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[RP]

I was browsing one of the movies in the Map Archive and saw messages heralding the marriage of a couple. I've never gotten this. Is it a totally random thing? What are the requirements to get a couple to marry?

[Slappy Moose]

My guess is if two lovers love eachother enough for long enough, they will marry.

Just speculation though.

[FunnyMan]

Really, marriages have lost their novelty for me.  My current fort (of 28 dwarves) has had 54 marriages, which have produced 146 children.  No wonder there are swarms of immigrants, dwarves breed like rabbits!

Probably something to do with the fact that half my fort mills around in a meeting zone all day.  It has other odd effects too, like the fact that everyone older than a Baby is legendary, or that everyone is insanely happy despite having no room (even the nobles), or that everybody has at least 20 friends.

I should rename the place Beardedlover the Child of Flowers.

I note that this is with default settings.  Pop cap 200, multibirths rare, etc.  It's currently spring of 1058.

[FunnyMan]

quote:Originally posted by FunnyMan:
<STRONG>Really, marriages have lost their novelty for me.  My current fort (of 280 dwarves) has had 54 marriages, which have produced 146 children.  No wonder there are swarms of immigrants, dwarves breed like rabbits!

Probably something to do with the fact that half my fort mills around in a meeting zone all day.  It has other odd effects too, like the fact that everyone older than a Baby is legendary, or that everyone is insanely happy despite having no room (even the nobles), or that everybody has at least 20 friends.

I should rename the place Beardedlover the Child of Flowers.

I note that this is with default settings.  Pop cap 200, multibirths rare, etc.  It's currently spring of 1058.</STRONG>

Edit: Forgot the 0 in "280 dwarves"  54 marriages among 28 dwarves would be impressive polygamy.

Edit again: Ah, crud, hit the wrong button and didn't realize it.  Fooey.

[ April 07, 2008: Message edited by: FunnyMan ]

[Vugor]

could have just edited your original post...........................

oo well.......

[Khosan]

Mawwiage.  Mawwiage is what brings us togevvuh...Today.

[Nesoo]

I suspect that this might be why there's an init option to limit the number of children  

[Proteus]

Yes, it is always interesting to watch when my legendary stonecrafter (one of the 7 founders) works in her workshop and around her you see her 6 children standing  

Fortunately I donīt have so much children like the 146 mentioned yet, but itīs still around 50 kids and babies, 25% of my population  

It would be interesting (gameplay wise) if you could order your dwarves to produce contraceptives (for example in your alchemist laboratory out of animal/plant extracts or the like; some dwarven vrsion of the pill   )

[ April 08, 2008: Message edited by: Proteus ]

[RP]

I'm on my fifth 38c fortress and not once in all those games have any of my dwarves married while resident. I must be doing something wrong . . . . Maybe I should give them more time off? But they party like crazy already.

[FunnyMan]

quote:Originally posted by RP:
<STRONG>I'm on my fifth 38c fortress and not once in all those games have any of my dwarves married while resident. I must be doing something wrong . . . . Maybe I should give them more time off? But they party like crazy already.</STRONG>

Well, I don't have anywhere built that the dwarves could use to party, just a meeting area (and only 3x3, so they're in close proximity).

Edited to add:

 

quote:Originally posted by Vugor:
<STRONG>could have just edited your original post...........................</STRONG>

Yeah, I know.  I tried to, and hit quote by mistake, then didn't notice until after adding the new post.  I'd fix it, but there doesn't seem to be a way to delete the second post.

[ April 08, 2008: Message edited by: FunnyMan ]

Edited again to add a link to the fort's save on DFFD: Rallektad, "Silverlure"

[ April 08, 2008: Message edited by: FunnyMan ]