What are you planning to build on the Estate and in your garages?

[LuculentPigeon8]

Yesterday to my surprise they revealed that they’re extending the Event Lab feature into the main game map and allow you to build anything on something called the Estate. They also revealed that you can customize your garages.

So what is the community planning for their Estates and garages?

I was thinking of building my own industrial area with gas stations, car washes, car showrooms etc. Or go build my own race track with drag strip included.

As for garages a nice messy garage in NFS 2015 style would be cool, not something too minimalistic and sterile like Bugatti’s ‘Atelier’ for example.

What are your ideas and plans?

[Foreman81]

In one of the garage photos, the one with the Lancia and two other cars, you can see a motorcycle in the background, did you notice? I’m on my phone and it’s difficult to find that screenshot now.

[LuculentPigeon8]

Yeah I saw someone mention that yesterday. Could be just a prop but who knows??

[Foreman81]

Maybe, who knows…

[TheWarmWind76]

This is one of those features that I could either get really excited or really angry about.

If they solved the gameplay depth issues of the past two iterations (custom championships, ranked online racing, more involved open world like in 3) then this is something that is really cool and adds a lot to the game, especially with now being able to start an event lab creation from anywhere on the map. Building my own race/test track with multiple event lab configurations in my own backyard is really cool.

Combined with custom championships, I could create my own test suites, helping rapidly draw out issues and refine builds. Add in my own personalized flair to the place, and you’ve got something that I could get really attached to and helps ground my sense of place in this virtual world.

Also let’s not forget that this feature indicates that it is very likely that online open world private sessions are coming back, and that is a very exciting feature, especially for friend groups and clans. Combined with car meets, it also makes establishing a new community that much better.

But if the gameplay depth issues are not resolved, particularly around the core aspects of driving and racing, then I’m going to be resentful of features like this, because this is what they chose to work on instead of dealing with fundamental issues with gameplay and depth.

People need reasons to re-engage with game modes, to keep coming back. With that deep re-engagement, it keeps coming back to the game exciting, and building and sharing stuff like this is exciting. I could genuinely see a situation with the friends I play where one of us builds something that all of us want to keep coming back to as a gathering place or a testing center.

But if the gameplay lacks depth, you get to a point where you’ve tried every game mode 3 times over, and there is no real reason or motivation to re-engage, and it turns stuff like this from something that can potentially become an anchor point in the game world into something that you spend hours building, only for your friends to experience it for 20 minutes and then say “that was neat, but what’s next?”

So I guess that’s my long-winded way of saying that I’m not sure I want to think about that yet.

[Runoff1999]

At most, probably just my own test track. It’s a neat feature that I certainly never thought of, and I can see people doing some creative things with it, but I don’t foresee it as something I’ll fiddle with too much even if EventLabs controls have improved.

[SH4RPY4935]

I love the idea of the garage and home estate. I have been praying for a feature like this for ages.

I am just hoping it is not restricted in certain ways. For example - the devs mentioned the garages would be at every home we purchased plus the estate. I am hoping that each house / garage has its “own selection” of cars. What I mean is I want to be able to have different cars stored at each house / home. Also, the gameplay showed 3 cars in each of the garages, however the space looks massive. I am hoping that we are not limited to only displaying 3 cars at a time… if that’s the case, wasted potential. Regarding the estate, I am hoping the opportunities are endless, truly. Massive home, massive garages, store / display as many cars as I want, build a test track etc.

[l320_Video]

As my name suggests l320 Video , I’ll be building a realistic quarter mile strip back there with starting lights and return lanes , a mini drift course aswell , Australian style burnout box.

[Scubadubba6524]

Torben (one of the devs) mentioned you’ll be able to pick which cars belong to which garage. Here, i’ve time stamped it:

Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay : Car List, First Drive, Customization & More!!

[Scubadubba6524]

I share pretty much the same sentiment as TheWarmWind and Runoff on this topic. While this feature seems quite interesting to me for the way it combines EventLab and this TDU-esque experience of displaying your cars and personalizing your garage, i do agree there’s more important aspects that need to be better fleshed out. At the same time, I guess this feature could be a really good addition in the context of how the single player plays out and how it’s all curated and delivered.

I even read on Xbox Wire that there’s actually a nice bit of storyline behind this. So it’s not just plastered onto the player like - hey here’s a piece of land, do something, do whatever… It’s integrated into the game so that it makes sense. And i really like that. But to me, it’s gonna be a matter of how it gels alongside the rest of the game. And i wouldn’t know for sure, until i’ve had the chance to play the game myself. This feature alone, like if they added this into FH5 post launch, it would’ve been really out of place to me. Like i bet lots of players would’ve really like to see it but without the context, it’s just a bit meaningless.

And i really wouldn’t be going out of my way to play Horizon 5 just because of this feature. But i am and would be interested to see how it plays out as part of the whole experience in Horizon 6. I also gotta say - If you’re a TDU fan, forget about Solar Crown. This is your game.

[Patrick_Moon500]

A swimming pool. Crash a van into there. Take a photo.

Might not be able to do the people running away. But I’ll take what I can get.

[superdd287]

I want to build some sort of irl race track likely a local race track to me and surround it with a gymkhana play ground and build a big warehouse to top it all off

[Zen_Jedi_Bri]

I guess it kind of depends on the size but I like Rally so probably some kind of dirt track crossed with a stunt park would be cool for the estate. Although I’m sure I heard something about being able to resell any items you get so we must be able to keep altering it as we go

for the garages it again will depend on size etc but I like creating all different kinds liveries so maybe some would be more like a workshop for barnfind styles and some more like a showroom for more polished liveries. it would also be cool if we can decorate the walls of the garages with brand logos or our own unique paints/designs.

Either way I’m so glad that they seem to be focusing on the longevity and over all player experience in this game and hopefully that extends into the gameplay.

[LuculentPigeon8]

@Zen_Jedi_Bri

so maybe some would be more like a workshop for barnfind styles and some more like a showroom for more polished liveries

I like the idea of turning one garage into a workshop and another into a paint shop

A bit like the shops in Need for Speed Underground 2

[SH4RPY4935]

Did up some ideas with chat gpt…. hence some of the poor car models

[Pooya995016]

Hello.
Something that’s on my mind is to remake Hakone GP circuit from Forza Motorsport; but things might change…

[SH4RPY4935]

Could be pretty cool!

[Red_R0tor]

I plan on building a compound with a garage with lifts, a custom test track and drag strip, and a dyno. I also plan on still having foliage, a small lake, and elevated changes on the track. Concept art of what I want to do. We’ll see what’s actually allowed in the game. I already named the compound too.

[SH4RPY4935]

love it, just hoping as ive said before. This is such a great add to the game. I just dont want it to be restricted. please please please - allow up to 6+ cars in each house garage and the estate, allow us to show off like atleast 10!

[FastCar05]

I’m really excited for this feature, however I hope that the garage isn’t just copy paste of EventLab, and instead allows us to modify things such as the floor, windows, and the room itself. I also hope that we are able to save our garage designs, and change between them as we wish.