Addicts Question Corner Part 2: Comic-Con Event Questions Answered-Mutant Stewie, Ron Perlman, Crashing & More!

Note: 8/1/14 There is an update on iOS in the App Stores.  This is a bug fix update…so make sure you head to your App Store and download the fixes.

Hello There Clammers!

Here we are, week 2 into the event & Mutant Stewies have taken over Quahog! With new quests, new characters & new stuff to buy you guys, like the true Addicts you are, want to know just what the heck is going on with this event!  So it’s time to break out a Week 2 Edition of Addicts Question Corner, where hopefully we’ll answer the most burning questions about the update, but if you don’t see your question/answer just ask in the comments below & we’ll do our best to help you 🙂

As always, we’ve reached out to our good friends at TinyCo for confirmation on many of your questions & they delivered!  Special thanks to the Community Team over there for keeping us up to date on everything TQFS!  

The following answers have all been confirmed by TinyCo, BUT keep in mind it’s always subject to change…

And away we go….

-Ron Perlman-
Ron Perlman Cocoon

Why Isn’t Ron Perlman in My Game?
In order to “find” Ron Perlman in Quahog you’ll have to complete Part 6 of the main Quahog Comic-Con Event.  (ie have Captain Hammered AND be prompted to rebuild the Convention Center.  Walkthrough can be found here)  If you haven’t completed that part, that’s why you won’t see him.

I’ve Completed Part 6 of the Questline but He’s Still Not In My Quahog, How Do I Get Him?
There’s a known glitch with Ron where he may not appear in your game, if you’ve completed part 6.  If you’ve completed Part 6 and you still don’t see him, hard close your game and restart it.  This should make him show up (in the Convention District).  TinyCo is working on a fix for this and it should be out with the next update.

IF it still doesn’t work for you, your best bet is to Contact TinyCo through the in game support.  (more info on that here)

Why Did I Lose 5,000 Blam! When I Unlocked Ron?
You didn’t lose it, you spent it.  Blam! is the currency for this event and anything that requires Blam! to unlock will take the Blam! from your on hand total.  However, it will not/does not impact your overall Blam! count, ie what you need to earn prizes.

Can I Keep Ron After The Event Is Over?
If you fully unlock him, yes.  See this post for more details

5,000 Blam! is a Lot, Do I Have To Unlock Ron?
No, you don’t.  But keep in mind some quests are triggered around unlocking characters (like unlocking Patrick Stewart triggers Mutant Stewies).  So if you don’t unlock him you might be missing out on something.  However, while we don’t know for sure, not unlocking Ron should not prevent you from getting future celebrity characters.


-Blam!-

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 Why Is My Event Blam! Amount is Not Increasing When I Collect New Blam!?
Some players are reporting earning Blam! and their on hand total (top left, next to coins) increases but the event total (bottom right) does not increase.  If this is happening to you hard close your app and restart it.  This should catch your event total blam! counter up.

Where Did My Blam! Go?   I’m Missing Blam!
Remember…Blam! is needed for various things in the game.  Instead of purchasing buildings with coins you purchase them with Blam!  So when you repair or purchase a building OR when you unlock a character Blam! from your on hand total (again top left, next to coins) will be deducted.  However, your event total Blam! (bottom right) will not be impacted.
TinyCo posted a popup in the game about this as well.  In case you missed it, here it is:
2014-07-31 23.06.50


-Mutant Stewie-

Toxic Grabber Stewie Squid

Is Mutant Stewie Only Available For One Device?
No.  Both iOS AND Android (and Kindle) users can get Mutant Stewie in their game.  It’s not limited to one device.  From now on in the event all event updates will hit all devices at the same time, unless it specifically says it’s one OS or another.

How Do I Get Mutant Stewie In My Game?
You must complete Part 6 of the Quahog Comic Con questline (rebuild the convention center).  This pops up AFTER you’ve gotten the Captain Hammered Costume.
Previously we reported you needed Patrick Stewart to get him.  That’s no longer the case.  So if you have Captain Hammered and you’ve completed Part 6 of Quahog Comic Con and STILL don’t have Mutant Stewie in your town..send a report to TinyCo via the in game support.  (more info on that here)

How Often Does Mutant Stewie Spawn?
Mutant Stewies will spawn every 3 hours.

What’s the Max Number Of Mutant Stewie’s I can Have In My Town At Once?
6 is the max.

Does Mutant Stewie “jump” buildings?
Yes.  If not cleared from a building after 8hrs he will jump to another building.  But remember, a new Stewie can appear on that same building.

Mutant Stewie Kicked My Characters Out Of The Building, Is this Normal?
NO.  Mutant Stewie is NOT supposed to kick characters out of buildings.  He’s supposed to hold them hostage.  He’ll hold them hostage, but they’ll still continue with their tasks and the timer for the task will still tick down.
I know many of you have reported he kicked you out of the building, this should NOT happen.  If it happens to you send a report into TinyCo via the in game support system (more on that here).

Will Mutant Stewie Be Around For the Entire Event?
Yes.

Do I Have To Get Mutant Stewie?  Is There A Way to Skip It?
If you want to progress with the event & unlock more celebrities, you cannot skip Mutant Stewie.

How Much Blam! Do You Earn From Zapping Mutant Stewie?
50 Blam! for each one.

We’ll have another post with a LOT more specifics about the Zapper and Mutant Stewie.  Including another How-To & how to earn more batteries.  


-Device Issues-

My Device Keeps Crashing Since I’ve Updated to the Comic-Con Event.  What Can I Do?
Check out this post for a response from TinyCo on the device crashing
The biggest issue for the games crashing right now is a memory issue.  The event has brought a TON of items into Quahog, and because of this a lot of older devices can’t handle it.  So if you’re playing on an older device (for example my iPad 1 won’t update to the new one.  It just crashes) this is most likely the reason for it.

If you’re on a newer device (I saw some of you reporting issues with Galaxy S 5’s), try the basic troubleshooting first (uninstall/reinstall).  If that doesn’t work check to see how much free space you have on your device.  It’s possible TQFS is just sucking the memory from your device & crashing.  See if you can delete any used apps, that may help solve the issue.

TinyCo IS working on a fix for this.  Hopefully something is coming soon!


-#TeamAndroid-

Google Play logo

Where’s My Exclusive Item?
TinyCo DOES have something special planned for Android users regarding an exclusive item for this event.  However, it has not been released yet & they’re staying tight lipped as to when it will be.  As soon as it is we’ll let you know.

iOS Users Got An Extra Week To Earn Blam!, That’s Not Fair!
You’re right.  However, TinyCo is currently looking at ways to help Android users make up for the week of lost Blam!  Nothing has been announced yet, but I expect something to be in the works soon.  For now, sit tight and just earn as much Blam! as you can.  🙂


-Blam! Turning To Butts-

eventcurrency_45x45_comiccon@4x Moon Idol

My Blam! Just Turned Into Butts, What Gives?
If you have a neighbor that has not updated out of the Full Moon Event & you visit them, once you return to your Quahog it’ll appear as if you’re collecting Butts.  First, this will NOT impact your Blam!  it collects as it did, just looks like Butts.  So don’t panic.  Second, to turn it back into Blam! visit a friend who has the Comic-Con Event.  That should restore your butts back to Blam!


Clarification on Nerd Spawns. 

Nerds will spawn until they max out as follows
Blue-12
Red-6
Yellow-4

 

So that wraps up this edition of Addicts Question Corner: Comic Con….

What do YOU think of the event so far?  What are your thoughts on Mutant Stewie?  How’s your Blam! count coming?  Do you have a question that you didn’t see answered above?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!

179 responses to “Addicts Question Corner Part 2: Comic-Con Event Questions Answered-Mutant Stewie, Ron Perlman, Crashing & More!

  1. i hard reset my town and now its GONEEEEEEEE.help .i play on a kindle fire the game has beed slow and kept getting no connection ,so i logged off as instructions and it disappeared .i sent a message to tiny from my new game but can you help?

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  2. So mutant Stewie always seems to attach to these buildings for me: Zoo, Aquarium, Rocket Playground, Day spa, Q hotel, mini mart, and flappy jacks. Are there only certain buildings he’ll attach to?

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  3. i have a problem tiny co is not getting back to me ,i have no idea if they are even getting my missives?can i get some help? sorry if this is the wrong forum.

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    • No post is the wrong post when one needs help! If you sent it through the in game “contact us” page in the help section…..they got it. It sometimes takes time to get back to players when they have to do some researching about an issue. What is the problem….if you don’t mind us asking? 🙂

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      • i purchased 50 clams and did not get. over the last 3 days i purchased about 30.00 worth and received all but last batch

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        • I read that you had sent TinyCo a message. I would send them another one, really stay on them. You can add it to your current “contact us” thread. Tell them you are still waiting for a reply. 🙂

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          • i got clams issue resolved but now i have another problem i bought brian surprise box got 1500 blam that made me over 10,000 so i got that building set it down and it disappeared as well as 1/3 of my comic com building HELP

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            • It sounds like a memory space problem, every time you add content, the game needs a little more. Close the game, then check that NOTHING is running in the background (you need all the free memory you can get. Turn your device off (this clears any temporary data in the memory cache). Now turn the device on and restart the game. Let me know the results. 🙂

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  4. What about the mini event where you have to zap stewie 15 times and earn a car? I finished that within the time and it never gave me that car? Is there something I’m missing?

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  5. I went to build the middle building in the new comic con game which cost 1000 blam but my builder was working on something else and couldnt build it but still took the blam ofd me and didnt build what should I do.

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  6. What to do if u started late on the event? Be cuz I just started the event on the 1st but it says I have 35 days left! (I have an android)

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  7. sterling archer's avatar sterling archer

    Hi I know its part of a quest but do I need to buy that house fuzzy something. Or is this just a side mission. Don’t want to spend the blam if don’t have to need to get 5000 for Ron. Thx

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    • I would, moving the quest forward allows quagmire to have a new task that helps drop Jazz Records. I always buy only the buildings asked for in quest line pop ups. Save the rest of your Blam for unlocking characters. Buy the rest of the Blam content later in the event.

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  8. Is my timer suppose to reset when I use the battery pack on the zapper? If I have 13 mins left and a battery, and I use the battery the timer resets to 4 hrs.

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  9. So the fix never stopped the crashes? Three tries to open and crashes when I go to the other city!

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  10. Is mutant stewie also supposed to be pausing a buildings time progress? Overnight, stewie held hostage my Q hotel. When I zapped him, the building said I had 3 hrs until it dropped blam again. Then about 2 hrs later stewie appeared on the hotel again, and when I zapped it again after the recharge, I now have to wait another hr before it drops. Really annoying if this is what is supposed to happen. Seems like because mutant stewie ALWAYS ends up on the hotel, I can only get it to drop every 8 if not 12 hrs now, even being on every hr when I’m not sleeping.

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  11. Do you think the training center and the Fab 4 headquarters will be required for future quest lines? I’m trying to decide whether I should get started building them… They’re a lot of Blam! If they don’t end up getting used!

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  12. Okay so a couple complaints lol first: reallyyyy thought mutant stewie was gonna be a “costume” of his 😦 it’s a cool little addition to comicon but I hope we get him as a costume.. And it says the superhero outfits come with “the fabulous four” well I thought that meant the headquarters and spent 5,000 blam thinking it would open them.. Anyone else? Lol so what do they come with?? over all tho love the game and comicon event!!

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  13. Okay so a couple complaints lol first: reallyyyy thought mutant stewie was gonna be a “costume” of his 😦 it’s a cool little addition to comicon but I hope we get him as a costume.. And it says the superhero outfits come with “the fabulous four” well I thought that meant the headquarters and spent 5,000 blam thinking it would open them.. Anyone else? Lol so what do they come with?? And still no “prize” for leveling up :/ over all tho love the game and comicon event!!

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  14. I’m hoping you can help answer this. Various quests are popping up saying zap mutant stewie, one 5 times, one 10 times etx. I click on a stewie building zap him and he disappears but it’s not counting towards that total it wants me to reach, just remains at zero. Any advice? Thanks!

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    • That is odd. If you are on the quest to earn the limited time cars, each zapped Latcher should apply towards it. Try some basic troubleshooting to see if that helps to sync the counts back up. Force close game, restart device, uninstall/reinstall with an account linked to FB or an Email so progress is saved.

      Outside that, contacting TinyCo through your game would be the next step. Let us know how it goes.

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  15. I just tapped on the convention center to repair it as I had enough blam, but I forgot my worker was still cleaning up an area, I got the pop up about not having a spare worker but it took my blam anyway!!
    Anyone else had this and what can I do? ?

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  16. sterling archer's avatar sterling archer

    Hi I have 2 quests for mutant stewie to zap 5 then the other one for 15 will the 5 count towards the 15 thx

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  17. I’ve not been able to place perlmans chair and stewie monsters aren’t dropping as often as they should- anyone know if these are known issues on ios?? 😦 Also I call bs on the ‘2% chance’ of landing the clamterprise… sat watching my cousin and his m8 trying to win it… took 37 boxes and 87 boxes respectively… Looks like I wont be getting that as a freemium player!!! Not unless I use a hack 😦

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  18. Tadmire Giggity's avatar Tadmire Giggity

    Well, after having Lois and Patrick kicked out of the grocery store twice, by Mutant Stewie, I hope this update fixed that, so I can complete their task. The zapper gun going down to 4 hrs is awesome, though. Also, has anyone noticed the GatoMobile that you win is a mirror image of the one in front of the convention?; The steering wheel is on the wrong side and the license plate says OTAG. And… I will now join those who have said the drop rates are measly; I’m have been so close to unlocking Stewie for days and Ron seems like an uphill battle. Oh well, we’ll see. Keep up the great posts!

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  19. So, I was right in speculating that if you don’t play hourly, you are leaving blam! on the table in the form of unspawned nerds after hitting the limit. Not that anybody saw that post, lol…

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  20. New update added android exclusive teaser for Joe’s superhero character!

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  21. Solid Gold Cactus's avatar Solid Gold Cactus

    Erm my game icon won’t open it justo says cleaning

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  22. Nothing happens when I send Patrick Stewart on his 1 minute task, anyone else have the same problem?

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  23. Solid Gold Cactus's avatar Solid Gold Cactus

    Was Just about to comment on the zapper time Change (which is better thank you tinyco) but George Stewart had like 2 and a half hours left on is task yet it only cost 1 clam to speed him up when usually it would be about 4 or 6 clam or something to speed him up. Is this a new feature or has my game gone wrong?

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  24. Zappers are now recharging after 4 hours, and there’s additional vehicles to be earned by zapping Stewie!

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  25. Android users getting an exclusive superhero soon. Just got an in game message.

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  26. I am still getting that big where characters get thrown out of building when mutunt stewie goes on that building despite the update. 😦

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  27. The android exclusive is a super hero outfit for Joe 😉

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  28. Hey the zapper gun regcharges in 4 hours now not 6..tried the new Brian robot prize thingie(which has the Clamterprise for a keeper prize :)) and got 12 batteries the first try.. I think the game is loosening up..dont give up all!

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  29. My zapper always says zero evenif I have one to use n there’s been a couple times my zapper was ready to use n a need dropped a battery n It of course still said zero but I still only got one use of it when I should of had two cause I KNOW it was ready. Can u only have one or someden unless u buy em? N whys mine stuck on zero? Any similar problems or complaints? any advice?

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    • You can have multiple batteries. I have seen another complaint about the zapper not registering the correct battery count. If your game is linked to email or Facebook, I would do a uninstall/reinstall. This will ensure you have an uncorrupted copy of the game on your device. If the zapper still shows zero batteries (even after one drops), send an in game message to TinyCo. Use this guide if you do the uninstall/reinstall.

      Where Did My Game Go?!!

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  30. Downloaded the update on iPad. But still no Ron. NEED HELP!

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  31. I wish I could throw a mutant stewie on my bathroom and kick out the person who spends 50 minutes doing their hair. Preferably with like….2 minutes to go on the task.

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  32. I got a another bug…. When I was playing the comicon event my internet lagged and so I reloaded the game i released my clams were 34 instead of 74 I was wondering why when i released that I had “bought” a pack of batteries i dint know why this happened and i really want my clams back
    Ps. I haven’t wasted the batteries

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  33. I havent been able to get in my game for about three weeks. Never made an account and am still patiently waiting for a fix. Should i wait and miss some of the event or just start over?

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    • What device do you use? The game is a memory hog. If your device is older, it may not have the performance requirements the expanded game needs. With the new events and districts, it no longer is working for many players. I know they are actively trying to reduce the memory footprint, but it’s not an easy fix. They can only do so much. You may be able to start a new game, but maybe not. And since you didn’t make an account, you would lose your current saved game. It’s a call only you can make. Let us know what you decided and how it went.

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  34. I ran the update and it didn’t fix anything for me… Ron still won’t show up for me. I’ve tried reinstalling and everything, I even have everything unlocked that I need to. Do you have any other ideas?

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    • And you have Captain Hammered unlocked and completed part 6 of the Comic Con quest?

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      • Yes! I have Patrick Stewart, Captain Hammered, and I’ve completed Part 6. I have contacted TinyCo, but I’m not expecting to get a response at all from them… Guess I’ll just be super behind with the event until then. I can do EVERYTHING else except get Ron.

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        • Keep doing what you’re doing as far as other quests. Ron is currently not needed. TinyCo is working on a list of fixes. Some are taking longer than others. This “Ron Glitch” is known but not effecting everyone so it’s harder to pinpoint. They read your in game messages but don’t always respond on known problems until they have a solution for you. Hang in there. 😉

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  35. I just ran the update and returned to my Quahog to find Patrick Stewart and King Butt kicked out of the grocery store. Just lost 6 hours on Patrick’s “buy groceries” quest. This Latcher Stewie garbage really blows, as does the latest clam/money grab. Still only at 5 plutonium and I’ve been assigning Brian and Lois their tasks since Stewie was unlocked. TinyCo seems to really want to make this “game” a miserable experience.

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    • Was mutant Stewie on the grocery store? Or did the update affect there tasks?

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      • Mutant store was on the store before I did the update. After the update, he was still there and the two characters were kicked off task and back on the street.

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        • Mutant Stewie (sheesh, I think I have a brain tumor).

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        • Send an in game message to TinyCo. That is indeed a Mutant Stewie glitch that is effecting some players. They are actively tracking down the conflicting lines of code, but need to hear from everyone it is effecting. Stewie is supposed to “trap” them inside. One had Picard trapped in my town and I swooped down in my commandeered Klingon B’rel-class “Bird of Prey” to save him….Note: they handle like **** in downtown traffic. 😉

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  36. I see that ALISSA did the write up for this one, and deserves a tremendous amount of credit for answering all these FAQs! [ Did I make you feel better? 😉 ]

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  37. just updating my iOS to 1.1.1 is there anything new? what bugs have been fixed??

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  38. Mutant stewie really seems to like my Q building…he’s jumped to it 3 times so far…and never to an office building, despite having over 50 of those in my town. But my question is, will a nerd-generating building generate nerds if a stewie is latched onto it? Sounds like a philosophical question to me! I know it won’t drop Blam, coins, etc. Thanks for any insight you guys might have!

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  39. Amazing post. Now all you gotta do is link the post 450 times to the people who blow past it straight to the comments and ask the exact same answered questions! 🙂
    Either way, thank you. You’re awesome. Also, if you ever scare me in to thinking Perlman has a timer, I’m coming over there to iron it out. I’ll bring the iron…my tire iron.
    (Can anyone snag that reference?)

    Love you Bunnybear.

    RP: “Can I swear in this game?”

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  40. I got two batteries from the nerds when the Stewie gun first arrived and then I haven’t gotten any. Is that typical? Do I have to buy batteries or buy the building that drops batteries to get them?

    Thanks!

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    • Batteries will drop from nerds, from completing parts of the mutant stewie questline (it’s one of the rewards, along with Blam!), or making Patrick Stewart pick out weapons. So you can build them up that way, with no need to buy anything. The purchases will just help you get them faster 🙂

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    • Same thing happened to me in my game too!

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  41. I’m going to be angry if you need to unlock previous celebrities in order to get the next one.

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  42. Can I send someone into a building that has been taken hostage by Mutant Stewie. Ex: If Mutant Stewie has taken hostage of the Quahog Day Spa, can I still send Patrick Stewart to “Relax” in QDS?

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  43. Wow, the drop rate for items to unlock Ron is brutal. I sent people out on tasks that’s 4 hours all day for records and puppies (5 times today) since first thing this morning and haven’t got one single thing yet and am about to snore off for the night. 😦 Ron, I am not giving up!

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  44. I noticed there is an update for IOS. Do I want to do this? It always makes me nervous when they update and my game is going well.

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  45. MrsJackSparrow's avatar MrsJackSparrow

    What is your recommendation to “get ahead?” Buy the montage training center or the Fab Four headquarters first? Wanted to buy one them before Ron Pearlman takes my Blam away. It’s going to take forever to unlock Pearlman without using clams, so I figured I would build something while waiting! Thanks!

    P.S. This site and your sister TSTOaddicts site are always open on my iPad. I check your blogs many times a day for updates! My “go to” sites! Keep up the great work!

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    • Hmmm, well…both are just $$ an XP earning…so a wash wither way. The only one I see worth it is the Thing a mah Gadgets as it opens Patricks option to do his task to earn batteries. Those are more for looks to me.

      FYI, thanks for the kind words. I am glad you find our silly lil blogs helpful. 😉

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  46. What nerds drop the batts?

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  47. Will the laser gun’s self-recharging timer continue to a second cycle if I don’t use the first recharge?

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  48. Is it just me or is it kinda crazy that only 4 or 5 characters earn blam. I have ever character unlocked thus far and it just seems silly that the rest can’t earn any

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  49. I actually saw Stewie jump!

    Sadly he went to Q 😦

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  50. Any word on mutant stewies method of targeting bulidings? For example will he only go after relevant bulidings to the story line or will he do office bulidings as well? I’m not to him yet but I have a massive collection of office bulidings and I’ll put more down if the targeting is equal.. just to minimize my chances of him blocking something I need

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