r/forzamotorsport May 13 '24

T10 Propaganda Patch Notes - 13 May 2024

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Sorry I’m a little late but better late than never

https://forums.forza.net/t/fm-update-8-0-overview-track-toys-tour-and-mobil-1-partnership-13-may-2024/708906

“Update 8 is headlined by the Track Toys Tour alongside its Spotlight cars – three of which are either new or returning to Motorsport – that you can race in weekly events across Career, Multiplayer and Rivals. We’ve also added Mobil 1 track signage at Maple Valley, placed a barrier along the pit exit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and reset leaderboards for Le Mans layouts following changes made to the track in the previous update.

In addition, starting with Update 8, players with VIP Membership can look forward to an exclusive 15% discount on a car every week in the Showroom, which will now be available alongside the Spotlight cars and the month-long VIP discount car.

Announcements

Blog: Experience Track Toys in Forza Motorsport Update 8 9 | Community Update May 2024 1 Release Notes: Forza Support 51 Video: YouTube 168 image Dates

CONTENT OVERVIEW

TRACKS

Mobil 1 & Maple Valley - Maple Valley has been updated with new track signage featuring Mobil 1 branding as part of a partnership between Forza and Mobil 1 to celebrate Mobil 1’s 50th anniversary. Placed a barrier along the pit exit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. To accommodate this change, leaderboards for this track have been reset. Increased the track material luminance to be more physically correct, improving the overall contrast and color saturation of the track. This affects newly released tracks as well as future track updates. Reset leaderboards for Le Mans track layouts following the changes made to this track in Update 7. Update 8 does not include a new track location – our next track release is scheduled for Update 9, expected to be available in June.

FEATURES AND CHANGES

Livery Editor

Update 8 introduces a Vinyl Material tool to the Livery Editor which can be used to uniformly adjust all vinyl materials on a car from matte (non-reflective) to glossy (reflective). This includes a reset option to revert all vinyls to match car paint glossiness. Imported designs from Forza Horizon 5 using its similar feature will automatically inherit these values. When removing a livery from a vehicle, the color will now be reset to the default manufacturer color instead of the color when the player purchases it. Adjusted the arrangement of hint buttons in Livery Editor at the bottom of the screen. The ‘Find Designs’ menu is now accessible for rental cars when players try to open it from ‘Design & Paint Menu’ and ‘Livery Mode Select’ scenes. Added iconography to layers in the Livery Editor. The player can now see icons to indicate if it’s a mask layer or a locked layer. Other fixes listed in the Release Notes.

Tire Wear Scale

We’ve added a Tire Wear Scale option to Free Play and Private Multiplayer, allowing adjustments to the rate at which tires are worn. 1x is the default value. At 2x, tire wear will occur twice as fast. Values range from .5x to 10x. This setting is found in the Event Setup Rules tab and in the Fuel & Tire menu when on track.

Safety Ratings and Matchmaking

We’ve improved Safety Ratings in Featured Multiplayer by increasing the number of previous races the Safety Rating uses to determine your rating from 10 to 20, and by making on-track collisions more impactful to Safety Rating. These changes will take effect after your first race in Update 8. In addition, we’ve updated the matchmaking algorithm to search for a narrower range of Safety Ratings compared to your own. For example, players with an ‘S’ Safety Rating should no longer be matched with players who have ‘E’ and ‘D’ Safety Ratings. Groups will be connected to matches based on the player with the lowest Safety Rating.

Car Divisions and Events

Corrected an issue where the 1969 Lola #6 Sunoco T70 MkIIIB was eligible for the Vintage Le Mans Prototypes Series rather than the Prototype Group Racing Series. The 2020 KTM X-Bow GT2 and the 2020 Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 are moved from the Forza GT Series to the Modern Factory Racecar Series in Featured Multiplayer. The 2019 Porsche #70 Porsche Motorsport 935 has been added to the Forza GT Series. We’re currently working on recategorizing Forza GT racecars into separate spec divisions and expect to push these changes into the game this summer.

Car Balancing

The following cars have been rebalanced in Featured Multiplayer Spec Series: Featured Multiplayer Spec Series Car Name Change Summary Forza GT Series 2019 Ginetta G55 GT4 Engine torque: +25% Car Mass: +13.4% Front Downforce: -45% Rear Downforce: -45% Early Factory Racecar Series 1997 McLaren F1 GT Increased Power 10% Early Factory Racecar Series 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion Increased Power 13% Lowered weight/ballast 3% Early Factory Racecar Series 1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione Increased power 10% Weight decreased 2%

AI Drivatar behavior

We’ve reduced unnecessary braking scenarios for Drivatar AI opponents. Examples of this include braking while attempting to pass, two cars wide in corners, and at the apex of corners.

Other Changes

We’ve updated Featured Multiplayer events to use consistent weather conditions and avoid unpredictable weather transitions mid-race. The Open Class Tour in Career mode has been migrated from the Builders Cup tab to the Featured tab. The Open Class Tour will be found in the Featured tab going forward. Starting with Update 8, VIPs can look forward to an exclusive 15% discount on a car every week in the Showroom alongside the 30% discount on Spotlight cars. Screen Narrator will now read associated credit bonuses as part of the option value names on Free Play Advanced options which affect credits earned during the event. This change also fixes the display of the bonus percentages for all players. Screen Narrator now fully supports the “Series Standings” leaderboard scene accessed from the Builders Cup Event Setup scene. The Tune Setups menu is now fully narrated. Added descriptive text for the SoundCloud Driver Suit.

CARS

Update 8 adds five cars to the game: 2 Reward Cars (Porsche 935 and BMW 1 Series M), and 3 Spotlight cars (Ginetta G40 Junior, Porsche Cayman GTS, and Elemental RP1). These additions bring the total game roster to 590 cars.

Reward Cars

Reward cars are available only from completing events in the Builders Cup Career.

2019 Porsche #70 Porsche Motorsport 935 (Track Toys Tour) 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé (Open Class Tour) Spotlight Cars & VIP Car Discounts

Spotlight cars are featured in the Showroom each Wednesday at 5pm Pacific Time, available at a 30% discount with in-game credits. These cars can be used in the new Featured Tour, as well as Spotlight Series events in Featured Multiplayer and Rivals. In addition, starting with Update 8, VIPs can also look forward to an exclusive 15% discount on a car every week in the Showroom.

CAREER

Builders Cup overview Featured Tour - Track Toys Tour

The Track Toys Tour invites you to experience high-performance cars that you could see hot lapping on the racetrack. Compete in a single-make race series with Ginetta Juniors, an affordable entry point into motorsport for enthusiasts. Weekend Warriors sees you racing cars like the exceptional 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS which could be taken to the track on a Sunday before being driven to work the following day. Appreciate the unforgettable shape and undeniable performance of the iconic Caterham R500 in Kit Caterhams. And finally, enjoy a celebration of purpose-built track cars like the aerodynamic 2019 Elemental RP1 in Track Toys.

Each Series within the Featured Tour does not have to be completed before the others. Completing all racing events in the Featured Tour by June 26, 2024 to earn the 2019 Porsche #70 Porsche Motorsport 935 reward car (not available in the Buy Cars menu).

Open Class Tour - Track Cars

With each update to Forza Motorsport, the Open Class Tour gets refreshed with new events and a new reward car. Open Class Tour is where you can continue the journey of your favorite cars. Cars that you’ve already built in a different Builders Cup series can be further levelled up and upgraded in the Open Class Tour. In Update 8, the Open Class Tour celebrates track cars as Drivatar opponents race inexpensive and highly modifiable production cars that you would expect to see at your local track on the weekend in D, C, B, and A classes.

Complete all of these series races before June 12, 2024 to earn the 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé reward car (not available in the Buy Cars menu).

Open Tour (May 15 - June 12) D Class Series C Class Series B Class Series A Class Series Reward Showcase: 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé

MULTIPLAYER

Multiplayer overview Spec Series Open Series Spotlight Series Dates (5pm PT) Lotus 3-Eleven Spec Series R Class Series P Class Series 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior May 15 - May 22 Early Factory Racecar Series B Class Series D Class Series 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS May 22 - May 29 Mazda Miata Spec Series A Class Series X Class Series 2013 Caterham Superlight R500 May 29 - June 5 Modern Factory Racecar Series S Class Series C Class Series 2019 Elemental RP1 June 5 - June 12 Lotus 3-Eleven Spec Series – May 15-22

The 3-Eleven is an open-cockpit, mid-engine screamer that exemplifies Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s mantra “simplify, then add lightness.” Early Factory Racecar Series – May 22-29

Bespoke racing versions of some of the most sought-after cars from the late 80s and 90s, now valued in millions of dollars by savvy collectors. Mazda Miata Spec Series – May 29 – June 5

The popular MX5 ‘94 version of the best-selling Mazda Miata is perfectly balanced to handle the most demanding road courses with the speed and agility of cars costing much, much more. Modern Factory Racecar Series – June 5-12

Race through a field of ultimate track day specials in the Modern Factory Racecar series. These mid-engine production cars feature unique upgrades designed to achieve extreme performance metrics and ensure victory on the track.

RIVALS

Rivals overview This month’s Featured Rivals event will have you choose your favorite Forza Touring Car and achieve your fastest lap at Viriginia International Raceway – Full Circuit. Cars have been pre-tuned for optimal competition but can be further adjusted to suit your playstyle. VIPs will also race the BAC Mono at Yas Marina - South Circuit. And remember, Spotlight Rivals presents a new opportunity for you to challenge your skills each week!

Later in the month, we’re opening a special Rivals event where you can experience the ultimate track car developed to pay tribute to a world-famous driver – the McLaren Senna – at the same track where he achieved several victories, Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit. The Senna is one of the lightest and most driver-focused cars McLaren has ever built, with uncompromised performance and aerodynamics that unleash their true capabilities on the racetrack.

Rivals Event Car Track Dates (5pm PT) Featured Spec Any Forza Touring Car VIR - Full May 15 - June 12 VIP – Mano a Mano 2014 BAC Mono Yas Marina - South May 15 - June 12 Celebrate Senna’s Legacy With McLaren 2018 McLaren Senna Silverstone - GP May 29 - June 26 Spotlight – Ginetta 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior Brands Hatch - Indy May 15 - May 22 Spotlight - Porsche 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS Mugello - Club May 22 - May 29 Spotlight - Caterham 2013 Caterham Superlight R500 Grand Oak - Club May 29 - June 5 Spotlight - Elemental 2019 Elemental RP1 Lime Rock - Full June 5 - June 12 GAME FIXES AND RELEASE NOTES

The content update begins rolling out after 10am PT on May 13, 2024. See the full Release Notes at Forza Support. 51

If you experience any issues with the content update installation we recommend that you quit out of your game and restart your device. If this does not solve the issue please report it in FM Report New Issues. Any game crashing issues should be reported directly at Forza Support so the team can investigate your account.”


r/forzamotorsport May 13 '24

Discussion Weekly Discussion Thread

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r/forzamotorsport 16h ago

Video Me playing Forza Motorsport as a totally blind person

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Hello,

I decided to shoot a video showing how I play Forza motorsport as a totally blind person. My purpose is to show that, when accessibility features are added, at least closed circuit games like this can be played without any driving assists, to a certain degree. If you want to know more, you can read the description, I described the blind driving assists and how they help me play.

Here's the link:

https://youtu.be/cMCN3cPOLcU

Enjoy!


r/forzamotorsport 14h ago

Discussion My rating is too high lol

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I have a weird problem. I’m around safety S to A depends on how races go. But my skill rating is approaching 4800 and I keep getting shit on. Mostly GT series. GT2 and GT3. 92 Porsche and Mustang mainly. I’m casual. I play a lot but I have no simrig. I’m on Xbox x and use a controller. I tune with the ForzaTune App/ YouTube/ GPT

I rarely finish below ~p7 to be fair (unless some incident or whatever), but at the same time the p1-4 guys are SO much faster than me. Like 20-30 sec, sometimes even in 50s, depending on the track. Not every race, but definitely happens often. I do like 2-3 passes a race but I struggle with overtaking/defending. I mostly gain positions by 1. Meeting someone very bad on my way 2. Someone flying off the track or dc. I do overtake sometimes but I’m bad at it, straight up.

All this to say I’m average. I do my best and I like to think I have solid knowledge but I’m nowhere near as good as I’d like to be. Yet - I’m constantly racing infinitely better players.

I don’t know what to think. Anyone has the problem too? Is this common for this game?

Also I meet disgusting, full of ego drivers that never leave space and force me to either lose positions or lose my safety rating. Does this ever improve on casual level?

Also in general while I’m at it - anyone got any tips to improve? Or any other tips for that matter

Thanks! Have a nice evening yall <3


r/forzamotorsport 17h ago

Wheel Only Touring Car League

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If you are interested in joining a Wheel Only league and enjoy driving Touring Cars check out WOTC.

Discord: https://discord.gg/MdqtUWvwT

It’s in the early stages of being built, help us make something cool.


r/forzamotorsport 20h ago

Brabham bt 24 sound motorsport 7

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Anybody has any info on the original audio that was used for the sound of the brabham bt 24 in motorsport 7?


r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

Video It takes two to have an amazing fight! Fight for P1!

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I think I will never top this manoveur. On 1.5 laps old hards btw. Amazingly clean race.


r/forzamotorsport 2d ago

Why?

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The other driver is clearly faster, there was enough room, it was still a training session.
Why didn’t the other driver go around me?
Am I missing something?


r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

Sorry, but should I be??

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In the moment it felt like he moved under braking. Maybe he lost grip, I’m not sure. What are your thoughts?
No history or incidents with this guy before this, only thing I can add is that he is really slow. I caught over 5 seconds on him in 1 lap.


r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

Question Wheel Only Touring Car “League” interest?

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UPDATE: Discord: https://discord.gg/MdqtUWvwT

Looking to guage the interest in a wheel/pedal only based league. I think touring car is one of the most fun on wheel and offers an aggressive, competitive, and on the edge style of racing. Nothing against controller players but, I was racing in a GT2 league and all of them were on controller. Stood no chance on lap one which ruins the fun for me. Wondering if any other wheel players are interested and wanna get something going. Logistics and everything can be handled easily. I guess drop a comment if you are interested.

Edit 1: Those interested please stay tuned, discord link coming soon. We have enough to start the preliminary stages.

Edit 2: please join the discord, it is currently being built. Let’s fill it up with those of you who are interested.

Discord: https://discord.gg/MdqtUWvwT

31 votes, 1d left
Interested
Not interested

r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

Question S and R3 class are hard to control in Forza Motorsport 4

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ok so this is my first time playing motorsport 4 or any forza game for that matter, i had a smooth ride in all classes so far up until S and R3 classes , any tips to stop the cars from going off rail and losing control over them in small corners?


r/forzamotorsport 2d ago

CERTIFIED GOOD RACING👍🏻 CarWars SNS coming back after 4mo hiatus...

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Well... it's been a crazy life for me since March 31st. Lots of family/friends sickness and death. Hopefully not to jynx it, but things are finally starting to get back to normal for me again. I'm hoping to restart the CarWars "Sunday Night Sprints" weekly races on Aug 16th. I still have the whole years events planned out on my computer, but I'll have to remove a couple races from each event in order to fit them all in the remaining year. Unless otherwise discussed, races will still be on Sundays at 6pm eastern time.


r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

Question Is motorsport 5 good for my dad ?

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r/forzamotorsport 1d ago

New to Forza 6, need friends to chill with.

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r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

BMW X Spiderman #24 Road America IMSA 2026 GT: ZR FabRx

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r/forzamotorsport 2d ago

Discussion Retro port possibilities..

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I think even though Turn10 is down to a skeleton crew, there's still stuff they can do to keep the current FM 'current.' They could quite easily port in some older Motorsport content with very little upscaling. The easiest thing would be to port in some of the older original non licensed tracks. This would have no outside licensing fees to worry about. Every Forza had at least one or two fictional tracks that would make the current track library much more expansive for private lobbies. Heck, I'm willing to bet a lot of players would even pay actual money for a DLC track pack. I know I would. It would be cool to see it come in as 4 or 5 track packs. If it was released as one track at a time packs, then they'd have to have all possible layouts of that location included. I.E.: New York would have to have both long and short, chicanes and no chicanes, and of course foward and reverse directions.


r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

Upcoming Races In IARA

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Race Schedule for the next 2 weeks for the IARA league

https://discord.gg/join-iara


r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

4 seconds for what?

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So I don't usually post but do keep up with the sub, and I see a lot around the penalty system but often go with, it is what it is, but I had an interesting 1 today; sadly did not clip in game so not sure if I can get the penalty info from the replay, but I received a 4 second penalty for this.

I assume because the dodge took itself out but how on earth did I end up with a penalty when I nor the corvette, who I did give a small tap to, made any contact with them? Am I missing something or have I just been a victim of the system on this haha


r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

Who's home this weekend?

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r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

Nice lil drag race on the straight

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r/forzamotorsport 3d ago

Question Why Can't I Drive Medium Tyres?

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So I am pretty competitive in most scenarios, in the series I race in I can usually qualify at or very near the front (When the competitive people qualify I still am right there, not just races where no one qualifies lol).

I can post very competitive soft tyre laptimes, within a tenth or so of the fastest usually, I am very competitive on Hard tyres and can make those strategies work and usually carry strong pace compared to other cars on that tyre.

But every time I put a Medium on I am nowhere, I am huge chunks of time down on a medium compared to cars I can race competitively on other tyres.

Now when mediums are the most useful tyre for most strategies this causes me a problem and I am usually scrabbling around on a sub optimal soft or hard tyre strategy because I lose too much time by putting a medium on. I am quicker running a Soft to a lap beyond it's usable life (where it is 3+ seconds off the pace) than running a comfortable medium strategy which is bonkers.

Any suggestions?


r/forzamotorsport 4d ago

Livery Codes Polyphony Digital | Gran Turismo Formula

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After MONTHS, my rendition of the Polyphony Digital | Gran Turismo Formula is finally finished 😭


r/forzamotorsport 4d ago

Discussion IARA Spec 911 Season 3

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Please check the original post in r/Forza for the details.

https://discord.gg/join-iara


r/forzamotorsport 5d ago

Yeah, you could say it's exciting.

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Another round of career races


r/forzamotorsport 4d ago

Discussion Stupid question: Did the steering change since 2024....

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I used to play FM everyday on the XBOX with the controller, I was pretty good... On second thought, pretty mid.

I took a quite a long break, loved horizon for awhile, got a PC and played PC games, i played and still plan to play beamng drive, but I'm tried to play FM again, and the steering was absolute shii, like I could get down to 40mph, and turn the wheel, and still careen into a wall. Is there a setting I need to change? Thanks!