New Map: Egypt
-Behold the wonders of Ancient Egypt! Sneak past cobras, delve into the pyramids, and solve mysterious puzzles. EDIT: Hole 13 crash fixed! Sorry bout that!

New Powerups
-Powerups - cause chaos and consternation for other golfers:
Smokescreen - Unleash massive clouds of noxious smoke obscuring vision
Lava Pool - Lay down pools of deadly lava
Tar - Lay down a sticky trail of tar that will ensnare unsuspecting golf balls
Ice - Lay down a trail of ice that will coat golf balls in slick ice
Slime - Drip green slime everywhere that will cause golf balls to move randomly
Airstrike - Call in a precision bomb... Watch out though, it can get you too!

Other New Settings
-New Ball Shapes: Pyramid, Donut, Lemon, Pear, Pineapple, Banana, Chicken ball shapes.
-Ball Size: Small, Medium, Big ball sizes.
-Collision: Absurd Collision (10x power)
-Gravity: Moon, Mars, Earth, or Jupiter level gravity.
-Bounciness: Zero, Low, Medium, High level bounciness.

New Items
-You can now unlock Emotes! Once you get an emote, select it in your customize menu, and press "E" to use in-game. The first generation of emotes is: Disco Party, Make It Rain!, Sad Trombone, Tiny Violin, Cowbell. Emote drop rates have been boosted so collect them now!

New Achievements
Egypt Par - Shoot par on Egypt!
Tarred! - Get covered in sticky tar!
Iced! - Get covered in slippery ice!
Slimed! - Get covered in nasty green slime! Ew...
Diced Pineapple - Get diced as a pineapple shape.
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade - Get flattened as a lemon shape.
Roast Chicken - Get roasted as a chicken shape.
Tarred and Feathered - Get tarred as a chicken shape.
New Editor Content
-New in level editor: Egypt environment & 19 new mechanics, including animals, destructible items, traps, puzzle gates, and new goal types.
-New OST track and flag style.
-3 new goal types and new custom text font.

Misc
-The host player can now cancel a game and return everyone to the lobby, preserving all setup.
-Keyboard settings for Emote [E] and Powerup [Q].

Notes
Thanks to the map making community (Folks like Squirmy Router, Xen and many more) for helping to keep the game alive! Let me know if you encounter bugs with this update on Steam Forums or Discord. Thanks for playing!

-Steve

New Map: Cyberpunk!

The future is now...
Hovercraft and drones soar through the dark sky of this futuristic city.

Editor Content

-New environment set
-9 new mechanics
-New OST track

New Achievement

Cyberpunk Par
Shoot par on Cyberpunk!

Thanks for playing, and I hope you like this new map!

Golf Around now has an importer for custom 3D models! You can import your own or get models from others on the Workshop!

Read the full Importer guide here:
https://www.golfaroundgame.com/importer

The model format is .OBJ only, with optional .MTL files for materials. (You can export this format from Blender easily.) Animations are not supported, sorry.
Each asset is a unique workshop item, which you can make private or public.
Assets are also fully embedded in the map files, so they won't break if the assets aren't present.

If you need any help using it, join our Discord here and ask for help: https://discord.gg/h6vzVq5

Keep in mind this is a new tool and will probably need some fixes. If you find a bug it's very helpful to report it on Discord or the forums!

Thanks to everyone who has played and supported Golf Around so far! Thanks for your patience with this update!

New Map:

The next theme, Castle, is a two part map which stretches across 36 holes!

Castle 1
Only the courageous dare to enter this well-defended castle.

Castle 2
Night has fallen on the castle. Strange magical forces have started to take hold.

Level Editor:

-A wide range of environment props for Castle (Try a Position Snap of 12 or 8)
-14 new mechanics for Castle
-2 new buildings to Village / Snowy theme, as well as color variants for all buildings
-3 new variants available for Haven birds

OST:

-13:45 of new music!
-New tracks for Castle 1 & 2, as well as a reworked intro track.

New Achievements:

Castle 1 Par
Shoot par on Castle 1!

Castle 2 Par
Shoot par on Castle 2!

What A Chicken!
Act like a chicken.

Honorable
Show that you are honorable.

Again, thanks for playing! Enjoy the new update! :)

Thank you Markiplier for featuring Golf Around, it has given the game a huge boost! And thank you everyone who has tried out the game recently too.

-In this patch, you can hide playing rooms in the lobby, making it easier to go through the list.
-A counter for players on your region has also been added.

-Changes to the lobby UI to handle higher player counts

Golf Around is ready for full release!

A new game mode has been added! Swing mode will test your golfing skills in a new way, by swinging a club rather than charging your shot.

There have also been various fixes and a new mechanic added to the Vaporwave theme.

Over the course of Early Access there were 7 updates:
-Shapes Update
-Vaporwave Update
-Summer Sale Update
-Haven Update
-Steampunk & OST & UI Update
-Localization Update
-Swing Mode Update (This one)

Thank you to everyone who has supported the game throughout Early Access! A special thanks to the map makers, as of right now there are 397 maps on the workshop!

Thanks for playing!

Localization

Golf Around! is now available in 10 languages:

-English
-Portuguese (Brazil)
-Spanish (Spain)
-French
-Italian
-German
-Russian
-Chinese (Simplified)
-Japanese
-Korean

You can select a language from the main menu. Your Steam language will be selected on first time startup.

Other

-A South America server has been added.
-You can now disable free cam in room options.

Please let me know on Discord or the forums if you find any problems!

https://discord.gg/h6vzVq5

P.S. I am working on a new map and a bit more content.

Update 0.9 is now out! Try a new map, listen to the new 9-song OST, and use 10 new mechanics in the editor!

The price has been increased with this update to USD 4.99 or equivalent. The game should still be pretty affordable.

New Map

The Steampunk map is now out, featuring new mechanics and a new environment!
"In a palace of glass, devious clockwork spins and machines fly through the air."

New Editor Content

The Editor now features a global water setting, so with the terrain editor you can make islands, rivers, and more. There are also 10 new mechanics (8 Steampunk, 1 Lab, 1 Vaporwave), and the Steampunk environment.

New OST

9 Original Tracks (24:14 runtime):
Intro (1:51)
Village (2:58)
Dungeon (3:21)
Dungeon Boss (0:39)
Snowy (2:29)
Lab (3:01)
Vaporwave (3:54)
Haven (2:52)
Steampunk (3:09)

This original soundtrack will replace the stand-in music that was used before. I know some people liked the old music, but I'm shifting the game towards original content instead of assets. I may change and add to the OST over time.

New Achievements

Steampunk Par
Shoot par on Steampunk!

Flattened!
Get flattened into a pancake!

Map Visual Update

The Village and Snowy maps have received a visual update, with new buildings and vegetation. The old buildings have been made legacy-only. I know that decreases the variety, but I will add much more original content over time.

UI Visual Update

The UI has received a visual update, with a new font, new button graphics, and an updated scoreboard.

Thanks for playing!