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9 years ago
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Mermadic kelp not working on teen sim

I just bought a new computer and reinstalled Sims 3. On my old computer I could have a teenage sim I created change into a mermaid by eating the mermadic kelp, however, now whenever a teen eats the kelp I keep getting the message "The kelp tastes good. But I don't feel any different." 

I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game but it still didn't help. All the adult sims change the second they eat the kelp but the teen sims always fail. Both the teens and the adults are normal human sims so it's not a conflict with supernatural.

Any idea what the problem could be?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I have no idea why but after making 19 different sims (I counted) now it seems to work perfectly after failing to work on young adult sims too for a while. I have no idea what the problem is but it seems to have worked itself out now.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I have no idea why but after making 19 different sims (I counted) now it seems to work perfectly after failing to work on young adult sims too for a while. I have no idea what the problem is but it seems to have worked itself out now.

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    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    Hi @lir03,

    I'm glad to read you can turn all your sims into mermaids again, even if we don't know where the issue came from! I hope you are enjoying your game again 🙂 Are you creating a mermaids family?

    -Mai

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    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'm really glad that it is working again. I really love exploring underwater as mermaids. I have a mother and now a teen daughter mermaid, a witch grandmother, and a werewolf father in the family now. :eahigh_file: Hopefully the problem is gone for good so the next family I make will be able to have a mermaid too. 

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    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    Oh, that's indeed a supernatural family! Which is your favorite creature in The Sims 3?

    I also love exploring the ocean with my sims, although for some reason I usually do it with normal Sims. I should make mermaids more often! Have you ever come across a shark?

    -Mai

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    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Oh, I'm always coming across sharks. 😃 Sometimes I get chased around but usually I'm able to just watch them. I've collected a few small ones and put them in the large fish tank. 😛 I've only seen the silhouette of the kraken so far. I'm waiting for him to do something to a boat one day. 🙂 

    Definitely try a mermaid sim. I usually have the scale color as light to mid purple. It's a lot of fun. Just make sure to harvest a lot of kelp. It's the only way to keep the sim from getting hungry real quickly. 😃 

    My favorite sim types are mermaid first, witch, and then fairy. 😉 I haven't done much with vampires, werewolves, or genies though. 😳 I also like to keep at least one plumbot around. 😃 Or Bonehilda. 😃 The bots I can customize though. 😉

  • EA_Mai's avatar
    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    Sharks as pets :D

    I will definitely try to turn my sim into a mermaid next time I play 😉

    My favorite creature in The Sims 3 is the fairy. Besides, it's perfect for when you don't feel like building, with those tiny houses you can buy for them 😉  I have also played quite a lot with genies and plumbots, the different customizations for the bots are also one of my favorites features for them! I usually use my bots to take care of the toddlers and clean the house. I like having big families but toddlers are difficult to take care of when you have three or more :D

    Do you have a screenshot of your mermaid sim? I'm curious now 😉

    -Mai

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yeah I have problems with toddlers. But I do like playing as a fairy too. Especially while pranking a sibling or parent. 😃 I've taken an entire lot and put just the fairy house on it too. 😉 It does make it easy but eventually I had to build a house for things like a piano or other things to increase skills. 😛

    My original family has already grown old and some have died so I made a new mermaid sim. 😃 I'll try loading some screenshots so you can see. 😉 

  • EA_Mai's avatar
    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    😃 Thanks for the screenshots! She looks great, and I can see the shark in that first picture! 🤭

    Enjoy the swimming!

    -Mai

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