Archives for category: 50-foot Magnifying Glass

Yes you can. And as with anything here, it’s a question worth answering just because people have been asking…

Each of the big, expensive aspirational buildings can be sold for 25% of their original price. They then reappear in your building menu, and you can purchase them again, rebuild them, and collect the XP.

But why would you do this? The simple answer is to accelerate yourself towards the next bonus level if you’re a level 29 player. While players at lower levels who are perpetually short of cash may find it astounding, longer-term players at level 29 often have more cash than they know what to do with. So just like the Wind Socks and Weather Stations in yesterday’s post (http://wp.me/p35pG7-23O), buying something that gives you an XP boost is essentially a way of turning game dollars into donuts.

The XP from each of the aspirational buildings is as follows:

Escalator to Nowhere – 10,000 XP
Popsicle Stick Skyscraper- 20,000 XP
50-foot Magnifying Glass – 30,000 XP

Of course, with the 3-day build time, selling and rebuying the aspirationals takes a bit of patience. But it can certainly be done.

Tags 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Bonus level, Cash, donuts, Escalator to Nowhere, game dollars, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, The Simpsons Tapped Out, XP

Categories 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Bonus level, Cash, Escalator to Nowhere, Gameplay, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, XP

How much money does your Springfield make in a day?

By TSTO Tips

March 28, 2013 //

For newer players of the game, those big, expensive buildings (what the game calls the “aspirational” buildings) seem out of reach. But the longer you play the game and the more characters and buildings you have, the easier it is to build up a decent amount of cash each day.

There are a number of ways to build up cash in the game (and there’s a post coming from RerockerFC on this). But, in the name of research, I decided that yesterday would be a day that I didn’t spend any money on renovating my town and that I would instead find out just how much money I made in an average day.

I started the day with $2170 (after a decoration binge the day before). I finished the day with $118,926. Now, I’m not a housefarmer, although I do have some multiple buildings, but I do have all the premium characters and costumes and many of the limited time buildings (although not all of them). But it does demonstrate that the further you go on in the game, the easier it is to make money – and perhaps that the Escalator to Nowhere, the Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, and the 50-foot Magnifying Glass are not so out-of-reach after all.

Let me know how much your Springfield earns in an average day (and whether you house farm or prefer the individual building approach). And look out for RerockerFC’s tips tomorrow on earning more money from your Springfield.

Tags 50-foot Magnifying Glass, aspirational, Cash, Escalator to Nowhere, expensive, Money, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, The Simpsons Tapped Out

Categories 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Buildings, Cash, Escalator to Nowhere, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper

What should level 26 players do with their money right now?

By TSTO Tips

March 18, 2013 //

A very good question came in from Michael today:

Today, I have 2 million dollars and now I’m not sure what’s the right way to go:
1.) Buy the Popsicle Stick Skyscraper and then have nearly 0 dollars
2.) Wait until I collect 3 million dollars and buy the 50-foot Magnifying Glass or
3.) Don’t spend my money on these big buildings and save money for upcoming events?

Whats your opinion?

My advice for the moment would be to hold on to your cash. If level 27 is on the way, there’ll be at least one new building and it’s likely to be more expensive than Burns Manor. Each of the recent updates has also had a second, quite expensive new building. (For level 27, the Springfield Buddhist Temple and the Adult Education Annex are predicted.) You may also need to buy new land to make room for these, depending on their size.

The bottom line for players currently on level 26 is that you may need up to half a million dollars spare for any level 27 buildings. So my advice for level 26 players who are saving for the really expensive items would be to make sure you have around $500,000 free – and wait and see what may be on the way over the next few days.

Tags 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Adult Education Annex, Cash, Land expansion, level 26, level 27, Money, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, Springfield Buddhist Temple, The Simpsons Tapped Out, update

Categories 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Adult Education Annex, Cash, Land expansion, Level 26, Level 27, Popsicle Stick Skyscraper, Springfield Buddhist Temple, Update

Does the 50-foot Magnifying Glass actually burn anything?

By TSTO Tips

March 9, 2013 //

Sadly, it doesn’t – although that does mean that it’s safe for Ralph to wander near it!

A couple of people have realized, however, that there’s a great deal of synergy between the Tire Fire and the Magnifying Glass. This came in from @sebzeseb:

And this came in from Jimmie:

You have to admit – it’s a great idea and one I’ll probably be stealing when it comes time to build mine! It’s also very funny.

Tags 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Buildings, premium decorations, St Patrick's Day, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Tire Fire, update

Categories 50-foot Magnifying Glass, Premium decorations, Tire Fire

What does the 50-foot Magnifying Glass look like?

By TSTO Tips

March 8, 2013 //

I’m a long way from having a spare $3 million dollars to build the 50-foot Magnifying Glass that came with the St. Patrick’s Day update, so these pictures come courtesy of @iDaan and @alydaines.

As daan notes, the magnifying glass doesn’t set the Popsicle Stick Skyscraper on fire. Now, where’s the fun in that!