To start your villager on a skill, just drag and drop your villager on the project you want them to work on. Skill levels they can reach are apprentice, adept and master. The more experience they get in a skill, the more efficient they will become at it. In this installment of Virtual Villagers there are 6 skills your villagers can master. Having a lot of nursing mothers therefore considerably reduces your active work force.

Mother’s cannot work while they are nursing, which is until the baby is 2 years old.

The reproductive age of the females ends at age 50.

Over 18, villagers can start having babies.

Between the ages of 14 and 18 children can work, but they can’t yet reproduce.

It is therefore wise to always have at least one or two children around.

Children under 14 do not work, but are the only villagers who can pick mushrooms and gather collectables.

One year in the life of your villagers is an hour of game time in fast mode.

The worst dislike, in my opinion, is a dislike for running, as your villager will become the slowest walker and worker ever. Some dislikes may cause problems when you’re trying to teach them new skills. However, nursing mothers can’t work until the child is weaned at age 2, so in fact you will have less useful tribe members at the start of the game.ĭon’t forget to check your tribe members’ likes and dislikes before you select someone. It is tempting to select a nursing mother as that gives you an instant extra tribe member to start with. My preference goes to children of 8-10 years old, so you have a little while to get started and build your love shack before you have to start reproducing but don’t need to wait absolutely forever to get extra helping hands. The child will help you with picking mushrooms and retrieving collectables, which is essential, particularly at the start of the game. In addition, you need at least one child. The younger your adult villagers are, the longer they will be with you, so it’s best to select villagers in their twenties. To get the best start, select at least one male and one female of reproducing age (18 and older). Start by selecting the 5 starting members of your tribe.

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