Saving Wallden

Hear ye, hear ye! Do you have what it takes to save Wallden?

Saving Wallden is an original pinball game being developed in the popular Free and Open Source simulator, Visual Pinball X. Your goal is to save the King and Queen in a quaint medieval village (Wallden) from hostile takeover by a beast.

Or, you can choose not to save them. You have choices, and those choices matter / will change the game a bit (this adds a slight Undertale feel to the game).

The main / unique features of the game include (/ will include) the following:

• Completely original*; this game is not based on any existing Intellectual Property
• Aims for realism, e.g. a game that could realistically exist as a physical pinball table
• Uses an HP (health) system instead of Balls Per Game
  • HP Multiball to help heal you back up
  • "Death Save" feature for a chance to bring yourself back to life
• Five different difficulty settings - Zen, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Impossible
  • Special "Zen" mode - Unlimited play, but take a score penalty for total health damage
  • Special "Impossible" mode - Hard mode, plus flippers cannot be held up
• Uses procedural randomness; every game is a bit different
  • ...but a "global seed" can be defined to ensure tournament compliance
• Armor Class (AC) determines the duration of your ball shield (ball save) time
• Cooperative play (co-op mode) available where every player works together towards the objectives instead of competing for points
• 7 primary objectives (each with a mini-wizard), a final boss battle, and a victory wizard mode
• CASTLE: 25 training missions to help you prepare for battle, plus 3 mini-boss battles to secure the castle of the King and Queen
• CHASER: Out-run the Ogre and Goblins through 3 phases of hurry-ups
• SNIPER: Standard multiball; get the snipers before they get you
• VIKING: Timed multiball; the Vikings are raiding and must be defeated
• DRAGON: Multiball battle; don't get burned by the fire
• ESCAPE: No-error multiball; get everyone out of the collapsing building
• BLACKSMITH: He will increase your Armor Class
• FINAL BOSS: It's time to save Wallden once and for all
• JUDGMENT: You will be judged for your actions, and one of 7 victory wizard multiballs will be chosen depending on your judgment
• Additional secret mini-wizards and multiballs

*Currently, some graphical and music assets are generated by, or enhanced by, Artificial Intelligence. I want to eliminate as much AI as possible towards the final releases, but that will require talented contributors like you to pull off.

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This game is, and always will be, Free and Open Source. It is illegal to charge money for this game or to close-source it, as per the EULA of Visual Pinball X.

When you donate, you are supporting the development of this game. You are not actually buying the game as the game itself is free and open source. Instead, you are sponsoring its development (e.g. helping me pay my bills so I can spend more time working on its development). Should you choose to donate, which will immensely help out, I will list you in the game (in a future version) and on the website as a sponsor. Consider Itch's download key as proof / verification you are an official financial sponsor of the game.

Additionally, for every $15 donated, I will dedicate / guarantee one hour of streaming time on Twitch to showcase development of this game. Those who made it possible will be mentioned on-stream with optional promotion of their social media, and they will also be provided directly a link to the VOD of the stream.

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Cannot financially contribute, but still want to help out? I am looking for artists, voice actors, musicians, sound effects producers, and Visual basic coders to help me progress this game. Please post a topic if interested. Note that as VPX does not allow charging money for games, I cannot pay you. But you'll be listed in the credits and on the site. And you can raise your own donations separately so long as you do not distribute the game with the obligation of payment.