How far back to reset kid personality events?

[Stray952]

I KEEP getting the event where the parent makes you watch an execution. I already took cynical, but the game seems committed to making me also humble and just. I went back 2 years and still got the event again.

How do you 're-seed' these events? I know theres some seeding mechanic because if you play from the same save over and over they'll play out the same way, but if you create a new save things will go differently.

I've got to say, I kind of hate these childhood events. One of the few things I don't think were made well in this game. idk if they prioritized narrative theme over balance or what, but all 70% of the personality traits just seem as implicitly negative to me. The way you encounter the events as option sets of traits... it makes it really hard to fashion something cohesive. It ends up being more about save scumming to avoid certain events that have all bad options than asking the player 'how would you deal with this?' and providing personality based on input.

[Catashe]

Originally posted by Stray952:

I KEEP getting the event where the parent makes you watch an execution. I already took cynical, but the game seems committed to making me also humble and just. I went back 2 years and still got the event again.

How do you 're-seed' these events? I know theres some seeding mechanic because if you play from the same save over and over they'll play out the same way, but if you create a new save things will go differently.

I've got to say, I kind of hate these childhood events. One of the few things I don't think were made well in this game. idk if they prioritized narrative theme over balance or what, but all 70% of the personality traits just seem as implicitly negative to me. The way you encounter the events as option sets of traits... it makes it really hard to fashion something cohesive. It ends up being more about save scumming to avoid certain events that have all bad options than asking the player 'how would you deal with this?' and providing personality based on input.

As far as i know you'd have to go pretty far back but if you want a possible different trait and want to rely on the RNG gods.. You can always just remove yourself as guardian and put someone else with traits you might want and pray.. The trait events are locked to the guardian not the child.. So where you as the guardian might get traits you can't stand to choose from.. The child will most likely roll a entire different set of traits if you set a different guardian before the kids birthday

[Toblm]

Birth?

[sammwich]

I thought these events were primarily decided by the parent's and the guardian's traits.

[identity]

It might be possible, but you should just learn to live with it. That's the game, and it's arguably more fun when things don't go your way, because when they finally do, it's all the more sweeter.

[Kiethoo]

So Guardian Traits dont do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, anyone who claims otherwise is guessing because if you check the game code youll clearly see that is .'d out which means the devs know its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ broken and haven't tried to fix it yet.

CURRENTLY the only way you have to get Traits you want is to use the option to press the Traits you have onto your Ward which ofcourse has a cooldown and can fail.....

To get around this you can save scum

AGE 3 - Personality Trait ie- Rowdy, Bossy, Pensive
Age 7 - Trait Pick One
Age 11 - Trait Pick Two
Age 13 - Trait Pick 3 and usually Sexuality.

YOU MUST SAVE BEFORE JAN 1st BEFORE THE AGE OF THESE EVENTS.

IE Save the year before your Heir turns 7.

By doing this if you get a stupid ass ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ event that has nothing to do with the Traits you as a Guardian have you can Save Scum back and try for another event.
If you FAIL to get the save before the CORRECT TIME, YOU WILL GET THE SAME EVENT!!!

Options if you fail....
If you have enough time, you can change Guardians. Though you are likely to get the SAME EVENT, but rarely you can get another of 3 options, Though usually they are poor ones.

No Guardian, Remove the guardian from the Ward, again they may get another roll event of 3 options but again these are generally poor trait options.

by poor Trait options , The Event is generally ALWAYS
the Rolls for Arrogent, Callous, Compassionate OR Shy, Gluttonous, Impatient.


ALSO IMPORTANT

ONLY
ROWDY (brave/Stub/Wrath)(Brave/zealous/ambit)(venge,call,Arro)
BOSSY
PENSIVE
Currently aren't bugged to having certain Traits have a higher chance to spawn during events.
The other 2 are currently have .'d out lines that require fixing in the code.

AS OF this latest patch 11/19/24

So there you go.

Generally for my Heir

If I don't get Rowdy I make a new Heir.
Once I get Rowdy I let the RNG pick Trait 1 hoping to get a good trait.
Then I CHOOSE TRAIT 2 using Ward Training.
I let RNG choose Trait 3
Then I use WARD TRAINING for a 4th TRAIT so my Heir usually get 4 Traits.
Not always, 4 Traits can still fail but having 4 is nice.

Also remember that there are a few ways to Remove/Change/Gain new Traits, through actions like having 10+ Lovers having a chance to get Lustful

Or Stress Events offereing Compassionate->Wrathful/Vengeful....ect

Craven -> Brave rarely though a random event of exploring.

[PostalGibbon]

Originally posted by Kiethoo:

So Guardian Traits dont do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, anyone who claims otherwise is guessing because if you check the game code youll clearly see that is .'d out which means the devs know its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ broken and haven't tried to fix it yet.

CURRENTLY the only way you have to get Traits you want is to use the option to press the Traits you have onto your Ward which ofcourse has a cooldown and can fail.....

To get around this you can save scum

AGE 3 - Personality Trait ie- Rowdy, Bossy, Pensive
Age 7 - Trait Pick One
Age 11 - Trait Pick Two
Age 13 - Trait Pick 3 and usually Sexuality.

YOU MUST SAVE BEFORE JAN 1st BEFORE THE AGE OF THESE EVENTS.

IE Save the year before your Heir turns 7.

By doing this if you get a stupid ass ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ event that has nothing to do with the Traits you as a Guardian have you can Save Scum back and try for another event.
If you FAIL to get the save before the CORRECT TIME, YOU WILL GET THE SAME EVENT!!!

Options if you fail....
If you have enough time, you can change Guardians. Though you are likely to get the SAME EVENT, but rarely you can get another of 3 options, Though usually they are poor ones.

No Guardian, Remove the guardian from the Ward, again they may get another roll event of 3 options but again these are generally poor trait options.

by poor Trait options , The Event is generally ALWAYS
the Rolls for Arrogent, Callous, Compassionate OR Shy, Gluttonous, Impatient.


ALSO IMPORTANT

ONLY
ROWDY (brave/Stub/Wrath)(Brave/zealous/ambit)(venge,call,Arro)
BOSSY
PENSIVE
Currently aren't bugged to having certain Traits have a higher chance to spawn during events.
The other 2 are currently have .'d out lines that require fixing in the code.

AS OF this latest patch 11/19/24

So there you go.

Generally for my Heir

If I don't get Rowdy I make a new Heir.
Once I get Rowdy I let the RNG pick Trait 1 hoping to get a good trait.
Then I CHOOSE TRAIT 2 using Ward Training.
I let RNG choose Trait 3
Then I use WARD TRAINING for a 4th TRAIT so my Heir usually get 4 Traits.
Not always, 4 Traits can still fail but having 4 is nice.

Also remember that there are a few ways to Remove/Change/Gain new Traits, through actions like having 10+ Lovers having a chance to get Lustful

Or Stress Events offereing Compassionate->Wrathful/Vengeful....ect

Craven -> Brave rarely though a random event of exploring.

First Trait pick happens at the age of 9 (unless you have Wards and Wardens DLC then you are able to influence them after the age of 6 and get one or two extra traits). Then 11 and last at 13 as you said.