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Island Living SimGuru/Maxis-Sourced Info
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ISLAND LIVING SIMGURU/MAXIS-SOURCED INFO
Welcome, especially to new Simmers! This thread is a place for collecting all the official statements about what's coming up in the Island Living EP. If it comes straight from the dolphin's a SimGuru's mouth or a Maxis account, whether that's in the Forums, on Twitter, or elsewhere, you should soon find it here, organized by category. I'll also link out to livestreams and the like.
Thanks in advance to everyone who helps source info. Thanks as well to everyone for keeping on topic here — this thread can move fast even on topic as marketing ramps up. In particular, it's not a speculation or general discussion thread (but I know it's super hard not to just post that thought!). I’ll link out to other particularly active discussion threads, starting with...
Index
Note: You may need to scroll down after clicking because of how the site loads images, including embeds from Twitter. I’ve left some blanks at the end to update as we learn more about the pack.
Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestreams (this post)
Upcoming Events (this post)
The Island World: Sulani
Beach Activities and Suntans/Sunburns
Water Activities
Mermaids and Dolphins
Volcanoes
Jobs and Skills, Traits and Aspirations
CAS, CC and Premades
Build/Buy
Everything Else
Official Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestream Links
Events
Preorder
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-island-living
Welcome, especially to new Simmers! This thread is a place for collecting all the official statements about what's coming up in the Island Living EP. If it comes straight from the dolphin's a SimGuru's mouth or a Maxis account, whether that's in the Forums, on Twitter, or elsewhere, you should soon find it here, organized by category. I'll also link out to livestreams and the like.
Thanks in advance to everyone who helps source info. Thanks as well to everyone for keeping on topic here — this thread can move fast even on topic as marketing ramps up. In particular, it's not a speculation or general discussion thread (but I know it's super hard not to just post that thought!). I’ll link out to other particularly active discussion threads, starting with...
- For info coming from Game Changers and fan sites, head to @simgirl1010's Island Living Info: Game Changers and Fan Sites @EmmaVane is running a Q&A as a Game Changer: Island Living Q&A - Embargo Lifts Tuesday, June 11 @ 8 am PDT
- For general excited anticipating together, follow @catloverplayer's countdown thread.
- For questions, questions that need answers: What questions do you have about Island Living?
- The Legacy Edition update has been postponed. 32-bit players will be able to purchase this pack without upgrading their systems. Discussion on this is in General Discussion.
Index
Note: You may need to scroll down after clicking because of how the site loads images, including embeds from Twitter. I’ve left some blanks at the end to update as we learn more about the pack.
Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestreams (this post)
Upcoming Events (this post)
The Island World: Sulani
Beach Activities and Suntans/Sunburns
Water Activities
Mermaids and Dolphins
Volcanoes
Jobs and Skills, Traits and Aspirations
CAS, CC and Premades
Build/Buy
Everything Else
Official Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestream Links
- Origin-sourced renders and pack description at SimsCommunity. Render and description discussion here.
- E3 Announcement (on demand):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-LuNtzpvQM (scroll partway through) - Forum discussion for the E3 Announcement here.
- EA page with pack descriptions: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-island-living
- Origin page, including System Requirements: https://www.origin.com/can/en-us/store/the-sims/the-sims-4/expansion/the-sims-4-island-living
NOTE: Minimum is 64 bits. - Announcement Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihFbmjYm7CQ&list=PLLy6qvPKpdlXoG73_jKw0zZ2Dk6wmn2Ad&index=2&t=0s - Announcement Blog: The Sims 4 Island Living Is Coming Ashore
- Blog post: Behind the Scenes of The Sims 4 Island Living: Learn about ideas and art concepts from the team!
- Official Gameplay Trailer:
https://youtu.be/agwJY6UbQF4
Events
- Game Changer content embargo lift (from EA Play): Tuesday, June 11, 8:00 a.m. San Francisco time
- Pack launch: PC: Friday, June 21. Console: Tuesday, July 16
Preorder
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-island-living
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Comments
This is a live-in world only?
Local Culture Announcement livestream:
Elementals
Oceanic Paradise lots
Weather (for players with the Seasons EP)
Beach Activities from the Origin page:
Sunburn/Tanning
SimGuruMorgan at https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/17109586/#Comment_17109586:
For tan lines & CC, see the CAS section down the page.
Ocean Swimming
Is ocean swimming in all worlds with this pack?
Toddler Play
Deaths in Water
Mermaids * @rinre33 counted 9 skin swatches, 9 eye swatches, 4 tails, 2 fin bras, and 1 fin face detail
A dev note on tails:
Re. taking showers:
Hybrids? No.
Dolphins
Re. the lava bombs:
Volcanic Activity on Other Worlds:
Conservation
Announcement livestream: (Of note: They say “career” but the pack description makes it seem like an “activity” - may need some clarification)
Odd Jobs
Announcement livestream:
CAS
This is a screencap from the launch event, showing trait randomization in CAS! This might be for a patch, not the pack, though:
CAS concept art & prototypes:
Premades
Re. the screenshot of the woman in the water facing the the full moon: She's a premade, and
CC & Tan Lines
Re. CC skins:
SimGuruMorgan at https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/17109586/#Comment_17109586:
Premades
(Game Changers have shown premades, but not by showing mermaid states)
Announcement livestream: Is that a juice machine in the bar?
Concept art & prototypes:
Lot Traits
Volcanic Activity:
Clothing Optional:
New Event
Music
New Fish
On my to-do: to rewatch the announcement and pull out some quotes. But first: coffee & a bit more work so I feel less guilty about it
If it's part of a deck, can we use decks to create lofts?
I would guess it may work like a pool ladder. But we'll see eventually.
I hope it can be placed anywhere like in The Sims 3. It would be very disappointing for me if they can't.
Not for the public stuff. I was confused by your phrasing
Volcanoes
Dolphins
Beach Activity
Conservation (Of note: They say “career” but the pack description makes it seem like an “activity” - may need some clarification)
... more to come