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Level 20 is the last of the original game levels. From here, the quests start to get a bit longer and a bit more complicated, as they were designed to keep players occupied until new levels arrived.

The usual general warnings apply and a couple more as well:

1. If you play regularly, your XP bar may tell you that you’re at a much higher level than your real game level. I was already at XP bar level 25 (the highest level at the time) before I was able to unlock the Town Hall.
2. You can only unlock buildings through regular game play – buying a premium character will never allow you to unlock a building early (e.g. Bumblebee Man has a Town Hall task that you won’t be able to do until you unlock the Town Hall in your main game).
3. Because a lot of random quests are starting to come up by this stage of the game, you may not receive all the quests you see here in the same order as they appear. Don’t worry – so long as the main storyline appears to be proceeding, you’ll get to the next building.
4. A special note for this level: if you were able to get the Gorgeous Grampa costume, you’ll be able to put it on Grampa shortly after he arrives. It might be best to delay doing this until after you’re prompted to build the Town Hall.

Lisa should have been free at the end of the Retirement Castle build to move the game on. She prompts the start of the next series of tasks:

1. Good Samaritan Now that the Retirement Castle has been rebuilt, Lisa has something else to do with her free time:

So Lisa goes to the Retirement Castle to read to old people (2 hours – keep Chief Wiggum free as she finishes)
2. I Was In The War I Think The return of Grampa means that his stories are back to. And naturally that’s one of Grampa’s first tasks – to tell stories on the couch (60 minutes).
3. For the Birds Grampa may be going through some of his tasks while the tasks leading up to the Town Hall build are going on. You should already have a bench, but if you’ve put it away or sold it, you’ll need to place one so that Grampa has a place to feed the birds (8 hours)

4. Re-elect Mayor Quimby Part 1 As soon as Lisa finishes at the Retirement Castle, she’ll begin prompting the tasks the next series of tasks:

Homer: I know – it’s a lot of tapping.
Lisa: I’m just saying – we need someone to be in charge.
Chief Wiggum: Fear not! Your authority figure is already here.
And, to exercise his authority, Chief Wiggum heads off to collect bribes – 3 times (at 4 hours each time – keep Lisa free as he finishes for the third time).
5. Re-elect Mayor Quimby Part 2 Lisa is unimpressed with Chief Wiggum’s law-and-order efforts:

Lisa: We need someone to bring order!
Marge: How about Mayor Quimby?
Lisa: No! He’s more corrupt than Wiggum!
Homer: Too late – Town Hall already showed up on the build menu.
And because it’s too late, you need to build the Town Hall (24 hours and $48,500, unlocking Mayor Quimby).

6. The Buck Stops Here, The Work Also Now he’s back, Quimby has a lot of work to do. And his first and most important task is to write the book on ethics (12 hours).
7. The Mysterious Brown House Part 5 Because there are no sleazy motels yet, and he and Miss Springfield are feeling quite tired from hard work and effective governance, Quimby takes Homer’s advice and goes to take a “nap” in the Brown House (30 minutes – keep Bart free as he finishes).

I guess that means that Mayor Quimby will be as excited about a possible Whacking Day event as we all are.

The walkthroughs will continue…

Note: There’s an extra task which may or may not appear at this stage – Is It Pay Day Already? - in which Quimby collects bribes (4 hours)

Tags Brown House, Chief Wiggum, Homer, Level 20, Lisa, Marge, Mayor Quimby, Quests, Re-elect Mayor Quimby, Retirement Castle, tasks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Town Hall, Walkthrough

Categories Brown House, Bumblebee Man, Chief Wiggum, Construction, Gameplay, Gorgeous Grampa, Grampa Simpson, Homer, Level 20, Lisa, Marge, Mayor Quimby, Quests, Re-elect Mayor Quimby, Retirement Village, Town Hall, 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 do I use the Gorgeous Grampa costume? There seems to be a glitch!

By TSTO Tips

March 13, 2013 //

If you managed to get Gorgeous Grampa a couple of weeks back, but have only just unlocked Grampa Simpson and the Retirement Village, you’ll find the costume very easy to locate and use. Unfortunately, some people trying to use it for the first time are experiencing a glitch that may mean a couple of extra steps before Grampa can put on the red speedos and the blond wig.

If you got the costume, open up the inventory and you’ll find it sitting there waiting for you:

You’ll only be able to use it, though, if Grampa is free (not doing a task). But once he’s put it on, your Gorgeous Grampa quest should begin right away (and you can find the walkthrough here).

When you tap on Grampa, you’ll now see that you have a choice – you can have regular Grampa or Gorgeous Grampa. You can easily swipe between the two when Grampa is not in task:

Now – about that glitch. Some people have reported that when they tap on the Gorgeous Grampa costume in the inventory, they hear something like a “boing” and the game won’t let them use the costume. If this happens to you, and you’re an Apple player, you’ll need to delete the game and download it again. Once you’ve done that, you should be able to begin the Gorgeous Grampa quest without any further issues.