Does anyone know if this next EP will open up all waters?

IDK. Having to use buydebug just to build sandcastles outside Sulani feels like a cop out. They have an excuse for routable water, but not land activities

If a child played TS4 with no previous frame of reference, I'm sure she'd ask why sandcastles can be built in Sulani but not the other beaches, because it's just common sense

I'm not surprised if we won't be able to swim in the other worlds, but hopefully, all new worlds from now on will have swimmable water. I hope we can at least do sand activities in other worlds, such as in Brindleton Bay.

"SimsayCD;c-17099730" wrote:
I'm not surprised if we won't be able to swim in the other worlds, but hopefully, all new worlds from now on will have swimmable water. I hope we can at least do sand activities in other worlds, such as in Brindleton Bay.

This would be nice but I kind of doubt it. A swimmable ocean is a huge selling point for Island Living just like apartments were a huge selling point for City Living and likely the reason we didn't see apartments in Get Famous. It's possible and I'm crossing my fingers but I won't get my hopes up.

"SimsayCD;c-17099730" wrote:
I'm not surprised if we won't be able to swim in the other worlds, but hopefully, all new worlds from now on will have swimmable water. I hope we can at least do sand activities in other worlds, such as in Brindleton Bay.

This would be nice but I kind of doubt it. A swimmable ocean is a huge selling point for Island Living just like apartments were a huge selling point for City Living and likely the reason we didn't see apartments in Get Famous. It's possible and I'm crossing my fingers but I won't get my hopes up.

I would be surprised if the you could swim in future worlds, since nothing in Sims 4 has been carried forward since. Base world had fishing, plants, collectibles, chess, kids play, BBQ, and toilets. That's just the Goth neighbourhood, with seasons they gained a vendor and with seasons a skating rink based on season.

None of there newer worlds/neighbourhoods have these items, even though they had plenty of time to add them.

"leetamme;c-17099656" wrote:
No biggie, just hope they'll create more worlds where the waters are open.

@leetamme That's not very likely to happen - a beach is not a feature like clubs where there's a natural extension - they would have to do actual work for just the people that bought the pack. They only add things if they're profitable or if they're smaller things, or if they're meant to be in the base game. I don't see them making more beach worlds, for the same reason they're not making more city worlds like San Myshuno.

"kitty29041985;c-17099283" wrote:

"Akl500P;c-17099258" wrote:
I highly doubt it. Someone was asked this question on Reddit who played it yesterday and they said it’s only open in the island. They have said before that the water in other worlds would have to be completely reworked to be swimmable because it isn’t actual water just paint. This is fine with me I’d rather the budget be spent elsewhere than opening water everywhere.

It is sad. It's like Pets, pets only at BrinBay :( I mean you can put Trait but you never will see how your neighbor walking dog out etc...
How about sun burn? also only in Island?

Yeah that was super weird... there is a mod by the way that causes pet walkers to spawn in all worlds, as well as strays.

https://www.deichschafblog.de/s4/mods-fuer-hunde-katzen/

"Akl500P;c-17099258" wrote:
I highly doubt it. Someone was asked this question on Reddit who played it yesterday and they said it’s only open in the island. They have said before that the water in other worlds would have to be completely reworked to be swimmable because it isn’t actual water just paint. This is fine with me I’d rather the budget be spent elsewhere than opening water everywhere.

Agreed but I'd like to see an exception with Granite Falls so you could swim to the waterfall.

This only bothers me for Granite Falls and Windenburg, and Brindleton bay. If they update it so all FUTURE worlds also have island swimming it'd be less of a blow, but this is still a shame none the less.

"Zeldaboy180;c-17099926" wrote:

"kitty29041985;c-17099283" wrote:

"Akl500P;c-17099258" wrote:
I highly doubt it. Someone was asked this question on Reddit who played it yesterday and they said it’s only open in the island. They have said before that the water in other worlds would have to be completely reworked to be swimmable because it isn’t actual water just paint. This is fine with me I’d rather the budget be spent elsewhere than opening water everywhere.

It is sad. It's like Pets, pets only at BrinBay :( I mean you can put Trait but you never will see how your neighbor walking dog out etc...
How about sun burn? also only in Island?

Yeah that was super weird... there is a mod by the way that causes pet walkers to spawn in all worlds, as well as strays.

https://www.deichschafblog.de/s4/mods-fuer-hunde-katzen/

Yeah, I never understood that. Or why foxes don't naturally spawn in Granite Falls and why racoons don't spawn in other worlds. I wish they would change that. Or maybe it works if you have a park in your game with the strays trait? idk. I might have to test that.