2021 McLaren Sabre will be made available to all players after Eliminator online mode issue
Exploit led to players gaining huge amount of credits in short space of time
New Series 2 Update significantly increases players’ Horizon Play levels and alters Drag tyre behaviour
Playground Games has taken Forza Horizon 6’s Eliminator mode offline pending a hotfix, but, as a peace offering, will provide a 2021 McLaren Sabre to all players (in-game rather than in real life, sadly).
A unique money-spinning glitch was discovered recently, where players could earn 999,999,999 Credits through accessing the game’s last man standing-style Eliminator mode online, with some extra sneaky steps thrown in.
We currently plan to reintroduce The Eliminator in #ForzaHorizon6 as soon as possible as part of a hotfix. Additionally, as a gesture of goodwill, we will be sending all players the 2021 McLaren Sabre alongside the hotfix. We’ve created the following FAQ with more details:…
Players who used this exploit will apparently have their exorbitant exploit funds removed, with their balances restored to a maximum of 10 million. Interestingly, some players have attempted to launder their Credits haul by buying up cars and selling them at auction, adding an intriguing layer to the saga.
It’s unknown when the Eliminator mode will return to FH6, but when it does, players can access their new McLaren from the in-game Message Center under the ‘Gifts’ tab.
A new update was also released for Forza Horizon 6, introducing a series of bug fixes and optimisations.
However, Playground Games has seriously adjusted the amount of XP required to progress through Horizon Play, with those sitting on Level 25 or above noticing a significant bump in their ranking. In fact, those who have reached Level 32 will automatically jump to Level 100.
Drag tyres have also had their performance nerfed. Previously, they decreased a car’s Performance Index (PI) but offered enough grip to race in other events, giving players a tuning advantage.
As bespoke drag tyres are essentially useless at cornering in real-world scenarios, changes have been made to reflect this in-game.
The full changelog is listed below.
Forza Horizon 6 Series 2 Update (XBOX, Windows PC & Steam)
Version Number:
XBOX Series X|S: 375.327
Windows PC (Xbox app): 375.327
Steam: 375.327
Bug fixes and changes
General
Performance and stability fixes.
Fixed an issue where launching the game after running Benchmark Mode would take longer than expected.
AI
Improvements to difficulty balancing.
Fixed an issue with Drivatar race start behaviour.
Audio
Improvements to audio performance on lower specification devices.
Adjusted the volume of the air vents on the 2010 Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SV.
Badge
Fixed an issue with the Screechy Clean Badge where progress would only count during a Touge Event.
Design
Fixed an issue where the Leaderboards would sometimes display the wrong drivetrain.
Fixed an issue with Convoy Leaderboards where times may not appear consistently for all players in the Convoy at Drag Meets and Time Attack Circuits.
Festival Playlist
Fixed an issue where some Daily Challenges and a Seasonal Job could be completed ahead of time.
Fixed an issue where completed Weekly Challenges in a previous Season would be missing the Completed label.
Fixed an issue where various Daily Challenges across the Seasons did not unlock for some players.
Developer Notes: All Daily Challenge Points in Series 1 will be retroactively rewarded to players for each Season they participated in. To claim these, players must visit Series 1 in their Playlist History.
Horizon Play
Fixed an issue where some players did not unlock Level 12 in Horizon Play until they entered another race Event.
Adjustments have been made to the amount of XP required between Level 26 and Level 100 in Horizon Play. This will significantly reduce the time required to earn the ‘Maxed Out’ Achievement.
Developer Notes: Players who have already made significant progress in Horizon Play (Level 25 and above) will see their level jump significantly and unlock new Badges, and players who have already reached Level 32 will jump to Level 100, unlock Badges and the ‘Maxed Out’ Achievement.
Road Discovery
Added a Roads Driven percentage to the Region Overview.
Fixed an issue where two road nodes would never be marked as Undiscovered.
Fixed inconsistencies in Road Discovery between the Mini Map and World Map.
Visuals
Fixed graphical corruption noticeable in some loading screen transitions on XBOX Series X|S, especially in Horizon Stories and after completing the Monthly Rivals Event.
Fixed a motion blur artefact appearing along the rear of the 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI GSR TM Edition.
Fixed an issue with inconsistent lighting that occurred when switching between times of day in Photo Mode.
Fixed an issue where green artefacts could be seen when trying to take a photo through a metal mesh fence.
Fixed an issue where rain particles were disabled in the ‘High’ Graphics Preset on PC.
Improvements to the pixelated red smoke appearing in Street Races when using upscaling.
Upgrades & Tuning
Adjustments have been made to the physics of Drag Tires to align them more with their expected behaviour.
Developer Notes: The team noticed that Drag tires were reducing Performance Index (PI) significantly while still providing enough lateral grip to work effectively as a tire choice for several event types outside of Drag Racing. This is not the expected behaviour or use case for Drag Tires. To alleviate this issue, we have made some adjustments that ensure Drag Tires are no longer the optimal tire choice outside of drag racing events.
Additionally, we have retained the PI cost of Drag Tires, meaning any tune that currently exists, for example, a tune that is A 700 will not change PI, but it will have significantly reduced cornering performance.
The team are aware that this means there are a lot of Leaderboard entries that will need to be removed. This will be an ongoing process as we work to identify and remove any lap times that were set using Drag Tires prior to this patch.
It is important to note that this change only affects the cornering performance of Drag Tires, so Drag times and Drag Leaderboards will be unaffected by this change.
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