The Simpsons: Tapped Out Deep Space Homer content update

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"Heroic. Noble. Award Winning! A hero returns to Springfield in our next update. All praise the heroic ROD!"

―Event description

Deep Space Homer is the one hundred and sixteenth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on January 21, 2016 and ended on February 4, 2016.

Characters

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Space Mutant 150 Unlocks with Drive-In Theater. Unlocks after completing The Slime of Your Life Pt. 1.

Character skins

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Deep Space Homer Unlocks after completing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 2. Astronaut Barney Unlocks with Astronaut Barney Outfit with Space Shuttle Simulator or Astronaut Barney Outfit with Bowlarama & Barney.

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Space Training Center 6s Researching Zero-G Yo-Yos Unlocks after completing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 1. Generates 5 every 3 hours. Shuttle Hangar Cleaning the Rims Unlocks after completing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 3.

Returning

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Rigellian Tribal Hut 20 6s Leeching Wifi Portal to Rigel 7 75 Locking in Chevrons Drive-In Theater 150 Play a Show Unlocks Space Mutant.

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Rocket Launch Pad (empty) Unlocks in Mars Won Pt. 1. Rocket Launch Pad (built) Unlocks after completing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 6. Rocket Launch Pad (farm) Unlocks in Space Trek. Inanimate Carbon Rod Monument 30 Space Shuttle Simulator 75 Also unlocks with Astronaut Barney Outfit with Space Shuttle Simulator.

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Rigellian Shrub 5 Rigellian Queen 100

Bundles

Image Name Cost Notes Contents Astronaut Barney Outfit with Space Shuttle Simulator 120 Astronaut Barney and Space Shuttle Simulator. Astronaut Barney Outfit with Bowlarama & Barney 250 Rebate of 130 Barney's Bowlarama w/ Barney and Astronaut Barney

Gameplay

Currency-earning jobs

Task Character(s) Time Location(s) Reward Pt. 1 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Work Out Payments Quimby Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, Space Training Center, or Town Hall 1, 35 Pt. 2 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Do Narobics Luann Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, or Space Training Center Marge, Miss Hoover 1, 35 Train as an Astronaut Homer Space Training Center Work Out Payments Quimby Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, Space Training Center, or Town Hall Pt. 3 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Do Narobics Luann Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, or Space Training Center Marge, Miss Hoover 1, 35 Train as an Astronaut Homer Space Training Center Work Out Payments Quimby Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, Space Training Center, or Town Hall Pt. 4 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Collect Payments Don Vittorio Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Do Narobics Luann Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, or Space Training Center Marge, Miss Hoover 1, 35 Train as an Astronaut Homer Space Training Center Work Out Payments Quimby Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, Space Training Center, or Town Hall Collect Payments Snake, Fat Tony, Legs, Louie Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Hang Out at the Hangar Milhouse, Martin, Database Shuttle Hangar Pt. 5 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Collect Payments Don Vittorio Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Do Narobics Luann Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, or Space Training Center Marge, Miss Hoover 1, 35 Work Out Payments Quimby Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, Space Training Center, or Town Hall Collect Payments Snake, Fat Tony, Legs, Louie Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Teach Astrophysics Lisa Hang Out at the Hangar Milhouse, Martin, Database Shuttle Hangar Gather Insect Specimens Deep Space Homer 8h 1, 105 Pt. 6 Demonstrate Balance Astronaut Barney 3h 2, 55 Collect Payments Don Vittorio Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Do Narobics Luann Rocket Launch Pad, Shuttle Hangar, or Space Training Center Marge, Miss Hoover 1, 35 Collect Payments Snake, Fat Tony, Legs, Louie Rocket Launch Pad or Shuttle Hangar Hang Out at the Hangar Milhouse, Martin, Database Shuttle Hangar Gather Insect Specimens Deep Space Homer 8h 1, 105 Walk Like a Hero 4h 1, 45

Prizes

Image Name Unlock Space Training Center Cheap Space Homer Pt. 1. Deep Space Homer Cheap Space Homer Pt. 2. Shuttle Hangar Cheap Space Homer Pt. 3. Deep Space Homer's "Gather Insect Specimens" animated job Cheap Space Homer Pt. 4. Deep Space Homer's "Walk Like a Hero" animated job Cheap Space Homer Pt. 5. Rocket Launch Pad (built) Cheap Space Homer Pt. 6.

Quests

• Mars Won
• Cheap Space Homer
• DSH Easter Eggs
• Astro-Not
• Nightfall?
• Narobics
• The Space Bar
• Space Trek

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points Rocket Launch Pad Vanity 100 Space Shuttle Simulator Vanity Bonus $ and XP 100 2.5% Inanimate Carbon Rod Monument 100 2.75%

Other changes made

January 21 Update ("4_18_DSH")

• Chips are falling around the screen.
• Barney's Bowlarama is now offered for 250, but with a rebate offer of 130.
• Debris now be stored and can't be sold.
• Placing Rigellian Tribal Hut now yields 20 instead of 10.
• Placing Rigellian Shrub now yields 5 instead of 0 and can't be sold anymore.
• Where's Maggie? guide's picture was restored.

January 22 Update ("4_18_DSH_Patch1_PostLaunch")

• Fixed a glitch not awarding the Barney bundles.

January 28 Update ("4_18_DSH_Patch2_PostLaunch")

• Bullies On Parade's Kearney dialogue "Since you've already got detention into the next millennium, there's no point me getting my hands dirty." was grammatically fixed to "Since you've already got detention into the next millennium, there's no point in me getting my hands dirty."
• Space Shuttle Simulator's description 2.5% bonus money and XP to all Jobs. was removed, however the bonus remains.
• Barney's Demonstrate Balance's reward is now 55 instead of 35.
• Professor Frink's Host Observatory Event is now permanent.
• Glitches not rewarding prizes and the rocket from the Deep Space Homer event were fixed.
• Debris are now awarded correctly from the Rocket launches.
• Some more checks were added for Luann and Miss Hoover slots in the Deep Space Homer event jobs.
• Space Training Center and Shuttle Hangar were added to the Buildings and Miscellany inventory groups.
• The glitch enabling a second Rocket Launch Platform to be placed if the first Platform is stored was fixed.
• The glitch enabling the reset of the Rocket Launch Platform on storing was fixed.

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 (Pride 2018 Promotion • July 4th 2018) • 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