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Post by bmckenzie69 on Apr 13, 2020 16:49:56 GMT -5
I am new to all this, excited about designing, and would like to play some of these newly completed courses. I use a PS4, so can I find these courses and give them a play before they are officially approved? If so, can someone explain how to find them through PS4? Thanks,
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chiefranja
Caddy
Posts: 40
TGCT Name: Nathan Verma
Tour: CC-Pro
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Post by chiefranja on Apr 13, 2020 17:00:00 GMT -5
Local match>change course>more filters>search for the course name! If it wasn't designed on PS4, the designer name will be "TGC Member"
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Post by murnloaf on Apr 13, 2020 17:00:38 GMT -5
When you go to a local or private match...change course -> search.
Give Aeolia Island a go!
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Post by bmckenzie69 on Apr 16, 2020 6:42:49 GMT -5
murnloaf I played Aeolia Island last night, and it was a pleasant course. I think I ended up 3 under. I thought I would offer some feedback, but please take my comments for what they are; the opinions of one guy who does not know a lot about this. I have watched a couple dozen other course reviews, published one course (that was not approved), and this is my first review. An unofficial one at that. Overall the course played pretty good, but felt unfinished. The landscaping did not have enough variety. Take the time to create little clusters of various plants, even in a desert setting like this. Also, use your flatten tool in a few areas as not all the landscape will be drastic peaks and holes. Several rough surface edges had not been cleaned up with the "second surface" on (that is what is appeared like to me), especially around some greens. Your tee box shape looked odd. I suggest sticking to a regular shape like rectangles or circles/ovals. Your bridges were like my first bridges, straight and rigid. Explore using minor twists, advance edit to create slight vertical angles, and get them looking a little more realistic. Defining the paths with rocks along the edge is a good idea, but the scale seemed way off. Look at those things from eye level as you lay them out. There were a few overly unfair, or nearly unplayable greens as well. On the first hole my approach landed well short, took two bounces in the fairway, rolled onto the green, and all the way off the back side. Perhaps that was an attempt at making the par 5 less reachable, but try to do that in ways that are more realistic. Green 3 was just too small with at least a third of the surface unplayable. A couple of holes had a collection of brush and trees in the middle of the fairway. Even though I could hit over them, it was not necessary and distracting. Change those items to pot bunkers. Trees should not be in your way after a tee shot to the middle of the fairway. A couple of other greens were a bit too small, especially for the amount of slope that was on them. Try to always consider what a course would really be like. Most people like a course to feel like it could be a real course. You are off to a great start, so keep at it. Watch a LOT of tutorial videos as I have been doing for the last few weeks. There are some good ones on the Tips and Tricks page of this forum, as well as YouTube. I learned a lot from @crazycanuk1985 and am now watching other user videos to see alternative ways of doing things. WARNING!! This can get addictive as you get into it. The more you learn, the more you want to try. You will learn to use items in ways they were not necessarily design for. Two examples are lowering trees so just the tips stick out of the ground. It can make a nice looking brushy area. I also am exploring lowering one of the city buildings so the roof is just at grade level creating a nice square surface as an outdoor patio at the clubhouse. You will pick up lots of other tips the more tutorials you watch and the more tips and tricks you read. Good luck, and keep at it! If you are interested, my first and only published course is Canyon Falls Golf Club, which was reviewed and rejected. I designed and published it before I found this forum, so hopefully my next one will be a lot better. Regards,
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