The Simpsons: Tapped Out content updates

Template:Semi The latest, the thirtieth content update was released on May 16, 2013 on The Simpsons: Tapped Out. The first and the second were released in September 2012.

Template:THRsTemplate:THRsTemplate:THRs Downloaded From the App Store From the app itself 1 40.3 MB September 21, 2012 2 40.5 MB September 28, 2012 3 51.9 MB October 3, 2012 4 49.5 MB November 5, 2012 5 November 5-November 8, 2012 6 November 13, 2012 7 54.5 MB November 30, 2012 8 80.5 MB 80.8 MB December 5, 2012 9 83.8 MB January 11, 2013 10 78.3 MB January 30, 2013 11 85.7 MB February 14, 2013 12 75.6 MB February 28, 2013 13 78.4 MB March 7, 2013 14 79 MB March 14, 2013 15 79 MB March 21, 2013 16 April 8, 2013 17 April 10, 2013 18 79 MB April 19, 2013 19 May 2, 2013 20 May 10, 2013 21 May 17, 2013

Note: The price of some buildings often change after a new content update and because of this, the price of a building listed on this page may not reflect the price of that building in-game.

The first content update

The first content update was released on September 21, 2012, and came nearly a month after the game's re-launch on the App Store. The update was 40.3 MB.

Level 21 was introduced, a long-awaited level for players who had finished Level 20 months before. The Muntz House was unlocked with Level 21, and unlocked Nelson. Springfield Library was added as a Level 12 building, and unlocked Martin when built. Also two new premium items were added, the School Bus, unlocking Otto, and the Springfield Observatory. Several new decorations were added as well.

The second content update

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The second content update was released on September 28, 2012. The Duff Racer was the only thing added to the game; it was added to celebrate the Season 24 premiere "Moonshine River" on September 30, 2012. When players opened the game they received a notice reading: "Here's a Duff Racer from the Springfield Grand Prix to celebrate the Season 24 premiere on Sunday!"

The third content update

The third content update (version 3.0.0.) was available to download on October 3, 2012. This was a huge update, introducing new Halloween characters and buildings. Players were able to squish zombies after building the Springfield Cemetery, toilet-paper and egg friends' houses, and unlock new Halloween quests.

Level 22 came with the update and added Mrs. Krabappel and her apartment building, as well as several decorations.

The update was partly a tie-in with "Treehouse of Horror XXIII", which aired 4 days after the update was released. Once the player had completed a Mayan calendar in-game, the Mayan God was unlocked. The non-playable character asked the player a question - the player receiving 10 and the first new outfit for the game, Mayan Homer if the player chose the correct answer. Choosing the incorrect answer and then getting the correct answer would unlock Mayan Homer without the player receiving 10.

The Mystery Boxes were also changed to Wicked Treat Boxes and the price was decreased by 4, making the Wicked Treat Boxes the second least costing premium item at the time it was available.

The update was scheduled to end on Halloween 2012, but the features remained in the game for around another week.

The fourth content update

The fourth content update was released on November 5, 2012. The update included two new characters Kent Brockman and Bumblebee Man, two new buildings and several new decorations. The update was 52.7MB.

This update did not remove the Halloween features; the price of the Ray Gun was decreased by 50.

The fifth content update

The fifth content update was released officially on November 8, 2012. This update removed the Halloween features from the game and changed the Halloween rewards for characters and buildings to cash and XP.

Information about this update was revealed on a Facebook account for a Tapped Out fansite. Information on what was included in the game's raw files was posted, which included a new outfit for Homer - Ninja Homer, which was made available around five months later during the Whacking Day content update.

The sixth content update

The sixth content update was an in-app update released on November 13, 2012 which added Fat Tony as a character in the "Wise Guys" collection. Fat Tony's quests were part of an exclusive storyline leading up to the premiere of "Penny-Wiseguys" on November 18, 2012.

The seventh content update

Reports of a seventh content update began on November 29, 2012 when a user of the Tapped Out forums reported that a Christmas-themed Tapped Out logo had appeared on the App Store on the Apple devices. Other users then denied the reports, but then another user posted an image featuring the Christmas logo.

The seventh content update was released on November 30, 2012, and it wasn't a Christmas-themed update - it was an update with a tie-in to "The Day the Earth Stood Cool". The update is 54.5MB. This update removed the ability to buy the Thanksgiving balloons.

The eighth content update

On December 3, 2012, The Simpsons: Tapped Out's official Facebook page posted a message: "Let it snow! Springfield's in for some holiday magic with a big new update... coming soon!" - which implied that the update would be released sometime in the first week of December. It was announced on Tapped Out's Facebook page the following day that the holiday update would be released the next day (December 5, the same day when Tapped Out would no longer be able to be played on 1st and 2nd generation iPod touches and iPhones), and included in that post was an image of Santa Homer - a new outfit for Homer that was introduced in the update. With the update also came a new icon for the game, and a new opening menu, also known as a 'splash screen'. The update's limited time currency was Santa Coins.

The update brought Gil into the game - but as a non-playable character. The first time he appeared was when he gave the player the option to buy a premium building (which unlocked an outfit) and a premium decoration together for less than the overall price. The second time he offered the player 25% off donuts - that offer brought a bug to the game which caused several players to be locked out of their games.

Players could buy a Santa's Sack for 5, similar to the Mystery Box, and upon purchase the player would receive between 10-20 Santa Coins. Santa's Sacks were given to the player free in the Daily Play Combo instead of the Mystery Box.

The bug the second of Gil's offers brought presumably caused the update's features to be available until January 10, 2013 rather than January 3, 2013 it was previously supposed to be available to.

The ninth content update

The ninth content update was released on January 11, 2013 after the Christmas features (apart from the snow) were removed in-game. When Tapped Out was released on Android, this update came with it (apart from the US release).

The tenth content update

The tenth content update was released on January 30, 2013. This was a Valentine's-themed update, and Hearts were its limited time currency.

The update removed the snow, and the snowmen introduced in the previous update's graphics had changed to show them in a 'melted' state. A new 'splash screen' was introduced with the update.

Players can buy a Mystery Love Box for 5, which contain either hearts or themed decorations. Hearts are new currency in the update, and you can buy three buildings with them and 8 decorations.

The update added two of the game's currently most expensive buildings - the Escalator To Nowhere and the Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, costing 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 respectively.

The update introduced the ability to win money at the Kwik-E-Mart by purchasing a Scratch-R. The Scratch-R is currently in-game and Scratch-Rs are able to be bought every 6 hours. The update also installed the ability to send Valentine's cards to friends' towns. Those players who had reached the end of Level 25 got a special notice explaining that until the game rolled out the next level, players saved up XP to reach the next bonus level. At the start of every bonus level, a screen appeared and the player chose one of three 'present' icons to get either 1, 2 or 3. Bonus levels are currently in-game.

The update brought most likely the biggest bug the game had ever seen - the "Harp of Death". The bug caused the game to crash, and upon launch, the game would freeze and continuously play a 'harp' sound. The bug is still around, but since an unofficial solution was announced, numbers of cases have dropped dramatically.

The event ended on February 28, two weeks after Valentine's Day.

The eleventh content update

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A screenshot of the buildings menu, showing the Wiggum House (with Ralph), El Chemistri and the lowered price of the Pimento Grove.

Some Tapped Out players posted on the game forums that they had received two content updates (technically). The content of the eleventh content update had been downloaded with the content of the tenth.

A user posted on the forums on February 2, 2012 that the price of the "Escalator To Nowhere" had been changed to 500,000 with the update; a user posted on that same thread on February 4, 2013 that at least Milhouse's "Eat at Phineas Q. Butterfat's" task had been cut from 8 hours long to 30 minutes long, also with the update. None of these things actually happened on the update's official release.

The update was released officially on February 14, 2013. On that date, players on the Tapped Out forums reported that "The Science Fund" had appeared in the Store, costing $14.99 or £10.49. "The Science Fund" later became one of Gil's offers.

The twelfth content update

A Golden Scratch-R before being 'scratched'.

The twelfth content update was released on February 28, 2013, and is an episode tie-in with "Gorgeous Grampa".

The App Store description of the update (version 4.1.3) describes the content added in the last update instead of what is in this update.

The update removed the ability to purchase the Valentine's Day update buildings and decorations. The update also added the ability to purchase a "Golden Scratch-R", which had appeared on the iTunes Tapped Out listing a while back in the list of purchases. A Golden Scratch-R costs 99¢/69p/0,89€ and the jackpot is 100.

If you buy a Scratch-R, it will tell you how many donuts you could have won with what you won in cash. For example, if you got three clubs (winning 750), a little notice would appear below what you had won telling you "You could have won 15 donuts with a Golden Scratch-R". Scratching off three mallets actually wins the player 12 in the Golden Scratch-R, not 15.

Gorgeous Grampa was the first outfit available on Android.

Gameplay

A notice appears reading: "This Sunday's episode of The Simpsons features Grampa as a bad-body wrestling star in the 50s." Then another notice appears, reading: "You'll find his wrestling outfit in your inventory!"

If the player has not built the Retirement Castle, which unlocks Grampa, they will be taken to their inventory. Tapping on "Use" displays a notice which tells the player they need to unlock Grampa before they can use the outfit.

If the player has built the Retirement Castle, they will immediately receive a notice saying they have completed the quest "Gorgeous Grampa", and the player receives 100 and 10

Then the player unlocks Gorgeous Grampa, and receives 25 for doing so.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Hey dad, I didn't know you were a cross-dresser.

Gorgeous Grampa: I'm not, you idjit! It's my old wrestling outfit.

Homer: You? A wrestler? Your whole body looks prolapsed.

Gorgeous Grampa: I used to be oh-so-beefy & beautiful! I could stare at myself for hours!

Then the player receives "Gorgeous Grampa Pt. 1", which is to "Make Gorgeous Grampa Admire Himself". The task takes 4 hours and rewards the player with 175 and 45 when the task is completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on his exclamation mark:

Gorgeous Grampa: I was the 'Glamorous Godfrey' and I was the original bad boy of the squared circle.

Bart: Grampa, really? You were a bad boy? I always thought you were lame.

Gorgeous Grampa: Ha! I was boastful before your rap musickers and TV beach Italians of today.

Bart: Awesome, can you come to my show and tell?

Then the player receives "Gorgeous Grampa Pt. 2", which is to "Make Gorgeous Grampa Go to Show and Tell". The task takes 8 hours and rewards the player with 275 and 70 when the task is completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on his exclamation mark:

Bart: Grampa, all my friends thought you were weird!

Gorgeous Grampa: That's the problem with kids today - they don't know how to prance and preen!

Then the player receives "Gorgeous Grampa Pt. 3", which is to "Make Gorgeous Grampa Prance and Preen". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 420 and 100 when the task completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10, completing the "Gorgeous Grampa" quest trilogy.

Characters

Image Name Unlocked when/costs Level required 150px Gorgeous Grampa Update is installed

Decorations

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  Gorgeous Grampa Billboard - 40 - 2% bonus money and XP to all jobs.

The thirteenth content update

The thirteenth content update was released on March 7, 2013 and was a St. Patrick's Day update. Unlike other themed events, this event had no limited time currency.

The update introduced Tom O'Flanagan and his pub to the game, as well as another themed character, the Leprechaun.

With the update came a new task for Lisa to "Meditate" for 30 minutes at the Springfield Buddhist Temple, however it was greyed out - because this building would not be unlocked until the content update after the one following. The thirteenth content update was released on March 7, 2013 and was a St. Patrick's Day update. The update comes with two new characters, one building and two decorations, one a premium decoration, one only obtainable after completing the event storyline.

Gameplay

Once installing the update:

Homer: Woohoo! St. Patrick's Day is coming! The day we all pub crawl to celebrate St. Patrick and whatever he was or did. Too bad you can't pub crawl in a town with only one pub.

Lisa: Didn't you and Grampa buy a pub when we went to Ireland?

Homer: I miss that place. Sometimes I wish you could just press a button and build the buildings you wish were built.

Then the player receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 1", which is to "Build O'Flanagan's Pub". The building costs 1,900, and takes 24 hours to build. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

Then the player unlocks Tom O'Flanagan and receives 25 for doing so.

After tapping on Tom O'Flanagan's exclamation mark:

Tom O'Flanagan: This don't look like Ireland. Where are the Bonos? Where are The Edges?

Homer: Tom O'Flanagan! Welcome to America!

Tom O'Flanagan: America, is it? Well, one debt-ridden, overly-religious craphole's as good as the next, I s'pose.

The player then receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 2", which is to "Make Tom O'Flanagan Clean Beer Mugs". The task takes 8 hours and the task rewards the player with 275 and 70 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

Homer's 'Promote his Bar' task.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: O'Flanagan's Pub is open for business!

Tom O'Flanagan: Hold on, laddy. Runnin' a pub is no picnic! It's hard work -- work that takes arbitrary lengths of time to complete!

Homer: I'm a guy who needs six hours to lounge in a pool but only six SECONDS to clean up nuclear waste. I know arbitrary, okay?

Tom O'Flanagan: And there's other tasks that might seem, well, a wee bit pointless. Like they don't necessarily aid in running a business...

The player receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 3", which is to "Make Tom O'Flanagan Do an Irish Jig" and "Make Homer Promote his Bar". Both Tom O'Flanagan's task and Homer's task take 12 hours and both tasks reward the player with 420 and 100 when each completed on their own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

Then the player receives the following dialogue following the completion of Part 3.

Cletus: Saw me a little green fella this morning - and not a drop of moonshine the night before.

Lisa: That must be a leprechaun! According to Irish folklore, they're miniature old men who frequently have pots of gold.

Homer: By *gold* do you mean grind currency or donuts?

Lisa: Neither, I jut mean gold.

Homer: But that's worth nothing in our world!

Lisa: Still, it would be nice to have a Leprechaun in our town. We should build a wishing well to entice one!

Leprechaun: Premium character, am I? Ain't that a fine thing?

The Leprechaun is a premium character that is unlocked following the purchase of the 150 Wishing Well.

After tapping on Tom O'Flanagan's exclamation mark:

Tom O'Flanagan: I only hope Americans have as a unhealthy a relationship with alcohol as my countrymen.

The player then receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 4", which is to "Make Tom O'Flanagan Serve Drinks" and to "Send [12] Springfield Residents to Drink at O'Flanagans". The characters that have "Drink at O'Flanagan's" tasks are Homer, Apu, Ned, Cletus, Skinner, Willie, Comic Book Guy, Grampa, Mrs. Krabappel and Barney - which adds up to 10 (9, if you don't have Barney). This means that the player will need to send either two or three characters to "Drink at O'Flanagans" twice. The reason for, if the player has Barney, why the quest requires two more characters to complete the task, is most probably because Lenny and Carl, characters to be unlocked in a future content update, may have been included in the number accidentally, similar to how Lisa's "Meditate" task was added accidentally. All of the tasks are 4 hours long and each task rewards the player with 175 and 45 when completed on their own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Tom O'Flanagan's exclamation mark:

Tom O'Flanagan: That was a fine craic! Time to rest my heels.

The player then receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 5", which is to "Make Tom O'Flanagan Watch Old Horse Races". The task takes 60 minutes and the task rewards the player with 70 and 17 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: I'd love to get the gang together for another boozefest. We always black out and have some presumably great times.

Tom O'Flanagan: What's stopping ya?

Homer: Marge says you can only do fun stuff in moderation for some stupid reason.

Tom O'Flanagan: We had moderation in Ireland. Then the economy went belly-up, and we gave self-destruction a try. Best move we ever made.

Then the player receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 6". The quest is the same as "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 4", to "Make Tom O'Flanagan Serve Drinks" and to "Send [12] Springfield Residents to Drink at O'Flanagan's". Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Hey Willie, bet you're proud to have your very own Irish bar in Springfield?

Willie: I'm not Irish, I'm Scottish! We're totally different kinds of English-haters!

Homer: You both talk funny. That's pretty strong evidence you're the same people.

Willie: Now I'm lookin' for a fight.

Then the player receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 7", which is to "Reach Level 10 and Build Willie's Shack" and to "Send Willie to Drink at O'Flanagan's". The task takes 4 hours and the task rewards the player with 175 and 45 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Tom O'Flanagan's exclamation mark:

Tom O'Flanagan: Lookin' for a fight, Scot?

Willie: Kind of you to notice, Irish.

Homer: Guys, guys! You're Americans now! Here, the Scottish and Irish put aside their differences. And unite with all Americans of European descent in looking down on OTHER immigrant groups. Whose only crime is arriving here a few years later than we did. Which is the worst crime ever.

Willie: *Sniff* That's beautiful...

Tom O'Flanagan: Give us a hug, Willie!

Then the player receives "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 8", which is to "Send Willie to Drink at O'Flanagan's". The task takes 4 hours and the task rewards the player with 175 and 45 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Oohhh, my head! I never thought I'd say this, but this holiday involves too much drinking.

Tom O'Flanagan: Homer, to thank you for uniting us Gaels, Willie and I created a special gift for you... using his groundskeeping abilities and my Irishness!

Willie: We've put it in your storage.

Homer: Please. Not so loud, guys.

Then the player receives the final "St. Paddy's Day" quest, "St. Paddy's Day Pt. 9", which is to "Place the Shamrock Topiary". Once tapping "Do it", the player is taken to the inventory, where the Shamrock Topiary is. The Shamrock Topiary is a decoration only available through finishing this quest line. The decoration improves the player's Vanity rating. Upon completing the quest, and placing the Shamrock Topiary, the player receives 100 and 10, ending the "St. Paddy's Day" quest ennealogy.

St. Patrick's Day message

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On March 17, 2013, when the player logged into the game, they received:

Homer: Happy St. Patrick's Day! *Hick*

Then the player completes "Happy St. Patrick's Day!", and in reward for doing so, the player receives 5 and 10.

Characters

Image Name Unlocked when/costs Level required Tom O'Flanagan O'Flanagan's Pub is built 5 150px Leprechaun Wishing Well is placed N/A

Buildings

Image Name Building time Costs Task Character unlocked when built Level/Task required 150px O'Flanagan's Pub 24 hours 1,900 Irishing Up Drinks Tom O'Flanagan 5 150px 50ft Magnifying Glass 3 days 3,000,000 "myPad"

Decorations

• Wishing Well - 150 - requires Level 5 - 4% bonus money and XP to all Jobs. Also get Leprechaun with purchase of this Premium item.
• Shamrock Topiary - Obtained at the end St. Paddy's day quests.

The fourteenth content update

The fourteenth content update was released on March 14, 2013 and was a tie-in with "Dark Knight Court".

This update removed Lisa's greyed-out 30 minute "Meditate" task at the Springfield Buddhist Temple.

Gameplay

After installing the update:

A notice appears, saying "In this Sunday's episode on FOX a new billionaire superhero arrives in Springfield!"

Then:

Bart: Cool! Does he have his own comic book series?

Comic Book Guy: Not yet. But I'm sure Bongo will throw something together soon.

Fruit-Bat-Man: They must never know my true identity! (TENTING FINGERS) Excellent.

Then another notice appears, saying "Find the superhero's signal in your inventory."

At this time, the Fruit-Bat-Signal is in the player's inventory.

Characters

Image Name Unlocked when/costs Level required 150px Fruit-Bat-Man(it's Mr Burns) 90

Fruit-Bat-Man (Batman)

After buying and unlocking Fruit-Bat-Man, and after tapping on his exclamation mark:

Fruit-Bat-Man: Ah, already I feel my body strengthening to adapt to the extra weight of this cape. Now to begin the rigorous physical training necessary to become a superhero.

The player receives "Fruit-Bat-Man Pt. 1", which is to "Make Fruit-Bat-Man Pose in front of the Mirror". The task takes 60 minutes and the task rewards the player with 105 and 26 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Fruit-Bat-Man's exclamation mark:

Fruit-Bat-Man: Well, I look good... but I knew that already. But to be a superhero, it takes more than just the stamina to stand in front of mirror for an hour. I need to sharpen my mental acuity as well.

Then the player receives "Fruit-Bat-Man Pt. 2", which is to "Make Fruit-Bat-Man Rehearse Heroic One-Liners". The task takes 8 hours and the task rewards the player with 420 and 105 when completed on its own.

When the task is completed:

Fruit-Bat-Man: Now I possess brains as well as brawn... as well as the organs of a lot of dead cops. My metamorphosis is complete!

Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Cool outfit, Mr. Burns. Bit early for Halloween though, isn't it?

Fruit-Bat-Man: What, you recognized me?! Now I must give you a lashing to insure you never tell another soul my true identity!

Homer: You're gonna release the hounds on me?

Fruit-Bat-Man: No, I'm going to do it myself. I have to break in my fighting gear anyway.

Then the player receives "Fruit-Bat-Man Pt. 3", which is to "Make Fruit-Bat-Man Practice Punching Out a Crook". The task takes 12 hours and the task rewards the player with 600 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10

After tapping on Fruit-Bat-Man's exclamation mark:

Fruit-Bat-Man: I've got the costume, I've got the brooding, I've got the no longer fearing death -- what's another week anyway. Now all I need is a superpower. Perhaps I can take advantage of the fact that my weight is the same as that of a postage stamp.

Then the player receives "Fruit-Bat-Man Pt. 4", which is to "Make Fruit-Bat-Man Fly like a Decrepit Superhero". The task takes 4 hours and the task rewards the player with 200 and 55 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Fruit-Bat-Man's exclamation mark:

Fruit-Bat-Man: Ow. Ow. Ouch! Damn, that concrete is so unforgiving. I should have practiced on one of those grassy areas instead.

Then the player receives "Fruit-Bat-Man Pt. 5", which is to "Reach Level 25 and Build the Burns Manor" and to "Make Fruit-Bat-Man Sooth his Welts and Bruises". The task takes 24 hours and the task rewards the player with 1,000 and 225 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10, bringing the "Fruit-Bat-Man" quest-line to its conclusion.

The fifteenth content update

The fifteenth content update was released on March 21, 2013.

In the thirteenth content update, a task for Lisa to "Meditate" for 30 minutes at the Springfield Buddhist Temple appeared, locked, in Lisa's task list. The task was removed with the next update, before being released officially with this update.

The content of the update was known a few weeks before its release; on March 7, 2013, both the TSTO Player forum and the official EA Tapped Out forum posted a list of new characters and buildings set to be introduced with a Level 27 content update.

The update also changed the length of Tom O'Flanagan's, introduced in the St. Patrick's Day update, "Visit the Track" task from 3 hours to 24 hours.

The description of the Mystery Box was also changed to "A prize in every box with a chance to win premium items!"

Many players posted on the Tapped Out forum that with the update the XP goal had been reduced to a mere 9,000 and caused the XP bar to freeze. According to the TSTO Tips blog, if the player buys between 10-40 weather stations the XP bar should start moving again.

Characters

Image Name Unlocked when/costs Level required 150px Lenny Springfield Buddhist Temple is built 27 150px Carl Springfield Buddhist Temple is built 27

Buildings and Decorations

Note: Mount Carlmore is classed in-game as a decoration, despite being classed as a building on this wiki. Since no other decorations were added with the update, we have decided to merge the two sections.

Image Name Building time Costs Task Character unlocked when built Level required 150px Springfield Buddhist Temple 24 hours 222,500 Raking Sand Gardens Lenny Carl 27 150px Adult Education Annex 36 hours 182,000 Pretending To Be A College 27 Mount Carlmore None; instant build 120 None; is decoration 1

Level 27 Gameplay

After tapping Rev. Lovejoy's exclamation mark:

Rev. Lovejoy: Ah, Lisa Simpson! You wanted to speak to me about a apiritual crisis. Perhaps you've come to hear a humble 'I told you so'.

Lisa: Actually I'm trying to find meaning in this world of daily drudgery.

Rev. Lovejoy: All you need to do is trust in the wisdom of the Almighty Finger. I mean, God.

Lisa: Actually, Springfield exploded and then returned. I've been thinking this might be proof of the Buddhist concept of Samsara -

Rev. Lovejoy: Oh Lord. Is this another conversation where you try to convince me Buddha was just a chubby Jesus?

The player receives "Buddha's Got Back Pt. 1", which is to "Build Springfield Buddhist Temple". Springfield Buddhist Temple cost 222,500 and takes 24 hours to build. Lenny and Carl come with Springfield Buddhist Temple. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark:

Lenny: Wow, we suffered a fiery nuclear death and now we're reborn! I guess the Buddhist theory of reincarnation is right.

Carl: Yeah. And we came back as ourselves. Boy, we must've really screwed up the last time.

Lenny: But we did everthing right. Gave to the poor. Helped old ladies cross the street. Made sure our magazines were, at the minimun, barely legal. I was hoping to at least be reincarnated as you.

Carl: I don't understand it either. We need to go someplace where we can contemplate the mysteries of our existence.

The player receives "Buddha's Got Back Pt. 2", which is to "Make Lenny Drink at Moe's" and "Make Carl Drik at Moe's". The taskes takes 8 hours and rewards the player with total 550 and 140 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: Now that the Buddhist Temple is back, I can continue on my quest toward spiritual enlightenment.

Marge: Oh honey, can't you just go to normal church with the rest of us? I don't want us to all end up in different heavens.

Homer: Eh, let her go, Marge. The boy's not going to be there anyway -- it'll be nice for you and me to have some alone time.

Lisa: Thanks Dad... I guess.

The player receives "Little Miss Mantra", which is to "Make Lisa Meditate". The task takes 30 minutes and rewards the player with 40 and 10 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Moe's exclamation mark:

Moe: It's great to have my closest friends back. Now, settle your tab before I stab out your lungs.

Lenny: But Moe, all our money burned up in the explosions.

Moe: So did my bar tabs... but I still expect you to pay them!

Homer: If you need money, you guys should get your old jobs back at the plant. Then you can cover for me when I'm never there.

The player receives "Buddha's Got Back Pt. 3", which is to "Send Lenny to do a Plant Shift" and "Send Carl to do a Plant Shift". The taskes takes 16 hours and rewards the player with total 1,000 and 250 when it is set on its own.

Once the task is selected:

Smithers: Thank you both for reporting to work. Unfortunately, with so few people in this town, and my recent raise, we only have enough money to pay one of you.

Lenny: Only one? Well, then I say give the job to Carl.

Carl: I say give the job to me as well.

Lenny: Hey! I thought you were going to do that thing where you say no, give him the job, and then we argue over something good.

Carl: Nope. Did that thing where I just take it.

Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark:

Lenny: Guess I have to rely on my fallback teaching job. Good thing I'm an expert on how chew tobacco.

Carl: I knew you'd bounce back. Speaking of bouncing and things that have back, I have a date with your sister.

The player receives "Buddha's Got Back Pt. 4", which is to "Build the Adult Education Annex", "Make Lenny Teach Class on Chewing Tobacco" and "Make Carl Date Lenny's Sister". The taskes takes 60 minutes and rewards the player with total 140 and 34 when it is set on its own and Adult Education Annex cost 182,000 and takes 1 day and 12 hours to build. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark:

Lenny: I forgot that my fallback teaching job is unpaid. Guess I gotta put on my fallback fallback job: being a best-selling novelist.

The player receives "Lenny's Downfall Pt. 1", which is to "Make Lenny Work on his Mystery Novel". The task takes 12 Hours and rewards the player with 420 and 100 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark:

Lenny: One paragraph down. Seven-thousand, six-hundred, and forty-two more to go. Writing always puts me in the mood to grab a beer and not write. Whaddaya say we got to Moe's, Carl? ... Oh, right -- Carl and Moe's are both out of my life. Well, I can't just sit around feeling sorry for myself. I'm going to WALK and feel sorry for myself.

The player receives "Lenny's Downfall Pt. 2", which is to "Make Lenny Mope". The task takes 24 Hours and rewards the player with 600 and 150 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Lenny's exclamation mark:

Lenny: Hi, is there a problem officer?

Wiggum: There sure is. For starters, it is illegal to kick a can in the town of Sprinfield.

Lenny: But that law is outdated. It was in Season 16!

Wiggum: Also, you jay-walked back there, you don't have a license for those suspenders, and you just talked back to a police officer. Strike four!

The player receives "Lenny's Downfall Pt. 3", which is to "Make Lenny Go in for Questioning". The task takes 8 Hours and rewards the player with 275 and 70 when it is set on its own.

Once the task is selected:

Snake: What a relief. Now that criminal is off the streets, I can go out and rob people.

Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Quimby's exclamation mark:

Quimby: Since there are no, er-um, judges or lawyers yet in our city, your punishmeny is up to me. First question, have you ever donated to my campaign?

Lenny: No. I don't have a job or any money.

Quimby: That's terrible. But at least I can offer you a place to eat and rest.

The player receives "Lenny's Downfall Pt. 4", which is to "Make Lenny Serve Time". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 600 and 150 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Mr. Burns's exclamation mark:

Mr. Burns: Smithers, I need to promote someone. The towel boy in the executive washroom is starting to get lonely.

Smithers: But sir, we only have two other employees. And one of them is Homer Simpson.

Mr. Burns: Then we'll have to promote the other one.

Carl: Thank you, Mr. Burns. But I've reached the phase of Buddhist enlightenment where I feel no attachment to material wealth.

Mr. Burns: I'm willing to give you a sixty-percent raise and a four month salary signing bonus.

Carl: Then again, I've never really tried being rich before. Executive wasgroom, here I come!

Mr. Burns: Excellent. Let's, shall we say, seal the deal. I hope dinner at 5:30 pm is not too late.

The player receives "Carl's Rise Up The Ladder Pt. 1", which is to "Make Carl Go for Dinner at the Burns Manor". The task takes 2 hours and rewards the player with 110 and 27 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Smithers's exclamation mark:

Smithers: Excellent first day Mr. Carlson!

Carl: Thanks. Hey, uh... normally I hang with Lenny. But since he's not around, would you -

Smithers: Ooo, are you inviting me out for apple-tinis?

Carl: Well, not that.

Smithers: Yay! Apple-tinis!

The player receives "Carl's Rise Up The Ladder Pt. 2", which is to "Make Carl Sip Apple-tinis at Moe's" and "Make Smithers Sip Apple-tinis at Moe's". The taskes takes 4 hours and rewards the player with total 250 and 90 when it is set on its own.

Once the task is selected:

Moe: So Carl's hanging out with Smithers now, huh? He always goes for the same type.

Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Brockman's exclamation mark:

Brockman: What is it that is happening, Carl, my brother. We minorities have to stick together.

Carl: Say what now?

Brockman: Us in the One Percent. With whole ninety-nine percent looking to tan our hides. Care to join me in using my ill-gotten tax-free capital gains to eat at pricey restaurants.

The player receives "Carl's Rise Up The Ladder Pt. 3", which is to "Make Carl Dine at the Gilded Truffle", "Make Brockman Dine at the Gilded Truffle", "Make Carl Dine at El Chemistri" and "Make Brockman Dine at El Chemsistri". The taskes takes 2 hours and rewards the player with total 440 and 108 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Hey Carl.

Carl: Homer, please, call me Mr. Carlson.

Homer: Uh, yeah. Have you seen Lenny lately? 'Cause if not, I have him right here.

Lenny: Hey guys, thanks for agreeing to meet me. I'd like to offer you a great opportunity to give me money. I need it to buy back my freedom from this guy I met in prison.

Carl: Jeez, Len, you don't look so good. Or act so good.

Lenny: I'm just trying to outrun the inescapable feeling of failure and disappointment. WHAT'S THAT BEHIND ME!?

Carl: I think you need to rest, buddy. And I need to think some things over. Soberly, for a change.

The player receives "True Bromance Pt. 1", which is to "Make Lenny Crash at the Buddhist Temple" and "Make Carl Meditate". The taskes takes 24 hours and 4 hours and rewards the player with total 595 and 145 when it is set on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping Carl's exclamation mark:

Carl: Excuse me, Mr. Burns, I was wondering if you could find it your heart to hire back my good friend Lenny Leonard.

Mr. Burns: In my heart? Ho-ha, what a delightful jape!

Carl: Please sir. Couldn't you just pay me less, and use the money you save to hire Lenny?

Mr. Burns: But if I paid you less, then you wouldn't be making more money than you deserve... which means you could no longer be an executive.

Carl: Then I guess I'll just go back to my old job.

Mr. Burns: Very well, Your compassion has taught me something... why I am luducrously rich and you are middle class. You and your friend can have your menial, nuclear energy jobs. Now let your dainty sentiments never poison my ears again.

The player receives "True Bromance Pt. 2", which is to "Send Lenny to do a Plant Shift" and "Send Carl to do a Olant Shift". The taskes takes 16 hours and rewards the player with total 1,000 and 250 when it is set on its own.

When the task is completed:

Lenny: Carl, you got me my old job back! You are the truest of true pals -- it's times like these when I wish we could more than bro hug.

Carl: I realized I needed you, Lenny. Standing next to you is the only way I look relatively attractive.

Lenny: I wish there was some disturbingly grandiose way to show my gratitude.

Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10, ending the Lenny and Carl heptalogy.

The sixteenth content update

The sixteenth content update was released on April 8, 2013 and is an episode tie-in with "What Animated Women Want".

On April 8, 2013, a user reported that Swanky Fish and Springfield Falls had disappeared from their game, along with the player's 90. Many users also reported this, as well as other cases where only one of the two had disappeared. The user that originally reported the glitch later provided a solution, which was to re-install the game twice.

Gameplay

After installing the update: Notice: "This Sunday's episode of The Simpsons on FOX features a swanky new sushi restaurant."

Homer: Ooh, sushi! I'm always up for eating new and exotic types of freshly-killed animals.

Lisa: I bet they have vegetarian dishes too, like seaweed salad and steamed tofu...

Homer: Stop it, Lisa -- you're making me lose my appetite for sushi! Why don't you go to the Kwik-E-mart and get me some raw fish to eat until it comes back?

Milhouse: Wait, don't episode tie-in updates usually come out on a Thursday?

Notice: "They do, but we've got something even BIGGER coming this Thursday. (Shh, don't tell anyone.)"

Milhouse: Hey Bart! Guess what?

The player receives "Stanky Fish Pt. 1", which is to "Make Lisa Shop at the Kwik-E-Mart". The task takes 60 minutes and the task rewards the player with 70 and 17 when completed on its own.

When Lisa finishes the task:

Homer: If the fish at that restaurant is anywhere as good as this jumbo frozen fish head that expired two years ago, I'm going to be very happy! ...after I'm done being very sick.

Then the player completes "Stanky Fish Pt. 1", and receives the reward of 100 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: I heard that new sushi restaurant serves fish with two eyes... which is weird because the only fish I ever see around here have three.

Lisa: That's because the water in Springfield is stagnant and polluted. What we need is a waterfall! It would aerate the water, creating the environment the fish need to get healthier!

Homer: Pass.

Lisa: And tastier.

Homer: I mean, let's do it!

Then the player receives "Stanky Fish Pt. 2", which is to "Place Springfield Falls". Springfield Falls is in the player's inventory and improves the player's Vanity rating. Upon doing so:

Homer: That's the lamest waterfall I've ever seen.

Then the player completes "Stanky Fish Pt. 2", and receives the reward of 100 and 10.

Buildings

Image Name Building time Costs Task Character unlocked when built Level required Swanky Fish 6 seconds 90 Yelling at Customers

Swanky Fish

Upon building Swanky Fish and after tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: Wow, the ornate interior and new age looking exterior of Swanky Fish is impressive!

Homer: But I thought this was a seafood place. What's with all this rice, avocado, and... yuck! Is this seaweed?!

Lisa: It's called Nori wrap. Sushi really is an art form.

Homer: But I don't want my food to be an art form. I want it to be food.

Lisa: Can't we at least try it once?

Homer: Okay, but I get to choose the restaurant the next ten times.

Then the player receives "Swanky Fish Pt. 1", which is to "Make Homer Dine at the Swanky Fish" and to "Make Lisa Dine at the Swanky Fish". Both tasks take 5 hours and both tasks reward the player with 300 and 75 each when completed on their own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Skinner's exclamation mark:

Skinner: I haven't had sushi since my days in Nam... when I fled to Japan to avoid the fighting.

Then the player receives "Swanky Fish Pt. 2", which is to "Make Skinner Dine at the Swanky Fish". The task takes 5 hours and the task rewards the player with 300 and 75 when completed on its own.

Upon the completion of the task:

Skinner: Ahh, I love the smell of wasabi in the morning!

Then the player completes "Swanky Fish Pt. 2", and receives a reward of 100 and 10.

After tapping on Comic Book Guy's exclamation mark:

Comic Book Guy: A new sushi restaurant? Well, I don't have a Japanese girlfriend yet -- SPOILER ALERT! -- but I may as well prime my palate.

Then the player receives "Swanky Fish Pt. 3", which is to "Make Comic Book Guy Dine at the Swanky Fish". The task takes 5 hours and the task rewards the player with 300 and 75 when completed on its own.

Upon the completion of the task:

Comic Book Guy: How come all of my jobs involve eating?

Then the player completes "Swanky Fish Pt. 3", and receives a reward of 100 and 10.

After tapping on Kent Brockman's exclamation mark:

Kent Brockman: I'm here at Springfield's latest answer to pretentious finger food: Swanky Fish. Check it out today! ...and cut! Okay, there's your plug. Now comp my meal.

Then the player receives "Swanky Fish Pt. 4", which is to "Make Kent Brockman Dine at the Swanky Fish". The task takes 5 hours and the task rewards the player with 300 and 75 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10, ending the "Swanky Fish" quest-line.

Decorations

• Springfield Falls - Free ( no longer available)

The seventeenth content update

The seventeenth content update was released on April 10, 2013 and is the long-awaited Whacking Day update. The event's limited time currency is snakes. The update bought several new features to the game. This update on Google Play also came with Origin for Android players. The update comes with a new splash screen and a new icon.

This is the first update to offer prizes, and the second requiring the player to tap on a non-playable character to kill them - the first was zombies during the Halloween Update in 2012. For the player to acquire prizes, they must whack up to a certain amount of snakes. The first prize is Fort Sensible, a building, and to acquire it, the player must whack 150.

The update's limited time currency is snakes. In a way, snakes are not a currency in the update as they are not used to physically purchase things in the store.

A message popped up on April 23rd, and gave the player 12 free Donuts.

The update will not end on May 2, 2013 as originally thought, but a week later on May 9, 2013. On May 10th, Whacking Day was extended to May 16, 2013.

The eighteenth content update

The eighteenth content update was released on April 19, 2013. The update made Fat Tony available to players who missed out on the opportunity to acquire him during an episode promotion in November 2012. Three buildings were introduced, as well as Legs and Louie, and the premium character, the Rich Texan. The hot tub was added as a decoration.

The nineteenth content update

The nineteenth content update was released on May 2, 2013. The update made Respectable Moe available to players as a limited costume. The limo was added as a limited decoration.

The twentieth content update

The twentieth content update was released on May 10, 2013. The update added a new level, a new character, three new buildings, and an extension to the Whacking Day update.

The thirtieth content update

The thirtieth content update was released on May 16, 2013. The update included new decorations based on season 24 and removed the Whacking Day.

Upcoming content updates

Note: The following information may be a mixture of rumors and fact.

The most information is in the game but hidden and only visible in the code.

Characters

• Fiddler
• Fire Eater
• Frink's Robot Dog
• Handsome Pete
• Herman
• Human Statue
• Jackson Five
• Jasper
• Juggler
• Kodos
• Mime

Objects

• Basketball Game
• Boardwalk Bench
• Boardwalk Fence
• Boardwalk Fountain
• Boardwalk Lamp Post
• Boardwalk Tree
• Boardwalk
• Bomb Shelter
• Camp Fire
• Camping Tent
• Cobblestone Wall
• Coffee Kart
• Community Center
• Duff-Barney Blimp
• Farm Plot
• Ferris Wheel
• Ficus Plant
• Fried Dough Stand
• Frinkosonic MHV
• Giant Grasshopper
• Hell Hole
• Herman's Military Antiques
• Hotdog Stand
• Houseboat
• Ice Cream Stand
• Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons
• Just Rainsticks
• Krusty Themed Totem Pole
• Laramie Vending Machine
• Lemonade Stand
• Malaria Zone
• Manhole, Open
• Manhole
• Miniature Nuclear Warhead
• Much Ado About Muffins
• Olmec Head
• Planet Hype
• Popcorn Stand
• Rigellian Billboard
• Rocket to Your Doom
• Springfield Bowl
• Springfield Park Entrance
• Squidport Entrance
• The Frying Dutchman

Memorabilia (-)

The user that posted the information said that there may be "Mini Games" added to the game that could be included for each building. The user said the coding works like the Homer's Buddha/Mystery Box/Leprechaun Tap; a Random # is generated, then used to determine the prize gained. The odds of winning a prize from a building are 66%, with odds of each listed item being:

• 1st Item Listed: 5%
• 2nd Item: 10%
• 3rd Item: 14%
• 4th Item: 17%
• 5th Item: 20%

which equals 66% total odds. The other 33% of the time does not result in a prize. Each item has a cost of 1 assigned to it, presumably the cost of playing the 'mini game'

The items listed for each building are:

• Simpsons House: Krusty Doll, Boat picture, Slingshot, Lisa's Sax, Ned's Lawn Mower
• Flanders House: Bible Card, Religious Board Game, Last Supper, Bible, Maude Picture
• Power Plant: Carbon Rod, Suit Helmet, Security Badge, Demotivation Plaque, Burns Painting
• Kwik-E-Mart: BuzzCola, Squishee, Play Dude, Old Hot Dog, Laramie Cigarettes
• Springfield Elementary School: Apple, Globe, Malk, Dodgeball, Beethoven Bust
• Willie's Shack: Rake, Mop & Bucket, Kilt, Flask, Bagpipes
• Frink's Lab: Beaker, Test Tubes, Hamburger Earmuffs, Brain Helmet, Push Popper
• Krusty Burger: Milk Shake, Mother Nature Burger, The Clogger, Employee Hat, Employee of the Month
• First Church of Springfield: Collection Plate, Podium Banner, Book of Hymns, Bible, Stain Glass Saint
• Van Houten House: Alf Pogs, Pajamas, Bonestorm, Baron Von Kit, Krusty Walkie Talkie
• Cletus' Farm: Old Boots, Roadkill, Shotgun, Musical Jug, Geech Smell Hound
• Android's Dungeon: Bootleg Videos, Mary Worth Phone, Ultimate Pog, Angry Dad Comic, Radioactive Man Comic
• Lard Lad Donuts: White Donut, Pink Donut, Chocolate Donut, Plain Donut, Purple Donut
• Moe's: Pickled Eggs, Bar Stool, Cockroach, Beer Mug, Flaming Moe
• Town Hall: Mayor Sash, Vote Quimby Sign, Town Charter, Money Brief Case, City key
• Retirement Castle: Pill Tray, Bingo, Ointment, Dentures, Sex(?) Tonic
• Police Station: Empty Donut Box, Wanted Poster, Wiggum Police Hat, Wiggum Gun, Wiggum Badge
• Springfield Downs: Discarded Wager Tickets, Ticket Stub, Track Rabbit, Dog Jacket, Winners Wreath
• Luigi's: Pizza Box, Chef's Hat, Bottle of Wine, Accordion, Picture of Italy
• Springfield Penitentiary: Lunchtray, Taser, Prison Jumpsuit, Straightjacket, Die Bart Die
• Gilded Truffle: Matchbook, Valet Parking Stub, Fancy Menu, Tin Foil Swan, Fancy Wine
• Duff Brewery: Duff, Duff Lite, Raspberry Duff, Lady Duff, Tartar Control Duff
• Springfield Library: Silverfish, Turtle, Old Computer, Mables Table, Audiovisual Terminal
• Springfield Observatory: Meteorite, Buttzila, Microscope, Doomsday Whistle, Telescope

Quest

The following is a list of upcoming quests.

• "Coach Surfin USA" Pts. 1-5
• "Fit as a Butcher's Dog
• "Hey Milhouse -- Eureka"
• "Mom Is The Loneliest Number" Pts. 1-2
• "Principalling Around"
• "Puff Justice"
• "Stomaching The Chore"
• "Taking Care Of Business"
• "The Odd-Looking Couple"
• "The Prodigal Skinner" Pts. 1-2
• "There Are Skinners And Winners" Pts. 1-4

Dialogue updates

60 Free Donuts

During June 2012, EA took the game offline to fix the Springfields affected. Because some towns had been reset to a certain level and their design changed, those players were given 60 for the inconvenience.

Black Friday Eve

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On November 22, 2012, players got a message from Homer: "Happy Black Friday Eve!". A few players on the EA Tapped Out forums reported that they got donuts after dismissing the message and another player reported that their friend got 1,000. However, these reports might well be coincidental, like a daily bonus mistaken for a special bonus.

Whacking Day

On April 23 2013 if you login into your town, you received 12 free Donuts

References

The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Appearances • Buildings • Building and decoration groups • Characters • Character groups • Content Updates and gameplays • Daily Challenges • Dates • Decorations • Extras • Friend Points • Land Expansions • Quests • Quotes • References • The Store • Tap Ball Item Lists Items that Can Be Placed on Squidport and Ocean Pier • Items with Bonus Multiplier for Money and XP on Jobs • Items that Can't Be Sold • Items that Can't Be Stored • Unique Decorations Commercials/Trailers The Simpsons: Tapped Out Trailer • The Simpsons: Tapped Out Return Trailer • Treehouse of Horror Update • Holiday 2012 Spot • Get It On Google Play • Treehouse of Horror Update 2013 Trailer • Christmas 2013 Trailer • Preparing for War • Halloween Update Trailer 2014 • Homer and Tap Ball • Superheroes 2 Unreleased content Other • Upcoming