Adoption
The Day-1 adoption path in Paralives: a Young-Adult-or-older Para visits a town health center to "Adopt a baby," an alternative to pregnancy for growing a household.
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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.
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.
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.
Step | Detail |
|---|---|
Eligibility | The adopting Para must be Young Adult or older. |
Where | A 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. |
Interaction | Click the health center and select "Adopt a baby." |
Process | The Para enters the building for a few in-game hours, then comes back out holding a newly generated Baby Para. |
Naming | The player can name the adopted baby and set its surname, either matching the adoptive parent or fully customizing it. |
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.
Aspect | Adoption | Pregnancy |
|---|---|---|
Requirements | Open 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 age | Young Adult or older. | Young Adult or older, with intimacy between two Paras. |
Time taken | A few in-game hours at a health center. | Several in-game days of pregnancy before a birth event. |
Genetics | The 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. |
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.
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.
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.