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Post by #19 (zoephoto) on Feb 19, 2013 13:14:21 GMT -5
Try: 1) Waiting until late at night (after midnight) or early in the morning (i.e. 4AM) 2) disabling the auto lock on your device if you have it set 3) Plugging your device in to power 4) Double tap the home button on your device to bring up the application switcher. Press and hold on any app icon until they wiggle and show the minus button with the red background. Close out all apps. 5) If your really paranoid, reboot your iOS device 6) Launch Tapped Out and let it sit If your lucky, it will eventually let you in instead of the app crashing. Once you get it, you will probably be presented with the bonus level/three box/donut screen. If you don't hit three donuts on the first time don't waste money picking another box - just confirm the donuts you got and you will more than likely loop back to the same pick a box for donuts screen and get even more donuts. You will probably loop over and over. Mine went for 10 minutes or so and I got about 100 donuts before the app crashed. Once the app reopened, my town was back to normal - now just with more donuts! I suspect it finally worked really early in the morning (2AM EST - I'm a night owl, what can I say?) as the Origin servers were probably not as loaded as during the day. That's my theory anyway. At least one other on here posted that they had success at midnight so there may actually be something to my theory. Then again maybe not. But if you do manage to get in before they fix it, you can get a nice boost in donuts due to the glitch. And no, I feel absolutely no guilt in these donuts - I didn't ask for them nor did I go out of my way to trick the game into giving them to me unlike several of the cheats that have been posted previously; I got them as part of normal gameplay. Well, as normal as buggy gameplay can be considered anyway. I agree with everything docno said! Except the second time I got harpies no repeat donut bonus I just got back in following the rest of those steps
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Post by vaicilajean on Feb 19, 2013 14:36:53 GMT -5
I'm still stuck on the 'other device' thingy - I do hope they fix it soon - or will we have to wait until the next update? Try: 1) Waiting until late at night (after midnight) or early in the morning (i.e. 4AM) 2) disabling the auto lock on your device if you have it set 3) Plugging your device in to power 4) Double tap the home button on your device to bring up the application switcher. Press and hold on any app icon until they wiggle and show the minus button with the red background. Close out all apps. 5) If your really paranoid, reboot your iOS device 6) Launch Tapped Out and let it sit If your lucky, it will eventually let you in instead of the app crashing. Once you get it, you will probably be presented with the bonus level/three box/donut screen. If you don't hit three donuts on the first time don't waste money picking another box - just confirm the donuts you got and you will more than likely loop back to the same pick a box for donuts screen and get even more donuts. You will probably loop over and over. Mine went for 10 minutes or so and I got about 100 donuts before the app crashed. Once the app reopened, my town was back to normal - now just with more donuts! I suspect it finally worked really early in the morning (2AM EST - I'm a night owl, what can I say?) as the Origin servers were probably not as loaded as during the day. That's my theory anyway. At least one other on here posted that they had success at midnight so there may actually be something to my theory. Then again maybe not. But if you do manage to get in before they fix it, you can get a nice boost in donuts due to the glitch. And no, I feel absolutely no guilt in these donuts - I didn't ask for them nor did I go out of my way to trick the game into giving them to me unlike several of the cheats that have been posted previously; I got them as part of normal gameplay. Well, as normal as buggy gameplay can be considered anyway. I tried to get in at what would have been 3-4 am EST (9-10 am here in Germany) to no avail. And I've been letting it sit on the load screen on and off all day... but it always just crashes out of the app after 10-15 minutes. I am still trying, though, because the thought of a bunch of free donuts is just too good to pass up! Well, that and I'm going through major withdrawal. I hope I still have a few friends left when (if?) this is resolved...
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Post by imfkool on Feb 19, 2013 14:37:14 GMT -5
Well I'm just trying letting it sit non my iphone. If it doesent work I'll have to try it on my ipod
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Post by docno42 on Feb 19, 2013 14:40:49 GMT -5
I tried to get in at what would have been 3-4 am EST (9-10 am here in Germany) to no avail. And I've been letting it sit on the load screen on and off all day... but it always just crashes out of the app after 10-15 minutes. Yeah, well the timing thing was just a working theory anyway Just keep trying from time to time - I think it will eventually open up once the right set of circumstances happens. We just don't know enough about what causes it to magically "unstick" to give folks a solution that works every time.
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Post by vaicilajean on Feb 19, 2013 14:50:32 GMT -5
I tried to get in at what would have been 3-4 am EST (9-10 am here in Germany) to no avail. And I've been letting it sit on the load screen on and off all day... but it always just crashes out of the app after 10-15 minutes. Yeah, well the timing thing was just a working theory anyway Just keep trying from time to time - I think it will eventually open up once the right set of circumstances happens. We just don't know enough about what causes it to magically "unstick" to give folks a solution that works every time. Thanks for the encouragement! I'm really hoping I'll hit that sweet spot where everything falls into place one of these times. If at first you don't succeed... And it's great to know that it has worked for some other people. Keeps hope alive!
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Post by imfkool on Feb 19, 2013 14:50:34 GMT -5
Guys I just got back in! I 'm getting acrap load of doughnuts! Should I contunue collecting or exicit the game?
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Post by IDGAFF on Feb 19, 2013 15:18:18 GMT -5
And I'm still locked out!
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Post by geco on Feb 19, 2013 15:28:16 GMT -5
I hope this works out for all of you. I know the feeling -- I had this problem and was locked out for three months (from mid May until mid August). I don't wish that frustration on anyone.
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Post by Killeru on Feb 19, 2013 15:38:49 GMT -5
Well if I remember correctly the game was removed from the Appstore until mid August... so Nobody played hehehe...
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Post by Killeru on Feb 19, 2013 15:39:08 GMT -5
Guys I just got back in! I 'm getting acrap load of doughnuts! Should I contunue collecting or exicit the game? Keep Collecting Sir!
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Post by imfkool on Feb 19, 2013 15:45:50 GMT -5
And I'm still locked out! Do you have a friends iPhone to borrow?
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Post by Killeru on Feb 19, 2013 15:48:09 GMT -5
And I'm still locked out! Do you have a friends iPhone to borrow? ... I don't Just a Damn iPad.
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Post by stevealo on Feb 19, 2013 15:48:43 GMT -5
I got the harp. I left in on (with Rdio playing in the background - IPhone 5) and then forgot about it. After an hour I saw it and it had set me at the bonus level screen where you scratch for 1-3 donuts. Well, I scratched and collected until around 923 donuts when it booted me out. I went back into the game, it loaded and I still had the donuts. So Sweet after all the crashes (10+ times a session, which were finally fixed after the last update). So I got the missing buildings and characters I didn't have - now I just need to redo my industrial park and my amusement park area.
I hope you get the glitch and "bonus" donuts. Finally something good after playing since last March. It feels like I won a lottery or something!!!
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Post by bendermac on Feb 19, 2013 16:00:21 GMT -5
that's the problem will online only games... if the servers bug out, you're fucked and cannot play.
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joshhuffman
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Post by joshhuffman on Feb 19, 2013 16:04:27 GMT -5
Holy crap! This worked after 30 minutes of the Harp screen for me. So far I'm at 200 more donuts and going. Doesn't seem to cut out of loop after 15 min of collecting bonus donuts. Try: 1) Waiting until late at night (after midnight) or early in the morning (i.e. 4AM) 2) disabling the auto lock on your device if you have it set 3) Plugging your device in to power 4) Double tap the home button on your device to bring up the application switcher. Press and hold on any app icon until they wiggle and show the minus button with the red background. Close out all apps. 5) If your really paranoid, reboot your iOS device 6) Launch Tapped Out and let it sit If your lucky, it will eventually let you in instead of the app crashing. Once you get it, you will probably be presented with the bonus level/three box/donut screen. If you don't hit three donuts on the first time don't waste money picking another box - just confirm the donuts you got and you will more than likely loop back to the same pick a box for donuts screen and get even more donuts. You will probably loop over and over. Mine went for 10 minutes or so and I got about 100 donuts before the app crashed. Once the app reopened, my town was back to normal - now just with more donuts! I suspect it finally worked really early in the morning (2AM EST - I'm a night owl, what can I say?) as the Origin servers were probably not as loaded as during the day. That's my theory anyway. At least one other on here posted that they had success at midnight so there may actually be something to my theory. Then again maybe not. But if you do manage to get in before they fix it, you can get a nice boost in donuts due to the glitch. And no, I feel absolutely no guilt in these donuts - I didn't ask for them nor did I go out of my way to trick the game into giving them to me unlike several of the cheats that have been posted previously; I got them as part of normal gameplay. Well, as normal as buggy gameplay can be considered anyway. I tried to get in at what would have been 3-4 am EST (9-10 am here in Germany) to no avail. And I've been letting it sit on the load screen on and off all day... but it always just crashes out of the app after 10-15 minutes. I am still trying, though, because the thought of a bunch of free donuts is just too good to pass up! Well, that and I'm going through major withdrawal. I hope I still have a few friends left when (if?) this is resolved...
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Post by docno42 on Feb 19, 2013 16:20:31 GMT -5
Guys I just got back in! I 'm getting acrap load of doughnuts! Should I contunue collecting or exicit the game? Uh - continue collecting until it crashes. Are you crazy?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2013 16:21:12 GMT -5
Guys I just got back in! I 'm getting acrap load of doughnuts! Should I contunue collecting or exicit the game? Uh - continue collecting until it crashes. Are you crazy? What a dumb question. TAKE THE DONUTS! Eat them! They can't take it back if you spend them, lol.
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joshhuffman
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Post by joshhuffman on Feb 19, 2013 16:21:57 GMT -5
I'm at 525 and still going strong. If the loop never lets me out it could all be for nothing if EA takes these away on the fix/update.
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Post by docno42 on Feb 19, 2013 16:22:35 GMT -5
... I don't Just a Damn iPad. You aren't missing much. My iPhone didn't change anything. Eventually I got back in on my iPad. The only thing I can think is the new iPhone 5, iPad 4 or iPad Mini have double the amount of RAM - so they might be better in that perhaps with the extra RAMthe app will run longer and work itself out instead of crashing. I dunno - I have and iPad 3 and iPhone 4s.
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Post by docno42 on Feb 19, 2013 16:24:56 GMT -5
Holy crap! This worked after 30 minutes of the Harp screen for me. What device are you playing on?
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Post by LSLeong on Feb 19, 2013 16:28:06 GMT -5
... I don't Just a Damn iPad. You aren't missing much. My iPhone didn't change anything. Eventually I got back in on my iPad. The only thing I can think is the new iPhone 5, iPad 4 or iPad Mini have double the amount of RAM - so they might be better in that perhaps with the extra RAMthe app will run longer and work itself out instead of crashing. I dunno - I have and iPad 3 and iPhone 4s. Still trying to get my kids' game back even though mine has no issues. I have the ipad3 and iPhone 4S too, but it still hasn't worked for me. The chiming goes on for a while and then the app shuts down Will keep trying!
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joshhuffman
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Post by joshhuffman on Feb 19, 2013 16:34:20 GMT -5
Holy crap! This worked after 30 minutes of the Harp screen for me. What device are you playing on? iphone 5 right now.
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Post by docno42 on Feb 19, 2013 16:40:10 GMT -5
What device are you playing on? iphone 5 right now. Aha! So it probably is the extra memory for why you were able to go beyond 15 minutes - neither of my devices would go beyond 13-14 before crashing. I'm still not sure why all of the sudden my iPad got back in but I'm glad it did! So there you go kids - find a friend with an iPhone 5 or an iPad 4 and see if they can load your town for you.
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joshhuffman
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Post by joshhuffman on Feb 19, 2013 16:43:41 GMT -5
739 donuts and counting. I just hope I can get back in again without looping mystery box to spend these donuts. Wary that EA will correct the unpaid for donut numbers.
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Post by #19 (zoephoto) on Feb 19, 2013 16:44:06 GMT -5
Uh - continue collecting until it crashes. Are you crazy? What a dumb question. TAKE THE DONUTS! Eat them! They can't take it back if you spend them, lol. I exited after about 600 because I didn't even know if they'd still be there. They were so I went by the same theory - if they are spent they can't be reclaimed! And then went on a shopping spree
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