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#32616 - 08/19/06 07:50 PM The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Cab Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/18/06
Posts: 8
Im pretty new to the game (been playing for almost 2 weeks). I have 5 games going right now with 4 completed (puzzle and tech).
I can't seem to get my elderly to live past their mid 70's. I have tried getting them to eat the special fruit but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Does the fruit have any other purpose than completing the puzzle? Does it really make them live longer? If it does, why don't they eat it on their own?
I'm testing out if an "untrained" will live the longest so I have a new one without any skills but he is still in his 20's so I have a way to go before he is elderly.

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#32617 - 08/21/06 06:56 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Cab Offline
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Registered: 08/18/06
Posts: 8
????
Any suggestions??
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#32618 - 08/21/06 09:18 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
IBteri Offline
Guru

Registered: 08/08/06
Posts: 1120
Loc: WA
I have no clue my oldest was like 85 but mostly they die around 78. So I am still trying to figure that one out.
I played a game where I has one elderly person die and she was untrained at everything!!!! I mean not one spec of blue in any skill. I was shocked.

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#32619 - 08/21/06 11:51 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
butterflyes Offline
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Registered: 08/19/06
Posts: 88
Loc: BC, Canada
Most of mine die around 74. I can't get them to live any longer. If anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them too.

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#32620 - 08/22/06 12:18 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
mizmudgie Offline
Consigliere

Registered: 08/05/06
Posts: 379
Loc: USA
Having #3 in Medicine will get you to the eighties and ninties, one player claimed 100+! I haven't got beyond 90.
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#32621 - 08/22/06 12:33 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
butterflyes Offline
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Registered: 08/19/06
Posts: 88
Loc: BC, Canada
hmmm... I have #3 in medicine...

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#32622 - 08/22/06 12:41 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
mizmudgie Offline
Consigliere

Registered: 08/05/06
Posts: 379
Loc: USA
Watch for an elder and keep him fed and watered. lol sounds like a pet.
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#32623 - 08/22/06 06:07 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
noname02 Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/05/06
Posts: 1
I have all puzzles completed and all tech researched and my oldest villager died at the age of 100 (I couldn't believe my eyes!!!) but now they all die at around 72... I have no clue why because I have many adapt doctors, the golden child and everything. Perhaps it's because of the inbreeding going on

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#32624 - 08/22/06 07:01 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
eMh Offline
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Registered: 08/15/06
Posts: 9
Loc: Middle of Sweden, Härnösand
My oldest villager became 98.
he ate of the magical three or more times..(?)
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#32625 - 08/22/06 08:04 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Cab Offline
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Registered: 08/18/06
Posts: 8
Heh...thanks for the responses.

I have had only a couple last until they were around 80, with 83 being my oldest. I have had medicine 3 for w hile. Now in a couple games. I have over 50 graves and can't track their ages anymore.
I started a hard but that is still a new village with only 8 and the eldest is 51, so I have a while on that one.

Anyone figured out whether the fruit will actually help them live longer?

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#32626 - 08/23/06 11:29 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
hookie Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/22/06
Posts: 3
Loc: Eglin AFB FL
I have the reverse problem.....lol. I am maxed out in all tech areas, my population is at max, food is at 187340, and tech points are at 242230. I can not seem to get my elderly to die. so far I have 2 elders and they are in there 80's. My other villagers only lived to about their 60's. I need a couple to die on me so I can try for my GC and finish my first game.....lol.... I wish there was a way to knock off the old people. Oh and BTW my youngest villager in in his 20's, so I have no one to pick shrooms......lol.
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#32627 - 08/24/06 07:41 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
kimmar Offline
Expert

Registered: 01/24/06
Posts: 115
Loc: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
my oldest villager so far was 90... and btw if you check the statistics on the puzzles screen it will tell you the age of the oldest villager you've had so need to keep track
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#32628 - 08/24/06 12:01 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
danalmillan Offline
Trainee

Registered: 08/21/06
Posts: 29
Loc: Kentucky
My oldest villager at this point was 92. I have the same problem as many of you though with not being able to keep many alive past 76 or 79 years old.
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#32629 - 08/24/06 12:37 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Andulamb Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 5
I had a big spike in the life expectancy of my villagers. They were dying in their 70s, but then suddenly they were living into their 90s. One lived to 97. Another to 94. A dozen lived to be 90 to 92. Then a couple died at 87. Ever since, the max has been 81, with the exception of two who lived to 85.

So it sure seems like there was some EVENT that temporarily boosted the maximum age of my villagers. The GC's awakening of the Magic Tree of Life? That would be the obvious answer. But why is the effect only temporary?

I've attempted some experiments to see if there's anything that the villagers have to DO to live longer. Or, more likely, is there something I need to MAKE them do? Like, as some have suggested, making them eat from the MTL. So I've tried that, along with other things, but of course it will take some time to learn the results of these experiments.

Off the topic, my village has frustrating population bubbles. There are big gaps in the ages of the villagers. My elderly have all died off and now my oldest villagers are 55. Meanwhile, my youngest child is 4. Because my village is at the maximum population, no more children will be born until someone dies. Which obviously won't be for another 20+ years. And by then, my youngest villager (excluding the GC) will be in their mid 20s. So the oldest villagers will die in a massive die-off, and that will be followed by an equally massive influx of babies. And this cycle will repeat and repeat and repeat. So I personally think it would be nice if villagers didn't rush to replace the dead with babies. When left to breed on their own, perhaps the villagers could just naturally space out their offspring? Just a thought.

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#32630 - 08/24/06 03:40 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Jellikal Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/24/06
Posts: 3
How long are women allowed to have babies in the game? I am working on my first game and have 2 women in their 40's and 50's and one 20 year old. The rest of my girls are young kids now.

thanks

Jelli

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#32631 - 08/24/06 03:51 PM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
LoriAnn Offline
Adviser

Registered: 08/03/06
Posts: 61
women are always allowed to have babies, their age doesn't matter... but if they die while they are nursing then the baby also dies

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#32632 - 08/25/06 03:43 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
felinementality Offline
Newbie

Registered: 08/25/06
Posts: 22
Loc: MI
I'm pretty new myself, but when i see a new "elderly" title pop up in the details list, i dunk 'em in the lagoon... and just for good measure all the rest of the elderlies too.
i also dunk all the new mommies too

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#32633 - 08/25/06 08:14 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Jas Offline
Adviser

Registered: 08/19/06
Posts: 72
I only showed my villagers how to eat the magical fruit and thought they would start doing it on their own, but just realized yesterday that they never eat it voluntarily. I guess it is mushrooms for the elderly. Anyway, I have started making them eat it every time I check in. I know only a few times doesn't make any difference, so I am starting at different ages and giving certain villagers special attention to see if age improves.

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#32634 - 08/29/06 04:57 AM Re: The elderly [Possible spoilers]
Liz52 Offline
Trainee

Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 38
Loc: Midwest U.S.
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I'm pretty new myself, but when i see a new "elderly" title pop up in the details list, i dunk 'em in the lagoon... and just for good measure all the rest of the elderlies too.
i also dunk all the new mommies too




Does dunking the elderly and the new moms help them?
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