It’s March and that means that Forza Motorsport 7 players will now be spotting a change or two as not only has the latest update arrived, but the March Car Pack is accompanying it.
Available right now, the Forza 7 update for March 2018 brings a number of decent little changes to the game, with the addition of two features that will help the eSports side of things – the Spectate Ticker and Spectate Telemetry.
Spectate – Ticker
Spectators of Forza Motorsport 7 online races will now have more information than ever with the introduction of the new Spectate Ticker. The ticker is on by default during Spectate races and offers up a multitude of data types that can enhance the viewer’s enjoyment of any Forza Motorsport 7 race broadcast. These data types include:
- Time Behind Leader
- Time Intervals
- Distance Gap (from race leader)
- Distance Gap (from car ahead)
- Lap Times
- Race Order Changes
While the race host can choose any of the above data loops to cycle through during a race, they can also choose to leave the data loop running through all data types. During this loop, the ticker will also feature additional information including leader and last lap time, as well as updated best lap information. Lobby hosts have the ability to choose which car they want to start the race on – this selection is part of the pre-race Seed the Grid screen available to lobby hosts.
Spectate – Telemetry
Learn more about the race and each individual driver competing with the new Telemetry screen. Only available when spectating races, the new Telemetry screen has been redesigned to work better with the in-race broadcast footage. Off by default, this Telemetry screen is manually engaged by the spectator and features a host of data that players can use to enhance their understanding of each driver. Spectators can scroll through numerous screens here including:
- Car Specs (including performance information on current car)
- Dashboard (featuring instruments indicating car speed and revs, steering input, and G-forces)
- Telemetry (RPM, clutch, power, throttle, torque)
- Damage (only used with Simulation Damage enabled)
- Suspension
- Tire Heat
- Friction
Further to this, the update has also had an effect on the Livery Editor. Full details as follows and as above in regards the Spectate info, thanks go out to the guys at forzamotorsport.net for the info.
- Layer Select Screen – Mirror Option – Players can now mirror select layers to the other side of a vehicle. The Layer Select Menu can use mirror functionality on the following configurations: Single Layer, Single Group, or a Group of Selected Layers and/or Groups. All options can have a manufacturer decal present in them. Manufacturer decals are transferred to the mirrored position but are not flipped.
- Layer Select Screen – Flip Option – Players can now quickly and easily flip/mirror layers horizontally or vertically. The Layer Select Menu now has two options: “Flip Horizontal” and “Flip Vertical”. Selecting them will perform the flip operation on the following configurations: Single Layer, Single Group, or a Group of Selected Layers and/or Groups. NOTE: This will not work for any of the above if they contain a manufacturer decal.
- Layer Position Screen – Flip Option – Players can now select a “Flip Option” modifier from the Layer Position Screen. This has been added to the Help bar and the shortcuts are: Controller – Left Trigger; Keyboard / Mouse – TAB; Holding in the Flip Mode modifier, and then editing the layer using Left Stick/Cursor Keys/Mouse, will flip the layer in the axis the user moves. The system allows the player to move the stick in any direction and is smart about choosing that as the user-intended flip mode. As with the Layer Select Flip operation, this is available for Single Layer, Single Group and selected layers or a Group of Selected Layers and/or Groups. NOTE: This will not work for any configuration that contains a manufacturer decal.
- Layer Position Screen – Snap Option – Players can take advantage of a new “Snap Mode” modifier which is available any time a player is editing a layer in the Layer Position Screen. This has been added to the help bar and the shortcuts are: Controller – Right Trigger; Keyboard / Mouse – CTRL + SHIFT (In keyboard/mouse CTRL by itself = Slow Mode and SHIFT by itself = axis constrained faster mode.); Holding in the Snap Mode modifier, and then editing the layer using the Left Stick/Cursor Keys/Mouse, will snap the values as follows: Position – Snaps to the nearest multiple of 50 (…, -150, -100, -50, 0, 50, 100, 150, …) ; Size – Snaps to the nearest multiple of 0.25 (…, -0.75, -0.5, -0.25, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, …); Rotation – Snaps to the nearest multiple of 45 degrees (0, 45, 90, 180, 225, 270, 315); Skew – Snaps to the nearest multiple of 0.25 (…, -0.75, -0.5, -0.25, 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, …); Opacity – Snaps to the nearest multiple of 0.25 (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1); This Snap Option is available on all layers, groups, and selected layers/groups.
- Layer Color Select – Favorite Colors – Players can now save their favorite colors across Livery Editor sessions. This feature adds a new “Favorite Colors” tab to the Livery Color Select Screen. On any of the other color tabs pressing “Add to Favorite” shortcut will add the selected color to the Favorite Colors list, which is shown in the Favorite Colors tab. Re-adding an existing color in the favorites list will move the color to the front of the list. On the Favorite Colors tab, the same shortcut becomes “Remove from Favorite”, which removes the selected color from the favorites list. The shortcuts are: Controller – Left Trigger; Keyboard / Mouse – ‘-‘ key; These favorite colors are now saved to the user’s profile and can be accessed across Livery Editor sessions in the game.
Alongside this update comes the March Car Pack, delivering 7 new cars for you to enjoy. With a great mix of the very old (1932 Alfa anyone?) and the sparkling new available, you’ll now find that all of the following are available in the £5.79 March Car Pack:
- 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider
- 1977 Brabham #8 Motor Racing Developments BT45B
- 1983 Jaguar #44 Group 44 XJR-5
- 1988 Nissan #33 Bob Sharp Racing 300ZX
- 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
- 2017 Lincoln Continental
- 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design
March Car Pack Description:
This add-on features 7 new cars for you to customize and race, including the 1977 Brabham #8 Motor Racing Developments BT45B, 1983 Jaguar #44 Group 44 XJR-5, and the 1988 #33 Bob Sharp Racing 300ZX. Once the pack is purchased, you are granted a one-time only, free addition of each car to your Forza Motorsport 7 garage, with no additional in-game credit cost. This add-on can be acquired separately, or as one of the six monthly car packs included with the Forza Motorsport 7 Car Pass.
Make sure you pick it up from the Microsoft Store right now.
