- This article is about the Tapped Out's Treehouse of Horror content update from 2014. For other year's Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror content updates, see The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror content updates.
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Treehouse of Horror XXV is the sixty-fourth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on October 7, 2014 and ended on November 13, 2014. It was the third "Treehouse of Horror" update of the game.
Description[edit]
- App Store Description:
The Treehouse of Horrors update is here and it's out of this world!
Aliens have arrived in Springfield with plans to attack! Uncover their plot and save your town! At least until the government finds out and covers this all up.
- Squish the alien invaders and collect probes, ray guns and more to earn special prizes
- Trick-or-treat with more characters than ever and craft unique limited time items
- Compete with your friends on NEW LEADERBOARDS and see who can squish the most aliens
- Enjoy new characters, buildings and decorations and rediscover missed prizes from last year
- What's New in Version 4.11.0:
The Treehouse of Horror update is here!
Ready the Spooky Checklist! Costumes? Check. Candy Bags? Check. Ungrateful greedy children? Check. Alien Invasion?... Looks like this totally normal Halloween update got a little out of this world. Maybe add a few mutated trees and zombies to the checklist too. Doesn't hurt to be prepared.
Enjoy new characters, buildings, decorations and more in the latest event!!!
Characters[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Hugo
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300 + 300 + 250
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Crafting Prize.
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Space Mutant
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150
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Unlocks with Drive-In Theater. Unlocks after completing The Slime of Your Life Pt. 1.
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Returning[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Kang
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Unlocks at the start of Free Hugs Pt. 1.
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Booberella
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100
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Number 51
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Unlocks with Victorian UFO + Number 51 Bundle.
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Suzanne the Witch
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140
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Unlocks with Gingerbread House.
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Kodos
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150
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Unlocks with Ray Gun.
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Character skins[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Moog
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Answer trivia question correctly.
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U. B. O.
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14,900
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Act Three Prize.
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Returning[edit]
Non-playable characters[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Mutant Peacock
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3,250
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Act One Prize.
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500 + 500 + 300
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Act Two and Three Craftable (if Act One Prize missed).
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Bulldozer-saurus
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2,825
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Act Two Prize.
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500 + 500 + 300
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Act Three Craftable (if Act Two Prize missed).
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Returning[edit]
Buildings[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Build time
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Task
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Notes
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Make-a-Thing Workshop
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2,000
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8h
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Activates crafting.
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Spooky House
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300 + 100 + 50
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Tanking Local Property Values
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Act One Craftable. Available after completing The Good Son Pt. 5.
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Rigellian Tribal Hut
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300 + 50 + 50
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Incubating Spawnlings
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Act Three Craftable. Available after completing The Queen and I Pt. 2. Spawns 3 Rigellians every 24h.
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Portal to Rigel 7
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100
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6s
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Locking in Chevrons
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Spawns 6 Rigellians every 8 hours.
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Drive-In Theater
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150
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Plays shows. Unlocks the Space Mutant.
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Returning[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Build time
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Task
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Notes
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Mausoleum
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6s
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Incubating Premium Zombies
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Unlocks with Mausoleum + Zombie Bundle.
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Super Collider
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Pointlessly Accelerating Particles
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Unlocks with Super Collider + Black Hole Bundle.
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Springfield Cemetery
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Incubating Zombies
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Unlocks with Springfield Cemetary + Zombie Bundle.
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Bad Dream House
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85
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Scaring Unsuspecting Guests
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Pet Cemetery
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Incubating Pet Zombies
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Unlocks with Pet Cemetary + Zombies Bundle.
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House of Evil
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Selling Evil and Cursed Frogurt
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Unlocks with House of Evil + Krusty Doll Bundle.
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Ultrahouse 2
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90
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Ignoring the First Rule of Robotics
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Gingerbread House
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140
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Laying Down Ant Traps
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Unlocks Suzanne the Witch.
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Twirl 'N' Hurl
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150
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Twirling Uncomfortably
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Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop
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Putting curses on Non-paying Customers
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Unlocks with Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop + Maude Bundle.
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Building skins[edit]
Returning[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Notes
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Heck House
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Unlocks with Devil Flanders + Heck House Bundle.
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Decorations[edit]
Returning[edit]
Bundles[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Notes
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Contents
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Teleporters Alpha and Omega
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50
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Teleporter Alpha and Teleporter Omega
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Ancient Burial Ground + Zombie
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60
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Ancient Burial Ground and Shuffling Zombie.
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Mausoleum + Zombie
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70
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Mausoleum and Senile Zombie.
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Super Collider + Black Hole
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Super Collider and Black Hole.
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Springfield Cemetary + Zombie
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80
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Springfield Cemetery and Crazy Zombie.
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Pet Cemetary + Zombies
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90
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Pet Cemetery, Clawing Zombie and Snarling Zombie
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House of Evil + Krusty Doll
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House of Evil and Talking Krusty Doll.
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Devil Flanders + Heck House
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120
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Devil Flanders and Heck House.
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Victorian UFO + Number 51
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Victorian UFO and Number 51.
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Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop + Maude
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150
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Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop and Maude.
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Consumables[edit]
Image
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Name
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Content
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Cost
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100 Candy Corn
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100
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18
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100 Gummy Bears
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100
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5 Nails
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5
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20
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100 Pumpkins
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100
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45
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100 Chocolates
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100
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Gameplay[edit]
Squishing Rigellians[edit]
Players squish Rigellians that spawn in Springfield 1 every 5 minutes, with a maximum of 80 (only 50 appear on screen, then as tapped, the remaining 30 will slowly spawn if full), and receive 3/2/5, and 1 of the phase currency in a friends' town. You can only squish 90 Rigellians a day in friends' towns. Treat Bags and Donuts can also be obtained from squishing Rigellians.
Device notifications[edit]
- "Springfield is overrun with Rigellian invaders. It's time to teach them a lesson they won't forget."
- This happens when the maximum of 50 Rigellians is achieved in your town.
Grem-Aliens[edit]
You can also receive Grem-Alien Eggs, which can be used in players' towns (10 maximum) to release Grem-Aliens which after 4 hours if not squished by the other player, the player receives 4/4/2 If the Grem-Alien is squished, both players receive 2 of the phase currency.
You can buy Grem-Alien Eggs in the Store.
Grem-Alien Egg - 1
5 Grem-Alien Eggs - 3
10 Grem-Alien Eggs - 5
25 Grem-Alien Eggs - 10
Leaderboard[edit]
The player's name rank and score is in yellow.
In the friends menu, in the medal icon, there is a leaderboard which tells the player how they rank amongst their friends, with Grem-Alien squishing and spawning. Each Grem-Alien you squish earns 15 points. Each one you spawn in a friend's town earns 10 points, and if the friend doesn't squish it within 4 hours you'll get an additional 20 points. If they do squish it in time, your friend gets 15 points.
Treat Bags[edit]
The player receives Treat Bags from sending Kids, More Kids, Toughies, the Squeaky Voice Teen and Witch Marge on an 8 hour task (16h for premium characters) to "Go Trick or Treating"1, which rewards either a Bronze Treat Bag, a Silver Treat Bag, or a Gold Treat Bag. Premium characters earn either a Silver or Gold Treat Bag. The player can find Chocolate Bars, Gummy Bears, Pumpkins, Rotten Eggs, Candy Corn and Broken Fences, to craft items, Nails to upgrade the weapon, event currency, Ammo, a Rigellian Shrub, a Human Test Subject, a Spooky Wall, 2 and a Grem-Alien Egg.
You can buy Treat Bags in the Store.
Image
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Bag
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Guaranteed to contain
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Bought for
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Notes
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Bronze Treat Bag
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Broken Fence and Rotten Egg
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3
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Bundle of 10 Bronze Treat Bags
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25
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Implemented with October 29th update.
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Silver Treat Bag
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Candy Corn and Gummy Bear
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4
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Bundle of 7 Silver Treat Bags
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25
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Implemented with October 29th update.
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Gold Treat Bag
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Chocolate Bar and Pumpkin
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6
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Bundle of 5 Gold Treat Bags
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25
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UFOs & Ammo[edit]
The player can receive Ammo which is used in friends' towns to shoot down UFOs, which have a 25% chance of appearing which the player can receive rewards for. Ammo is obtainable through Treat Bags and from squishing Rigellians or Grem-Aliens. The Ray Gun also rewards 1 every 8 hours.
Ammo can also be bought in the Store.
5 Ammo - 15
UFOs can also be shot down for a cost of 5 each, if the player does not obtain any Ammo at that point.
The chances of receiving a prize from the UFO are
Item
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Chance
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50/50/50
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29%
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20%
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25
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10%
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10%
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10%
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50
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10%
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20
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5%
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20
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5%
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30
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1%
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Rigellian Hunting License[edit]
The Rigellian Hunting License can be bought for 90, which gives an extra 1 of the phase currency (2 in total) for squishing Rigellians in a friend's town.
Daily Play Combo[edit]
The Daily Play Combo changed with this event.
Trick-or-Treat Costumes[edit]
- Note: Premium characters' "Go Trick-or-Treating" task lasts 16h, while non-premium lasts 8h.
Which characters can be attacked by the Rigellians?[edit]
Whenever a character has been "face-hugged" by a Rigellian, under the Town Hall "census" it tells you the character is "Under Attack".
"What the heck is a Shmoo?"
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Pretentious Modern Art
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An anti-anti-Semitic slur
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Swedish Flat-Pack Table
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After selecting the right answer the player receives "Moog" and 10 if they got the question right first guess.
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Act One[edit]
Image
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Prize
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Cost
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Donut cost
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Silver Treat Bag
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325
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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825
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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1,150
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40
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Mutant Peacock
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3,250
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260
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Silver Treat Bag
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3,575
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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4,075
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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4,400
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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4,900
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60
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5,400
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40
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Donut Torture Device
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8,050
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335
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Act Two[edit]
Image
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Prize
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Cost
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Donut cost
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Silver Treat Bag
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300
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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775
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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1,075
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40
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Bulldozer-saurus
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2,825
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260
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Silver Treat Bag
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3,125
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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3,600
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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3,900
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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4,375
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60
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4,850
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60
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Hover-copter
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7,100
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335
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Act Three[edit]
Image
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Prize
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Cost
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Donut cost
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Silver Treat Bag
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650
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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1,600
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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2,250
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40
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Diet Sign
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6,000
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265
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Silver Treat Bag
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6,650
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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7,600
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60
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Silver Treat Bag
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8,250
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40
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Gold Treat Bag
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9,200
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60
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10,150
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60
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U.B.O.
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14,900
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335
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Crafting prizes[edit]
Image
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Item
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Currency
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Notes
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1
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2
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3
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Act One
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Weapon Upgrade Level 1
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2
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This is used to help squish Rigellians. A higher upgrade, the larger radius of alien squishings are available.
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Weapon Upgrade Level 2+
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1
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The Grand Pumpkin
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400
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350
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300
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Pumpkin House
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300
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300
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50
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Available after completing Life is Grand Pt. 2. Earns 1 every 24 hours. Can craft multiple.
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+30
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+30
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+5
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Previous amount + new amount for subsequent buildings crafted.
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Hugo
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300
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300
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250
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Spooky House
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300
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100
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50
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Available after completing The Good Son Pt. 5. Can craft multiple.
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+30
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+10
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+5
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Previous amount + new amount for subsequent buildings crafted.
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Spooky Wall
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20
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25
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10
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Can craft multiple.
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Human Test Subject
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100
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100
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50
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Can craft multiple.
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Act Two
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Mutant Peacock
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500
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500
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300
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Available if the player didn't unlock it in Act One.
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Donut Torture Device
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200
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500
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500
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Act Three
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Rigellian Queen
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400
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400
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300
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Rigellian Tribal Hut
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300
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50
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50
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Available after completing The Queen and I Pt. 2.
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+30
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+5
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+5
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Previous amount + new amount for subsequent buildings crafted.
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Gold Treat Bag
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50
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50
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Rigellian Shrub
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50
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25
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20
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Bulldozer-saurus
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500
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500
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300
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Available if the player didn't unlock it in Act Two.
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Hover-copter
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200
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500
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500
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Date
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Event
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10/7
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Act One
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10/7 - 10/19
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Ancient Burial Ground + Zombie, Mausoleum + Zombie, Springfield Cemetary + Zombie, Pet Cemetary + Zombies, Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop + Maude
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10/10 - 10/13
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Burns Coffin w/ Count Burns
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10/16
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Moog question
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10/17 - 10/20
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Gingerbread House w/ Suzanne the Witch
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10/19 - 10/31
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Cauldron w/ Marge The Witch, House of Evil + Krusty Doll, Devil Flanders + Heck House
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10/20
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Act Two
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10/29
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Ghost Pirate Airship
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10/31
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Act Three, Super Collider + Black Hole
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11/7
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Victorian UFO + Number 51
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Conform-o-meter impact[edit]
Name
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Rating
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Points
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Make-a-Thing Workshop, Drive-In Theater
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Consumerism
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10
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Spooky House, Rigellian Tribal Hut
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Indolence
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Portal to Rigel 7, Donut Torture Device, Hover-Copter, DIET Sign, Human Test Subject, Rigellian Queen
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Obedience
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Rigellian Shrub
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Tree-hugging
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5
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The Grand Pumpkin
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10
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Tentacle Tree
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Tree-hugging Bonus $ and XP
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10 1%
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Ghost Pirate Airship
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Vanity Bonus $ and XP
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2,500 5%
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Other changes made[edit]
- There is an Autumn theme to Springfield. Trees have changed to autumn colours/stripped of leaves, leaves falling appear on screen, rivers are dark blue with occasional tentacles coming out of them. There is a slight darkening at the edges of the screen.
- The Store and inventory have changed. In The Store, the items have been split into sections:
The game will also recommend items which appear on the first page of the The Store next to the "Treehouse of Horror XXV" image.
- The Krustyland Store and inventory have also changed. In The Store, the items have been split into sections:
- A Facebook button has appeared in the bottom right corner of the friends screen.
- Visibility requirements have changed. Instead of being visible but locked when you haven't reached the building's level, now the game won't show them until you're within a level or two. For example, the Power Plant buildings become visible when you hit level 10 but aren't available until you hit level 11 (and reach the associated quest to unlock them).
- A few of the Clash of Clones decorations have continued to be available for purchase: the Hot Air Balloon, Flaming Torch, and Chicken Coop.
- Characters were removed again from the Krustyland Goers character group. They were added with the Level 43 update, removed with the Clash of Clones update, and then added back with the Level 44 update. This character group isn't used for tasks.
- The Spooky Tree and Dead Tree was added to the Trees Group.
- Shary Bobbins was moved again from the "More Oddballs" character collection to "Helpful Guest Stars".
- Placing a Beach Chair now requires you to have completed the quest Squidport Pt. 1.
- Cletus' 12 hour task to "Dig Through Garbage" now requires an unoccupied dumpster.
- Barbarian Castle, Castle Recycle and Boxingham Palace now earn 90 and 10 every 4 hours. Barbarian Castle's task is "A Chill Place to Bro Out", Castle Recycle's is to "Host Green Party Meetings" and Boxingham Palace's is to "Visit Rat Kingdom". They are all now storable, and the Barbarian is attached to the Barbarian Castle, so if you store the Barbarian Castle the Barbarian will be stored with it.
- Medieval Banners, Barbarian Statue, Hot Air Balloon, Hay Cart, Stock, Catapult, Flaming Torch, and Windmill can now be placed in Krustyland, they give 10 Kitsch points each.
- A premium default job award for a 45 second task has been added, which earns 5 and 2.
- The regular job award for a 3 hour task now earns 75 and 7. It used to earn 70 and 7.
- Suzanne the Witch and Count Burns are now Premium characters.
- Maude Flanders' 8 hour dual task to "Get Revenge on Homer" now earns 840 and 210 when it used to earn 840 and 205.
- Macaroni's Shed has returned to The Store for 30, from the "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" episode tie-in.
October 9th[edit]
- Squidport tiles (if you have any in storage) has been added to the Squidport Inventory group/icon.
- Krustyland Land Upgrade has been added to the Krustyland Decorations store menu.
- More stuff has been added to show in The Store during the game's initial tutorial.
- Wailing Walls have their chain placement attribute back.
- There's now code to award the Mutant Peacock properly when you earn him.
- Multiple tappings of UFOs while visiting friends should be fixed.
October 16th[edit]
- Included a new costume for Moe, Moog, which has to be awarded by collecting four items and answering a Trivia Question.
- Fixed a bug that freezes Grem-Aliens caught in weapon radius when exorcising a possessed character.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing people from being awarded the probes their Grem-Aliens gather from friends.
- Fix to award Goblin Bart and/or Archer Lisa if you have the appropriate castle built but for some reason didn't get the costume before.
- New quest for Millhouse: "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" (Charlie Brown reference), which requires the Grand Pumpkin.
- New quest for Kang (and Kodos if applicable) to drink Hilarium. Requires the Rigellian Queen (craftable in phase 3).
- Quest name "Trick or Treat" was changed to "Keep Trick or Treating".
October 29th[edit]
- The Ghost Pirate Airship is available for 250 until November 2, 2014.
- The Treehouse of Horror section image in the Store front was slimmed down.
- Bundle of 10 Bronze Treat Bags and Bundle of 7 Silver Treat Bags were added, both for 25.
- A "New!" menu in the store was implemented, which contains some newly implemented things as well as some things you've recently unlocked because you've levelled up.
- XP requirement for the first bonus level was lowered from 1514240 to 510800.
- The Mayflower from Thanksgiving 2013 was re-added permanently for 100.
October 31st[edit]
- The crafting recipe for the Rigellian Tribal Hut was changed from 400, 400 and 300 to 260, 50 and 50.