Hi everyone.
My name is Kevin (aka Crazymonkay). I am currently the sole developer working on MiniGolf Mania, and have been the only developer working on the game for the past several months.
We have seen the few recent comments questioning whether or not this game is dead (which seems to happen every few months). I want to address this with the simple promise:
I will finish what we started.
What does this mean exactly? Here are the major points:
- Course Creator - At this point, the Course Creator is my #1 priority, adding new features and new environments to play with. I want MiniGolf Mania's Course Creator to be the best level editor of any mini-golf game, the thing that sets us apart from the others. Had I known the complexity I was going to end up wanting out of the Course Creator, MiniGolf Mania would probably have purely been focused around it (no pre-made courses like the "Arcade"; think Mario Maker).The idea of doing this even now, focusing on the Course Creator and outright removing any pre-made courses, is something I seriously consider.
- Pirate Course - I cannot say with 100% certainty that the Pirate course will make it into the game. (What I can say with 100% certainty is that Pirate-themed items and environments will be available in the Course Creator). Work has been done on it, but I don't want to say anything definitive at this point.
- Everything else - Unfortunately with the other 2 developers no longer actively working on this game, the extent of other additions to the game like new Power-Ups, Gamemodes, etc. as well as general improvements and bug fixes will be limited. 3 new Power-Ups have already been mostly completed.
Now, to prove work is still being done, here are a few pictures of one of the environments we are currently adding to the Course Creator, Dreamland:
Something also worth saying is that the environment system has recently been completely revamped. You will no longer have a fixed list of canned environments to choose from (with a little square in the middle where you can build your course). You now will have full control over the textures and sky of your environment, as well as the ability to edit the entire terrain area:
And to everyone who's stuck around this long, thank you. I can't believe it's been over 2 years since we first released this measly little game, and I feel it is my duty to give you guys the game you deserve, no matter how long it takes.