Atmosphere and Audio Restore

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Atmosphere & Audio Restore brings back visual and audio content that already exists in Forza Horizon 6’s loose XML, but is turned off or commented out in retail.

What you get

Visual atmosphere

Image Based Lighting (IBL) — stronger sky reflections on cars and the world

Fog layers (Settings 1–7) + PatchyFog - more horizon depth and volumetric haze

DetailBlur — subtle motion/detail blur at high speed

Particles & world effects

Airborne dust/snow in multiple map zones (volcano, farmland, jungle, canyon, urban, dust storms, City Dome)

Tropical storm camera effects (DLC2)

Stronger tire dust on dirt/sand/gravel (optional DustRGBDepth tweaks)

Wet sand spray, leaf debris, cherry blossom petals

Festival fireworks on the main stage

Audio (v3. 1)

Extended global ambience (AMB_Global_SPEC)

Uncommented DLC1/DLC2 audio banks (ambience, collisions, UI, crowd, VFX)

12 cockpit reverb profiles by car class

19 zone reverb snapshots — caves, tunnels, underpasses, hangars, canyons, waterfalls

Files changed (8)

media\Weather\SkyZonesEffectsDefinitions.xml

media\Physics\TireEffectsDefinitions.xml

media\Physics\RaceEffectsPresence.xml

media\Tracks\DefaultTrackSettings.xml

media\Audio\AudioGlobals.xml

media\Audio\AudioBanks.xml

media\Audio\IRMappings.xml

media\Audio\AudioSnapshotInfo.xml

Main visual impact: DefaultTrackSettings.xml

Main audio impact: the four files in media\Audio\

Installation

Close the game

Back up all 8 files from your game media\ folder

Copy patch\media\ from the archive into the game media\ folder (replace)

Launch and test

Already modded XML? (GraphicsPresets, custom bloom/wind, etc.)

Do not overwrite whole files. Use MANUAL_PATCH.txt — change only the listed lines.

Conflict note: if you use another mod that replaces DefaultTrackSettings.xml, whichever file is copied last wins.

Requirements & notes

Forza Horizon 6 (Steam / PC)

Manual install - no .bat / .ps1 in the Nexus package

Loose XML only - no .pak

Back up before installing

Uninstall: restore your backup or verify game files on Steam

Not included (intentional)

Grass surface effects (empty stubs in base game — not a real restore)

Heavy rain + dust combos in Tropical Storm 1/2 (kept off on purpose)

SkyZones / RaceEffects are already correct in current retail for most users; included for completeness

Documentation in the archive

docs\en\ - English (README, INSTALL, EFFECTS, MANUAL_PATCH)

docs\ru\ - Russian