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[Mike Jones]

Sounds good. Hoping real life will afford me the time to finish an entry! May have to temper the eye candy depending on the deadline.

Hope you manage to give it a go DP. Eye candy I guess is secondary to design with this but obviously great design and eye candy is ideal!

[Joe Habiger]

Sounds good. Hoping real life will afford me the time to finish an entry! May have to temper the eye candy depending on the deadline.

 

May real life allow me to finish ANYTHING!!..   

 

Hazeltine National is almost in Beta stage and only have a few things needed to do (if I can get my friend to send me his houses..lol) but I would like to do at least 9 for this competition.

[jmk59]

Hazeltine National is almost in Beta stage and only have a few things needed to do (if I can get my friend to send me his houses..lol) but I would like to do at least 9 for this competition.

Please do Joe - another US Open / PGA Championship course to check off in the Career Mod.

[Joe Habiger]

It's mostly done now but I want to add the houses and the rest of the tee markers before I release it. I've already played it myself about 50 times so I know I am not missing much and it does play very nicely. I've been to the course a few times but they have changed it AGAIN since the Ryder cup mostly by losing some more trees.

 

This course is brutal though, it's hard to score good on this one..lol - PAR IS GREAT HERE!!

 

 

Please do Joe - another US Open / PGA Championship course to check off in the Career Mod.

[TimBoch]

It's mostly done now but I want to add the houses and the rest of the tee markers before I release it. I've already played it myself about 50 times so I know I am not missing much and it does play very nicely. I've been to the course a few times but they have changed it AGAIN since the Ryder cup mostly by losing some more trees.

 

This course is brutal though, it's hard to score good on this one..lol - PAR IS GREAT HERE!!

I'm working the week of the Women's PGA at Hazeltine next summer. Knowing that I will probably never play the course, this is as close as I will get. Can't wait.

[Mike Jones]

OK I have more details now so I'm going to post them here and also in the first post of the thread for easy reference.

Closing date for entries will be August 31st:

TrackMan Par 3 Design Challenge

TrackMan is pleased to announce a CourseForge design competition, providing all community members with an opportunity to design and create a challenging and fun par 3 course for TrackMan Indoor Golf and the PerfectGolf game.

Contestants are asked to create a unique par 3 course with the CourseForge design software. The course should provide a fun challenge to players of various skill levels from beginners to experts, and in addition it should be as aesthetically pleasing as possible. All course styles are welcomed such as Oceanside, Parkland, Forrest, Links, Fantasy etc.

There are prizes for the best courses submitted.

Prizes are as follows:

1st EUR 1,000
2nd EUR 700
3rd EUR 400
4th EUR 250
5th EUR 150

Course requirements

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  Any submission must contain minimum 9 holes but preferably 18 holes

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  Hole designs cannot be replicas of existing holes or courses but inspiration may be taken from the world's best par 3 holes

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  The length of each hole can be anywhere from 50 to 250 yards, but for every hole at least 3 different tee lengths are required (easy, medium, difficult)

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  For every hole, 3 different pin positions are required (easy, medium, difficult)

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  Courses should have environmental sounds

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  Courses must be able to be loaded and played in TrackMan Indoor Golf and PerfectGolf (as bug free as possible)

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  The author(s) of the course will be credited on the loading screen and as part of the course description, if desired.

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  Not all courses need to be suitable for all skills levels of golfers ie: ‘Beginners’ courses or courses suitable for medium to advanced players are all welcome. However, courses that are designed well enough to cater to a wide variety of players will be preferred by the judging panel. This can be accomplished by the clever use of tee lengths and angles to the green.

Entry requirements

All contestants must acknowledge and agree to the requirements outlined below.

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  Entries can only be submitted by email to mjo@trackman.com

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  The mail should include:

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  Designer’s real name and address

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  Course description
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  Link to the course download location (e.g. Dropbox)

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  If a course is considered to have sufficient quality, but does not receive one of the main prizes, TrackMan may at their discretion award further prizes of EUR 150 for each course chosen in addition to the main prizefund.

 

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  In the event of a prize winning entry the contestant grants TrackMan all legal rights to the playable course (including but not limited to the digital course file and name rights)

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  Multiple entries and joint entries are allowed but if a prize is won by a joint entry it will be split evenly among contestants so all names must be included on the entry information.

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  TrackMan may have to adjust the prize winning courses slightly. These changes are meant to improve the design in relation to the design requirements. Trackman will also fix any bugs found on the courses.

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  The winning courses are planned to be released for TrackMan Indoor Golf – and will also be made available to the PG community to play in PerfectGolf.

All identified winners of the competition are responsible for any and all applicable taxes and other government levies that arise from the prizes awarded to each winner

[DPRoberts]

Sounds fun but legal rights to the unity project file may have to keep me on the periphery.

Not to be a buzz kill but all my Blender created objects, Photoshop generated textures, handcrafted Speedtrees, and manually produced particle effects somehow become Trackman's possession??

I would happily pass a final course file, a terrain heightmap, and even splines but...

Others will have to chime in here so I can get a better sense of whether I'm unrealistic with my concerns.

[Mike Jones]

Sounds fun but legal rights to the unity project file may have to keep me on the periphery.

Not to be a buzz kill but all my Blender created objects, Photoshop generated textures, handcrafted Speedtrees, and manually produced particle effects somehow become Trackman's possession??

I would happily pass a final course file, a terrain heightmap, and even splines but...

Others will have to chime in here so I can get a better sense of whether I'm unrealistic with my concerns.

I think it's more to do with having to have access to the project to fix bugs or make minor changes to the course file. There is no intention to use any of the individual items.I think I can safely edit the terms to reflect that. Thx for bringing that up DP.

[M Rose]

Question: Is beta testing allowed / not allowed?

 

I'd be okay either way.

[Mike Jones]

Question: Is beta testing allowed / not allowed?

I'd be okay either way.

Yes I don't see why that would be an issue.

[DPRoberts]

Thanks for the re-phrasing there Mike. I tend to tighten up when I feel legal-eeze constraints.

[hiltonwelford]

its more than likely a dumb question .but what are you looking for in course description?.i mean its a fic.. par 3 course.

 

 

[Mike Jones]

its more than likely a dumb question .but what are you looking for in course description?.i mean its a fic.. par 3 course.

How would you describe your course? Its basically just some info on the course so that people can make an informed choice before playing it.

[hiltonwelford]

thanks mike.

[highfade]

Sounds real tempting but I think I work too slow and too little spare time to finish it in a month

[Kablammo11]

I think I'm in. I past due to start something, anything in Unity and with CF anyway. I need to make sure I haven't forgotten everything by now.

Might as well go for this. 

[NoPutt]

Oh it's on now! Nuthin' I like better than going 

up against a cat hatin' , kitty killin' Black Swan

and his 3 Sisters.

Will there be cake?

[Kablammo11]

I was thinking of quiche, actually. 

 

Oh, and highfade aka Adriaan: Don't sit this one out, please. I know it's short notice, but have a go anyway. And do bring some kudu biltong to the after-party. 

[Mike Jones]

Although I'm not eligible for a prize I might try and build a course in my spare time - the more the merrier right? 

[RobC]

I’m in and underway