Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Yesterday Level 52 hit our Tapping Devices and with it arrived a permanent mini event involving Mr. Burns and his Money Mountain.
The Money Mountain is meant to be a long term “project” for you to work on over time in Springfield. It’s massive and expensive, so breaking it up over time will help lessen the blow to your in game cash bank account.
We covered the basics in our rundown post, but now it’s time to get into the specifics of the Money Mountain and just what happens when you start the quest in your Springfield…
*Note: There is a glitch going on currently with Mr. Burns and the Money Mountain. Details on it are below.
First up…GLITCH/BUG ALERT…
Update 5.8.15 9:18 PM EDT: Patch hit our games tonight and the Burns glitch is now fixed! So if you couldn’t see the task before try hard closing and restarting your game and ensure the update downloads (it’s in game so nothing to get from the app store) and it should now be working for you.
There is a KNOWN bug going around that will make Mr. Burns’ task to empty his pockets disappear somewhere between $6,000 and $8,000 when you’re on Level 2.
It will not impact everyone. I’ve got it in my game but Bunny’s been able to get past level 2 onto Level 3 without an issue.
This is a known issue and EA is working to resolve it. Hopefully a patch will hit soon. Unfortunately, there is no “quick fix” for this that we can offer. It will take a patch to resolve. If you’d like you can add your “me too” to this thread started over on the EA Help forums:
To let EA know you’re impacted by the bug too. But they won’t be able to resolve the issue until a patch hits the game (in other words calling/chatting EA support won’t help your game individually this time. All they’ll be able to do is add your ID to the impacted list)
So sit tight. Hopefully the patch will hit soon.
So, as we always do, let’s start with the basics…
What’s the Requirement for Money Mountain? Do I Have to Be On Level 52?
Nope, the Money Mountain doesn’t just apply to players at Level 52, despite it arriving with the Level 52 update. The Money Mountain applies to all players Level 25 and above. So many of you are seeing this quest popup in your game…despite not being at Level 52.
How Does the Money Mountain Quest Start?
A ! will popup over Mr. Burns starting the Rolling In It task for Mr. Burns and Homer. That kicks off the mini event.
I’m At Level _____ (something higher than 25) and I Haven’t Had This Task Trigger For Me. What Do I Do?
First, don’t panic. It’s not a big deal. You probably just have too many tasks open/lined up in your game. Eventually the Money Mountain will trigger for you, so don’t worry. Again…it’s not timed. 🙂
When Does the Money Mountain Quest End?
Currently, there is no end date. It’s meant to be a long term goal, so take your time with it. There’s no rush to finish.
What’s the Purpose of Money Mountain? What do I Get If I Complete it?
There are 11 Levels to Money Mountain if you complete all 11 Levels you’ll unlock the Monty Moneybags skin for Mr. Burns.
What Happens When Mr. Burns Throws Money Into The Money Mountain?
It’s costing YOU money every time Mr. Burns throws money into Money Mountain. So YOUR in game cash will disappear each time you send Mr. Burns to “empty his pockets”. So again..take your time with it. It’s meant to be a long term goal.
How Much Of My In-Game Cash Will Be Needed to Complete the Whole Event?
The total through all 11 Level is $5,500,000.
Do I Have to Do This Event?
No. It’s not a requirement for anything, except to get the Monty Moneybags Skin. So you do not have to complete it to move onto any level/event in Springfield. It’ll just remain in your task bar.
Does Monty Moneybags (the Skin you earn) Have a Questline?
Yes, he’ll have a full 4 part questline (which we’ll cover later in this post).
Does Monty Moneybags (the Skin you Earn) Earn at a Premium Rate?
No. He earns at a SUPER premium rate. He’ll earn even more than a premium character would. (we’ll break his tasks down later in this post)
How Big is Money Mountain? Do I Have to Keep it In my Springfield?
It’s 11×11, so pretty big. And no you don’t have to keep it in your Springfield. You can store it at any time in your inventory.
What Will Money Mountain Do? Does It Earn Anything?
It’ll change appearances with each level increase, it’ll grow in height and more stuff will be added (we’ll have images later in this post). It will not earn you in game cash/xp. It’s basically a giant decoration and will earn you 450 Vanity points for your Conform-O-Meter.
So now…let’s get into more specifics about the Ain’t No Mountain High mini event and breakdown each level.
As mentioned above, as long as you’re on Level 25 Mr. Burns will start this quest for you. It’ll kick off with Rolling in It. Which will give you a task to complete for Homer and Mr. Burns.
Rolling in It
Mr. Burns starts
Make Homer Enjoy His “Day Off”- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
Make Mr. Burns Peruse the Latest Issue of ‘Snobby Hobbies’- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
THIS will start the Ain’t No Mountain High Enough task. And you’ll see the levels popup on your screen…
Here are the requirements for each Level…as well as what the Money Mountain will look like after each level…
Level 1
Make Lisa Sulk– 1hr, Earns $70, 17xp
Place Mr. Burn’s Money Mountain– Costs $5,000. Requires Level 25. 11×11 in size.
Level 2
Make Mr. Burns Spend 10,000 Money– This Requires $1,000 of your own money and 10 minutes each time. You’ll have to complete it 10 times to finish this level. (Instant Upgrade 40 Donuts)
Level 3
Make Mr. Burns Spend 15,000 Money- This Requires $1,500 of your own money and 30 minutes each time. You’ll have to complete it 10 times to finish this level. (Instant Upgrade 60 Donuts)
Level 4
Make Mr. Burns Spend $25,000 Money- This Requires $2,500 of your own money and 30 minutes each time. You’ll have to complete it 10 times to finish this level. (Instant Upgrade 100 Donuts)
Level 5
Make Mr. Burns Spend $50,000 Money- This Requires $5,000 of your own money and 30 minutes each time. You’ll have to complete it 10 times to finish this level. (Instant Upgrade 200 Donuts)
Level 6
Make Mr. Burns Spend $100,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$5,000 each time @ 30min. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (10 total hrs)
$10,000 each time @ 6 hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (60 total hours)
(Instant Upgrade 250 Donuts)
Level 7
Make Mr. Burns Spend $300,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$15,000 each time @ 30min. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (10 total hrs)
$30,000 each time @ 6hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (60 total hrs)
(Instant Upgrade 300 Donuts)
Level 8
Make Mr. Burns Spend $500,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$25,000 each time @ 2hrs. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (40 total hrs)
$50,000 each time @ 10hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (100 total hrs)
(Instant Upgrade 350 Donuts)
Level 9
Make Mr. Burns Spend $750,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$37,500 each time @ 2hrs. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (40 total hrs)
$75,000 each time @ 10hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (100 total hrs)
$150,000 each time @ 16hrs. You’ll have to complete 5 times to finish (80 total hrs)
(Instant Upgrade 412 Donuts/400 if you do Smithers task)
Make Smithers Wander Aimlessly- 24hrs, Earns $600, 150xp
Level 10
Make Mr. Burns Spend $1,250,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$62,500 each time @ 3hrs. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (60 total hrs)
$125,000 each time @ 10hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (100 total hrs)
$250,000 each time @ 32hrs. You’ll have to complete 5 times to finish (160 total hrs)
(Instant Upgrade 450 Donuts)
Level 11
Make Mr. Burns Spend $2,500,000 Money- At this point, you’ll have a couple of different ways you can do this. Here are the options:
$125,000 each time @ 3hrs. You’ll have to complete 20 times to finish. (60 total hrs)
$250,000 each time @ 10hrs. You’ll have to complete 10 times to finish. (100 total hrs)
$500,000 each time @ 32hrs. You’ll have to complete 5 times to finish (160 total hrs)
(Instant Upgrade 500 Donuts)
The level 11 image above is how the Money Mountain will look in your Springfield when the task is complete.
Once you’ve completed all 11 Levels you’ll unlock the Monty Moneybags skin. However, in order to get the skin you must first trigger the questline by Mr. Burns. He should appear with a ! right after you’ve leveled up to Level 11.
The Monty Moneybags skin will be placed in your inventory….
Once you pull him from your inventory here’s what his character unlock screen will look like:
Here’s a look at the questline you’ll see appear once you’ve completed Level 11…
Mr. Moneybags Pt. 1
Burns starts
Make Monty Moneybags Mount the Money Mountain- 24hrs, Earns $1,800, 450xp
Mr. Moneybags Pt. 2
Burns starts
Make Monty Moneybags Celebrate Atop the Mountain- 4hrs, Earns $525, 125xp
Make Smithers Become a Hideous Drunken Wreck- 12hrs, Earns $420, 100xp
Mr. Moneybags Pt. 3
Burns starts
Make Monty Moneybags Frolic in Currency- 12hrs, Earns $1260, 300xp
Mr. Moneybags Pt. 4
Burns starts
Make Monty Moneybags Explore the Caverns of Cash- 1hr, Earns $210, 88xp
And finally…here’s a look at Monty Moneybags tasks and payouts…
| Task | Length | Earns | Location |
| Explore the Caverns of Cash | 1hr | $210, 51xp | Money Mountain |
| Celebrate Atop the Mountain | 4hrs | $525, 135xp | Money Mountain |
| Narrowly Escape a Tunnel Collapse | 8hrs | $825, 210xp | Money Mountain |
| Frolic in Currency | 12hrs | $1,260, 300xp | Money Mountain/Visual |
| Mount the Money Mountain | 24hrs | $1,800, 450xp | Money Mountain/Visual |
Whew! And there you have it my friends…everything you need to know about Money Mountain and Monty Moneybags!
My best advice…don’t worry about it right now. Money Mountain will still be around after the Terwilligers Event is over. So right now focus your time and character tasks on earning that crafting currency for Terwilligers, because that is limited-time. Think of Money Mountain as a side quest. Something to do when you’re bored in TSTO & don’t worry about it right now.
Also, one quick note. Since this is a permanent addition to our towns..this post has been permanently linked on the menu of TSTO Addicts. So you can quickly come back to reference it at any time by going to the navigation menu of TSTO Addicts and it’s listed under Tips and Tricks.
What are your thoughts on Money Mountain? How about Monty Moneybags? Have you started the quests or are you waiting? Thoughts on Monty Moneybags payouts? Will you be storing or keeping Money Mountain in your Springfield? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
Ugh, it glitches again at 40,000/50,000 on level 5. I had hoped they fixed it after I got past the glitch at 8,000/10,000 on Level 1, anyone else still glitched?
Mine did that too. I visited a different neighbor and the “happy glitch” started working again. So don’t give up!
I’m lvl 38 have burns but no mountain quest.
Could be that you have too many tasks open. Eventually it’ll trigger for you.
At level 2, I did two out of the ten throwing in money quest. Today I am upgraded directly to level 3. Strange.
My money mountain hasn’t even hit level 2 yet and it won’t let me throw money in after 9,000!
Looks like some kind of patch went through. I went back to my town after visiting neighbors and I was automatically upgraded past level 2 on my Money Mountain. Some funny dialogue popped up between Mr. Burns and Lisa.
Thats pretty epic i must say! And oh my god you get 2x earnings from the 24hr task AND its a aninated outdoor task YESSSSS ITS LIKE HEAVEN!
Thanks for this post, Alissa.
I was starting to feel annoyed that there are so many tasks that demand Lisa AND the main event running simultaneously.
I think I’ll keep Burns on fertilizer duty and Lisa getting those DNA strands until the end of the event.
There is a glitch to advance without using money. Go to your friends, and visit their towns. Keep visiting each of their towns, and then check back on your mountain. For some reason it puts money into the mountain, I already have level 11 in 2 hours time
Doesn’t work for everyone. I’ve tried it…can’t duplicate it. Happy glitch for some.
It’s happened here as well. I put the money mountain aside yesterday after upgrading to level 4. Today after visiting my friends’ towns the upgrade sign magically appeared over it, and now I’m at level 5! Go figure.
Wow, so it just leveled up to level 3 and still glitch and now I watching the task meter filling up with blue (very slowly) yet I have Mr.Burns on a 12 hr (corn/fertilizer) task. This is a good glitch. Lets hope it isn’t fixed :p Only thing is, I haven’t been checking my cash (not sure if it’s staying the same or disapearing) though I do have enough for the whole side-event anyway.
Whoooo hooo!! Just updated again and Mr. Burns still on his 12hr task I mentioned earlier (he still has 9 hours left) so my guess is that this will just continue until they fix it. By the way I took a screen shot before suspecting this would happen and took another screen shot after the pile mysteriously leveled up and it didn’t look like I lost any money (in fact I have more money now than the previous screen shot). I can’t help but laugh like Mr. Burns and end with a finger teepee “Excellent”. 🙂
Yep I’m on the last part of level 1 and the task disappeared. Time to forget about Money Mountain until after this event is over. I’ll take it as a sign… 🙂
There was an in-game download and then the money pile leveled up and now I’ve got Burns’ task again, so all is well on my end.
Thanks for keeping us all updated.
Installed patch/update but still no Burns task.
It maybe a different patch you downloaded.
Just visited neighbours came back and my mountain leveled up i had spent 8000 and got stuck still no task on ole burnsy to throw money at it 🙂 patch installed too
Hi ,, how can I unlock Dame Judith Underdunk ?
Hmmm…it’s pretty hard to do since she’s not in the game yet 😉
Oh really!! I thought she’s out when I saw a pic for her in simpsonswiki ,, thanks for answering 😀
No worries 🙂
I think she is will be gets to the game at Act 3, because when I was testing to tuck the Open Opera Stage, it won’t allowed it, so it can be a sign of that will be a key item in Act 3.
Bob is not bound to the Stage, he is came with it just like Fat Tony with Businessman’s Social Club.
Woohoo! Loving watching my mountain grow! : P I think I’ve got this happy glitch though. On both level 3 and 4, after sending Burns to empty his pocket only 3 times, his option disappears. Originally I had tried just leaving to Krustyland and coming back to no avail, so I tapped the pile and boom! Instant level up both times after only an hour and a half! I’m not complaining! ^_^ Saves me a hair bit of money while I try to get the slaughterhouse. It’s hard enough to save when all my characters are on event tasks.
I was stuck at Level 2 at $9000. Between a patch from EA, storing the Cooling Tower and Money Mountain, and visiting friends, I literally LEPT to Level at $6000, where I am once again stuck.
To many other things going on to worry more. EA will pick it up.
Oops, should be LEPT to Level 3 at $6000
There’s also a glitch (at least on iPad) that doesn’t allow you to navigate around a friend’s town if they have placed the Money Mountain. Weird. Still able to collect from Mutant Bob’s if there are enough roads around it.
I’ve seen the same thing on my iPad and B game on Kindle. Whenever I go to a friends town it went directly to the Money Mountain and froze. If friends didn’t have the Money Mountain then navigation and clicking was possible. Let’s hope for an in game update tomorrow.
If you like this post then Bunny might just hop over to EA and slap them around a bit. Otherwise Alissa will lay down the law on EA and Wookiee gets a few Duffs on the house.
I have this glitch too.
My game seems to be lagging more too. Anyone else noticing this?
0/10000 no option to send mr burns to throw money on pile, font know ifvi missed something
It’s part of the glitch. It’s impacting people in different ways
Mine went from lvl. 4 to lvl. 5 without me having to spend a cent.
Me too – everything appears ready, I click “DO IT” from either the task bar or the Money pile itself to start the 0/10,000 process, but there’s no task for Burns to throw money. I had a patch download late this evening, but that wasn’t it.
Trying not to be bitter about the happy glitch… :/
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if anyone figured out how long this would take if you did it back to back. Not that anyone one would do it back to back but I was curious what the fastest you could do this, if you wanted. Thanx and have fun.
237 hours, 40 minutes seems to be the non-donut-assisted fastest. I’m not sure I could find a better way to spend 20 days.
Or even 10 days… because math. 🙂
First off, THANK YOU for all this great info!
As for the Money Mountain itself… I think this sort of side-event/mini-game thing is pretty awesome insofar as the concept itself. I will enjoy having a go-to thing to do when there’s nothing else to do.
That being said… I am a little underwhelmed by the final prize. I mean… A costume? Really? Would have been nice if the completed mountain gave an earnings-percentage boost and/or if it had a pay out itself instead of just being a vanity decoration (call it “Gaining Interest” or something).
Don’t get me wrong, I do like – strike that – LOVE the costume (the Beauty and the Beast parody song Burns sings in that episode is classic!), and the “Super Premium” rate at which he earns *IS* pretty fabulous, but again, just seems a little meager of a reward for such a long-term (not to mention EXPENSIVE) mission.
Though, I suppose, in this case perhaps it’s more about the journey than the destination, eh wott? 😀
so we get donuts as prizes with the money mountain?
I don’t think so. Where did you get that from my post?
Money Mountain is really just another aspiration building for Springfield, it just takes time and multiple cash installments instead of a lump sum. I like that EA is trying different things, multiple stage building and alternate payout method in this case, I hope we see more like this going forward.
I got this glitch too. Whatevs. They’ll fix it.
perfectly stated. thanks for doing the math
I am looking forward to my completed money mountain. It will be in my town. It may be around Mr Burns backyard. Right now, I’m affected by the glitch so I will put him back to the event at hand.
Thank you for letting us know about the glitch, I just ran into it and was wondering if I was missing something.
I had the glitch while on level 2 but then I went to visit friends and when I came back to my town it just leveled me up and glitche is gone for now.
Those of us at level 52 need something to do between level releases. And after a while the money piles up, so I can see it being a nice side quest!
I love that there’s a skin available to purchase for in game cash rather than donuts!
ditto Milena : )
“Monty”! Stupid autocorrect!
I’m on level 3, at $9000/$15000 and the “make mr. burns spend $15000” just disappeared.