Buried Treasure and Seashells

Have you tried combing all of the beach areas? I heard Mua Pel’am has some in different areas.

I haven’t tried the dolphin thing yet, but I thought the dolphins can retrieve some shells, too?

In Sulani, there is the festival area, with the fire pit. When there is a festival there, the locals bring shells and leave them on a table in the center of the festival area. You can collect a lot of different shells that way, in a rather short time. As soon as you collect the shells, the villagers will deposit others to replace them.

"SuperSillySim;c-18039554" wrote:
I have tried all the above, when he scuba dives for either it cancels out

Cancel out? Maybe a bug? Is he not able to go deep enough into the water because he’s not skilled enough? I think diving is a skill that needs to be leveled up. (I think. A lot of my sims are mermaids, so I haven’t tried scuba diving, for obvious reasons, lol.)

Have you tried beach-combing, fishing, the cave area mentioned above, asking the dolphins, etc?

Do you play with autonomy on? Maybe you could try to turn it off just for the diving task to see if it won't cancel. Hopefully it's not a bug. I think you need to have a high fitness skill too, in order to dive deeper in the ocean.

Maybe one of these seashell guides or video will help? Some have different methods or areas you could try, and a couple have lists of the different shells and their prices:
https://simscommunity.info/2019/06/22/the-sims-4-island-living-collections/

https://www.okaygotcha.com/2021/09/how-to-get-shells-in-sims-4-island.html?m=1

This video shows some different methods and certain areas to find shells:
https://youtu.be/4OdPX0Tvm5g

Maybe one of these would help with buried treasure? You need level 3 fitness and a type of diving gear or tool, it sounds like. Maybe you have to check certain areas, too. Free diving sounds like another method?

Short little buried treasure guide:
https://simscommunity.info/2019/06/22/the-sims-4-island-living-collections/2/

A general Island Living guide that covers several topics:
https://simsvip.com/sims-4-island-living-guide/

"LatinaBunny;c-18039276" wrote:
Have you tried combing all of the beach areas? I heard Mua Pel’am has some in different areas.

I haven’t tried the dolphin thing yet, but I thought the dolphins can retrieve some shells, too?

Dolphins retrieve collectibles, but the collectibles aren't limited to shells and treasure. I've had dolphins retrieve flowers and various fish. The dolphins are a good way to get around a child of the ocean's reaction to fishing and collecting collectibles that are required for sim life extension.

Angel Fish and Orchids are actually required for stuff like that. Of course, the rare collectibles are more likely but not guaranteed.

"Metior_Ice;c-18039904" wrote:

"LatinaBunny;c-18039276" wrote:
Have you tried combing all of the beach areas? I heard Mua Pel’am has some in different areas.

I haven’t tried the dolphin thing yet, but I thought the dolphins can retrieve some shells, too?

Dolphins retrieve collectibles, but the collectibles aren't limited to shells and treasure. I've had dolphins retrieve flowers and various fish. The dolphins are a good way to get around a child of the ocean's reaction to fishing and collecting collectibles that are required for sim life extension.

Angel Fish and Orchids are actually required for stuff like that. Of course, the rare collectibles are more likely but not guaranteed.

Oh, nice! Thanks for the dolphin (and Kava Party) insight! ??

I have 31 of the 34 collections completed! Plus the secret collections are completed!

Buried Treasures, Seashells and Fish.

I have tried everything for the buried treasure. I have all my skills maxed and all the tools and what not purchased, but he wont free dive or scuba for anything

It says here that you can find it also while exploring the cave. One of my sims had a few pieces but she never went scuba diving for treasures. Think she must have found them buried in the sand.

https://simscommunity.info/2019/06/22/the-sims-4-island-living-collections/2/