The Simpsons: Tapped Out The Van Houtens content update

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"Milhouse's cousin Annika comes to town and upsets the natural order of the playground – now up is down, 2 + 2 = Fudge, and Milhouse is COOL?! Bart must restore balance to the schoolyard and take Milhouse down a few pegs (a job usually done by Milhouse himself). Will the other kids see Milhouse for the dweeb he is? Will Bart finally prove that dating your cousin is a bad idea? Honestly, we thought the severely inbred Royal House of Hapsburgs proved that one already..."

―Event description on app store.

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The Van Houtens is the two hundred first content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on August 12, 2020 and ended on September 16, 2020.

Note

All items with this icon on the last column of the table are also available for just 30 in the Yearbook Mystery Box!

Characters

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Annika Unlocks after completing Birthday Party for One Pt. 5. Grandma Van Houten Unlocks after completing The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 5. Kirkedemious Van Houten Unlocks with Van Houten Villa. Milhoose 150 Unlocks with Discouver Vancouver Bus. Milford Van Houten Unlocks with Sarsaparilla Tree. Grandpa Van Houten Unlocks with Grandpa Van Houten's RV. Secretary Van Houten 199 Unlocks with Marine One. Muscular Milhouse Unlocks with Truckload of 300 Donuts.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Yearbook MB Nana Sophie Mussolini 75 Pyro Norbert 125 Unlocks with Norbert's Plane. Samantha Stankey 150 Unlocks with St. Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls.

Outfits

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Cool Milhouse Unlocks after completing Sidekicked Aside Pt. 5. Italian Milhouse Unlocks after completing The Van Houten Curse Pt. 5.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Yearbook MB Sidekick Milhouse 35 Were-Milhouse 60

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Nana Sophie Mussolini's Vineyard 4h Bearing Bitter Fruit and Vintage Vino Unlocks after completing The Van Houten Curse Pt. 3. Springfield's Little Italy Promoting Acceptable Cultural Stereotypes Unlocks after completing The Van Houten Curse Pt. 4. Van Houten Villa 150 6s Yoking the Yokels Unlocks Kirkedemious Van Houten.

Returning

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes St. Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls 150 6s Nurturing Shame in our Youth Unlocks Samantha Stankey.

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Go-Go Ray Unlocks after completing Birthday Party for One Pt. 1. Milhouse Balloon Archway Unlocks after completing Birthday Party for One Pt. 2. Milhouse Bounce House Unlocks after completing Birthday Party for One Pt. 3. Milhouse Squishee Machine Unlocks after completing Sidekicked Aside Pt. 1. Gelato Stand Unlocks after completing Sidekicked Aside Pt. 2. Sjoelbak Table Unlocks after completing Sidekicked Aside Pt. 3. Milhouse Chinese Dragon Unlocks after completing The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 1. Milhouse Pool and Zipline Unlocks after completing The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 2. Milhouse's Scooter Unlocks after completing The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 4. Solvang Air Unlocks after completing The Van Houten Curse Pt. 2. Discouver Vancouver Bus 150 Unlocks Milhoose. Sarsaparilla Tree Unlocks Milford Van Houten. Grandpa Van Houten's RV Unlocks after completing Grandpa Van Houten. Marine One 199 Unlocks Secretary Van Houten.

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Yearbook MB Milhouse's Trailer 40 Norbert's Plane 125 Unlocks Norbert.

Bundles

Image Name Cost Notes Contents Truckload of 300 Donuts + Muscular Milhouse Truckload of 300 Donuts 300 and Muscular Milhouse

Consumables

Image Name Content Cost Notes Screen The Van Houtens Mystery Box Token 1 60 Unlocks in Birthday Party for One Pt. 4 Sidekicked Aside Pt. 4 The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 3 The Van Houten Curse Pt. 1. Also available for purchase. Dozen Donuts 12 1 The Van Houtens Mystery Box Fit™ Milhouse, Magic Act Milhouse, Radioactive Milhouse, Jake Boyman, Brittany Brockman, Taylor House w/ Allison Taylor, Dodgeball Court w/ Erik, Bort, Childrarium, Shelbyville Elementary, Miss Tillingham's School, STEM Conference Hotel w/ Brendan Beiderbecke, Practice Rink w/ Lewis Clark, Golf 'N' Die Retirement Village w/ Principal Dondelinger, Zip Zap and 'Za w/ Wendell Borton, Juvenile Correction Facility w/ Jeremy Jailbird, Springfield Skate Park w/ Nikki McKenna 5 Mystery Box Tokens 5 240

Prizes

Birthday Party for One

Image Name Unlock Go-Go Ray Birthday Party for One Pt. 1 Milhouse Balloon Archway Birthday Party for One Pt. 2 Milhouse Bounce House Birthday Party for One Pt. 3 The Van Houtens Mystery Box Token Birthday Party for One Pt. 4 Annika Birthday Party for One Pt. 5

Sidekicked Aside

Image Name Unlock Milhouse Squishee Machine Sidekicked Aside Pt. 1 Gelato Stand Sidekicked Aside Pt. 2 Sjoelbak Table Sidekicked Aside Pt. 3 The Van Houtens Mystery Box Token Sidekicked Aside Pt. 4 Cool Milhouse Sidekicked Aside Pt. 5

The Most Popular Girl in School

Image Name Unlock Milhouse Chinese Dragon The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 1 Milhouse Pool and Zipline The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 2 The Van Houtens Mystery Box Token The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 3 Milhouse's Scooter The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 4 Grandma Van Houten The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 5

The Van Houten Curse

Image Name Unlock The Van Houtens Mystery Box Token The Van Houten Curse Pt. 1 Solvang Air The Van Houten Curse Pt. 2 Nana Sophie Mussolini's Vineyard The Van Houten Curse Pt. 3 Springfield's Little Italy The Van Houten Curse Pt. 4 Italian Milhouse The Van Houten Curse Pt. 5

Gil Promo

After tapping on Gil's Secretary Van Houten mark Here's the show-stopping chopper that's gonna make ol' Gil a sales chart-topper. I've only got one, and it's number one. Marine One to be exact. It's that guy we found sleeping under the Coolidge Gazebo in the Rose Garden. Get him! Hey, I can sleep on government property! I pay my taxes! Or I would if I ever had any income! *guns drawn* Step away from the Sky Finger. Whattaya say? Buy the whirlybird and keep Gil from being a jailbird? If the offer is accepted Hail to the Chief! Ol' Gil's doin' the West Wing Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Mind if I spend a few nights in the back seat before the commission comes in? If the offer is declined You're gonna veto the sale, huh? Ol' Gil better use my connections to stay out of stir. Do you Secret Service guys know the Man with the Football? I sold him his first briefcase handcuffs...

Quests

• Claim to Fame
• Birthday Party for One
• Sidekicked Aside
• The Most Popular Girl in School
• The Van Houten Curse
• True Friend
• The Hardest Place to Add Mass
• Fall From Grace
• Loove At First Sight
• A Squopping Good Time
• The Great Indoors
• RV Getting a Divorce?
• Salting the Books
• Damage Control
• Happy Daze
• A Family Man

Dates

Date Event 8/12 - 9/16 Event, Birthday Party for One, Van Houten Villa w/ Kirkedemious Van Houten, Truckload of 300 Donuts + Muscular Milhouse bundle, The Van Houtens Mystery Box, Nana Sophie Mussolini, Norbert's Plane w/ Norbert, St. Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls w/ Samantha Stankey, Were-Milhouse, Sidekick Milhouse, Milhouse's Trailer, Pyro 8/21 - 9/16 Sidekicked Aside, Discouver Vancouver Bus w/ Milhoose 8/30 - 9/16 The Most Popular Girl in School, Sarsaparilla Tree w/ Milford Van Houten 8/30 - 9/8 Marine One w/ Secretary Van Houten 9/8 - 9/16 The Van Houten Curse, Grandpa Van Houten's RV w/ Grandpa Van Houten

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points Nana Sophie Mussolini's Vineyard, Springfield's Little Italy Consumerism 10 Milhouse Squishee Machine, Gelato Stand Gluttony 5 Go-Go Ray, Milhouse Balloon Archway, Milhouse Bounce House, Sjoelbak Table, Milhouse Chinese Dragon, Milhouse Pool and Zipline, Milhouse's Scooter, Solvang Air Vanity 100 Van Houten Villa 400 Sarsaparilla Tree Tree-hugging Bonus $ and XP 200 3.75% Discouver Vancouver Bus, Grandpa Van Houten's RV Vanity Bonus $ and XP 200 3.75% Marine One 200 4.25%

Other changes made

August 12th Update (4.45.0; "4_45_VanHoutens_Broadsword")

• The app icon and the splash screen were changed to new ones for the event.
• Annika, Milhoose, and Milford Van Houten can now Moonbounce.
• S.T.E.M. Conference Hotel was added to the Buildings inventory category.
• The Van Houtens character group now scrolls.
• The music or sound effects cutout glitch was fixed.
• The screenshot or notification freeze bug was fixed.

August 14th Update ("4_45_VanHoutens_Patch1")

• The event exciting text was changed from "The Van Houtens has landed! For a limited time, get all (number of items) items here!" to "The Van Houtens have landed! For a limited time, get all The Van Houtens items here!".
• The Limited Time date for the Mystery Box Tokens and 5 Mystery Box Tokens has been fixed.
• The Van Houtens Mystery Box now correctly awards Taylor House and Dodgeball Court instead of just Allison Taylor and Erik.
• If the player unlocked Allison Taylor alone, the game will now award the Taylor House.
• If the player unlocked Erik alone, the game will now award the Dodgeball Court.

August 24th Update ("4_45_VanHoutens_Patch2")

• "Grab Sunglasses From 3-D Movie Bins" can now be done at Springfield Elementary or Brown House instead of Heights Theater or Brown House.

Sources

• Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information