Forza Horizon 5 Releases Second Update, Patch Notes Revealed

The second Forza Horizon 5 update since it launched on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X last month. And like the first post-launch update, this second one is substantial. Accompanying the release of the update, developer Playground Games released the official and complete patch notes for the update, revealing every improvement and change being made to the game.

At the moment of publishing, it’s unclear what the file size of the update is. That said, as always, it’s going to vary from platform to platform. Meanwhile, expect a potentially large file size, which means a potentially meaty download depending on how good your Internet download speeds are.

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Below, you can check out the aforementioned patch notes, courtesy of the official Forza website:

Game Stability

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 which could occur during the Baja Expedition

Multiplayer

Improvements for an issue where convoy members and other players can disappear
Horizon Open – Reduced the amount of races in Open Racing events before a car change, from 5 to 3
Horizon Open – Removed The Goliath from pool to prevent long wait for race completion
Horizon Open – Street Race routes will now be at night
Horizon Open – Removed S2 Cross Country races from rotation
Horizon Open – Fixed issue with scoring HUD in Open Drifting
Eliminator – Randomised position of 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
Horizon Arcade – Fixed an issue where convoy members were seeing different score totals
Horizon Arcade – Prioritise grouping players in larger groups when event starts
Horizon Arcade – Increased the time at which a Horizon Arcade event radius will appear on the map ahead of it starting to 10 minutes
Horizon Arcade – Adjusted completion requirements for some Horizon Arcade events
Horizon Arcade – Fixed issue where finding a Barn Find during a Horizon Arcade event could leave players in a bad game state
Horizon Arcade – Fixed issue where Horizon Arcade Mini Missions HUD wouldn’t show players when next mission is starting
Horizon Arcade – Added unique icons for each Horizon Arcade game type on the map
Horizon Arcade – Fixed an issue where some ramps might not appear during Horizon Arcade bullseye events
Horizon Arcade – Reduced the 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

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

Exploits

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

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 3440×1440 resolution would cause graphical artefacts on the screen edge
Improved messaging around out of date drivers

Cars

’98 Toyota Supra RZ – Corrected window trim issue and various other fixes to upgrade parts
Added Freeroam Convertible functionality to the Willys Jeep and Porsche 918 Spyder
’18 BMW M5 – Corrected colour in front left brake calliper
’70 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler – Stock brakes can’t be painted
Fixed DeLorean logo on Car Collection screen
Reduced Transmission whine on stock car audio
Updated the engine audio for the Porsche 918 Spyder

Accolades

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 story not unlocking
Fixed an issue where the Accolade for taking a short cut in the final Lucha De Carreteras 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 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 “Canon 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 player of 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

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 player could stop getting new Super7 challenges
Removed an incorrect VO line from playing when returning to Freeroam from Super7

Other

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 colour 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 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 prioritising 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 home 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 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 Lucha de Carreteras
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