Thanks, I do feel welcome. But I have a question and I'm not sure where to go for info. How do you "unweaken" a villager he's 42 and a master researcher, he's only fathered one child (but had to try like 15 times before he got it right)?

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Oh yeah, Welcome to the forum! As the old Eagles song goes, you may check out, but you can never leave!!

in vv1 there is no stew, right? so should i have him unchecked and no more fathering for a while. love the eagles! i don't plan on leaving anytime soon or later for that matter. that was me about the prez comment. oh well...we can't all be perfect.

You are correct, VV:ANH has NO stew, so he will have to let him heal himself. Training him to be a doc would be good, or just move him to farming. He can still get injured while farming, but it will not happen very often.

how does one train to be a doc? one of my people have already "mastered the herbs"

Two ways:

1. Have him/her heal villagers when they become sick, and
2. Make them study any of the herbs.

also, if you "hand feed" the villager you can get ticks back on his health bar, but it takes a lot of time, and a lot of feedings - although it is useful in emergency type situations

also, as VI said, move him to farming where he cannot injure himself as often - after a while he will naturally begin feeling better!

thanks guys. he's in farming, or at least he was when i left to take out the dog (who was cross legged by the door waiting) now he's back to research. so i should just keep making him study the herbs even though it eventually says that they understand this herb? can't wait. i can just here him now...nope..uh-huh...tfb baby,now study

LOL, yeah you just need to keep dragging him back. If farming is marked, he will do that mostly, but they do have a mind of thir own, so they will do other work they know how to do from time to time.