Forza Motorsport 7 bugs: FPS drops, input lag, and more

Forza Motorsport 7 is now live. If you’re a car racing fan, you can now show off your skills and push the pedal to the metal leaving your rivals behind.

Just as it happens with every newly launched game, FM7 is also affected by a series of bugs that limit the gaming experience. For example, many gamers are still struggling to download the game, but hopefully, these download problems will get fixed as soon as possible.

In this article, we’re going to list the most frequent Forza Motorsport 7 issues reported by gamers, as well as their corresponding solutions, if available.

Forza Motorsport 7 reported bugs

1. Strange car sounds
2. Private lobbies need a fix
3. Input lag on wheels/pedals
4. Voice channel issues
5. FPS drops
6. Asphalt changes color
7. Player don’t get CR or XP after finishing the race

1. Strange car sounds

Gamers reported that some of the car sounds are really disappointing. While this is not a game-breaking issue, it’s still very frustrating because it’s limiting the gaming experience. Hearing your car engine purring is one of the greatest joys in the world for car racing gamers and drivers in general.

I am just wondering how they can make it so bad? (confused) Look at Horizon 3 i think there are some problems with the sound there es well but ok generale i would say it’s a lot better still then FM7.
In horizon 3 the cars that should have a characteristic sound do have it but in FM7 all is just the same in cockpit view the sounds are also a lot louder then outside! All the v12’s just sound rubbish.

Hopefully, Turn 10 Studio will fix this bug with a future patch.

2. Private lobbies need a fix

Many gamers criticized Turn 10 Studios for the overall aspect and functionality of private lobbies. More specifically, players say that the lobbies are not fully functional and there are many elements missing from the scheme.

It’s well known by now – the private lobbies are absolutely unfinished and won’t even work properly 50% of the time.

Where is the Drag Racing, at least for private lobbies?
Where is the AI for private sessions with 2 or 3 friends?
Why can’t I create my own Server WITHOUT the need to invite my friends first, so I could set stuff up BEFORE they join?

Who was in charge of this mess? I know the game was just released, but come on… in its current state Multiplayer is absolutely lackluster and utterly useless.

3. Input lag on wheels/pedals

Having a reliable system that transfers your input with lightning-speed is essential in car racing games. Unfortunately, some FM7 players can’t fully enjoy the game due to input lag issues.

Is anyone else having input lag on their wheels/pedals? I have a G27 which works great on all games…except Forza7. I’ve used other USB ports, same results. It’s just a very small lag, but noticeable enough to be a game-stopper. TIA

4. Voice channel issues

Gamers reported that sometimes the voice channel changes automatically, preventing them from communicating with their friends in multiplayer mode.

I can not believe in 2017 not being able to talk to my friends in a party because the game automatically pulls me in and out of the multiplayer from one audio channel to another, it’s unbearable, turn10 has new programmers??? I could not believe they’re still the themselves

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5. FPS drops

Low FPS issues affect both PC and Xbox One players. The problem occurs in single player and multiplayer mode, and randomly affects races.

I’m experiencing a bunch of frame drops / stuttering in multiplayer. Regardless of cars/track/weather used. Playing with my friends private lobby, most of us experiencing this frame drop. It’s really difficult to play well. I’m on Xbox One S, but I know some of the guys are on base XB1 as well. It gets really bad when someone joins or leaves the party and the XB notification pops up on the screen, all of us would freak out experiencing a hefty stutter of what felt like ages but was probably closer to the 1 second time frame.

6. Asphalt changes color

Some players noticed that the asphalt changes color from time to time. This is not a game-breaking bug, but it’s quite annoying because it can ruin your focus.

I was playing in cockpit view on Le Mans during rain conditions and I swear the asphalt flickers blue and grey and so on. Seems like a bug. Anyone else notice?

7. Player don’t get CR or XP after finishing the race

After investing hours into the game, the worst thing that can possibly happen is to realize that you didn’t get any CR or XP to reward your efforts.

Yeah having this problem too. not only in free play but also with career, but only when race length is set to long or extra long, tried restarting game and this still happens.The XP rewards will show up in the tab on the main menu but no credits appearing. hope this gets fixed soon its quite infuriating doing 30+ laps in a race and then having the game skip the XP and CR, pointless playing the game any further if Im not getting anything for the effort.

These are the most common Forza Motorsport 7 bugs reported by gamers. If you came across various solutions to fix them, you can help the gaming community by listing the troubleshooting steps in the comments below.

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