The Simpsons: Tapped Out Winter 2015 content update

This article is about the Tapped Out's Winter content update from 2015. For other year's Tapped Out Winter content updates, see TSTO Winter Content Updates.

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"Make Springfield your home for the holidays and help the citizens get ready for the most magical time of the year in song!
*Deck the streets with buildings upgradeable. Fa la la la la la la la!
*'Tis the season to give gifts agreeable. Fa la la la la la la la!
*Don we now a Holiday storyline. Fa la la la la la la la!
*Featuring a decorative duel. Fa la la la la la la la!
*Toll an ancient Holiday surprise.
*Fa la la la la la la la! (And much, much more!)"

―Event description

Acts 1 and 2 Splash Screen.

Maggie Special Splash Screen.

App icon.

Store panel.

Winter 2015 is the one hundred and fourteenth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on December 8, 2015 and ended on January 19, 2016. It was the fourth Christmas-themed update for the game.

Characters

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Maggie Unlocks in You Better Not Cry Pt. 1. or Unlocks after completing Play-Annoyed Grunt Pt. 1. Patches and Poor Violet 28,850 Act 1 Prize. Kearney's Other Son 2,700 Maggie Special Prize. Mrs. Sinclair 9,600 Baby Gerald 27,400 Sophie Krustofsky 110 Ling Bouvier Lucille Botzcowski 120 Unlocks with Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Snow Monster 70 Shauna 90 Gino Underdunk Terwilliger 150 Unlocks with It's A Wonderful Knife. King Winter 175 Unlocks with King Winter's Cave.

Character skins

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Festivus CBG 35,250 Act 2 Prize. White Witch Burns 60

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Ebenezer Burns 50 Little Helper Ralph Also unlocks in Little Helper Ralph and Toy Workshop bundle. Santa Flanders 75 Stupid Sexy Flanders 150 Unlocks with Ski Lift.

Non-playable characters

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Dancing Reindeer 11,300 Act 1 Prize. R.O.S.A Template:RosaP Unlocks in The End of the Beginning Pt. 20. Imaginary Bear 35

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Annual Gift Man 45

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Things Unnecessary 6s Unlocks in The White Elephant in the Room Pt. 1. Unlocks crafting. Humble Gingerbread House N/A Running Tennis Tournaments Unlocks in A House Made With Hands. Pile of Snow Spreading Winter Cheer Unlocks in Snow Big Deal. Exotic Petting Zoo Dressing up Animals for a Lame Show Unlocks in Once In Royal Quimby's City Pt. 2. Reindeer Burger Truck Serving Burgers with 1% Reindeer Meat Unlocks in Once In Royal Quimby's City Pt. 3. Fortress of Lonelitude Being a Place of Solace for Nerds Unlocks in Once In Royal Quimby's City Pt. 4. Moonshine Shack Selling Moonshine with Blinding Properties Unlocks in Once In Royal Quimby's City Pt. 5. Playdough Factory 6s Unlocks in Play-Annoyed Grunt Pt. 1. Unlocks the Where's Maggie? minigame. Ayn Rand School for Tots 29,000 4h Teaching Children the Bottle Within Unlocks in The End of the Beginning Pt. 5. Springfield Orphanage 5,800 4h Building Unrealistic Hopes Act 1 Prize. Virgil's Cabin 19,900 Skinning Cute Animals for Fur Abercrombie & Rich 10,250 Ignoring Unattractive Customers Act 2 Prize. Chocolate Shoppe 19,250 Pretending To Sell Traditional Sweets Buckingham Pay-Less Motel 27,450 Royally Screwing Customers Wall E. Weasel's 17,800 Giving Food Poisoning to Children Maggie Special Prize. Wooly Bully 20 + 40 6s Selling Overpriced Hats Act 1 Craftable. Ski Chalet 839 + 1,440 Making Cheap Mulled Wine X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular 20 + 40 Selling Irregular Trees Act 2 Craftable. Efcot Center 1,123 + 1,286 Making Promises Of A Boring Future Springfield Animal Shelter 60 6s Taking Puppies Out Behind The Barn Victor's Secret 85 Making Man Feel Self Conscious Slide Factory 100 Making Children Barf Their Lunch Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers 120 Babysitting Very Poorly Unlocks Lucille Botzcowski. North Pole Station 160 Hiring Non-Union Elf Workers Unlocks with North Pole Station bundle. Duff Center Arena 200 Terrorizing Children With Animatronics

Returning

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Stonecutter Daycare Center 250,000 24h Teaching Children the Occult Blocko Store 30 6s Shipping Sharp-Edged Shapes Helter Shelter 60 Providing Basic Necessities Egg Nog Bar Punishing The Lactose Intolerant Fort Sensible 65 Boring Schoolchildren Santa's Workshop 70 Building Toys Toy Workshop Making Toys for Ungrateful Kids Unlocks in Little Helper Ralph and Toy Workshop bundle. Springfield Skating Rink 85 Cracking Coccyx Bones It's A Wonderful Knife 150 Sharpening Knives Unlocks Gino Underdunk Terwilliger.

Building skins

Image Name Cost Notes Tasteful Festive Flanders House Unlocks after completing The Proclamation of Decoration. Upgrades in The Decoration Inflation. Tacky Festive Simpson House Unlocks after completing The Decoration Inflation Pt. 1. Upgrades in The Decoration Inflation. Festive Cletus's Farm Unlocks after completing Do You See What I See? Pt. 1. Festive Van Houten House Unlocks after completing Do You See What I See? Pt. 2. Festive Church Unlocks after completing Do You See What I See? Pt. 3.

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Christmas Apu's Apartment 10 Christmas Compound Christmas Crazy Cat House Christmas Sanjay's House Festive Wolfcastle Mansion Christmas Burns Manor 15 Christmas Mansion of Solid Gold

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Hot Squishee Station Unlocks in Barty It's Cold Outside Pt. 1. New Year's Ball Unlocks in Out With The Old Pt. 4. Homer Snowman (no bonus) Week 1 Day 5 Weekly Challenge Prize. Bart Snowman (no bonus) Week 2 Day 5 Weekly Challenge Prize. Snowball II Snowcat (no bonus) Week 3 Day 5 Weekly Challenge Prize. Maggie Snowman (no bonus) Week 4 Day 5 Weekly Challenge Prize. Lollipop Flowers 6,500 Slide 8,500 Marshmallow Tree 10,000 Murdered Snowman 30,000 Leftorium Express 2,200 Act 1 Prize. Picture on a Rembrandt 2,850 Act 2 Prize. Marge Snowman (no bonus) 80 Act 1 Craftable. Santa's Little Helper Snowdog (no bonus) Fancy Igloo 227 + 506 Christmas Clams $50 a Pound 408 + 778 Lisa Snowman (no bonus) 79 Act 2 Craftable. Grampa Snowman (no bonus) Giant Outdoor Fireplace 1,095 Ice Sculpture Couch Gag Scene 522 + 714 Pig of Paradise Pen 30 Wooly Mammoth Pen Land Octopus Pen 35 Bear Cave 100 Giant Snow Globe 225

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Festive Nutcracker Week 1 Day 2 Weekly Challenge Prize. Festive Bell Lamp Post Week 2 Day 2 Weekly Challenge Prize. Festive Lawn Angel Week 3 Day 2 Weekly Challenge Prize. Festive Lawn Bell Week 4 Day 2 Weekly Challenge Prize. Ice Fence 500 Festive Hot Drink Stand 1,200 Christmas Float 80,000 Festive Bow Lamp Post 78 Act 1 Craftable (x3). Festive Candycane 96 Act 2 Craftable. Festive Wreath Lamp Post 96 Act 2 Craftable (x3). Homer Fever Snowman 10 Burns Fever Snowman First Ever Christmas Tree 15 Fever Cabin 30 Festive Light Plunger 55 Activating the Plunger turns on Christmas skins on buildings. Holiday Tree 75 Ski Lift 150 Unlocks Stupid Sexy Flanders. Curved Track Piece Unlocks with North Pole Station bundle. S Curve Piece Short Track Piece Straight Track Piece King Winter's Cave 175 Unlocks King Winter. Nativity Scene Murderhorn 250

Decoration skins

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Christmas Houseboat 10

Bundles

Image Name Cost Notes Contents Little Helper Ralph and Toy Workshop bundle 75 Toy Workshop and Little Helper Ralph. North Pole Station Bundle 160 North Pole Station, Short Track Piece x8, Curved Track Piece x 4, Straight Track Piece x4, S Curve Piece x 2

Consumables

Image Name Cost Notes Festival Ticket 90 Earn double rewards from tapping Merrymakers in a friend's town.

Gameplay

Building upgrades

Rewards

Level Reward Act 1 1 480 2 720 3 1,080 4 1,620 5 2,430 Act 2 1 675 2 1,010 3 1,515

Best Snowman Ever

Level Characters Job Time 1 Homer Pile Snow 1m 2 Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Martin, Uter, Jimbo Pile Up Snow [x3] 4h Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Ralph, Duffman, Dr. Nick Unpile Snow [x3] Homer, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby, Barney Eat Snow [x6] 3 Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Martin, Nelson, Ralph, Dolph, Uter, Jimbo Pack Snow [x6] 2h Ned, Mr. Burns, Grampa, Brockman, Agnes, Hans Moleman, Lampwick Complain About the Cold [x4] 6h Willie, Comic Book Guy, Rev. Lovejoy, Moe, Grampa, Jasper, Arnie Pye Point out Problems [x4] 4h 4 Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Wiggum, Ralph, Lenny, Duffman, Dr. Nick Put Snow in all the Wrong Places [x5] Ned, Mr. Burns, Grampa, Brockman, Agnes, Hans Moleman, Lampwick Move Snow for no Reason [x4] Homer, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby, Barney Make things Worse [x4] 5 Mr. Burns, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Moe, Giuseppe, Belle Plan a Work Flow [x3] Mr. Burns, Krusty, Quimby, Brockman, Wolfcastle, Bernice Hibbert, The Rich Texan, StacyLovell Buy Snow Building Materials [x5] Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Sea Captain, Lurleen, Disco Stu Put a Crazy Idea to Work [x4] 10h

Gingerbread Mansion

Level Characters Job Time 1 Ned Think Big 4h 2 Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Martin, Nelson, Uter, Jimbo Clear Buildspace [x4] Mr. Burns, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Moe, Giuseppe, Belle Wholesale Gingerbread [x3] 8h Homer, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby, Barney Chew Off Rough Edges [x4] 4h 3 Ned Accidentally Inhale Sugar Fumes Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Wiggum, Ralph, Lenny, Wolfcastle, Duffman, Dr. Nick Guesstimate Measurements [x6] 2h Lisa, Skinner, Martin, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Hibbert, Database, Hank Scorpio, Crazy Cat Lady Measure Angles [x5] 8h 4 Ned "Accidentally" Inhale Sugar Fumes [x2] 4h Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Sea Captain, Lurleen, Disco Stu Work Feverishly [x4] 6h Mr. Burns, Grampa, Brockman, Agnes, Chalmers, Hans Moleman, Lampwick Make Demands [x5] 4h 5 Homer, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby, Barney Dispose of Excess Materials [x4] 8h Mr. Burns, Krusty, Brockman, Quimby, The Rich Texan, Stacy Lowell Appreciate the Extravagence [x3] 4h Willie, Comic Book Guy, Rev. Lovejoy, Moe, Grampa, Jasper, Arnie Pye Admit Defeat [x4]

Hot Squishee Station

Characters Job Time Reward Upgrading costs 6 times the level. Upgrading increases tap radius on Merrymakers. Milhouse, Martin, Bart, Nelson, Ralph, Database Buy Hot Squishee 4h 2 Squeaky Voice Teen, Kearney, Sherri and Terri, Jimbo, Uter 4

Exotic Petting Zoo

Level Characters Job Time 1 Willie Shovel Dung 60s 2 Ned, Mr. Burns, Grampa, Brockman, Agnes, Hans Moleman, Lampwick Get Distracted by Animals [x4] 10h Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Martin, Nelson, Uter, Jimbo Chase Weird Animals [x4] 4h Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Wiggum, Ralph, Lenny, Duffman, Dr. Nick Look up the Word "Exotic" [x4] 6h 3 Moe Paint Up Pandas to Look Like Koalas 10h Lisa, Skinner, Martin, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Hibbert, Database, Hank Scorpio, Crazy Cat Lady Dress Up Lizards [x8] 6h Mr. Burns, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Moe, Luigi, Giuseppe, Belle Invest in Animal Costumes [x4] 4h

Reindeer Burger Truck

Level Characters Job Time 1 Krusty Borrow From the Till 10h 2 Homer, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby, Barney Eat Raw Meat [x6] 4h Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Wiggum, Ralph, Lenny, Duffman, Dr. Nick Deliver Reindeer Wings [x5] 6h Willie, Comic Book Guy, Rev. Lovejoy, Moe, Grampa, Jasper, Arnie Pye Predict a Reindeer Extinction Event [x8] 8h 3 Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Sea Captain, Lurleen, Disco Stu Gather Sawdust [x8] 6h Lisa, Skinner, Martin, Comic Book Guy, Hank Scorpio, Crazy Cat Lady Grow Synthetic Meat [x3] 8h Mr. Burns, Krusty, Quimby, Brockman, Wolfcastle, The Rich Texan, Stacy Lovell Eat Overpriced Saw Dust [x8] 6h

Fortress of Lonelitude

Level Characters Job Time 1 Comic Book Guy Spend Friday Night Alone 10h 2 Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Lurleen, Disco Stu Take Creative Liberties [x6] 4h Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Martin, Nelson, Uter, Jimbo Violate Canon [x8] 8h Mr. Burns, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Moe, Giuseppe, Belle Add Lens Flare [x3] 3 Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Sea Captain, Lurleen, Disco Stu Run for It [x8] Lisa, Milhouse, Bart, Uter, Jimbo Find Something Better to Do [x5] 4h Mr. Burns, Apu, Luigi, Moe, Giuseppe, Belle Invest Elsewhere [x3] 6h

Moonshine Shack

Level Characters Job Time 1 Cletus Sample Goods 10h 2 Lisa, Skinner, Martin, Comic Book Guy, Hank Scorpio, Crazy Cat Lady Build Valves [x3] 8h Mr. Burns, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Moe, Giuseppe, Belle Attach Containers [x6] 6h Willie, Comic Book Guy, Rev. Lovejoy, Moe, Grampa, Jasper, Arnie Pye Identify Risks [x4] 12h 3 Cletus, Willie, Apu, Krusty, Sea Captain, Lurleen, Disco Stu Brew Shine [x8] 6h Ned, Mr. Burns, Grampa, Brockman, Agnes, Hans Moleman, Lampwick Brew Shine [x4] 10h Homer, Cletus, Sea Captain, Wiggum, Lenny, Duffman, Dr. Nick Brew Shine [x4] 8h

Crafting

Image Name Cost Act 1 Ski Chalet 839 + 1,440 Wooly Bully 20 + 40 Fancy Igloo 227 + 506 Christmas Clams $50 a Pound 408 + 778 Festive Bow Lamp Post [x3] 78 Festive Lawn Bell [x3] Marge Snowman (no bonus) 80 Santa's Little Helper Snowdog (no bonus) Act 2 Efcot Center 1,123 1,286 X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular 20 40 Giant Outdoor Fireplace 1,095 Ice Sculpture Couch Gag Scene 522 714 Festive Wreath Lamp Post [x3] 96 Festive Candycane [x3] Lisa Snowman (no bonus) 79 Grampa Snowman (no bonus)

Naughty or Nice

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  Naughty or Nice Guide

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  Naughty or Nice Choice

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  Naughty or Nice Leaderboard

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  Naughty or Nice Results

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  Naughty or Nice Summary

Given Open You Friend Nice Nice 15 15 Nice Naughty 25 1 Naughty Naughty 5 5 Naughty Nice 1 25

Weekly Challenges

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  Week 1

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  Week 1 Complete

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  Week 2

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  Week 2 Complete

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  Week 3

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  Week 3 Complete

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  Week 4

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  Week 4 Complete

Day Task Time Location Reward Week 1 (December 8th at 5am Local Time to December 14th at 5am Local Time) 1 Make Apu Stock Shelves With XMAS Goodies 12h Kwik-E-Mart 300 2 Tap Merrymakers [x50] Festive Nutcracker 3 Drop Presents in a Friend's Town [x5] 200 4 Craft a Prize Things Unnecessary 200 150 5 Make Willie Buy a Tartan Tam O'Shanter [x4] 4h Wooly Bully Homer Snowman - Complete All Challenges 20 Week 2 (December 14th at 5am Local Time to December 21st at 5am Local Time) 1 Drop Presents in a Friend's Town [x5] 300 2 Collect 10 Loyalty Stamps Hot Squishee Station Festive Bell Lamp Post 3 Craft a Prize Things Unnecessary 200 4 Tap Merrymakers [x50] 200 150 5 Drop Presents in a Friend's Town [x5] Bart Snowman - Complete All Challenges 20 Week 3 (December 21st at 5am Local Time to December 28th at 5am Local Time) 1 Craft and Place X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular Things Unnecessary 300 2 Make Martin Find the Perfect Christmas Tree [x3] 4h X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular Festive Lawn Angel 3 Tap Merrymakers [x75] 200 4 Make Cletus Harvest Termites [x4] 4h X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular 200 150 5 Make Ned Find a Tree that Resembles Jesus [x4] Snowball II Snowcat - Complete All Challenges 20 Week 4 (December 28th at 5am Local Time to January 2nd at 5am Local Time) 1 Make Apu Buy Cheap Squishee Filler [x4] 4h X-mas Trees Slightly Irregular 300 2 Make Springfielders Go Carolling [x6] Town Hall Festive Lawn Bell 3 Drop Presents in Friend Towns [x5] 200 4 Craft an Item Things Unnecessary 200 150 5 Tap Merrymakers [x100] Maggie Snowman - Complete All Challenges 20

Prizes

Act 1

Image Name Goal Leftorium Express 2,200 Springfield Orphanage 5,800 Dancing Reindeer 11,300 Virgil's Cabin 19,900 Patches and Poor Violet 28,850

Act 2

Image Name Goal Picture on a Rembrandt 2,850 Abercrombie & Rich 10,250 Chocolate Shoppe 19,250 Buckingham Pay-Less Motel 27,450 Festivus CBG 35,250

Maggie Special

Image Name Goal Kearney's Other Son 2,700 Mrs. Sinclair 9,600 Wall E. Weasel's 17,800 Baby Gerald 27,400

Quests

• The Decoration Inflation
• Do You See What I See?
• Snow Big Deal
• A House Made With Hands
• Effigy in White
• Can't Catch Me I'm the GingerNed Man
• Gonna Find Out Who's Naughty or Nice
• The White Elephant in the Room
• Festive Spontaneity... Scheduled
• Barty It's Cold Outside
• An Unwanted Kiss
• Once In Royal Quimby's City
• The Animal Within
• Holiday Mystery Meat
• No Man is a Fortress
• The Overproof of the Pudding
• Oh Come, All Ye Vengeful
• Burning Wreath of Fire: Krusty
• Burning Wreath of Fire: Comic Book Guy
• Burning Wreath of Fire: Cletus
• Out With the Old
• You Better Not Cry
• Seems to Be the Hardest Word
• The Truth in the Tantrums
• Imaginary Friends
• Rest of Us for the Festivus
• A Tale of Two Orphans
• Her Father's Googly Eyes
• White Privilege
• Poles Apart
• No Heavy Petting
• I'll Let It Slide This Time
• It's What's Underneath That Counts
• Leftorium Express
• Springfield Orphanage
• Dancing Reindeer
• Virgil's Cabin
• Patches & Poor Violet
• Picture on a Rembrandt
• Abercrombie & Rich
• Ye Olde Chocolate Shoppe
• Buckingham Pay-Less Motel
• Festivus Comic Book Guy
• Kearney's Other Son
• Mrs. Sinclair
• Wall E. Weasel's
• Baby Gerald
• Bonus Gift
• Snow Global Warming
• Play-Annoyed Grunt
• The End of the Beginning
• Play-Dough's Republic
• Baby on Board 2: The Quickening
• Bear With Maggie
• Son of Anarchy
• Parental Guidance
• Babies in the Bathwater
• A Day at the Laissez-faire

Dates

Date Event 12/8 - 12/19 Act 1 12/8 - 1/2 Duff Center Arena, Festive Light Plunger, Christmas Burns Manor, Christmas Compound, Christmas Wolfcastle's Mansion, Christmas Crazy Cat House, Christmas Sanjay's House, Christmas Apu's Apartment, Christmas Houseboat, Christmas Mansion of Solid Gold 12/10 - 12/19 Helter Shelter, Fever Cabin, Homer Fever Snowman, Burns Fever Snowman, King Winter's Cave w/ King Winter 12/13 - 12/19 Santa Flanders 12/17 - 1/2 Sophie Krustofsky 12/19 - 1/2 Act 2 12/19 - 12/25 Imaginary Bear 12/19 - 12/2 Act 2, Ebenezer Burns, Egg Nog Bar, First Ever Christmas Tree, Nativity Scene, Annual Gift Man, Little Helper Ralph, Little Helper Ralph and Toy Workshop, Santa's Workshop, Pig of Paradise Pen, Wooly Mammoth Pen, Land Octopus Pen 12/21 - 1/2 North Pole Station 12/23 - 1/2 You Better Not Cry 12/23 - 1/6 Starter Pack, Giant Snow Globe 12/26 - 1/19 Murderhorn, Snow Monster 12/29 - 1/2 Out With the Old 1/2 - 1/19 Maggie Special, It's A Wonderful Knife w/ Gino Underdunk Terwilliger, Blocko Store, Fort Sensible, Stonecutter Daycare Center, Slide Factory, Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers w/ Lucille Botzcowski, Slide 1/5 - 1/19 Bear Cave 1/10 - 1/19 Shauna 1/11 - 1/19 Ling Bouvier 1/19 - 1/25 Imaginary Bear

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points Abercrombie & Rich, Wall E. Weasel's, Victor's Secret, Slide Factory, Duff Center Arena, Fancy Igloo, Christmas Clams $50 a Pound Consumerism 10 Springfield Orphanage, Buckingham Pay-Less Motel Indolence Springfield Animal Shelter, Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, North Pole Station, Giant Outdoor Fireplace Obedience Lollipop Flowers, Maple Tree Tree-hugging Hot Squishee Station, New Year's Ball, Slide, Ice Sculpture Couch Gag Scene Vanity Humble Gingerbread House, Pile of Snow, Exotic Petting Zoo, Reindeer Burger Truck, Fortress of Lonelitude, Moonshine Shack, Murdered Snowman, Leftorium Express, Picture on a Rembrandt 50 Homer Snowman (no bonus), Bart Snowman (no bonus), Snowball II Snowcat (no bonus), Maggie Snowman (no bonus), Marge Snowman (no bonus), Santa's Little Helper Snowdog (no bonus), Lisa Snowman (no bonus), Grampa Snowman (no bonus) 200 Pig of Paradise Pen, Wooly Mammoth Pen, Land Octopus Pen Vanity Bonus $ and XP 50 0.5% Bear Cave 50 0.75% Giant Snow Globe 100 2.25%

Gallery

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  Store artwork

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  Act 1 Guide

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  Act 2 Guide

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  Maggie Special Guide

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  Where's Maggie? Guide

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  Maggie Teaser

Other changes made

December 8 Update (4.18, "4_18_XMAS2015", "4_18_Maggie")

• The app icon, the splash screen and the Friend visit's icon were changed to new ones for the event.
• The Daily Play Combo was changed to pay out Event Currency.
• The whole game was changed to winter theme and snow is falling.
• Sleep-Eazy Motel, Zenith City Apartments, Zenith City Lofts, Zenith City Store Front, Zenith City Times and Death Mountain can't be built from inventory anymore.
• Santa's Little Helper and Snow Monster now have jobs.
• Funzos are now part of the Robots character group.
• Building Blocko Store now requires Level 5 and yields 30 instead of 50.
• King Winter's Cave was added to the Characters inventory group.
• Springfield Skating Rink was added to the Civic inventory group.
• Grampa Snowman was added to the Decorations inventory group.
• First Ever Christmas Tree was removed from the Decorations inventory group.
• King Winter's Cave and Fever Cabin were added to the Houses inventory group.
• Homer, Lisa, Bart, Marge, Maggie and Grampa Snowmen were added to the Miscellany inventory group.
• It's A Wonderful Knife was added to the Squidport inventory group.
• Sophie Krustofsky was added to the characters that can Go to School.
• Marge's Walk Maggie requires to not have unlocked Maggie.
• The glitch preventing the build menu from working properly and not show the raccomandation and event panels was fixed.
• Old Simpson Farm, Simpson Houseboat, Mechanical Ant Alpha and Death Mountain's Conform-O-Meter rating was removed.
• Landing Zone was changed to Simpson House.
• The Proclamation of Decoration was set to end at the end of the Winter 2015 event.
• A glitch showing a levelless Deluxe Condo in the store was fixed.
• Stonecutter Daycare Center now requires Level 5.
• Event Leaderboard was added.
• Kang and Kodos' 16 Hour Evil Chortle is no longer located at Victorian UFO.
• Rigellian Tribal Hut was removed from the Home group.
• A new cutscene was added for when Maggie is unlocked.
• Building Santa's Workshop now requires Level 5 and yields 70 instead of 50.
• Building Egg Nog Bar now requires Level 5.
• Building Helter Shelter now requires Level 5 and yields 60 instead of 50.
• Building Springfield Skating Rink now requires Level 5 and yields 85 instead of 50.
• Building Toy Workshop now takes 6 seconds, yields 500 and 45 instead of 300 and 30, and can't be built from Inventory.
• Festive Light Plunger now has a 0.75% Bonus $ and XP and placing it yields 55 XP instead of 20.
• Placing The North Pole yields 55 instead of 20.
• First Ever Christmas Tree is no longer unique and has a 0.25% Bonus $ and XP.
• Placing Nativity Scene now yields 175 instead of 100 and now has a 1.5% Bonus $ and XP.
• Placing Fever Cabin now yields 30 instead of 100 and now has a 0.25% Bonus $ and XP.
• Placing Homer Fever Snowman and Burns Fever Snowman now yields 10 instead of 20 and now has a 0.25% Bonus $ and XP.
• Homer Fever Snowman and Burns Fever Snowman are no longer unique.
• Little Helper Ralph jobs now yield premium payout.
• The Twin Moguls of Ned Flanders Pt. 3 now requires to build the First Church of Springfield instead of Moe's Tavern, though stated wrongly ingame.
• Mr. Burns' hair was changed from gray to blue.
• Smithers now has blue glasses instead of clear ones.
• Marge has a new unlock picture without Maggie.
• KBBL Radio become taller.
• The 2014 from the ribbon on Christmas Lard Lad Donuts was removed.
• Bramble Hedge's front and back images were switched.
• Christmas Orange House had its Christmas lights removed.

December 9 Update ("4_18_XMAS2015_Patch1_PostLaunch")

• R.O.S.A was removed from the Robots character group.
• Milhouse's Decorate His House, Cletus' Decorate His Farm and Rev. Lovejoy's Decorate His Church were changed from 1 minute to 8 hours.
• Event Leaderboard's naughty and nice colors (previously inverted) were corrected.

December 10 Update ("4_18_XMAS2015_Patch2_PostLaunch")

• Murdered Snowman is now animated.
• All the Christmas skins are now animated and glowing, also fixing a overlay glitch, with buildings going over characters.
• The icon on top of the Things Unnecessary changed.

December 16 Update ("4_18_XMAS2015_Patch3_PostLaunch")

• Sophie Krustofsky is now available in the store instead of starting on Act 2.
• Sophie Krustofsky was added to the Youngsters, Premium Characters and Premium Females character groups.
• Sophie Krustofsky now pays out premium.
• Sophie Krustofsky's height was changed from 160 to 90.
• Sophie Krustofsky's speech bubble was moved right by 45 pixels.
• Her Father's Googly Eyes Pt. 2 to 5 are now started by Krusty instead of Sophie Krustofsky.
• Sophie Krustofsky's Hang Out With Dad now yields 70 instead of 45.
• A glitch in Weekly Challenges involving Loyalty Stamps was fixed.
• A glitch where the cost in ads is not deducted while upgrading Exclusive Resort was fixed.
• In Act Maggie Special's questline, jobs' names were changed.
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 9, Make Homer Find Ever Shorter Ways to Something Something become Make Homer Acronymize Acronyms.
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 13, Make Moe/Lenny/Carl Along Because He is Bored become Make Moe/Lenny/Carl Tag Along Because He is Bored.
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 14, Make Mr. Burns Recruit Babies to Work at the Power Plant become Make Mr. Burns Recruit Babies to Work.
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 18, Send Homer to Krustyland become Go to Krustyland.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 20 and 21 were changed and split in 3 parts:
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 20 the objective changed from Make Homer Guess Mr. Burns's Password to Go to Springfield.
  • In The End of the Beginning Pt. 21, the objectives changed to:
    • Make Homer Guess Mr. Burns's Password
    • Make Carl Argue Online it's a Retelling of the Genesis Myth
    • Make Moe Complain Online That the Game's Not Good Anymore
    • Make Homer Troll the Forum with Shirtless Selfies.
  • The End of the Beginning Pt. 22 was created and the objectives are now:
    • If the user has Lenny and Carl:
      • Make Moe Argue Online That Maggie Created Skyfinger
      • Make Carl Argue Online it's a Retelling of the Genesis Myth
      • Make Lenny Complain Online That the Game's Not Good Anymore
      • Make Homer Troll the Forum with Shirtless Selfies
    • If the user doesn't have Lenny and Carl:
      • Make Moe Argue Online That Maggie Created Skyfinger
      • Make Lisa Argue Online it's a Retelling of the Genesis Myth
      • Make Bart Complain Online That the Game's Not Good Anymore
      • Make Homer Troll the Forum with Shirtless Selfies

December 22 Update ("4_18_Maggie")

• Week 3's Weekly Challenge 1 was fixed.
• New Year's Ball was added to the Miscellany inventory group.
• Building Ayn Rand School for Tots yields 2,900 instead of 10.
• Playdough Factory is now animated.
• Wall E. Weasel's can now be built from inventory.
• Building Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers yields 120 instead of 10.
• Maggie was added to the The Simpsons character set.
• Baby Gerald was added to the More Kids character set.
• R.O.S.A was added back to the Robots character set and was given a proper image and sound.
• Imaginary Bears's sound was added.
• Bear Cave's Conform-O-Meter rating was changed from 100 pts. to 50 pts.
• Slide, Ice Sculpture Couch Gag Scene, Lollipop Flowers, Marshmellow Tree and Murdered Snowman can now be chain placed.
• Kearney's Other Son's Attend Budget Daycare is no longer located at Brown House, now at Moe's Tavern.
• Lisa's Babysit Baby Gerald was changed from Simpson House to Brown House.
• Ling Bouvier's Wait for Selma is now permanent and requires Selma to not be unlocked.
• Selma's Tamper With Records can be done at the DMV too.
• Lucille Butzcowski's Visit Her Old Stomping Grounds can now be done at Brown House too.
• Marge's Take Maggie for a Walk is now permanent and requires The End of the Beginning Pt. 1 to be started instead of active.
• Homer's Threaten to Something was changed to Mention Blowing Up Town, doesn't require The End of the Beginning Pt. 8 anymore, and is now located at Ayn Rand School for Tots.
• Search for R.O.S.A Parts now lasts 4 hours instead of 10 minutes, and Apu can do the job instead of Quimby.
• Homer's Spit Take is now animated instead of being located at Simpson House.
• Homer's Acronymize Acronyms is now animated instead of being located at Town Hall.
• Mr. Burns' Recruit Babies to Work is now located at Ayn Rand School for Tots instead of Control Building.
• Homer's Go on a Job is now animated.
• Homer's Find the Last R.O.S.A Parts ASAP now lasts 4 hours instead of 24 hours.
• Homer's Guess Mr. Burns's Password now requires The End of the Beginning Pt. 21 instead of Pt. 20.
• Lenny and Carl's Argue Online now requires The End of the Beginning Pt. 21 instead of Pt. 20 and is located at Moe's Tavern instead of the Springfield Buddhist Temple.
• Bart and Lisa can now Argue Online in The End of the Beginning Pt. 22 at Simpson House.
• Moe's Complain Online and Homer's Troll the Forum now requires The End of the Beginning Pt. 22 instead of Pt. 21.
• Find Maggie's minigame now yields 500 and 200 instead of 100 and 10.
• Play Annoyed Grunt Pt. 2 requires level 15 instead of 26 and requires The End of the Beginning Pt. 1 to not be started.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 1 now requires Imaginary Friends Pt. 3 to be completed.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 4 now requires Police Station to be built.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 5 to 8 now requires Level 17.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 7's objectives are now Make Homer Mention Blowing Up Town and Make Maggie Start At Preschool.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 8's objective is now Make Homer Mention Blowing Up Town at Moe's Tavern.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 9 now requires Town Hall to be built.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 16's objective is now to Find R.O.S.A Parts [x24].
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 20, 21 and 22 were changed.
• Play-Dough's Republic now requires level 20 instead of 27 and triggers the minigame guide at the end.
• Bear With Maggie now requires Bear Cave to be placed.
• Two new videos for Maggie was added (one is not finished yet).
• Son of Anarchy Pt. 2, 4 and 5 is now started by Moe instead of Kearney's Other Son.
• Parental Guidance Pt. 1 now requires Selma to be unlocked.
• Play Annoyed Grunt Pt. 1 now triggers Maggie's intro video at the end.
• The End of the Beginning Pt. 20 now triggers Maggie's outro video at the end.
• Easy Bake Coven Pt. 1 is now triggered by Marge.
• Sweet Sweet Lemonade doesn't trigger an end text anymore.
• Exclusive Resort, Private Island, Ocean Suite, Ornate Pier Bench, Ornate Pier Railing, Ornate Pier Post, Exotic Pond, Elegant Grill, Ultra Luxury Yacht, and Mountain Lodge now requires Level 30 to show up in the build menu.
• Sophie Kurstofsky was added to the Youngsters that can't Vote Against Stonecutter Law.
• Slide was removed from the Nature build menu.
• A fix for the overlay on Winter 2015 Act 2 destroyed buildings was added.
• Patches and Poor Violet speech bubble was moved 45 pixels to the right.
• Act Maggie Special's prize 2 to 4 targets were changed from 11300, 20900 and 30850 to 9600, 17800 and 27400.
• Celebrate New Year's can now be done at Simpson House too.
• Celebrate the Holiday now lasts 4 hours instead of 1 minute.
• Marge's Clean-Up The House and Maggie's Play in Her Room now lasts 45 seconds instead of 10 minutes.
• Bart's Ride The Monorail is now premium.
• Bart's Suggest Downhill Activities is now permanent and premium.
• You Better Not Cry's end date is now Act Maggie Special's start instead of New Year's Day.
• Seems to Be the Hardest Word start date is now Act Maggie Special's start instead of New Year's Day.
• Imaginary Friends start date is now Act Maggie Special's start instead of New Year's Day.
• Imaginary Friends Pt. 1 now requires Play Annoyed Grunt Pt. 1.
• Imaginary Friends Pt. 2 and 3 now awards 100 instead of 100 Event Currency.
• No Heavy Petting now requires Springfield Animal Shelter to be placed.
• I'll Let It Slide This Time now requires Slide Factory to be placed.
• It's What's Underneath That Counts Pt. 1 now requires Victor's Secret to be placed.
• Act 2 and Act Maggie Special's prizes quests now starts early.
• Brown House was removed from the buildings Maggie can hide in.
• Think Big, Borrow from the Till, Spend Friday Night Alone and Sample the Goods now pays out 40 Event Currency and 90.
• Pile Snow and Shovel Dung now pays out 1 Event Currency and 1.
• Ling Bouvier's Flutenastics was changed to Perform Flutenastics.

December 24 Update ("v4_18_MAGGIE_Patch1_PostLaunch")

• Act 1 craftables are craftables again for Act 2.
• The event ending video "The End of the Beginning" was added.
• Crafting currency rewards from friend visits tripled.
• Presents given every 24 hours doubled from 5 to 10.
• Giant Snow Globe's jobs not working properly if a skin is selected was fixed.

January 19 Update (4.18.6, "4_18_XMAS2015_Takedown")

• Snow and winter theme were removed.
• The app icon, the splash screen, Friend visit's icon, Town landing zone and Daily Play Combo were changed to non-event ones.
• Imaginary Bear was added.
• Fortress of Lonelitude, Moonshine Shack, Gingerbread Mansion and Best Snowman Ever were removed from the Business inventory group.
• A glitch involving Fortress of Lonelitude, Moonshine Shack, Reindeer Burger Truck and Exotic Petting Zoo remaining vandalized was fixed.
• Slide Factory message on Build Menu that it generates event currency was removed.
• Private Island's build time is now 4h.
• Health Spa, Plastic Surgery Center, Column Mansion, Montessori School, Ziff Mansion, Burns Slant-Drilling Co., Incubator Think Tank and Polo Field House were added to the Misc. Cash group.
• Things Unnecessary now has a job: "Selling Unnecessary Things" (4h).
• Reindeer Burger Truck was added to the Shop group.
• Where's Maggie? minigame now has new prize boxes icons.
• Where's Maggie? guide's picture was removed and now it's just text.
• Incomplete Winter 2015 buildings can now be stored.
• Permanent Daily Challenges system was added but yet incomplete.
• The 2014 from the ribbon on Christmas Lard Lad Donuts was added back.
• Christmas Orange House had its Christmas lights added back.
• O'Flanagan's Pub was resized from 6x5 to 5x4.

Sources

• Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information

The Simpsons: Tapped Out content updates

2012 Release • Level 21 • "Moonshine River" • Treehouse of Horror XXIII (Level 22) • Level 23 • Thanksgiving 2012 • "Penny-Wiseguys" • "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" • Christmas 2012 (Level 24) 2013 Level 25 • Valentine's Day 2013 • Level 26 • "Gorgeous Grampa" • St. Patrick's Day 2013 • "Dark Knight Court" • Level 27 • "What Animated Women Want" • Whacking Day 2013 • Level 28 • "Whiskey Business" • Level 29 • Season 24 Yard Sale • "Day Old Donuts" offer • Level 30 • Squidport • 4th July 2013 • Level 31 • Level 32 • Krustyland • Level 33 • Level 34 • Level 35 • Season Premiere 2013 "Homerland" • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Level 36 • Level 37 • Thanksgiving 2013 • "Yellow Subterfuge" • Christmas 2013 2014 "Married to the Blob" • Level 38 • Super Bowl • Valentine's Day 2014 • Friend Points • "Diggs" and "The Man Who Grew Too Much" • St. Patrick's Day 2014 • "The War of Art" • Level 39 • "Days of Future Future" • Easter 2014 • Level 40 • "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" • Level 41 • Stonecutters • Level 42 • July 4th 2014 • Yard Sale 2014 • Level 43 • Summer Donuts Extravaganza • Back to School Gil Deal • Clash of Clones • Level 44 • Level 45 • "Clown in the Dumps" • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Level 46 • Matt Groening • Level 47 • Thanksgiving 2014 ("Covercraft") • Winter 2014 • Level 48 2015 Queen Helvetica • "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" • Level 49 • Stonecutters Black Market Sale • Valentine's Day 2015 • Superheroes • Level 50 • The Homer • St. Patrick's Day 2015 • Mystery Box Upgrade • Easter 2015 • Level 51 • Terwilligers • "The Kids Are All Fight" • Level 52 • Money Mountain • "Mathlete's Feat" • Level 53 • Pride Month 2015 • End of School • Level 54 • Tap Ball (Soccer Cup 2015) • 4th of July 2015 • Level 55 • Springfield Heights • Ice Cream Man Homer • Level 56 • Monorail • Muscular Marge • Level 57 • Level 58 • "Every Man's Dream" • IRS and Job Manager • Oktoberfest • Treehouse of Horror 2015 • "Halloween of Horror" • "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" • New User Power Ups • Halloween Promo • Level 59 • Gobble, Gobble, Toil and Trouble • Black Friday 2015 • Springfield Heights Chapter 2 • Winter 2015 2016 "Much Apu About Something" • Deep Space Homer • Tailgate and Daily Challenges System • Valentine's Day 2016 • World's Largest Redwood • Burns' Casino • "The Marge-ian Chronicles" • St. Patrick's Day and Easter 2016 • Crook and Ladder • Spring Cleaning • Wild West • Whacking Day 2016 • Level 60 • Homer's Chiliad (Donut Day 2016) • Superheroes 2 • 4th of July 2016 • Dilapidated Rail Yard • Springfield Games • SciFi • Season Premiere 2016 • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • "Havana Wild Weekend" • The Most Dangerous Game (Winter 2016 Teaser) • Winter 2016 • First Time Packs 2017 Homer the Heretic • "The Great Phatsby" • Lunar New Year 2017 • Destination Springfield (Football 2017 • Valentine's 2017) • "22 for 30" • Rommelwood Academy (St. Patrick's 2017 • Hellfish Bonanza) • Secret Agents (Easter 2017) • Pin Pals • Forgotten Anniversary • Time Traveling Toaster (Donut Day 2017 • Road to Riches • 4th of July 2017) • Pride 2017 • Superheroes Return • Stunt Cannon • Homerpalooza • County Fair • "The Serfsons" (Magic Station Promo) • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • This Thanksgiving's Gone to the Birds! (Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017) • A Rigellian Christmas Promo • The Invasion Before Christmas 2018 The Buck Stops Here ("Haw-Haw Land") • Bart Royale Teaser • Bart Royale (Valentine's Day 2018) • Homer vs the 18th Amendment ("Homer is Where the Art Isn't") • The Springfield Jobs Teaser • The Springfield Jobs (Resurrection of Rigellian Christ • Cinco de Mayo) • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Three) • Bart the Fink • Itchy & Scratchy Land • Poochie's Dog Dayz • Moe's Ark Teaser • Moe's Ark • Super Powers • Treehouse of Horror XXIX Teaser • Treehouse of Horror XXIX • "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" • Thanksgiving 2018 • A Simpsons Christmas Special Teaser • A Simpsons Christmas Special 2019 Not Yet Spring Cleaning • Love, Springfieldian Style • State of Despair • A Classless Reunion • Marge at the Bat • The Real Moms of Springfield • Game of Games • Flanders Family Reunion • Simpsons Babies • Krusty's Last Gasp Online • Cthulhu's Revenge • Treehouse of Horror XXX • All American Auction • Abe's in Toyland 2020 Holidays of Future Past • Black History • Share the Magic • No Bucks Given • Simpsons Wrestling • Pride 2020 • Game of Games The Sequel • Summer Games 2020 • The Van Houtens • All This Jazz • Treehouse of Horror XXXI • Blargsgiving • Clash of Creeds: Christmas Royale 2021 New Year New You • Love and War • Springfield Choppers • Rise of the Robots • Foodie Fight • Springfield Enlightened • Tavern Trouble • Into the Simpsonsverse • Breakout Bounty • Season 33 Prize Track • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • Northward Bound • Holiday Whodunnit 2022 Red Alert • Cirque du Springfield • Hot Diggity D'oh! • Hell on Wheels • When the Bough Breaks • Dog Days • Splash and Burn • Showbiz Showdown • Tenth Anniversary • Tragic Magic • Treehouse of Horror XXXIII • The Atom Smasher • A Christmas Peril 2023 Springfield's Got Talent? • A Warmfyre Welcome • Shiver Me Barnacles • Heaven Won't Wait • For All Rich Mankind • Fore! • Food Wars • Mirror Mayhem • A Hard Play's Night • Treehouse of Horror XXXIV • Cold Turkey • Snow Place Like the Woods 2024 Better Late Than Forever • Fears of a Clown (Valentine's 2024 Promotion) • The Great Burnsby • The Simpsanos • Charity Case • Summer of Our Discontent (Donut Day 2024 Promotion • 4th of July 2024 Promotion) • The Mayflower Maple Bowl • A Bart Future • Taps