Ah, one more thing, when you’re in the filter screen and you’ve chosen a filter, don’t forget to press the B button to exit back to the map so you can search for what you want.
Hope this helps and happy driving! Cheers! Cara > On Jun 1, 2022, at 3:22 PM, Joshua Tubbs <orin8...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm trying to choose the first story event on the map, the one where your > manager says they want a driver to take pictures of a storm or the other one, > I forgot. > While there is an audible click when you drop a pin on a location, who knows > whether it's an event or what. I wish the filter menu was narrated since when > scrolling through the items with OCR I can't really tell which option my > cursor is on. > The story option filter is way down the list of filter options. So I clear > the map, hit down once and check new stuff, which since I'm early should only > show stuff needed to progress. > Any tips on this? Perhaps one of the items I need to progress doesn't > actually click when I move to it, just when I hit A to drop a pin on it. > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 4:50 PM Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com > <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com>> wrote: > I’d forgotten to mention that you can also easily clear a route from the map > by simply opening the map and then pressing the A button once. This should > clear whatever route you have set. So in this way, you will have no guidance > at all from Anna and you're free to explore. > > Hope this helps! > > Cheers! > > Cara > > > > > On Jun 1, 2022, at 2:26 PM, Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I just found out from a close friend a few days ago that Forza Horizon 5 is > > essentially accessible; and since I love love LOVE driving games, I am > > super excited! :) > > > > Apologies in advance if any of this is old news to folks here. I have seen > > a lot of people online wondering about these same things so I thought I > > would share these tips that I’ve found here. > > > > In the early parts of the game, I noticed that the map seemed to be a > > barrier to moving forward for many people, myself included. > > > > I’ve figured out since then though, that the map is actually somewhat > > usable so I wanted to share it here, as I’ve seen others wondering how to > > move forward in the earlier part of the game without sight as well. > > > > So the first thing I’ve discovered (as some may already know) is that when > > you pass your cursor over a designated game location on the map, there is a > > small audible click. So if you stop your cursor there, and press the A > > button, you will place a pin on the map and map a route to that location. > > > > From there, if you simply exit the map, Anna should then begin navigating > > you to that map point. > > > > I use the D pad to move my cursor on the map. Personally, depending on how > > much is currently visible on the map, I use a back and forth movement (row > > by row) across the map to see what is there. > > > > The next thing that I’ve discovered, is that you can actually place a pin > > on any location on the map (whether it makes a click or not) and Anna will > > navigate you there. So this can be helpful to find new places and also to > > find game events possibly along the way, which you can enter if you choose. > > > > There is also the map filter, which again, some may already know about. > > This is also accessible. When you bring up the filter, you are positioned > > on the All category. If you press A once to toggle this off, you will clear > > the map. > > > > Next, if you use the D pad and move down the list of filter categories, you > > can locate the category you’d like to show and then press A to only show > > those locales on the map. > > > > So now if you go back to the map and use your cursor again, you can hear > > the same small clicks when you locate important game locations. -And, as > > before, you can press A to set a route and then exit the map to begin > > navigation there. > > > > If you need to reset the map to show everything again, you can use the X > > button while in the filter screen. > > > > At this point, the exception to this is Barn Finds. These do not seem to > > make a sound when you pass over them. I’m still really early in the game so > > it may be that these are not actually available to me yet. I don’t know. I > > was able to get to one of them (the one with the Jag) but I have not > > figured out how. I’ll post again if I learn more about this. > > > > So now on to Accolades. > > > > I’ve also figured out that the Accolades menu is actually usable even > > though it says that it is not narrated. > > > > If you enter the Accolades menu and it says that the menu is not narrated, > > using the D pad, you can still hear a small click when you reach each group > > of accolades. Even though these are not announced verbally, when you click > > on them with the A button, they will be announced as you enter them. So for > > example, the group you land on by default is called "Welcome to Mexico," > > which contains the initial group of accolades. If you back out of that > > group and then move one click to the right and click that group, you will > > hear “Expeditions.” This is the group of accolades related to expeditions. > > > > So in this way, you can actually move through the game accolades without > > sight. > > > > I hope this is helpful to someone and I’ll post more tips when I find them. > > > > Happy Driving All! :) > > > > Cheers! > > > > Cara > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#125006): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/125006 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/91485895/21656 Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
