Difference between revisions of "Forza Horizon 3"
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Revision as of 07:41, 19 May 2020
Developers | |
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Playground Games | |
Turn 10 Studios | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
ForzaTech[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 2016 |
Forza | |
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Forza Motorsport 6: Apex | 2016 |
Forza Horizon 3 | 2016 |
Forza Motorsport 7 | 2017 |
Forza Street | 2018 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 2018 |
Forza Horizon 5 | 2021 |
Forza Motorsport | 2023 |
Key points
- Wheel support.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Microsoft Store | Deluxe Edition, or Ultimate Edition. Xbox Play Anywhere |
- All versions require Microsoft Store and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
- A demo is available (it is not patched - performance will be lower).
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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All-Stars Pack | ||
Alpinestars Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Blizzard Mountain | Introduces a new snow-covered playable area, new cars, and events. | |
Duracell Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Car Pass | Access to DLC cars when released | |
Expansion Pass | Contains both map expansions, Blizzard Mountain and Hot Wheels | |
Hot Wheels | Introduces a new Hot Wheels-inspired playable area, new cars, and events | |
Hoonigan Car Pack | Free for pre-order versions. | |
Horn Unlock Accelerator | ||
Logitech G Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Motorsport All-Stars Pack | Contains ten race track cars | |
Mountain Dew Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Playseat Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Porsche Car Pack | ||
Rockstar Energy Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
The Smoking Tire Car Pack | Included in Car Pass | |
Treasure Map | ||
VIP | Five cars, double Horizon Wheelspin rewards, double credits, etc. | |
Warthog | Only available to players who have earned an achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection or completed a certain in-game event |
Version differences
Deluxe Edition
- Includes the following DLCs: Motorsport All-Stars Pack, VIP
Ultimate Edition
- Includes all Deluxe Edition content and Car Pass
Platinum Plus Expansions Bundle
- Includes all Ultimate Edition content, Expansion Pass and Porsche Car Pack
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.OpusPG_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\scratch\User_PCLocalStorageDirectory\ConnectedStorage\ForzaUserConfigSelections\ |
- The file in this folder is called "UserConfigSelections". It is a "file" extension type can be opened with Notepad or any other plain text editor.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.OpusPG_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | If game crashes on start after Turn 10 Studio video, follow the Multi-Monitor troubleshoooting steps. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Photomode is locked at 1080p internal resolution.[2] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Only Borderless or windowed | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA x2, x4, x8 and FXAA. Both can be enabled at the same time | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | FPS cap can be configured based on refresh rate or Unlocked. Framerate has unlocked option if V-Sync is disabled |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | 13 different presets | |
Controller remapping | can save up to 5 remappable presets | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
- Extending support for more wheels: Forza Emuwheel
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Also it has different presets | |
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | United States, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | France, Belgium, Canada and Switzerland. | |||
German | ||||
Hebrew | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Argentina, Chile, Colombia and México. |
Forcing another language
Windows 10 1809+[3] |
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Windows 10 1607-1803[citation needed] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Co-op, Versus Supports crossplay with Xbox One |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Infinite Loading Times/Graphical Issues on AMD cards
Use drivers 17.5.2 or newer[4][5] |
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Game crashes to desktop on start with Multi-monitor enabled
- If the game crashes to the desktop after displaying the Turn 10 Studio video, use the fix below.
Multi-monitor crashing fix[6] |
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Game window closes before the game launches
- If the game's window closes after the FH3 logo, it is possible that your Anti-Virus isn't letting the game run. This issue is especially apparent if you're using Trend Micro.
Add 'WindowsApps' and 'WpSystem' to your Anti-Virus exception list[7] |
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Game exits after some time of playing
Use the script to run the game. |
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- If the game after running the script does not automatically go to full screen as before, press ALT + ENTER within 70 seconds of running the script.
- Check for more info about possible fixes on problems with the game and MS Store here
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 | [1] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (1607) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core i7-3820 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 55 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 740 AMD Radeon R7 250X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or GTX 1060 AMD Radeon R9 290X or RX 480 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Introducing Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC - Xbox Wire
- ↑ Forza Horizon 3 PC Performance Thread :: Forza Horizon 3 PC Performance Thread
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2019-10-23
- ↑ Avoid AMD driver 17.3.3
- ↑ https://community.amd.com/thread/214822#2792524 Forza horizon 3 gets infinite loading time on 17.3.2 driver
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [ANSWERED] FORZA HORIZON 3 CLOSES ON STARTUP... AGAIN AFTER FIXING IT!