1. First of all, this map will have a complete change of seasons. These seasons change the overall environment, feel and atmosphere of Britain.
In autumn, the trees begin to fade and leaves fall all over the ground, while farmers harvest the crops, pack them and put them in the fields, with the golden sunset shining ahead.
In winter, when the temperature drops sharply and snowflakes fill the sky, visibility begins to decrease. Lakes are frozen and waterfalls are covered with ice. Vehicles with insufficient grip on the road will easily slip.
In spring, everything revives, small animals begin to forage for food, creeks are running, and you need a higher suspension to wade. Frequent rainy days will turn the off-road road into mud and become more slippery.
In summer, when the river dries up, the road surface becomes dry and the grip improves, but the high temperature forces you to lower the tire pressure to maintain optimal tire performance.
The overall area of the map will be about the same as Horizon 3, but may be larger in winter due to frozen lakes. The map will cover iconic British attractions: including the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, Welsh Dales, Yorkshire Moor, the Lake District, and Bamburgh Castle.
2. The map can accommodate 72 players online at the same time (offline stand-alone players are still replaced by DrivatarAI), but it will use dynamic loading technology similar to online games to allow your club teammates and friends to play together.
3. All players in the game world are synchronized. Time synchronization. Weather conditions are synchronized. The seasons are also synchronized. Each season lasts for one week. For example, if you play for a week in spring, we will give you a countdown to the season transition time. After one week, you will enter summer. Of course, if you don’t like the current weather, you can adjust any time and weather season effects in the custom event.
4. Not only is the entire environment dynamic, the gameplay will also be different in each season. For example, an isolated island may not be explored until the lake has frozen over in winter. Different seasons can also unlock new thematic content, gameplay, challenges and rewards.
5. The new Route Creator allows you to design and share your own custom race route anywhere in the open world, no longer a fixed extreme mission point!
12. Now players can complete Horizon Life in their own way. Even if they do not participate in the competition, they can gain progress in Horizon Life just by sharing photos, adjustments and paints for other players to download, or even Mixer live broadcast to attract fans to watch!
It is the addition of these new elements that makes Horizon 4 so outstanding compared to other racing games!