Updated to include LA Body Works..totally forgot about it last night…sorry!
Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
As I mentioned earlier this evening the Winter Removal Update is live in your App Store. This update will not only remove the snow from Springfield…but it also adds a new Gil deal with items from The Great Phatsby episode AND some changes/additions to Springfield Heights (including new land!).
Thanks so much for your patience…as I had to get home and get the Tiny Addict settled and in bed…so now let’s get to the new additions…
First up, let’s talk about the Winter removal…
Unfortunately, it looks like this update has NOT fixed the Princess Martin/Ice Castle issue. I’m very much hoping EA continues to try and correct this task issue. As it is super annoying to have a task in your task list that you cannot complete.
Another change that was made with this update…the Gnome Box. Tap on the box the Gnome disappears…
Find the Gnome and tap on him and he’ll go back in the box.
Now onto the new stuff. Starting with the Springfield Heights additions/changes..
When you first first sign into TSTO you’ll start up some dialogue from Homer, of course:
Homer: *groan* It’s taking forever to save up my Lattes. I’d prefer to receive things the same way I collect my paycheck; asleep in my chair.
Lisa: Maybe if we could work longer for larger rewards it might be better?
Homer: Pfft, which idiots are you going to convince to work longer?
So a few changes have taken place in Springfield Heights.
New Land in Springfield Heights! 2 Strips added to the far side of SH.
More tasks at SH buildings….and a highly requested change. Several characters per building now have 8hr tasks there that earn even more SH currency. Should be a lot easier to max out your buildings now…
Furniture Shop:
Manjula-8hr task, earns 120 
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 30
20 
to unlock
Fat Tony- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 60
Princess Penelope- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 60
Coffee Shop:
Tatum-8hr task, earns 60 
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 30 , 30 
to unlock
Sea Captain- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 30
Chalmers- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 30
LA Body Works:
Duffman-8hr task, earns 60
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 80 , 50 to unlock
Lou- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 30
Miss Hoover- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 30
Institute of Technology:
Moleman- 8hr Task, earns 40
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 30 , 25 
to unlock
Database- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 20
Artie Ziff- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 20
John’s Pharmaceuticals:
Barney- 8hr Task, earns 40
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 30 , 30 
to unlock
Patty- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 20
Selma- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 20
Heights Theater:
Sideshow Mel- 8hr Task, earns 24
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 90 , 30 to unlock
Sideshow Bob- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 12
Roger Myers Jr- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 12
Marketing Agency:
Dewey Large- 8hr Task, earns 30
The following two characters have slots you can unlock for more storage…
Each slot requires 140 , 60 to unlock
Cookie Kwan- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 15
Dolph- Increases Storage by 50, 8hr task earns 15
The Gil Deal…
As usual, after seeing the initial dialogue from Homer about Springfield Heights, you’ll see Gil roaming around Springfield…throwing his arms up like he’s a Ref at the Superbowl…
Gil: Hey there, pal, isn’t it time you stopped living like a pathetic nobody? Isn’t it time you showed everyone who’s the real playa in this game? Isn’t it time for old Gil to stop living on a park bench? This mansion was custom built for legendary hip-hop producer Jay G. He’s selling it due to a divorce caused by the events described in his wife’s hit single, “Y’all Done Had a Sleazy Sex Party While I Was in the Hospital Having Your Baby.” Whaddaya, say, Sport? Are you ready to step up to the bigs? Are you ready to step up to the bigs? Are you ready to take it to the hoop? Are you ready to pay Gil a 1% commission? I’m ready to take a whole lot less, if that’ll seal the deal!
If you refuse
Gil: Ahh, geez. Looks like I’ll be sleeping with Cookie Kwan again tonight. You know, on the bench with her ad on it.
If you accept..
Gil: Ha-cha-cha! Old Gil is back on the dance floor and shaking a leg with sweet Lady Luck!
Jay G: I’ve decided not to sell. Praline and I reconciled after we spent a romantic weekend together looking at lawyers’ bills.
Gil: But I already booked on sale! I used my commission to buy a cemetery plot in Scottsdale — golf-course view. Old Gil could finally afford to die!
Jay G: I’m afraid you’ve got to keep living, you said old white man. I brought the real estate company and voided the sale — that means you’re behind your monthly sales quota!
Gil: That’s okay. I’ll just start working the phones — the first step is finding a payhone that takes I.O.U.’s.
This bundle runs 225 donuts and comes with the following:
Jay G’s Mansion- 12×18 in size. Earns $300, 30xp
Jay G’s Pool- 12×18 in size. Earns a 2.25% bonus on all cash and XP.
Jay G- Full character with tasks. Not voiced. Comes with a questline
Goosius- NPC, no tasks. Has sound when tapped.
225 Donuts, but it comes with a load of stuff! And yes, I’ll have a should I buy post on this combo up…
And there you have it my friends the details behind today’s Winter Removal/SH Changes and Great Phatsby Update!
What are your thoughts on today’s update? Will you be picking up Gil’s Deal? What are your thoughts on the SH changes? Happy to have the snow gone and Springfield back to being green? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
This seems to be helping with the requirements not met task https://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/5p4azl/possible_cause_for_new_heights_characters_not/
ELLA – thanks for your response. I’ll just have to keep trying!
The “Confirm doughnut purchase” has switched again. You’ll need to go to settings to reactivate it.
Keeps saying requirements not met on sea captain and chalmers jobs at the coffee shop. I see I’m not the only one with the problem has anyone actually figured out how to fix it?
Seems to be a design flaw and bug. 8 hr characters also require set amounts of Real Estate Dollars in order to work. Game does not say how much for each character. At 1 billion, I know everybody works. Still testing a game with 400 million. But at 50 million, at least two characters give the “Requirements not met” error. Also, after getting the error, you still get docked for the resources you would have used to start the 8 hr job. When you eventually get enough Real Estate Dollars, they will work. Maybe EA will patch but for now, that is the only answer.
Na I haven’t its bugging me hopefully find out sooner than later. If you find out before I please let me know what’s the requirements.
You need to have gotten the Marketing agency before this will work.
Has anyone who’s released their gnome from the box actually managed to find him again? I made the mistake of accidentally tapping on the box, and now he seems to have completely vanished. I’ve greyed out every single thing but the characters, and spent absolutely ages scrolling slowly round and around, on three separate occasions, but no sign at all. Is the gnome on the move around Springfield, or is he hiding in one place (like Maggie does in the Find Maggie game)? Any help gratefully received. Thanks.
SUSAN R- I released and found him….eventually. I found him as I was reassigning tasks. He was hiding behind a monorail pillar & I recognised his little hat. It took ages…..Good luck!💜X
I keep trying to send sea captain on the 8 hour late mission I keep getting a requirement not met message any ideas as to why I unlocked it!!!!!
I’m about ready to buy Side Show Mel.
Everyone is upgraded. Maxed out (300+) on everything but PILLS and AWARDS. I need Manjula, Tatum and Mel for my 8 hour tasks
Manjula hasn’t thrilled me and FURNITURE is not that difficult to make.
I have a skin for Tatum but he is expensive (190). Coffee can be grinding, but my other Premiums make it less so.
Awards/ trophies are so hard to max out (~96 hours) that MEL seems to be the logical purchase (~48 hours with Mel).
This time tomorrow I should have the donuts to spend and still maintain a sufficient reserve.
Some call me frugal, others call me stingy. But I got my donuts.
I’m having an issue with the Hans moleman 8 hour quest. It says I have insufficient funds and doesn’t start the quest yet it still takes away the items I had already for him to do the quest but doesn’t do the quest.
When I tell Lou or Duffman to collect yoga mats it just says requirements not met, even though I have both of them and their tasks unlocked. Help?
Seems to be a design flaw and bug. 8 hr characters also require set amounts of Real Estate Dollars in order to work. Game does not say how much for each character. At 1 billion, I know everybody works. Still testing a game with 400 million. But at 50 million, at least two characters give the “Requirements not met” error. Also, after getting the error, you still get docked for the resources you would have used to start the 8 hr job. When you eventually get enough Real Estate Dollars, they will work. Maybe EA will patch but for now, that is the only answer.
Once again, after 3 yrs (just earned badge)… still no nice seasonal transition from Winter; they’ve got it w/T-gving Fall Autumn colors event, but just need to leave scattered piles of snow w/occasional rain/sleet storms, then fully return to Spring w /Easter update…
& of course opportunity for a Hurricane/Flood event…😎
Thought on Springfield Heights update
Pro:
More land
Increased storage
More characters to collect items
Cons:
The payout isn’t a reward at all
For the shorter tasks I can get the same payout in 1/4th the time or less
Overall: I’m not going to be negative about the “reward”, so yay increased storage and land.
Why do they always remove winter too early? Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean winter is.
Okay I have to say it. I wish the signing stones would play something automatically other than “I Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Singing
It says that i can’t use the new characters tasks for Springfield heights. For some reason homer won’t start the dialogue needed for them
I’m having the same issue. I’m going to try to sign out and sign back in.
That did not work. :/
Lots of premium characters involved that I’d love to have, big price tag though, so I’ll have to stick to slowly picking them up.
Hi.
I.tried using moleman for a 8h job and it says requierments not met and takes the chairs and coffee I had saved up! How can I fix this?
Thanks
Mines doing this too!
When I try to get a character to do an 8 hr job in SH it says “requirements no met”. How do I fix this problem?
A great addition to the game is the option to DELETE the building that cannot been sold, if that might be possible the tappers can clean and order their inventory. This might be a great addition!
I’m hoping for more big buildings that require 300 of something. I hate being stuck at 1.8 Billion and nothing big to buy to get to 2 Billion.
As far as I can see the “requirement” problem depends on how far you are with SH.
In my A game everything works fine. Have all characters unlocked and reached the billion.
In my B game I’m not as far. I haven’t unlocked all characters yet. And there I have the “requirement” problem.
My guess is: Either you have to have all characters unlocked or you have to have a specific amount of SH-points. And that would be the requirement.
What are your thoughts?
Since we’re talking about SH, is there any way to make the hammer, saw and arrow icon that indicates a building can be updated go away? When I’m looking around up there, just enjoying the view, it makes it look so unfinished and ugly, but I like having various buildings in different stages to give a varied look, I don’t want to update them all!
Update them all, and then you can change the skin to whatever stage you like.
If you want to grind the resources… once a building is max level, you can choose what level you want it to look like. So you could upgrade a Parking Garage to max, then switch the skin back to Level 2’s skin, but without the upgrade hammer icon.
The only other way to get rid of the icons is to not have the resources to upgrade. So if your building needs 75 yoga mats… make sure you always have 74 or less and the icon won’t be there. But then you’ll have the yoga mat icon over the L.A. Works because you aren’t maxed out, which annoyed me as much as the hammer icons.
Thank you both!
If his name is Jay G – why is the monogram GG????!!!!!
That’s the Goose
Right…..I just didn’t realize the goose had his monogram on the mansion and pool, LOL!
Golden Goose records label
Name of his company, named after the goose. It’ll make more sense once you’re able to watch the episode. 🙂
I did watch it, but only once and that part slipped my mind. Thanks for jogging my memory!
I don’t have many of the premium characters that are newly available to use at SH. Any suggestions which ones offer the most benefit to buy? I have stockpiled enough sprinkles to pick up a few just wondering what characters others would suggest.
Duffman, Oh Yeah!
You don’t necessarily have to buy premium characters though…the two you can now unlock when you scroll to the bottom will have 8 hour tasks and they aren’t premium.
Dedrick Tatum, is best because coffee is always the bottleneck in springfield heights (together with yoga mats)
Weird question, do you have a link to an old article you did about how to tell how many bonus donuts are in the bonus donut boxes? I remember there was a trick where you can tell. Im tired of spending 300,000 bucks to get 3 donuts.
I don’t remember a specific post, I know it was included on a bunch. But honestly, it’s never worked for me.
I should add it’s a Bunny trick…i’ve just never had luck with her method
If I remember correctly…hold down on the third box (the one on the right) until the lights do the thing where they separate and go around. Once they do it for a second time, when they come back to the top, as they touch, let go and you may get the three donuts.
It usually works for me, but not 100%. So I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence or something real. I like to pretend it’s the latter 🙂
What happens to the small ice burg now that winter is over?
I cant find mine
So glad to have more room in the Heights, I like the Heights & is a nice extension of my town.
I got the Gil deal. Like the house & pool. I cannot find the duck though. Looked in my inventory, not there.
Should be wandering around your town as an NPC.
Found him, thx
First Big Claw, and now the Goose…sounds like fowl play to me….
You’ve cat to kitten me right meow.
😄😄😄
One step to far….
😉
Did you mean, “too far?” Or did I go “too far” for catching your typo…LOL!
Probably 🤐
Bartender, I’ll have what they’re having😂😊
😂😂😳😝😂😜
If it helps you find it in your inventory, it’s a goose, not a duck. (I’m not saying that to be a jerk and “correct” you – I’m honestly just telling you that to try and be helpful.)
Homer dialogue didnt appeared for me and im having the “requirements not Met” for the longe hour Jobs. I dont know what to do.
I’ve had the same issue. No one has ID’d a solution.
same here
Slog slog slog no were near a billion, got most of the land which is good, going to be a few years to get the billion, don’t like SH
Yeah, I’m not a fan of SH either. The only reason I finished it all, until now, was due to the x4 bonus last year. It’s just way too much of a grind, but I’m thinking EA put the 8 hours in there because people were complaining about this.
Does anyone know how to change the game/app so it doesn’t close after a a minute of inactivity? I’m constantly having to touch the screen so it doesn’t go “grey” then turn off. I’ve constantly had it on while “grinding” for resources. I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 if that matters.
I have the very same problem on a Samsung S5. It was a particular update of TSTO that caused this to start happening a few months ago. I’d like to know how to fix this as well.
You have to change the settings on your phone to make your screen time out longer. I used to have mine set at 30 seconds until Tapped out started timing out on me. Now I have it set to 3 minutes! Much better! Go through your phone settings 🙂 Hope I helped!
that worked, thank you!
You get that as well? My game has been blacking out while I am in the middle of designing stuff, and I often have to hard close and reopens the game again. I thought my device was crapping out.
My devise doesn’t do that while I’m actively playing. Only while I was waiting the 30 seconds for furniture
I use Keep Screen. Works great for TSTO and any other apps that time out. Users pick which apps stay open.
I change my screen lock settings if I play on my phone to a longer time. Most of the time I’m playing on a tab, the setting I have for it is 1/2 hr.
Until they fix this “not meeting requirements” bug, I’ll be leaving my SH alone. Like many players, I stopped when I finally unlocked Billionaire Haven.
is the gnome have a reward when you find him??????? i cant find mine! sad!!!!
no
A million dollar reward for finding the gnome!!!
Fake news, fake news…the game is rigged…sad!!