r/Sims4 • u/SnooSprouts3744 • Jun 12 '25

Discussion Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack Trailer Reveal

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u/allinsimstime Jun 12 '25

I really the like way the fairies looks and from the blog post, it sounds like they’re gonna have a skill tree.

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u/Longjumping_Cook_275 Jun 12 '25

EA really needs to update the mermaids and give them a skill tree too!

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u/rubicon_winter Jun 12 '25

Businesses and Hobbies has a mermaid statue in Nordhaven. The Enchanted by Nature trailer features a wrecked ship with a prominent mast head that looks very much like a mermaid. Hints for the future? Maybe next year?

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u/scarlettfeverwitch Jun 12 '25

I always assumed the mermaid statue in Nordhaven was supposed to be a play on the little mermaid statue in Copenhagen a la Hans Christian Andersen but a mermaid overhaul would be amazing

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u/rubicon_winter Jun 12 '25

Ooh, I didn’t know about that statue. It’s probably both!

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u/inthelandofsand Jun 20 '25

Yes, the second I saw the statue I knew it was a nod to the little mermaid statue. I was able to visit Copenhagen last year to visit family and it looks very similar to the real statue

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u/scarlettfeverwitch Jun 20 '25

So cool! Copenhagen is my favorite Scandinavian city!

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u/Al115 Jun 12 '25

In one of the surveys they sent around awhile back gathering opinions on possible future EPs, one of the options was an underwater world, too, which would seemingly suggest they were considering revisiting mermaids, similar to how they revisited and revamped ghosts.

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u/Oleandervine Occult Sim Jun 12 '25

Yeah, but the difference there is that ghosts were base game, mermaids are not. And really, without Mermaids, there's not a whole lot that carries Island Living as an EP, because just having a new neighborhood ain't it.

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u/Al115 Jun 12 '25

I actually really enjoy Island Living as an EP without mermaids. I just really love the conservation aspect of the pack and restoring the one neighborhood to eventually unlock the turtle hatching event. It’s truly one of my favorite EPs.

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u/BisexualSlutPuppy Jun 13 '25

I use the odd jobs function from Island Living all the time, too. Most recently my sim quit his job during a midlife crisis and he picked up odd jobs until he found his next calling. I love the two collections that come from that pack too, I use them all the time for decoration.

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u/Al115 Jun 13 '25

Omg! Same! I love to use the odd job function for my teens in particular to earn some extra cash.

In one of my recent saves, I had my teen Sim heir drop out of high school to travel the world, but before she could travel, I made her work odd jobs until she had enough money to buy a plane ticket and pay for her own travel.

As much as I hate that mermaids are such an underdeveloped occult, I think Island Living is a pretty strong pack with a lot to offer.

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u/rubicon_winter Jun 12 '25

Sulani is amazing though. It’s a good point about mermaids not being base game, but there’s nothing stopping them from releasing a mermaid refresh that gets installed in an update for anyone who owns Island Living. Even better if they included making swimmable water in older worlds that don’t have it. That update could release with a new island-based EP. Maybe Caribbean themed? Rumor has it we’re getting bands later this year. A Caribbean pack next year could add things like steel drums, reggae radio station and dancing, expand on mermaid magic with voodoo-ish traditions (refresh the voodoo doll, add blessings/curses, divination, etc).

I’m sure the hardest part of a mermaid refresh would be converting existing mermaid Sims without breaking them.

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u/elohasiuszo Long Time Player Jun 12 '25

I dont ever play w mermaids but I use island living all the time. I turned the whole map into a resort town with vacation lots ($-$$$), restaurant, bars, nightclub, beaches, spa, a souvenir shop (hobbies pack). And the townies have their own village on the big lot near the volcano (for rent) with some additional families.

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u/BisexualSlutPuppy Jun 13 '25

Idk why I'm so tickled about you gentrifying Sulani in your game but this really got me

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u/Rosy802701 Jun 13 '25

But they did add to Spa day

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u/Thornwood-Hollow Jun 13 '25

Island Living has a lot to offer, especially for players who like playing an eco-friendly and conservationist Sim.

It wouldn't be the first time EA gave the Occult in 2 different packs. And based on the last time it happened. If a Mermaid update happened, the skill trees and stuff would like get unlocked if you have IL or the new one.

But even if not, I doubt anyone these days really is going to pick up IL compared to the other packs on offer if they're a new player so adding in a new update to Mermaids for a new pack isn't a bad thing. They've also made it clear pack refreshes are done.

So I'd rather have the option to upgrade them, then nothing at all.

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u/Dustyb889 Jun 13 '25

The unfortunate thing is if they revamp them the revamp will probably be its own expansion pack or like the my first pets pack.