Merry Christmas, Seasons' Greetings and Happy Holidays everybody, and welcome to my TENTH Event Thread!! How exciting!!! My first Strategy Thread was in July 2015, for the Tap Ball Event. Remember that? Pages and pages of trying to figure out the payments?! Fun times!!So, just in case there's anybody new, if you or anybody else has any hints or tips you would like to share, post them on this thread, and I might just put it on the front page!! If there's anything specific you want to ask, you can also ask it here. Please do post it here and don't create a thousand different threads asking the same question, as avoiding that situation is one of the most important reasons I do this, and it's not at all easy, but I'm willing to do it to keep things running smoothly.If anybody wants to create breakdowns on how to maximise event currency, then please do go ahead, as I know they are very popular and immensely helpful! I do edit them slightly just to make sure it all makes sense, and the same terms are used consistently throughout. This is no slight on you at all, just that they are always long and a second pair of eyes can always help, and of course, that's ultimately what we are trying to do. Do not worry, I ALWAYS credit you with the writing of the breakdown, whereas I only edited it.Also, plot twist! Only two Acts?! Woah!!!! What's going on there?!Please be aware, that for most events, after the update, the Donut Confirmation option in the game settings change, meaning you may spend donuts when you don't want to, because the option has changed and you pressed the wrong button-not something you should be penalised for. Direwolf has created a thread to show you how to rectify this issue.Please check this at the start of every eventhttp://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9765499.page

Catnip ProducersMoe (15 every 4 hours)Krusty (15 every 4 hours)Cletus (15 every 4 hours)Apu (15 every 4 hours)Lisa (15 every 4 hours)Homer (15 every 4 hours)Crazy Cat Lady (25 every 4 hours)Ling (25 every 4 hours)Carving ProductsMarge (15 every 4 hours)Martin (15 every 4 hours)Bart (15 every 4 hours)Willie (15 every 4 hours)Milhouse (15 every 4 hours)Grandpa Simpson (15 every 4 hours)Patches and Violet (25 every 4 hours)Gina (25 every 4 hours)Other Ways to get Event CurrencyOld Tree Spirit (Premium)-160 Antlers per 4 hours(It's totally the husband of the Tree Spirit from Pocahontas!!)Gnome in Home-Guilt Dust, Catnip and Carvings every 4 hours(Payouts increase as you spend Guilt Dust to level up the Gnome in a Home-Max Level 15)Offerings at Springfield HengePremium Characters and SkinsWhite Witch Burns (Full task list produces antlers)King Winter (Full task list produces antlers)You can also play Gnome in the Home in ONE Friend's Town per day, and tapping three Pagans in a Friend's Town for 5 antlers and 2 Rune Stones for the first 30 taps, then 1 antler for the next 20 taps.

To find Pagans in your Springfield, go into the Crafting Page and click on the Green Button to Level up (only works if you don't have enough Rune Stones to level up), and click "Do It". You will be transported to a Pagan. Keep doing this until the game tells you they're all gone.Gnome in the Home-Level Up and RewardsLevel-Guilt Dust-Catnip and Carvings-Level Up Cost1-80-32-N/A2-80-34-1703-80-36-2554-80-38-3405-80-40-4256-80-42-5107-80-44-5958-80-46-6809-80-48-76510-80-50-85011-80-52-93512-80-54-102013-80-56-110514-80-58-119015-80-60-1275Crafting Ratio TableX:Y where X=Antlers and Y=Rune StonesItem-Ratio-Net WorthCarnival Banner 1-100:120-0.833Small Pagan Tent-220:270-0.810Large Mushroom-50:60-0.833Chicken Coop-85:105-0.800Goat Head Statue-145:180-0.800Hay Cart-180:225-0.800Large Pagan Tent-360:450-0.800Pagan Cauldron-100:120-0.833(Figures rounded down)Best value items are Carnival Banner 1, Large Mushroom and Pagan Cauldrons, but we'll update the list as we go along.

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Well, well, well if it isnt my favorite thread.Here's the basics:Catnip producersFreeemium:MoeKrustyCletusApu LisaHomerRate 15 per 4 hoursPremium:CCLLingRate 25 per 4 hoursCarving ProducersFreemium:MargeMArtinBartWillieMilhouseGrampa SimpsonRate 15 per 4 hoursPremium:Patches and VioletGinoRate 25 per 4 hoursPremium Event currency generators:Old Tree spirit160 antlers per 4 hours( its ok, good if you have a wooded or "forest" area comes with questline, lisa starts.)Gnome in home max lv (?) 15(my current lv is 3)Loot 80 (guilt dust)36 Catnip36 CarvingsLv 480 guilt dust38 Catnip38 CarvingsOfferings in the springfield henge can be "dismissed" (refreshed) once a day only one task(small, medium, large) after trying it i had one town have no change (dont know why probably refreshed into the same task) the other did successfully change. Grinding methods:You could create a ration of catnip to antlers/Carving to antlers/ Catnip & Carving to antlers ratio table and figure which pays out the most and rfresh the worst task accordingly, but im too lazy.Instead i'd suggest crafting (sigh will EA ever learn that we hate crafting?)From the crafting page it seems like there is no limit to the times antlers will payout for crafting said item (previous events would cap after X amount of Y items were produced)So from here its a much simpler equation of runestones:Antler ratio tables which will be helpful as you level up your Lumber mill.WE need Penguins!

EVENT THREAD #10: WINTER 2016: Q & A AND STRATEGY THREAD: ACT I

Muhsterino
Retired Hero
8 years ago
It seems that there is a timer on the gnome game, which I read about on addicts. Here is a pic when I had finished a game in my town (you can see the timer at the top):
http://i.imgur.com/Bkamst4l.jpg
You will get less loot if you don't finish the game in the time.
Large offerings look like a better ratio that the small or medium ones. Someone in another thread suggested a ratio of 1 item for 5 antlers (which is the case in my 2 examples for the small and medium ones) but the large payouts are higher.
http://i.imgur.com/k0Iwyuhl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JCW2qErl.jpg
Muhsterino
Retired Hero
8 years ago
I have moved all 4 event buildings temporarily - Willie's shack, Cletus's farm, Moe's and the library - near to my event area, to make it quicker to assign tasks. Handy for large towns or if those buildings are spread over a big area.
This info taken from tstoaddicts:
http://i.imgur.com/xNXfRMFl.jpg
moat148
8 years ago
I suggest people look at the new Character Collection Winter 2016.
moat148
8 years ago
Do we know how many to fill the town? How long this takes? Do we get told our towns are full up?

So I have not seen a town is full message yet. Even after 12 hours, but I think there is a limit. Anybody else have info
Muhsterino
Retired Hero
8 years ago
A previous thread about spawn rate had this posted:
"2montmorency;86903" wrote:
Spawn rate seems a bit slow in my game so wondering what others are getting. Last count was 18 pagans after 3 hours, so looks like they're spawning 1 every 10 mins. Anyone else worked it out for their town?
benb61
8 years ago
"AOFIGO009;1512439" wrote:

Do we know how many to fill the town? How long this takes? Do we get told our towns are full up?

I have not seen a "Town Full" message but there is a message when there are no more Pagans in your town.
brogames111
New Spectator
8 years ago
"Muhsterino;1512609" wrote:
I have moved all 4 event buildings temporarily - Willie's shack, Cletus's farm, Moe's and the library - near to my event area, to make it quicker to assign tasks. Handy for large towns or if those buildings are spread over a big area.
This info taken from tstoaddicts:
http://i.imgur.com/xNXfRMFl.jpg

Sorry if this has been answered, but I'm a little lost here. Cletus's and Willie's I'm aware of, but what tasks go with the library and Moe's?
stinkbugger
8 years ago
"brogames111;1513324" wrote:

Sorry if this has been answered, but I'm a little lost here. Cletus's and Willie's I'm aware of, but what tasks go with the library and Moe's?

Later on in the event, likely in Act 2.
someonewashere
Rising Novice
8 years ago
King Winter/White Witch Burns PAyouts:

4H =40 Antlers
8H =70 Antlers
12H=100 Antlers
24H=200 Antlers
Obviously 4H has best payout (can someone confirm data??)

Ratio table for crafting
So far i have the following:

X to Y where X=Antlers obtained per Y=Runestones spent.

Carnival banner 1 (100):120
Net 0.833

Small Pagan tent 220:270
Net 0.81

Large Mushroom 50:60
Net 0.833

Chicken Coop 85:105
Net 0.80

Goat Head statue 145:180
Net 0.80

Hay cart 180:225
Net 0.8

Large pagan tent 360:450
Net 0.8

Pagan Cauldron 100:120
Net 0.833

(i always round DOWN, better to be safe than sorry)
Basically if you want more bang for your runestone Banner 1, LArge Mushroom and cauldrons (fr early crafting levels) are better, will update as i progress.

The Allied Penguin Federation will not stop till we have our penguins!
We need penguins.
pokelon
8 years ago
Did someone check all their Christmas characters to make sure no-one else but King Winter/White Witch Burns have event currency? I tried but didn't succeed.... :s I don't remember who has Christmas skins anymore.

Edit, just found this one on the forum, should be part of this I guess : "Also the big snow globe if you have it he does his task in there for antlers as well."