Junkyard

One Sim's trash is another Sim's treasure. The junkyard is where broken objects go to die (or be rescued by handy, inventive Sims with an eye for repairs).

Giant stacks of scrap provide ample building blocks for inventors working on new objects or sculptors who decide to work in metal.

Searching a junkyard for scrap is much cheaper than buying it directly from a workstation, but consumes much more time.

Primary Use

Rummaging for objects is the main activity at the junkyard. Each junkyard has at least two scrap piles for Sims to dig through and collect scrap for inventing or sculpting.

When collecting scrap, Sims approach a sparkling junk pile (sparkles mean there is scrap to be collected) and start digging.

After some time has elapsed, your Sim reports how much scrap was found.

Once an inventor reaches level 6, he or she can detonate piles at junkyards, too. Detonations produce more scrap than just sifting through a pile.

Found Objects

Scrap isn't the only thing Sims gather at a junkyard.

There is a chance your Sim will also find objects during each junkyard visit (per day) that can be fixed up and used on their lot. As you can imagine, this can save a household real Simoleons.

Those found objects, though, can also just be carted home and detonated for scrap.

There is a degree of randomness for the objects that appear in your neighborhood junkyard.

Use these maps of the two different sizes of junkyards to see where objects are likely to spawn and then reference the chart to see which objects could possibly appear.

Spawner

Spawner 1

Spawner 2

Spawner 3

Spawner 4

Spawner 5