Update 8:30pm EDT: A few of you are reporting the Mystery Box and Homer Buddha missing from the store. This is not the case. The store is just reorganized. To find them slide the arrow:
That’ll show more of the store. Click on the Homer Buddha icon and scroll, you’ll find both items in there:
Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Halloween has arrived in Springfield! Woo-Hoo! Bring on the tricks! Bring on the treats! Bring on the ….aliens?!
Remember this is an APP STORE update, so you’ll have to go into your App Store/Play Store/Amazon Store to get it. Also remember…iOS usually gets hit with the update first, than Google a little while later and then Amazon. So if you don’t see it yet, be patient, it’s coming 🙂 (although this time around I got it on my Android phone the same time as iOS…so go figure!)
As always we’ll have all the full details for you, as soon as we go through it all ourselves.
For now know that it’s auto started by a dialogue between Chief Wiggum, Lisa and Kang…and your first task will be to build the Make-a-Thing Workshop. It’ll cost you $2,000 and take 8hrs to build. (Also if you have Kang he’ll have an 8hr task as well. You can run them simultaneously. If you don’t have Kang you’ll be awarded him for free!)
Now let’s get to it shall we? More details below the fold….
WARNING: Mild Spoilers ahead
So let’s get right into it shall we? The first little dialogue between Wiggum, Lisa and Kang setup the event…basically. At least it introduces why there’s an Alien in Springfield (as if we need a reason!)
Chief Wiggum: Hey there. You’re new in town, aren’t you? I’m a police officer, in case you’re wondering why I’m so astute.
Kamg: You do seem pretty sharp.
Lisa: Chief Wiggum! He’s not a visitor to our town, he’s a hostile alien. Arrest him and call out the National Guard.
Wiggum: I was gonna do that. That’s the procedure for all visitors. I think it may be why our tourism industry is in the dumper.
Kang: Wait! I have fled the lush tyranny of Rigel VII to see asylum in this trailer park of a planet: Earth.
Lisa: Oh, Chief Wiggum, we’ve got to help him! Kang is a defector, like Rudolph Nureyev or Martina Navratilova!
Wiggum: Yeah, but those guys could do stuff and this thing’s just a drooling squid.
Kang: I wish to be an Earthling now and follow Earthling customs. Our drone cameras report that you saliva-swallowing bipeds enjoy building useless 2-D buildings. I shall build the most useless, most two-dimensional building of all!
Lisa: Wait, did you say drone cameras?
Kang: Silence foolish Earth-tween! If you are accusing me of breeding organic, living camera drones that resemble Earth’s housefly…and then abandoning the project because we got much too much footage of dog poo, you are paranoid!
Lisa: Just build your building.
Again at this point you’ll have to build the Make-A-Thing Workshop for $2,000. This is only the first part of getting the event to trigger. After this then you must sent Lisa on an 8hr task. Followed by a LOT of dialogue and then Halloween will get started.
This event is unlike anything else we’ve seen in TSTO before….there are staged releases for prizes. AND you can collect Treat bags to collect MORE prizes!
So now let’s breakdown the basics…
First let’s cover what you can BUY…
You’ll also notice the store has been completely redesigned! It looks AWESOME! We’ll cover more details on this in a future post…but for how here’s what you can get:
First up…the new items:
Freemium:
Make-a-Thing Workshop– $2,000. Improves Consumerism
Premium:
Drive-In Theater- 150 Donuts. Comes with Space Mutant
Tentacle Tree- 18 Donuts
Portal to Rigel 7- 100 Donuts
Teleporters Alpha and Omega- 50 Donuts. This is pretty cool it’ll transport you from one end of Springfield to the other.
Now the Returning stuff…
Freemium:
Dead Tree- $270
Jack-o-Lantern- $135
Pumpkin Patch– $450
Spooky Tree- $325
Premium:
Ray Gun– 150 Donuts (Allows you to shoot down Kodos if you don’t already have)
Bbooberlla- 100 Donuts
Wailing Wall– 50 Donuts
Premium Combos:
Ancient Burial Ground + Zombie- 60 Donuts
Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop plus Maude– 150 Donuts
Mausoleum plus Zombie- 70 Donuts
Pet Cemetary plus Zombies- 90 Donuts
Springfield Cemetery Plus Zombie- 80 Donuts
Premium Stuff to Help WITH The Event:
Rigellian Hunting License- 90 Donuts. Helps you earn MORE reports when getting aliens from neighbors towns
Grem Alien Egg- 1 Donut
5 Grem-Alien Eggs- 3 Donuts
10 Germ-Alien Eggs- 5 Donuts
25 Grem-Alien Eggs- 10 Donuts
5 Ammo- 15 Donuts
Bronze Treat Bag- 3 Donuts (Guaranteed to contain a Broken Fence and a Rotten Egg)
Silver Treat Bag- 4 Donuts (Guaranteed to contain a Candy Corn and a Gummy Bear)
Gold Treat Bag- 6 Donuts (Guaranteed to contain a chocolate bar and a Pumpkin)
Bundle of 5 Gold Treat Bags- 25 Donuts
Now let’s get to the details of just what the heck to do!
So…here’s the deal:
Aliens have invaded Springfield and it’s up to YOU, Giant Skyfinger, to stop the invasion! By stopping the Aliens you’ll earn currency for this event…more details on that in a minute…and the currency helps you earn prizes!
Now let’s talk about currency.
There are THREE different types of currency earned for this event & each will be rolled out in different phases.
The first type of currency to collect are Probes. From the event start until 12+ days from now you’ll earn Probes for squashing Aliens in your town and visiting friends. Collect Probes to earn the Probe prizes…more on those in a minute.
The second type of currency to collect are Ray Guns. You can start collecting ray guns from squashing aliens in your town and visiting friends AFTER the 12 days of Probes are up. Collect Ray Guns to earn the Ray Gun prizes….remember you can’t start earning these for 12+ days.
The third, and final, type of currency to collect are Long Protein Strings. You can start collecting Long Protein Strings from squashing aliens in your town and visiting friends AFTER the 12 days of Ray Guns are up (so 24 + days from now). Collect Protein Strings to earn the Protein String Prizes….remember you can’t start earning these for 24+ days.
Looks like these stages of currency are designed to keep you ENGAGED in the event and preventing anyone from rushing ahead.
Currency Prizes:
So each type of currency prize has TWO main prizes with it, in addition to additional treat bags.
In the Probe Prize Box…which you can start earning now you’ll find:
Mutant Peacock- 4th Prize after 2 silver bags and a gold. Requires 3,250 Probes.
Donut Torture Device- Final prize in the Probe box. This will require 8.050 Probes.
In the Ray Gun Prize Box You’ll Find:
Bulldozer-saurus- 4th Prize after 2 silver bags and a gold. Requires 2,825 Ray Guns.
Hover-Copter- Final Prize in the Ray Gun Box. Requires 7,100 Ray Guns
In The Long Protein String Box You’ll Find:
Diet Sign- 4th Prize after 2 silver bags and a gold. Requires 6,000 Long Protein Strings.
U.B.O- Final Prize in the Long Protein String Box. This requires 14,900 Long protein Strings
Now Let’s Talk About Crafting Prizes:
The Make-A-Thing Workshop is where you’ll craft various prizes…and again these will be a slow unlock.
You earn the items to craft the things mostly via sending Kids Trick or Treating in your Springfield.
Here’s a list of who you can send:
Bart
Lisa
Milhouse
Rod
Todd
Database (Except his task is to Order Treat Bags Online)
Uter (Except his task is to Dig into Treat Bag Stash)
Nelson
Dolph
Martin
Ralph
Jimbo
Kearney
Shauna
Sherri & Terri
Squeaky Voiced Teen
Witch Marge
Now let’s talk about WHAT you can craft…..remember these are on a slow release as well. So it may take awhile for what you want to appear.
First here are the items needed:
From Left to right: Broken Fence, Rotten Egg, Candy Corn, Gummy Bear, Chocolate Bar, Pumpkin & Nail
Gold Treat Bag– 50 Rotten Eggs and 50 broken Fences
Human Test Subject- 100 Broken Fences, 100 Gummy Bears & 50 Chocolate Bars
Spooky Wall- 20 Rotten Eggs, 25 Candy Corn, 10 Pumpkins
Spooky House- 300 Broken Fences, 100 Gummy Bears, 50 Chocolate Bars
Rigellian Tribal Hut- 400 Broken Fences, 400 Candy Corn, 300 Chocolate Bars
Rigellian Shrub- 50 Broken Fences, 25 Candy Corn, 20 Pumpkins
Rigellian Queen- 400 Broken Fences, 400 Rotten Eggs, 300 Gummy Bears (NPC)
Pumpkin House- 300 Rotten Eggs, 300 Candy Corn, 50 Pumpkins
Grand Pumpkin- 350 Chocolate Bars, 400 Gummy Bears, 300 Pumpkins
– Hugo Simpson– 300 Broken Fences, 300 Rotten Eggs, 250 Candy Corn
Mutant Peacock- if you missed in Prize Box. 500 Rotten Eggs, 500 Gummy Bears, 300 Pumpkins
Buldozer-saurus- If you missed in Prize Box. 500 Rotten Eggs, 500 Gummy Bears, 300 Pumpkins
Donut Torture Device- If You missed in Prize Box. 200 Broken Fences, 500 Candy Corn, 500 Chocolate Bars.
Hover-Copter- 200 Broken Fences, 500 Candy Corn, 300 Pumpkins
Extra Things to Do With Neighbors:
Ammo- Find in treat bags OR buy in the store. Use this in a neighbors town to shoot down an enemy UFO and earn more treats!
Grem-Alien Eggs- Get from Squashing Aliens OR buy in the store. Similar to Gremlins last Halloween…drop in your neighbors towns to earn even MORE treats! Your neighbor has 5 hrs to stop it, if they don’t stop it you earn all the treats. If they do stop it you split the prize!
That about covers all the details for Halloween 2014! Of course we’ll be here for the ENTIRE event giving you the detailed breakdowns and How tos for ALL of the Halloween Fun! For now…Happy Alien Squashing my friends!
What do YOU think of Halloween so far? Anything your excited to see? What do you think of the Alien invasion theme this year? Are you squashing aliens yet? How about ALL of the kids getting Trick Or Treating tasks? Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!
Does anybody know why they would take the two caged head zombies and my cemetery away that I earned last year? Is anyone else having this issue of missing items? Are, they seasonal and disappear after the event is over? Thnx
No. Did you check inventory brown box?
I keep getting the Keep Trick or Treating mission, is that normal?
Yes, that’s how it’s supposed to work 🙂
Good STO day today – was able to finally craft Hugo and got 30 donuts from a UFO for the second time! One thought though…since Hugo is a kid, why can’t the poor little guy go trick-or-treating, too? I would think that would be the one “social” activity where he’d actually blend right in! 😉
Random thought: Since it’s been months since the Easter event, any eggs we had left over would be rotten by now 😉
Also, I’m rather disappointed there is no Rigellian Maggie popping up anywhere.
Was wondering if the candy corn, fences, eggs, and all the rest roll over with the next cylcle of craft items. Or do they get deleted and you have to start from the begining? Not sure if this was already explained, I couldn’t find posts on it.
They should roll over
Awesome, thanks!! Like always you guys rock!!!
When I click on the storage cardboard box from the make-a-thing workshop it opens up the new store menu. If I slide the arrow to access the new layout icons, there is a new icon labeled “consumables”. Right now all of these icons are empty (these are only empty when accessed from the make-a-thing workshop – they are fully populated when accessed via the main screen). Anybody know what these “consumables” are and what are they (will they) be used for?
I do not see consumables in the main menu. I assume (as lookin at pic) this is where they will place earned and unopened items like if you win a mystery box from a mystery box.
Not sure whether mentioned somewhere or not. Treat bags can contain donuts eggs probes and walls and subjecttubes. The little aliens can drop bags eggs probes and donuts as well. My question. I just reached to ture device have Hugo but am only halfway on the pumpkin. Should I save eggs and bags until ray gun day. Or do I need the pumpkin before ray gun day?
The list of items is here.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/10/13/trick-or-treat-bag-goodies/
We do not know how the new stuff will translate, so it is hard to answer that.
Just saying if there is none there should be a edit function on her so there’s no need to wast space for comments.
We have edit on the back end here, but it’s not something Word Press integrates with the sites. 🙁
Just got Hugo.
Only have 11 trick or treaters.
What I was looking for this event was what I believe as a simpsons fan to be the most worth stuff would be as
Follows by order.
1 Hugo
2 the automatic doughnut feeding machine used in homer by the devil torture. Wonder why the devil or the baker wasn’t out in way better then the mutant peacock I think or even the Freddy Krueger parody of willie could have a duel task where he chases Bart.
3 U.B.O when mr burns apparently was mistaken for a alien but it was just him apparently hopped up on medical drugs or what not.
Some human experiments. Note like i said before you can earn these in either treat bags it I believe blowing up Alena space ships in youre neughbors towns.
Either way it rare. Also the alien shrubs as I have randomly found both.
It’s a rant I know heh but yeah there’s actually a lot of cool stuff this Halloween event.
Hugo was defiantly worth playing this event like said by others it was worth it.
Once again sorry for the typos.
Has anyone else actually counted their Rigellians after 8 hours of not logging in? I get pretty much exactly 50 with no bank. Then I leave and come back, and still no 30 extra. So now I’m trying to log in closer to once every four hours so I don’t “miss out” by maxing out my Rigellians.
It has been two days and I have sent report . Uninstalled and reinstall and it still won’t work
What does it take to get you guys to repair the last upload or revert to an update that works
Well….considering we’re not EA it would take a whole like. Like years of school involving computer programming and access to the main server for the game for one. 🙂
But seriously…we’re not EA so we can’t help you with issues like this. We can only help with basic troubleshooting. I would recommend contacting EA again and this time try getting a phone call option to trigger for you…that’s always the best case 🙂
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/01/14/troubleshooting-101-contacting-ea/
Am I crazy or was there a chance to get Burns’ Coffin with this update?
He was here over the weekend, but flew off on Monday…
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/10/12/count-burns-offer/
Damn it!😡 Thanks though! 😊
Great news! Looks like they’ve dropped the probe requirement for getting the donut torture device to a far more reasonable 5,400 probes (instead of the 8,50 listed above)! So it looks like I’ll be able to earn that one after all 😃
(Oops, meant to type “8,050” not “8,50”)
Really? mines still showing that it requires 8,050.
Never mind…I think that 5,400 was for the last gold bag and I just misread the thing. D’oh! 😲
How do I kill the aliens in my krustyland?
you can’t. They’re just there for looks..
I just got the Donut Torture Device and it looks awesome. The first task involves homer and made me laugh out loud. For those wondering what happens after you get the final prize, there is a prestige bonus. You will be awarded a Silver Treat Bag for every 750 Probes you collect after receiving the final prize.
I’d be thrilled if the probes could be converted to ray guns/DNA strands in the next 2 phases, but bonus Treat Bags work for me as well.
Why can’t I squish some of the grem-aliens I find in my Springfield? Is this a glitch or am I not supposed to be able to destroy all of them?? Any help appreciated.
Sometimes they get stuck. Going to visit a neighbor and coming back to your town should clear them. 🙂
I’m wondering wether or not I should craft Hugo. Just to clear things up, is Hugo a costume for Bart or is he a whole new charectar?
Character with tasks. 🙂
I got him yesterday and I think he is totally with it. As Bunny mentioned he is a charter with Tasks. He is also necessary to get the Spooky House. I don’t want to give spillers. But the first task is 4hrs. (with a separate 4r task for Homer.) There is then a 24 hr task for Hugo and a 1 hr task for homer. I am on part 3 for Hugo’s quest and it is a 12 hr task.
Ok just recently today I moticed buying stuff like the eggs or fence bits or candy corn was apparently removed from the purchase area. Is it a glitch or did they do it on purpose cause that sucks either way.
Hope I’m not only 1.
It’s a weekend thing…
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/10/12/candy-time/
Well as homer would say
DoooooooH!!!
I just got Hugo so I doubt ill have time to get 300 bits for the spooky house. Oh well atleast Hugo was the top prize im sure the house will be snagable later on. Tnx n also hope they do it again for Ray guns n the strains. Def better deal then just 12 gold bags.
Also can I make homer available by putting the Simpson house in my inventory or do I have to rude it out.
The nail-in-board weapon would be a lot cooler if the game was structured such that, when visiting Friendtowns, you had a limit of 3 *taps* instead 3 probes. That way, as your weapon levels up, you’d have the opportunity to earn more probes with each tap (and it would add a little more fun to the process, as you try to time your taps in a way that will squash the most aliens). Just a thought….
Sorry if this has been asked before but as I opened my treat bags today, I noticed probes were going into storage. I went into my inventory but don’t see probes at all. I did find six “spooky walls.” Where did my probes go or did they add up and I just didn’t notice?
I fear I’m doing something wrong because this game doesn’t seem to be progressing for me.
Probes appear to go to your storage but they’re just adding to your probes on hand total. 🙂
Can anyone recommend which I should craft first grand pumpkin or Hugo
They require different items…so whichever you have enough for first 🙂
I for one choose Hugo. He is a character and I really wanted him, plus he is required for the Spooky House.
Does anybody know what the Donut Torture Device does? Just curious.
Homer uses it..and it’s hilarious. Just like the episode 🙂
But does it earn you anything? (I’m assuming not donuts, although that would be great!) Any idea what, if anything, it affects on the Conform-o-Meter and/or if it acts as an earnings multiplier, like some premium items do?
Just want to know how bad I should feel if I don’t manage to accumulate enough probes in time to get it… 😉
All the stats on it are coming. If you do not get it with probes, you have a 2nd chance to make it with items.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/10/13/trick-or-treat-bag-goodies/
I totally agree with Alissa. It takes some work to get and you might have to pass on something else if you have to resort to crafting it but it made me laugh out loud.
I got “Hugo” and I am so excited. I need 11 broken fences and had 7 bags to open. luckily 3 of the bags had 2 fences and 1 had 3.
Just to give others a heads-up Keep Homer free when you get close to being to crafting “Hugo,” as they each have a four hour task to complete. However, the tasks are separate so technically Homer doesn’t have to be free. No spoilers here so I won’t tell you what they are.
In case any of my neighbors use this site, I am “Abouttime4me.” I’d love to know who uses this awesome resource.
Thanks Alyssa, Bunny and Wookie for all you do.
Having a problem with my comments… I’ve commented twice on this post with different things, but neither of my comments have shown up in the list that I can see. When I try and post again, I get a duplicate post warning. Any ideas what’s happening?
Apologies… just takes us a bit to sort through all the comments and provide answers. We try to answer every one and it can be a bit time consuming. I answered your previous question below.
aha thank you. 🙂 Actually my ‘where are my posts going?’ post showed up as soon as I posted it, but my earlier ones didn’t. I can see one directly underneath here, so I’m going to go search for the others. I didn’t realise that they didn’t show until you replied. 🙂
I can’t see all the items you’ve listed for crafting in my list (the final items, not the ingredients). Are these going to unlock like the tiered system of currency?
That’s exactly what will happen.
What do you get if you complete the weapon upgrade task through to a level 5 weapon upgrade?
Each upgrade increases the radius of your sky finger when you squish for optimal alien slaying.
After we start earning the second n third currency do we still earn probes or do I only have the time until I start earning the next currency
As the other currency has not launched, we do not know yet till it goes live how it will play out.
Are any of the items you can craft in the Make-A-Thing Workshop interactive? What I mean is do Hugo or the Rigellian Queen have tasks or can characters visit the Rigellian Tribal Hut or Spooky House once available?
Hugo is a character
We do not know yet on the Hut or Spooky House.
Great pumpkin is an animated decoration.
Tapping a grem-alien isn’t killing it for me for some reason, am I doing something wrong or?
Are you tapping it in YOUR town? You can only kill YOUR Grem Aliens.
I also am occasionally getting what I call permo-gremaliens. I tap one, get the probes/etc. but there is a permanent image stuck there until I either visit friends, or exit and restart the game. Perhaps that’s it?
Glitch. Report it if you’d like.
I have also noticed that I am also getting random grem-aliens that don’t disappear or give probes – sometimes they sit up like patient dogs and then just carry on – some I have chased all over my town tapping like crazy & they they don’t go! They are becoming immune!
A.B.W.,
Is there a reason my post has been awaiting moderation for 20 hours?
I think you don’t like me anymore. 😞
Alissa n me traveling so moderation, especially ones needing more details and verification are a lil delayed. We’ll be back home soon. Focusing on getting posts with details for most questions first so many can be answered at once. 😉
Ehh, maybe – it’s so minor and doesn’t affect game play at all.
So, I am REALLY stuck on crafting. NOT the how to, the why should I?
Are the following prizes decorations/NPC only – or do some of them have an actual use? Since you lose the items you use to craft, I would like to spend judiciously. If they are all decorations? Well, might not get any of them!
Human Test Subject
Spooky Wall
Spooky House
Rigellian Tribal Hut
Rigellian Shrub
Rigellian Queen
Pumpkin House
Grand Pumpkin-
Hugo Simpson
Mutant Peacock
Buldozer-saurus
Donut Torture Device
Hover-Copter
All this info coming soon. Promise 🙂