So you can't have a cat and a dog then?

[Gorgeous_Joe]

Having reloaded all the options the cat dies no matter what I choose.......

Having played 300 years of the game now I'm certain more than a few of the team working on the game clearly have the arbitrary trait in real life........

[      ]

If the character has both pet modifiers the two pets might fight. Within two weeks one on the following will happen:
30% chance the dog dies
45% chance the cat dies
15% chance both die
10% chance they get along and the character gains -10 Stress

[Gorgeous_Joe]

So they gave me another cat and this time the dog hasn't ripped it to pieces

[Gorgeous_Joe]

Originally posted by       :

If the character has both pet modifiers the two pets might fight. Within two weeks one on the following will happen:
30% chance the dog dies
45% chance the cat dies
15% chance both die
10% chance they get along and the character gains -10 Stress

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Yeah, while i don't doubt your percentages are correct. The game seems to actually decide the outcome before the options pop up appears, as I reloaded it a dozen times and the cat died every time, no matter what option i chose. Also the game has done this on many different occasions, locked a decision into happening no matter the choice i take and I've literally spent over 50 reloads trying to change the outcome. Ultimately the outcomes are never game breaking but I just wanted to see if indeed i was locked into the decisions.

The weirder thing is, if you reload an older save then the outcome can be different. So i'm not sure when it decides on the outcome but it seems to lock it in at some point.

Take kids for example, if you save just before the day they are due to be born it spawns the same kid but save a couple of weeks before and you can get a different kid.......

[Pansa]

I have also noticed that pretty much any event that has a dice roll the rolls are made before you even see the event.

[Shad]

Wait, how do you even get pets?

[-=Prepper_Jack=-]

Originally posted by Shad:

Wait, how do you even get pets?

You haven't unlocked the pet store city building yet?

[Mr Bun]

Originally posted by Shad:

Wait, how do you even get pets?

not sure if there is a different way but when someone wants to seduce your character one of the options you can give them to win your favour is they get you a cat and a dog

[Pansa]

Originally posted by -=Malovane=-:

Originally posted by Shad:

Wait, how do you even get pets?

You haven't unlocked the pet store city building yet?

This dude hasn't unlocked the pet store yet!!!

[Shad]

Originally posted by -=Malovane=-:

Originally posted by Shad:

Wait, how do you even get pets?

You haven't unlocked the pet store city building yet?

The what?

[Commodus]

Never seen a cat or a dog yet....:(

[DrunkPunk]

Originally posted by Mr Bun:

Originally posted by Shad:

Wait, how do you even get pets?

not sure if there is a different way but when someone wants to seduce your character one of the options you can give them to win your favour is they get you a cat and a dog

There is also an event where you randomly find one, unsure if it's related to any specific lifestyle.

[Ficelle]

You can have both at the same time
You can even have both sleeping together for some bonus

[Aldon]

My young duke (8?) found a dog and later a cat. They lived very long. Sadly one cant buy a cat or dog.

[Twelvefield]

Originally posted by Aldon:

My young duke (8?) found a dog and later a cat. They lived very long. Sadly one cant buy a cat or dog.

This dude hasn't unlocked the Pet Cemetery yet!!! (HINT: You don't just need to be a King, you need to be a Stephen King)

[Gorgeous_Joe]

So having finally reached adulthood, the dog ran away

and

The new wife is allergic to cats and made me give it away

Ah......just life real life