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Island Living Realization
sulfurstyless
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Hello, so I may or may not have a guess regarding Island Living. So, we know it lacks gameplay, however, it also introduces us to a culture - the Polynesian culture. I think representing a culture is a great thing, especially if people are like "oh the Polynesian islands are just for tourism" and ignore the culture. It raises awareness that Polynesia (and Sulani) shall not be treated as a tourism attraction place and rather to treat it seriously. Albeit it shouldn't be an expansion pack, but rather a game pack, do you think this pack was made to focus much more on the culture rather than gameplay? If I had said anything offensive or illogical, then please let me know and I'll fix my wording and take notes.
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I'm all for letting people play however they want and like seeing more options for activities but I've had a lot of fun with this one. I've kept a lot of the pre-mades as a tribe of locals who selectively give visas so it's easy to visit but hard to live there unless they want you. I also created a shipwrecked character who ended up being hilarious because he fell in love with a woman living in the shack by the volcano and on their wedding day, they won the lottery. So, they moved to Lani St. Taz where I downloaded them a luxury beach mansion on short notice but they still dress a bit like they are shipwrecked. They ended up having two sets of twins so they have a bunch of kids now but they're a lot of fun. I was going to have them get by on selling shells.
I also have an island princess growing up in the Hoapili family in what was the palace of the island. There's also some drama among the other households but the pre-mades are nearly all part of the indigenous tribe in my game, so when I play that world, I do keep elements of the locals hanging onto their land and managing the development.
It's a gorgeous world and you can decide how much of the culture to keep or you can make it all vacation pads for your own sims. I think that's reflective of real debates in places like Hawaii, but it is set up so you can be open-ended which I like. I do send a lot of honeymooners there, mostly to one lot on Key Point that I made the tourism spot. They can swim across to the waterfalls and explore the surrounding lesser developed islands without loading screens. Since I have a restaurant and beds/baths, they can stay as long as they want.
Yeah same I think an underwater lot would have added a lot. The pack is really focused on a specific lifestyle so it doesn't translate well to other worlds but I don't mind packs like that.
Personally, I'm 50/50 on them taking out the houseboats. While they're a unique and a cool idea, they also lag the game (from my experience with IP).
Oh, yeah, that’s true! 😄
I had to install certain mods to make sure my Sims 3 game worked more smoothly, yeah…
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Oh I think a new dance style would have been fun for sure like in Selvadorada
This. And ukulele.
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You can still have your personal takes as is on what the actual life is life. I, for one, view the Kahananui's as sell outs. However, the family with the most money and therefore the social power is the cheftian houshold of Hoapili household, who as an express mission of "No tourist build up within Ohan'ali Town," so rentals can be made within that location. So far, Sulani has only one rental home for tourists within my save file, over in Lani St. Taz with that starter lot. (But with a slightly improved home from the Gallery)
Mermaids...as much as I love them, feel kinda like an afterthought and are even so within my gameplay! I only have one native mermaid household, though I did manage to move in poster-girl Nalani into a home and has a relationship. They feel like a "we HAVE to have this in this one for old gameplay sake." Still love them though. Adored mermaids growing up.
> This. And ukulele.
YES! I'd love new instruments for real - like ukulele, which would be appropriate and rewarding for IL
also some kind of whimsical mermaid lute would be nice...
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Some beach lots are still available for tourists.
This is the closest I come to bed and breakfast, though.
I guess these two lots are not true to the Polynesian culture.
Don't feel sorry for the three sims living on that lot. Most of their home is below ground level out of reach from the vulcano.
A mermaid and a merman live on that lot.
The Perfect hotel in sims 4 would have murphy beds and serve poor quality pufferfish nigiri as the only menu dish, might throw in vending machines and other death traps, might have to write that down, I'm getting my creative juices flowing, kind of want my sim guests to think they're in a Saw movie.
I really laughed at this - that is delightfully, darkly imaginative!
Like the dark "Fantasy Island"??
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Sounds like Fantasy Island meets Lost.
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I think that is probably a given. I'm expecting a Hotels Expansion or Gamepack and I hope it's this year as long as we can place hotels in all worlds.
honestly, I'd buy that
if it was hotels and hospitality careers like hotel manager - that tops out at hotel empire master - and event planner
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Least with this one I can use a lot more items outside the world in comparison to Snowy Escape.
I know people keep mentioning htoels and such with that pack, but it doesn't seem like it would fit with the theme at all.
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