Forza Horizon 3 is about to receive its second update since launch, with a range of fixes and improvements on both Xbox One and Windows 10.The patch aims to primarily improve performance across a.

Forza Horizon 3 has had a rough day.

Forza Horizon 3 has been updated to support the latest DLC, which is as it should be. Unfortunately, the patching process has not been as it should be.

Similar to a recurring problem on Xbox One, PC users found that the “update” was actually re-downloading the whole of Forza Horizon 3 itself – a hefty 53 GB. Whoops!

That’s not great of course, but it gets messier. As NeoGAF and Forza forum users discovered, the newly downloaded game seemed to be an unencrypted developer build of Forza Horizon 3, with references to stacks of cars that aren’t announced for the game yet.

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As noted on the Forza forums, Turn 10 has addressed the issue and it’s now safe to go ahead and update – but not before screenshots of the car folder were added to Imgur. The Forza Horizon 3 playerbase labelled this as a spoiler, so I’ll just leave the link there, although I’m not sure how knowing what’s coming in DLC could ruin your experience.

Unfortunately, if you did complete the full download of the incorrectly uploaded Forza Horizon 3 dev build, you’ll need to reinstall the full game – which means downloading it again.

“The incorrect PC version of FH3 has now been removed and replaced. PC players who have the FH3 version ending with .37.2 should immediately uninstall that version of the game, then re-install. The correct playable version should end in .35.2,” Turn 10 advised.

“PC players who completed the download of .37.2 and then started a new game save will have a corrupted saved game. Avoid creating a new saved game on .37.2, and only play on .35.2 to avoid this issue. As long as you have an existing save and have not created a new one on .37.2, your saved game will work correctly once the update is available.”

Bit of a struggle for Forza Horizon 3 today, then. Hope your patching process was as smooth as possible and the leak provides some interest.

Forza Horizon 3 is about to receive its second update since launch, with a range of fixes and improvements on both Xbox One and Windows 10. The patch aims to primarily improve performance across a range of PC hardware, while also implementing various bug fixes and balancing tweaks on both platforms.

Today's update will begin rolling out to both Xbox One and Windows 10 owners from 7 p.m. PT.

Here's a full list of what's changed in the update:

Stability

• Fixed an issue where having a microphone enabled in the game but no speech pack installed would cause the title to crash on Windows 10

• Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Windows 10 players when entering Maroondah Road Bucket List event

• Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Windows 10 and Xbox One players when joining online Bucket List Blueprint challenges with mismatched DLC

• Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some Xbox One players when pausing the game

• Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some players when collecting Loyalty Rewards while in a Convoy

• Fixed an issue that would cause a game crash for some players when using the AMD R9 Fury X graphics card on Windows 10

• Fixed a TDR for Windows 10 players

• Players running four-core setups on Windows 10 should see CPU improvements

• Improved thread layout changes for eight-core setups on Windows 10, resulting in improved performance

• Improvement to performance in upgrades and tuning screens on Windows 10

• Fixed a stall when driving in Byron Bay on Windows 10

• Stall fixed when applying Drivatar liveries while driving on Windows 10

• Stall fixed when driving in free roam on Xbox One

• Improvements to force feedback dead zone and FFB performance when driving on tarmac on both Xbox One and Windows 10

• Fixed a bug so that wheel button prompts now match the in-game bindings on Windows 10

• Actions that must be mapped are now identified in the UI and number of actions that must be mapped has been reduced on Windows 10

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• Fix for photo mode being blurry for some Windows 10 players

• Groove music playback improvements on Xbox One

• Upgrade basket UI now supports mouse input for Windows 10

• Fix for bug that prevented Windows 10 players from progressing past the Start screen with no internet connection

• Added Master Volume option for Windows 10 players

• Fix to Advanced Camera functionality in left and top views in Paintshop (Xbox One and Windows)

• Fix to enable Rewind when returning from Co-Op to Solo (Xbox One and Windows)

• Added option to mute microphones in-game (Xbox One and Windows)

• Player can now continue driving when fuel runs out (Xbox One and Windows)

3 Patch Club

• Horizon Edition cars that boost either Skills or XP no longer provide a benefit in Online Adventure

• Fixed an issue where the Perk 'The XP Bump' worked in Online Adventure. Now it provides no benefit outside of single player racing

• Added a 30-second cooldown to the Drift Tap Skill

• Reduced the amount of XP awarded for banking Skill Chains

• Reduced 3-Star score target on the following Drift Zones: Mountain Scramble, Mountain Foot, Reservoir, and Gold Mine

• Previous Horizon Edition cars removed from Wheelspins; new Horizon Edition cars added. The new HE cars are the BAC Mono Horizon Edition , Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Horizon Edition, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV Horizon Edition, Mercedes C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series Horizon Edition, MG Metro 6R4 Horizon Edition, MINI Cooper S Horizon Edition, and the Subaru Impreza 22B STi Horizon Edition

• Added the name of the current Championship to Car Select in Online Adventure to help players choose a suitable car

• Horizon Edition cars display the correct bonus for Wheelspins

• Fixed an issue where the Landmarks stat was incorrectly listed as 21 instead of 19, stopping players reaching 100 percent complete

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Today's changes follow an update that released earlier this month, which mostly focused on improving performance on the Windows 10 version of Forza Horizon 3. It appears Playground Games is still targeting the PC version with these patches, which launched in a less stable state than its console equivalent.

How is Forza Horizon 3 running on your PC? Make sure to let us know how today's update affects your performance!

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