Collecting (The Sims 3)

Collectibles from The Sims 3.

Statistics
Gems Collected, Unique Gems Found, Metals Collected, Unique Metals Found, Rocks Found, Unique Rocks Analyzed, Butterflies Collected, Unique Butterflies Found, Beetles Collected, Unique Beetles Found, Insects Donated to Science

Challenges

 * Gem Collector: Collect all the types of gems, and the rarest gem cut shape will be bestowed upon your Sim! Watch out... it's valuable!
 * Note: 10 types total, 10% per type


 * Metal Collector: Find every unique metal, and your Sim will routinely get additional Ingots returned in the mail.
 * Note: 5 types total, 20% per type


 * Amateur Rock Finder: Once your Sim finds at least half of the varieties of space rocks, it will be easier to find ones you haven't yet stumbled across.
 * Note: ? types total, ?% per type


 * Awesomest Rock Collector in the Universe: Find all the space rocks, and your Sim will have more luck collecting ones of higher value.
 * Note: ? types total, ?% per type


 * Butterfly Collector: Catch one of each type of butterfly to become a Butterfly Collector. Sims with this title are learned in the ways of the insect and will have an easier time finding beetles and butterflies.
 * Note: 10 types total, 10% per type


 * Beetle Collector: Catch one of each type of beetle, and your Sim will never fail at catching butterflies or beetles again.
 * Note: 10 types total, 10% per type

Raw
Gemstones are found in the rough.

Cuts
Gems may be sent to the gem-cutter and cut into the following cuts. You start with the Emerald cut, and gain cuts by cutting gems.

The table lists both when you break even with a particular cut, and when a cut begins yielding better profit than the previous cut.

For example, if a gem is worth §47, an oval cut provides §51 while the Pear cut yields §47. Even though the Oval cut is lower, it provides more.

Metals
Metals are found in ore form, and can be smelted into ingots for §40.

Smelted ingots are worth 175% of their original cost, and so the raw metal must be worth $54 to break even.