125 pointsby ellg7 hours ago30 comments
  • Retr0id6 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.

    • shaknaan hour ago
      Don't aim forward. Jump the wall to the side, and you'll be in within shout of the hole.
    • munro5 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.

    • ellg6 hours ago
      tweaking this currently, thanks for the feedback
      • Retr0id6 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!
    • wtfHN265 hours ago
      Got it done in 4.

      https://ibb.co/VYwvY4qN

  • hankbond6 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.
    • ellg6 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
  • kjgkjhfkjf6 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-bee6 hours ago
      i agree on the camera direction. that is annoying.

      the flying blobs are other players going wild

      • Scoundreller2 hours ago
        I suggest "feather touch"

        you have selected: "POWER DRIVE"

  • darkgray7 hours ago
    Prove you can get in the hole in just 6 putts, damn you.
    • daemonologist6 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.
    • wtfHN265 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.

    • jdauriemma6 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.
      • mcapodici5 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.

    • cluckindan6 hours ago
      I made it in 3. Git gud.
      • keraf4 hours ago
        It's possible to do it in 2 ;-)
    • foco_tubi5 hours ago
      edit LocalStorage and you can have whatever score you like

      https://ibb.co/nNBYzWPp

  • naet2 hours ago
    I made my own daily golf game a couple years ago; honestly it isn't even really finished but it gets a couple thousand plays every day somehow.

    It's more like a 2d platform golf: https://squigglegolf.com/game/

    I had built out a custom level editor and some other fun features, but never really polished off the UI enough to release those. Someday I should really finish / update it.

  • cushan hour ago
    On mobile, don’t make the ball the hit target to putt, because you can’t see where the direction/power under your thumb
  • kevinwang4 hours ago
    Nice! Also reminds me of https://minigolfle.com/
  • passiflora962 hours ago
    Really love the concept! It was kinda laggy for me tho. Had to stare at a blank screen until i spammed the refresh button. Other than that, pretty cool stuff.
  • chandler55554 hours ago
    am i dumb how do i get past the first little ledge
    • Wilduck4 hours 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.
    • datenyan4 hours ago
      Same here, got stuck in an infinite loop of the booster pad (?) sending slamming me into the wall over and over.
    • ellg4 hours ago
      i fucked up the random seed and it generated a bunk level, its fixed now sorry
    • heystefan4 hours ago
      lol same
  • m1rsh05 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.
  • falsaberN15 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.
  • paulhebertan hour ago
    Really fun idea! Though I agree about the feedback on the physics: the ball doesn't travel as far as I'd like and bounces off the edge too often.

    The game also often wanted to reorient me towards the flag which was annoying when I was trying to go another direction.

    It also sometimes was tricky to drag the ball - It thought I was trying to pan the perspective.

    All that said, this is fucking rad! I think with a few small tweaks you've got something really special. And it could easily be extended with windmills, power-ups, etc. I'm excited to play more and see it progress!

  • fabled-out4 hours ago
    Love it! If you added a more useable multiplayer mode, I'd love to share with some friends I usually golf with.
  • sudo_cowsay3 hours ago
    Ain't even loading for my poor laptop. Sounds like a lot of fun though!
  • Rmnesia4 hours ago
    Looks quite funny actually. Maybe it could be some multiplayer mode that I can srike and crash my opponent ball.
  • brikym4 hours ago
    I like it. What stack did you use for rendering, physics etc?
  • 2OEH8eoCRo06 hours ago
    Par 6 my ass
    • ben0x5396 hours ago
      https://i.imgur.com/PzlgXnD.png skill issue

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

      • Retr0id6 hours ago
        Mind giving a description for the jurisdictionally challenged? (imgur self-censors in the UK)
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          • Retr0id6 hours ago
            Honestly I assumed imgur blocked tor exits, but you're right, it doesn't (at least not in my test just now).

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        • bauble5 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.
        • ben0x5396 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.

        • duncancarroll6 hours ago
          There's a shortcut
    • spython6 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.
    • wuliwong6 hours ago
      Got dat Birdie son!
  • montag6 hours ago
    The score card should reflect your latest playthru even if it “doesn’t count.”
    • em-bee6 hours ago
      or the best one, so i can challenge myself to improve.
  • purple-leafy4 hours ago
    The phrase “how was this hole” was amazing
  • therealdrag06 hours ago
    Congrats on game that can be used in a mobile browser. Thats rare.
    • ellg6 hours ago
      I made this because I wanted something quick to play while pooping
  • ellg5 hours ago
    thanks again for the feedback everyone. I just pushed a few updates around physics and scoring!
  • chrisweeklyan hour ago
    incredibly annoying to get close to the hole then go back and forth over the hole on what should be a tap-in. reached it in 3, then got to 22 strokes before saying fuck it, I have better things to do
  • wuliwong6 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!
  • Hugsbox6 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
    • wuliwong6 hours ago
      I got a Birdie! You don't just have to follow the main path...(mysterious sounds)
  • sergiotapia6 hours ago
    Par 6 seem impossible? At least 15 necessary at the least?
    • recursive6 hours ago
      6 is possible. Just did it. Less is possible. Hitting a wall gives you a vertical impulse. That can be used.
    • Retr0id6 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!
    • duncancarroll6 hours ago
      There's a trick to it
    • slopinthebag6 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.
    • cactusplant73746 hours ago
      I got 12. I'm not going to tell you the secret though.
  • lellow6 hours ago
    fun little game!
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