Golf It! News

We are happy to announce that Golf It! is now available for MacOS. Finally, it doesn’t matter if you wanna play it on Windows, Linux or Mac – we can all golf it together. As always, we are happy about your feedback.



For now, M1 processors are not tested and therefore not officially supported.

[h2]New Assets[/h2]
UnknownMaster21, longtime power user and moderator, created over 600 new lane pieces and made them available for everyone. You can find them inside the “User Content” folder of our editors asset browser. Thanks again UnknownMaster21 for your awesome contributions!



[h2]What’s next: User Interface[/h2]
Over the last couple of years Golf It! significantly grew in every aspect. But, as so often, our initial concept of a user interface doesn’t handle all the new stuff gracefully. Therefore, it’s time for a substantial rework.
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll work on improving the user experience, by updating every single interface. If you want to follow the development, join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/perfuse Every now and then we’ll post a sneak peek and listen carefully for your feedback.

[h2]Roadmap[/h2]
Our next stops are:

• UI Overhaul
  
• Editor 2.0
  
• New Theme
  

If you would like to have a complete list of bugs, features requests and our public roadmap, please have a look on our Trello board: https://trello.com/b/TMbUwmxZ/golf-it

Take care,

Team Perfuse Entertainment

[h3]Changelog[/h3]

[General]
- Added support for MacOS 11
- Added 5 new achievements
- Added new Hole in One only game mode
- Added individual and server time at the end of each map
- Updated putter swing mechanic to be more consistent
- Updated stroke and timer UI
- Updated engine version to 4.26
- Updated all maps to fix various lightning and gameplay issues
- Updated hard mode to include simulation mode
- Fixed surrender on local play
- Fixed surrender on race mode
- Fixed metallic reflections appearing black
- Fixed option “random favorites” not showing up when changing maps
- Fixed scoreboard not scrolling correctly when playing on maps with more than 18 holes
- Fixed issues opening chat in lobby

[Editor]
- Added 600+ new lanes from UnknownMaster21
- Added lava planes
- Added gate and circular goals without borders
- Added ability to rotate pipes
- Added ability to enable/disable goal pole collision
- Added ability to enable/disable a goal setting to only allow players to enter when on a specific hole
- Added ability to enable/disable resetting
- Added special debug trails when playing in editor
- Added alternative options for curved, walled lanes
- Updated user content section to feature folders
- Updated pivot points for some assets
- Fixed long workshop descriptions cutting of
- Fixed duplication of custom assets triggering twice
- Fixed event reset not moving its collision volume

[VR]
- Added VR-ability to kick
- Updated VR spawn position logic
- Updated VR controller setup
- Fixed some events not working in VR

- Added option to surrender the current hole
- Added ability to add maps to favorites
- Added random favorite option to the random map select
- Added ability to redownload preview images from the workshop
- Added kick protection for 90 seconds after starting a match
- Added “Flip Mesh” in the importer
- Added “Flip Normal” in the importer
- Added manual diffuse and normal select in the importer
- Added pivot point modifier in the importer
- Added transform event for golf balls
- Improved game load times by splitting up all editor elements from load
- Improved brightness on Pirates Cove and Winterland
- Improved controller handling logic in VR
- Updated lobby play view logic
- Fixed audio thread not initializing during game start (Sound Wave Particle temporary changed)
- Fixed broken sounds loop when having muted music
- Fixed new players having black golf balls without names
- Fixed lobby view camera being visible
- Fixed some sounds not getting triggered via events
- Fixed final score not being colored correctly
- Fixed VR-Debug symbols getting drawn
- Possible fix for steam inventory getting unloaded
- Possible fix for some events not getting triggered in VR

// Hotfix
- Fixed imported assets not saving correctly on custom maps
- Fixed par coloring not working for all players
- Fixed cliffs not appearing in Pirates Cove editor menu

We are happy to announce that Golf It! finally goes VR. Today’s update unlocks the option to launch Golf It! in VR when hitting the play button. You will be able to play together with friends, even if they are not playing in VR.

Have fun, exploring our official and community made maps from a completely new perspective.



[h2]Which VR devices are supported?[/h2]

Theoretically you can use every device supported by SteamVR and OculusHMD, but we haven’t got the chance to test every device yet.

Supported devices:

• HTC Vive, Pro and Cosmos
  
• Valve Index
  
• Oculus Rift
  

Not yet tested:

• Oculus Quest 1 / 2
  
• Oculus Rift S
  

[h2]What else?[/h2]

To provide an enjoyable VR experience we massively improved the performance of Golf It!. All the implemented improvements affect both, VR and non-VR, as well as custom and official maps.

[h2]Roadmap[/h2]

In the next couple of weeks, we will focus on your feedback and pushing necessary adjustments. Our next stops are:

• Mac support
  
• Enhancing the editor
  
• Completely new theme
  

[h2]Our Discord[/h2]

If you want to get in contact with the rest of the Golf It! community and the devs, please enter our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/perfuse


Take care,

Team Perfuse Entertainment


[h3]Changelog[/h3]

- Added VR
- Added map designed to get into VR
- Added new water visuals
- Added ability for cannons to be influenced by gravity
- Added additional leaderboards
- Added random map selection
- Added steering options to the event system
- Improved performance across all official maps
- Improved loading process of custom maps massively
- Improved assets resulting in better performance on custom maps
- Improved initial game startup time
- Improved multiple Jade Temple lanes
- Improved network code to minimize timeouts
- Improved network communication to reduce data packages
- Improved UI performance, especially the scoreboard
- Improved chat visuals
- Fixed a few issues related to canons
- Fixed multiple issues related to chat
- Fixed several networking errors
- Fixed camera issues inside gravity areas
- Fixed multiplayer issues when playing in editor
- Fixed issues with post processing sharing data

[h3]Hotfix 0.8.0a:[/h3]

- Added vr putter getting slightly transparent if you are not allowed to hit
- Fixed crash on Rift when hitting the ball
- Fixed events not resetting in the editor
- Fixed spawning inside gravity fields will not apply gravity correctly
- Fixed Cloud FX using wrong LOD
- Fixed multiple FX using wrong draw distance
- Fixed some vr controllers not attaching correctly

Hotfix and preperation update 0.8.pre2

- Added around 200 new assets for the edtior under Packs/Mediterranean Ruins
- Added 2 Hats, 9 Trails and 9 Skins
- Added ability to open backup maps from within the game
- Classic mode has no reset penalty by default now
- Hard mode has simulation mode by default now
- Fixed a few multiplayer issues in the editor
- Fixed broken tangents issues in the importer
- Fixed multiple crashes during map change
- Fixed issues with free cam
- Fixed Blueprints/Collections appearing in map selection window
- Fixed post process volumes sometimes sharing and overwriting data
- Fixed various smaller issues and improvements
- "Restart Map" button now works on custom maps (will require reloading of the map)
- Various small performance improvements

Hotfix 15 Dezember 2020

-- Fixed issues with Dynamic Lanes
-- Fixed wrong displayed name in Hotseat mode
-- Fixed names of new assets overwriting older ones from Jade Temple and Pirates Cove
-- Possible fix for infinite map loading issue
-- Nerfed timing and optics of multiple trails obstructing the view for other players
-- Slightly updated cannon logic for all future placed cannons
-- Various smaller fixes

After months of work we are close to release our first VR build. Something many of you requested since we have launched our greenlight campaign. And there is even more new stuff going to be included in Update 0.8.0. This update is all about preparation.


In order to deliver a better VR experience we had to update the version of our game engine. This time the update was awful, since it had a huge impact on the physical behavior of our game. To guarantee that every custom map still works as intended - which is our top priority - we had to put a lot of effort into this process.

[h2]So what is this update about?[/h2]
This “pre” update is all about quality assurance. After days of testing, we are confident that everything runs smoothly. The only uncertainty is the behavior of your setup. That is why this update only contains the engine update and the following improvements:

• Significant collision improvements
  
• More consistent shooting behavior
  
• Scoreboard additions
  
• Spectator fixes
  Much faster update cycle

[h2]What if it’s broken?[/h2]
If you encounter something broken, please tell us. The best way is to enter our Discord: https://discord.gg/perfuse
If things are terribly broken, you can switch to our legacy branch. This can be done by right-clicking “Golf It!” in your Steam Library > Properties. Click on “Betas” and change the “NONE” branch to “legacy”.

• Asset pack: Mediterranean Ruins
  
• Virtual Reality: Vive and Oculus
  
• And More
  - 10 new trails
  - Editor UI updates
  - Improved performance
  

After VR has been released, mac will be our next milestone. Meanwhile, we will continue to release more asset packs and improve our editor. Everything else is top secret. ;)





- Fixed various issues related to faulty map load for clients
- Fixed Crash when changing search method
- Fixed Crash when changing trails
- Fixed some kick issues in lobby
- Improved load for Events during gameplay
- Improved multiple network interfaces
- Re-Added download and loading % display in the lobby
- Fixed Transform UI not being displayed in the editor for custom assets
- Fixed various smaller issues and improvements



- Added around 200 new assets for the edtior under Packs/Mediterranean Ruins
- Added 2 Hats, 9 Trails and 9 Skins
- Added ability to open backup maps from within the game
- Classic mode has no reset penalty by default now
- Hard mode has simulation mode by default now
- Fixed a few multiplayer issues in the editor
- Fixed broken tangents issues in the importer
- Fixed multiple crashes during map change
- Fixed issues with free cam
- Fixed Blueprints/Collections appearing in map selection window
- Fixed post process volumes sometimes sharing and overwriting data
- Fixed various smaller issues and improvements
- "Restart Map" button now works on custom maps (will require reloading of the map)
- Various small performance improvements