Archives for category: Luigi’s

What have you done with Fat Tony’s Club?

April 22, 2013 //

A couple of people have asked for some ideas for what to do with the Legitimate Businessman’s Club, which makes it a perfect candidate for a “What have you done with…?” post.

Mine is sitting between Springfield Downs and the Duff Stadium, making it a convenient location for Fat Tony and his gang to monitor two of their major income sources – fixing races and fixing baseball games (although there’s only a task for the first!). It’s next to Lugash’s Gym, to allow for convenient workouts without undue interuption the the business day, and it’s just up the road from Krustylu Studios just in case they want to get involved in the movie business. Both Asia de Cuba and Luigi’s are a short walk away:

What have you done with yours? Send a screenshot through Twitter to @TSTOTips where I’m back to checking in once a day now that the pace of game change has slowed, or upload your screenshot to an image site and post a link in the comments below. And if you can’t do either of those, just tell us all what you’ve done!

Tags Asia de Cuba, Businessman's Club, design, design ideas, Duff Stadium, Fat Tony, Krustylu Studios, level 28, Luigi's, Springfield Downs, The Simpsons Tapped Out

Categories Asia de Cuba, Businessman's Club, Duff Stadium, Fat Tony, Krustylu Studios, Level 28, Luigi's, Springfield Downs

How do I unlock the Springfield Penitentiary and the Retirement Castle?

By TSTO Tips

March 28, 2013 //

Springfield Penitentiary and the Retirement Castle are both unlocked at game level 19. Remember that the game level and the XP level are two different things. If you’re as addicted to the game as I am and play frequently, then your XP bar may well be telling you that you’re at a much higher level before you can unlock these buildings. But, as always, to unlock either Springfield Penitentiary or the Retirement Castle, you need to have first unlocked all the buildings and characters that come before them on your build menu.

This walkthrough begins just after you build Luigi’s (and you can find the walkthroughs for every building and character up to this point on the walkthroughs page):

1. Moustache Toppings Luigi arrives and, afraid that if his moustache gets and longer, it will get caught in the dough mixer (because that’s how his mother died), he pays a visit to Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace (4 hours – keep Homer free as he finishes).
2. A Jolly Right Mess As Luigi comes out of Jake’s, Homer catches him using a British accent. Although he’s able to explain it away, it’s a narrow escape, so he goes straight to work practicing his fake accent (2 hours – keep Chief Wiggum free as he finishes)
Note: While the next few things are going on (or possibly later), Luigi will also have tasks come up to work at Luigi’s and shop at the Kwik-E-Mart. Neither of these tasks appear to be part of Luigi’s main storyline, nor will they interrupt your game progress. Just do them as they appear.
3. Bring a Box of Donuts With crime rising in Springfield, Chief Wiggum goes on a stake out (24 hours and the task that had many people wondering how they could get Sarah Wiggum – see here)

4. Crime Doesn’t Pay Unless You Make It With all this crime, Chief Wiggum decides, in a conversation with Lisa, that there needs to be some place to put the criminals, at least temporarily. And that means that it’s time to build Springfield Penitentiary ($46,000 and 24 hours, unlocking Snake – keep Lisa free as the build finishes).

Note: There are some tasks involving Wiggum, Snake and the Penitentiary that may appear before the next task, ow while the Retirement Castle is being built. They include building some chain fences and making Snake Rob the Krusty Burger and pose for a police lineup.
5. The Greying of Springfield Lisa is worried about Grampa, whom she hasn’t seen since the explosion. While Homer and Marge are not in such a hurry to have him back, that means it’s time to build the Retirement Castle ($37,500 and 24 hours, unlocking Grampa Simpson – keep Lisa free as the build finishes)

The walkthrough will continue…

Tags Chief Wiggum, Grampa Simpson, Homer, level 19, Lisa, Luigi, Luigi's, Retirement Castle, Snake, Springfield Penitentiary, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Walkthrough

Categories Chief Wiggum, Gameplay, Grampa Simpson, Homer, Level 19, Lisa, Luigi, Luigi's, Retirement Castle, Snake, Springfield Penitentiary, Walkthrough

How do you unlock Skip’s Diner and Luigi’s?

By TSTO Tips

March 21, 2013 //

The quest that leads to building Skip’s Diner begins straight after Miranda Rights concludes, when Wiggum has done his second Springfield patrol. It begins level 18 in your regular gameplay (although I well beyond this on my XP bar due to playing the game and visiting friends – but that’s perfectly normal, so don’t worry if this happens to you!).

Homer and Comic Book Guy should have been free as Chief Wiggum finished Miranda Rights Part 4 (while Marge isn’t really needed, keep her free as well to be safe):

1. The Only Sport America Still Dominates Something’s happening at Krusty Burger that’s got Homer excited:

Homer: I’m gonna win it!
Marge: If we lived somewhere else, you’d be a shoe-in. But Springfield is the obese-est American town not in Mississippi!
Homer: I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try!
The hamburger-eating contest begins and Homer, Comic Book Guy, and Chief Wiggum all enter. Comic Book Guy and Wiggum eat at the Krusty Burger 4 times and Homer eats there 5 times to complete this quest (each visit goes for 30 minutes – keep Comic Book Guy free as Homer finishes his final visit):

Naturally, Homer beats out Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy and wins the grand prize – five more Krusty Burgers!
2. As American as Apple Pie Part 1 Comic Book Guy is still hungry, though and goes to eat at Krusty Burger one more time (30 minutes)
3. As American as Apple Pie Part 2 Still hungry, Comic Book Guy goes to Gulp ‘n’ Blow to satisfy his superhero-like super-appetite (60 minutes)
4. As American as Apple Pie Part 3 Still hungry and convinced that Springfield needs somewhere classy to eat, Comic Book Guy prompts the build of Skip’s Diner ($35,500 and 24 hours)
5. As American as Apple Pie Part 4 Satisfied, and comparing Skip’s to that diner in the monie “Diner”, where everyone dined at a diner, Comic Book Guy goes to dine at Skip’s Diner (4 hours and apparently the Worst. Quest. Ever. Keep Homer free as he finishes)
6. It’s A-Me-Luigi! Despite all the hamburger eating, Homer’s in the mood for pizza – as long as he doesn’t have to build anything. That’s the cue to begin the Luigi’s build ($51,000 and 24 hours, unlocking Luigi when the build finishes)

Tags Buildings, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Homer, level 18, Luigi's, Marge, Skip's Diner, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Walkthrough

Categories As American as Apple Pie, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Gameplay, Homer, Level 18, Luigi, Luigi's, Marge, Skip's Diner, Tasks, Walkthrough

How do you know when a character is doing a task inside a building (part 2)?

By TSTO Tips

March 19, 2013 //

With business as usual in Springfield (although that still inlcludes some extended St. Patrick’s Day business), here’s part 2 of the list of animations that tell you when a character is inside a building.

While you can tap on a building to see who’s inside, the animations are an extra bit of fun. Part 2 covers all the regular buildings currently available from Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace on. You can see Part 1, covering all the buildings up to Moe’s tavern here. Premium buildings will be covered in a separate post.

Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace - there doesn’t appear to be any animation
Springfield Downs - the dog-racing animation runs when the dogs are actually racing and when characters are visiting the track
The Gilded Truffle - the windows on the second floor light up (flickering candles and people having a good time)
King Toot’s - no animations
Police Station - flashing red and white lights
Skip’s Diner - no animations
Luigi’s – smoke rises from the pipes on the roof
Springfield Penitentiary - searchlights
Retirement Castle - no animations
Town Hall - shadows moving in the windows
Muntz House - a raccoon runs onto the roof and chews some electrical wires
Krabappel Apartment - a window on the second floor opens and cigarette smoke is blown out
Channel 6 – the satellite dish rotates (when either someone is doing a task or a program is being made)
Springfield Post Office - the front doors open and mail blows out
Hibbert Family Practice - shadows move in the windows
Springfield General Hospital - the lights on the helipad on the roof flash
Burns Manor - a vulture flies out of the dome and sits on the roof
Pimento Grove - sadly unused, so no animation
Wiggum House - flashing red and blue police lights
El Chemistri - it doesn’t get any use after the level 26 quest, but I’m sure there was animation…

Part 3, focusing on the premium buildings, is still to come.

Tags animations, burns manor, Channel 6, El Chemistri, Gilded Truffle, Hibbert Family Practice, Jake's Unisex Hair Palace, King Toot's, Krabappel's Apartment, Luigi's, Muntz House, pimento grove, Police Station, Retirement Castle, Skip's Diner, Springfield Downs, Springfield General Hospital, Springfield Penitentiary, Springfield Post Office, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Town Hall, Wiggum House

Categories Burns Manor, Channel 6, El Chemistri, Gameplay, Hibbert Family Practice, Jake's Unisex Hair Palace, King Toot's, Krabappel's Apartment, Luigi's, Pimento Grove, Police Station, Post Office, Retirement Village, Springfield Downs, Springfield General Hospital, Springfield Penitentiary, The Gilded Truffle, Town Hall, Wiggum House

How can I improve my gluttony rating?

By TSTO Tips

February 19, 2013 //

The gluttony rating is one of the elements of your conformity bonus – and one of the easiest to get to 5 stars (you can open up your Conform-o-meter and check where you are by tapping on the stars at the bottom left of your main screen). You keep your gluttony rating high, and help to maximize your conformity bonus, by having enough restaurants for your town size. In fact anything that has a menu over it when you go to collect cash helps the gluttony rating.

Keeping it at the maximum was made a little easier by the Valentine’s Day update and the release of Phineas Q. Butterfat’s, and helped again with the release of El Chemistri at level 26. At higher levels you have the benefit of the full restaurant range – both Butterfat’s and El Chemistri, but also Gulp ‘n’ Blow, Krusty Burger, the Java Server, the Gilded Truffle, Luigi’s and Pimento Grove.

If you’re at a lower level or have a very large town, your choices for additional places to eat and keep your gluttony rating high are limited – but that’s why you can buy additional Krusty Burgers or Gulp ‘n’ Blows from level 12 on. So, how many of these do you need? Well, that depends on your land area – I have 2 Krusty Burgers and 3 Gulp ‘n’ Blows in addition to the other restaurants, and my gluttony rating stays high even when I buy more land. And that helps me keep the 5% bonus cash and XP I’ve grown to love.