Message in a bottle

Katnap wrote:
You can find the bottles while scuba diving or on the beach. I think they're rare shell spawners, but don't quote me on that part.

So far I've only found 1 bottle and that was from scuba.

You're right, they are from the shell spawners. Using the collection helper reward object set to find seashells, I've located many messages in bottles all over the map!

Thanks for the helpful replies. I've still only found one and I have scoured all the dive spots, and am at diving skill 10 but I will keep at it and turn my collection helper on!

Edit to add: Finally found another one just browsing around on the shorelines :)

I've only found one bottle so far. I'm working to find number 2 so that I can finish my assignment.

melical3108 wrote:
I found a bottle with a message that reads "The designated hitter rule ruins the integrity of the 9-man team in baseball"

Is that the riddle bottle that's supposed to unlock the uncharted island?
If so, what do I do with it?

I found a bottle last night that said "Please hold bottle up to your retina to receive next mission."

I was wondering if that was the riddle bottle but there didn't seem any other interaction I could perform with it.

I have 3 scuba divers in the family and they've never found a bottle by scuba diving. Instead, the lifeguard sim is the one who finds them on the beach he usually gets sent to. It's off to the side of the screen near the bushes. That said, he's found a few bottles, but none of them have had readable messages inside unless I've done something wrong. He just picks them up and puts them in inventory, like any other collectable object. There was then a mission to turn them in so he did. I never saw what the messages said.

Regarding the uncharted islands... I've got 3 of them so far, one came from running a 5-star resort, another came from diving and exploring a cave (I believe it was either Davy Jones' Locker or Mermaid Grotto), it just through me up there on an island where a bunch of other scuba divers stood and a few minutes later a boat came and took me to another island and said I'd discovered it. I think that one was called Beryl Shores. the one I got for being a 5-star resort is called No trouble Atoll. And I don't recall the name of the one I got for putting together the 4 map pieces I collected while diving and opening treasure chests... that one opened up near a chain of islands that are mostly flat, with no stand out features.

In my game the old guy living on the small island has collected lots of bottles, on his own beach. Maybe if you made friends with him or just go to his lot you'll find the bottles. They always appear each day just in front of the area where his boat is.

Other then the bottles he hasn't had much luck, he's been attacked by sharks, hit by a meteorite, his home was blasted to bits, abducted by aliens, and robbed. Didn't think seniors could get pregnant but he has a beautiful baby girl thanks to the aliens.

How he keeps surviving maybe he is lucky after all. Moved him into a houseboat. Maybe he'll face the kraken.

I had my sim move to that new world this afternoon and while she was looking around to get a feel for the new world she came across 3 bottles all with messages in

Linnyxx17 wrote:
If your in a hurry and don't mind using cheats
ctrl+ shift+c
testingcheatsenabled true
unlockallunchartedislands on
the cheat is something like that if you type help after testingcheats you will see it :D
the cheat gives your current family that ur playing all the islands
BUT! if you dont want to cheat http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/islandparadise/findingunchartedislands.php
nice little guide to help you

You are a LIFESAVER! This is going to save me a lot of time and effort! Thank you very much!

I'm closing this thread as it was necro'd.