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Dev Diary #96: Maybe I *should* diet…

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Well, well, well, looks like this is where the fat chin meme comes to die.

Today I will be talking about one of the free several patch additions coming alongside Holy Fury, namely character shape.
With our next expansion, rather than being a random genetic component, this visual effect will be turned into a dynamic feature.
The game now will keep track of your character’s lifestyle and either increase or reduce his weight accordingly. Going above a certain threshold will result in your character gaining the Fat trait, alongside the appropriate visual, while going below a certain threshold will result in your character gaining the Malnourished trait, alongside a new emaciated look.

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While there are certain events that can result in immediate gain or loss of weight, characters will progress from one state to the other primarily depending on their conditions and lifestyle. Traits, Focus, Society membership and health can all affect a character’s state. Some factors, such as being Gluttonous, will increase a character’s weight, others, such as belonging to a Monastic Order, will reduce it, and others still, such as leading an army during wartime, will keep it balanced.

New events have been added to give flavor to this new mechanic, allowing players the opportunity to change their habits or offer advice to their friends and relatives’ lifestyle. Some old events have also been updated to use new effects and make the mechanic feel fully integrated to the rest of the game.

And that should be about it.

 

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There will be a Coronation Dev Diary in some weeks, it will probably be discussed in that one.
Some weeks, so Sept 6 isn't the release date. But by all means take your time, Holy Fury is Awesome!
 
As for attractive/ugly portraits... just don't, thanks. There is no way some of those wouldn't turn out offensive.
*Notices portrait combo I always thought looked like me now always comes with the Ugly trait.*
*Frowns*
 
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Though there is no visual change, the game will acknowledge if a character goes far beyond either extreme. Not something I'd recommend...

Is that a challenge? Because it sounds like a challenge.

I mean, at the very least an achievement, right?

EDIT: Oh! What about an extra honorary title: Kingbearer. You can select 3 or 4 courtiers to carry you downstairs whenever there's something going on! C'mon, it'd be great!
 
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Thank you so much.

There were few things more annoying to someone who enjoys the "Eugenics" aspect of CK2, than having spent centuries breeding characters with good traits and portraits (often at the cost of prestige), and then for a random mutation to make my strong/attractive/ambitious/temperate offspring look like a lazy fat bastard. This is a most welcome addition for increasing immersion!
 
An honest doubt, though.

The word "diet" meaning "dietary change to affect your weight" is historically acurate to the period, or is it anachronistic? Since English is not my native language, I really don't know.
 
Not what I thought by the word "Diet" but I'll take it!
 
For a moment I though that this was about a rework of the HRE and the elective "circles". This is still great, tho. I'll have to keep an eye open so my bloodline of kings/emperors stays slim and handsome :v (really, I often choose a fair heir over a genius heir, only for RP reasons. If he's both, much better).
 
The word "diet" meaning "dietary change to affect your weight" is historically acurate to the period, or is it anachronistic?
Mostly anachronistic. Diet meant what you ate in general and your lifestyle. The word comes from Greek. That eating too much made you fat was known of course and often looked down upon for various reasons (the Greeks admired perfect bodies. Christians considered gluttony a sin). So "diet" could in some context imply moderation to stay fit, but more in the sense of always having a healthy diet. If people wanted to lose weight they were more likely to go starve themselves rather than change what they ate. Also compare this to Christian fasting.
There were also a few people in the early modern era who published their ideas and plans for losing weight, which could include favoring certain foods and reducing others. But modern style dieting only became popular in the 19th century.
 
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This is a fun preview. I am pleasantly surprised by the theme of this one, which I imagine is often overlooked. Characters' health is now going to be more important, realistic, and we now have the cure in sight for those portly chins and necks.
 
Mostly anachronistic. Diet meant what you ate in general and your lifestyle. The word comes from Greek. That eating too much made you fat was known of course and often looked down upon for various reasons (the Greeks admired perfect bodies. Christians considered gluttony a sin). So "diet" could in some context imply moderation to stay fit, but more in the sense of always having a healthy diet. If people wanted to lose weight they were more likely to go starve themselves rather than change what they ate. Also compare this to Christian fasting.
There were also a few people in the early modern era who published their ideas and plans for losing weight, which could include favoring certain foods and reducing others. But modern style dieting only became popular in the 19th century.
Just goes to show that EVERYTHING has a history.