The Golf Club Closed Beta Impressions (Q&A Inside)

[greenegt]

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Wow, this looks pretty good....may have to check it out on One when it releases!

I'll be there. Looking forward to some tourneys.

[bluengold34_OS]

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Started playing around with the course creator again this morning and decide to dig in and start putting some real effort in creating something close to Augusta -

So I have worked on the basic layout, hole length, and design. Still need to put some work in on elevation, trees, buildings, - pretty much everything, but its a start.

Hole#1(Tea Olive)

[daflyboys]

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I'm sorry if this was asked already, but is there a way to turn off the indicators and ball trail so that it has a more "natural" feel when you play? For example, not being able to stick your pointer to a spot on the fw as a potential landing spot, which you can't do in real life..... stuff like that.

[blingballa333]

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Started playing around with the course creator again this morning and decide to dig in and start putting some real effort in creating something close to Augusta -

So I have worked on the basic layout, hole length, and design. Still need to put some work in on elevation, trees, buildings, - pretty much everything, but its a start.

Hole#1(Tea Olive)

Nice work man. Just from my viewpoint I can see that those trees are a bit too sparse and too tall. Is there any way to replicate the pine straw?

[bluengold34_OS]

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I'm sorry if this was asked already, but is there a way to turn off the indicators and ball trail so that it has a more "natural" feel when you play? For example, not being able to stick your pointer to a spot on the fw as a potential landing spot, which you can't do in real life..... stuff like that.

Not right now, but we really have no access to the settings right now. I know this has been brought up often in the beta forums - so hopefully they inslcude the abaility to adjust and turn off all that stuff.

Nice work man. Just from my viewpoint I can see that those trees are a bit too sparse and too tall. Is there any way to replicate the pine straw?

Thx bling - And I agree, trees are too sparse right now, fairway edges need adjusting, and I need to remove some trees and replace them with a different variety. As far as the straw, not really right now, but hopefully that is one of the items they add into the creator with the next build.

[jmaj315]

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No - you are purchasing the full game in purchasing the early access. It will just be a late beta phase type condition. Once the final retail build is finished, you will just get prompted for an update.

To add on to that:

Any updates that they do are downloaded and you get the newest version all the time.

Prison Architect is the perfect example of how great early access can be and I thinks it's a GREAT move for not only the company but gamers.

Ahhhh. Okay Thanks guys!! Not gunna get on PC but was just wondering.

These are the times where I wish I owned a gaming pc.

Me too, I have to go to a buddy's house to play any really demanding pc games...

I really am getting big time excited .. I keep mentioning it, and probably because golf season is slowly creeping back. I could get it for pc, but seeing as I have one game for my PS4, I'll wait and get it for that.

Its supposed to be golf season already, but winter hasn't been very kind to us up here has it? I'm so ready for my first full year with my new Driver. And looking at possibly getting a new set of fairway woods and a putter.
Also not taking summer classes so I'm gunna live at the golf course

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Started playing around with the course creator again this morning and decide to dig in and start putting some real effort in creating something close to Augusta -

So I have worked on the basic layout, hole length, and design. Still need to put some work in on elevation, trees, buildings, - pretty much everything, but its a start.

Hole#1(Tea Olive)

Dammit Bob, fix the mow lines!!!!



LOL, j/k of course....looks great so far, especially since you don't have the proper trees or ground cover to work with for authenticity. But getting the lay of the holes right, looks good. How do you know to fix the elevations? Are they listed somewhere for you to use?

[TheBleedingRed21]

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Hopefully they add the ability to create own fairway shape, otherwise, some courses will not be as accurate as they could be. Excited to see them keep updating the game and adding features.

[half-fast]

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Its supposed to be golf season already, but winter hasn't been very kind to us up here has it? I'm so ready for my first full year with my new Driver. And looking at possibly getting a new set of fairway woods and a putter.
Also not taking summer classes so I'm gunna live at the golf course

True, my first round last year was in March, though I didnt play again until May. Which driver? Is there a particular brand youre looking at for your woods? I just bought some Callaway x-hot fairway woods last year and I love them to death.

[bluengold34_OS]

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Dammit Bob, fix the mow lines!!!!



LOL, j/k of course....looks great so far, especially since you don't have the proper trees or ground cover to work with for authenticity. But getting the lay of the holes right, looks good. How do you know to fix the elevations? Are they listed somewhere for you to use?

Thanks Dan. I have already changed it quite a bit since that photo was taken. As far as elevation goes, I have no chart. So I am just going off memory from the 7 Masters tournaments I have been to - and the practice round I got to walk with Tom Watson.

Hopefully they add the ability to create own fairway shape, otherwise, some courses will not be as accurate as they could be. Excited to see them keep updating the game and adding features.

They kind of have a way to do it now, but it could be much much simpler.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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Awesome man, I am so excited for this game. I bought Links 2003 last night for $6.99 and have been playing it to fill the wait time for this. Links truly had the difficulty down pat. I am struggling so bad in that game.

[blingballa333]

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Feel free to share your updates to Tea Olive! And the rest of the holes if you're so inclined

[bluengold34_OS]

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Feel free to share your updates to Tea Olive! And the rest of the holes if you're so inclined

I will get some photos up in the AM - I am working on hole 2 and still tweaking hole 1 - will post both sometime before noon est tomorrow -

[southernSNIDELY]

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Hole#1(Tea Olive)
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Go Blue - Glad to see one of the Beta's making a run at Augusta National. I hope your work is carried over to the release build! Looks like a good start.
You lucky bastard - you've been to Augusta National how many times?
I bet it is breath taking.



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[bluengold34_OS]

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Hole#1(Tea Olive)
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Go Blue - Glad to see one of the Beta's making a run at Augusta National. I hope your work is carried over to the release build! Looks like a good start.
You lucky bastard - you've been to Augusta National how many times?
I bet it is breath taking.



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Brother - I was just messing with Lt. Dan about going 7 times because he asked about getting exact elevations, hence the whistling emoticon- sorry about that.

I do have a good start, but running into an issue where it is hard to recreate the proper elevations and declines because, if people are not aware, there is a permanent base of water underneath the creation grid. So I am running into the issue of uncovering water as I try to lower certain aspects of certain holes.