a multiplayer game of parenting and civilization building
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None of that has anything to do with being born and immediately abandoned, or with too many babies arriving simultaneously and thereby overwhelming the mothers. Those are the two issues I'm complaining about, and are the reason I've suggested increasing the baby cooldown period during this period of newbie influx.
This a realistic part of the game that I am really hoping to enjoy soon (installing it right now after enjoying multiple Twitch streams). This is exactly what would happen not even 50 years ago in most of US/Europe and still happens today in poorer countries. It's why twins/multiples are a curse in some regions of Africa; it's why weak babies were left to die of exposure. It's why women seek birth control/abortions IRL. Indeed, I'm wondering if there is actually birth control or fertility treatment for Eves somewhere in game (reduce or increase chance of spawning).
Building cities has always been harder for women with the burdens of uncontrollable pregnancy/child care/rearing. Bad/impatient/busy mothers almost always led to dead babies/villages/family lines in the not-so-distant past. "Hard-ears" babies and children who don't learn skills early are first ones pushed away, skilled children are golden. If anything I'm amazed there is such a dedication to realism.
It makes you appreciate it when you get a competent mom who is caring for you.
I have been searching for videos of people playing for the first time and they feel genuine joy and awe when they get born to a player who knows how to play and takes good care of you.
This is the realistic result for the "children" who survive with a good mother. How many of those good Eves abandoned babies for minutes before choosing to care/teach you? How much better is an "older" mother with a good farm/stew/etc than a "new" mother with just kindling? And how much easier is it with a "family" of "father" or "siblings" able and willing to help Eve?
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