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The Simpsons: Tapped Out The Buck Stops Here content update

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"The Buck Stops Here"
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Main Update
The Buck Stops Here
Secondary Update
"Haw-Haw Land" episode tie-in
The Buck Stops Here Store Panel.

The Buck Stops Here is the one hundred and sixtieth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on January 3, 2018 and ended on January 17, 2018.

The Buck Stops Here also included the "Haw-Haw Land" episode tie-in content update, which started on January 3, 2018 and ended on January 16, 2018.

Characters[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Birch Barlow.png Birch Barlow Birch Barlow Unlock.png Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 3.
Rose Quimby.png Rose Quimby Donut150 Rose Quimby Unlock.png Unlocks with Capital City Capitol Building.
Lloyd.png Lloyd Lloyd Unlock.png Unlocks with Preppers' Compound.

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Number 51.png Number 51 Donut100 Tapped Out Number 51 New Character.png Rebate: Donut90.
Number 1.png Number 1 Donut140 Tapped Out Number 1 New Character.png Unlocks with Stonecutter Lodge.
Rebate: Donut40.

Character skins[edit]

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Number 36.png Number 36 Tapped Out Number 36 New Character.png
Number 66.png Number 66 Tapped Out Number 66 New Character.png
Number 600.png Number 600 Tapped Out Number 600 New Character.png
Number 5.png Number 5 Donut40 Tapped Out Number 5 New Character.png Rebate: Donut30.
Number 67.png Number 67 Tapped Out Number 67 New Character.png
Number 79.png Number 79 Tapped Out Number 79 New Character.png
Number 314.png Number 314 Tapped Out Number 314 New Character.png
Number 2.png Number 2 Donut50 Tapped Out Number 2 New Character.png Rebate: Donut40
Number 12 Stonecutters.png Number 12 Tapped Out Number 12 New Character.png
Number 14.png Number 14 Tapped Out Number 14 New Character.png
Number 21 Stonecutters.png Number 21 Tapped Out Number 21 New Character.png
Number 22 Stonecutters.png Number 22 Donut50 Tapped Out Number 22 New Character.png Rebate: Donut40
Number 29.png Number 29 Tapped Out Number 29 New Character.png
Number 50.png Number 50 Tapped Out Number 50 New Character.png
Number 59.png Number 59 Donut50 Tapped Out Number 59 New Character.png
Number 85.png Number 85 Tapped Out Number 85 New Character.png
Number 111.png Number 111 Tapped Out Number 111 New Character.png
Number 908.png Number 908 Tapped Out Number 908 New Character.png Unlocks in Game of Stones Pt. 1

Buildings[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
TSTO Capital City Plaza Hotel.png Capital City Plaza Hotel 4h Hosting Affairs Since 1988 Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 1.
TSTO Capital City Convention Center.png Capital City Convention Center Taking Everyone's Money One Con at a Time Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 2.
Springfield Hall of Records.png Springfield Hall of Records Recording Documents No One Ever Reads Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 5.
U.S. Capitol Building.png U.S. Capitol Building Donut70 6s Passing Bills No One Ever Reads
Capital City Capitol Building.png Capital City Capitol Building Donut150 Arguing Which Side of the Aisle is Better Unlocks Rose Quimby.
Preppers' Compound.png Preppers' Compound Prepping for the End Times Unlocks Lloyd.

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Stonecutter Daycare Center Tapped Out.png Stonecutter Daycare Center Cash250,000 24h Teaching Children the Occult
Abandoned Store Tapped Out.png Abandoned Store Donut30 6s Being Abandoned Rebate: Donut10.
Stonecutter Lodge Tapped Out.png Stonecutter Lodge Donut140 Keeping Secrets Unlocks Number 1.
Rebate: Donut40.

Decorations[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Stonecutter Tunnel Entry.png Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry) Donut60 Unlocks crafting of Stonecutter Tunnels.
Stonecutter Tunnel.png Stonecutter Tunnel Cash2,000 Craftable from Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry).

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Cheering Crowd.png Cheering Crowd Donut10
Rude Crowd.png Rude Crowd
Stone of Triumph Tapped Out.png Stone of Triumph Donut75 Rebate: Donut20.
Ark of the Stonecovenant Tapped Out.png Ark of the Stonecovenant Donut85 Rebate: Donut25.
Stonecutter Table Tapped Out.png Stonecutter Table Donut120 Rebate: Donut60.

Bundles[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes Contents
Mastermind Bundle 2.png Mastermind Bundle Possible prize in the Shadow Government Mystery Box. Volcano Lair w/ Hank Scorpio and Mastermind Hank Scorpio

Consumables[edit]

Image Name Content Cost Notes Screen
Shadow Government Mystery Box.png Shadow Government Mystery Box Stradivarius Cain, Wayne Slater, Death Table w/ Agent Bont, Russ Cargill, Adil Hoxha, Femme Fatale, All Seeing Eye, Republican Party HQ, President Lisa, Mastermind Bundle Donut60 Shadow Government Mystery Box Screen.png

Permanent item rebates[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Convention Center.png Convention Center Cash250,000 24h Lanyarding Badges Rebate: Cash250,000
Requires Level 56.

Gameplay[edit]

Currency-earning jobs[edit]

Task Character(s) Time Location(s) Reward
Fight for Liberals Lisa 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel or Simpson House Executive Order10, XP35
Absolve Sins for the Rapture Rev. Lovejoy Capital City Plaza Hotel or Town Hall
Prepare the Spucklers for Doomsday Cletus
Avoid Anxiety By Growing Plants Quimby
Pour Money Into Conserva-calypse Mr. Burns
Gather Prepper Materials Lloyd Executive Order15, XP55
Covertly Manipulate Politics Rose Quimby
Pt. 3 - 5
Ignore Politics and Prepping Homer 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel or Simpson House Executive Order10, XP35
Pt. 4 - 5
Complain about Spend-o-Crats Birch Barlow 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel, Town Hall, or Brown House Executive Order10, XP35

Prizes[edit]

The Buck Stops Here Guide.pngThe Buck Stops Here Prizes.pngThe Buck Stops Here End Screen.png

Image Name Unlock
TSTO Capital City Plaza Hotel.png Capital City Plaza Hotel Wel-Scare State Pt. 1
TSTO Capital City Convention Center.png Capital City Convention Center Wel-Scare State Pt. 2
Birch Barlow.png Birch Barlow Wel-Scare State Pt. 3
Tend Dubious Plant animation.png Quimby's "Tend Dubious Plant" animated job Wel-Scare State Pt. 4
Springfield Hall of Records.png Springfield Hall of Records Wel-Scare State Pt. 5

Quests[edit]

Conform-o-meter impact[edit]

Name Rating Points
Capital City Plaza Hotel, Capital City Convention Center, Springfield Hall of Records, U.S. Capitol Building, Capital City Capitol Building Consumerism 10
Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry) Vanity 100
Preppers' Compound 200

Other changes made[edit]

January 2 Update ("v4_30_NewYearsME2018")[edit]

  • The Invasion Before Christmas event was taken down.
  • The Rigellian Christmas Spaceship skin can now be selected.
  • Rigellian Christmas Spaceship's task, Threatening Humans With Extinction at Christmas, was added.
  • Rigellian Christmas Spaceship was added to the Houses inventory group.
  • Re-Gifting Machine and Jesus' Carpentry Shop were added to the Business inventory group.
  • Re-Gifting Machine's task, Re-gifting Unwanted Gifts for Orphans, was added.
  • Jesus' Carpentry Shop's task, Building Cabinetry From Unused Crucifixes, was added.
  • Christmas Tree Ralph, Elf Bart, Elf Lisa, Lyla's 4h and 8h jobs switched length.
  • Jobs that required Rigellian Christmas Spaceship don't anymore.
  • Santa Kang's Assimilate into Winter Holidays doesn't require The Invasion Is Snow Joke Pt. 4 anymore.
  • Brendan Beiderbecke can now Moonbounce.
  • President Lisa's Brown House jobs are now done at Simpson House.
  • Number 111's Reminisce About How Things Are, Number 59's Take Meeting Minutes, Number 12's Haze Initiates, Number 79's Host Disco Night at the Lodge, and Number 14's Do Stonecutter Publicity Piece, can now be done at the Brown House too.
  • B.S. Leaguers and Rigellians can now fight permanently.
  • Rivers placed on land at the bottom were removed.

Sources[edit]

  • TOUI favicon.png Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information