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DISCLAIMER: While I have tested this mod going online in Horizon Life and and haven't gotten any bans to my account, we are absolutely NOT liable if your account is suspended. Go online at your own risk!
HORIZON VIBES - FORZA HORIZON 5 SOUNDTRACK OVERHAUL
Originally made as a playlist we made to improve our personal experience playing Horizon 5,this mod completely overhauls the soundtrack of the game. The idea is to echo the original"inspired by Coachella/Tomorrowland" music festival vibe established by Horizon 1 and 2,improving from what we think is a really subpar vanilla tracklist. The most extensive and comprehensive soundtrack to come to Forza Horizon 5 yet, this bringstogether over 200 songs from over 100 different artists across all 8 Festival radio stations,enhancing your experience in Horizon Mexico. Whether it's racing, cruising, drifting, or messing around, each song is selected to ensure thisHorizon Adventure is one you won't forget. The full tracklist is in the "Stations" folder in the zip file. You can also find the originalplaylist that directly influences this mod here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dFi40FonNy09stzptoGg3?si=a1044875b19045e9
FEATURES
*Only for end-game and repeating dialogue such as skill songs, season changes, Expeditionappearances, and a few new blurbs. Old DJs may still be heard in other parts of the game.
UPDATE 2.1
Welcome to Sierra Nueva and bring on the flashing neon lights! This update brings compatibility for the Midnights at Horizon update and Rally Adventure expansion. And what better way to celebrate the new expansion by throwing back to the original Horizon Rally? "Fire Inside" by Gemini feat. Greta Svabo Bach is now on Bass Arena - the song was used in the original Rally expansion's launch trailer. Battle Tapes also slides in to Bass Arena with their new single, "One Night in Burbank"! Pulse also receives a couple of classics from The Naked and Famous and Foster The People, alongside a song from SG Lewis' latest album, "AudioLust & HigherLove". How can I forget - Epitaph Records is live! They've returned from Horizon Australia and is now in the airwaves across Mexico, Sierra Nueva, and Hot Wheels Park. HOW TO INSTALL
NOTE: The file for it will not be provided yet as we haven't touched it; the censorship removalwill come in the next update (I've just been so busy I'm surprised I even got this out lol). Saves download bandwidth!
THIS METHOD WORKS FOR BOTH WINDOWS STORE AND STEAM VERSIONS OF FORZA HORIZON 5.
The Windows Store version will require you to do the "Take Ownership" command(https://www.maketecheasier.com/access-windowsapps-folder-windows-10/) or enable the AdvancedInstallation Options on the Xbox App. The latter might require you to reinstall the game.
- Make sure to backup the following folder: (your directory)\ForzaHorizon5\media\Audio\
- Drag and drop the contents of the media folder in your Forza Horizon 5 directory - everythingshould be replaced accordingly.
- Boot up the game and exit your House/Festival Site. Switch to any of the radio stations andthe new music should be playing.
This will disable songs from looping during races and in the post-race screen. Should be handy if you're the type of person who likes to do endurance racing or The Eliminator. BUGS/GLITCHES
OPTION:Should you prefer the non-looping version, you can grab the RadioInfo_EN.xml file from the Options > No Loops folder and drag it to: (your directory)\ForzaHorizon5\media\Audio\
- This has only been tested in the ENGLISH language version of the game, other languages are nottested. If you're using a different language, you may need to rename the "RadioInfo_EN.xml" fileto your corresponding language (ex. "RadioInfo_MX.xml" for Mexican Spanish); doing this will change all radio stingers and voice lines to English
- A few songs in the EventLab/Super7 preview won't preview properly; not sure what's causing thebug but the song itself should still play properly outside of it
- Some songs might not play from the beginning when just randomly shuffling in freeroam
- There are rare cases where a Skill Song will be shown as over 30 minutes long. This is only avisual glitch, no song in the mod is that long - it should disappear the moment the song ends
- When staying in one station for a long time (or if you keep restarting dozens of times), a bug may occur where it'll be stuck playing one song on loop. Kind of like Radio Awesome in FH4's LEGO Expansion. This might require a game restart
- When in Streamer Mode, the song names and timings may be incorrect. Though let's be real, ifyou're using the mod, are you really gonna be bothered with YouTube copyright?
CREDITS All songs are copyright of their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended.
JamesMiata - for being the brainchild of this entire thing and curating a lot of the bangers you hear in the radio, as well as for providing voice lines for Horizon XS and making the stingers for Aftertouch
JakeMG - for giving the idea to mod the songs in the game, for testing it in the Windows Store version, giving input for Horizon Block Party, for providing voice lines for the same station,and for providing the Horizon 2 and 3 audio files
NF - for giving inputs on Horizon Block Party
Pixzl - for being the #1 bug hunter of the mod, without you I'd likely be lost in a lot of troubleshooting
Havic- for creating the ingenious mod that allows for more music slots in all of the radio stations
Clxbsport - for curating for some of the other songs in the mod and importing the songs in the game, as well as providing voice lines for Aftertouch. This is me so... yes.
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Hopefully this improves your Horizon 5 experience the same way it did for us! You can contact me through the following places (I'm more active in those than here):
- Discord: Clxbsport#9642
- Or on the PROJECT UNITE server: https://discord.gg/3F6vEyp
- Twitter: @Clxbsport
A MESSAGE FOR PLAYGROUND GAMES
This message was posted last year when the mod broke due to the radio information file suddenly becoming server-sided. It's unclear if it's targeted to this mod or not, but whatever the reason, it was still a PITA. While this is no longer the case, I left this up here to get the message across to Playground that this mod only really aims to enhance the gaming experience, not deter it.
With the recent discovery of what's seemingly an online file-check of the radio information file, it has come to my (and the people use this mod) attention that it was implemented to curb the usage of this mod and to force people to fallback to the default radio station playlists. If you'd like me to shut down development of this mod for whatever reason (maybe some violation of Xbox Terms of Service or a dispute with record labels), I'd rather you'd let me know personally by messaging me through the channels above or here in Nexus rather than having to go through the hassle of implementing additional file checks.
Also, there's a lot more pressing issues with your game that you have to take priority than this mod, such as actual cheaters and hackers that deliberately ruin other people's online experiences. With this mod, it simply aims to enhance the user experience and make people play for longer than they normally would be - it is simply a client-side thing, it doesn't impact online leaderboards and stuff.
Even I go back to the game and play it for longer when I have nothing else to do - cruising, racing, etc. Now with you guys seemingly shutting down the mod, I have no motivation to go back to playing the game besides hopping on for a couple hours every week to get the new cars. I am not discrediting your work into putting together that playlist, but it's not my cup of tea.
