Honestly it's just my poor management, I started off okay with them both doing alchemy but once the twins arrived plus the two clones it all went to pot, my own fault as I should have just aged them up fast and got them out but I let myself get carried away with toddler training and school, then they all wanted to go to prom so I left them a couple more days, then it seemed sensible to wait till friday night so graduation was on the weekend, all these little things add up to a lot of wasted time on kids who will be gone anyway, I should have just put my efforts more on my founders
Thanks for the info on life extension, I may or may not start over now that I feel I have a better idea of where I should put my priorities, and yes the masterpieces are holding me up a little too, got one of the clones plus mum painting but still two short, I usually expect a few restarts as I find my feet, was no different with the other dynasties.
This is quite different though, feels less like the long haul style of immortal dynasty and more like a much longer baby boomer challenge, didn't do too great in those either