Strategy for quickly aging-up children?

[Talgorn]

Hi everyone,

Wondering if anyone has ideas in 2022 for how best to age our characters' children up to adulthood? I've heard a lot of people agreeing that the waiting game is tedious; is it still the case that there are no functioning console commands which can take care of this?

I'd also be happy to hear of any mods that can handle this simply. Are folks still able to use Pacemaker and/or Character Reload these days?

Cheers

[Rhapsody]

What's the rush exactly, I'm curious?

[Talgorn]

Originally posted by Rhapsody:

What's the rush exactly, I'm curious?

Fair, I was super cryptic.

I've been playing this game for a while now, and I'm looking for ways to enjoy longer playthroughs. I think being able to play as a new character but in a map I worked through would be really neat. Might freshen up the long map conquests which get so stale sometimes.

I'd also like to play around with having more family characters forming parties, acting as governors, companions etc.

[flyingscot1066]

I don't recall exactly what it is, but there is a console command for bypassing time. Alternatively, just set your companions, older brother, etc as party leaders, dismiss your troops, stock up on food, and hit the x3 button on time passing until your siblings/kids get older.

[Sabaithal]

Work them so hard they start aging prematurely

[Gnasty Gnorc]

Make them get a job and smoke cigarettes.

That'll make you look at least 30 years older

[Talgorn]

Originally posted by flyingscot1066:

I don't recall exactly what it is, but there is a console command for bypassing time. Alternatively, just set your companions, older brother, etc as party leaders, dismiss your troops, stock up on food, and hit the x3 button on time passing until your siblings/kids get older.

Your second idea is my current strategy, might be the best we have at the moment.

For anyone wondering, the time passing console command just programatically makes the game go at the faster speed for a certain amount of time.

I'm still on the lookout; if anyone has any other ideas I'm all ears.