GL Golf 1.4 Beta

[Jake]

Here is the beta to GL Golf 1.4 - http://nuclearnova.com/temp/glgolfbeta1.4.sit

Instructions - Its a demo BUT you can press P to skip a level and O to redo a level for testing.

I need feedback on a few things -

1. Speed - People with a computer slower than 1GHZ please open the console and while in GL Golf press 't' to NSLog the current FPS (capped at 85 I think). Then go to the main menu and go to File menu and then Render Quality and then Medium. Please report as well as CPU/Video Card/OS X Version. Hopefully the new better looking mode is faster because 50% less vertexes are used.

2. What do you think about the new graphics with multitexturing compared to the old version (or medium render quality on this version)?

3. I just re-implemented wind, what do you think of it?

4. Does it crash? Thats the main reason, I am not sure whats going to happen on OS 10.2 or with nVidea cards.

Know issues - The edges of some levels are not what they should be (for example sand jets out of a bunker into infinity) - will be fixed tonight.

Thanks for the help everyone - I think with the improvements as well as shrinking the download size to 3.5 megs (from 6) I should receive many more downloads and a better conversion ratio.

If anyone is interested in any changes from the beginning, here is a change log

1.4
*****
Textures now blend together from one type to another, a GIANT visual improvement!
50% reduction of vertexes being transformed (faster performance)
Fixed a bug where the wind could keep the ball rolling on the ground
Lowered wind and ball bounce
Separated the course pack from the demo to reduce the file size to under 3.5MB

1.34
*****
Fixed Fullscreen Mode
Fixed Wind - Now works properly
More wind in expert mode (5-20 MPH)
Fixed level 1 and 2 of breakers coast that caused crashing
Added a unique combo serial number that fixed a bug where users combo serial was being rejected
Lightened up some grass textures, the game will appear more bright
Slightly smaller hole and slightly less bouncing on the green


1.33
*****
GL Golf now checks for an active internet connection before uploading the highscores, which used to crash some systems
Expert mode now keeps the same club after every stroke
Optimized Vector class for minor speed improvements


1.32
*****
Added Expert mode which allows you to play without yard markers and club selection
Fixed a horrible bug where at lower FPS on older systems the ball would bounce over the hole to easy and never stop rolling
The highscores now download at hole 17 instead of 18 so slower internet connections don't have problems with the highscores
Fixed as bug where only the last player in multiplayer games highscore would be recorded
You are now given a sand wedge in the sand instead of a pitching wedge
Compiled with optimizations to improve speed slightly
Added more wind

1.31
*****
Improved the reliability of the online highscore list
You can now use Irons out of the sand at a 25% power loss (except the sand wedge)
The ball stops more easily on steeper slopes
Rattlesnakes par changed from 73 to 75

1.3
*****
Added a 4 course expansion pack for $10.00
Added Internet highscores
Added a course description and difficulty rating to the main menu
Made a more realistic tree texture
The ball will now bounce over the hole easier
The ball bounces less
Fixed a bug that would turn off the song in the demo mode
Fixed the URL files to open in safari instead of IE

1.21
*****
The ball will now bounce over the hole if you hit it to fast
Fixed a big bug were some trees floated and others were stuck in the ground
Music preferences are now saved to disk
The game now is registered fully after you buy it, you no longer have to restart
Lightened up most textures to make the game more bright
Made the sounds for hitting the ball more diverse
Changed the bunker sound
Made the help screen easier to read
Added controls to the read me
Fixed hole 2-10
Fixed the par on course 2 to 71

1.2
*****
A new 18 hole golf course, for a total of 36 holes
Multiplayer support, play with up to 4 people at once
New graphics for the Iron clubs
You can now choose to play the front 9, back 9, or all 18 holes of either course
All the clubs have been recalibrated to actually go their estimated distance
More physics tweaking

1.13
*****
Fixed the tree texture to look more like a tree
Added an option to play the front and back 9
Added support for multiple courses (To be downloadable soon)
Changed the sky texture

1.12
*****
Added Integrated eSeller so users can purchase GL Golf inside the program
Fixed the "Bouncy Rubber Ball" effect, the physics act more like real golf
Added a command to go back to the main menu from the game
Fixed 2 Textures

1.11
*****
Fullscreen mode added with 5 selectable resolutions
The Physics of the game were tweaked to be more realistic
The fog is reduced in the demo
Some new graphics files
Fixed a problem where the demo would crash after playing multiple times

1.1
*****
GL Golf was turned from a fun freeware game to a full fledged shareware game. The are too many changes to list, but it is basically a full new game.

1.0
*****
Released for the uDevGames 2003 contest. GL Golf won the Editors Choice Award.

[skyhawk]

don't blend the greens. On real courses, the greens are VERY well cut.

[Jake]

don't blend the greens. On real courses, the greens are VERY well cut.

Well its either that or a triangulated green, and if everything is blended but the green don't you think it would look out of place?

[skyhawk]

Well its either that or a triangulated green, and if everything is blended but the green don't you think it would look out of place?
not really, but that is just my opinion

[Jake]

UPDATE : I just tested on a new G5 and it worked great, but the 10.2 ati rage rendered incorrectly (no blending)

Here are the systems I need

10.2 nVidea card
10.3 nVidea card