We're back from limbo with the beta preview of the 1.0 release. We made some great improvements which we believe you will appreciate. The next table will be announced after the full release, so we're confident to get this back on track.

And if you're on the move - now you can get Pinball Wicked: Black Flaggers for iPhone and iPad - looking and feeling amazingly fresh.

• New music, original music will be selectable only if you bought the game in Early Access
  
• Enhanced Low-End Renderer: Significant visual improvements for the low-end renderer, driven by the brand-new iPhone/iPad version
  
• updated to Unreal Engine 5
  
• TSR temporal super resolution to easily reach higher resolutions 2K/4K or higher framerates
  
• better antialiasing (TAA & TSR)
  
• better performance
  
• cabinet - multi screen support always available and yes, offline too
  
• removed anti-cheat window title check

Known issues in the preview:

• some emissive objects don't glow depending on graphics settings, using overall quality setting is mostly ok
  
• Leaderboards and Achievements are intentionally disabled on the experimental beta

If you like to get the original music in addition to the new tracks for Black Flaggers, you can do so by buying it before we release the game from Early Access.


TL;DR -> Full Release soon, next table announcement thereafter. Play on iPhone now too.

Enhanced Low-End Renderer

A new and colorful UI, the pause screen now displays the main missions' progress and more stats than ever. The Kraken shows it's true tentacles. New and improved portrait cameras and settings. Oh, and you'll be happy to know that the Adventures are now a bit easier to reach.

• Tentacles! Visible in "Action" mode by default, you can enable these for "Pure" via the "Kraken Mode" options in Settings->Operator.
  
• new, improved and beautified UI
  
• Windows desktop display orientation can now be set for the duration of the game via command line arguments (Properties/Set Launch Options...) e.g.
  rotate the main display by 90° / to portrait: -rotate 90
  rotate display 2 by 270° / to portrait (flipped): -rotate2 270
  
• command line options for Player Count 1-4 (-Players 3) and Game Style (-PureAction 0)
  
• improved cameras: automatic portrait/landscape switch, camera saved per orientation, better handling of aspect ratios for all cameras, orientations and screen sizes, select aspect ratio constraints (16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4).
  
• dynamic mode for portrait cameras
  
• camera selection now properly filtered and named according to orientation portrait/landscape
  
• improved thumbstick/analog plunger control
  
• seamiles increased by 20% for all lanes/ramps
  
• Online System to support current and upcoming features
  
• EULA and Privacy Policy are now presented on the first game start in addition to the already existing confirmation dialog before the game's installation which is presented by the steam client
  
• feedback: you can now message us directly from within the game, which is especially useful for bug reports as this will transmit some debug information (e.g. ball states). This is currently one way, so if you want a reply please use the other support channels, too.
  
• fixed: Buccaneer Frenzy achievement
  
• fix: using Alt+Enter to switch from windowed to fullscreen will now use only valid resolutions as fullscreen resolution
  
• fix: the available resolutions are now always properly detected when using multi monitor setups with different diplays

Multi Display / Window Support

The pinball cabinet support addon (beta) is a special offering which you can request directly from us. You can find the request form in the Addons menu of the preview build. This feature does require online activation and is currently available for free.

A backglass and a dmd window can be configured via the settings menu after activation. Custom background images can be added to the folder %LocalAppData%\PinballWicked\Images


Special Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to check out the preview on the experimental branch!

We just updated the experimental branch with the newest Preview of the upcoming Update 7. You can opt in to play it on the experimental branch right now!

• Tentacles! Visible in "Action" mode by default, you can enable these for "Pure" via the "Kraken Mode" options in Settings->Operator.
  
• new, improved and beautified UI
  
• Windows desktop display orientation can now be set for the duration of the game via command line arguments (Properties/Set Launch Options...) e.g.
  rotate the main display by 90° / to portrait: -rotate 90
  rotate display 2 by 270° / to portrait (flipped): -rotate2 270
  
• command line options for Player Count 1-4 (-Players 3) and Game Style (-PureAction 0)
  
• improved cameras: automatic portrait/landscape switch, camera saved per orientation, better handling of aspect ratios for all cameras, orientations and screen sizes, select aspect ratio constraints (16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4).
  
• dynamic mode for portrait cameras
  
• camera selection now properly filtered and named according to orientation portrait/landscape
  
• improved thumbstick/analog plunger control
  
• Online System to support current and upcoming features
  
• EULA and Privacy Policy are now presented on the first game start in addition to the already existing confirmation dialog before the game's installation which is presented by the steam client
  
• feedback: you can now message us directly from within the game, which is especially useful for bug reports as this will transmit some debug information (e.g. ball states). This is currently one way, so if you want a reply please use the other support channels, too.
  
• fixed: Buccaneer Frenzy achievement
  
• fix: using Alt+Enter to switch from windowed to fullscreen will now use only valid resolutions as fullscreen resolution
  
• fix: the available resolutions are now always properly detected when using multi monitor setups with different diplays

Multi Display / Window Support

The pinball cabinet support addon (beta) is a special offering which you can request directly from us. You can find the request form in the Addons menu of the preview build. This feature does require online activation and is currently available for free.

A backglass and a dmd window can be configured via the settings menu after activation. Custom background images can be added to the folder %LocalAppData%\PinballWicked\Images


Find more infos in the Roadmap Post.

Thanks for all the feedback!

For those of you who run Pinball Wicked with Low or Medium Rendering setting this update is huge. We fixed many visual errors, brought the lighting more in line with the higher settings and further optimized the performance. E.g. on an Intel i5-8400 / UHD Graphics 630 the game now runs in Full HD with around 45 fps.

• new: Overall Quality setting: quickly choose from a list of predefined graphics presets
  
• much improved lighting, visuals and performance for the Rendering Settings Low and Medium
  
• fixed: Camera Settings are now applied instantly
  
• fixed: achievements
  
• updated to Unreal Engine 4.21
  
• many fixes and improvements

Thanks for all the great feedback!

The Black Flaggers table is now complete with all missions in play. The scores and rewards are improved and newly balanced. Vital statistics are now displayed during pause and your notoriety rank, a measure of your success during missions, is now visible on game end.



Gather your crew, track down the fleet, triumph over the defending forces and plunder more gold than you can carry. This mission can be started after completing 5 Adventures or 8 Pirate Battles the first time, after this all Black Flaggers letters have to be lit to start The Treasure Fleet again.

• new: The Grand Finale mission - The Treasure Fleet.
  
• new: Stats Panel displayed during pause showing Tilt Warnings, Extra Balls, Blood & Gold, Treasure, ...
  
• new: Notoriety Rank is now displayed in the pause and game end stats
  
• new: your global rank is now displayed in the game end stats
  
• new: Pure Steel Ball
  
• new: Force Feedback scale setting
  
• balancing: updated scores and rewards, e.g. higher scores for Adventures and Pirate Battles. Loot is much more valuable now and is granted for many successful mission completions
  
• balancing: Bonus Multiplier is now capped at 42
  
• balancing: relocation of the Extra Ball and Bonus Held rewards
  
• balancing: updated Loot Event table
  
• balancing: Loot is now limited to 60. This limit is increased by 60 for each completed Treasure Fleet mission.
  
• some new and improved lights, voices, stingers and dmd graphics
  
• fixed: dead man could be hit after mission end
  
• fixed: mutiny in action mode could spawn too many mutineers
  
• fixed: the super jackpot trigger could be ignored in rare cases
  
• fixed: in very rare cases the super jackpot light could stay lit on ball end
  
• fixed: in very rare cases a locked ball could be thrown out of the skull
  
• fix regression: Bonus Held works properly again
  
• many, many smaller fixes and improvements

Thanks for all the great feedback!

While we're nearing the completion of Update 6, we got another load of improvements that can't wait. Highlights are enhanced physics accuracy and revised flipper dynamics, better nudge and tilt handling, and many, many smaller fixes.

• massive improvements to physics accuracy and flipper dynamics -> grippier & bouncier
  
• balancing: Bang Back / Death Save protection: nudging if a ball is in a lower outlane will regularly result in an instant warning and death saves are a bit more difficult to pull off
  
• balancing: digital left/right nudges are a bit softer now. You can no longer nudge if the table is in TILT! state.
  
• balancing: Extra Balls per game are now limited to 10 in the 5 Ball game. The 3 Ball game is unchanged at max 12 Extra Balls per game.
  
• balancing: Extra Ball Lit now vanishes on ball end
  
• fix: added debounce to the TILT! warning sensor which fixes a possible instant TILT! on a single hard nudge
  
• fixed: ball does not come to rest on an activated flipper
  
• fixed: the ball could get stuck on the beginning of the crow wire ramp
  
• fixed: flickering lamp post lights on experimental Low Rendering
  
• fixed: The Pirate Battle would not always start properly if the third ball is locked instantly after another mission ends
  
• fixed: the game end stats displayed the current Pirate Battles count (same as lit letters) instead of the total count
  
• fixed: in very rare cases a ball can fail to drain properly preventing the ball end in local hot seat mode
  
• fixed: Ball can get stuck behind the skull if you manage to shoot around the mouth ramp and pillars during the Pirate Battle start
  
• fixed: Ball can get stuck behind the right trap door / popup pirate
  
• fixed: game end stats for Pirate battle would only show the values of the current cycle (e.g. 1-8, 9-16,...). This also allows the "We Arr Pirates!" achievement to work as intended.
  
• fixed: characters could be hit after dying or during their mission end animation
  
• changed Crow and Lighthouse insert light colors to orange
  
• The Bell light now blinks when only one letter is left
  
• regression fix: music fades out again instead of stopping instantly
  
• added more sounds, voice overs and light shows
  
• new: automatically pause the game if the game controller connection is lost
  
• added informative message box instead of the default Low Level Fatal Error for the incompatible AMD legacy driver 15.7.1 (suggesting the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.​1 for Non GCN Products). The legacy driver 15.7.1 will work in the 64bit executable which will be added in a later update.
  
• removed some grime: the flippers look a bit cleaner now

Thanks for all the great feedback!

We have another small update for you with some essential fixes for the Local Hot Seat mode. Also included are the nifty button-bound Action Cams.

This experimental feature can now be enabled in Options>Cams. Action Cams are focus cameras that are active as long as a button is pressed. Now a Barrel Bumpers Close Up is only a button press away!
They are bound by default to WASD-Keys or X, Y, B, Down on gamepads.

• Experimental Feature: Action Cams
  
• UI: start/resume button
  
• UI: show/hide menu button
  
• updated Ambience colors and fog density
  
• fixed: queued sounds/voices could play later than intended instead of expiring
  
• fixed: some light shows were incomplete in the shipping game package
  
• fixed: potential crash if no audio device is present
  
• fixed: in very rare cases balls locked on top of the skull could be thrown off
  
• fixed: the crow ramp was not always dropped in multi-player for the next player
  
• fixed: a lit buccaneer booty could prevent the lanes or ramps progress in multi-player for the next player

Thanks for all the great feedback!


The new price for the Pinball Wicked base game featuring the Black Flaggers table is now a smashing 44% (USD) off the initial launch price!


Pinball Wicked - Supporter Upgrade

Treat yourself to a bunch of new Balls, including the exceptional glowing orbs, and to the additional Ambiences: Wanna play in the red Mutiny Style as default? Now you can!

If you bought the game for the initial launch price, you will receive the new Supporter Upgrade DLC for free.

With our heartfelt gratitude for your support this DLC currently contains:

• new Ambience setting, which allows you to use the lighting / color schemes used in the missions as default ambience and also includes two additional bright daylight settings.
  
• 11 Balls including: White Pearl and Glowing Pearl, Gold and Glowing Gold, and the new and exceptional glowing orbs.

Thanks for all the great feedback!

Included are new dmd graphics for The Pirate Battle among others.
This update contains some fixes which we wanted to get to you as soon as possible.

• new: DMD graphics/animations
  
• new: additional lighting / color ambiences for more missions
  
• new: Bone and Glowing Bone ball skins are now available / properly named
  
• UI: AutoDetect now displays the benchmark progress and applies the new quality settings before closing the auto detect popup
  
• fixed: Autodetect did not work from within the pause menu, blocking any further user input
  
• fixed: not all mission end stingers would turn down the music
  
• fixed: in very rare cases the ball could get stuck in the crow ramp
  
• fixed: saved non native resolutions in fullscreen mode could be displayed as smaller window instead of fullscreen
  
• fix: main display selection now works with any monitor arrangement