The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror 2015 content update

"Costumes? Check! Party Snacks? Check! Spooky Campfire built with Evil Driftwood? Check and Check! An ancient evil stirs in Springfield and the adults have no idea (about this or anything else). It's up to the kids to solve this problem (no matter that they may have caused it)! Play today and fill up your special update treat bag with: *Spooky Campfire Stories (that come to life) *Brand new costumes for your favorite characters *New Daily Challenges *And much much more!"

- Event description on the App Store

The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror 2015 content update is a content update and event which was teased by EA on the game's Facebook page October 2, 2015. It was released October 6, 2015, and is the one hundred and fifth content update. It's the game's fourth Halloween event, after, and. It added 5 new characters, 9 new costumes, 5 new buildings, 4 new building skins and 18 new decorations. In the same update, a feature was added but released afterwards:.

Act 1 Gameplay
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The Unspeakable
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Act 2 Gameplay
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The Springfield Horror Pt. 4
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Act 3 Gameplay
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Something Strange in the Neighborhood
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Ending Gameplay
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Event Takedown Reminder
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The Boy who LARP'd
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The Boy who LARP'd Pt. 5
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The Saxamaphone
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The Saxamaphone Pt. 5
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Truth, Justice, and the Milhouse Way
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Truth, Justice, and the Milhouse Way Pt. 5
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Willie's Labyrinth
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Willie's Labyrinth Pt. 3
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Under the Tentacles
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Under the Tentacles Pt. 4
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Early Squirrel Gets the Nut
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Early Squirrel Gets the Nut Pt. 5
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Cover Squirrel
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Cover Squirrel Pt. 5
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Midgalaxy Crisis
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Midgalaxy Crisis Pt. 4
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Where No Probe Has Gone Before
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Where No Probe Has Gone Before Pt. 5
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Captain Kang
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Captain Kang Pt. 4
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The Ultra-Prankster
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The Ultra-Prankster Pt. 6
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Festiween
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Festiween Pt. 4
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Lobotomy of Love
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Lobotomy of Love Pt. 3
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A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving
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A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 10
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My Brother's Keeper
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My Brother's Keeper Pt. 6
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Spooky Campfire Level Up


Every level upgrade, you'll receive a 5% increase to the Nightmares (Act 1 and 2)/Star Spawns (Act 3) spawn rate and a new decoration. After level 41 the rate doesn't increase anymore.

Getting Wood
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Getting Wood Pt. 6
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Shopkeeper's Challenges
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Unreleased
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October 6 Update (4.17.0 / 4.17.1;"v4_17_THOH2015","4_17_NewUserPowerUpsTHOH2015")

 * 4.17.1 (Android, Kindle) / 4.17.0 (iOs)
 * "v4_17_THOH2015"
 * "4_17_NewUserPowerUpsTHOH2015"


 * The app icon, the splash screen and the ambience music were changed to new ones for the event.
 * A black aura surrounds the screen.
 * A new Leaderboard was added for the event.
 * The town landing point was moved to the Spooky Campfire.
 * Friend visit's icon was changed to Radioactive Milhouse and Clockwork Bart.
 * Monorail Tracks' overlay was changed.
 * Kwik-E-Mart, Krusty Burger, Moe's Tavern were added to the Businesses Visitable group.
 * Witch Marge cost changed from to.
 * Devil Flanders cost changed from to.
 * Cauldron cost changed from to  and is no longer associated with Witch Marge.
 * Flanders The Devil no longer requires "The Black Hole Pt. 4" to be completed, instead requires Level 6 and not having done the quest.
 * Bad Dream House questline is restarted for those that already completed it.
 * Placing the Victorian UFO now yields, cost changed from to.
 * Freakmobile cost changed from to.
 * Just the Two of Us now requires Kang and Kodos to be active.
 * The Day Springfield Stood Still now requires Kodos's Crashed UFO and for Act 1 of the Treehouse of Horror 2015 to be active.
 * Portal to Rigel 7 cost changed from to.
 * Placing Rigellian Queen now yields and costs.
 * Placing Donut Torture Device now yields and costs.
 * Placing The Grand Pumpin now yields and costs.
 * If You Can't Beat 'Em, Hilarium now requires Kang and/or Kodos.
 * Tree-hugging decorations, rivers and Springfield Falls changed to Halloween look.
 * The unreleased Hide/Show All icon was added, enabling hiding the Hide items list on Edit mode.
 * Ninja Homer's Smash Up Flanders House (4h) now yields Tapped Out Snake Eggs.png.
 * Count Burns's Rest in Peace (24h) now yields Tapped Out Brains.png.
 * Mayan Marge's Chant an Ancient Song (8h) now yields Tapped Out Bunny Ears.png.
 * Shadow Knight Bart's Go on a Killing Spree (12h) now yields Tapped Out Bones.png.
 * Pet Cemetery's job changed to Breeding Bunnies and now spawns 10 Bunnies every 10h.
 * Mausoleum's job changed to Reviving Skeletons and now spawns 8 Skeletons every 8h.
 * Freakmobile's job changed to Resurrecting Zombies and now spawns 12 Disco Zombies every 12h.
 * Hollow Snake Trunk now spawns 12 Snakes every 12h.
 * The Daily Play Combo was changed to yield event currency.
 * New User Power Up related changes: The Simpsons: Tapped Out New User Power Ups content update#October 6 Update (4.17.0 / 4.17.1;"v4_17_THOH2015","4_17_NewUserPowerUpsTHOH2015")
 * IRS and Job Manager related changes: The Simpsons: Tapped Out IRS and Job Manager content update#October 21 Update (4.17.2)

October 7 Update ("4_17_THOH2015_Patch1_PostLaunch")

 * Fixed The Call of the Campfire Pt. 3 not completing.

October 15 Update ("4_17_HalloweenOfHorror")

 * The unreleased Official Halloween HQ has been released.
 * The Sunken Temple has been changed to a new building with 6 skins depending on the stage.
 * The new appearance for the Simpson House that was added in the Level 55 update was released.
 * Two new skins, Acorn Kirk and Squirrel Luann, were added to the store for Act 2.
 * Holiday Homer was fully programmed.
 * Holiday Homer, Acorn Kirk and Squirrel Luann were added to the new characters collection "Treehouse of Horror XXVI Adults".
 * Rush Rates for Mechanical Ghost, Clockwork Bart, Apu's Apocalypse Jeep and Holiday Homer were reduced.
 * Act 2 and 3 of the event were programmed.
 * Week 3, 4 and 5 of the Shopkeeper's Challenges were added.
 * The Drive-In Theater and the Space Mutant were added back to the store.
 * Bramble Hedge was changed for north-east and southwest directions.

October 16 Update ("v4_17_THOH2015_Patch3_PostLaunch", Server Update)

 * The looping campfire upgrade quests no longer require each other to start and now set a value to check what upgrade quest was active last.
 * The crafting cost for Moe's Terror, Kill-E-Mart and Krusty Murder changed from 250 to 500.

October 21 Update (4.17.2)

 * IRS and Job Manager related changes: The Simpsons: Tapped Out IRS and Job Manager content update#October 21 Update (4.17.2)

October 22 Update 1 ("v4_17_THOH2015_TieIn")

 * If Sideshow Bob has not been unlocked, and Bob's Victorian House is bought, his spawn chance is raised by 10%.
 * Ghost Pirate Airship was added back to the store.
 * Formless Terrors touch priority was lowered from 100 to 8.
 * Spawning Formless Terrors in other towns now doesn't pan the camera to the spawn point.
 * Bart's Tell a Scary Story doesn't yield Gummies anymore.
 * Ancient Ruins will return to the store from November 10 at 8am GMT to November 17th at 8am GMT.
 * Squirrel Luann, Fairy Kodos, Acorn Kirk now shows that they require the respective character in the build menu.
 * Radioactive Milhouse, Saxophone Lisa and Wizard Martin now shows Improved Halloween jobs! in the build menu and now earn premium payout in Send Youngsters to Make S'mores, spawning 4 nightmares instead of 2 and yielding.

October 22 Update 2 (6.40pm GMT Server Update)

 * New User Power Up related changes: The Simpsons: Tapped Out New User Power Ups content update#October 22 Update 2 (6.40pm GMT Server Update)

October 23 Update ("4_17_THOH2015_TieIn_Patch1_PostLaunch")

 * The event store panel was changed from the Three Panel to One Panel.

October 26 Update ("4_17_THOH2015_TieIn_PostLaunch_Patch2")

 * Shopkeeper's Week 3 1st Challenge now correctly states "Squish Skeletons" instead of "Squish Bunnies".
 * If the user haven't completed The Call of the Campfire Pt. 13 (if act 2 isn't started), Shopkeeper's Week 3 5th Challenge will correctly say "You're falling behind! Complete "The Call of the Campfire Pt. 13" in order to do this challenge!" instead of "You're falling behind! Complete "The Very Young Folk Pt. 5" in order to do this challenge!" (the message it'd say if act 3 isn't started).

October 29 Update ("4_17_HalloweenPromo_Patch1_PostLaunch")

 * Spooky Campfire jobs "Tell a Scary Story" and "Roast S'mores" are now active in Act 3 too, till The Blameless City Pt. 1 is started.
 * Hunt Nightmares now requires The Blameless City to be started.
 * Fixed a glitch not granting Scream-son House.

November 5 Update (8pm GMT Server Update)

 * Hunt Nightmares time was halved from 8 hours to 4 hours.

November 6 Update ("4_17_HalloweenPromo_Patch2_PostLaunch")

 * After defeating M'nthster at the Spooky Campfire, the game detects that he's been defeated there, setting a variable, probably fixing a glitch preventing kids from hunting nightmares.

November 11 Update ("4_17_GinaMalloy_PostLaunch_Patch1")

 * The game now spawns the correct nightmares, fixing a glitch that spawned the incorrect ones once released.

November 17 Update (4.17.6,"v4_17_THOH2015_Takedown")

 * The app icon, splash screen, friend visit's icon and ambience music were changed back to non-event ones.
 * The black aura surrounding the screen was removed.
 * Event's Leaderboard was removed.
 * The town landing point was restored to town center.
 * Fairy Kodos' Secrete Glitter Onto Magic Wand was changed to Secret Glitter Onto Magic Wand.
 * Bad Dream House, It Blows and Elf Home were added to the buildings group Pays Taxes.
 * The raised chance of Sideshow Bob spawning is now linked to having the Bob's Victorian House instead of having purchased it.
 * Tell a Scary Story is now permanent at the Spooky Campfire and yields 175$ and 45 XP.
 * Read from the Necronomicon at the Sepulcher of Evil doesn't spawn any more nightmares.
 * Higher Class of Politics Pt. 3 now requires reward to be collected to continue the dialogue.
 * Pet Disco Zombie, Formless Terror and Star Spawn were added to the shop till November 25 at 8am GMT and in a new character collection was added: "Treehouse of Horror XXVI Nightmares". Pet Skeleton is unreleased.
 * Spooky Campfire can now be stored but can't be leveled up anymore, instead it shows the reached level.
 * Sunken Temple can now be stored and now when tapped it makes M'nthster appear and disappear with a water pillar.
 * My Brother's Keeper doesn't require A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 3 to be completed.
 * Fixed a possible bug in Fission Impossible Pt. 3.
 * Squirrel Luann's Show Off Her Squirrel Costume is now permanent and premium.
 * Early Squirrel Gets The Nut Pt. 2 now doesn't require Luann anymore if the user haven't got her unlocked, instead having Kirk Painfully Get His Costume Glued to His Groin.
 * The Impossible Tower can't be placed on Krustyland anymore.
 * Midgalaxy Crisis doesn't require A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 1 to be completed anymore.
 * Pet Cemetery, Mausoleum, Freakmobile and Hollow Snake Trunk's nightmare spawning jobs were removed.
 * Adult jobs at Scream-son House, Kill-E-Mart, Krusty Murder and Moe's Tavern and kid jobs at Brown House were removed.
 * Tell a Scary Story now rewards and.
 * Gate to Nowhere's job Breaching Reality now yields and  every 24 hours.
 * The glitch that allowed some items (like The Impossible Tower) to be placable on the Ocean and on Roads has been fixed.
 * Apu's Set Up the Halloween Display is now active till the Treehouse of Horror 2015's quest kill date, November 27, along the other jobs from Halloween of Horror tie-in.
 * Clockwork Bart, Wizard Martin, Saxophone Lisa, Fairy Kodos and Pirate Kang's jobs were changed and the temp ones are now permanent:


 * Clockwork Bart, Wizard Martin, Saxophone Lisa, Fairy Kodos, Pirate Kang, Kang and Kodos have new jobs: