Minerals

Gems

Don’t just walk by the rocks you see on the ground. Upon closer inspection, your Sim will discover that some of them are actually gems.

However, gems require an extra step to make good use of them. You must send them away to be cut into beautiful stones, which increases their value.

New Gems

Late Night introduces two new gems: Smithsonite and Vampire’s Eye. The gems’ values are:

Gems Spawned

Having a gem cut increases its value, but this comes at a cost. You must pay to have a gem cut, which occurs when you send it away via the mailbox in front of your lot. Now, when you first start collecting gems, there is only one cut available: Emerald.

The next available cut is Oval, but to unlock this cut, you need to send off four previously collected gems to be cut by the professional jeweller. After that fourth cut, you get a note saying the Oval cut is now available.

So, while it does cost to get these gems cut, the more you do it, better cuts you get—and the more money you can make from selling. The best cut is the Heart cut, which multiplies the value of the gem five-fold.

Metals

There are several different kinds of precious metals you can pull off the ground—iron, silver, gold, palladium, and plutonium. However, when you pick them up, they are still in ore form. These metals must be smelted to make them valuable—and pretty.

To turn ore into ingots, just send them away via an interaction with your lot’s mailbox. When the ingot comes back, the value has improved by up to 75 percent. That’s quite a boost for the §40 smelting fee.

New Metals

Late Night’s city of Bridgeport is home to a duo of new metals: Tungsten Carbide and Carbon Steel. These are valuable additions to the metals you may purchase and smelt.

As alluring as the bar and celebrity scene is in Bridgeport, do not ignore the opportunity to scoop up these precious metals and put them in your collection.

Metals Spawned