Ways to Keep Playing
While we ponder the fate of the game, here's a starter list of things you can do to keep playing, and hopefully enjoying, the game. While there are lots of long time, high level players here who might have done all this, I bet there's plenty who haven't, so here goes:
So there you have it! Did I miss anything, inspire you to do something new or finish up something you've been neglecting? It really sucks there's not much happening right now, but for many, there's still plenty of ways to keep playing and having fun.
- Design! (obviously). This can range from cleaning up a messy town to a total nuke and rebuild. You can also do things you've been meaning to for awhile, such as moving everything over that one square to fix your monorail, or finally make it work throughout your whole town after years of faithfully playing the railyard. Are you donut rich now? Maybe swap out some cheaper decorations for more expensive and nicer ones. (I could make a whole post of suggestions on this one!)
- Also a form of designing: Make a special area or message for a special friend or loved one. Or check out the various guides on 2D or 3D designing and challenge yourself to do something really cool. Add heights and depths to your town, play with perspective, make windy paths in KL, etc.
- Have you really finished all there is to do in the game? Meaning:
- - Road to Riches
- - Friendship Prizes
- - SH Heights: Do you have Paris Texan? Have you ground your way all the the way to 2B? Have you built and upgraded all buildings, including the beach hideaways? Expanded all the land and water? Stockpiled materials in case of an expansion event?
- - Fully upgraded the Giant Redwood Tree?
- - Full upgraded the IRS?
- - Fully upgraded the Burns Money Mountain and got the gorilla vest skin?
- - Finished all outstanding tasks other than the ones you're intentionally keeping open?
- - Maxed out your in game cash?
- - Stockpiled enough donuts to survive the next time Homer nukes the town?
- - Expanded every square of land?
- Empty the yearbook and design or store everything received
- Buy mystery boxes or other items to boost your bonus %
- Spend time manually putting characters on all your favourite tasks you may not have seen for awhile, or in skins you've been neglecting
- Play neighbour games. This can be a bit difficult as you need to neighbour up and communicate somehow (i.e. through here), but you can play hide and seek for special items or messages, tag each other's buildings, etc. Go to each neighbour and post one area of their town you love in a special thread that can be created for this.
- Download this great list by Orion's Bell and go on a Hide and Seek game of your own to find and inventory every item in the game in your town: http://www.orionsbell.com/simpsons/springfieldchecklist.html
- Start a B Town. A lot of people are hesitant to do this, but you definitely have the time now. I recently gave in and am very glad I did. For long time players, A LOT has changed in terms of what you get, when, with what, and even quests and quest dialogue. There was a ton I had forgotten and I've really been enjoying going through it all again and playing happier and smarter. My main town will always be my baby, but this is my chance to do things differently where I've always liked multiple design ideas, and it's really kept my interest piqued until we hopefully get moving again in the game content and events.
So there you have it! Did I miss anything, inspire you to do something new or finish up something you've been neglecting? It really sucks there's not much happening right now, but for many, there's still plenty of ways to keep playing and having fun.
