The Simpsons Tapped Out Addicts

Important Notes:
These articles are planned to be as detailed as possible for those less technical. Although I will use this section to highlight things I think are really important please read it all thoroughly.

There’s more than one public server out there, but AFIK one of those had a catastrophic snafu a couple of weeks ago and isn’t running right now.

Credits:
These articles, with the kind permission of TeamTSTO, may contain content reposted from their Website or Discord.
These will show in “double-quotes”, preceded by (source name in brackets)

If you’re technically minded, don’t mind using Discord and don’t want to wait for my articles to go up then the Website has instructions with more info on Discord.

In This Article:
● Intro
● Series Index
● On Questions
● Private Servers
● Public Servers
• Project Springfield
• Tapped Out Reborn

Intro:
I plan to do a series of step-by-step articles as listed below. Once written I’ll edit the Series Index with a link to that article to help you find them.
These are intended to help guide you, one step at a time. If you need help then you’ll probably need to read all the articles once they are posted.
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First and important:
As some of you may know I’m a volunteer with the EA CCP program.
This does not mean I am, or ever was, an employee of either EA or the TSTO Studio.
Any thoughts or opinions I share are entirely my own.

While express permission to get involved hasn’t been granted it also hasn’t been denied. That may change in the future and I’ll have to withdraw from further participation.

Search seems not to like hyphens!

EDIT: This is being investigated. Thanks spAnser.

EDIT 2: There’s a patch in place that doesn’t turn up zero results if a hyphen is included, but it does give more results than hoped for even if you type the name in full.
It even found my town searching 1–s …

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Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Wow, you all had a lot to say about getting the chance to play TSTO again! It’s clear that we all miss our beloved pocket-sized towns. With the exciting news that The Simpsons has been renewed for another 4 years and the rumor of a new LEGO Krusty Burger release this summer, it’s safe to say the appetite for our favorite yellow family is still going strong!

So here’s the deal: I’m on it! The team behind the private server is hard at work fixing bugs and making it compatible with iOS. Right now, there’s an APK version available for Android, and I’m planning to test it out on BlueStacks. I won’t share anything with you until I’ve tested it myself—I want to make sure it’s good to go for all of you.

In the meantime, rest assured it’s in the works. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share detailed instructions with you all soon so we can bring our towns back to life.

Quick note: When I refer to the “private server” here, I’m talking about a server not run by EA. This will be hosted on an alternative server, so you won’t need to download it to your computer. You’ll be able to play it just like you did before, with no extra hassle.

And for those of you asking—yes, it is possible to restore your original town, even if you didn’t save it before the game was taken off EA’s servers. You can visit https://towns.spanser.dev/, which has a massive list of over 3 million TSTO towns. Search for your username, and if your town is listed, you can download the save files. Once that’s done, you’ll be able to upload your game to the private server version.

So check to see if your town is available and stay tuned for more updates!

-Alissa