Are NPCs Faithful? (Immersion)

[Merman Fanatic]

As a family Simmer with immersion in mind, since marriage and children will be coming in the future, I romanced an NPC, and he was flirting with someone else afterward. Is this normal, or is it dependent on traits? Can they ever be faithful when in relationships, as long as it makes sense to certain traits? I did notice NPCs interacting with each other with random choices, including romance. To be fair, the NPC and I weren’t in a relationship yet and just had average romance status and friend status, but it does concern me that none of them will ever be faithful when in relationships. It's not a deal breaker, and I'll still buy the game when it's released, but it'd be nice for immersion purposes. 🤔


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[Nnilsamoth]

Originally posted by Issie721:

Originally posted by Wed(nesday):

I romanced an NPC, and he was flirting with someone else afterward. Is this normal, or is it dependent on traits? Can they ever be faithful when in relationships? I did notice NPCs interacting with each other with random choices, including romance. To be fair, the NPC and I weren’t in a relationship yet and just had average romance status and friend status, but it does worry me that none of them will ever be faithful when in relationships. 🤔

I promised someone on the forums Id clean up my act and stop being rude...but....omg really? I just cant....its a game. You are worried about faithfulness in a game? I just....want to....give you the number of my therapist.

To be fair it's hard to expect someone who's accustomed to being rude and ill mannered to actually change and you certainly don't come across as an advocate for that sort of change it would seem.

Sure it's a game but I can understand the OPs concerns regarding the faithfulness of NPCs they'd wish their character to have romance with. Would be nice to have just for immersion/roleplay sake not every NPC is required to be faithful for that same reason but to not have any of them be seems like an oversight.

[Merman Fanatic]

Originally posted by Issie721:

Originally posted by Wed(nesday):

I romanced an NPC, and he was flirting with someone else afterward. Is this normal, or is it dependent on traits? Can they ever be faithful when in relationships? I did notice NPCs interacting with each other with random choices, including romance. To be fair, the NPC and I weren’t in a relationship yet and just had average romance status and friend status, but it does worry me that none of them will ever be faithful when in relationships. 🤔

I promised someone on the forums Id clean up my act and stop being rude...but....omg really? I just cant....its a game. You are worried about faithfulness in a game? I just....want to....give you the number of my therapist.

Those who play families in The Sims will understand my concern regarding story immersion, which is a feature to come post release, and this game is clearly inspired by The Sims (Medieval). Besides, I didn't say that it should apply to all characters, since that would be just as unimmersive as all the characters being faithful in relationships. I mean, this is a life sim, after all. It's really not far-fetched to ask my question.

Anyway, the reply to your comment said it best. Perhaps you need to learn to radically accept that people have different play styles before expressing your own personal issues about something that has nothing to do with you in the first place. Hopefully, you won't break your promise to your friend the next time you consider being unnecessarily hostile over something that isn't even a big deal to you.

Happy gaming! :)


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[Alastair]

Originally posted by Wed(nesday):

Originally posted by Issie721:

I promised someone on the forums Id clean up my act and stop being rude...but....omg really? I just cant....its a game. You are worried about faithfulness in a game? I just....want to....give you the number of my therapist.

Those who play families in The Sims will understand my concern regarding story immersion, which is a feature to come post release, and this game is clearly inspired by The Sims (Medieval). Besides, I didn't say that it should apply to all characters, since that would be just as unimmersive as all the characters being faithful in relationships. I mean, this is a life sim, after all. It's really not far-fetched to ask my question.

Anyway, the reply to your comment said it best. Perhaps you need to learn to radically accept that people have different play styles before expressing your own personal issues about something that has nothing to do with you in the first place. Hopefully, you won't break your promise to your friend the next time you consider being unnecessarily hostile over something that isn't even a big deal to you.

Happy gaming! :)

Don't let people like him\her get to you, they have a narrow prospective and lack any true worth even in their own eyes, I have family members like them who see what they think is weakness as an opportunity to attack to feel better about themselves, they are Individuals who feel inadequate or powerless.

[Bad Ridge Games]

If you are married, your spouse won't do higher romance actions with other NPCs. Though, that doesn't necessarily mean others won't attempt to flirt with your spouse. Traits certainly play a role in how NPCs behave.

[Merman Fanatic]

Originally posted by Bad Ridge Games:

If you are married, your spouse won't do higher romance actions with other NPCs. Though, that doesn't necessarily mean others won't attempt to flirt with your spouse. Traits certainly play a role in how NPCs behave.

Thank you for your helpful reply. I'm glad that marriage is a safety net for my story immersion. For all other cases, I suppose I can just roleplay in my head that courting isn't exclusive (just marriage is), which isn't a deal-breaker at all. Plus, the flirting could very well have related to the NPC's traits, so I'll be mindful about that the next time.

Anyway, great game so far! :)

[Aeroprincess87]

Originally posted by Bad Ridge Games:

If you are married, your spouse won't do higher romance actions with other NPCs. Though, that doesn't necessarily mean others won't attempt to flirt with your spouse. Traits certainly play a role in how NPCs behave.

The more I get to know about this game, the more I like it. Thanks for the clarification.