Ideas for mermaids in TS4!

How would they walk on land? Oh and what about half-non Mermaid children?

"MadameLee;14008224" wrote:
How would they walk on land? Oh and what about half-non Mermaid children?

legs on land, tail in the water like TS3.

"MadameLee;14008224" wrote:
How would they walk on land? Oh and what about half-non Mermaid children?

Well to me Merfolk kind of are like, Werewolves The moon phase and the tides.
According to Ariel on Once Upon a Time, Mermaid Mythology, The Sea Goddess Ursula, Grants her kind with legs on the lowest tide, Merfolk are granted legs for 12 hours, once the 12 hours are up they turn back into a mermaid and return to the sea.

For gameplay purposes, I think, Sims must look for the hidden lot, Underwater and find the Trident stuck in the Stone. the weirder will have power over water, the ocean and storms and the ability to transform into a mermaid/human at will, and turn others into other sea creatures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOt9C0NpHB8
OR
Collect pearls Seashells, and Sea glass, and craft the bracelet. this is from Once Upon a Time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f45vsUaERg
Or craft a Shark tooth Necklace, for male sims and that can give men the ability to turn into a sea creature of player's choice.

"MasonGamer;14008395" wrote:

Well to me Merfolk kind of are like, Werewolves The moon phase and the tides.
According to Ariel on Once Upon a Time, Mermaid Mythology, The Sea Goddess Ursula, Grants her kind with legs on the lowest tide, Merfolk are granted legs for 12 hours, once the 12 hours are up they turn back into a mermaid and return to the sea.

For gameplay purposes, I think, Sims must look for the hidden lot, Underwater and find the Trident stuck in the Stone. the weirder will have power over water, the ocean and storms and the ability to transform into a mermaid/human at will, and turn others into other sea creatures.

OR
Collect pearls Seashells, and Sea glass, and craft the bracelet. this is from Once Upon a Time.

Or craft a Shark tooth Necklace, for male sims and that can give men the ability to turn into a sea creature of player's choice.

that is a cool idea but unless they make it so mersims can live underwater (which would be awesome) idk about limiting their time on land that much.. the trident would be cool as a hidden object or lifetime reward, tho idk how much would be possible in the games engine when it comes to having power over water.. that's why i didn't bring up anything like that, i don't know what is realistic to ask for with that. causing storms i could see if it was added after seasons!

but that video with ursula is awesome. the episode that introduced ariel got me to watch the show and that video made me want to watch more. also need her hair and tiara for mermaids. :o

"MadameLee;14008526" wrote:

what about half-mermaid children?

are there hybrids in TS4? i don't have GTW so idk if there are "half-aliens". assuming there aren't hybrids, i guess it would be the same as always? children are either born as a human or mermaid.

<3 i need this to live!

I can leave without mermaids, but I need witches back. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-char075.gif

I love these ideas. I have a few myself

It wasn't very popular, I don't think, but there was an Australian children's tv show, called "H2O Just Add Water." In the show, mermaids are affected by the full moon and if they look at it or its reflection, they become "moonstruck," unless in the moon pool. This was added clearly for comedic value. Now, for the sims, on a full moon, Merpeople are more powerful. And not only that, but they will want to be in water and will be extremely drawn to the sea. On a full moon, the tides are higher and a mermaid is compelled to swim, and their hydration bar drops a bit faster. But once they've gone for a swim, it fills easily and doesn't drop as quickly.

For powers, if seasons becomes a thing, mermaids can affect the weather. This depends on their emotions:

Happy - Clear the clouds and bring sunshine
Sad - Downpour
Angry - Lightning/Thunderstorm/high winds
Gloomy/Depressed - Fog
Flirty - Sun begins to set slightly earlier, making the sky pinky orange

These weather states can also affect the ocean. So if sims are out sailing and a mermaid is angry, don't sail!

In the fourth film of Pirates of the Caribbean, the mermaid Syrena kisses that Pirate guy and he can breathe underwater. Mersims can give the "kiss of life" to a sim they are romantically involved with or have a high relationship with, enabling them to temporarily breathe underwater without diving equipment.

If it's raining, or a mersim is near a body of water, they a can use water magic. Either freezing sims/objects, soaking things, refilling cups, sinks, etc. Maybe even have water torrent duals with other mer sims to gain skill in Water magic or Mermaid Lore (could be a skill).

Instead of just catching fish like in TS3, maybe they can socialize with them. Maybe add dolphins that mermaids can befriend.

Would be super cool if mermaids could live underwater. Like vampires, they need a specific rest from time to time to replenish energy. Being in water can replenish their energy, the full moon can (it drops at a slower rate), and sleeping on the ocean bed can, too.

Mermaids are also known in mythical lore for their beautiful music. So, maybe add an aquatic instrument only merfolk can play and learn. And they can perform on land or underwater. A harp would be fitting, I think.

To become a mermaid, sims have to find the Pearl of Amphitrite/Poseidon and "observe" it. Once observed, it glows and they become fishy.

I dunno, seems more magical and mysterious than kelp.

And of course, mermaid diet. But this time with actual recipes. They could talk about kelp recipes in TS3, but they couldn't make them. There is a mod for kelp dishes out there, but it messed up my game, so...

I support this and all mermaid based ideas. <3

"v12creator;15543597" wrote:
To tell the truth, i do say the same thing i said for horses request, their gameplay is tied to open world functionality and knowing thesims5 they are probably gonna be restricted to a single neighborhood, and in thesims4 that is very little, their gameplay will become old really really fast, i do rather them to focus on the main land occults such as werewolf ,robots etc.

I don't know I think the gurus would be able to find a way to add in mermaids. I don't think mermaids need an open world to work. They could have secret lots where mermaids can gather and swim in the area.