Online Match - Setup

Online Match - Setup

GSPro offers local gameplay as well as online gameplay. Down below, we will go over how to set up an online match for others to join. (Looking for other players to play with online? Find other players to play with online in the Simulator Golf Tour Discord here: https://discord.gg/9yqFCBM)

Where can I find the Online Match option?

From the main menu, you will find the Online Match option as the furthest right option:

Join or Create?

When you select Online Match, you will be offered the option to create or join an online match. We will be creating our online match. (Make sure you’re connected to an internet connection to join/create an online match) Once you’ve selected the “Create” tab, create a room name and press Join.

If a player has already created an online room, ask for the room name, and insert it into the “Join” tab instead.

Course Selection

Just like any Local Match, you will need to locate and choose your desired course. In my example, I’ll be playing on Whispering Pines.

Players Tab

Once you’ve selected your desired course, you’ll have three tabs to edit/view. Let’s view what the Players tab offers below:

1. Local Player selection: In these slots, you can add more players locally by clicking the plus in an available slot, and selecting your players of choice.

2. Players In Room: This section will show you what players are currently in the room, and what color team they are on. (New players may only join after a selected course has been chosen)

3. Create New Player: Like any Local Match, you may create new players directly here before starting the match.

4. Room Name: If you can’t remember what room name you created, you can find it labeled here.

5. Play: Once everything looks right, you can start your course here.

Match Settings Tab

Almost identical to the Match Settings tab from Local Match-Setup, the Match Settings tab allows you to customize your round from a wide variety of options. Let’s go over each one available for Online Matches.

Game Mode: Select Stroke, Scramble, Match, Alternate Shot (Stroke), Best Ball, Stableford, Shamble

Tee Box: This is the tee box used if not specified by player in “Players” tab. (if players setting is “match setting tee”)

Pins: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday

Gimmie/Auto Putt: Select distance to cup (2,4,5,6,8,10,12,16,18,20), Auto-Putt Fixed , Auto-Putt Random, Pick Your Putt, AutoPutt Fixed w/Chip

Mulligan: On or Off (CTRL M is keyboard shortcut in game for taking a mulligan)

Green Firmness: 5 different settings from super soft to super hard (Links style).

Fairway Firmness: 5 different settings from super soft to super hard (Links style).

Elevation: Global (setup in setting of your local setup, this is your elevation setting)  or course elevation set by the course designer.

Stimp: speed in which the greens will roll

Wind: No Wind, Calm, Breezy, Gusty

• Calm: 0-5 mph

• Breezy: 5-10 mph

• Gusty: 10-25 mph

Concede Score: Set what is scored when hole is conceded

Auto Concede: Turn on to allow hole to be conceded automatically when the score is reached

Putting Assist: Turn on/off the games ability to semi-autocorrect ball line when putting. Some Launch Monitors will skew ball roll +/- when putting. This will ensure that skew is no more than 2 degrees.

Breakline Assist: On/off to enable or disable the ‘aiming stick’. This red stick has a white tail that indicates the amount of break in the green and its severity. Longer the white tail, the more severe the break.

Realism: Force Realistic (GSPro algorithm) or Player Setting (will use the custom setting of each player to make game penalties easier and to add boost)

Handicap: On or Off. This is used to automatically tally Net scores if Handicap between golfers is set in player configuration. Scoreboard will reflect handicapped scoring.

Putting Forgiveness: This will dictate the degree of difficulty and how the cup will ‘gobble’ the ball. Easy, Normal, Hard

• Normal – is what is designed to be as close to real life as possible. It is also the default used

• Easy – Creates a much easier approach to putting and what will ‘go in’ as the ball approaches the cup.

• Hard – Challenge yourself and become a better putter. This will ensure your putts are pure to drop in the cup

Putt Auto Aim: GSPro will aim your putt for you (just cant hit it for you though)

Holes Tab

Here, we are able to manipulate and choose our desired holes to play during the round. By default all 18 holes will be selected. To deselect any hole, uncheck the check box below it. (You can also unselect the whole front or back 9 in the check boxes on the left of the screen)