Island Living - bought it for the mermaid. If a pack contains an occult Sim, I usually must have it. Granted, I wish the mermaid (and normal Sims) could do more interactions in the water, and the boats and jetskis give me some issues when I try to leave them in the water, but...
Sulani is *the* place for my main family. They'll settle on an empty beach, and build their shacks, huts and sometimes a huge vacation house. Then tear it all down again and start over. And I love the style of the houses and the surrounding enviroment. Still fighting to build *the* perfect house for them, and make it last through generations.
Are there actually sharks in the base pack? I've never seen any myself (maybe only on certain lots?) and I've heard claims that people on PC can cheat them into the game, but it apparently will only make your Sims tense, not eat them. I did get me a surprise when I had my mermaid test out her powers and using her husband as volounteer. Don't know if the mermaid actually can make people drown (doubt it) but I'm not gonna risk it unless I get really unwelcome visitors.
Laundry Day and Seasons gets a shout-out. They work perfectly with this pack. My Sims can do their laundry by hand, the mermaid gets weather powers and I actually have to keep watch on my Sims during thunderstorms, because someone in the sky is actively aiming for them (one of my Sims left for work and was struck the moment he was outside the door).
