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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Monorail content update
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- "There's nothing on earth
Like a genuine, bona fide
Electrified, six-car MONORAIL!!!
Springfield is getting a Monorail... again! And this time it might even work!
Lay down the tracks and take your citizens and visitors on the scenic, marginally elevated route through your city. With so many building options available, your Monorail will be as unique as your imagination, or at least your Springfield, so don't wait for the proper building permits to start building in our new update!"
- ―Event description
Monorail is the ninety-eighth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on August 11, 2015 and ended on September 15, 2015. It introduced the Springfield Monorail to the game.
Characters
Returning
| Image
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Unlock image
|
Notes
|
|
Brandine
|
 100
|
|
|
|
Character skins
| Image
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Unlock image
|
Notes
|
|
Conductor Homer
|
|
|
Unlocks after completing A Rail of One City Pt. 5.
|
|
Buildings
Returning
| Image
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Build time
|
Task
|
Notes
|
|
Mapple Store
|
90
|
6s
|
Putting M's In Front Of Product Names
|
|
|
Decorations
Returning
Consumables
| Image
|
Name
|
Content
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
|
Dumping Permit
|
N/A
|
90
|
Act 1
Doubles friend visit's rewards.
|
| 60
|
Act 2
Doubles friend visit's rewards.
|
| 30
|
Act 3
Doubles friend visit's rewards.
|
|
Gameplay
Depot Jobs
Springfield Dump
| Character
|
Task
|
Reward
|
| Homer
|
Collect Junk
|
 50
|
| Lisa
|
Save the Environment
|
| Milhouse
|
Try to Impress Lisa
|
| Ned
|
Do his Christian Duty
|
| Quimby
|
Pose for Photo Op
|
| Cletus
|
Put the Newest Spuckler to Work
|
| Willy
|
Take a Break from Raking Leaves
|
| Ray Patterson
|
Pick Up Trash
|
| Uter
|
Look for Discarded Chocolate
|
75
|
| Brandine
|
Clean Up Nature Using Nature
|
| Dewey Largo
|
Assemble the Band
|
| Jesse Grass
|
Heal Mother Earth
|
|
Metal Depot
| Character
|
Task
|
Reward
|
Cost
|
| Lisa
|
Recycle Metal
|
 10
|
100
|
| Ned
|
| Hippie
|
| Rev. Lovejoy
|
| Krusty
|
| Mr. Burns
|
| Brandine
|
15
|
| Jesse Grass
|
|
Plastic Depot
| Character
|
Task
|
Reward
|
Cost
|
| Milhouse
|
Recycle Plastic
|
 10
|
100
|
| Cletus
|
| Hippie
|
| Skinner
|
| Martin
|
| Comic Book Guy
|
| Uter
|
15
|
| Jesse Grass
|
|
Glass Depot
| Character
|
Task
|
Reward
|
Cost
|
| Quimby
|
Recycle Glass
|
 10
|
100
|
| Willy
|
| Hippie
|
| Bart
|
| Marge
|
| Moe
|
| Dewey Largo
|
15
|
| Jesse Grass
|
|
Spawning Possums
Monorail Stations spawn possums which gave rewards when tapped.
| N. of Tracks
|
Possums per station
|
| 0-11
|
 8
|
| 12-23
|
9
|
| 24-35
|
10
|
| 36-47
|
11
|
| 48-59
|
12
|
| 60-71
|
13
|
| 72+
|
8+(N. of Tracks/12)
|
|
Project Board
 
The Project Board allowed players to turn in resources gathered at the recycling depots for event currency. There was a daily cap on how much currency could be obtained each day.
Act 1
|
| 11
|
 4,500
|
12
|
9,000
|
13
|
13,500
|
14
|
18,000
|
15
|
22,500
|
16
|
27,000
|
| 17
|
31,500
|
18
|
36,000
|
19
|
45,000
|
20
|
54,000
|
21
|
63,000
|
22
|
72,000
|
Act 2
|
| 23
|
 9,500
|
24
|
19,000
|
25
|
28,500
|
26
|
38,000
|
27
|
47,500
|
28
|
57,000
|
| 29
|
66,500
|
30
|
76,000
|
31
|
90,000
|
1
|
104,000
|
2
|
118,000
|
3
|
133,000
|
Act 3
|
| 4
|
 14,000
|
5
|
28,000
|
6
|
42,000
|
7
|
56,000
|
8
|
70,000
|
9
|
84,000
|
| 10
|
98,000
|
11
|
112,000
|
12
|
126,000
|
13
|
140,000
|
14
|
160,000
|
| If the user has collected the current act's prizes the cap is inactive.
|
|
Prizes
Act 1
| Prize N.
|
Image
|
Goal
|
Get It Now Cost
|
Prizes
|
| 1
|
|
3,000
|
50
|
Monorail Station, 3 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 2
|
|
7,300
|
75
|
Curve Track Piece, 2 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 3
|
|
13,650
|
50
|
Curve Track Piece, 2 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 4
|
|
24,850
|
100
|
Station Awning, 2 Station Platforms, Station Stairs
|
| 5
|
|
32,650
|
65
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 Short Track Piece, Curve Track Piece
|
| 6
|
|
43,850
|
100
|
Station Awning, 2 Station Platforms, Station Extension
|
| 7
|
|
52,650
|
65
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 Short Track Piece, Curve Track Piece
|
| 8
|
|
63,850
|
150
|
2 Station Platform, Station Extension, Station Stairs
|
| 9
|
|
73,600
|
65
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 Short Track Piece, Curve Track Piece
|
| 10
|
|
89,350
|
400
|
Ray Patterson
|
|
Act 2
| Prize N.
|
Image
|
Goal
|
Get It Now Cost
|
Prizes
|
| 1
|
|
4,450
|
50
|
Tetanus Terminal, 3 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 2
|
|
10,800
|
75
|
Curve Track Piece, 2 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 3
|
|
20,200
|
75
|
Curve Track Piece, 2 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 4
|
|
36,850
|
150
|
Terminal Awning, 2 Terminal Platforms, Terminal Stairs
|
| 5
|
|
48,450
|
100
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 S Curve Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 6
|
|
65,100
|
150
|
Terminal Awning, 2 Terminal Platforms, Terminal Extension
|
| 7
|
|
78,150
|
100
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 S Curve Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 8
|
|
94,800
|
150
|
2 Terminal Platform, Terminal Extension, Terminal Stairs
|
| 9
|
|
109,300
|
100
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 Short Track Piece, Curve Track Piece
|
| 10
|
|
132,700
|
400
|
Uriah's Heap Recycling Center w/ Hippie
|
|
Act 3
| Prize N.
|
Image
|
Goal
|
Get It Now Cost
|
Prizes
|
| 1
|
|
5,200
|
50
|
Mall-O-Rail Station, 3 Straight Track Pieces
|
| 2
|
|
12,600
|
75
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 3
|
|
23,550
|
75
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 4
|
|
42,950
|
150
|
Mall-O-Rail Awning, 2 Mall-O-Rail Platforms, Mall-O-Rail Stairs
|
| 5
|
|
56,450
|
100
|
2 Short Track Pieces, 2 S Curve Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 6
|
|
75,850
|
150
|
Mall-O-Rail Awning, 2 Mall-O-Rail Platforms, Mall-O-Rail Extension
|
| 7
|
|
91,050
|
100
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 Short Track Piece, Curve Track Piece
|
| 8
|
|
110,450
|
150
|
2 Mall-O-Rail Platform, Mall-O-Rail Extension, Mall-O-Rail Stairs
|
| 9
|
|
127,300
|
100
|
2 Straight Track Pieces, 2 S Curve Pieces, Curve Track Piece
|
| 10
|
|
154,550
|
400
|
Rail Yard w/ Sebastian Cobb
|
|
Rail Yard Prizes
The Rail Yard is a permanent addition that allows players to trade in resources from recycling depots for Blueprints. The prize track rotates out every Tuesday.
| Prize N.
|
Image
|
Goal
|
Condition
|
Prize
|
| 1
|
|
5,000
|
|
1 random Track piece between Straight Track Piece and Short Track Piece
|
| 2
|
|
10,000
|
|
2 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece and Curved Track Piece
|
| 3
|
|
15,000
|
|
3 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece, Curved Track Piece and S Curve Track
|
| 4
|
|
20,000
|
|
5 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece and Curved Track Piece
|
| Week 1 and 5
|
| 5
|
|
25,000
|
|
Monorail Tunnel
|
| Week 2
|
| 5
|
|
25,000
|
Monorail Station not owned
|
Monorail Station, 2 Station Awnings, 2 Station Extensions, 2 Station Stairs and 2 Station Platforms
|
|
Monorail Station owned
|
10 and 10 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece, Curved Track Piece and S Curve Track
|
| Week 3
|
| 5
|
|
25,000
|
Tetanus Terminal not owned
|
Tetanus Terminal, 2 Terminal Awnings, 2 Terminal Extensions, 2 Terminal Stairs and 2 Terminal Platforms
|
|
Tetanus Terminal owned
|
20 and 20 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece, Curved Track Piece and S Curve Track
|
| Week 4
|
| 5
|
|
25,000
|
Mall-O-Rail Station not owned
|
Mall-O-Rail Station, 2 Mall-O-Rail Awnings, 2 Mall-O-Rail Extensions, 2 Mall-O-Rail Stairs and 2 Mall-O-Rail Platforms
|
|
|
Mall-O-Rail Station owned
|
20 and 20 random Track pieces between Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece, Curved Track Piece and S Curve Track
|
| Week 6+
|
| 5
|
|
25,000
|
|
5 and 5 Straight Track Piece or Short Track Piece or Curved Track Piece or S Curve Track
|
|
Quests
Dates
| Date
|
Event
|
| 8/11 - 8/23
|
Act 1
|
| 8/11 - 8/28
|
Krusty's Drive-Thru Station
|
| 8/16 - 8/23
|
Brandine
|
| 8/16 - 8/28
|
Krusty's Drive-Thru Station Modules
|
| 8/23 - 9/3
|
Garbage Truck, Golf Course, Recycled Tower, Recycled Wall
|
| 8/23 - 9/4
|
Act 2
|
| 8/28 - 9/3
|
Spruce Caboose
|
| 9/3 - 9/10
|
Mapple Store
|
| 9/3 - 9/15
|
Mechanical Ants
|
| 9/4 - 9/15
|
Act 3
|
| 9/8 - 9/15
|
Krusty's Drive-Thru Station, Krusty's Drive-Thru Station Modules
|
| 9/10 - 9/15
|
Monorail Cafe, Self-Reliant House, I Choo-Choo-Choose You Train
|
|
Conform-o-meter impact
| Name
|
Rating
|
Points
|
| Mall-O-Rail Awning, Mall-O-Rail Extension, Mall-O-Rail Stairs, Mall-O-Rail Platform
|
Consumerism
|
5
|
| Mall-O-Rail Station, Monorail Cafe, Little Lisa's Recycling Plant
|
10
|
| Krusty's Drive-Thru Station
|
Gluttony
|
10
|
| Terminal Awning, Terminal Extension, Terminal Stairs, Terminal Platform
|
Indolence
|
5
|
| Tetanus Terminal, Self-Reliant House
|
10
|
| Straight Track Piece, Short Track Piece, Curved Track Piece, S Curve Piece
|
Obedience
|
1
|
| Garbage Pile, Station Awning, Station Extension, Station Stairs, Station Platform
|
5
|
| Springfield Dump, Monorail Station, Project Board
|
10
|
| Recycling Bin
|
Tree-hugging
|
5
|
| Metal Depot, Plastic Depot, Glass Depot, Uriah's Heap Recycling Center, Rail Yard
|
10
|
| Drive-Thru Platform, Drive-Thru Awning, Drive-Thru Extension, Drive-Thru Stairs
|
Gluttony
Bonus $ and XP
|
5
0.25%
|
| Mechanical Ant Alpha, Mechanical Ant Beta, Mechanical Ant Gamma, Mechanical Ant Delta
|
Obedience
Bonus $ and XP
|
10
0.75%
|
| Garbage Truck
|
20
0.5%
|
| Golf Course
|
Vanity
Bonus $ and XP
|
20
1.5%
|
|
Gallery
Artwork and Splash Screen
Other changes made
August 11 update 1 (4.16.3;"4_16_Monorail","4_14_JobManager")
- (4.16.3)
- ("4_16_Monorail")
- ("4_14_JobManager")
- A new strip of land was added at the bottom of the map and on the right.
- The ambience music was changed to a new one for the event.
- The app icon and splash screen were changed to new ones for the event.
- Springfield Heights upgradable buildings are no longer storable temporarily due to a glitch that allowed duplication and reset their level to 1.
- The icons to hide roads, pavements, water, characters, buildings and decorations now have an icon to open and close their menu, and they were moved upwards instead of going left, and a new icon was added to hide Monorail items.
- A new icon has been added to the pavement, road and water icons, for Monorail Tracks.
- Vandalizing friend towns' buildings was reactivated.
- ZiffCorp Office Building, Indoor Tennis Courts, Ghost Pirate Airship, It Blows, Springfield Slaughterhouse, Springfield YMCA, Waverly Hills Elementary, The Castle of Equalia, All Seeing Eye, Blarney Castle, Burns State Prison, Superior Squad HQ, National Bank of Springfield, Death Mountain, Crap Silo, Tar Pits, Botanical Garden, Radstation Air Fortress, Monsarno Research, Outdoor Opera Stage, Minimum Security Prison, Museum Of Swordfish, Republican Party HQ, Radioactive Man Statue, Bartman Cave, Ancient Burial Ground, Present Depot, Elf Home, Toy Workshop, Spruce Caboose and Elf Cave were added to the Pays Taxes buildings group.
- The unreleased House Always Wins Pt. 1 now auto starts instead of requiring Homer to start.
- The Mutant Rabbit doesn't stop the game anymore once it starts or finishes a job.
- Building the Spruce Caboose now yields
 85 instead of 60.
- Random tasks are not working properly showing negative numbers for how many times they've been completed.
- The text when collecting $, XP, currency, etc. from items and jobs disappear faster.
- The town landing point was moved to the Project Board.
- The Daily Combo was changed so in Day 5 the reward is currency for the prizes.
- Teleporter Alpha and Omega can now be used in friend towns.
- A new group has been added to the inventory for Monorail.
August 11 update 2 ("4_16_Monorail_Patch1_PostLaunch")
- Fixed Conductor Homer's crash after starting Train of Fools.
August 27 Update (4.16.5;"4_16_Monorail_Patch2_1_PostLaunch")
September 8 Update ("4_16_OldJewishMan_Patch1_PostLaunch")
- Fixed the glitch giving out Monorail Prizes again everytime a user logs in once the Rail Yard was unlocked and the second week of the Rail Yard prizes started.
- Fixed the Monorail Build menu not working if the above glitch was active.
- Uriah's Heap Recycling Center, Rail Yard, Monorail Station, Tetanus Terminal and Mall-O-Rail Station are no longer unique.
- For those that started the quest "Ahead of the Track" before the update, it reset to requiring 2000 Bells and Whistles (or will reset to 2000 the next time it's completed). After completing it once, it advances normally by 1000 more everytime.
Sources
 Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information
|
500
The Project Board allowed players to turn in resources gathered at the recycling depots for event currency. There was a daily cap on how much currency could be obtained each day.
