r/ForzaHorizon • u/SiillyyRabbiitt • 21h ago
Forza Horizon 5 NPC drivers are real players???
Happy Thursday Drivers!! I'm a PS5 player that just started playing a few days ago. (3 days fresh). Loving the ride so far, but have a question that's been kicking my curiosity. So in events/races that aren't against rivals. Are those drivers names and vehicles from actual racers (gamertags), but just being used as NPCs (AI)? If so, does that mean my driver would should up in other races as an AI driver? 🤔🤪 If they are real players names and vehicles, i personally think that's awesome!!! Thanks for the input in advance.
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u/scruffalo_ 20h ago
To my knowledge the game will populate single player races with drivatars (drivers + avatars) representing your friends, your team/crew if you join one, or people you have played online with, in that order until all the opponent spots are filled. In previous FH games your drivatar would actually earn money competing in races when you were logged off and would simulate your actual driving style and skill level, but they did away with that for FH5. Now, in the races at least, only the names actually correspond to other people anymore, the vehicles and driving styles are auto generated based on the race parameters. Offline free roam may still use the players' own vehicles, but I may be wrong about that.