Given that technically everyone's town is a reproduction of Springfield; somewhere around 5 or 6 years ago I decided to design my town as closely to the show as I could.I found maps (that only do so much good since the creators change locations on a whim) and used pictures to design with when I first started building my town. Some things were impossible (diagonal streets, having two buildings facing each other across a street, etc) some areas take a lot of liberty (Egypt is right next to the old west and a stones throw away from Brazil; just like in the real word) and others were restricted by land limitations at the time (really wanted the garbage dump down by the shore but since land was more limited and expensive back then, it ended up next to the river).I only nuked once somewhere at the six month mark of playing (though I've done some serious repositioning as land opened up a number of times), so I've been lovingly working on the same town for years now.I still have an area to the south that needs to be dressed up some and a patch to the east that's still in rough draft form but I finally feel it's close enough to show it to others.I'm cleaning out my friends list to make room. Add me (johnny2bd) if you want to take a look :smile:

There is an add me thread at the top of the forum. It's there so we don't waste our time on thinly disguised add me threads.

"Willy9292;c-2160072" wrote:There is an add me thread at the top of the forum. It's there so we don't waste our time on thinly disguised add me threads. I've been playing the game for 6 years and had 100 people on my friends list this morning. I cleared out all the inactives to open it up for people who might be interested in seeing my design.So maybe don't waste my time with rude, judgey comments.

"teddysimon678;c-2160048" wrote:My town is full sorry so I can’t add you. Is there any you could post a few pictures so I can see. It’ll be nice to see I would love to (if nothing else to preserve my work for myself) but unfortunately I play on a Kindle and have never been able to get the screen shot function to work right, let alone be able to piece the screen shots together. If you ever drop an inactive friend, I'd love to have you :smile: To the mods - really, really, really sorry if I put this in the wrong section. I promise you when I was emptying my friends list this morning, the last thing on my mind was that this would ever create unneeded drama.I quit playing for awhile because I was landlocked and couldn't expand. I got the Golden Goose the last time it showed up on the store and have been diligently working on finishing up my design. I finally got it close enough and I feel I have some different and interesting layouts to my town that the hardcore players might appreciate. Almost everyone on my friends list went inactive ages ago and I just wanted to open it up to people that might get something out of it. I mean, it's not like you even need friends for events anymore.Really sorry if this makes your job harder. Wasn't my intention.

https://forums.ea.com/en/the-simpsons-tapped-out/discussion/24572/following-the-springfield-guide/p1

"lucienleon519;c-2160140" wrote:attempts at designing an ‘accurate’ Springfield aren’t that common so I wasn’t at all annoyed by this thread @Johnny2bd. I’ve sent an invite, looking forward to seeing what you’ve done with the place ?Accepted and I really enjoyed your town. Really nice to pull up someone else's work and immediately go "oooOOooo." It's always an inspiration to see good design choices you hadn't thought of.While I like a number of my designs (I'm especially proud of my casino area and the international region), what I think sets mine apart is a concentration on the zoning and creating a natural, logical flow to them all.A town square with the shows core businesses around it.Residential areas - normal, upscale and lower class. Schools nearby.A business district.An upscale business district.A factory district.A rundown business district (a few actually).A rural area, etc.Themed areas designed together and flowing as well as possible. Still need to tighten up my Christmas area, I ended up just kind of dumping everything there when I opened up the new land. I'm waiting for this season to redesign it (same with finishing up the spooky area).Anyways, thanks for the add and I hope you enjoy it :smile:

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Willy9292
Seasoned Vanguard
5 years ago
There is an add me thread at the top of the forum. It's there so we don't waste our time on thinly disguised add me threads.
Johnny2bd
5 years ago
"Willy9292;c-2160072" wrote:
There is an add me thread at the top of the forum. It's there so we don't waste our time on thinly disguised add me threads.

I've been playing the game for 6 years and had 100 people on my friends list this morning. I cleared out all the inactives to open it up for people who might be interested in seeing my design.

So maybe don't waste my time with rude, judgey comments.
Johnny2bd
5 years ago
"teddysimon678;c-2160048" wrote:
My town is full sorry so I can’t add you. Is there any you could post a few pictures so I can see. It’ll be nice to see

I would love to (if nothing else to preserve my work for myself) but unfortunately I play on a Kindle and have never been able to get the screen shot function to work right, let alone be able to piece the screen shots together. If you ever drop an inactive friend, I'd love to have you :smile:

To the mods - really, really, really sorry if I put this in the wrong section. I promise you when I was emptying my friends list this morning, the last thing on my mind was that this would ever create unneeded drama.

I quit playing for awhile because I was landlocked and couldn't expand. I got the Golden Goose the last time it showed up on the store and have been diligently working on finishing up my design. I finally got it close enough and I feel I have some different and interesting layouts to my town that the hardcore players might appreciate. Almost everyone on my friends list went inactive ages ago and I just wanted to open it up to people that might get something out of it. I mean, it's not like you even need friends for events anymore.

Really sorry if this makes your job harder. Wasn't my intention.
11EEvey
Hero+
5 years ago
https://forums.ea.com/en/the-simpsons-tapped-out/discussion/24572/following-the-springfield-guide/p1
Johnny2bd
5 years ago
"lucienleon519;c-2160140" wrote:
attempts at designing an ‘accurate’ Springfield aren’t that common so I wasn’t at all annoyed by this thread @Johnny2bd. I’ve sent an invite, looking forward to seeing what you’ve done with the place ?

Accepted and I really enjoyed your town. Really nice to pull up someone else's work and immediately go "oooOOooo." It's always an inspiration to see good design choices you hadn't thought of.

While I like a number of my designs (I'm especially proud of my casino area and the international region), what I think sets mine apart is a concentration on the zoning and creating a natural, logical flow to them all.

A town square with the shows core businesses around it.
Residential areas - normal, upscale and lower class. Schools nearby.
A business district.
An upscale business district.
A factory district.
A rundown business district (a few actually).
A rural area, etc.

Themed areas designed together and flowing as well as possible. Still need to tighten up my Christmas area, I ended up just kind of dumping everything there when I opened up the new land. I'm waiting for this season to redesign it (same with finishing up the spooky area).

Anyways, thanks for the add and I hope you enjoy it :smile:
Johnny2bd
5 years ago
"KLmaker;c-2160197" wrote:
If it shows images showing off your town, nothing wrong with that of course, it belongs in Showcase.
If it's about following the show, which is topical, it belongs in Discussion.
But this thread was purely a friend request and a waste of my time reading it, thanks for that.
Note, if you had posted pictures and friend request relevantly you would have more posts contributing to a stamp and no flags, I've done similar.

I attempted to open up a pleasant conversation about game play in the game play section. I've already addressed and apologized to anyone who felt I put it in the wrong section. I can't even imagine using my time to tell a stranger they've "wasted my time" for an honest mistake and finish up with a snarky comment.

This forum used to be very active and interactive years ago but people left in droves and it had nothing to do with the game itself. I was very much looking forward to some friendly conversation but I'm quickly reminded why I stopped posting to begin with. Some people make the whole of the forum a general waste of time.
frosted1414
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
You guys are harsh! I don't think flagging as spam is appropriate. Posting in the wrong area isn't a crime.
spyder1952850
5 years ago
"frosted1414;c-2160209" wrote:
You guys are harsh! I don't think flagging as spam is appropriate. Posting in the wrong area isn't a crime.

I agree. I can remember back when if you didn’t log into the forum every two minutes, you missed thousands of comments. Now it seems like less than 100 a day. I’m quite sure that negative comments and bullying have caused too too many to either stop commenting or quit the forum (and the game) all together.

No question is too trivial for someone to ask. It might not be relevant to everyone, but to someone it is important. A gentle reminder of the protocols is all that is needed.
Willy9292
Seasoned Vanguard
5 years ago
"Johnny2bd;c-2160078" wrote:
"Willy9292;c-2160072" wrote:
There is an add me thread at the top of the forum. It's there so we don't waste our time on thinly disguised add me threads.

I've been playing the game for 6 years and had 100 people on my friends list this morning. I cleared out all the inactives to open it up for people who might be interested in seeing my design.

So maybe don't waste my time with rude, judgey comments.

@Johnny2bd just so you know, I didn't flag you, I simply noted your thread looked like a poorly disguised add me thread. That, in my opinion, is not judgy or rude. We get tons of add me threads here and it gets tiring. It appears others agreed with me. I am entitled to an opinion.
If you wanted to share your work post pics. I enjoy see other people's ideas. Your original post should not have been flagged in my opinion. By anyone. Your reply, well who knows. Maybe you saw it in a way that was not intended. In any event, Happy Thanksgiving
lucienleon519
Rising Rookie
5 years ago
"Johnny2bd;c-2160173" wrote:

Accepted and I really enjoyed your town. ...

Anyways, thanks for the add and I hope you enjoy it :smile:

Thanks for stopping by my town and for the kind comments :smile:

You've put together a great Springfield! You've made really good use of the map and I'm impressed by the logic in the design. I've gone for a super-compact design and part of me is disappointed I didn't give just a bit more space to things as you have.

:D The whining in this thread, flagging as spam etc. ... maybe some people were having a bad day, I've occasionally been triggered by threads I'm not interested in. But this thread definitely wasn't a waste of *my* time - you described the approach you're taking with the game, it seemed interesting, I sent an invite which you accepted and I got to check out a really cool town B)