How are you preparing your game for Island Living?

I'm testing out different mods and lots types so as to find a way for my sims to go on holiday there.

My teen just became a Global Superstar. (He was already a Superstar via RTF) but he's caught up with the GF mechanism. I will continue to play him and continue to work on his romance with his high school sweetheart until such time as I age them both up to YAs. Then, they shall be wed and I will have them 'rent' a house on the island for a honeymoon. His older brother just became a YA, he's next in line, to be followed by another brother and their only sister. I may have to only leave a Sim day or two between them all to establish birth order. I do want time to play the sister's family, so I may not get to the honeymoon immediately. Or, the sister may make it there, first. Depends on my mood. ;)

I think it's pretty obvious beach and ocean-dwelling are going to be exclusive to the new world. There isn't really any prep that can be done in this case. Once the pack is out and installed though, I will be spending hours editing some Sims, and of course editing the Maxis lots.

I'm keeping up with my current legacy, hopefully her son will be a young adult and moving out by then ^-^ gonna make him be a lifegaurd and fall in love with a townie in the new world.

I'm doing a round of aging up in my save. I've picked out a few Sims who'll be moving :)

I'm not. I don't think I'm going to get it, Mermaids, peak more of my interest. I'm talking of a Trident, or a certain nautilus shell that holds actual power.

To be fair my Game has been ready for Realm of Magic for a good 2 years now. MY Character's are created, My Chateaux and Castles, built and furnished.