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Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am
by Duglis
Hi,
No one has recreated Coeur d'Alene with its floating green. I'm just wondering, then, if there are any fictional courses out there with such a thing?
Does anyone know?
be well!
-Doug
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 10:56 am
by Danny D
Duglis wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am
Hi,
No one has recreated Coeur d'Alene with its floating green. I'm just wondering, then, if there are any fictional courses out there with such a thing?
Does anyone know?
be well!
-Doug
I have taken a good serious look at Coeur d'Alene. It has too many surrounding buildings to create, and a PANO would be extremely difficult to make on it. It would be really hard to do it the justice it would deserve.
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 5:06 am
by Duglis
Danny D wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 10:56 am
Duglis wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am
Hi,
No one has recreated Coeur d'Alene with its floating green. I'm just wondering, then, if there are any fictional courses out there with such a thing?
Does anyone know?
be well!
-Doug
I have taken a good serious look at Coeur d'Alene. It has too many surrounding buildings to create, and a PANO would be extremely difficult to make on it. It would be really hard to do it the justice it would deserve.
Sorry to hear that. Perhaps someone else.......? or a fictional course with a floating green?
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 5:10 am
by woody4077
Danny D wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 10:56 am
Duglis wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am
Hi,
No one has recreated Coeur d'Alene with its floating green. I'm just wondering, then, if there are any fictional courses out there with such a thing?
Does anyone know?
be well!
-Doug
I have taken a good serious look at Coeur d'Alene. It has too many surrounding buildings to create, and a PANO would be extremely difficult to make on it. It would be really hard to do it the justice it would deserve.
THIS ^^^^^^^^^^(and many other reasons) is why A LOT of "real" course(s) are NOT done for links and why ficitional + imaginary courses outnumber "real" course(s) on the courses download page; some course(s) just have "way too much" going on either on the course itself or in the surrounding area.......i'm no "expert" in APCD work but i would be comfortable saying that " doing it justice" would probably be at min. 6-12 months of work and be would a file size over 200 mb and while thats not an issuse for the site admins it could be an issuse for people who may or may not have data caps as part of their isp contract also there is the fact that other golf franchises have already done this course so ......"there is that"
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 7:24 am
by Danny D
woody4077 wrote: ↑June 12th, 2020, 5:10 am
Danny D wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 10:56 am
Duglis wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am
Hi,
No one has recreated Coeur d'Alene with its floating green. I'm just wondering, then, if there are any fictional courses out there with such a thing?
Does anyone know?
be well!
-Doug
I have taken a good serious look at Coeur d'Alene. It has too many surrounding buildings to create, and a PANO would be extremely difficult to make on it. It would be really hard to do it the justice it would deserve.
THIS ^^^^^^^^^^(and many other reasons) is why A LOT of "real" course(s) are NOT done for links and why ficitional + imaginary courses outnumber "real" course(s) on the courses download page; some course(s) just have "way too much" going on either on the course itself or in the surrounding area.......i'm no "expert" in APCD work but i would be comfortable saying that " doing it justice" would probably be at min. 6-12 months of work and be would a file size over 200 mb and while thats not an issuse for the site admins it could be an issuse for people who may or may not have data caps as part of their isp contract also there is the fact that other golf franchises have already done this course so ......"there is that"
You are right Woody. My feelings on the subject is that when we do real courses, if the surroundings aren't there, its hard to determine it's the real thing. The surroundings make it seem more realistic and it helps put your mind in the right place. Imagine playing Pebble Beach without the ocean, or Banff without the cliffs.
Some courses can be worked around, while others are pretty much impossible with the limitations of the APCD. It would be great if we could get the APCD upgraded to something more versatile.
Dan
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 6:02 pm
by Jimbo
Maybe I'm weird (I've been called worse
) but I love those "extras" almost as much as the actual course.
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 8:43 pm
by Paul44
Doug,
Does Space Adventure give you what you are looking for?
https://linkscorner.org/courses/course.php?crz=499
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 8:53 pm
by Paul44
Infamous Golf Course 2007 – fixed, fits the bill, as well.
https://linkscorner.org/courses/course.php?crz=1807
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 13th, 2020, 1:49 am
by Duglis
Thanks Paul, I'll give them a try!!
Re: Any fictional courses with a floating green?
Posted: June 13th, 2020, 9:56 am
by Paul44
Doug,
Sorry I can’t think of anymore someone else at Links Corner might be aware of more, hope you like them.