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| Forza Horizon (Debug Post Release 10-10-2013)
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| Build date |
October 10, 2013
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| Dump status |
Released
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| Dumped by |
Heavy Smoker
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| Released by |
Chr0m3 x MoDz, Heavy Smoker
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| File dump date |
November 20, 2025
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| File release date |
December 4, 2025
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| Origin
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Xbox 360 XDK HDD
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| Game
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Forza Horizon
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| System |
Xbox 360
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Forza Horizon (Post-Release Profiling Build)
This build was recovered from the same XDK HDD that contained the May 2014 prototype of Forza Horizon 2.
The build had been fully deleted and had to be reconstructed from multiple clusters.
It is a post-release profiling build (nearly a year after the initial release of Forza Horizon)
and was likely used as a performance and visual reference by Sumo Digital during the development of Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox 360.
Some files were missing or could not be fully recovered; in those cases, the files included here are from either the retail build
or the May 2014 prototype. As far as I can tell, the rest of the build is intact and runs perfectly.
Forza Horizon 2 Prototype Files
- SpeechFacade_Forza2.xex
- SpeechFacade_Forza2_PRF.xex
- XMediaFacade_Forza2.xex
- XMediaFacade_Forza2_PRF.xex
Forza Horizon Retail Files
- UI.zip
- zipmanifest.xml
- UICarTargetCameraPresets.xml
Notes
Xex Information
XEX Information
| Executable |
Description |
| Forza2.xex |
Debug menu enabled with a stable frame rate, can also skip start intros. |
| Forza2_PRF.xex |
Debug menu enabled; optimized for profiling, pretty stable frame rate, experience frame drops now and then. |
Controller Shortcuts and Tips
| Shortcut |
Action / Description |
| RS (Right Stick) |
Opens the debug menu. |
| Back button (while in debug menu) |
Adds the menu or option you are hovering over to favorites in the debug menu. |
| Left Stick (LS) + X |
Toggles debug camera on/off. |
| Left Stick (LS) + Y |
Change camera to next car. |
| Left Stick (LS) + B |
Pause / unpause physics. |
| Hold LS, push up + Y |
Changes time to 16:00. |
| LB + Dpad up |
Buy all cars. |
| LB + Dpad down |
Add a lot of XP. |
| LB + Dpad right |
Set money to 30,000,000. |
| LB + Dpad left |
????? |
Free Camera Controls
| Control |
Action / Description |
| RS |
Adjust yaw / pitch of camera (Left/Right & Forward/Backward). |
| LS |
Move camera X/Z axis (Forward/Back). |
| LT/RT |
Move camera on Y axis (Up/Down). |
| Dpad Left/Right |
Adjust roll of camera. |
| Dpad Up/Down |
Adjust FOV of camera. |
| Left Stick (LS) + LB |
Save camera position. |
| Left Stick (LS) + RB |
Load camera position. |
NOTE: This build is made for a 1GB XDK. However it can and will run perfectly fine on a 512MB XDK..
Acknowledgments
A big thank you to Heavy Smoker for providing a dump of his HDD to be able to find these goodies!
Thanks to Chr0m3 x MoDz for helping with data recovery, fixing the build and getting it to run and writing this wiki page.
