Skill song ?

[Zangato]

So i bought Huntsmens Lodge but how do i use the song skills or who is playing it ?

[Moga CMDR]

Skill songs are random.

You need to keep the in game radio playing. It can't be set to off (the radio selector, pick a station, do not pick OFF). You can however, turn down the music volume, so you can't HEAR the music.

So play the game in freeroam. I am pretty sure it does not kick in during races, ever. Nor does it work on blueprints.

Randomly it kicks it. There is an icon on screen. If the music is not muted and you keep the dj's on, they actually announce when you have a skill song. I think. I know they announce it in 5. And I'm like 90% positive in fh4 they announce it too.

Depending on the song, it's between 2 to 7 minutes.

I heard a rumor that the Classic music station has the longest skill song. Not sure if that is only on FH5 though.

TLDR: Keep the radio on. Even if you turn volume down. Wait for it to kick in randomly during freeroam. Profit.

[Zangato]

Moga CMDR eredeti hozzászólása:

Skill songs are random.

You need to keep the in game radio playing. It can't be set to off (the radio selector, pick a station, do not pick OFF). You can however, turn down the music volume, so you can't HEAR the music.

So play the game in freeroam. I am pretty sure it does not kick in during races, ever. Nor does it work on blueprints.

Randomly it kicks it. There is an icon on screen. If the music is not muted and you keep the dj's on, they actually announce when you have a skill song. I think. I know they announce it in 5. And I'm like 90% positive in fh4 they announce it too.

Depending on the song, it's between 2 to 7 minutes.

I heard a rumor that the Classic music station has the longest skill song. Not sure if that is only on FH5 though.

TLDR: Keep the radio on. Even if you turn volume down. Wait for it to kick in randomly during freeroam. Profit.

So whats the point of it if you cant use it during race ?

[TheHuskyGT]

Zangato eredeti hozzászólása:

Moga CMDR eredeti hozzászólása:

Skill songs are random.

You need to keep the in game radio playing. It can't be set to off (the radio selector, pick a station, do not pick OFF). You can however, turn down the music volume, so you can't HEAR the music.

So play the game in freeroam. I am pretty sure it does not kick in during races, ever. Nor does it work on blueprints.

Randomly it kicks it. There is an icon on screen. If the music is not muted and you keep the dj's on, they actually announce when you have a skill song. I think. I know they announce it in 5. And I'm like 90% positive in fh4 they announce it too.

Depending on the song, it's between 2 to 7 minutes.

I heard a rumor that the Classic music station has the longest skill song. Not sure if that is only on FH5 though.

TLDR: Keep the radio on. Even if you turn volume down. Wait for it to kick in randomly during freeroam. Profit.

So whats the point of it if you cant use it during race ?

Because you can get more skills in free roam. A LOT more. The song would be pointless during a race.

A little tip, during a race, keep your radio on. Once the race is over, a skill song will be guaranteed to play. Then just go drive in the highway the wrong way and skill combos will rain on you.

[Moga CMDR]

Zangato eredeti hozzászólása:

So whats the point of it if you cant use it during race ?

The point of a race, is to be the fastest. Period.

Skill songs are about other things. Drifting, air, destruction. Fun stuff that isn't just racing. Yes you get skills during races. But you also can lose a chain from hitting a racer, and things like that.

Skill songs during races would actually annoy a lot of players. Because during a race you are NOT trying to skill chain. They are not 100% compatible playstyles.

You can alternate though, its a ton of fun. Give it a try.

[EchoFourth]

What is streaming Forza radio have to do? Is that the in game music or something else? I saw it in settings.

[Karr-Man]

Zangato eredeti hozzászólása:

So whats the point of it if you cant use it during race ?

Skill songs give you up to 10x multiplier on your skill streaks instead of 5x, so effectively double your skill scores

[Void Dance]

Echelon eredeti hozzászólása:

What is streaming Forza radio have to do? Is that the in game music or something else? I saw it in settings.

That setting will ensure that if you upload/stream your gameplay on Youtube, Twitch etc. only the drum & bass station by Hospital Records is being played. That music is exclusive to the game so it will prevent copyright claims.

[LordOfTheBread]

Did not knew there were skil songs in FH4 now, is that new?

[Void Dance]

LordOfTheBread eredeti hozzászólása:

Did not knew there were skil songs in FH4 now, is that new?

No it's been in the game from the beginning afaik, but only unlocked once you buy The Huntman's Lodge house for 750K.

Some additional tips:

There are cars that can unlock a standard max skill multiplier of 6 instead of 5 and some even 7 (during a skill song you can only get a max multiplier of 10x though)

Moga CMDR was right, the classical music station Timeless contains the longest songs, I regularly had skill songs play for around 10 minutes.

One of the best locations to do stunts during a skill song is the dunes of the beach behind Bamburgh Castle on the east of the map. The constant flow of drifting, air and destructions skills you can combine there will easily keep your skillchain going. Be careful though, best to hit those dunes straight for a jump, doing it sideways can get you to roll over and lose all your points, even with the extra life perk enabled.

There is a maximum of 10 skill points you can obtain at once (when you reach a skill score of 480.000). Once the skill score is about to hit that number, stop the car for a moment and let it collect the skill points before you continue. So in cars with the regular 5x max multiplier make sure you stop the skillchain at around 100.000 x5 (and 50.000 x10 during a skill song).

[Karr-Man]

Knoop in Oren eredeti hozzászólása:

There are cars that can unlock a standard max skill multiplier of 6 instead of 5 and some even 7 (so during a skill song you can get a max multiplier of 14)

IIRC unfortunately not, the 7x cars will only go to 10x

[Void Dance]

Karr-Man eredeti hozzászólása:

Knoop in Oren eredeti hozzászólása:

There are cars that can unlock a standard max skill multiplier of 6 instead of 5 and some even 7 (so during a skill song you can get a max multiplier of 14)

IIRC unfortunately not, the 7x cars will only go to 10x

Thanks for the correction, I adjusted it in my post. Some guides including the Forza wiki apparently all got it wrong, I saw your claim confirmed multiple times on the Forza forums and Reddit.

[LordOfTheBread]

Knoop in Oren eredeti hozzászólása:

LordOfTheBread eredeti hozzászólása:

Did not knew there were skil songs in FH4 now, is that new?

No it's been in the game from the beginning afaik, but only unlocked once you buy The Huntman's Lodge house for 750K.

Some additional tips:

There are cars that can unlock a standard max skill multiplier of 6 instead of 5 and some even 7 (during a skill song you can only get a max multiplier of 10x though)

Moga CMDR was right, the classical music station Timeless contains the longest songs, I regularly had skill songs play for around 10 minutes.

One of the best locations to do stunts during a skill song is the dunes of the beach behind Bamburgh Castle on the east of the map. The constant flow of drifting, air and destructions skills you can combine there will easily keep your skillchain going. Be careful though, best to hit those dunes straight for a jump, doing it sideways can get you to roll over and lose all your points, even with the extra life perk enabled.

There is a maximum of 10 skill points you can obtain at once (when you reach a skill score of 480.000). Once the skill score is about to hit that number, stop the car for a moment and let it collect the skill points before you continue. So in cars with the regular 5x max multiplier make sure you stop the skillchain at around 100.000 x5 (and 50.000 x10 during a skill song).

I have almost 400h in this game, purchased all the houses, never seen this but did not play for several months....

[Void Dance]

Well to be fair, if you constantly teleport between events without spending some time in freeroam (as I mostly do nowadays) you can easily miss them. ;)

[LordOfTheBread]

Probable that I did or just that I forgot about them, felt like a novelty in FH5 but getting old so might be me :p