Family Trees to allow Incestuous Relationships and Children

Feature Upgrade · Family trees · Created by Daedalus_Arts
accepted

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Currently, it is impossible to display incestuous relationships in family trees without doubling of children or parents depending on the order in which the tree is produced. This makes family trees impossible to follow, and considering the level of back-and-forth clicking required to produce them (it is not fast), it is painful to see them fail to work properly, and then have to work to undo or troubleshoot the situation.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

Although an unsavoury topic, it is a fact in history that incest has been part of the ancient world, and it will be part of many fantasy realms. Being unable to display these effectively without drawing one manually is unsatisfying and annoying, and makes it impossible to clearly demonstrate the relations between deities or complex families (such as those of ancient Greece myth).  

What are other uses for this feature request?

This would allow relations between people, deities, or other concepts to be more clearly displayed and would ultimately make using the family tree tool a lot more functional and satisfying, as even a singular incestuous relationship can make the whole family tree fall apart.   I've attempted to include an example from my own world below, but I cannot preview it before posting so apologies if it doesn't work.

Follow up


EDIT: it did not work.

The Team's Response

Thanks for the suggestion! A planned update to family trees will allow these more complicated relationships in the future.
Current score

58/300 Votes · +14500 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by DMVindictus
    on 2025-08-16 19:29
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    by Espen-Johansen
    on 2025-08-11 11:46
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    by WriterV
    on 2025-08-10 19:36
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    by Okkirae
    on 2025-08-09 23:32
    This has so many applications beyond incest.
  • -300

    by Shadowfell
    on 2025-08-09 22:42
  • +100

    by Versun
    on 2025-08-09 15:28
  • +300

    by Dragonklee
    on 2025-08-07 16:27
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    by HunterChristmas1247
    on 2025-08-02 20:51
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    by Darth_Nikolas
    on 2025-08-02 17:16
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    by Dhelian
    on 2025-08-02 13:22
  • +300

    by kalilinai
    on 2025-08-01 19:18
  • +300

    by Kranjax
    on 2025-07-31 17:39
    The history of humanity and several mythologies have this. It would be nice if we could make such relationships...
  • +300

    by Bear14_
    on 2025-07-31 17:17
  • +300

    by Kittymonster
    on 2025-07-31 09:38
  • +100

    by A Glamorous T-Rex
    on 2025-07-31 09:16
  • +100

    by yatenari
    on 2025-07-30 17:50
  • +300

    by Writing Bishop
    on 2025-07-29 06:36
  • +100

    by Elias_Zephyr
    on 2025-07-29 02:10
  • +300

    by A Beloved Skeleton
    on 2025-07-28 17:41
    The Targaryens are in support of this action.
  • +100

    by spooktacular
    on 2025-07-28 11:26
  • +100

    by A Thundering Hobbit
    on 2025-07-25 05:44
  • +300

    by A Filthy Cthulhu
    on 2025-07-23 10:52
  • +300

    by HarborWizard763
    on 2025-07-22 18:13
  • +300

    by Jupiter Melichios
    on 2025-07-22 07:11
  • +100

    by A Thundering Hobbit
    on 2025-07-22 02:31
  • +300

    by Charlotte and Clara
    on 2025-07-21 19:59
    Definitely something that is needed for our world, history has so many examples of this!
  • +300

    by A Fierce Dimensional Horror
    on 2025-07-21 08:03
  • +100

    by cagaaa
    on 2025-07-20 00:41
  • +300

    by ChroniclesofEvalaw
    on 2025-07-18 19:58
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    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2025-07-18 14:23
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    by laydeth
    on 2025-07-18 04:51
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    by Ghos7walker
    on 2025-07-18 03:29
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    by ss2020
    on 2025-07-18 01:45
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    by Malleus Beneficarum
    on 2025-07-17 21:59
  • +300

    by Hasmed
    on 2025-07-17 09:55
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    by loid.de.gris
    on 2025-07-16 12:43
    Would be a very useful addition to any family tree overhaul that is being planned.
  • +300

    by CedricJ
    on 2025-07-15 16:27
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    by Fociño
    on 2025-07-15 10:29
  • +100

    by Ka_Doe_Ba
    on 2025-07-14 14:47
    It's a reality of history.
  • +100

    by Failedcreation
    on 2025-07-13 15:36
  • +300

    by A Beloved Devil
    on 2025-07-13 08:29
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    by A Filthy Ooze
    on 2025-07-12 23:05
  • +100

    by PheonixTears589
    on 2025-07-12 19:43
    I can understand the need for it. After all, through out history we see a lot of royal families, or even noble ones, keep it in the family. After all it was a way to consolidate power, and not many of them really understood the ramifications of these deeds.
  • +300

    by PhntmDrgn
    on 2025-07-11 17:43
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    by Derenal
    on 2025-07-11 07:25
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    by Lonnie makes mayhem
    on 2025-07-11 02:32
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    by Macaroy
    on 2025-07-10 05:16
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    by Roobix Qube
    on 2025-07-10 04:35
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    by Dragolithic
    on 2025-07-10 01:43
    Further I would like to see a capability to have even more parents. Example: a cluster that produces a single entity.
  • +300

    by IBB
    on 2025-07-09 18:38
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    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2025-07-08 19:40
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    by JoellaKay
    on 2025-07-08 17:48
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    by Ratha
    on 2025-07-08 16:52
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    by A Cute Kitten
    on 2025-07-08 15:56
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    by kaixabu
    on 2025-07-08 13:41
    I echo the hope for all this in the overhaul. And I have plenty of coins.. lol. But the trees I need for my historic deities have so much inter-generational relationship that this would be great instead of the "child" showing in two (or more) places, or the parent, etc.
  • +300

    by AuraGuard
    on 2025-07-08 09:57
    I *think* this is already part of the planned overhaul of the family tree system? If it isn't, or even if it is, have my coins. I very much consider improving the flexibility of this system to be a priority.
  • +300

    by lilithgaskarth
    on 2025-07-08 05:03
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    by TheRealCheese08
    on 2025-07-08 03:22
    I have been begging for a feature like this. Excellent idea!!
  • +300

    by Daedalus_Arts
    on 2025-07-08 02:41