They Learn From Each Other

Creatures develop faster when they’re near each other. This was always the intent — social proximity accelerates neural development — but a missing multiplier meant that passive social learning was running at a flat rate, ignoring the developmental window that active play already benefited from.

The result was a sharp penalty for a perfectly valid play style. Players who watched their creatures socialize rather than directly interacting waited three times longer to hear their first word. That asymmetry is gone. Social learning now receives a developmental boost during the critical early period, tapering as creatures approach conversational fluency.

Active play is still the faster path — direct interaction fires more granular bonuses — but the gap between watching and participating has narrowed from punishing to meaningful. A creature surrounded by companions will find its voice. It just takes a little longer than one who has a teacher.

Fixes

• Creature-generated lore events now emit the correct schema, fixing silent failures in downstream cultural systems.

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