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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If my memory is correct, Maxis or EA has a partnership with Disney. Disney’s the Little Mermaid has an underwater world worth noting in terms of content design.
There’s:
H20
H20 Mako Mermaids
Ancient Greek myths
Scandinavian Folklore
Various tv shows and books...
I know for a fact that many stories with merfolk and family relations,
Some stories have the forbidden romance between two divided by land and sea.
Some have marriage promised in exchange for bountiful fishing that doesn’t end well: an origin story for the color of a water lily flower.
Some are less tragic where the merfolk in question simply want to be with their family and help them.
Either way, they definitely took their time trying to understand Polynesian Culture, I think a theme for content would be easier to identify if they look at what is popular and what the old stories are.
And most of the old stories with the plots mentioned above include stories that use the term merman to refer to a merman with a major role in the story. Mermaids have plenty of their own stories too, but if you google mermaid, looking through all the results will take longer because of the amount of content that exists. But, that’s just more of a reason why there isn’t an excuse for merfolk having less content or exclusive interactions.
And, it’s a given that content that benefits merfolk in the game can still be implemented for non-occult players. There are a lot of potential ideas to think about, but I would be happy with a few core things:
1. An underwater residential lot
2. Children and Toddlers with a merform to support living in an underwater home (Children don’t need mermadic powers for me to be happy)
3. The ability to toggle the merform on and off so that I can have merfolk in their merform by the water’s edge and sitting on the pool ledge without cheats.
4. More items in build mode for underwater lots
Abilities that would make me even happier:
1. More Siren Songs that trigger more moodlets
2. More interactions with marine life like sharks and dolphins underwater
3. More options for changing the weather like Blizzards and Snow.
4. There are places where it would be nice if the oceans were open for swimming. These places include islands with freezing conditions.
(I low key want to freeze Sulani just to see what that would look like and how it might affect game play. Lol. I’m really not expecting to get snow in Sulani.)
One of these days, I’m going to find examples of underwater venue options. I know more things exist beyond scuba diving, and with merfolk, the limitations that come with needing air to breathe are not an issue. I imagine the introduction of underwater objects would help people create their own unique underwater venues.
There’s:
H20
H20 Mako Mermaids
Ancient Greek myths
Scandinavian Folklore
Various tv shows and books...
I know for a fact that many stories with merfolk and family relations,
Some stories have the forbidden romance between two divided by land and sea.
Some have marriage promised in exchange for bountiful fishing that doesn’t end well: an origin story for the color of a water lily flower.
Some are less tragic where the merfolk in question simply want to be with their family and help them.
Either way, they definitely took their time trying to understand Polynesian Culture, I think a theme for content would be easier to identify if they look at what is popular and what the old stories are.
And most of the old stories with the plots mentioned above include stories that use the term merman to refer to a merman with a major role in the story. Mermaids have plenty of their own stories too, but if you google mermaid, looking through all the results will take longer because of the amount of content that exists. But, that’s just more of a reason why there isn’t an excuse for merfolk having less content or exclusive interactions.
And, it’s a given that content that benefits merfolk in the game can still be implemented for non-occult players. There are a lot of potential ideas to think about, but I would be happy with a few core things:
1. An underwater residential lot
2. Children and Toddlers with a merform to support living in an underwater home (Children don’t need mermadic powers for me to be happy)
3. The ability to toggle the merform on and off so that I can have merfolk in their merform by the water’s edge and sitting on the pool ledge without cheats.
4. More items in build mode for underwater lots
Abilities that would make me even happier:
1. More Siren Songs that trigger more moodlets
2. More interactions with marine life like sharks and dolphins underwater
3. More options for changing the weather like Blizzards and Snow.
4. There are places where it would be nice if the oceans were open for swimming. These places include islands with freezing conditions.
(I low key want to freeze Sulani just to see what that would look like and how it might affect game play. Lol. I’m really not expecting to get snow in Sulani.)
One of these days, I’m going to find examples of underwater venue options. I know more things exist beyond scuba diving, and with merfolk, the limitations that come with needing air to breathe are not an issue. I imagine the introduction of underwater objects would help people create their own unique underwater venues.
