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The Sims 3 Showtime Guide Essentials Tour of Starlight Shores

Collectibles

When you’re not busy practicing for your next gig, step out into nature and search Starlight Shores for a wide variety of collectibles including fish, insects, gems, metals, meteorites, and seeds.

A randomness factor is involved in collecting. Spawner locations around the town control what collectibles spawn and where. However, there is no way to determine when a particular object will spawn at a location, because these are random occurrences.

The provided maps in this section will help you locate each spawner, but you may have to return to the same location multiple times before you grab that rare insect or gem you seek.

Fish

Ocean Fish Spawners

Starlight Shores has four popular fishing spots (not including the ocean) that are perfect for a day of casting away your troubles. Reeling in a big catch and selling it to The Market Basket is a fun and rewarding way to line your pockets with Simoleons.

Sims with the Love the Outdoors trait get a big boost out of fishing, and you can plop a radio next to them to drive that mood even higher—this works for any Sim, not just those with the Loves the Outdoors trait. Fishing is a great stress-reliever too.

Showtime introduces three new Starfish, differentiated by their color and rarity: Orange (common), Purple (uncommon), and Silver (rare).

Starfish live only in saltwater and can be caught by fishing along the coast. Their favorite bait is tofu. Reference the fish spawner map to zero in on their locations and those of other fish.

On rare occasions you will reel in crates filled with random junk. Litterbugs have discarded belongings in lakes and ponds, but at least their refuse is another Sim’s treasure.

When you do manage to reel in a crate, there is a good chance it will contain a valuable item, such as World’s Brew Bubble Bath or Death Flower. If you’re really lucky, the crate will contain a magic gnome!

Fish

THE SIMS 3

Fish Skill Level Req. Commonality Locations Found Preferred Bait
Minnow 0 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Apple
Anchovy 0 Common Saltwater Tomato
Goldfish 1 Common Freshwater Lettuce
Alley Catfish 1 Uncommon Freshwater, Saltwater Cheese
Jellyfish 2 Common Saltwater Grapes
Rainbow Trout 2 Common Freshwater Egg
Red Herring 3 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Hot Dogs
Tuna 3 Common Saltwater Onion
Piranha 4 Uncommon Freshwater Watermelon
Tragic Clownfish 4 Uncommon Freshwater, Saltwater Bell Pepper
Siamese Catfish 5 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Minnow
Blowfish 5 Uncommon Saltwater Potato
Salmon 6 Common Saltwater Lime
Black Goldfish 6 Common Freshwater Goldfish
Shark 7 Uncommon Freshwater, Saltwater Red Herring
Swordfish 7 Common Saltwater Anchovy
Angelfish 8 Uncommon Freshwater, Saltwater Alley Catfish
Vampire Fish 8 Rare Water near Graveyard Garlic
Robot Fish 9 Rare Water near Science Facility Piranha
Lobster 9 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Tuna
Deathfish 10 Rare Water near Graveyard Angelfish

WORLD ADVENTURES

Fish Skill Level Req. Commonality Locations Found Preferred Bait
Crocodile 4 Uncommon Egypt Siamese Catfish
Mummy Fish 8 Rare Egypt Pomegranate
Frogs 0 Common France Cherimola Blanc Grape
Snails 3 Uncommon France Renoit Grape
Crawfish 5 Uncommon France Frogs
Doitsu Koi 0 Common China Pomelo
Kawarimono Koi 3 Common China Plum
Ochiba Koi 5 Uncommon China Pomelo
Tancho Koi 7 Uncommon China Plum
Dragon Fish 9 Rare China Tancho Koi

LATE NIGHT

Fish Skill Level Req. Commonality Locations Found Preferred Bait
Sea Sludge 0 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Hot Dogs
Kissing Gourami 4 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Goldfish
Sewer Trilobite 6 Common Freshwater, Saltwater Minnow

SHOWTIME

Fish Skill Level Req. Commonality Locations Found Preferred Bait
Orange Starfish 1 Common Saltwater Tofu
Purple Starfish 5 Uncommon Saltwater Tofu
Silver Starfish 10 Rare Saltwater Tofu

Crates

Crate Item Chance of Finding
Rubber Ducky 20%
Birthday Cake 16%
Bubble Bath 16%
Mood-Lite Candle 16%
Guitar 10%
Mysterious Mr. Gnome 6%
Money Tree Seed 5%
Death Flower 3%
Flame Fruit 3%
Laptop 3%

Buckshot Lake: Fish Spawners

Fish Spawned

Fish (Lake Common A) - None,Box, Minnow, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,SiameseCatfish, BlackGoldfish

Fish (Robot) - Box, RedHerring, BlackGoldfish, VampireFish, RobotFish

Fish (Lake Uncommon A) - Box, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,Piranha, Shark, Lobster

Fish (Lake Uncommon B) - Box, AlleyCatfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,Salmon, Angelfish

Fish (Lake Rare) - Box,RedHerring, Piranha, BlackGoldfish, Shark, Angelfish, Vampirefish, Lobster

La Laguna Park: Fish Spawners

Fish Spawned

Fish (Lake Common A) - Box, Minnow, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,SiameseCatfish, BlackGoldfish

Lidview Cemetery: Fish Spawners

Fish Spawned

Fish (Lake Common A) - Box, Minnow, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,SiameseCatfish, BlackGoldfish

Fish (deathfish) - Box,RedHerring, VampireFish

Fish (Lake Uncommon A) - Box, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,Piranha, Shark, Lobster

Verde Park: Fish Spawners

Fish Spawned

Fish (Lake Common A) - Box, Minnow, Goldfish, RainbowTrout, RedHerring,SiameseCatfish, BlackGoldfish

Insects

There are now three types of collectible insects: beetles, butterflies, and glow bugs. Insects can be sold at the science facility for cash or placed in terrariums to decorate your lot.

Sims love to have a pretty collection of insects around, so consider the environment effects before trading these finds for Simoleons.

Beetles

Watch your step! Beetles scurry around underfoot all around Starlight Shores. All beetles can be sold at the science lab.

But remember, even beetles can beautify your lot, so consider that before parting with them. Generally, the more Simoleons they’d bring in, the more they’d beautify your lot.

Beetle Values

Beetle Rarity Base Value
Cockroach Common §1
Termite* Common §5
Ladybug Common §10
Spider* Common §15
Japanese Common §15
Water Common §30
Light Uncommon §40
Rhino Uncommon §90
Stag Uncommon §175
Spotted Rare §400
Trilobite Rare §750
Rainbow Extraordinarily Rare §1,400

* = only found if Late Night is installed

Butterflies & Glow Bugs

Butterflies flit around the Starlight Shores, filling the air with splashes of color. Like beetles there are many different varieties, each with a different value to the science facility or to beautify your lot.

Glow bugs are new to Showtime and appear at night at the same spawners as butterflies.

Butterfly Values

Butterfly Rarity Base Value
Moth Common §5
Monarch Common §10
Zephyr Metalmark Common §25
Red Admiral Common §35
Mission Blue Uncommon §50
Will O’ Wisp Green* Uncommon §80
Green Swallowtail Uncommon §90
Royal Purple Butterfly Uncommon §150
Will O’ Wisp Blue* Rare §250
Silver-Spotted Skipper Rare §325
Zebra Butterfly Rare §650
Will O’ Wisp Pink* Rare §820
Rainbow Butterfly Extraordinarily Rare §1,080

* = only found if Ambitions is installed

Glow Bug Values

Glow Bug Rarity Base Value
Yellow Common §10
White Common §10
Green Common §15
Orange Common §20
Blue Uncommon §80
Red Uncommon §120
Pink Rare §300
Purple Rare §450

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.

You must send them away to be cut into beautiful stones, which increase their value. You must pay to have a gem cut.

To have a gem cut, use the interaction on the mailbox or the gem itself. The more cuts you have made, the more become available, and the more money you can earn from the better cuts.

Gems

Gem Min. Weight Max. Weight Value of Min. Weight Value of Max. Weight
Blue Topaz 1 105 §9 §21
Smoky Quartz 1 105 §15 §25
Emerald 1 105 §20 §30
Ruby 1 105 §25 §35
Smithsonite* 1 105 §31 §71
Yellow Sapphire 1 105 §35 §60
Tanzanite 1 105 §65 §95
Diamond 1 105 §100 §200
Vampire’s Eye* 1 105 §220 §375
Rainbow Gem 1 105 §450 §700
Luminorious Gem 1 105 §150 §350
Pink Diamond 1 105 §1,200 §1,650

* = only found if Late Night is installed

Gem Cuts

Gem Cut Available After # Cuts Value Multiplier Cost of Cut
Emerald 0 1.25 §10
Sculptor’s Egg 0 §3 §175
Oval 4 1.5 §20
Pear 8 1.75 §35
Plumbbob 16 2 §50
Marquis 30 2.3 §75
Crystalball 45 2.6 §100
Brilliant 60 3.5 §250
Heart Collect 10 different types of gem 5 §1,000

Metals

Sims can collect five different kinds of precious metals: 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 in your 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.

Metal Values

Metal Ore Min. Weight Max. Weight Value of Min. Weight Value of Max. Weight
Iron 1 52 §7 §20
Silver 1 52 §25 §35
Tungsten Carbide* 100 1,095 §35 §70
Gold 1 52 §40 §120
Carbon Steel* 100 1,095 §120 §300
Palladium 80 300 §300 §500
Plutonium 0.1 5 §1,000 §1,800
Diamond 1 105 §100 §200

* = only found if Late Night is installed

Meteorites

Not every rock found in Starlight Shores is from this planet. Some are meteorites that streaked down from space and crashed in the borders of this fine city.

These rocks can be worth some serious Simoleons. There are three sizes: small, large, and huge.

Meteorite Values

Meteorite Min. Weight Max. Weight Value of Min. Weight Value of Max. Weight
Small 1 65 §10 §30
Large 100 1,050 §50 §200
Huge 50,000 1,001,000 §2,000 §4,500

Meteorites can be worth quite a bit of money, but there is a degree of risk involved when you analyze a meteorite to determine what it is. Sometimes the raw value of a meteorite is greater than what it’s worth once it has been identified.

For example, if analysis reveals that your meteorite is Ordinary Chondrite, the meteorite is now only worth half of its previous value. After analyzing it, there is no way to reverse the process, so you might be stuck with a less valuable space rock.

Here is a list of all the possible results of analysis and the value multipliers of such discoveries:

Meteorite Value Multipliers

Meteorite Value Multiplier
Ordinary Chondrite 0.5
Howardite 0.7
Acapulcoite 0.7
Eucrite 0.8
Lodranite 0.8
Diogenite 0.9
Ureilite 0.9
Shergottite 1
Angrite 1
Nakhlite 1.1
Chassignite 1.2
Brachinite 1.2
Lunar 1.3
Winonaite 1.3
Aubrite 1.4
Ataxite 1.5
Hexahedrite 1.6
Unusual Bellacite 1.6
Unusual Sporecite 1.7
Kamasite 1.75
Octahedrite 1.8
Unusual Holmberic 1.8
Unusual Custerous Gossticite 1.9
Unusual Rodiekceous 2
Unusual Llamatite 2
Unusual Mazzadrayte 2.1
Unusual Pearsonite 2.1
Unusual Dukeadite 2.2
Rumurutite 3
Pallasite 4
Carbonaceous Chondrite 5
Enstatite Chondrite 6
Mesosiderite 10

Seeds

A variety of seeds can also be collected during your adventures through Starlight Shores, including seeds for the brand new banana tree. You can also find seed introduced from previously installed expansion packs.

Seeds can be planted to produce a specific plant. Seeds appear at random spots scattered throughout town. Each seed is categorized by its rarity.

There are four classifications for seeds: common, uncommon, rare, and special. Study the accompanying map and chart find where different seeds spawn.

Seeds

THE SIMS 3

Seed Plant Name Rarity
Watermelon Seed Watermelon Vine Uncommon
Lime Seed Lime Tree Uncommon
Bell Pepper Seed Bell Pepper Plant Rare
Garlic Seed Garlic Plant Rare
Death Flower Seed Death Flower Bush Special
Money Tree Seed Money Tree Special
Life Fruit Seed Life Plant Special
Flame Plant Seed Flame Plant Special
Omni Plant Seed Omni Plant Special
Egg Seed Egg Plant Special
Cheese Seed Cheese Plant Special
Burger Seed Burger Plant Special
Steak Seed Steak Plant Special

WORLD ADVENTURES

Seed Plant Name Rarity
Grape Seed Char Grape Vine Char Common
Grape Seed Mer Grape Vine Mer Common
Grape Seed Blanc Grape Vine Blanc Uncommon
Grape Seed Blue Grape Vine Blue Uncommon
Grape Seed Cab Grape Vine Cab Rare
Grape Seed Pin Grape Vine Pin Rare
Pomegranate Seed Pomegranate Tree Uncommon
Plum Seed Plum Tree Uncommon
Pomelo Seed Pomelo Tree Rare
Cherry Seed Cherry Tree Rare

AMBITIONS

Seed Plant Name Rarity
Vampire Plant Seed Vampire Plant Special

PETS

Seed Plant Name Rarity
Carrot Plant Seed Carrot Plant Uncommon

SHOWTIME

Seed Plant Name Rarity
Banana Tree Seed Banana Tree Rare