While searching for detailed info on the Island Living features, I stumbled across this article which gave me the best information I have been able to find, besides videos. Tell me what you think about the features down below!Link: https://www.platinumsimmers.com/articles/the-sims-4-island-living-preview/

"cheescaeks;c-17106317" wrote:i love everything besides diving being a rabbithole.i would've loved to take my mermaid deepsea diving and actually immerse in that sort of world. like, if they do patch free-ocean swimming for base game and other expansions, there wouldn't be much added to this world itself as an expansion. like don't get me wrong, i love it all, but i think the majority of the budget went to modeling and programming workable oceans that they didn't necessarily get to other parts of an expansion that separate it from a gamepackedit: and to be clear, i pre-ordered it the moment i could. i love everything about this. just wish there was an active diving skill and a separate loaded lot where you can scuba dive around and play as a mermaid. that just looked so neat in sims 3 and could've been redone better in this iteration given it has a loading screenI agree, but I thought we weren’t getting diving so I’m glad we got it, and we can find treasure. I think they should have added some stuff in the depths (farthest from shallows) for sims to dive down into, and dig through. Also take pictures and all. I’m just grateful that I got my basics.

"Jennifer_;c-17106364" wrote:houseboatsYeah it would have been really cool to have, but I guess it has its reasons for not returning. :/

I'm super excited for mermaids! But I'm honestly disappointed that theres no underwater play. V.v I wanted mermaid to swim about, like sims 3 diving, and find treasure and fishies. Sigh...

What do you think about these Island Living features!?

55 Replies

jasper7702
7 years ago
"cheescaeks;c-17106317" wrote:
i love everything besides diving being a rabbithole.

i would've loved to take my mermaid deepsea diving and actually immerse in that sort of world. like, if they do patch free-ocean swimming for base game and other expansions, there wouldn't be much added to this world itself as an expansion. like don't get me wrong, i love it all, but i think the majority of the budget went to modeling and programming workable oceans that they didn't necessarily get to other parts of an expansion that separate it from a gamepack

edit: and to be clear, i pre-ordered it the moment i could. i love everything about this. just wish there was an active diving skill and a separate loaded lot where you can scuba dive around and play as a mermaid. that just looked so neat in sims 3 and could've been redone better in this iteration given it has a loading screen

I agree, but I thought we weren’t getting diving so I’m glad we got it, and we can find treasure. I think they should have added some stuff in the depths (farthest from shallows) for sims to dive down into, and dig through. Also take pictures and all. I’m just grateful that I got my basics.
jasper7702
7 years ago
"nerdfashion;c-17106330" wrote:
Before I saw EA Play it was WHERE IS UNIVERSITY!?. But then they showed us the trailer, mermaids, etc, and now I'm on top of the volcano!!!

I was upset, and didn’t want Island Living, but this pack has surpassed expectations! I just wish I could place one rental property, because after I live there and explore all the features. I would want to escape there, but I could use other ways!
Sausent
7 years ago
houseboats
jasper7702
7 years ago
"Jennifer_;c-17106364" wrote:
houseboats

Yeah it would have been really cool to have, but I guess it has its reasons for not returning. :/
Aangellulu
7 years ago
I'm super excited for mermaids! But I'm honestly disappointed that theres no underwater play. V.v I wanted mermaid to swim about, like sims 3 diving, and find treasure and fishies. Sigh...
Purrloin9
7 years ago
Hotels.
jasper7702
7 years ago
"Angellulu;c-17106596" wrote:
I'm super excited for mermaids! But I'm honestly disappointed that theres no underwater play. V.v I wanted mermaid to swim about, like sims 3 diving, and find treasure and fishies. Sigh...

Yeah I wish we had an underwater lot or a cave to take us to one. I’m pretty sure it has been confirmed there is one so, “sigh...” but at least we are still getting some of the basics!
jasper7702
7 years ago
"ListentoToppDogg;c-17106610" wrote:
Hotels.

I’m missing it too, but I feel like it would be better off in a GP or a SP to unlock its full potential.
enjoyfulsimmer0
7 years ago
A little more depth. However, the Waterfall bathing adds a sense of reality and the volcano is such a sweet touch! :)
jasper7702
7 years ago
"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17106643" wrote:
A little more depth. However, the Waterfall bathing adds a sense of reality and the volcano is such a sweet touch! :)

I agree, but I think the whole ecosystem and environment thing put in a lot of depth so that’s good. I think GP’s just put in the most depth, because they are solely focused. EP’s tend to be larger and looser.