Achievement Road Map & Guide

While most of these are obvious, some of them require a bit of work... In fact some of these actually require you to do things in the game you would not ordinarily do...

For example there is an Achievement for rolling your car that requires you to actually configure the car so that it is more likely to roll which really, if you think about it, is not something you would do unless you actually normally do. Just saying....

• Welcome to Forza Motorsport (5G) Complete the very first race.

  This one is a no-brainer - all you need to do is finish the first race -- not win it mind you -- just finish. Soon as you do this one unlocks.

• Start Your Engine (5G) Reach Driver Level 1.

  As you race through the first series you will naturally gain level points - once you hit Level 1 this one will naturally unlock.

• Up and Comer (10G) Reach Driver Level 3.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Semi-Pro (10G) Reach Driver Level 5.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Forza Lifestyle (15G) Reach Driver Level 10.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Committed (20G) Reach Driver Level 20.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Professional (20G) Reach Driver Level 30.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Veteran (20G) Reach Driver Level 40.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Forza Fifty (25G) Reach Driver Level 50.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Centurion (25G) Reach Driver Level 100.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Hall of Famer (25G) Reach Driver Level 150.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Gold Medalist (5G) Earn 5 Gold Medals in Career races.

  This will come naturally as you race through the events -- assuming that is you are not a completely rubbish racer that is...

• Gold Fever (10G) Earn 10 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Gold Digger (10G) Earn 20 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Gold Rush (15G) Earn 30 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Golden (20G) Earn 50 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Pure Gold (20G) Earn 70 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Golden Century (20G) Earn 100 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Pot of Gold (25G) Earn 150 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Gold Bars (25G) Earn 300 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Golden Standard (25G) Earn 400 Gold Medals in Career races.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Series Sweep (5G) Complete 5 Championship Series.

  Each of the events has a set number of specific races that you must complete in order to finish the Series and a number of bonus races that you can also complete that will contribute to other Achievements like the Medal Count, Driver Level, and Affinity for your car(s) - more on that last in the Affinity Section.

• Major League (10G) Complete 10 Championship Series.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• League Leader (15G) Complete 15 Championship Series.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• League King (20G) Complete 25 Championship Series.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• Championship Legend (25G) Complete 40 Championship Series.

  Comes naturally as you race...

• First Five (5G) Earn 5 medals in Multiplayer races.

  This series of Achievements is a bit trickier because they are only unlocked for online multi-player races in which you race other players... The reason I say it is trickier has to do with the fact that you actually have to race against other players to unlock them, which as obvious as that sounds statistically only 1 out or every 10 players actually do it. Then there is the whole you actually have to beat them thingy, which let me tell you even as an aggressive and skilled driver is not as easy as it is with Drivatars. It takes real effort and work.

• Pedal to the Medal (10G) Earn 10 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Trading Paint (10G) Earn 20 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Rubbing is Racing (15G) Earn 30 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• The Big 5-0 (20G) Earn 50 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Medal Head (20G) Earn 70 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Precious Medals (20G) Earn 90 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Born Competitor (25G) Earn 110 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Heavy Medal (25G) Earn 200 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Full Medal Jacket (25G) Earn 325 medals in Multiplayer races.

  Will come naturally IF you are actually racing online, Multiplayer. If you are not, well then not.

• Follow Me (5G) Lead for a total of 50 miles in Multiplayer races.

  As long as you are doing the Multiplayer racing this really will come naturally because it is cumulative - you do not have to get all 50 Miles in one go. So basically the game is keeping track of the time you spend in the lead, and adding it together. Considering how much effort and time you will have to put into the online side in order to unlock all of the Multiplayer Achievements this will mostly come naturally. However if you get to the end of the Multiplayer Medals and you still do not have all of these, you can boost this by creating your own private races online -- Indy Oval is best - and simply adding a few Drivatars and staying out front.

• Born Leader (10G) Lead for a total of 200 miles in Multiplayer races.

  See "Follow Me" for details.

• Eat My Dust (15G) Lead for a total of 350 miles in Multiplayer races.

  See "Follow Me" for details.

• Pace Setter (20G) Lead for a total of 500 miles in Multiplayer races.

  See "Follow Me" for details.

• Lead Dog (25G) Lead for a total of 1000 miles in Multiplayer races.

  See "Follow Me" for details.

• My Kind of Car (5G) Reach Affinity level 1 with any car manufacturer.

  This will come naturally as you race - just be sure that you pick 8 Manufacturers and stick with them through all of the racing and you will easily unlock this set way before you unlock the Career and Multiplayer race Achievements.

• Brand Loyal (10G) Reach Affinity level 25 with any car manufacturer.

  See "My Kind of Car" for details.

• Die-Hard (15G) Reach Affinity level 25 with any 2 Car Manufacturers.

  See "My Kind of Car" for details.

• Fanatic (20G) Reach Affinity level 25 with any 4 car manufacturers.

  See "My Kind of Car" for details.

• Factory Legend (25G) Reach Affinity level 25 with any 8 car manufacturers.

  See "My Kind of Car" for details.

• Apex Ace (20G) Earn 300 perfect Turn scores.

  This will come naturally as you race through career mode - and is even easier if you leave the driving line assist on so you can see just where the curve route is for the perfect turns.

• Artisan Tuner (20G) Earn 30,000 credits from the community using your tune setups.

  Basically what you need to do is to create a custom tune - and it makes a lot of sense to also do a custom paint on that same car - then upload that to the game and get your mates to download and USE it.

• Caboose (0G) Finish last in a Multiplayer race.

  Just finish last in a Multiplayer Race and this will unlock.

• Color of Money (20G) Earn 30,000 credits from the community using your designs.

  Basically what you need to do is to create a custom tune - and it makes a lot of sense to also do a custom paint on that same car - then upload that to the game and get your mates to download and USE it.

• Down to the Wire (0G) Pass for the lead and win on the last lap of a Multiplayer circuit race.

  The secret to this is to create a two or three lap Multiplayer Race with a mate, and then stay right next to each other or perhaps a little behind and then, just before the finish line, boost ahead and win.

• Drifting Away (0G) Get 7,000 points in a single drift.

  This requires you to configure a good heavy rear-wheel-drive car -- the older American Muscle Cars work good here -- so that you can both control it and drift pretty much at will. There are a LOT of drift setups you can download and I recommend using one.

• Forza Triple Crown (20G) Complete the Le Mans Gold, Grand Prix Gold and Indy Gold Achievements.

  Simply do exactly that and you will unlock this one.

• Gone Viral (20G) Get 100 downloads across all of your shared photos.

  Put 10 or 20 Photos up and ask your mates to DL them and you can easily unlock this one. Just be sure you do the same for them, right?

• Good Citizen (0G) Share a paint job, car tune, or vinyl group with the public.

  Just do as it says.

• Grand Prix Gold (0G) Earn a gold medal in a modern Grand Prix Car on Yas Marina Full Circuit.

  Just do as it says -- I did this with the 2013 Lotus E21.

• Head Over Heels (0G) Flip your car.

  The easy way to get this is to buy the Hummer and then stiffen the heck out of its suspension and raise it as high as it will go, over-boost the engine for speed, and then simply jerk the wheel to the side once you have it going good on a straight section and you can easily roll it a dozen times.

• Indy Gold (0G) Earn a gold medal in a modern Indy Car on Indianapolis Brickyard Speedway.

  I did this with the Honda #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12 as a rental on the Indy Oval and that worked very well thank you!

• Le Mans Gold (0G) Earn a gold medal in a Prototype1 race car on Le Mans Full Circuit.

  I did this with the 2012 Audi #1 Audi Team Joest R18 e-tron Quattro as a rental and it worked just fine.

• Master Tuner (15G) Earn 15,000 credits from the community using your tune setups.

  Just create a tune and design, upload it, and get your mates to run with that and you will find this very easy to unlock - just be sure you do the same for them!

• Movin' Up (20G) Earn 125 perfect Pass scores.

  This will come naturally as you race long before you finish the Career Mode.

• Museum Quality (15G) Earn 15,000 credits from the community using your designs.

  Just make a tune and design, upload it, then ask your mates to download and play it. Be sure that you do the same for them!

• New Wallpaper (10G) Get 50 downloads across all of your shared photos.

  Create 10 or 20 screens and upload them, then ask your mates to download them - but be sure you do the same for them, right?

• Not Just for Show (0G) Race 10 of your personal Ferrari.

  Unless you dislike the Ferrari - and who bloody well dislikes Ferrari?! - this will come naturally as you race and even easier if you have chosen Ferrari as one of the 8 Manufacturers you want to get Affinity 25 for!

• Painting By Numbers (10G) Earn 1,000 credits from the community using your paint jobs.

  As previously mentioned all you need do is create a tune and design and then upload that, and get your mates to download and use it. Just be sure you do the same for them.

• Patron of the Arts (0G) Like a Livery, Tune Setup, or Vinyl Group.

  This should come naturally as long as you are choosing livery when you buy Cars because the game will ask you if you like it after a few races automatically.

• Photo Finisher (0G) Win a Multiplayer circuit race by less than 1 second.

  Have to say this one is tough to get naturally - you may find that you need to boost it with mates in order to make it happen.

• Pro Tuner (10G) Earn 1,000 credits from the community using your tune setups.

  As long as you created a tune with your design you will unlock this when unlocking the design one - just upload your tune and design and ask your mates to download and use it. Then be sure you do the same for them!

• Rarified Air (25G) Complete the Spring Break, Red and Bleu!, and Snake Bit Achievements.

  Simply do what it says and voila! Instant 25G!

• Red and Bleu! (0G) Drive a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa on Le Mans Old Mulsanne Circuit.

  Simply do what it says!

• Sidewinder (20G) Earn 20 perfect Drift scores.

  This one will come naturally as you play well before you complete the Career Mode.

• Silver and Gold (0G) Earn gold at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit in a 2013 McLaren P1 and 2010 Aston Martin One 77.

  Simply do what it says!

• Slipstreamer (20G) Earn 20 perfect Drafting scores.

  This is another one that will come naturally as you play, well before you complete the Career Mode.

• Snake Bit (0G) Beat a Ferrari in a 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe.

  Simply do what it says!

• Some Say... (0G) Beat Stig's Digital Cousin.

  Simply do what it says!

• Spring Break (0G) Drive a 1962 Ferrari GTO on Sebring Full Circuit.

  Simply do what it says!

• Start to Finish (0G) Finish a race in 4 different Multiplayer Hopper categories.

  Simply do what it says!

• What a Rush (0G) Earn a gold medal in the 1976 Ferrari #1 Scuderia and the 1976 McLaren #11 M23.

  Simply do what it says!

Long Beach Circuit DLC (FREE)

The LBC DLC includes a total of 10 additional Achievements worth 200G.

• Panoramic (25G) Drive 300 miles on Bathurst in the #10 Holden Xbox Racing Team Commodore VF.

  Bearing in mind that this is a DLC Car that will, at minimum, cost you $2.99 in real-world funds to unlock since you have to buy it... But hey, it is an awesome Holden race car! Why NOT buy it! Holden rocks! And I am totally saying that because I am Australian.

• Long Beach 101 (10G) Earn a gold medal on Long Beach Full in Career, Multiplayer, and Free Play.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Career Minded (25G) Earn 20 Gold Medals on Long Beach in Career.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Beach Hopper (25G) Race in 50 Multiplayer events on Long Beach.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Long Time Rivals (25G) Finish 25 Long Beach Rivals events.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Grand Prix Veteran (25G) Drive 300 miles on Long Beach Full Circuit in a modern Indy car.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good! I like the Honda #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12.

• West Coast Gold (10G) Earn 5 Gold Medals on Long Beach in a 1964 Chevrolet Impala.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Celebrity Style (10G) Race on Long Beach Full in a Scion tC or Toyota GT86.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• California Drifter (20G) Finish the California Drifter Rivals event having earned 15,000 drift points in one lap.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

• Long Beach Customs (25G) Earn 25 Gold Medals on Long Beach in Free Play.

  Simply do just what it says and you are good!

And there you have it - everything that you need to know about unlocking the Achievements easy peasy!