First came swimming. Then came boats. Then came Coconut Island in a much bigger tank of water...


Coconut Island is getting a dramatic makeover for the upcoming Island Paradise expansion. I will update this image as it progresses so stay tuned! (May 25)
Progress Pics



Coconut Island BETA

Expansions: WA/AM/LN
No Stuff Packs or Custom Content

Features
- A deliciously lush and tropical world ready for your Sims to explore! Use The Traveler and visit Coconut Island as a vacation destination!
- No jobs or school. Make a living through creative outlets, gardening, collecting, Ambitions professions or retire early!
- Meet a large variety of Sims including the local villagers, adventurers, party goers, beach bums and more!
- Nearly two dozen hidden locations scattered around the world ready for you to unlock! Can you find them all?
- 45 residential lots with 12 common lot sizes: 1 60x60, 2 40x40, 2 30x40, 2 30x30 and 5 20x30. (see Notes for locations)

Downloads
Updated July 14th 2012:
Sims3Pack: http://www.mediafire.com/?i803r4d37w761cw
.World: http://www.mediafire.com/?y9gb9d8udr371f4

Notes
- The emitter effects need to be corrected(or you get a fog apocalypse). Save and reload the world. You will only need to do this once.
- Remember to post any issues you come across to achieve the best possible experience for everyone!
- Common Lot sizes:
- Stuck on where to go with The Adventure? Can't find a key to a lock? Use these cheat sheets to help you out,

Recommended Mods (NOT required)
The Traveler: Take a trip to Coconut Island as a World Adventure's destination!
The Register: Control who works the venues such as register workers, clubs, stylist, etc. Don't let your families become register slaves!
Relativity: Enjoy your days and nights a little longer by slowing down the clock!
NPCsUseSubway: The entire world uses the subway, dramatically reducing foot traffic.
Walk, don't run: Sims should be leisurely walking around the beaches, not storming them!
Rabbit hole Rugs/doors: Use these to include rabbits holes of your liking while keeping the island vibe.
(Locations are available for: School, City Hall, Science Center, Bistro/Diner, Day Spa)

Enjoy the Island life!

It's so beautiful! Does it have any families? Oh, and do you need the new update to download worlds?

**OUTDATED**
go to pages 19+ for current updates

it does have families but I have learned that those pre made, their mood remains static! Weird eh? But any families you create will have normal mood drop.

the only update that is needed is the one that includes the basements, so I guess the latest? I'm up to date. Hmmm...

wow - this is amazing, and deserves to be an official nh :D
round of applause for you! :)

Does it have any tombs??.
Don't know why i asked. But i just wondered :)

That is very cool. I love little towns and villages so it's a perfect getaway from the city (not that Sunset Valley is really a city).

It's so original, I love it!

I love this! I've been playing with Lyndsey Hay. I'm having a blast! I have run into one bugish thing. I moved Lyndsey into Bungalow Twofer (right next to Lattice Beach). She is having some issues leaving and entering her lot when she is to the right of the stairs leading up to the upper level. I don't know if its because the plants are too close or what... But other than that, its fantastic! Great Job!

Wow! How long did it take you to make this?
I wish I had enough patience to do something like this :/

took me about a week and a half to make the land and lots, but most of the work has been testing and fixing. That's where the meat and potatoes lie with creating a world. You can go through a couple of generations and still find new things that pop up.

careful megatherium, those premade villagers are some super ones they don't change moods, age or die! can't fix that(other than taking them all out), but thanks for the heads up about that one lot. I can fix that.

Really? Her needs have been acting normal, and I've seen other villagers with the little "I need sleep/food/toilet" icons over their heads.

weird! You're the first person i've come across who hasn't had that problem. Good to know the pre-made sims are working out for ya

Been adding to the island on top of all the fixin's




It has a few secret little "tombs" but not World Adventure style, just basement-tool style. I definitely plan on making a full scale tomb for Coconut Island when I get my hands on WA.

Mega, are you noticing any routing failures? Like if you click for your sim to go to the garden, or the playground, they don't? I've noticed a few sticky routing situations like this occasionally pop up, but not 100% of the time.

DAMN!!! my PC's being a retarded peice of poop it wont let me download. do you think you could put it on sims3.com?

PS: AMAZING!!

Yeah, I have been noticing a few things like that. Nothing too major. I'm having a bit of trouble getting Sim from the community garden to her house, but I can't pinpoint the problem exactly.

I figured it out, I moved the community lots further away from each other by just a tiny bit and it seems to work 100% now. Have been finding these route failures for some bungalows(when visiting neighbors) which were related to bushes.

I think I'm just about done adding new stuff to the island so I'm back to strictly play testing(i'll upload an update soon). I made a few personalized bungalows so it wasn't all copy/paste;

Breezy Bungalow (it's like an indoor outdoor house)


Bungalow Burger (extra pickles)


Old Silo (cute little cramped space)


Bungalow Manor (studio style living with 360 degrees of ocean viewing)


and of course, the island


I also added a few more hidden dungeons/chambers. I've had so much fun making this, and I can't wait to get World Adventures so I can make Tomb of the Coco Nut.

aww olkd silo's really cute

So iggy, when can we expect this new version to be released, I must say it looks rather amazing.

updated.

It really is too bad that we don't have boats or a swim-able ocean that would allow the Sims to travel from island to island Vs. having to attach every island with a land bridge. Oh well, it makes it look like an atoll with the land bridges anyway. Very cute.

Well now this looks lovely!

It looks amazing! I probably won't have time to download it for a while , but I'm looking forward to it!