Brown dig patches?
It seems all the mineral and frog spawners have been replaced in foundry cove with brown dig patches,when and why did this happen?
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No problem. The nodes respawn at annoying intervals. Usually at least once per Sim day in your home world or areas you regularly visit. It's kind of like your presence has to let the game know you are there. Sometimes it can take two or three trips to the parks or a neighborhood to trigger them. Also look near fishing spots, harvestable plants, and frog hiding places. San Myshuno is the hardest because you are limited to cardboard boxes. Once in a while they drop something amazing, like a portable DJ booth :o
As for the types of nodes, the ones with bones do tend to drop fossils, the ones with crystals drop crystals, and then there are some covered with what look like tiny gemstones. These are where you will find the metals. Any of them will give you time capsules and treasure maps. If you have the Cats and Dogs EP there are piles of dirt for dogs to excavate. I don't have that EP, but the dirt mounds started showing up anyway. All I usually get are spare upgrade parts. lol I haven't seen any since yesterday's patch though.
My best advice for hunting collectables is to just get out there and explore every inch of every neighborhood and park. I'm still finding new nodes even in Willow Creek. There is a whole area with places to fish and plants to harvest behind the library. For the longest time I thought it was inaccessible! I'm still working uploading images to the forums. I'll try to get some screen shots of the best places to find fossils and the like.
Hope that helped, and happy hunting!
As for the types of nodes, the ones with bones do tend to drop fossils, the ones with crystals drop crystals, and then there are some covered with what look like tiny gemstones. These are where you will find the metals. Any of them will give you time capsules and treasure maps. If you have the Cats and Dogs EP there are piles of dirt for dogs to excavate. I don't have that EP, but the dirt mounds started showing up anyway. All I usually get are spare upgrade parts. lol I haven't seen any since yesterday's patch though.
My best advice for hunting collectables is to just get out there and explore every inch of every neighborhood and park. I'm still finding new nodes even in Willow Creek. There is a whole area with places to fish and plants to harvest behind the library. For the longest time I thought it was inaccessible! I'm still working uploading images to the forums. I'll try to get some screen shots of the best places to find fossils and the like.
Hope that helped, and happy hunting!
