Forza Horizon 5 (FH5) Update Patch Notes – August 15, 2023

Forza Horizon 5 (FH5) update patch notes are now available on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. According to the official FH5 patch notes, the latest FH5 update introduces increased garage, tune, and livery slots, with a detailed explanation from the Design Director on the complexities of this change. Apart from this, today’s FH5 patch also features an “Italian Automotive” limited series, new unlockable cars, and various bug fixes across general gameplay, PC, and specific cars.

Previously, a major Forza Horizon 5 update added a new horizon story (Made in Mexico), 2 new Speed Zones, 12 new Accolades, and much more. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing a number of issues. Today’s FH5 Series 23 patch will fix a few of these issues.

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FH5 Patch Notes Series 23 (August Update) – August 15, 2023

New Features

• Increased Garage space (from 1000 to 2000 slots)
• Increased Tune slots (from 600 to 1000 slots)
• Increased Livery slots (from 600 to 1000 slots)

talian Automotive Collector Accolade:

• 7 EventLab props:
  • Boat Piñata Star Decal
  • Shell Decal
  • Snail Decal
  • Banana Boat
  • Green Backdrop
  • Blue Backdrop

“Italian Automotive” Limited Timed Series (Available from August 17th until September 14th):

• Italian Automotive Start Screen
• Evolving World: Abarth/Alfa Romeo/Fiat/Lancia billboards
• Evolving World: Boat Piñata collectible

Unlockable Cars:

• 8 Autoshow Cars (Available from August 15th onwards)
  • List of 8 cars including models like 1968 Abarth 595 Esseesse, 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale, etc.
• 8 Festival Playlist Reward Cars (Available from August 17th onwards)
  • List of 8 cars including models like 1980 Abarth 131, 2016 Abarth 659, 2017 Abarth 124, etc.
• Italian Exotics Car Pack (Available from August 15th)
  • List of 7 cars including models like 2020 Ferrari Roma, 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB, 2019 Italdesign Davinci Concept, etc.

Bug Fixes:

General

• Fixed an issue with the Auction House where sometimes last minute bid extensions were not functioning correctly (Bug ID 3904675)
• Fixed an issue with Icons Of Speed story where sometimes the drivatar was slowing down and getting ghosted at the beginning of chapter 1 (Bug ID 3901376)
• Fixed an issue where BSL video was missing from Icons of Speed chapter 4 outro (Bug ID 3896325)
• Improvements made to some instances where traffic was not synced for players in a convoy (Bug ID 3900324)
• Fixed an issue with Seasonal EventLab were blueprints downloads and usage were not getting counted correctly when participating in Coop/PvP modes (Bug ID 3397287)
• Fixed an issue in Seasonal Playground Games King Mode which had a total time of 10 minutes instead of 8 (Bug ID 3886012)
• General performance and stability fixes

PC

• Improvements made to some unusual long loading times particularly on Windows Store PC clients before the start of the game window (Bug ID 3840750)
  • Developer’s Notes: Some players might experience a long black screen after the Xbox Game Studios introduction video. We’re investigating this issue.
• Improvements made to some instances where the game client was crashing while booting the game (Bug ID 3904768)
• Fixed an issue where the unlocked framerate option would be hidden incorrectly (Bug ID 3899593)

Cars

• Fixed an issue with the 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI where the front bumper sticker could display some textures anomalies with some paints and bumper parts (Bug ID 3886816)
• Fixed an issue with the 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT where the side vents colours didn’t match the car’s body (Bug ID 3904714)
• Fixed an issue with the 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT where the speedometer was incorrectly displaying km/h instead of mph (Bug ID 3904712)
• 1956 ‘Barbie Movie’ Chevrolet Corvette EV and 2022 ‘Barbie Movie’ Hummer EV Pick-up have been added to the Autoshow (Available from August 15th)

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