BVBeta18

[dosprotatoes]

Hello!

I have just published my beta version of Boosa Valley CC and I am looking for all feedback before submission of the regular course to TGC. Please let me know what you think and don't be afraid of harsh critique if you have it. Everything helps me continue to grow my design skill!

[BrendanOR123]

Feb 22, 2023 14:00:58 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

Hello!

I have just published my beta version of Boosa Valley CC and I am looking for all feedback before submission of the regular course to TGC. Please let me know what you think and don't be afraid of harsh critique if you have it. Everything helps me continue to grow my design skill!

Hey man, what platform are you on? Might give this a run tonight or tomorrow depending

[dosprotatoes]

I published it on Xbox.

[dosprotatoes]

Feb 22, 2023 14:09:07 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Feb 22, 2023 14:00:58 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

Hello!

I have just published my beta version of Boosa Valley CC and I am looking for all feedback before submission of the regular course to TGC. Please let me know what you think and don't be afraid of harsh critique if you have it. Everything helps me continue to grow my design skill!

Hey man, what platform are you on? Might give this a run tonight or tomorrow depending

Forgot to mention you back on there. Created on Xbox.

[BrendanOR123]

I’m gonna play it tonight, had an update to do last night

[sroel908]

Got your message...will try to take a look soon!

[BrendanOR123]

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

[dosprotatoes]

Feb 23, 2023 16:05:13 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

Awesome, thank you so much! I ran out of object space so I used some generated grass and trees to fill in some gap. I just recently started copy and pasting planting to conserve, so I may go back and replant all the trees and grass this way. I'll watch that video on bunkers as well!

[dosprotatoes]

Feb 23, 2023 16:05:13 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

Hello again. Spent many hours over my last few days off revamping bunkers, replanting highly viewable areas, and also changed up the scenery of the course to better match the last few holes. Just published the new beta on Xbox. BPBeta18. If you get some free time let me know if things have shaped up better there!

[terpshoops]

There seems to be a lot of open space near many of the tee boxes that could be filled in with some planting. Adding some bushes or grass to those areas would go a long way.

Green speeds at 151 is pretty close to the default “fast” green speed of 155. I would publish somewhere in the 145 range.

17 and 18 seemed to be a bit more “fantasy” than the rest of the course, and I think seemed a little bit unfinished. I’d spend some time refining those holes if you can.

Lastly, having the driving range directly behind the 18th green like that doesn’t work. I’d get rid of the driving range completely and move the clubhouse there instead.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

[dosprotatoes]

Feb 23, 2023 16:05:13 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

So this has been completely redone. Some of the holes are shaped similar but the overall course is drastically different. Worked with a few other designers on tips and tricks to help me not run out of object space so quickly. Completely removed, rerouted and restructured the last 3 holes. Made many other changes. The last version published tonight is Boosas Plateau. Unfortunately the one thing I forgot was my OB markers on the 18th hole so I'll have to publish another and change the name. So use this as a beta and let me know what you think. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by the changes made.

[BrendanOR123]

Mar 2, 2023 2:14:32 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

Feb 23, 2023 16:05:13 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

So this has been completely redone. Some of the holes are shaped similar but the overall course is drastically different. Worked with a few other designers on tips and tricks to help me not run out of object space so quickly. Completely removed, rerouted and restructured the last 3 holes. Made many other changes. The last version published tonight is Boosas Plateau. Unfortunately the one thing I forgot was my OB markers on the 18th hole so I'll have to publish another and change the name. So use this as a beta and let me know what you think. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by the changes made.

I hope I will be surprised, looking forward to playing tonight

[BrendanOR123]

Mar 2, 2023 2:14:32 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

Feb 23, 2023 16:05:13 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Ok man I’m gonna try get in with feedback first to save @sroel908 a lot of typing…
Btw I’m not a reviewer, in fact not the best designer but I like to help and I can spot big issues.
Hole 1- Fairway a little narrow on both sides of layup, runoff back seems a little unnatural and forced.

Hole 2- Fairway drastically wider than 1, bunker sculpting is an issue throughout the course. Watch b101s videos on bunker sculpting on YT.

Hole 3 is nice

Hole 4, A single piece of grass in front of the tee? 3rd bunker of string on right is too deep compared to other 2.

Hole 5- Greenside bunker on right. Up 9’ at lip from where I was standing, -1’ at its lowest. Too steep. Can’t hit a running approach as there is no fairway apron.

Hole 6- Sink your bushes. Looks kinda like planting is auto-gened?
Bunker back of green needs better sculpting.

Hole 7- Luke this hole. River planting is nice. Maybe bring tee back as I can easily blast it over the river.

Hole 8- maybe plant under trees behind the green. Bunkers better sculpted here.

Hole 9- good hole

Hole 10- why go down the right side? Both sides similar in fairway width. Green is a little small compared to the rest.

Hole 11- Why don’t I go for it in 1? Where’s the danger if I miss?

Hole 12- Which is the better side from memory there is no benefit for challenging the bunkers.

Hole 13- Cant see left bunker with bushes.

Hole 14- big sinkhole in right bunker.

Hole 15- Maybe put an aim marker down. No real strategy, just smash driver and hope to hit the green.

Hole 16- Not a bad hole.

Hole 17- bunkers left and right need sculpting. Quite a cool look.

Hole 18- both bunkers left need lots of sculpting. Where’s my layup on this one? And why such a huge green on a driveable 4?
Also where’s the clubhouse? I couldn’t find it.


Hope this helps. Maybe @sroel908 will go into more detail with his critiques.
Brendan(BrendanOR123)

So this has been completely redone. Some of the holes are shaped similar but the overall course is drastically different. Worked with a few other designers on tips and tricks to help me not run out of object space so quickly. Completely removed, rerouted and restructured the last 3 holes. Made many other changes. The last version published tonight is Boosas Plateau. Unfortunately the one thing I forgot was my OB markers on the 18th hole so I'll have to publish another and change the name. So use this as a beta and let me know what you think. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by the changes made.

I couldn’t find Boosas Plateau in the game. Can you just check the name you published it as?

[dosprotatoes]

Mar 3, 2023 8:31:10 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

Mar 2, 2023 2:14:32 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

So this has been completely redone. Some of the holes are shaped similar but the overall course is drastically different. Worked with a few other designers on tips and tricks to help me not run out of object space so quickly. Completely removed, rerouted and restructured the last 3 holes. Made many other changes. The last version published tonight is Boosas Plateau. Unfortunately the one thing I forgot was my OB markers on the 18th hole so I'll have to publish another and change the name. So use this as a beta and let me know what you think. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by the changes made.

I couldn’t find Boosas Plateau in the game. Can you just check the name you published it as?

That's odd. That is definitely the name of the course. It may have been delayed for publish since I am on Xbox. I know they've been having a few issues across the servers with design publications.

[BrendanOR123]

Mar 3, 2023 9:54:51 GMT -5 dosprotatoes said:

Mar 3, 2023 8:31:10 GMT -5 BrendanOR123 said:

I couldn’t find Boosas Plateau in the game. Can you just check the name you published it as?

That's odd. That is definitely the name of the course. It may have been delayed for publish since I am on Xbox. I know they've been having a few issues across the servers with design publications.

It’s been over 24 hours since you said you published so idk.