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11 Overview
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33 Adoption is a confirmed Day-1 path to growing a household in Paralives. Any Parafolk who has reached the Young Adult lifestage or older can adopt a baby, adding a new family member without going through Pregnancy and Birth. The result is the same kind of family growth: a new Baby Para joins the home.
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55 Adoption is the more flexible of the two routes to a baby. Unlike pregnancy, it does not depend on any reproductive options being configured for a character in the Paramaker, so it is available to any household regardless of its members' gender settings or living arrangement.
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77 How to Adopt
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99 Adoption is handled at a town health center. With a Young-Adult-or-older Para selected, the player clicks a health center and chooses the "Adopt a baby" interaction. The Para travels to the building and is away for a few in-game hours, then returns home carrying a baby generated by the game.
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1111 StepDetailEligibilityThe adopting Para must be Young Adult or older.WhereA town health center. These appear in the launch town of Melino and are marked with a symbol on the overhead map; their buildings vary in look but function the same.InteractionClick the health center and select "Adopt a baby."ProcessThe Para enters the building for a few in-game hours, then comes back out holding a newly generated Baby Para.NamingThe player can name the adopted baby and set its surname, either matching the adoptive parent or fully customizing it.
1212 Adoption Compared to Pregnancy
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1414 Adoption and Pregnancy and Birth both add a new Baby to the household, but they reach that outcome differently. The table below summarizes the practical differences in the current build.
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1616 AspectAdoptionPregnancyRequirementsOpen to any household; no Paramaker reproductive options needed.Needs one Para with the "can get pregnant" option and one with the "can get others pregnant" option enabled.Eligible ageYoung Adult or older.Young Adult or older, with intimacy between two Paras.Time takenA few in-game hours at a health center.Several in-game days of pregnancy before a birth event.GeneticsThe adopted baby is generated by the game rather than inheriting from the household.The newborn's appearance follows the Genetics System using both biological parents' traits.
1717 In both cases the new arrival enters the Baby Lifestages immediately. Adopted and born babies alike start without any inherited personality: their Vibes, Talents, Lifestyles, and Social Perks all develop over time through play rather than being passed down.
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1919 After the Baby Arrives
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2121 Once a baby joins the household, it is cared for the same way regardless of how it arrived. Under-Child Paras who are left without a caregiver present are automatically sent to daycare, so a household is not punished for a moment without supervision. Day-to-day parenting, feeding, and supervision then play out through Live Mode as the child grows through the lifestages.
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2323 A deeper, more detailed parenting system with expanded caregiving interactions is planned as a later free update rather than part of the current build, so adoption today focuses on the act of bringing a child home and the basic care that follows.