Dunes, Dooms, and No Diners

Dunes, Dooms, and No Diners

Tapped Out Quest Information Level: 15 Update: Summer of Our Discontent Required characters: Marge, Lisa, Homer Optional characters: The Simpsons Family, Delbert Fornby, Bart, Maggie, Ned, Desert Park Ranger, Park Ranger Johnson Previous quest(s): Communion Chameleon Next quest(s): The Incredulous Journey

Dunes, Dooms, and No Diners is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Summer of Our Discontent content update.

Dialogue

Pt. 1

Between June 14, 2024 and July 17, 2024 Hello? Louie's Towing Company? Can you tow our car? You can?! Thank you! We're at the Springfield Desert Park— You can't? No, I didn't hear the "T" at the end of— *dial tone* Hello? That was the last one. Every towing company in Springfield says we're out of their service radius. Homer, are you even paying attention? Sorry, Marge, I got bored and started playing a game on my phone. I'm tapping so much, I feel like a Morse code expert. Try tapping "Dot-dot-dot-dash-dash-dash-dot-dot-dot". Does that mean "more donuts"? It means "S.O.S."! What's Morse Code for "more donuts"? I DON'T KNOW! Task: "Collect Scorpions" (x60). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x5). Task: "Make Simpsons Play Cool Donut-centric Mobile Games" (x3). The jobs take place at Ranger's Office, Springfield Desert State Park Sign, Marge's Station Wagon, Homer's Car, Gas Stations, or the Simpson House and take 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Make Them Start Hiking". The job takes The Devil's Oasis, Ranger's Office, Springfield Desert State Park Sign, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House. Okay, start walking! I think there's a service station in that direction. But, Mom! Don't "But, Mom" me! You can walk and play on your phone at the same time. Yeah, kids. Listen to your mother! Whaaa! *trips and falls* I wasn't talking to you, Homer. Quest reward: 100 and 10 Desert Totem Pole

Pt. 2

After completing Pt. 1 I can't take this anymore. Going to that stupid desert park was a terrible idea! Honey, relax! You know what you need? I don't want to play a stupid mobile game! Mobile games are stupid! Please, Marge... Sky Finger might hear you. Whoa! What is all this junk? I think we walked into somebody's sculpture garden. Whoa! Is that Elvis? I think it's Benjamin Franklin. Same idea. Task: "Collect Scorpions" (x125). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x10). Task: "Make Simpsons Be Confused by Weird Statues" (x4). The jobs take place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and take 4 hours. If Delbert Fornby is owned: Task: "Make Delbert Fornby Scare Simpsons". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Who the heck are you? WAAAAH! WAAAAH! Sorry, sir. We didn't mean to trespass. We were just admiring this sculpture of, uh... Elvis... Ben Franklin... That's Isaac Newton. Yes, of course it is. He invented the fig cookie. Oh boy... Quest reward: 100 and 10 Texxon

Pt. 3

After completing Pt. 2 What are you doing out here anyway? It's a long story involving someone doing sand donuts before our car broke down. Well, of course your car broke down when you do too many sand donuts. Isaac Newton proved that. Anyway, we wanted to get a tow truck to come out, but we're out of the service area. I'm in the service area. I get tow trucks out here all the time. Really? That's great! Oh, shoot, my battery's dead after calling all those towing companies. Lisa, can I use your phone? Sorry, Mom, I drained my battery taking all that video of the chameleons. Bart, Homer, one of you must have some battery life left. I had a full charge, but Homer took my phone when his ran out. Homer! Hey, your phone battery is dead, too. At least I have sweet premium in-game currency to show for it. *annoyed grumble* Task: "Collect Scorpions" (x100). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x15). Task: "Make Lisa Be Sad Her Phone is Dead". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Keep Tapping His Phone Anyway". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Be Exasperated With Her Family". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. If Delbert Fornby is owned: Task: "Make Delbert Fornby Think These People Are Weird". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Homer, if your battery is dead, why are you still tapping your phone? I'm trying to perform CBR. Don't you mean CPR? No, CBR: Cardio Battery Resurrection. It's totally a thing. It's not a thing. Mr. Fornby, do you have a phone I could use? Sorry. Got rid of my land line years ago. But you said you got tow trucks out here all the time. How do you contact them? I write letters. It's a lost art. Quest reward: 100 and 10 Desert Statues Bundle

Pt. 4

After completing Pt. 3 Whoever the idiot is who designed Springfield should have put more gas stations in it. Marge...Sky Finger is listening... *points up* Don't get me started on the design of Springfield! Just another example of government of, for, and by nincompoops. Hey, the government is not all bad! I used to be the head of the Department of Sanitation. Did you say...the Department of Sanitation? Yep! I was also an astronaut, and an opera singer, and a snowplow driver... You eco-art haters are my sworn enemies! *attacks Homer* AAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAH! Task: "Collect Scorpions" (x100). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x15). If Delbert Fornby is owned: Task: "Make Delbert Fornby Chase Homer Around His Garden". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Run for His Life". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Try to Calm Fornby Down". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Mr. Fornby! Mr. Fornby, calm down! That wasn't my dad. He, uh, has always tried to protect art like yours. I have? Yeah! Everyone always says Homer's taste in art is crap. Why you little—! Look, Mister, if you're going to attack your kid, it might be better if you just moved along now. I couldn't agree more. Is there a service station nearby where we can call for a ride? There is a new Texxon station that just got awarded down the road a ways. What do you mean it just got "awarded"? Not sure how, but out here in the desert, things just appear. Like, any minute now. I expect a new Desert Planet Sculpture to be awarded. Quest reward: 100 and 10 Desert Planet Sculpture

Pt. 5

After completing Pt. 3 Look, I hate to see you all go... But you just told us you want us to leave. Did I? Well, that's definitely true. Look, I can give you some army surplus snacks and boxed water and send you on your way. But where will we go? Well, I did hear a bit of a commotion a few miles north. Might be worth checking out. Seems like it happens once a year. Once a year! Maybe it's the Super Bowl. Or the Oscars! I don't think it's either of those out here in the desert, Dad. Not in the summer. Those are late winter commotions. Task: "Collect Scorpions" (x160). Task: "Capture Chameleons" (x20). If Delbert Fornby is owned: Task: "Make Delbert Fornby Give the Simpsons Old C-Rations". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Ask for Pizza Rolls". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Wonder About the Commotion". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Get the Family Moving Again". The job takes place at Desert Caravan, The Devil's Oasis, Cacti, Rocks, Parks, or a Brown House and takes 4 hours. Look! That once-a-year commotion in the desert must be this year's Blazing Guy Festival! Blazing Guy?! I've heard of that! You have? Sure. He's the guy who set the Devil's Oasis on fire. Quest reward: 200 and 20 Desert Casa

Currency-earning jobs

Task Character(s) Time Location(s) Reward Carefully Catch Scorpions Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Ned 4h Rocks, Cacti, Parks, or Brown House 5, 45 Find Scorpions in the Desert Delbert Fornby, Desert Park Ranger, Park Ranger Johnson 8, 70

The Simpsons: Tapped Out Summer of Our Discontent quests
Communion Chameleon • Camouflaged Intentions • Dunes, Dooms, and No Diners • The Blaze of Wrath • A Separate Dysfunctionality • The Incredulous Journey
Desert Park Ranger	Range Romancer
Park Ranger Johnson	The Trail Blazer
Sprinkles	Can I Get Sprinkles With That?
Delbert Fornby	Million Dollar Maybe
Calypso Self-Knowledge	Ego Trip and Fall
Cactus Lisa and Cactus Bart	Growing Pains • Cactus Bart's Excellent Adventure • A Thorn Among Roses
Cactus Maggie	Prickly Playmates
Thomas Jefferson	The Declaration
Desert Welding Yard	Desert Fires