About the Game:

This game was created over the span of a semester for TAGD's Fall 2024 Game Jam. As it turns out, taking 4 labs in 1 semester was a mistake, I only ever felt like working on this game when I had an assignment due in a few hours. Unlike the previous two entries, I'm a bit worried I made it too easy for once. There were plans for a more extensive ball attribute system, but I got hit with a wee bit of burnout and never actually got around to making it. Maybe if I do a 1.1 update...

The Story:

A eccentric scientist has just lent you his newest invention: the Golf-O-Matic. This device is able to simulate a universe of endless golf courses, and limitless unique golf balls to go with it. Unfortunately, doing all this is costly, so you'll need to collect coins along the way to grow your, erm... "research" budget. Along the way, you may also find modules which can help you learn more about these strange new golf balls. Go for a high (low?) score, but avoid lingering for too long in one spot, lest you destabilize everything. There's something out there, and it doesn't take too kindly to lesser beings violating the standards of golf.

The Controls:

• Click and drag to launch ball. The ball can be re-aimed while moving.
• Press Escape to close any menus.
• F4 to toggle fullscreen.

Debug Info

Certain debug keys are enabled in this build of the game. They are as follows:

• F1 - Quick-restart game.
• F2 - Generate next stage.
• F5 - Reduce instability by 25%
• F6 - Increase instability by 25%
• F7 - Increase coins by 1

Known Issues:

These bugs have already been reported, and will be fixed after judging is complete.

• Purchasing the "Scale" scanner part without already owning the other 4 scanner parts can cause the game to crash upon entering a new shop where scanner parts are on sale. All it took to fix this was adding a set of parenthesis...

Credits:

Sound effects:

• Billiards.wav by 13FPanska_Marval_Lukas -- https://freesound.org/s/379327/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
• TollBell.wav by daytripper -- https://freesound.org/s/73678/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Palettes used: 

• FunkyFuture 8 by Shamaboy | https://lospec.com/palette-list/funkyfuture-8