SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.28

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.28

Safer artwork, input and audio handling.

• Fixes path-overlay storage when changing rectangular course sizes, and makes HD/menu/report artwork allocation failures safe and retryable.
• Releases the D3D11 device reference correctly during atmosphere renderer recovery.
• Cancels stuck camera dragging when a modal report opens or the UI consumes the mouse release.
• Separates music/effects volume categories from voice limits and WAV size, including credits music and ambience.
• Clarifies manual Path view controls and automatic placement visibility. Automatic placement visibility is unchanged.
• Preserves full-screen page precedence over Options course retention and keeps readable stack breadcrumbs at crash-memory boundaries.

Install or update

Download SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.28-windows.zip, extract it, then run Setup.cmd. For an existing installation, choose its current folder. Setup preserves saved games and player settings. See INSTALL.txt for full instructions.

You must supply your own game files. This download contains no original game files. The optional HD art pack remains a separate download offered by Setup.

Verification

The full available source aggregate passed: 89 stages, zero failed stages and 13 explicit environment-dependent skips, including the 1080p/4K gallery. Windows x86 native/release ALL builds, 35 public regressions, 24 D3D11 initialization/cleanup cycles and 12 repeated real-fault diagnostic tests passed. The assembled package passed Options/title checks and all 19 camera gameplay checks on a muted private hidden desktop using Original dialogs/textures. The merged source tree and executable match that tested candidate exactly. Every previous redistributable package entry is retained.

Fresh-disc installation, physical device-loss recovery, broader skipped gameplay groups and affected-player PCs remain unverified. No GitHub Actions workflows are configured for this release.

Source commit: 8702fb92bd4084a9eb8e5f97d54e690e2efd5af2 (merged PRs #87, #88, #89 and #90).

SHA-256: fe89394fcd35b31c44502176070d8179882663b4965be316b22a98be278c87f9

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.27

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.27

Restores speed when zoomed out on large courses.

• Fixes a slowdown when zoomed out on large, busy courses that 0.1.26 introduced. Checking the game's lighting data for every shaded sprite made each frame several times slower; the check is cheap again, and a draw that reads released memory is still skipped without HD art instead of crashing.
• Retains all 0.1.26 features, saves, settings, assets and remastered defaults, including the zoom-out crash fix. Controlled zoom tests pass; confirmation on the affected player's PC remains pending.

Install or update

Download SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.27-windows.zip, extract it, then run Setup.cmd. For an existing installation, choose its current folder. Setup preserves saved games and player settings. See INSTALL.txt for full instructions.

You must supply your own game files. This download contains no original game files. The optional HD art pack remains a separate download offered by Setup.

Verification

The Windows release package was built from the same source as the public commit and run on a hidden desktop through repeated zoom-out, zoom-in and scroll cycles on a large HD course with no crash, at about the frame rate of the original art. The required source check has explicit environment-dependent skips. These are controlled tests; affected-PC confirmation is still open. A fresh disc installation was not repeated for this release.

SHA-256: 967ea07a428e9f057335d5c683344403ee9955586dd471299b5d705b3bb2538a

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.26

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.26

Fixes a crash when zooming out on large courses.

• Fixes a crash when zooming out on large courses with HD art (issue 78). The game could read lighting data it had already released; it now checks that memory each time and skips HD art for a draw instead of crashing.
• Retains all 0.1.25 features, saves, settings, assets and remastered defaults. A controlled zoom test that crashed 0.1.25 now passes; confirmation on the affected player's PC remains pending.

Install or update

Download SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.26-windows.zip, extract it, then run Setup.cmd. For an existing installation, choose its current folder. Setup preserves saved games and player settings. See INSTALL.txt for full instructions.

You must supply your own game files. This download contains no original game files. The optional HD art pack remains a separate download offered by Setup.

Verification

The Windows release package was built from the same source as the public commit and run on a hidden desktop through repeated zoom-out, zoom-in and scroll cycles on a large HD course with no crash. The required source check has explicit environment-dependent skips. These are controlled tests; affected-PC confirmation is still open. A fresh disc installation was not repeated for this release.

SHA-256: 8c3bc9810a65202fdeb95503459c4f1cebacc43c424116dbd026fad343bc2863

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.25

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.25

Repairs for reported crashes, disappearing text, raised-land water and everyday play.

Crash recovery, readable golfer cards, and water that respects raised land.

• Fixes the sound-allocation crash identified in the #69 follow-up. Decoded sounds now have a bounded cache, and allocation failures no longer escape into the game.
• Golfer-card and menu text retry failed font loading, texture uploads and drawing. Smaller uploads reduce memory pressure, and graphics resets rebuild missing text.
• HD water and waterfalls no longer paint across raised landmark foundations and cliffs, which could make landmarks look like they were floating. Original water remains available.
• Adds a per-round Start a story: On/Off choice when pairing golfers in the Clubhouse. On keeps the original story selection; Off starts the pair without a story.
• Repairs negative skill ratings, selected match portraits, shot skill previews, pair compatibility, ranking and Home Site counters, and departure notices in message history.
• Improves Options text wrapping, numbered land-tract selection with a separate Buy confirmation, cut-content help, and the indication when weather is disabled.
• Fixes the clipped award legend on short-course reports and handles map-render allocation failure safely.
• Retains all 0.1.24 features, saves, settings, assets and remastered defaults. Controlled native tests cover the fixes; confirmation on the affected players' PCs remains pending.

Install or update

Download SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.25-windows.zip, extract it, then run Setup.cmd. For an existing installation, choose its current folder. Setup preserves saved games and player settings. See INSTALL.txt for full instructions.

You must supply your own game files. This download contains no original game files. The optional HD art pack remains a separate download offered by Setup.

Verification

The Windows release package is checked separately from the earlier private preview. Native checks include raised landmark foundations under HD water, four camera rotations, save/reload, graphics resets, golfer-card text recovery and starting a paired round with stories disabled. The required source check has explicit environment-dependent skips. These are controlled tests; affected-PC confirmation and tournament entry eligibility are still open.

Installer safety is covered by automated fixtures. The packaged update was run using previously prepared game data; a fresh disc installation was not repeated for this release.

SHA-256: 56a56dbf59824dd76a880731c1c44dba1b8ef5eca579534bc64aa9358b79adb9

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.24

Faster play on large, busy courses with HD art.

• Fixed the slowdown on large, busy courses with HD art (issue #73). A memory safety check ran for every HD sprite in every frame and took about a third of the game's time on the reported course. It now reuses its result within a frame, and game speed on that course returns to normal.
• Mod profile names with quotes or other special characters now save and load correctly. A load order file that cannot be read is kept as a backup instead of being replaced.
• The game now starts from install folders named in other alphabets, such as Japanese or Cyrillic, on the main Windows drive.
• Very large courses handle low memory more safely: ground, water and HD art keep the last complete picture instead of failing.
• Ground textures retry a failed graphics upload and keep the working picture meanwhile.
• Preserves all 0.1.23 features, saves, settings, custom mods and the remastered menu default.

Existing players can use the in-game updater or replace the app files from the Windows ZIP. Keep game data, saves, options and custom mods. Installation instructions and optional HD art remain on the main page.

Verification: required source check PASS (8a82500), full Windows ALL build. The reporter's own save (issue #73) was loaded and scrolled with HD art on, before and after the fix: the game thread's busy share went from 80 to 89% to about 52% when idle and 61 to 66% while scrolling, with game speed back to about 11 frames per second. New focused tests cover the pointer-check cache (with a negative control against 0.1.23), the art key table, unusual mod profile names, an unreadable load order and a non-ANSI install folder. The official 0.1.23 updater installed this package and preserved settings, saves and all existing mod and profile files. ZIP CRC, privacy and every unchanged entry were checked against 0.1.23.

Known limits: a shorter picture stutter while scrolling the reported course remains; the graphics driver is slow to create newly visible HD sprites there, and work on it continues. The crash in issue #73 is not yet explained. Browser build, full UI gallery, optional HD art download and the clean installer were not repeated.

SHA-256:

a7d4f4de2bdaa84b03ef04530343b476192e4e3225bdace8180bc3b25d06dba9  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.24-windows.zip

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.23

Safer Practice Round starts and smoother clubhouse loading.

• Fixed failed Practice allocations that could play the start sound without starting a round. When no partner is available, the game now explains why and safely allows a later retry (issue #74).
• Prevented the original clubhouse briefly appearing before the replacement loads.
• Added graphics reset recovery for terrain, artwork, text and interrupted zoom effects. This addresses the graphics target path implicated in reports #67-69 and #73. The reported physical crash and slowdown still need confirmation on affected PCs.
• Reduced memory pressure after graphics resets by restoring visible artwork and loading other cached art when needed. Original-water texture updates now remain bounded across resets, including when switching back to HD water.
• Added module information to crash reports and protected font and interface paths across threads.
• Preserves all 0.1.22 features, saves, settings, custom mods and the remastered menu default.

Existing players can use the in-game updater or replace the app files from the Windows ZIP. Keep game data, saves, options and custom mods. Installation instructions and optional HD art remain on the main page.

Verification: required source check PASS (d4f2d7a), full Windows ALL build, production-body allocation guards and negative controls passed. The exact package passed 43 Practice failure/retry/save assertions, 50 menu/text/construction controls and eight restart checks. Seven synthetic graphics resets at 4K passed 20 native controls and eight menu-label comparisons; clubhouse loading and 20 pan inputs passed. The official 0.1.22 updater preserved settings, saves and all existing mod/profile files. ZIP CRC, privacy and all previous asset entries were checked.

Coverage: focused native checks and controlled failure/reset scenarios. The reporter's exact save and physical graphics failure were not reproduced. Browser/full UI gallery, optional HD network download and unchanged clean installer were not repeated. Human appearance/feel review remains separate.

SHA-256:

945454d4a0fb1ef6f440856c307f27865a17ca331b1bb7bc4274c8ea1a842d3f  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.23-windows.zip

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.22

Fix repeated course welcome messages in notification history. Addresses #71.

• Carolina and other course welcomes appear once after creating a course and opening the bell history.
• Display-timer changes, modal returns and date changes no longer manufacture extra copies. Genuine later notifications remain separate, including repeated identical accepted posts.
• Preserves every 0.1.21 feature, the remastered menu default, existing player choices, original news/game behavior and the optional original history switch.

Bring your own game files; original game data is not included. Existing saves, settings, profiles and custom mods are preserved by the updater.

Verification: required source check PASS (947aa36), full Windows ALL build, 25 production news controls and a released-code negative control passed. The exact package passed real Carolina and Sangria Bay new-course/bell routes and 31 accepted-news/parity contracts. Package and upgraded-game menu/text/construction checks passed (50 checks), with eight restart checks. The actual 0.1.21 updater preserved settings, saves and every existing mod/profile file. ZIP CRC, privacy, all prior asset entries and anonymous source identity were checked.

Coverage limits: broader browser/full UI gallery, optional HD download and unchanged clean-installer routes were not repeated. Player confirmation remains separate. An earlier intermittent optional-lamp save I/O failure is unchanged; final 0.1.21 lamp checks passed, and no underlying I/O repair is claimed here.

SHA-256:

0a1d4e467bf524caa461707acb30da9bebb5f22f55c930c966d348b7c995974a  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.22-windows.zip

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.21

Player-report repairs, in-game mod configuration and optional joined bunkers.

• Remaining professional goals, matching pro skill bars and a direct-opponent match scorecard.
• Stable golfer clothing and accurate skill labels. New unedited regular visitors retain original multi-skill assignment for hole qualification; the original hole-rating formula is unchanged.
• Staff circles follow assigned positions, with Staff and Aura coverage on the Routing Map.
• New courses reset landmark unlocks. Parkland rock gaps match rough, and shot analysis keeps tree lighting stable.
• Green Configure controls in the Mods screen provide named settings and guidance.
• Optional joined pot bunkers with rounded edges, original sand colours and a steep outer rim. Off by default.
• Preserves all 0.1.20 features and the remastered construction menu default. Closer zoom and optional Course > Lights remain available independently of weather.

Bring your own game files. No original game data is included. Existing settings, saves and custom mods are preserved by the updater.

Verification: the full Windows ALL build and required source check passed (84 stages, six explicit skips). The exact package and actual 0.1.20 upgrade passed 50 menu, text and construction checks, plus eight restart checks. The actual 0.1.20 updater preserved settings, saves and custom mods and delivered the new catalog and optional bunker mod. Native feature scenarios, 1080p/4K mod controls, original/off comparisons and save/load checks passed. ZIP integrity, privacy and all prior asset entries were verified.

Coverage limits: the broad browser and full UI gallery suites were not repeated. The separate optional HD download and unchanged clean-installer route were not repeated. Natural qualification pacing and human appearance/feel review remain separate from technical checks.

An earlier intermittent optional-lamp save I/O failure was not reproduced in the final save/reload checks; no underlying I/O repair is claimed.

SHA-256:

ba166a890097ea90d9cbbf9896a17cb77c81b5ca08b4c3fa97fc4f6bb8cef025  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.21-windows.zip

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.20

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.20

The remastered construction menu is the default.

• Corrects the accidental classic-menu default in 0.1.19. Fresh installs and updates now open the remastered combined Course palette unless you explicitly selected classic controls.
• Keeps the original construction wheel and Course/Buildings trays as an optional choice in Options. Your explicit menu preference is preserved.
• Retains sharp legacy text, path materials, optional lamps and all other previously shipped features.
• The main feature page shows cumulative improvements over vanilla, with the remastered menu pictured as the default.

Download the Windows ZIP and run Setup.cmd, or use the in-game updater.
Your own original SimGolf data and supported version 1.02 no-CD executable are required.
No original game files are included. Existing settings and saved games are retained.

Verification and remaining work

The Windows ALL build and required source check passed. The exact package and
actual 0.1.19 upgrade each passed remastered-default, classic opt-in, live Options
and construction checks. A fresh process restored an explicit classic choice; switching back saved the
remastered preference. The actual 0.1.19 updater preserved settings, saves and
custom mods, including its old built-in default; the upgraded game still opened
the remastered menu. ZIP CRC, privacy and asset-identity checks passed.
The wider 91-stage regression remains incomplete. Browser, optional HD-art network
download and unchanged clean installer were not repeated. Player appearance and
feel remain separate from technical verification.

SHA-256:

3b90c6205a7fa20d2e6a36dacd4f624e57c9db3c8143d7c7ec1d20e2e38d07ae  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.20-windows.zip

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.19

SimGolf Remastered for Windows 0.1.19

Classic construction controls and sharp original-interface text.

• Restores the original construction wheel and Course/Buildings trays with modern top stats. Options can switch back to the combined Course palette and its path-material and lamp pickers.
• Renders legacy text at display resolution on Windows, with original or modern fonts, correct clipping and no low-resolution double text.
• Uses the existing optional HD art pack for the faithful original construction-panel artwork. Original artwork still works without the pack.
• Remembers the construction-menu preference after restarting and preserves the original HUD, bitmap-text and vanilla controls.
• Keeps the path materials, optional lamps, drag placement, roster, Living Club and fixes already shipped.

Download the Windows ZIP and run Setup.cmd, or use the in-game updater.
Your own original SimGolf data and supported version 1.02 no-CD executable are required.
No original game files are included. Existing settings and saved games are retained.

Verification and remaining work

The Windows ALL build, original and modern font routes at 1080p/4K, real mouse
construction controls, live Options changes, fresh-process preference recovery,
the full original HUD and vanilla presentation passed. Text recording, copying,
clipping and native raster tests include a regression-sensitive negative control.
The required source check passed with explicitly recorded skips; native build
and gameplay were checked separately.

The exact ZIP passes CRC, full privacy and asset-identity checks. The actual
0.1.18 updater passed prepare/apply, preserved settings, saves and custom mods,
and the upgraded game passed real construction and Options controls without
replacing its older built-in mod definition.

The wider 91-stage gameplay regression, browser and optional HD-art network
download were not repeated. Appearance and feel remain open for player feedback.
The separate experimental Terrain Mod remains unchanged and optional.

SHA-256:

d769c98fd4e489da9587a6eb22538fc1d1c732369315a701cf6e6cea319aaf01  SimGolf-Remastered-v0.1.19-windows.zip