Forza Horizon 5 April 25th Update Patch Notes

Playground Games has launched the April 25th update for Forza Horizon 5, and here are the detailed patch notes that showcase the new things in this version. The game’s latest version is extensive and points out the “High Performance” content. Besides, it brings tons of fixes and improvements, increasing the gameplay. Read on for Forza Horizon 5 April 25th update patch notes.

Patch Notes for the Forza Horizon 5 April 25th Update

Series 20 – High-Performance Release Notes

New Features (Available from April 25th)

• Permanent Oval Circuit Road Race
  • Also available with a dedicated Rivals Leaderboard
  • 21 Accolades
  • 3 Badges
• Removed requirements to bind ANNA/Forza Link when creating Custom Controller profiles
• (PC) Intel® XeSS Super Sampling is now available as a temporal up-scaling solution
• Skin tone colors for hearing aids & prosthetics
• EventLab Piñata Helmet prop

“High Performance” Series Features (Available From April 27th Until May 25th)

• Freeroam Oval Circuit in the Stadium
• 4 Returning Speed Traps
  • Horizon Baja
  • East Resort
  • Pantano Pass
  • Tulum
• 2 Returning Speed Zones
  • Green Hills
  • River Run
  • Piñata Helmet collectible

Unlockable Cars 

• New To Forza
  • 2019 #70 Porsche Motorsport 935
  • 2020 Lamborghini Huracàn STO
  • 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant
  • 2021 Porsche MissionR

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue where sometimes #ForzaThon Weekly Challenges were getting reset after restarting the game
• Fixed an issue where sometimes roads were not marked as discovered on the map
• Fixed an issue with the Auction House where searching by just “Car Type” couldn’t return any results.
• Fixed an issue where the HUD could remain stuck at the center of the screen while using an Ultrawide monitor on the Xbox
• General performance and stability fixes

Cars

• Fixed an issue where the Anti-lag exhaust animation was not displayed correctly on the 2000 Nissan Silvia SpecR while a RocketBunny wide-body kit was installed
  • Developer’s note: We are aware of the Anti-lag exhaust animation issue with other cars mounting the RocketBunny wide-body kit, and we plan to address those in the future
• Fixed an issue where roll cages were not displayed correctly when a StreetFighter LA body kit was applied
• Fixed an issue with the 2004 Subaru WRX STi where the front bumper sticker shading was inconsistent when combined with some paints and bumper parts
• Fixed an issue with the 1964 Emory 356 C incorrectly displayed as the model year 1960

Accolades

• Fixed an issue with the “Change of Scenery” accolade starting location listed as Gran Pantano in the accolades menu and Pantano de La Selva when pinned
• Fixed an issue with the “Photogenic” accolade, which displayed the wrong numbers in the description
• Fixed an issue with “Unbeatable” Road/Dirt/Cross Country/Street Racing accolades incorrectly stating players needed to win 10 races in a row to be achieved

EventLab

• Improvements made to EventLab rules not working in Multiplayer and/or causing players desync

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where Festival Outpost could display inconsistently during races
• Fixed an issue in the Trial where AI cars PI were not scaling accordingly to players’ car PI
• Fixed an issue where sometimes players couldn’t use the Rewind feature after finishing a match of The Eliminator

Rally Adventure

• Fixed an issue with the “Arzate Sprint Challenge” and “Forest Trail Master” challenges not being marked as completed for some players.
• Fixed an issue with the Apex Predator “Let it B” challenges which couldn’t be completed for a number of players.
• Fixed an issue where achievements unlocked through the Xbox App, and Steam were not matching.
• Fixed an issue where the Ford Focus RS was not available in the Autoshow after unlocking the car
• Fixed an issue with the UI where cars’ default PI was displayed in various menus and race leaderboards despite being upgraded
• Fixed an issue with some restrictions in the pins of challenges with several requirements unintendedly doubled
• Fixed a series of issues with VO

PC

• Improved framerate performance while in the Valle de Foreneos Dunes on Nvidia GPUs
• Improved framerate performance while driving an Audi e-Tron

Forza Horizon 5 and the April 25th update are out now for PC and Xbox consoles.