Forza Horizon 6 is a vast gaming experience with a large chunk of Japan condensed into its map while still retaining detail. With hundreds of settings and things to do, you might find yourself lost in the menus, confused about how to proceed.
This list of 15 tips and tricks for Forza Horizon 6 is everything you need to know to get ahead, from earning and conserving Credits, to unlocking free stuff from bonus Wheelspins and Super Wheelspins.
Driving Assists Preset Differences
Even if you are set to a Drivatar Difficulty of Novice, you should still set Driving Assists Preset to Hard, despite the difficulty implication. In gameplay terms there is barely any distinction between the three settings, but the Difficulty Bonus Credits range from 10% on Easy to a much more significant 30% on Hard, which is nothing to scoff at, especially in the early game when you need all the Credits you can muster.
Fast Travel Anywhere
You can use the Fast Travel functionality to teleport to any road that you have already explored, not just landmarks and points of interest.
Easy Map Secrets
Don’t stress over finding most of the secrets to be discovered in any given region. Once you have cleared a significant majority of the fog there, usually by simply competing in races, locations such as Boards and Mascots will show up on the map automatically. This will save you the effort of searching high and low, and in every nook and cranny for those 5000XP Boards.
Tracking Regional Completion
Carrying on from the previous tip, be sure to keep an eye on your completion level for various goals in a region. Do this through the Region Overview menu, which you can access using the relevant button prompt displayed at the bottom of the map screen on your platform for ‘Change Filter’.
Button Prompts
Forza Horizon 6 has a great deal of functionality buried deep within menus and sub-menus accessible via an ever-changing array of button prompts displayed at the bottom of a given screen. Pay close attention to these so you can tweak everything from visibility of region borders on the map to accessing prop placement in the World Builder.
Skip Story Race Challenges
If getting a full three stars in the story mode races is exhausting you, you can ‘Skip To The Last Challenge’ by using the relevant button prompt displayed at the bottom of the Stories menu on your platform.
Aftermarket Cars
If and when you encounter these random car purchasing opportunities on the map, consider snapping them up if you have the Credits. They will be discounted by 25%, and will certainly come in handy in restricted races.
Saving Credits
Even if you are prompted to join a race that requires an expensive car class in order to participate, don’t be tempted to buy one immediately. The race isn’t going anywhere, and you will earn one for free from the story or Super Wheelspin soon enough, or maybe even stumble upon a secret one.
Car Mastery Upgrades
When determining what to spend points on in the Car Mastery menu for the various vehicles that you own, prioritize ‘Exquisite Taste’ for a massive 10K XP boost from owning the car, if available. Then go for ‘Spinball Wizard’ for additional instant Super Wheelspins, so you have more opportunities to win big prizes.
Unlocking ‘A Fine Addition’ for the much lower 3K XP from most new cars should be borne in mind as well.
Player Houses
If you own the Tokyo Player House, remember that its Active Perk is a Daily Wheelspin, giving you yet another opportunity at free stuff.
Earning Wheelspins
Unlike previous Forza Horizon games, Wheelspins are now earned every three levels, rather than a fixed XP threshold. Your only recourse is going to be leveling up as much as possible, so try to find those 5000XP boards.
Barn Finds Free Fixes
While the Barn Finds are free to acquire, they have to be restored to full functionality by spending Credits. If you are in no particular hurry, just don’t bother. They will be restored for free, but the cost will be in time rather than your hard-earned Credits.
Easy Horizon Festival Promo Completion
A simple way to complete the Horizon Festival Promo is to whip out your camera at the start of every race you participate in, and snap a photo of the race grid. All cars captured in the photograph count towards the Promo score, regardless of how far in the background they may be placed.
Favorite Cars
There are 638 odd vehicles in Forza Horizon 6 at launch, spanning the various editions of the game, as well as secrets and variants. Even with a mere 10% of them unlocked in your collection, you will have a difficult time rifling through the menus for your preferred cars in a given performance class. Make use of Favorites, and then you can simply use the Filter button prompt in the My Cars menu to quickly find your ideal car.
Emergency Credits
Remember that you can always dispose of unwanted vehicles via the Auction House for some quick and easy Credits. If you are finding it hard to let go of your cars, at least Filter by Duplicates through the My Cars menu to rid yourself of unnecessary dupes.
Those are just a handful of things you should know to get ahead in Forza Horizon 6.
