Collecting (The Sims 3)

Collectibles from The Sims 3.

The lifetime reward Collection Helper can highlight the collectibles on the map.

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.

Awesomest Rock Collector in the Universe

Find all the space rocks, and your Sim will have more luck collecting ones of higher value.

Note: 33 types total, 3% 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

Gems

Raw

Gemstones are found in the rough.

Raw	Gem	Rarity	Note
	Diamond	Rare
	Emerald	Common
	Ruby	Common
	Tanzanite	Uncommon
File:Blue Topaz.jpg	Blue Topaz	Common
File:Smoky Quartz.jpg	Smoky Quartz	Common
	Pink Diamond	Extraordinarily Unusual
File:Yellow Sapphire.jpg	Yellow Sapphire	Uncommon
	Rainbow Gem	Extraordinarily Unusual
File:Luminorious Gem.jpg	Luminorious Gem	Rare

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.

Sometimes the gemcutters will return an uncut gem, saying that it is actually a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in disguise.

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 §70 while the Pear cut yields §82. Factoring in the cost of the gem and the cost of cutting the gem, the Oval cut provides a §3 profit while the Pear cut yields no profit. The Pear cut does not start providing more profit than the Oval cut until the original worth is §60, as listed below.

Image	Cut	Cost	Worth Change	Break Even	Better Profit	Requirement
	Emerald	§10	125%	§40	-	None
File:Oval Cut Diamond.jpg	Oval	§20	150%	§40	§40	? cuts
File:Pear Cut Diamond.jpg	Pear	§35	175%	§47	§60	? cuts
File:Plumbbob Cut Diamond.jpg	Plumbbob	§50	200%	§50	§60	? cuts
File:Marquis Cut Diamond.jpg	Marquis	§75	230%	§58	§84	? cuts
File:Crystal Ball Cut Diamond.jpg	Crystal ball	§100	260%	§63	§85	? cuts
File:Brilliant Cut Diamond.jpg	Brilliant	§250	350%	§100	§168	? cuts
File:Heart-Shaped Cut Diamond.jpg	Heart-Shaped	§1000	500%	§250	§500	Pass the Gem Collector challenge

Metals

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

Sometimes the foundry will return an ore, saying that it is actually a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in disguise.

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

Raw	Ingot	Metal	Rarity	Note
File:Iron Raw.png	File:Iron Ignot.png	Iron	Common
File:Silver Raw.png	File:Silver Ignot.png	Silver	Common
File:Gold Raw.png	File:Gold Ignot.png	Gold	Uncommon
File:Palladium Raw.png	File:Palladium Ignot.png	Palladium	Rare
File:Plutonium Raw.png	File:Plutonium Ignot.png	Plutonium	Extraordinarily Unusual

Rocks

These are meteorites, space rocks that have fallen from the heavens. They come in two varieties: Small and Large. Initial appraisal appears to be based on their weight, so naturally Large Space Rocks are worth more than Small Space Rocks. However, your sim may Analyze a space rock, which will result in it being one of the below types. Each type may be worth more or less than initial appraisal. Finding half the rocks makes it easier to find the other half, and finding all the rocks results in finding the more expensive ones more often.

Rocks can be found using the "Rocks and Gems" setting on the Collection Helper. Your sim may also spot a meteor falling while using the telescope, which will mark its position on the map.

Rock	Size	Worth Change	Note
Acapulcoite
Angrite
Ataxite
Aubrite
Brachinite
Charbonaceous Chondrite	Large	600%
Chassignite
Diogenite
Enstatite Chondrite	Small	600%
Eucrite
Hexahedrite	Small	160%
Howardite
Kamasite
Lodranite
Lunar
Mesosiderite
Nakhlite
Nalchlite
Octahedrite
Ordinary Chondrite
Pallasite
Rumurutite	Small	300%
Ureilite
Winonaite
Unusual Bellacite
Unusual Custerous Gossticite
Unusual Dukeadite	Small	220%
Unusual Holmberic
Unusual Llamatite	Small	200%
Unusual Mazzadrayte
Unusual Pearsonite
Unusual Rodiekceous
Unusual Sporecite	Large & Small	170%

Butterflies

Img	Butterfly	Rarity	Note
	Moth	Common
	Monarch Butterfly	Common
File:Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly.jpg	Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly	Common
File:Red Admiral Butterfly.jpg	Red Admiral Butterfly	Common
File:Mission Blue Butterfly.jpg	Mission Blue Butterfly	Uncommon
File:Green Swallowtail Butterfly.jpg	Green Swallowtail Butterfly	Uncommon
File:Royal Purple Butterfly.jpg	Royal Purple Butterfly	Uncommon
File:Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly.jpg	Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly	Rare	Value: §379
File:Zebra Butterfly.jpg	Zebra Butterfly	Rare
File:Rainbow Butterfly.jpg	Rainbow Butterfly	Extraordinarily Unusual

Beetles

Img	Beetle	Rarity	Note
	Ladybug	Common
	Cockroach	Common
File:Japanese Beetle.jpg	Japanese Beetle	Common
File:Water Beetle.jpg	Water Beetle	Common
File:Light Beetle.jpg	Light Beetle	Uncommon
File:Rhinocerous Beetle.jpg	Rhinocerous Beetle	Uncommon
File:Stag Beetle.jpg	Stag Beetle	Uncommon
File:Spotted Beetle.jpg	Spotted Beetle	Rare
File:Trilobite Beetle.jpg	Trilobite Beetle	Rare
	Rainbow Beetle	Extraordinarily Unusual