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Curious Details #3: Wading Around
Back in June of 2018, the Sims Team added the ability to wade in water (walk into it, pretty much) around pre-Island Living worlds. This was in an attempt to test the viability of making those worlds' waters swimmable. Not long after, this was patched out, but I've found two spots left unpatched:
Daschund's Creek (Cavalier Cove, Brindleton Bay) (Cats & Dogs)
This is accessible to "wade" in from the point shown in the first image, all the way upstream to the waterfall beside the lot from which the creek is named.
Ignore the suffering sim on the bottom-right. He's suffering for science.
https://i.imgur.com/mrHVTJO.png
Magnolia Promenade Bayou (Get To Work)
Not sure why one would want to wade in this, but you do you.
https://i.imgur.com/aipfLaV.png
Notes:
Back in June of 2018, the Sims Team added the ability to wade in water (walk into it, pretty much) around pre-Island Living worlds. This was in an attempt to test the viability of making those worlds' waters swimmable. Not long after, this was patched out, but I've found two spots left unpatched:
Daschund's Creek (Cavalier Cove, Brindleton Bay) (Cats & Dogs)
This is accessible to "wade" in from the point shown in the first image, all the way upstream to the waterfall beside the lot from which the creek is named.
Ignore the suffering sim on the bottom-right. He's suffering for science.
https://i.imgur.com/mrHVTJO.png
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/BdNTLHA.png
https://i.imgur.com/BdNTLHA.png
Magnolia Promenade Bayou (Get To Work)
Not sure why one would want to wade in this, but you do you.
https://i.imgur.com/aipfLaV.png
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/aaCvlnG.png
https://i.imgur.com/aaCvlnG.png
Notes:
- Despite Servos not being in the game around the time of this patch, their durability degrades at 3x speed whilst wading.
- Wading doesn't replenish hygiene.
- Wading replenishes hydration for merfolk, but only by 1x.
- Unlike the above, a Plantsim's water need is not replenished through wading.
- No, one cannot place down portable objects in the water.
