Patch Notes

Forza Horizon 6 Series 2 Hotfix 2

• Steam: 382.893

• Performance and Stability fixes.

• Fixed an issue where "High Five!", "Flying High" and "How Many Drifts!?" badges were not getting unlocked despite meeting their respective conditions.

Forza Horizon 6 Series 2 Hotfix 1

Version Number: 

Steam: 379.939 

Bug fixes and changes:

Credits exploit 

Fixed an issue where players could earn an unintended amount of Credits through an exploit used in The Eliminator. 

The Eliminator 

This hotfix also restores access to The Eliminator in Horizon Play, with all players receiving a 2021 McLaren Sabre as a gesture of good will for the inconvenience of disabling this feature. 

Auto Drive 

Related to the Credits Exploit we have rebalanced the Rewards available in some game modes to prevent these from being exploited using Auto Drive. 

Auto Drive is meant to be used as an accessibility feature, or for when your hands need a break from driving. It is not intended to be used as a way to earn credits without actively playing the game. 

Save issues update – ongoing investigation 

We are still investigating the ongoing Save Data Loss issues and are working closely with XBOX to help resolve these as quickly as possible. 

If you have experienced any save data loss, we recommend visiting our Forza Support article (Notice Regarding Lost Save Issues in Forza Horizon 6 – Forza Support) for the latest information, how to get help, and ways to reduce the risk of save data loss. 

Version Number: 

• Steam: 375.327 

Bug fixes and changes 

General 

• Performance and stability fixes. 

• Fixed an issue where launching the game after running Benchmark Mode would take longer than expected. 

AI 

• Improvements to difficulty balancing. 

• Fixed an issue with Drivatar race start behaviour. 

Audio 

• Improvements to audio performance on lower specification devices. 

• Adjusted the volume of the air vents on the 2010 Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SV. 

Badge 

• Fixed an issue with the Screechy Clean Badge where progress would only count during a Touge Event. 

Design 

• Fixed an issue where the Leaderboards would sometimes display the wrong drivetrain. 

• Fixed an issue with Convoy Leaderboards where times may not appear consistently for all players in the Convoy at Drag Meets and Time Attack Circuits. 

Festival Playlist 

• Fixed an issue where some Daily Challenges and a Seasonal Job could be completed ahead of time. 

• Fixed an issue where completed Weekly Challenges in a previous Season would be missing the Completed label. 

• Fixed an issue where various Daily Challenges across the Seasons did not unlock for some players. 

• Developer Notes:  All Daily Challenge Points in Series 1 will be retroactively rewarded to players for each Season they participated in. To claim these, players must visit Series 1 in their Playlist History. 

Horizon Play 

• Fixed an issue where some players did not unlock Level 12 in Horizon Play until they entered another race Event. 

• Adjustments have been made to the amount of XP required between Level 26 and Level 100 in Horizon Play. This will significantly reduce the time required to earn the ‘Maxed Out’ Achievement.  

• Developer Notes:  Players who have already made significant progress in Horizon Play (Level 25 and above) will see their level jump significantly and unlock new Badges, and players who have already reached Level 32 will jump to Level 100, unlock Badges and the ‘Maxed Out’ Achievement. 

Road Discovery 

• Added a Roads Driven percentage to the Region Overview. 

• Fixed an issue where two road nodes would never be marked as Undiscovered. 

• Fixed inconsistencies in Road Discovery between the Mini Map and World Map. 

Visuals 

• Fixed a motion blur artefact appearing along the rear of the 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI GSR TM Edition. 

• Fixed an issue with inconsistent lighting that occurred when switching between times of day in Photo Mode. 

• Fixed an issue where green artefacts could be seen when trying to take a photo through a metal mesh fence. 

• Fixed an issue where rain particles were disabled in the ‘High’ Graphics Preset on PC. 

• Improvements to the pixelated red smoke appearing in Street Races when using upscaling. 

Upgrades & Tuning 

• Adjustments have been made to the physics of Drag Tires to align them more with their expected behaviour. 

• Developer Notes:  The team noticed that Drag tires were reducing Performance Index (PI) significantly while still providing enough lateral grip to work effectively as a tire choice for several event types outside of Drag Racing. This is not the expected behaviour or use case for Drag Tires. To alleviate this issue, we have made some adjustments that ensure Drag Tires are no longer the optimal tire choice outside of drag racing events.   

Additionally, we have retained the PI cost of Drag Tires, meaning any tune that currently exists, for example, a tune that is A 700 will not change PI, but it will have significantly reduced cornering performance.   

The team are aware that this means there are a lot of Leaderboard entries that will need to be removed. This will be an ongoing process as we work to identify and remove any lap times that were set using Drag Tires prior to this patch.  

It is important to note that this change only affects the cornering performance of Drag Tires, so Drag times and Drag Leaderboards will be unaffected by this change.    

Save issues 

If you have experienced any save data loss, we recommend visiting our Forza Support article for more information on how to get help, and ways to reduce the risk of save data loss. 

Version Number:

• Steam: 364.933

Bug fixes and changes

General

• Performance and stability fixes

Collection Journal

• Fixed an issue where the Photography Section of Discover Japan could not be completed, which prevented players from reaching Master Explorer.

Audio (PC)

• Further optimizations have been applied to PC audio performance, including adjustments to "Low" and "Very Low" Audio Quality settings. 

  • We recommend using these settings within the Graphics & Performance section of the Settings menu if you are experiencing audio crackling.

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Version Number: 

• Steam: 360.259 

Download size: 1.8 GB  

We're rolling out the first batch of fixes and improvements to Forza Horizon 6 on Steam. Please see the release notes for this version below: 

Bug fixes and changes 

General 

• Improvements targeting Profile Loading errors upon start-up of the game. 

• Please note our investigation into these errors continues, and we value any feedback you can provide via the Forza Feedback Portal (https://aka.ms/ForzaFeedback).

• We also encourage you to try the Gaming Services Repair Tool if you are experiencing these errors (https://aka.ms/FH6GamingServices). 

Multiplayer 

• Fixed an issue where accepting a game invite via the Xbox App could close the game. 

Steam Controller 

• Fixed an issue where using a Steam Controller could cause a crash. 

Update Gaming Services Before Playing Forza Horizon 6 on PC

PC players, including those on Steam, will need to download an important Gaming Services update before playing Forza Horizon 6.

Note: The following guide applies to both the Xbox app and Steam versions of the game.

IN ORDER TO DO THIS:  

1.     Open the Microsoft Store on Windows (Press Windows Key and type "Store")

2.     Click "Downloads" in the lower left of the Store App.  

3.     Click "Check for updates" in the top right of the Updates & downloads page.  

4.     Navigate to Gaming Services in the list and click Update.  

If you are already on the latest version, only an "Open" option or “Installed” label will be visible.  

Alternatively, or if Gaming Services is not in your list of recent Apps, you can install it from the Microsoft Store:

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9MWPM2CQNLHN?ocid=libraryshare

The minimum supported Gaming Services version number is 36.113.2002.

TO CHECK THE VERSION YOU CURRENTLY HAVE INSTALLED, YOU CAN:  

1.     Open the System Settings app (Press Windows Key and type "Settings")  

2.     Navigate to "Apps“

3.     Click "Installed Apps“

4.     In the Search Apps bar type "Gaming Services“

5.     Click the "..." button and choose "Advanced Options"  

6.     On this page you will be presented with a version number, which must be 36.113.2002.0 or greater

If you see the following warning when starting the game, you should follow the above instructions.

Invalid Gaming Services Detected

Forza Horizon 6 must be run with a later version of Gaming Services. It has been detected that your system is running an older version. Please close the game and update Gaming Services.