Faction Family Trees - A DotS Preview

**Pope_Fred_I** · January 30, 2012, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by mynameisowen

My worries are not with lack of adoption (which I never do), its not getting marriage proposals or new children being born. This is a big problem in mods thats I've played (although thier rate of expansion is probably much bigger than DoTS). I always end up having to inbreed my princesses just so that my characters can have kids

Heck, most of my games I inbreed them like crazy, just to see what kind of weirdo I can produce on the throne.

**The Awesome Boy** · November 03, 2011, 06:09 PM

WoW!!!
This is even more awesome than the poliski family Tree, never before have I gazed upon such an epic family tree. This rely shows how much effort you guys put in to this mod. I can´t wait to see how the Swedish family tree will lock like in game.

**Hengest** · November 03, 2011, 08:02 PM

Yeah those characters in the tree that are 'off map' are still in the campaign but as part of other factions. Norway's family members at startdate will be over 20 roughly. I think there are a few non-family generals too. So that tells you the kind of thing a minor faction like Norway will have at startdate

**Pope_Fred_I** · November 03, 2011, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Hross

Yeah those characters in the tree that are 'off map' are still in the campaign but as part of other factions. Norway's family members at startdate will be over 20 roughly. I think there are a few non-family generals too. So that tells you the kind of thing a minor faction like Norway will have at startdate

Wow. I am in awe, gentlemen...the family trees were always one of my favorite parts of the game (and one of the things I sorely miss in N:TW and E:TW).

**Hengest** · November 04, 2011, 12:25 AM

**The Awesome Boy** · November 04, 2011, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Hross

What do you mean by this?

**mynameisowen** · November 04, 2011, 09:40 AM

And a new meme has been born! Congratulations gentlemen

**Hengest** · November 04, 2011, 12:35 PM

Someone said awesome.
It's like with the bugs thing

**Cyprian2** · November 04, 2011, 01:00 PM

Subtle, Hross. Very subtle.

**Baerke Hinn Gauzki** · November 05, 2011, 11:46 AM

Holy moly... And I thought real life family trees looked good... These ones bloody surpass them o.o

**Hengest** · November 05, 2011, 07:59 PM

Since our health and longevity systems are so extreme, characters are going to be dying off all the time, often quite young. Generals will also be much more likely to die of their wounds after battle. So there will be loads of room for birthrates.

**Pope_Fred_I** · November 20, 2011, 10:58 PM

Can't wait to see the rest of these!

Are there any more family tree previews coming?

**Diodredai** · January 28, 2012, 06:43 AM

I see double posting isn't an issue anymore, in that case let's drive Meneth mad.

Just kidding, this longetivity system sounds interesting!

Originally Posted by mynameisowen

My worries are not with lack of adoption (which I never do), its not getting marriage proposals or new children being born. This is a big problem in mods thats I've played (although thier rate of expansion is probably much bigger than DoTS). I always end up having to inbreed my princesses just so that my characters can have kids

You are a very .... very sick man.

Originally Posted by mynameisowen

I see what you mean. I just hate it when, say for example, your King has no heirs and is no spring chicken; you want him to have a son to continue the family line, however, when he dies the heir(dom?) will pass to some bloody random adopted guy. And all this because the engine thought you had too many characters when in fact half of them are 60 year old men! Also you end up sending unwanted heirs on suicide missions to clear them off the family tree so someone more worthy can take the crown! (I do always feel bad doing this

)

Funny thing is that once I sent one of my heirs on a suicide mission and he won against an army of 4 archers (alone with his bodyguard) name was something like Ulfric, was blind (His mother was his fathers cousin), lame, has infertile, gay, his ancillary was bad advisor and the like, and he died at the age of 97, having conquered half the known world.

Word of advice:
KILL THEM BEFORE THEY LAY EGGS!!!!!