Forza Horizon 5 News

Welcome to the second week of the Horizon Wilds Takeover. The Autumn “Storm” Season is your chance to unlock the 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck, a 550-horsepower twin-turbo machine with massive suspension necessary to take on the rugged terrain the Baja desert dishes out every mile.

This week is also the first chance to unlock the 1980 Subaru BRAT GL, considered a half-truck, half-car, built to go places the average car wouldn’t dare, which can be yours for attaining 80 PTS on the Festival Playlist in this series.

[h2]SERIES REWARDS [/h2]

• 80 PTS: 1980 Subaru BRAT GL
  
• 160 PTS: 2021 SIERRA Cars 700R

The Horizon Wilds Takeover with its new off-road cars and dirt racing focus is your perfect opportunity to get ready for the upcoming Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure expansion launching on March 29! Pre-order it today and if you missed it, check out the map reveal of Sierra Nueva!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1613281/Forza_Horizon_5_Rally_Adventure/
Here’s everything you can look forward to on the Festival Playlist this week, available until Thursday, March 16:

[h2]AUTUMN REWARDS[/h2]

• 20 PTS: 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck
  
• 40 PTS: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N

Over in the Forzathon Shop, look out for the latest stock including the 2022 Extreme E #58 McLaren Racing and the 2017 Volkswagen #34 Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Beetle, as well as the Dial Up Modem Car Horn and Black Plaid Joggers.





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[h3]Discover the diverse biomes of Sierra Nueva and download the 8K map so you can begin plotting out your Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure.[/h3]

With less than four weeks until the release of Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, we know that many of you are eager to begin planning your off-road expeditions through the rugged Sierra Nueva.

Before we begin touring the biomes that bring this rally-fueled location to life, check out the map of Sierra Nueva during the Summer “Wet” season below. Head to the Forza.net article to download it in 8K.



Excited to begin your Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure on March 29? Pre-order the expansion for $19.99 or get it with the Premium Add-Ons Bundle which is 40% off in the Microsoft Store until April 3. Premium Add-On purchasers can jump into Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, Car Pass, VIP and Welcome Pack today! Don’t worry Steam players, a sale for you begins on March 16!

Now that you’ve taken in all the details shown on the map, let’s talk more about Sierra Nueva! With its vast topography, rich vegetation, incredible vistas and a great mix of asphalt, dirt and deformable sand roads, there’s no better way to experience Horizon Rally in your favorite cars.

[h2]PUEBLO ARTZA[/h2]



Let’s start with the quaint town of Pueblo Artza. It’s located in the heart of Sierra Nueva and surrounded by tall, lush hills and spectacular rock formations. Some say the views from those cable cars are impressive, but they're not bad from the asphalt either.

[h2]DESERT GORGE[/h2]



Asphalt Rally drivers, are you ready to tackle the technical roads of the Desert Gorge? This canyon is the perfect location to hear the echoing pops and bangs from your anti-lag turbocharger! Here you will find incredible scale views, swirling roads, massive rock formations patterned with unique striations, and a terrain engraved with a unique personality thanks to its Horizon-inspired murals. Drive on the wooden bridge and enter Photo Mode so you can capture the details up close!

[h2]GREEN HILLS[/h2]



A view stretching out for miles of open spaces in the Green Hills full of vibrant plant life, towering rock terrain and a crystal-clear stream of water.
Gaze ahead to the distance for miles of untamed open spaces in the Green Hills, full of vibrant plant life, towering rock terrain and a crystal-clear stream of water. We don’t anticipate it to remain that way for long however, especially once your muddy tires drive through it! Here you will also find a massive dam and reservoir, as well as a nearby asphalt drag strip so you can practice Launch Control.

[h2]PALM FOREST[/h2]



Here’s a fun challenge: Can you smash down every tree in our Palm Forest? With plenty of nearby dirt trails primed for dust kicking and a beautiful, large waterfall and stream located off the beaten path, this biome is always a sight to behold!

[h2]ABANDONED QUARRY[/h2]



Abandoned Quarry featuring machinery, sloped terrain, piles of dirt and dump trucks.
Take your best stunt vehicle to Orogrande as this Quarry is about to feel a massive shake-up once the Horizon Rally drivers blitz their way through the machinery, sloped terrain and piles of dirt. Some may call it reckless, but this is Sierra Nueva. Just watch out for the dump trucks!

[h2]RUGGED DUNES[/h2]



Rugged Dunes environment with some plant life dotted throughout.
You’ll need to schedule a visit to the car wash after crossing the Rugged Dunes. With sand everywhere, tires carve into the terrain, leaving a distant trail behind them. You’ll also find deformable sand roads interwoven with pre-deformed tire tracks, as well as some hidden surprises, including a Bike Track ideal for short-burst Trophy Truck racing and the small town of Cráteres Secos nestled within a large crater!

[h2]GET YOUR RALLY ADVENTURE STARTED[/h2]



Dusty trails scatter a winding dirt road in the Palm Forest, covered in trees and greenery.
Can’t wait until March 29 to jump into Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure? Check out the Horizon Wilds Takeover where you can enjoy off-road racing action around Mexico and unlock new rally cars, buggies and trucks to ensure a great start once you arrive in Sierra Nueva.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1613281/Forza_Horizon_5_Rally_Adventure/

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[h3]Introducing a new way for our players to report Forza Horizon 5 issues, discover workarounds and find the latest status updates to ongoing bugs.[/h3]

Since the launch of Forza Horizon 5, we have continued to investigate and fix bugs through our monthly series updates. Feedback from our community has been essential in reproducing these issues and developing fixes for them. We frequently receive new reports from players on our official forums, Discord and social channels, however our sole process for evaluating game issues has been the dedicated ticketing system available via Forza Support.

While we have compiled both known and fixed issues in our Forza Support release notes, we understand the ticketing system often leads to a wide gap in communication from when the issue is first reported to a fix being released. By introducing the new Troubleshooting Hub, we’re looking to improve visibility, reporting, and communication around the bug fix process.

Available to access today on the Forza Forums, the Troubleshooting Hub has been designed to be an all-in-one issue tracker for our community. There you will see what your fellow players are encountering in Forza Horizon 5, and just like our Suggestions Hub, you can also upvote existing topics to bring further awareness to an issue and prioritize its investigation.

We also encourage you to reply to topics with any other information that could be helpful to the Forza game teams and fellow community members. For example, if you know the exact reproduction steps, or a workaround to avoid the problem altogether, we can use that additional info to more efficiently investigate a fix, and you’ll have played an important role in helping us find that solution.



Our Forza Community Team will also use the Troubleshooting Hub to communicate progress on the issues that are reported by our players and provide workaround details if one exists.

We're launching the Troubleshooting Hub with top issues previously reported by players. These are high priority items for our team, and we encourage you to vote on these topics and share any additional insights that you may have on these issues.

The Troubleshooting Hub is broken down into three subcategories:

• Known Issues – Any topic that has passed a certain threshold of votes will be moved here. These are the issues our team is actively investigating.
  
• Report New Issues – Here is where you can submit new bug reports and upvote on others.
  
• Closed – These issues have either been fixed or will not be fixed, and in the case of the latter, we’ll include the reasoning on why we’re unable to resolve the bug.

Once players have posted an issue, our team will review it to assign a bug category and status. This will be a quick way for us to let you know about the status of the report and if we need additional info. We will also merge duplicate topics to combine votes and info, such as reproduction steps or workarounds in one place, and to ensure the hub is simple for you to navigate.



Please understand that investigating, developing and releasing a fix is a timely process, and we won’t be able to immediately resolve issues as they’re reported. However, the Troubleshooting Hub will help us to understand how widespread each issue is, so we can prioritize our development efforts and inform our players on the current progress of each submitted report.

Before writing a new topic for the Troubleshooting Hub, please refer to the “Getting Started” posts that you will find pinned to help you get started. As a rule of thumb, the more information you can provide, such as reproduction steps, the more beneficial your report will be to our team. Please do not submit game crashes, lost save or player reports on the Troubleshooting Hub. These should continue to be reported through our Forza Support website.

The Troubleshooting Hub is for actively supported titles only; for issues related to Legacy Forza titles please refer to the existing articles on the Forza Support site.

We look forward to collaborating with you as we grow and maintain the Troubleshooting Hub into our all-in-one tracker for game issues, a centralized location that is useful and informative for both players and our developers alike. Get started today over on the Forza Forums.

The countdown is on: It’s four weeks until the launch of Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure! Until then, there’s an entire month filled with off-road racing goodness to look forward to in the Horizon Wilds Takeover.

Available on this week’s Festival Playlist is the car that put Audi rallying on the map, the 1986 Audi #2 Audi Sport quattro S1. It’s one of the most powerful Group B cars ever made with its turbocharged engine producing over 460 horsepower. It is still widely regarded to this day as one of the most incredible race cars Audi has ever built.



Pay tribute to Ken Block by completing the #43 Seasonal Championship to unlock his 2016 Hoonigan Ford Focus RS RX, as featured in GYMKHANA NINE. With nearly double the horses of the Focus RS hatchback, this rally machine is the perfect combo of speed and style. Once unlocked, take it for a test run across Mexico, your playground for racing, drifting and stunting.

A new series brings two fresh Monthly Rivals events, featuring the 2016 Hoonigan Ford Focus RS RX and the new-to-Forza 2021 SIERRA Cars 700R. Set your fastest lap time on both and earn the overall series rewards before Thursday, March 30:

• 80 PTS: 1980 Subaru BRAT GL
  
• 160 PTS: 2021 SIERRA Cars 700R

This week’s Festival Playlist marks only the beginning of the Horizon Wilds Takeover. Look out for seasonal decorations across Mexico and don’t forget to visit the refreshed Stunt Park! In the meantime, here are all the events happening at the Horizon Festival until Thursday, March 9:

• 20 PTS: 1986 Audi #2 Audi Sport quattro S1
  
• 40 PTS: 2015 BMW X6 M

Stop by the Forzathon Shop to browse the latest stock including the 1985 Porsche #185 959 Prodrive Rally Raid and the 2016 RJ Anderson #37 Polaris RZR-Rockstar Energy Pro 2 Truck, as well as the Beautiful Morning Car Horn and Farid Rueda's Lion Crew Socks.




In celebration of Black History Month Xbox worked with artist Clif Wilson to design this unique art, which we've brought to FH5 as a vinyl. Show off this unique design on your car using #ForzaBHM, and we'll feature your work in the next Forza Monthly! Share Code: 508 707 847



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