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Witty

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Divide relations and relationships
« on: January 01, 2015, 03:13:33 pm »
Dwarves already have the ability to form pretty diverse relationships with others , but just because two dwarves are tangentially related doesn't meet they should automaticly get along. So, I'd suggest having two separate lists for a dwarf's relationships. One would be their family lineage, listing cousins, parents and all that. And the other would show friendships and the relationships between that dwarf and their family. That way you could have more dynamic family interaction that extend beyond "oh, cousin Urist tried to bathe in the volcano, I guess I should feel bad now".
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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2015, 03:18:19 am »
In medieval times, families were (generally) more tight-knit than today, so I don't really have a problem with set relationships like that.
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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015, 11:03:44 pm »
I like the idea. Brothers should have grudges against each other due to one being a shepherd or something.
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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015, 11:22:41 pm »
Quote from: SlyStalker on January 03, 2015, 03:18:19 am
In medieval times, families were (generally) more tight-knit than today, so I don't really have a problem with set relationships like that.
Yes but it was also related to the way they lived. Sometimes 4 generations of one family lived under the same roof. It'd be really cool if the relationships depended on how you structure your fortress.
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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 11:32:14 pm »
For a moment I thought this was Life Advice and that you were a deity asking for dating tips.

Then I realized this was in Suggestions.

FAKEEDIT:

Oh, DIVIDE relations and relationships, not DIVINE relations and relationships.

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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2015, 03:41:19 am »
Adding another dimension to interpersonal dynamics?

Why, it's my ideal suggestion.
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Re: Divide relations and relationships
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2015, 04:09:57 am »
As far as i can tell, only parent/child and sibling relations are really special. Grandparent/grandchild, cousins and uncle/aunt/nephew/niece could (.34.11, with the lack of socialising in .40.14+ it'd be a pain to explore) form friendships. Cousins could even romance and marry each other. Grudges might also be possible, but those are quite rare.

The thing is more that "social" relationships among "familial" relations aren't displayed. The suggestion could be implemented by simply _displaying_ the additional dimension to social interaction that already exists, but currently is hidden behind the wall of "cousin thrice removed outranks friend, so that dwarf will only show up as cousin".

To re-iterate, distant familial relations don't automatically get along; they don't get bad thoughts when a distant relation comes to harm, either. This only happens if that distant relation is _also_ (invisibly) a "friend". I examined this quite a bit in a .34.11 generational micro-fort.
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