Super Fancy Pants Adventure News

[h3]NOTE: We're on a discount cooldown! The Steam Spring Sale is March 19th!!
[/h3][p]On this day, 20 years ago, Fancy Pants Adventures was introduced to the world![/p][p]I wanted to do the best I could to mark the occasion. Thank you for all the support you've given, and especially for your patience over the last couple years.[/p][p]Brad has been in the trenches the last few years improving upon his foundations, and the possibilities have never felt greater for Fancy Pants! Today we are proud to announce - alongside plans to expand upon Super and deliver on the Classic Pack - the next big thing for the Fancy Pants Franchise...[/p][p][/p][h3]The Fancy Pants Adventures Online[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]I want to be clear, this is very much a WIP page! The priority now will be remastering World 3 for the Classic Pack. But we couldn't resist sharing these plans for the future for The Fancy Pants Adventures![/p][p][/p][h3]Putting the Super back in Super Fancy Pants Adventures[/h3][p]This may feel like a minor update, but it's been a Herculean effort from Brad to get everything running smoothly again on a nearly 9 year old game. Back when it released, Flash was still being supported by Adobe! You can imagine how some stability and performance would be lost over time. As Brad recently summed up, [/p]

I had to update almost everything to get Super FPA working

[p]And that's putting it lightly... Every new fix seemed to break something else. Visual bugs emerged ALL over. Random animations were playing at triple speed. Assets needed new caching methods. There was a cascade of changes that I don't think even Brad initially intended to tackle.[/p][p][/p][p]I recently had a call with Brad, where he gave some insight into how he's restructured both Super and the Classic Pack. This should open up new possibilities for Super, simplify remastering World 3 for the Classic Pack, and opens up incredible new possibilities for the franchise![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h3]UPDATES[/h3]

• [p]Integration of the Classic Pack's improved level loading (MUCH faster!!) [/p]
• [p]New SteamInput implementation to allow for much wider gamepad support options[/p]
• [p]Upgrade to 4k level assets[/p]
• [p]Massive optimizations for improved performance[/p]
• [p]Things should feel even more smooth and responsive than before![/p]
• [p]Hat, pants textures and other objects moved to GPU rendering[/p]
• [p]Overall asset loading improvements, including dynamic sprite packing[/p]
• [p]Solid color backgrounds are not rendered as triangulated polygon meshes, rather than wasting space in giant spritesheets[/p]
• [p]Uncapped FPS!![/p]
• [p]Probably other things???[/p]

[p]Brad also took this opportunity to tackle some art touch-ups he's always wanted to put more time into! This includes painting away some visible seams in later levels, and minor decorative changes. [/p][p][/p][h3]FIXES[/h3][p]The game was pretty well taken apart and reassembled. I lost track of specific fixes a long time ago as new builds were being iterated upon.[/p][p][/p][p]In Brad's own words back in early February[/p]

I’m pretty confident the beta is at least more stable than retail right now.

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But please do let us know if you encounter any new bugs as a result of this update! [/p][p][/p][p]In lieu of a proper fix list, I thought you might enjoy seeing a glimpse into that process through Brad's own internal patch notes.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Happy Birthday Fancy Pants Man![/h3][p]
I've been playing these games for 20 years, and I haven't grown tired of them yet. Publishing this series is a role I don't take the role lightly. It's a dream come true to represent what I see as the most iconic Flash games of all time. We have big plans for the future of Fancy Pants Man![/p][p]
-Graeme
(2 Left Thumbs)[/p]

[h3]Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale![/h3][h2]Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! [/h2][h2][/h2][p][/p][h2]Super Fancy Pants Adventure is 66% off![/h2][h3]Be sure to check the Bundle List for any additional discounts that may be available to you[/h3][p] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]NEW RELEASE[/h2][p]Yesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler![/p][p](The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!)[/p][p] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]COMING SOON [/h2][p]4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo.[/p][p]Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Crawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Wasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rd[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Besmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]WHAT ELSE?[/h2][p]There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.[/p][p]Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to this year's 2 Left Thumbs sale![/p][p][/p][h2]FOLLOW ALONG[/h2][p]Follow 2 Left Thumbs on social media to stay up-to-date on all the latest games and news. 👇[/p]

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[h3]The Short Games Showcase is here![/h3][p]Have you found yourself quoting the much-memed, "I Want Shorter Games With Worse Graphics and I'm Not Kidding" ? Well then this showcase is for you![/p][p]These are games that don't bother with AAA ray-traced graphics, and cut the fat out of their narratives. Explore the full event to find MANY discounted games that you can complete in a single evening![/p][p]A huge thank you to Ogre Pixel for organizing this event![/p][p][/p][h3]Where has Fancy Pants Man been!??[/h3][p]A question we've been hearing a lot of lately...[/p][p]As we shared a year ago, Brad cracked Super FPA back open in order to optimize and improve the game. The hope was to clean the game up, improve stability on modern machines, and bring over some enhancements created for the Classic Pack. This ended up being a MUCH more challenging process than anticipated.[/p][p]In hindsight it may not have been the right time, as attempting to take this on created a massive development bottleneck for both titles. What was meant to be some casual bugfixing and optimizing quickly turned up a litany of other issues.[/p][p]Fixing one thing in Super inevitable broke two others. This quickly spun out of control, and meant needing to pour over every line of old code - all of which Brad has improved upon tenfold in the years since! Attempting to untangle that off the back of a hectic launch for Classic Pack led to developmental brickwall on both projects.[/p][p]Brad had to instead commit himself to learning Computer vision in Python in order to improve his technical abilities. This should significantly improve the process of debugging / repeated testing / uploading builds. Not very exciting stuff to provide updates on, while also largely not really being progress you can show.[/p][p][/p][h3]TL;DR[/h3][p]Brad is working on massive technical improvements for Super Fancy Pants Adventures.
Currently this is limited to a Pantreon-only beta branch.
When this update is completed it will be applied to the game entirely for free.
At that time, we'll be ready to move back to the Classic Pack and the future of all things Fancy Pants!

Thank you for your patience!!
-Graeme
(2 Left Thumbs)[/p]

[h3]Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale![/h3]
Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more!



[h2]SUPER FANCY PANTS ADVENTURE[/h2]
ON SALE NOW - 75% OFF!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/668210/Super_Fancy_Pants_Adventure/

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[h2]How about a FREE game?![/h2]
Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre launched TODAY, and is available 100% for free!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997920/Croak_Crusader_Spawn_of_the_Spore_Spectre/

This free title introduces the general gameplay, protagonist and antagonists of the upcoming (paid) release, Croak Crusader: the Champion of Canada. Be sure to add that to your Wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152060/Croak_Crusader_the_Champion_of_Canada/

[h2]COMING SOON[/h2]
Very VERY soon! Novus Orbis is a combo-based roguelike deckbuilder, set to release into Early Access on February 10th. There's already dozens of hours of content, and the game will only be getting deeper and more varied from here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437330/Novus_Orbis/

[h2]NEW UPDATES[/h2]
A collection of games have all timed free updates and big announcements for this event!

[h3]WizardChess[/h3]
WizardChess is a chess-like tactical roguelike with a near infinitely replayable amount of variety and depth. And today takes us a step closer to FULLY infinite replayability, with the addition of Daily Runs!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274210/WizardChess/

[h3]Starground[/h3]
At the end of 2024 Starground revealed a planned development roadmap. Today sees the Brewconomic Cropdate, adding animals, fishing, potion brewing, and an improved Space Hub.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793380/Starground/

[h3]Magenta Horizon[/h3]
In addition to making the awesome art for this sale, solo-dev Maddison Baek has crafted new community items for Magenta Horizon! Play the game to earn Trading Cards, and unlock awesome profile backgrounds and other Steam goodies.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109060/Magenta_Horizon__Neverending_Harvest/

[h3]Schism[/h3]
Schism has a new update dropping Feb 10th that adds some end-game content, and enhanced controller support. Keep your eyes peeled for that! But the BIG news here, is that Schism is leaving Early Access MARCH 10th!! There is no discount now, so as not to conflict with that launch discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084300/Schism/

[h3]Tower of Kalemonvo[/h3]
While this classic-style hack n slash ARPG isn't out yet, it did just receive yet another demo update. The name of the game right now is polish, preparing for our newly set released date of MARCH 28th!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351860/Tower_of_Kalemonvo/

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[h2]LOGO UPDATE[/h2]
I'm burying the lead a little here. But as a part of this event, I'm also debuting a redesigned 2 Left Thumbs Publishing logo - made by Fiend Folio artist RedRachis!

[h2]The annual Steam Summer Sale is here!![/h2]


Thousands of games are on sale across Steam, including a 50% discount on Super Fancy Pants Adventure! Consider grabbing the game bundled with the Classic Pack for additional savings (or scope out one of the other bundles offered this sale).

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/22346/The_Complete_Fancy_Pants_Adventures/

The entire 2 Left Thumbs publishing catalog is on sale. Be sure to browser that selection to see what other quality games might strike your fancy.

[h2]UPDATE?[/h2]
Brad has been hard at work on a new update for Super!! This is primarily to address performance and stability - as that has depreciated some over the last ~7 years.

This can be accessed in the SFPA Beta branch:
Right click the game in your Steam library > Properties > Beta tab > use code "kittenkabootle" > Check code > Select the beta in the dropdown
You should see an update initiate, which confirms it has worked!

Your feedback on this beta would be greatly appreciated!!
We wanted to have this public in time for the sale, but the current build isn't quite stable enough. This update ended up being a LOT more effort than anyone was expecting! We should have more to share "soon".

[h2]COMING SOON[/h2]
A new game published by 2 Left Thumbs, hailing from another legendary Flash dev, is coming soon!

Keep an eye out for Gorgon Shield, from the creator of Swords and Sandals. It is a party-based RPG, arcade, roguelike. And I can guarantee you haven't played another quite like it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446920/Gorgon_Shield/

There is large demo for you to play around in. And please be sure to add it to your Wishlist!