Gaian Fury

Creator: THE Fuglystick

Track Name: Gaian Fury

Map Name: Forge World

Average lap time: 1:38

Description:
This map features an obstacle on a race track that I haven't seen in a while. Exploding fusion coils. They are set up to launch or drop onto the course at various intervals so you never know when they drop. With the exception of the lone shortcut path on the course(the "blue" path), which has a few coils to make the path riskier, the main bulk of the fusion coils are set to launch on the final stretch of the track. Keep an eye out for the couple of landmines along the rest of the track as well.

Now for the pics. As a heads up, these pictures are from a just slightly older version of the map. There is a redone ramp at the start to help racer's transition to the rest of the track(you can still just get on the track from the start too if you want) and only two aesthetic changes have been made. The only significant change was the addition of kill zones to keep people from falling off the track and landing farther ahead on the course. They would usually wind up having to do another full lap to get back to the checkpoint. -

The Start

From the start you head down the track and hit the gap jump over the entrance to the cave

After you land follow the track up the big turn. Hit the man cannons to save some time. You can use the either of the two lower ones to hit the highest one for an extra boost if you know what you're doing

At the top of the turn there are two paths. the bridge path is the main path. The "blue" path acts as a shortcut.

Another shot of the two paths.

The two paths meet up at the top of the cliff. Be careful on the blue path, however, as fusion coils will drop periodically that can potentially knock you off the track.

Continue up the now-merged path to the next skytrack section

You'll need speed to make it over the crest of this hill, but it makes for a cool stall at the apex, as well as the occasional wheelie down

The uneven surface can make this part trickier than the rest of the track. You'll want to maintain control here...

...So you don't mess up heading into the drop

At the bottom you move to the beach. Notice the sunken ship to your left

Take a right into the cave. Here be landmines

Exit the cave and head up the ramp to the final stretch of track. Almost there...

Except you have to deal with an angry mountain god throwing "fireballs"(i.e.fusion coils) at you before you can make it to the finish

Once you get past the angry diety, you're home free on your way to the finish.

What inspired your creation?
I was looking around forge world for possible places to make a track, and i noticed that the area opposite the island and adjacent to the cave had a really steep slope. I decided I wanted to make a racetrack taking people down that slope.

How long did it take you to create this track?
The track took me about 11 hours to make. It took another 4 or so for testing and tweaking over the course of about 5 days.

What aspect of the track took you the longest to make?
Getting the fusion coils to drop frequently enough to the point that it can be a challenge going through the "gods wrath" section, while at the same time not making it totally implausible to do so without getting hit.