Sims 3 Island Paradise - MERMAIDS!

[Mermaid Saphira]

The sims 3 has a new expansion pack called island paradise! Not only can you scuba dive and build a house boat, they have MERMAIDS! This is defiantely on my want list :D :D :D :D :D
http://thesims.com/en_US/the-sims-3-island-paradise (http://thesims.com/en_US/the-sims-3-island-paradise)

[Mermaid Shayna]

I AM GOING TO BUY THIS! I love the sims 3, I'm playing it now haha

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ I've been deprived of my sims. My computer is acting sorta wonky and can't handle the graphics suddently. I can;t wait to get my own laptop -__- lol

[Maethor]

I was actually going to post this the other day, but I wasn't sure if anyone else played Sims!! I can not wait for this to come out!! as;ghjkalkjghalsuvdnvrie
Why do I have to wait until the summer?!

[DexRicon]

My wife and I have been getting ready to prep our computer for this. Shopping for a new motherboard and processor. I will be recreating Splash at the earliest opportunity.

[Ariel-Starfish]

Oh my lord! :jawdrop: Pure love!

[malinghi]

Are they playable? There doesn't seem to be anything I can find that says they are.

[Maethor]

I hope so. I would assume that they would count as a supernatural. *crosses fingers!*

[MermaidBrittany]

Since there is one even in there at all, I figure if they dont swim like that or are playable with the game, then there will be at least the same costume like tail used in previous sims. If not it is more likely that someone will create one since it is a tropical water expansion pack. :)

[malinghi]

They've released more info about it. They confirmed that they're playable, and that they will be of both genders. Also I think they get legs on land.

http://simsvip.com/2013/05/07/the-sims-3-island-paradise-mermaids-confirmed-playable/
http://simsvip.com/2013/05/10/island-paradise-new-mermaid-tidbits/

[AniaR]

YAY SO EXCITED. I just installed all my sims games on my new laptop! eeee

[Nyx]

EEEEEEE I CAN'T WAITTT

[Maethor]

This is amazing! I am so excited!

[MermaidHyli]

Apparently theres a sea monster which oddly resembles the kracken to me. O.o it just snatched a boat right out of the surface...NEAT!

[DexRicon]

You won't be fighting a kraken, but they will likely be available to catch. I have been checking the sims wiki every day for the past two months. The wife just gave me the okay to shell out hundreds of dollars for a new motherboard and processor to make sure it runs properly. Eight cores running at 4.0 GHz attached to 8 MB lvl 2 cache...and two months of research to articulate to her why that will help her run a resort from a houseboat while kicking mermaids out of her son's birthday party.

[Mermaid Muir]

I really have to get sims now. I have been on the fence about buying it for some time now but I might have to see about getting it now

[Mermaid Kassandra]

Great!!!I've Always whished for mermaids in ùthe Sims <3

[DexRicon]

It is out today...and guess who was in the store first thing in the morning? The mermaid is pretty cool. Sad that there are no tails on land and that you can't choose to be a mermaid right at the start like you can with other supernaturals, but it is otherwise AWESOME. And the rest of the game is pretty cool too. Love having a houseboat and diving into the kraken's lair. Haven't tried the hotel management part yet. I have a feeling it is going to be pretty interesting for those who are into it, but overall I think it is going to be more like the world adventure expansion in that I'll probably never actually use any of its features.

[AniaR]

I GOT IT I'LL TELL YA HOW IT IS.

[Maethor]

Is the town like a vacation or like a regular town with jobs and everything?

[AniaR]

here's how to become a mermaid: http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Mermaid

[DexRicon]

It's a regular town. With the latest patch you can move existing Sims into it. Only difference is that this one has resorts you can stay at.

[AniaR]

yeah but it has so many launch bugs. I have been sitting her for 4 hours trying to get the damn thing to work. Went to the forum and EVERYONE is having these stupid bugs and freezing/crashing issues -_- I wont be a mermaid tonight in it at least. argh.

[malinghi]

Between this and Sim City launch, sounds like they have trouble releasing things without any hiccups. Sorry you won't get to play a mermaid tonight.

[DexRicon]

Hmm...I have had a glitch or two, but it hasn't been running any worse for me than World Adventures did. I actually cheated my way to a mermaid in a few moments. But I saw Raina's video on facebook. Happy to see that she got it working. I'll take the videos of her swimming for real any day. As if we needed more proof that reality beats fantasy.

[AniaR]

it freezes any time I try to check into a resort, and for me (not sure if it's like this for anyone else) the graphics turn bad underwater. But yeah, I finally got to be a mermaid, after staying up WAY too late.

As you can see, even with my graphics turned all the way up and my top of the line graphics card, it was VERY pixelated.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1044360_640662845968462_321872262_n.jpg

[Echidna]

I've never played sims, but as an experienced old Second-Lifer, I can say there have been mermaid-related areas and stuff since the very beginning, and there is a thriving "mer-community", too.
The graphics are way better as well, and you can make all your outfits yourself if you want.

I'm not on there a lot anymore, but I used to make mermaid, fairy and fantasy stuff, and ran a RP group for a while.
SL is free to play.
I could post a few pictures as comparison, but I don't want to derail too much.

[AniaR]

yeah I've tried second life and didn't see much point, haha I like sims, I like playing sandbox games.

[AniaR]

got my graphics fixed!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1052676_641556972545716_335026449_o.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/994776_10153050302450425_704742882_n.jpg

[AniaR]

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[DexRicon]

Hmm...so now we need some Sims mermaid stories. The mother of a family that I've been working on ate some mermaidic kelp and found that being a mermaid in the inland town of Twinbrook was harder than it seemed. The warm weather left her often dried out...and so did the fire resulting from her husband's attempt to fix the TV one late night. Despite her frustration with him they did woohoo in their son's treehouse the next day. She's in her second trimester now, packing in the watermelon to make sure she gives birth to a little mergirl.

[Maethor]

Good luck with your mer families! I created a girl who bought a resort and is learning to snorkel and scuba dive so I can go out and befriend a mermaid and get some kelp stuff. :D I am way too excited for this expansion.

[AptaMer]

It seems Dionne Bromfield has been doing promotional photos for the Sims3 mermaids. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2349728/Dionne-Bromfield-makes-splash-modern-day-mermaid-new-underwater-photoshoot.html

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[Cordelia]

Guess I'm going to have to get my Sims3 game back from my sister! And now that I have a better computer, it will actually be playable! Wheee!

[Maethor]

My only complaint about this game is that my mermaid wants to swim EVERYWHERE. She takes hours to get somewhere simple. I just make her teleport instead. :)

[babsannee]

I LOVE THIS GAME. Does anyone have an online acount at thesims3.com?? I would love to friend you. :)

[AniaR]

yah! Rainawater add me :D

[Sparkling Shores]

My online account is onedarkflame :D Feel free to add me. I really enjoy the mermaid expansion but I have got to fix the pixelation too!

[Mermaid Saphira]

I think I have an account O_O lol. Try SimmySmileys :)