Around the World 101: Crafting

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Ah the long awaited, Around the World Crafting post….where I give you the how tos and break down each and every item available to craft, so you don’t miss a thing!

Love it or hate it, EA has proven over the last couple of years that crafting is here to stay.  While the prizes themselves are pretty self explanatory, collect this to earn these prizes, crafting is a whole other “animal”.  Crafting requires some self direction.  You decide what you want and collect the items to craft accordingly.  Sometimes this is successful and sometimes it’s not. And, as with all things, for some events crafting is easier than others.

Now I know some of you still have questions about what to craft, if you should craft or Level Up, what happens in future Acts…so, as we’ve done in the past, we’re here to break it all down for you.  So let’s take a look at the basics of Crafting for the entire event.

So I think EA has finally got a system down where crafting is pretty self explanatory.  So I’m not going to go into a long discourse about how to craft, what to do etc.  I’ll just give you a few basics…for clarity sake.

Crafting is triggered via the Rewards Center during the Act 1 questline…

Marge also has a task there to “Stock Town Maps” 2hrs, Earns $110, 27xp

Tapping the Rewards Center will bring you to the crafting menu.  You can also access the crafting menu via the event hub menu by clicking the trophy icon and then the cash register icon…

The Crafting Currency is Sky Credits, they look like this:

You can earn Crafting Currency from:
-Tapping Tourists
-Completing Daily Challenges
-Clearing Taps from Neighbors in your town (also helps with Osaka Flu Level
-Norbert’s Daily Challenges, after day 8 for each Act

Crafting consists of different levels.  Each level unlocks more items to craft.  You spend crafting currency to level up. And once again they’ve decided to stick with what’s worked in the most recent events, you do NOT have to choose between Leveling up and Crafting.  The Sky Credits you spend to Craft items will count towards the Sky Credits needed to Level up! 

What does this mean?  Well basically if it costs 500  to move up to the next level, and you want to craft Wine Barrels (which cost 150 each)..you don’t have to decide between Leveling up and Crafting.  Simply craft the Wine Barrels and 150  will be deducted from the 500  required to Level Up.

Similarly…you DO NOT HAVE TO CRAFT ITEMS TO LEVEL UP. You can level up by simply tapping the green button next to the level up bar.  

It still takes Sky Credits, but it prevents you from crafting a bunch of stuff you may not want in order to level up.  As some of you have been complaining…

So the choice is yours, you can level up as you craft items.  Or you can just level up without crafting items.

And as with previous events, crafting ends when the event is over.  So you have all 3 acts to craft.  There’s no rush to get it done now.  Personally, i’ve been stock piling my crafting currency to do one big crafting push at one time.  There’s no benefit to crafting early and there’s no benefit to crafting later. It’s your preference.

And finally, there are 20 total crafting levels.  You’ll start at Level 1 so you’ll need to level up 19 times (to reach level 20), on order to unlock all of the craftable items.  Here’s the breakdown of how many Sky Credits are required to reach each level and unlock new items:

Level to Reach	Sky Credit Required To Reach
2	500
3	1,000
4	1,000
5	750
6	1,000
7	2,000
8	1,600
9	1,600
10	1,600
11	2,000
12	1,600
13	1,600
14	2,000
15	1,600
16	1,600
17	1,600
18	1,600
19	1,600
20	1,600

So now that we’ve gone over those basics, let’s get to why most of you are reading this post…the breakdown of each craftable item.

Let me preface this by saying, for this event most of the craftable items are decorations.  Anything that earns an income is unique, so you’re limited to just one. Therefore, what to craft and how many is entirely up to you…as to what you think will work best in your Springfield.  There are some great decorations that can work in a variety of ways in Springfield, but it’s up to you to determine what works best for your town.

Now here’s the breakdown:

Item: Scooter
Required Level: 1
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 2×1
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Headlight turns on, engine revs & smoke comes out of the back.
Unique?: No.

Item: Wine Barrels
Required Level: 1
Sky Credit Cost: 150  
Size: 3×4
Conform-O-Meter: Gluttony +5
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Wine pours from two of the lower barrels.
Unique?: No.

Item: Boulangerie Patisserie
Required Level: 2
Sky Credit Cost: 800 
Size: 4×6
Conform-O-Meter: Gluttony +5
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped. Lights turn on and off.  No tasks, no income.
Unique?: No.

Item: Lavender Field
Required Level: 3
Sky Credit Cost: 800 
Size: 3×3
Conform-O-Meter: Tree-hugging +100
What Does it Do: Nothing.
Unique?: No.

Item: French Fountain
Required Level: 4
Sky Credit Cost: 540 
Size: 5×5
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Frog jumps out of water
Unique?: No.

Item: Venus De Milo
Required Level: 5
Sky Credit Cost: 800 
Size: 2×2
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Rats run up the statue
Unique?: Yes

Item: Motorcycle with Sidecar
Required Level: 6
Sky Credit Cost: 540 
Size: 3×2
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Headlight turns on, engine revs & smoke comes out of the back.
Unique?: No.

Item: Paris Hotel
Required Level: 7
Sky Credit Cost: 2,680 
Size: 6×11
Conform-O-Meter: Indolence +1-
Earns: Earns Income, $150, 13xp/8hrs.
Task: Martin Practice his French. 4hrs, earns $175, 45xp
Unique?: Yes

Item: Japanese Lantern (Small)
Required Level: 8
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 1×1
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Light turns on
Unique?: No.

Item: Hokora
Required Level: 9
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 2×2
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.
Unique?: No.

Item: Japanese Maple Tree
Required Level: 10
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 3×3
Conform-O-Meter: Tree-Hugging +100
What Does it Do: Nothing
Unique?: No.

Item: Pagoda
Required Level: 11
Sky Credit Cost: 1,880 
Size: 7×7 (Really tall, taller than Paris Hotel)
Conform-O-Meter: Tree-Hugging +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.
Unique?: No.

Item: Torii
Required Level: 12
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 1×7
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Nothing
Unique?: No.

Item: Japanese Cherry Tree
Required Level: 13
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 3×3
Conform-O-Meter: Tree-Hugging +100
What Does it Do: Nothing
Unique?: No.

Item: Shinto Shrine
Required Level: 14
Sky Credit Cost: 1,340 
Size: 7×12
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Birds fly and congregation on it.
Unique?: No.

Item: Brazilwood Tree
Required Level: 15
Sky Credit Cost: 260 
Size: 2×2
Conform-O-Meter: Tree-Hugging +100
What Does it Do: Nothing
Unique?: No.

Item: Unlicensed Taxi
Required Level: 16
Sky Credit Cost: 540 
Size: 6×3
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Headlight turns on, engine revs & smoke comes out of the back.
Unique?: No.

Item: Churrascarias
Required Level: 17
Sky Credit Cost: 1,340 
Size: 5×9
Conform-O-Meter: Gluttony +10
Earns: Earns income, $90, 10xp/4hrs
Task: Smithers Devour Piles of Meat, 2hrs. Earns $110, 27xp
Unique?: Yes.

Item: Street Soccer Court
Required Level: 18
Sky Credit Cost: 1,080 
Size: 4×10
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Animated when tapped.  Lights turn on, and then go off
Unique?: No.

Item: Lifeguard Tower
Required Level: 19
Sky Credit Cost: 540 
Size: 2×2
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +100
What Does it Do: Nothing
Unique?: No.

Item: Tree Steakhouse
Required Level: 20
Sky Credit Cost: 2,680 
Size: 7×10
Conform-O-Meter: Gluttony +10
Earns: Earns Income, $35,3xp/hr
Task: Apu has a task here, to Order a Salad.  12hrs, Earns $420, 100xp
Unique?: Yes

My Personal Opinion on Craftables…
Don’t kill yourself.  Most of this stuff is just decorations and really unimpressive.  Craft what you like/think you can use in your town…but really nothing is worth kill yourself over.

Best item?  It’ll vary depending on your opinion of things.  Obviously the buildings with tasks are generally must haves, especially since they’re unique.  Everything else, it’s up to you as far as what works in your town.

So again…don’t kill yourself trying to get all this stuff.  Sometimes less is more. Craft what you have use for in Springfield….

Hope that helps some of you who have been stressing out over crafting!

And there you have it my friends…the details behind Around the World Crafting!

What are your thoughts on crafting for the Around the World Crafting List?  Which items are you digging?  Which would you pass on?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!