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Happy Father's Day!Jun 19, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsIt has been a bit over a year since Super Totally Dad Showdown was released! During this time over 180,000 people have put their dadly skills to the test and the continued support has been far greater than we could ever have imagined! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/d851e72705313aadfdb10b090a6bdcf068b3ce75.png An Update on the Team Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown was created as a capstone project by a group of 15 university students. Since its release, the team has graduated and has started the next steps in our careers. For some of us, this was grad school, while others have been able to land jobs working at various companies in the games industry. None of us would be where we are now if it wasn't for this game and we are eternally grateful to everyone who has tried our game! Because the team is now doing a variety of amazing things unfortunately this means that STUDS will not be a live service game like many of your other favorite titles and for the most part work on this project has ceased, with one exception... Online Multiplayer When Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown came out we chose to use Steam's remote play feature to provide a way for people to play the game together across multiple devices. We have seen the feedback that remote play is not a viable option for everyone and are attempting to bring networked multiplayer to you as soon as we can. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/a993883e00db1c4384482147847003c7bf80f1df.png Work on this is done in addition to our full-time responsibility, and as none of us do game networking for a living it has been a bit of a learning experience. We have been able to make continual progress and are very excited to bring it to you as soon as we feel the networking is at an acceptable level! Stay tuned for further details in the future, and enjoy Father's Day!50,000 Players Online Multiplayer AnnouncementMay 14, 2021 - Community Announcements50,000 Player Milestone Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown has reached 50,000 players today! The development team wants to give a huge thank you to everyone that has supported this student project on the journey to this amazing milestone! Online Multiplayer We have listened to your feedback and thanks to the community support and advice we are proud to announce that we are working on bringing networked multiplayer to the game! During the initial two-semester timeframe, we were unable to dedicate the resources needed to bring this feature to the game. However, with the growth of the community, it has become evident that networking is something that will greatly improve the quality and experience of your time spent duking it out with friends to become the ultimate dad. Thank you once again for the amazing encouragement! Join the community discord and stay tuned for more information as we work to bring online multiplayer to the neighborhood. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/2ab193fc61153dfdbc7483b8b34f968113bdf375.pngSuper Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown LaunchMay 8, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/4bb480441a91c7847fc83ac62e862498c7b05f49.jpg Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown has officially left early access! The 1.0 update contains a new game mode, Penny Pincher, a new map for the Stroller Race Mode, Steam achievements, and some bug fixes, and some minor improvements. PENNY PINCHER This is a new game mode in which dads battle kids for control of the house's power bill. Kids try to turn on as many appliances as possible, while dads try to keep the power bill as low as they can by turning off appliances and putting kids in time out. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/f00958e05e92bb9a10cc3f95858070aad02c771a.jpg DOWNTOWN This is an all-new map for the existing stroller race game mode. Race other dads through the city center, avoiding the train tracks and car wash before you race to the top of the parking garage to become the top urban dad! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/981b066d9e802b2335bec019841a80651c7fa11b.jpg Everyone here at Sandalled Socks team is so excited to share the senior capstone project that we have been working on for the past year. We want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who tried our game during the early access and contributed valuable feedback to make STUDS a project both the developers and players can be happy with! Please join our community Discord server to give feedback, find other dads to play the game with, or just share your best dad jokes.Launch Status UpdateMay 7, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/55741f3a453eae40fe596e21dbd48016c25abbb5.png A quick update on the status of our launch: Unfortunately, we encountered some unexpected last-minute issues with the game build that we determined would be a big issue to the overall gameplay experience to unfortunately warrant a delay in our launch. The team is currently working to resolve these issues so that you can get your hands on the release as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding, The Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown TeamSTUDS is Leaving Early Access!May 5, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsSTUDS is releasing out of Early Access on Friday, May 7th! The 1.0 update will contain a new game mode, a new map, Steam achievements, some bug fixes, and some minor improvements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/a993883e00db1c4384482147847003c7bf80f1df.png PENNY PINCHER This is a new game mode in which dads battle kids for control of the house's power bill. Kids try to turn on as many appliances as possible, while dads try to keep the power bill as low as they can by turning off appliances and putting kids in time out. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/65ed0fefb2ba8e1f880afbc4fa84092ddf1c298a.png DOWNTOWN This is an all-new map for the existing stroller race game mode. Race other dads through the city center, avoiding the train tracks and car wash as you race to the top of the parking garage. Everyone here at Sandalled Socks team is so excited to share the senior project that we have been working on for the past year. To celebrate the release of the game we want to share some of our early designs for the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/8a0e6519289e2083b8db4e5a90f7fc231e5211de.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/f56336db610666019b46d7ac8d7c57dd96ff29f8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/322926fe1c24151bb9a92474a3a3fa4252418ad1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/d8f0b5ce5457c5abae1e30d4bda45ab7780f6089.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/9fba068edf3d2485576af391d92b78e6201cc784.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/2889516e704b7d5db9943d52af667966ec542be7.png Please join our community Discord server to give feedback, find other dads to play the game with, or just share your best dad jokes. Patch Notes for April 21Apr 21, 2021 - Community Announcements0.5.3 is a minor update aimed at improving the player experience in The Dad Depot: Replaced Garden Center water spills with fire hydrant-style water spurts Fixed bug that prevented player input when trying to navigate to the main menu from the pause menu Thanks for playing STUDS! If you haven't yet, please consider joining our community Discord to chat with the devs, find people to play with, and provide feedback: https://discord.gg/bQY7pHkhEarly Access Update #1Apr 17, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsWe've been working hard to implement your feedback for our first major update. Players wanted more ways to mess with their friends in the stroller race, so we've added new obstacles that are only activated by players. Keep an eye out for some crates that drop throughout the level. Players also expressed confusion with the shopping list in The Dad Depot, so we've made some adjustments to the required items, and replaced the shopping list text with images of the required items. These are just some of the many changes, fixes, and improvements we've made over the last few weeks since launch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/c759ad9ab952e3c0cbbc2171e455c91073adce31.png STROLLER RACE Added four player-controlled obstacle events Added an arrow to indicate the location of a player’s stroller Adjusted placement & difficulty of various obstacles {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/4d903556644ced8fa9b7fea8f7a02581161c180c.png SHOPPING SPREE Replaced shopping list text with images Shopping items that have been placed on carts now cannot be grabbed by other players if a player is actively holding the cart Added an exclamation point above the player's head when near a shopping item Removed “SlowSign” as a required shopping item Removed “Propane” as a required shopping item (exploding propane is still active) Added “Vacuum” as a required shopping item Increased the number of randomized forklifts by 1 Almost doubled the raising/lowering animation speed of the forklifts Slightly increased the wait time before being able to interact with the forklifts after activation {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40053630/e93e95495f857bbe2368c418dda2abece4a5a4f9.png SOUND Added new main menu music Added sounds for button clicks GENERAL Added early access notice on game startup Added functionality to hide mouse cursor outside of menus Modified the descriptions in the level select to represent the recommended number of players for each game mode Redirected menu “Feedback” to our community Discord server instead of our website KNOWN BUGS In Shopping Spree, when attempting to return to the main menu from the pause menu, the game no longer detects player input FIXED Aspect ratio gets cropped on widescreen monitors Video settings menu: “graphics” and “resolution” default values are not accurately reflected in the dropdown menus. (Functionality still works when new options are selected by the player) Mouse cursor sometimes stays on screen outside of menus Closing the pause menu by pressing the “escape” key instead of clicking the “resume” button can lead to UI overlapping Music volume may sometimes fluctuate intermittently Stroller Race AI sometimes get stuck Victory scenes may not accurately reflect player placement after finishing a round Thank you for playing STUDS in early access. This is just our first update; we look forward to bringing more content to you very soon! Please consider joining our community Discord to find people to play with, to report bugs, or to request new features: https://discord.gg/M...Play with the DevsApr 12, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsThe Dad Showdown team wants to give a massive thank you for 10,000 downloads! We are so grateful for the support we have received so far and would like to set up a special event for the community. Join us on our discord this Friday and Saturday 10-12 am MST or 8-10 pm MST for a chance to play the game with the Dad Showdown developers! More details on how the event will work will be posted on the discord later this week! https://discord.gg/SmPsV7krDfSTUDS EARLY ACCESS RELEASEMar 26, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHey dad bod enthusiasts. STUDS is now officially in Early Access. The developers have been working hard to bring you this awesome game. There will be regular updates to the game fixing any bugs that you may encounter. Get a copy of STUDS and invite your friends to play with you via remote play feature. Questions? Comments about the game? Visit our website for more - https://www.dadshowdown.com/STUDS Developer BroadcastMar 25, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsCome watch these devs play STUDS using the Steam Remote Play feature to play STUDS with 4 players split screen feature. STUDS developers have been working hard to get the game ready for early access release on 26th March 2021. Ask any questions related to the game and the devs will answer it on stream. Here is a link to the broadcast in case you can't access it via steam - https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561199108092652