Unfortunately because the master file has become corrupted the project has is going to have a big delay. Pat had the clubhouse well under way but the file will now longer load in APCD in either his nor my computers.
This means that the last working master file is almost back to what it was in May this year when it had no clubhouse on the plot.
There will be an update when we decide what to do next.
I’ve had a play around running virtualization (running one operating system within another) trying out various virtualization software packages with Links 2003 and APCD.
Virtual XP inside Windows 7: This is a virtual machine (VM) mode from Microsoft and is free. It is designed for use with older applications that require XP to run properly. This doesn’t work with Links 2003 or APCD as the VM doesn’t support 3D video drivers.
VMWare (with an XP VM): I used the Workstation edition which is a reasonably complex application. Links 2003 and APCD do not work here either.
VirtualBox: This is Sun Microsystems offering. It is free and is an excellent and fairly straightforward application that is easy to configure. It does have some 3D support included.
I actually got APCD to work properly with VirtualBox (an XP VM) and it is very usable. With Links 2003 I actually got the game to load and was able to load a course but the game was unplayable with much of the screen being blank.
VHD Technology: VHD stands for Virtual Hard Drive and is brand new technology from MS that is included in it’s two new versions of Windows (7 and Server 2008 R2). From an IT geeks perspective like myself this is fascinating technology where the only virtualized drivers is for the hard drive. Here the virtualized OS is installed as a dual-boot without the problems a normal dual-boot causes which is do all sorts of funny things to the boot sector of the hard drive.
Links 2003 would almost certainly work in this environment but currently it isn’t fully functional with older versions of Windows like XP.
Re Windows 7 and my new Sapphire 4870 with Links. It works perfectly with no issues whatsoever as long as the Aero GUI is disabled when the game is running. If anyone wants to play Links on a Windows 7 machine, stay away from Nvidia cards and drivers. The game currently has serious issues in Windows 7 with anything based on Nvidia graphics hardware.
Pat is working his butt off constructing the clubhouse for Blackwolf Run. This large building with all the exterior walls made of logs is very a distinctive feature of the two course at Blackwolf Run.
As soon as Pat gives permission there will be some exclusive screenshots of it here at this blog.
Pat Auge will be have the BWR master file in the next day or so to begin building the 3D structures on the course. The 3D on this course isn’t as much as Kauri Cliffs but does include a very large clubhouse made of Canadian Pine so it will be a complex build.
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Pat Auge has been working on the clubhouse on and off for quite a while. Here is the first publicly released image of it.
For further details on the Kauri Cliffs project there is a separate blog which charts the progress of the course. It can be viewed here.
The image is a straight screenshot , the only editing it has had is some cropping. It has not been edited in Photoshop
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Read more...These images of mine have been hanging around my hard drive for a long time apart from the Bethpage Black image. The color images are quite different to the monochrome images forgetting the obvious difference.
First an image of the clubhouse at Los Joyas (the course a Mike Jones design). It was built by Pat Auge the leading exponent of building 3D structures using APCD. Sadly Pat’s superb structures don’t get anything like the recognition they so richly deserve. The Kauri Cliffs project will extensively feature his work.
Next a different version of an image I posted on the blog previously. It is of the 15th hole at Pacific Breaks designed by Mike Jones. Like the image above it has a the look of a digital painting.
Finally two images of courses designed by Dr Robert Miller. The first is of a storm approaching Shinnecock HIlls. This image had a lot of manipulation using Adobe Lightroom.
And a monochrome image of Bethpage Black. The hole in the foreground is the 17th.
Here are some images from fictional golf courses all designed by Mike Jones. Mike is golf course visualization specialist who works with top golf course designers in the real world. With his kind permission these images of his courses by myself are presented here at Driving the Green.
Click the thumbnail images for the full size versions in a new window in your browser.
These images where originally extensively edited in Photoshop when they were in color. The new versions have had even more work on them as have all the images in this post.
These two images are of a design that was inspired by the courses of Ireland. The first image is of the first hole the other is of the 7th hole. The bottom image with an approaching storm looks much more dramatic in monochrome than it does in color.
This is the most complex image of those shown here which is actually four images composited and then carefully blended together in Photoshop. The golf hole part of the image was extensively manipulated using a Wacom Tablet. Pacific Breaks is of the style of the famous courses from the Monterey Peninsula region of California.
For more about Mike Jones and his 3D golf course visualization work go to his blog.
We need more photos of the clubhouse at BWR. Here is a photo of the building as seen from the 18th hole on the River Course. We need some photos of the building as seen from the other side.
If you can help us please post a comment on this topic or in the shoutbox.
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