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<ref name="Compendium">Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see [[Transfiguration]] for more details.</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:47, 23 August 2010
Metals are a collectible in The Sims 3 and are found in ore form, to 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.
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.
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.
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.
Raw | Ingot | Metal | Rarity | Weight | Raw Value | Ingot Value | EP | Where? |
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File:Iron Raw.png | File:Iron Ignot.png | Iron | Common | 1-52 | §7-20 | §12-35 | Base Neighborhood | |
File:Silver Raw.png | File:Silver Ignot.png | Silver | Common | 1-52 | §25-35 | §44-61 | Base Neighborhood | |
File:Gold Raw.png | File:Gold Ignot.png | Gold | Uncommon | 1-52 | §40-120 | §70-210 | Base Neighborhood | |
File:Palladium Raw.png | File:Palladium Ignot.png | Palladium | Rare | 80-300 | §300-500 | §525-875 | Base Neighborhood | |
File:Plutonium Raw.png | File:Plutonium Ignot.png | Plutonium | Extraordinarily Unusual | 0.1-5 | §1000-1800 | §1750-3150 | Base Neighborhood | |
Copper | Common | 1-52 | §15-31 | §26-54 |
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Mummitomium | Rare | 150-450 | §750-1200 | §1312-2100 | Egypt | |||
Iridium | Uncommon | 1-11 | §75-155 | §131-271 | France | |||
Titanium | Rare | 75-105 | §450-700 | §787-1225 | France | |||
Platinum | Uncommon | 1-52 | §250-336 | §437-588 | China | |||
Mercury[1] | Uncommon | 1-52 | §100-400 | §175-700 | China | |||
Compendium[2] | Extraordinarily Unusual | 1100-5500 | Not available | Not available | Base Neighborhood | |||
Supernovium[2] | Extraordinarily Unusual | 35000-55000 | §3500-5500 | §6125-9625 | Base Neighborhood | |||
File:WoohooiumOre.png | Woohooium[4] | Extraordinarily Unusual | 1-52 | §590-652
(based on a 19.51g - 32.02g raw ore weight) |
§1032-1141
(based on a 19.51g - 32.02g raw ore weight) |
Sculptor's Workbench (Ambitions), Consignment store (Ambitions), Relic Shops (World Adventures), garbage cans in France (World Adventures) |
References
- ↑ 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). Solid Mercury can be obtained through Transfiguration.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Available through Transfiguration.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see Transfiguration for more details.
- ↑ 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. [confirmation needed]