Circuit Superstars
Netcode Improvements Playtest
We would love to invite you to participate on a playtest this weekend to test networking improvements we have been working on. The playtest will start on Friday at 10 AM PST and end on Monday and 10 AM PST.
How do I participate?
Please answer this short survey. Once you have filled it, the confirmation page will reveal the Steam Beta key for the Playtest.
How do I access the beta?
Once you have filled the survey and acquired the Beta key, go to Circuit Superstars in your library, right click and select Properties > Betas and paste the beta key, then you'll be able to opt into the November 2022 Playtest branch.
Then proceed to have fun! We hope you enjoy the changes and that they impact your experience positively. There will be a survey at the end of the weekend for you to share your experience.
Thank you as always for your continued support, drivers! We hope you enjoy the races this weekend.
Love,
OFG Team
Circuit Superstars - Hotfix (September 22, 2022)
We just released a small patch with the following updates:
- Lost GP progress from before August 14 will be merged with your current GP progress.
- Return to TT UI after quitting TT should not break the UI anymore
- Game won't transition back to TT when attempting to join a server from a reservation
- Rank icons should hopefully not break anymore
- Callstacks shown in error messages now have a lot of fluff removed
- Game no longer will ever run below 800x600 resolution
- Penalties are no longer accrued before starting a lap after restarting a lap in TT
- A couple typos and scaling issues were fixed in the explanation screens
Thank you!
OFG Team
Circuit Superstars is 25% off this weekend!
Circuit Superstars is 25% off this weekend until Monday, September 5th! We've continued to pour love into our debut game and we are excited to welcome new players to try it. Be sure to read about our Summer Patch and the exciting updates that came with it.
We hope to see you on the race track!
Love,
OFG Team
Links:
Discord
Website
The Hot Ride Summer Patch is LIVE!
We are thrilled to welcome you to the Summer Patch! We’ve put a lot of work into this latest update, from new content to features that we’ve been excited about for a long time. It’s your turn to tell us what you think! Let’s dig into what we have in store for you.
New Content
Introducing: Tubular Sprint Car
These roaring beasts bring on a whole new challenge for Circuit Superstars drivers. They thrive in their native Poke Bowl but we can’t wait to see what kind of combinations you will have fun with!
New Track: Poke Bowl
Welcome to the Poke Bowl! A sunny destination on the coast of Hawai'i, home of the Tubular Sprint Cars! This incredibly short and fast oval is an addition unlike anything we’ve done before.
New Track: Sunny Side Park
This elegant circuit was designed to be a didactic space, a perfect starter track for new drivers that is sure to deliver stunningly fast races for experienced drivers, as well.
New Features
Player Card
Your player card is now displayed in the Main Menu and during the start of online races. Your card lists your rank across Grand Prix, Online and Weekly Time Trials.
Online Ranked Progression
Compete against others online to earn points and rank up the ladder. There are 20 ranks, leading all the way up to the last rank: Superstar!
This new system will need your feedback and tuning as we prepare to introduce seasons soon. Be sure to let us know what you think!
Time Trial Ranks
These challenges now contribute to a Time Trial Rank, shown on your Player Card. Competing each week adds points to your rank and gives you a new result each week as you compete vs other players worldwide.
Grand Prix Progression Update
We revisited the design of this feature by adding new tournaments, improving the existing ones and adding a ranking system. You earn rank points by completing tournaments in different difficulties.
We also added a new system to unlock tournaments as you progress.
Note: If you have completed the GP mode before, there is a button to reset GP progress under the Extra Settings in the Settings menu.
Saved Tournaments
You can now exit tournaments and your progress will be saved from the last race you completed.
Names Above Cars
Cars now feature player name tags above them, while the active player has an arrow indicating where they are. These can be seen in the podium, gameplay and replays!
This feature can be toggled by default with right bumper / right shift.
Performance optimization
We have made significant performance improvements to our tracks and rendering. Players on lower end machines should experience improved performance.
Graphical improvements to tracks
- Lighting reworked as part of the optimization process.
- Rennvoort has flowers again.
- Most dirt surfaces now receive tire marks.
- Improvements to water lighting.
Other Adjustments
- Maximum Slipstream distance reduced from 45 to 35.
- Maximum Slipstream strength reduced by 15%.
- Car collision physics tuned, reduced torque resistance by 17%.
- New UI Sound Effects.
- Wider camera lens at top speed.
- Settings are now accessible in the Pause Menu
We are so excited to race with you and hear what you think of our latest work! Thank you for playing Circuit Superstars, it’s an honour to make art that brings you joy.
See you on the racetrack!
Love,
OFG Team
Links:
Discord
Website
Open Community Playtest
We are excited to invite you to an open playtest for owners of Circuit Superstars on Steam this weekend, starting today,Thursday July 14th at 10 AM PDT / 7 PM CEST and ending on Monday, July 18th and 10 AM PDT / 7 PM CEST.
What will we be testing?
We are testing the new progression systems of Time Trial Ranks as well as Online Matchmaking Ranks. You'll be testing these systems on the Summer Patch build, which means you will be able to see names above cars, performance optimizations and other changes.
Here is a breakdown:
New features & Changes
- Time Trial Ranks:
- Complete weekly Time Trials to earn points.
- Points contribute towards your Time Trial rank, updated each time Time Trial presets change.
- Complete weekly Time Trials to earn points.
- Matchmaking ranks: Compete against others and climb the ranks!
- Names above cars during Gameplay, Replays and Podiums.
- This feature can be toggled by default with right bumper / right shift.
- This feature can be toggled by default with right bumper / right shift.
- Performance optimization:
- We have made significant performance improvements to our tracks and rendering. Players on lower end machines should experience improved performance.
- We have made significant performance improvements to our tracks and rendering. Players on lower end machines should experience improved performance.
- Graphical improvements to tracks:
- Lighting reworked as part of the optimization process.
- Rennvoort has flowers again.
- Most dirt surfaces now receive tire marks.
- Improvements to water lighting.
- Lighting reworked as part of the optimization process.
- Maximum Slipstream distance reduced from 45 to 35.
- Maximum Slipstream strength reduced by 15%.
- Car collision physics tuned, reduced torque resistance by 17%.
- New UI Sound Effects.
- Wider camera lens at top speed.
Playtest Notes:
- Matchmaking ranks currently do not affect who you match with.
- Time Trial presets will be changed twice daily.
- Matchmaking ranking is performed at an accelerated rate for the purposes of the test.
- Grand Prix and Free Play are disabled.
How to access the test:
- Go to Circuit Superstars in your Library on Steam
- Right click and select Properties > Betas
- Select july-playtest from the dropdown menu
- Go back to your library and ensure that you now see:
- Circuit Superstars [july-playtest]
- You’re good to go!
Known Issues:
- The game is not fully localized - some text is only in English.
- Crashes may occur when using Replays feature.
Will we see the whole Summer Patch?
No, we have removed content and features irrelevant to the playtest. Let’s keep some spice for the next update!
How should I provide feedback?
Please use the appropriate channels on Discord under the category July Playtest. Not on Discord yet? Be sure to join us to discuss the update, give us feedback and chat with other players about what you think!
We are looking forward to racing with you and hearing what you think!
Love,
OFG Team
Links:
Discord
Website
FREE WEEKEND kickoff with the devs!
Let's kick off this weekend with a live stream! Come watch our team play and join us for some races!
Join our Discord
Looking for the community and other people to play with? A motorsport-loving, wholesome and competitive community is waiting for you! Everyone has been excited to welcome new players during Race Fest, come say hello!
Follow our socials to learn more about everything we've got prepared during the Racing Fest:
Discord
Hope to see you on the race track!
Love,
The Original Fire Games Team
Circuit Superstars invites you to a Free Weekend during Racing Fest!
We are very excited to announce that for the first time ever we will do a Free Weekend of Circuit Superstars as part of the Racing Fest celebrations!
ALL ACCESS PASS
From May 27th to the 29th you'll get an all-access pass to all game modes and content.
Plus, the game will be discounted during Racing Fest until Monday, May 30th! This gives you lots of time to explore everything our stylized simulator has to offer.
Join the Time Trials Leaderboards
Every hundredth of a second counts! Challenge your friends and the rest of the world in regularly updated Time Trials events.
Race cars you love
Race vehicles across multiple motorsport disciplines including Rallycross, Open wheel single seaters, SuperTrucks, GT racing, Eurotrucks and many more.
Play online (and cross-platform!) with friends
Dive into specially curated online multiplayer races of up to 12 players from around the globe. Create your own tournaments and play online with friends!
Join our Discord
A motorsport-loving, wholesome and competitive community is waiting for you! Everyone has been excited to welcome new players during Race Fest, come say hello!
Follow our socials to learn more about everything we've got prepared during the Racing Fest:
Discord
Hope you get to enjoy a bunch of amazing racing games this week, and we hope to see you on the race track!
Love,
The Original Fire Games Team
Circuit Superstars - Hotfix (May 4, 2022)
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the game from connecting to a custom lobby server.
- Fixed a penalty on Tilksport.
- Top Gear Time Attack records no longer reset when the Weekly Time Trials change.
- The crowd has returned to Interstate.
- Ghosts can no longer collide at high speeds in online races.
Circuit Superstars @ Sim Fest - Devs Livestream!
Hello, drivers!
We are excited to share that we are part of Sim Fest: Hobby Edition!
Join us on Thursday, March 31st for a livestream with the developers. We will chat about how a background in racing inspired the sim-meets-arcade design of Circuit Superstars. We will also showcase some of the main features of the game and invite community members to join a Custom Lobby to play live.
Hope to see you there!
Love,
OFG Team
The Spring Patch (v1.3.1) is OUT NOW AND ON SALE!
fresh blossoms, a tinge of rain and…burned rubber?!
*screeching wheel sounds*
Hello, drivers!
We made it! Spring is here and with it our latest and most impactful patch yet! Below you will find all the details of what we have in store for you for patch 1.3.1. Plus, Circuit Superstars is on sale! Now is the time to join the paddock and bring your friends with you!
New Features & Changes
Improved Physics Model
We made significant improvements to how cars react to external forces, which enhances close racing, helps with online racing synchronization, and improves the experience of racing against AI.
We want you to know how excited we are about this change. It's by far the most exciting and impactful change we have made on Circuit Superstars, and it’s the result of thorough analysis, hours of scribbling physics dynamics on papers and discussing as a team how to approach our key problems. We are very happy with the solution, and we can’t wait to see how this impacts the experience of existing racers as well as new drivers entering the world of Circuit Superstars.
Custom Private Lobbies
One of the clearest goals in the vision for the future of Circuit Superstars is that we want to empower competitive communities. A pillar towards achieving that vision is Custom Lobbies, and we are so glad to be introducing this feature with update 1.3.1.
Under the Online options, you’ll see a new button called “Create Online Lobby”. This space will allow you to organize your own events just as you would on Free Play. Your friends or competitors that you want to race with can join your event via a lobby code/invite.
We are so excited to see what kinds of competitions you will organize! Discord is a great place to share your organized streams and events.
UI Refinement
We made notable improvements across the front end UI.
Reverse track cameras
We added reverse cameras to tracks that previously didn’t have them.
Content
NEW CAR: Road Rebel
The name of the car describes the attitude of the new category: Touring cars are here to set a new driving benchmark on every track in Circuit Superstars.
NEW OVAL: Speedopolis
Who would not love to golf peacefully while a pack of single seaters drives by at full speed? Well, actually, the real question is who would not want to be ON a single seater driving at full speed by calm golfers? NO ONE!
Join the pack on our new track: Speedopolis! An entirely new challenge on Circuit Superstars.
NEW ROAD COURSE: Thunder Point
A fast paced track that will challenge your skills with any car, Thunder Point is our latest thrilling destination.
NEW GRAND PRIX
We added 2 new Grand Prix Tournaments: Stock CarGP and Touring GP.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed some issues with disconnecting / reconnecting to lobbies.
- Penalties now appear correctly online.
- Added specific reverse cameras to all tracks as in some cases cameras behaved weirdly on reverse layouts.
- Various UI bugs in the Front End.
- Some modal dialogues had "-" instead of appropriate text.
- Removed large black borders in split screen.
- Addressed an issue where the game would stutter while saving a new Time Trial time.
- Loading screens are now black instead of white
- Fix an issue where music volume setting was not respected
Thank you to all the players that participated in our public betas leading to this patch. Your feedback and testing helped us so much! With this update on your hands, we now turn our attention to the Q2 Patch, and we will be sharing an updated roadmap soon.
Some closing words from the team:
It’s now been a year since Circuit Superstars came out on Early Access in March of 2021. Then we released it on Xbox and PC on October 12th, followed by a PlayStation release on January 27th. These are dates that we put on our press kits as facts. We also talk about them in the context of how big of an achievement it has been for our team to have accomplished those goals. But, as we reflect back on the last year, the gaps between all of those dates are the most meaningful, because they are packed with days, weeks, months of doing the hardest, most exhausting and rewarding work of our lives.
During those in-between days, we’ve read your feedback, tested with you, we’ve discussed and made new features, prototyped, evaluated and implemented improvements that you’ve seen come out in increments in between all of those big milestones. We know that you, like us, see a great future for Circuit Superstars, and we wanted to reassure you that during these periods of quietness, of seeming stillness, a lot is moving within the game and the studio. Our vision has been a beacon we keep moving closer to, and we want you to know you’ve been essential company on the journey there. Thank you, drivers!
SO! What are you waiting for? A brand new Road Rebel awaits in your garage, will you meet us at Thunder Point? LET’S GO!
Love,
OFG Team
Links:
Discord
Website