Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
The Wild, Wild West is alive and well in our pocket sized Springfields! Yesterday the Wild West update hit our devices…and with it arrived a whole new Event to make us scratch our heads, and drive us slightly insane. 😉
The update arrived yesterday afternoon and, as with all events, a new questline has lanched to help move us through the ins and outs of the event…and unlock all of the prizes. As was mentioned on the rundown post Act 1 of this event runs until May 3rd, when Act 2 will start.
Remember, the questline is there to guide you. So when you get stuck on something, or haven’t unlocked something, just follow along with the questline and it’ll take you through everything you need to do to complete the first Act and unlock everything you need in order to play properly (ie neighbor actions, bandits to tap, General Store exchanges etc). Just look for the Gold Pan Icon 
in your task bar. Any tasks you see associated with that icon are related to the event. So, if you’re stuck…keep going until you no longer see that pan.
So let’s take a look at the questline to see just what you need to do to build your own Wild West in your pocket-sized Springfield…
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 1
Auto starts from Grampa
Make Lisa Research Gold Coin- 6s, Earns $35, 1xp
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 2
Lisa starts
Build the Town Plaza- Free, 6s Build
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 3
Apu auto starts
Make Apu Sell Overpriced Supplies- 6s, Earns $35, 1xp
Make Springfielders Buy Overpriced Supplies- x3. 6s, Earns $35, 1xp Freemium and $50, 2xp Premium
Completed Task Earns 768 
and 10 XP
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 4
Homer starts
Make Homer Rile People Up- 6s, Earns $35, 1xp
Make Springfielders Get Riled Up- 6s. Earns $35, 1xp Freemium and $50, 2xp Premium.
Make Lisa Search for Clues- 6s, Earns $35, 1xp
Completed Task Earns 128 
10 XP
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 5
Homer starts
Build the General Store- Free, 6s Build
Complete a General Store Exchange- Tap the store and follow the onscreen instructions
Unlock and Place the Cactus Rock
Completed Task Earns $100, 10 
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 6
Homer starts
Make Homer Get Robbed- 6s, Earns $35, 1xp
Clear Bandit Hideouts- x3. Tap buildings in your town with 
floating over them
Clear Bandits to Upgrade Town Plaza- Clear 20 Bandits 
to upgrade
Completed Task Earns $100, 10
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 7
Prospector starts
Send Prospectors to Other Springfields- x1, Visit a neighbor and drop a prospector off in their town (Tap the icon in the top right corner of their town)
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 8
Homer starts
Start a Craze at the Town Plaza- Homer or Apu, 4hrs. Apu earns 64 
Homer earns 32 
Generate Resources at the Town Plaza- x96 Resources. Depending on which you select, various characters can earn the Resources.
Unlock General Store Day 1 Prizes- Turn in Resources at the General Store to unlock the 2nd prize..You’ll need to turn 4 in to get it.
Completed Task Earns $100, 10
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 9
Cletus starts
Place Dirt- x5
Place Dirt Road-x5
Make Springfielders Use Frontier Mannerisms- 8hrs, Earns $275, 70xp Freemium and $420, 105xp Premium
Completed Task Earns $100, 10
Once Upon a Time in Springfield Pt. 10
Homer starts
Unlock Gummy Joe- 740
Make Homer and Gummy Joe Drink at the Saloon- 4hrs, Earns $350, 90xp
Collect All Finale Pieces- Unlock Stage Coach, Cowboy Homer, Sign, & Hitched Horse. You will not get the Bloodbath sign until Day 9…so EA is forcing you to slow down here…)
And that’s where we’re going to have to stop this walkthrough for now…while I can see what the tasks will be (via files) I don’t like to post the questlines unless I can actually play through them. So once Day 9 hits and I can complete Part 10 I’ll continue the Turbo Tappin’. For now this should get you well into the event…
What are your thoughts on the Wild West Event? Liking the way the Event is setup this time around? What are you most looking forward to? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
Every night before I go to sleep I place all of my characters on 8 hour jobs through the office of unemployment and recently in the update that brought the Wild West, certain characters such as Lenny and Carl no longer have 8 hour jobs. Is this a bug?
Sounds like it. Try contacting EA
Thanks. Sure will.
I can’t see the gold diggers dropped in to my town from my friends anymore. I know I’ve been receiving them as my hubby & I are friends on the game. So why can’t I see them?
Exit and re- enter (like go to a neighbors). Have them do the same. You BOTH have to force the sync between the drop off, EA servers, and your game.
Im about to finish all clue prizes (about 1000 short of the last first act prize) once i unlock the rib place or whatever would it be a good idea to rack up pickaxes and hats for the next act or would there be diffrent “currency” in that act and my pickaxes and hats be useless by then?
http://tstoaddicts.com/2016/04/29/wild-west-2016-prize-guide-act-1-prize-9/
Only 7,000 clues to go until I get the Rub Huts
haha
When I wanna give one of the characters a job, its now showing something new fo certain jobs. For some characters its the 8 hour jobs, and for some its the 24 hour jobs and so on. Can someone tell me what the differences are, I mean between the “normal jobs” and the ones with the new “option” in front of it.
Same jobs as always…the symbol is an indicator that the task is a visible (outdoor) one.
I can’t get to any of my neighbors since the update. App just closes when I try. Uninstall/reinstall didn’t fix. Guess I’m not getting very far on the questline…
Sounds like a space issue. Tried any basics yet? Clear out Memory on device by removing unneeded items? Clear Memory in game by storing items, especially animated NPCs or things not in use?
Space is not an issue for me. It crashes when i try to hand in at the general store.im bummed out. No cool stuff for me.
This event is killing my game like the Christmas one did. Lag and crashing for two days before it came out, and I still haven’t done a successful neighbor visit because it crashes every time I try. Yes, I have uninstalled, reinstalled, restarted in every possible combination of that sequence. When I went to EA about it at Christmas, it was a week before they helped and their ‘help’ just resulted in my game resetting to level 1. It was another week of dealing with that before my game finally, suddenly went back to normal. And I still missed out on Gerald at the end. I am not hopeful about the outcome of this update based on how it has started for me.
I unlocked Gummy Joe… But I can’t find him anywhere… So I’m not able to do the tasks… What do I do??? Please help!
You don’t see him in your inventory? If that’s the case, contact EA.
Can you find him via town hall character finder? Or if there is a task for him pending in your task book, if you click on the task it should take you to him.
Thank you for all the info. I was wondering, I have unlocked what I can in the General Store, it now says to wait 5+ hours for the next prizes. It is STILL allowing me to turn in resources. Should I continue to do so, or wait?
If they are not actually being used for anything, you might want to wait. See what happens in 5 hrs.
Thank you. I also noticed I can RUSH some of the tasks for “free”.( Gummy Joe, and Saloon Tasks) Even though is says FREE, is there any negative impacts for doing this?
(am I saying “is” too much? lol. Its late, and I’m on the night shift. 🙂 )
Ok, ignore these questions. I just read all current info on your site. Duh. Like I said, its late. Gonna be a long night. Thank you. 😉
Hello, here is your answer: https://tstoaddicts.com/2016/04/20/addicts-question-corner-wild-west-act-1/#more-36187
I’m maxed out on friend points, so the money is nice. However, I was kinda hoping that tapping my neighbors’ bandits would get me some hats or other event trinkets like what has happened with other before I maxed out the friend points. Is this just what happens? Is it a glitch? I’m still only getting money for the bandits in my neighbors’ Springfields…
Keep in mind you also have the usual “MAX friend taps per 24hrs”. Once you clear that number (usually varies from 30-90 taps every 24hrs) then any tap after that will not reward Event currency. No worries. It resets every 24 hrs. 😉
I was wondering what the little running Homer meant in the tasks. Its only on certain ones, and its a black to white gradient. Take Squeeky voice teen for instance. Valet at the Gilded Truffle for 60m. Thanks.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2016/04/20/addicts-question-corner-wild-west-act-1/
It means it’s an “action” task rather than be in a property
Thanks for the reply. Cheers and have a splendid weekend
I would really like to be able to place Fort Sensible in my western area. I can carve out a spot for it but then I get this grass perimeter that doesn’t look right. I’m bummed on that.
Do you get Bonuts after collecting all the Act one prizes? I know the story line pauses, which is it’s whole thing, and there are the daily things like the monorail, but if you keep collecting everything potentially you can get all the prizes before the end of those.
No.
Do the prospectors work well? I’m confused on the purpose and how many to release in each town. How long do they so calledly protect you?
You only earn so many each day, and can only drop a MAX off to each neighbor… the idea is to spread them out as you can to neighbors as BOTH of you get something from them. More info coming as well as in Q&A
http://tstoaddicts.com/2016/04/20/addicts-question-corner-wild-west-act-1/
I wish the App would tell me when there is a new event. I spent today just doing the usual routine and now realise I could have been getting started! Oh well at least the events are usually nice and relaxed unlike the ‘other’ game!
Time to get catching up!
If you turn on auto updates in your app store it’ll automatically update TSTO for you when you’re connected to wifi and there’s an update in the app store.
Or they could check TSTO Addicts constantly like I do, or get the TSTO Addicts app 😛
I do prefer that method 😉
Me to you rock!😊
Already been mentioned but , I just spent 10 million on the new land to the east to soon realize a bug is preventing me from placing roads/dirt. House farm it is!!!
I’m having the same issue…bought it all at once and can’t place any road tiles, only deco.
Anyone else having issues with character blackouts? Kind of hard to do tasks without any pictures
Seeing a couple of reports. Try uninstalling and reinstalling, as long as you have an EA/origin account.
I had that problem; it went away when I restarted my phone.
How do you contact EA to report the stuck quest line?
http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/01/14/troubleshooting-101-contacting-ea/
Krustyland visit didn’t unstuck it?
So far, for me, I’d say that this event is just okay. It doesn’t seem very stressful, which is nice, and I do like that it includes a neighbors component, but I don’t like that I only have 5 prospectors to drop off — I’m already deeply in debt to my neighbors and this is only the second day. So, neighbors, please be patient…I’ll do my best to repay each and every one of you as soon as I can!
The one thing I’m wondering, though, is whether that message also includes any prospectors that neighbors may have left me. The message does say “bandits,” so I’m thinking not, but it would be nice to know…
I also like that it doesn’t interfere with getting the rail yard done as much as the last event…true, glass is a little hard to come by, but at least most of my metal recyclers are left untouched.
I was pleasantly surprised that I had no trouble downloading it to my KFHD…after having to delete a whole bunch of stuff on my iPad to get it to download, I was worried, since I don’t really have that much on my iPad to begin with, especially compared to what I have on my Kindle (although, granted, I think I had more photos on my iPad, but way, way fewer apps and documents). I’ll have to check, but I guess my KFHD has a bigger hard drive (or whatever they call it in mobile-land). If the big size is due to the videos we’re going to get to see, I think there are other ways they could have handled that, like linking to a streaming site or something (although, granted, that wouldn’t work for off-line play).
I wish the new skin was for a character that didn’t already have a ton of them…I barely ever use any of Homer’s non-premium skins, so I don’t think this one will get much use either. And I don’t really relish getting so many rock formations. OTOH, the horse and stagecoach look nice and I like that we have a new character now (always nice to have another character!). I’ll be interested to see what’s coming in Acts 2 and 3…the character set shows some kind of girl kid…hope she’s freemium! 🙂
Forgot to add that I’m also looking forward to earning the new buildings for Old Springfield, as well! 🙂
I just got a notice that there is a prospector in my town. I cleared all the bandits and was told my town is clear of bandits. Then the prospector ran past so I guess the answer is “No, the notice is only for your own bandits”.
Thanks! 🙂
Sandra,
1. Stop apologizing. We forgive you….and are all in the exact same place you are with regard to “keeping up” with the neighborly prospector drops. I can’t earn enough to give back to everyone or at leaset not always the same amount. I do try to give at least 1 to everyone that visits me…but again…hard to even do that sometimes. Its OK. We love you.
2. Skins……did you not see the prize preview glitch for Act 2 and 3? Oh…..Im not saying a thing. And, as for Little Girl….I think that looks like Maggie with a rifle. Not really sure how I feel about that. Eeeeek!
3. I’m loving this event. I thought I left a post….long post about it a couple days ago….but I cannot find it. I get lost in the threads sometimes…and leave posts in the wrong threads, too. (Sorry Alissa & Bunny. Too many threads, not enough time!)
Personally, I also wish there were more desert decorations. I guess this will have to be filed under “Good things come to those who wait”. I simply don’t like it. Although since I just got my 7000 decorations notice….maybe I should chill out. WHAT?!? NO WAY! I LOVE ME SOME FANCY SCHMANCY DECORATIONS! (Normally, I would not use such poor word usage but it was the miswording of the comment that really stuck the emotion I was trying to convey). Forgive me, Sandra.
So, thats the low down on the desert. Just love it. Gonna go wrangle up some bandits.
Thanks for the kind reassurances…I feel better now! 🙂 <3
As for their little girl…no – not the Maggie skin…the girl I'm wondering about is in the same character set as Gummy Joe and she looks more like Lisa's age. Someone else described the episode she was from.
I haven't been venturing outside of this site very much at all in quite a while, so, no…didn't see any Act 2 or 3 preview glitch info.
Happy tapping, neighbor! 🙂
I really, really like this update but I really don’t think that I like the notification when your town is being over ran by bandits. My son had borrowed my tablet and not only had the volume all the way up, he just put it to sleep instead of turning it off. Dumb me thought it was off. 2:45 AM I hear this weird male voice saying “something something something gunfight”. I had just barely beaten my insomnia and was just dozing off so that caused me scrambling for some kind of weapon, cats scattering in 4 different directions from the bed, a ferocious 80 pound pit bull whining as she’s trying to dig her way under the bed that’s directly on the floor and a husband muttering “wha’, wha’, wha,” over and over. Yeah I just decided I don’t like that notification and will definitely be making sure the tablet is off at nights or at least not at top volume.
LOL I always play with sound off so this is very good to know! My husband talks in his sleep and at times jumps out of bed (still sleeping) and acts out his dreams – sometimes games he’s been playing… NOW I just have to turn my iPad all the way up and stick it under his side of the bed just to see what happens! Muhahaha!
Ah, payback! Such a sweet thing! LOL, you’ll have to keep me updated on what happens.
Oh My Goodness! Laugh Out Loud (lol did not do justice). I literally laughed so hard I teared up. My ex plays Call of Duty and therefore I immediately thought of him jumping up in the middle of the night and “sneaking”…..this slow crouch walk….around the room…..I AM STILL LAUGHING. Oh if I had just had the chance to slip the tablet under his pillow for this event…..👼
Is anyone else receiving friendship points even though they are at max level? Is this a new thing? Thanks in advance
Just a bug
Okie dokie, thank you for the reply
Loving the update so far. I’m at max FP Level 20, and yet I’m supposedly earning FP points in neighbor towns. Anyone else having this issue? There are no new FP prizes available at this time.
There will be a few interupted nights to complete part one of the challenge, I have to get as close as possible to the end before I go on holiday Sunday night. The difficult part will be the second part as my access to internet will be restricted and limited. I hope I can get all the prizes though or should I say do’h!
Please help neighbourinos, release some treasure hunters in my town. However, take into account that I am now going to bed as it is midnight here in Perth Australia. I earn pounts and you do too if you do it at the right time.
Thanks to all.
I had a similar situation during the Casio event… I was on a cruise ship for an entire week. (And yes, there was an actual casino on-board.) I was actually shocked that I managed to finish the questline, after the cruise!
Good luck, mate! 😉
I know it’s not the right post but… Happy Birthday Barney Gumble!! *belch*
I haven’t been able to get to other people’s towns since the update. my Game crashes every single time. I’ve tried clearing my cache and even uninstalled/reinstalled the game but it still always crashes. Will I still be able to get everything Act 1 has to offer?
Yes, as long as you play regularly you should be fine. But contact EA about the crashing issue…
Here’s a thought- imagine if the Wild West store stays around after the event like the monorail. Since they both have the same sort of format perhaps it will be another way of earning bonuts!?
I’m glad there is a popup message telling you that you’ve cleared all the bandits from your town. Searching your town over and over looking for them can get old pretty fast
I totally agree! The one thing I’m wondering, though, is whether that message also includes any prospectors that neighbors may have left me. The message does say “bandits,” so I’m thinking not, but it would be nice to know…
Is anyone else planning on scrapping SH and placing the Wild West in the SH western area? I keep trying to design a nice SH area but I just can’t get any inspiration beyond what I did when it first came out. Plus the desert stuff looks out of place in regular SF. Would look perfect nestled between the mountains. Decisions decisions…
Hi Ciara, long time no talk. I’m leaving SH as I have moved most of my store to it plus Burns mountain hideout, along with huge gold mountain. I like the shopping area.
Instead I’ve used my back corner with country looking monrail stop (can’t remember name right now)’ combined it with Cletus farm area so big back right corner.
I had started it somewhere else but didn’t fit in, so before we got too far into event I moved everything around. Think right now I’m leaving it there, but you know me, I move my town around a lot. Go have a look.
By all means though your idea makes a lot of sense. I just don’t want to rearrange all shops in SH, I have a lot of time invested in it.
Also big news, looks like I’m moving back to California, with this back I’m going to have to spend some time everyday getting ready for that huge move! Great news but so overwhelming.
Great news about your big move, Cindy!! I hate moving, so I can definitely sympathize with you in terms of what will be involved to make the move, but, in the end, I think you’ll be SO much better off!
I know I will. My girlfriend & I will actually get to see each other this summer on both are days which a month apart instead of one in middle or none at all! But you are right I detest moving, plus a 3,000 mile move with two dogs! I need to thin out what I’m moving, that’s the hard part!😝 as it stands now I’m driving alone with dogs, wanna go for a long ride?😉
Oh, *hell* no! But thanks for asking, lol! 😉
I’m going to redesign my WHOLE SF once this semester ends and integrate all the SH buildings across my whole SF so they aren’t so obvious. I’ve spent a lot of time upgrading them as much as possible so there won’t be floating icons everywhere. Additionally I’m sure there will be another SH expansion (hopefully to 2 mil for more characters/prizes) and I’ll have a jump on that. Plus, I want to turn SH area into a giant Vegas….which would be awesome all deserty! Great idea. (Short story long…..)
But this semester will never end as long as they keep canceling class because Texas is floating away…….
Good luck with storms, be safe!
Hi Cindy!! Yes your SH looks lovely, and I wouldn’t want to change it either. Mine is a dump lol.
And yes to the move!!!! 🎉💜 You didn’t seem too happy in Florida, and I’m sure you’ll get better healthcare in Cali. Me and my bf drove from one end of the country to the other (twice) so if you have any questions ask me!!
This will be my third trip between coasts! So many not question I would ask is do you want to go for a ride, as things stand right now I’ll be driving alone with my two faithful companions! Not a drive I’m looking forward to with this back, but m sure Bogey will be fine, Hank is whole different story he is so afraid of everything will be a challenge! But I’m going home, and leaving this state& that’s what I’m focusing on! I’m over the moon to be going home, it’s where I left my true spirit and soul so I will be whole again. Have to keep faith that all small stuff will work out and focus on July! Thanks for compliment on SH now u know why I’m just going to leave it alone, well at least tonight anyway!
That is a pretty good idea. I don’t like all the large buildings that have no payout anyway. Although the Deluxe Condo (on Level 1) and the Classic Mansion might fit into the Wild West. Maybe also the Coconut Babaloo.
I’m not a big fan of the Wild West theme and look, and I’m pretty happy with what I’ve done in some of my SH (plus I LOVE the XP bonuses!!), so, no, I won’t be doing that.
The reply on the following post was meant for you. Oops.
I’ve already done that lol. Both my “haunted forest” and Wild West Town having taken it over leaving a huge open space for what ever inspires me next.
Not after I just “finished” designing my SH! 🙂
This is an awesome idea. I despise my SH, and have no interest in grinding any further just for Ziff Mansion and Billionaire Haven.
Exactly what I did. I moved the “SH/mansion area” .
I saw someone make a similar comment on the first event page, about creating a “badlands.” I really like the idea, personally. I could put Satan’s Anvil, SF Gorge, and SF Falls in there, probably the Redwood Tree… Also, my many log cabins, Fort SF, Kamp Krusty, the Murderhorn, etc. All of the “woodsy” or primitive things would look nice together.
Of course, if they allow us to put any of this stuff in KL, it’d also be a cool themed area of the park. I seem to remember there being a shootout at KL or Dizneeland with animatronic robots, so it wouldn’t even be out of cannon. 🙂
Hopefully they will allow all those items to be placed on dirt at some point. So far I’ve only been able to add Mt. Carlmore to my desert area.
I’ve had the same problem. I had two extra cactus patches from … whatever event that was … and I had to place them next to my dirt road instead of actually on dirt. I figured they want to make us spend donuts for ones that can actually go on the dirt.
I haven’t seen this asked yet – what’s up with the unemployment office? I can still access the Job Manager but the only option I have is to rush tasks already in progress, there are “No Jobs Available” in all time slots.
NVM, it’s back to normal now, must have been an isolated bug.
Some characters quests can be completed for free instead of some donuts. Is it something from this patch? And is it just for once, or is it permanent?
http://tstoaddicts.com/2016/04/20/addicts-question-corner-wild-west-act-1/