Will Union Cove ever be updated to include Island Paradise content?

[stallias]

This probably doesn't belong in this particular board but I don't know where else to put it.

I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for Union Cove to be updated so I can take my Sims who live there boating and diving and turn them into mermaids. But it's been over a year since Island Paradise was released and I'm still waiting. I have three custom worlds I like to use for my games because they already add all the expansion pack content: Los Aniegos (Paradise Edition) by Coasterboi and Sunset Valley (Final 2nd Edition) by LynxAQ on the Exchange as well as Union Cove here. Only problem is Union cove hasn't been updated to include Island Paradise content. Is Island Paradise ever going to make it into Union Cove? I have no doubt that there are other people who would like to see this happen. If I were able to, I'd do it myself. But I don't have the patience nor the skill needed to use the CAW tool even for such relatively small modifications.

[_Annika_]

I don't know how much of the original team are still available for this kind of project anymore. What you suggest is not actually a small modification. I can't remember if it is possible to place an underwater lot in UC in-game, but if there is nowhere deep enough, then editing the map to do so poses all sorts of problems. Anywhere the terrain is altered at all can cause tears around lots, and from my experience, it doesn't even have to be near the edited area. Also, you would need the original file before the population was added. Otherwise they would need to be removed and then added all over again. It's a LOT of work.

[stallias]

I didn't realize so much went into it. I'd still like to one day go diving in Union Cove, but if that's not possible, I still have two other worlds I can use for games I can have all expansion content in..

[Carl]

The person who handled the major aspects of world building and is familiar with UC would have to do that, and she's not on the project any more. Just moved on with her life, which is understandable. I guess we are unlikely to see UC updated with such a large overhaul.