Important Notes:
These articles are planned to be as detailed as possible for those less technical. Although I will use this section to highlight things I think are really important please read it all thoroughly.
There’s more than one public server out there, but AFIK one of those had a catastrophic snafu a couple of weeks ago and isn’t running right now.
Credits:
These articles, with the kind permission of TeamTSTO, may contain content reposted from their Website or Discord.
These will show in “double-quotes”, preceded by (source name in brackets)
If you’re technically minded, don’t mind using Discord and don’t want to wait for my articles to go up then the Website has instructions with more info on Discord.
In This Article:
● Intro
● Series Index
● On Questions
● Private Servers
● Public Servers
• Project Springfield
• Tapped Out Reborn
Intro:
I plan to do a series of step-by-step articles as listed below. Once written I’ll edit the Series Index with a link to that article to help you find them.
These are intended to help guide you, one step at a time. If you need help then you’ll probably need to read all the articles once they are posted.
Series Index:
● Server FYIs
● Find Your Town
● Prep the Town File
● Create an Account
● Install The Game
● First Time Tapping
● TeamTSTO Q+A
On Questions:
If you have questions consider the following first:
• If it’s about the article you’re reading please re-read before asking.
• If it’s about an older article please re-read that then ask on there.
• If it’s about an article yet to come please wait and then read that first.
• If it’s for TeamTSTO please wait for the Q+A post.
Private Servers:
This was the early offering, but wasn’t easy.
You needed:
• a lot of technical knowledge
• a laptop, PC or your own actual server
• at least 30 gigabytes of game files
• to hack an APK to use your home network or server IP
It’s still an option, but now there are public servers. Alissa still calls these private because they are run by people not connected to the original game – not naming to prevent possible legal issues or other problems but you know who.
Public Servers:
As mentioned there’s at least 2, but only one seems to be online at the moment.
It’s easy to get mixed up, I actually messaged TeamTSTO from the Discord for the alternate server – ooops !!
• Project Springfield.
This is the one commonly known as TeamTSTO that I’ll be using, and as I write is online.
It is actually funded and coded by BodNJenie.
If you follow my instructions this is the one you’ll be using.
Please note:
(TeamTSTO Discord) ” **🚨 This is a beta server. There will be bugs and downtime. Your participation helps us identify and fix bugs to ensure a smooth experience.** ”
• Tapped Out Reborn
This is apparently offline as I write.
EDIT – Reported as back online 13th June
If you were set up on this server and can’t play right now then following my instructions will change you over to the one from TeamTSTO.
NOTE: If you’d been on that other server a while and downloaded a more recent copy of your town file then wait until I write Create An Account instead of going back to how your game was when spAnser grabbed those files.
Up Next: Find Your Town