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Retr0id•about 3 hours ago

Feels like there's too much rolling resistance, even with a perfectly lined up shot there's not so far you can go. And definitely not enough to make it in 6!

Also if the camera angle is too high, you can't pull back far enough to reach maximum speed.

munro•about 2 hours ago

If you bounce off the wall at the start, and RNG gods look down on you, you're lined up to go through castle on first shot. Then knock it through castle, and lined up for 3rd final putt into hole.

But I agree with those points. I feel like real putt putt glides more, then more resistance at slower speeds then slow speeds have more resistance. And then yeah, default camera angles are troublesome--it makes it impossible to do full power shot at some angles too.

wtfHN26•about 2 hours ago

Got it done in 4.

https://ibb.co/VYwvY4qN

ellg•about 3 hours ago

tweaking this currently, thanks for the feedback

Retr0id•about 3 hours ago

My pasteable "scorecard" was fairly simplistic, just 8 solid green circles followed by an ellipsis. I think you could improve this by dividing the course into regions (either visibly or invisibly - same number of regions as the par) and considering each hit to be green if it makes forward progress, amber if it doesn't, or red if it goes backwards. And don't truncate it if it takes more than 8 shots!

hankbond•about 3 hours ago

It's cute but the physics feel off. Something about the bouncing feels like it dampens the momentum too much, and the rolling resistance also feels like it's too aggressive. I really did not like the ramp that pushes for you.

ellg•about 2 hours ago

ya its still a wip, I appreciate the feedback though and I do want to keep tweaking stuff like this. Feel free to add feedback at the end of level prompts too if you feel like it, I'll be reading all of them

kevinwang•about 1 hour ago

Nice! Also reminds me of https://minigolfle.com/

darkgray•about 3 hours ago

Prove you can get in the hole in just 6 putts, damn you.

wtfHN26•about 2 hours ago

https://ibb.co/VYwvY4qN

It's possible. Done in 4.

Bounce it off the left wall in your first shot and you can land close to the end of the course.

daemonologist•about 3 hours ago

You can bounce the ball up slightly (presumably the spin from rolling is modeled or approximated, and gives lift when hitting a bumper), which might be enough to skip from the tee to near the end of the course. Not sure that should be considered for "par" though. Took me 14.

jdauriemma•about 2 hours ago

I scored 5. Bank at max power at 5 o’clock from tee, the ball bounces over the wall and skips most of the course.

mcapodici•about 2 hours ago

Thanks for the tip. Was 26. Now 4.

More specifically: aim back, and where the left side (as you now face) starts to ramp down there aim for the spot where it starts to slope down. Full power.

foco_tubi•about 2 hours ago

edit LocalStorage and you can have whatever score you like

https://ibb.co/nNBYzWPp

cluckindan•about 3 hours ago

I made it in 3. Git gud.

keraf•about 1 hour ago

It's possible to do it in 2 ;-)

fabled-out•34 minutes ago

Love it! If you added a more useable multiplayer mode, I'd love to share with some friends I usually golf with.

kjgkjhfkjf•about 2 hours ago

I like the concept. It's fun. Feedback:

1. The ball seems a bit soft. I suggest you get a real golf ball and putter and see how they behave, if you haven't already.

2. It would be nice if the camera positioned automatically so that it's roughly in the direction the ball should go on the next shot.

3. There were a bunch of flying yellow blobs. I was not sure what they were supposed to be.

em-bee•about 2 hours ago

i agree on the camera direction. that is annoying.

the flying blobs are other players going wild

chandler5555•about 1 hour ago

am i dumb how do i get past the first little ledge

Wilduck•40 minutes ago

You don't, you just cheese the level by slamming into the wall just to the left at the start and skip most of the course.

datenyan•about 1 hour ago

Same here, got stuck in an infinite loop of the booster pad (?) sending slamming me into the wall over and over.

ellg•39 minutes ago

i fucked up the random seed and it generated a bunk level, its fixed now sorry

heystefan•about 1 hour ago

lol same

brikym•26 minutes ago

I like it. What stack did you use for rendering, physics etc?

Rmnesia•about 1 hour ago

Looks quite funny actually. Maybe it could be some multiplayer mode that I can srike and crash my opponent ball.

m1rsh0•about 2 hours ago

I like it! The graphics are really good but it feels a bit laggy to me. IDK if someone else has experienced this.

falsaberN1•about 2 hours ago

Adorable little game, works very well! In today's hole I found a little shortcut by bouncing back from the starting position into just before the little "house" and managed to complete the hole in 4 shots. I like that such things are possible, feels satisfying.

purple-leafy•37 minutes ago

The phrase “how was this hole” was amazing

2OEH8eoCRo0•about 3 hours ago

Par 6 my ass

ben0x539•about 3 hours ago

https://i.imgur.com/PzlgXnD.png skill issue

edit: https://i.imgur.com/9xnntqB.mp4 fairly reliable trick shot

Retr0id•about 3 hours ago

Mind giving a description for the jurisdictionally challenged? (imgur self-censors in the UK)

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bauble•about 2 hours ago

Before making the first shot, turn around and face backwards. Shoot back and to the left toward the barrier. After the ball ricochets, it should hit the downward-angled barrier on the opposite side and hop over it to the end section, where it's not too hard to sink the ball with three or four more shots.

ben0x539•about 3 hours ago

screenshot of finishing with 4 strokes / 6 par (tho my locked-in daily result was 14 strokes).

The video is bouncing the ball of a wall right at the start to make it jump over the wall, water, and corner behind the start, to skip most of the track.

duncancarroll•about 3 hours ago

There's a shortcut

spython•about 3 hours ago

You can go from the starting position to the last u-turn, skipping nearly the whole course. But I doubt that's intentional.

wuliwong•about 2 hours ago

Got dat Birdie son!

montag•about 2 hours ago

The score card should reflect your latest playthru even if it “doesn’t count.”

em-bee•about 2 hours ago

or the best one, so i can challenge myself to improve.

ellg•about 1 hour ago

thanks again for the feedback everyone. I just pushed a few updates around physics and scoring!

therealdrag0•about 3 hours ago

Congrats on game that can be used in a mobile browser. Thats rare.

ellg•about 3 hours ago

I made this because I wanted something quick to play while pooping

wuliwong•about 2 hours ago

Freakin awesome. Hahahah, I love that there are 'cheats' and the fact that you can see everyone playing definitely makes it cool! You can even get hints by watching the ghost players. Great job!

Hugsbox•about 3 hours ago

This is really awesome! But par 6 is absolute bullshit. I thought I was doing really good, made great progress with every putt, didn't seem to make any major mistakes... but way over par :( I'll return tomorrow and try again

wuliwong•about 2 hours ago

I got a Birdie! You don't just have to follow the main path...(mysterious sounds)

sergiotapia•about 3 hours ago

Par 6 seem impossible? At least 15 necessary at the least?

djmips•about 1 hour ago

2 :)

https://ibb.co/v6RtSPDM

recursive•about 2 hours ago

6 is possible. Just did it. Less is possible. Hitting a wall gives you a vertical impulse. That can be used.

Retr0id•about 3 hours ago

I got it in 15 but overshot the last 2, so I'd say 13 at least is possible. But definitely not 6!

duncancarroll•about 3 hours ago

There's a trick to it

slopinthebag•about 2 hours ago

I did it in 3, but you need to hit a jump from the start over, and roll far enough to go through the arch on shot 2.

cactusplant7374•about 3 hours ago

I got 12. I'm not going to tell you the secret though.

lellow•about 2 hours ago

fun little game!