Guide to Collecting Essences in MySims

Essences are a key mechanic in MySims. They are used to create and personalize furniture, buildings, and other items, making your town unique. 

Essences are divided into several categories. Each category contains unique essences that can be used to satisfy different characters' preferences and to create items of specific styles.

In this guide, we will examine all the essences in detail, where to find them, and how to collect them efficiently.
 

Complete List of Essences and Their Locations:

Fun

• Cat: Found in your garden, often appears near trees or buildings.
• Bunny: In the meadow near the stage in your garden; can be found using a metal detector.
• Penguin: In the far part of your garden; appears in snowy or icy areas after completing weather-related tasks.
• Gold: In the desert behind the gates near three lots; use a metal detector near these lots.
• Marionette: On your garden pier near the ancient structure; inspect the pier to find it.
• Yellow Flower: In the main town's garden; collected manually.
• Sunflower: Grows in the desert near the entrance; simply approach and collect it.
• Tim and Tina Dolls: In the red cave in the desert near the ancient structure; use a metal detector inside the cave.
• Happy: Obtained through friendly interactions with characters and fulfilling their requests.
• Rose: Grows in the forest; collect flowers from rose bushes.
   

Tasty

• Red Apple: In the garden near your house; shake the apple tree or collect fallen fruit.
• Banana: Found in your garden; shake the banana tree to collect.
• Orange, Lemon, Lime: In the desert, in the center with three fenced trees; shake the respective trees.
• Cake: On the hill in the forest before the door; use a metal detector to find it.
• Chocolate: Also on the hill in the forest; find it using a metal detector.
• Crab: On the pier in the forest near the bridge; caught using a fishing rod or net.
• Rainbow Trout: On the pier near your house; fish to catch it.
• Octopus: On the pier in the forest; caught while fishing or obtained by interacting with broken sinks.
• Bacon: On the hill in the forest; use a metal detector or cook food to obtain it.
• Cherry Blossom: Grows in the forest near the main square; collected from cherry trees.

Spooky

• Black Rose: In the desert, after entering, turn right up the stairs; collected from bushes.
• Voodoo Doll: At the cemetery in the desert; use a metal detector to find it.
• Ghost: In the crypt near the cemetery in the desert; search with a metal detector or befriend Cassandra.
• Jack-o'-Lantern: In the forest cave, after crossing the bridges; find it using a metal detector.
• Spider: At the cemetery in the desert; look in dark places or use a metal detector.
• Eye: In the forest cave after the bridges; detected with a metal detector.
• Scared: Obtained by frightening characters or when Cassandra scares someone nearby.
• Skeleton: Near the large dinosaur skeleton in the desert; use a metal detector.
• Black Apple: In the forest cave after the bridges; collected from black apple trees.
• Crow: Found in your garden; look in trees.

Geeky

• UFO: At the junkyard in the desert, farther from the entrance; use a metal detector.
• Alien: Also at the junkyard in the desert; search near the UFO.
• Robot: In the junkyard cave in the desert; find it using a metal detector.
• Springs: In the same cave at the junkyard; use a metal detector.
• Snake: On the pier in the forest near the bridge; caught with a special net.
• Mecha Lizard: Near the large skeleton in the desert; use a metal detector.
• Video Game: In the cave by the river in the main town (available after the first star); use a metal detector.
• Transformer: Also in the cave by the river; find with a metal detector.
• Eel: On the pier in your garden to the left of the station; fish to catch it.
• Rubik's Cube: In your garden; use a metal detector.

Studious

• Books: In your garden; look near bookshelves.
• Telescope: In your garden; use a metal detector.
• Microscope: Also in your garden; find with a metal detector.
• Globe: At the junkyard in the desert closer to the entrance; use a metal detector.
• Pencil: At the same junkyard; find with a metal detector or after a book party.
• Knight: In the forest behind the iron door; accessible after completing certain quests.
• Rook and Pawn: In the tree across the bridge with the iron door in the forest; use a metal detector.
• Dinosaur: Near the large skeleton in the desert; use a metal detector.
• Organic: On the meadow in the forest near a lot; use a metal detector or collect plants.
• Elephant: Near the ancient structure in the desert; find with a metal detector.

Emotions

• Happy: Obtained through friendly interactions with characters and fulfilling their wishes.
• Angry: Occurs if you anger a character through rude behavior or ignoring them.
• Sad: Arises from mistreating characters, especially goth ones.
• Scared: Obtained by frightening others or if someone nearby gets scared.

Tips for Collecting Essences

1. Use the Metal Detector: Many rare essences are hidden underground; use it in the specified locations.
2. Interact with Characters: Emotional essences are obtained through interactions; pay attention to their reactions.
3. Complete Quests: Some locations and essences are available after certain quests; follow the storyline.
4. Explore the World: Thoroughly inspect each area; essences can be in unexpected places.
5. Different Tools: Use the fishing rod and other devices to collect various essences.
6. Consider the Time of Day: Some essences are only available at certain times of day or night.