Microsoft e Playground Games hanno dettagliato il secondo aggiornamento per Forza Horizon 3, in uscita a pochi giorni dal primo. Stando al team di sviluppo, i giocatori PC possono attendersi dei miglioramenti nelle performance, poiché la patch cambierà il layout dei thread nei sistemi a otto core. Comunque, anche i possessori di quad-core possono attendersi dei miglioramenti, grazie alle ottimizzazioni nell'uso della CPU.
L'aggiornamento sarà pubblicato in giornata. Riportiamo la nota di rilascio completa, con tutti i fix e le novità:
Stability
Fixed an issue where having a microphone enabled in the game but no speech pack installed would cause the title to crash on Windows 10
Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Windows 10 players when entering Maroondah Road Bucket List event
Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Windows 10 and Xbox One players when joining online Bucket List Blueprint challenges with mismatched DLC
Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Xbox One players when pausing the game
Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some players when collecting Loyalty Rewards while in a Convoy
Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some players when using the AMD R9 Fury X graphics card on Windows 10
Fixed a TDR for Windows 10 players
Performance
Players running four-core setups on Windows 10 should see CPU improvements
Improved thread layout changes for eight-core setups on Windows 10, resulting in improved performance
Improvement to performance in upgrades and tuning screens on Windows 10
Fixed a stall when driving in Byron Bay on Windows 10
Stall fixed when applying Drivatar liveries while driving on Windows 10
Stall fixed when driving in free roam on Xbox One
Wheel Support
Improvements to force feedback dead zone and FFB performance when driving on tarmac on both Xbox One and Windows 10
Fixed a bug so that wheel button prompts now match the in-game bindings on Windows 10
Actions that must be mapped are now identified in the UI and number of actions that must be mapped has been reduced on Windows 10
General Improvements
Fix for photo mode being blurry for some Windows 10 players
Groove music playback improvements on Xbox One
Upgrade basket UI now supports mouse input for Windows 10
Fix for bug that prevented Windows 10 players from progressing past the Start screen with no internet connection
Added Master Volume option for Windows 10 players
Fix to Advanced Camera functionality in left and top views in Paintshop (Xbox One and Windows)
Fix to enable Rewind when returning from Co-Op to Solo (Xbox One and Windows)
Added option to mute microphones in-game (Xbox One and Windows)
Player can now continue driving when fuel runs out (Xbox One and Windows)
Gameplay Changes
Horizon Edition cars that boost either Skills or XP no longer provide a benefit in Online Adventure
Fixed an issue where the Perk "The XP Bump" worked in Online Adventure. Now it provides no benefit outside of single player racing
Added a 30-second cooldown to the Drift Tap Skill
Reduced the amount of XP awarded for banking Skill Chains
Reduced 3-Star score target on the following Drift Zones: Mountain Scramble, Mountain Foot, Reservoir, and Gold Mine
Previous Horizon Edition cars removed from Wheelspins; new Horizon Edition cars added. The new HE cars are the BAC Mono Horizon Edition , Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Horizon Edition, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV Horizon Edition, Mercedes C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series Horizon Edition, MG Metro 6R4 Horizon Edition, MINI Cooper S Horizon Edition, and the Subaru Impreza 22B STi Horizon Edition
Added the name of the current Championship to Car Select in Online Adventure to help players choose a suitable car
Horizon Edition cars display the correct bonus for Wheelspins
Fixed an issue where the Landmarks stat was incorrectly listed as 21 instead of 19, stopping players reaching 100 percent complete