Horizon Holidays Mix-up and Horizon Extreme content update
Greet the season with a double whammy! That’s right, we have two content updates coming up: one before and one after the holiday season. First, four weeks of winter to celebrate the season with your favorite holiday features. Then, four weeks of stunts follow with Horizon Extreme. Two different winter-themed Stadiums will take over during every other week of the Holiday Mix-up. ‘Tis the season of racing! From January 2 until January 30, flips, turns, and twists take over the Horizon Festival in Extreme Horizon, with the return of a special Stadium from Horizon PR Stunt Party and a new reward car to unlock. For our community’s creators, Extreme Horizon will also bring 4 new EventLab Stubs to build on!
Announcements
- Blog: Holiday Festivities and Extreme Experiences Return to Forza Horizon 5
- Release Notes: https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/35994997295635-FH5-Release-Notes-December-3-2024
Dates
| Tuesday, December 3, 2024 6:10 PM | Content Update |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024 2:30 PM | Holiday Mix-up Week 1 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, December 12, 2024 2:30 PM | Holiday Mix-up Week 2 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, December 19, 2024 2:30 PM | Holiday Mix-up Week 3 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 2:30 PM | Holiday Mix-up Week 4 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, January 2, 2025 2:30 PM | Horizon Extreme Week 1 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 2:30 PM | Horizon Extreme Week 2 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 2:30 PM | Horizon Extreme Week 3 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 2:30 PM | Horizon Extreme Week 4 Festival Playlist begins |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 2:30 PM | Horizon Extreme series ends |
CONTENT
CARS
New exclusive cars joining the roster over the coming weeks:
| Cars | Availability |
|---|---|
| 2024 Nissan Z NISMO | Event reward from the Holiday Mix-up Week 1 Festival Playlist |
| 2021 Bentley Flying Spur | 20 points from the Holiday Mix-up Week 1 Festival Playlist |
| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG Wagon | 20 points from the Holiday Mix-up Week 2 Festival Playlist |
| 2022 BMW M5 CS | 20 points from the Holiday Mix-up Week 3 Festival Playlist |
| 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon | 20 points from the Holiday Mix-up Week 4 Festival Playlist |
| 1965 DeBerti Chevrolet C10 ‘Slayer | 20 points from the Horizon Extreme Week 1 Festival Playlist |
And remember to check the in-game Horizon Backstage menu each week: community voting will determine the pair of cars to be added to the Backstage Shop with the next season change!
EVOLVING WORLD: Stadium makeovers
On the first and third weeks of Horizon Holiday Remix, enjoy the snow and decorations of the Winter Wonderland Stadium. Enjoy the view and coziness of candy canes, Christmas trees, and snowmen in this returning Evolving World feature.
You better have your ice skates ready as the Stadium freezes over to welcome the return of the Ice Rink, complete with hockey pucks, lines, and goals during the second and fourth weeks of the update.
After the Horizon Holiday Mix-up ends, the Stadium cleans out the ice and snow and replaces them with the returning Stunt Park in the Horizon Extreme series from January 2-30. During the first week of the Horizon Extreme Festival Playlist, explore the Stunt Park to find and smash the returning Dinosaur Pinata Collectible!
These stadium updates will also allow for completing the related Accolades.
FESTIVAL PLAYLIST: Showcase Remix
The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a ghost or two: the Horizon Holiday Mix-up welcomes a remixed version of the On a Wing and a Prayer Showcase event: The Flying Deutsch-man. Your goal is to drive a Porsche 911 Rallye across multiple environments during different times of day. Revisit one of your first adventures at the Horizon Festival on the third week of the Festival Playlist.
NEW OUTFIT: Classic Cinema Outfit
Usher in the holidays by wearing the Classic Cinema Outfit, which you can earn by completing the “Snow Business” Seasonal Championship during Week 4 of the Festival Playlist.
EVENTLAB: New Build Stubs
The new year brings new ways to create events for the community to share and enjoy. Take your creativity to the limit with four new EventLab Build Stubs scattered throughout the Mexico map, available permanently starting January 2:
- Volcan Build Stub
- Montaña Build Stub
- Dunas Blancas Build Stub
- Sierra Verde Build Stub
What’s Next after Horizon Extreme
Series 43 will follow Horizon Extreme, titled Midnight Muscle. The Series 43 update will come with new events and reward cars, along with the return of the extended night cycle. A new highly requested feature will also let you set your favorite start screen!
RELEASE NOTES - BUG FIXES AND CHANGES
The following list details some of the fixes and changes we are implementing with this new update:
- Fixed the issue causing backfire to appear on the side of the 1970 GMC Jimmy instead of its back
- Fixed the 2022 Cadillac CT5V Blackwing’s roll cage obstructing driver and rear window view
- The logo on the 2021 Lamborghini Sian Roadster’s rear wing will no longer appear to be floating
- The 2022 Gordon Murray T.50 will now appear under the “European Hypercar” category
- Fixed an issue with the “Unbeatable Street Racing” Accolade which didn’t match its menu description
- Fixed an issue with the “On The Naughty List” Accolade which sometimes wasn’t unlocking after photographing the 1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
- The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS now shows the accurate badge on the wheels, and the silhouette displayed on the infotainment screen has been fixed
Full Release Notes at Forza Support:
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