One week only promo – 4th of July 2024
Started yesterday, Monday July 1st at 15:01 UTC
Ends on Monday July 8th at 15:00 UTC
15:00 UTC is UK 4 pm BST or US 11 am EDT
There’s a new premium combo and a new deccie for $$s as well as some themed returning content, so this is part Walkthrough and part Store Guide.
Here’s what’s in this post:
• New Items:
– Basic info on the premium combo
– Basic info on the new deccoration
• Questline with Dialog
• Permanent tasks
• Returning content
Lets get started then, shall we . . .
New Items:
Basic info on the premium combo:
Cost: 150 Donuts
● Thomas Jefferson (Character)
• Premium: Yes
• Voiced: 6 clips
• Questline: Yes
• Animated Job(s): Yes, 4 and 12 hour jobs
Sound Effect(s):
• Tapped:
• Good Job: 2 clips
• Bad Job: 2 clips
• Job Done:
Bundled with:
● Jefferson Memorial (Building)
• Unique: Yes
• Built: 6 seconds
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 105 $$s and 11 XP every 3 hours
• Job(s): Yes, Thomas Jefferson and Skinner
Skinner has a 4 hour job, Salute a Founding Father
Sound Effect(s):
• Tapped:
Basic info on the new decoration:
Cost: 35,000 $$s
● Fireworks Control Panel (Decoration)
• Unique: Yes
• Built: Instant
• Premium: No
• Bonus: None
• Earns: Nothing
• Animated: Yes, when tapped
• Job(s): No
Sound Effect(s):
• Tapped:
Questline with Dialog:
The Declaration part 1:
Quimby: The, er, Renaissance Pleasure Fair is next week, my good fop.
Thomas Jefferson: That is good to know, as I believe the Renaissance provided much fair pleasure. My name is Jefferson.
Quimby: Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson: You know me?
Quimby: Yes. You’re on the $2 bill.
Thomas Jefferson: Memorialized in currency you say? What a fine tribute.
Quimby: Well, er, I’m not sure it’s as big a deal as you think.
Thomas Jefferson: And who might you be?
Quimby: Joe Quimby, Mayor of Springfield. Hence the, er, sash.
Thomas Jefferson: Springfield, eh. May I guess in which state?
Quimby: If you, er, must…
• Make Thomas Jefferson Guess Where Springfield Is – 4 hours
• Make Quimby Stand Around Awkwardly – 4 hours
Quimby: Are you going to make your guess, er, out loud?
Thomas Jefferson: No, I’m convinced I know the answer.
Quimby: Is that, er, so?
Thomas Jefferson: Are you questioning my knowledge of the nation I helped found? Sir, I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.
Quimby: I didn’t hear “geography scholar” in there.
The Declaration part 2:
Thomas Jefferson: I’m basing my guess on your quaint regional accent which I find reminiscent of John Adams.
Quimby: Yeah well, er, it’s more like a later President.
Thomas Jefferson: Oh, you must mean his son John Quincy.
Quimby: I’ve been mayor for over 35 years and I’ve never been compared to, er, John Quincy Adams.
Thomas Jefferson: You’ve been mayor for over 35 years?
Quimby: That’s right. Diamond Joe Quimby’s motto is “Leadership you count on. And on and on and on.”
Thomas Jefferson: That sounds more like tyranny than leadership!
Quimby: Who’ve you been talking to?
Thomas Jefferson: Citizens of Springfield! Hearken to my voice! When in the course of human events…
• Make Thomas Jefferson Declare a Declaration – 4 hours
• Make Quimby Run Off – 4 hours
Thomas Jefferson: …we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor!
Cletus: Boy, you sure talk purdy!
Thomas Jefferson: Thank you, sir. What became of your Mayor?
Cletus: Quimby? He done did a runner whilst you were self-evidenting your truths.
Thomas Jefferson: Splendid. I have sworn eternal hostility against every form of tyranny.
Cletus: That’s just what I’m always swearin’ against with Brandine. But she don’t like when I swear.
The Declaration part 3:
Cletus: Say, you’re the feller on the nickel, ain’t ya?
Thomas Jefferson: Currency AND coinage?! What an even finer tribute!
Cletus: Well, er, I’m not sure it’s as big a deal as you think.
Thomas Jefferson: Tell me more about my modern legacy.
Cletus: Shucks, y’all better go talk to the folks up at the school fer that…
Cletus: …’cause you is wearin’ high stockins and buckled shoes and that ain’t no modern leg-I-see. *runs off*
• Make Thomas Jefferson Head to Springfield Elementary – 4 hours
Skinner: Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson: Ahh, you must be a scholar of our nation’s founding.
Skinner: Not exactly. Mother made me shell out two grand for Hamilton tickets.
Thomas Jefferson: Hamilton? As in Alexander?
Skinner: Yes, it’s musical theater. But I don’t think you’d like it.
Thomas Jefferson: No? But I adore theater. I saw Moliere’s original work in Paris. George Washington and I met at the theater. What makes you say I wouldn’t like it?
Skinner: Well, um… you don’t come off too well in it…
The Declaration part 4:
Lisa: Principal Skinner, who are you talking to?
Skinner: Oh, thank goodness, Lisa Simpson, this is Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson: Enchanté, mademoiselle.
Lisa: *giggles*
Skinner: Lisa, maybe you can explain to Mr. Jefferson how he is perceived in the modern world. *runs off*
Thomas Jefferson: Just a minute. You called him “Principal”. Am I to be lectured by a child instead of by the school’s master?
Lisa: Yes, well, maybe we should start with that word: “master”.
• Make Lisa Wonder Why This Always Happens to Her – 4 hours
• Make Thomas Jefferson Slowly Stop Smiling – 4 hours
Thomas Jefferson: This is confounding. Most confounding.
Lisa: I’m sorry, President Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson: Does it count for naught that I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia?
Lisa: Let’s just say, there are other complicating factors.
The Declaration part 5:
Thomas Jefferson: No, this won’t do at all.
Lisa: Mr. President?
Thomas Jefferson: I must redeem my image in the eyes of modern Americans. Do people know of the Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of our great nation?
Lisa: Sure, but at what cost to the indigenous peoples?
Thomas Jefferson: The who now?
Lisa: Oh boy.
• Make Lisa Explain Native American History – 4 hours
• Make Thomas Jefferson Become Increasingly Annoyed – 4 hours
Thomas Jefferson: So you’re saying that one of my greatest achievements as president is now viewed as brutal colonialism?
Lisa: Well…not to everyone.
Thomas Jefferson: No?
Lisa: Most Americans don’t know or care enough to think about it in the least.
Thomas Jefferson: Aaaargh!
The Declaration part 6:
Thomas Jefferson: I have a solution! I’ll make another great purchase and then my legacy will be restored.
Lisa: Uh, what are you thinking of purchasing?
Thomas Jefferson: Why, property, of course! The greatest investment anyone can make.
Lisa: I don’t know… Becoming a real estate tycoon may not be the best way for a former president to win universal acclaim these days.
Thomas Jefferson: How would you spend my money?
Lisa: Hmm, for the cost of a decent-sized piece of property in Springfield… you could get two tickets to Hamilton.
• Make Thomas Jefferson Look for Another Great Purchase – 4 hours
Thomas Jefferson: I can’t live here. The game developers didn’t create Monticello, so I have no home.
Lisa: Oh, don’t worry about it. You’ll spend nearly all your time wandering around the streets or hiding in one of the Brown Houses.
Thomas Jefferson: But I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father—
Lisa: *runs off*
Thomas Jefferson permanent jobs:
• Task: Admire His Achievements
• Time: 1 Hour
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 105 $$s, 23 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Jefferson Memorial
• Task: Declare a Declaration
• Time: 4 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 260 $$s, 70 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Pose For a Painting With Himself
• Time: 8 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 420 $$s, 105 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Jefferson Memorial
• Task: Look For Another Great Purchase
• Time: 12 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 600 $$s, 150 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Observe Modern Government
• Time: 24 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 1000 $$s, 225 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Town Hall, Courthouses, Jefferson Memorial
Returning Content:
• Springfield National Park and Teddy Roosvelt (Decoration and Character) – 175 Donuts
• Lincolns Cabin and Abraham Lincoln (Building and Character) – 150 Donuts
• Ye Olde Cherry Tree and George Washington (Decoration and Character) – 150 Donuts
• Scandal-gate Hotel and Richard Nixon (Building and Character) – 150 Donuts
• Hall Of Vice Presidents and Aaron Burr (Building and Character) – 150 Donuts
• Ronald Reagan Reeducation Center and Ronald Reagan (Building and Character) – 150 Donuts
• Eisenhower’s 4×4 and Dwight D. Eisenhower (Decoration and Character) – 120 Donuts
• Presidential Estate and Freedom (Building and NPC) – 100 Donuts
• Giuseppes Workshop and Giuseppe (Building and Character) – 95 Donuts
• Nighthawk Diner and Rex Banner (Building and Character) – 90 Donuts
• All American Apu (Skin) – 30 Donuts
• Republican Party HQ (Building) – 90 Donuts
• Fireworks Barge (Decoration) – 80 Donuts
• Lisa Statue of Liberty (Decoration) – 75 Donuts
• Crate Of Fireworks (Decoration) – 60 Donuts
• Pinwheel Firework (Decoration) – 40 Donuts
• Old Faithless (Decoration) – 40 Donuts
• Lincoln Memorial (Decoration) – 100,000 $$s
• Liberty Bell (Decoration) – 50,000 $$s
• American Flag (Decoration) – 5,600 $$s
• Patriotic Box Of Fireworks (Decoration) – 5,600 $$s
Back tomorrow with the Act 4 Rundown
Just lost ~6.5 donuts (my donuts/hour is 4.5). I won the dog track biggest prize (I also coincidentally won the five donuts in sideshow you :D), so I had 200k more than usual to build KEMS. I built till I had 10k left. I went to the friends and back to make sure they were built, and when I got back I had the same amount of money. I didn’t check to see if the KEMS were there, only the money. When I checked back later, the KEMS were gone. What happened???? I still lost all the money, too… (sorry for the lengthy explanation). 6 donuts is still pretty important for me- I’m at level 201 with a 398% bonus.
That is odd … 2 quick questions
Do you play on more than one device ??
Have you been having problems connecting to the internet / the servers ??
Usually just going to the Friends Towns bit saves your game ( sync ), so unless that was interrupted for some reason I’m surprised that happened.
I had wifi issues with a tablet a few weeks back, ended up buying a new one.
That’d do things like I’d set tasks and quit with a sync but 4 hours later I come back to collect and there’s no jobs been started – aaarrrggghhh !!
I used to play on another device but haven’t used it in in a few months. I’ve had tasks not be started before, but I always go the friends screen and back at the end of when I play. The few times that the tasks did not load as started was before I started checking the friends screen at the end of when I play.
Try that second tip – as soon as the game loads go to Friends Towns as a way to re-set the server data link-up before you tap on anything.
Either make a habit of it, or keep your fingers crossed that once that’s done it’ll stay working
Always Sync at the end, that’s usually all it needs to be safe.
Next time try a Sync and go straight back to check all is well and then Sync again before quitting.
That should make sure the local data matches the data on the servers for you, or give you a chance to re-do what’s been missed.
Another trick, if that doesn’t help, is to do a Sync as soon as you start the game and before you tap anything. Remember to Sync again between taps too.
Thank you for the advice! Also, Alissa hasn’t responded since I emailed the addicts email about a week ago. Do you know if she still checks it?
I can’t say for sure. Usually Safi and I just get on with keeping the posts flowing so there’s not much need for me to try and check-in with her.
Alright