The Golf Club released its Patch 1.02 for PC, which is available on Steam. The main reason for this patch, according to the game creators, was to take care of the intense learning curve that comes with playing the virtual reality version of the game.
The Golf Club was released in 2014 as an alternative to EA Sports’ Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 that was canceled the same year. The game would feature user created courses using the Unity game engine, which HB Studios hoped would create short loading times for the players. It was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, but in recent months, Steam has become the more dominant platform for playing the game.
The Golf Club received Operation Sports’ Best Indie/Arcade Game award for 2014 and received a 7 out of 10 from IGN. The game has continued on as we have hit two years since the game's initial release. The team at HB Studios announced they were venturing into virtual reality as the company teamed with HTC to bring the game to the Vive in October. Prior to that news, HB Studios announced that they were working on The Golf Club 2, which released its first trailer during this year’s E3.
Below is the full list of fixes for The Golf Club’s Patch 1.02. Are you a fan of The Golf Club? Let us know what you think of the game in comment section!
Bug Fixes:
- Ball not being set properly when teleporting to ball on tutorial island.
- Reduced the flash to steam room when grabbing the yardage book.
- Scorecard not showing up properly on the scoreboard.
- UI Sounds FX not working on menus.
- Yellow ball beacon didn’t disappear after dropping a new ball.
- Watch visibility range adjusted to fix issues with it popping in and out.
- Sticky Club description is backwards and doesn’t fit in text box.
- Missed swing feedback lines when making contact with the ball.
- Default club rotations are not correct.
- Watch showing feet instead of yards and not tracking strokes.
- Localization for EFIGS, PT and JA. (First Pass)
Additional Features:
- Beginner difficulty with additional assists for aiming has been added. This difficulty will be accessible through the tutorial or the gameplay settings via the main menu. This setting will give you visual assist to help aim your shots and apply the correct loft. This can be used to help line up your shot or you can lock in your swing by pressing up on the touch pad. While the direction is locked take a swing like normal to have the ball follow your selected path.
- Receive a putt preview while on the green. You can now take a step back and take a practice putt next to your ball. This will shoot your practice ball along the green to help you judge the weight of your shot and the slope of the green. Only one practice putt can be used per-stroke and this feature is not available on Pro.
- The shot analyzer has received an upgrade with additional shot information. While viewing the shot analyzer you can now look at your watch to see how far your ball has traveled. In addition to this you will also receive a grade based on your swing speed, flight path, contact with the ball and the accuracy of your shot. The idea of the grading is to help improve your game by seeing where you’re getting penalized and try to improve on that area.
- The tutorials have been updated to outline the new features and difficulty. You can now practice in the tutorial with each difficulty before moving on and without needing to open the menu. A putt preview tutorial as also been added.
- Ball depth in bunkers and the sand penalty are now based on how the ball enters the bunker.
- MSAA and SS sliders have been added to the visual settings.
- Unlocked two additional courses
