https://tstoaddicts.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/act-one-calendar-xmas-2015.pngFor Friend Actions, specifically dropping and receiving presents, the best option by far is for everybody to be NICE.Merrymakers from friend visits are 50-3 from 16, 2 from the 17th.Drop presents in the open to avoid unseen drops and missed targets.It's worth noting that the Woolly Bully produces Santa Hats at a rate of 160 every four hours. I time this with sending kids to the Hot Squishy Station.

If there is any way you want me to present the information this event, just let me know and I'll se what I can do! :)

The weekly tasks do not have to be completed in the order they come. I sent Apu on his stockpiling gifts task, which is 12 hours, then I immediately got the second task which was collect 40 baubles, and that one finished before Apu's task. Whether that's the general rule or just in the beginning, I don't know.

You've done a great job in the past, thanks for doing this again. As far as layout perhaps start with the currency earning methods, merrymakers, attraction jobs, daily challenges and friend visits. I'll also suggest a friends visit tip. It seems like being nice all the time is the best way to maximize earnings for all. 30 presents earned vs 26 or 10.I know that little devil Bart is tempting but don't do it!

Now you have a basic daily breakdown for 10 days based off of approximately 2885 festivehatsFestive Hats a day.BONUS ROUND?Tapped_Out_Community_Prize_DonutsYES! The BONUTS (Bonus Donuts) are back. Once you have collected the 28850 festivehatsFestive Hats needed for the Personal Prizes, you then will get the chance to earn some more for a Bonus Gift.My Bonus Gift Rounds were 4000 festivehatsFestive Hats so far.Once you reach the 4000festivehats Festive Hats, the 3 Donut Box Pop Up will appear and you have a 1 in 3 chance to tap a box and get 3 Donuts. If you do not get the 3 Donuts, you can pay $150,000 to try again until you get the 3 Donuts you want. :D

Cvija01 wrote:Now you have a basic daily breakdown for 10 days based off of approximately 2885 festivehatsFestive Hats a day.BONUS ROUND?Tapped_Out_Community_Prize_DonutsYES! The BONUTS (Bonus Donuts) are back. Once you have collected the 28850 festivehatsFestive Hats needed for the Personal Prizes, you then will get the chance to earn some more for a Bonus Gift.My Bonus Gift Rounds were 4000 festivehatsFestive Hats so far.Once you reach the 4000festivehats Festive Hats, the 3 Donut Box Pop Up will appear and you have a 1 in 3 chance to tap a box and get 3 Donuts. If you do not get the 3 Donuts, you can pay $150,000 to try again until you get the 3 Donuts you want. :D As quoted here the TSTO Addicts site has posted their event calendar and some great info

Christmas 2015 Q & A and Strategy Thread

NuclearPip
9 years ago
There are merrymakers in your neighbors' towns for you to tap - reward is a hat and a bauble, I think. I'm not sure what the limit is, but assume it's the usual ~33.
wadebear
Retired Hero
9 years ago
juliet603 wrote:
Are presents the only way to help friends? I noticed there aren't any elves wandering around people's towns for us to tap, or presents floating above the houses :(

You tap the Merrymakers: goofy looking people in the red and green striped stocking hats. There are 3 of them: a man, a woman, and a child.

I don't know yet if you also tap buildings.
edit: No, you can't also tap buildings.

There's no fighting it, just update and play.
tbolin1123477
9 years ago
At only 5 presents a day, bows are going to be hard to come by. I hope that gets raised somewhere along the way.
shadcat4
9 years ago

Thanks for doing this again, AO!

Watch the Wooly Bully store, it generates hats (I didn't notice it until this morning, now it is by railyard so I will see it more often). 160 hats every 4 hours!
casby
9 years ago
from what I posted in the can we all agree to be nice thread: (also thanks AO for setting this up again)

summary:
I only got event currency from around the first 15-20 neighbors (I hadn't done friend visits since SH part 2 happened but I did drop 5 presents as well (in case that's a factor)-- it definitely wasn't 30 neighbors (I was skipping towns without wandering elves

also of note is that some people have reported the naughty or nice menus makes them look not as nice as they've been (so keep that in mind, maybe don't prune based on redness of the bar right away until we see if it's a glitch)

also, I was away from game for 4 hours and came back to a your town is full message but I hadn't fully cleared the town the night before (as the elves were hard to spot at midnight) so there's at least a no more elves left and a too many elves message (but I don't have spawn #s

long quote from last night:

each tap of an elf in a neighbor town gets you santa hat and blue ball ornament (3 taps in each town but there aren't any wandering elves if the town still has floating money so just skip those neighbors to not waste the visits

it looks like you can earn hats/ornaments from a limited number of neighbor visits (I stopped earning hats sometime around 15-17 neighbor visits, it might have been after 15 visits but I just counted the number of towns I visited and by town 20, all that dropped was cash -- note: I haven't done neighbor visits since SH part 2 launched so it's not a case of me using up visits earlier today/yesterday)

elves can walk on pavement (they tend to stay on roads but in towns with very few roads, the elves go everywhere/grass included

town landing zone is simpsons house (so presents tend to appear there although I don't know how to generate more presents) (I know there is a max to how many presents your town can hold (it might be 10 or it might be more-- my guess is 10 but I don't have the math to back that up)

since money stops floating once you get to the elves wandering in your town I think it's safe to clear the rents from your buildings (leaving some for slower to update people if you want)

things to look at : do elves in your town eventually head towards you if you leave the screen still?
elf spawn rate in general (I know that I've seen them in SH so they wander a bit)
max town capacity (I know that once you get them all you get a popup saying no more
confirm how many neighbor visits payout (it could be a glitch)
juliet603
9 years ago
wadebear wrote:
juliet603 wrote:
Are presents the only way to help friends? I noticed there aren't any elves wandering around people's towns for us to tap, or presents floating above the houses :(

You tap the goofy looking people in the red and green striped stocking hats. There are 3 of them: a man, a woman, and a child. I forget what they're called but I'm tired.

I don't know yet if you also tap buildings.

Join the club and fight those winter blues.

NuclearPip wrote:
There are merrymakers in your neighbors' towns for you to tap - reward is a hat and a bauble, I think. I'm not sure what the limit is, but assume it's the usual ~33.

Thanks you two! Don't know how I missed that... :shock: :lol:
Shirtless_Willi
9 years ago
Brabsel wrote:
I really want to know how far we can upgrade the tap radius with the squishee thingy. And if it's unlimited, when is the point of diminishing return?

Does it really matter? The tasks there pay out hats so I don't see any reason to stop doing them.
suetopia
9 years ago
Thanks for putting this together again AO! And thanks in advance to all those with tips!
joekrollo
9 years ago
Looking forward to this strategy post developing. Thank you to all!
amazonprimechic
9 years ago
kenziegill22 wrote:
Does anyone know long is it until there are more merrymakers around in Springfield? I always get the pop-up "there are no Merrymakers left in your town! But how long till more arrive?"
Thanks :)

According to the Addicts its 12/hr with a 40 town limit and a 20 bank.