I got the Xmas update about 8 hours ago but now I keep getting the "can not connect to server" message. Very frustrating. I suppose all I can do is keep trying.
Can anyone tell us what needs to happen to go down the mapple store/Barney path? I have apu doing his 168 hour shift, and homer and Lisa just had to start pretend skiing.
What's next? (I want. Barney badly :-) )
BerwynEd, I have had the same issue for the last 12 hours. iPad 2, game stable previously, app store update installed quickly, internal update fully downloaded, and now nothing but "can not connect to server". What more appropriate way for TSTO to celebrate the holiday season?
I am on iPad 4/64. The download was fine and it looks to be dying on the synchronizing step. It starts and after about a second or two Gode to the can not screen. I wish there was something I could do on my end. When I get a chance I am going to load the game on someone else's machine and then see if I can log into my game that way to what I can see. Short of that I am stuck for ideas. It would be nice if EA would monitor these boards to let us know if its hopeless or not.
For those with server issues, my brother also had this. He deleted his Simpsons Tapped Out app from is iPhone 5 and installed it again via the App Store (fresh install). Obviously, don't do this unless you have an Origin account that has your Springfield stored.
This worked for him and he could connect to the server again.
-- For get Barney, you have to complete Flanders snowmobiling, Lisa/Homer fake skiing, then Homer has to build a snowman, and Lisa has to do snow angels. Once those are done, you will have to build the Mapple store (150 Santa Coins).
After you build the Mapple store, you have to send Ned, Lisa and Homer to the store for 5 hours (each). After this is done, Homer will prompt you with the quest to build the Bowl-a-rama and unlock Barney (this costs 200 coins). This is where I am now, I don't have 200 coins yet.
Not sure if the Christmas Lights quest prevents you from getting the Mapple store quest. I did both, I decorated the Simpsons and Flanders houses plus my brown houses. That cost me 150 coins on top of the Mapple store for 150 coins.
So now, I have no coins but I have the quest to build Bowl-a-rama - just need to get some coins!
thanks for the idea. I do have an origin account and deleted the game and reinstalled. there were some confusing screens but it worked. As it was starting I got the screen that said "your other device did not log you off do you wnat to "play" or "cancel". after trying cancel a few times and getting the welcome screen that would take me back to the "play" or "cancel" screen I tried 'play' and I was in. So thanks and I hope this helps others.
If you have donuts (I spent lots of money to ensure I would have donuts for the tasks) then you can spend 5 donuts on the Santa gift bag (can't remember the exact name the game gives that bag) and it gives you Santa coins. They will come in stacks between 10-25 (not gotten more then that) but it builds up your coin collection fast to buy items like the Bowl-a-Rama and the house fascades (Christmas lights; 50 coins per fascade). I got thru a fair amount of donuts but now all my houses are decorated and I have Bowl-a-Rama. I still need enough money (virtual) to buy the Doctors practice but the task has been unlocked.
some weird things, They make me send apu to do a 7 day shift ... make homer watch super monkey trauma or whatever it's called for 24 hours, lisa attend mensa meeting lmao where are the Christmas jobs lmao...nutcracker Bart is funny tough, how you get the decorations and lights? do i have to wait for a quest?
He is currently hawking his questionable medical practices. And he stands in place much as the Squeeky-Voiced Teen did in the beginning when he promoted hamburgers. I hope they'll change him later to walk around on this task. The following are Dr. Nick's tasks (roughly translated):
Have a Bite to Eat @ Luigi's - 10 mins
Promote Defective Product - 60 mins
Promote Medical Discount - 3hrs.
Testify before the Police - 4 hrs.
Resell Medicine Illegally - 8 hrs.
Practise Medicine - 12 hrs.
Practise Surgery - 24 hrs.
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What's next? (I want. Barney badly :-) )
This worked for him and he could connect to the server again.
-- For get Barney, you have to complete Flanders snowmobiling, Lisa/Homer fake skiing, then Homer has to build a snowman, and Lisa has to do snow angels. Once those are done, you will have to build the Mapple store (150 Santa Coins).
After you build the Mapple store, you have to send Ned, Lisa and Homer to the store for 5 hours (each). After this is done, Homer will prompt you with the quest to build the Bowl-a-rama and unlock Barney (this costs 200 coins). This is where I am now, I don't have 200 coins yet.
Not sure if the Christmas Lights quest prevents you from getting the Mapple store quest. I did both, I decorated the Simpsons and Flanders houses plus my brown houses. That cost me 150 coins on top of the Mapple store for 150 coins.
So now, I have no coins but I have the quest to build Bowl-a-rama - just need to get some coins!
They only generate coins every 24 hours. All the hours in between earn cash at intervals as always.
He costs 1,000 coins!
Thank you!!!!!
He actually cost 1,500 coins and you have to buy at least 1 funzo to unlock the quest to get Satan's littler helper.
http://www.gameteep.net/the-simpsons-tapped-out/santas-little-helper/
He is currently hawking his questionable medical practices. And he stands in place much as the Squeeky-Voiced Teen did in the beginning when he promoted hamburgers. I hope they'll change him later to walk around on this task. The following are Dr. Nick's tasks (roughly translated):
Have a Bite to Eat @ Luigi's - 10 mins
Promote Defective Product - 60 mins
Promote Medical Discount - 3hrs.
Testify before the Police - 4 hrs.
Resell Medicine Illegally - 8 hrs.
Practise Medicine - 12 hrs.
Practise Surgery - 24 hrs.
Wow! This was an old thread find and bump.
You must have really had to dig to find it.