Proto:Forza Horizon

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This page details one or more prototype versions of Forza Horizon.

A prototype build of Forza Horizon dated June 1, 2012. It may be the same build presented at that year's E3.

Unused Textures

Unused Heightmaps

Inside Media\UI\Textures\Horizon.zip, within the subfolder Map, is a heightmaps folder which does not exist in the retail build of the game. Surprisingly, there are three files in this folder:

• Colorado.xds - The region featured in the final game.
• LaSpezia.xds - A region of Liguria, Italy, most likely related to the unused map found in the final game.
• Sabah.xds - A region of Malaysia.

Airport Icon

Another subfolder in the Map folder is Icons, which features most of the typical graphics seen in the game such as events on the map, the player's arrow, and various others. An icon in this folder is airport.xds. The presence of this icon could suggest that the unused heightmaps were actually for separate regions which could be travelled between, as opposed to proposed ideas for a singular map.

Unused Music

Inside Media\Audio\Radio\Radio_Music.fsb are radio music tracks. Most of them appear in the final version, but some of them were cut off.

Horizon Bass Arena

• Fort Romeau - Jack Rollin'
• Skrillex & The Doors - Breakn' a Sweat (Zedd Remix) (Credited As Original Version In Build Files)
• Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix)
• House of Pain - Jump Around
• Sub Focus ft. Alice Gold - Out the Blue
• Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You

Horizon Pulse

• Tensnake - Coma Cat
• M83 - Midnight City
• Jamaica - Cross The Fader
• Chilly Gonzales - Knight Moves
• Housse De Racket - Roman
• Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (Unknown remix) (This remix has never been released)
• Maverick Sabre - Let Me Go (ShyFX and Benny Page Remix) (Game still features original version)

Horizon Rocks

• Black Sabbath - Paranoid
• Psychemagik - Feel the Thunder - This song has never been released
• At The Drive In - One Armed Scissor
• The Horrors - Still Life