Treehouse of Horror Ultimate Tapping Guide

Afareye wrote:

AOFIGO009 wrote:

Afareye wrote:

OrdinarilyBob wrote:
Do you know if the Hugo and Grand Pumpkin are going away at some point, when another wave comes in? For example, when the Peacock/DTD Probe prizes phase out, or when the Rigellian items (Queen, Shrub, Hut) come in. Or do we have the whole event to craft everything available?

I was also wondering about this. It doesnt look like I'll get Hugo or Grand Pumpkin before the Ray Guns replace the Probes as currency and I'd hate to think that spells the end of my chances to get them. I'm a Freemium player, by the way, so spending money on donuts to speed up things isnt an option for me, unfortunately.

Great thread, by the way :thumbup: Really helpful for a noob like me :wink:

As can be seen at the simpsons tapped out wiki:
http://simpsonstappedout.wikia.com/wiki/Make-a-Thing_Workshop
It seems to suggest Hugo and the Grand Pumpkin will be available the whole event, and that anything you miss from the probes and laser guns period, can then be crafted in the Make-a-Thing-Workshop! I'm really close to getting Hugo myself, but I'm sure getting everything will get harder as time goes on, especially if I miss something from the probes and laser guns!
P.S. I don't know what the rules are about links, if they are not allowed I'll be happy to delete it! :)

Thanks for the reply; I was just afraid that after Ray Guns replaced Probes as currency, we'd be no longer able to earn probes, and since you can only buy Hugo with Probes, we wouldn't be able to get him. Time will tell, I guess ...

Sorry, I'm a bit confused now. You don't get Hugo with probes. You get him with certain goodies found in treat bags...

Awesome thanks for that

smohqy wrote:
Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, I've poked around and haven't seen it posted. Is there a benefit (other than the 4 probes instead of 2) when a Gremalien goes unnoticed in a Neighbor's town? I've been waiting until I go to bed to drop them, but now I realize that my good Neighbors don't even know it was me unless they tap them. Is the 15 points only for tapping them in your SF, or is it for each egg dropped as well, and 15 points whether detected or not?

I'm hovering between 8 & 12 on my leaderboard, but I know that's just for bragging rights. I'm above par on my probe count (for now), and I want to help my Neighborinos as well.

For now, I'm off to drop my 27 eggs for the night and will check back tomorrow.

I found my answer here: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10205234.page

15 points for squishing in your SF, 10 for planting them in a Neighbor's, and an additional 20 if they go undetected for 4 hours.

How do you shoot down the flying saucers? I have ammo points but every time I tap on the flying saucer in my SF, my tapping is completely ignored. Instead of blowing up the flying saucer, I just get the pop up window with the tax $$ information for whatever building is behind the flying saucer. It's as if the flying saucer isn't even there. What is the secret to downing a flying saucer?

And what do you have to do to get more ammo points?

aValIs4NU wrote:
How do you shoot down the flying saucers? I have ammo points but every time I tap on the flying saucer in my SF, my tapping is completely ignored. Instead of blowing up the flying saucer, I just get the pop up window with the tax $$ information for whatever building is behind the flying saucer. It's as if the flying saucer isn't even there. What is the secret to downing a flying saucer?

And what do you have to do to get more ammo points?

It sounds like you're trying to shoot down the flying saucer in your own town, which isn't possible in the way you're describing. To shoot that UFO down (with Kodos in it) you must buy the Ray Gun for 190 donuts (I think it's 190!) and shoot it down by tapping the Ray Gun and timing the shot right. The way you describe, shooting UFOs down by tapping them, only works for UFOs in friend's Springfield. You can get ammo either as a random drop by tapping aliens, in treat bags, or every 8 hours via the Ray Gun.
Hope that helps! :)

Yes, that is a huge help! Thank you for explaining all that. I wish EA would explain all these games before they drop them them on us. I've wasted so much time on these just trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm so far behind on this one that I fear I'll miss out on so many of these prizes.

aValIs4NU wrote:
Yes, that is a huge help! Thank you for explaining all that. I wish EA would explain all these games before they drop them them on us. I've wasted so much time on these just trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm so far behind on this one that I fear I'll miss out on so many of these prizes.

No problem, glad I could help! :) It can be very confusing sometimes, and I believe the Ray Gun stuff is recycled from last year's Hallowe'en event, so maybe EA assumed we'd all know? Not that this makes it any better, do they have no faith in themselves to attract new players in that time?! Hell, I'm one of those players, having been playing since last Thanksgiving!!

Is the rigellian hunting licence worth buying? I have 100 donuts and am not sure what to buy

npw1987 wrote:
Is the rigellian hunting licence worth buying? I have 100 donuts and am not sure what to buy

I haven't got it myself, I'd rather have other stuff, but it just seems too expensive for me. What is it, 90, 100 donuts? And it doubles something you have a limit on? If it doubled squishes in my Springfield I'd have it, but otherwise I'm just not convinced.

The simpsons tapped out addicts website always has good "should I buy" sections though. Maybe you should give that a look?

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brettolmsted wrote:


If you see a gremalien roaming around your town, tap it and you will get When tapping the young Rigellian aliens you will always get the currencies, .