Forza Motorsport General Discussion Thread

[RolexGTP]

Some interpreted the "focus on motorsport" talk and how they discussed the new tracks were built for good racing first and foremost to suggest that the graphical showcase tracks from the last few titles wouldn't be returning. Probably add in some wishful thinking in there too.

Personally, I'd much rather see them update the old FM1 circuits over nonsense like Bernese Alps and Prague. The original FM1 tracks were actually good for racing, and sadly Maple Valley is the only one we have and it was pretty easily the worst of them.

Rio grew on me, although the FRR update took all the fun out of the chicane, and if they could figure out how to squeeze a pitlane onto Rio Mini it would make a fantastic track for stuff like MX5 Cup and Ginetta Juniors. Dubai was mostly bad, but the "City" layout was actually pretty great for racing, particularly with stuff like touring cars. Needed a skilled group though, as unfortunately it had a few deathtrap areas that would often cause crashes with clumsier drivers, but that could be easily fixed by moving a barrier or something. I guess I wouldn't be too disappointed with those coming back but I'd still put them below everything from FM1 and Sedona.

Damn I miss Rio too that was a great track. I remember that downhill section where your speed climbs quick the helicopter would fly above and you just look at all the scenery on the right side. Perfect track

 

[Jezza819]

I presume this is a bug or is it intentional?
Whereas the voiceover at the end of the race used to be "Well done, you finished P1", it's now "Well done...." for me.

I think that happened after the last update or maybe the one before that and they just didn't mention it.

 

[Morbid65]

Damn I miss Rio too that was a great track. I remember that downhill section where your speed climbs quick the helicopter would fly above and you just look at all the scenery on the right side. Perfect track

It was fun to drive, especially before the FRR update it was super satisfying to put in a hot lap... It was pretty cheesy how you could cut it before FRR, but that chicane after the downhill chute into the left hander with the tire wall (where everyone died) was great the way you could jump final kerb all 4 wheels in the air and land into a slide right up near the angled wall on the left... one of the most satisfying corners in the game, like the exit of the Gold Coast chicane on steroids. Unfortunately FRR neutered it, but it was probably for the best as it did make things safer there... for the few people who survived that death tire wall before it anyways.

...But it wasn't very good for racing really, especially not for the average public lobby players. Narrow and bumpy is a tough mix even for skilled drivers, but then you add in walls (and a few of them with hit box issues) and some fairly extreme speeds in a few spots with the downhill stuff and it was an absolute disaster in public lobbies... And you know they would put it in GT3 and Touring Car divisions too, not just E class or whatever (speaking of E class, the Ginetta Junior would be fantastic there though, but then where isn't the Junior fantastic?) where it might actually be safe-ish. If their focus is on tracks that race well, you really can't count Rio on that list.

Unfortunately, the driving standard in the new game hasn't improved at all, as I've been starkly reminded the last day or two when I've done a few public lobby races where I didn't have time to qualify. The nonsense that goes on outside of the top 4 places... it's shocking, occasionally hilarious, and depressing. We will, for sure, never have nice things when the driving standard is this abysmal.

Adding in a deathtrap that would jump straight to meme status and likely be avoided by everyone in public lobbies doesn't seem like the best use of their time. It would take a ton of changes to make the full version of Rio into something that isn't a deathtrap, to the point it probably wouldn't be recognizable anymore. FM1 Rio would probably be a better starting point for a sensible, versatile circuit.

 

[Nacho Libre]

Things I HOPE to see in the next update(s):
- Improved AI with reduced aggressiveness towards you and among themselves, and also with more sense to when to pit in endurance races (some sense of strategy, at least)
-Fix the bug where an AI spontaneously switch liveries
-Ability to switch those horrible grey backgrounds, just like in the livery mode
-Photo mode like in FH5
-New graphical mode on PC (RTGI for those rigs that can)
-Switch to a better upscaler in the Xbox consoles (FSR 3.0 or 3.1) and frame generation
-More F1 cars of the 1976 season
-More F1 cars of the 1990 season because pitting the MP4/4 vs the 641 has never made much sense (or more cars of the 1989 season)
-With the dynamic weather/improved physics/pit stops, I wouldn't mind the return of the Bernese Alps and Rio (balcony view included)
-Lastly, I hope the Forza aero pieces do not outlive me

That's it from the top of my head, c'mon T10, the update will land close to my birthday!!!

 

[notarjy]

I wonder if we will get Logitech True Force implemented in the next update since it was mentioned in one of the road map posts. I was looking over my wheel settings and noticed that the vibration scale setting was greyed out, so the game at least recognizes my wheel has it.

 

[BoneSawTX]

Monza would be nice to have again.

Turn 1 Monza in MP is what this game is really missing.

 

[ShavedBadger]

I presume this is a bug or is it intentional?
Whereas the voiceover at the end of the race used to be "Well done, you finished P1", it's now "Well done...." for me.

I hope it's intentional - I always found Lil LapLap (after her slightly muffled "Last Lap!" quote) as annoying and contributing almost nothing to the game, apart from taking partial credit for my own victories (the quote being "Well done, WE finished P1"... no disembodied voice, WE didn't do anything, I did.)

 

[RolexGTP]

I wonder if we will get Logitech True Force implemented in the next update since it was mentioned in one of the road map posts. I was looking over my wheel settings and noticed that the vibration scale setting was greyed out, so the game at least recognizes my wheel has it.

Speaking of road map updates, we should be coming up on one come next month, maybe? Hopefully a few of their notes will include work on the career mode structure/events including the reward car debacle and plans to address engine audio in one big update. Wishful thinking I know but they have previously touched on multiplayer, AI which is still ongoing, car progression and a few others.

 

[Hasse 86]

It’s not out of the question, but I reckon the focus will be on getting all of the remaining real-world tracks from Forza Motorsport 7 in first before expanding with new/original content.

There’s not many left:

• Monza
• Bathurst
• Road Atlanta
• Long Beach
• Circuit of the Americas
• Sonoma

I've mixed feelings about this.

I'm excited to get all of those tracks back in the game. Having variable weather and time of day means many of the old tracks feel almost brand new. The new physics also makes them feel much better to drive compared to before.

On the other hand, with the current cadence of having tracks added to the game (one track every two months), that means another whole year before we are possibly getting new tracks that haven't been present in the franchise before.

So, yeah. Mixed feelings indeed.

 

[RolexGTP]

I've mixed feelings about this.

I'm excited to get all of those tracks back in the game. Having variable weather and time of day means many of the old tracks feel almost brand new. The new physics also makes them feel much better to drive compared to before.

On the other hand, with the current cadence of having tracks added to the game (one track every two months), that means another whole year before we are possibly getting new tracks that haven't been present in the franchise before.

So, yeah. Mixed feelings indeed.

I'm with you, im not ungrateful for what they are doing with the older tracks they look and feel the best of any FM before this. At first it seemed like T10 would bring back a track every month for the whole year which would have been great. But as we see several months have been skipped and it's basically been confirmed they are doing a track every other month now. I was holding out hope they would put out at least 1 new to FM track before the years over but I doubt it now. Maybe this time next year we can have something like a Zolder, Paul Ricard or CTMP added to the game.

 

[SloGrumpyDad]

Could we at least get a post on X with maybe a preview for Monday? T10 is not very transparent with its community. Instead we get posts about a Mustang GT at a discounted price. Or a reminder about a Rival event.

I really wonder how many are actually on staff at Turn 10 currently.

 

[RolexGTP]

Could we at least get a post on X with maybe a preview for Monday? T10 is not very transparent with its community. Instead we get posts about a Mustang GT at a discounted price. Or a reminder about a Rival event.

I really wonder how many are actually on staff at Turn 10 currently.

I wonder that too. If they are indeed short staffed I can't necessarily fault them for certain things regarding this game ( like bug fixes and features. They are doing their best there) but at the same time they know where things are lacking ( content, communication). It shouldn't pain them to really hone in on those areas in the coming months.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Road to Race is the theme for Update 11

 

[McLaren]

Road to Race... hmm. Must mean we're getting Road Atlanta.

/s

 

[Nielsen]

Road to Race... hmm. Must mean we're getting Road Atlanta.

/s

Or Long Beach? Because it’s a road circuit.

 

[GTvsForza]

Or Road Car to Race Car.

 

[breeminator]

On the other hand, with the current cadence of having tracks added to the game (one track every two months), that means another whole year before we are possibly getting new tracks that haven't been present in the franchise before.

So, yeah. Mixed feelings indeed.

I can't find it now, but I recently saw an article where it was made clear that FM is a long term live service game, there's no sequel coming any time soon. So a year from now to have all the real world tracks that were in FM7 is in a sense not that much time relative to the planned lifespan of the game. I see parallels with the long term approach MS has taken with another of their major franchises, Age of Empires. Age of Empires II DE was released in 2019, but the new version of Age of Mythology is only just coming out this year, 5 years later. 2 years to get all the tracks remastered in the new FM isn't that much time compared to 5 years to get a full range of remastered Age of Empires/Mythology titles. IMO it's all part of a long term plan for what they want their set of main franchises on Game Pass to look like. They know where they want to get to, but they're doing it in a fairly slow and steady manner.

 

[Nielsen]

I can't find it now, but I recently saw an article where it was made clear that FM is a long term live service game, there's no sequel coming any time soon. So a year from now to have all the real world tracks that were in FM7 is in a sense not that much time relative to the planned lifespan of the game. I see parallels with the long term approach MS has taken with another of their major franchises, Age of Empires. Age of Empires II DE was released in 2019, but the new version of Age of Mythology is only just coming out this year, 5 years later. 2 years to get all the tracks remastered in the new FM isn't that much time compared to 5 years to get a full range of remastered Age of Empires/Mythology titles. IMO it's all part of a long term plan for what they want their set of main franchises on Game Pass to look like. They know where they want to get to, but they're doing it in a fairly slow and steady manner.

I don’t even know what they would call a sequel. Forza Motorsport 2?

Actually, I can see FM23 living a life long enough to possibly coexist alongside FH6. After that the Motorsport and Horizon franchises might merge into a single game called just Forza combining circuit driving with an open world.

 

[Kelpy D]

Road to Race is the theme for Update 11

Hmm... Homologation model focus? Like roadgoing modes of racing cars?

 

[Morbid65]

When they split the GT division they mentioned a GT4 division was coming, maybe a return of the GT4 Cayman from FM7? GT4 cars are pretty heavily production based, and we already have a few Caymans in game to be the road car to the race car.

Gonna be a pretty thin division though, as all we have is the KTM and the Ginetta... Low car counts are good for balance though I guess, but there isn't really any rivalry or history in that set of cars.

Would like to have something more interesting than the Cayman though, as it's in everything (and I don't think I've enjoyed driving it in anything). Out of date race cars seems to be Forza's thing, so if I was dreaming I'd like to see Camaro and last gen Mustang GT4s. Sure there is updated Mustang and the Camaro just went out of homologation, but they are perfect rivals, and they are some of the more uncommon GT4 cars that you can't drive in every other game.

The removal of the Trans Am cars from the GT divisions also mean it would be a good time to get the Camaro as a free car to go with the others and a new division for them, but given they are tubeframe cars they don't really follow the "road to race" thing very well since all they have in common with their road counterparts is vaguely inspired fiberglass bodywork.

 

[skazz]

I watched a Failrace video on their attempts to get road cars to race against the Ginetta GT4. They concluded that they simply couldn't get enough downforce on normal cars compared to the Ginetta. And that's only GT4, GT3 aero is completely impossible.

So if they were to seriously want to give us road-to-race capabilities, we would need more powerful aero to allow us to create cars which can compete directly with purpose built GT4 and GT3 race cars.


Edit:



Edit 2: Iirc a patch after this reduced the Ginetta GT4's downforce, but Forza aero is still not enough.

 

[Hasse 86]

I can't find it now, but I recently saw an article where it was made clear that FM is a long term live service game, there's no sequel coming any time soon. So a year from now to have all the real world tracks that were in FM7 is in a sense not that much time relative to the planned lifespan of the game. I see parallels with the long term approach MS has taken with another of their major franchises, Age of Empires. Age of Empires II DE was released in 2019, but the new version of Age of Mythology is only just coming out this year, 5 years later. 2 years to get all the tracks remastered in the new FM isn't that much time compared to 5 years to get a full range of remastered Age of Empires/Mythology titles. IMO it's all part of a long term plan for what they want their set of main franchises on Game Pass to look like. They know where they want to get to, but they're doing it in a fairly slow and steady manner.

I've read several such articles as well. Here's one of them:

'Forza Motorsport' wants you to drive forever

Forza has been one of Microsoft’s most reliable first-party properties, but its eighth iteration could be its last, as Turn 10 Studios is rebooting the series around constant updates and believes it could last for years.

www.engadget.com

If the plan is to support FM'23 for a long time, I wonder what they plan to do when the next console generation arrives, which is rumoured to happen in 2026 already. Will T10 just continue to build on this platform and introduce graphical improvements like RTGI even on consoles, or will they start building on something new?🤔

@Nielsen I can see why the idea of a combined Forza-verse is enticing, but personally I hope that they never ever merge the two games together. Having them separate allows each game to focus on their fortes. Games that try to please everyone usually ends up pleasing no one at all in my experience.

 

[DG_Silva]

If the plan is to support FM'23 for a long time, I wonder what they plan to do when the next console generation arrives, which is rumoured to happen in 2026 already. Will T10 just continue to build on this platform and introduce graphical improvements like RTGI even on consoles, or will they start building on something new?🤔

If it's anything like other live-service games such as GTA V, iRacing, etc., they'll just keep up to date with the technology - improvements in graphics, new content and such like, but the core will remain the same and will just keep making it larger and larger. When there is enough of an improvement in performance that the physics engine can be overhauled (I'd say it's pretty good as it is and doesn't need much work, even retaining it for the next generation of consoles), then the current gen will be dropped, but there's no need to do that at the moment.

 

[RolexGTP]

I think FM23 has at least 3-5 solid years in it before the next game can be even mentioned.

The first indication is the drip feeding of car and track content, if they are truly sticking to 6-8 cars a month and 1 track every two months then it's a long haul to reach certain counts of each which includes the highly requested ones. We might not eclipse 30 tracks for another year and will just top 600 cars this week after nearly a year since release. Plus besides the cars in the car pass, we have only had a handful of new to FM cars added to the game since release.

The second indicator is old features and the small amount of builders cup races. We have yet to get drag racing and drift back even though we know they are coming eventually but I think we will get one at a time. I also expect them to eventually add more permanent events to builders cup or maybe even a complete new playlist of events but who knows when that will be.

 

[skazz]

The trouble is, that behaviour could be them drip-feeding content for the long term, or it could be their budget having been slashed and this being all they can achieve. We don't really know for sure which it is.


For me a warning sign was when they allowed removal of TAA without even building in MSAA as an alternative. That's just sloppy, relying on people manually overriding antialiasing in drivers. (sidetone: When FH5 went from only supporting MSAA to adding DLAA, TAA, FSR etc... they went and built a multi-choice menu to switch between fully functional alternatives, as you'd expect)
And likewise around release they made a big noise about RTGI and how PG already had a working prototype they were going to leverage, and yet we've not heard a word since.

 

[SimTourist]

I think FM23 has at least 3-5 solid years in it before the next game can be even mentioned.

The first indication is the drip feeding of car and track content, if they are truly sticking to 6-8 cars a month and 1 track every two months then it's a long haul to reach certain counts of each which includes the highly requested ones. We might not eclipse 30 tracks for another year and will just top 600 cars this week after nearly a year since release. Plus besides the cars in the car pass, we have only had a handful of new to FM cars added to the game since release.

The second indicator is old features and the small amount of builders cup races. We have yet to get drag racing and drift back even though we know they are coming eventually but I think we will get one at a time. I also expect them to eventually add more permanent events to builders cup or maybe even a complete new playlist of events but who knows when that will be.

I don't expect them to support it much longer, the game is a failure by all accounts and MS is not gonna keep throwing resources to support a sinking ship. Most likely outcome is T10 getting shut down or downsized and turned into a support studio for PG, nothing more than that. We've seen studios with much more successful games getting the boot, e.g. Hi-Fi Rush, Driveclub and so on. It's a done deal at this point.

 

[McLaren]

Oh boy, is it that time again for Sim to spout his aged like milk takes again? Let's reflect.

They don't have a history of supporting games with lots of tracks. The most they did is 3 tracks for FM5.

Brands Hatch, Daytona, Hockenheimring, full Nurburgring, Sebring, Yas Marina. That's double....

Lol at thinking that a new track will drop every month. Snap back to reality. One every 3-4 months is more realistic.

6 in 10 months. @Northstar was closer to the prediction than you. Snap back to reality....

If they didn't fix the car models after a 6 year dev cycle they'll never ever fix them.

They fixed the 22b & it's apparent they're working on others. Never fix them, though....

This is Turn10's last shot at turning it around before getting closed down

Oh man, predicting this year old diarrhea....

 

[SimTourist]

Oh boy, is it that time again for Sim to spout his aged like milk takes again? Let's reflect.

Brands Hatch, Daytona, Hockenheimring, full Nurburgring, Sebring, Yas Marina. That's double....

6 in 10 months. @Northstar was closer to the prediction than you. Snap back to reality....


They fixed the 22b & it's apparent they're working on others. Never fix them, though....


Oh man, predicting this year old diarrhea....

 

[nukleabomb]

Forza Motorsport Update 11.0 Release Notes – August 12, 2024​

Forza Motorsport Update 11, Road to Race, highlights incredibly powerful racing cars from a wide range of categories and classes alongside the return of the world-class road racing facility, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
Host your own series at Road Atlanta using our spotlight car, the 2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 458 Italia GTC, or compete with one of our other 2 reward cars created specifically to blur the line between road and racecar: the 2018 Aston Martin #97 AMR Vantage GTE and 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R.
More action, greater skill, and new challenges await in Featured Multiplayer as Multi-Class Racing comes to Forza Motorsport alongside the return of the Endurance Series! Test your speed while reacting to changing circumstances, battle for position while encountering slower cars, and see how much time you can gain against faster classes.
Thanks to popular player demand, both the Endurance Series and Multi-Class Racing will remain in Forza Motorsport after Road to Race Month.

Game Content, Features and Events [All Platforms]​

Experience Improvements

• Added support for Logitech TRUEFORCE, creating high-definition force feedback to mimic road conditions and enhance immersion on supported devices.
• Additional improvements have been made to Replay as part of our ongoing efforts to overhaul the feature. This update includes dynamic position changes and race data, a lap counter, and a driver info panel. New camera types, as well as live spectating for multiplayer races, will be added in a future update.
• Added Multi-Class support to Featured Multiplayer – multi-class racing can be experienced in the following Featured Multiplayer Series:
  • Road to Race Series
  • Multi-Class Series
  • Spotlight Series
  • Endurance Series

Track Addition

• Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
  • Road Atlanta – Full Circuit
  • Road Atlanta – Club Circuit

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta track layouts are available in Career, Featured Multiplayer Series, Free Play, Private Multiplayer, Featured Rivals and Time Attack.
Career Events

• Featured Tour: Road to Race Tour(Available from August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – September 25 5pm PT | September 26 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06(Starts August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC)
    • Road Atlanta – Club Circuit (8 laps)
    • Mid-Ohio – Sports Car Circuit (6 laps)
    • Grand Oak – Club Circuit (9 laps)
    • Indianapolis – GP Circuit (5 laps)
  • Race: 2014 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R(Starts August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC)
    • Road Atlanta – Full Circuit (6 laps)
    • Daytona – Sports Car Circuit (4 laps)
    • Watkins Glen – Full Circuit (4 laps)
    • Sebring International Raceway – Full Circuit (4 laps)
  • Road: 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia(Starts August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
    • Laguna Seca – Full Circuit (5 laps)
    • Hakone – Club Circuit (8 laps)
    • Mugello Club Circuit (8 laps)
    • Silverstone – National Circuit (9 laps)
  • Race: 2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F458 Italia GTC(Starts August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
    • Virginia International Raceway – North Circuit (6 laps)
    • Kyalami – GP Circuit (5 laps)
    • Brands Hatch – Full Circuit (6 laps)
    • Catalunya – GP Circuit (4 laps)
  • Road: 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 (Starts August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
    • Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit (6 laps)
    • Nürburgring – GP Circuit (5 laps)
    • Sebring International Raceway – Short Circuit (7 laps)
    • Watkins Glen – Short Circuit (6 laps)
  • Race: 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo (Starts August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
    • Hakone – GP Circuit (7 laps)
    • Mugello – Full Circuit (4 laps)
    • Suzuka – Full Circuit (4 laps)
    • Yas Marina – Full Circuit (4 laps)
  • Road: 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS(Starts September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
    • Hockenheim – National Circuit (5 laps)
    • Brands Hatch – Indy Circuit (10 laps)
    • Catalunya – National Alt Circuit (7 laps)
    • Silverstone – International Circuit (7 laps)
  • Race: 2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R(Starts September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
    • Sebring – Full Circuit (4 laps)
    • Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Full Circuit (3 laps)
    • Maple Valley – Full Circuit (5 laps)
    • Nürburgring – Nordschleife (1 lap)
  • Reward Showcase(Complete all Road to Race Tour series)
    • Road Atlanta – Full Circuit (6 laps)

• Open Class Tour (Available from August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – Sept. 11 5pm PT / Sept. 12 12am UTC)
• D Class Series
  • Laguna Seca – Short Circuit
  • Hockenheim – Short Circuit
  • Hakone – Club Circuit
• C Class Series
  • Maple Valley – Short Circuit
  • Virginia International Raceway – South Circuit
  • Lime Rock – South Chicane
• B Class Series
  • Nürburgring – GP Circuit
  • Laguna Seca – Short Circuit
  • Catalunya – National Alt Circuit
• A Class Series
  • Lime Rock – Full Alt Circuit
  • Grand Oak – National Circuit
  • Mid-Ohio – Sports Car Course
• S Class Series
  • Watkins Glen – Full Circuit
  • Suzuka – Full Circuit
  • Maple Valley – Full Circuit
• R Class Series
  • Le Mans – Full Circuit
  • Kyalami – GP Circuit
  • Hockenheim – Full Circuit
• Reward Showcase(Complete all Open Tour series)
  • Suzuka – Full Circuit (4 laps)

Reward Cars

• Road to Race Tour: 2018 Aston Martin #97 AMR Vantage GTE
• Open Class Tour: 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R

Reward Suits

• ‘Road’ Driver Suit – Complete the Road to Race Tour
• ‘Race’ Driver Suit – Complete the Road to Race Tour

Spotlight Cars

• August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC
  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  • 2014 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R
• August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC
  • 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
  • 2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F458 Italia GTC
• August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC
  • • 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
    • 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo
• September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC
  • 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • 2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R
  • 2015 Porsche #91 Porsche Team Manthey 991 RSR
  • 2017 Porsche #92 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR

VIP Discount Cars

• 2018 KTM X-Bow GT4 (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)
• 2020 Hyundai #98 Bryan Herta Autosport Veloster N (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• 2014 Dodge SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• 2017 Ferrari #25 Corse Clienti 488 Challenge (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• 2016 Ford #66 Ford Racing GT Le Mans (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

Multiplayer Events
In Update 11, Featured Multiplayer introduces the Road to Race Series and Multi-Class Series, and sees the return of the Endurance Series – now with multi-class support!
In addition, there is a new Featured tab, which is where you’ll find all currently active, limited-time Multiplayer Series going forward. This menu will host a mixture of Spec and Open Series events of varying rules and restrictions.

• Added Forza GT4 Series to the series rotation in Featured Multiplayer.
  • Forza GT2, Forza GT3, and Forza GT4 series will now cycle weekly with race lengths and tracks changing daily.
  • Car placement within these Forza GT series will continue to be evaluated based on player feedback and telemetry.
• Added a permanent Multi-Class Series to Open Events tab in Featured Multiplayer with multi-class groups cycling weekly.
• Increased the number of Open Class Series active at any given time from 2 to 3.

Featured Multiplayer Car Balancing/Additions

Featured Multiplayer Series	Car	Summary of Changes
Forza GT3 Series	2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 458 Italia GTC	Added to Forza GT3 Series (unlocks on August 22nd, 2024, at 12:00am UTC)
Forza GT2 Series	2018 Aston Martin #97 AMR Vantage GTE	Added to Forza GT2 Series (earned by completing the Road to Race Tour in Career)
GTX Sportscar Series	1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R	Added to GTX Sportscar Series (earned by completing the Open Class Tour in Career)
Forza GT4 Series	2019 Ginetta G55 GT4	Changes made when migrating the car from Forza GT Series to Forza GT4 Series: Reduced Engine Torque by 25% Reduced Weight by 20% Increased Friction Scale by 9% Reduced Front & Rear downforce by 10%

Forza GT4 Series
The Forza GT4 Spec Series is available in Featured Multiplayer starting in Update 11. This series will rotate with the Forza GT2 Spec Series and Forza GT3 Spec Series every week. The racecars used in this Featured Multiplayer series are listed below:

• 2016 Audi #17 Rotek Racing TT RS
• 2018 KTM X-Bow GT4
• 2019 Ginetta G55 GT4

Forza GT Series

• Forza GT4 Spec Series (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• Forza GT3 Spec Series (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• Forza GT2 Spec Series (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• Forza GT4 Spec Series (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

Road to Race Series
Select either a road version of a car or the racing equivalent and then battle it out on the track in the Road to Race Series, featuring a different car pairing each week.

• Hyundai Veloster N (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
  • Road: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N Forza Edition
  • Race: 2020 Hyundai #98 Bryan Herta Autosport Veloster N
• Dodge Viper(August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2016 Dodge Viper ACR
  • Race: 2014 Dodge SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R
• Ferrari 488(August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista
  • Road: 2015 Ferrari 488 GTB
  • Race: 2019 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 488 GTE
  • Race: 2017 Ferrari #25 Corse Clienti 488 Challenge
• Ford GT(September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2017 Ford GT
  • Race: 2016 Ford #66 Ford Racing GT Le Mans

Endurance Series
The Endurance Series now features multiple racecar divisions represented on the track simultaneously. New multi-class divisions will be rotated into the Endurance Series each week, opening new strategic possibilities for every race you compete in.

• Forza GT2 + Forza P2 + Forza Proto-H (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• GTP/C + GTX Sportscars (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• Forza P2 + Forza Touring Cars (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• Vintage Le Mans Sportscars + Vintage Le Mans Prototypes (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

Multi-Class Series
Go to the Open Events tab to join the Multi-Class Series and compete in races with multiple performance classes battling it out on the track. The classes available in the Multi-Class Series will change every week:

• A Class + B Class + C Class + S Class (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• E Class + D Class + C Class (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• C Class + A Class + R Class (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• S Class + R Class + P Class (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

Open Series
With Update 11, we’ve increased the number of available Open Class Series events every week from 2 to 3:

• S Class Series, C Class Series and P Class Series (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• A Class Series, D Class Series and X Class Series (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• B Class Series, R Class Series and E Class Series (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• S Class Series, C Class Series and P Class Series (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

We’ll continue to monitor players’ participation in these events and make changes as necessary to ensure the number of competitors in each race feels right.
Spotlight Series

• Chevrolet Corvette (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  • Race: 2014 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R
• Ferrari 458 Italia (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
  • Race: 2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F458 Italia GTC
• Lamborghini Huracán (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
  • Race: 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo
• Porsche 911(September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)
  • Road: 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • Race: 2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R

Rivals Events

• Featured Track: Road Atlanta – 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS – Road Atlanta – Full Circuit (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – Sept. 11 5pm PT / Sept. 12 12am UTC)
• VIP: Hockenheim Hustle – 2016 Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé Forza Edition – Hockenheim – Full Circuit (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – Sept. 11 5pm PT / Sept. 12 12am UTC)
• eRacing Association Alpha Cup I – 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• Logitech G Challenge Qualifier #2 –2018 McLaren 720S Coupe – Laguna Seca –Full Circuit (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• Race Mobil 1 Pro Driver – Jamie Chadwick – 1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 – Maple Valley – Full Circuit (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)
• Spotlight: Chevrolet Corvette – 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – Daytona – Sports Car Circuit (August 14 5pm PT | August 15 12am UTC – August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC)
• Spotlight: Ferrari 458 – 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia – Mugello – Full Circuit (August 21 5pm PT | August 22 12am UTC – August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC)
• Spotlight: Lamborghini Huracán – 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 – Yas Marina – Full Circuit (August 28 5pm PT | August 29 12am UTC – September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC)
• Spotlight: Porsche 911 – 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS – Nürburgring – GP Circuit (September 4 5pm PT | September 5 12am UTC – September 11 5pm PT | September 12 12am UTC)

Bug Fixes and Improvements​

Stability and Performance [All Platforms]

• Fixed a PC stability issue where attempting to delete a custom advanced wheel or gamepad layout caused the game to crash. [1746617]
• Fixed a stability issue where purchasing, viewing, and selecting points of interest on a car will sometimes cause the game to crash. [1771883]
• Fixed a stability issue where viewing the Driver List before a Featured Multiplayer race will sometimes cause the game to crash. [1773939]
• Fixed a stability issue where the game sometimes crashes in Multiplayer Intermission when an opponent disconnects. [1766906]
• Fixed a stability issue where the game sometimes crashes after leaving the post-race scene in a Featured Multiplayer race. [1794931 and 1829208]
• Improvements to the shader optimization process on PC have been made when starting up the game all GPUs. [1757774]

Gameplay [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where the player car would swerve unnaturally when exiting the pit lane. [1794309] [1825420]
• Fixed an issue where completing the prerequisites for an achievement would not unlock the relevant achievement or its associated reward. [1705776]
• Fixed an issue where tire wear telemetry estimates were not initially generated. [1791833]
• Fixed an issue where pit stop estimates were not accounting for tire wear or fuel burn for cars players had not yet driven. [1625559]
• Fixed an issue where players were able to drive normally after the car ran out of fuel. [1823208]
• Fixed an issue where telemetry estimates were not updating with any changes made to the Tire Wear scalar in the Fuel and Tire menu. [1753908]

Career [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where Open Class Tour events in Career did not have any practice time after completing all practice laps. [1824278]

Livery Editor [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where existing liveries appeared matte after the release of the matte-glossiness slider in Update 8. [1774543]
• Fixed excessive loading times in the livery editor when navigating liveries and designs or buying cars. [1745045]
• Fixed an issue where Livery Editor decals reset after ungrouping. [1803336]

User Interface [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where Rivals Leaderboards do not scroll past 50 entries. [1825260]
• Added Tire Wear Scalar visibility to the Fuel & Tire Menu in Featured Multiplayer. [1766290]
• Fixed visual inaccuracies in track loading art for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Maple Valley. [1757388, 1757392]
• Fixed a PC issue where changing the Dynamic Render Quality Settings field opens and closes a “Reboot Required” warning window without allowing players to select an option. [1756402]
• Fixed a PC issue in the Buy Cars menu where players are unable to scroll left using a mouse. [1772418]
• Fixed an issue where players wrongly see a “Controller Disconnected” window after closing the Xbox Menu when a second user is signed in. [1787140]
• Added a significant digit to minor penalties to avoid them showing up as zero. [1780304]
• Fixed an issue specific to HDR where vignette effect and motion blur in some races were appearing as white instead of black. [1723866]

Drivatar AI [All Platforms]

• Fixed an issue where the AI would stay on a poor driving line for a long time. [1807763]

Cars [All Platforms]

• 2017 Abarth 124 Spider: Fixed issues where decals applied to right side are mirrored on the left side of the car.
• 2017 Abarth 124 Spider: Fixed an issue where the windshield and headrest supports were blue after buying car in a specific color.
• 2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S: Fixed an issue where the dashboard is missing while in cockpit or wheel views when the ‘Race’ Roll Cage is installed.
• 2018 Audi RS 5 Coupe: Fixed an issue with DRLs (daytime running lights) not working during daytime.
• 2004 Audi S4: Fixed an issue where the Rear Bumper tail pipes disappear after selecting the first ‘Street’ Rear Bumper. [1745927]
• 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia: Fixed an issue where the upgraded Race wing appears to be floating when viewing car in Forzavista.
• 1987 Ferrari F40: Corrected the Gauge backlight color.
• 2009 Ford Focus RS: Fixed an issue where the spoiler would adapt the car paint changes.
• 1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale EVO: Corrected the direction of the turbo gauge needle.
• 2016 Lotus 3-Eleven: Fixed the taillight color.
• 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A: Fixed an issue with missing fender geometry in driver and cockpit view.
• 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE: Fixed an issue where the ‘Race’ Rear Bumper had missing geometry.

Accessibility – Screen Narrator [All Platforms]

• In events with a fixed lap count, when your last lap time is being narrated it will say “Lap X" before the lap time instead of “Last Lap”, to help keep track of which lap you are on. [1780334]
• When earning credits on the race rewards scene, the full breakdown of categories of credits earned is now narrated after the overall earned credits. [1768039]
• In Rivals event select, track description and temperature are now narrated. [1768060]
• On PC, the Video Calibration text is narrated on the Video settings tab. [1768009]
• Swapping between Series Standings and the Event scene during a Career series will now narrate the context change. In addition, the series standings now narrate in a useful manner. [1768070]
• When loading a saved event setup in Free Play or Private Multiplayer, the Game Stats panel with all the useful information is now narrated. [1747158]
• Relative position changes are now narrated in the post-race results driver list as well as the post-race results series standings list [1794055]
• The time-based “Ends in X days” text in Welcome Center and any time limited Career Tours now narrates correctly. [1775466]
• The narration of Forza Race Regulations penalty totals in Timed events is now accurate. [1780334]

From: https://support.forzamotorsport.net...port-Update-11-0-Release-Notes-August-12-2024

 

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