Rule of 6 for Generations?
jolrei:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2011 June 06, 14:53:12
Quote from: Madame Mim on 2011 June 05, 06:32:36
YA 12 - 18-30adult 24 - 30-54 (I'm in some quandry as to whether that should be 36 - 30-66 {but I'm trying to keep adult close to real breeding years})elder 30 - 54-84
Those are pretty close to the numbers I run, although I use YA as 18-36, and Adult as 36-60, with Elders at 60-72. Be aware that elders do not actually DIE immediately at the end of their age stage, they only become CAPABLE of dying at that point, so the elder age stage should be slightly shorter than normal life expectancy, so that they will actually DIE around normal life expectancy. If you drag it out to 84, they will NEVER die before then, and your average life expectancy will be 90+, which is unrealistic. Also, unpleasant.
Unpleasant for the sim or for the player? Sim elders seem to be able to lead full active lives, including sparring, right up to the point where they drop. The only difference seems to be that they do it in a slightly stooped over posture, and get somewhat more bony looking.
wizard_merlin:
Quote from: jonas on 2011 June 05, 22:38:10
I'm wondering how you manage to rotate the families effectively without stress (or perhaps you dig the stress of it) without losing whatever stories/plans you have for them?
Not everyone who plays rotates families. People will choose the age limits they want based on their own style of play, not the style other people play.
Jeebus:
Quote from: wizard_merlin on 2011 June 06, 20:37:00
Not everyone who plays rotates families. People will choose the age limits they want based on their own style of play, not the style other peoples play.
What peoples? The Germans? The English? The Choctaw?
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: jolrei on 2011 June 06, 16:59:44
Unpleasant for the sim or for the player? Sim elders seem to be able to lead full active lives, including sparring, right up to the point where they drop. The only difference seems to be that they do it in a slightly stooped over posture, and get somewhat more bony looking.
Both! The sim will have long since exhausted everything there is to do, and thus simply be stuck stumbling around bored and unstylish for ages. Although I hear Generations adds something there: Now you can wander around town menacing people with your cane, which is definitely a plus.
Eeyore:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2011 June 06, 21:41:44
unstylish
Unstylish? Did you really just say unstylish? How dare you!
*Eeyore has sent a representative of the elderly community to bludgeon Pescado with a cane.*
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