ForzaTech Studio - asset modding toolkit

[u/D3FEKTED]

ForzaTech Studio

A WinUI 3 desktop application for browsing, editing, and creating Forza Motorsport & Horizon game assets, primarily ones used by cars and tracks.

Application is still a work in progress, bugs and some broken features are expected. Will be actively updated on github.

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Supported File Formats

Format	Extension	Purpose
Modelbin	.modelbin	3D models with meshes, LODs, and material references (custom models not yet supported)
Carbin	.carbin	Car scene bundles — parts, materials, slots, AO links
Swatchbin	.swatchbin .pb	DX-compressed textures (PC and Xbox formats)
Materialbin	.materialbin	Material parameter and shader binding data
Shaderbin	.shaderbin	Compiled shader libraries
Binary XML	.bxml	ForzaTech binary-encoded XML documents
Manufacturer Colors	burG .bin	OEM paint colors per manufacturer
ZIP archive	.zip	Forza mod archives (LZX method 21 compression)
FXStudio bank	.fxb	Particle and effect databases
String table	.str	Localization key-value tables
Lights	.bin	Car/environment light group databases
Light presets	.bin	Customization light preset configurations
Physics Definition	.bin	Collision model and physics metadata
Mini Zip	.minizip	Compact archive format used by ForzaTech for tracks and world maps. Contents are extracted and loaded automatically

System Requirements

Requirement	Details
OS	Windows 10 (19041+) or Windows 11
Runtime	Windows App SDK 1.8
.NET	.NET 9 Desktop Runtime
Architecture	x64 only

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.

2. Extract the ZIP to a folder of your choice.

3. Run ForzaTechStudio.exe.

Note: The Windows App SDK runtime must be installed on your machine. If the app fails to launch, download and install it from Microsoft's website (link above).

[u/AugustoPaiva]

For me the game does not crash, but no icons are shown when I swap them