Turn Time & Aging

[Lord Condormanius]

OK, what the heck? As if it weren't bad enough that the turns are two years in duration, family members don't age properly! How can it be that William the conqueror is 58 years old in 1112? He was born in 1027, so he should be 85. That is just one example. Doesn't this seem like a crazy and irritating problem to anyone else?

[econ21]

Your post prompted me to write this in the forum FAQ:

It's a temporal paradox. One turn covers roughly two years. But characters age one year every two turns. I recommend not thinking too hard about it.

OK, you're not satisfied? Well, in defence of CA, characters will last as many turns as in RTW, which arguably is long enough to get used to them but not so long they last forever. Two year turns arguably allow technology to develop before the player has completed his victory conditions - in MTW, most players would never get the chance to play with Gothic knights.

Still not satisfied? I recommend not thinking too hard about it.

You are right, though, apparently it does seem crazy and irritating to most posters.

[Dooz]

Uh oh... I was under the impression that this could be modded. Is this not the case? So even if we mod it to be two turns a year, or even four, the aging ratio will still be the same? That seriously hurts, and I can't not think too hard about it! It's one of the biggest points of roleplaying!

[Maizel]

Does modding the timescale 2.00 thingy also affect the characters aging?

[Biggus Diccus]

Does modding the timescale 2.00 thingy also affect the characters aging?

Setting the timescale to 0.5 will cause all chars to age properly. Be aware that it will take forever before certain events occur.

[Bob the Insane]

I was thinking some more on this, specifically the debate as to whether or not the increase the build times by x4...

Woould that not through out some of the missions (i.e. build a church in x turns) if the build time for the think ended up longer than the time alotted...

After I complete my first campaign in normal I am going to tryy one with the Timescale set to 0.5 and see how it plays in comparision...

[Lord Condormanius]

Setting the timescale to 0.5 will cause all chars to age properly. Be aware that it will take forever before certain events occur.

not to sound stupid, but...How does one do this?

[Lord Condormanius]

I can't not think too hard about it! It's one of the biggest points of roleplaying!

I agree.

[Lusted]

Characters age 1 year every 2 turns, so if you mod it to 2 turns a year, they will age 1 year a year. But the campaign wil last for 900 turns.

[Lord Condormanius]

That sounds good to me. I was actually hoping for that. I figured we would get at least as many turns as in Rome...certainly not less.

Whatever the case, i hope someone fixes this thing soon. As an historian, it is difficult for me swallow this...and I know it's just a game, but CA has always tried to make things realistic.

[Lord Condormanius]

Characters age 1 year every 2 turns, so if you mod it to 2 turns a year, they will age 1 year a year. But the campaign wil last for 900 turns.

Any idea how I can do that, bearing in mind that I don't know how to do any modding? Because really, that is my only complaint.