mermaids NEED a refresh in The Sims 4 

meanwhile Aliens crying in a corner totally forgotten. They SO deserve a skill tree like vamp/werewolf/spellcaster.

I wish they had focused more heavily on mermaids for island living 😓

Now we need to see Stanley as a mermaid 😆

I really think the Kids should also have a Tail in the Water. As Toddlers they should splash around in shallow Waters and Kiddie Pools. Also Mermaids should get a Tail in the Hottubs and on Floaties. We also need more variations on Tails.

Island Living is perhaps the most empty pack. Diving? You don't actually do anything but wait for your sim to return. Sunbathing? You just lay there and wait to get tanned. The cave? Again, waiting because it's a rabbit hole. Cooking on a fire pit? More waiting. And waiting is NOT gameplay.

about the whole being upset at catching fish, that's not because she's a mermaid it's actually because she's a child of the ocean if I remember correctly!

I really wish they had more realistic animations like where they could lounge on a rock in their mermaid form or have a reef where all the mermaids hang out.

I really feel for occult players who wanted more detailed mermaid gameplay 😭 but I love everything else about island living so much it's still one of my fave packs

As a professional mermaid and long time sims player, I really would love to see mermaids get a refresh. This is something I think would really make island living a better pack and overall make mermaids feel like the sims staple they are🧜🏼‍♀️

remember island paradise? Houseboats, hotels, sharks, Krakens and full on animated underwater world and activities there that made being a mermaid actually fun? 🥺

would LOVE a rags to riches of mermaid stanley humphrey! soggy hot dog time!

I know you aren't really into mods, but I recommend everyone who has Island Living to install the Expanded Mermaids mod. It has so much fleshed out content and I find myself enjoying hours of play time with it. The usual mermaids have way more content but it also introduces sea witches and kelps

What doesn’t need a refresh in the sims tbh…

one time my mermaid was taking a bath and the tail didnt load so it was just her feet merged together as a stiff mass :(

you should make a video playing with the mod that ”fixes” mermaids, like adds a skill tree and more stuff to the mermaids, it would be fun to see what it adds and how different it is from this 😊

I really wanted mermaids to have their own underwater area to explore, maybe even a secret lot only mermaids could access

0:17 yeah they could have made them so much more fun and detailed 😢 like maybe they unlock more powers and maybe they tails become more and more shiny than before ✨ ❤

“Mermaids are objectively the worst occult type in the Sims 4” Plant Sims: exist

Nalani IS one of the most beautiful sims to ever exist, they did us so right by creating her even if the gameplay could be better

I love how Kayla’s taste in women (in the sims because idk her orientation) it’s just girls who look like they will ruin someone’s life for you. Like the meaner looking they are, the more she needs them in her sims life. And honestly, same.

My mermaids work really well off the grid with eco lifestyle. And i used the gender settings to make the males carry the babies like seahorses😊. Using the siren's call ability refills all their needs while draining the needs of the victim. It works from a distance too and on sims you haven't met. Great for punishing poachers and litterbugs

i get what you’re saying about half finished features, but i would like to point out that island living does have a full career! i actually really like the conservation career.

The mermaids need more. More chaos, more variety of mermaids, just more in general for mermaids

yay stanley in a new adventure with dolphins! Can u imagine how unsettling would be Stanley Hunphrey in mermaid form?!!!

When I first started playing the sims 4, Island Living was like one of the first packs I bought because I was obsessed with mermaids as a kid/teen. My first few sims were pretty much all mermaids and I always lived in Sulani. But now that I've seen how much more thought out the other occult types are, I agree that mermaids are in desperate need for a refresh.

You can make a video using a fantastic mod - Expanded Mermaids mod. It gives so much depth to them. I thought it would be a fun idea since you said you want to play with mermaids a bit. Also a big promo for the amazing creator - SpinningPlumbobs 💗

10:31 tiny little detail, but it’s a little disappointing that they didn’t change the “… wrapped around her leg” when talking about the mermaid swimming through the tunnels.

The spellcasters are definitely my favorite bc of how useful the Practical spells are. Plus they require a lot less maintenance vs like a vampire, who needs plasma and no sunlight, or a werewolf who is always on the verge of wolfing out. If you cast no spells, you dont risk overcharging.

You should def do rags to riches with dolphins, also btw if your mermaid sim dies of like hunger whilst in the water they can drown

I was thinking the same thing about mermaids; gonna download the mermaid mod to get some expanded gameplay

Why is the Kava Party always so much harder for me? Haha

I play with vampires more than any occult mostly bc i grew up in a household who loved vampires and werewolf movies. My dad and i specifically would spend all day speculating what we would do if one of us turned. We also wondered if there r some weaknesses that actually rn't true like being weak to garlic. My favorite style of vampire comes from the movies Van Helsing and Underworld the kinda medieval weapons mixed with modern day was such an interesting idea to me

The Kava Party thing where all of the guests immediately socialize is a glitch, I've had it happen every time I do a Kava Party for at least a year now.

And i really miss the underwater Lots from Sims3. And some Base Game and earlier Pack Worlds need Waters where your Sim can swim. In the Cats and Dogs World theee you can live on a Island but can not swim in the Ocean?

Try Expanded Mermaids mod, it improves a lot of things and I reaaaaally hope EA will one day remember that "refreshing old packs" thing they did with spa day and hire SpinningPlumbob to improve mermaids officially

Omg, yes. Stanley as a mermaid doing dolphin rags to ritches! Like a hotdog themed mermaid would be beautiful

Its also the child of the ocean trait that makes most of the issues, a mermaid without it doesnt mind the fish i dont think.

I tend to use island living for the teen/young adult phase for my sims before they do college so it's like a gap time frame and the reward from the pack does help not get burnt out or midlife crisis

Island Living has one of the most beautiful worlds in the game! I would have loved to see more interaction between mermaids and the environment and how that might influence their skills and such!

Stanley as a hotdog-mermaid with a dolphin buddy who brings him treasure?? YES PLEASE

Yes, Stanley as a mermaid with a dolphin sugar daddy is the storyline…wanna see this for sure 👍🏻

Mermaids got a CaS refresh in the form of CCs and mods. A mod allow mermaid to snorkel. They need a perk and ability progression like other occult. They need to have to work to unlock their powers, and have more of them. The reason that she's upset with those stuffed fishes and when catching fishes is because of that «Child of the ocean» trait. She'll also get upset from eating ANY meal containing fish.

I rarely use this pack, or occults overall, but I created a goth mermaid recently and moved her in with a werewolf boyfriend. No ocean, just a dirty pool in their backyard. I felt kinda bad. 😅

Our car caught on fire last night & im having the worst day imaginable. I needed this video.

You can kill other sims with siren call it usually takes three tries

i love the idea of mermaids in the sims 4, but they were executed so poorly.

Married a mermaid in my current legacy gen, both of the kids were mermaids and I was like “I gotta figure out a way to turn them human”

I like spellcasters best, because you can have them and never play as witch… it just doesn’t interfere with everyday gameplay, while still offers so many useful features and spells and I could go deep into being a spellcaster at anytime

island living came with the conservation job (full time)! I honestly think that's a pretty good one as you progress and sulani turns more beautiful!

I’ve never seen the evil mermaid in her mermaid form. She’s so terrifyingly beautiful.

22:06 "I have to keep watering the fish" hahahaha

Mermaid Stanley is something I NEED.

Mermaids are so cute its really sad how boring of an occult they are😔😔

Thanks for keeping it real, your authenticity is refreshing

for an EXPANSION pack it gives more game pack vibes... they need to refresh mermaids asap

I think plant sims could have been less difficult. But honestly my favorite occult are the vampires. Mostly because of the natural length of lifespan.

there's a mod that makes mermaids more complete but as the regular pack omg they had so much potential

I would love a rags to riches dolphin video! Stanley as a mermaid would be an interesting sight 😭

Vamps will ALWAYS be my favorite but I’d love to see her do something with aliens because they don’t even have a specific aspiration like??? I guess you COULD use the strangerville one but idk

listening to lilsimsie’s videos in general without watching it and without any context is an experience

I need mermaid Stanley Humphrey to test the Rags to Richs Dolphin edition

Aliens deserve a skill tree 😭💘💖

My favorite ocult is spellcaster. I'm someone who doesn't like to bother with filling my Sim's needs, so the needs potion is a godsend! Plus, if you want to play as a thief, you also get the Burglarate spell that lets you steal bigger items, and the Spectral Reach trait lets you cast the spell in private, without risking your Sim getting embarrassed from being caught

Coral: *_walks through refrigerator_* Kayla: *_doesn't notice_*

Mermaids being low-maintenance is actually the reason i love them the most of all occults. Their occult type not being the center of their whole personality gives us more room to create a cool story for them. And their magic doesn't feel like a malediction or a mission, they are just a little different and that's it. I love that, and also they have fun special gameplay (like with the dolphins and the weather).

honestly this is such a throwback!! i remember i first starting watching your videos around the time you posted the island living 'spin the wheel' letsplay. it had me cooked 💚

I had no idea you could get money from dolphins either so I would love to see a dolphin rags to riches! Also, I really wish the Sims team had given mermaids an occult tree too, they definitely feel half finished.

I'm ready to see mermaid Stanley living off the dolphins. LOL

expanded mermaids mod is a lifesaver

Its sounds and looks just like a vacation. Both in the activities and in how its just for a short play, just like vacations.

seeing stanleys mer form is an essential. rags to riches is an absolutely from me

Thank you for talking about this! I wish they added an underwater world within Sulani where you can meet other mermaids

I've got a nostalgic connection to the vampire occult type since I grew up playing the Sims 2, 3, and 4 (and Medieval,, probably my favorite sims game still to this day) with two of my older cousins, and I just made vampire sims every time I was given the choice of sim type :)

I think they could still try to make an actual Mermaid gameplay pack and Island Living is just sort of a "sneak peak" of mermaids for people who like them but aren't looking for heavy gameplay of them. The game pack could mainly have a water-based world (not sure if they could do a whole underwater one), a hidden lagoon or a grotto - it would seem sort of like Sixam: completely removed from the everyday, but it has functional lots and residentials. The aspirations probably wouldn't be too different from the Vampires... True mermaid - only the sea for me, coexist mermaid - wants to know other lifeforms, wants to be human mermaid - Hello, my name is Ariel... Then there could be a skill tree that builds upon the semi-lackluster powers we see them use in Island Living, plus other sorts of skills.

YAY NEW LILSIMSIE VIDEO!!

this reminds me of the island living wheel of doom challenge you did a couple years ago - would love to see another let's play like this with randomised events!! it was so fun

Simsie fell in love with a siren 😂😂

I come back to island living every summer, it’s a vibe 🐬🌺

There is a mermaid (husband) in my current legacy household and mostly I forget he’s a mermaid lol. He hangs out in our pool when he needs hydration and I placed your sulani house as a rental and we sometimes go for beach vacations.

I like it when she plays with packs I don’t own!

Spell casters are my favourite!! My legacy family have ancient spell caster bloodlines and if they’re born as a normal sim they usually become another occult sim later for fun lol

Yes to Rags to Riches Dolphins 😂🎉

Yes on the rags to riches sea edition! Not only the dolphins but also getting stuff from the lure

i feel like they were originally planning on adding unicorns in horse ranch but they cut it because they were worried they would have the mermaids treatment (but i wouldn’t have minded if they were mostly just for looks with only a couple of powers because they would be the first pet occult)

LIL SIMSIE ILY

What would be so cool is if Kayla started a legacy challenge with any occult type. Like a vampire legacy would be so fun! ❤

i def think you should do a rags to riches with dolphins! also, i love you vidsssss!!!!!

I really like your focus on accults

my favorite occult is spell casters they're so fun

island living is the pack that got me back into the sims 4 and also got me to your channel so it always has a special place for me, but it is disappointing the lack of things to do in general in the pack with the occult and also all the other aspects of it, like the conservation aspiration or whatever it's called

Aw, I loved the little mermaid adventure.

aliens: are we a joke to you

Takes me back to your "wheel decides my sims fate" letsplay ❤

I need Stanley in mermaid form so much and this is definitely the way.

I didn’t even know dolphins existed in Island Living! I would absolutely love to see a dolphin rags to riches.

ok, but Stanley as a mermaid for a dolphin rags to riches would be iconic

The mermaid pack also gave us the Conservationist Career so it wasn't all part time. Also, the mermaid kiss makes it so non-mermaids can temporarily breathe underwater so that's why the first sim didn't die. I'm not sure if it does anything different to other mermaids. Island Living is one of my favorite packs so I know a bunch about it lol I somehow always have a sim in a family break off eventually move over there and make it there mission to clean the island.

I love island living and love the mermaid [idea] even more. They were all done so dirty.

Call up stanley we're befriending dolphins!

Bring back dive sites! Building and exploring dive sites was the #1 thing that kept me playing TS3 way after TS4 came out. Underwater building in TS4 would be beyond incredible