10 years ago

Hallowe'en 2015 Q & A and Strategy Thread

How to Upgrade the Campfire

http://i.imgur.com/sSh4XICl.png

If your character telling stories does NOT match the upgrade level, the nightmares won't count to upgrade

To complete the upgrade to get to the next level, send the character on the same row i.e. if on level 2, you need to send Lisa to get to level 3.

http://i.imgur.com/3zi61Jol.png

*NOTE: The pattern of zombies, snakes, bunnies, skeletons keeps repeating

Who spawns what?
Martin - zombies
Lisa - snakes
Milhouse - bunnies
Bart - skeletons

The character you send to tell stories will change BOTH the nightmares that spawn from kids on task AND in your town

Does Tapping Nightmares in a Neighbour's Town Count?
Tapping zombies/snakes/bunnies in a friend's town will count - ONLY if you still have friend actions left (30 towns max or 90 actions) AND they match what you need to upgrade. After that you just get cash/xp and the nightmares won't add to your upgrade total.

What Happens if a Neighbour is Producing a Different Nightmare?
If you still have friend actions left - SKIP THIS TOWN for now. You will waste your friend action as it won't count to your upgrade total.

Tip to get head start in the morning:
When going to bed try to stagger who tells stories so your kids will spawn one currency and your town will spawn another. For example, if you need 50 more bunnies to get to the next upgrade level, send Milhouse to tell stories BEFORE you send all your kids on task. Once all kids are sent, you cannot change what they spawn. THEN store Milhouse to cancel his task, and send Bart to spawn skeletons in town.

Once you have this setup, you can keep the stagger going without having to cancel tasks. Try to keep a bit of a delay by sending the kids first, then waiting a few minutes to send your storyteller.
NOTE: Don't forget Lisa cannot be stored, and can only be rushed with sprinklies
NOTE 2: This will only work if your kids can spawn enough to get you to the next level
Milhouse - store Van Houten House
Bart - store Treehouse
Martin - store Library

Thank you to Nissa for all of this information, except where stated otherwise!

aidx1054
10 years ago
keithzilla208 wrote:
Has a daily goal chart been made up for the Smores? Can't find one yet, just want to stay on track for the prizes.

https://tstoaddicts.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/thoh-2015-calendar-act-1.png?w=686&h=479
Thanks to TSTO addicts
nissa762
10 years ago
keithzilla208 wrote:
Has a daily goal chart been made up for the Smores? Can't find one yet, just want to stay on track for the prizes.

There is one in this thread http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10366279.page
ms_358
10 years ago
You need 714 S/mores per day to hit the target. I am currently at 1526 so I think this will be easy to hit 9270
Neglecterino
10 years ago
woyaodabian wrote:
Question: If i clear my map of nightmares, will my neighbors be able to see them when they visit?

Usually you have to clear your vandalised/visited buildings before new neighbors can tap to vandalise/visit, so i was wondering if the game inserts nightmares into your neighbors' map just for you to tap (invisible to them if they are online at the same time).

I have a few neighbors who have a lot of nightmares, while some have little. So i was wondering how the game handles this aspect. I would feel bad if i clear my nightmares immediately when they spawn, resulting in nothing for my neighbors to tap when they visit.

In past events these have been separate. So you can clear them.

In this event, the type of nightmare you are generating from your campfire is what your neighbors see. It can be hard to find them, especially the snakes.
Surfcitygal
10 years ago
ghallmark814 wrote:
Why do you spell Halloween with an apostrophe? "Hallowe'en" ?? :shock:

The whole point of an apostrophe is to shorten things. I.e. "Can not = can't".. Are you playing some kind of trick or treat on us?

:mrgreen:

( before anyone gets crazy.. I am kidding!)

Great thread idea, thanks for doing this again!

We're just too lazy to put in any apostrophe, since Halloween comes from "All Hallows' Evening" which is the night before All Saints' (Hallows) Day. Perfectly acceptable :)
aidx1054
10 years ago
I was wondering if someone could find the threads that have the lists of characters and buildings/decorations and post them over here so they are easier to find, thanks (yes I know could look for them myself but I am lazy :lol: )
woyaodabian
10 years ago
Neglecterino wrote:
In past events these have been separate. So you can clear them.

In this event, the type of nightmare you are generating from your campfire is what your neighbors see. It can be hard to find them, especially the snakes.

Thanks for the reply.

Yup snakes are harder to spot.
amazonprimechic
10 years ago
Neglecterino wrote:
woyaodabian wrote:
Question: If i clear my map of nightmares, will my neighbors be able to see them when they visit?

Usually you have to clear your vandalised/visited buildings before new neighbors can tap to vandalise/visit, so i was wondering if the game inserts nightmares into your neighbors' map just for you to tap (invisible to them if they are online at the same time).

I have a few neighbors who have a lot of nightmares, while some have little. So i was wondering how the game handles this aspect. I would feel bad if i clear my nightmares immediately when they spawn, resulting in nothing for my neighbors to tap when they visit.

In past events these have been separate. So you can clear them.

In this event, the type of nightmare you are generating from your campfire is what your neighbors see. It can be hard to find them, especially the snakes.

Snakes are the worst! Hard to find even in my own town. I spend what seems like forever hunting them in neighboring towns. :evil:

I would never have Lisa telling a story if it wasn't required for the camp fire upgrade. Already have plenty of last years egg related prizes and only see one skin on the horizon that will require them.
nissa762
10 years ago
Link to thread for daily bonus chart and formless terrors
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10366709.page

stolen img links :) remove ***

http://i.imgur.com/vPeOqqxl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XP8afN7l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G7zMHxpl.jpg
direwolf987
10 years ago
Question, do the new skins do anything for the event or are they just a new skin like it says in the description? (Silly question I know)

Tip: If you have any feeder towns, they can come in handy for this event. I have several and have some set to produce snakes and others to produce Zombies.