Hi Joshua, Were you able to actually go to any other events?
I meant to say last night, that the game is not linear. So you can go to whatever is available to you anytime you want. This is the way the game is meant to be played. When they announce an accolade to you like that, it doesn’t mean that you need to do that right then. It just means that it is available to you. So basically, they’re just telling you that it is unlocked for you and they’re also doing a bit of hand-holding so you know about that type of event in future. You’re not missing anything by waiting on doing them. You can also set routes to anywhere at all on the map even if there is no event there at all. So you can actually drive anywhere on the map. This will help you earn points and also help you possibly locate available events along the way that you may not know about from the map yet. You get points for going off-road in this game as well. It can be a little disturbing if you’re like me and the sounds of car damage make you squeamish! lol! it’s fun though and will earn you lots of points. There’s really no way to completely avoid collisions in the game, as some of the other drivers you’ll encounter can more than occasionally behave like idiots! lol! -Even going so far as to occasionally smack into you when you’re parked. anyway, when I did the first accolade, (the one about the storm) I was playing with a friend. (not because I needed the help, but because I was wanting to share the game) Anna will still guide you and the photo mode is accessible as well, by using D Pad up. So in that case, all you need to do is let her guide you to the destination and then take a photo. So once you are able to access this one, you should have no problem doing it. For the Jaguar, I did some of it on my own and then picked it back up with a friend later. Again, because I wanted to share the game, not because the story wasn’t accessible. This one may be a bit more difficult without sight though. I actually found items doing it on my own that my friend could not find, so this one just takes a little more work than the first one all around, whether you can see or not. Barn finds are not easy. I’m not sure if these will remain accessible further on in the game because they are meant to be a little hard to find and Anna just drops you in the general vicinity of them. So they just take a lot of exploring. We’ll see if it’s more fun or frustration. :) All of the other events that I’ve done so far, I’ve done by myself. So they are definitely accessible at least to the point of being doable without sight. The game is definitely not perfect in regard to accessibility but I keep being surprised at what is actually available to us. As I said, the game is not meant to progress linearly. There is so much to do and so many different types of events, that there is always something new to do or some place to explore. Even just driving somewhere and listening to the game’s sound design can be amazing! They put an incredible amount of work into this game. There’s also the radio stations as well. If you use D pad right you can flip through the radio stations as you drive. I’ve set my audio for the car-centric profile which I believe, turns the radio down a bit in favor of the car engine. You can adjust all of this in detail though in the Audio menu as well. Anyway, if I think of anything else that may help, I’ll send another note. Hope this helps at least a bit and that the game is enjoyable to you. Cheers! Cara > On Jun 1, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Joshua Tubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Kara, > So I'm at the part where your manager woman says "I got a couple request in > and they're looking for a talented driver." I believe this is where you can > either select the Jag barn find or the storm but I don't know if these are > accolades or what? Unfortunately the actual accolades menu is locked at this > stage, so it's strictly using the map here. Anna is also locked at this > point. I know when I click on one of these the game will say, "Okay, I'll let > them know you want that one." So I'm not sure if by default when I bring up > the map if it's already filtered for ease of use as I think its basically > finishing up the tutorial, or if I filter it down to stories I hold the left > and right on dPad and I get one or two clickable things to click, and none > appear to be what the game wants to progress. > Any help would be appreciated. > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 9:06 PM Joshua Tubbs via groups.io <http://groups.io/> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > It actually does, thanks. I'll try this later. > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 7:48 PM Cara Quinn <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Ah, one more thing, when you’re in the filter screen and you’ve chosen a > filter, don’t forget to press the B button to exit back to the map so you can > search for what you want. > > Hope this helps and happy driving! > > Cheers! > > Cara > > > >> On Jun 1, 2022, at 3:22 PM, Joshua Tubbs <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I'm trying to choose the first story event on the map, the one where your >> manager says they want a driver to take pictures of a storm or the other >> one, I forgot. >> While there is an audible click when you drop a pin on a location, who knows >> whether it's an event or what. I wish the filter menu was narrated since >> when scrolling through the items with OCR I can't really tell which option >> my cursor is on. >> The story option filter is way down the list of filter options. So I clear >> the map, hit down once and check new stuff, which since I'm early should >> only show stuff needed to progress. >> Any tips on this? Perhaps one of the items I need to progress doesn't >> actually click when I move to it, just when I hit A to drop a pin on it. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 4:50 PM Cara Quinn <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I’d forgotten to mention that you can also easily clear a route from the map >> by simply opening the map and then pressing the A button once. This should >> clear whatever route you have set. So in this way, you will have no guidance >> at all from Anna and you're free to explore. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Cheers! >> >> Cara >> >> >> >> > On Jun 1, 2022, at 2:26 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I just found out from a close friend a few days ago that Forza Horizon 5 >> > is essentially accessible; and since I love love LOVE driving games, I am >> > super excited! :) >> > >> > Apologies in advance if any of this is old news to folks here. I have seen >> > a lot of people online wondering about these same things so I thought I >> > would share these tips that I’ve found here. >> > >> > In the early parts of the game, I noticed that the map seemed to be a >> > barrier to moving forward for many people, myself included. >> > >> > I’ve figured out since then though, that the map is actually somewhat >> > usable so I wanted to share it here, as I’ve seen others wondering how to >> > move forward in the earlier part of the game without sight as well. >> > >> > So the first thing I’ve discovered (as some may already know) is that when >> > you pass your cursor over a designated game location on the map, there is >> > a small audible click. So if you stop your cursor there, and press the A >> > button, you will place a pin on the map and map a route to that location. >> > >> > From there, if you simply exit the map, Anna should then begin navigating >> > you to that map point. >> > >> > I use the D pad to move my cursor on the map. Personally, depending on how >> > much is currently visible on the map, I use a back and forth movement (row >> > by row) across the map to see what is there. >> > >> > The next thing that I’ve discovered, is that you can actually place a pin >> > on any location on the map (whether it makes a click or not) and Anna will >> > navigate you there. So this can be helpful to find new places and also to >> > find game events possibly along the way, which you can enter if you choose. >> > >> > There is also the map filter, which again, some may already know about. >> > This is also accessible. When you bring up the filter, you are positioned >> > on the All category. If you press A once to toggle this off, you will >> > clear the map. >> > >> > Next, if you use the D pad and move down the list of filter categories, >> > you can locate the category you’d like to show and then press A to only >> > show those locales on the map. >> > >> > So now if you go back to the map and use your cursor again, you can hear >> > the same small clicks when you locate important game locations. -And, as >> > before, you can press A to set a route and then exit the map to begin >> > navigation there. >> > >> > If you need to reset the map to show everything again, you can use the X >> > button while in the filter screen. >> > >> > At this point, the exception to this is Barn Finds. These do not seem to >> > make a sound when you pass over them. I’m still really early in the game >> > so it may be that these are not actually available to me yet. I don’t >> > know. I was able to get to one of them (the one with the Jag) but I have >> > not figured out how. I’ll post again if I learn more about this. >> > >> > So now on to Accolades. >> > >> > I’ve also figured out that the Accolades menu is actually usable even >> > though it says that it is not narrated. >> > >> > If you enter the Accolades menu and it says that the menu is not narrated, >> > using the D pad, you can still hear a small click when you reach each >> > group of accolades. Even though these are not announced verbally, when you >> > click on them with the A button, they will be announced as you enter them. >> > So for example, the group you land on by default is called "Welcome to >> > Mexico," which contains the initial group of accolades. If you back out of >> > that group and then move one click to the right and click that group, you >> > will hear “Expeditions.” This is the group of accolades related to >> > expeditions. >> > >> > So in this way, you can actually move through the game accolades without >> > sight. >> > >> > I hope this is helpful to someone and I’ll post more tips when I find them. >> > >> > Happy Driving All! :) >> > >> > Cheers! >> > >> > Cara >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#125011): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/125011 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/91485895/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
