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ArcticRing Circuit

Welcome to the ArcticRing, a brand new racing circuit located at the Arctic Airbase. For this new circuit I wanted to attempt more smooth, medium speed corners than I'd been able to implement with the StatusRing. The larger average corner radius necessitated some interesting design approaches, most notably an enormous bridge in the middle of the circuit. Like the New StatusRing, ArcticRing is configured to run well in either direction, so drive whichever direction you like best. Hairpins, S-curves, double apexes, and a challenging chicane make the ArcticRing a complex and challenging driving experience I hope you will really enjoy.


The ArcticRing circuit features many advancements and improvements built on my previous circuit building experience. As with the StatusRing, high performance is the foundation, and indeed influenced every aspect of the design. To me, a race track is first and foremost a tool for testing and improving cars. It's of no use if you can't get consistently reliable data because it runs poorly on your PC. I've tried to ensure that it runs smoothly even in its most detailed configuration, but I've broken the circuit into the basic circuit itself, and a "detail pack" which adds various track facilities and decor items. This means the ArcticRing should be useable for just about anyone who can run the game smoothly.


I'm super excited about this one. Finally the old dangling fuel hoses are gone. Simply pull into the pit lane and stop. Your vehicle will automatically refuel and/or recharge, and if you like, wait for your car to be repaired. As it is currently configured, the system will refill a single unnamed tank with its original fluid. If your vehicle has multiple tanks, simply give them a unique number between 1 and 9 in the editor to have them automatically fill as well. Repair currently replaces the entire vehicle, but as features are added to mission lua, hopefully "real" repair will be possible. Absolutely massive thanks to Woe for his work on the mission lua, and Mr. Cynical for the idea. This was way over my head, and I couldn't have done it without them!


Post a video with your times in the discussion thread below! Respect track limits - if you cross the kerb, please try again. Class 1 is for any car with 4 or less 3x3 wheels. Unlimited Class is for everything else: 5x5 wheels and up, more than 4 wheels, etc. Please post your time along with your vehicle's class when posting your video (:

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Building a racing circuit is a lot of work, and trying to align huge grids by eye in the editor is massively time consuming and will always leave little imperfections. Thanks to the great ideas and hard work from Krail and Mr. Cynical, it became the easiest part of the build, with a bonus of all 10 enormous track grids having pixel perfect alignment. This gave me time to spend on extra details and performance optimization. I'm also very thankful for the contributions of lots of Stormworks' OG creators in the form of many billboards, banners, and even a tiny restaurant from the pixel art king, Mr. Lennyn, which help bring the track to life and tie it into the world of Stormworks. Thank you guys!!!

Just watch this quick tutorial

or...

1. Download the track
2. Don't forget the decor pack and Runway Line Delete
3. Start a new custom game at the Arctic Airbase
4. Disable vanilla addons
5. Enable the ArcticRing and ArcticRing Decor Pack addons under the Workshop Tab
6. Start your new game
7. Be sure to save so you can easily return to the track
* In order to use the auto refuel/recharge/repair features, you must load the circuit as an addon - They will not work if you are just testing through the mission editor!
8. Enjoy!