Forza Horizon 4 Update Brings Route Creator, New Horizon Story

Playground Games’ stellar Forza Horizon 4 provided tons of stuff to play through and collect. However, the developer still has more to offer – like the new Route Creator. Finally, players will be able to create their very own racing routes, building upon the Horizon Blueprint system that already exists in-game.

According to the release notes, custom routes can be created for Asphalt, Dirt, and Cross-Country Events, and stretch up to 40 miles from the starting locations. The route is created by “drawing” it with your car and placing checkpoints. That’s not all though. A new Horizon Story called British Racing Green will also be available with the update.

Though players must be level 50 or higher, it focuses on cars made in Britain and begins in Broadway. It offers the Bentley 8 Litre, a unique clothing item, and new quick chat phrases to unlock. Other features included with the update are engine audio improvements, a fix for progress loss on Forzathon Challenges, a fix for a VIP House reward exploit, and much more. Check it all out below.

Route Creator

This update adds the Route Creator to Forza Horizon 4. Create custom routes of up to 40 miles from any Asphalt, Dirt or Cross-Country Event starting location. Draw the custom route by driving your car, and place checkpoints anywhere you want to. Blueprint Creator has been updated to allow you to use custom routes.

New Horizon Story

This update adds a new Horizon Story to Forza Horizon 4 called ‘British Racing Green’, which explores a century of cars built in Britain. Access the story in Broadway by reaching Level 50, and unlock a new quick chat phrase, a new unique clothing item, and the classic Bentley 8 Litre.

Cross-Platform Fixes

• General stability and performance improvements.
• Multiple engine audio improvements based on community feedback.
• Added quit option in Quickplay Team Adventure after finishing an Adventure.
• Improvements to Force Feedback understeer effect
• Fix for progress loss on Forzathon Challenges.
• Fix for rewards not being awarded in Seasonal Championships and Trial events.
• Fix for blurring on the edges of a moving target car in Photo Mode.
• Fix to avoid early completion of Trial events and allow all events to be finished.
• Fix for VIP House reward exploit.
• Fix for reset system not placing the car correctly when changing season after an event.
• Improvements to free-roam Drivatar behaviour, when driving round tight corners
• Fix for calculation of team score in Horizon Stories Co-op sessions during time-based challenges.
• Fix for Forzathon Weekly Bonus not updating correctly in the UI.
• Fix for HDR brightness calibration screen.
• Fix for traffic cars not spawning sometimes after a Barn Find cinematic.
• Fix for displayed value of VIP house when VIP owned, but house not purchased.
• Fix for rotating wheels when car is stationary in Pause Menu, ForzaVista and Drone Mode.

PC Fixes

• Fix for video options being lost when tweaking AMD GPU clock speeds.
• Increased quality of grass and tree procedurals at distance when Procedural Quality setting is set to Extreme.
• Fix for ‘low streaming bandwidth’ message on high spec PCs when GPU-limited.
• Fix for crash when changing audio devices whilst a video is playing.

Xbox Fixes

No Xbox-specific fixes.