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Battle Mountain - beta  BETA
by Redskin Fan

Links Corner Course Database ID Number - 1942
Release Date CRZ Filesize Par Course Length
2010-03-21  51,943,099  bytes 72  7221 yards
Type Style CRZ Filename
FICTIONAL  MOUNTAIN  Battle Mountain.crz 
Course ID Course Key
   

COURSE NOTES
Battle Mountain is my second attempt at APCD and 1st in 7-8 years. I hope to get some feedback and thank you for looking at the course. I haven't finished planting grass, cart paths etc. I also have not done hole previews. My logo, splash screen will be redone if this course gets positive feedback.

CLIPNOTES by Ben Bateson (ousgg)

Description
Fictional, mountain course
Location
TBC
Conditions
TBC
Concept  4/10
An interesting conjunction of traditional designs with modern concessions, Battle Mountain is a course firmly rooted in Links 1.07 sensibilities, but oddly one of the very few produced with the original APCD 1.1. It's a broad design, without doubt, carrying no few gimmicks, but also some genuinely interested holes, around the middle of the front nine. Largely speaking, though, it doesn't break any new ground.
Appearance  4/10
An impressive panorama, albeit one lifted from elsewhere, towers over this course, and beneath there are a few moments to treasure with some subtle planting, which certainly isn't 2002 standard. Clones creep in later, though. The texture set is most disappointing of the lot: completely stock, and hackneyed in the extreme. There are straight extrusions visible on all the water, and the moulding of bunkers takes a lot to be desired.
Playability  6/10
There's a good variety here, using all the trappings of mountain holes: uphill holes, uphill holes, streams and lakes. Actually, on reflection, there's probably too heavy a reliance on the water, and each hole is pretty much a one-shot deal; either you play the gimmick or you don't. There's a mild frisson of pleasure on each playing, despite the disappointing appearance.
Challenge  7/10
Clever if somewhat unoriginal designs don't give much away. The water is often a threat, even if the bunkers aren't, and the woods are perfectly placed to trap errant drives. Clearly, even though the APCD 1.1 is a limited tool, a fair amount of licence has been given to today's Links golfer. My only real disappointment was with some frankly pushover Par 5 holes.
Technical  3/10
For a course that has obviously been cherished and thought about, there are too many odd anomalies here. The texture and mesh use is far from brilliant, with the exception of some striking rockworks. Particularly worrisome were a scant removal from stock shapes, particularly greenside, and a possible mis-assigned texture in the wood-straw.
Overall Proof that the first incarnation of Links is not dead yet. A playable course, if hardly pretty by current standards. 24/50
Please remember that Clipnote reviews are the opinion of one person and do not constitute an 'Official' Links Corner review of the course.

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