we never made any claim that the default wind direction would be in the game. I think you may be getting it mixed up with the ability to set conditions when playing a course.
Once it became known that players would be able to choose their preferred playing conditions, some rather heated discussion arose (in several different threads) about designers losing some key aspects of how their designs play out. Now, I will agree that there was never any promise from anyone at HB that a prevailing wind and wind direction would be a setting. However, at some point, I got the impression that it would be included (of course those discussions are now gone with the forum reset, so I can't point to a particular thread). Perhaps it was just wishful thinking on my part. However, I would like to revive that debate.
With some course designs, a prevailing wind would be an important factor when laying out a hole and course. If the designer has a moderate wind in mind for a hole, whether it be fore, aft, or cross, it would be a key factor in where to place bunkers, trees, and pins. I can't think of too many rounds I've played in RL on a course next to the ocean that didn't have winds that had a considerable impact on play.
This "prevailing" wind would not have to be a constant for every round. Winds and wind direction should be a variable, but it should be a variable that is based on the designer's default values.
I hope you will consider adding this to the designer at some point . . . preferably sooner than later.
