The Golf Club Early Access Available Now on Steam For $29.99 - Post Your Impressions

[Perfect Zero]

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My PS4 controller will not work... that is weird. I did hook my controller up through bluetooth instead of cable, but surely they does not matter.

It could be the issue, although the only game I would use it for is this one. Try using the cable...

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Picked up tonight and have a few questions.

1) Is there anyway to speed things up after you've swung like you can in TW?

No, and it doesn't sound like it's an option they're willing to entertain based on what I've read over the last few months.

2) Related to the above, if not, is there a way to force the game to keep running when changing the window focus? For example, if I swing and hit the ball, then switch off the window the game is running in so I can read OS real quick, the game stops and my ball just freezes in mid-air and only when I switch back to the game window does my shot continue. Anyway to change things so that it doesn't freeze and continues to run?

I can't help you with this unfortunately. I just learned yesterday how to recover full screen after the game gets reduced to "windowed" mode following a wireless controller resync. You have to hit Atl-Enter after clicking inside the window. I was having to closed the game via task manager previously, and restarting the game.

3) Anyway to stop the little zooming in camera shot that happens when you're getting ready to swing again?

No, not at present. I do know there are going to be some camera presentation options coming. I've been harping about this since the game was announced, along with a number of others. HBS' camera guy "Adam" has given us assurances that we're going to get some more golfer's view perspective presentation options, which might help what you're asking about.

Hoping we can speed things up a bit if all we want to do is finish a few holes.

Agreed... I think the game needs some help in this department. There are times when the ball catches a small slope and it takes forever to roll out. I'd love to be able to fast-forward that, particularly when I'm trying to get a round done in under 35 minutes.

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I never researched, so I want to purchase this game - but...are the ball trails in the game or not?

Looking forward to reading through impressions.

There's still no options to turn off the ball tracers, nor the ball comet trails. The only thing they have done since the last beta build, is turn off the comet trails on putts, which was absolutely ridiculous looking. I'm pretty sure we're going to get an option to turn tracers and/or trails off before the full release, based on what a couple of the devs have said.

[littakilla]

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anyone looking to play online or do a tour on pc?

ill be purchasing this later

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Somebody wanted some more impressions... here's a few specific ones I posted elsewhere:

The swing mechanics are solid, but too easy to execute a perfect shot, at least with my Microsoft Silver Edition wireless 360 controller. I find it hard to deviate from the Y axis enough to get me in trouble on anything more than a putt. It is possible to pull and push putts, thankfully.

They've got it too easy to hit 100% shots right now. Heck, even when I'm trying to hit like a 90% shot, it still gives me 100%. The shot setup screen is giving too much information as you're lofting and delofting the club. You can dial the carry distance down to the yard while adjusting it. The only thing you have to factor in is wind and elevation change. The red "risk cone" shrinks as you make loft/stance adjustments in any direction from default, but I paint the Y axis so consistently, it rarely matters, but when I don't.... woah be unto me! (it's rare though).

They've really neutered the pitching game, IMO. It's too easy to dial in a laser precision pitch shot using the shot setup tool. Pitches stop and in come cases back up on a dime, even from the rough. I rarely fail to get up and down from inside of 50 yards, even from bunkers, using the pitch shot, even from a 70% buried lie! Flop shots are really not needed, punch shots are really the hardest shot to execute in the game :?

TGC is still a work in progress and I'm sure it will continue to be refined. Hey, we've got fringes on the greens now, mostly believable approach shot physics, and semi-playable live play. Can't wait to see this on the PS4 and XB1 though, I don't think I'll ever touch the PC version after that, given my PC isn't anywhere nearly well equipped enough to handle it.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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Not sure how you believe the consoles versions will be superior at all.. (Assuming you are meaning that with yor last statement) If you have a good enough pc (and I do), I have it high as it can go and never had an issue besides my Bluetooth controller not working properly.

[RD_Rabin]

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They nearly had my money, until I checked the PC requirements and realised that I only have half the available video ram needed.

Ah well. I'll have to wait for the PS4 version after all.

[greenegt]

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Does the game include pre-made courses or is it all user-created/generated?

[Skyboxer]

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Downloading now. God I'm weak...

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Not sure how you believe the consoles versions will be superior at all.. (Assuming you are meaning that with yor last statement) If you have a good enough pc (and I do), I have it high as it can go and never had an issue besides my Bluetooth controller not working properly.

What I mean by that is they will be superior to what my PC can deliver. I saw the video of the PS4 version of The Golf Club as it was being displayed at the Game Developer's Conference and it almost didn't look like the same game that I'm playing, in both graphics and flow. I'm stuck at 1600 x 900 res, low detail and the game looks pretty stark there. I can dial my computer up to 1920 x 1080, High Detail for a look, and it looks a heap better than what I'm forced to use because of frame rates, but when I do that, the game runs between 11 and 13 FPS... the game is totally unplayable at that speed.

To those who have PC's that can run the game at those settings at 35 FPS +, I salute you. Honestly though, I'd have to spend more to upgrade my PC to be able to run the game at those settings than what I paid for my XB1 (which I got for an effective price of $389.95, since I got it on sale for $449.95, with the Titanfall pack-in). I have a very uncomfortable setup at my desk due to my wife's decor demands. I can't stand to sit at it for more than 45 minutes before I start getting a backache, so I'm not likely to do anything to make me want to try to tolerate it longer

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Does the game include pre-made courses or is it all user-created/generated?

Pre and user made and we've got some good ones of each. Joe Habiger's (SmokinJo, aka GI Joe 65) Autumn Ridge G.C. is the best of litter. I recommend beginning players start out with Little Brook Manor, then try out Autumn Ridge and also Joe's other course, Diamond Head CC. Both of them are so efficient in their builds that you'll get the best frame rates from them of any of the courses. Ironically, they look and play better than any of the official courses!

[greenegt]

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Pre and user made and we've got some good ones of each. Joe Habiger's (SmokinJo, aka GI Joe 65) Autumn Ridge G.C. is the best of litter. I recommend beginning players start out with Little Brook Manor, then try out Autumn Ridge and also Joe's other course, Diamond Head CC. Both of them are so efficient in their builds that you'll get the best frame rates from them of any of the courses. Ironically, they look and play better than any of the official courses!

Sounds great. I need that XB1 version, now!

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Downloading now. God I'm weak...

I'm weaker... I bought knowing my PC can't really handle it in any fashion that looks next-gen.

[MERACE]

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Somebody wanted some more impressions... here's a few specific ones I posted elsewhere:

The swing mechanics are solid, but too easy to execute a perfect shot, at least with my Microsoft Silver Edition wireless 360 controller. I find it hard to deviate from the Y axis enough to get me in trouble on anything more than a putt. It is possible to pull and push putts, thankfully.

I have a feeling they made the swing less sensitive to offline shots to appeal to the casual players. However, I also speculate that they may be adding a swing sensitivity slider and/or a controller calibration system to the game to make the swing more challenging for the hardcore crowd. I base this on a couple posts the developers made on the HB Studios forums which leads me to believe that this may be a possible addition to the game in the future.

They've got it too easy to hit 100% shots right now. Heck, even when I'm trying to hit like a 90% shot, it still gives me 100%.

I do like it better than in TW14 where I feel like my analogue stick is about to snap off by how hard and fast I have to swing it to get near 100% power.


-MERACE

[ODogg]

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Wow, going from this thread I'm glad I just downloaded Trials Fusion on the PS4 last night and skipped this for now. Hopefully they iron out the kinks for the console version...