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{{Missing-info|''[[The Sims 4]]''}}
{{main|Collecting}}
'''Metals''' are a [[collectingCollecting|collectible]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and are''[[The foundSims in ore form, to be smelted into ingots for §404]]''.
==The Sims 3==
{{main|Collecting (The Sims 3)}}
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 offset the §40 cost of smelting and break even relative to selling the ore alone.
 
The "breaking even" equation is as follows:
The "Breaking Even" equation is as follows: §54 (Cost of Ingot) * 1.75 (Smelting Worth Modifier) - §54 (Cost of Ingot) - §40 (Cost of Smelting) = §0.5; thus this is the lowest whole number that does not lose money.
 
''0.75 * X - §40 = Profit''
Many, many editors have contended that §23 is "breaking even". Plugging into the correct equation, §23 * 1.75 - §23 - §40 = -§22.75, and thus is losing money. If you were to sell the raw ore, you would have made §23 and paid nothing, for a profit of §23, whereas if you mail it to the smelter, you will have paid §40 and made §40.25, for a profit of §0.25. It is far more worthwhile to sell a raw ore up to §54, at which point it becomes worthwhile to smelt it.
 
With X being the value of the ore. Plugging in §54 yields a profit of §0.5; thus this is the lowest whole number that does not lose money.
Also take into account if your Sim has the "Metal Collector" challenge there is a possibility that smelting will lead to additional ingots you would've missed out on if you had sold the raw metal. Not to mention there is always a chance of getting a Mysterious Mr. Gnome which is worth $1000.
 
Some consider §23 as "breaking even," but this only covers the cost of smelting the ore. In order to fully "break even", it must factor in all costs, including the value of the ore itself. Plugging into the above equation yields a net loss of -§22.75. Even disregarding the cost of the original ore, to sell the raw ore gives §23 and costs nothing, for a profit of §23, whereas mailing it to the smelter, costs §40 and makes §40.25, for a profit of §0.25. From a strict Simoleon standpoint, it is far more worthwhile to sell a raw ore up to §54, at which point it becomes worthwhile to smelt it.
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However, smelting also provides the chance of getting a [[Mysterious Mr. Gnome]], worth §1000, as well as the chance of duplicating the smelted bars if the sim has completed the Metal Collector challenge. This is a gamble that may make it worth smelting ores that are less than §54.
 
{| class="sortable plaintable small-text-cells"
!Raw
!Ingot
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!Where?
|-
|[[File:Iron_RawIron.png]]
|[[File:Iron_IgnotIron Ingot.png]]
|Iron
|Common
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|§7-20
|§12-35
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px]]
|Base Neighborhoodneighborhood
|-
|[[File:Silver_RawSilver.png]]
|[[File:Silver_IgnotSilver Ingot.png]]
|Silver
|Common
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|§25-35
|§44-61
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px]]
|Base Neighborhoodneighborhood
|-
|[[File:Gold_RawGold.png]]
|[[File:Gold_IgnotGold Ingot.png]]
|Gold
|Uncommon
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|§40-120
|§70-210
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px]]
|Base Neighborhoodneighborhood
|-
|[[File:Palladium_RawPalladium.png]]
|[[File:Palladium_IgnotPalladium Ingot.png]]
|Palladium
|Rare
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|§300-500
|§525-875
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px]]
|Base Neighborhoodneighborhood
|-
|[[File:Plutonium_RawPlutonium.png]]
|[[File:Plutonium_IgnotPlutonium Ingot.png]]
|Plutonium
|Rare<ref>You may alternatively buy it at Aleister's Elixers and Sundries.</ref>
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|0.1-5
|§1000-1800
|§1750-3150
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px]]
|Base Neighborhoodneighborhood
|-
|[[File:CopperOre.png]]
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|§15-31
|§26-54
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|
Egypt
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|§750-1200
|§1312-2100
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|Egypt, garbage cans in base neighborhood.<ref name="Miner">With World Adventures installed, foreign metals can be found in the base world through the use of the [[Miner]].</ref>
|Egypt
|-
|[[File:IridiumOre.png]]
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|§75-155
|§131-271
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|France
|-
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|§450-700
|§787-1225
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|France
|-
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|§250-336
|§437-588
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|China
|-
|[[File:MercuryOre.png]]
|[[File:MercuryVial.png]][[File:MercuryIngot.png]]
|Mercury<ref name="Mercury">Once smelted, Mercury will always be returned as a liquid in a vial (On rare cases it will be returned as an Ingot possibly with the skill challenge Metal Collector, which wouldn't work in real life, as Mercury melts at -40 degrees). Solid Mercury can be obtained through [[Transfiguration]].</ref>
|Uncommon
|1-52
|§100-400
|§175-700
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|China
|-
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|[[File:CompendiumIngot.png]]
|Compendium<ref name="Transfiguration">Available through [[Transfiguration]].</ref>
|Rare
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|1100-5500
|§100-1000
|''Not available''
|§175-1750<br />''25% more than the worth of the 8 metals used''<ref name="Compendium">Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see [[Transfiguration]] for more details.</ref>
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|''Not available''
|
<ref name="Compendium">Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see [[Transfiguration]] for more details.</ref>
Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration/Sculpting Station (rare)
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
 
|Base Neighborhood
May be dug up by [[dog]]s{{vgversion|TS3P}}
 
Transfiguration requirements:
Between 2 and 4 different metals.
|-
|[[File:SupernoviumOre.png]]
|[[File:SupernoviumIngot.png]]
|Supernovium<ref name="Transfiguration">< /ref>
|Rare
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|35000-55000
|§3500-5500
|
|§6125-9625
§6125-9625
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px]]
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|Base Neighborhood
|Garbage cans in base neighborhood.
 
Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration
 
Transfiguration Requirements:
At least 5 different metals.
 
May be dug up by dogs{{vgversion|TS3P}}
|-
|[[File:WoohooiumOreWoohooium.png]]
|[[File:Woohooium_IngotWoohooium Ingot.png]]
|[[WooHooium|Woohooium]]
|Woohooium<ref name="Woohooium">Woohooium is predominantly found from the sculptor's workbench. When sculpting stone, it can shatter to reveal Woohooium (or the Flourite Palmstone gem). There is also a possibility the ore may be obtained through transfiguration. {{confirm}}</ref>
<ref name="Woohooium">Woohooium is predominantly found from the sculptor's workbench. When sculpting stone, it can shatter to reveal Woohooium (or the Flourite Palmstone gem). There is also a possibility the ore may be obtained through transfiguration.</ref>
|Extraordinarily Unusual
|Rare
|1-52
|§590500-652750
|§875-1313
(based on a 19.51g - 32.02g raw ore weight)
|{{TS3icon|TS3:A}}
|§1032-1141
(based on a 19.51g - 32.02g raw ore weight)
|[[File:Ambitio.png|32px]]
|Sculptor's Workbench (Ambitions), Consignment store (Ambitions), Relic Shops (World Adventures), garbage cans in France (World Adventures)
May be dug up by dogs{{vgversion|TS3P}}
|-
|[[File:Carbon Steel.png]]
|[[File:Carbon Steel Ingot.png]]
|Carbon Steel<ref name="simfans">[http://twitter.com/SimFans/status/24753211426 SimFans tweet]</ref>
|Common
|100-1095
|§120-300
|§210-525
|{{TS3icon|TS3:LN}}
|
|
|Carbon steel<ref name="simfans">[http://twitter.com/SimFans/status/24753211426 SimFans tweet]</ref>
|
|
|
|
|[[File:Sp2 iconb.png|32px]]
|-
|[[File:Tungsten Carbide.png]]
|[[File:Tungsten Carbide Ingot.png]]
|Tungsten Carbide<ref name="simfans" />
|Common
|100-1095
|§35-70
|§61-123
|{{TS3icon|TS3:LN}}
|
|}
 
|Smithsonite<ref name="simfans" />
==The Sims 4==
|
{{Expand}}
|
There are 20 metals in the base game and 2 in ''Get to Work''. They are collected through exploring various rocks in the world. Metals can be sent to the Geo Council to be broken down into elements for §20. One of the possible elements that the metal can be broken down into will arrive in the mail the following day. In ''Get to Work'', scientists can analyze crystals and metals themselves. In ''Jungle Adventure'', Sims can extract elements from crystals at the archaeology table.
|
 
|
{| border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:500px;" class="article-table"
|[[File:Sp2 iconb.png|32px]]
|+Metal Collectibles
|-
! scope="col"|Name
|
! scope="col"|Elements
|
! scope="col"|Rarity
|Tungsten carbine<ref name="simfans" />
! scope="col"|Value
|
! scope="col"|Extension
|
|
|
|[[File:Sp2 iconb.png|32px]]
|-
|Alcron
|
|?
|Common
|Vampire's Eye<ref name="simfans" />
|?
|Base Game
|
|-
|Baconite
|
|?
|[[File:Sp2 iconb.png|32px]]
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Heavy Metal
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Obtanium
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Ozinold
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Phozonite
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Plathinum
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Punium
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Pyrite
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Utranium
|?
|Common
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Crytunium
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Death Metal
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Flamingonium
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Ironyum
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Simtanium
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Socialite
|?
|Uncommon
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Furium
|?
|Rare
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Literalite
|?
|Rare
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Romantium
|?
|Rare
|?
|Base Game
|-
|Sadnum
|?
|Rare
|155
|Base Game
|-
|Blutonium
|?
|?
|?
|Sixam / Get To Work
|-
|Solarium
|?
|?
|?
|Sixam / Get To Work
|}
 
==ReferencesNotes==
{{Reflist}}
 
[[es:Metales]]
[[fr:Collection de métaux]]
[[pl:Minerały]]
[[Category:The Sims 3]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:SkillsObjects in The Sims 3]]
[[Category:Objects in The Sims 4]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Collectibles in The Sims 3]]
[[Category:Collectibles in The Sims 4]]
[[Category:Articles missing information about The Sims 4]]
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