New Progress Save System, Português and Español Localisation

Update 1.7.3 introduces a new progress save system for singleplayer, along with Spanish and Portuguese localisations.

Progress Save System

Golfing in Aether now features a progress save system, allowing you to make manual saves mid-game and reload them at any point.

While in-game, open the in-game/pause menu and select the Progress Save button at the bottom. Please note that progress saves are only available in singleplayer and are not supported in competitive multiplayer, either online or locally.

Settings > Game menu showing progress saves settings.

To load a progress save, select New Game from the main menu, then select the Progress Saves button at the bottom of the screen. You’ll also find automatically created autosaves and checkpoint saves, allowing you to recover your most recent progress and resume playing quickly. The autosave frequency can be adjusted in the Settings > Game menu.

Your usual game progress and overall progression are independent of this system and will continue to save automatically.

For more information about this feature and our accessibility options, check out the Golfing in Aether Accessibility page.

Accessibility menu showing available accessibility settings.

Portugués and Español Localisation

This is the second in a series of updates introducing additional localisations.

This update adds Portuguese, with both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese variations, as well as Spanish, with Spain and Latin American variations.

While these new localisations have gone through QA, mistakes can still happen, especially as these are not our native languages. If you spot any issues or have feedback on the translations, please let us know. Your feedback will help us improve the localisations in future updates.

As part of this update, we have also made several improvements to the previously added French and German localisations to further improve their quality.

Additional Improvements

Remove Timers and Allow Manual Progression Through Offline Scoreboards

We’ve made further improvements to the scoreboard during offline play by removing the timers typically used in multiplayer, such as “Next game in 10 seconds…”.

Instead, you can now manually advance to the next screen or game whenever you’re ready. This gives you more time to review scores or, if you prefer, quickly move on to the next hole.

Timers will remain in online multiplayer, along with the existing voting system, as these are required to keep players synchronised.

Sky Menu Background Colour Setting

We’ve added the ability to change the background sky on the main menu from the standard day setting to a night setting, similar to the sky used in the winter theme.

This is a small cosmetic change that can help give the game a more wintery feel during the season. It may also provide some additional contrast, depending on your display and surroundings.

You can find this setting under Settings > Game menu.

Additional Fixes

This update also includes a range of smaller improvements and bug fixes. See the full patch notes below for the complete list of changes.

If you encounter an issue, please report it through our support email. Even if you believe it may be a known issue, reporting it helps us track and address problems more effectively.

Patch Notes

General

Added Spanish, Latin Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese localization.
Fixed an issue where it was unable to pause while using Free Camera.
Fixed an issue where if all players open the in-game menu during offline play the game wouldn’t pause.
Fixed the power indicator flickering if you reset the ball and then move on the tee.

Environment

Fixed a rare issue of where the ball could sometimes stop on the very edge of a hole.
Fixed occasions where bamboo could cause camera to jump.
Fixed an issue where on “Rail Crossing” it could be possible to fall off the rail when entering from a particular pipe.
Fixed an issue where a leaderboard ghost may show up in tutorial upon replaying it.
Added rework to the level “Mind the Gap” to make it easier to clear the ledge and achieve a hole in one. Visual quality of the level has also been improved.
Fixed cloud positioning during practice mode.

Interface

Fixed an issue with remapping keyboard controls when not using a mouse.
Fixed some high contrast text issues on the practice, leaderboards and scoreboard.
Added improvements to the scoreboard during offline play where the timers have been replaced with manual button presses. This allows you to skip in seconds or take as long as you want to look through stats.
Fixed an issue where account username is shown on the podium in offline play, instead the player name (i.e. created character) is shown.
Fixed an issue where going to inspect a player, selecting report then pressing back has navigation problems when done via the practice leaderboards menu.
Added additional context when joining via a session invite code as to why the session may not be accessible, such as permissions or full.