I've watched Deligracy's mermaid gameplay video and she showed us how existing sims transform to mermaid and vice versa.Seek to 16:14 and watch it until 17:46https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O32XdRkPtR4It's really disappointing that there is no animation when sims are transforming. Instead, we got moodlets, which aren't really special at all. I would have accepted if they reused vampire transformation with a little tweak for a mermaid sim. This is just super disappointing!! EA, you did a great job with Island Living but I can't personally accept this, you have 9 (or 8) days to fix this!!

I feel like the natural transformation is so pretty though! It's a roll, starting as human, ending as a mermaid. I personally really like that it is understated, and simple.

"munroele;c-17107728" wrote:I feel like the natural transformation is so pretty though! It's a roll, starting as human, ending as a mermaid. I personally really like that it is understated, and simple.I'm glad you like it, but it just doesn't feel like the sim transformed to me though.

I'm fine with it. I kind of hate how long it takes for Vampires to transform and end up having to edit them anyways. I rather have other sims react to mermaids instead as mermaids aren't going to be shocked they are mermaids.

I both dislike it and like it. It's very underwhelming, but also can be seen as understated (like no big deal). I do like the spin with the water cyclone in CAS mode, when switching between mermaid form and human form, though, and wished that was in the actual game.It's not a deal breaker for me, but I hope there are more transformations in Realm of Magic or any future magic-like/supernatural-like pack.

"XxAirixX;c-17107733" wrote:I'm fine with it. I kind of hate how long it takes for Vampires to transform and end up having to edit them anyways. I rather have other sims react to mermaids instead as mermaids aren't going to be shocked they are mermaids.I think a 2 to 3 second animation would be fine. I just want the sense of a sim transforming to an occult or vice versa. It just feels more in-depth and detailed to me. I wish they could have approached this better by not just giving us moodlets. I also don't like for my sims to take 3 days to transform just like vampires.I just want something similar to this, but faster and smoother.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQfapv6QWkk

Mermaid transformation is seriously disappointing!!

munroel
6 years ago
I feel like the natural transformation is so pretty though! It's a roll, starting as human, ending as a mermaid. I personally really like that it is understated, and simple.
TheKeyenpeydee
6 years ago
"munroele;c-17107728" wrote:
I feel like the natural transformation is so pretty though! It's a roll, starting as human, ending as a mermaid. I personally really like that it is understated, and simple.

I'm glad you like it, but it just doesn't feel like the sim transformed to me though.
XxAirixX
6 years ago
I'm fine with it. I kind of hate how long it takes for Vampires to transform and end up having to edit them anyways. I rather have other sims react to mermaids instead as mermaids aren't going to be shocked they are mermaids.
LatinaBunny
New Spectator
6 years ago
I both dislike it and like it. It's very underwhelming, but also can be seen as understated (like no big deal). I do like the spin with the water cyclone in CAS mode, when switching between mermaid form and human form, though, and wished that was in the actual game.

It's not a deal breaker for me, but I hope there are more transformations in Realm of Magic or any future magic-like/supernatural-like pack.
TheKeyenpeydee
6 years ago
"XxAirixX;c-17107733" wrote:
I'm fine with it. I kind of hate how long it takes for Vampires to transform and end up having to edit them anyways. I rather have other sims react to mermaids instead as mermaids aren't going to be shocked they are mermaids.

I think a 2 to 3 second animation would be fine. I just want the sense of a sim transforming to an occult or vice versa. It just feels more in-depth and detailed to me. I wish they could have approached this better by not just giving us moodlets. I also don't like for my sims to take 3 days to transform just like vampires.

I just want something similar to this, but faster and smoother.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQfapv6QWkk
TheKeyenpeydee
6 years ago
"bunny-gypsy;c-17107756" wrote:
I both dislike it and like it. It's very underwhelming, but also can be seen as understated (like no big deal). I do like the spin with the water cyclone in CAS mode, when switching between mermaid form and human form, though, and wished that was in the actual game.

It's not a deal breaker for me, but I hope there are more transformations in Realm of Magic or any future magic-like/supernatural-like pack.

Honestly, this transformation would have been better than moodlets lmao. :D
LatinaBunny
New Spectator
6 years ago
I wished they could do something like in CAS, around 12:27 in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjuaEzx1DE&t=12m27s

There is a swirl of water as the Sim spins to transform into the mermaid.

In Deligracy's video during CAS with the mermaid, there were sometimes some bubbles with a fish that comes around the mermaid as well at point. It starts around 19:25 in the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFIyE8gc4D0&t=19m26s
TheKeyenpeydee
6 years ago
"bunny-gypsy;c-17107768" wrote:
I wished they could do something like in CAS, around 12:27 in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjuaEzx1DE&t=12m27s

There is a swirl of water as the Sim spins to transform into the mermaid.

In Deligracy's video during CAS with the mermaid, there were sometimes some bubbles with a fish that comes around the mermaid as well at point. It starts around 19:25 in the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFIyE8gc4D0&t=19m26s

That 2nd video should honestly be the transformation in live mode!! They could just reverse the animation if a mermaid sim transforms back to a normal sim.
LadyKyn
New Traveler
6 years ago
A non-existent 3 second animation or 'SPARKLY' effect, doesn't really bother me especially when the mermaid is on land and then nothing. They always seem pretty underwhelming. Can understand for those that just like a small visual effect. Though I noticed in some videos inbetween in detecting a mermaid with some idle animations and sounds they make, which I like with those details.
icemanfresh
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
Hmm...I was expecting something interesting to happen, so this is kind of underwhelming.

The Game Changers played an early build of the pack though. Maybe they've added a new animation since?