That matches up with what I have been able to get on this course, good stuff. How did you fare on Gift Bag? I'm near certain the hole is doable in 2 but I haven't had any luck so far. Perhaps you might have found an easier strat than the one I'm trying to pull off.
Im just birdie on the secret holes. I think Yule Log might go in 2, but I gave up. Gift bag seems close but theres too much of a slope before the flag.
I have Yule Log in 2, just needs a little luck from the snow. I discovered a spot in between the fairway and the green on Gift Bag where instead of bouncing, the ball rolls flat and goes further than normal. It's a little to the right of the flag but I've only got this different reaction twice, once in a test run that went in (not an eagle though) and a second that missed right. I'm going to try and get a recording of this one.
Yule Log is pretty easy to get in 2. Spoiler Aim the first shot to the right of the decorated tree, right on the edge of the snow. The second shot is easier from here than on the left of the tree.
Android users have just received an update which fixed the softlock bug that previously prevented them from entering the 3rd secret hole, Spoiler Icebergs Ahead! . So now I've been able to get in and have a look at the hole. Birdie is the best result through normal means although it looks like one could use a glitch (which appears to be completely random) to save at least one stroke, likely more. Occasionally, when getting ready to tee off, the ball will take off on it's own free will and float around (Gamer McGee reported this a couple weeks back). I've had it go straight left way off the map and a couple of times do some sort of circle. One of these times I was almost able to reach the second fairway in one shot which would have given me a chance of eagle if I had made it. Obviously this is not intended behaviour and I will not be using it to attain an otherwise impossible score. I'll see if I can get a video of this to assist the developers. Edit: I figured it out, restarting the hole while the ball is on a moving iceberg causes the ball to take off. Here is a video I made of this in action: https://youtu.be/jabqE5PB7PQ Read the video's description for more information. Hopefully the developer visits here again and sees this. There's also another glitch with this hole where the ball sometimes goes out of shape and does not function correctly. I believe the icebergs are the cause of this as well.
^^^ Nice report. If you go to the second ice floe, then restart, the ball takes off on quite a journey. Jump off at the far corner of the area where the green is, and you can chip your way to an eagle. I suspect one can do even better with practice. Feature, or bug?
Just missed getting it in two. Experiment with different floes; the path the “floating” ball takes is dependent on what floe it was last on, and follows an arc that mirrors the floe’s rotation. Interesting. Maybe the reason for the hats on the floes? Hmm... I should add that I’m not on Gamecenter, and my scores never leave my phone, so I don’t think I’m cheating, just exploring the possibilities...
Nicely observed. Among other things, I talk about that in the description of my video. Not convinced the hats mean anything though. 2 is very easily done but I will not attempt to go for it as I'm not convinced this is intended behaviour. I'm going to assume this will be patched out so I'm happy to stay on 7 for this hole. I will admit though, this is a pretty cool gimmick if this was intentional and I will be happy to go for 2 if it was. None of us are cheaters, we simply stumbled onto something that allowed for a better result than would normally be possible. If this was unintentional, this would classify perfectly as a glitch, I'd say. Sure, glitches can be exploited but a glitch is something everyone can perform without any external modifications so I wouldn't think of this as cheating in any form.
I suspect this is all a programming error, but its fun to speculate... Is there a combination of floes that leads to a hole in one?
Ye, that's what I'm thinking as well. I don't think there is but I'm not saying that with 100% confidence. Can't hurt to look around while we can.
This is brilliant and hilarious. Just holed out in 2 strokes using the second ice flow. The icebergs are all rotating clockwise about their centre. Think about how the programmers update the position of the ball - they must use the centre of the berg and have the ball rotate around that centre with the rest of the berg. So basically if you restart from the second ice flow and it still has you as on that iceberg then you do a giant circle rotating with the berg! Even better if you intersect another berg then you stick on it for no shots!! I note you can take a short chip while walking in the air. Doesnt really help as you may as well stick for zero. Whats really weird is the more you restart the more distorted the ball gets. It can be easter-egg shaped. Dunno what thats about. Thanks for the fun!
New course coming Hey everyone, A new course is coming ( tomorrow actually!) and this time it's a little different. To celebrate the anniversary of OK Golf we're giving you a course that has new holes from the previous locations throughout the game. And in keeping with our two previous updates we've added a treasure hunt for a third secret hole. This time you'll be looking for Chinese lanterns just in time for Chinese New Year! But while there are fewer to find and they're easier to spot, these ones will be on the move. Enjoy!
8 lantern locations, giving a secret hole: Spoiler Lake 4 Tsukimi 7 Buchan 3 Oakford 9 Paris 5 Kaski 5 Lap 1 Greatest 3
The other secret hole can be found in Spoiler the first secret hole. Look a touch left from the start and go towards the group of palm trees. The hole is located among those trees.
Loving the anniversary course! Anybody eagled anything yet? Edit: I just eagled Red Envelope; just missed getting it in 2.
