Author Topic: Tiberium, and the myth of duplicating. (Read 3651 times)

IloveLlamas · « **on:** December 17, 2010, 04:03:05 AM »

Well I thought I should give out some info about tiberium duplicating I'l show it down below.

week 1. started growing.
week 2. it grew huge!
week 3. nothing
week 4. nothing
week 5. nothing
week 6. nothing
week 7. nothing
week 8. nothing
week 9. nothing
week 10. nothing
week 11. nothing
week 12. got board and added more tiberium to see if that would make it grow.
week 13. nothing
week 14. nothing
week 15. nothing!
Nothing!
so I hope this clears up any remains of the myth of growing tiberium.
its cool but it just Won't grow!

Leto85 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2010, 09:37:14 AM »

I believed it depends on the tiberium. You have to cut it out a space rock yourself and than it can start growing. Inside or outside the house doesn't matter though.

Slingsby · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2010, 12:58:01 PM »

We have always had Tiberium grow large in 24>48 hours, but we have NEVER had one produce offspring. I think it might have been an early glitch, subsequently over-written by patches and EPs. We stopped bothering after the same sort of timescale the OP mentions.

IloveLlamas · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:27:24 PM »

Yeah, but I wanted to conduct this test to Finnish off any remaining doubt.

Pam · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:29:04 PM »

Quote from: Slingsby on December 17, 2010, 12:58:01 PM

We have always had Tiberium grow large in 24>48 hours, but we have NEVER had one produce offspring. I think it might have been an early glitch, subsequently over-written by patches and EPs. We stopped bothering after the same sort of timescale the OP mentions.

I think it's always been just a rumor based on another game from EA that had Tiberium in it. In that game (I don't remember the name), Tiberium did multiply, so those players assumed it would also multiply in Sims 3, which it did not.

Leto85 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:40:33 PM »

Quote from: Pam on December 17, 2010, 04:29:04 PM

I think it's always been just a rumor based on another game from EA that had Tiberium in it. In that game (I don't remember the name), Tiberium did multiply, so those players assumed it would also multiply in Sims 3, which it did not.

You probably mean Command and Conquer. I've just Googled it.

Pam · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:42:15 PM »

Quote from: Leto85 on December 17, 2010, 04:40:33 PM

You probably mean Command and Conquer. I've just Googled it.

Right. That's it. Thank you, Leto.

aAa · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2010, 08:26:07 PM »

Can I get tiberium if i have the sims 3 , ambitions , and latenight?

Pam · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2010, 08:55:58 PM »

Quote from: aAa on December 18, 2010, 08:26:07 PM

Can I get tiberium if i have the sims 3 , ambitions , and latenight?

I think so, if your game is up to date with the latest patch.

aAa · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2010, 09:00:41 PM »

I have Patch 17 i think will it work?

Pam · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2010, 09:51:42 PM »

Tiberium is very hard to find in the wild. I have much better luck in the Relic Shop, Consignment Store, and from breaking space rock blocks.

aAa · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2010, 09:14:50 AM »

Since I don't have World Adventures, my only hope of getting Tiberium is the consignment store.

Castastic · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2010, 06:30:50 PM »

Quote from: aAa on December 19, 2010, 09:14:50 AM

Since I don't have World Adventures, my only hope of getting Tiberium is the consignment store.

Wait, you can get Tiberium from the consignment store even without World Adventures?

I thought no items or functions from expansions can be found in later expansions, or is it like in The Sims 2 when for example the Attraction/Preferences feature from Nightlife could be used in expansions later than Nightlife without having Nightlife?
~~I'm embarrassed to say that three times I wrote Late Night instead of Nightlife up there...~~

Pam · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2010, 01:47:51 AM »

Quote from: Castastic on December 19, 2010, 06:30:50 PM

Wait, you can get Tiberium from the consignment store even without World Adventures? I thought no items or functions from expansions can be found in later expansions, or is it like in The Sims 2 when for example the Attraction/Preferences feature from Nightlife could be used in expansions later than Nightlife without having Nightlife?
~~I'm embarrassed to say that three times I wrote Late Night instead of Nightlife up there...~~

The way I understand it is that when EA releases an Expansion Pack for Sims 3, they also release an update to the base game the same day. The update generally adds some things to the base game that are found in the Expansion Pack. I would think that collectibles would be added to the base game. It's the big game mechanics that you can't have. For example, you can't play a Ghost Hunter unless you have Ambitions installed; however, laundry can be done because washers and dryers came with the update. It surprises me sometimes that the updates include so many things from the Expansion packs. I'm not 100% certain, but I believe Tiberium would have been added with an update. If someone knows for sure that I'm wrong, please correct me.

Castastic · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2010, 11:02:31 AM »

Quote from: Pam on December 20, 2010, 01:47:51 AM

The way I understand it is that when EA releases an Expansion Pack for Sims 3, they also release an update to the base game the same day. The update generally adds some things to the base game that are found in the Expansion Pack. I would think that collectibles would be added to the base game. It's the big game mechanics that you can't have. For example, you can't play a Ghost Hunter unless you have Ambitions installed; however, laundry can be done because washers and dryers came with the update. It surprises me sometimes that the updates include so many things from the Expansion packs. I'm not 100% certain, but I believe Tiberium would have been added with an update. If someone knows for sure that I'm wrong, please correct me.

... Washers and dryers did NOT come with any update for me? $:-\$ I don't think any new objects have come with an update, but instead new functions. Like basements. I know that you can use the laundry functions by downloading a Loads of Laundry set in the store, but I've never heard about getting the machines through a patch.

Lilygirl · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2010, 12:20:10 PM »

I believe laundry appliances didn't come within a patch but the ability to do laundry did - IF you buy the washer and dryer from the Sims 3 Store then you can do laundry without having Ambitions installed.

IloveLlamas · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2010, 02:09:41 PM »

washing machines didn't come with the patch.

Twilightlover 98 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2010, 10:08:58 PM »

I found this Screenshot on Google. I searched up Tiberium Duplicating and I found this. Or... I think I looked up Sims 3 Tiberium.

Pam · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2010, 10:10:42 PM »

Quote from: Twilightlover 98 on December 21, 2010, 10:08:58 PM

I found this Screenshot on Google. I searched up Tiberium Duplicating and I found this. Or... I think I looked up Sims 3 Tiberium.

This picture doesn't prove anything. It's just a shot of Tiberiums.

Twilightlover 98 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2010, 10:14:54 PM »

Oh, sorry. Just trying to help.

IloveLlamas · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2010, 04:26:26 AM »

Look poofy stop spreading rumors please. I'm tired of hearing lies

Twilightlover 98 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2010, 04:44:05 AM »

What the heck? who's poofy? I'm not poofy! I just posted a photo I found on the internet! . Yeesh, I searched Sims 3 Tiberium Duplicating and this showed up. I thought this might help. And its NOT a rumor. Its just a photo. And I'm tired of hearing rumors and lies as well.

Pam · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2010, 04:46:33 AM »

@IloveLlamas and Twilightlover:

Don't even start any nonsense like this on our Forum. I will ban you both!

Twilightlover 98 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2010, 04:48:24 AM »

I was telling him that I'm not Poofy.

My sincerest apologies Pam. Really.

Pam · « **Reply #24 on:** December 22, 2010, 05:24:44 AM »

Twilightlover 98 has been banned.

aAa · « **Reply #25 on:** December 22, 2010, 06:46:58 AM »

So is anyone sure if I can get Tiberium without WA?
EDIT: Who's poofy?

Jowkoul · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2010, 04:13:02 AM »

About tiberium:

Tiberium is a part of WA expansion pack, but it's even not listed as a new gem from that ep's destinations, it's listed as separate gem, like soulpeace, I believe it came with the update released on the same day. And they are NOT duplicating. At least in my game. I put that gem on the ground outside, and a day or so later it grew to a big spire cut (I had it cut as a small spire cut). This changed it's value from 7000 $ to 40000$, which is really huge in my opinion! Thank you for additional info about this gem from the guide!

Shenice93 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:12:12 PM »

Tiberium is not one of the gems you find in other locations suc as Jade and Amethyst. Instead you can get it through transfiguration, relic merchant, consignment store, or breaking a space rock with the board breaker. Theses are the only ways I know how to get them. Now as for being able to find and grow Tiberium without World adventures. I doubt it. The main way to get Tiberium is through transfiguration or the board breaker, two things you can only do with world adventures. I hope this helps.

Pam · « **Reply #28 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:17:45 PM »

Quote from: Shenice93 on January 06, 2011, 07:12:12 PM

Tiberium is not one of the gems you find in other locations suc as Jade and Amethyst.

It's possible to find one in the wild, just not common.

n8thegr8 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:56:16 PM »

Quote from: lilygirl on December 20, 2010, 12:20:10 PM

I believe laundry appliances didn't come within a patch but the ability to do laundry did - IF you buy the washer and dryer from the Sims 3 Store then you can do laundry without having Ambitions installed.

I bought this before I got Ambitions, hoping it would let me do laundry. It would not install. Not, ironically, I never do laundry because it is a pain.

Shenice93 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 08, 2011, 08:33:53 AM »

Quote from: Pam on January 06, 2011, 07:17:45 PM

It's possible to find one in the wild, just not common.

Oh I've never found it in the wild so I just assumed it could not be found since I have found almost every other gem in the wild.

Pam · « **Reply #31 on:** January 11, 2011, 10:15:56 PM »

Quote from: Shenice93 on January 08, 2011, 08:33:53 AM

Oh I've never found it in the wild so I just assumed it could not be found since I have found almost every other gem in the wild.

It's fairly rare in the wild, but does exist. I want to say it's mostly in Egypt, but it may be in the other countries, too.

sdinger70 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 12, 2011, 07:24:53 AM »

I've found it in China, as well as Egypt. Can't say about France as I've only had sims go there twice to get nectar machines and racks.

Lilygirl · « **Reply #33 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:21:56 PM »

I just had a Dynasty Sim spend 9 days collecting in France (yes they went every day!) and no tiberium.

Schipperke · « **Reply #34 on:** January 12, 2011, 02:44:46 PM »

The Prima Guide to World Adventures has maps showing the locations of various collectibles. Egypt is the only one showing spawn locations for Tiberium. Of course, the Prima Guide sometimes has errors or omissions, but this seems to fit with what people have been reporting in this thread. Sdinger, when you found it in China was it in the "wild" or in the Relics shop?

sdinger70 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:16:45 PM »

I am pretty sure, say 80%, that it was in the wilds - but it's been a couple of months or longer. But I know I did get it in China and it wasn't from board breaking.

Veldmuisie · « **Reply #36 on:** January 12, 2011, 07:17:32 PM »

I found a really easy way of getting all of the metals and gems without going on adventures. Just check the consignment store every day or so for a drill, the one you can eventually make if you are an inventor. Drill in a park away from the houses so you can drill all night long. Remember to put the drill in your sim's inventory when they go home or it might become invisible. You will find many tiberiums, pink diamonds, soulpeaces, and whatnots.

Saltypaws · « **Reply #37 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:01:23 AM »

Unfortunately, there is not too many at any one time in Egypt. I think at any given time, I have only found two. I know there are probably some in tombs and maybe some on adventures. It is fun trying to find them though. I too, have never found any tiberium in the other two countries.

Hosfac · « **Reply #38 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:58:39 AM »

Quote from: Pam on January 11, 2011, 10:15:56 PM

It's fairly rare in the wild, but does exist. I want to say it's mostly in Egypt, but it may be in the other countries, too.

The only one I have ever found in the wild, I found in Egypt on the shores of the river near the pyramid.

And now to dispatch with this silly rumor, once and for all:

I waited with much anticipation for WA, and bought it the day it came out. The first place I traveled to was China, and I bought everything I could buy there shortly before I went home. Martial Arts became my absolute favorite skill to train instantly (before I discovered Nectar Making, and subsequently Photography lol). After maxing the skill, I set about achieving all the skill challenge, and board breaker was the first. I found a lot of gems, and Tiberium was one of the first. At first I couldn't cut it, so I carried it around for a while (and it doesn't make you sick if it's not cut btw), but after finding a bunch of gems, the spiral cut finally came up while I was mailing out gems. So I shipped it off.

This was long before I knew anything about transfiguriation, so all I was doing was displaying them in the house. I thought the spire cut was kinda neat, so it got a place of honor by itself on the coffee table in the living room. Of course, it grew in a couple of days...but it was a long time before I realized that this made it increase in value, so I left it there.

It sat on that coffee table for 3 generations, and it didn't duplicate.

So not only does it no longer duplicate, it never did in the first place.