fixed an issue with convoy members disappearing
• Fixed an issue with players trying to join another players server

Saves fixes

• Fixed an issue with Direct Storage Issues on Series X|S

Other fixes

• Freeroam car traffic improvements

Dec. 7, 2021, hotfix update

Official changelog from Forza Support. Original report from Windows Central.

Xbox Series X|S fixes

• Fixed an issue that would cause some players to become stuck when attempting to save on Xbox Series X|S consoles

Dec. 3, 2021, patch update

Official changelog from Forza Support. Original report from Windows Central.

Festival Playlist changes

• Added 24 new cars for Festival Playlist Series 2 and Series 3
• Added new Car Horns, Emotes, and other cosmetic items for Festival Playlist Series 2 and Series 3
• Introduced world changes and decorations, community gifting challenge, and new events for Festival Playlist Series 2 and Series 3

Game stability fixes

• Various stability fixes
• Fixed crash that could occur when loading Chapter 6 in the Born Fast Horizon Story
• Fixed crash that could occur when replaying the Canyon Expedition
• Fixed a soft lock that could occur during the Baja Expedition

Multiplayer fixes

• Improvements for an issue where convoy members and other players can disappear
• Reduced the number of races in Horizon Open Racing events before a car change from 5 to 3
• Removed The Goliath from Horizon Open pool to prevent long wait for race completion
• Horizon Open Street Race routes will now be at night
• Removed S2 Cross Country races from Horizon Open rotation
• Fixed issue with scoring HUD in Horizon Open Drifting
• Randomized position of The Eliminator car drops
• Fixed an issue where searching for a convoy via "Find a Convoy" could result in an infinite load
• Convoy leaders accepting a Forza LINK invite now accepts for the whole Convoy
• Convoy icon on Player Label in the map has been updated to be more readable
• Horizon Arcade score target now scales based on number of participants
• Fixed an issue in Horizon Arcade where convoy members saw different score totals
• Prioritize grouping players in larger groups when Horizon Arcade event starts
• Increased the time at which a Horizon Arcade event radius will appear on the map ahead of it starting to 10 minutes
• Adjusted completion requirements for some Horizon Arcade events
• Fixed issue where finding a Barn Find during a Horizon Arcade event could leave players in a bad game state
• Fixed issue where Horizon Arcade Mini Missions HUD wouldn't show players when the next mission was starting
• Added unique icons for each Horizon Arcade game type on the map
• Fixed an issue where some ramps might not appear during Horizon Arcade bullseye events
• Reduced the Horizon Arcade completion requirements as part of Festival Playlist
• Made car restrictions for Horizon Tour clearer
• Fixed issue where beating a record in Rivals and Series Rivals wouldn't provide a new rival in the post-race screen
• Fixed issue where players could see incorrect points total in Playground Games events when a player left
• Fixed issue where no traffic was present for online street races
• Fixed issue with destination pin when playing expeditions in co-op
• Fixed issue with AI cars disappearing when playing expeditions in co-op

Wheel compatibility fixes

• Fixed an issue where button prompts were not appearing for users with a Logitech G920

Exploits fixes

• Fixed an issue where players could tune their car to a higher class vehicle before starting a race
• Fixed an issue where times from Blueprint events could be erroneously posted to the leaderboard for the race at that location
• Fixed an issue where players were able to post to Rivals and PR Stunt leaderboards when using modified game speed settings

Cars fixes

• Corrected window trim issue and various other fixes to upgrade parts for 1998 Toyota Supra RZ
• Added Freeroam Convertible functionality to the Willys Jeep, Lamborghini Gallardo LP570 Spyder and Porsche 918 Spyder
• Corrected color in front left brake caliper of 2018 BMW M5
• Stock brakes can't be painted in 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
• Fixed DeLorean logo on the Car Collection screen
• Reduced Transmission whine on stock car audio
• Updated the engine audio for the Porsche 918 Spyder

Accolades fixes

• Fixed an issue where some completed Accolades could reset to being incomplete
• Fixed an issue with Accolades for photographing the statues in the El Camino Horizon Story not unlocking
• Fixed an issue where the Accolade for taking a shortcut in the final Lucha De Carreteras Horizon Story chapter would not unlock
• Fixed "Raised in the Desert" not requiring the player to be in the designated car
• Fixed "Unlimited Power" description to say "Unlimited Off-road" rather than "Extreme Off-road"
• Fixed "Ready, Set, Go!" unlocking if the player lost the race
• Removed some Accolades which could become incompletable which required the player to complete a PR Stunt in a specific car
• Corrected typo on the "A True Advantage" description from "2018" to "2019" Aston Martin Vantage
• Fixed "Ford of the Wings" where the objective wouldn't appear when pinned
• Fixed issue where "Monster Destroyer" would not complete if the player wins after a restart
• Updated the "Canyon Run" accolades to use the correct name
• Corrected the number of Air Skills required for the "Air in a G Wagon" Accolade
• Fixed an issue with the "Unbeatable Dirt Racing" Accolade counting progress incorrectly
• Fixed "Money to Burn" Accolade directing players to wrong Drift Zone
• Updated "Don't Break It, There Isn't Many Left" Accolade to inform the player of the Danger Sign they need to complete
• Fixed issue where pinning Accolades for some Danger Signs would not set the route correctly
• Added ability to jump to rewards in the Accolade menus

Super7 fixes

• Super7 second pre-event screen now shows Title and Description rather than the Creator and Description
• Fixed issue in Super7 where players can experience a long load if creating a challenge far from a road
• Fixed issue where Super7 challenge props wouldn't load after publishing
• Fixed issue where the player could stop getting new Super7 challenges
• Removed an incorrect VO line from playing when returning to Freeroam from Super7

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue where Seasonal PR Stunts would state 1Mph / 1ft / 1m more required despite meeting the completion criteria
• EventLab props will now appear as the color variant selected before being placed
• Removed some erroneous props present in the stadium when creating EventLab events
• Fixed an issue where players could not see their own Events in Event Blueprints menu
• Changed "Place" variable in Rules of Play to "Rank" to be more representative
• Fixed issue in Blueprint Builder where prop thumbnail wouldn't appear
• Altered the flow of the Forza LINK tutorial to avoid players with custom control mappings getting stuck
• Added scrolling delay to long Forza LINK phrases to help with legibility
• Fixed an issue with Forza LINK when sending "Follow me" in reply to the Barn Find request not setting a route
• Rewinding during a Showcase could cause the game to ignore the offline game speed accessibility setting
• Infiniti Car Collection now awards the "STONKS" Forza LINK phrase
• Fixed issue where the player would get spawned in the wrong location when replaying Expeditions
• Added accessibility option to progress Horizon Stories without completing the proceeding challenges
• Fixed Hall of Fame banners not prioritizing friends who had joined the Hall of Fame
• Fixed various bad Fast Travel points which could leave the player stuck
• Fixed an issue where the Lugar Tranquilo Player House could become locked again after having purchased it
• Fixed player labels showing the wrong PI on the map
• Marathon icon no longer overlaps the Horizon Street Scene outpost icon on the map
• Change map filters to include The Eliminator map icon under multiplayer events, rather than Festival Sites
• Fixed camera clipping through scenery during post-race results cinematic
• Fixed issues with clipping on various clothing items in the character creator
• Fixed issue with price displaying incorrectly for Car Pass and Premium Add-Ons Bundle in Steam
• Fixed an issue where Festival Playlist displayed more points earned than are achievable
• Fixed prestige stars not appearing in online leaderboards
• Added the ability to 'View Eligible Cars' on Seasonal PR Stunts in the Festival Playlist screen
• Made the final checkpoint in street race events visually distinct from normal checkpoints
• Made it so that the Add Layer feature in the Livery Editor now correctly adds the layer to the top of the stack
• Fixed Achievement tracking for the "Unlimited Prowess" Achievement
• Fixed an issue where players were able to skip the whole race in Chapter 2 of the Lucha de Carreteras Horizon Story
• Fixed an issue where the radio could be turned back on after turning it off
• Updated Fast Travel message from pause menu to correctly inform player it will take them to the nearest Festival site
• Fixed an issue where players could be switched from manual to automatic gears after a cutscene

PC fixes

• Fixed issue where Pause Menu could show two tabs at once when changing focus away from the game and unpausing with a controller
• Fixed issue where mouse input was being ignored in the Horizon Story Post Race Stars screen
• Stopped mouse being able to move the camera during Pre-Race cinematic
• Fixed an issue where low video memory warning could be displayed incorrectly on AMD Renoir
• Fixed an issue where running at 3440x1440 resolution would cause graphical artifacts on the screen edge
• Improved messaging around out of date drivers

Nov. 17, 2021, hotfix update

Official changelog from Forza Support. Original report from Windows Central.

Game stability fixes

• Fixed several crashes
• Fixed a potential crash that could happen if an Emote was earned while offline
• Fixed a potential crash that could happen when starting a Horizon Arcade
• Fixed a potential crash that occurred when spawning traffic cars
• Fixed a crash when loading EventLab events
• Fixed a crash when upgrading cars

Multiplayer fixes

• Improved stability of Horizon Life connections
• Improvements to online traffic
• Fixed issue where player's car would get stopped when losing connection to Horizon Life
• Disabled Convoy voice chat to help track down the long load times in Online events
• Improvements to Horizon Arcade for other player visibility, and joining and leaving Arcade events
• Fixed The Eliminator Head-to-Heads not ending when players reached the finish point

Wheel compatibility fixes

• Fixed a disconnect pop up that was preventing Wheels from functioning correctly on PC

Exploits fixes

• Updated the Car Masteries for various cars to address an exploit
• Removed an exploit that could be achieved when creating Challenge Cards
• Removed an exploit when creating specific route configurations in EventLab
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to purchase cars from the Car Collection screen which weren't available in the Autoshow
• Added checks to stop an exploit with driving assists
• Stopped players being able to download tunes before a race starts

DLC fixes

• Fixed VIP Player House not being free for some VIPs
• Fixed VIP House not giving player correct Forzathon Point multiplier
• Fixed issue where some VIP players weren't receiving Super Wheelspins

Rewards fixes

• Fixed players not receiving the loyalty reward for playing Forza Motorsport 5
• Fixed an issue with Car Collection where it was possible that a player could lose pending rewards if they quit the game
• Rebalanced UGC payouts

PC settings fixes

• Fixed Resolution Scaling causing GTAO depth issues on PC
• Fixed issue where distant terrain could appear as low res on PC Ultra settings

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue where it was possible for the player to fall out of world after completing The Trial
• Fixed an issue where input stops working on the Press Start screen
• Cross Country Event difficulty has been tuned slightly easier on Drivatar Difficulty levels below Unbeatable to smooth off some difficulty spikes
• Fixed EventLab notifications persisting in Freeroam
• Fixed some Accolades missing icons on Xbox One and Xbox One S
• Fixed profanity filter not applying correctly on Super7

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