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[clubcaptain]

 

Google Windows Processor Affinity and save your money.

 

Tried this with 3C. I switched JNPG to core 0 then core 1. I was over the moomnwhen I saw that my chronic snap line slide bys were nearly gone. Just the occasional very slight slide by. Then i came back down to earth when I realised FPS had fallen by 25/30 so the video display was nearly at a standstill. A real pity.

[Mulligan]

Tried this with 3C. I switched JNPG to core 0 then core 1. I was over the moomnwhen I saw that my chronic snap line slide bys were nearly gone. Just the occasional very slight slide by. Then i came back down to earth when I realised FPS had fallen by 25/30 so the video display was nearly at a standstill. A real pity.

 

Use all processors, and set \Perfect Golf\Perfect Golf.exe to high priority (just above normal).

[clubcaptain]

Changed to your suggestion and video back to normal. So is the slide by i.e awful.

[Crow357]

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date as much as I can.  I heard through the grapevine today, that PP is currently working on the loading code and sequence for bringing a golf course into the game.  Parts are starting to come together!

[axe360]

Here's my question. I just found out from Unity that their support only goes back as far as 5.5. So why are we about to only get that version?

I believe the latest is 2017.1.  We're going to be starting from behind, again. aren't we?

 

5.2.3fl = released 19 Nov. 2015

[Dazmaniac]

I guess because PP can't test versions from the future, lol. 

 

[Crow357]

Here's my question. I just found out from Unity that their support only goes back as far as 5.5. So why are we about to only get that version?

I believe the latest is 2017.1.  We're going to be starting from behind, again. aren't we?

 

5.2.3fl = released 19 Nov. 2015

 

They are currently working with Unity 2017.

[axe360]

Oh, I thought I read in the first post it was 5.5. My bad.

[Crow357]

That was written all the way back in May.  Since then, they've updated to the latest version of Unity, which is 2017. 

[axe360]

Not sure what you're talking about? I'm just talking about the Versions. We are using vers. 5.2.3fl, which Unity no longer supports. So if we are updating to vers. 5.5 (unless I misunderstood Andrews first comments). the why wouldn't you update to a vers. they will be supporting longer?

 

Just asking. It's not a put down. Just an innocent question.

[Crow357]

LOL, they ARE.  They are updating the software, Course Forge and Perfect Golf to Unity 2017.   I'm sorry, I don't know any other way to put it.

[axe360]

Glad I could make you laugh. Too bad I took up so much of your time, trying to explain something to me. I'll remember that.

[Crow357]

Well, I'm glad you understand it now.  Unity 2017 will be the new platform.

[axe360]

Damn! I'm not feeling a friendly vibe around here anymore..

[fungolfer]

calm down Axe I don't think that Crow was trying to make you feel like an idiot. 

[axe360]

It's all good.

[Dazmaniac]

Larry,

 

See Andrew's update in this thread from August, a full 3 months after the opening post.

 

Thanks for the thoughts everyone.... On the subject of version chasing Unity 2017 is by and large the same as Unity 5.6  which is what we had started building the next version of the game on.  Its just Unity changed their pricing model.  One of the best things about Unity2017 is the move from .Net 2.0 to .Net 4.6 with all its async and await goodness (for the technical minded) which will make much of the data loading proceses much better and also make Xbox much easier.

 

We understand the value of the user course catalog and will try to make the conversion process as simple as possible.  As Mike stated we would love to have a little exe that just does the conversion (remember crx to crz)  but at the same time that may not be possible without taking away a significant amount of dev time from something else.  But we will make it as easy and convenient as possible.

 

With any development cycle we begin with the engine (Networking, event system, etc) then we move on to Course Forge and then finally the asset loading, game play and the UI.  We are  currently finishing work on Course Forge.  Part of the reason for limited amount of news is that talking about engine improvements is not very interesting and does not mean much to many as it has no real impact on features etc. However for us it means we can finally ditch steam networking and move to Unity networking which will open up cross device multiplayer.

 

We will shortly be moving on to Game Play and while I have started this the real news here is that we are moving from a player based game play to a ball based gameplay.  Many of you will know if all the bugs that were floating around from Alternate Shot which we played Whack A Mole with during PG1.  This decision will vastly improve the game flow and allow for much easier game flow mechanics.  For example the old concede code was over 200 lines of code.  With the new game play it is about 10.

 

I am sure Mike will do a post once CF development is finished covering the new things that will be in CF.

 

[axe360]

Thank you Daz. I appreciate that.

[axe360]

Good news. Art and I are best of buds again!    I am very happy to learn what PG is doing. I have just been too busy, building my last course and other things to stay up on the subject. All is good now!

Will be super happy with an updated CF.

Back on topic.

 

Peace