Kids Grow & Evolve; Spouse Too

[meri.golden]

I know this is a frequently-requested change, but wanted to throw my hat in the ring, a la Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life Special Edition. Suggested functionality:

• kids appearances are based on spouse (yes, I know there is a mod for this, but make this part of base game. make other aspects like hairstyle random. use assets already in place for player)
• kids grow beyond toddler stage to 'kid,' 'adolescent,' then perhaps eventually select a girlfriend/boyfriend in the town and move off farm. kid developing a love interest would be cool.
• kids develop skills and predilections similar to those of the player. player can nuance these skills by showing things to the kid (like minerals/gems to encourage the kid to mine). kid engages in these activities more and more, providing small perks to the player, from 'kid' stage through adulthood

To achieve these things, I think you could use a lot of the assets & mechanics already available for the main player and just transfer them to the child to make the kids more robust NPCs.

Spouse suggestion:

• have the spouse develop interests or simply dialogue that doesn't get released until Year 4, Year 5, Year 8, etc. This way, the spouses actions do not become predictable.

 

[lilan castel]

It would be strange to see your kid becomes an adult while everyone else stays the same. And since Ape confirmed that townspeople and us won't age up I just want to see my kid ages up to the age around Vincent and Jas

 

[Ellajoy]

I know this is a frequently-requested change, but wanted to throw my hat in the ring, a la Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life Special Edition. Suggested functionality:

• kids appearances are based on spouse (yes, I know there is a mod for this, but make this part of base game. make other aspects like hairstyle random. use assets already in place for player)
• kids grow beyond toddler stage to 'kid,' 'adolescent,' then perhaps eventually select a girlfriend/boyfriend in the town and move off farm. kid developing a love interest would be cool.
• kids develop skills and predilections similar to those of the player. player can nuance these skills by showing things to the kid (like minerals/gems to encourage the kid to mine). kid engages in these activities more and more, providing small perks to the player, from 'kid' stage through adulthood

To achieve these things, I think you could use a lot of the assets & mechanics already available for the main player and just transfer them to the child to make the kids more robust NPCs.

Spouse suggestion:

• have the spouse develop interests or simply dialogue that doesn't get released until Year 4, Year 5, Year 8, etc. This way, the spouses actions do not become predictable.

Cool!