Keeping the family alive away from home...

**killerqueen33** · December 21, 2010, 08:24 PM

Quick question guys. Struggling keeping my dynasty going. I've killed off several of my generals outside of the family and have accepted no marriages from generals outside of the family. I have four family members (male) left and 17 settlements. My two best generals (my king and my prince) have not been offered a female for marriage and they are 47 and 42 respectively. Do they need to be in a town/closer to the capitol to be offered marriage?

**Caesar Clivus** · December 21, 2010, 08:53 PM

Conquer more regions. There is a hardcoded family member to regions controlled ratio.

**Ichon** · December 22, 2010, 12:24 AM

When your FM get past a certain age even if you have less FM then regions under your control it seems to take awhile to get a marriage offer and certain traits make it even less likely.

Easiest solution is to send a diplomat to find a princess and propose marriage to your king or heir- as long as there are no negative traits they should produce children if you remain below the FM/region ratio.

**Amaranth** · December 22, 2010, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Caesar Clivus

Conquer more regions. There is a hardcoded family member to regions controlled ratio.

But if he has only 4 family members and 17 settlements, then general-per-settlement-ratio shouldn't be a problem in his case ?

**killerqueen33** · December 22, 2010, 03:04 AM

Thank you Ichon! I totally didn't even know you could do that!

**JorisofHolland** · December 22, 2010, 09:48 AM

Technically not, but perhaps he has none-family generals?

**killerqueen33** · December 22, 2010, 03:41 PM

Nope. I literally only have 4 generals. I keep getting offered husbands for my ladies, but NO marriage proposals for my king or faction heir. I'm about to try to get another faction to gimme their princesses.

**Losthief** · December 22, 2010, 04:55 PM

sometimes u just get screwed, on my CS campaign right now i got my king (1 general) and my prince (1 other general so 2 total now) and 25 provinces and no marriage proposals happening. I got like 3 diplomat guys searching for a suitable princess right now...luckly my prince is only like 18 so its not that big a deal but it is crazy. And my two princess don't get any offers, only adopted usurpers which i deny.

oh and no being away from home doesn't seem to affect marriages etc etc...tho u can get the outlander adultress which reduces chances for kids slightly.

**David93** · December 22, 2010, 05:06 PM

Just a quick bumb but still sorta on topic whats the problem with adopted generals?

**Losthief** · December 22, 2010, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by David93

Just a quick bumb but still sorta on topic whats the problem with adopted generals?

absolutely nothing...some people (i.e. like me) just choose to try to maintain a pure family blood line "of insert ur faction here blood" in the traits part purely as a role playing aspect. However if u do adopt too many and don't expand fast enough u can stop having children which becomes annoying.

**killerqueen33** · December 22, 2010, 05:29 PM

Thanks Losthief. Guess I'll just keep trucking on... on a related note, to start a new dynasty do I just have to make an adopted general king, then one of his kids?

**Losthief** · December 23, 2010, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by killerqueen33

Thanks Losthief. Guess I'll just keep trucking on... on a related note, to start a new dynasty do I just have to make an adopted general king, then one of his kids?

yep...u'll get a 'started a new dynasty' on ur adopted king and his son will have of blood trait.

**Espadas:Benson** · December 23, 2010, 08:48 AM

~give_trait this Fertile 3
~give_trait this WifeIsFertile 3

Always works for me

**killerqueen33** · December 23, 2010, 11:48 AM

Haha Espadas it's funny you mention that. I had to use that cheat just to get my current king to be born! But unfortunately, neither of them are married (that's the problem!) so that cheat won't work.

**killerqueen33** · December 23, 2010, 02:03 PM

Just for reference here, guys, my problem is NOT city/castle to general ratio. I am offered an adoption for my youngest general EVERY TURN. I now have 21 settlements, and 4 generals. I want him to get married so he can continue the bloodline. I have not had a general offered marriage since the first few turns of the game. Only adoptions offered.

**Losthief** · December 24, 2010, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by killerqueen33

Just for reference here, guys, my problem is NOT city/castle to general ratio. I am offered an adoption for my youngest general EVERY TURN. I now have 21 settlements, and 4 generals. I want him to get married so he can continue the bloodline. I have not had a general offered marriage since the first few turns of the game. Only adoptions offered.

toggle_fow

and go wife hunting