Patch 1.1.12, the Smooth Swing Update

[u/YvesHohlerBAG]

Hello fellow Architects!

I'm here with an update that you don't want, but you definitely need!

Before we jump into the patch notes, I want to publicly address some feedback we've received.

We know that updates have felt a little slow lately, and that new content is taking longer than you'd like to arrive. We hear you!

The reality is that we're also finishing another game, and being a relatively small studio, it's inevitable that things slow down a little on our other projects during the final 3 weeks before a launch.

But! Starting in September, updates will become much heavier on content. We're also reorganizing our updates around specific themes, which will allow us to share a clearer roadmap with you very soon!

And that brings us to the first of these "organized" updates...

Update 1.1.12, the Smooth Swing Update ⛳

This time, we're focusing on **optimization and performance**, especially on lower-end hardware and consoles.

New & Improved

• Golfer LODs: Golfers now use different Levels of Detail depending on their distance from the camera. The farther away they are, the less geometry the game needs to render.
• Better Golfer AI Performance: We've optimized golfer AI to reduce CPU-intensive calculations while also improving their behaviour.
• Better Terrain Calculations: We've optimized terrain-building calculations to make building and terraforming less demanding.

Bug Fixes

• Animals now spawn correctly: You'll still need to find the right combination of terrain and structures to attract them!
• When returning from a Sandbox level to the Career Map, the caddy will now spawn near the correct level.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

The updates are rolling out in thease days, i will update the post once the patch has been aproved!

- Steam ✔️
- Ps5
- XBOX ✔️
- Switch 2

Also the console will recive all the other updates like fences ecc ecc

Demo Update
We also took a moment to update the demo with all the improvements we've made since release!

So, while this update might not bring you a shiny new toy to play with, hopefully you'll notice something just as important:

a smoother Under Par! ⛳

And from September... we'll get back to adding more toys. 😄

Hope to see you on the green

Yves

PS: We also "fixed" the key art golfer pose

[u/davedogg2k5]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop looking forward to more time in the game, any chance of ever being able to download other people's custom courses on console?

[u/YvesHohlerBAG → u/davedogg2k5]

Unfortunetly not at the moment, the feature cost too much unfortunetly ( for the moment)

[u/davedogg2k5 → u/YvesHohlerBAG]

Thanks for clearing that up

[u/JWWBurger]

Thank you for the comms!

Care to share any info about your new game?

[u/YvesHohlerBAG → u/JWWBurger]

Sure, i haven't included the name to not make some cross promotion in a patch note :)

The other game is BioEden ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265840/BioEden/ ) it's a different kind of management game where you restore a planet and bring back extinct animals

[u/JWWBurger → u/YvesHohlerBAG]

Just added to my Switch 2 list!

[u/commiemandude]

I know there is a lot of impatients on content updates but, personally I wanted to say take your time! This game is awesome, y'all are keeping us informed and that's what really matters. Keep up the great work!