Tropical Island GP Preferred Feature

All of the above, actually! Scuba diving would be a welcome addition if the underwater exploration's fun to do more than once; in TS3 I got bored after one sim exhausted all the possibilities (no repeat value for me).

Surfing would be fantastic! I agree with Movotti, we've never had that, that I can remember.

I'd love to have hotels, though I've no interest in running them.

What would a mermaid life-state look like, if it followed the Vampire gp model? I liked the idea, but didn't find them adding much to my game in TS3. Might be more useful/fun to have Sirens, with their singing & enticement abilities.

"Anmirla;c-16789819" wrote:
Surfing was done in TS3, just not in a normal beach sort of way.
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If I remember correctly, it is used mostly in pools, but you had to manipulate it to use it in beach areas. It's been forever since I tried to use it so don't quote me on that.

You can normally place it on beach areas. It's actually one of my favorite store sets. It would be nice if we could see it return and maybe even have a separate Surfing skill.

The poll is a tough choice since multiple items are in my wishlist, but I went with swimmable oceans because it's thematically appropriate. Hotels can come in a different vacation pack.

"Mariefoxprice83;c-16791816" wrote:


I was tempted to suggest an English seaside destination the other day but then I remembered that most summers in recent memory have not been nearly as good as the one we had this year, and sims might not be able to get enough use out of the beaches if the player has Seasons installed ;)

Perhaps if they're to add swimable beaches, they could also add a new trait: Blood of a fish, willing and able to go swimming in the sea, regardless of the weather.

This was a really cool concept TS3 had came out with that unfortunately was ruined by the routing issues in Isla Paradasio. I doubt they'd bring this back in the Tropical Vacation GP if they do it but I do hope they consider working on this for a future EP.

None of the above sound interesting to me but I have no suggestion in place of "other"
I'm just really hoping it won't be a vacation world, though I know it likely will be

Definitely hotels, although I can't really see them in a tropical island pack. Maybe in a pack without a world, like Dine Out.

Without a swimmable ocean and surfing a tropical pack is useless to me so I'd want them to focus on these features.

I need there to be swimming oceans, scubing diving might work for me. But definitely has to have ocean activities.

I really really want hotels we control, but I think that won’t come in a game pack unless it’s the focus, maybe if tropical vacations is an EP.

I would also lbe happy if we just had hotels we didn’t control in a tropical GP instead of rental houses. Just to change it up.

Scuba diving bc underwater landscapes in TS4 would look INCREDIBLE. The cartoony style gives opportunities to include fantasy-like scenery, atmospheric dive spots with different shades of water, backdrops etc. and ahhhh I'm all excited about it!

Also, if sims can scuba dive, obviously they'd also have to be able to swim in the ocean generally, so it's a two-in-one.


I do want the tropical pack to be an EP, though. I hope it is a jam-packed, amazing expansion with all of these features.

I'd rather ocean swimming be patched in. I had a hard time choosing between hotels and scuba diving, but chose hotels because I'd love to have more getaway options for sims. Hopefully we'd be able to have hotels in any world.
I'd love a tropical pack, but it would also be interesting to see a non-tropical beach pack.
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