Forza Motorsport 7: General Discussion

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Dopplegagger
The light is one aspect. General work flow is broken with the decal editor especially. It's cumbersome and menu laden with a controller, but with KB&Mouse, it becomes an exercise in frustration. Turn 10 should take a good hard look at the tools they use in Photoshop, and how that program uses short cuts and on screen layout. The way it is now, one has to tab way too much. And that's even on a controller. Not to mention that none of the placement options exist outside a menu.

I want to say, it would be better if Turn 10 used AutoCAD as inspiration for the livery editors work flow... But I doubt many people used AutoCAD, or would know what I mean.
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I'm afraid an onscreen layout would worsen the situation for controller users, tho... And with controller uses being the vast majority of Xbox players, I doubt they'd go that way (I'm not even going to consider the possibility of a dual interface).
 
Dual interface would be the best solution. KB&Mouse will be an option even on the consoles, so having the editor constrained to controllers would be a waste of an opportunity.

If I called the shots, the games editor wouldn't change, but liveries would be able to be created and edited using the Forza Hub app, which would be better suited to KB&Mouse. Also I would have the app able to plug-in to the game and become part of the experience.

But that's thinking outside of the box, from what I can see; that sort of thing is frowned upon. Especially if it concerns anything Xbox related.
 
nyrmetros
Any IndyCar updates for Forza 7 in the pipeline?
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I'm guessing they'll wait 'til FM8 to bring out the IR18s (if they do at all) and, considering they got rid of all of FM6's vintage Indycars (unless you count the Ferrari 375 Indianapolis and Maserati 8CTF, but those were lightly- or not-even-modified grand prix/F1 cars) and haven't brought them back or introduced new-to-the-franchise ones as DLC, it doesn't look good for those, either.
 
Livestream is up for those interested:
https://watch.forzarc.com/

Quest #1: Retweet your favorite tweet from the Twitter panel.
Reward: 2016 Dodge Viper ACR (not an Exclusive model; may have a custom livery)

Quest #2: Watch 30 minutes of the stream (active before the noon start time)
Reward: 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster (Exclusive - previously the November Forzathon reward)

Quest #3: Complete at least one poll during the stream.
Reward: 2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (Exclusive - previously the November Bounty Hunter reward)

Quest #4: Watch 60 minutes of the stream.
Reward: Bandit Driver Gear Suit

A Twitter account it not required, all you have to do is click on the Retweet button and then close the window.
 
L8 Apex
I'm guessing they'll wait 'til FM8 to bring out the IR18s (if they do at all) and, considering they got rid of all of FM6's vintage Indycars (unless you count the Ferrari 375 Indianapolis and Maserati 8CTF, but those were lightly- or not-even-modified grand prix/F1 cars) and haven't brought them back or introduced new-to-the-franchise ones as DLC, it doesn't look good for those, either.
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That's very unfortunate. Indycar is on the rise again and it's a shame that Forza 7 hasn't included retro Indycars or have a plan for additional Indycar content. May is just around the corner too.
 
I miss the 1990 Indy Car. It could always net me a solid finish in X class lobbies because it was easy to drive but noticibly slower than the old F1 cars
 
Something odd just happened to me. I just levelled up, Milestone rewards are usually; 50,000 CR, a Vehicle, or Driver gear. I have all the cars that aren't unlocked, so I don't choose them. I still had quite a few driver suits to get, so I have been snatching them up instead of the 50,000 CR. Now all of the sudden, no more Drivers Gear. My choice is a 5 Pack of Mods. Oddly, it is a pack of Mods I have never seen before. For example, 'Purist' which is Cock Pit camera only and HUD disabled. Has any one else experienced this? Is this new, did it come with the recent patch? Or did I just reach a level where this is now offered. I chose the Mods pack, and can see the next reward will have one as well. I'll have to check my stats, but I believe I am close to Level 1000 perhaps. Maybe that was it.

EDIT; Does any one know where you go to find out what Driver level you are at? I can seem to find it in Stats or Hub? or am I missing something?
 
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AlienDeathRay
Something odd just happened to me. I just levelled up, Milestone rewards are usually; 50,000 CR, a Vehicle, or Driver gear. I have all the cars that aren't unlocked, so I don't choose them. I still had quite a few driver suits to get, so I have been snatching them up instead of the 50,000 CR. Now all of the sudden, no more Drivers Gear. My choice is a 5 Pack of Mods. Oddly, it is a pack of Mods I have never seen before. For example, 'Purist' which is Cock Pit camera only and HUD disabled. Has any one else experienced this? Is this new, did it come with the recent patch? Or did I just reach a level where this is now offered. I chose the Mods pack, and can see the next reward will have one as well. I'll have to check my stats, but I believe I am close to Level 1000 perhaps. Maybe that was it.

EDIT; Does any one know where you go to find out what Driver level you are at? I can seem to find it in Stats or Hub? or am I missing something?
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This is what happens when you have unlocked all driver gear available through level ups.
 
Stang616
This is what happens when you have unlocked all driver gear available through level ups.
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I don't think that's quite true. The Audi suit is available through level ups, but I didn't have it (still don't have it) and it switched over to mods at level 500 exactly
 
Yeah, I think that Populuxe Cowboy is right. I am missing Catalunya, Alfa Romeo, and a couple more of the 'patterns' that are common. Plus, I am also missing the Forza Black, Light Blue, Green and Tan driver suits. Some of the Forza Gear from past editions I don't have, Forza 2, Forza etc. etc. My gamer tag was never synched up until Forza 5. So I miss out on those as well. Forza 1 was on X-Box, eons ago, how many players have all their accounts synched up? The thing that gets me though is the Legendary or Super Rare. If the Legendary cars can be given out as rewards, why not the Driver Gear? What are they waiting for?
 
AlienDeathRay
Yeah, I think that Populuxe Cowboy is right. I am missing Catalunya, Alfa Romeo, and a couple more of the 'patterns' that are common. Plus, I am also missing the Forza Black, Light Blue, Green and Tan driver suits. Some of the Forza Gear from past editions I don't have, Forza 2, Forza etc. etc. My gamer tag was never synched up until Forza 5. So I miss out on those as well. Forza 1 was on X-Box, eons ago, how many players have all their accounts synched up? The thing that gets me though is the Legendary or Super Rare. If the Legendary cars can be given out as rewards, why not the Driver Gear? What are they waiting for?
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You can get all the non-Legendary suits by buying the 25,000cr driver gear crate at the bottom right of the prize crate screen. I've got every non-legendary suit (with the exception of the new suits added in the last two updates and the Audi suit) by buying those crates. And yes, that includes Super Rare suits.

As for the Motorsport and Horizon suits, it's not tied to what games you've played. It's tied to your Hub rewards tier. I'm at 10, so I've got everything except the FM1 suit. If I were at 11, I'd have that, too.

They are giving out Legendary suits, but currently only as prizes. I just got the Bandit suit for watching 60 minutes of yesterday's ForzaRC livestream. Hopefully when they update the prize crates, they give us back the chance to buy crates that include legendary again.
 
Yeah, I took your previous advice on those crates, as well as the new crates. I haven't gotten many new drivers gear recently. I think my success rate has dropped from around 1 in 10, and is now about 1 in 20. I recently spent about 5 million on crates. I am getting close to finishing off the badges, (legendary badges I'm about 40%, the rest are 85-95% completed). Plus, I blew about 20 million at the Auction house buying up Forza Edition cars and other GT cars. I have at least 2 of most of them. Now I'm at about 30 million.

Populuxe Cowboy
As for the Motorsport and Horizon suits, it's not tied to what games you've played. It's tied to your Hub rewards tier. I'm at 10, so I've got everything except the FM1 suit. If I were at 11, I'd have that, too.
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Oh! Okay, I see. I have never played any of the Forza Horizons. I guess it's time to add them in to 'up my score'. Thanks
 
AlienDeathRay
Yeah, I took your previous advice on those crates, as well as the new crates. I haven't gotten many new drivers gear recently. I think my success rate has dropped from around 1 in 10, and is now about 1 in 20. I recently spent about 5 million on crates. I am getting close to finishing off the badges, (legendary badges I'm about 40%, the rest are 85-95% completed). Plus, I blew about 20 million at the Auction house buying up Forza Edition cars and other GT cars. I have at least 2 of most of them. Now I'm at about 30 million.



Oh! Okay, I see. I have never played any of the Forza Horizons. I guess it's time to add them in to 'up my score'. Thanks
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Honestly, it won't do any good to 'up your score' now, unless you are preparing for the next game. Those suits were considered Loyalty rewards and are only gifted when you first start the game.
 
Populuxe Cowboy
New update: 107.4mb on my OG XB1.
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As usual with those out-of-the-blue hotfixes, good luck figuring out what it does. But seeing as it weights exactly the same on the XB1X I'd say it's a safe bet that it doesn't in any way touch the updates. Maybe they removed the vulnerability that allowed for the theft of UGC, and/or corrected the issue some users were experiencing on startup?
 
I know several players couldn't start the game up ever since the last update. There's a thread about it on the official forums. Now they can. So I'm guessing this was related to that.
 
I haven't downloaded the new update/dlc cause I've heard so many peaople had problems with it..so am I good to go now?
 
Since when did XBox change the internet explorer app and click sounds? Sorry didn’t know about the past update for the console.
 
LumpiestFish
Traditionally, it would already be time for the clues for a new car pack.
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Sadly nothing this week. Might have to do with the timing of April's car pack release, I don't think they want to release almost back to back car packs so I guess we wait for next Friday WIR.
 
Just finished the Spa 100 Endurance for my Let's Play on my channel. It'll be a while until I upload it since it's over an hour long. After that, I'm going to take a break from Forza for a while.
 
Has anyone else noticed the telemetry being odd lately?

On the general page:
- The steering icon only shows steering to the right, steering to the left just keeps it centred.
- When you open the telemetry, RPM, HP, and Torque start at a low number (usually zero) and "count up" to the car's current state rather than mathcing it immediately.
- Not fully sure on this one, but the HP and Torque don't seem to match what the car's stats in the menu show. Some of my endurance cars have 700+ HP and 700+ lbft of Torque, but the telemetry will usually peak at around 500-550HP and 250-400lbft of Torque.
 
I really wish we could name and shame the dumbasses that run people off the racetrack... And I really wish Microsoft would do something about it.
 

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