Hi All, Happy Fourth of July for those who celebrate! :)
I wanted to post on how we can create a custom event using Event Lab in FH5. The process I discuss below uses Forza standard routes but I was also able to create my own custom route yesterday. So will also detail that in yet another separate note, since it would make this note even longer than it will be already! :) So anyway, without further ado, here is how to create a basic custom event in Forza Horizon 5. This is actually quite a bit simpler than I thought and is accessible with a couple of caveats. To create a customized event that you and other players can play through Event Lab, the first thing you will need to do is to travel to an existing race event and enter the event by pressing the X button on your controller once you arrive. • Click the Solo option • Move one group to the left for Event Lab. In that group you will have options called Event Lab Creations and Create Blueprint. Choose Create Blueprint • After choosing create blueprint, you will choose Car Theme. Here you are choosing the types of cars you would like to allow in the event. There are a number of options in this screen including type of car, year of manufacture etc. This can be pretty confusing if you’re not familiar with it but all of it seems accessible from what I’ve seen so far. Personally, I just choose options to allow all cars at this point because I want the ability to use any car I like when I participate in the event. • Choose Car Class. I believe if you have chosen all cars on the previous screen this option may automatically be set to Open Class. This is what I personally choose. Again, this allows all cars to be used in your event. Once you’ve chosen these options, you will be placed in the main list of settings for your event. This list consists of the following options: • Edit Name • Description • Create / Choose Route (this menu is usable but has accessibility issues which I will discuss below) • Event settings (contains a list of options which I will discuss below) • Car themes (should be the theme you've already chosen) • Music choices (this menu does not seem to be accessible but you can preview specific songs and choose them if you wish) • Rules of play. (This menu does not appear to be accessible) The last bit in this list are the Test Drive and Publish buttons. By default, focus lands on the Test Drive button and using your D Pad to move one click to the right, you will land on the Publish button. You will need to Test your route first before you can publish it. So now, to elaborate on a few menu options above; the Create / Choose Route option allows you to either choose an existing game route to follow or create your own. While this menu is not narrated, there is something to note here. You are automatically placed on the Create Route option. This is important to remember. This option is actually accessible but its title is also not narrated. In this case, we will choose an existing route from the game. So to do this, you would use your D Pad to move to the right or left, bearing in mind the position of the Create Route option. These route options are not narrated but you will hear clicks to indicate each one. Once you choose one, you will be asked if you’d like to fast-travel there. Say yes to this and you will travel to that event location and also be placed back in the menu to continue setting up the event. If you now look at the Create / Choose Route option, you will see the name of the route you chose and it is narrated. It would certainly be a lot easier if these routes were announced on the previous screen but I’m glad they are at least announced here once you’ve chosen one. As I mentioned above, I will discuss creating your own route in another note. Okay, so now on to the Event Settings option; clicking on this option will open a new menu of settings for your event. These are as follows: • Drivetar difficulty • Maximum number of drivetars • Weather / Time of day mode (custom or free-roam) If this is set to free-roam, the menu skips the next two options and goes right to Time Progression. • Time of day • Weather • Time progression (rolling or fixed) • Rewind (on or off) • Locked camera • Traffic (on or off) • Keyword one • Keyword two • Performance class (which you would have set before) • Confirm button (which is accessible but not narrated) You will need to click this button to save your changes and return to the previous menu to continue setting up your event. Pressing the B button without pressing the Confirm button first brings you back to the previous menu and discards your changes. So now that you have all of your options set for your event, the fun part is to Test Drive your route. You simply click the Test Drive button and you will start your event like you would start any other race in the game. However, you will have all of your custom settings active. So in other words, if you set the weather to be rainy and drivetars set to off, you will have a wet course with no other cars racing with you. Once you have a successful test drive of your course, you will receive a confirmation that you can publish your event and be given a choice to keep editing your event or test drive it again. If you choose to keep editing your event, you will be taken back to the main settings menu again. Once you are happy with your event, you would then simply go down to the Publish button and click it. that’s all there is to it! You should then be able to go to the Event Lab and search for it by the name that you gave it. I hope this makes sense and is helpful to someone. If you need any clarification or for me to elaborate on anything, please just let me know. 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