Island Living Fallout

I think a lot of the complaints (some very valid, some maybe not so much) stem from expectations that people had for the pack. From what I gathered from the response, the EP has things that people didn't expect (like the conservationist career or the rarely mentioned island ghosts/entities/whatever they are) and doesn't have things that people did expect (underwater gameplay, ability to vacation on the world).

It feels to me like the pack's direction (Living, so focused on the aesthetics of the world and some world-specific gameplay like suntanning and such) was not a good decision on the team's part with this particular pack. They clearly thought it was but the people who are disappointed with it also have a point (not always articulated nicely, but them's the internet rules these days, unfortunately).

That said, it's still beautiful, looks fun & while I don't have it yet, it's on my wishlist.

Because the squeaky wheels make more noise. I love the conservationist career and focus on conservation. The career is much more fun if you have your Sim 'work from home' - the assignments have a lot more variety than the 'homework' required of Sims who 'go to work'. I wasn't thrilled when they announced the pack - I can't think of anything more boring than watching my Sims sunbathe - but I've been pleasantly surprised by all the things to do with this pack, and I would definitely consider it to be a 'must have'.

Most people were disappointed that it lacked depth (no pun intended) and did not feel like an expansion pack. The trailers made it look like you could do more on the island when in fact, you can do very little and most of the stuff you can do are rabbit holes. Deep diving, lifeguard, the hidden cave, and many of the small jobs.

I'm a person who relaxes when she sees her sims swimming in the ocean. I really liked that in TS2 Bon Voyage, so I had wished for a pack like this. The beach activities are fun, the island spirits are spooky and mermaids cool. I still haven't had time to try the careers or elementals, but I'm getting there.

There could have been more depth (I wish mermaids could actually kill sims, the volcano doesn't seem to do much and there could be more surprises or things to explore, instead of rabbit holes and moodlet events, but I would like TS4 in general have more interactable surroundings). Anyway, aside of that I really really like the pack and rather spend my time playing it than talking about it :)

I'm still over the moon that I won the pack in a giveaway, because I really wanted it and otherwise I would have had to wait for a sale.

These might answer your question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gzq2nZjHUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTLCmrV_b5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVDCU82W7U0

You have quite a few packs. What are your opinions on the packs you own? Apply it to IL.... research what it offers to you and your gameplay and decide if you might like it. A large amounts of complaints about IL on the forums and even other places come from people that don't like this iteration in general or the path that's been taken with it... and that's okay, but it might not apply to you. If you haven't been here until recently take what everyone says with a grain of salt and make up your own mind.

Me, I love the pack... and love my game. Is it tailored made for me ... no. Nothing is. I'm really glad it isn't a vacation world and that my sim can live or visit there. I'm really glad it didn't have resorts (I don't personally think they would function well). I enjoy the mermaids, the water activities, the dolphins, building sandcastles, the build/buy, the gorgeous world, the island spirits lot trait and the people of Sulani (the culture).. as well as the premades and their backstories. Still haven't played with some of it like the elementals or the volcano stuff.. but I'll get around to it eventually.

I love Island Living! Sulani is beautiful and so different from the other worlds. I love the mermaids and their dolphin friends, watching my toddler sims play in the ocean, my sims swimming in the ocean etc. I will admit I was disappointed that there was no underwater gameplay or a beach vacation option, which was what I really wanted. I'm hoping hotel venues at least will be in a future pack so all worlds can become holiday destinations. I still really enjoy visiting Sulani with my sims though.

I’ve quite enjoyed island living. It isn’t my favorite pack but I’ve easily gotten my forty bucks worth and my game is better off having Sulani as part of it.

"WolfNate;d-964898" wrote:
Hello Simmers wow not been on forums since Supernatural was released. So I was wondering what's the issue with Island? It seems most simmers have no love for it and I guess mermaids are lacking. I only have GF, CnD, Vampires, GTW and JA, so I don't have IL and thus have no concept of people's opinions. But through mosying about Sims Community via FB Discord and now here (again) I see that it's really not well liked. Is Mermaids not being cool enough only reason?

I like it. We got mermaids that can do more then in sims 3; but weren't the main focus still (they were never meant to be live vampires where they were the sole focus of the the game; just a nice little touch), the world feels more open with sims being able to swimming, have a new way to catch fish, jet skis, kava parties and welcome bandwagon brings you a bowl of kava which feels like a nice touch that is part of their culture and do beach activities such as build sandcastles, dig for seashells, play with dolphins, scuba dive, explore caves, watch sea turtles hatch when it is time, can clean up the beach to help improve how the world looks, etc...the whole world is beautiful and relaxing.

I think people keep comparing it to something that it is not. It's not Sims 3 and to avoid similar problems that Sims 3 had, it makes them a bit limited in some areas (can't see underwater but can still can see life in the ocean swimming around); but doesn't mean the game has a whole was bad. Also people are mad that University hasn't came yet.

I guess I am wrong person to ask as I am the opposite of most on here (like occult sims and don't want too much realism). I hoped it opened up all the oceans; but they still say it isn't ruled out and for awhile now you can wade in certain oceans and lakes in the world where you can fish, so that is a positive sign of swimming and all that being a possibility.

Also I am glad it is not a vacation world and was worried about that. It is an expansion, I want a world some of my sims can live in. Sims can still visit the beach for the day (they already visit bars, nightclubs, etc...so it isn't impossible to visit even if your sim doesn't live there). If people want rental homes, I think a better option is for the Sims team to fix that rental lot option to make it work in any world. The best compromise really for everyone without taking away a livable world. Not all of us live in big cities and all that, something people forget. To me, cities like San Myshuno is foreign and like a vacation to me.

It is just pretty....I will give them that. I just feel angry about paying 40 bucks for pretty.


Can't make all the recipes like poke bowl, fish stew, etc.

The coconut cake is the same cake as the white cake

No scuba diving

Lifeguard should have been an active career

I was ok about no houseboats without an open world, they would have been worthless.

lots of bugs on release like mermaid genetics not working. Lots not working properly and just found out that having a fireplace will spawn vendor NPCs in your sim's house..LOL

The town parties are boring...we should have been able to learn a hula dance or a cool Polynesian dance from the locals, have a real luau, reuse of the bonfire from GT is just terrible.

Off the grid feels like an afterthought or a throw in. It needed cool items like solar panels or an true icebox where we needed to buy ice for it every week to keep items fresh, an actual wood burning stove we needed to collect wood for, Tubs we could fill up with buckets from a well or the ocean, a way to purify ocean water into clean water

My biggest gripe...This was an opportunity to turn homeworlds into hybrid destination\homeworlds with lot traits. It would have been nice to have this world double as a vacation spot along with other worlds. A hotel system would have been nice but I would have okay with the ability to be able to make rental lots in any world.