Difference between revisions of "Forza Horizon 4"

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Forza
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

Forza Horizon 4 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and first-person racing game in the Forza series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store		Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition. Xbox Play Anywhere. Standard Edition included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.

All versions require a Microsoft account.

Version differences

Standard Edition

Includes Formula Drift Car Pack.

Deluxe Edition

Includes all Standard Edition content, Car Pass and Best of Bond Car Pack.

Ultimate Edition

Includes all Deluxe Edition content, VIP Membership, 2 expansions (Fortune Island and LEGO Speed Champions) and Welcome Pack.

Demo

A demo is available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

The Hot Wheels Legends Car Pack is not included in any bundles or special edition releases.

Name	Notes
Any Terrain Car Pack	Includes 6 offroad-oriented cars from the Car Pass
Barrett-Jackson Car Pack	Included in Car Pass
Best of Bond Car Pack	Car pack of 10 cars. Known as Day One Car Pack before release.
British Sports Cars Car Pack	Includes 6 British sports cars from the Car Pass
Car Pass	Includes 42 extra cars.
Expansions Bundle	Includes Fortune Island and LEGO Speed Champions
Formula Drift Car Pack	Car pack of 7 cars.
Fortune Island	Introduces a new offroad-focused area, new cars and events.
High Performance Car Pack	Includes 7 sports cars from the Car Pass
Hot Wheels Legends Car Pack	Includes 6 vehicles from participants of the 2018 and 2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tours.
Icons Car Pack	Includes 7 iconic cars from the Car Pass
Japanese Heroes Car Pack	Includes 6 Japanese cars from the Car Pass
LEGO Speed Champions	Introduces a new playable area made out of LEGO, new cars and events.
Mitsubishi Car Pack	Free
Open Top Car Pack	Includes 5 open roof cars from the Car Pass
Treasure Map	Reveals exact locations of all Bonus Boards, Beauty Spots, and Barn finds in the main game and its expansions. Not included in any of the available Editions.
Ultimate Add-Ons Bundle	Includes the Car Pass, Fortune Island, LEGO Speed Champions, VIP Membership, Best of Bond Car Pack, Formula Drift Car Pack, and Welcome Pack DLCs. Does not include the Treasure Map.
VIP Membership	Includes 3 exclusive cars, bonus cosmetics and content.
Welcome Pack	Includes 8 cars and a free property.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SunriseBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\scratch\User_PCLocalStorageDirectory\ConnectedStorage\ForzaUserConfigSelections\UserConfigSelections\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1293830/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SunriseBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1293830/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud		Microsoft Store only.

Due to technical limitations, Microsoft Store save files are not compatible with the Steam version, except leaderboards and clubs.^[2]

Video

Video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Slider for all camera types.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Only Borderless or Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		2x/4x/8x/16x listed as "Low/Medium/High/Very High".
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to x8 MSAA, FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Includes an FPS-cap to refresh-rate and half of refresh-rate. Crowds animate at 30FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia modes.

Input

Controls settings

Advanced controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is only used as a cursor, not in-race.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Windows Store only. Steam version does not support Impulse Triggers. Listed as "Wont Fix/By Design" in official blog posts.

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Extending support for more wheels: Forza Emuwheel Setup guide (Discord group's: FH4 mapping fix file 2)

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Radio, SFX, Voice over, Cars, Tyres
Surround sound		5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Dolby Atmos HRTF.^[3]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				US and UK
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op 2-12 players for Versus, 2-6 for Co-op Supports crossplay between PC and Xbox One.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game crashes

After intro movies:
Set 48000Hz and 24 bit in Control Panel->Sound, or Use integrated card instead of e.g. X-Fi, or Disable enhancements in Sound (fix for AIM cards)

During gameplay:

Create bat file and run before playing (close on exit)

START explorer.exe shell: appsFolder \ Microsoft.SunriseBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe! SunriseReleaseFinal

TIMEOUT / T 70 / NOBREAK taskkill / f / im explorer.exe

Alternative bat

@echo off :M1 TIMEOUT /T 600 /NOBREAK netsh interface set interface name=LAN admin = DISABLE TIMEOUT /T 30 /NOBREAK netsh interface set interface name=LAN admin = ENABLE GOTO M1 In place of "LAN" write your connection name (e.g. Ethernet or Wi-Fi).

Alternative bat:

:loop @echo off cls ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew cls timeout /t 600 goto loop

Check for more info about possible fixes on problems with the game and MS Store here

Missing 30fps Frame Rate Option

Some displays might not be able to see the 30fps Frame Rate option in the video settings. To solve this change your desktop refresh rate to 30 Hz.

Anisotropic Filtering is not working correctly

Forcing AF in the driver settings will cause it to not work correctly. Set Anisotropic Filtering to Application-controlled in your graphics card driver and then change it to your desired value in game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 (1703)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4170 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz	Intel Core i7-3820 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 GB	100 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R7 250X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon R9 290X AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1293830/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1293830) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Forza Horizon on Twitter: "It’s been great partnering with @SumoDigitalLtd to bring Forza Horizon 4 to Steam!" / Twitter - last accessed on 2021-02-08
↑ Steam FAQ on Forza Support site - last accessed on 2021-02-10
↑ Games in Dolby

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1293830/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1293830) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Forza Horizon on Twitter: "It’s been great partnering with @SumoDigitalLtd to bring Forza Horizon 4 to Steam!" / Twitter - last accessed on 2021-02-08

[3] Steam FAQ on Forza Support site - last accessed on 2021-02-10

[4] Games in Dolby

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Developers

	Playground Games
	Turn 10 Studios
Steam	Sumo Digital^[1]
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Engines
	ForzaTech
Release dates
Windows	October 2, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	88
OpenCritic	92
IGDB	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Europe
Series	Forza