Welcome to first (to my knowledge) Mod pack for Forza Horizon 5!

***NOTES***
None of this mods should get you banned and none mess with game so anticheat won't detect them.
if you're using radio mods and you share it in for example official forza/xbox discord/reddit (same applies to friends of yours), well lets just say i wouldn't

not all things mentioned will be included in zip, due to not all mods being compatible on all platforms (and to reduce the number of mistakes people can make!) or just being too large

The mod should work with every fh5 version from current one (april update | series 33) all the way back to launch (this includes legit(steam/ms) repacked (fitgirl/empress/insaneramzes etc.)
cracked online (onlinefix)

Cream API - works with only legit version of STEAM copy, it won't work with MS (no alternative) and cracked (it already has similar thing preinstalled)

As always mod with caution, you have been warned! If you do get banned I'm not responsible for it. By downloading this you accept risks that come with it!

Some users may experience fps drop (due to reshade, to get more performance disable:magicHDR or reflective bumpmapping)

*personally playing on 1440p high at 85fps with rtx 2060 (reshade options enabled: clarity, ambientlight and fxaa) game brightness set to 60% (in game option)

This features some mods you may already have, however they have been combined with other mods that use the same files to get the best of both instead of using only one
(for example wheelfix and rain mod, or scas and intro mod)

Right photo is with everything applied and left is regular (same camera/brightness settings, just to show difference out of box)

if reshade doesn't work out of the box, press home and find, select the ini file with all settings (you need to double click to change directories/select files), after you select it, everything will apply
automatically (if you don't like some of the settings you can adjust them)

after applying everything for the first time, the game will most likely not start, to fix verify files

Steam: library/right click fh5/properties/installed files/3rd option (verify integrity of game files)
MS store: open the xbox app/select fh5/click on 3 dots next to play/manage/files/verify and repair

(this will delete some installation progress from earlier (scas and intro mod) so reapply those (if you didn't apply them or decided you don't want them just launch the game)

if you see any graphical issues/glitches with default ini settings, those to my knowledge can't be avoided and after few moments they'll disappear (your hardware is fine, its just a visual glitch)

none of this will mess with your antivirus

Backup sounds + mods - in it there are all files which control how sounds and car modles work, basically if you don't have some copy them over and make sure you have ONE OF EACH PER CAR MODEL
for example if you don't hear a certain engine sound, its because engine xml file for that car is missing (to fix place in /audio/modularcars ~ possibly could clash with other audio mods not included in this pack)


The mods are as follows:

1. Reshade (you MUST install this to change colours of the game, but not the full addon support (if you try to it will warn you that you should use that one only in singleplayer games,
so to stay safe click the above option)

To install, launch the installer, browse for fh5 exe, choose dx10/11/12 and select the file from the zip "Sin's Cinematic Realism.ini", after installation place the same file in fh5's directory!) and install

Steam: steam/steamapps/common/fh5
MS store: fh5/content

link to download: https://reshade.me/#download | or you can use provided intaller


2. **THIS IS FOR STEAM ONLY, IF CRACKED OR MS/GAMEPASS IGNORE** CreamApi, for steam (legit copy), download and extract where fh5 is installed (unlocks dlc's): https://discord.com/channels/457063425005191168/1022453919496011776/1223213140599111740
(forzamods discord, forza > forza new era > forza general discussion > pinned messages) OR use provided in zip file (updated at the time of release, for newer please visit discord)


3. Intro mod (replaces boring press start video with custom ones | i personally run fh1 separated classic 8k ver)

to install, select version:

combined = in chronological order all horizon intros as one (fh1+2+3+4+5 combined in one)
classic = original intros from games (just how you remember it)
modern = pgg's recreation of original ones in fh5 for 10th anniversary | audiobank replacement necessary!

each of those ^ will have different resolution (doesn't need to match your monitor!) the higher one you choose, more details it will have!

to see how each looks, visit the link below, go to images or videos section:
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/178


4. Horizon Vibes (massive soundtrack overhaul)

https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/11

download, unzip and place in your directory (path to where in step 1)


5. Mods already included in zip so that you don't have to download them separately and modify multiple files into ones:
> Lights improvments
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/24

> Rain improvments
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/21

> Low quality wheel fix (that annoying change in textures when accelerating/decelerating)
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/105

> Cinematic realism reshade (for some users it may not look good enough/they may not like it, to fix this open up "Sin's Cinematic Realism.ini" and you can adjust those values there OR in reshade menu when in game
by pressing HOME and closing it by ESC
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/10

> Scas (Sports Car Audio System) - improves *exaust only* sounds | At the time of release author was kind enough to provide us with updated version 1 week before release (v1.4)
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/59

> Improved reflections mod - as it says, it improves reflections
https://www.nexusmods.com/forzahorizon5/mods/169

I mean no harm in releasing this and i hope original creators of individual mods won't have anything against it (if you do, please reach out)

credits to:
DISCORD @sleepy9455 for cream api
DISCORD @dla_beatmaker for scas
DISCORD @gmsv2 for rain imporvments
DISCORD @generalveki for intros mod
NEXUSMODS @Ollielune for light improvments
NEXUSMODS @Reshade team for reshade
NEXUSMODS @Horizon vibes team for horizon vibes
NEXUSMODS @Sinmods7 for reshade preset
NEXUSMODS @Talal26 for wheel fix and reflections mod


Made in collaboration with ForzaMods | https://discord.gg/forzamods | https://github.com/ForzaMods


enjoy! (if you have any issues PING me (@generalveki) and describe your issue - only on discord in forzamods server in appropriate channel)