Hi, Thank you. :-) As it happens, I did not have trouble with the screen reader, as it came up automaticaluy, perhaps thanks to my Windows settings.
The one thing I am a little unclear on is what exactly I'm supposed to be doing? I've not played driving games like this since, well, Mario Cart. I can accellerate, feel the vibration of the controller but I can't tell which direction I should be turning, whether I'm on course, etc. I'm still in the very early part of the game so suspect most of this is scripted, but I'd appreciate any info anyway. Thanks for advice :) , > On Jun 2, 2022, at 2:14 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Zachary, > > Glad I could inspire you to try it! :) > > As I’d mentioned to Joshua, it’s definitely not perfect but I’m finding it to > be super fun and a bit more accessible than folks seem to be saying online. > > My original post was meant for those who were already familiar with the game > but if you’re not, I want to mention right away, about how to actually get > the accessibility features active because the game is absolutely horrible in > that regard, and I want to save you and others the frustration I had. > > When you start the game, you need to press the X button on the controller to > get into the Accessibility menu. What I do, is press D pad up three times. > (You should hear little clicks as you move through menu options) This should > get you to the screen reader option. Once there, press D pad right once and > then press the menu button. This should cause the screen reader to then be > activated. > > If this does not work, then you may need to get sighted help as it may have > placed you in the Settings menu rather than straight into Accessibility. If > this is the case, you will most likely be focused on the Difficulty menu, > which is one option above Accessibility. So in this case, you would need to > go down one option and then press A to enter the Accessibility menu. From > there you can just follow the above instructions and you should be good to go. > > I hope this makes some sort of sense. They really dropped the ball in this > regard so I wish you the very best of luck and here’s hoping you get the > screen narration active easily! :) > > Once you have speech going, you will want to locate the Difficulty menu and > go in there. > > What I did when starting out was simply to change two things: > > I changed the Drivetar difficulty to Tourist and also set the profile to All > assists. This will set your driving assist to Auto Drive. > > This way you will be able to automatically follow routes that Anna guides you > on. > > I hope this helps and as I’d mentioned earlier in the thread, I’ll definitely > post when / if I learn anything new that may be of more help. > > Happy Driving! :) > > Cheers! > > Cara > > > >> On Jun 2, 2022, at 8:39 AM, Zachary Kline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hey, >> >> I just wanted to thank you for this detail description. I was not previously >> all that interested in trying this game, but I am curious now, and I saw >> that it is available >> Hey, >> >> I just wanted to thank you for this detail description. I was not previously >> all that interested in trying this game, but I am curious now, and I saw >> that it is available on GamePass so figured it is worth a shot. I will see >> how I make out :) >> >> best, >> Zack. >> >>>> On Jun 1, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> Hi Joshua, I’ll look at this in the morning, but I believe that you can >>> still click on those points on the map. What happens if you locate those >>> positions that you can click on and set a route to one of them? Are you >>> able to travel there? >>> >>> I think I remember having the same issue but for me, it let me click on >>> another place on the map and do a race. So I first did a race and then I >>> did one of the events. >>> >>> So for me I didn’t do the story right away, I first did at least one race >>> and then I went back and did a part of the story. I don’t remember the >>> exact order but I remember that I was able to do races before I did the >>> story. >>> >>> >>> Sorry for the frustration, as I said I’ll try to figure this out in the >>> morning and see if I can offer any more help. >>> >>> Have a great night! >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> Cara >>> >>> >>>>> On Jun 1, 2022, at 9:00 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 >>>>> <[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]> >>>>>> 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]> 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]> >>>>>>>> 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]> >>>>>>>> > 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. 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