Force-aging

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Force-aging is when you force a Norn, Ettin, or Grendel into the next life stage.

Some third-party programs, such as Dev-Thing, or BORG do this.

In Creatures 3/Docking Station, creatures can also be force-aged via the CAOS Command Line, using the command targ norn ages 1 "targ norn" is the selected creature. Numbers higher than 1 can be used if you wish to age it more than one lifestage, of course. :) It is recommended that you use numbers less than 7, unless you want to age your creature to death. In norns with a mutated Life receptor, force-aging can cause the rest of the norn's receptors to kick in, leading to a fast transition between the remaining life stages to death.

In Creatures 2, baby creatures were force-aged to child if you used a COB or cheat to instantly teach them the entire vocabulary. They also often forgot their name.

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