My top changes I would like to see in FSX 2020

[nfear24]

Besides improving graphics, these are some of the things I would like to see changed in the FSX software. These just bother me when playing. Add to the list if you have some others you really notice. There are some smaller things that I notice while playing these ones just bother me the most I think.

1. Fairway Sand Bunkers ( with lie penalties on ) are crazy off. For example I hit a 7 iron 180, if I hit that out of a fairway bunker it may go 85 is all. Golfing outdoors in real life depending on the distance it may be a club to club and half at the most.

2. When using Dual Display with only showing the course on projector the ability to have the basic info like who's up, distance, lie, slope and so forth at the top of the screen, not just my touchscreen.

3. The tree leaves need to be more penalizing. Hitting into a forest sure you can hit the big trunks or big branches but 95% of the time if Im in the woods as long as I don't aim at a trunk I get through clean as a whistle every time hitting no leaves or distance loss. Wish the leaves would randomly affect the ball more often so people actually had to punch out more.

[Gawlfa]

Totally agree on all of your recommended fixes. I would add:
1) Fix the stupid gimme issue in Scramble mode.
2) Allow us to pick different pin placements in Improve mode.

Now all we need is a Foresight version of "Skytrak Seth" to monitor this forum so we can get these updates.

[griddle]

Being able to move the pin around while practicing is a big want from me.

[jasonreg]

I would like to be able to have Ball / Club data permanently on my second scree and even an option for camera angles (though I have not been there yet) on a possible third. I find what can be displayed on the secondary screens ridiculously limiting. WRT the lie penalties - this could be such an easy fix by allowing us to add a % penalty per scenario.

[delaloi]

Good suggestions.

Fairway bunkers is the worst. I think it's about a 40% distance penalty, so anything outside say 120 yards makes the green unreachable. And you are right that tree penalty could be more realistic.

A related point is that on some courses, long yellow grass acts like tree trunks. No good.

[nfear24]

Ah yes forgot about some of that long yellow grass. Very strange also. Some courses also like St Andrews Old course for example. You get in that long grass and its just a flier lie every time. Surprised it's not a lie penalty at least.

[Gawlfa]

I would add a putt randomizer. Auto putt is fine in certain situations, but weird getting scores like 1.05 on a hole. I'd love it to offer a putt "randomizer" and award a one putt, two putt, or three putt based on the distance and probability of making the putt. This is great for team scrambles and other formats. I believe JNPG had this function when I played it on Trackman a couple years ago.

[Gawlfa]

In E6, this functionality is called "Computer Decides" and it uses the length of the putt and "chance" to determine the number of putts. I like it.

[jasonreg]

Just to keep this going:

- Foresight needs to come up with a better method of updating courses - even just downloading them - which does not require me to ignore basic IT sense or common sense by ignoring all (and multiple) warnings about the process being unsafe and having the software installation fail because the antivirus program blocks whatever it is seeing as dangerous. This is ridiculous.
- Also, the there should be a way for the software to know there are updates without relying on forums or manually comparing latest versions with your own personal list.
- Lastly a "Download All Selected" or "Update All" feature should be created. I started this journey with FSX2020 but I cannot imagine having to re-install every course with the next version of FSX .....

[nfear24]

On that note. Yes for example if you go to the 2020 course list some versions of the course say 3.0.6 or 3.0.1. wish I could just easily check to see if any courses need updating. I have 51 courses. How do I know easily what version of the course I have. 3.0.0 or an updated version.

[nfear24]

I sent our list in a support request to foresight to see if I get any feedback on these. Will keep you posted.

[jasonreg]

Thanks for that - will help everyone if anything comes of it. Let's see where this goes!!

[mmlincon]

join the foresight discord channel. there is a doc that you can put your wished on that is going direct to PD. you can get to the discord channel from my site. in signature <<<<

posts always get deleted here if I add the discord link

[nfear24]

Thanks. I have now joined

[Bouxy]

Well I have to agree with all these points ... I fixed all that by selling my quad and moving over to orange TM4 best move I ever made