Blended Family -v0.02.alpha- -

Blended Family -v0.02.alpha-

The version number sits in the corner of my mind like a piece of debugging code that escaped a software engineer’s terminal. Blended Family -v0.02.alpha. It is an absurdly clinical label for something so viscerally human. Yet, the more I consider it, the more accurate it feels. There is no “version 1.0” for a family like ours. We are not a finished product or a polished release. We are a perpetual beta test, a work-in-progress patched together with love, resentment, duct tape, and the silent agreements made over cold cereal at 7:00 AM.

Patience RAM: 16GB minimum. You will need to hold multiple contradictory emotions simultaneously.
Couple-only Partition: At least 2 hours per week of offline time (no kids, no ex talk, no logistics). This is the backup power supply.
Child Debugging Mode: Ability to listen without solving. 80% of stepchild anger is not about you; it is about the loss of their original world.
Ex-Partner Firewall: Clear boundaries. Not a brick wall—a firewall with scheduled, transactional communication ports (e.g., “Parenting app only,” “Drop-off at curb, no entry”).
Rollback Plan: Accept that some weeks, you must revert to parallel living (separate dinners, separate rooms) before trying again.

Option to add a "Co-Parent" who is not part of the primary household but shares custody. The Relationship Dashboard Blended Family -v0.02.alpha-

: Shares no biological parents but parents are partnered/married. Custody & Household Split Blended Family -v0

The "alpha" tag usually means it is in the early development stage, focusing on core mechanics or initial storylines rather than a finished product. 👪 Core Concept: Blended Families Patience RAM: 16GB minimum

: A toggle to define which household the child resides in on any given day or percentage of time. Visual Family Tree/Node Map

Users, Roles, Profiles
CustodySchedule (patterns, exceptions)
CalendarEvent (visibility, custody_rule, attendees, tasks_link)
Task/List items with assignments
Notifications/Reminders

Building a blended family isn't a "plug-and-play" experience. It is an iterative process of trial, error, and system updates. Here is the documentation for navigating the alpha phase of your new family unit. 1. The System Requirements: Managing Expectations

🔧 Technical Notes

Save Files: Saves from v0.01 should be compatible, but due to variable changes early in the code, we recommend starting a new game for the best experience.
Compression: The PC version has been optimized to reduce file size without significant loss of texture quality.