A working golf club with built in putter, wedge and driver, set by HUD menu. Choose the color of your balls (good for playing with friends!). Includes scripted hole and parts for building your own courses, as well as a few free mini-golf courses I made myself. I'll be adding more over time with the auto-updater. Feel free to send me yours if you make something cool, and I may add it for everyone in an update.
...Or just use it like you're on a driving range, using your AFK friends as targets, skipping off the water and into their heads with an exploding ball! (harmless, just for fun)
Includes auto-updater script to ensure you always have the latest features free for life! I've put alot of love into tweaking the performance and adding little fun features, and have several more in mind for future updates. If there's anything you'd like to see added, you're more than welcome to send me ideas!
You must actually aim with this, and charge up to pick the power of your shots, and it takes a bit of practice to master, but I've tried to keep the interface as simple as possible, and there is a built in tutorial for the first time you use the clubs. The balls are physical, but temp on rez and clean up after themselves, as well as disabling their own physics once they come to a stop, to keep physics lag to a minimum. I was surprised how well it all turned out.
-There's a free demo in my main shop. See first profile pick!
-I also have a club rental machine, and a commission vendor to let you sell all the gear is in the works. Speaking of, if you're interested in helping me test the commission vendor, shoot me an IM.
-The rental machine is for sale in-world, or here: http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=870217
P.S. - If you make your own course, send me an invite to come check it out! I love seeing what people make for it!
P.P.S - I'm interested in any features people would like to see added to the golf system. I've had a couple requests for some sort of automated scoring system for tournaments, and I'd be happy to add that, but I'd like some feedback from users on how you'd like such a system to work. Feel totally free to IM me with ideas! I'm also looking for ideas for other games to make. What games would you like to see done, or done better in SL?
Recent Updates: (Latest 4/28/09)
3.2 -holding down shift while aiming will make the arrow more precise
-added some API stuff to support Johnny Melnitz's scorecard system
3.1 -brought back the big ball markers
-added a nametag to balls, to help avoid confusion in large group games.
-Both of these are optional and can be toggled in the color menu.
-Balls now also last for 30 minutes before cleaning themselves up (was 10 minutes before).
-Fixed a version number conflict.
3.0 - Mostly under the hood changes, and support for the new rental system.
2.1 - Replaced ball marker with ball arc tracing line.
- Balls now stay around for 10 minutes instead of 1 before vanishing on their own.
2.0 - FINALLY added a driver club.
- Slightly decreased max distance of wedge to compensate for new driver.
- Increased arc (height) of balls hit by the wedge.
- Slightly decreased max distance of putter.
1.16 - New User Tutorial for beginners when first equipped.
1.15 - Added a marker to make it easier to find and go to your ball.\n"
1.14 - New and oft-requested option to loan copies of clubs to your friends!
- Improved ball physics for new Havok engine. (balls no longer roll too far on havok enabled sims)
- You are now slightly less likely to "overshoot" the hole by hitting too hard.
- Improved particle effects for avatar and water collisions.
1.13 - Improved water skipping
- Particle colors match ball color.
1.12 - Added water skipping (ball bounces on SL water!)
OMG I luvs it! Especially how the ball catches fire when you hit your friends. ^.^
The quality is impeccable.
Hmm now where can you rez anything these days though...
*goes off looking*
Very fun to use and well designed system. I don't play golf in sl but I do hit golf balls at my neighbors houses. If you're looking for some entertainment you can't go wrong with this, for L$250. 3 clubs included and 9 mini golf holes. My only wish is that the driver would hit the ball farther... can't quite reach some of my neighbor's livingrooms. =P
This thing is really fantastic! The hability to give a golf club to my friends is a great feature.
I was thinking for a long time about how to fill the empty space in my garden. Now I know: I'll build a golf course :-).
God, these things are bloody amazing. I've played a ton of golf games and this is basically as good - INSIDE SL!
Well, you're limited to three clubs (where's my 9-iron?) but you can adjust the power, with even a visible cauge! Ball colors, trails (very positive surprise) plus the entire portability of it all... very much recommended, even if you don't like golf these are cool as heck - and at this price there's no reason AT ALL to not get them. :D
This club is great. Easy to use and lots of fun. (Hit an av with a driver and watch them catch fire)
