Yeah Bangle was the design chef, design chefs often get falsely credited for designs other designers did under them. I actually don’t know about Chris Chapman, but Stephenson definitely did the original X5‘s design, after that he didn’t had a hand in BMW stuff anymore because he moved to Ferrari as far as I know.Chris Bangle does take much heat or credit for all of BMW's designs of the era, then again, he was the lead designer and signed off on everything. As I understand it, the work of Frank Stephenson who came over from Land Rover to BMW is the basis, but I've also read that Chris Chapman had a hand on it (they probably refer to the facelift of 2003). I stand corrected.
I haven't checked but FM was supposed to have 100 "new to Forza" cars + 30 more in the car pass + 8 more in the race day car pack.I have a feeling that those 100 "new to Forza" free cars are more than the total number of "new to Forza" cars in the complete car list of FM 2023 (base game, DLC, etc..)...
The claim has been „100 new-to-Motorsport cars“ from the start, I remember thinking about this exact wording when they announced it.I haven't checked but FM was supposed to have 100 "new to Forza" cars + 30 more in the car pass + 8 more in the race day car pack.
I do also remember that "new to Forza" claim changing to "new to Motorsport" on their social media car list releases.
The claim has been „100 new-to-Motorsport cars“ from the start, I remember thinking about this exact wording when they announced it.
I played this morning with no issues. Usually, the PC Xbox App reports on the status of their services, and as of now I've seen no reports of outages, at least in my region.Are the XBOX servers currently OK to play FH5 today?
I was playing in the UK on Friday morning from about 1030 to 1300 and it was all working fine bud then.Are the XBOX servers currently OK to play FH5 today?
Can confirm that Autech is mentioned in List_PartManufacturers in Motorsport.After some digging i only managed to found this :
Nissan Stagea actually have the full Autech kit in the files. There is even a second autech front bumper variation.
The yellow stagea pictured below have 2 set of rounded lights. One i assumed for foglight and the other turn signal. The grey one have a rectangular foglight and turn signal combination lamp. There is only one grill though, the grey version is the one in the files. Seems like odd choice though not to put it in the game. Since this kit is quite popular and this is also a dlc/car pack car. Maybe there is some other problem?
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The Peugeot 208 GTi and RCZ R make good fits to the High Performance Dailies theme too, although I bet that the either 2019 A45 AMG (wild card guess), the Toyota 86 TRD SE or the 2020 BMW M2 Competition will likely be added.The Fit seems like an easy lock for High Performance Dailies if they can get a Honda in--I've just realized that, in contrast to Cars and Coffee's "cars you don't see every day" theme and its high-rarity additions, High-Performance Dailies most likely refers to high-performance versions of common cars you do see every day--but I do sincerely doubt that since we haven't had one in a long time. The 2014 Holden seems more likely for next Series but with that company defunct, who knows where they'd get the licensing from.
The Ferrari and Mclaren F1 cars seem almost like obvious FM possibilities.Going back to AAA_SuspensionStructure, I found more vehicles that I missed out.
Here are what I recently discovered:
- 2012 Ferrari F2012 (FER_F2012_12)
- 2012 McLaren MP4/27 (MCL_MP427_12)
- 2013 Honda Fit (HON_Fit_13)
- 2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI "H6" SEMA (SUB_H6Engine_12_EN)
- 2013 McLaren MP4/28 (MCL_F1Engine_13)
- 1966 Ferrari 312 (FER_312_66)
- 2011 Ford #43 Fiesta RS WRC (FOR_43_FiestaWRC_11)
- FOR_RallyCross_12
- HOL_Sandman_14
- 1997 Toyota #1 Trophy Truck (TOY_1_TrophyTruck_97)
The Fit seems like an easy lock for High Performance Dailies if they can get a Honda in--I've just realized that, in contrast to Cars and Coffee's "cars you don't see every day" theme and its high-rarity additions, High-Performance Dailies most likely refers to high-performance versions of common cars you do see every day--but I do sincerely doubt that since we haven't had one in a long time. The 2014 Holden seems more likely for next Series but with that company defunct, who knows where they'd get the licensing from.Going back to AAA_SuspensionStructure, I found more vehicles that I missed out.
Here are what I recently discovered:
- 2012 Ferrari F2012 (FER_F2012_12)
- 2012 McLaren MP4/27 (MCL_MP427_12)
- 2013 Honda Fit (HON_Fit_13)
- 2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI "H6" SEMA (SUB_H6Engine_12_EN)
- 2013 McLaren MP4/28 (MCL_F1Engine_13)
- 1966 Ferrari 312 (FER_312_66)
- 2011 Ford #43 Fiesta RS WRC (FOR_43_FiestaWRC_11)
- FOR_RallyCross_12
- HOL_Sandman_14
- 1997 Toyota #1 Trophy Truck (TOY_1_TrophyTruck_97)
Can confirm that Autech is mentioned in List_PartManufacturers in Motorsport.
- 2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI "H6" SEMA (SUB_H6Engine_12_EN)
The kit can be enabled through mods - I've not explored the extra lights yet but here's what the rest of the kit looks likeAfter some digging i only managed to found this :
Nissan Stagea actually have the full Autech kit in the files. There is even a second autech front bumper variation.
The yellow stagea pictured below have 2 set of rounded lights. One i assumed for foglight and the other turn signal. The grey one have a rectangular foglight and turn signal combination lamp. There is only one grill though, the grey version is the one in the files. Seems like odd choice though not to put it in the game. Since this kit is quite popular and this is also a dlc/car pack car. Maybe there is some other problem?
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Looks like the 1997 and 1998 Stagea 260RS Autech's bumpers. Sad that the '98 260RS Autech doesn't have its grille lights installed.View attachment 1374543
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The difference between the two variants for reference.
This is downright cruel on PGG's part. Hopefully the kit will be enabled soon - but I won't hold my breath, seeing that other kits for DLC cars remain locked.The kit can be enabled through mods - I've not explored the extra lights yet but here's what the rest of the kit looks like
They still get paid since PG outsources the modeling to other countries.I feel sorry for the modelers.
Not to mention there's still a good chance we get a bodykit drop next update, since "High-Performance Dailies" and all. The Autech might be part of it, we don't know for sure.They still get paid since PG outsources the modeling to other countries.
Nobody likes to do work and yet not have the end result used... Think of spending weeks of time sourcing, scanning and modelling these kits and yet they never appear in the final game due to licensing.They still get paid since PG outsources the modeling to other countries.
I mostly want the big wang from the AutechAgreed. While I like R34 front ends, the Autech kit looks so good and I’d gladly have that instead.
I totally agree 100% bud.Nobody likes to do work and yet not have the end result used... Think of spending weeks of time sourcing, scanning and modelling these kits and yet they never appear in the final game due to licensing.
It's not about the salary, it's about the disappointment of your hard work being shelved.
I'd love a big wang.....I mostly want the big wang from the Autech