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How to complete the ‘Sting like a Beetle’ Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon

Here’s how to complete the ‘Sting like a Beetle’ Treasure Hunt in Forza Horizon 5, as well as a guide to this weeks Festival Playlist

Forza Horizon 5 Sting like a Beetle Treasure Chest Location

Season 23 in Forza Horizon 5 is here! The new season brings four weeks of the new “Summer Party” Festival along. There are plenty of things to do for this new playlist, alongside a brand new story to complete.

The cars you can unlock this week is the Ford XB Falcon GT 1973 for 20 points and the McLaren 765LT 2021 for 40 points.

Forza Horizon 5 Series 23 Season 1 Festival Playlist

As for the series itself, you can unlock the Ford Mustang GT DeBerti Design 2018 for 80 points, and the Dodge Coronet Super Bee 1970 for 160 points. 

Treasure Hunt: “Sting like a Beetle”

Forza Horizon 5 Sting like a Beetle Trading Paint

The Treasure Hunt named “Sting like a Beetle” comes with the clue “Trade colours as these tiny bugs menace the road”.

This requires you to jump into any Volkswagen Beetle, and earn 5 Trading Paint skills.

We would recommend jumping into Horizon Solo, and travel down any long road, and scrape along the side of a car to earn this skill.

Upon completion, an orange circle will appear in the South-Western area of the map, just to the south of Costa Rocosa.

The Treasure Chest is located on the beach area, right next to a wooden lookout point and surrounded with deck chairs, surf boards and other beach-related items.

Forza Horizon 5 Sting like a Beetle Treasure Chest

Simply smash into the Treasure Chest, and the 100 FP and 3 points are yours. 

Photo Challenge: #HOTSHOT

Forza Horizon 5 Horizon Street Scene Outpost #HotShot

This week’s photo challenge requires you to jump into any Hot Hatch and head to the Horizon Street Scene Outpost, which is located just to the north of the Cloverleaf-interchange on the main highway.

Forza Horizon 5 Horizon Street Scene Outpost #HotShot Hot Hatch

While near the outpost, simply open the camera app by using up on the D-pad and tap A to snap the picture to gain the rewards.

Upon completion, the Doodle Pattern Cap reward is yours. This can be equipped by heading to the character customisation area. 

Series 23 Wet Season: #FORZATHON Shop highlights 

Forza Horizon 5 Series 23 Season 1 Forzathon Shop

This week’s rewards available within Series 23’s Wet season are two cars, a car horn and a pair of glasses, alongside the always available Wheelspins. 

Forza Horizon 5 Bugatti Type 35 C 1926

Both cars are available to buy from the autoshow for a combined cost of 1,535,000CR. The available items from the Forzathon Shop this week are: 

  • Bugatti Type 35 C 1926 – 550 FP 
  • Minecraft Theme Car Horn– 75 FP 
  • Red Round Glasses – 75 FP 
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2016 – 250 FP 
  • 1x Super Wheelspin – 150 FP 
  • 1x Horizon Wheelspin – 60 FP 

    #FORZATHON Weekly Challenge: Cat out of Hell

    Forza Horizon 5 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 2015

    This weeks Weekly Challenge requires you to jump into the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 2015, and earn 6 Stars at Speed Traps, take a photo of the car, and finally wrap things up by winning any Drag Race.