New feature discovered from display case

[bshag]

Hi all...have any heard about the new display case and it's great new feature?  I found this out while lurking on sims 3 forum.  You use the biggest display, the XL whatever, I forget the name, and put your cheap gems, broken vases, broken bowls, cheap ingots, whatever and click, the option to "activate" comes up.  It costs you $500 to use and then it starts jumping with lightening shooting out and then, voila...you get different things like a skull made out of your gems, mysterious Mr. Gnomes, money bags...it's fantastic!  You can't use space rocks or uncut gems or unsmelted metals.  

Thought I'd pass on this tidbit of info.  So far, I've gotten a soulpeace metal worth $4,875, a mysterious mr. gnome and a money bag worth $675 from basically junk I previously have been just selling to clear out my inventory.

What can you make? 

[Honeymooners]

Where is the display case?  I can't find it.....

[PJSim]

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I assume it's the Carter's Display Case - XL Edition. It's the most expensive one.

This is awesome bshag!

All those cheap gems and broken bowls are so boring, this should be fun.

[bshag]

Yup, that's the one...Carter's.

I just made a conpendium ingot which is a combination of 3 palladium ingots, 5 silver ingots and 2 gold ones.  This new ingot is worth $3,795 which is way more than the 10 ingots I put in.

Yup, this is definitely gonna be a money maker. 

[box3d]

Interesting!
Do you think there are different combinations, or is it just random?

[Honeymooners]

Thanks!

[igzigpuff]

Hey bsahg, must have read the same thread over at EA forum  .... Haven't had a chance to try this out, I want one of those skull cut gems!    The Sim I use for traveling has a ton of collectibles in his inventory and I can't wait to see what he comes up with! 

[wildredchild]

I have 3 different Skull cut gems at the moment with my current family.  They are very cool and can be different depending on the main gem in the mix.  I have an emerald one that is gorgeous.

[bshag]

Hey igzigpuff, wild, I want a skull cut also but before I found this interesting feature I had got rid of all my cheapy gems.  Now I won't be quite so disappointed after running miles only to find out the gem was a blue topaz. 

I think the mix is random but I like using it just to see what will pop out. 

Leave it EA to come up with something totally surprising. 

[PJSim]

Now I won't be quite so disappointed after running miles only to find out the gem was a blue topaz. 

Exactly! Now all those useless things can be fun.

[Carl]

Try breaking space rock blocks with a high level martial artist... great way to get multiple colors and types, and turns all the low value gems you get from that into a potentially better income stream.

[Pam]

You don't always get something awesome from the display case.  After loading it with 8 gems and spending $500 on the transfigurization, I ended up with a large emerald cut Smoky Quartz worth less than $50.  Lame!

[wildredchild]

Try breaking space rock blocks with a high level martial artist... great way to get multiple colors and types, and turns all the low value gems you get from that into a potentially better income stream.

Is this before or after having the space rock blocks analized?

[Pam]

Try breaking space rock blocks with a high level martial artist... great way to get multiple colors and types, and turns all the low value gems you get from that into a potentially better income stream.

Is this before or after having the space rock blocks analized?

Actually, you're not collecting space rocks for this and, therefore, there is no analyzing.  When you develop the Martial Arts skill, one of the things you do is practice breaking boards.  You get to choose what kind of board, depending on the level your Sim is on.  The Space Rock Board is the hardest and most difficult.  But all you do is click on the board breaking equipment and choose "Space Rock Board" and you're good to go.  Uncut gems will appear on the ground around your Sim as he/she breaks the Space Rock Boards.

[wildredchild]

Thanks for explaining that.  I had a serious blonde moment and forgot all about the space rock boards to break.