Golfing In Aether News

This is a small update that contains various fixes as well as makes a couple changes to the level 'Bogeytown' after playtesting it a bit more. I've changed the camera sequence as I felt it was a bit erratic in the later half and I've also changed one of the mover obstacles to make the hole-in-one a slightly bit easier to pull off outside of practice mode.

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[h2]General[/h2]

• Added improvement to the camera sequence on ‘Bogeytown’. I’ve merged the second two cameras in sequence as it was a bit erratic compared to other cameras in the game.
  
• Fixed an issue where camera would appear stuck when resetting due to a previous active flag lock return being in progress.

[h2]Environment[/h2]

• Fixed a small wall gap on ‘Curve It!’.
  
• Added a change to Bogeytown so that one of the movers is now a vertical mover. This gives a fraction of extra time more to move with which I think makes the hole in one less frustrating and easier to pull off outside practice mode.

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• Fixed an unnecessary scrollbar on the progression unlocks menu.
  
• Added tidy ups to various string table references.
  
• Fixed the gamepad movement widget under accessibility not getting updated in color after changing the menu theme highlight color.
  
• Fixed points on stat menu graphs not making use of highlight color.
  
• Fixed Level 5 unlocks not appearing unlocked on the progression unlocks menu.

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I’ve reworked the level ‘Speed Bump’ as I thought it could be a little more interesting, it was also very easy at first, so I’ve tweaked that ;) I went and made a new obstacle type which is the vertical movers which raise and lower blocking parts or all of path depending on configuration. I’ve replaced a couple of the regular movers with these on the levels ‘Water Hole’ and ‘Rock Bottom’ just to give a bit more diversity.

If you are enjoying playing the beta then please don't forget to add the game to your wishlist :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914980/Golfing_In_Aether/

[h2]Environment[/h2]

• Added a layout rework to ‘Speed Bump’ level as I felt it was a little weak as is.
  
• Added new vertical mover obstacle type, these are present on the reworked ‘Speed Bump’ level and also got placed in place of some regular movers on ‘Water Hole’ and ‘Rock Bottom’.

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This update focuses on the faceplates with a minor memory optimization as well as a few fixes. If you are encountering any issues not fixed in this update then please let me know as I'm not aware of any outstanding issues as of writing this. If you are enjoying playing the beta then please don't forget to add the game to your wishlist :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914980/Golfing_In_Aether/

[h2]General[/h2]

• Added memory optimization to faceplates by reducing texture usage by 30%. This is a very minor improvement but essentially it allows all current balls as well as room for some future balls to use the same texture.
  
• Fixed various inconsistencies with faceplates.
  
• Fixed Stinger ball having incorrect faceplate.
  

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This update contains fixes to a handful of reported issues from the Open Beta. If you are encountering any issues not fixed in this update then please let me know as I'm not aware of any outstanding issues as of writing this. If you are enjoying playing the beta then please don't forget to add the game to your wishlist :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914980/Golfing_In_Aether/

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed some custom session settings not being recalled correctly.
  
• Fixed ghosts not undoing a step when you undo a step during solo practice.

[h2]Environment[/h2]

• Fixed some minor wall gaps on ‘Pick a Hole’.
  
• Fixed a collision issue with a hump ramp side wall.
  
• Added additional collision layer to water to help with resetting to track.
  
• Fixed a lod material for ‘Speed Bump’.

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• Added button glyphs to the game menu.
  
• Added extra behaviour to skip xp screen on scoreboard if you were just a round spectator. There was previous rule for being a session spectator but not for this late join state.

Be sure to check out the official discord server with channels for Golfing In Aether and my other various projects.

This update contains a handful of small fixes to early reported issues from the Open Beta. If you are enjoying playing the beta then please don't forget to add the game to your wishlist :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914980/Golfing_In_Aether/

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed part of the power indicator not working correctly under certain conditions in hotseat local play.

[h2]Customization[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with colors on the Zebra ball.

[h2]Environment[/h2]

• Fixed a small gap on ‘Stroke Of Luck’.
  
• Fixed a few small wall gaps on ‘Behind the Tee’.
  
• Fixed a blocked hole on Spin City.

Be sure to check out the official discord server with channels for Golfing In Aether and my other various projects.