I got the Friend of the Kraken lifetime reward, and I'm having a big problem getting it work on anyone.I click on boats that are moving and it says "The Kraken doesn't seem to be able to attack this boat." Some boats are often in too shallow water, which makes sense, but very few Sims seem to go out to the open ocean. Even when they do, I still get it as they are driving...so I'm wondering if the boat has to be stationary in order for the Kraken to be able to attack it. In which case, how bloody useless, because none of the Sims around town ever randomly stop in the middle of the ocean. They're always driving somewhere, and they rarely venture very far from shore. Any help, tips or advice?! I was really looking forward to seeing the Kraken and setting it on people, but it seems like that won't be happening anytime soon...

As part of a story, I had to have a couple get attacked by the kraken. I had another person move in with them & get the lifetime wish. Then, made them stop in the middle of the ocean (from what I've read, the depth of the ocean and they have to be sitting still is what the keys are).So, I did it once and I had my pause & "c" buttons ready for pictures. Unfortunately, it happened WAY too fast. So, I had to do it multiple times until I finally was able to get pictures. It takes FOREVER because once an attack happens, you can't have the kraken attack for another 24 sim hours. So, I finally got smart, had my people all ready, saved the game, then clicked attack. Then, if it was too fast, I'd just reload my game (without saving it) and attack again. I finally got my shots for my story! Here's just one:

@Miztikal - I don't usually go around making boatloads (pun intended) of excuses for EA, but in case you were not aware Island Paradise was the next to last EP that was released, and this was back in 2013. That's pretty late in the game's development cycle, there really weren't very many meaningful patches after that one. The last patch that truly impacted the game files was in Jan 2014, coming up on four years ago now. There hasn't been a TS3 development team in place to fix the remaining bugs and glitches since then, and from all accounts there isn't going to be.I'm afraid the game is what it is right now and there's no reason to expect that will ever change. Those of us who still love playing it whether we bought it yesterday or many years ago have to find ways to work around the features that just don't function properly (or at all).You of course still have the right to be upset if you wish, but posts on this forum aren't really going to reach anyone at EA now. Your audience here is your fellow players plus some community managers (those are EA staff, but they are our moderators not game developers) and a tech guru who swings by occasionally. Without meaning to overstep my bounds, you are kind of yelling at the wrong people here. :/

I followed a boat with two ppl in it till it stopped at a dive site. Only one person got out so it stayed for a bit and I was able to click release the Kraken. All it did was take my sim to the nearest shore then she stood there doing nothing. I hit it again and still nothing happened. Go to try it again and the option is grayed out. Something is definitely weird with this feature.

smilies246 wrote:You should be able to use it on any moving boat, and it makes the sims in it cancel their actions and die!!! Mwah hah hah!!!!!When you say "you should be able to..." Are you saying we have a bug oe that EA should have made it so that's what happens?

I have the same problem, it's like the kraken doesn't exist for some awkward reason...

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15 Replies

YourLoversLover
13 years ago
I followed a boat with two ppl in it till it stopped at a dive site. Only one person got out so it stayed for a bit and I was able to click release the Kraken. All it did was take my sim to the nearest shore then she stood there doing nothing. I hit it again and still nothing happened. Go to try it again and the option is grayed out. Something is definitely weird with this feature.
YourLoversLover
13 years ago
smilies246 wrote:
You should be able to use it on any moving boat, and it makes the sims in it cancel their actions and die!!! Mwah hah hah!!!!!

When you say "you should be able to..." Are you saying we have a bug oe that EA should have made it so that's what happens?
DuskyDazed
12 years ago
I have the same problem, it's like the kraken doesn't exist for some awkward reason...
conundrum79
12 years ago
I have not been able to get it to work in my game yet either, I have not even seen the Kraken in my game yet.
nikky009
12 years ago
i cant get the kraken life time wish to work either smh i wasted all my lifetime points on that one wish an it wont get granted smh thanks alot ea :roll:
sara934
12 years ago
My Sim also has the Kraken life time wish and I have had not luck either with using this feature.
lovesstorms
12 years ago
As part of a story, I had to have a couple get attacked by the kraken. I had another person move in with them & get the lifetime wish. Then, made them stop in the middle of the ocean (from what I've read, the depth of the ocean and they have to be sitting still is what the keys are).

So, I did it once and I had my pause & "c" buttons ready for pictures. Unfortunately, it happened WAY too fast. So, I had to do it multiple times until I finally was able to get pictures. It takes FOREVER because once an attack happens, you can't have the kraken attack for another 24 sim hours. So, I finally got smart, had my people all ready, saved the game, then clicked attack. Then, if it was too fast, I'd just reload my game (without saving it) and attack again.

I finally got my shots for my story! Here's just one:
pulversoppa
Seasoned Traveler
12 years ago
Depth and to have enough space is needed, yup. Go "far out" and then an idle boat can be attacked.
Sarabug2534
12 years ago
The boat has to be stopped
AUBLESSIMS
12 years ago
I've tried just about everything. I've even tried sending one of my own sims from my household out to diving spots and to deep depths of the ocean and it still has done nothing.