Forza Horizon 5 Head & Eye Tracking with Beam Eye Tracker
Follow this complete guide to add more immersion in Forza Horizon 5.
Setup
Windows
ExperimentalWorkaround using mouse emulation via FreePIE
Forza Horizon 5 does not have built-in eye or head tracking support, so Beam cannot control the camera directly. This guide uses FreePIE, a free input emulator, to turn your eye and head movements tracked by Beam into mouse movements that are layered on top of your existing mouse input for the in-game camera (3 degrees of freedom only).
Direct Beam support would give a much better experience than this workaround and is up to the developers.
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Install the Beam Eye Tracker for Windows
Get the Beam Eye Tracker, install it and complete the onboarding.
Keep the default Head Tracking Device Emulation method selected under General > Game Connection.
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Launch Forza Horizon 5
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Set up the mouse emulation script
Enable head and eye tracking in Forza Horizon 5 via mouse emulation. Configure it as follows:
• Ensure Beam Eye Tracker is tracking.
• Download and install FreePIE (Programmable Input Emulator).
• Download and open this script within FreePIE.
• In FreePIE, go to Script > Run Script. Your mouse will now respond to tracking. If it does not, press B, the script's own on/off key.
• In-Game: start Forza Horizon 5 and press B to turn the script on or off whenever you want your head movement converted into mouse look.
Linux
Windows only
Forza Horizon 5 has no eye and head tracking interface. The workaround on the Windows tab runs FreePIE, a Windows application, so there is no Linux setup for this game.
macOS
Windows only
Forza Horizon 5 has no eye and head tracking interface. The workaround on the Windows tab runs FreePIE, a Windows application, so there is no macOS setup for this game.
Optimize
1 Basic ControlsAdjust Speed and Amplification to get started.
your eyes/headthe in-game camera
2 Too fast, too slow, jittery or sensing motion sickness?Pick what it feels like and learn about common fixes.
Too fast
Go to Immersive Camera > Profile and select the Head Movements - Relaxed profile. This is a gentle baseline and only uses head tracking. If that is still too fast, lower Speed and raise Stability on Small Head Movements. Usually a good start for flight simmers in heavy aircraft, an Airbus for instance, or for truck sims: with Stability on Small Head Movements raised, the view stays steadier while you focus on the instruments.
Once you have that dialed in, slowly raise the sliders and bring eye tracking back in. Eye tracking makes the movement feel more natural and cuts down how much you have to move your head. More in the Profiles Guide.
Too slow
Go to Immersive Camera > Profile and select the Head Movements - Fast profile. If that is not fast enough, raise Speed and tweak Amplification from there.
Especially in space and combat flight sims, checking your six usually needs quite a high Speed and Amplification setting, or individual adjustments to pitch and yaw under Show Advanced Controls. More in the Profiles Guide.
Jittery
Lower Speed and raise Stability on Small Head Movements and Stability on Small Eye Movements.
If it still shakes, raise Head Tracking Smoothing and Eye Tracking Smoothing under Tracker in the settings. Both steady the signal against webcam noise and low light. Higher values are smoother but add latency.
Glasses, room lighting and camera position affect this as well. More in the jitteriness section on our support page.
Latency
Raise Speed, and lower Eye Tracking Smoothing and Head Tracking Smoothing under Tracker in the settings, since smoothing buys steadiness with delay.
Good light can help as well, as some webcams lower their frame rate in dark environments to increase exposure. If you choose to target a higher fps camera, check out our webcams page.
Motion sickness
If you feel nausea or dizziness after your first try, the default settings might be too sensitive for you. Go to Immersive Camera > Profile and select the Head Movements - Relaxed profile. This is a gentle baseline and only uses head tracking. If that is still too fast, lower Speed and raise Stability on Small Head Movements.
That is usually a good starting point: settle into it first, then adjust slowly, adding eye tracking and tuning from there. More in the Profiles Guide.
Troubleshoot
Need help?Common questions and troubleshooting.
Get answers to common questions and troubleshooting help on our support page.
Using the separate Opentrack app?(only required for v2.4.5 or older)
For Beam Eye Tracker 2.5.2 and newer, OpenTrack components are built-in for a simplified experience.
Users on v2.4.5 or older are required to use the separate OpenTrack app. Current users can also choose to use it if preferred. Follow the Opentrack extension setup guide and refer to the instructions and tooltips inside the Beam Eye Tracker for guidance.
Did we miss something in these instructions?Missing steps, unclear wording, anything out of date.
If a step is missing, unclear, or out of date, please help us keep it up to date and tell us on Discord, in our Steam discussion board or via [email protected].
Troubleshoot
Need help?Common questions and troubleshooting.
Get answers to common questions and troubleshooting help on our support page.
The Linux channel on our Discord server is a good place to get an answer. You can also email [email protected].
Using the separate Opentrack app?(only required for v2.4.5 or older)
For Beam Eye Tracker 2.5.2 and newer, OpenTrack components are built-in for a simplified experience.
Users on v2.4.5 or older are required to use the separate OpenTrack app. Current users can also choose to use it if preferred. Follow the Opentrack extension setup guide and refer to the instructions and tooltips inside the Beam Eye Tracker for guidance.
Did we miss something in these instructions?Missing steps, unclear wording, anything out of date.
If a step is missing, unclear, or out of date, please help us keep it up to date and tell us on Discord, in our Steam discussion board or via [email protected].
Troubleshoot
Need help?Common questions and troubleshooting.
Get answers to common questions and troubleshooting help on our support page.
Using the separate Opentrack app?(only required for v2.4.5 or older)
For Beam Eye Tracker 2.5.2 and newer, OpenTrack components are built-in for a simplified experience.
Users on v2.4.5 or older are required to use the separate OpenTrack app. Current users can also choose to use it if preferred. Follow the Opentrack extension setup guide and refer to the instructions and tooltips inside the Beam Eye Tracker for guidance.
Did we miss something in these instructions?Missing steps, unclear wording, anything out of date.
If a step is missing, unclear, or out of date, please help us keep it up to date and tell us on Discord, in our Steam discussion board or via [email protected].
