Monthly Archives: June 2014

Friendship Level 9: Unlocking KBBL

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers,

How are my favorite Addicted Tappers doing today?   Winding down the final days of Stonecutters?  Racking up those FP’s by visiting your neighbors?  Just a reminder, remember to help out your fellow neighbors and clear those handshakes!  Are you in need of more Tapping Friends?  Remember you can always find friends on our Add Friends Page (and here for ones who pledge not to vandalize you)…the best (and only way) to submit your Add Me requests on TSTO Addicts!

So with the Level 42 update, EA also gave us the 9th Social Currency Event Prize…KBBL Radio Station!  A new building for your Springfield!  And like Channel 6 and Cletus’s Farm (and Open Air Stage) this building has jobs you can complete to earn more money!  So now my friends let’s break down this 9th…and final for now (at least until EA decides to add more)… Friendship Prize.  Just want to remind you all with this update it’s important to remember to SLOW DOWN.  There’s no rush to get the FP’s, so take your time and enjoy it!  🙂

Anywho…KBBL is unlocked once you’ve unlocked Cool Lisa AND earned an additional 4,500FP…so many of you should be unlocking it sometime in the next few days (depending on how many friends you have) or you should have it already.  So what happens when you unlock this building?  Does it do anything? What are the new Broadcasts?  What about a questline?  Well let’s answer all of your questions by taking a closer look at KBBL Radio now…

KBBL

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TSTO Emblem Prizes: The Ninth Prize Stonecutter Table

Hey Howdy Hey Stonecutters!

If you’re following along with Bunny’s Emblem Calendar, by now you’re all in the thick of emblem collecting and you should be nearing enough emblems to collect the 9th Emblem Prize!  You can find posts about the other prizes here the Sacred Parchment, #36, Chest of Sacred Artifacts, #85 & 600, Money Pool & #29, #50 &#79,  The Stone of Triumph & #5, #12 & #14.

Once you reach 31,000 Emblems collected you’ll unlock the 9th free personal prize in the Stonecutters Event…The Stonecutter Table!  The Stonecutter table is an all new decoration for your Springfield that will unlock a new task for Stonecutter Homer, Stonecutter Krusty & Stonecutter Wiggum (and if you’ve purchased him #51 too!)!

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Let’s take a closer look at this feast table and just what happens when you place it in YOUR Springfield…

WARNING…Dialogue spoilers below

Stonecutter table

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Where Did THAT Come From – Itchy & Scratchy Studios

They fight,
They bite,
They bite and fight and bite,
bite, bite,bite,
fight, fight, fight,
The Itchy and Scratchy Show

What’s up everybody?  It seems to me that anyone who is at least faintly familiar with The Simpsons probably knows about that dynamic and violent cartoon duo named Itchy & Scratchy.  I for one have always loved when an I&S cartoon appeared in the Best. Show. Ever.  We already had quite a few Itchy & Scratchy items in our TSTO world but EA decided it was time to bring us the animation studio responsible for them.  Woohoo and more!

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Showoff & Shout Out Reminders

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

It’s getting to those times again….let’s get to our monthly/weekly reminders!

Cross Blog Monthly Shout Out/Tapper of the Month: shoutoutrevisedTime is running out to be considered for our July Tapper of the month so get your submissions in soon for Cross Blog Shout Out Contest!  If you want to be considered for our July Tapper of the month make sure you email your submissions to TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com by 11:59pm EST on Friday 6/27/14.  (remember Tapper of the month gets to be featured here at TSTO Addicts AND wins a $10 Gift Card!)

Springfield Showoff!

This week we want to see….Your Downtowns!

This week Bunny wants to see your Downtown Cityscape!  Bunny’s working on some new designs with apartments and shops you would see in the more business thriving sections of your towns. So we want to to see what YOU have come up with too. So many buildings, skyscrapers, department store options have been released. SHOW US!!!

Be sure to submit your Downtowns by Saturday 6/28/14 at 12pm EST if you want to be featured this week.

Do you want to be featured on the next Springfield Showoff?  Post your images to the Addicts Flickr, share them in the Comments below, share your images on our Facebook Page, Link them to our Twitter feed, or email us your screenshots at TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com. We can’t wait to see YOUR designs! (Need help with images, just ask.) 

Will you be Showing Off or Shouting Out?!

Sacred Parchment Prizes: Sixth (and Final) Prize Ark of the Stonecovenant

Hey Howdy Hey Stonecutting Tappers!

The incredibly cool thing about the Stonecutter’s Event is not only do you earn prizes by collecting Emblems BUT you also earn more Stonecutter Skins in the Sacred Parchment Prizes.  While you can find out more about the Sacred Parchment here, basically what it is is a daily riddle you must solve and send a character on a task.  Once you sent so many characters on a task (1, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 24) a new prize will unlock for you.  It really adds an AWESOME dynamic to the game!

So once you’ve solved your twenty-fourth Sacred Parchment Puzzle you’ll unlock the 6th (and final) free personal prize….the Ark of the Stonecovenant!  An all new…decoration (although it doesn’t boost your vanity rating) for your Springfield!

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Let’s take a closer look the Ark of the Stonecovenant and just what happens when you place it in YOUR Springfield..

WARNING…Dialogue and task spoilers below

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A Gil of a Deal! Add a Little Bling to Your Springfield (Updated and Complete)

Update: Looks like they released another in-game update…in an effort i’m sure to fix the Gil glitch…HOWEVER…it looks like right now the servers are down as a result.  Just be patient, take a deep breath…they’ll come back up.  They always do 🙂

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Looks like EA has listened to ALL of our complaints about not including the Solid Gold House with Chester (although I still think the Rocket Car is pretty freakin sweet) and added a little bling to our Springfields!

Oh and Gil’s back in town to offer you the special deal!

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Psst…the nuclear option is back too!

Details below the fold…
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Sacred Parchment Puzzle Hints #24

Hey there Hoppereenos. Bouncing by to help out those that are struggling with the Daily Sacred Parchment tasks. Be warned…

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

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AGAIN…LOTS N LOTS OF SPOILERS AHEAD!!! READ MORE WITH CAUTION!!!

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From the Mouths of Addicts: A Conversation with Weeksy2

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Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Welcome to another edition of From the Mouths of Addicts, where YOU get to sound off on anything and everything in the world of Tapped Out!  This week’s post is all about our Tapper of the Month for June Weeksy2!

Back on June 2nd we announced the TSTO Communities of Topix, Addicts & game voted Weeksy2 as the Tappers of the Month during our monthly Shout Out!  As part of the Tapper of the Month we interviewed Weeksy2 to get a better feel for why he created his Springfields the way he did and some advice he might have for other Tappers when it comes to design.

So without further ado let’s see what he had to say!

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TSTO Emblem Prizes: The Eighth Prizes Numbers 5, 12 & 14

Hey Howdy Hey Stonecutters!

If you’re following along with Bunny’s Emblem Calendar, by now you’re all in the thick of emblem collecting and you should be nearing enough emblems to collect the 8th Emblem Prize!  You can find posts about the other prizes here the Sacred Parchment, #36, Chest of Sacred Artifacts, #85 & 600, Money Pool & #29, #50 &#79, & The Stone of Triumph.

Once you reach 28,000 Emblems collected you’ll unlock the 8th free personal prizes in the Stonecutters Event…Numbers 5, 12 & 14 (aka Stonecutters Jasper, Lenny & Carl)!  #5, #12 and #14 are all new skins for Jasper, Lenny & Carl.  Each new skin comes with a whole new set of tasks!

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Let’s take a closer look at #5, #12 and #14 and just what happens when they enter YOUR Springfield…

WARNING…Dialogue spoilers below

#5 Jasper  #12 Lenny  #14 Carl

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Level 42 and the Conform-O-Meter

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Level 42 has arrived in Springfield!  And, as usual, with the release of Level 42 many of the requirements to maintain 5 Stars on your Conform-O-Meter have changed.  Let’s check it out and see what the new requirements are, so  you can have all the information you’ll need to maintain that 5-Star Springfield!

The Conform-O-Meter is an important part of Tapped-Out because it provides you with a bonus boost in your cash and  XP from everything you collect in the game.  When you achieve a 5-Star Town (it’s max rating) you will receive a 5% bonus on all money and XP collected in your town.  If you missed the previous Conform-O-Meter posts check here for the basics and here for how many points you’ll need to reach 5 stars.

The Level 42 update has introduced 2 new buildings (including the new Friendship Prize), 2 new characters, 2 new decorations & all new point amounts required to reach a 5-Star Springfield.

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