Forza Motorsport Update 12: Spectate Mode Revamp, Challenge Hub and More

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September has rolled around for Forza Motorsport, and Turn 10 is wheeling out Update 12 for all console and PC users.

Dubbed “Mid-Engine Month”, the newest update celebrates the most iconic mid-engined cars of past and present.

At 9.1GB on PC and 10.4GB on Xbox Series X, the latest update may be slightly smaller than before, but contains some of the most significant feature additions and changes to gameplay yet.

Let’s take an in-depth look at what Update 12 brings.

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Forza Motorsport Update 12: Spectate Mode

Turn 10 outlined a number of features and changes in its recent roadmap statement that would be starting from Update 12, with a highly revamped Spectate Mode being introduced.

Available in Private Multiplayer, Spectate Mode includes new features and improvements to benefit league organizers. Features include a Dynamic Driver List and lap counter, a broadcast ticker, an improved control panel, and a customisable HUD.

There are also a couple of new camera options available in Spectate Mode: a Rail Cam to control the camera around the focused car, and a stationary Point of Interest camera at important segments of tracks.

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Spotlight/VIP Cars

Update 12 will feature five mid-engined cars from the present day and from days gone by that will be made available over the next few weeks.

Players can pick up these cars for a 30% discount using in-game credits, and will form the centerpieces for the new Featured Tour. VIP players can also get their hands on a selection of cars with a 15% discount throughout the update.

Spotlight Cars

  • Ferrari F8 Tributo ’19 – Sep 11-18
  • McLaren F1 ’93 – Sep 18-25
  • Porsche Carrera GT ’03 – Sep 25 – Oct 2
  • McLaren 765LT Coupe ’21 – Oct 2-9
  • Saleen S1 ’18 – Oct 9-16

VIP Discount Cars

  • Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce ’16 – Sep 11 – Oct 16
  • Ferrari 296 GTB ’22 – Sep 11-18
  • Jaguar XJ220 ’93 – Sep 18-25
  • Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion ’97 – Sep 25 – Oct 2
  • Ferrari FXX-K Evo ’18 – Oct 2-9
  • BMW M8 GTE #1 BMW M Motorsport ’18 – Oct 9-16

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Michael Jordan/Luka Dončić Collaboration

Players who log in to Forza Motorsport will receive a special Chevrolet Camaro gift in their message box. The Jordan Luka 3 Camaro has been designed as a collaboration between basketball legend Michael Jordan’s sneaker brand and Slovenian player Luka Doncic.

You can also take part in the special Jordan Luka 3 Motorsport Series to win a matching race suit to go with the car.

Forza Motorsport Update 12: New Events

This month’s Featured Tour takes you through some of the best and latest mid-engined machines that have defined supercars throughout the years.

Mid-Engine Tour

  • Mid-Engine Muscle – Ferrari F8 Tributo ’19
  • Mid-Engine Legends – McLaren F1 ’93
  • Mid-Engine Monsters – Porsche Carrera GT ’03
  • Mid-Engine Miracles – McLaren 765LT Coupe ’21

Each of the series will you take command of one of the featured Spotlight cars from the mighty McLaren F1 to the highly technical Ferrari F8 Tributo.

Complete each four-race series and your prize will be the 2023 McLaren Artura to use in the final reward showcase.

The Mid-Engine Tour is set to begin on September 11 with Mid-Engine Muscle. Each of the following series will each be unlocked after a seven day period.

This series is scheduled to run until October 30, so you’ll have plenty of time to run each of the challenges.

Open Class Tour

The Open Tour lets you pick and build your favorite mid-engined cars as you work up from D Class to R Class.

Your prize for finishing this tour is the 2022 Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder, the latest in a long line of updates to the baby bull. You’ll need to keep a tighter eye on your scheduling though as the Open Tour runs until October 16.

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Challenge Hub

A new feature we’ll be covering going forward is the Challenge Hub. For those who remember the Forzathon Challenges in Forza Motorsport 7, these challenges work in a similar fashion. There will be Featured and Weekly challenges where players can earn credits, race suits and even cars.

Starting from Update 12, players now have the option to unlock the reward cars from the Featured and Open Tours by doing a select number of races in Featured Multiplayer. Those who want to complete both tours can do so if they choose.

  • Mid-Engine Challenge – Complete all series in the Mid-Engine Tour OR Complete 10 races in the Mid-Engine Series in Featured Multiplayer.
  • Open Class Challenge – Complete all series in the Open Class Tour OR Complete 10 Open Event races in Featured Multiplayer
  • Jordan Luka 3 Challenge – Complete the Jordan Luka 3 Motorsport Series in Career
  • Down To Earth – Complete 4 races in Career OR Complete 4 races in the Forza Touring Car Series in Featured Multiplayer
  • Heating Up – Complete 12 Laps in the Spec Division – Forza GT3 Rivals Event OR Complete 4 races in the Multi-Class Series in Featured Multiplayer
  • Logitech McLaren G Challenge – Complete a lap in the “Logitech McLaren G Challenge Bonus Stage” Rivals Event

Rewards: McLaren Artura ’23, Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder ’22, Liquid Earth race suit, Molten race suit, Logitech race suit

Weekly Challenges

Sep 11-18

  • Spotlight Challenge: Complete 20 laps in the 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Complete a race 5 positions ahead of where you started
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat a rival in the weekly Spotlight Rivals Event

Sep 19-25

  • Spotlight Challenge: Complete a race in this week’s Spotlight Featured Multiplayer Event
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Get on the Podium in any Featured Multiplayer race OR Get on the Podium 3 times in Career races
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat a rival in the weekly Spotlight Rivals Event

Sep 26 – Oct 2

  • Spotlight Challenge: Complete 5 clean laps in the 2003 Porsche Carrera GT
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Complete a race 5 positions ahead of where you started
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat a rival in the weekly Spotlight Rivals Event

Oct 2-9

  • Spotlight Challenge: Reach Car Level 5 in the 2021 McLaren 765LT
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Get on the Podium in any Career Event
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat a rival in the weekly Spotlight Rivals Event

Oct 9-16

  • Spotlight Challenge: Complete 10 laps in the 2018 Saleen S1
  • Weekly Skills Challenge: Complete a race 5 positions ahead of where you started
  • Weekly Safety Challenge: Complete 5 races without receiving an FRR Penalty in Featured Multiplayer
  • Weekly Rivals Challenge: Beat a rival in the weekly Spotlight Rivals Event

Rewards: 10,000-25,000 Cr.

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Multiplayer Events

Featured Multiplayer once again brings a packed schedule for all players.

Similar to the Featured Tour, the Mid-Engine Series will put players in a different featured car every week, with the cars featured being those with VIP discounts in the showroom.

In a slight schedule change to the Spec Events, the Forza GT4 series will now be on a weekly rotation with Forza Touring Car. The Endurance Series can now also be found under the Spec tab rather than Featured.

  • Lotus 3-Eleven Spec Series, Forza GT3, Forza TC – September 11-18
  • Subaru BRZ Spec Series, Forza GT2, Forza GT4 – September 18-25
  • Mazda Miata Spec Series, Forza GT3, Forza TC – September 25-October 2
  • VW Golf GTI Spec Series, Forza GT2, Forza GT4 – October 2-9
  • BMW M Procar Spec Series, Forza GT3 Spec Series, Forza TC – October 9-16

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Rivals

The latest Rivals update has another major selection of time trials for you to set your best leaderboard times. Each of the Spotlight cars will have their own event that will be available for seven days. Players can also set their best Spec Division times in a GT3 car of their choosing at Spa-Francorchamps.

VIP players can tackle the fearsome Lamborghini Aventador SV around Yas Marina Circuit in their own month-long event.

More special events are on the cards, kicking off with the bonus stage qualifier of the Logitech G Challenge. This one will see you taking on Maple Valley in the Legendary McLaren MP4/4.

The second stage of the eRacing Association’s Alpha Cup sees you take the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 around the road course at Daytona Speedway.

Mobil 1 is back for another round of its Pro Driver Challenge. The driver this time is 2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button. His target time to beat is a 52.168 in a Lotus Elan around the Maple Valley Short Circuit.

The latest Rivals are listed below;

  • Spec Division – Forza GT3 – Any Forza GT3 car – Spa-Francorchamps – Full Circuit (Sept 11 – Oct 16)
  • VIP – Superveloce Speed – Lamborghini Aventador SV ’16 – Yas Marina – Full Circuit (Sept 11 – Oct 16)
  • Logitech G Challenge Qualifier Bonus Stage – McLaren MP4/4 #12 Honda ’88 – Maple Valley – Full Circuit (Sep 11-25)
  • eSports Association Alpha Cup II – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ’23 – Daytona – Sports Car Course (Sep 11-25)
  • Race Mobil 1’s Pro Driver – Jenson Button – Lotus Elan Sprint ’71 – Maple Valley – Short Circuit (Sep 25 – Oct 9)
  • Spotlight – Ferrari F8 Tributo ’19 – Laguna Seca – Full Circuit (Sep 11-18)
  • Spotlight – Mclaren F1 ’93 – Kyalami – Full Circuit (Sep 18-25)
  • Spotlight – Porsche Carrera GT ’03 – Nurburgring – Nordschleife (Sep 25 – Oct 2)
  • Spotlight – McLaren 765LT ’21 – Watkins Glen – Full Circuit (Oct 2-9)
  • Spotlight – Saleen S1 ’18 – Road America – Full Circuit (Oct 9-16)

Forza Motorsport Update 12: Other Changes

A major change implemented is the addition of customisable weather options for Free Play and Private Multiplayer. Players can select what weather type they want to happen at the start, middle and end of a race, as well as probability options.

Rivals now has all cars running at minimum fuel load, and player cars will automatically be equipped with Soft tires if the car has race tires added.

Several stability and performance issues have been addressed on all platforms, including crashes when selecting a photo or replay, or selecting an unowned DLC car and selecting purchase options.

Featured Multiplayer has the the tire wear scalar reduced from 6x to 4x for Multi-class series and “Long” race events. The 2019 Porsche 935 has also been removed from Forza GT3 and placed in Modern Factory Racecar.

Drivatar AI gets further tweaks to fix pitlane entry for high-powered cars, as well as prevent unexpected swerving at a race start and moving laterally into the player when alongside them on a straight.

Update 12 will run over the next five weeks, with Update 13 available some time in October. Here, players can look forward to the highly anticipated return of Sunset Peninsula.

The full list of patch notes can be found here. You can also stop by our dedicated Forza Motorsport forums for more discussion about Update 12, as well as looking for any possible undocumented changes.

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