Forza Motorsport Patch Notes (Update 3.0): All New Content, Adjustments & Bug Fixes

Developer Turn 10 Studios announced that Update 3.0 will arrive to Forza Motorsport on 12th December 2023 for Xbox Series X|S consoles, Windows, and Steam.

New Track:

• Hockenheim: Full Circuit, National Circuit, Short Circuit

New Features:

• 33 new suits have been added to the Driver Customization menu. Groups of suits will unlock at Driver Level milestones 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100.
  • If you’ve already surpassed these Driver Levels, all the new suits will be retroactively unlocked for you.
  • Please note, a game restart may be required for all suits to be downloaded and unlocked.
• New options are available in the Screen Narrator section of the Accessibility settings menu to narrate your race position and driver names ahead and behind you.

New Career Events:

• Contemporary Tour (Available between 14th December 2023 – 31st January 2024)
• Italian Ingenuity (Begins 14th December 2023)
• Hybrid Ferocity (Begins 21st December 2023)
• Tip of The Spear (Begins 28th December 2023)
• Valkyrie Challenge (Begins 4th January 2024)

Open Class – British Marques (Available between 14th December 2023 – 18th January 2024)

• C Class Series
• B Class Series
• A Class Series
• S Class Series

Reward Cars:

• Prestige Tour: 2022 Pagani Huayra R
• Open Class Series: 2015 Mclaren 650S

Spotlight Cars:

• 2020 Automobili Pininfarina Battista (Dec. 14 – Dec. 21)
• 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB (Dec. 21 – Dec. 28)
• 2021 McLaren Sabre (Dec. 28 – Jan. 4)
• 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie (Jan. 4 – Jan. 11)
• 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo (Jan. 11 – Jan 18)

Car Pass Cars:

• 2018 Chevrolet #23 Ruman Racing TA Corvette (14th December 2023)
• 1985 Buick #6 Performance Motorsports Somerset Regal Trans-Am (21st December 2023)
• 2021 Cadillac #31 Whelen Racing DPi-V.R (28th December 2023)
• 2018 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán Super Trofeo Evo (4th January 2024)
• 1983 Porsche #11 John Fitzpatrick Racing 956 (11th January 2024)

New Multiplayer Events:

Spec Series:

• Lotus 3-Eleven Spec Series (14th – 21st December 2023)
• Formula 70s Series (21st – 28th December 2023)
• GTP/C Series (28th December 2023 – 4th January 2024)
• Mazda Miata Spec Series (4th – 11th January 2024)
• Vintage Le Mans Prototype Series (11th – 18th January 2024)

Open Series:

• P Class & A Class (14th – 21st December 2023)
• S Class & C Class (21st – 28th December 2023)
• X Class & E Class (28th December 2023 – 4th January 2024)
• R Class & B Class (4th – 11th January 2024)
• P Class & D Class (11th – 18th January 2024)

Spotlight Series:

• 2020 Automobili Pininfarina Battista (14th – 21st December 2023)
• 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB (21st – 28th December 2023)
• 2021 McLaren Sabre (28th December 2023 – 4th January 2024)
• 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie (4th – 11th January 2024)
• 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo (11th – 18th January 2024)

New Rivals Events:

• Featured Track: Hockenheim – 2021 Mercedes-AMG One – Hockenheim Full Circuit (14th December 2023 – 18th January 2024)
• VIP: Nocturnal Predator– 2016 Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé Forza Edition – Kyalami GP Circuit (14th December 2023 – 18th January 2024)
• Spotlight – 2020 Automobili Pininfarina Battista – Mugello Full Circuit (14th – 21st December 2023)
• Spotlight – 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB – Watkins Glen Short Circuit (21st – 28th December 2023)
• Spotlight – 2021 McLaren Sabre – Nürburgring Sprint Circuit (28th December 2023 – 4th January 2024)
• Spotlight – 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie – Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit (4th – 11th January 2024)

General (All Platforms):

• Fixes to improve overall game stability and performance across all platforms.
• Saved Rivals Replays now includes weather information.
• Fixes to ray traced rendering features for ambient occlusion and mirror reflections that caused flickering and strobing effects on the car and road.
• Fixed issue of an infinite loading screen when swapping cars to the currently used car from the pre-race menu.
• Fixed issue that disables navigation using the Left Stick or d-pad when selecting the Team Credits option and immediately backing out.

Gameplay (All Platforms):

• Rebalanced the slipstream impact on front and rear downforce when being drafted by another car (aerowash fix).
• Fixed an issue causing Track Mastery corner segments to display a completion score of 0.0 if Track Mastery is disabled in the Gameplay & HUD settings.

Free Play (All Platforms):

• Fixed an issue in which the Driver Level visually appeared to reset to Level 1 after downloading Update 2 and entering Test Drive in Free Play.
• Fixed issue in Free Play where players would always begin in the middle of the pack (12th) despite setting Grid Ordering to Random.
• Fixed issue in Free Play where Drivatars would always choose the same car as the player.
• Fixed an issue with Driver Level progression not persisting after completing a Free Play event and returning to the Homespace.

Multiplayer (All Platforms):

• Updated Open Class Series schedule so that there are 2 Open Class Series active each week.
• Fixed issue where entering the pits after the last Qualifying lap causes the game camera to get stuck in the pit lane.
• Fixed an issue causing liveries to sometimes not be visible to players in multiplayer races.
• Fixed an issue with large parties in Featured Multiplayer causing players to get into an indefinite loading screen while matchmaking.
• Fixed an issue with tire wear not being correctly applied in Private Multiplayer races.
• Fixed an issue where the Racecraft achievement to overtake 12 other players in a multiplayer race would not be unlocked despite fulfilling its requirements.

Tuning Setups (All Platforms):

• Fixed long load times when player attempts to save a custom upgrade or tuning setup.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed tunable part values to be edited after removing a saved tune.
• Fixed an issue in the Shared Tune Setups: Required Car Level and Required Car CP (Car Points) are inaccurate values.

Livery Editor (All Platforms):

• Fixed issue in the Livery Editor where overwriting a locked Vinyl group gives the "Failed to Save..." message and then saves two copies of the newly created Vinyl.

Wheels (All Platforms):

• Fixed a force-feedback issue on the Logitech G920 causing the steering wheel to pull left with any amount of force.

Cars (All Platforms):

• Fixed issue which allowed players to sell their Builders Cup reward cars, preventing them from reobtaining the cars and completing their associated Reward Showcases.
• Fixed issue where the player car would have no engine audio after installing a 3.2-liter I6 engine swap.
• 2018 BMW M5: Fixed issue where interior and motor were missing when a body kit is installed.
• 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: Fixed issue where painting the car body changes the paint for carbon fiber elements.
• 2013 Dodge SRT Viper GTS: Fixed issue where car brake caliper is seen clipping into multiple wheel rims.
• 2018 Honda Civic Type R: Fixed issue that displayed unnatural white texture on the car’s taillights during cinematics.
• 2020 KTM X-Bow GT2: Fixed an issue in which the car is using 4-cylinder engine audio while having a 5-cylinder engine.
• 1991 Mazda 787B: Fixed issue that caused radiator texture to be stretched in multiple locations on the car and updated audio based on community feedback.
• 2004 Mercedes-Benz C 32 AMG: Fixed an issue where the exhaust backfire has no audio after engine and supercharger upgrades have been installed.
• 2020 MG #20 MG6 XPower: Fixed issue that caused the interior of the car to reflect the driving surface under the car. 
  • Note: Due to the resolution of an asset streaming issue, players might notice a slight deficit in car visual fidelity during the post-race podium sequence.

Accessibility (All Platforms):

• Event Setup: "Event Rules Preset” would read as "Ghost Backmarkers" when player moves focus off and back on.
• Event Setup: "Game Type" would read as "Race Length" when player moves focus off and back on.
• Fixed game crash that occurred after player changes colorblind setting to Tritanopia filter and attempts to purchase a vehicle when starting Vintage Hatchback Series in Builders Cup.
• Corrected an issue where audio description fails in certain weather conditions.
• Added narration to the “Pit this Lap” HUD notification.
• Fixed issue where HUD element for Quick Chat when using mouse and keyboard as the primary input would not be present.
• Fixed issue where Career Mode races with a rolling start would not play Blind Driving Assists Turn Navigation VO.
• Added Audio Description for podium sequence on all tracks.
• Fixed an issue where the controller had to be connected to navigate via keyboard input on Xbox Series X|S consoles.

PC (Microsoft Store and Steam):

• Fixed various random crashes in multiplayer races specifically on PCs with AMD GPUs.
• DLSS will now properly turn on and off in video settings.
• Stability and performance are improved on lower spec PCs.
• Improved consistency of framerate while racing
• Fixed the video quality presets always defaulting to native window resolution.
• Improved detection of CPUs on PC to set the default quality preset
• Reduced the occurrence of a bug where the track or other objects becomes invisible while racing.
• Fixed issue where repeatedly changing the game’s render resolution with a controller removes the highlighted option
• Fixed issue where mouse click allows both exiting and menu item selection simultaneously.
• Fixed issue where “Tab” buttons are not selectable when using a mouse in the Settings menu
• Fixed issue in which the game fails to launch for players with a non-ascii username.
• Benchmark Mode: Fixed an issue where incorrect Benchmark Results showed inaccurate System
• Memory for a PC with 16GB RAM.
• Fixed issue where the Steam overlay does not pause the game while in a race.