Forza Motorsport 6 - Game/Features FAQ

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FM6 FAQ: Leagues

News: Leagues overview announcement from gamescom - August 4
Forums: League Info? discussion thread
Forums: Thoughts on Leagues? discussion thread
Forums: Events List thread - with updated league details

Leagues are a separate group of multiplayer hoppers designed for competitive ranking and payouts. Each league typically runs for seven days and is open during specific windows each day. Players are assigned to one of five divisions for each league, earn points for each race, and receive credit payouts for their rank on the division leaderboard when the league ends.

Divisions
1 - Pinnacle
2 - Elite
3 - Professional
4 - Enthusiast
5 - Grassroots

If you have never played Leagues before, FM6 uses your regular multiplayer Hopper TrueSkill to place you in a starting division. Once your TrueSkill in Leagues is verifed, it switches to using the TrueSkill for Leagues exclusively from there on out (unaffected by Career and regular Hopper performance). The more you win, the more your TrueSkill increases, the more you are at the back of the pack the more it decreases. Leaderboard finish position has no impact to the Division you are assigned. TrueSkill score is not visible to players.

Scoring and Leaderboards
Points for each race = (your finish position, inverted) + (bonus points for any players you finish in front of that have a higher skill rating for you). At a minimum you will receive 100 points for finishing each race if you come in last. Players who start a race but quit or disconnect mid-race do not earn points and are not counted as beaten opponents. League leaderboards are ordered by point totals which accumulate from all your played sessions during the week. Players will receive a gift message for credits awarded based on their final leaderboard ranking when the league ends.

Event Restrictions
In the main Leagues menu, press X on a league’s summary to see the restrictions (car class, car division, drivetrain, power, etc). Once in a league lobby you can also see Game Options. Unless otherwise specified, Leagues use Damage=Cosmetic, Collisions=On, Tuning=Allowed, Upgrades=Allowed to the maximum of the specific class restriction. A league named Ghosts indicates that Collisions are Off and player cars pass through each other. Players can set their own assists (TCS etc) by selecting their own gamertag in the lobby list and opening the Assists menu. Tuning files can be loaded from the lobby but settings can’t be changed in the league lobby.

Car availability / How do I know which cars are eligible for a League restricted by Division?
See car spreadsheets at www.ManteoMax.com and www.KudosPrime.com or this thread for lists of cars by Division. Prior to entering a League menu you can also set a division in Free Play with no other restrictions and see the cars that match. Note that Career mode allows some cars of one division to also race in events of another division but they will not be available for more than one division in multiplayer. If a league is open you can enter it and select Rent or Buy Car to see eligible cars. However, cars must be currently configured to meet the lobby restriction for them to appear as available choices. The Rental and Buy Cars menus may show no available choices if the event restrictions eliminate otherwise eligible cars (such as “Car Class must be ” which is higher than the stock class of cars in a specified Division). Rental cars do not earn XP or credits from racing.

The official announcement gave this overview prior to game launch:

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FM6 FAQ: Rivals and Leaderboards

Leaderboards
Leaderboards can be seen after race events and in the Time Attack sections of the Rivals menu. Every lap you complete in Free Play, Career (including practice laps), Rivals, and Multiplayer is compared to the leaderboard for that track and class and recorded to the leaderboard if it is your first lap or your fastest lap ever for that combo. The leaderboards rank clean laps above dirty laps, which are marked with a /!\ symbol. The crown icon next to a gamertag indicates ownership of the VIP DLC. Selecting a leaderboard time will allow you to watch a replay of that lap (from Rivals only), and you can download the design and tuning setup used by the player if they are available (“Tuned by”).

/!\ Why is my lap marked dirty if I did nothing wrong?
Reasons for a lap being marked with the /!\ dirty lap symbol include: contact with a car or wall, heavy bottoming out (ride height too low/suspension too soft), driving outside the track boundary, drafting (either ahead or behind a close car), driving the wrong way on a track, using Rewind, or using Mods that affect car performance. Triggering a dirty indicator in the final sector of a lap will also cause the next lap to be dirty (due to the possibility of gaining an advantage entering that lap); rewind back beyond where the last split time pops up in order to keep the next lap clean. You may find it difficult to get a clean lap with other cars on the track; to improve your leaderboard rank, use Rivals to race alone on the track. See discussion thread.

Leaderboard Sorting Options

  • Global
  • Region
  • Friends
  • Division - If the car you used does not have a Division assigned by the game (as used in Stories of Motorsport) then this box will show a blank.
  • Hardcore - Laps must be clean, with no Mods and no assists: Line, ABS, TCS, STM must be off and you must use Manual with Clutch. See discussion.
  • There is no overall rank that combines all leaderboards.
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Rivals
Rivals mode is found under the Go Race tab in the main menu. Rivals is a solo mode that allows you to compete against the ghosts of other players on the leaderboards for specific events and for each class/track. The next Rival listed will be pulled from your Friends list or the next nearest Regional or Global leaderboard time if no Friends are ahead of you. These Rivals will also appear in "Congratulations you beat: " and “Next Rival” alerts on your HUD when you race in Career. You can change your target rival to any listed on that leaderboard; higher ranked targets award more credits and XP if you beat them. Players may choose their assists and use tuning setups (unless an event is restricted to Stock Only) which can be adjusted or loaded from the pre-race menu. Photo Mode is available from the pause menu, and you can view and save the replay from the post-race menu. Mods are not available in Rivals mode. Forums: discussion thread

  • VIP - These events are accessible to VIP owners only (Deluxe/Ultimate Edition or VIP DLC). The events are typically similar to the events in Community Monthly.
  • Community Monthly - These events change monthly and typically include a mix of hotlap, track day, autocross modes etc.
  • Spec Challenge - The car is provided in stock form free for use in these hotlap events to remove the competitive edge of a tuning setup and instead compare players’ driving skill under the same circumstances. Some events are single lap (making a good launch important) and some allow you to take as many laps as needed to beat your rival’s time.
  • Track Days - Hotlaps with traffic cars on the track. Contact with other cars dirties your lap time.
  • Autocross - Slalom through cone gates on the track. Knocking over a cone or missing a gate adds 5 seconds to your lap time per instance.
  • Drift Zone - Scored by points rather than lap time. Points strings are banked when the car stops drifting. Contact with a wall or leaving the track will forfeit the current points string.
  • Time Attack - Hotlapping for each circuit track (including night and rain variants) in each car class.

How do I know which cars are eligible for an event restricted by Division?
See car spreadsheets at www.ManteoMax.com and www.KudosPrime.com for sorting by Division. Alternately you can create a private multiplayer lobby and change the restrictions to a specific division to see its eligible cars, and you can enter the Stories of Motorsport volumes you have unlocked to see eligible cars for each series by division.

Rental car availability
For each VIP and Community Monthly rivals event, Rental cars will be offered for free for cars matching the event restrictions. Because rental cars cannot be upgraded, some cars may not appear here if the event class requirement is higher than the the car’s stock class. Rental cars do not earn XP or credits from racing.

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FM6 FAQ: Photos and Screenshots

See the Forzatography forum for tips on taking photos and share your own.
See the Community Events forum for regular photo contests you can enter for the chance to win in-game credits.

Photo Mode
Photo Mode can be launched from Forzavista, from the Pause menu during Career and Free Play races, and from Replays.

  • In addition to photo style presets you can apply your own Custom settings for Shutter Speed, Focus, Aperture, Exposure, Contrast, Color, Brightness, Sepia, Vignette, and add Water drops to the lens.
  • When you save the photo a Forza Motorsport logo watermark will be added to the upper right corner of the image (no option to change its position.)
  • Once saved you can Share the photo with details for Make, Model, preset Keywords, and your own description.
  • There is no option to repair damage before a shot.
    Forza Gallery - in-game and Forza Hub
    Under the OPTIONS tab from the main menu. Here you can see your photo files and Share them, view Turn 10 Picks (contest winners), and Most Popular. You can press Y to follow a Creator so their photos are listed near the front of suggested images.

How can I download my in-game photos?

  • Method 1: Using a computer browser, find your saved photos in the GALLERY dropdown under the COMMUNITY menu on the website and save them to your computer.
  • Method 2: Take an Xbox One Screenshot (below) while in Photo Mode with UI hidden or while viewing a photo in the in-game Forza Gallery menu. (not available while streaming)
  • Method 3: Stream your game to Windows 10 using the Xbox app and take a screenshot from your device.
    Xbox One Screenshot
    See the Xbox Support topic on capturing and sharing screenshots. Double-tap the Xbox One controller power button and press Y to save the image or say “Xbox, take a screenshot.” Use the Upload app to manage saved screenshots from My Captures, where you can set the image as your console background or share it to your activity feed, in a message, to Twitter, or to your OneDrive. See the March 2015 announcement for a quick video tutorial. Screenshot is not available while streaming.

Xbox App streaming video screenshot
When streaming to your Windows 10 Xbox App you can use the keyboard combination CTRL + Print Screen to capture the current display from your monitor and then use an image editor to paste and trim the capture.

How do I post photos in the forums?
Please post photos by linking to a hosted photo site such as Flickr. Click the Post Reply button in a thread and use the Insert Image icon or use bracketed url= and /url coding and enter the url for the image itself (.jpg or .png, not a webpage). The site will automatically resize large pictures to 800px wide. Create a thread to show off your photos in the Forzatography forum. See the How to upload a photo thread for detailed instructions.

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FM6 FAQ: Replays and Video Clips

The Content Creator’s Area forum exists for users to find videos as well as share your own.

Replay Mode
You can save a replay at the end of each race.

  • During replays you can Restart, Rewind, Pause, Skip Forward/Back, Change Camera Type, Change Car, view Telemetry, and launch Photo Mode.
  • Camera Types: Game Cameras, Replay Cameras, Car Close, Car Far, Car Close Advanced, Car Far Advanced, Wheel, Wheel Advanced, Three Quarter View, Roof, Rear Facing, Helicopter, Reverse Hood, Follow Advanced, Slow Spin, Side Dolly, Pan Across.
  • When you’ve selected a Camera Type, press X to cycle through the various angles for that type. Replays are not uploaded to the Gallery on Forzamotorsport.net but you can use the Xbox video editing features to capture clips from replays as described below.
  • Pending: What is the maximum time length for a saved replay? See discussion thread.

Forza TV - saved replays
Found under the OPTIONS tab in the main menu. Here you find your saved replays.

  • “Public” indicates that the replay has been shared and others can view it in Forza TV. “Private” indicates that the replay is only visible to you.
  • Select a replay and Press A for options: “Load” to view the replay, Share/Unshare, Rename, or Delete. Navigate with the controller bumpers to see Turn 10 Picks, Most Popular, and Search results. You can search for replays by Make, Model, Environment, Track, Keywords, Creator name, and replay Description.
  • Saved replays are not available on your Forzamotorsport.net gallery or in the Forza Hub; see Upload below for recording video for sharing outside the game.
  • Pending: How does replay calculate Rating, Downloads, Likes, and Uses? What is the maximum number of saved replays?

Xbox recorded clips
To save game clips to be uploaded to the internet, say “Xbox, Record That” (or double-tap the Xbox button on your controller and press X) to capture the past 30 seconds of gameplay, or snap the Game DVR app to record up to 5 minute segments. Use the Upload Studio app to edit and share videos up to 30 minutes long. Saved clips can be found on the dashboard in your Profile and in the Upload app, where you can choose to save them to OneDrive (and ultimately other hosting services such as YouTube). These recordings are 720p, 30fps. You can also find your clips at xboxclips.com and xboxdvr.com (both unaffiliated with Microsoft).

Video Creator
FM6 does not have an in-game video editor. See discussion thread.

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FM6 FAQ: Streaming

The Content Creator’s Area forum allows users to find uploaded videos and streams, and to let others know when you’ll be streaming.

Twitch Streaming and Saved Videos
The Xbox One Twitch app can be used to stream your live gameplay. You can set your channel settings at www.twitch.tv to save streamed sessions for later viewing. Use Nightbot to set commands for your channel chat.

Forzamotorsport official stream
The Turn 10 Community Team streams weekly two hour sessions on Tuesdays (1pm Pacific time) and Fridays (3pm Pacific time) at Twitch

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FM6 FAQ: Achievements

Achievements announcement - August 12
Xbox.com page for FM6 achievements

FM6 has 56 Achievements worth 1000 gs, the same for each edition. In addition, the Porsche Expansion DLC adds 250 gs, and the NASCAR expansion DLC adds 250 gs, for a total of 1500gs for the game. There is no menu for seeing Achievement progress within the game but the console Achievements app can be snapped to the side of the screen while playing the game. You can also review your Achievements progress in the Forza Hub, Xbox app, or at the link above at Xbox.com.

Notes

  • Cover Car does not unlock for gift cars - you must buy the Ford GT '17
  • Thru the Pack is designed to only unlock in public hoppers. (s)
  • World Traveler achievement may not progress past 96% - Turn 10 is investigating. (s)
  • For no-assists achievements, turn Off driving line, ABS/TCS/STM, and shifting must be Manual w/Clutch
  • Note that in contrast to the announcement, Down to the Wire is not listed on Xbox.com and Giving It a Go is 20 points instead of 5; the Mod Buff requirement has dropped from 250 to 50; and the Turning Left achievement requirement has been changed from the Honda Rahal to the Chevy Target IndyCar.

FM6 base Achievements List (1000gs)
5 Welcome to Forza Motorsport Complete the first race
20 Community Welcome Visit Forza HUB from Forza Motorsport 6
5 Takin’ a Spin Test Drive a car
25 Record Breaker Go Faster than 250 mph in any car
20 Cover Car Own the 2017 Ford GT Cover Car
5 Posting a Selfie Share a Photo
5 Greatest Moments Share a Replay
10 Working Artist Share a Paint
10 Working Turner Share a Tune
10 Bronzed Equip a Bronze Level Badge
15 Smooth Silver Equip a Silver Level Badge
25 Digging Gold Equip a Gold Level Badge
40 Going Platinum Equip a Platinum Level Badge
10 Kickback Earn 100% credit bonus from Mods in a single race
10 Home Field Use a Track Specialist Crew Mod on the corresponding track
10 Up to the Challenge Finish first in a 24 car racing using the Suggested Line Off, Cockpit Camera only Dare Mod
15 I Dare You Finish first in a 24 car race using the Back of the Pack Dare Mod
20 You Shouldn’t Finish first using the Manual Transmission Dare Mod
15 Modified Finish first with all Mod Types equipped
15 Mod Buff Collect 50 Mods
10 Meeting Objectives Complete 30 Race Objectives
15 Accomplished Complete 60 Race Objectives
10 Best of Spa Complete a race in the 2015 Lotus E23 on Spa in the Rain
10 Down Under Complete a race in the 2015 Ford #17 Xbox Racing Ford Falcon FG X on Bathurst
10 Turning Left Complete a race in the 2015 Chevrolet #9 Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar on Indianapolis
50 Car Culture Complete a Race with every car from Ferrari
10 Collecting the Checks Earn 50,000 credits from Drivatars
20 Cashing In Earn 50,000 credits from the community using your Design
20 Making a Name Earn 50,000 credits from the community using your Tune
20 Giving it a Go Enter your first League Event
10 Spin to Win Do 25 Prize Spins
20 Unrivaled Beat 10 Rivals while running no Assists
10 Joining the Ranks Finish first in a League Race
10 Gaining Experience Complete 100 laps in Multiplayer
10 Nightvision Complete 50 laps at night in Multiplayer
10 Rain Dancer Complete 50 laps in the rain in Multiplayer
5 Speaking Up Vote for a track in a Multplayer Lobby
20 Devoted Racer Complete 300 laps in Multiplayer
20 Racking up the Mileage Drive for 1000 miles in Multiplayer
25 Real Deal Win a race with no assists turned on in a Multiplayer race
50 World Traveler Complete a Race ion Every Location (Environment) in Multiplayer
20 Thru the Pack Start last and finish first in a Multiplayer Race with 24 cars
10 Setting Pace Lead for a total of 50 miles
15 Chase Car Lead for a total of 100 miles
10 One Down Win a Race in a 2017 Ford GT in Free Play with 24 cars
15 First Time Win a Race in a 1966 McLaren M2B in Free Play with 24 cars
20 Street Legal Win a Race in a 2014 BAC Mono in Free Play with 24 cars
25 Forza Triple Crown Complete the One Down, First Time, and Street Legal Achievements
20 I Got This Finish 1st in the Formula Ford Cup Factory Spec-Racing Showcase Event
20 Dodging and Weaving Finish 1st in the Ferrari LaFerrari Passing Challenge Showcase Event
20 Showdown Finish 1st in the Ariel Atom Stig 1-1 Showcase Events
30 Just Getting Started Complete the final race of final series in the final Volume
20 Volumes Closed Complete All Volumes
30 Championship Legend Complete All Series
40 Showstopper Complete All Showcase Events
50 One for the History Books Complete all Car Divisions, all Series, and all Showcases

Porsche DLC Achievements List (250gs)
10 Welcome to Porsche Finish the Porsche Anthology Initial Experience Race
5 Rattle The Cage Fully explore the Porsche 919 in Forzavista
5 Show Off Equip a Porsche Badge
10 Potpourri Complete 1 Porsche Showcase
10 Creating an Identity Finish “Building Innovation” Series
10 Built For Speed Finish “Racing Dominance” Series
10 Latest And Greatest Finish “Growing Excelleince” Series
10 The Benchmark Finish “Supercar Synthesis” Series
10 Driving Technology Finish “Motorsport Next” Series
20 Origin Story Finish “The Origin” Era
20 Better and Better Finish “The Evolution” Era
20 Pursuit of Perfection Finish “The Future” Era
10 Business in Front, Party Out Back Race a front-engine Porsche in Multiplayer or Free Play 10 times
10 Middle Child Race a mid-engine Porsche in Multiplayer or Free Play 10 times
10 All-Terrain Race the Cayennne or Macan in Multiplayer or Free Play 10 times
15 Forest Fire Set a lap time under 1:30 at VIR Full
15 Party At The Country Club Play VIR in Multiplayer
20 Racing Through the Woods Complete 40 laps on VIR in Multiplayer
30 Titan of Motorsport Complete all Porsche Showcases

NASCAR DLC Achievements List (250gs)
10 Welcome to NASCAR Finish your first NASCAR race
20 Hometown Hero Finish the NASCAR Icons Tour Expedition
20 Around the World Finish the Passport to the World Expedition
20 Roadtrip USA Finish the One Lap of America Expedition
20 Mastering Mulsanne Finish the Road to Le Mans Expedition
20 NASCAR World Champion Complete the full NASCAR World Tour
10 Homestead 305 Complete a lap of Homestead in under 30.5 seconds
10 Hendrick Motorsports Driver Drive 50 miles in Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR models
10 Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Drive 50 miles in Chip Ganassi Racing NASCAR models
10 Team Penske Driver Drive 50 miles in Team Penske NASCAR models
10 Stewart-Haas Racing Driver Drive 50 miles in Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR models
10 Joe Gibbs Racing Driver Drive 50 miles in Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR models
10 The Big One Race in a NASCAR multiplayer league
10 Shake and Bake Race in a NASCAR multiplayer hopper
5 In the Groove Complete 1 NASCAR Showcase Event
15 Dropping the Hammer Complete all 10 NASCAR Showcase events
15 Dirty Air Get 100 Perfect Draft Scores
5 Geared Up Equip a Platinum NASCAR badge
10 Stop and Go Complete 5 QuickStop races
10 Traffic Jam Complete 5 rolling start races

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FM6 FAQ: Badges

Badges are icons you can choose to display for others to see next to your gamertag in multiplayer lobbies and on leaderboards, and display above your car or Drivatar. At the beginning of the game you can choose a national flag or a few other icons as your badge. Other badges are unlocked as you perform various activities throughout the game. Once unlocked, further progression for a badge’s goal will increase it from Bronze to Silver to Gold to Platinum level. Reaching each level will unlock the Achievements named Bronzed, Smooth Silver, Digging Gold, and Going Platinum.

Mastery group

  • Earn # credits
  • Complete # Clean Laps
  • Complete # Career Car Divisions
  • Gain # Perfect Passes
  • Complete # Multiplayer races
  • Complete # Multiplayer Drag races
  • Complete # Multiplayer Multi-Class races
  • Complete # Multiplayer Tag events
  • Finish 1st in # Multiplayer League events.
  • Beat # individual Rivals
  • Spend # hours tuning
  • Spend # hours panting
    Milestone Group
  • Welcome to Forza Motorsport 6
  • Complete the Initial Experience
  • Add # cars to your garage
  • Ear the max level of Affinity for # brands
  • Complete # Career Volumes
  • Complete # Career Showcase events
  • Earn the # level of the Volumes, Showcases, and Car Divisions badges
  • Drive # miles
  • Reach Tier # in Forza Rewards
  • Earn # race wins
  • Reach Driver Level #
  • Be a Forza Motorsport 6 VIP
  • Receive # Community uses of your tunes
  • Receive # Community uses of your paints
  • Have # tunes rated 5 stars
  • Have # paints rated 5 stars
  • Drive # different cars
  • Use # Mods
  • Lead # laps in a race
  • Complete # Multiplayer Leagues
  • Reach Diver Division # in Multiplayer Leagues
    Affinity
    Each badge is unlocked when you reach Level 25 Affinity for each manufacturer.

Region
There are 48 flags to choose from, all are unlocked at the start of the game.

Go to the OPTIONS tab in the main menu to change your badge.

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FM6 FAQ: Player Stats

From anywhere in the Main Menu press Y to see your game stats. Select Affinity or My Stats tab and press A to see details.

Affinity
Manufacturers you’ve driven to Affinity Level 1 or higher are listed from highest level to lowest. Scroll over a manufacturer name to see:

  • Total XP
  • XP to Next Level
  • Cars Owned
  • Favorite Car
  • Total Distance
  • Total Time

General

  • Number of Races
  • Cars Owned
  • Distance Driven
  • Time Driven
  • Average Speed
  • Total Winnings
  • Number of Perfect Turns, Drifts, Drafts, Passes
  • Per track: Number of Races, Turns, Drifts, Drafts, and Passes
    Time
  • Time Driven
  • Time Spent Test Driving
  • Time Spent Upgrading
  • Time Spent Tuning
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FM6 FAQ: Drift Mode

Drift events can be found in the Multiplayer Hoppers menu or players can create a Private Lobby with their own car restrictions for drift mode.

Scoring
Drift points are recorded as the car is sliding while using throttle - simply skidding will not score points. After a moment of not drifting, the accumulated points will be banked to the lap total. Unbanked points will be lost if the car: turns more than 90 degrees to the track; leaves the track; collides with a player or wall; or uses Rewind.

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FM6 FAQ: Playground Games (Tag)

Other than timed races and drifting, FM6 also has playground game modes. Tag is available in multiplayer on the Airfield track variants, and Bowling is available in Career Showcase events in the TopGear group. FM6 does not include game modes for Cat & Mouse, Soccer, or demolition derby etc.

Tag
Tag events are available in the Multiplayer Hoppers menu with restrictions that may change from time to time. Players can also created a Private Multiplayer Lobby and set the Game Type to one of the three Tag options with their own car restrictions.

  • Pass the It - One player is identified as the ‘It’ from the start and passes it to another player by contact. The player with the lowest time as It at the end of the timer wins.
  • Keep the It - One player is identified as the ‘It’ from the start and tries to avoid having it taken from other players by contact. Most time as It at the end of the timer wins.
  • Virus - Once tagged each player remains infected and can tag other players. The last survivor to be tagged wins.
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November 12, 2015 Xbox One console update

New Xbox One Experience
Today’s Xbox One dashboard update does not directly affect FM6 content but may prompt questions about how to join or invite friends to multiplayer gameplay and parties. See the announcement link for a video overview of the dashboard and party/invite features:
http://news.xbox.com/2015/11/12/new-xbox-one-experience-begins-today/
MajorNelson.com and twitter.com/majornelson may also provide tips and troubleshooting.
In addition, the update now allows for button mapping on the standard Xbox One controller under Settings / Kinect & Devices / Devices & Accessories. See the Accessories page at Xbox Support for more info. Remember to update the firmware for each of your controllers after you have installed the new dashboard.

Xbox One Calendar App
Look under Games and Apps for the new Community Calendar. This app will include events for FM6 such as the regular Tuesday and Friday Twitch streams.

Forza Motorsport 6 Game Hub
Like other Xbox One games, FM6 has a Game Hub on the dashboard that is separate from the Forza Hub app. Press the controller button while on the FM6 tile to bring up options, select Game Hub, and select Follow. This feed provides announcements similar to those at twittter.com/forzamotorsport