Can't get my Sims to "Play In Ocean"...

Goodywood

They keep saying they can't do it when I tell them. I tried to edit the lot so it could be possible but it didn't work. I'm playing in Monte Vista. I was thinking about going to Isla Paradiso and grabbing one of the beach lots from there, then placing it in MV to see if that works. It tells me to "Try a coastline that's more shallow".


Edit: I have the same problem as this thread: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/702899/shallow-water-to-play-in-ocean-i-need-advice

Colton147147

Monte Vista is my favorite world and I play it often; have had no issues with swimming in the ocean on both beaches (Sunbather's Retreat and Venice Beach).

Try clearing your cache.

Perhaps @igazor or @phoebebebe13 may know what to do.

Goodywood

Colton147147 wrote: »

Monte Vista is my favorite world and I play it often; have had no issues with swimming in the ocean on both beaches (Sunbather's Retreat and Venice Beach).

Try clearing your cache.

Perhaps @igazor or @phoebebebe13 may know what to do.

Hi @Colton147147 . Thank you for replying.

It's not "swimming the ocean", it's "playing in the ocean".



They swim just fine, but I want them to play in the water like the photo.

Colton147147

Ohhh..

Never tried; always forget about that interaction.

Goodywood

I really need to figure this out. I can't have my family's outing because of it.

Chimark

I wasn't aware they could do that. Where is that photo from? Is there an actual option that says "Play in ocean"? I ask cause I know sometimes the Sim creators have made photos of things which are not possible in gameplay.

SimplyJen

Chimark wrote: »

I wasn't aware they could do that. Where is that photo from? Is there an actual option that says "Play in ocean"? I ask cause I know sometimes the Sim creators have made photos of things which are not possible in gameplay.

It's from SimVIPs Island Paradise guide.

Play in the Ocean

Sims of all ages can enjoy themselves using the “Play in Ocean” interaction in shallow waters. Toddlers will need help from adults, but either way, the shallow waters of the Ocean are great for play time!

via http://simsvip.com/sims-3-island-paradise-guide/

@Goodywood Are you trying it on a flat surfaced area in the water? That's the only thing I can think of...

sirguylittle

@Goodywood You should be able to use the 'Play in the Ocean', however most worlds are not set up for this by default as they came out before IP was released.
The trick is as @Simasaurus09 suggests, it needs to be a fairly flat area near the shore and must be shallow as is shown in the IP pic you posted.
I have found the best way is to use the flatten terrain tool, zoom in on the shore line and pick a spot just under the water's edge. Aim for about knee deep and flatten a small area. Once you have done that, then use the smooth terrain tool to blend the flattened area in with the shore and the deeper part of the sea.

Goodywood

sirguylittle wrote: »

@Goodywood You should be able to use the 'Play in the Ocean', however most worlds are not set up for this by default as they came out before IP was released.
The trick is as @Simasaurus09 suggests, it needs to be a fairly flat area near the shore and must be shallow as is shown in the IP pic you posted.
I have found the best way is to use the flatten terrain tool, zoom in on the shore line and pick a spot just under the water's edge. Aim for about knee deep and flatten a small area. Once you have done that, then use the smooth terrain tool to blend the flattened area in with the shore and the deeper part of the sea.

Thank you guys for replying.

I will try this @sirguylittle. I hope it works!


@Chimark You can play in the ocean. It's really cute. I don't think you need IP , as I think it was patched in (not sure tho).

sirguylittle

@Goodywood I think I have to admit defeat with this too. I've tried a couple of times to get a water's edge set up correctly, but it seems that Monte Vista is not really suitable. I even tried dropping Hobart's Hideaway from IP into MV but that didn't work either.
(By the way my instructions are not quite right as I was thinking of CAW and the tools I named are from that, though the equivalent tools from build mode, Soften and Level terrain can be used, however I found them less easy to use.)

It might be easier to install the NRaas Traveler mod and send your Sims on a holiday to Isla Paradiso so they can play in the ocean, lol

LBell

@Goodywood I can't play in the ocean and I just have the base game installed at the minute until I have time to install all expansions. So perhaps that means IP is required.

Goodywood

sirguylittle wrote: »

@Goodywood I think I have to admit defeat with this too. I've tried a couple of times to get a water's edge set up correctly, but it seems that Monte Vista is not really suitable. I even tried dropping Hobart's Hideaway from IP into MV but that didn't work either.
(By the way my instructions are not quite right as I was thinking of CAW and the tools I named are from that, though the equivalent tools from build mode, Soften and Level terrain can be used, however I found them less easy to use.)

It might be easier to install the NRaas Traveler mod and send your Sims on a holiday to Isla Paradiso so they can play in the ocean, lol

@sirguylittle I'm going to do that. I need Traveler anyway. I had it installed but removed it when the updates happened. I agree about it being difficult to get MV the option to "play in ocean". Thank you!


@LBell Oh okay! Good to know for anyone who reads this thread. I wasn't sure as I thought it might've been patched in like "swim in the ocean".

Thompson

I personally moved my family to a beach lot which i changed to be a residential lot and built a new house there, now my sims can play in water and ''relax here'' (tan on beach towel on the beach) anywhere they want!