Hobbies: Sea Shell Collecting

Only Toddlers and Preteens can take part in this hobby! 
(Requires to have finished the Life Dreams & Legacies quest, level 24+)

This 'hobby' requires to have built the Public Beach (on the island).

The cost for the Public beach is as shown:
- Two Bronze Sporty Orbs (costing two Sim lives, orbs are worth 70 LPs each)
- Two Silver Sporty Orbs (costing four Sim lives, orbs are worth 80 LPs each)
You can pay the building cost in part orbs, part LPs. The total cost is 300 LPs if no orbs are used.

Note: as of the Neighbours Update it is possible to start and do every hobby in a neighbour's town, provided they do have met the requirements. Toddlers can not travel to neighbours!
Find a Toddler or Preteen Sim and whistle them to the beach. Toddlers can travel alone now. (If your Sim has done another hobby he/she will lose all experience of that hobby!)

Tap the shell location (varies per part of day) and tap collect (21 secs). Your Sim will find a shell and it's added to the collection.

Parts of the day:
Top two rows: Noon: 12:00 - 18:00 (waiting times between collecting is 40 mins)
Next two rows: Night 00:00 - 06:00 (waiting time between collecting is 20 mins)
Next two rows: Dusk: 18:00 - 00:00 (waiting time between collecting is 60 mins)
Last two rows: Dawn: 06:00 - 12:00 (waiting time between collecting is 30 mins)

Please note: shells already collected will NOT yield the rewards again if filled in on the collectibles grid.

The shells:

			Bonus
Brightest Venus § 25	Sunkissed Sea Snail § 25	Midday Scallop § 25	750 XP Noon
Golden Tibia § 60	Magic Conch § 150	Freckled Cowry § 20	1000 XP Noon
Midnight Ark § 25	Starlight Seasnail § 25	Blue Moon Scallop § 25	1500 XP Night
Mystical Limpet § 60	The Speaking Conch § 150	Panther Black Cowry § 20	2000 XP  Night
Crested Sun Clam § 25	Sunset Spiral § 25	Sundown Scallop § 25	2500 XP Dusk
Days End Cone § 60	Falling Golden Sky § 150	Tigerstriped Cowry § 20	3000 XP Dusk
Sunrise Venus § 25	Early Bird Paper Nautilus § 25	Creeping Dawn Scallop § 25	3500 XP Dawn
Twilight Periwinkle § 60	Horn Of Daybreak § 150	Speckled Cowry § 20	4000 XP Dawn

The first time collecting all the shells unlocks "Shea shell earrings for your preteens and some brand new hats for your toddlers".

Please note that these are only UNLOCKED, you still have to buy them.

WARNING: Tapping "Start a new collection" does NOT give you an option to cancel!

The next unlocking gives 3 LPs.

The six levels of Sea Shells Collecting are:
1. Amateur Beachcomber
2. Competent Comber
3. Avid Shell Collector
4. Hermit Crab Evictor
5. Conchologist
6. Lord of the Conch

Happy Simming!

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