Underwater Lots in Island Living
Now, I've almost spent all my time playing as merfolk in Island Living. Merfolk sims are like other sims, but they have that half fish part to them and special abilities. While Island Living missed a ...
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The other things that I think I should mention is that the developers for Island Living spent a lot of time on including accurate Polynesian Culture in the game. I'm not against it, but if they did their research on merfolk from other parts of the world, they might have learned some things that could enhance game play.
Obviously, they know that Sirens have a connection with merfolk. What they fail to clearly see is that Sirens in mythology are fairly one dimensional and merfolk are more dynamic. Both Sirens and Merfolk are completely different mythologic creatures, but they both share the same musical talents. I do think they could have introduced new merfolk instruments that can be played in the water. Merfolk are innately talented singers, but they are also depicted playing string instruments. The lyre, the harp, and the violin, and I believe the version of merfolk that come to mind range from mermaids and mermen found in the sea to Nyx, Nyxie, Neck, Fossegrim, and Mami Wata found in freshwater. Anywhere that has a significant body of water likely carries a story about some kind of merfolk being. Interestingly, the freshwater versions are also closely connected to dangerous areas with fresh water rapids and other hazards that result in drownings. However, no matter where they are found, these fae are depicted with string instruments.
Agnete og Hovmanden - The Merman with Seven Sons - sculpted by Suste Bonnen photographed by Thomas Roland is an example of a story involving merfolk families. The romance between the denizens of the sea and the people of the land is a popular element in merfolk stories. People want more romance interactions. I can't think of a better example of stories with plots involving tragedy and romance than stories with merfolk. I actually had to focus my search on stories featuring mermen to find really interesting stuff. There are elements from medieval history that I'm certain had an affect on what I could find. Medieval History can be a controversial topic because of the way things were back then, but I think its worth noting that there is a difference between the stories before and after that time. Mermen happen to be one of the things that almost disappeared from the lore.
“The Merman With the Seven Sons” and “Agnete and the Merman”
An unusual underwater sculpture by Suste Bonnen called “Agnete og Havmanden” or “The Merman with Seven Sons” is located “on the beaten track” in the center of Copenhagen. It is located in the canal by the Hojbro Bridge on the other side of the bridge from the fisherwoman sculpture. After its original installation in 1992, the sculpture was renovated and unveiled again in August 1997.
Suste Bonnen based her inspiration for the “Merman With Seven Sons” on the legend of “Agnete and the Merman.” As a young peasant girl named Agnete walked by the seashore, a merman rose from the waves and offered her his hand. She immediately fell in love with him and followed him to the bottom of the sea to live with him as his wife. She gave birth to his seven sons, and had entered her eighth year of living under the sea when she heard the church bells ringing from her old village.
The sound of the church bells made Agnete realize how much she missed the church and her family and she asked the merman to allow her to go home for a visit. He gave her permission on the condition that she would return after Mass. Once on land again, Agnete decided that she couldn’t return to the sea so she remained with her family and languished of land for her husband and her sons under the sea.
Johannes Bjerg, a sculptor and director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts created a sculpture and fountain of Agnete and her merman that sit by the Aarhus city hall in Aarhus, Denmark. Heavily influenced by El Greco Bjerg created Agnete and her merman in El Greco’s free flowing style.
This is the link to where this information was copied and pasted from.
https://windowstoworldhistory.weebly.com/mermen-are-important-players-in-scandinavian-culture-and-history.html
Maybe, romance in a tragic sense could be introduced with a pack. Merfolk have many stories with romance with two people divided between the land and sea. Romance isn't my cup of tea, but merfolk have lots of romance in their stories.
Aside from Instruments like the harp and a merperson's innate musical ability, there are stories of them curing illness and singing songs that told people how to cure a deathly illness. Considering how sims get sick in get to work, it would be interesting if merfolk had healing abilities. Island Living does include the Elementals: Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, and Water is an element associated with healing.
From there, you have interactions with marine life. For the first time, I saw an animation with sharks. Because my main sims were in the Life Guard Career, they can do the Patrol for Danger interaction long after quitting the career. I assume the patrol for danger is for this. They can also beach flex as an introduction and be asked which way the beach is even though they are no longer life guards. I'm sure they could do more with marine creatures than just call for an Azure Dolphin and call a creature from the deep to drag someone down.
Some other stuff could include underwater objects that allow merfolk to satisfy needs without receiving any negative moodlets or negatively affecting other sims. They could use certain items in the water because they are waterproof. Why a merperson can't have a waterproof phone or eat something in their inventory is beyond me? It's a given that they won't drown in the water, so some of these things shouldn't be an issue for them.
I noticed that merfolk tend to lose interactions. I know merfolk find snorkeling a touchy topic, but the conservationist career will allow merfolk to snorkel for their job. Honestly, I don't know why they can't just perform a kind of slower swimming as they swim around the reef, maybe underwater more. They don't have to snorkel, but they should still be able to do a similar interaction without the gear.
I still think deep water dive spots should go somewhere. A sunken ship or a reef would be nice.
And, I will always push for a functional merfolk home with merfolk styled decor, appliances, furniture, and maybe even an underwater seaweed garden with merfolk styled foods and plants similar to the alien plants on Sixam. A merfolk house wouldn't be the exact same as an ordianry house. Merfolk can swim in four directions. Because Eco Living introduced ladders, I wonder if it would be hard to include a vertical passageway to swim up into a room?
Obviously, they know that Sirens have a connection with merfolk. What they fail to clearly see is that Sirens in mythology are fairly one dimensional and merfolk are more dynamic. Both Sirens and Merfolk are completely different mythologic creatures, but they both share the same musical talents. I do think they could have introduced new merfolk instruments that can be played in the water. Merfolk are innately talented singers, but they are also depicted playing string instruments. The lyre, the harp, and the violin, and I believe the version of merfolk that come to mind range from mermaids and mermen found in the sea to Nyx, Nyxie, Neck, Fossegrim, and Mami Wata found in freshwater. Anywhere that has a significant body of water likely carries a story about some kind of merfolk being. Interestingly, the freshwater versions are also closely connected to dangerous areas with fresh water rapids and other hazards that result in drownings. However, no matter where they are found, these fae are depicted with string instruments.
Agnete og Hovmanden - The Merman with Seven Sons - sculpted by Suste Bonnen photographed by Thomas Roland is an example of a story involving merfolk families. The romance between the denizens of the sea and the people of the land is a popular element in merfolk stories. People want more romance interactions. I can't think of a better example of stories with plots involving tragedy and romance than stories with merfolk. I actually had to focus my search on stories featuring mermen to find really interesting stuff. There are elements from medieval history that I'm certain had an affect on what I could find. Medieval History can be a controversial topic because of the way things were back then, but I think its worth noting that there is a difference between the stories before and after that time. Mermen happen to be one of the things that almost disappeared from the lore.
“The Merman With the Seven Sons” and “Agnete and the Merman”
An unusual underwater sculpture by Suste Bonnen called “Agnete og Havmanden” or “The Merman with Seven Sons” is located “on the beaten track” in the center of Copenhagen. It is located in the canal by the Hojbro Bridge on the other side of the bridge from the fisherwoman sculpture. After its original installation in 1992, the sculpture was renovated and unveiled again in August 1997.
Suste Bonnen based her inspiration for the “Merman With Seven Sons” on the legend of “Agnete and the Merman.” As a young peasant girl named Agnete walked by the seashore, a merman rose from the waves and offered her his hand. She immediately fell in love with him and followed him to the bottom of the sea to live with him as his wife. She gave birth to his seven sons, and had entered her eighth year of living under the sea when she heard the church bells ringing from her old village.
The sound of the church bells made Agnete realize how much she missed the church and her family and she asked the merman to allow her to go home for a visit. He gave her permission on the condition that she would return after Mass. Once on land again, Agnete decided that she couldn’t return to the sea so she remained with her family and languished of land for her husband and her sons under the sea.
Johannes Bjerg, a sculptor and director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts created a sculpture and fountain of Agnete and her merman that sit by the Aarhus city hall in Aarhus, Denmark. Heavily influenced by El Greco Bjerg created Agnete and her merman in El Greco’s free flowing style.
This is the link to where this information was copied and pasted from.
https://windowstoworldhistory.weebly.com/mermen-are-important-players-in-scandinavian-culture-and-history.html
Maybe, romance in a tragic sense could be introduced with a pack. Merfolk have many stories with romance with two people divided between the land and sea. Romance isn't my cup of tea, but merfolk have lots of romance in their stories.
Aside from Instruments like the harp and a merperson's innate musical ability, there are stories of them curing illness and singing songs that told people how to cure a deathly illness. Considering how sims get sick in get to work, it would be interesting if merfolk had healing abilities. Island Living does include the Elementals: Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, and Water is an element associated with healing.
From there, you have interactions with marine life. For the first time, I saw an animation with sharks. Because my main sims were in the Life Guard Career, they can do the Patrol for Danger interaction long after quitting the career. I assume the patrol for danger is for this. They can also beach flex as an introduction and be asked which way the beach is even though they are no longer life guards. I'm sure they could do more with marine creatures than just call for an Azure Dolphin and call a creature from the deep to drag someone down.
Some other stuff could include underwater objects that allow merfolk to satisfy needs without receiving any negative moodlets or negatively affecting other sims. They could use certain items in the water because they are waterproof. Why a merperson can't have a waterproof phone or eat something in their inventory is beyond me? It's a given that they won't drown in the water, so some of these things shouldn't be an issue for them.
I noticed that merfolk tend to lose interactions. I know merfolk find snorkeling a touchy topic, but the conservationist career will allow merfolk to snorkel for their job. Honestly, I don't know why they can't just perform a kind of slower swimming as they swim around the reef, maybe underwater more. They don't have to snorkel, but they should still be able to do a similar interaction without the gear.
I still think deep water dive spots should go somewhere. A sunken ship or a reef would be nice.
And, I will always push for a functional merfolk home with merfolk styled decor, appliances, furniture, and maybe even an underwater seaweed garden with merfolk styled foods and plants similar to the alien plants on Sixam. A merfolk house wouldn't be the exact same as an ordianry house. Merfolk can swim in four directions. Because Eco Living introduced ladders, I wonder if it would be hard to include a vertical passageway to swim up into a room?
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