Category Archives: Characters

Tapped Out Halloween Walkthrough: The Ghost in the Machine-based App Parts 2-4

The first part of the Halloween walkthrough was covered by Bunny earlier today, along with a great “behind the item” understanding of how the Fortune Teller shop relates to the Simpsons (you can read all about it here).  This part of the walkthrough is what happens after the shop has been built. We’ve been getting a lot of questions about ghosts, gremlins and GOO so here’s how you unlock them!  For those that don’t want to find out just yet the walkthrough starts after the page break 🙂 Continue reading

Update is Here For EVERYONE!

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1:20pm: Update is live on Android!  Guys this update is seriously amazing!  More info coming soon.  This will be the last post on this thread.  Look for the what we know so far post coming soon!  Have fun!

1:10pm:  Springfield is dark…and leaves are falling.  Ghosts are flying all over the place.  The new in game currency is popping ghosts and collecting their goo.  Game lasts 36 days (until November 7th).

1:05pm (est): You’ll need 2,000 in game cash to build the Gypsy Fortune Teller Store to start things off.  It takes 24 hours to build.

12:50pm (est): It you’re playing on an Apple device the update is here! Check your iTunes store for the App Update!  It’s installing as we speak on mine!

Android users…my phone is standing by waiting the update!  I’ll let you know as soon as it’s here…

Bart auto starts the task….and leaves are falling in Springfield!

2013 Halloween Spoilers!

Looks like an overwhelming amount of you want spoilers so I’m going to post what I can as fast as I can for those of you that want them.  However, if you don’t wish to read about what’s coming do not click more below.

I will tell everyone though…it looks like this is going to be HUGE!  So many things in the files it’s hard to go through it all quickly!  So get those tapping fingers ready because the Halloween update is going to be big!   Continue reading

2013 Halloween Update Info…

Hi Everyone!

No an update has not yet hit our devices BUT the game files have been updated on EA’s server.  I’m currently digging through the files myself to see what their may or may not be in the update.  However, do you want to know or would you rather wait a few more hours and see what comes?  Let me know in the poll below and I’ll answer to the masses.  If you want the spoiler info as I have it I’ll post it, if not we can all just wait until the devices update and we’ll keep you updated (as always) with all of the information as it comes out.

It’s up to you…

Addicts 2013 Halloween Event Coverage

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Hi Everyone!

Frequent readers of Addicts might notice a few little changes we’ve made to the site today, mainly in the menu bar.  These are small things we’re doing in preparation for the Halloween Event due out tomorrow!  We’ve tidied up our menu bar to make things easier for you, the amazing readers of Addicts, to find.

In addition to the menu bar clean up we’ve also created a page exclusively for the 2013 Halloween Event!  There you will find everything we’ve written about the Halloween event for easy access!  The Halloween page will not only be accessible from the top menu bar (under events), but also from the side bar to the right.  Just click on the Tapped Out Halloween image and it will take you right to our coverage!

We’ve also added one more great feature to our site…the official TSTO Addicts Forums!  While we absolutely love when you guys comment on the blog here (we we hope you still will) we’ve had some requests from readers that they’d like an easier way to communicate with each other.  We hope you’ll use the forums as a way to communicate with each other to help grow the TSTO Addicts community!  Again we still love your comments on the site & hope they keep coming!

Hope you all followed Bunny’s advice yesterday to get yourselves ready for the update tomorrow & remember this will most likely be an App update.  So keep checking your App stores (iTunes or Google Play) for the update!   Oh and you can add friends in preparation for the event here.

We’ll be working around the clock to keep you all updated with the most up-to-date information about the update!

Don’t forget to make sure your characters aren’t assigned to any 24hr tasks that will run into tomorrow.  Keep everyone on short tasks so they can be free when the update launches!

Until tomorrow!

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Vote for your Favorite Spooky 2D!

Voting is now closed.  We will announce the winners soon!  Thank you to everyone that voted!  
Now that the top 5 winners for the Addicts Spooky 2D Contest have been announced it’s time to vote for your favorite, as the winners will be decided by you the readers of TSTO Addicts!  So be sure to vote for your favorite and tell your friends to vote too!

Here’s how voting will work….

Find the 2D you like & how it’s named and vote for it in the poll below!  It’s that simple!  Please keep in mind…all results will be hidden until the contest is over and the winner is announced.  So just be sure to vote for your favorite to help them win the grand prize of 300 donuts!  (don’t forget 2nd and 3rd place are up for grabs too!)

Here are the choices:

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Bat, Pumpkin & Ghost

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Frankenstein & Spider

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Bartzilla

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Frankenbart

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Broken-down Washer Pumpkin

Good Luck to all of our Top 5 Winners!!

Remember voting ends at 11:59pm EST on October 14th!

Hey Addicts… Caption This!

Sometimes TSTO gives us humorous little moments when we capture our characters doing rather strange things.  These posts are all about those strange and funny moments!  Once a week we’ll be posting a Caption This! moment where we want you, the Addicts readers, to put on your writing caps and come up with what you think is happening in the screenshot. Post your captions in the comments below. We can’t wait to see how creative and funny you guys can be!

Hey Addicts… Caption This!

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If you’ve got an image you’d like to submit for a “Caption this!” post, email it to us at TSTOAddicts@gmail.com!

Addicts Quick Hit: Season 25 Premiere

A quick reminder…if you’re planning on submitting an entry for the Spooky 2D contest you have approx 1hr and 20 minutes to get it in.  All entries MUST be submitted by 11:59PM EST TONIGHT (Sunday September 29th).  So get those entries in for your chance to win FREE donuts!!! Click here for more details!

Here’s a quick hit about the premiere episode of the Simpsons.  As soon as it has aired on the west coast here in the US we’ll have some great recaps for you.

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So what do Three-Eyed Sushi and Hi-Glow waste barrels have to do with the Season 25 premiere of the Simpsons?  (Note: Don’t click more if you don’t want an episode spoiler) Continue reading

Simpsons Season 25 Premiere TONIGHT!

Hello Fellow Addicts!

Just want to remind you all to tune into Fox TONIGHT to see the season 25 Premiere of The Simpsons!  To get you all geared up for the show TV Guide has named The Simpsons as one of the Top 60 Greatest Cartoons of all time!  You can check out what TV Guide had to say and see who else made the list here:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Greatest-Cartoons-TV-Guide-Magazine-1071203.aspx

Don’t forget to watch “Homerland” tonight!  And be sure to finish your episode tie-in before it’s over!

Until next time Addicts!

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Weekend Update: September 21st-28th, 2013

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What a week’s it’s been at Addicts and in case you missed anything from the Addicts team this past week, here’s your chance to catch up!

First up…Don’t forget our Spooky 2D Contest!  Entries MUST be in by 11:59pm EST on Sunday 9/29/13.  So you only have today and tomorrow left…so get those entries in!

-Last Sunday Nick kicked things off with a discussion about the Season 25 Premiere of The Simpsons “Homerland”.  You can check out his post on it here

-Of course we can’t forget about the Season 25 Premiere Episode Tie-in update that was released this past Thursday.  Don’t forget this event is LIMITED TIME so be sure to get your Three-Eyed Sushi while you can!  We were all over this update, as always!  You can find the complete walkthrough here, if you should spend donuts on the hi-glow waste barrels here and how the new items impact the conform-o-meter here.

-Wookiee also brought us back to Level 33 over the weekend and talked about his favorite quest with Eddie and Lou.  Wookiee also brought us not one, but TWO late night revelations.  First, he talked about what he’d like to see in the Halloween Event, while he dodged the clown.  Then he discussed Three-Eyed sushi and poison, poison, tasty fish!

-Speaking of Halloween…EA surprised us all with a mini, Tuesday, update and let the cat out of the bag about the Halloween event (coming October 1st!).  We were all over the Feeding the Trolls Quest, you can read about it here.

-On Monday we asked you what you’re looking forward to the most Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving or something else.  Well the results are in and Halloween won overwhelmingly (79%), with Christmas in 2nd & Thanksgiving a distant 3rd.  Also, we had a suggestion in the comment section about a Hanukkah update.

-Bunny had our 2D covered this week with her awesome Bumblebee Man how to.  She also broke down why it’s not easy being green and why her 2D’s are green.

-Wookiee and Bunny broke down two Tapped Out Characters for us this week in Homer Simpson and Mr. Burns.  Check out these Exxxxxxxceeellllent posts!

-A bunch of gaming questions were addressed this week too!  We talked about easier neighbor management via the Origin download.  We also looked at how to tell if a neighbor is inactive and when to delete them.  We also addressed a how-to take screen shots for the most common phones and devices out there.

-We also completed the Conform-O-Meter posts and wrapped it all up with a neat little bow in the collected Conform-O-Meter post here

-Of course we had a great WAWW’s post this week all about Mansions in TSTO.  Wookiee also gave us a bonus WAWW in What some Tapperinos want .

And as always we updated some of the TSTO Walkthroughs this past week.  You can check out the Walkthrough page (which also got a face-lift) for help at ALL levels of Tapped Out!

It was a busy week here and looks like next week will be even busier!  Mark your calendars Addicts….Sunday September 29th is the Season Premiere of the Simpsons and Tuesday October 1st will be the Halloween Event update!  Addicts will have you covered every step of the way!  We’ve got some new, fun things planned for the site so keep checking us out!

Have a great weekend everyone!