Ultimate Disc Golf News

The latest release of UDG is now live for all players. We appreciate everyone's patience while we worked to upgrade the game build to Unreal Engine 4.26 in addition to everything else that was on the list for this release.

There are some major improvements to the dynamic weather system including the option to disable it completely and pick the weather for the round (we know this was a major pain for most players).

We're also very excited to announce that this release includes angling the disc hyzer or anhyzer. This is a WIP and some flight physics still need further tuning to match up to different release angles but the mechanic is there and many more shot shapes are now possible.

Full Changelog:

Core update: Updated game build to Unreal Engine 4.26
Core update: Game now defaults to DirectX 12
Menu update - Various improvements and fixes for the Casual Round menu
Bugfix - Fixed Atom driver material
Adjustment - decreased sliding on Top Disc turf physical material
Adjustment - Moved dynamic Tee target to a better position above the tee area
Many improvements to weather system
Upgraded sky system - better performance overall, better looking, and prepared for volumetric clouds in next release.
New Feature - Angle of release :) *WIP*
New Animations - New backhand & putt animations based on AI mocap
New Feature - Inverse kinematics *WIP*
Bugfix / Improvement - Fixed celebration cinematics so they now work on all courses and can also now be skipped using the interact button.

Thank you so much to everyone that has stuck with UDG, and given us the chance to continue improving it. Lot's more awesome stuff coming right around the corner so stay tuned.

UDG Discord: https://discord.com/invite/NrfjsX2

Cheers,
Joshua, Lead Dev.

Hey everyone Happy Friday! We know that the current dynamic weather has issues and one reason the next release has taken a bit longer is making sure the weather was improved and does not impede gameplay in the next release.



This screenshot shows some of the updates that now allow us to fine tune the exact weather probabilities on each course, including being able to eventually switch seasons.

We're continuing to work hard and will get the next release out asap.

Cheers and thanks for supporting UDG,
Joshua - Lead Dev.

We're very excited to announce that the next release of UDG is now live. It includes new discs, a new course "Hidden Meadow", and a new game mode "Top Disc"!

Full Changelog:

1) NEW COURSE - Hidden Meadows
2) NEW GAME MODE - Top Disc!
3) New Feature - Dynamic Weather System to all courses(wip)
4) Enhancement - Further fixed lighting right at dusk and dawn when there are no active light sources to draw from. Should prevent it from becoming too dark to see at those specific times.
5) New Discs - Addax, Orca, Hummingbird, Atom, Vet's DGC Putter
6) New Feature - In-game store (wip)
7) Enhancement - Per course best score leader-boards
8) New apparel options - Frolfer Hat, Disc Golf Vegas gear, and more
9) New Sponsor - Veteran's Disc Golf Club
10) Bugfix - Fixed floating basket on hole 12 BP
11) Bugfix - Fixed size of Zen Putter
12) Minor performance tuning

Goals for next release:

Angle of release!
New course (maybe 2?)
Local multi-player
Finalized tutorial level
Initial player ability system

Have some feedback? We welcome you to join the UDG Discord which is the most direct way to interact with us. - https://discord.com/invite/NrfjsX2

Please be aware we are planning several small patches throughout this week to address little things as they come up since there is a lot of new stuff happening in this release.

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date that we've been working hard over the last few weeks on the next release and it is just about ready.

Should be within the next couple of days.

As always we welcome anyone to join the UDG Discord to interact with us directly to leave feedback, suggestions, etc. We also regularly post behind the scenes stuff on Discord as well for those that want to keep up with the latest developments in-between releases. - https://discordapp.com/invite/NrfjsX2

Thanks to all of you for playing, now back to work for us...

We greatly appreciate all of the great suggestions and bug reports on Discord since the last release, it greatly helped us get this hot-fix release done quickly. Progress continues on the remaining major features for alpha such as angle of release and this patch is mainly a hot-fix for minor bugs.

[h3]Patch Changelog:[/h3]

• Bugfix: added check to prevent starting a hole from the wrong tee
  
• Bugfix: added check to prevent getting credit for the wrong hole if a disc lands in the wrong basket.
  
• Bugfix / Enhancement: Landing a disc on top of basket triggers auto tap-in
  
• Enhancement: Cleaned up more camera work
  
• Bugfix: Fixed issue where character body mesh was invisible on low graphics settings
  
• Minor Change: Unlocked camera movement when targeting the next tee or basket using the targeting system.
  
• Enhancement: Added base air resistance which causes discs to wiggle up and down a bit vertically to give more realistic flight. (WIP) This will be further enhanced with the upcoming wind system.
  
• Bugfix: With the release of 1.0.74 the score widget had a bug that would show multiple scores when finishing a hole that was a lower par than the next. This bug should be fixed and only the appropriate score designation should pop up. Ace, eagle, etc.
  
• Bugfix: Ace stat now correctly shows on stats pages
  

Stay tuned for info about the upcoming UDG competitive game-night where we'll be streaming the game with some players from the community who also stream and hanging out together in one of the Voice channels on Discord. Should be a fun time and we welcome anyone to join even if you don't want to stream.

As always we're available on the UDG Discord for anyone that has suggestions, feedback, or questions.

Happy Holidays from the TREE family to yours!