Forza Horizon 5‘s latest update is bringing several new features, bug fixes, and content additions for interested players to dive into. The new Series 7 update adds 5 new cars from Ferrari’s massive catalog- the 2020 Ferrari SF90 Stradale, the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso, the 2014 Ferrari California T, the the1992 Ferrari 512 TR, and the 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo.
Players will be able to unlock these cars by completing the Series 7 Playlist during the next month. Additionally, the Cinco de Mayo celebration has also added new cosmetic items to the game, alongside new props and conditions in the game’s EventLab mode. The Series 7 update also fixes many known bugs, which you can see in the patch notes down below.
Forza Horizon 5 has had one of the most successful launches for any Xbox Game Studios-published title, garnering over 18 million players as of earlier this year. You can read our review of the game by clicking through here.
Patch Notes:
Accolades
- New Horizon Tour events allow “Power Trip” Accolade to be completed
- Fixed “Now we’re talking” Accolade
- Fixed “It’s go time” Accolade
- Fixed “Seven Day Wonder” Accolade where completing any dailies outside of the current season would not complete this
Festival Playlist
- Fixed issue where Series Rivals was awarding 4 points per season instead of 4 points per Series
- Fixed issue which could cause the Treasure Chest not to appear after solving the clue
- Fixed issue where the Forzathon Weekly wouldn’t register the required car being owned and driven in the first chapter
Online
- Added over 200 new Horizon Tour events
- Added specific Drivatar names to Horizon Tour and The Trial
- Improved the UI flow when leaving the Badges screen
- Improved the Custom Racing UI logic when choosing PI and Type
- Fixed crash when playing an Open Championship when at a Horizon Open level of 1000
- Fixed scenario where a Convoy joining a complex EventLab event could result in the Convoy not making it into the event
EventLab
- Added Series 6 collectables to EventLab props
- Added new conditions “get torque scalar” and “get gravity scalar” to EventLab rules of play
- Added new low and medium strength Bounce Pads in addition to the existing Bounce Pad in EventLab props
- Updated Apex Wall Prop to not have invisible collision above it in EventLab
- Fixed broken UI when creating a different race type Event from the base Event type in EventLab
- Fixed issue where players couldn’t turn traffic on even if there were no props
Cars
- Updated Morris Minor to reflect correct year
- Fixed Volvo V60 Polestar left wing mirror was showing the right mirror’s projection
- Fixed livery mapping on the 2008 BMW M3 when using certain body kits
- Fixed issue where an auto upgraded Unimog couldn’t be driven in Manual w/ Clutch
PC
- Fixed stall when engaging in a Head to Head both in Freeroam and during Eliminator
- Fixed issue when moving the game to a second monitor and making it full screen
General
- Various stability improvements
- Added Screen Reader functionality to more screens
- Fixed exploit with Drift Zone and Trailblazers
- Fixed issue in Super7 where retrying or revalidating a challenge wouldn’t let the creator edit any placed props
- Fixed Mask layer group UI in the Livery Editor
- Fixed issue where a tree had appeared in Ek Balam Cross Country Circuit
- Fixed subtitle errors in Drift Club Mexico
- Fixed an issue where Festive decoration could incorrectly appear in Freeroam