Is Island Paradise worth installing?

The only issue I am aware of that the EP can potentially cause on a system that can handle it in other homeworlds is related to boat routing. Some worlds like Riverview, there might be others, have waterways that are too narrow to handle boats properly and sims not being played can get stuck on boats in the water going around in circles or otherwise unable to dock. They can be reset out of that mess once the player notices, of course, and for those not averse to using mods the current version of NRaas GoHere has an option to disallow boat routing entirely for worlds where it just doesn't make any sense for it to be used.

Otherwise, although one of the heavier hitting ones on system resources, the EP is fine.

This is all assuming one is not playing an unfixed version of Isla Paradiso. Out of the box that world is very pretty but for most of us needs some help in making it be playable.

Island Paradise is truly a beautiful expansion pack but I can only play the Isla Paradiso town to a certain point until my game starts to lag out like crazy. The features are super fun and it's quite adventurous for your sims! I really enjoy those mermaid features.. I refuse to let the game lag stop me.

Apart from the mods, the suggestions @Nikkei_Simmer gives are important as well by the way. Before starting to play in IP I’ve followed all the advices and though there is more stuttering than in other worlds, it’s perfectly playable for me.

I use the fixed version of the world by EllaCharmed. That version has the world routing fixed but not the houses. I recently bulldozed all the houses. I plan to keep that version for future games.

I find boat routing in World Adventure worlds to b e the most annoying for me. I don't use Go Here mod as I like to see the flower trails left by plant sims.

I do use Error Trap and Overwatch from NRAAS to fix other issues with the unfixed world bu t haven't noticed problems playing in other worlds.

I've made YouTube tutorials on building and decorating a dive lot. So I enjoy adding dive lots to other worlds.

Yes if you want some great new build and buy objects or want to experience a new alien life form. However the world in an unmodded state really doesn't work properly. I play vanilla and I have yet to have a successful game or even complete a build. It is such a pity because the world itself is absolutely gorgeous. If you have Sunlit Tides then that makes a good substitute, without houseboats and dive lots though :/

I have never used mermaids - yet. Neither have I played in Isla Paradiso. But I have it installed since it was released and I haven't noticed any problems with my game... Knowing that I have everything released by EA plus tons of CC and mods. Maybe I should sit back and cross my fingers! :)

I bought IP a couple of months ago but have not explored it's big features much yet. As already said, there are lots of small interesting and fun aspects with the EP (like all if them) besides the world so I have it installed of course. The one thing I find troublesome is how to keep the automatically generated townie mermaids alive, since they are in constant need of water. Sometimes it resolves itself by them becoming human as a result of lack of salt water, but they die very easily and quick from dehydration and when one is cured/dead a new one takes its place, even if playing in worlds with less water/ocean. And I have not found a way to limit the population of them, like the possibility to turn off vampires etc (in unmodded game). The only fixes so far that I have found is to place out lots of plumming, cure them from their affliction with alchemy potions, make everyone in the world friendly and good so they will save them if needed and of course make my sim knowledgeble of how to revive ghosts.

I wanted to play the Isla Paradiso town so much, but even on my new gaming laptop it crashes, I think if you want the pack for items that's a good idea, I still use items from it too. If you want it to play , I'm not sure how to get it to not freeze up and crash, the other towns I havent had an issue with myself, not on the new computer but that one still would not play for me. Good luck tho with your decision

Honestly Isla Paradiso sucks terribly. It's a beautiful world but it. lags. so. much. :( Having the EP installed hasn't affected the gameplay at all but I just cannot stand Isla Paradiso, makes me wanna smash my laptop lol

"Jordan061102;c-16905292" wrote:
Honnestly if you delete the corrupt households you can run Isla Paradiso. I did it and it runs quite well despite a few bugs.

It’s not advisable to delete households (if you mean the sims), because deleting sims apparently can cause corruption. You can move the sims to other houses, because it’s the houses that cause the problems. I’ve read that moving everyone out of the boathouses helps. I’ve adjusted the boathouses though (with the help of Ellacharmed) and my game’s still fine (I’m in many many simweeks). Though I still do the occasional resetsim *. The castle has some routing problems as well but they’re easy to fix and when you do, the family can stay there.