Once a mermaid becomes a teenager they will automatically maximize their Scuba Diving skill. Mermaids swim faster than normal Sims on the surface and underwater. This makes the Lungs of Steel lifetime reward useless for them. They can breathe and stay underwater indefinitely, and will not get the "Depressurising" moodlet when returning to the surface. Mermaids have various water-related special abilities. If a mermaid is near a fireplace or in the sun for a while they will get a moodlet causing their Hydration need to drop faster than usual until they move away and the moodlet expires. Purchasing the " Permanent Mermaid" lifetime reward will prevent the Mermaid from losing their occult status. Within a day this will turn into "Adapting to Land" and when this moodlet expires, the mermaid will turn into a normal Sim. If you have The Sims 3: World Adventures, pemmican from the Special merchant is the only other food besides sea food that fully restores their Hunger need.Įven if a Mermaid is well hydrated, they need to swim in the ocean at least once every 48 hours, otherwise, they'll get a "Salt Water Deficiency" moodlet. If a mermaid's hunger need is very low, eating two pieces of kelp is enough to fully replenish it. Kelp can be harvested from diving areas or purchased from the grocery. If a Mermaid has the vegetarian trait, eating fish will make them nauseous, unless you have the Lifetime reward “Simmunity”. Fish can be caught from fishing or while scuba diving and can be eaten raw.
#SIMS 3 ISLAND PARADISE CLOTHING MODS#
Note that other life states cannot become mermaids even if they eat the mermadic kelp, unless mods are used. A Sim can become a mermaid by ingesting mermadic kelp, which can be obtained either by becoming good friends with a mermaid and using the "Ask About Fish Parts" interaction while both the Sim and the mermaid are underwater, or purchasing the “ Mermadic Kelp” lifetime reward for 25,000 lifetime happiness points.