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• Hardware and Software
  
• DLC and In-App Purchases
  
• Game Menus
  
• - Game Settings
  
• Message Center
  
• - Forza Hub app
  
• Cars List - manufacturers and models
  
• - Performance Index and Classes
  
• - Physical Features and Toggles
  
• - Forzavista and Homespaces
  
• - Garage collection and Sharing/Gifting
  
• Upgrading
  
• - Tuning Settings
  
• - Tuning Files
  
• Painting
  
• - Livery Editor not included
  
• Game Economy
  
• - Medals, Race Points, Forza Rewards gifts
  
• - Gifting/Selling cars not included
  
• Driving/Pause Menu Options
  
• - Driving Assists and Difficulty Settings
  
• Tracks - List, Weather, Lighting
  
• Free Play and Split Screen
  
• Career - Drivatar opponents
  
• - Racing Modes (Circuit, Chase, Drag, Drift, etc)
  
• - Showcase Tour
  
• - Spotlight Series
  
• Multiplayer - not included
  
• Leaderboards
  
• Photos
  
• Replays and Video Clips
  
• - Streaming
  
• Achievements List
  
• - Playercard Badges
  
• - Player Stats

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• Platform: Windows 10 PCs (64-bit), not on Xbox One
  
• Release dates: May 5 for open beta, full game TBA
  
• Release time: TBA
  
• Pre-loading: none
  
• Price: FREE
  
• Install size: "30GB space required" - 18.76 GB (Beta)
  
• Rating: E for Everyone ages 6 and up
  
• Retailers: Windows Store
  
• Language Support: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional Chinese), Czech, Dutch, English, English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (United Kingdom), French, French (Canada), German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico)
  
• Editions: Open Beta, later full version
  
• Pre-requisites: FM6 not required, Apex is a standalone game.
  
• Hardware specs: minimum 30 GB drives pace, Intel i3 (or equivalent), 8GB RAM, 2GB VRAM. i7 and 12GB recommended.
  
• Software specs: Window 10 64-bit, DirectX version 12, and Xbox app required
  
• Multimonitor: not supported, full screen in 16:9 or 16:10 only
  
• Hololens:
  
• Oculus Rift:
  
• Resolution: up to 4K, full screen in 16:9 or 16:10 only
  
• Framerate: 60fps with i5 and 970 or 290X or better. Vsync control in the future
  
• Wheel support: not included at launch, to be added later
  
• Controller: Xbox One controller suggested. The Elite can be mapped with Xbox Accessories app.
  
• Engine: ForzaTech
  
• SLI/Crossfire: not supported at launch
  
• DX12: required
  
• Cross-play: not included
  
• DLC plans: free content/suport updates planned, no VIP, packs/expansions unknown
  
• Microtransactions: available as an option to unlock cars early, not required
  
• Economy: racing earns points which earn medals which unlock cars, opt microtransactions, no XP or credits
  
• Loyalty Rewards: gift car at launch from Forza Rewards
  
• Forza Rewards: 1000 points to increase your Forza Rewards. Tier 9 remains the highest level.
  
• Achievements: 24 achievements worth 1000 points
  
• Car list: 63 models TBA
  
• Car types: modern racing prototypes and supercars, classic American muscle, others TBA
  
• Forzavista: enabled for all cars, fully functioning with working cockpits, doors, lights, sounds
  
• Performance classes:
  
• Track list: 6 locations (Brands Hatch, Spa, Rio, Sebring, Top Gear, Yas Marina) with 20 total configurations
  
• Weather: wet-weather variants included (FM6 weather does not change during racing)
  
• Night: night track variants included (FM6 TOD does not change during racing)
  
• Career: new objective and scoring system, 12-event "Showcase Tour," "Spotlight Series" updated regularly
  
• Voice talent: videos narrated by automotive celebrities such as James May and Richard Hammond
  
• Split-screen: not supported
  
• Cars on track: 16
  
• Drivatars: included and seeded from FM6, will train over time in Apex, Limit Aggression setting
  
• Driving Assists: same as FM6 - line, braking, steering, shifting, damage
  
• Mod Cards: not included
  
• Music: similar to FM6 - in race and menu orchestral score
  
• Audio: single volume slider for sound effects with speakers/headphones/home theater option
  
• Avatar: male or female, no design customization
  
• HUD: same as FM6 - mirror, map, lap time/position/distance, damage, wrong way, names over cars
  
• Garage: same menu style as FM6 - grouped by manufacturer, toggle PI and horsepower specs
  
• Homespaces: choose between paddock garage and patio
  
• Upgrades: not included
  
• Tuning: same as FM6 - tires, gearing, suspension, differential, braking, aero
  
• Damage: "full damage" (in FM6: cosmetic to 100% degradation of car performance, not fire or popped tires)
  
• Paint: same basic and special material options as in FM6
  
• Livery editor: not included, some curated designs provided in beta
  
• UGC import: not included
  
• Storefront: not included
  
• Sell cars: not included
  
• Auction House: not included
  
• Prize spins:
  
• Rivals: not included
  
• Leaderboards: asynchronous, compares Race Points with friends for each race event
  
• Clubs: not included
  
• Multiplayer: not included
  
• Qualifying: not featured, option to Practice before racing
  
• Grid setting:
  
• Pitting: same as FM6 - automatically repairs damage (Simulation On), no animation
  
• Race modes:
  
• Drift mode:
  
• Drag mode:
  
• Playground: not included
  
• Rally: not included
  
• P2P: not included
  
• Photography: same Photo Mode features as FM6
  
• Replays:
  
• Video export:

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• Xbox Support: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/game-titles/forza-motorsport-6-apex-info
  
• Known issues (Beta): http://www.windowscentral.com/forza-motorsport-6-apex-beta-known-launch-issues
  
• See Gaming on Windows and Xbox on Windows 10 under Xbox Support at Xbox.com for install, freezing, uninstall/reinstall, audio/video, sign-in, and gameplay issues with Windows 10 games. See the Windows 10 FAQ to make sure your system is up to date.
  
• See Troubleshoot problems with an app on Windows to run the Apps troubleshooter

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1. Find your system specs: Windows key + R > dxdiag + Enter (see support.xbox.com)
   
2. Update your Windows 10 software and drivers: Windows key > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update (s)
   
3. Install the most recent video card driver for your system (see below)
   
4. Set your app installation drive in Start > Settings > Storage > Save Locations (see below)
   
5. Ready to Install the Xbox App and Forza Hub app for Windows 10 and Apex app from the Windows Store (see below)

• GeForce.com - version 365.10 released May 2
  
• AMD.com - version 16.5.1 released May 4

• Windows Store link for the full game (28.08 GB)
  
• Windows Store link for the Beta (18.67 GB)
  
• or open Forza Hub for Windows 10, click Forza Rewards, and click "Learn More" next to FM6: Apex to open the Windows Store link
  
• or click the Store icon on your desktop, Games, browse/Search to the title, and Get the App or Install.

• Apex won't have wheel support at launch, but: "As development continues, players can expect to see updates and improvements to the game. For example, wheel support is coming to Forza Motorsport 6: Apex and Turn 10 is busy working to ensure that Apex delivers the kind of wheel support, performance, and features that racing fans expect from a range of available hardware. In addition we plan to support additional features that we know are important to PC gamers, such as the ability to disable Vsync and an in-app framerate counter." (s) | (s) | (s)
  
• Wheel controllers are not required for Forza even when they are supported, and many of the world's top Forza drivers are just as comfortable or more comfortable using the standard Xbox One Controller or Elite Controller. In the driver Assists menu, Simulation Steering is designed for wheel users.

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• "Apex's new "Spotlight Series" events will challenge players with unique automotive events that will be updated on a regular basis." (s) These events may appear in the game without requiring an update.
  
• "during the open beta for Apex, we will be working to improve the game’s performance across a diverse selection of hardware setups (see below for our recommended PC specs). As development continues, players can expect to see updates and improvements to the game. For example, wheel support is coming to Forza Motorsport 6: Apex and Turn 10 is busy working to ensure that Apex delivers the kind of wheel support, performance, and features that racing fans expect from a range of available hardware. In addition we plan to support additional features that we know are important to PC gamers, such as the ability to disable Vsync and an in-app framerate counter." (s) For these updates, see the Apex download page in the Windows Store.

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• Audio - master game volume, race/menu music, playback system (speakers/headphones/home theater), subtitles, Audio Quality level
  
• Video - Change the DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION setting from On to Custom to reveal settings for anisotropic filtering and MSAA etc.
  
• HUD - Camera view, motion effects, damage/heat, map, lap time/position, wrong way, names over cars, speedometer, mirror, distance ahead, units, objective, rewind, feats, drift, drivatar designs
  
• Input - Choose preset layouts for controller and keyboard, and customize and save your own button map
  
• Help - Descriptions for Showcase, Spotlight, wet and night racing, Drivatars, Point Rivals, Forzavista, Badges, Controllers & Wheels, and Support
  
• Credits - Turn 10 designers and engineers

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Originally Posted by: JONK1969

Forza uses a classification and “Performance Index” scoring system to fairly balance cars across the game. This PI system refers to a ranking number based on a car’s best lap time around a simulated test track. The slower the lap time, the lower the PI number; the faster the lap time the higher the PI. This test track is mathematically generated to be representative of the all race tracks in a specific game. We call this a “PI test track.”

PI ranking, however, is different for each game. It is relative to each game’s car list and race routes. Each new Forza title gets another revision of this test track to be a good representational average of all tracks in the game. This, in addition to the changing and growing car list with each title, is why class boundaries and PI #s are not the same with each new version of the game, or between Motorsport and Horizon.

Forza Motorsport titles use an entirely different PI test track than Forza Horizon titles, because race tracks (like Silverstone, for example) are not representative of the types of race routes found in Forza Horizon’s open roads. Horizon’s roads tend to have longer straights, faster turns, and less hard braking and cornering in general. For this reason, the actual class letters and PI values for a given car are not the same between Horizon and Motorsport games. Additionally, Forza Motorsport has Formula 1, Indy, and modern prototype race cars at the top of its PI system, while Horizon 2’s top-end cars are “hypercars” like the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari. This means a PI of 998 in Forza Motorsport is a much higher level of performance than a PI of 998 in Forza Horizon. It also means less granularity is needed in Horizon’s car classes than we have in Motorsport. Again, it’s relative to each game’s cars and race routes.

Once we have PI test track lap time data for every car in the game, we analyze it to determine class boundaries. Most of these land exactly where we would expect, based on the fact that all the performance data for each car is based on extensive real world research, including data provided to us directly by car, tire, and aftermarket parts manufacturers as well as race teams.

We rarely hand tune PI, and if so it is to maintain fair game balance across career, multiplayer, and leaderboards, or to keep cars of similar type and performance in the real world in similar PI ranges or classes, and never to a degree that a car’s performance characteristics are significantly compromised compared to its real world counterpart.

Lastly, of course we allow players to upgrade and tune their cars to be competitive with cars that have a much higher PI in stock form, within the bounds of real-world limits. In multiplayer or rivals competition, it’s not uncommon to see cars which, in stock form, would have no chance of winning, but with a great tune (and driver!) can smoke the competition.

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• Weight: "We display standard manufacturer curb weights in the UI - i.e. wet with no driver. the backend sim uses more detailed numbers." (s)
  
• Tires: The ForzaTech engine deforms tire sidewalls with stress. "Tires heat and wear. Heat changes pressure and friction. Pressure changes stiffness and friction. Wear changes friction." (s)
  
• Puddles: "When racing in wet weather in Forza Motorsport 6, you’ll experience aquaplaning across real physically simulated 3D puddles, each of which has accurate drag properties." (s)
  
• Night temps: "At night the tarmac cools down, reducing overall grip, which means that racing at night requires a different skillset than racing in the day." (s)

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• Forzavista is an up close mode enabling you to open a car's doors, hood, and trunk, get in the car, and look at each point up close. Use the controller sticks to move around the car, and press the left stick in to move from high to low viewing angle.
  
• Active icons: Anywhere there is an "i" icon you can select it for detailed info on that part of the car. A color wheel will enable you to paint the car.
  
• Engines can be revved from inside the car but not all cars allow you to open the hood.
  
• You can change car or enter Photo Mode in Forzavista.

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