Festival Playlist events and rewards Sep. 28 - Oct. 5 (Winter S25)

[T10ManteoMax]

Winter Season Festival Playlist (FH5 Horizon Creatives - Series 25)

Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes. This is the first season featuring three EventLab creations in the Festival Playlist, and four Monthly Rivals events.

WINTER | STORM SEASON

The season starts at 7:30am Pacific on September 28 and ends Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:30 PM
This is the third season of the Horizon Creatives series.

PLAYLIST POINTS

Points are accumulated across all four seasons. Each event in the Festival Playlist has a number of points to earn noted in the bottom left corner of the event tile. Accumulate points with any combination of completed events to earn the first reward car, and continue earning points from remaining events to earn the second reward car. Cars noted as Seasonal Exclusive are not available in the Autoshow, so grab them while you can! But don’t worry if you miss them, these cars may come back again for future Festival Playlists.

Series total: 300 Points

• Series Reward: 1995 BMW 850CSi (newly added Seasonal Exclusive) (80 points)
• Series Reward: 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 by Gunther Werks (Seasonal Exclusive) (160 points)

Season Total: 75 points

• Season Reward: 2023 BMW M2 Competition Coupe (newly added Seasonal Exclusive car) (20 points)
• Season Reward: 2010 BMW M3 GTS (Seasonal Exclusive car) (40 points)

EVENT REWARDS

The Trial	2017 Ford GT	Autoshow (400,000 CR)
EventLab	2003 BMW M5	Autoshow (30,000 CR)
EventLab	Super Wheelspin
Playground Games	“I want to play a game”	ForzaLINK phrase
Drift Zone	Super Wheelspin
Drift Zone	Super Wheelspin
Drift Zone	Super Wheelspin
Championship	2016 Dodge Viper ACR	Autoshow (150,000 CR)
Championship	2016 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan	Autoshow (80,000 CR)
Treasure Hunt	100,000 CR
Photo Challenge	Painter Hoodie	Clothing
Horizon Open	2011 Mazda RX-8 R3	Autoshow (27,000 CR)
Collectibles	“Gotta smash em all!”	ForzaLINK phrase
RA Speed Trap	Super Wheelspin
RA Championship	1983 Volvo 242 Turbo Evolution	Autoshow (45,000 CR)
HW Speed Trap	Super Wheelspin
HW Championship	2002 BMW Z3 M Coupe	Autoshow (30,000 CR)

FORZATHON EVENTS

Completing these events earn seasonal points plus Forzathon Points (FP) which can be used in the Forzathon Shop.

#Forzathon Weekly Challenge
(5 pts) These four challenges must be completed in sequence.

Reporting For Duty
Big Reveal	Own and drive the 2020 Ford Super Duty F-450 DRW
Going Platinum	Take a photo of your F-450
Not So Small Torque	Earn a Wrecking Ball skill in your F-450
Two By Two	Win a Cross Country Race in your F-450

#Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 7:30am PT and is open for 7 days.

All the Gear	Equip the Builder’s Outfit
No Idea	Equip the Builder’s Helmet
Zoomies	Reach a speed of 250mph in any car
Up and Atom	Earn 3 Stars at Danger Signs in the 2013 Ariel Atom 500 V8
Happy Little Accidents	Earn 5 Wreckage Skills
Old School	Drive 5 miles in any car from the 1950s
Throw Down	Win a Midnight Battle

SEASON EVENT DETAILS

Toggle the menu to show the rewards and restrictions for each event - if you complete the event in a car outside the restrictions or fail to meet the target, you won’t get the reward and points from completion. You must have unlocked the Hall of Fame with Accolade points to enter the Trial. Access to Rally Adventure events require defeating the three team champions. Access to Hot Wheels events requires the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC; users without the DLC will still be able to gold the season and unlock the “Min, Meet Max” Achievement without these event points.

Pts	Event	Name	Requirement	Surface
10	The Trial	Muscle In	(A800) Classic Muscle vs Modern Muscle	Road Racing
3	EventLab	Ewok Village Rally	(B700) Offroad
3	EventLab	ESV Green’s Onyx Bridge Circuit	(S1 900) Track Toys
3	Playground Games	King for a Day	(B700) Pickups & 4x4s
2	Drift Zone	Reservoir	(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A - 260,000 points
2	Drift Zone	Arbolada	(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A - 130,000 points
2	Drift Zone	Hillside	(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A - 140,000 points
5	Championship	Going on Tour	(A800) GT & Super GT	Street Racing
5	Championship	A Minor Inconvenience	(C600) Mini & Morris	Dirt Racing
3	Treasure Hunt	Horizon Baja Treasure Stunt	Find the hidden obstacle course near the Horizon Baja Festival Site
2	Photo Challenge	#AvantGardens	Photograph any Audi Avant in the gardens of the Hotel Castillo Player House
2	Horizon Open	Driving Miatas	Complete a Horizon Open Custom Race in any Mazda MX-5
3	Collectibles	Boiling Point	Keep your cool and smash 20 EventLab Flasks!
2	RA Speed Trap	Orogrande Rush	(S1 900) Audi R8 '16 - 145 mph
5	RA Championship	Rally Around	(B700) UTV’s
2	HW Speed Trap	Hammer’s Shadow	(S1 900) Audi R8 '16 - 200 mph
5	HW Championship	Saleen Machine	(S1 900) Saleen

MONTHLY EVENTS

The total points from Monthly events are divided by four when applied to individual seasons. Completing the events will apply 1 point for each Monthly Rivals event (1 x 4) = 4 points maximum applied to each season. Post a clean lap to complete Rivals events; cars are stock and provided as free rentals.

Pts	Event	Route	Car
1	Monthly Rivals	Lookout Circuit	BMW M2 '23
1	Monthly Rivals	Ruta Norte	BMW 850CSi
1	Monthly Rivals	Baja California Trail	Rivian R1T
1	Monthly Rivals	Herencia Cross Country Circuit	Rivian R1S

[geistwriter]

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[x_ShadowsBane_x]

It’s good to have confirmation that the Trial is A800 classic muscle vs modern muscle.

I had planned on tuning retro, classic and modern muscle when we weren’t sure of the restriction, but I never got around to tuning the retro muscle, so this worked out for me.

Some good candidates here. Tough decision on which to use.

[geistwriter]

I’m a spec 5 guy in this restriction

[x_ShadowsBane_x]

That’s the one that came to mind first. I made my tune with rally tires. It’s not quite as fast as some of the others but it handles great.
Really like the feel of how it drives.

[geistwriter]

I had one with rallies, it’s a great build but maybe no turbo, switched to off-roads for no particular reason for this one

[geistwriter]

fun fact: Hummer ev pictured for seasonal games is not eligible, no build gets you to b700

[Not_Here_Too]

I bet the Drivatar mechanics can build it to B700 “spec”

[Bravo437]

The RTR is definitely a favorite (& if you’re interested in a design for it, got you covered:)

Design SC: 166 215 571 - “Ready•To•Rock V2

[BravoSteelviper]

What about a downgraded Deberti ([redacted])? I see you have a couple tuned to A.

[Jezza14]

So the trial is on road? That’s good. They usually have muscle cars as a dirt option. Looking forward to that.

[x_ShadowsBane_x]

That’s a sweet design!! Instant download.

[x_ShadowsBane_x]

Those Deberti builds are for dirt racing. Still debating on whether to convert it to a road build. Would have to go with offroad race tires or maybe drag tires will keep it in A class.

Very classy design.

[Bravo437]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[Rayne_SE]

A800 Classic Muscle vs. Modern Muscle is an interesting one. Obviously the Dodge Dart reigns above everything and Modern Muscle has some real turds but will be fun.
GT vs. Super GT on the other hand is the battle of average vs. average/poor. A C63 BS engine detuned SL65 should take it here.

[TheGillesMuller]

So my time in 2003 with GTA 3 + Vice City is finally over and I step back into 2023 by coming on FH5 to run a quick test for the 2 options I’m considering for the Trial, the '70 Camaro or the Ford Falcon just to get familiar again.

2 laps of AOM in the Camaro done, went to select the Falcon and…

It hung on the menu and dashboarded, not even 5 minutes of gameplay in.

So these are the facts…

The defective editions of two 20 year old games, once widely slammed + notorious for their bugs and instability that are still not even close to sorted even after all the heavy patches, that along with San Andreas’ DE will never be forgotten for all the wrong reasons?

1 crash in the combined 40+ hours I played the 2 of them, 0 in GTA 3.

FH5, best in class, winner of many awards, media darling and a first party exclusive ergo supposed to demonstrate the best that can possibly be done with the current tech?

Achieved it within 5 minutes of me returning.

I should also point out Vice City’s single crash happened when I was blowing countless things up in a helicopter so a lot was going on for the game to process.

FH5 (you know…the car game?) got frazzled by me trying to select a car.

Welcome back to gaming in 2023, I haven’t missed you.

[TonyKartRcr]

Festival Playlist tunes Sept 28th - Oct 5th (S25 Winter)
Happy Wednesday to all my favorite Throttle Jockeys! Here is your early access everything you need to go get through the Winter Seasonal challenges. I have provided a brief description on the tunes below as well as some tips and tricks for the PR Stunts.
Seasonal Tuning method

1. I always go for a stock look - wheels, rim sizes and aero are only changed if it is absolutely necessary for handling and stability.
2. Tunes are always tuned to max performance with max handling.
3. All cars tuned vs. Unbeatable AI on championship tracks in seasonal weather. Tunes are then baseline ran in Rivals.
   I again want to thank everyone for the downloads, follows, comments and likes! Remember feedback is important! I like hearing any and all comments on these tunes. There is no “bad” comments. You guys have been awesome with your support.

The Trial: “Muscle In”
(A800) Classic/Modern Muscle
Or as I like to call this Trial “Ford VS Chevy”
1969 Ford Mustang (AWD)
Share Code: 973-463-534
1969 Chevy Camaro (AWD)
Share Code: 269-558-269
Are you a Ford or Chevy fan? Choose your weapon and prove which one is better! Both of these tunes are similarly equipped and tuned ready to race.

FORZAthon Weekly “Reporting For Duty”
(B700) 2020 Ford F-450 Super Duty (AWD)
Share Code: 161-489-700
Fairly easy FORZAthon this week. B700 This tune is currently at #69 on the leaderboards at Tropico. It will rack up wrecking ball skills and took an easy win at Tropico cross country.

Event Lab: "Ewok Village”
(B700) Offroad
Ford Ranger T6 (AWD)
Share Code: 745-074-833
You will be hard pressed to find a tune that out runs this truck.

Event Lab “ESV Green’s Onyx Bridge”
(S1 900) Track Toys
2013 Ferrari 458 Soeciale (RWD)
Share Code: 183-291-133
Great RWD tune that is easy to drive. This tune is pretty versatile and great on different tracks.

Drift Zone “Reservoir”
Target 260,000 Points
(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A
Share Code: 259-755-274
OMG, this is an amazing drift car. Easy went over the target points and just missed PR’ing this drift zones on my very first run.

Drift Zone “Arbolada”
Target 130,000 Points
(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A
Share Code: 259-755-274
Beat my PR on my first run!

Drift Zone “Hillside”
Target 140,000 Points
(A800) Mazda RX-7 Spirit A
Share Code: 259-755-274
Hit a new PR on my first try here as well. You will drift right through these drift zones this week!

Seasonal Championship: “Going On Tour”
(A800) GT & Super GT
2020 BMW M8 Competition Coupe (AWD) Share Code: 106-317-585
Fast drag, full aero street tune. Easy to drive no push and good front end bite.

Seasonal Championship:
“A Minor Inconvenience”
(C600) Mini & Morris (AWD)
Share Code: 154-996-546
Fun little car that I have never paid much attention to. Quick and easy to drive. Should do well in Co-Op as well.

Horizon Open “Driving Miatas”
(B700) Mazda
2005 Mazdaspeed MX-5 (RWD)
Share Code: 133-510-732
Full aero RWD on drags. Car is easy to drive and super forgiving if you push it around.

Expansions

Rally Adventure Events

Speed Trap “Orogrande Rush”
(S1 900) 2016 Audi R8 (AWD)
Share Code: 182-927-618
Start to the north of the trap. Watch for traffic and use the dirt a bit to straighten out the road a bit. This should be an easy one & done for you.

Seasonal Championship: “Rally Around”
(B700) UTV’s
2021 Polaris RZR Pro XP Ultimate
Share Code: 150-995-622
Quick little UTV that will keep you on your tors. Good amount of power in a short wheel base makes for a fun toss able ride.

Hot Wheels Events

Speed Trap “Hammers Shadows”
(S1 900) 2016 Audi R8 (AWD)
Share Code: 182-927-618
Start from north in the round da bout and head down. Easy One & Done! Well over the target if 200MPH

Seasonal Championship: “Saleen Machine"
(S1 900) Saleen S7 (AWD)
Share Code: 174-947-213

That will do it for this week! Good luck and congratulations on all your victories!

[hotrods70]

I have a busy work week but i did make a tune for the Forzathon challenge and two for the trial.

I don’t have the share code numbers atm but will list the titles

Forzathon weekly
#thon \ CC 9-28 [ Ford SD 450 ( A800 ) ]
Went with A class for this weekly challenge. Tested on a couple courses very well

Trial A800 muscle
Holden Monaro. [ trial 9-28 ] tested at Playa Azul and handled like like a dream being the lightest of all choices base stats

1967 Corvette [ trial 9-28 ] also tested at Playa Azul and does well at both handling and power

All tunes are awd and it might come down to what courses are chosen for the trial. If they are circuit in towns or cities the Holden might be better. If they choose sprints then the Corvette may edge out there.

Tuned on controler auto trans for all skill levels. If you’re looking to try something different check these out. Any downloads, likes, uses are appreciated.

[scoobaru3]

@TonyKartRcr

2020 BMW M8 Competition Coupe (AWD) Share Code: 106-317-585

Thats a DLC car, can you recommend something that is part of the standard game ?