Collecting (The Sims 3)
Collectibles from The Sims 3.
Challenges
Gems
Gemstones are found in the rough. They can be cut into Emerald Cut (§10), Oval Cut (§20), Pear Cut (§35), Plumbbob Cut (§50), Marquis Cut (§75), Crystal Ball Cut (§100), Brilliant Cut (§250), Heart-Shaped Cut (§1000). Collect at least one of every gem for the Heart-Shaped Cut.
| Img | Gem | Rarity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
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Diamond | ? | |
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Emerald | ? | |
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Ruby | ? | |
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Tanzanite | ? | |
| File:Blue Topaz.jpg | Blue Topaz | ? | |
| File:Smoky Quartz.jpg | Smoky Quartz | ? | |
| Pink Diamond | ? | ||
| File:Yellow Sapphire.jpg | Yellow Sapphire | ? | |
| Rainbow Gem | ? | ||
| File:Luminorious Gem.jpg | Luminorious Gem | ? |
Metals
Metals are found in ore form, and can be smelted into ingots for §40.
| 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
| Rock | Note |
|---|---|
| Acapulcoite | |
| Angrite | |
| Ataxite | |
| Aubrite | |
| Brachinite | |
| Charbonaceous Chondrite | |
| Chassignite | |
| Diogenite | |
| Enstatite Chondrite | |
| Eucrite | |
| Hexahedrite | |
| Howardite | |
| Kamasite | |
| Lodranite | |
| Lunar | |
| Mesosiderite | |
| Nakhlite | |
| Nalchlite | |
| Octahedrite | |
| Ordinary Chondrite | |
| Pallasite | |
| Rumurutite | |
| Ureilite | |
| Winonaite | |
| Unusual Bellacite | |
| Unusual Custerous Gossticite | |
| Unusual Dukeadite | |
| Unusual Holmberic | |
| Unusual Llamatite | |
| Unusual Mazzadrayte | |
| Unusual Pearsonite | |
| Unusual Rodiekceous | |
| Unusual Sporecite |
Butterflies
| Img | Butterfly | Rarity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
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Moth | Common | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ladybug | Common | |
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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 |
Plants
| Img | Plant | Rarity | Skill Level | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree | Common | |||
| Grapevine | Common | |||
| Lettuce Plant | Common | |||
| Tomato Plant | Common | |||
| Lime Tree | Uncommon | |||
| Onion Plant | Uncommon | |||
| Potato Plant | Uncommon | |||
| Watermelon Vine | Uncommon | |||
| Bell Pepper Plant | Rare | |||
| Garlic Plant | Rare | |||
| Life Plant | Special | Not sold in store | ||
| Death Flower Plant | Special | Not sold in store, Flower can be obtained from Science Career opportunity or taking it in Graveyard. Seed may also be occasionally fished up. | ||
| Flame Fruit Bush | Special | Not sold in store | ||
| Money Tree | Special | Not sold in store, fruit turns into money and cannot be replanted. If a full vacant square is next to it when it reaches "perfect" a seed will drop. Can also be fished. | ||
| Cheese Plant | Special | Enabled through skill opportunity. | ||
| Eggplant | Special | Enabled through skill opportunity. | ||
| Burger Patty Plant | Special | Enabled through skill opportunity, requires ability to seed Cheese/Eggplant | ||
| Steak Plant | Special | Enabled through skill opportunity, requires ability to seed Cheese/Eggplant | ||
| Omni Plant | Special | Enabled through skill opportunity, requires ability to seed Burger/Steak Plant, requires feeding |
Fish
| Img | Level | Fish | Habitat | Bait | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Anchovy.jpg | 0 | Anchovy | Salt Water | Tomato | |
| File:Minnow.jpg | 0 | Minnow | Fresh Water | Apple | |
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1 | Goldfish | Fresh Water | Lettuce | |
| File:Alley Catfish.jpg | 1 | Alley Catfish | Both | Cheese | |
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2 | Jellyfish | Salt Water | Grapes | |
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2 | Rainbow Trout | Fresh Water | Egg | |
| File:Red Herring.jpg | 3 | Red Herring | Both | Links | |
| File:Tuna.jpg | 3 | Tuna | Salt Water | Onion | |
| File:Siamese Catfish.jpg | 4 | Siamese Catfish | Both | Bell Pepper | |
| File:Tragic Clownfish.jpg | 4 | Tragic Clownfish | Salt Water | Watermelon | |
| File:Blowfish.jpg | 5 | Blowfish | Salt Water | Potato | |
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5 | Piranha | Fresh Water | Minnow | |
| File:Black Goldfish.jpg | 6 | Black Goldfish | Fresh Water | Goldfish | |
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6 | Salmon | Both | Lime | |
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7 | Swordfish | Salt Water | Anchovy | |
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7 | Shark | Both | Red Herring | |
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8 | Angelfish | Both | Alley Catfish | |
| File:Vampire Fish.jpg | 8 | Vampire Fish | Fresh Water | Garlic | Appear at 12AM |
| File:Robot Fish.jpg | 9 | Robot Fish | Fresh Water | Piranha | Only from Science Facility |
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9 | Lobster | Both | Tuna | |
| File:Deathfish.jpg | 10 | Deathfish | Fresh Water | Angel Fish | Only from Graveyard, will appear at 12AM |
