A few years ago when I firstly played Banished I created an alternative version of a 1:1 ageing mod in order to tweak the values to what I wanted. When I played Banished this year, I realised I never modified the pregnancy values and the children were appearing way too fast compared to the new ageing speed. I changed it to something that makes more sense.
However, I also tweaked the values around education and interestingly, I managed to change it so the graduate age is the same as I originally set (15 years, after 8 years in school), however it doesn't seem to be dependent on the proximity to school, or at least not as much. I did some testing in the modkit version and also in my current town and indeed, everyone graduates at 15 (I think there can be a season or so difference if very far away).
Previously, this is what I had as education values:
int _requiredEducation = 400;
float _educationTimeLength = 9.2;
float _educationWorkLength = 45.7;
And it made the students living a few tiles away from the school graduate at 14 (instead of the intended 15), and longer distances quickly added on years.
Now, I have this:
int _requiredEducation = 8000;
float _educationTimeLength = 8.0;
float _educationWorkLength = 10.0;
And it ensures graduation at 15.
This is the original value from vanilla:
int _requiredEducation = 400;
float _educationTimeLength = 3.0;
float _educationWorkLength = 10.0;
If anyone is willing to try if this works for them, that could provide interesting information. I have the mod in two versions, one with mariage and childbearing pushed a bit further, and the other kept as I originally set.
Version A
Adulthood/school entry age | 7 years old |
Graduate age | 15 years old |
Marriage age | 18 years old |
Max marriage age difference | 15 years |
Child bearing age | 19–45 years old |
Citizen lifetime | 69–101 years |
Pregnancy duration | 9 months |
Break between births | 1-6 years |
Tombstone lifetime | 140-160 years |
https://mega.nz/file/fExAmbSb#XywaSy5JRXXia3bNcORv3e84fhJMPZEghngCaHQqV8E
Version B
Adulthood/school entry age | 7 years old |
Graduate age | 15 years old |
Marriage age | 15 years old |
Max marriage age difference | 15 years |
Child bearing age | 16–40 years old |
Citizen lifetime | 69–101 years |
Pregnancy duration | 9 months |
Break between births | 1-6 years |
Tombstone lifetime | 140-160 years |
https://mega.nz/file/eQRUWL6Y#uPt51ObOAdb_SPNmOcXDhveXWz7VhtKX8lSZ0eYu5LY