This update introduces two new localizations, adds new customization, as well as adds a new tutorial system. There are also several other fixes and small improvements.

Franais and Deutsch localization

We've begun to look at additional localizations to the game and in this first in a series of updates we will start by introducing both French and German. Other languages will be added over the coming months in future updates. It should be noted that even though these additional localizations have gone through QA, that mistakes can still happen, especially as these are not our native language. So please let us know if you have any feedback on these translations as they can be improved in future updates.

Beret and Tyrolean hats

As a fun addition to localization we looked at some regionally themed hats to add. Each of these can be color customized and are available to all players to equip with no unlock requirements.

Tutorial system

Golfing in Aether now features an on-demand tutorial to teach you basic controls and how to play. When starting from a fresh saved-game you will be prompted on first launch of the game if you wish to play it, but it is not a requirement to do so. The tutorial can be started at any other point from the button on the main menu. For most players it will take only around five minutes to complete. Its possible we will add additional steps to this tutorial in the future, but for now we wanted to start with the basics of how to launch the ball and other common mechanics.

Cancel new game auto start

We've added an option to cancel the automatic starting of a new game upon completing an offline 9 hole game. To do this there will be a button on the scoreboard that can be pressed, or press e.g. B on gamepad. After this is pressed the text in the bottom left will change from "new game starting in..." to "returning to main menu in...". You can of course press skip at any point to speed that action up.

Various bug fixes

Check the full notes below for all the changes made, if you are aware of any issues then please let us know so they may be fixed for a future update. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914980/Golfing_In_Aether/

Patch Notes

General

• Added German and French localization.
• Added change to camera switch behaviour when spectating. Now when you press camera switch the free camera will engage right away. When playing it will remain as before and enter top camera or hold to enter free camera.
• Added a short tutorial that goes over the controls of launching the ball. This is very brief and may be expanded on later.

Customization

• Added Beret hat.
• Added Tyrolean (aka Bavarian) hat.

Interface

• Fixed an issue when selecting player reports for a user already on your friend list using a controller.
• Fixed an issue when as a dedicated spectator, when going between social menu / inspect and scoreboard the scoreboard time remaining wasnt exact. This didnt effect players.
• Added improvement to loading screen so that the custom scale is used, so will be much bigger at 150% to improve readability.
• Added ability to return to main menu in offline mode after the podium, on the scoreboard. This is Cancel new game button. The way this works is similar to how selecting restart level works in practice, in that the time is not skipped when pressed, but you can also press skip right away if you want to go now or continue looking at scores.
• Fixed an issue with the appearance of some how-to-play button prompts.
• Added further increase to font size on the hole info.
• Fixed various Japanese localization issues.
• Fixed an inconsistency where entering an invite code did not take you to the session info but rather to the session directly. You now go to session info to choose to play or spectate.
• Fixed joining via invite code not having correct loading screen text.