UPDATE 830PM EST: A simple & quick update hit. Hoping it helps those locked out from Daily Reward issue. Let me know.
Hey there Screamereenos!
Bouncing by with some Clarification and help to all the Q&A that keeps repeating in the Comments. Most was already answered in the Main Posts, but I will place them here too to have one point of information.
So take a peek at ALL the info below before asking, and see if it is already answered. 🙂
First up, the Main Post Rundown for Event is HERE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Yes, this has been disabled and most likely will be for the Event. I assume so it will not interfere with the Event Tasks. So don’t anticipate using it anytime soon unless EA finds an alternate way to put it back into play for the Event.
MISSING S’MORES
Many of you think you are missing S’mores, you are not. There is a very simple explanation to this. You are seeing TWO S’mores Counters.
Main S’mores Counter: This is what you will see as the OVERALL TOTAL of S’mores you have collected so far for Act 1. Lower Left Corner of your game above your XP Meter.
Individual S’mores Counter: So that you are aware of how many S’mores you need per prize, there is an Individual Counter that will show as you reach each and every Prize in the Act 1 Screen.
Example:
Crafting Resources: /180
Spooky Cabin: /360
Pirate Kang: /1620
Model Donut: /2880
Gate to Nowhere: /4230
Now total them up… 180+360+1620+2880+4230 = 9270. The EXACT amount you need for Act 1… Act 1 Calendar HERE.
You are NOT missing any. No worries. Just a way to help you see where you are on earning each item. Nothing more.
SPAWNS NOT ADDING TO CAMPFIRE UPGRADE
This one is a tricky one, but I want to do a quick breakdown on it. First let’s take a quick look at the Basics.
WHAT Nightmare is the Portal Needing? : Look at the Counter on the Upgrade Screen and see WHAT Nightmare Image is next to it. Then make sure you have the Kid tell a Story that triggers that Nightmare to come from the Campfire. You can see in the image below… it asks for the Zombie Nightmare and has a Zombie Icon next to the Counter.
Check for that Icon and see WHAT it matches…
Martin- Unlocks Zombies
Lisa- Unlocks Snakes
Milhouse- Unlocks Bunnies
Bart- Unlocks Skeletons
In short, as you go through the Questline watch the pop up on the Campfire, if the Kid Story swapped the Nightmare to something else… make the appropriate Kid tell their story again to swap it back to WHAT Nightmare you need. It is instant.
GAME LOCKED OUT
I am seeing an influx of reports on the Daily Prizes Pop Up causing an issue in Players games.
Basically you get the Daily Pop Up for coming back to the game for 5 days in a row, for some reason it allows you to collect twice. DO NOT COLLECT TWICE!!
If you have already and are locked up, light up the EA Forum and also contact EA for help.
DAILY NEIGHBOR MAX
Just as with previous Events, you will only get payouts for so many Event Neighbors and then the Event Payouts stop and just Cash & XP return.
I am currently working on this and all the Neighbor Visit info in another post, for now know that if you are hitting Cash & XP… you’re MAXED for the day.
If you don’t see anything to tap in a town, it is a good chance they are not fully updated yet and ready for you… so skip them for now and give them a few days to fully update. Check also Main Neighbor Screen. See where their counters are. That may be a good indication.
LOTS more Neighbor info coming.
NIGHTMARES MAX
I am still working on this one and will Update when I can. There is usually a MAX amount of Nightmares you can have wandering your game at one time. I am verifying it with a few tests in my game, once complete I will let you know the exacts.
SPOOKY HOUSE
The game is requiring those that already have it to craft another Spooky House for the Questline. I hope this is an oops and will be fixed. If not, we still need to let EA know to fix it so we dont wast resources we already went through last year’s Event.
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Simpsons-Tapped-Out/ALREADY-HAVE-SPOOKY-HOUSE/m-p/4851274#U4851274
CRASHING AND LAGGING
Another High Impact Event is upon us… that means MAJOR RAM drain for most devices. Help your device handle it all.
Here is our list of Basic Tips to try…
Memory Drain. It is a big issue in highly outside animated Events. This is why keeping 4500 items in game helps among other things. Help your device when this hits really hard, like this Event.
- Disable Monorail. If you played last Event… Pull the track pieces away from the station to prevent it from moving around your game or when Neighbors Visit.
- If this happens while Neighbor tapping… see if it is ONE Neighbor crashing or specific ones, they may be having issues getting in too. So “hide” them and don’t visit them until they can fix it or replace them if concerned about your game play.
- Store NPC’S and any other animated items not in use.
- Don’t push the 4500 limit. If you do, expect the game to slow and more “texture” glitches to name a few things
- Keep non essential Characters on indoor tasks or store them in your inventory.
- Play ONLY this App. In other words kill all other Apps that are running BEFORE launching this one. Anything in the background while this is going (Facebook, SnapChat, Twitter, etc) will take Memory away from the app as they fight over the availability.
- Give it space, LOTS of space. Like 2-3GB of empty space on your device. Insane I know, but highly active Events take a lot and so do the game files.
- Run on highest stable internet connection as possible. WiFi usually works best, and also doesn’t wipe out your Data Plan
Remember, if you are having trouble getting in your game… so might your neighbors. Memory Drain impacts more than just you. So help you and your Neighbors or they may not visit if your town crashes their game each time.
Outside of that. EA knows how big this one is pulling on the Memory Drain. Hopefully they can make some cuts to help combat it too. Until then, try the tips to see if it helps. In the meantime, keep reporting to EA the Crash Issues.
In short, check the site to see if it is a known issue, ask for help if you need it and we will do what we can, outside of that… try the Basic Troubleshooting and reach out to EA if needed.
Contact EA HERE
There you have it. A rundown of some of what is currently going on in the game.
Did this help you? Have any tips to add for other readers? Any help to offer? Let us know
~Bunny
Hey guys. Thanks for this post. I couldn’t figure out how to change the campfire from spawning snakes to zombies. All I was getting were the green snakes. So I have had Martin telling the story now and the spawning has changed alright…TO ORANGE SNAKES! I can’t figure it out. The rest of the kids on the 4 hour campfire quests have had their payout changed to zombies but still no spawning zombies. Am I missing something?
The snakes could have been in your bank. Give it a bit, should change over.
Seems like that’s exactly what it was as the zombies are now coming thru. Thanks for taking the time Alissa!
🙂
I need snakeheads for the next campfire level and lisa shows that when she tells a story I’m supposed to get snakeheads, but when i tap the snakes that are spawned i only get eggs and my campfire is not getting items added to it. Am i missing something? Thanks
You don’t get snake heads, that represents snakes you tap to upgrade. That’s all that icon is. Snakes drop eggs…
Got it. Thanks. It didn’t seem to be counting them but it is now.
Also, is there a “should I buy” for Teri and Sheri
http://tstoaddicts.com/2013/08/29/should-i-spend-donuts-on-sherri-and-terri/
Best thing to do if you’re looking for a particular post…is check the google addicts search first:
https://cse.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=017661807458417428511:hfkahgtphjy
That’ll pull up anything and everything you’re looking for if we have a post about it 🙂
Hmm, As soon as I got the pirate Kang skin, my Kang disappeared from Springfield. Anyone else see this?
Double check town hall
Apologies if this has been asked already, but has anyone else noticed that you’re not getting premium payout (at least for spawning nightmares) when Making S’mores? With Kearny and SVT, I should be getting 30 nightmares when my kids are all done, but I only get 26. (I know it’s a piffling amount, but there it is.) I haven’t looked at the actual s’more count, so I don’t know if that’s as it should be.
Thank you so much! Was having 2 issues read this list this morning & of course you cleared them up.
Also want to apologize for my attitude last week or so, back is still bad, my doc, Who I was very close to plus he was an amazing man served as medic on front line for 15 yrs died very suddenly at 53 years of age, and my doggie of 15 years just died Tuesday. No excuse to take it out on you, just got frustrated when I couldn’t post, felt like another loss!
Also sorry to neighbors been trying to tap, but when I can’t find things to tap on along with game being slow when trying to visit I loose patience.
My game & this site helps me cope, so please accept apology!
How often do the bunnies, zombies, snakes and skeletons spawn from the fire? 10 min, 1 hour, etc? I haven’t had the time to figure it out yet.
Every 15 minutes I believe
Same here, though sometimes it’ll be 10, sometimes 20.
Thanks Alissa 🙂
So how often does new skeletons spawns? 9 left for new campfire upgrade, do not want to send Martin(?) to tell an other story…
Every 15 minutes I believe
So, what’s the “rate” that’s supposed to increase by 5% with each campfire update – the frequency with which nightmares are repossessed off the number of nightmares released at a set frequency?
Either way, I don’t see how upgrades can be unlimited…well, the number of them can be but the increase in the reward you get from them can’t, because, at some point, you’d be earning more than the game allows you to have in your town (plus bank), even if you tap them as soon as you can.
I really do wish that EA could be a bit less laconic…it wouldn’t take that many more electrons to explain things in more detail, lol!
Number that drops, not time.
Thanks! 🙂
any idea where they got the ideas for the three freaks for this year’s event?
Can you be more specific? What “freaks” are you referring to?
the model donut in particular
The TV Series.
When I visit neighbors, the kids are trick or treating, like in past years… but I am unable to send my kids out in costume. Am I missing something?
Either they had them from buying the Nightmare Pile when it was offered… or the game just has them “Active” for the event.
Is there a list of characters that earn event currency. I.E. Myan Marge 8 hr quest gets 8 bunny scalps
Main Post.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/06/thoh-2015-halloween-event-is-live/
SPEND CURRENCY OR KEEP?
Bunny (actual human Bunny, not ingame bunnies) has diligently answered below like an awesome gift that keeps giving but I’ll bump this up.
Apparently there are other currencies coming later so if you’re wondering whether to hoard or spend on multiples check this out this makeshift prize list and currency (not gospel…based on googling rumours and code finder’s hearsay)
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That’s all I found but it looks like you could buy multiple Act 1 trees and spooky houses with plenty left for Act 2 & Act 3 prizes that use Brains, Skeletons, Snake Eggs, and Bunnies.
Fingers crossed all this scary stuff will be placeable in KRUSTYLAND – Hint Massive Hint EA!!! *****
There’s a reason that stuff isn’t posted on this site. I know everyone wants the info but it’s better to wait until it’s live in the game before posting. 😉
No spoilers. .. I realised too late
It’s ok 😉
Would it be worth it to save the craft-able currency for ACT 2 or go ahead and craft one of each thing offered in ACT 1?
That is totally up to you
Not to familiar with how events work and I’m sure someone else has asked this, but the currency used to craft items (Spooky House, Impossible Tower, etc.) are they only going to be good for Act 1? So there is no point in saving them up for Act 2?
Nope they should carry over to act 2
Alissa, sorry I forgot to credit you in above post with Bunny…you’re all part of an amazing team and I meant all of you are awesome helpers.
Ok.( Right place) Lately, when I am in my Springfield, I hear a “magical sound”. This started when the event started. Is that a notice of something appearing somewhere in the town?
I believe that’s the sound when bunnies spawn
I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere but if haven’t yet gotten Kang, he will unlock for free after completing A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 1. What an awesome perk for newer players!
My Upgrade Fire seems to broken. I’m supposed to upgrade to level 3 however it says to upgrade to level 4 and shows that I need bunnies to upgrade…however I collect and nothing. So do you know what I really should be collecting to upgrade to level 3?
Bunnies…
Zombies get you to Level 2, Snakes to Level 3, Bunnies to Level 4 and Bones to Level 5.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/06/thoh-2015-halloween-event-is-live/
It is just a quest. First you upgrade the campfire once, then you have to upgrade it 4 times then 10 times and so on. I hope this answers your question.
Ugh, I got on to play my game after a two hour hiatus and it seems my game has been rolled back to where I started this morning (ie, the things i purchased this morning werent there. Building i had finished and placed this morning was back to being ready to be placed, craft item counts were reset and (luckily) the friend point counter was reset as well… Anyone else run into this?
Bunny, is there any indicator as to how close you are to having the 4500 item limit?
The only indicator is the warning itself.
You guys probably know but for some reason on iOS there is no Kirk in the bottom left for me just a tentacle I didn’t even know he was supposed to be there until I saw the photo on this website and from a friend of mine… Just thought it was strange…
Actually…that screenshot is from iOS. Looks the same on Android too. But I do know there’s another version without Kirk
https://tstoaddicts.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/thohsplash2015.jpg
We’ve mainly seen that from players outside of the US…
Strange because I’m in the U.S. And no Kirk… Hmm… I wonder why they have one without him though and what caused me to have it… Anyway thanks was just confused because he wasn’t there and figured it was because my friend is on android… Thanks 🙂
It’s odd for sure
I have no Kirk on the bottom of the screen on my mypad (ipad), but Kirk is on the botttom of the screen on my myphone (iphone).
Yeah – I’d been planning to mention that, but just kept not getting around to it. It is weird!
I already had a spooky house but the task on my list was bugging me so I decided to craft one…..
Crafting the spooky house prompts a Hugo/Bart questline!
Same, but the dialogue and questilne for Hugo began and it all seems oddly familiar from last year, is that all just recycled? I already have Hugo and to get rid of that Craft the Spooky House task now I have a Hugo Task stuck there. Do I need to complete that? I don’t think I want to take Hugo off the Campifre.
The only questline you need to complete is the main one…everything else is just “busy work”.
i didn’t see this covered. I’m getting a dialog saying my town is overrun with terrors but there’s nothing there. Any ideas?
Wait. They blink in and out of existence and roam EVERYWHERE. Streets, behind things… Just like Sideshow Bob did.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/08/thoh-2015-101-neighbor-visits/
I randomly put a short stretch of road near my remote campfire. Roads seem to act as a magnet for both characters AND for nightmares, and this is the nearest one. It doesn’t get them all, but sure makes it easier to find many of those tiny little guys. And maybe it will also help my neighbors, as I understand the campfire is ground-zero for their visits.
Does anyone have problems connecting to the game? Since the update it takes forever to login.
Howdy Tappers, First let me say thanks for all the great info, you’ve saved my bacon on more than a few occasions. I see that the hollow log is spawning snakes, the mausoleum is spawning skeletons, and the pet cemetery is spawning bunnies but the regular cemetery is not spawning zombies. Is this by design or am I having an issue? Thanks!
Regular Cemetery doesn’t spawn anything…Freak Mobile Spawns Zombies.
Great! Thanks for the answer. Will have to pull it out of storage 🙂
Should nightmares be spawning hourly in my town or only after Kids are finished .?
there are none spawning in my town randomly only when kids tasks are finished
Only when you trigger them by kids
They should spawn on their own…just increases when you send kids.
Bit of advice, if you get a message that your town is overrun with nightmares (the bunnies, etc) then don’t click near the campfire. It caused all my bunnies around it to disappear without credit. So I wasted 4 hours on bunnies that won’t come back. Could be a bug, but man did that spoil my night.
I’ve done this three times..grrr
I had this odd thing happen yesterday going through my friend visits and almost done and noticed i wasn’t getting credit for FP points the number total wasn’t changing or Event Currency.
Today it was fixed. Just made Keep tally of everything.
My iPad isn’t slow.. but when I collect the kids s’mores, zombies and snakes it goes into super slow motion. It’s really annoying.
I sent the photo to your email for caption this. Big fan of the addicts. Awesome site. 😄😄
I’m a little frustrated by all of the simultaneous questlines needing a lot of the same characters for really long periods. (I think that event questlines shouldn’t include any 24-hour tasks.) Is there any way to know which questlines are “important” (i.e. need to be done to advance the event or achieve a prize other than the standard $100 and XP) vs. “optional” (just for fun)?
I hate taking Homer away from the city dump during recycling days as it is, but I’ve got a couple of day’s worth of quest tasks piled up for him. And Marge is in pretty high demand, too (though not for Halloween tasks)…I have over two day’s of tasks for her, but she’s already hard at work recycling glass, making pills, speeding crops, etc. I know she’s a hard worker, but even she has her limit!
At any rate…the second paragraph was more of a rant, but I really would like to know the answer to my question in the first paragraph, if there is one!
P.S. Time for me to once again say a big, cumulative “THANK YOU” to Alissa and Bunny for all of their help! I don’t always post a thanks after each time they answer a question or post helpful information (because I don’t want to increase their moderating load and take up that much extra room in the comments section), but that doesn’t mean that I’m not super grateful each and every time or that I take A/B/W for granted! <3
The required is the main one…everything else is side. I’ve broken it out on the Turbo Tappin’ post…
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/07/turbo-tappin-thoh-2015-act-1/
+1 Thank you guys
I’m missing the unemployment building. It takes so long to visit neighbors and then to send each character on tasks… I will likely have a lot of unemployed characters for a while as I just don’t always have the time.
Very helpful post. Thank you!
Hello addicts.. Why can’t Fallout Boy roast s’mores?? He is a youngster, isn’t he??
Because that’s the way EA designed it. Counts as a youngster for tasks that require youngsters, but not for the fire.