Spanish and Ball Effects
Hi,
This update brings Spanish localisation to Up to Par. It also adds a separate effect for when you get the ball in the hole, and fixes a freeze bug that people have been encountering in multiplayer games.
First up, ¿hablas español?. I'm happy to say that Up to Par is now playable in Spanish. This update brings mainland spanish to the game, and the next update will see Latin American Spanish available as well. A huge thank you to Anthony Charrault for all the work integrating this into the game.
One of the comments that's come up regularly is that it's confusing to see the same breaking-apart effect when you run out of shots and when you sucessfully reach the hole. I agree! This patch introduces a new celebratory effect when you reach the hole. It's more satisfying, and should reduce the confusion.
I've also been keeping track of comments about difficulty and progress, and I've made some more balance tweaks in this update. Most items and attires that previously cost 5 shots or above are now cheaper to unlock. I hope this makes the mid & end game unlocks more achieveable. I'll be keeping an eye on how this change goes, and will likely continue to make more changes in future updates based on feedback and data.
Finally, I've fixed a major outstanding bug related to level generation. In some cases if you progressed through levels quickly *and* the game was trying to generate an extra-complicated course, it would leave you on a blank screen and never show the next level. This issue should be fixed now and you shouldn't get stuck on empty screens. If you do still have this issue for any reason, please let me know via the in-game bug reporting tool!
Other minor bugs I fixed are:
As always, I'm maintaining a roadmap of bugs and features that I'll be addressing in future updates.
Happy Golfing,
Philip
This update brings Spanish localisation to Up to Par. It also adds a separate effect for when you get the ball in the hole, and fixes a freeze bug that people have been encountering in multiplayer games.
First up, ¿hablas español?. I'm happy to say that Up to Par is now playable in Spanish. This update brings mainland spanish to the game, and the next update will see Latin American Spanish available as well. A huge thank you to Anthony Charrault for all the work integrating this into the game.
One of the comments that's come up regularly is that it's confusing to see the same breaking-apart effect when you run out of shots and when you sucessfully reach the hole. I agree! This patch introduces a new celebratory effect when you reach the hole. It's more satisfying, and should reduce the confusion.
I've also been keeping track of comments about difficulty and progress, and I've made some more balance tweaks in this update. Most items and attires that previously cost 5 shots or above are now cheaper to unlock. I hope this makes the mid & end game unlocks more achieveable. I'll be keeping an eye on how this change goes, and will likely continue to make more changes in future updates based on feedback and data.
Finally, I've fixed a major outstanding bug related to level generation. In some cases if you progressed through levels quickly *and* the game was trying to generate an extra-complicated course, it would leave you on a blank screen and never show the next level. This issue should be fixed now and you shouldn't get stuck on empty screens. If you do still have this issue for any reason, please let me know via the in-game bug reporting tool!
Other minor bugs I fixed are:
- The unlock item icon is now visible again in the game end screen.
- I've fixed a bug where the entire game would freeze after you reached 100% completion.
- In rare cases the camera would lag when focusing on the main menu, creating a snap effect. This is now fixed.
- The metal ball now has the correct coloured fragments when it splits apart.
As always, I'm maintaining a roadmap of bugs and features that I'll be addressing in future updates.
Happy Golfing,
Philip