MySims: Essential Essences Unveiled

This MySims retro remake refresher covers Essences, crucial crafting components for fulfilling Sim orders. Knowing their locations is key to success.

What are Essences in MySims?

Essences are collectible items in MySims, used in crafting and paint creation. Sources range from in-world gathering (apples, flowers) to specific interactions.

Three main Essence categories exist: Emotions, Living Things, and Objects. Each has a thematic link, influencing Sim happiness when used in construction aligning with their preferences. Most serve as physical objects or custom paint ingredients in Build Mode.

All MySims Essences and How to Acquire Them

Exploring the Nintendo Switch version unveils diverse Essences. Sim requests often specify required Essences, highlighting the importance of knowing their acquisition methods. Unlocking new areas and town levels expands Essence availability.

Town Essences

Early game Essence acquisition focuses on your town, with areas like the Forest and Desert initially inaccessible. The Crowbar tool (obtained via town level-ups) unlocks prospecting caves, yielding additional Essences.

Essence Name	Interests	Acquisition Method	Location(s)
8-Ball	Fun	Prospecting; Positive interactions with Fun Sims	Near Train Station; Interaction
Action Figure	Geeky	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Angry	Fun	Negative interactions with Sims	Interaction
Clown Fish	Fun	Fishing	Pond
Dark Wood	Studious	Chop Studious or Cute tree	Interaction
Dead Wood	Spooky	Chop dead or Spooky tree	Interaction
Green Apple	Tasty	Harvest from apple trees (plantable)	Town Square
Happy	Cute	Friendly interactions with Sims	Interaction
Light Wood	Studious	Chop Tasty or Fun tree	Interaction
Metal	Geeky	Chop Geeky trees	Interaction
Organic	Studious	Pull up flowers	Interaction
Purple Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	Town Square, near apple trees
Rainbow Trout	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Red Apple	Tasty	Harvest from apple trees (plantable)	Town Square
Sad	Spooky	Kindness to Spooky Sims or meanness to others	Interaction
Scary	Spooky	Kindness to Spooky Sims	Interaction
Stone	Studious	Prospecting	Town Square, near apple trees
Thorn	Spooky	Harvest from Spooky tree	Near your house, towards town edge
Tire	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Yellow Blossom	Fun	Harvest from blossom bush (plantable)	Town Square
Video Game	Geeky	Prospecting; Playing video games	Prospecting cave; Interaction

Forest and Desert Essences

The Saw tool unlocks the forest, introducing new Essences. Town ranking improvements unlock the Pickaxe, granting access to the desert and its unique Essences. (Tables for Forest and Desert Essences follow the same format as above and are omitted here for brevity, but would include the data from the original input's tables.)

This comprehensive guide ensures you're equipped to fulfill any Sim order, enhancing your MySims experience. MySims is available now on Nintendo Switch.