i built a MERMAID tiny house in the sims

[@dellarosa24601]

I wish mermaids got a refresh, absolutely. But I just bought Island Living for them and I have no regrets. The world alone is worth it, and I love my storylines with them.

[@venceslavgeorgiev2295]

There is an expanded mermaids mod by Spinningplumbobs. Maybe you should try it?

[@pinkcupcake4717]

Mermaids just add that extra touch of magic and whimsy to playing the Sims. Once we have faeries it'll be peak whimsy.

[@candycoloredprotagonist]

sulani is literally so pretty i love building there

[@jyao56]

I think mermaids are so lacking because they are part of an ep and not a game pack on their own. It’s a shame

[@eloradanan7102]

If you play with mods there’s one called Expanded Mermaids that’s really good and enhances the gameplay

[@rebeccat.6134]

Tiny House for a Servo! Give Nina a place to move out to when April passes on.

[@PbandJ68]

Good Idea!

[@MyNameThe1st]

Yes! I like this!

[@Biggestgayestbird]

I LOVE this idea! Nina retirement cottage!!!

[@emilymartin4655]

Omg or a Servo retirement center?

[@alicedalexandrite]

Genius!

[@maxymeq07]

Fun fact: There is a very fun mod "Expanded Mermaids". If you like mermaids you HAVE TO download it. It has a lot of new powers, depth etc

[@Sproutiver]

If only console had mods 😭

[@Stayville_Clown]

I already have that mod but I rarely ever use it. Maybe I’ll play with it in my next legacy challenge generation.

[@Gillian_TheRam]

May I know where to find that mod? I mean is there a website or do I just type that in my search bar? This sounds so fun but I’m not use to downloading mods 😊

[@maxymeq07]

@@Gillian_TheRam just type it into the browser, smth like "Expanded Mermaids Sims 4 mod"

[@DeeDee-zu2pv]

Looks like it's a mod from SpinningPlumbobs. If you google "Expanded Mermaids mod", it'll pull up

[@inventedcool1076]

Mermaids actually get upset when you have mounted fish on the wall. I accidentally married a mermaid and she kept crying when she'd see them until I took them down. LOL

[@pipi-caca]

LMAO

[@troebeliewoep]

I was thinking of that as Kayla kept adding them! I think sims with child of the ocean trait that arent mermaids also dislike the dead fish on the wall

[@slayslay9980]

they also become sad when they catch a fish too

[@fruity4820]

What's weird to me is how they have that ability to improve fishing, but they also get really upset over catching a fish

[@Itskryztal]

I came to comment this hahahaha

[@andreamyob9458]

Get Stanley a veggie dog outfit and make him into a plant based sim. Build him a plant filled house with a weenie shaped greenhouse. Go on. It'll be great!

[@CarbonAndBadTiming]

She already did a video of Stanley as a plant sim!!

[@robinatdawn]

I hope the summer roadmap will get "a huge watery update" for this pack 😭 I imagine more people would buy island living if mermaids were real, not only mermaids by name

[@fruity4820]

People buy the pack regardless because they like the world and items, why would they rework it when it already sells so well. As long as people are buying it EA has no incentive to put anymore effort into it

[@justanobody864]

What do you mean with "not only mermaids by name"? They get Tails and have some unique Powers. How would it be different if they where "real"?

[@agricolaterrae]

I'd like to see the aliens next: I think it could be fun to play around with the science fiction look.

[@merchantfan]

Yeah there's a lot of alien looking plants and stuff that could be good for an alien type house

[@wXllflwer]

I have no idea how sims is going to pull off an castle kit when round walls is the biggest issue

[@KyomiUzumaki2230]

Maybe the update will fix them

[@lixyororke]

I think the mermaids just need that skill tree - not even just for the skills but to be able to tell more concretely different stories like with the vampires. With the vampires you can be like, a vampire leader making a bunch of other vampires, or you can be a vegetarian vampire, or a daywalking vampire etc. etc. If we could have a few, even minor differences between one mermaid to the next that would make them more interesting. Like, they should have leaned into the siren/mermaid thing by making those interactions where you can lure sims into the water part of a skill tree. Have it so that theres skills for mermaids that make it so they can attract dolphins and fish to them, or make it so they can give sims temporary underwater breathing and then others where they can lure sims into drowning or can make boats crash. It would require integration with seasons, but wouldn't it be cool if a siren could call up a storm while a mermaid could make it sunny?

[@davidkonevky7372]

Exactly. I remember a household of mine specifically where the one of the siblings was a human loving vegetarian meanwhile the other was obssesed with gaining as many power as possible in order to surpass vlad

[@thalassophile_artist]

I play with mermaids only. I like that they are more similar to humans and don't have tier lists. The only thing I feel is lacking from Island Living is underwater world. I would like to be able to explore underwater and find collectibles. But I understand why would that be complicated to create.

[@ashleimorrell]

I do the same. I like that mermaids don’t have too much struggle with gameplay. Just make sure they get some water and you’re good. An underwater Atlantis would’ve been so awesome

[@lixyororke]

I just think there needs to be more difference from mermaid to mermaid. Like, maybe one mermaid is more of a predator and can catch fish with their hands underwater and loves to eat fish, while another is more of a friend to fish and can befriend the dolphins etc. It just seems like it would make it more fun to play with them more often, because otherwise playing as a mermaid is pretty much the same every time except for whatever you decide to do yourself, you know?

[@ashleimorrell]

@@lixyororke Siren vs Mermaid. One to lure men/women to their death. The other that wants to live amongst them.

[@fienvm]

A secret underwater tunnel with a secret world, like willow creek but under water, would have been so cool!

[@qi8643]

they did it in the sims 3 so idk why sims 4 doesnt have it

[@myrandamiller91]

I totally vote PlantSim. They're so ridiculous and amazing and deserve a totally decked out eco lifestyle shipping container gone GREEN house! You could even base it off the house in the Eco Lifestyle world!

[@AliceDjinger]

Oh my God, you could tell that Kayla doesn't play with mermaids often, because she put a dead fish in the build and considered it "mermaid-y" ☠️

[@caifengforever2796]

I built a tiny house for one of my vampires and hers is a little Gothic caravan that looks like an old horse drawn coach. It's actually really dope

[@RoseBaggins]

Oh, that's cute and cool!

[@sylligurl129]

I think it would be fun to see a robot tiny home. Especially since they have different needs and you could get really creative with how you decorate

[@zer0ishere]

i just discovered this channel and i wanted to thank you for adding subtitles to your videos. when youtube removed community captions, a lot of creators i liked became inaccessible. it really makes a difference

[@inerciasart]

I know you've only made two occult tiny houses but I'm reallt enjoying this series!! And vampire tiny house sounds really fun

[@ellefromm]

two story tiny home need one thing: ladders. i downloaded kayla’s werewolf tiny house and immediately swapped the stairs for a ladder, then i could add a dining table

[@CorbeauDigitalArts]

Island living is actually one of my favourite packs. I live in a country with long cold winters. Like right now it's 5 PM and it's already dark, the temperature outside is freezing and there are crows everywhere in town. Playing in a sunny tropical ocean world is my escape.

[@brodyasher1305]

I feel like a plant sim tiny house would be cute! 🍃🧑🏻‍🦱

[@anxious_and_avoidant]

I would have preferred they not added round walls than adding round walls that are unusable. Literally just did it to say they did.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

Not really. They did it to shut people up basically I'm almost positive. They repeatedly told people round walls would not work in the system and people kept complaining and whining about NEEDING them, so they caved and added them even though they don't really work within the Sims 4's build system.

[@anxious_and_avoidant]

@@moonlitxangel5771 Yeah… just doing it to say they did. Exactly what I said lol.

[@davidkonevky7372]

​@@anxious_and_avoidant yeah but tbf if used in little amounts they can be useful but if 50% of your house is rounded walls, that's where the problem arises

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@anxious_and_avoidant The implication is different. Cuz they really didn't add it just to add it, they added it to hopefully get people to shut up about it. Had people not harassed them, I don't think rounded walls would exist.

[@anxious_and_avoidant]

@@moonlitxangel5771 I’m saying they added them just to tell *those people* that they did it. But if they’re this broken, they’re essentially useless. EA should be able to have enough conviction to not release a feature that can’t function regardless of what people are asking for. Maybe they wouldn’t have done it if people weren’t asking, but that doesn’t change that they clearly only did it… to say that they did it. 😅

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

One thing about a kayla build, she loves a little bump out

[@fobiaargyst5875]

Woah! That layout is so impresive! Like this home both looks like a mini castle, has TWO circles AND is cleanly and logically layed out.

[@felixhatton7334]

Can you do a video renovating that awful shipping container starter home in Port Promise in Evergreen Harbour? ❤ love your videos!

[@AveryKrystene]

She did!! Just search shipping container house lilsimsie ❤

[@maddieo333]

The front of this house is GORGEOUS I can’t get over how cool it looks

[@justanobody864]

Mermaids do not only can swim. They also can change the Weather. I wish Mermaids would get a Tail in the Jacuzzi, Kids Pool and on the Foaties aswell. Also that Kids and Toddlers would get Tails in the Water too.

[@Butterflie1218]

The MERMAID WHALE TAIL is everything. I LOVE IT SO MUCH❤

[@SimsLegacy5083]

I think that turned out cute! I admit I've never played with a mermaid but they do have a few powers that are cool - I love the weather control. I find it funny given the "fish" debate that one of their powers is aquatic lure, and WHY don't they snorkel?? Don't really care which one you do next but alien will be the hardest next to this. The other will be easy comparatively I think; even plant sim, there's so much plant based stuff in the game.

[@Sileste17]

I love to play with the mermaids, it's a shame they didn't get proper ocult stuff like vampires and werwolf. But they are able not just to swimm, they can switch the wether and changing the mood of other sims by singimg them a song. Oh and this fish on the wall will most probably make your mermaid sad (dead ocean friend) xD

[@babymarebear]

Also you should def do a plant sim tiny house build! I'm also upset that they didn't give mermaids superpowers like in the H2O show!

[@xneensx]

you can try the expanded mermaids mod !! mermaids can have powers like in h2o w it.

[@Ava-rp6yt]

Okayy, so super random but youd look so cute with bangs❤ this build actually makes me wanna play with mermaids again, they genuinely need an upgrade

[@Julia-ic3rm]

YEAHHH LILSIMSIE WITH BANGSSS

[@AxelMacopelli]

Not only do mermaids not have a skill tree, they also have the hindrance of constantly needing hydration. They definitely need a refresh adding skills like a siren's song where they can attract people or something

[@star2705]

I might be wrong, but I think the wallpaper you used on the outside is actually based on rammed earth, so yeah, it should remind you of sand! It's a super cool construction technique that's literally just... laying dirt. And then smashing it real hard!

[@Lothrana]

Tbh I was so sceptical when you decided to go with disney castle inspo, like 'waaaaat in Sulani? This matches exactly nothing'. BUT you managed to pull it out so goooood, I think that's one of my favourite tiny houses of yours.😍

[@fruity4820]

Fun fact: Maremaids also have some weather control powers, but i am pretty sure they only work if you have seasons. Half of their abilities are locked behind a whole other expantion pack

[@adummperson]

it would've been cool if the mermaids got a secret world kind of like in glimmer brook with spell casters you get the magic realm maybe something like that would've been cool. and if they could do more stuff and had a skill tree. I think they need a whole refresh tbh

[@Dkatt25]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone do a plant sim house. (Not counting "plant sim" as in this sim really loves plants. lol) I think that would be interesting.

[@Giraffeintheclouds]

Kayla says this is her flop era of building but in reality it’s way better than anything I’ve ever built lol

[@kumawickham2483]

They need to revamp and give Merfolk and Aliens skill trees.

[@amariegood24]

You are soooo good at talking and looking at us while you play most of the times I think its your twitch stream and just your commentary over it. Really truly impressive

[@babymarebear]

Omg occult tiny houses sounds so amazing!!!

[@merchantfan]

Round walls are still so broken even the windows that are supposed to work with them don't work great. I made a pretty build with round walls but ended up having to use basket to block off one side of some of the beds so sims wouldn't get stuck. And although i covered most of the weird windows I still have a few bits that look wrong

[@sashhy03]

LOOVE THE BUILD!!! also I wanted to tell you, I just started my first ever legacy challenge, and my sim finally got a baby, when she went into labor I clicked have baby and was very very surprised to see TRIPLETS 😭😭😃😃, it's simsies fault /j😂😂 I love you and just wanted to share sorry for the rant!! 🥰🥰

[@lhenesey]

love that Kayla is going for castle and serving happy home paradise for an octopus instead. animal crossing is truly a lifestyle

[@roseredfire48]

I like the house, it's cute. I haven't had a mermaid Sim in a long time. I think I might have one again. You made the round walls work. EA should have tested those more before releasing them and made like more windows and stuff work with them, along with things like curtains. Travel town sounds fun. I started playing Hayday when you suggested it and I'm hooked. I'm on level 39 now, close to 40. I play it constantly. lol

[@aquasiox]

i’ve been trying to build this myself the last few days, and keep ending up with beach huts. this is literally the best timing thank you so much

[@Tomoitochan]

This buid was THE HOUSE to use the Shell Chair, I really thought it would be used everywhere

[@Ciruelasyverano]

I really like the mermaids theme! Thanks for the video! I must say that I wish there were fairies too! And I would love for the next tiny house a Witchy House theme💜

[@DreamDweller6]

It never fails to impress me how good lil simsie is at build mode, I can’t even build a house I’m surviving off the gallery and the prebuilt houses.

[@aoifemmckeon]

Plantsim next!!! Just a green house full of plants! Im thinking the leaf maximalist wallpaper and like glass ceilings so the plants can grow!

[@opal8454]

I’m so excited for this build!

[@NyaChristopher]

I’d actually love to see a tiny house for a plant sun, I’m just imagining all the plants and I know you’ll make it so beautiful

[@mirandabarrick2524]

I’d like to see a spellcaster house next! Spellcasters are so underrated, I would love to see more for them in general

[@ddazzles]

Can you make a video about how two make the sims more fun? Because I often tend to play with a family and then wait one month and don’t play because I get bored so easily and then make a new one over and over again, that’s why I won’t ever finish my legacy challenges 😭But please make one like that 🫶🏻

[@pipi-caca]

To*

[@kaylagosnell2393]

Fun fact, I’ve been playing travel town for months and I love itttt. It’s so fun to play.

[@dahliasjournal]

i actually kinda love how this came out! the exterior is very pretty :-)

[@pups4215]

This turned out cute! For next occult, what about the mummies from sims 3? I feel like there's enough items in the game to make a pyramid/sand/Egyptian inspired build

[@maggie4028]

I love this build and I love the concept of this build series!

[@loconnor2746]

My mermaid got a negative moodlet when she saw a fish mounted on the wall, so the choice of decor here might upset them a little 😂

[@BrookeT9462]

First off, thanks for Travel Town, great game. Second off, wonderful build

[@jyao56]

Mermaid having mounted fish on the wall is kinda like Stanley eating a hotdog if you know what i mean

[@trixie_and_katyas_roach]

The gasp i guspped when she moved the wall and the whole building just vanished 😂😂😂

[@sparkleflie]

As someone who works in construction, stairs with windows is a thing. So it’s for sure fine.

[@galex_exe9199]

I was doubting u when u brought out the round walls but somehow u made it work! Love ur vids!

[@sketchyghost_yt]

I’d love a plantsim tiny house! Especially the idea to just turn it into a whole sunroom

[@selkiefluff]

I think the thing holding back every occult (and some other things) in the Sims 4 is the team's constant fear of living up to their rating and stop playing safe. Teens are basically adults because they can woohoo. Mermaids can't actually mind control or tempt people. Vampires drink "plasma" and not blood. Spellcasters can't actually kill sims with their fire and freezing. It takes a trillion steps to turn someone into a werewolf. There are no burglars. The Sims team takes zero risks, instead of being creative to make 'edgy' content funny without offending the majority they'd rather not do anything bold at all.

[@QueenDrPepper]

Based just on the thumbnail this build looks so much like the Madrigal home

[@katelondon3799]

I NEED a series with lil homes from lil Simsie for our lil ocult sims!! Love it, even tho the curved walls tried to defeat you haha

[@emmaskantz]

This building isn't a flop! I absolutely loved how it turned out!!!

[@hannagarland9234]

i love this build! i agree about mermaids, i wish they would update them and do an explorable underwater world. it would be my favorite occult then!

[@snowonthebeach333]

am I the only one who actually LIKES mermaids? yes, they lack a lot of gameplay, but I find them fun to play with. I slap them in sulani, make their pretty outfits with the tails and the matching tops to the tails and then I build them a nice home with a back deck for them to jump into the water, or they live next to the volcano (i love that lot). compared to other occult types, mermaids are really meh, but I love playing with them nonetheless :) (i also like to do this thing where i pretend mermaids are like 'forbidden' in the sims and i 'hide' the fact they are a mermaid (like they go in the water when no one is around, only are friends with other mermaids) since you can joke about being a mermaid and accuse one of being a mermaid, so it's like they are a weird thing to exist even though vampires and werewolves LITERALLY WALK AROUND with no shame...)

[@venus-mc5ex]

mermaids are rlly cute for me :3 im filling up a save with all kinds of sims (ranging from being ablebodied and disabled, lgbt, and diff occults and all else) and i made a non-binary mermaid sim w/ a bf! their story is that in a diff world where they used to live they were shunned and whatnot so they moved to sulani where they are free to be a mermaid. like in my world sulani is the most accepting when it comes to mermaids. or any other aspect like sexuality and such really =)

[@snowonthebeach333]

omg that is so cute!! i love that idea so much@@venus-mc5ex

[@casey54321]

Not me forgetting that mermaids already exist, reading the title and thinking "oh that's cute mermaids would be cool wouldn't they" LOLLLLLLLLLLL

[@pipi-caca]

Same 😭

[@N0vaCaneWay]

I mean sure the mermaids have a lot less than the others, but the pack isn't "Mermaids" like its "werewolves" and "Vampires" its "Island living". It's one feature alongside beaches and building on water and swimming in the ocean, just like aliens are a small part of a pack that does way more.

[@scoobertdoobertdoo69]

Love it as always but also FISH on the WALLS kayla she’s a MERMAID those are her PALS

[@sel3nedark]

love the bangs so much simsie

[@makeupfashionlia]

I like that mermaids are more laid back then the other occult types. Especially with the whole vibe of Sulani, it makes sense to me.

[@quinnecraigie2378]

it might not have been a great use of space in a tiny home, but i think having a spiral staircase in the two story round section would have been a good choice and made the decorating a bit easier! really nice build though!

[@pipi-caca]

KAYLA MERMAIDS GET SAD AROUND MOUNTED FISH

[@smolsloth]

You can really tell Simsie doesn't play with occults since she doesn't even know that mermaids have powers. They could still do with a major refresh & skill tree, but they can change the weather, sing to other sims to make them feel different emotions (such as flirty, sad, etc), summon sea monsters (this might be trait dependent; i know good sims can't), lure better fish to fishing holes, & have an easier time communicating with dolphins than humans do. They're also totally immune to drowning, which I consider a plus.

[@Mars_Hallow20]

Mermaid castle when medieval pack comes out ? Tiny neighborhood for each occult? Just some ideas 🎉

[@16taysia]

The house actually gives me The Little Mermaid vibes and it’s perfect!! 😂😊🩷

[@Som_dudette]

This was great!! And love the rant about round walls🤣🤣🤣 But I whould also LOVE to see a build for aliens! I like to play with aliens but that is also sadly lacking

[@bialinsbear2681]

id only buy the island living pack if they refreshed mermaids 👀

[@licensed_loser]

absolutely in love with this build, Kayla! in my humble opinion very much worth the stress with the round walls (tho you might think about this differently haha 🥲). I'd love to see a plant sim tiny home - smth very green, lush and filled with light (=plant house vibes??) would be beautiful!! love your content, thank you so so much! ❤

[@novajensen9481]

love the build! the outside reminds me of cam and mitch's house from modern family

[@jaminblizz]

If love if you built with all the occult packs. Maybe an occult family where each family member is a different occult sim

[@megaroni4765]

Mermaids get sad moodlets when you put fish on the walls.

[@adriancab8810]

they should just make a mermaid pack eventually anyway. its like how vampires were in both sims 3 supernatural and in sims 3 late night

[@crazyforart6462]

For the fish mounts, that makes mermaids depressed

[@AUBREYTW0]

Love these occult tiny houses! You mentioned aliens so I think you should do them next ;)

[@vivien621]

I was playing Travel Town while watching this video and was very surprised by the sponsor part 😂

[@Aleksasimulation]

A fish on a wall is not a good choice for a mermaid because they get sad when they see it🤭

[@BrendaMartinez-yg6qj]

Kayla you're so funny, you make my days so much lighter

[@Unskippable_Cutscene]

this is persnally why i LIKE gamepacks focused on occults. the entire pack is for that occult type rather then a broad subject the occult is part of, so they get a lot more skills and perks and stuff that expansion pack occults don't get. the team has to focus on a much broader theme with expansions so i find some aspects are often lacking in comparison to gamepacks centered around a smaller theme

[@moonyhelmi]

i loooooove the exterior of this build 😍 the interior too ofc hehe

[@jazvoorca3048]

SIMSIE ILY SM AND IM OBSESSED WITH UR VIDEOS BUT LIKE I MISS THE SHELL CHALLENGES PLS BRING THEM BACK

[@LiaMarieM900]

I wish mermaids got a refresh too! I would definitely get it if it gad a refresh, but i would also love if we got fairies. I just wish it wasnt lacking :(

[@Horo8448]

I love the landscaping on this one! Stunning 💚

[@julioceesarrr]

kayla pls believe in yourself. sometimes its looking very pretty and you think is not. just go with your gut. you're an amazing builder!

[@meganlister3084]

The fish on the walls always give the mermaids a sad moodlet. :(

[@AKA_Studios]

Round walls ate so troublesome. I feel so validated when even a professional Sims player has issues with them 😂