Microsoft announced today that Forza Horizon 3 has officially gone gold, meaning the game is ready for physical copies to be manufactured and the digital release to be set up.
This announcement comes with a few updates, including Windows 10 PC specs, the full list of Xbox Live achievements, language localization, and a new vehicle.
The Warthog from the Halo universe will be available in Forza Horizon 3. The military transport is officially called the 2553 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CTS. Unlike the military vehicle from Halo, this Warthog doesn’t have a turret. However, it does have a 720 bhp turbo V8 engine, making it much faster than its military counterpart. The Warthog also has the best suspension of any car in Forza Horizon 3.
The Warthog will be available at launch and will be sent as a free download to anyone who has played either Halo 5: Guardian or Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. Players who are eligible will receive download codes via an Xbox Live message, and codes will be sent out during the week of September 5. Those who haven’t played an Xbox One Halo game can earn the Warthog through a special #Forzathon event coming in October.
Here are the recommended PC specs for Windows 10:
- CPU: i7 3820 @ 3.6GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 or NVIDIA GTX 1060, AMD R9 290X or AMD RX 480
- VRAM: 4GB
- RAM: 12GB
- Hard Drive Type: 55 GB
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Windows Version: Windows Anniversary Edition 64-bit 14393.101
The full list of Xbox Live achievements has also been revealed:
| Name | Description | Gamerscore |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome to Your Horizon | Open Festival with the first Showcase | 10 |
| You’re the Boss | Upgrade the Festival for the first time | 10 |
| One of Us | Win your first Exhibition race as Horizon Festival Boss | 10 |
| Stay on Target | Get a gold medal from a Danger Sign | 10 |
| “Do you even… oh, you do” | Get 3 Stars through a Drift Zone | 10 |
| You’re Hired! | Hire a Drivatar into your Drivatar Line-Up | 10 |
| You’re Fired! | Fill your Drivatar Line-Up and fire a Drivatar to make way for another | 20 |
| Racer’s Paradise | Open a Festival in Surfers Paradise | 20 |
| First Time Buyer | Visit the Autoshow and buy your first car | 10 |
| The Architect | Create your first Blueprint | 10 |
| The Player | Complete another player’s Exhibition Blueprint | 10 |
| Champ | Win your first Championship | 10 |
| Tonight We Ride | Win your first Street Race | 10 |
| I’ll Just Take This Now | Win your first Midnight Battle | 10 |
| Street Racing Champion | Win every Street Race and Midnight Battle | 50 |
| Like a Needle in The Outback | Find your first Barn Find | 10 |
| Relic Hunter | Restore all Barn Finds | 20 |
| Throwdown | Create and complete your first Bucket List Blueprint. | 10 |
| Community Crusher | Play 10 player created Bucket List Blueprints | 20 |
| Drive to the Music You Love | Sign 4 Radio Stations to your Festival | 10 |
| Screaming through the Valley | Open a Festival in Yara Valley | 20 |
| Bushcraft | Open a Festival in The Outback | 20 |
| Maxed Out | Fully upgrade a Festival site | 20 |
| YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS | Perform 10 Festival Upgrades | 20 |
| Like a Boss | Fully upgrade all Festival sites | 20 |
| Best. Horizon. Ever. | Complete the Final Showcase | 50 |
| Exhibition Expert | Complete an Exhibition at every race route in the game | 20 |
| Horizon Hardcore | Complete a Championship at every race route in the game | 30 |
| Starstruck | Get at least 1 star on any 50 PR Stunts | 10 |
| PR Superstar | Get 3 stars on all PR Stunts | 20 |
| Eat My Dust | Complete 10 races in a convoy | 10 |
| Got Ourselves a Convoy | Convoy for a total of 100 miles | 10 |
| Life Complete | Complete every Horizon Bucket List challenge | 20 |
| Drop in the Bucket | Complete 5 Bucket List challenges | 10 |
| Who’s Hiding These? | Smash all 150 reward boards | 20 |
| Backpacker | Discover every beauty spot in the game | 20 |
| I Know These Roads | Drive down every road in the game | 20 |
| This My Jam | Take part in 5 Skill Songs | 10 |
| Perks of the Job | Obtain a car from the Skill Shop | 10 |
| I Want It All | Complete every page in the Skill Shop (excluding temporary perks) | 25 |
| Spoiler Alert | Fit parts from Rocket Bunny and Liberty Walk | 10 |
| 5 Star Seller – A+++++ | Sell 5 cars via the Auction House | 10 |
| Sniper | Win a car in the Auction House by bidding on it | 10 |
| Welcome to Horizon Online | Complete 5 online events across Adventure and Freeroam | 10 |
| Online Adventurer | Complete 25 online events across Adventure and Freeroam | 30 |
| Bring a Friend | Complete an event in Co-op | 10 |
| Road Buddy | Complete 10 events in Co-op | 20 |
| Forzatographer | Take a photo of 300 cars for Horizon Promo | 20 |
| Aussie Rules! | Create and complete a Championship featuring only Australian cars | 10 |
| High Roller | Spend 1 million Credits on a car | 10 |
| Fly Like A Regal | Get 300ft on the airport Danger Sign using the Reliant Regal | 10 |
| Life’s a Drag | Complete a drag race at the Airstrip in every Car Class | 10 |
| Endurance Hero | Create an exhibition with 25 laps, dynamic time and weather, and complete it on Hard Drivatar Difficulty | 20 |
| This. Is. FORZA! | Create and complete a Championship with 100+ miles of racing over 10 events | 20 |
| Ooh, Shiny! | Obtain your first Horizon Edition car | 20 |
| Mini Boss | Reach Level 20 | 10 |
| Final Boss | Reach Level 150 | 25 |
| Staying Connected | Visit the Forza Hub from the Pause Menu | 10 |
| Art Director | Create a paint, setup a tune, and start your Horizon Promo career | 10 |
| Throw Your Weight Around | Get a Gold Medal on a Drift Zone in a car weighing at least 2500kg | 10 |
| Forza First | Win a race in the Lamborghini Centenario | 20 |
| Clever Girl! | Get a 3 Stars on a Danger Sign, Drift Zone, Speed Trap and Speed Zone in the 2017 Ford Raptor. | 10 |
| Totally meant to do that… | Perform a Barrel Roll in any Buggy | 10 |
| Underdog | Get a Gold Medal in a C Class car | 10 |
Forza Horizon 3 will be fully localized (voice and text) for the following languages:
- English
- Brazilian Portuguese
- French
- German
- Mexican Spanish
There will be text interpretation for:
- Italian
- Polish
- Spanish
- Korean
- Japanese
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
For those wondering about using wheels in Forza Horizon 3, an announcement is coming regarding wheel support for Windows 10.
Forza Horizon 3 is coming September 27 for Xbox One and Windows as an Xbox Play Anywhere title. This means that buying the game digitally on one platform allows you to play it free on the other. Anyone who purchases the $100 Ultimate Edition can get a head start on the action and start playing on September 23.