Is it possible to NOT have a rare collectible appear when the chief is supposed to point it out?
I DL'd the graphic mod someone posted here that changes the collectibles appearances so they are easier to find(all solid color) and I just had my chief do the daily pointing, and I found NO rare collectible..but I did find some uncommon and commons that I already had...
did I miss it somehow?
How long after they are pointed out do they show up??

Thanks for any help!

They may not appear for 1 or 2 minutes after the chief finishes the "magic." I've read that many people pause the game to try to give themselves more time to look for the rare collectible, but that will likely prevent it from appearing. New collectibles do not appear in VV3 when the game is paused.

i did not pause it, I had read that can cause problems...
I must have looked for 5 minutes after...nada..
I wonder if it appeared behind something...

Yes, they can appear behind trees or other objects. In that case, the little sparkles are all you have as an indication that there's a collectible there.

Is there any way that a certain rare collectable will never show up in the game? There is one feather I cannot find in my first tribe but have seen at least twice in my other to games.

They will all show up eventually. The good thing about rare ones is that the chief can help.

Darn! So far my chief has pointed out the same turtle shell twice. Guess I'll have to wait longer.

My chief is a bit daft too. Last night was the fourth time he pointed to the same faded shell. If he doesn't produce tonight he's gonna get awfully ill.

I've been trying to find my last rare collectible coral for 2 months now using my chief. What are the odds that I will ever find it from a programming standpoint? Does your code make it possible that it will never appear because it was only going to appear once and I missed it when it did?

yes i would like to know all about how the chief pointing out collectible works and what the structure, or how it really works, like if there is a pattern of which collectibles that appear.