FORE-RRARIA! Hitting the Links with Terraria Golf

Was hesitant about this initially but that map was done extremely well. Like this looks more fun than Golf Story from the switch. Of course it's just a mini game so I doubt there's too many features but having access to wiring definitely allows for some unique maps.

Are these maps downloaded outside of the client? If so, that feels like a mistake IMO. That map should come inside the game or at least downloadable in the client. I think many people will kind of shrug golfing off, but this map really did do justice for the system.
 


Happy Launch Week, Terrarians!

We truly are on the home stretch now - and the development team is working feverishly to get the final bug fixes, tweaks, and polish into Journey's End so that everyone can have an amazing experience from moment one. It has been an exciting journey indeed, these past couple of weeks, as we have introduced you to some of the new content and features that you will soon enjoy - and this week will be no exception as we count down to launch in a few short days.

Today's feature covers something that caught quite a few Terrarians by surprise when it was first revealed way back at the PC Gaming Show during E3 in 2019: Golf. "Golf?!" we still hear you saying... and we are here today to help answer some of those burning questions that you have about this fun new way to play Terraria. So, get your clubs in your bag... a fresh set of golf balls... and let's grip it and rip it out on the course!


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NEW TO GOLF? SOME BASIC RULES

Assuming not everyone has played golf before, the goal is pretty simple. A quick rundown:
---
You are trying to put your golf ball into the cup at the end of the hole in as few strokes as possible, while using only golf clubs. Lower scores are better!
---
Most courses will have a number of Holes to complete - typically 9 or 18
---
Each hole has a "Par" score, which represents the target score for that hole - see if you can get under Par for a Birdie (one under par) or better!
---
Watch out for different terrain and how it will impact your shots - hitting from perfectly mowed grass isn't the same as hitting from Sand or even hard surfaces like Stone.
---
Loft (vertical height of the shot) and Distance (how far the shot travels) are crucial, as is club selection for a given shot.
---
Be sure to check the wind!
---
Try to stay out of the water!

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D'oh!


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WHAT'S IN THE BAG, WHAT'S IN THE BAG?! - LEARNING YOUR GOLF EQUIPMENT


Ok, so Golf in a Metroidvania-Sandbox Adventure game huh? Sure thing! Once you get a handle on the basics, you will be driving for show and putting for dough in no time. Maybe some of you will even become our next great Terraria golf course architects!



GOLF CLUBS
Let's start by checking in our golf bag to see what clubs we have at our disposal...


DRIVER

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Nothing turns heads quite like a massive drive smoked from the tee box - pull out the Driver when you want to go the distance!



IRON

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Best used for approach shots, the Iron is a nice mix of Loft and Distance - show off your short game!


WEDGE

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Looking to make that chip onto the green or buried in a sand trap? This handy club, with its very high Loft and shorter Distance is used for shots where tight control is needed - or when hitting from tough terrain.


PUTTER

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For finishing the hole, this is where champions are crowned and hearts are broken - show off your short game!




Each category of club is available in an array of shapes and sizes - from the shabby Worn Clubs to the pro-tier Premium Clubs, there is a set of clubs out there that will be perfect for your game... or you can mix and match to your heart's desire!

(Better Clubs are only for fancier looks/Vanity... don't worry)

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GOLF BALLS
Of course, Golf Clubs are kind of useless without something to hit, right? Oh look, we got you a bucket of balls - let's see what we have here...

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Oh, nice, a fun array of colors so that we can keep up with whose ball is whose when playing together. Don't worry, these are just for Vanity purposes... and you don't even need one equipped to play. You can always tee off with a plain white ball by right clicking on a Tee. More on that below!

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GOLF ACCESSORIES

GOLF WHISTLE


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A tool of last resort, the Golf Whistle will return your ball to where it was last hit. Useful for times when you get yourself stuck in a bad spot and cannot get out.

BEWARE! Using the Golf Whistle will cost you one penalty stroke!




GOLF CART

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True golf purists will tell you that walking the course is the only way... of course, others think that walking is for the dogs. This new mount can zip you around the course (and the world in general) in style!

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Ok, with our bags packed and our cart ready (unless we are walking, of course, like true golf purists) - we are ready to tee off!


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TERRARIA GOLFING 101: HOW TO MOVE FROM DUFFER TO SCRATCH GOLFER IN A FEW EASY STEPS

Ok, here we are on the first tee. What now? How does all of this work in Terraria?

TEEING OFF

Ok, let's get ready to grip and rip here, golfers. Step up to the tee with your club of choice in hand (we recommend a Driver for long-distance holes and an Iron for shorter ones), and then right click to place your ball on the Tee.

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Alright, let's send this lucky golf ball on its merry way towards the cup. Step up to the ball and press and hold the left mouse button. You will be greeted by the golf shot interface shown below:

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What does all of this mean? There are two elements at play here - Trajectory and Power.

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TRAJECTORY

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The white line shows where your ball will travel if you hit it - note that these Prediction Lines can be turned off in Settings for a more authentic challenge!
This is how you aim - as you move your mouse up and down, you will see the trajectory of the shot change.

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POWER

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The meter under your character is your Power Meter - less power to the left, more power to the right
Dragging your mouse away from your character will increase the power of the shot, while moving closer to your character will result in a softer shot.


REMEMBER: THE MAXIMUM POWER AND TRAJECTORIES POSSIBLE WITH YOUR SHOT IS DETERMINED BY WHICH CLUB YOU CHOOSE... SO CHOOSE CAREFULLY!

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That's it, pretty simple huh? Just keep hitting those shots until you get to the cup, putt the ball in, and gather your score for the hole.

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Surely there has to be more to it than this? But of course there is... and that is the Course itself, of course. Good, challenging Golf Courses are full of environmental hazards to overcome - from water to sand and much, much more. Let's move on to learn more about Golf Courses.


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YOUR NEW WORST ENEMY - THE DREADED GOLF COURSE

At the most basic level, a Golf Course is a series of Golf Holes - each made up of a Tee Box and a Cup. Nothing more complicated than that. However, this is Terraria!


Terrarian Golf Course creators will make smart use of how the environment and terrain impact golf shots, setting up tricky situations to challenge even the most pro-tier golfer. This section of our guide will give an overview of various terrain and how it impacts golf shots.

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MOWED GRASS

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This is the most pristine and ideal surface from which to hit your golf ball. Thicker grass will slow your ball down as it rolls and take away a bit of your power on shots.


View attachment 270061

A Lawn Mower can take care of that long grass for you, if you are looking to design your own course.


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SOFTER SURFACES - DIRT/SAND/ETC

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Taking shots from surfaces that are softer by natures will take a lot of power off of your shot, and golf balls will not roll as far when they come in contact with these blocks.

Sand is perhaps the most notorious of these, so be sure to avoid those nasty sand traps at all costs!


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HARD SURFACES - STONE/BRICK/ETC

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While taking shots from hard surfaces such as Stone incur no penalties, golf balls that bounce on these blocks will tend to bounce and roll FAR higher and further than on Grass or softer surfaces. Be sure to account for this in your shot selection!


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WATER - A GOLFER'S WORST NIGHTMARE

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Oh no! Your shot has landed in the drink! If the water is shallow enough and the surface of the pond is a harder surface, there is a chance you will be able to hit out of the water... however, in most situations, hitting a shot into the water means its time to pull out your trusty Golf Whistle, take your penalty stroke, and try again.

This applies to Lava and Honey as well - which are sorta like Water... just way worse.


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OTHER BLOCKS

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Of course, Terraria has a seemingly-endless variety of blocks - you will have to experiment and learn how each of them will impact your golf shots and how the golf balls interact with each of these blocks. Good luck!


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VISIT THE PRO SHOP - INTRODUCING THE GOLFER NPC

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Be sure to stop by the Pro Shop (or you know, build one) to chat up the new Golfer NPC! This friendly chap is an expert on all things Golf and is your best (well... only, really) source for Golf and Golf Accessories. From Clubs to Balls and more, he has it all!

Only one problem, really - he hasn't been heard from in quite some time. The Guide overheard him muttering something about "working on his sand trap game" - maybe that means something to you? Welp, let us know if you find him, will you?


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KHAIOS ON GOLF - EXPERT ADVICE FROM OUR RESIDENT PRO AND COURSE ARCHITECT


What better way to close out today's Golf lessons than to have our resident Golf Pro and Course Designer extraordinaire pull it all together in a short video? Join @Khaios as he demonstrates the basics, shows what is possible with creative golf course design, and gives a few tips and tricks along the way!


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That's it for today's trip around the ole Golf Course. We hope this helps you all get informed and excited about what Terraria Golf is all about! We also want to share that we will have a special set of three Golf Course Maps available on Launch Day for Journey's End! We hope that you will enjoy playing these and that they serve as great examples of just how fun Golf can be in Terraria... and perhaps inspire some budding Golf Course architects out there to create and share their own.

Only a few steps left on our Journey to Launch Day, Terrarians...








Happy Launch Week, Terrarians!

We truly are on the home stretch now - and the development team is working feverishly to get the final bug fixes, tweaks, and polish into Journey's End so that everyone can have an amazing experience from moment one. It has been an exciting journey indeed, these past couple of weeks, as we have introduced you to some of the new content and features that you will soon enjoy - and this week will be no exception as we count down to launch in a few short days.

Today's feature covers something that caught quite a few Terrarians by surprise when it was first revealed way back at the PC Gaming Show during E3 in 2019: Golf. "Golf?!" we still hear you saying... and we are here today to help answer some of those burning questions that you have about this fun new way to play Terraria. So, get your clubs in your bag... a fresh set of golf balls... and let's grip it and rip it out on the course!


index.php


NEW TO GOLF? SOME BASIC RULES

Assuming not everyone has played golf before, the goal is pretty simple. A quick rundown:
---
You are trying to put your golf ball into the cup at the end of the hole in as few strokes as possible, while using only golf clubs. Lower scores are better!
---
Most courses will have a number of Holes to complete - typically 9 or 18
---
Each hole has a "Par" score, which represents the target score for that hole - see if you can get under Par for a Birdie (one under par) or better!
---
Watch out for different terrain and how it will impact your shots - hitting from perfectly mowed grass isn't the same as hitting from Sand or even hard surfaces like Stone.
---
Loft (vertical height of the shot) and Distance (how far the shot travels) are crucial, as is club selection for a given shot.
---
Be sure to check the wind!
---
Try to stay out of the water!

View attachment 270018
D'oh!


index.php

WHAT'S IN THE BAG, WHAT'S IN THE BAG?! - LEARNING YOUR GOLF EQUIPMENT


Ok, so Golf in a Metroidvania-Sandbox Adventure game huh? Sure thing! Once you get a handle on the basics, you will be driving for show and putting for dough in no time. Maybe some of you will even become our next great Terraria golf course architects!



GOLF CLUBS
Let's start by checking in our golf bag to see what clubs we have at our disposal...


DRIVER

View attachment 270064
Nothing turns heads quite like a massive drive smoked from the tee box - pull out the Driver when you want to go the distance!



IRON

View attachment 270065
Best used for approach shots, the Iron is a nice mix of Loft and Distance - show off your short game!


WEDGE

View attachment 270052
Looking to make that chip onto the green or buried in a sand trap? This handy club, with its very high Loft and shorter Distance is used for shots where tight control is needed - or when hitting from tough terrain.


PUTTER

View attachment 270066
For finishing the hole, this is where champions are crowned and hearts are broken - show off your short game!




Each category of club is available in an array of shapes and sizes - from the shabby Worn Clubs to the pro-tier Premium Clubs, there is a set of clubs out there that will be perfect for your game... or you can mix and match to your heart's desire!

(Better Clubs are only for fancier looks/Vanity... don't worry)

index.php


GOLF BALLS
Of course, Golf Clubs are kind of useless without something to hit, right? Oh look, we got you a bucket of balls - let's see what we have here...

View attachment 270035


Oh, nice, a fun array of colors so that we can keep up with whose ball is whose when playing together. Don't worry, these are just for Vanity purposes... and you don't even need one equipped to play. You can always tee off with a plain white ball by right clicking on a Tee. More on that below!

index.php


GOLF ACCESSORIES

GOLF WHISTLE


View attachment 270053

A tool of last resort, the Golf Whistle will return your ball to where it was last hit. Useful for times when you get yourself stuck in a bad spot and cannot get out.

BEWARE! Using the Golf Whistle will cost you one penalty stroke!




GOLF CART

View attachment 270050

True golf purists will tell you that walking the course is the only way... of course, others think that walking is for the dogs. This new mount can zip you around the course (and the world in general) in style!

index.php


Ok, with our bags packed and our cart ready (unless we are walking, of course, like true golf purists) - we are ready to tee off!


View attachment 270049


index.php


TERRARIA GOLFING 101: HOW TO MOVE FROM DUFFER TO SCRATCH GOLFER IN A FEW EASY STEPS

Ok, here we are on the first tee. What now? How does all of this work in Terraria?

TEEING OFF

Ok, let's get ready to grip and rip here, golfers. Step up to the tee with your club of choice in hand (we recommend a Driver for long-distance holes and an Iron for shorter ones), and then right click to place your ball on the Tee.

View attachment 270054
Alright, let's send this lucky golf ball on its merry way towards the cup. Step up to the ball and press and hold the left mouse button. You will be greeted by the golf shot interface shown below:

View attachment 270051

What does all of this mean? There are two elements at play here - Trajectory and Power.

index.php


TRAJECTORY

View attachment 270058

The white line shows where your ball will travel if you hit it - note that these Prediction Lines can be turned off in Settings for a more authentic challenge!
This is how you aim - as you move your mouse up and down, you will see the trajectory of the shot change.

index.php


POWER

View attachment 270055


View attachment 270056 View attachment 270057
The meter under your character is your Power Meter - less power to the left, more power to the right
Dragging your mouse away from your character will increase the power of the shot, while moving closer to your character will result in a softer shot.


REMEMBER: THE MAXIMUM POWER AND TRAJECTORIES POSSIBLE WITH YOUR SHOT IS DETERMINED BY WHICH CLUB YOU CHOOSE... SO CHOOSE CAREFULLY!

index.php


That's it, pretty simple huh? Just keep hitting those shots until you get to the cup, putt the ball in, and gather your score for the hole.

View attachment 270059

Surely there has to be more to it than this? But of course there is... and that is the Course itself, of course. Good, challenging Golf Courses are full of environmental hazards to overcome - from water to sand and much, much more. Let's move on to learn more about Golf Courses.


index.php


YOUR NEW WORST ENEMY - THE DREADED GOLF COURSE

At the most basic level, a Golf Course is a series of Golf Holes - each made up of a Tee Box and a Cup. Nothing more complicated than that. However, this is Terraria!


Terrarian Golf Course creators will make smart use of how the environment and terrain impact golf shots, setting up tricky situations to challenge even the most pro-tier golfer. This section of our guide will give an overview of various terrain and how it impacts golf shots.

index.php


MOWED GRASS

View attachment 270060
This is the most pristine and ideal surface from which to hit your golf ball. Thicker grass will slow your ball down as it rolls and take away a bit of your power on shots.


View attachment 270061

A Lawn Mower can take care of that long grass for you, if you are looking to design your own course.


index.php


SOFTER SURFACES - DIRT/SAND/ETC

View attachment 270047

Taking shots from surfaces that are softer by natures will take a lot of power off of your shot, and golf balls will not roll as far when they come in contact with these blocks.

Sand is perhaps the most notorious of these, so be sure to avoid those nasty sand traps at all costs!


index.php


HARD SURFACES - STONE/BRICK/ETC

View attachment 270062

While taking shots from hard surfaces such as Stone incur no penalties, golf balls that bounce on these blocks will tend to bounce and roll FAR higher and further than on Grass or softer surfaces. Be sure to account for this in your shot selection!


index.php


WATER - A GOLFER'S WORST NIGHTMARE

View attachment 270046

Oh no! Your shot has landed in the drink! If the water is shallow enough and the surface of the pond is a harder surface, there is a chance you will be able to hit out of the water... however, in most situations, hitting a shot into the water means its time to pull out your trusty Golf Whistle, take your penalty stroke, and try again.

This applies to Lava and Honey as well - which are sorta like Water... just way worse.


index.php


OTHER BLOCKS

View attachment 270063

Of course, Terraria has a seemingly-endless variety of blocks - you will have to experiment and learn how each of them will impact your golf shots and how the golf balls interact with each of these blocks. Good luck!


index.php


VISIT THE PRO SHOP - INTRODUCING THE GOLFER NPC

View attachment 270032

Be sure to stop by the Pro Shop (or you know, build one) to chat up the new Golfer NPC! This friendly chap is an expert on all things Golf and is your best (well... only, really) source for Golf and Golf Accessories. From Clubs to Balls and more, he has it all!

Only one problem, really - he hasn't been heard from in quite some time. The Guide overheard him muttering something about "working on his sand trap game" - maybe that means something to you? Welp, let us know if you find him, will you?


index.php


KHAIOS ON GOLF - EXPERT ADVICE FROM OUR RESIDENT PRO AND COURSE ARCHITECT


What better way to close out today's Golf lessons than to have our resident Golf Pro and Course Designer extraordinaire pull it all together in a short video? Join @Khaios as he demonstrates the basics, shows what is possible with creative golf course design, and gives a few tips and tricks along the way!


index.php


That's it for today's trip around the ole Golf Course. We hope this helps you all get informed and excited about what Terraria Golf is all about! We also want to share that we will have a special set of three Golf Course Maps available on Launch Day for Journey's End! We hope that you will enjoy playing these and that they serve as great examples of just how fun Golf can be in Terraria... and perhaps inspire some budding Golf Course architects out there to create and share their own.

Only a few steps left on our Journey to Launch Day, Terrarians...






I really don't like the idea of golf. You could add something more funny than this.

and the animation when you hit ball is super ugly my god
 
I'm not sure if I'll actually use this regularly, but I can see it being a fun thing to visit from time to time.

However I am LOVING that lawn mower. Definitely will be using that in my non-golf-related builds for some nice grass with no annoying plants on it.
 
[...] having access to wiring definitely allows for some unique maps.

So speaking of which, to the devs: how is the ball handled/treated as? Is it considered a projectile suitable for triggering teal pressure plates? What about interactions with weapons/projectiles? Are clubs the only thing that'll work on them? Will they travel on conveyor belts?

If the balls can interact with more items, I can imagine more gimmicky courses (akin to miniature golf courses) and players truly building up their own unique "club" sets (out of various weapons; golf with a Sniper Rifle, anyone?)
 
Aside from the golfcart mount and the potential the camera following the golf ball has for scouting, will this minigame tie into the game's normal game progression at all, or is it exclusively its own side thing?

How is the NPC unlocked?

Given what was said about the NPC going off to work on his "sand trap game" I think we'll have to rescue him from the underground desert. Maybe a new desert boss?
 
So speaking of which, to the devs: how is the ball handled/treated as? Is it considered a projectile suitable for triggering teal pressure plates? What about interactions with weapons/projectiles? Are clubs the only thing that'll work on them? Will they travel on conveyor belts?

If the balls can interact with more items, I can imagine more gimmicky courses (akin to miniature golf courses) and players truly building up their own unique "club" sets (out of various weapons; golf with a Sniper Rifle, anyone?)
Watch the video linked at the end of the announcement, some of your questions are answered there. But if you don't want to spend time watching it, I can tell you they are affected by conveyor belts and they trigger teal pressure plates. They also interact with a lot of stuff, like liquids, plants, etc. but not sure about weapons. I doubt it because on non-journey worlds if a mob appears while you play golf you'd have to kill it and you could accidentally hit the ball.
 
I really don't like the idea of golf. You could add something more funny than this.

and the animation when you hit ball is super ugly my god

Yeesh, how is it that in all these amazing spoilers posts there are always people complaining ?
This minigame seems so gimmicky and yet so fun, I can't wait to test it! (and play the amazing golf maps that will pop out)
 
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