Walkabout Mini Golf News

SLINGSHOT MODE
Slingshot mode is a new activity at Welcome Island’s driving range where you’ll find new modes to try. This new feature is free and already in-game today! No need to update your game just jump in and enjoy!

FRAGGLE ROCK AVATAR PACK - $1.99 USD
*Purchasable In-Game only. Will not be on platform store pages, must be at the Welcome Island menu to purchase.

Dance your cares away when you rock your favorite Fraggle avatar on your next mini golf adventure! Includes Gobo, Wembley, Red, Mokey and Boober.

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MEET THE FRAGGLES:

Gobo
A dedicated explorer, Gobo keeps excitement constantly flowing through Fraggle Rock and is the only one brave enough to venture out!

Wembley
Have trouble making decisions? So does Wembley, but he's also the most positive, loyal friend you can have in Fraggle Rock, especially to Gobo, his bestest pal and cavemate!

Red
The tireless engine for fun in Fraggle Rock, Red is athletic, dependable, an incredible diver and swimmer — always chasing the next big activity to get things moving!

Mokey
A gentle, caring, artistic soul, in tune with the natural world and super aware of others feelings, Mokey is truly tapped into something special.

Boober
A sensitive, caring, incredible chef with a bit of a doomsday streak, Boober thrives on disaster prep and is always up for discussing the exciting world of cleanliness!

Join us as we celebrate our Wallace & Gromit DLC launch. Watch our collection of trailers videos until April 28th.

Our team is chuffed to announce that our collaboration with Aardman in the “Wallace & Gromit” Walkabout course is now available for purchase! Take your tee-time with tea as you putt through 62 West Wallaby Street and delight at the contraptions, mechanisms, and obstacles throughout. Fun fact: “Wallace & Gromit” contains more animations and sound design than any previous Walkabout course! Crack on!

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W&G Course Release

• Standard 36 Holes (18 Easy, 18 Hard) with associated lost balls & Foxhunt putter
  
• Have your cheese and eat it too with our “Wallace & Gromit” themed Avatars! (x3)
  

Updates and Fixes
Avatar UI Updates 👒
We’ve made some UI changes to the Avatar section of the Shack, allowing players to see all Avatar cosmetics (even unowned ones) and purchase either the associated DLC or standalone Avatar Pack, if you don’t own it already. Owned Avatar cosmetics will appear first, followed by unowned pieces.

Driving Range and Scorecard Updates 🎯
Our new 'All Targets' mode allows players to time how long it takes to hit all of our practice targets; some targets have had tweaks to their placement and sizing. This update also expands scorecard information, which now shows the player name on the expanded view of the course scorecard. This is viewable by entering God Mode to view the course scores, and then clicking the bottom right-hand 3 dots on the card.

Guest Pass Bug Fix 🪲
Our Guest Pass system had a bug in the previous release that allowed players to collect lost balls and complete Foxhunts while utilizing Guest Pass. This has now been fixed. Note: Collectibles earned within this bug window will NOT be removed from player inventory.

Play "Wallace and Gromit"
Players must update to the latest 5.2 version of the Walkabout game (regardless of if they purchase the latest DLC course) to ensure multiplayer and gameplay functionality.

Happy golfing! ⛳

Hey everybody!

The year is halfway through and already so much has happened. Thank you so much for your ongoing support! I wanted to update everyone on what’s coming up for Walkabout Mini Golf…

We’ve recently announced that the “Wallace and Gromit” DLC is coming in July to Quest, PSVR2, Steam, and PICO players. It’s been a close partnership with Aardman and we think you’re going to love it! It’s chock full of gags, gadgets, and references from their many adventures. A few weeks ago we also announced our next licensed course: “Viva Las Elvis” coming early 2025. But we have so many more surprises before then, including a handful of new courses.

On the tech side, Pocket Edition for iOS has taken much longer than we anticipated but we appreciate all who have participated in the Open Public Beta to help us get it right. That’s still very much in the works and we’ll get it out the moment it is ready. At the same time, we’ve spent much of the past 2 years rebuilding the code architecture to allow for more modes, features, and improvements that were never anticipated when Walkabout was originally created as a solo project. We really appreciate your patience as we have taken the time to do this the right way, and the new game modes that just released are the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we are now able to build on this more flexible system. Expect to see more features, quality-of-life improvements, and some surprises moving forward!

Also, we’ll soon be trying out a few licensed avatar packs for $1.99, which will hopefully make it possible for us to pay for the licensing fees. This was inspired by the creative ways you all use our included avatars, and that library of included avatars will continue to expand. If enough of you like the licensed avatar packs, we’ll make more. If you don’t, we won’t. I know you all have many ideas for potential creative partners (as do we) and the best thing you can do to make those a reality is to keep playing and help spread the word. We are 100% independent, which means no investors, and we’re not reliant on things like ads or data mining to make our business work. Thanks to you, we’re totally player-funded, which allows us to make decisions based primarily on what delights you and us. Our goal is to keep this going by always evolving the game with you and the community at the center of our plans.

Thank you so much,

Lucas

Our team has been hard at work for over a year to refactor our base game code, allowing us to develop and innovate exciting additions to the game that will fundamentally enhance playstyle. We are pleased to announce our new Game Modes included in all courses, alongside our expansive remaster of Cherry Blossom, is out now. This update is free of cost for all players.
[h3]Cherry Blossom Remaster[/h3]
Rediscover your Zen by revisiting our Cherry Blossom course in full bloom.
Additions include:

• Updates and expansions to lighting, environment, creatures, interactables, and more.
  
• Select instruments have haptics and audio hookups.
  
• Fox Hunt clue changes to adapt with environment changes
  

[h3]Game Modes[/h3]
New Gameplay Styles

Walkabout Match Mode

• Enjoy Walkabout’s spin on Matchplay! The player with the lowest score on a hole gets a point– players can tie for points. Most points wins.
  
• Note: Players who intentionally leave a Match cannot re-enter. Our team is developing more safety nets for players who accidentally disconnect.
  

Race Mode

• Players will putt simultaneously to see who can complete the course the quickest!
  
• Note: Players cannot join a race late, and will be put into Observer mode.
  

Custom

• Choose your own game mode, holes and turn order.
  

[h3]New Turn Orders[/h3]
Honors (Standard)

• The player who scored lowest on the previous hole gets to putt first on the next.
  

Distance

• Whoever is furthest away from the hole gets to putt first.
  

Simultaneous

• Players can golf simultaneously in traditional strokeplay rounds as well as Race Mode. Simultaneous turn order is not available for Match Mode.
  
• Note: Due to technical and design constraints, we don't have any current plans for supporting real-time multiplayer ball collisions.
  

[h3]General Walkabout Updates[/h3]

• We have added new UI changes to our wrist display, Welcome Island shack, and scorecards.
  

[h3]Build Numbers[/h3]
Users must update to the 5.1 version of our game to maintain a smooth gameplay experience and to utilize multiplayer rounds together. Given the extent of this update, it will NOT be backward compatible with older build versions. Quest / Rift: 5.1 | 27604
SteamVR: 5.1 | 27604
PICO: 5.1 | 27604
PSVR2: 27604

We thank everyone who supports WMG and golf with us. Good luck on the greens!