SERIES 18 OVERVIEWSEASONS
- Summer: January 16 - 23
- Autumn: January 23 - 30
- Winter: January 30 - February 6
- Spring: February 6 - 13
LIVESTREAMS & VIDEOS
Update 18 Livestream -
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YouTubeMike Brown hosted the January 13th livestream from Playground Games, starting with the Festival Playlist seasonal rewards and Showcase Remix featuring Isha's Taxis. Since The Eliminator was added in Series 17,
one prolific player has won 353 games and more people have played The Eliminator "than any [FH4] multiplayer mode ever." Players will see different Level cars in Series 18. The Elimi-Q&A-tor segment profiled PG Associate Producer Gareth Davies and his Top 100 video games list. Matt Pickering showed off the four new cars coming this series: the Hummer Open Top, the community's
most-requested car (Lamborghini Huracan Performante), the Toyota Trueno, and a special Porsche 356C from Emory Motorsports. Mike listed fixes in the content update including faster loading times, and Chris Phillips answered "Hey Tom" questions from livestream chat.
02:00 - Festival Playlist Showcase Remix and reward cars
11:00 - Community Supra-themed photo montage
14:00 - The Eliminator updates and Q&A with Gareth Davies
41:00 - Community Supra-themed photo montage
44:00 - Series 18 new car gameplay and #TorbenTuesday clue reveal
56:30 - Updates and fixes
58:00 - Q&A from the livestream chat:
- Will The Eliminator come to Fortune Island and LEGO maps? "Maybe" pending logistical issues being reviewed
- Any new bodykits? "Yes at some point in the future"
- Any new Peugeots? "Yes, in the next few series"
- Are there plans for an offline Eliminator mode? "No"
- Will Anything Goes come back to online racing? "Maybe but probably not"
- Will former Horizon game characters return? "No plans right now, if yes, a long while off"
- Showcase remix with a choice of car? "Something to think about, not currently planned"
- Single-round record for Head-to-Head wins in The Eliminator? "13"
- When will Torben be on The Elimi-Q&A-tor? Following Tommy Bargains in the next livestream
Forza Monthly Livestream -
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YouTubeKate Yeager hosted the January edition of Turn 10's livestream during a snowstorm in Seattle. Mike and Chris provided FH4 Series 18 commentary via Skype, and Turn 10's Alan Hartman detailed Forza's efforts to improve accessibility in Forza games with the help of Dr. Mick and SpecialEffect. The show concluded with a segment on Forza Motorsport 7 and TORA.
15:00 - FH4 Series 18 content and gameplay
48:00 - Alan Hartman on accessibility, featuring player DongForza
57:00 - FM7 and TORA
NEW CARS
Series 18 adds four exclusive models to the game as Festival Playlist rewards.
- 2006 Hummer H1 Alpha Open Top (Summer reward; previously in FH1)
- 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante (Autumn reward; new to Forza)
- 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet Emory (Winter reward; new to Forza)
- 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex (Spring reward; previously in FH3)
FEATURES
https://forzamotorsport.net/news/fh4_series_18Quote:THE ELIMINATOR ROUND 2 - THE HORIZON HEAVYWEIGHTS
They’re big, they’re powerful, they’re the Horizon Heavyweights, joining the Eliminator for Round 2. We’ve added 9 new cars to The Eliminator, with one in each Level, from 2 to 10. The new cars will appear alongside other Car Drops in the world, so get to them before anyone else does. Remember, only the finish line matters!
HORIZON HEAVYWEIGHT CAR LIST:
Top Gear Track-Tor
Mercedes Benz Unimog
MINI X-Raid
HUMMER Open Top
Quartz Regalia D
M12S Warthog CST
Jeep Wrangler DD
Funco F9
Isha's Offroad Taxi
SHOWCASE REMIX - TAXI FOR TAKEOFF
Isha’s Taxis takes on the Delta-Wing in this Series’ Showcase Remix. What happens when you put a jet up against a black cab with a Racing V12, and a terrifying power-weight ratio? We’re not entirely certain, but it’s sure to be spectacular!
SHOWCASE REMIX - MOTOCROSS PURPOSES
Buggies and bikes return, with dirt, jumps and ramps aplenty in this Showcase Remix.
CONTENT UPDATE FIXES / RELEASE NOTES
The date for the update necessary to add Series 18 content to the game has not been announced, and until it's available we don't know the install size. A typical release is in the 10am Pacific hour on the Tuesday before the Summer season starts, but this may vary; watch for reports from other players.
FH4 Release Notes: January 13th, 2020https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/360041304614-FH4-Release-Notes-January-13th-2020Version Number:
PC: 1.383.263.1
Xbox: 1.383.319.0
Quote:CROSS-PLATFORM FIXES
Fixed an issue where the action bar was not appearing in freeroam over other players' cars
Improved loading time when loading into The Eliminator
Fixed an issue where traffic cars would not always appear in Co-Op Street Scene events
Improved the loading time when upgrading a car in The Eliminator
Increased the arena boundary audio
Fixed an issue where custom controller or keyboard settings wouldn’t allow a user to upgrade their car in The Eliminator
Fixed additional instances of players not being able to challenge others to Head-to-Head races in The Eliminator
Fixed an issue where the timeout bar in The Eliminator was misaligned when playing in certain languages
Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be unable to open the pause menu or map after quitting and re-joining The Eliminator
Various stability and performance improvements
PC FIXES
Drastically improved loading times when booting into the game with all DLC installed
XBOX FIXES
No Xbox-specific fixes.
#TORBENTUESDAY
The #TorbenTuesday teaser released the week before the series provided some difficult clues to the upcoming cars (revealed in the Playground Games livestream):
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