Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Hang onto your toasters my friends because we’re going flying through space and time! The latest event in TSTO has us going wayyy back in time to when Dinosaurs roamed the earth, Pharaohs were building pyramids & Pirates hobbled around on their peg legs!
This Event is broken up into 3 Eras, with each Era containing part of the story. To help you move along with the event you’ll get several prizes per Act. Each prize will either be something fun for Springfield or something to help you move along in the event. For the first Era, Prehistoric, you’re tasked with collecting Fossils (
) to unlock each prize!
The seventh, and final Prehistoric Era Prize awarded at 79,900
is Moe’s Cavern and Caveman Moe, because even Moe deserves a grunting, club wielding doppelganger…
So let’s take a closer look at this seventh prize and just what happens when you unlock it in your Springfield…
Once you’ve collected 79,900 you’ll automatically be awarded Moe’s Cavern and you’ll see this message popup:
And you’ll have the option to place the Cavern in your Springfield or store it in your inventory for later. Remember if you store it you’ll have to go into your inventory to retrieve it (and you won’t get Tachyon credit until you’ve placed it)
And let me get this out there now, and once again…CAVEMAN MOE IS A FULL CHARACTER, NOT A SKIN FOR MOE.
That being said….once you place you’ll see Caveman Moe’s Character Unlock Message popup:
And he’s part of the Prehistorians Character Collection:
He does come with his own questline, here’s a look at the Turbo Tappin’ Version of it…
The Caveman’s Lover Pt. 1
Caveman Moe starts
Make Caveman Moe Be Mistaken for Moe- 12hrs, Earns $420, 100xp
The Caveman’s Lover Pt.2
Caveman Moe starts
Make Moe Serve Drinks- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
Make Caveman Moe Tend Bar- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
The Caveman’s Lover Pt. 3
Moe starts
Make Caveman Moe Find a Mate- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
The Caveman’s Lover Pt. 4
Moe starts
Make Moe Psyche Himself Up- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
Make Caveman Moe Go Clubbing with Cavegirl Booberella- 4hrs, Earns $435, 115xp
The Caveman’s Lover Pt. 5
Moe starts
Make Moe Drink Booooooooze- 4hrs, Earns $175, 45xp
And here are the quick details:
Size: 11×9
Tachyons When Placed: 1,459 
(Remember you have to PLACE and BUILD it in your Springfield to get the Tachyon credit. You won’t get credit if you store it in your Inventory and never place it…after placed and Tachyons are paid out you can store it without consequence)
Build Time: 4hrs
Earns: $35, 3xp/hr
Conform-O-Meter: Consumerism +10
Other Info: Can be placed on the grass|pavement|boardwalk|pier|dirt|beach
Animation: Caveman Moe has a visual task there
And here’s a look at Caveman Moe’s Tasks…. remember he is a FULL character, NOT a skin for Moe
Caveman Moe’s Permanent Tasks:
| Task | Length | Earns | Location |
| Fear Fire | 1hr | $70, 17xp | Moe’s Cavern |
| Find a Mate | 4hrs | $175, 45xp | Outside/Visual |
| Tend Bar | 8hrs | $275, 70xp | Visual Moe’s Cavern |
| Be Mistaken for Moe | 12hrs | $420, 100xp | Moe’s |
| Prepare for Ice Age | 24hrs | $600, 150xp | Moe’s Cavern |
At least as of right now, Caveman Moe does NOT earn Shovels.
And now, because I know some of you will ask me this given how some of you have struggled with the Prehistoric Era. Is it worth it to spend donuts to get Caveman Moe? The answer, as it always is, is how many donuts are we talking?
If you can get Caveman Moe (once the Prehistoric Era is over) for 65 donuts or less…absolutely yes. Totally worth it. Character and building, no doubt. If it’s 110-66 donuts, probably. Usually great prices for a character/building combo..but this one isn’t premium. Caveman Moe (at least not now) won’t pay out premium, even if you spend donuts on him. So that 110-66 donut mark is a probably…if you like him enough. Anything over 110 donuts, pass. Don’t spend the donuts..he’s just not worth it.
Of course that all being said, continue to play until the last second of the Prehistoric Era so that you can get that donut cost down as low as possible…
And there you have it, the details behind Moe’s Cavern and Caveman Moe the final Prehistoric Era Prize.
What’s Next?
Bonuts! For every 8,250 you collect after you’ve unlocked Caveman Moe you’ll have the opportunity for 1, 2 or 3 donuts. Beyond that it’s just waiting until the next Era (Egypt) hits our games.
What are your thoughts on Moe’s Cavern and Caveman Moe? Have you unlocked it yet? Where have you placed the Cavern in your Springfield? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
It may have already been said, but at the end I was about 50 donuts away from getting Caveman Moe. I realized that speeding up two shovelers cost 4 donuts and generated enough currency to reduce the cost by 5 donuts, saving 1 donut each time until I won him. So speeding up shovels (and using them) brought the 50 donut cost down to 40.
Also prehistoric plants are the best ROI for leveling the panini press. I may not get many of the craftables, but my press is down to 4 hours and that seems more important.
Hi. Please help. I am not getting relics from visiting friends. Just money and XP. Has anyone else seen this. It’s really slowing me down.
Thanks
You likely maxed out for the day. Wait until they all reset their timers and try again.
I don’t understand. Maxed out what?
You only get event currency for the first 90 neighbor taps (30 neighbors) in a 24-hour period. (It may actually be more like 89 taps….there’s often something a little weird in the exact number, but that’s the general idea.)
Brose169
Please add me! I need to gain last-minute fossils to get moes cavern tonight!
I am a daily player and won’t vandalize when events are over
this is the first event in a few years that i haven’t easily gotten every prize. i’ve been active but not militant about playing, and i’m probably going to have to spend 15 donuts to get caveman moe. (not a lot, i know, but i don’t have any strong desire to get “caveman moe,” either…)
Having never missed a final prize, I’m hoping someone can help answer this question: does the donut price I see now for Caveman Moe continue to be available after the Era switches overnight or do I need to get him right away. Assume the former but don’t want to miss my chance to lower the donuts if I happen wake up in the middle of the night :). Thanks!
Yes
Hi folks! Can I get some advice?
Life happened, and I got behind on the Prehistoric collecting track, and I am getting desperate. (As y’all may be able to tell by my username, dinosaurs are my favorite!) I super want the Dinosaur Lake, so I’m trying to figure out the most efficient/possible way to do so. Any advice?
I purchased the Waterfall Treehouse (nets fossils every four hours), and have done some donut-purchased shovels (because excavations net some as well). But what else? And/or what are my best bets for trying to increase my fossil intake at impossible speed?
Also, if anyone would like to be my friend (I’m at Level 40…so not pro like many of you, but I’ve been playing a bit), my EA username is mutantdino4 (I think that’s all you need, right?).
Anyways, much love — this site and community is incredible!! <3
If you have Boobarella, speeding her up with donuts at Mom and Pop’s is a better yield for shovels than buying them in the store…other than that, visit all the friends you have and tap those dinos…that’s all you can do.
At 125 donuts to get Moe. I even have the tree for extra fossils. Did start the event a couple days late though.
There is no way to get Moes Cavern without spending donuts.
Not sure if you mean spending donuts on premium characters/items that help with the event but it’s definitely possible. I got him several days ago without spending donuts to accelerate the prize track.
Several days????? Ive been tapping like a maniac and no frikkin way that i got him without spending donuts. But maybe you have 400 friends and spend every minute playing???
It is possible. But it’s harder with this event than its been in a while. For a completely freemium player all of the following needed to be done: start on time, visit 30 neighbours a day, maintain a five times a day log-in schedule – send all 5 characters to generate shovels and clear all 80 dinosaurs from your town, and use your shovels at the excavation site. All of these together yield ~7500 fossils a day. Missing any one of these items or logging in less than 5x doesn’t work for this event.
Got him yesterday. Nice decoration, funny character, a good final prize for this stage. Too bad he doesn’t earn showels.
Wishing everone still grinding for him good luck! Imo he is worth a few donuts, if you can’t earn everything in time. Just like Alissa said, imo totally worth up to 60 donuts.
I didn’t get sergeant Skinner during the first act of his event. I didn’t want to spend the donuts, I don’t remember how many but around 100, I believe. Later I regretted not having him, and when he came availabe again I still payed about 100 for him, but now there was tank thrown into the mix too 🙂
So I’d echo Allisa’s advice: collect until the very last and if the number of donuts is quite reasonable, go for it. And if it’s really extreme, don’t as you probalby wouldn’t pay that otherwise either.
Not going to get Caveman Moe – visit friends, have timer set for every 4 hours (even woke up during the night to to it a time or two) but its not enough – again not happy.
I agree. Unless you want to spend donuts there is no way to get caveman moe. I am not enjoying this at all.
I’m not sure if I will get Caveman Moe and the Cavern on time because I was a little behind on the calendar though out the whole prehistoric era, I got the lake 2 days ago and I need over 4000 fossils to get it with the only premium helper is Gravedigger Billy and I had him since Halloween. For the tappers that think they will not get it just keep on collecting the fossils and try to get the donut price below 100 then spend them towards the last minute before the era switches over so that you can try to get more fossils and lower the donut price, I would spend the donuts if I miss out on getting the Cavern and Caveman Moe through fossils.
Found this act good as I got caveman moe yesterday and have 130 shovels saved for act 2, already crafted some Egyptian collums and prepared a sandy place to design my Egypt town, got a few themed city’s now, have a spot near my ocean ready for the pirates, calendar a great help in keeping up with currency great work team 😎
I really liked this prize! Having a totally separate character instead of just a skin is awesome! I put the cave kitty-corner to Curvaceous Cave (those are fake btw 🤣😂🤣), with the craftable prehistoric ferns lining a pathway from one door to the other 💘😂 At least caveman Moe can have some lovin 😂
It might just be me, but I think the baby t-Rex looks like the baby dinosaurs from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Whenever I tap it, it reminds me of when Sid tries to feed them broccoli!
anyone else having problems getting the remaining locked craftable items from this event by using the dig site?…I keep digging and the last 3 or so locked items aren’t being unlocked
Some of the locked crafting items don’t unlock until Act 2 or Act 3 because they first have to be excavated from the dig site, and the dig site prizes are Act-specific.
thanks!…was wondering lol
Digging doesn’t unlock more craftables – crafting stuff does. You have to craft enough stuff to fill the crafting meter, then a new craftable (or two) unlocks. (Look back though the posts on this site…Alissa did a whole crafting post that explains this.)
uhm,the digging site is part of the crafting building for this event so my comment about these items is right
The I guess I just don’t understand what you were saying. I’m well into the Egyptian crafting stuff, even though it’s still Act 1…
the column is one of the items that is not even being unlocked(along) with the others after it…I dig and dig and they won’t appear from digging
The Egyptian digging items won’t be available until Act Two starts.
If you’re taking about the red columns, they don’t come from digging. They have nothing to do with digging (other than that digging helps to earn more butterflies). You need to spend enough butterflies to level up the crafting track. See Alissa’s earlier crafting post for a more thorough explanation.
But like suzelac29 had said Some of the locked crafting items don’t unlock until Act 2 or Act 3 because they first have to be excavated from the dig site, and the dig site prizes are Act-specific.
Maybe we’re talking about two different things when we say “crafting items”? I’m only talking about the stuff you get by spending butterflies. (And I can earn butterflies without digging.) I haven’t seen anything that’s kept me from continuing on in that track…does something happen after the camel (which is the one I’m working on)? I’m honestly puzzled by what I’m not understanding…
You are both right. You can craft extras of the excavation prizes (like the tan column), but only after you first unlock them from the dig site. Sandra, you can access them by scrolling right in the crafting menu past the “last” item or left in the crafting menu prior to the “first” item.
Oh, now I understand what the OP was talking about! Thanks for the clarification!
HI ho Tappers!
From an archaeological stand point, the Pirates should have been the first act. Their relics would have been in the ground the closest to the surface. Egyptians are good in the second slot, but you would have to dig VERY deep to get back to the Prehistoric Age. But am I being too logical for a game? Yes, yes I am. Been an enjoyable event so far, and I am excited to see what’s in the Vault next.
That’s a good point, archeologically! But remember that this is a time travel story, so maybe it’s about Homer getting things back to the present closer and closer. (Although, we ARE digging, so, maybe your point is more valid…)
It’s fun to overthink things together! 😉 🙂
stupid ea not letting me in my game
this is the first time ever i will not complete a price track 🙁
Thank you for the info as always 😉
The 4-hr task is hilarious lol
Not going to get caveman Moe ☹️
First time since I started playing I won’t complete the prize track.
RABBLE RABBLE 😡IM ANGRY EA! (Not with Addicts you guys rock!🤘) RABBLE RABBLE!! 👿
Same here. For some reason I’m only at a little over 70,000 and I log in several times a day
Me too!! I have been playing for 5 yrs & I am just shy of the dino lake right now. With 21 hrs left there is no way I am going to get Caveman Moe. I think this will be the 1st time I didn’t complete everything. EA is stiffing us with downgraded payouts.
tonflo1
Moe’s Cavern and Caveman Moe
a true Doppelgänger – not a Skin
better then the two damn NPC’s I earned
(you hear that, EA?)
Let’s see if I can earn Bonuts
or take a break – wait for Part Two
Leveling up that Panninni Press
means having to Craft
or Dig in the Dirt
got caveman moe a few hours ago. i really didn’t think i was going to get him until 1 or 2 days ago, the rates just didn’t seem there. interesting to see he’s a full character. thanks for the write up, as always.
So… I´m way behind, just barely got Dinosaur Lake. I´m thinking about saving shovels for part 2 instead of trying the reach moe´s cavern (I know I won´t reach it in time). Sounds good?
If you wouldn’t bother spending 30 donuts on it then you probably should just skip it. Personally I think anything under a 100 and it would be worth buying since you are getting a character/building combo which are usually worth more than 100 in the store. You will get him with even less if rather than spend the donuts outright you speed up Booberella’s shovel task (assuming you have her.)
But it’s up to you.
I’m with Hamandpineapple, I haven’t missed a final prize in a very long time, but this one has me stumped, too. I will also just about make Dino lake. I suppose this event doesn’t allow for many premium characters and extra currency which makes it more a level playing field and gives freemium or newer players an equal chance to finish. Hey ho, I’m being philosophical about it. If Caveman Moe can be had at a reasonable price, I may go for him. Then again, the last event added so many new characters, I’ve lost all oversight… who now is Wayne Slater? The Master of disguise or practising karate? Sorry, gone off topic here.🙄
One of my neighbor’s already has several prizes from the Egyptian portion of the event. How is that possible???!!
Are you sure they’re not craftables? If they’re not..they’re cheating.
I hate to be that person, but I have literally never missed a prize in an event for two years, and I’m barely going to get Dinosaur Lake. I missed the first day, but I shouldn’t be 20K behind. I’m stumped.
(Not asking for an explanation from you guys! Just wanted to vent. You guys are a delight.)
Not that it fixes things now, but a tip for Act 2/3: Dinosaurs, neighbour visits, excavations, and daily challenges are the only sources of event currency with this event. They are all important. You may be in the habit of letting one of these slide a bit. You can’t do that with this event.
You should be tapping dinosaurs until the message ‘no more time travellers’ (or something to that effect) appears in your town every time you reset your tasks at the hardware store. This will net you 400 currency per 4-hour cycle – 1600/day with 4 visits, 2000/day with 5 visits. If you do not have your panini press upgraded to the 4-hour reset time, use the old search-and-tap method.
Also, take the time to visit 30 neighbours every day. Neighbour visits account for just over 1100 currency/day. If you can’t do 30, at least visit 10 of them. The first 10 neighbours provide half of the event currency from neighbour visits.
The rest is excavations and daily challenges. The excavations give you a set number of event currency per shovel. Use those shovels! For the main prize track it doesn’t matter which digging strategy you use – it doesn’t matter if you find the gem with the first shovel or the last, you get a set amount of currency per shovel. Gems (excavation prizes), tachyons (upgrading the panini press) and specimens (crafting currency) are a per dig payout, but event currency is per shovel. If you reach the end of the excavation prize track but haven’t finished the main prize track, continue digging (at least as far as you need to to stay on track with the calendar).
And, if you’re in the habit of dismissing daily challenges rewarding event currency in favour of secondary/crafting currency or doughnuts, don’t. The 1000+ currency from the challenges makes a big difference in reaching the end of the prize track.
One last tip: craft items throughout the event, don’t wait ’til the end for this one. Each craftable has an associated tachyon payout. Tachyons upgrade the panini press and several of the panini press rewards increase the currency awarded from excavations. Spoiler: the next two acts have a higher event currency requirement than this act. You’ll need the increased excavation payouts to stay on track, especially if you’ve struggled with this act. Good luck with the Egypt/pirate items 🙂
I had several days where the daily challenge prize was not event currency, it was a donut. Not really complaining about donuts :0), but it is a reason I am very behind :0(
I’m glad he’s a full character and not another skin for Moe. The skin wouldn’t get much use. I believe Caveman Moe is my 229th resident of Springfield. The town’s filling up!
I don’t think I’ve seen it mentioned in any of the posts thus far, but is Caveman Moe a skin for Moe or a full character?
FC
Thanks Patric! LOL! 🙂
Is anyone else getting fewer tachyons (sometimes none?) from excavating after completing the prize track?
Does anyone else find it annoying that when an event is active the daily tasks rarely yield anything other than event currency? I’ve had two donuts since this event started. Particularly annoying when the event lasts a month or more and none of the prizes interest me. I’d rather just sit out of this event and collect donuts for the vault.
If you are hitting the “x” to change the task, and still getting event currency, then you are stuck for 12 hours till you can hit it again. Good chance for donuts by the third try.
I’ll try that, although normally after 24 hours I’ve fulfilled the criterie, can you still change a task after that?
Remind me, though…if you’ve completed a daily task for Act 1 currency, but don’t collect the currency, will it still switch over to Act 2 currency? I’m finding that one of the differences between the daily tasks during the event and many of the regular daily tasks is that I can’t avoid completing most of them (unless I was willing to totally forgo tapping dinosaurs and earning shovels). Today I had no way to avoid completing the task (even though I tried, by dismissing the first offering, which I could see was another unavoidable completion one), so it’s sitting there with a check Mark, but I’m planning to hold off “cashing it in” until Act 2 hits.
In past events – yes. Any uncollected daily task which awards event currency will switch to the new type.
You can thank the laziness of developers for that. They code the daily challenges with the same variable, instead of multiple ones. That way they don’t have to code 3x as many daily challenges.
Great – thanks!! 🙂