New Volcanic Update is now LIVE!

02 Apr 2020Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Welcome everyone,

We're thrilled to announce an update has erupted into Golf With Your Friends! It's time to putt around a volcanic course, are you hot enough to take it on?

New Features and content

A new volcanic and sci-fi themed 18 hole course, Volcano
Japanese Localisation
A new and improved Course Editor
New obstacles and hazards
Tutorial Help and Tips
Controller Support (currently excludes editor)
Bug fixes

...And more!

Bug Fixes

Crash issues

[Linux] Fixed the title crashing after a very short time spent in the menu, practice mode or Forest course.
Fixed issue where some players softlock if they enter practice mode.
Fixed a crash occurring if the player interacted with exploding barrels that were next to each other in courses created in the level editor.

Lobby/Multiplayer

Fixed issues occurring if a player joins a lobby which has changed type from public to password.
Multiple issues will no longer occur if a player attempts to join the lobby of a host whose name contains an apostrophe.
The “Detect Best Region” now functions as intended.
Online lobby name no longer displays Missing Text if the host's name contains a curly bracket.
Fixed issue where player would become softlocked if they become disconnected from online services in the session browser and then refresh the lobbies
Fixed issue where player would become softlocked if they let a lobby password prompt timer run out.
Fixed issue where players would be unable to take shots if they are in practice mode when the host leaves.
Fixed issue where players will create broken lobbies if they select 'back' after choosing to create the lobby but before being connected to it.
Fixed issue where the player is not automatically pulled into the lobby if they accept an invite while in the Level Editor.
Fixed issue where it was possible to use the password from a closed session to access a new session of the same name

Maps

[Space] The golf ball does not fall into the hole on Hole 8.
[Space] The player is unable to complete the hole on Hole 1.
[Space] The player can no longer become indefinitely stuck at the ends of the waterways on hole 16.
[Space] Removed an offset, nonfunctional duplicate of the core of the black hole on hole 17 of Space Station.
[Space] Stamper audio from holes 5 and 8 of the Space Station course can no longer be heard across the entire course.
[Space] Pipes added on Hole 18 .
[Space] Gravity shifts are now present on Hole 18.
[Space] Gravity shift is now present on Hole 2.
[Forest] Fixed graphical issues present on the Forest Course.
[Warzone] Intended trickshot on Hole 6 of the Worms Course made possible.
[Warzone][OSX] Course is not loading past course presentation
[Warzone] Fixed issue where jetpack only activates using Space bar even after ?Activate Jetpack? keybind is set to a different key
[Oasis] Fixed barrier not being animated on 13 Hole.
[Oasis] Hole 12 of the Oasis Course is made less impossible in Hockey mode.
[Oasis] On Hole 18 parts of the floor are no longer lit up due to the lightning issues being fixed.
[Museum] – Fixed issue where the spirit pick-up SFX plays inconsistently when acquired.
[Museum] – Fixed issue where the spirit wall assets do not change visually to the player when active.
[Museum] - The pole for the basketball hoop on Hole 7 is no longer raised off the ground.
[Twilight] Fixed Linux issue where "Hole 1" sign would be visible at the course start on every hole.

Level Editor

There is now an import button in the level editor which you'll need to add old maps in the first time you use the editor.
Fixed unintentionally super slow turn speed
Multiple level editor stability and bug fixes

Known Level Editor issue we are working to fix

Moving vertically is rebound to 'Q' and 'E' on keyboards only in the level editor mode.
If users exits the level editor via ‘retire’ and saves changes and then immediately loads into an online or offline game in a Steam workshop course, the game will softlock.
Some users may find problems with importing old editor maps which have not been published - we are currently investigating and looking into a fix for this

General

Fixed an issue where players couldn’t pick up powerups.
Fixed issue where players inside of online games are unable to take shots until all players leave.
Fixed powerup boxes disappearing when zooming out.
Powerups can no longer be activated after the player's turn is over in hotseat mode.
Fixed issue where '15 seconds left of free cam' message permanently displayed whilst in Free-cam mode.
Fixed soflock issue where player entered gameplay with any level of jump enabled
Fixed purple double trail being visible in the game instead of Boo! Trail
Timers will no longer layer on top of each other if the player enters free camera mode whilst spectating a player.
Fixed issue where actions bound to the mouse wheel only accepted mouse wheel up inputs.
Players can no longer take shots during the initial camera pan sequence that plays when first loading into a match.
Fixed issue where players are unable to load into Level Editor created courses.
The title no longer softlocks if the player cancels out of the first time online region setup.
Ball shape now changes for first two holes after selecting "Ball Shape Random Each" modifier.
The player will no longer be placed into the incorrect workshop courses when they select to play a subscribed course in an offline game.
Changing ‘Active Powerup’ keybind will no longer automatically change ‘Active Jetpack’ to the same keybind and vice versa after retiring the game.
Fixed issue where players would become softlocked if a player accepts an invite whilst the game is not running, enters practice mode and then starts the game.

The time counter no longer shows 00:-01s. when time runs out and ball is on the move.

Camera

Fixed issue with missing UI elements when spectating players inside of online games.
Fixed issue where the player cannot enter free camera mode whilst spectating another online player.
Multiple issues will no longer occur if a player attempts to join the lobby of a host whose name contains an apostrophe.
Online lobby name no longer displays Missing Text if the host's name contains a curly bracket.
Fixed issue where Free-cam can become stuck within environments and objects if the player enters the Free-cam mode whilst the player camera is colliding or clipping into the environment.
Fixed issue where Ball Spin UI will appear to duplicate itself if the player changes the default FOV setting.
Fixed issue where players observe a "laggy" map Flyover in online games when waiting for players to enter or leave the game.

Sound

Fixed the SFX being missing for actions performed by the player's ball.
Fixed some players having no sound in the menu.

...And More - these are just the main fixes this patch!

Thank you all for reading, we hope you'll all enjoy the new content and fixes. See you in another update soon!

Try it out for yourself here on Steam Early Access! Golf With Your Friends will also be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Playstation 4 with it's release in Q2 2020!

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