Golf 1.21.2

Changes:

• Fixed - Elevation display is properly hidden for remote clients in network games
• Fixed - Game no longer plays menu music in-game when the soundtrack is installed from Steam
• Fixed - Workshop tools were loading the wrong player animations when importing an avatar.
• Fixed - Crash when loading the game and no audio hardware was available
• Updated - CPU players are less likely to go into ‘meltdown’ when failing to make a shot
• Updated - Tutorial and How To Play now cover the Putt Measuring Tool
• Added - Option to automatically rotate camera when aiming (on by default, disable in the Options menu)
• Added - ability to measure distances when putting with Up on the D-Pad or 1 on the keyboard
• Added - Support for the Adventurer DLC

Golf 1.21.1

Mostly a bug fix release with a sprinkling of smaller new features:

• Fixed - Don’t show unnecessary welcome message on Tutorial
• Fixed - Intermittent crash when using the jump view button in free cam
• Fixed - Cases where achievements weren’t awarding in offline mode
• Fixed - Incorrect order of emote shortcut buttons on chat window
• Fixed - Hide putt direction indicator when putting assist is disabled
• Fixed - Incorrectly displaying remote player’s club type when switching clubs
• Fixed - Length adjustment of range indicator with Regular clubs
• Fixed - Crash caused by Windows reporting multiple devices being disconnected when a Bluetooth controller is removed.
• Added - Option to hide mini-map
• Added - Credits are awarded for finishing a Club League
• Added - Difficulty warning when starting a new round with Pro clubs
• Added - Activity indicator to Options menu to display active controllers
• Added - Displaying ball trail on mini-map
• Added - Umbrellas in the rain ☂️
• Updated - Hole elevation is displayed for all players in a network game
• Updated - Clubhouse is unlocked when playing hot-seat
• Updated - Rotating the camera now orbits the player

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Golf 1.21.0

Changes:

• Fixed - Accidentally switching to free-cam when letting go of spin button before the DPad
• Fixed - Prevent taking punch shots from the tee
• Fixed - Prevent free-cam vertical look sometimes getting locked
• Fixed - Player transition camera would occasionally clip through water
• Fixed - Menu text could occasionally get cropped when high-DPI displays were active
• Fixed - Join the Club achievement not dropping when finishing 18 holes with a gimme
• Fixed - Regression which broke billboard shadows in 1.20
• Fixed - Custom names assigned to the default profile no longer revert back to Steam name
• Fixed - Missing delineation on stroke indicator when using decimated power bar
• Updated - Overhauled shadow render with variance shadow maps
• Updated - SVS modding interface with new packet types (see: here)
• Updated - New difficulty modes based on active clubset now let the player choose how they want to play
• Updated - Revised CPU players are no longer relentless in Pro-level rounds
• Added - Animated icon above current putter range
• Added - Option to display current month’s leader when playing Free Play
• Added - Option to set crowd density to zero (eg hide spectators)
• Added - Option to enable follow-cam when putting
• Added - Option to auto-zoom the follow cam view
• Added - Option to reset the menu hints
• Added - Option for Very Low, Very High and Classic shadow quality
• Added - Non-Steam edition logs personal best scores in lieu of online leaderboards
• Added - Non-Steam edition displays personal best on scoreboard
• Added - Gear upgrades now available from the Equipment Counter
• Added - Assigning new gear to player profiles with the Profile Editor
• Added - New club set models unlocked when gaining new upgrades
• Added - New ball models unlocked when gaining new upgrades
• Added - Upgrade credits are awarded for completing Career and Freeplay rounds
• Added - Shortcut to zoom free-cam to the current estimated target
• Added - Shortcut to overview map to zoom to the current estimated target
• Added - TTS option for linux builds/Steam Deck
• Added - Stats to track longest and average drive and putt distances
• Added - Stat for longest chip-in
• Added - Chip animation for avatars!
• Added - How To Play Guide to Options menu
• Added - Course designer displays par for the selected hole
• Added - New arcade game: Sports Ball
• Added - Team play mode, play freeplay games in pairs
• Added - New achievement: Upgrade
• Added - New achievement: Custom Kit
• Added - New achievement: Big Spender
• Added - New achievement: Hoarder
• Added - New achievement: Entrepreneur
• Added - New achievement: Fickle
• Added - New Achievement: Let’s Get This Over With
• Added - New Achievement: Another Level
• Added - New Achievement: Tag

Golf 1.20.0

Release notes:

• Fixed - rendering player names which use the extended latin character set
• Fixed - incorrect animation was played when reaching a sudden death round in skins when playing a course in reverse
• Fixed - Pitch ‘n’ Putt pavilions no longer float
• Fixed - Options menu no longer defaults to Steam Deck icon in big picture mode
• Fixed - daily streak award no longer prints wrong value for XP actually awarded
• Fixed - Playstation controllers now show correct glyphs in big picture mode
• Fixed - Escape/Right mouse/Controller B closes arcade sub-menu
• Fixed - League browser now shows final standings from previous season if a new season is not yet started
• Fixed - Workshop items are no longer duplicated locally when first uploaded to Workshop
• Fixed - Workshop tool now remembers last directory browsed for importing
• Fixed - top and backspin no longer have crazy effects on concrete paths
• Fixed - possible garbled player score when playing a league round resumed from a save
• Fixed - properly remove unused light entities on hole change
• Reduced overall RAM consumption by optimising component pool allocation for location over indirection
• Updated - controller navigation in course editor is less terrible (still far from perfect).
• Updated - stats and achievements pages now wrap around to the beginning or end when scrolling
• Updated - new sound effects for a variety of golf swings
• Updated - text chat buffer now persists between game and lobby states
• Updated - a selection of models, such as boats, with night time variants
• Updated - reduced VRAM usage for spectator models
• Updated - reduced VRAM usage for non-critical MRTs
• Updated - Workshop tools with ambient occlusion map import for avatars
• Added double XP weekends every third weekend of the month
• Added tips to loading screen
• Added game settings page to Options menu
• Added option to adjust thumbstick deadzone
• Added option to set lightmap quality to low
• Added option to enable high-contrast power bar
• Added option to log stroke play scores to CSV when playing free play rounds
• Added option to log in-game chat to text file
• Added option to disable in-game chat
• Added option to select texture used for pin flag
• Added option to render hole number on pin flag
• Added option to select club models per player profile
• Added websocket server for modding interface
• Added custom flag textures to Workshop
• Added custom club models to Workshop
• Added emissive material option to clubs
• Added ambient occlusion mapping to avatar models
• Added per-profile voice selection
• Added custom voice sets to Workshop
• Moved remote content setting to game settings page
• Moved Career and Profile reset buttons to game settings page
• Implemented a more reliable beefstick

Itch.io version is built against this release, also available on Steam

Golf 1.19.0

Changes in this release:

• Fixed avatar animation stall on game start
• Fixed rendering depth of chat text in lobby
• Fixed graphical glitches on coarse putting grid
• Fixed audio device selection on Steam Deck
• Fixed inverting controller axis in the Options accidentally inverting spin controls
• Fixed mouse wheel scrolling achievements page up when achievements page not active
• Fixed virtual CPU scores not generating when reaching stroke limit on a hole
• Fixed NTP game modes ending correctly if all players bar the host disconnect from a multiplayer game
• Fixed tutorial windows overriding the pause menu
• Fixed chat window getting stuck open when using the quick emote buttons
• Fixed UI scaling at 4k
• Updated tutorial with range indicator explanation
• Updated safe mode now also resets any window settings
• Updated menu background with time of day
• Updated vehicle motion with smoother paths
• Updated distance display to always show feet to match the putter range when on the green
• Added Scrub! to the clubhouse arcade
• Added Steam timeline markers for each new tee-off on the Driving Range
• Added scroll bars to the Stats and Achievements pages (finally!)
• Added right controller thumbstick now scrolls Stats and Achievement pages
• Added D-Pad aiming is now slower than analogue aiming to aid fine-tuning
• Added playing local hotseat unlocks all clubsets unless clubset limit is enabled
• Added pin elevation to UI
• Added scores under par are now marked in green
• Added option to switch to any available beta from the main menu (steam desktop only)
• Added option to fix the range of the putter at 10m/33ft
• Added option to disable downloading remote content in network games
• Added option to set max wind speed in Free Play games
• Added option to set randomly variable wind speed in Free Play games
• Added new game mode - Nearest the Pin+
• Added Quick Play mode to start a random 9 hole round in Free Play
• Added two new Career tournaments - The Dagle-Bunnage Cup and The Sammonfield Championship
• Added support for animated golf balls
• Added default avatar model when remote content is disabled
• Added new achievement - Clean as a Whistle, scrub 40 balls in one session
• Added new achievement - Plus Fours, win a round of NTP+ with at least 4 players
• Added new achievement - Dive Right In, play a random 9 holes in Quick Play
• Added new achievement - Quick Start, win a Quick Play round with Novice clubs
• Added new achievement - Quick Step, win a Quick Play round with Expert clubs
• Added new achievement - Into The Quick Of It, win a Quick Play round with Pro clubs
• Added new achievement - Unreal, Come first in the Dagle-Bunnage Cup
• Added new achievement - Beachamp, Come first in the Sammonfields Championship
• Added new achievement - Beginner’s Luck, Win a tournament using only Novice clubs
• Added new achievement - Not My First Rodeo, Win a tournament using only Expert clubs
• Added new achievement - Gonna Need A Bigger Shelf, Win a tournament using only Pro clubs
• Added new achievement - Ahead Of The Game, complete the tutorial with a chip-in

Releases on itch.io are built against this tag.

Golf 1.18.2

Changes:

• Fixed rare bug which could cause config files to corrupt and prevent game from loading
• Fixed shadows flickering when idling on Driving Range
• Fixed resetting pot display when a player wins the hole in skins mode
• Fixed misleading League Browser text in clubhouse menu
• Fixed texture alignment of options tabs for stats and achievements
• Added fast scroll to stats and achievements windows when holding controller button
• Added save progression message when quitting Career games mid-round
• Added navigation icons to options menu
• Added achievement: Off the wall
• Updated re-centering of minimap when zoomed in
• Updated libsdl to latest version

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2173760/Super_Video_Golf/
Itch: https://fallahn.itch.io/super-video-golf

Golf 1.18.1

Changes:

• Fixed prevent switching to freecam when current player is CPU
• Fixed occasional texture streaking on minimap
• Fixed ball not updating distance on UI when rolling on the driving range
• Fixed cropping drawables to bounds of minimap
• Fixed reassigning controller indices when using multiple controllers and one is disconnected
• Fixed tagging monthly challenge as completed on non-Steam builds
• Updated Mulligans are now only awarded once per 9 holes
• Updated Eliminated players are now marked on the scoreboard after elimination
• Updated Freeplay CPU skill level is based on current club set, and base level is lower for beginners
• Updated Career CPU stat generation to reduce the maximum possible skill
• Updated workshop tools to use ImGui file browser for avatar masks instead of native dialogues
• Updated Increased overall render distance
• Updated Full size courses now contain a selection of par 5 holes
• Added Controllers are now listed in player order on Options menu when multiple controllers are connected
• Added menu hint when loading the player roster for the first time
• Added mouse wheel scroll to adjust headwear transforms (hold shift for bigger increments)
• Added ball travel distance to minimap
• Added current Skins pot to the scoreboard in Skins games
• Removed incorrect markings on range indicator when using decimated power bar

Itch: https://fallahn.itch.io/super-video-golf
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2173760/Super_Video_Golf/

Golf 1.18.0

Changes in this version:

• Added new hair models courtesy of Vincent Page
• Added new avatar voice set courtesy of Paul Bell
• Added option to have 2 different hair/hat models at the same time
• Added option for shiny materials on hair models
• Added support for Steam Timeline events
• Added option to enable exclusive full screen mode
• Added option to toggle size of the swing meter
• Added option to display swing meter with 10% divisions
• Added option to display distances as decimal values instead of smaller denominations
• Added option to select audio device for playback
• Added Nemesis display to Career scoreboard
• Added remote clients can now see avatar rotation in network games
• Added ability to take punch or flop shots
• Added ability to take one mulligan per hole in career mode
• Added XP reward for fairway and green in regulation
• Added multi-threaded render pre-processing
• Added displaying total daily streak on Unlock Screen
• Added Screenshots taken with F5 now copy the image to clipboard
• Fix balls no longer stop on steep slopes when rolling
• Fix mouse click no longer overrides CPU input
• Fix Match, Skins and Elimination games automatically end when all players but the host quit
• Fix making new unlocks available without restarting the game
• Updated workshop tools to import headwear models with shiny materials on the second channel
• Updated freecam so that ‘fast move’ is now togglable
• New Achievement: Punch It Chewie
• New Achievement: Top of the Flops
• New Achievement: Fringe Benefit
• New Achievement: Try, Try Again

Post release patch to 1.17

Rewrote audio streaming code for music
Added option to use left mouse button as Action button

Builds on itch.io are created from this tag.

Golf 1.17.0

Change notes: 1.17.0

• Fix disconnecting an audio device (eg bluetooth headphones) now reconnects to any available audio output
• Fix ball thumbnails being invisible when vertex snap is enabled
• Fix possible crash when resetting your career progress
• Fix colour emojis on SteamOS/Steam Deck
• Fix depth sorting of text items in Course Editor
• Fix selecting correct wave/depth map when resuming a career game mid-course
• Fix flat stone surfaces are no longer out of bounds
• Fix low ball velocity cancelling any top or back spin
• Fix using thumbsticks on secondary controllers in single player
• Fix playing hot-seat on Steam Deck when using an external controller
• Fix Match Play scoring now only allows 2 players
• Fix Skins Play now requires minimum 2 players
• Fix chat box scaling on high DPI displays
• Added automatic frame limiting when disabling v-sync
• Added scrolling active monthly challenge to news page
• Added option to change the name of the Career profile player
• Added option to edit career player names from the league browser
• Added on screen notification when taking screenshots
• Added ability to switch to putter when on the fringe of the green
• Added ability to speed up hole transition by holding the Action button
• Added freecam mode by pressing Down on the directional pad
• Moved Drone cam to Up on the directional pad
• Moved minimap zoom to R3/Right stick on controller
• Updated Chat window to scale with game resolution
• Updated Options menu with refined keybinds
• Updated Career reset preserves any existing item unlocks
• Updated Career mode now displays CPU league players on the scoreboard mid-round
• Updated Career mode with difficulty balances for entry-level players
• Updated workshop tools with UI improvements, particularly on SteamOS/Linux
• Game now plays the Steam soundtrack if it is installed, instead of the default one
• New Game Mode: Elimination
• New Game Mode: Clubset Shuffle
• New Game Mode: Nearest the Pin
• New Achievement: Top Of The Pile
• New Achievement: Survivor
• New Achievement: Like, Totally Random
• New Achievement: Pin King
• New Achievement: Short Distance Clara
• New Achievement: Snug As A Bug
• New Achievement: Happy Snapper
• New Achievement: Starting Out
• New Achievement: Getting The Hang Of It
• New Achievement: Pro Show