User:Bassmech20608

Hi there, I am a 46 year-old disabled Navy veteran and long-time fan of The Simpsons (since when it was on the Tracy Ulman show). I started playing The Simpsons Tapped Out on April 6th 2014 and reached Level 40 (the Level Cap at the time) in just over a month. I will detail how I did so and other tips and tricks in my blog. I have been playing video games since the late 70's (my first arcade games were Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, and Space Castle, my first home console was the Atari 2600 V.C.S. {Video Computer System} and I have owned or played on every console since) and love figuring out things that even the official Strategy Guides miss.

I will try to add to my strategy blog on a regular basis, and update my stats too, especially as I get closer to 1000% bonus (I'm trying to see if there's a cap at 1000 percent or not, having blown past 100% bonus percentage long ago, and my increasing bonus boost is helping me go through Bonus Levels faster). I'm also going to add a list of quick tips to my wall here, separate from my blog. I will add to it as I go, and many of them may seem obvious to you, but I put them here for those who are new to the game and/or who have not come across these tips yet and they aren't obvious to everyone.

Current Stats
(As of 20 August 2014)


 * Characters = 90
 * Costumes = 29 (All-American Apu, Kamp Bart, Gorgeous Grampa, Cool Homer, Mayan Homer, Ninja Homer, Cool Lisa, Mayan Marge, Fit Milhouse, Bare-Chested Willie, and McBain, and 18 Stonecutters Costumes)
 * Squidport Expansion Boardwalk Sections = 93
 * Krustyland Expansion Development = Completed
 * Krustyland Land Expansion = Completed
 * Springfield Bonus Percentage = 760.50%
 * Jet Engine Bikes = 295
 * Krustyland Bonus Percentage = 68.00%
 * Itchy Balloons = 31
 * Size of House Farm = 107.5 Plots, 392 Blue Houses, 544 White Houses, and 48 Brown Houses (984 Total)
 * Daily Revenue = Cash.png 3-5 Million (depending on how often I play that day)
 * Maximum Donuts from visiting Neighbors = 6
 * Maximum Free Donuts in a Day = 14
 * Maximum Cash on hand = 65 Million

Tips & Tricks

 * (An oldie but a goodie) Tap on Homer Simpson to pull up his jobs menu, then tap on him 10 times fast to unlock a hidden bonus: 10 FREE Donuts and the Jebidiah Springfield Statue
 * Tap on the Build Menu, then tap on the "i" next to projector icon (which brings up the 4 cut-scenes from the game) in the upper right to bring up the Options Menu. Here you can set to get a Confirmation before spending Donuts, have Notifications sent (mostly Homer saying "Better them than me!") when something is ready in the game, change the in-game Language, and get more info on the game. I HIGHLY recommend setting the Push Notifications and Confirm Donut Spend to ON, and check the settings periodically, especially after a Content Updates.
 * You can remove neighbors (especially the ones who have clearly stopped playing) by going to the Friends Menu, then tap on the Friends Icon again (the one with Milhouse and Bart that you used to get to the screen with all your neighbors) to bring up a pop-up menu. Scroll down till you find the Username of the neighbor in question and tap on their Icon to bring up another pop-up that lists how long since they last played (in hours, days, or weeks) and gives you the option to Unfriend them and free up room to add active players.
 * You can change the order that idle characters appear in the Character Stack (or Deck) in the upper left corner. It has the Characters in order from the first acquired ( Homer Simpson and Lisa Simpson ) to the most recently acquired. If you place a Character into Inventory and then remove them, they move to the bottom of the Stack, even if you acquired them early in the game (Homer and Lisa are the exception, as the Simpson House is the only building that can't be stored in Inventory, so you can't store Homer or Lisa).
 * Once you unlock the Squidport Expansion, it's worth it to keep making Boardwalk Sections, even after you have enough to place all the buildings in the Squidport Quest Chain. Why?  Because there are plenty of Decorations, and even a few Buildings (most notably Banana Dictatorship and Johnny Fiestas from the Easter 2014 Event ) that can be placed on the Boardwalk, freeing up Land space.
 * When you get the Krustyland Shuttle You can place it wherever you want, but to make it easier to find, especially for neighbors who are visiting, it's best to place it in one of two spots. 1) Near the Squidport Entrance, or 2) At the Geographic center of town.  #2 has it's merits, especially if you spend a lot of time going back and forth (especially if you're putting characters on short 30 & 60 Minute jobs in Krustyland to get more Tickets while developing and expanding) and it makes it easier for visiting neighbors to go to your Krustyland, but has the downside that you have to keep moving it as you buy up Land Expansions in your Springfield and the Geographic Center keeps moving.  I initially went with #1, and kept my Shuttle there for a long time, and it's easy enough to scroll left till you hit the waterfront and then look for the Krustyland Shuttle, but once my town got bigger it was too much scrolling and I then moved it to location #2.  If you decide to place it near the center of town, it does not have to be dead center, as long as you can see it when the game first loads up.