The update is now slowly rolling out across devices. It requires an app update, so keep an eye on your respective app stores for it.

What You’ll Notice Right Away

When you first log-in you’ll notice a new font, a comic book themed font. It will remain throughout the duration of the event, which will last approximately 33 days. So if you love it, great. If you’re not fan, hopefully it will grow on you over the course of the next month. The next thing that you should notice is that all of the tree now looks as though they were colored-in with ink, again similar to a comic book style. This is just something to liven up the world during this superhero event.



How it starts

It starts with Homer, continues with Lisa, and leads to the first unlock of the game: the Pie Man costume for Homer. Thankfully things progress pretty swiftly, with an initial 30 minute task, followed by a four hour one. The next thing you will unlock is the Superhero HQ w/ Fallout Boy and it only costs $500 and has a four hour build time. The one that is clear with this event is that they aren’t following the usual “wait 24h before the core of the event starts” nonsense. By late tonight (assuming you don’t rush anything) most of us will be progressing through to the real meat of this event.

What is it similar to?

There are some undertones of Clash of Clones in this update, primarily in the form of upgrading the Superhero HQ. To be honest, the whole “upgrade” thing is something I’m over. We had it with the Elf Cannon during Christmas and it just felt more like a chore than a fun part of the game. More realistically, it felt like a cash grab. Upgrading an event-only item to max out its stats is not the wisest purchase, but people must be doing it because this idea keeps being regurgitated in new events. This isn’t as bad as the prize wheels, but it’s definitely the new pet peeve.

There are also criminals you tap and they drop the currency you’ll need to unlock building, items, and costumes. They’ll be in your own town, and also in neighbors towns. So be prepared to visit your friends again. It’s essential to unlocking things in a timely manner. Of course there’s also a 90 donut “license” that doubles the rewards from neighbors towns. You’ll know from past events whether this is a good idea or not, personally I’m against it, even if makes things easier for the event. Donuts are better spent on things you can enjoy long-term, not boost items.

What costs donuts?

Aside from the license, the Tar Pits w/ Petroleusrex (175) and the Crap Silo w/ Plopper Pig (100) are all I noticed. Fruit-Bat-Man may also be back, but I’m not sure how much he cost since I already had him unlocked on my test account. On the bright side both Petroleusrex and Plopper Pig (a.k.a. Spider Pig) are playable characters. Visually they look pretty cool, so if you’re a premium player, you probably don’t need much convincing on these purchases. They’ll unlock a bit further into the event, so don’t be upset if you don’t see them in the shop right away.

How does the event breakdown?

There are four parts to this event, with each part starting at a different time. Part 2 beings 5 days from now, Part 3 beings 19 days from now, and Part 4 beings on March 24th. There are three prizes to unlock in each part. The objects you collect, similar to Halloween, will change as each new part beings. So you’re going to want to be diligent to unlock all three prizes during each part of the event to collect everything.

Pt. 1 – The Fallout Boy Redemption

Arbitrarium (something collectable, just for the event)

Burns State Prison (building)

Clownface (costume for Krusty)

Pt. 2 – No Laughing Matter

National Bank of Springfield (building)

The Collector (costume for Comic Book Guy)

Dr. Colossus (character)

Pt. 3 – Colossal Menace

Super Jeb (decoration)

Death Mountain (building [possibly Krustyland attraction])

The Collider (character)

Pt. 4 – Final Episode

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What are my initial thoughts?

It looks promising. Surely there are some old tactics at hand, in terms of separating players from their money, but that’s to be expected. It is nice to see something new, not just a holiday rehash. There is definitely creativity here, and a lot of stuff can be acquired without donuts, so it’s not just a party for premium players and hackers. I’ll need more time with the event to really establish my thoughts on it, but honestly it’s just nice to see something new.