- When your character dies you can now continue the family line as the next generation, picking up a descendant's life where they left off
- When you die your wealth passes down (split however you set it in your will, or evenly between your children by default)
- Reputation passes to the next generation, fading with each step down the line
- Added a Write a will action so you can decide exactly how your estate divides among your children
- Added a Family Story page. Read your whole line so far, generation by generation, with each member's backstory and the notable moments of their life
- Some events now reference your ancestors, not just your own past
- Added a funeral when your spouse or partner passes away
- Added the "Year 3000" achievement
- Obituaries now name the profession you spent longest in (businessman, government worker, farmer) instead of just "a man" or "a woman"
- The "Better job available" indicator no longer points at senior roles you'd have to be promoted into rather than apply for
- An unmarried partner you had children with no longer disappears from the family tree when they die