SKYRIM FAMILY LIFE - PREGNANCY MOD
By kdridders

************************************************ BETA BUILD ***********************************************************

-------------------------- Intro ---------------------------------------

Hi,

Thanks for beta testing this mod, I really appreciate the help and your patience during development.
This is a beta build so expect things to go wrong! Any bugs you find or suggestions e.t.c. please drop me a line
in a PM on the nexus with your beta report. As much detail as you can with as many things you can find per message plz :)

I'll run a few cycles of the beta, and pass along any updates to the beta team. You will all be credited for being part of the beta team when the mod is released and or in a announcement to the forum post.

Thanks

kdridders

------- Installation --------

** Make a new seperate "cleanish" save before using the mod. Less hassle and hey, you have a backup then right?

Install using Nexus Mod Manager.

Manual Install

Drop the ESP and BSA in your data folder or extract the loose files to your Data directory.

** Uninstall **

Disable the mod and delete the bsa and plugin + loose files if applicable.

----- What to expect ------

- No voice acting
- Bugs. Lots of them. <3
- No pregnancy scaling or babies.
- No real interaction with child
- No Growth
- No Radiant quests or any quest at all
- If you requested something, it is almost certainly not included :/

This is quite literally following the release soon, release often saying. If this mod is ever going to happen it needs
to go the first milestone and actually be released to some extent. I did say I would put together a bland and very basic
initial release version, and the mod would grow through updates and community input. It has been a real pain to put together, I am a noob at Skyrim modding hence why this has taken so long. A significant amount of things that we want to see in this simply cannot be done, thanks to the limitations of the Skyrim engine.

It's up to the modders to implement what we want on behalf of Bethesda, at least they let us mod right R*? :P

----- Current Features -----

- Support Player or Spouse Pregnancy
- Up to two children + your hearthfire adopted kids (if applicable)
- Race inheritance
- Inherits looks partially
- Random hair styles and colors (or inherited colors)
- Children inherit vamparism from mother or father
- MCM Menu (basic barely functional)
- Children have basic AI
- Name your children
- Basic dialogue with no voice acting (yet)

----- How it **should** work -----

When the game starts you should see a few notifications:

SFLPregnancy is running! Beta Build 0.5.0
SFLPregancy Ready

If they pop up then at least the scripts are loaded! :)

Play around for a bit until SkyUI registers the menu.

The menu is partly functional, the only thing that works is the pregnancy chance, and inherit race toggle.
I set the chance and inheritance personally haha.

Next if you chat to your spouse, there *should* be a choice called "Let's talk, my love". Then select the "go to bed" one. The screen will go black for a second then you can carry on. (More will happen in a later version!)

Now just go and sleep in bed (You need to be at home with your spouse (same cell) or just same cell as spouse)
You'll get a message box telling you if you or spouse (female/male PC) is or isn't pregnant.

If conception failed, then you have to wait 8 hours before you can try again (will be customisable in later verison)
If it worked, then every 24 hours the pregnant character will advance stages (5) every 24 hours from getting the message box. Then after you get the in labour message box, it will take 6 hours for labour to finish.

You will get a notification saying that the pregnant actor (pa) is giving birth. Now best way is to simply wait around.

You will eventually get a message box saying that the pa gave birth to a healthy child and the gender of the child.

8 seconds later you will get a prompt to rename your child. You have 20 seconds to type a name. Then 5 seconds later it will rename your child! (I'm still trying to get it to wait until you confirm the name but alas nothing yet :/)

Finally you will get a messagebox saying the name of your new child! The script will now store the details of the child presuming you save the game! Done!

You can talk to your spouse when pregnant to get or give the good news lol.

You can repeat the process for your second and final child. I recommend saving and loading before doing so, sometimes it glitches and gives them the same name and eyes if you do it back to back! :O

That's all for now folks! :D

----- NOTES ------

-- Two child limit (for now!)
-- No dialogue with child (for now!)
-- Children may stay in a general area (at least they do for me in Proudspire (but will move to eat or sleep)
-- They only seem to sleep in a bed which isn't owned. (Working on it)
-- Generally basic (Give it time!)
-- No belly
-- No growth

----- Known Bugs -----

-- Argonian children will have a wierd black scarf thing around their neck (child clothes problem)
-- Rarely both children may have the same name and eyes (Try saving and reloading between children)
-- Children may just sandbox by standing still for some reason


----- I found a bug! ----

Good work! Describe/show the problem as much as you can and PM it to me, and I'll keep you posted.

Please put "BETA" or "BUG" Report in the Subject.

There isn't a prize for finding the most bugs, except a metaphorical pat on the back! And pride. Obviously. #1 Beta Tester

----- I have a suggestion! -----

Cool! Post it on the forum thread. Or if it's a secret, PM me. ;-)

----- Will this break my game? -----

I don't know. Possibly. Possibly not.

Its only code and maybe (if it makes the release) body meshes. Its a very basic and modular system, compressed into a bsa
for your convenience. I have over 150 mods in my save game, and it hasn't screwed them up! Then again I don't have your save or computer. So who knows right?

If it does, it's not my problem i'm afraid. Apologies if it does.

Please remember to use make a backup of your save and make a new "cleanish" save seperately before usage.

----- Any other business ------

Have fun testing, don't expect much, that's something to look forward to.

Thanks for testing, don't forget to send me bugs!!!

----- Credits ------

Kendansa -- Original idea
Anduniel -- Getting the mod started, providing the dialogue, and the source to look at.
schlangster -- SkyUI + SkyUILib (SkyUILib is included with this mod, all credits to schlangster!)

My loyal beta team:

BellChell1234 -- For driving me mad with the endless bugs regarding dialogue and MCM Thanks!! :-)
tobgru
Kudagras
Anduniel
MelodyOfNight
anneka
serenityswillow
bleachfan23

Anyone I have failed to mention... Thanks!