Life Choices - Revision history

Adamcolton: /* Family */

2015-02-23T21:12:44Z

Family

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	=== Family ===		=== Family ===
	You must exceed a certain threshold of scalability and then you may receive marriage proposals. Being married drastically increases the effects of sociability, but failing to put enough time into social will result in large negative values, then eventually divorce which will have huge negative impacts on happiness and reduce your wealth by 50%. You'll also get a random set boosts from your spouse (we'll roll a random person).		You must exceed a certain threshold of scalability and then you may receive marriage proposals. Being married drastically increases the effects of sociability, but failing to put enough time into social will result in large negative values, then eventually divorce which will have huge negative impacts on happiness and reduce your wealth by 50%. You'll also get a random set boosts from your spouse (we'll roll a random person, and they'll have a similar number of 'skill' points, social rating and income).

	After you're married you can choose to have kids at any point and 3-10 turns later the first will show up. 2 turns after that you can start working on more. Kids are another huge boost on happiness, but further increase the time you must invest in social to prevent negative results. If you end up divorced after kids, the negative effect will be even higher.		After you're married you can choose to have kids at any point and 3-10 turns later the first will show up. 2 turns after that you can start working on more. Kids are another huge boost on happiness, but further increase the time you must invest in social to prevent negative results. If you end up divorced after kids, the negative effect will be even higher.

Adamcolton: /* Social */

2015-02-23T21:11:35Z

Social

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	== Social ==		== Social ==
	Time spent socially increases happiness, much like entertainment. But the out come is unpredictable. On average the return is 25% higher than entertainment, with the possibility of much higher or even negative values.		Time spent socially increases happiness, much like entertainment. But the out come is unpredictable. On average the return is 25% higher than entertainment, with the possibility of much higher or even negative values.

			The social algorithm is cumulative. Your social score is calculated and multiplied by the hours. This gives your social rating. If this is higher than your current social value, you will move 5% of the way there, if it is lower, you will lose 10% of the way (it's harder to make friends than to lose them).

	=== Family ===		=== Family ===

Adamcolton: /* Hygiene */

2015-02-23T21:09:02Z

Hygiene

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	== Hygiene ==		== Hygiene ==
	Anything below 2 hours a day will ~~quickly~~ have huge impacts on your social life and health. Above 2 hours gives a small boost to happiness a medium boost to social - this represents dressing nicer, putting on makeup/cologne, moisturizing, and so forth.		Anything below 2 hours a day will have huge negative impacts on your social life and health. Above 2 hours gives a small boost to happiness a medium boost to social - this represents dressing nicer, putting on makeup/cologne, moisturizing, and so forth.

	== Health ==		== Health ==

Adamcolton: /* Travel and Events */

2015-02-23T21:08:08Z

Travel and Events

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	== Travel and Events ==		== Travel and Events ==
	Another way to increase happiness. But this is a big one time injection with no loss. You can travel which takes days or weeks or attend concerts and workshops which takes hours. Travel receives bonuses from finance and planning.		Another way to increase happiness. But this is a big one time injection with no loss. You can travel which takes days or weeks or attend concerts and workshops which takes hours. Travel receives bonuses from finance and planning.

			Being married (and having kids) increases the cost of travel, but also increases it's happiness to net increase in happiness per dollar.

	== Education ==		== Education ==

Adamcolton: /* Travel and Events */

2015-02-23T21:07:22Z

Travel and Events

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	== Travel and Events ==		== Travel and Events ==
	Another way to increase happiness. But this is a big one time injection with no loss. You can travel which takes days or weeks or attend concerts and workshops which takes hours.		Another way to increase happiness. But this is a big one time injection with no loss. You can travel which takes days or weeks or attend concerts and workshops which takes hours. Travel receives bonuses from finance and planning.

	== Education ==		== Education ==

Adamcolton: /* Skills */

2015-02-23T21:06:45Z

Skills

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	* Musical Instrument		* Musical Instrument
	* Writing		* Writing
	* Bargain Hunting
	* Coordination		* Coordination
	* Planning		* Planning

Adamcolton: /* Social */

2015-02-23T21:06:13Z

Social

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	You must exceed a certain threshold of scalability and then you may receive marriage proposals. Being married drastically increases the effects of sociability, but failing to put enough time into social will result in large negative values, then eventually divorce which will have huge negative impacts on happiness and reduce your wealth by 50%. You'll also get a random set boosts from your spouse (we'll roll a random person).		You must exceed a certain threshold of scalability and then you may receive marriage proposals. Being married drastically increases the effects of sociability, but failing to put enough time into social will result in large negative values, then eventually divorce which will have huge negative impacts on happiness and reduce your wealth by 50%. You'll also get a random set boosts from your spouse (we'll roll a random person).

	After you're married you can choose to have kids at any point and 3-10 turns later the first will show up. 2 turns after that you can start working on more. Kids are another huge boost on happiness, but further increase the time you must invest in social to prevent negative results.		After you're married you can choose to have kids at any point and 3-10 turns later the first will show up. 2 turns after that you can start working on more. Kids are another huge boost on happiness, but further increase the time you must invest in social to prevent negative results. If you end up divorced after kids, the negative effect will be even higher.

	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==

Adamcolton: /* Wealth */

2015-02-23T19:06:26Z

Wealth

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	How much money you have. You also have a set ROI. Finance skills increase this. You can also pay a fee to increase this for a turn (hiring a professional). You also have to pay taxes on a progressive scale. Again, finance and professional help decrease this.		How much money you have. You also have a set ROI. Finance skills increase this. You can also pay a fee to increase this for a turn (hiring a professional). You also have to pay taxes on a progressive scale. Again, finance and professional help decrease this.

	Having wealth doesn't do anything for happiness (though you can spend it on goods, travel and events) but debt has a huge negative effect.		Having wealth doesn't do anything for happiness (though you can spend it on goods, travel and events) but debt has a huge negative effect. There are 3 debts in-game; student-loans, which have a low level, and don't start accruing debt for a few years (but still carry negative burden). Mortgage which can be used to buy a house and will have medium levels. And credit cards, which is what everything else defaults to.

	== Happiness ==		== Happiness ==
	This is the bottom of the stack. Everything funnels into happiness. But happiness also effects everything. So you get into both vicious and virtuous cycles. Your final score is based on your average happiness and minus the standard deviation.		This is the bottom of the stack. Everything funnels into happiness. But happiness also effects everything. So you get into both vicious and virtuous cycles. Your final score is based on your average happiness and minus the standard deviation.

Adamcolton: /* Wealth */

2015-02-23T19:04:26Z

Wealth

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	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==
	How much money you have. You also have a set ROI. Finance skills increase this. You can also pay a fee to increase this for a turn (hiring a professional). You also have to pay taxes on a progressive scale. Again, finance and professional help decrease this.		How much money you have. You also have a set ROI. Finance skills increase this. You can also pay a fee to increase this for a turn (hiring a professional). You also have to pay taxes on a progressive scale. Again, finance and professional help decrease this.

			Having wealth doesn't do anything for happiness (though you can spend it on goods, travel and events) but debt has a huge negative effect.

	== Happiness ==		== Happiness ==
	This is the bottom of the stack. Everything funnels into happiness. But happiness also effects everything. So you get into both vicious and virtuous cycles. Your final score is based on your average happiness and minus the standard deviation.		This is the bottom of the stack. Everything funnels into happiness. But happiness also effects everything. So you get into both vicious and virtuous cycles. Your final score is based on your average happiness and minus the standard deviation.

Adamcolton: /* Health */

2015-02-23T19:01:50Z

Health

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	Finally, health effects happiness, but only negatively.		Finally, health effects happiness, but only negatively.

			A health rating is calculated each turn and you will move 5% of the distance between the health rating and your current health value.

	== Social ==		== Social ==