Bug Alert: Seeing a bunch of reports from you guys that the option to buy $19.99 worth of donuts is either missing or broken. By broken, I mean…you can buy it and spend the money but you’re not given the donuts. If this happens to you contact EA.
What I can tell you is, it looks like there’s going to be a donut bonus offered with the $19.99 Truckload of donuts during this event. That may explain why it’s missing or you’re having problems with it.
Note: The in-game instruction boxes and prize box says items leave November 13th. However, the files say November 19th is when the event ends. I think it’s some dialogue they forgot to change. It looks like this event was originally supposed to launch last week (like we all thought) and end on the 13th. But something happened and they pushed it back a week. They changed the files to indicate the new end date, but forgot to change the box dialogue. (Because the store timer is still counting down 28 days…which is November 19th…)
Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Halloween has finally arrived in our pocket-sized Springfields! With Kodos and Kang running the show it’s hard to know if this event will be all tricks…or treats for Tappers!
We’re back to multi-events for this one. So love them, or hate them, they’re still here. So let’s all try to make the best of this…(I’ll have more thoughts in my next musings post…)
Anywho….things kick off with some 6s tasks for Kodos, Kang, and Cthulhu which means…yes, if you don’t have Kodos and Kang you’ll get them at the start of this event. Also, this means, this THOH event is a continuation of the Cthulhu’s Revenge mini-event. Which is kinda cool..at least to me.
After you’ve completed these initial tasks you’ll kick off THOH XXX Week 1…
First, remember this was an app store update available for download yesterday (Tuesday 10/22). So if you haven’t already done so, and you don’t see the Splash Screen above for your game, head to your app store and update TSTO. You may have to search the store for Tapped Out, as it doesn’t always appear on the update list initially…
And here’s the event synopsis from EA…
Kang and Kodos are ready to get their tentacles dirty, by summoning villains and monsters from other universes to do their dirty work. They’ve tried all their own ideas, now it’s time to steal from everyone else’s.
However, their multi-verse portal tech malfunctions and anyone can pass between universes. Kang and Kodos are in over their heads and must enlist the help of unlikely allies when the Rigellian Devil comes to Springfield.
Now on with the update…
We should all know by now unless of course, you’re new to TSTO that the prizes for this event follow the same questline format to unlock as our regular mini-events do.
Just like every large event since Christmas 2018, this is not your typical Major Event. And there are pros and cons to that, and everyone will find their own pros and cons. And some people’s pro will be someone else’s con.
As always, I just ask that you have an open mind, and reserve judgment until we’re into the event. It’s 4 weeks long (and remember for the past few years we’ve been complaining that events that are 6 weeks plus are just too long). It should be fairly easy to complete. You’ll unlock a bunch of new prizes. No crafting to grind through. Just have some good old fashioned TSTO fun. And, as long as you don’t rush things, you won’t get bored because it’ll change each week!
As I stated above, the initial quests are 6s tasks for Kodos and Kang. Once completed you’ll start the Operation Clogged Drain questline, which is the week 1 story to follow. This is how you’ll unlock the Week 1 (Act 1) prizes.
Same Mistakes, New Plan
Auto starts
Kang: Cthulhu, you waterlogged limpet, you’ve floundered for the last time.
Cthulhu: Sorry, my desire was to destroy all life on Earth, but the humans reconnected me with my saltwater spawn.
Kang: We can’t be mad at you for being a loving parent. Give me a hug.
Kodos: That’s beautiful… and weak! You’re an embarrassment sometimes.
6s Tasks for Kodos, Kang, and Cthulhu
Kodos: I throw up my tentacles. I don’t know how to recover from this.
Cthulhu: That’s because your plan is all wet. When your toilet is clogged and you can’t fix it yourself, you call a professional.
Kang: What does destroying the world have to do with our ship’s plumbing problems?
Kodos: I get it… Earth is our ship’s toilet!
Kang: And the clog was me?
Kodos: The clog is Earth too. We need to hire a professional to destroy it!
And this triggers the entire story premise for each act…
(and yes, just like I did for the past multi-events, I’ll be posting full dialogue for this one before each week is over)
Although I mentioned this yesterday, once again here’s the synopsis for Act 1…
Kang and Kodos open a portal to alternate universes and send a call to the worst of the worst to join them. To their dismay their call is answered by the C-list of Doom, villains who’ve been defeated or that are low level threats. Just as it seems all hope for world domination is lost, Zia Simpson comes to Springfield and uses the Ultranet from the future to send a call to real monsters and villains.
Now let’s talk about what’s included…
DO NOT FORGET TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN IN THE TASK BOXES (PICTURED ABOVE) TO BE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL TASKS FOR EACH PART.
I’ll lay out specifically what you need to do for each part in the turbo tappin’ post, but I don’t want any of you to get messed up with this. So don’t forget to SCROLL!
Currency Act 1: 
Here are the prizes for Part 1:
Questline, which I’ll post later, will show how each is unlocked.
Characters who can complete tasks for Act 1:
Homer
Marge
Lisa
Bart
Ned
Milhouse
Willie
Burns
Moe
Monkey’s Paw Salesman (New Premium)
Let’s try this list again….special shoutout to EA for giving us the WRONG INFORMATION IN THE FREAKING EVENT PACKET! I don’t care if we get the packet or don’t get the packet. But if you do it, for the love of god…make sure it’s accurate information.
Here’s the correct list, as verified in my game…
Homer
Marge
Lisa
Bart
Grampa
Maggie
Nelson
Milhouse
Monkey Paw Salesman (New Premium)
God (New Premium)
Characters earn:
5
8
The Daily Challenges have NOT converted over to event currency. They remain exactly as they’ve been prior to this event launching. Cash, SH Currency and Donuts.
The Store
Here’s what’s included today:
New stuff…
Gil is Back!
For 777 Donuts you can get God and the Ten Commandments. I’ll have more details on this one in a Gil Deal post a little later…Leaves Stores 10/30
Returning
Mystery Boxes…
There will be THREE total Mystery boxes for this event. Two launch today, and the third one arrives when week 2 starts (10/30). Of the two that launch today, the Magical Mystery Box leaves stores on 10/30 and the THOH Mystery box will remain for the entire event. So pay attention to those timers…
- Monster’s Castle with Frankenstein’s Monster
- Julienstein
- Black Magic Hall
- Burns Dragon Bundle incl. Burns Dragon’s Pile of Treasure + Burns Dragon + Wizard Lisa
- Cat Bus
- Department of Magical Vehicles
- Fantastical Beastarium
- The Great Raymondo Bundle incl. The Great Raymondo’s Home + The Great Raymondo
- Magic Academy Library with Angelica Button
- Magic Palace
- Mess Hall
- Sorcerer Frink Bundle incl. Frink’s Lab + Professor Frink + Sorcerer Frink
- Treestache Bundle incl. Treestache’s Grove + Treestache + Magic Act Milhouse
- Unicorn Wizard
- Walking Kwik-E-Mart
- Wiggops Bundle incl. Wiggops’ Station + Wiggops + Wizard Bart
- Bad Dream House + The Raven
- Booberella
- Death
- Drive-In Theater with Space Mutant
- Frinkenstein
- Gate to Nowhere
- Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop with Maude’s Ghost
- Hellementary School
- King Homer’s Skyscraper
- Shinning Bundle
Returning Cash Items…
As with all Halloweens of the past, this event comes loaded with a ton of Halloween items you can purchase for in-game cash. Think of these items as crafting, but for in-game cash…
These items can be found in the Halloween Decorations category of the store…icon looks like this…
$1,000 (in addition to cash/xp, says it earns 2.25% bonus each) PATCHED…hopefully you guys stocked up while you could. Now the Wailing Wall is 50 donuts
Returning Premium Items…
These items can be found in the Treehouse of Horror XXX section of the store, via this icon…
*indicates available in Yearbook Mystery Box
Land Tiles
Because I know I’ll be asked…as of right now I don’t see anything awarding Land Tiles. Nor do I see the Golden Goose Realty coming back with this event.
This may be corrected with a patch during this event, but as of right now I don’t see a way of getting more land with this event.
I’m sure GGR will come back at some point, just have to wait it out a little longer.
Item Limits
Per Patric, they have not raised the item limits with this event. That doesn’t mean they won’t, just means they’re not raised at this moment. There have been plenty of times in the past where the limits were raised shortly after the event went live with a patch. If they’re increased we’ll let you know.
And that’s it my friends. The details of week one of the 2019 Halloween Update, THOH XXX!
Your thoughts on the event? Like the multi-event format, considering it is only 4 weeks long? Like the idea of new content each week? Thoughts on the content? Sound off below, you know we love hearing from you!