Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[Edax 76]

Anyone who is grinding skill points do what I've done. Get a 1994 Hoonigan Escort RS Cosworth V2 and max it's skills out. Sticker bomb it with other players vinyls and go for it. You'll rack the points up in no time and help your fellow players out everytime you use it.

Edit: Oh and slightly tune it up into S1, the more power makes the points come quicker and it's still easily controlled.

 

[Beebo]

Threw a bouncy tune on the spare GMC Jimmy I had, and had a laugh or two. Come to think of it, how in the world did I get a second Jimmy, aren't those barn finds?

 

[Populuxe]

Threw a bouncy tune on the spare GMC Jimmy I had, and had a laugh or two. Come to think of it, how in the world did I get a second Jimmy, aren't those barn finds?

It is, but it's also been a reward car, I believe.

 

[Stang616]

It is, but it's also been a reward car, I believe.

I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

 

[PJTierney]

If only we could sell/delete them 🥺

 

[The_Greaser]

Oh no, I failed to get the Hyundai Veloster! (said no one ever... )

Speaking of Hyundai, anyone else wish there were more Hyundai N models (or any new Korean cars) that would be a perfect fit to Forza?

I'd gift you one, if I could.

 

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[Nacho Libre]

Yeah, but that leaves the consoles out in the cold as they use Fidelity FX (FSR)...

 

[space_wadet]

Rally Mexico this weekend, and there's more than one familiar site...

Interesting timing, considering the Rally DLC. Even though I know it isn't really possible due to the lack of WRC licensing, it would have been nice to have some kind of tie-in in-game for the occasion, since the Rally does literally pass through Guanajuato.

 

[sw3g005]

Sierra 700R - unlocked, upgraded to a (as I found out later, very quick) B class dirt racer, and given a very neatly matching Toy Story livery:

 

[-Fred-]

When in Forzavista the front bash bar and lights disappear for some reason.

 

[TGR55]

For the Sierra 700R did anyone experience black screen during quick cinematic scene that plays only when you select the car at garage for the first time?

 

[skazz]

As usual with weird object finding challenges, you can easily find eventlab creations which have those piñatas needed for the forzathon weekly.

I ended up using one because the piñatas I found in game refused to be counted properly.

 

[pez2k]

When in Forzavista the front bash bar and lights disappear for some reason.

They're presumably unofficial temporary headlights like those that appear on the vintage Grand Prix and Brooklands cars during gameplay. Any vehicle without real headlights gets some added on anywhere the player might need them. The only place where it's subtle is on the Forsberg Camry, where the painted-on lights magically work.

 

[PJTierney]

Here, have a Clio.

 

[Beebo]

Is the polaris worth the time spent to get it?

 

[Edax 76]

Is the polaris worth the time spent to get it?

In my opinion it's very average mate. I'm a completionist so I've got it, otherwise I probably wouldn't have bothered.

The new Sierra 700 on the other hand is great fun with a little tuning.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Is the polaris worth the time spent to get it?

Feels worse than the existing RZR in every way.

 

[Cloudy]

Is the polaris worth the time spent to get it?

It should only take 15 minutes or so to unlock it and it's a fun little time on the trails in the game. I've been wanting Playground to add more side-by-sides for a long time now because they're awesome, whether in game or real life.

 

[PJTierney]

Is the polaris worth the time spent to get it?

The original RZR is a meta car in D and C.

This is a RZR with more power so in theory it could be a dirt meta car in B

 

[Edax 76]

I know it's a personal thing but I just don't like the way the RZR Pro drives/handles. To be honest I'm not a massive fan of any of the buggies when it comes to racing them. I'll use them for messing about in but I really don't like racing them.

 

[CeeJay69]

I know it's a personal thing but I just don't like the way the RZR Pro drives/handles. To be honest I'm not a massive fan of any of the buggies when it comes to racing them. I'll use them for messing about in but I really don't like racing them.

I don't know if it will help because I agree RWD buggies feel unnecessarily hard to drive, especially above B class, but if you add some toe in on the rear it helps a lot with these really twitchy MR/RR offroad vehicles. Anything that makes them feel less responsive generally makes them easier to drive (and more fun), imo.

 

[Edax 76]

I don't know if it will help because I agree RWD buggies feel unnecessarily hard to drive, especially above B class, but if you add some toe in on the rear it helps a lot with these really twitchy MR/RR offroad vehicles. Anything that makes them feel less responsive generally makes them easier to drive (and more fun), imo.

Cheers bud, I'll give that a go. Thank you.

 

[SU_Tempest]

Hold up, since when could you put a V8 in the 2JZ Camry???View attachment 1239026

FINALLY!! Thank you for spotting that, I can finally build the NASCAR outrageousness machine I've wanted it to be!

Here, have a Clio.

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I adore that livery. I must have it.

 

[PJTierney]

It’s shared, look up my name and you’ll get it.

 

[SU_Tempest]

It’s shared, look up my name and you’ll get it.

Was wondering about the best way to show my love for the livery... while drifting on the Festival drag strip.

And then it hit me.

...that kind of looks like a heart, doesn't it?

Anyways, I love it. Thank you PJ!

 

[Populuxe]

That drove me out of my mind, but not as much as the "earn an ultimate drift or e-drift skill in Guanajuato" part, because I banked at least three ultimate e-drift skills and nothing happened. I think this might've happened before in an earlier challenge (maybe even in Horizon 4) where you actually have to do a standard, non-e-brake drift, and that's proving a lot trickier for me to pull off for some reason (usually surprise traffic getting in the way).

UPDATE: nope. Couldn't complete it no matter how many Ultimate E-Drift and regular drift scores I got, even though I'm positive I did it within the "city limits".

UPDATE 2: did a couple other events, came back to Guanajuato in the Hoonigan, pulled off yet another Ultimate E-Drift, and finally got it recognized to finish the challenge. Weird.

I had exactly the same problem. I quit after getting multiple Ultimate Drift skills in Guanajuato but no completion, did the Playground Games and one of the weekly race series, came back and got the final part of the challenge with my first e-drift.

 

[PJTierney]

It had to be done.

 

[-Fred-]

 

[strela]

I know numbers are meaningless without context... Anyway FH5 has just passed player engagement count on its largest leaderboard. It's not really a fair comparison since FH5 Hall of Fame leaderboard include everyone who start the game once, while FH4 The Stunt Driver is available after two mandatory races. Anyway they are both growing pretty fast too. FH4 got 100k new entries on the Stunt Driver leaderboard in the past week.

Again nothing serious. Just some numbers.