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What are Miss Springfield’s tasks?

By TSTO Tips
May 2, 2013 //
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Miss Springfield and the Sleep-Eazy Motel are at the apex of the prize list, and many people are wondering whether she’s worth the effort to whack your way to her. There’s a post coming on that (but the short answer is that, on balance, I think she is). You’ve seen the Motel already (and if you missed the post, you can take a look here) – but what exactly does she do when you get her?

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Miss Springfield has two quests – a Whacking Day quest and another one that involves an evening with Mayor Quimby (discussing campaign contributions, I’m sure). As she’s a free character, none of her tasks earn at a premium rate but, oddly for the last prize you can win, she has a Whacking Day task that earns you snakes.

Here’s what you’ll be able to send her to do (if you don’t have her already):

Task Length Cash/Snakes XP
Attempt to whack snakes (outdoors) 12 hours 5 snakes 100XP
Enjoy an evening with the Mayor (indoors at the Motel) 3 minutes $12 4XP
Open an event (outdoors at the Town Hall) 1 hour $70 17XP
Go for a waxing (indoors at Jake’s) 4 hours $175 45XP
Take reading lessons (indoors at the Library) 8 hours $275 70XP
Stay in and wash her hair (indoors at the Motel) 12 hours $420 100XP
Work it (outdoors) 24 hours $600 150XP

Unfortunately, she’s a voiceless character, so you won’t be able to hear exactly what she and Mayor Quimby are discussing.

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Categories Jake's Unisex Hair Palace, Library, Mayor Quimby, Miss Springfield, prizes, Sleep-Eazy Motel, snakes, Town Hall, Whacking Day

How do I improve my Consumerism rating?

By TSTO Tips
March 21, 2013 //
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A few days ago, I wrote about the Conform-o-meter and how it works (you can read the posts here and here if you missed them). It’s an important part of the game because getting it to the maximum 5 stars will boost the cash and XP you collect from everything in the game by 5%.

You can open up your Conform-o-meter and check where you currently are with your Consumerism rating by tapping on the stars at the bottom left of your main screen.

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You keep your Consumerism rating high, and help to maximize your conformity bonus, by having enough shops for your town size (or, as the game says, by buying stores for suckers to drop dough). In fact anything that has a cash register over it when you cone to collect contributes towards your Consumerism rating.

So what can you build that will help you boost your Consumerism rating? Here’s a list:
- Kwik-E-Mart
- Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace
- King Toot’s
- Aztec Theater (premium)
- Try ‘n’ Save (premium)
- Howard’s Flowers (Valentine’s event – no longer available)
- Sir Putt-a-lot’s (Valentine’s event – no longer available(
- Mapple Store (Christmas event – no longer available)
- House of Evil (Halloween event – no longer available)

I was a little surprised in putting together the list – Springfield doesn’t have as many stores as I’d thought! And that means that players who missed out on the event buildings or who don’t want to buy premium buildings may have to buy a second or third Kwik-E-Mart to take their rating to it’s maximum, particularly if the town is large.

One more thing – you’ll notice that Android’s Dungeon isn’t on the list. While you and I may think of it as a store, the game doesn’t. It has a stack of dollars above it, which makes it a public building. Apparently comics build Obedience!

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Categories Android's Dungeon, Aztec Theater, Conform-o-meter, Consumerism rating, Gameplay, House of Evil, Howard's Flowers, Jake's Unisex Hair Palace, King Toot's, Mapple Store, Sir Putt-a-lot's, Try 'n' Save

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

By TSTO Tips
March 19, 2013 //
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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.

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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 unlock Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace and Springfield Downs?

By TSTO Tips
March 5, 2013 //
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This walkthrough continues from here, and begins with the completion of Moe’s Tavern and the arrival of Moe and Marge.

Just a reminder on how game levels work: if you play often and have a lot of friends that you visit every day, your XP level may rise faster than your game level. So while the game information says that you get Moe’s Tavern and Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace at level 15 and Springfield Downs at level 16, you may actually get to a much higher XP level before these buildings actually unlock. This is because you need to have unlocked all the other buildings that come before them first.

So, let’s continue the walkthrough (and remember that you need to have kept Homer free as the build finishes):

1. Is there an Al Coholic Here Part 2 Marge is back, but Homer goes for a drink at Moe’s! (8 hours)
2. One in every Flock Reverend Lovejoy may be continuing his tasks during or after the Moe’s Tavern build. At this point he may decide to walk his dog (1 hour)
3. Once you’ve Gone Organic With no food in the house, Marge goes and shops at the Kwikimart (1 hour – you may also get a task just before this to send Marge to Church)
4. I’m Stalking on Sunshine! Now you need to plant a shrub (if you haven’t done so already) so Moe can hide in it and spy on Midge… er… Marge (12 hours – keep Marge free as he finishes if you haven’t already received the prompt to build Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace)
5. Free Band-Aids with every Cut Part 1 Now that Marge is back, someone needs to maintain that hair, so she prompts you to build Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace (24 hours and $29,000 – keep Marge free as the build finishes)
6. Free Band-aids with every Cut Part 2 Marge visits Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace (4 hours – keep Homer free as she finishes)
7. Double Down on She’s a Loser Part 1 Homer prompts you to build Springfield Downs (24 hours and $34,500 – keep Homer and Marge free as it finishes)

Immediately after Springfield Downs completes, you’re asked to place your first bet of $5,000 before you can move on. For a post on winning (or losing) at Springfield Downs, you can go here.

The walkthrough will continue…

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Categories Buildings, Free Band-aids with every Cut, Gameplay, Homer, Is there an Al Coholic Here?, Jake's Unisex Hair Palace, Level 15, Level 16, Marge, Moe, Moe's Tavern, Quests, Reverend Lovejoy, Springfield Downs, Tasks, Walkthrough

Should I spend my donuts on the Squeaky Voice Teen?

By TSTO Tips
February 10, 2013 //
15

The Squeaky Voice Teen is one of my favorite minor Simpson’s characters. Through the course of the show he has had just about every low-paying job going in Springfield, including working at Krusty Burger, the Aztec Theater, Gulp ‘n’ Blow, Lard Lad Donuts, IRS Burger, Shakespeare’s Fried Chicken, TacoMat, Eatie Gourmet’s Health Food Store, Kidstown USA, Noiseland Arcade, Springfield Barber College, Springfield Air Show, Springfield War Memorial Stadium, the Car Wash, Springfield Googolplex Theatres, Springfield Wax Museum, Springfield International Airport, Monty Burns Casino, Springfield Public Access Channel 3 and Clumsy Student Movers – the list goes on and on.

So, should you spend your hard-earned donuts on him? Here are a few reasons why:

1. He’s cheap – in fact, for a premium character, he’s a bargain at just 30 donuts.

2. He has jobs at many of the buildings in your Springfield, including Krusty Burger, the Gilded Truffle, the Java Server and Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace. If you decide to buy the Aztec Theater, he also works there.

3. As a premium character, he earns you a higher rate of cash and XP for his tasks than your regular characters do.

4. His parents would be so proud.

And here are a few reasons why you might decide to pass on him (at least for now):

1. If you don’t have the buildings you need for his tasks, he doesn’t have a lot to do. For example, if you don’t have any of the extra buildings he needs, all he will initially be able to do is advertise burgers for 24 hours. And buying him doesn’t help you build the other buildings any faster.

2. You could luck out and get him in a Mystery Box instead of spending donuts on him.

3. He doesn’t come with a building to help fill up your Springfield.

So, make your decision. Personally, I think he’s worth the 30 donuts if you buy him at the right stage of your game.

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Categories Aztec Theater, Donuts, Krusty Burger, Mystery Box, Premium characters, Squeaky Voice Teen, The Gilded Truffle, The Java Server, XP