Update 1 for Golf with your Friends is here! We hope you've been having an amazing, hectic time -- enjoying yourselves in the craziness of the golf courses available! This update will see the Escapists course release on consoles, and a plethora of bug fixes to address issues in both the PC & Console versions. We appreciate your patience whilst these problems were addressed.


- Ball collisions should now be consistent between hosts and clients
- Profanity filter should now be more selective (i.e. less words are filtered)
- Ball lights will be visible for other players (not just the host)

Other fixes:

• [Collision][Escapists] On hole 6 there are invisible walls located near the ramp
  
• [Forest] - Wooden blocker on Hole 16 of Forest does not move for clients in online games
  
• The Hole in - One trophy does not trigger in online or hotseat play if another player times out
  
• In game fog is not activated depending on the players draw distance settings
  
• [Collision][Escapists] On Hole 13 the table on the left side at the start of the Hole has no collision
  
• [Audio][Escapists] Some SFX of the Furnace_Pusher_Escapists assets are played despite audio turned off in the settings
  
• The Flag Indicator does not show up in Hotseat while in game or in free camera mode on any course
  
• [Level Editor] (PC) The Global/Local text in the object details window is very large and exceeds the confines of its button
  
• Any stats created in the course specific section of the player's personal stats will be lost if made on the first session since creating new save data
  
• [Escapists] The sinks on hole 7 have no collision
  
• When the player forfeits a Hole it will give the result "Ran out of Time!"
  
• Player profile images in the quickplay lobby will appear as blank circles or the generic golf ball if
  
• players have previously been in an online lobby together
  
• [Museum] Spirit Wall particle effects appear static from Hole 7 and onward until the player either picks them up or interacts with the Pause menu
  
• [Escapists] There is no white rim for the hole in Classic mode on hole 11 of Escapists
  
• Powerups can be enabled in Hockey and Dunk mode and positions are not correct in these modes
  
• [Museum] The animation for spirit wall pickup is static until the pick up is activated
  
• The profanity filter Game option under "Accessibility" has no default value
  
• The 'Who's the food now?' achievement is not unlocked after being eaten by Gingy in the practice
  
• range.
  
• [Escapists] The ball is not reset after coming to a stop on a certain metal sheet asset on Hole 9
  
• Players can hit their ball whilst in Free-cam mode if they open and close the Pause menu whilst in Free-cam mode on gamepad
  
• [Museum] - Active spirit wall VFX and SFX can be heard / seen when spectating
  
• [Collision][Escapists] On Hole 3 multiple wooden barriers in the spawn area are affected by collision
  
• issues

• Escapists 2 Course

Happy golfing! :)

Welcome golfers!

We're super excited to announce that Golf With Your Friends has now left Early Access and is a launched game! Thank you to everyone for your support and the important feedback you've given! We're also thrilled to announce The Escapists have landed on the Steam fairway with course 12, more details below!

Watch our launch trailer:


If you're new to the game, Golf With Your Friends is a 12 player simultaneous mini-golf game, that you can play online or offline in a local hotseat mode. Tee-off on 12 themed courses from a peaceful forest, Egyptian desert or even a Worms battlefield! Customize the game lobbies your way, want a hockey puck and net? No problem! Want to play golf ball basketball? No problem! Plus, party hard with powerup pickups like a ball randomizer, honey trap and much more!

Let's move on to what's new with this launch version!


Break out of our brand new 12th course with The Escapists! We can't wait for everyone to explore the prison whilst dodging new obstacles like guards, dogs and even other Escapists.



We also hope everyone will enjoy the Escapists style audio track that plays in the background. Plus take in the familiar environments and characters if you've played The Escapists series!



There's also several new objects added to the level editor to create even more impressive community Steam Workshop maps!

Console players will be able to play this course with a planned future update

• New shiny celebration animations and sounds when you putt the ball into a hole.
  
• A new flag indicator - handy if you're a bit lost on a course! This can also be accessible anytime using the freecam.
  
• A new out of bounds system that was reworked to address a lot of issues with players finding themselves out of bounds when they weren't and other problems.
  
• New menu sound effects and animations to make the UI more fun to be in as you make your way to a game.
  
• We've added single player statistics.
  
• We've added a forfeit hole mechanic if you just want to move on!
  
• Ball lights are back! You heard it here first, you can once again turn your ball into a glowing orb!
  
• Two months of bug fixes!
  
• An offline pause option.

...And much more!..


Due to the lack of pre-order on Playstation 4 and Steam we'll be granting the Caddy Pack Cosmetic DLC (3 hats and 3 floaties) to all players who buy the game on these two platforms within a week of today's launch. Current Steam Early Access owners will also receive this Caddy Pack once the game leaves Early Access!


Golf With Your Friends is currently still the Early Access price on Steam, to celebrate launch this discount will remain for one week following the launch, so be sure to pick it up quickly for free DLC and a great price!  (This is £6.99/$10/€8.99 for launch week, then it will increase to £10.99/$14.99/€13.99)


We’ll have livestreams and VODs running from 6PM BST on the Golf With Your Friends Steam page! Plus, we’ll be hosting a launch day special livestream and giving you the chance to win one of five pairs of copies of the game on Steam! Tune in to the Team17 Twitch channel at 4PM BST to join the fun!

Thanks again for all of your support and we hope you enjoy all of the new features in the game!

If you haven't gotten GWYF already you can get your hands on it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/Golf_With_Your_Friends/

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Hey golfers!

The Escapists course is coming to Steam with launch on May 19th! Make your escape from the prison themed 18 hole course where you'll avoid guards, other inmates and more! Please note that The Escapists course will come at a later date to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Playstation 4 following their launches.



Find yourself in cells, around the food hall and even in the sewers plus it will also bring an Escapists style theme.



New objects will also find their way on to the level editor on Steam for more amazing community created courses!

We can't wait for you to check it out yourselves!

Hey golfers!

A lot of the community have been asking about the pre-order situation for Steam users and we're thrilled to finally announce that all early adopters in the Early Access and those that purchase the game on Steam up to a week from the release will receive the pre-order bonus 'Caddy Pack'. This includes 3 hats, and 3 floaties!

See them in action here:



Golf With Your Friends launches on the 19th of May and we can't wait for everyone to check out the new content, improvements and fixes - or even just the game for the first time!


It's your last chance to get Golf With Your Friends at the Early Access price of $9.99 for now until the week after launch! So for the bonus content and price it is the best time ever to take a putt into GWYF!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/Golf_With_Your_Friends/


We're also giving away a Switch Lite to celebrate the fact GWYF will be coming to the Nintendo fairway, which you can swing at here: https://gleam.io/Sv430/win-a-nintendo-switch-lite-golf-with-your-friends-code




You can also pre-order on consoles

Nintendo Switch
Xbox One

Playstation 4 will have the same situation as Steam with 1 week to buy the game from the 19th of May release to receive the pre-order bonus content!

Thanks for reading everyone, we can't wait for everyone to get their hands on the release version!

Golfers!



We're super excited to announce that Golf with your friends will be coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Playstation 4 on May the 19th 2020!

On Steam you can already play via Steam Early Access and when launch happens this will become the full version! On other platforms, pre-ordering is now available on the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch e-stores!

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Get a hole-in-one right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/Golf_With_Your_Friends/

We can't wait for the release par-tee to begin soon!

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Hey Golfers,

A patch has just gone live fixing the most reported issues by the community, thank you everyone for your reports to the 'Report a Problem' section here on Steam and tickets sent to our support team which has helped us with the fixes!

These are the changes:

• Space hole 3 pipe has now been fixed and collision within the pipe should act as expected - players should no longer get stuck outside it.
  
• Fixed the issue that prevented some of our users placing assets in the level editor.
  
• Fixed an issue where some assets in the level editor could not be selected.
  
• We fixed an error and softlock which sometimes occured on importing and attempting to publish a course from the old editor that was not previously published.
  
• Fixed a softlock if a player retired and saved on exit from level editor and then immediately played a workshop course game.

We hope everyone is having fun with the new Volcano course and we can't wait to see what amazing courses the community will make for the Steam Workshop!

If you encounter any further issues please get in contact with our help team here: https://www.team17.com/support/ or submit your problem on the Steam forums:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/431240/discussions/2/

Thanks for reading.

Welcome everyone,

We're thrilled to announce an update has erupted into Golf With Your Friends! It's time to putt around a volcanic course, are you hot enough to take it on?

• A new volcanic and sci-fi themed 18 hole course, Volcano
  
• Japanese Localisation
  
• A new and improved Course Editor
  
• New obstacles and hazards
  
• Tutorial Help and Tips
  
• Controller Support (currently excludes editor)
  
• Bug fixes

...And more!




Crash issues

• [Linux] Fixed the title crashing after a very short time spent in the menu, practice mode or Forest course.
  
• Fixed issue where some players softlock if they enter practice mode.
  
• Fixed a crash occurring if the player interacted with exploding barrels that were next to each other in courses created in the level editor.

Lobby/Multiplayer

• Fixed issues occurring if a player joins a lobby which has changed type from public to password.
  
• Multiple issues will no longer occur if a player attempts to join the lobby of a host whose name contains an apostrophe.
  
• The “Detect Best Region” now functions as intended.
  
• Online lobby name no longer displays Missing Text if the host's name contains a curly bracket.
  
• Fixed issue where player would become softlocked if they become disconnected from online services in the session browser and then refresh the lobbies
  
• Fixed issue where player would become softlocked if they let a lobby password prompt timer run out.
  
• Fixed issue where players would be unable to take shots if they are in practice mode when the host leaves.
  
• Fixed issue where players will create broken lobbies if they select 'back' after choosing to create the lobby but before being connected to it.
  
• Fixed issue where the player is not automatically pulled into the lobby if they accept an invite while in the Level Editor.
  
• Fixed issue where it was possible to use the password from a closed session to access a new session of the same name

Maps

• [Space] The golf ball does not fall into the hole on Hole 8.
  
• [Space] The player is unable to complete the hole on Hole 1.
  
• [Space] The player can no longer become indefinitely stuck at the ends of the waterways on hole 16.
  
• [Space] Removed an offset, nonfunctional duplicate of the core of the black hole on hole 17 of Space Station.
  
• [Space] Stamper audio from holes 5 and 8 of the Space Station course can no longer be heard across the entire course.
  
• [Space] Pipes added on Hole 18 .
  
• [Space] Gravity shifts are now present on Hole 18.
  
• [Space] Gravity shift is now present on Hole 2.
  
• [Forest] Fixed graphical issues present on the Forest Course.
  
• [Warzone] Intended trickshot on Hole 6 of the Worms Course made possible.
  
• [Warzone][OSX] Course is not loading past course presentation
  
• [Warzone] Fixed issue where jetpack only activates using Space bar even after ?Activate Jetpack? keybind is set to a different key
  
• [Oasis] Fixed barrier not being animated on 13 Hole.
  
• [Oasis] Hole 12 of the Oasis Course is made less impossible in Hockey mode.
  
• [Oasis] On Hole 18 parts of the floor are no longer lit up due to the lightning issues being fixed.
  
• [Museum] – Fixed issue where the spirit pick-up SFX plays inconsistently when acquired.
  
• [Museum] – Fixed issue where the spirit wall assets do not change visually to the player when active.
  
• [Museum] - The pole for the basketball hoop on Hole 7 is no longer raised off the ground.
  
• [Twilight] Fixed Linux issue where "Hole 1" sign would be visible at the course start on every hole.

Level Editor

• There is now an import button in the level editor which you'll need to add old maps in the first time you use the editor.
  
• Fixed unintentionally super slow turn speed
  
• Multiple level editor stability and bug fixes

Known Level Editor issue we are working to fix

• Moving vertically is rebound to 'Q' and 'E' on keyboards only in the level editor mode.
  
• If users exits the level editor via ‘retire’ and saves changes and then immediately loads into an online or offline game in a Steam workshop course, the game will softlock.
  
• Some users may find problems with importing old editor maps which have not been published - we are currently investigating and looking into a fix for this

General

• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t pick up powerups.
  
• Fixed issue where players inside of online games are unable to take shots until all players leave.
  
• Fixed powerup boxes disappearing when zooming out.
  
• Powerups can no longer be activated after the player's turn is over in hotseat mode.
  
• Fixed issue where '15 seconds left of free cam' message permanently displayed whilst in Free-cam mode.
  
• Fixed soflock issue where player entered gameplay with any level of jump enabled
  
• Fixed purple double trail being visible in the game instead of Boo! Trail
  
• Timers will no longer layer on top of each other if the player enters free camera mode whilst spectating a player.
  
• Fixed issue where actions bound to the mouse wheel only accepted mouse wheel up inputs.
  
• Players can no longer take shots during the initial camera pan sequence that plays when first loading into a match.
  
• Fixed issue where players are unable to load into Level Editor created courses.
  
• The title no longer softlocks if the player cancels out of the first time online region setup.
  
• Ball shape now changes for first two holes after selecting "Ball Shape Random Each" modifier.
  
• The player will no longer be placed into the incorrect workshop courses when they select to play a subscribed course in an offline game.
  
• Changing ‘Active Powerup’ keybind will no longer automatically change ‘Active Jetpack’ to the same keybind and vice versa after retiring the game.
  
• Fixed issue where players would become softlocked if a player accepts an invite whilst the game is not running, enters practice mode and then starts the game.

UI

• The time counter no longer shows 00:-01s. when time runs out and ball is on the move.

Camera

• Fixed issue with missing UI elements when spectating players inside of online games.
  
• Fixed issue where the player cannot enter free camera mode whilst spectating another online player.
  
• Multiple issues will no longer occur if a player attempts to join the lobby of a host whose name contains an apostrophe.
  
• Online lobby name no longer displays Missing Text if the host's name contains a curly bracket.
  
• Fixed issue where Free-cam can become stuck within environments and objects if the player enters the Free-cam mode whilst the player camera is colliding or clipping into the environment.
  
• Fixed issue where Ball Spin UI will appear to duplicate itself if the player changes the default FOV setting.
  
• Fixed issue where players observe a "laggy" map Flyover in online games when waiting for players to enter or leave the game.
  

Sound

• Fixed the SFX being missing for actions performed by the player's ball.
  
• Fixed some players having no sound in the menu.

...And More - these are just the main fixes this patch!

Thank you all for reading, we hope you'll all enjoy the new content and fixes. See you in another update soon!

Try it out for yourself here on Steam Early Access! Golf With Your Friends will also be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Playstation 4 with it's release in Q2 2020!

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Hey Golfers,

We're thrilled to announce that Golf With Your Friends is coming out of Early Access into full release Q2 2020! GWYF will also be headed to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at the same time!

Tee-off with our announcement trailer:


We look forward to the release with you and will have more content to release in the Steam Early Access before then! You can play GWYF Early Access right now here!

Hey Everyone,

We are happy to announce a host of fixes to many of the major issues with the latest Museum Update to Golf With Your Friends. Thank you to everyone who has been sending reports and feedback on the Steam forums and to our support team! We are really sorry to anyone who has experienced any of these issues!

• Fixed players being unable to load menu options upon startup of the game - becoming stuck only able to see the windmill backdrop. (This is a speculative fix, please let us know if you have any further issues with it.)
  
• Fixed menu scaling in ultra wide monitors whilst in certain resolutions.
  
• Fixed black screen on OSX if a player placed the Workshop and Loading cameras down in the level editor.
  
• Fixed players losing access to most areas of the title if they allowed a password entry prompt to time out.
  
• Fixed player lock-out if they disconnected from online services in the session browser and then refreshed the lobbies.
  
• Fixed issue where players attempted to join a lobby that had changed type from what it appeared to be in the session browser, leaving them in the lobby as host entered gameplay.
  
• [Space] Fixed Hole 16 golf ball getting stuck on the floor, locking players once the timer runs out.
  
• [Space] Fixed Hole 18 issue where the ball could get stuck underneath gravity shift volumes unable to take a shot.

Again, thank you to everyone who has provided reports on the issues this patch - please do let us know if you continue to have problems or come across anything either here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431240/discussions/2/ or directly to support here: https://www.team17.com/support/

Happy golfing!

Hey everyone,

We are really sorry to anyone who is currently having issues with the in-game menu on the splash screen. We are aware of this issue and are working hard to fix it!

Currently it is only a small amount of players that are effected, but we are giving this our top priority!

If you are suffering with this issue, it would help us greatly if you could submit a report in the mega thread on the 'Report a Problem' section on the Steam Forums here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431240/discussions/2/1736632644642802143/ or drop in a ticket directly to support here: https://www.team17.com/support/

Thanks for all of your patience and we will keep you updated!