Turbo Golf Racing News

Greetings racers 🖖

Season 3 has landed and Turbo Golf Racing has gone intergalactic!

The new space-themed, gravity bending season features:

⛳| 10 new space-themed levels, some with a twist (literally).
🤝| Casual + Ranked matchmaking
🏆| Leaderboard reset
🎁| 40 Season rewards
💪| Core re-balance, + 2 new cores!
🚀| Tech Jet + Space explorer, DLC packs

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There's loads more changes and updates we've been working hard to implement, please check them out below 👇


See you on the starting line,
Team Hugecalf 🐮



New Features:

• 10 new space levels with a focus on twisted gravity!
  
• 40 rewards to obtain in Season 3!
  
• New casual play queue.
  
• Eight new avatars will be awarded for Season 2 rating placement.
  
• New Trail Blazer core - increase speed on boost pads.
  
• New Off Roader core - mitigate negative terrain effects on car and ball.
  
• Three new space-themed music tracks!
  
• 10 new shop items
  
• New space lobby scene.
  
• Two downloadable content packs, featuring 15 new items!
  
• Four new missions.
  

Updated Features:

• All leaderboards have been reset, including time trial, wins and ranking. Data from season 1 and 2 can be accessed via Discord.
  
• Switched to rank points, with new ranked buckets.
  
• Win counter has been updated to count ranked wins.
  
• Leaderboard prerequisite has been removed.
  
• Updated key art to Twisted Space image.
  
• Updated logo to Twisted Space version.
  
• Updated badge system to feature 7 badges.
  
• Cores have been rebalanced:
  > Hyper Glider only increases speed whilst boost is not depleted.
  > Hot Head speed has increased.
  > Stomp has reduced boost duration and no longer replenishes boost.
  > Double Dash has increased dash power and reduced intermittent dash cooldown.
  > Ice Lock freezes the ball until hit, providing unlimited boost whilst the ball is frozen.
  > Spring Ball replenishes boost with every ball bounce.
  > Big Shot replenishes boost with every ball hit.
  > Sticky duration and speed boost have been decreased. A player’s ball will now propel forward when > Sticky times out.
  
• Core descriptions have been updated.
  
• Bots now show a time when all players finish a hole.
  
• Bot difficulty has been updated, creating different bot profiles.
  
• The Bot cosmetic item pool has been reduced.
  
• Something More Advanced missions are no longer sequential.
  
• Learning The Basics now includes an additional party mission.
  
• Missions UI now have increased padding.
  
• Updated mission notifications to prevent clipping.
  
• Mission reward amounts have been updated.
  
• Obtained item currency replacement amounts have been updated.
  
• Item costs have been updated.
  
• Top bar in the lobby has been rearranged.
  
• Updated buttons across the game.
  
• Updated keybinds across the game.
  
• Seasons page displays amounts for currency rewards.
  
• The Adventures panel arrows have been updated.
  
• Level name has been added to the scoreboard.
  
• Ball indicator arrow size has been increased.
  
• Removed Sand Master and Rough Rider cores. Players will automatically receive the new Off Roader core as a replacement.
  
• Removed Sand Master and Rough Rider missions.
  
• Default steering sensitivity has been reduced.
  
• Updated default settings.
  
• Car selection car colours have been changed.
  
• Selectable cores have changed in the Cores tutorial.
  
• Tutorial scenario level images have been updated.
  
• Tooltip text across scenarios has been updated.
  
• Mission Success text size has been increased in tutorials.
  
• Prompt icons have been improved in tutorials.
  
• Screen now fades when a player cannot move in tutorials.
  
• Removed game HUD when selecting cores in tutorial.
  
• Default cores have been updated.
  
• Added SFX when completing a mission.
  
• Added SFX when opening an item crate.
  
• Added SFX to the random core pick-up.
  
• Updated SFX for Stomp and Big Shot cores.
  
• Finish and decal icons have been updated.
  
• Booster icons and display colours in the garage have been updated.
  
• Updated icons for Cannon ball, Contrail spoiler and V16 spoiler.
  
• Speed line visual effects have been updated.
  
• Fan and tunnel visual effects have been updated.
  
• Smoothed transitions from barriers to glass tunnels.
  
• Glass material has been updated across levels.
  
• Tree placement has been updated in Bull’s Eye.
  
• Adjusted fans in Broken Pretzel and Spots and Shots.
  
• Updated starting pad emissive colours.
  
• Updated started item visuals.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Addressed localisation issues across missions.
  
• Addressed issue toggling ball camera between levels.
  
• Addressed crashes across Xbox consoles.
  
• Fixed bugs arising from leaving the game open for long periods of time.
  
• Fixed skip in Curvy Corners.
  
• Fixed issue calculating rank points.
  
• Fixed bug caused by missiles in shot of the match.
  
• Fixed an issue where car selection sometimes wouldn’t work.
  
• Addressed invisible pick-ups in City Gates and Walk In The Woods.
  
• Addressed glass tunnel smoothness in Precision Decisions.
  
• Addressed tunnel visual issues in City Gates, Terminal19 and Twisted Gardens.
  
• Addressed resets across Atl, Dustbowl, Factory Showdown, Inner City Circuit, Rocket Ramp and Spots and Shots.
  
• Addressed tunnel OOB in Terminal19 and Twisted Gardens.
  
• Updated incorrect rock material on Enter The Serpent.
  
• Addressed issues obtaining Activate, Just Another Day and Passing Time achievements.
  
• Updated missile incoming indicator to better reflect direction.
  
• Updated incorrect waterfall effects and sphere materials in Walk In The Woods.
  
• Addressed an issue where online personal bests were not updating on leaderboards.
  
• Addressed localisation issues in French and Spanish.
  
• Addressed disconnecting idle players when bots are present in games.
  
• Addressed skipping tutorial flyover when restarting.
  
• Addressed core effects being present in tutorials.
  
• Addressed issue with ice lock and sticky effects persisting in levels.
  
• Addressed incorrect description for Party Up avatar.
  

Hey there racers!

We're incredibly excited to announce that the latest Turbo Golf Racing update is NOW LIVE!
We've packed LOADS of new content to sink your teeth into before Season 3... Check it out!

• A new 16 mission, two-part Guardian Event with associated rewards including the new Guardian vehicle!
  
• New ‘Adventures and Missions’ to complete - with eight adventures and 120 missions
  
• 30 achievements (we know this is something many of you have been asking for)
  
• A new ‘Random Core’ in-game pick-up
  
• Three new levels
  
• Bots will now populate lobbies to reduce wait times and improve a new player’s experience
  
• Weekly and monthly timed missions
  
• New shop items
  
• Improvements to many existing levels
  
• Improved matchmaking system to ensure players of similar skill are matched together in games.
  

The SEASON 3 countdown has officially begun!

See a full list of improvements and patch notes below 👇

See you on the starting line,
Team Hugecalf 🐮

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New Features:

• New Guardian Event featuring 16 missions and rewards split across two parts. Part one runs from Mar 17th – Mar 29th and part two runs from March 30th through to April 16th.
  
• 30 platform achievements have been added.
  
• Added ‘Adventures and Missions’ featuring eight adventures and 120 missions.
  
• New pick-up type ‘Random Core’ has been added which provides the player with a random, single-use active core.
  
• Three new easy levels: Mineout, Velocity Valley and Waverace.
  
• Weekly and monthly timed missions have been added.
  
• Six new shop items have been added.
  
• Added bots into matchmaking to reduce queue times and give new players a more enjoyable early game experience. Bots can be identified by a custom bot badge where rank is usually displayed.
  
• Rewards have been added for players who participated in Season One.
  
• An exclusive avatar will be awarded for participation in Discord Pirate Mission.
  
• A timer counting down to Season Three has been added to Seasons page.
  

Updated Features:

• The tutorial has been reworked to include three unique scenarios covering basic controls, cores and pick-ups.
  
• Improved player resets – Players will now experience improved vehicle respawn placement when going OOB or pressing reset.
  
• Matchmaking has been updated to use an improved statistic instead of ELO
  
• Daily missions have changed to a pool of 16 new missions.
  
• 'Shot Of The Match' has been updated to reduce weight towards sticky core usage.
  
• Adjusted grip settings on car wheels, which can be adjusted in the settings.
  
• Shield duration has now been increased.
  
• Holding the boost button will now automatically trigger boosting once the boost gauge has refilled.
  
• The unlock requirements for Cores have been updated.
  
• The level design in Arch Parkway, Cog Way, Electric Avenue, Eye In The Sky, Jungle Run, Ritual and Rough Hill has been simplified.
  
• The Boost cone locations have been adjusted on Anahuac, Avalanche, Bottom’s Up, Bull’s Eye, Claw Canyon, Elevator 7, Endurance, Factory Showdown, Mountain Pass, RocketRamp, Rough Hill, SkyBridge, Sun Disc Dash and Three Peaks.
  
• The tunnels have been updated on Bottom’s Up and Factory Showdown.
  
• The end of round scoreboard has been updated and now displays player cores and badges.
  
• The timed-event UI has been updated to match the new Adventures panel.
  
• The lobby screen mission panel has been updated to display new missions.
  
• The Time Trials biome selection has been visually updated.
  
• The loading and game preview screens have been merged into one.
  
• The finish visuals have been improved and new finishes have been added.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue with vehicle shadowing when playing on lower frame rates.
  
• Fixed an issue with moving logo on grass.
  
• Fixed the consistency of boosters progressing through three visual tiers of speed.
  
• Addressed skips in Bottom’s Up, Broken Pretzel, Bull’s Eye, Claw Canyon, Curvy Corners, Dust Bowl, Factory Showdown, Jungle Run, Precision Decisions, Sun Disc Dash and Uphill Battle.
  
• Fixed an issue with a tunnel in Precision Decisions.
  
• Fixed a texture issue with the V16 spoiler.
  
• Fixed a missing booster bug on the Vulf car body.
  
• Fixed the T-Winner boost location.
  
• Fixed an issue with the jump visual effects appearing at the wrong time.
  
• Adjusted the boost direction when in the garage.
  
• Fixed inconsistencies with wheel emissives.
  
• Fixed an issue with showing multiple car bodies at once.
  
• Fixed an issue with lighting in tunnels.
  
• Fixed numerous issues with decal scale consistency.
  
• Fixed numerous issues with finish scale consistency.
  
• Fixed an issue with spectating on the Kings March level.
  
• Addressed issue that caused player to lose ELO when an opponent disconnected from the game.
  
• Removed O and J testing keybinds.
  
• Fixed an issue with invisible wings during ‘Shot of the Match’
  
• Addressed an issue with player balls still being visible on spectator mode after they had been putted.
  

We have fixed the bug that was preventing players from advancing past the car selection screen when first entering the game.

Sorry to anyone that this inconvenienced,

Happy racing! 🐮

Ahoy there me hearties! Are ye tough enough to sail the seven seas in search of untold treasures and glory? Can you conquer the TGarrR Pirate Patch?

The Pirate patch is now live! We've added a chest full of new features and updates to keep ye entertained for hours on end. But you’ll have to be quick… the sea never sleeps. You’ve got until February 15th to complete the missions in Davy Jones’s Putter and unlock the exclusive rewards.🦜

🏴‍☠️Missions:🏴‍☠️

• 8 cutthroat missions to complete
  
• Mission-exclusive loot up for grabs!

Following this time-limited event, 7 new community-themed missions will be revealed (more on this soon™).

🦜New Features:🦜

• 2 New Aztec-inspired levels: Test ye skills on Mountain Pass and Precision Decisions
  
• 7 New shop items to plunder
  
• A swashbucklin' new Aztec-inspired lobby

We've also made some tweaks and fixed a few bugs too; the details of which are below.

Updated Features:

• Default camera settings have been updated.
  
• Changed the lobby scene to an Aztec aesthetic.
  
• Added alternate routes to Anahuac.
  
• Flying aspect of the tutorial has been changed.
  
• Added a UI prompt to the car selection screen.
  
• Reworked the car handbrake.
  
• Camera has been improved when using handbrake and turning at high speeds.
  
• Ball collisions have been improved.
  
• Quests have been renamed as Missions.
  
• Game icon has been updated.
  
• Added an option to invert the gliding controls.

Bug Fixes:

• Addressed skips across multiple levels.
  
• Addressed issues with tunnels in Atl.
  
• Decal garage icons have been improved.
  
• Fixed an issue where the game was booting in the wrong language.

So, hoist up the mainsail, drop anchor and we’ll see you on the starting line,
Team Hugecalf 🐮

Happy Holidays racers,
We’ve brought some festive fun to the fairway with the time-limited Questmas event that’s now live. Running through to January 5th, the Questmas event includes 8 new Questmas missions and associated rewards, 3 new levels including the Discord community level, Bottom’s Up, 2 new power cores and much more.

In addition to all the new content, we’ve rolled out a number of improvements and bug fixes too! The full patch notes are below.

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New Features:

• 8 Exclusive Questmas missions and rewards.
  
• 3 New levels: Anahuac, Bull’s Eye, and Bottom’s Up (Discord community level).
  
• 12 new shop items.
  
• New active power core - Sticky Ball: Stick the ball to the car for up to 3 seconds.
  
• New passive power core - Hyper Glider: Travel faster when gliding.
  
• Community-created items have an in-game tag.
  

Updated Features:

• Ground Stomp improvements - now boosts players forwards after landing.
  
• Improved Magnet accuracy.
  
• Using the overdrive boost pick-up whilst reversing now propels you forward.
  
• When you hit out of bounds a ripple effect appears.
  
• Time Trial locations have been locked behind a star requirement.
  
• Star times for ‘Round the Bend’ and ‘Anointed One’ have been updated.
  
• Auto-region select now expands the search regions over time to improve matchmaking.
  
• Legendary items are now highlighted on the Season page.
  
• Transitions between the ball and car camera are smoother.
  
• Lobby UI has been updated to show progress towards unlocking win and ranked leaderboards.
  
• Wild, Industrial and Aztec star unlock requirements have changed.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Leaderboard window now scales to account for widescreen monitors.
  
• Fixed server region text overlapping play button when in a party.
  
• Personal best now correctly appears after Shot Of The Match.
  
• Fixed issue when loading with language setting set to Arabic.
  
• Fixed icon issue for Steam friends.
  
• Fixed inconsistent spectator sound issues.
  
• Fixed brake caliper material issue.
  
• Addressed decal consistency issues.
  
• Addressed crashes across Xbox consoles.
  
• Fixed issue preventing Xbox players from adding TGR friends.
  

Remember, if you haven’t already, join us on the official Turbo Golf Racing Discord.

We want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday and we hope you have a great new year. We are truly grateful for your continued support for Turbo Golf Racing. We’ve got some really exciting things coming in 2023 and we’d love for you to be there with us for the journey.

See you soon™!
Team Hugecalf