Forza Horizon 5’s first-ever DLC is in collaboration with the beloved Hot Wheels and is slated to arrive on July 19. However, players will be able to take the classic toy cars out for a spin much before the slated release date, thanks to Forza Horizon 5 Series 9, which begins on June 23.
In contrast to the minuscule Series 8, Playground Games is kicking it up a notch with Series 9 by adding a plethora of Hot Wheels-themed cars, events, challenges, and new features to the game.
To set it all up, the developer has rolled out a new accompanying patch, which might look modest at first, but features a slew of new features and fixes to enhance the quality of the open-world racing game.
In terms of graphics, this latest patch for Forza Horizon 5 adds the much-desired Temporal Antialiasing (TAA) support for PC players, which will provide them with an improved visual experience at 1080p on high-end systems.
Moreover, a new monthly Rivals event starring electric vehicles has been introduced to the game. The event will kick off with Series 9 and feature a different EV each month.
The update has also added co-op supporting up to six players for Horizon Story events, a duplicate filter to the Car Select screen filter, and new localization languages to Forza Horizon 5.
Now coming to fixes, exploits related to Photo Mode and gifted cars now cease to exist. Moreover, many EventLab issues, such as the ones where the stadium floor wouldn’t load when starting an event nearby or where players entering EventLab events with a full convoy would get disconnected, are ironed out too.
The update is available on every platform of the game and comes in at approximately 16.09GB.
You will find the full patch notes down below:
General
- Added new localization languages
- Added Subtitles for Danish, Greek, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, European Portuguese
- Added Voice Over for European Spanish, Italian, Korean
- Added new Forza EV Rivals event
- Added Horizon Story Co-op
- Added TAA option when playing on PC
- Various stability and performance improvements
- Fixed issue where hood and bumper cam was too dark during dusk and night time of days
- In Series 9, the Accolade “It Just Works” now unlocks as intended once players have completed the Car Mastery skill tree on the 1963 Volkswagen Beetle. Players who already fulfilled this requirement prior to this update will need to select and drive the car to successfully unlock the Accolade.
- All players will now see their Creative Hub rank increase as intended.
Exploits
- Fixed exploit when using Photo Mode
- Fixed exploit with gifted cars
Festival Playlist
- Fixed issue where players could lose Daily Challenge progress
Online
- Fixed rare issue where players matchmaking for Co-op Seasonal Championship can result in a player entering the wrong event
- Fixed issue which could end up in wrong car class in an online race
- Fixed issue which could cause Horizon Arcade events to not spawn
- Fixed issue where players in a convoy could end up not seeing all other members of the convoy
Cars
- Added a duplicate car filter to Car Select screen filters
- Added Freeroam convertible functionality to Ferrari California T and McLaren 650 S Spider
- Updated Volvo’s logo
- Fixed idle RPM on the 93 Nissan 240SX SE
- Removed Forza Aero Splitter from the Maserati MC12
- Fixed 97 Lamborghini Diablo engine audio when at high RPM
- Fixed issue with Audi RS4 Avant and 2011 RS5 interior cockpit dash
- Fixed misaligned backfires on the Mercedes C63 AMG when using the Liberty Walk body kit
EventLab
- Added Car Horns from Series 6 and 7 to EventLab
- Added Orbit Cam option
- Added stepped rotation
- Added new camera speed options
- Fixed an issue where players entering EventLab events with a full convoy could get disconnected
- Fixed an issue where the stadium floor wouldn’t load when starting an event nearby
- Fixed an issue where props could remain in Freeroam[
- Fixed Rule Importing only showing events with Custom Routes
- Fixed an issue with one of the flood lights which would appear invisible when placed
About Forza Horizon 5
Forza Horizon 5 is the latest installment in the Forza series of racing simulator games. It is the fifth Forza Horizon title and the twelfth main installment in the Forza series. The game has been developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft for the Xbox consoles and PC.
Forza Horizon 5 is set in a fictional representation of Mexico. Players will race through various kinds of biomes in the game, and will have access to a number of professional racing cars. Several game modes allow players to play online against others, and “The Eliminator” battle royale mode has also made a return from Forza Horizon 4.
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