Forum:Longer Pregnancies?

Hi! Remember how in C1 when a Norn was pregnant there was a month counter, it had to get up to 8 I think before the egg was laid? I always liked that counter. I also appreciated the longer gestation time (not the 2-3 minutes it is now in C3). Is there any way in C3 to create a patch/COB/add-in/etc (please excuse my obvious lack of knowledgeable tech speak) that would create a similar counter and/or increase gestation time? Does such a thing already exist? I love C3, but this is the one thing I wish it had.

Thanks for your response in advance!

204.191.140.8 03:26, October 30, 2009 (UTC)Berh

Don't know if you are still here, but I can answer your question. To make a longer pregnancy, you will need to edit the creature's genetics. The best way to do this is to alter the progesterone emitter, but I am not sure exactly what needs to be done as the way emitters function varies. To create a counter you would need an agent (COB). There is already a pregnancy counter in the Docking Station creature care kit. ''Edit: My bad, it is not actually a pregnancy counter, it just shows you if they are pregnant. But there is an agent in Creatures 3 that shows varying amounts of green, based on the level of progesterone in a creature. Have you found it?'' Ylukyun 13:32, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Actually, it does show you how far along they are by their progesterone level (the yellow line). When it gets near the top, they'll lay the egg. Ettina 11:42, February 9, 2014

There was talk on Creatures Caves a while ago about developing a new breed that had altered genetics for longer pregnancies. Possibly worth a look; if it's what you need, you might be able to breed those traits into other norns. Cobfinder 20:13, February 9, 2014 (UTC)