Name: FH2 Streaming Radio — Spotify
Author: RussFactorShow

Release v0.2.2

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v0.2.2 · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 assets

> [!CAUTION] > **IMPORTANT:** Go into the game's **In-Game Audio Settings** and **TURN OFF the DJ Voice**. ## 🚀 Day one working on bugs and features with the new Audio Core Engine we released over the weekend! Remember the new shared Audio Core Engine from the last update? This is what it can do. On the very first day of working with it, we went after the known issues that have been around since the start of this mod, and knocked them out. 🎯 ⏸️ Music pauses at race start ⏪ Music pauses during rewinds 🎰 Music pauses during wheelspins No settings, nothing to switch on. It just works out of the box. 🙌 --- ## 🛠️ v0.2.2: Bug Fixes Three long-standing pause issues, tackled in one go: ### 🏁 Pause on race start Your Spotify song now pauses during the pre-race countdown and picks back up when the race begins (or when you back out to free roam). ### ⏪ Rewind pause When the game mutes the music for a rewind, Spotify pauses too, including cancelled rewinds and View Replay. When the rewind is done, your song carries on from the same spot. ### 🎰 Wheelspin The same fix covers wheelspins: the music pauses during the wheelspin and resumes when you claim your prize. All three aim to keep your song from playing on in the background while the game goes quiet. They're always on. ## 🎵 NEW: Custom Start Screen Music (LOCAL MUSIC ONLY) **YOU PICK THE INTRO SONG! OR A BUNCH AND THEY WILL SHUFFLE EACH GAME LAUNCH!** 🎉 Put your songs in `spotify-radio\MUSIC\TITLE SCREEN`. They play on the start screen, fade out when you press Start, and never play on the radio. Settings in `spotify-radio\config.ini`, under `[custom title screen music]`: - `custom_start_screen_music`: 0 = off, 1 = on (default) - `title_screen_source`: 1 = the TITLE SCREEN folder (default), 2 = your whole MUSIC folder, shuffled No songs in the folder? The game's own start screen music plays as usual. ## 🧰 Fresh new config.ini `config.ini` got a full makeover: settings are now grouped into clear sections (Your Station, Local Music, Skip Song Button, Loudness, Spotify Connection, Custom Title Screen Music, Advanced) with simple notes on what each one does. ## ⚠️ Known issue: choppy audio In rare cases the music can turn choppy mid-song. Switching to another station and back should fix it. ## ⚠️ Known issue: won't connect? In rare cases the phone's Spotify app stays stuck on "connecting". Force-quit the phone app and connect again. ## ⚠️ One radio mod at a time This uses the same `D3DCompiler_47.dll` as the YouTube Music version, [FH2 Streaming Radio YTM](https://github.com/RussFactorShow/FH2-Streaming-Radio-YTM), so you can only run one of the two. They use separate folders, and you can copy your `MUSIC` folder between them. ## Install / update 1. Drop `D3DCompiler_47.dll` and the `spotify-radio` folder next to `Azimuth.exe` and replace the old files. 2. **Heads-up:** replacing `config.ini` resets any settings you changed by hand. Your `MUSIC` folder, `logo.png` and login cache are never touched. 3. Turn **DJ Voice OFF** in the in-game Audio Settings, then switch to **Horizon XS**. ## Something wrong? Set `log_level = debug` under `[advanced]` in `spotify-radio\config.ini`, play, then send `spotify-radio\spotify-radio.log`. Put it back to `info` afterward.

Release v0.2.1

v0.2.1 · Oct 18, 2026 · 1 assets

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> [!CAUTION] > **IMPORTANT:** Go into the game's **In-Game Audio Settings** and **TURN OFF the DJ Voice**. ## 🚀 MASSIVE UPDATE... with no new "features"! This one is **big**. In the last 24 hours, the **Audio Core Engine** that controls how we get your music into the game has been massively updated and optimized to give you the best audio experience yet! Things that started as guesswork are now pinned down to a science. 🎯 🎧 Audio playback optimizations all over the place 🛠️ General stability enhanced The new Audio Core Engine also means **easier, quicker, faster updates** to the mod, and it makes future sister mods for other compatible streaming services much easier! 🙌 📣 **Please share this mod with anyone you know who's playing!** --- ## 🎧 v0.2.1: Audio Optimization The big one: the music now plays **much nicer with the game**. Same Spotify casting and local music, way fewer hiccups. It runs on the same improved audio engine as the YouTube Music version. ## 🔁 Smoother song changes The little hitch when the station moves to the next song (usually when the Now Playing popup shows up) is greatly reduced. A very faint one can still happen on some changes. ## ⏸️ Smarter pausing The mod now notices when the game stops playing the station, holds your song, and picks up from the same spot. Your phone's play and pause still work like before. ## 🎯 Better song timing and handoffs Song timing now uses the game's own song lengths, and Spotify and local music hand over to each other more reliably. Local songs pick up right where they stopped. ## 🔍 Still investigating We're still looking into making your Spotify or local music pause, behind the scenes, during in-game wheelspins, rewinds, and race starts. ## ⚠️ One radio mod at a time This uses the same `D3DCompiler_47.dll` as the YouTube Music version, [FH2 Streaming Radio YTM](https://github.com/RussFactorShow/FH2-Streaming-Radio-YTM), so you can only run one of the two. They use separate folders, and you can copy your `MUSIC` folder between them. ## Install / update 1. Drop `D3DCompiler_47.dll` and the `spotify-radio` folder next to `Azimuth.exe` and replace the old files. 2. Your `config.ini` and `cache` folder are kept. 3. Turn **DJ Voice OFF** in the in-game Audio Settings, then switch to **Horizon XS**. ## Something wrong? Set `log_level = debug` under `[debug]` in `spotify-radio\config.ini`, play, then send `spotify-radio\spotify-radio.log`.

Release v0.1.5

v0.1.5 · Oct 15, 2026 · 1 assets

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> [!CAUTION] > **IMPORTANT:** Go into the game's **In-Game Audio Settings** and **TURN OFF the DJ Voice**. ## 🔧 v0.1.5: audio fixes and polish No big new features this time. This one is all about making playback **smoother and more reliable**, for both Spotify and local music. ## 🎧 Audio stream fixes - Reworked how the audio engine handles song changes and skips, aiming to resolve any choppy audio when you skip songs or switch between Spotify and local music. Song changes no longer make the game start a new song slot with a jingle; the music just carries on and the new title pops up. ## 🎵 Now Playing popup The Now Playing popup has been optimized to pop up accurately when songs change. ## ▶️ Spotify starts playing automatically Pick **Forza Horizon 2** in Spotify and the music starts on its own, even if Spotify was paused. It resumes right where the song was. Want the old behavior? Set `play_on_connect = false` in `config.ini`. ## 🔊 Spotify volume now starts at 100% It used to start at 70%. You can still change the starting volume with `initial_volume` in `config.ini`. ## Install / update Drop `D3DCompiler_47.dll` and the `spotify-radio` folder next to `Azimuth.exe` and replace the old files. If you changed your `config.ini`, your old settings keep working, but the new defaults (`play_on_connect = true` and `initial_volume = 100`) only appear in a fresh file. Delete or rename your `config.ini` and the mod writes a new one.

Release v0.1.4

v0.1.4 · Oct 15, 2026 · 1 assets

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> [!CAUTION] > **IMPORTANT:** Go into the game's **In-Game Audio Settings** and **TURN OFF the DJ Voice**. ## 🎮 NEW: Skip songs from your controller! Hold **LB + X** to skip to the next song, whether it's coming from Spotify or your local music. No more reaching for Spotify mid-race! 🏎️💨 It works while the game is in front and playing your station, and the game still sees your buttons as usual, so nothing gets in the way of your driving. **Want different buttons?** Change `skip_combo` in `config.ini` to any combo of two or more of these, joined with `+`: `A B X Y LB RB LT RT Back Start LS RS Up Down Left Right` (for example `Back+RB`). Don't want a shortcut at all? Set `skip_combo = off`. ## Install / update Drop `D3DCompiler_47.dll` and the `spotify-radio` folder next to `Azimuth.exe` and replace the old files. Your existing `config.ini` keeps working and uses the default LB + X combo. To see the new setting with its notes, delete or rename your `config.ini` and the mod will write a fresh one. **New `config.ini` setting:** `skip_combo`

Release v0.1.3

v0.1.3 · Oct 14, 2026 · 1 assets

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> [!CAUTION] > **IMPORTANT:** Go into the game's **In-Game Audio Settings** and **TURN OFF the DJ Voice**. Two new features this time, and **both were requested by the community!** Thanks for all the ideas, keep 'em coming. 🙌 ## 🎨 Use your own station logo Want your own art on the station? Drop a picture named `logo.png` or `logo.jpg` into the `spotify-radio` folder. The logo is 196x96, so a picture shaped about 2:1 (twice as wide as it is tall) fits perfectly. For the sharpest result, use 392x192 or 784x384. Other sizes work too, since the mod keeps the middle and rounds the corners. Take it out and the kitty comes back. 😻 ## ⏸️ Music pauses when you're not listening Now when you hit a menu, a cutscene, a loading screen, or switch to another station, your music pauses and picks right back up where it left off when you come back. No more missing half a song! Spotify will show it as paused, and if you pause or play from Spotify yourself, the mod won't mess with that. Prefer the old live-radio style, where music keeps going in the background? Set `pause_when_silent = false` in `config.ini`. ## Install / update Drop `D3DCompiler_47.dll` and the `spotify-radio` folder next to `Azimuth.exe` and replace the old files. If you've customized `config.ini`, copy your settings into the new one. Then tune in to **XS Radio**, or whichever station you picked, and enjoy! 🏎️🎶

FH2 Streaming Radio — Spotify

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