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This is discussed in another video <3 All you have to do is place a second water body under the original one (it cant be the world created water, it must be your own)

what ever you change in the green setting will apply it to all the holes. and just a little tip, dont use the steepness setting, just make your own slopes; looks and plays alot better

so all the water setting does is adjust the height of the water, so it doesn't go away completely. if you don't want the water messing with you i would recommend raising your entire map by about 50 feet. you'll have to do it manually with the sculpt tool

When you select your surface it will have a "path width" setting. I normally use 0 for this, maybe 10 for cart paths

i went to school for turfgrass and golf course management at ABAC. And for now i am working in golf course construction across the US

for the most part i only like realistic course, as i am aiming to be an architect so i like my design to be based in real life. Most of my ideas and design strategies are aimed at real courses and how it would play irl. i usually judge the courses i review based of real life unless i am told the course is fantasy by the creator I do enjoy a fantasy course ever now and again but i feel that most the time "fantasy" is a way for bad designers to mask their mistakes on the course, but when a fantasy course is done well they are some of the most beautiful and fun in the game.

​@@duffdesignsya I noticed you really focus on real life design. That's cool cause it gives a different perspective than what I make. I've only made fantasy courses cause the realistic ones for me personally are just so boring to play. I like to see your thought process on the videos though.

Thank you! I understand its a video game and a lot of people like the fantasy more, because you can create so much that could never exist in real life. I did spend my first 3 or so years designing fantasy courses, its just now I'm focused on becoming a real designer so i make sure to implement that instead.@@kelleywilson141

​@@duffdesignswell good luck on your journey that's awesome. Hope it all works out for you.

Thanks!@@kelleywilson141

the hole is probably under the waypoint of another hole. at least i think. however, during play test is weird, but check other waypoints and such

your green grid is decided based on where your green waypoint is. make sure that waypoint is in the center of your green. keep in mind its only so big, so if you have a massive green it may not cover the whole thing

Thanks, I think my green was too big. It is fine now that I made it smaller. I'm not close to being done with my course, but once I publish it I can let you know and if you could play it and give me some constructive criticism I would greatly appreciate it.

yeah sounds great! Whenever your done with it just drop a comment on any of my videos with the course name and ill get to it! I am about to be moving so im not sure when ill get to it but i will at some point@@nickwoodworth7638

Sweet! I appreciate it. I'm a ways away from completion and I only get a handful of hours a week to work on it with work and other things, but I will definitely let you know when it is published and can't wait to see what you think and what I can improve on with future courses. I hope your move goes smooth!

Thank you!

ill add it to my list <3

Ill add it to my list, might be a little bit till i get to it but i will eventually

thanks :)

yeah, sometimes im afraid im to critical but i feel as if i need to be to help others progress. i definably am very critical of my self and my own course, a bit too much so also dont be afraid to send in a course, every designer is a different stages in their progress and i understand that and take it into account when reviewing. "bad" courses ill usually point our major things that need to be changed or even just simple things that the designer just doesnt know yet. but the "good" ones i have to get very technical and nit picky with my reviews.

@@duffdesigns well my best course out of the 10 I've made is Shadows of Bigfoot. It's the only course I've actually made paths. I started 6 months ago. I've noticed my bunkers weren't good enough and some of my edging on greens. Also had a floating tree on accident even after going through the course multiple times to check. Feel like I'm good at waterfalls now. Every course you get better. Give it a look you can be critical it will help me. It's a fantasy course. I know you don't like some of the things I will do like down slopes out of bunkers or having to putt around bunkers. I actually kinda like that look though.

ill give it a look soon :)@@kelleywilson141

Bdan you're everywhere! You love this game. This guy thinks of stuff I don't ever think of. You can tell he likes realistic golf.

@@kelleywilson141 I’ve played many of duff’s courses he’s a great designer definitely a realistic designer. I try to make my rounds and support other creators because I think it’s important to help each other out especially in such a niche community. It’s too bad some of the big guys don’t have that mindset but I’ll try not to talk too much s*** about that. And yes I do love this game!

oh yeah defiantly doable but very difficult to get it right, ive only seen a few courses in the new game with fast greens do it well. i normally will only go to med. fast

its on my list :)

I'm ready to see this course. I've seen you on a couple of these videos. Check out my course Shadows of Bigfoot. If you like fantasy style I think you will like it.

@@Base2571 I will play it tonight or tomorrow morning. Tell me what you think of shadows. I like it!

Ill put it in my list :) Might be a lil while but ill get to it

@@duffdesigns thanks I worked very hard in it

Course setting > Fairway settings > mow pattern from there you can adjust the wide and intensity of the lines

Ill give it a try for sure, ive been really busy with work so i dont know when ill be able to record a video but ill get to it

@@duffdesigns Appreciate the quick response. Look forward to hearing from you when you get to it. Completely understand work/gaming balance. Like I said, took me a year to finally publish this. Cheers man

Main screen > Casual > Local match > Select the course selection > more filters > my courses Then find your course and hover over it, the number of how many plays should be in the bottom right

tee boxes can be very flexible but i usually have 3 to 4 tee boxes on each hole. I try to spread my tees out by about 30 or so yards. For instance, a par 4 measuring 400yards from the back tee. Tee 1 - 400yrd Tee 2 - 370yrd Tee 3 - 340yrd Tee 4 - 310yrd Keep in mind the red tees will be very close to the green on some holes but realistically that's how they are. I dont follow the 30 yard rule perfectly. If there is a hill in the landscape that fits a tee ill use that even if its on 10 yards or whatever. And par 3's are more like 20 yard differences. And dont be afraid to have them all close on a short par 3 or 4.

@@duffdesigns Thank you. My first course is named Country Mile Golf Club. If you get a chance to play it I'd be interested in your feedback. Far from perfect. One thing I didn't realize was how much difference the powerhouse archetype makes. I tried to make challenging holes and when I played with powerhouse archetype I realize it isn't long enough.

yeah ill give it a try, might be a bit before i do anymore course videos however. Also for max distance i would recommend around 330 landing.@@azbdizzy4176

@@duffdesigns Thank you. You are a big help.

Yeah completely understandable with 2, that hole was just meant to be unfair, its just a little to unfair. Glad its serving its purpose on pissing everyone off. It takes 2 perfect shots just to hit the green, much less get near the hole. To be honest I spent way to long working on this hole and i just had to move on, the whole point of this course was to only spend 1 day creating each hole.

@@duffdesigns It didn’t piss me off too bad, the play through came out awesome it was one of my best days ever honestly so it worked out in the end

it is yes, you can cover this up by adding foliage, waterfalls and rocks. Check out this video to see how to do that th-cam.com/video/RPj4CjSWeAQ/w-d-xo.html

I haven't really spent a lot of time with the walls in the game other than just splining them. But I do use them to make little building or tunnels sometimes which can be really useful

Completely understandable, to each there own. I just prefer realistic design

@@duffdesigns actually I just tried playing on master and it was very difficult. So I could see what you're talking about. I'm big on fantasy courses. Check out my course lost dunes if you wanna play a fantasy course and critique it. Very challenging. Course record is -12 on master level with a 12 mph wind. Was unreal.

I completely get #2, that hole i knew was way to hard but i left it for the look of it. The green gave me many problems and after i while i just had to move on as i didnt want to spend forever making the course. I do however think 17 plays really well it just takes some perfect shots. For the trees this course was based off of Sahalee Country Club which has a very similar 'tree on every hole' design, which is what inspired me to make this course. and obviously i made it a little harder because it is just a video game and i wanted to have some difficulty. Thanks for the support!

@@duffdesignsof course, excited to see what you put out next

are you clicking it with your mouse or using the arrow keys to select?

@duffdesigns Hey - I figured it out... I have to have the "target" cursor selected but also, the handles/nodes only appear as the mouse passes over them. Odd design interface choice, but it's working.

Youll get used to the bunkers over time. All you really do it make a little hole in the ground, slap a bunker there, and raise the back of it a little.

Thanks <3

Just wish they would add them into the game at this point

Thanks for the comment! Helping new designers was the whole reason i started my channel, glad its working!

Thanks! My friends also agree, couple of them say its my best course