So apparently the secret lot is the cave.
There’s no game play, just a text story. It’s the lot I referred to earlier I made my sim visit after the devs hinted it was dangerous.
It’s not. It’s a rabbit hole that no matter how many times your sims go in they will always get a fish, most likely kelp. And a moodlet. Don’t all rush at once to find it!
No -it was just the way Jill and Geoff talked about it during the Q and A yesterday. So it sure sounds like there is more to it. Jill says there is a map on the wall that opens up a litle further each time you go in to get to another point or something like that.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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In REALITY, I simply exist.....
No -it was just the way Jill and Geoff talked about it during the Q and A yesterday. So it sure sounds like there is more to it. Jill says there is a map on the wall that opens up a litle further each time you go in to get to another point or something like that.
I thought the map on the wall was by a rabbit hole that was easily accessible?
No -it was just the way Jill and Geoff talked about it during the Q and A yesterday. So it sure sounds like there is more to it. Jill says there is a map on the wall that opens up a litle further each time you go in to get to another point or something like that.
Yeah, I noticed the picture getting more filled in. I don't have it all the way filled in yet; I get a lot of repeats in the rabbit hole.
Excellent screenshot, thank you. Is there a discovered (not user-made) mermaid in your household and is the conservation level of the island maxed? The gurus said that these are requirements for unlocking it: it is an added easter egg or reward for finishing the Conservation Career, like the albino dolphin.
Excellent screenshot, thank you. Is there a discovered (not user-made) mermaid in your household and is the conservation level of the island maxed? The gurus said that these are requirements for unlocking it: it is an added easter egg or reward for finishing the Conservation Career, like the albino dolphin.
I don't have any mermaids in my household, so I can't really test it out. My human sim nearly died swimming in cold water just getting there, so I didn't stay for long.
I found the cave where you get a little text box after you explore it.
But then I found this...
It looks like you can walk into, but I couldn't get any interactions to pop up. You need to swim or take a ski to get there.
I also saw this entrance the other day. I cheated and made the island back to normal. I also was playing with a mermaid. Maybe I need a normal sim who maxed the conservation career to get in
I found that one too... But I can't get in.. May it have some connection to the painting by the other cave? It is getting more and more filled in, almost a full picture in my game now...
How do you have a "discovered not made mermaid" in your household? I found that cave by the way but couldn't enter it.
I don't know as I haven't played with mermaids yet. Maybe you meet one, raise friendship levels with her, have her confess that she is a mermaid and then invite her to move in with you? My sim couple were out on a date at the Sand Bar and Nalani (the mermaid from the trailer) suddenly showed up, and started talking to my couple on her own. She was extremely friendly and tried talking to them both a couple of times. I had each of them introduce themselves to her but since neither are going to be conservationists I did not attempt to become friends. Based on my experience, though, I don't think it is that hard to meet her.
you can indeed do the 'raise friendship, invite to move in' thing since i did that with nalani in my game. had my own mermaid introduce himself to her (and both generated mermaids in my game... if it helps, those generated mermaids tend to spawn next to that cave we can't interact with and frolick around it for a few hours before leaving and being replaced by another mermaid. but nalani never seems to go up there), eventually had her move in with him, since she's in a hidden household (same with the townie mermaids), then i moved her into a house of her own since i'd wanted her living on the 'rich' island since the pack had been announced
nalani seems much more friendly to regular sims than the generated mermaids, she acts like the other islanders, does walkbys and such while the generated mermaids tend to just hang out in the water and ignore other sims (though they also do walkbys, too. and, at least in my case, are quite recognizeable because one has a 'misshapen' more shark-like head, even in her human form)
I saw that cave, and a merman entered it. My own merman could not interact though. Have to try with Nalani. I befriended her and made her move in with another Sim :-)
Day one. Manannan moved in, joined the conservationist career, met and became Nalani's boyfriend, moved her in. Nalani's has become a conservationist too. Oh he also befriended the dude with the Hawaiian fire god's name but hasn't gotten him to fess up yet. Gonna move him in to once he breaks down and admits to being mer. Now to start cleaning up the islands.
You have to keep exploring, after 40 times you will complete the graffiti on the cave wall. It’ll let you travel to water caves, underground pools and some other stuff. I haven’t completed the whole map, but it keeps offering options after 10 times of exploring each time. I’m hoping it takes me to the lot after the map is completed.
You have to keep exploring, after 40 times you will complete the graffiti on the cave wall. It’ll let you travel to water caves, underground pools and some other stuff. I haven’t completed the whole map, but it keeps offering options after 10 times of exploring each time. I’m hoping it takes me to the lot after the map is completed.
I completed the map but there is no hidden cave. A little shook, but I’m okay with it. I enjoyedthe anticipation anyways, but the most we could do was Discover Natural Wonder, Travel Cave Waters, Explore and Search For Wildlife.
others have said in this very thread that apparently it is the 'hidden' passage you find near the back of the volcano, with a knocked over pillar in the water in front of it. this is the spot townie mermaids will swim around in if they're in the neighborhood and not just doing a walkby (nalani is the exception, she never swims there). they have also said it apparently takes having the island at 100% conservation *and* having a game-created mermaid (not player-made) in the household that discovers it, so lots of things need to line up perfectly
i haven't gotten anywhere near this point, myself yet, so can't verify it. but it seems like some people just read the latest 2-3 posts and ignore anything earlier than them
@kalaksed hmm I’ve seen the cave you mean. My island is at 100% conservation but I don’t have a game created mermaid in my household. Does Nalani count as a game created mermaid? I could have her join the household as my sims are friends with her.
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There’s no game play, just a text story. It’s the lot I referred to earlier I made my sim visit after the devs hinted it was dangerous.
It’s not. It’s a rabbit hole that no matter how many times your sims go in they will always get a fish, most likely kelp. And a moodlet. Don’t all rush at once to find it!
No -it was just the way Jill and Geoff talked about it during the Q and A yesterday. So it sure sounds like there is more to it. Jill says there is a map on the wall that opens up a litle further each time you go in to get to another point or something like that.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I thought the map on the wall was by a rabbit hole that was easily accessible?
Yeah, I noticed the picture getting more filled in. I don't have it all the way filled in yet; I get a lot of repeats in the rabbit hole.
But then I found this...
It looks like you can walk into, but I couldn't get any interactions to pop up. You need to swim or take a ski to get there.
I don't have any mermaids in my household, so I can't really test it out. My human sim nearly died swimming in cold water just getting there, so I didn't stay for long.
I also saw this entrance the other day. I cheated and made the island back to normal. I also was playing with a mermaid. Maybe I need a normal sim who maxed the conservation career to get in
I don't know as I haven't played with mermaids yet. Maybe you meet one, raise friendship levels with her, have her confess that she is a mermaid and then invite her to move in with you? My sim couple were out on a date at the Sand Bar and Nalani (the mermaid from the trailer) suddenly showed up, and started talking to my couple on her own. She was extremely friendly and tried talking to them both a couple of times. I had each of them introduce themselves to her but since neither are going to be conservationists I did not attempt to become friends. Based on my experience, though, I don't think it is that hard to meet her.
nalani seems much more friendly to regular sims than the generated mermaids, she acts like the other islanders, does walkbys and such while the generated mermaids tend to just hang out in the water and ignore other sims (though they also do walkbys, too. and, at least in my case, are quite recognizeable because one has a 'misshapen' more shark-like head, even in her human form)
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i haven't gotten anywhere near this point, myself yet, so can't verify it. but it seems like some people just read the latest 2-3 posts and ignore anything earlier than them
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