Well I have tried all the suggestions here, and it certianly doesn't work for me.

Playing julii familias, (very hard/very hard), Every single time i get to the 4th generation.... they don't want to have children. I mean no Children, or stuff all.

This is the 3rd game i have played to 200BC, just to test ideas and theories. The current situation is this.
I have 8 3rd generation family, 3 non julii in this total.
the youngest is now 53 years old. And so far they have produced 1 female, semporia or something, and a Titus Julius.

With 26 provinces to control, and trying to keep the Egyptians and Brutii off my back, (try and stop them getting back to Rome, my capital)
Is going to be hell.
The Pater familias is in Roma, Faction Heir + 1 close by in the Balkans fighting Brutii, 2 members fighting to protect my gaul provinces from the Goths and Alamaii,(germans). Another 1 in the North of Spain, 1 in Africa, 1 in Antioch, Ok and where are my Heirs to this Empire ffs.


Nearly all my generals have in their retinue, a preist of ceres, Barachus, and jupiter, and some have orcale or wise man etc....
Most have fertile as a trait.............So for the love of Mars, where are my children.

I am fast starting to hate the familias setup.
This has been the 6th game i have played in which i get down to 1 or 3 family members', and 1 game i died out. Now that I couldn't believe.

So I have had many problems with family.
Its just getting annoying now.

fenir
PS: my next pet hate is the traits. because they get traits without even doing anything. And 21 - 26 traits are just down right annoying.