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Mermaids have little sense of self-preservation
Devalaous
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We all know mermaids are pretty basic sims. I didnt think EA's laziness extended to thier needs. I have yet to see one shower on its own, and keep finding my mermaid family members passed out if I ignore one for too long. Just had a teenager randomly die of dehydration somehow, after leaving her to her own devices for a night.
On top of that, very few water objects actually affect them, outdoor showers do nothing, using hydrotherapy from the sauna did VERY little and then made the game crash, and annoyingly, when it rains mermaids autonomously "Get Inside!" when they should be enjoying it.
I hope the ITF patch will give them an updated scripting that makes them try to keep hydrated. I'd also like to see an update to cooked meals that use fish, and also let kelp be used in recipes (There is after all, a special "Discuss Kelp recipes" social) Kelp is nearly pointless, it seems to recover the same amount of hunger as any old vegetable or fruit, and doesnt give a moodlet either, unlike the simbots where eating scrap fills the bar to full and gives Nice Meal
On top of that, very few water objects actually affect them, outdoor showers do nothing, using hydrotherapy from the sauna did VERY little and then made the game crash, and annoyingly, when it rains mermaids autonomously "Get Inside!" when they should be enjoying it.
I hope the ITF patch will give them an updated scripting that makes them try to keep hydrated. I'd also like to see an update to cooked meals that use fish, and also let kelp be used in recipes (There is after all, a special "Discuss Kelp recipes" social) Kelp is nearly pointless, it seems to recover the same amount of hunger as any old vegetable or fruit, and doesnt give a moodlet either, unlike the simbots where eating scrap fills the bar to full and gives Nice Meal
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It's annoying having to tell my mermaid to go swim all the time. I also had a teenager die from dehydration since she went to school, and even though she was almost dying of dehydration I couldn't cancel school for her so she ended up dying as soon as she got out of there...
After that I just got annoyed with mermaids and wanted to turn her mother back into a normal sim so I kept her away from seawater for over a week sim time before she Finally went back to human.
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