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'''Age ''' plays an important part role in two parts of [[Basic Knowledge|Wurm.<br>]]:

== Trees ==When it comes to [[treestree]] s, age plays an important role in the yield of wood you will get from it.The age of a tree goes YoungTree and bush stages are: young, young, young, mature, mature, mature, mature-sprouting, old, old-sprouting, old, Matureold-sprouting, Oldvery old, Very very old-sprouting, overaged, Overagedshriveled. To examine the age of a tree, right -click the [[tile that ]] the tree is on and examine it, . The age will show up in the event window. The stage within each age will not show up . For example, a tree will only show Young in any of the event boxthree Young grown stages, not further information.

Cutting down a young , mature, or mature old and shriveled tree will yield a very low amount of [[wood ]] and will be a waste of a tree. Optimum The optimum time to cut down a tree is when it is either is old, or very old, or overaged, with overaged yielding the most wood. Some over-aged overaged trees can be [[prune|pruned]] to return them to very old statusbut still yield a high amount of wood. Shriveled trees are lost and will yield very low useful wood and cannot be pruned to maintain a useful age. Size of the log or felled tree yielded will vary depending on the exact stage the tree is in.

When it comes to the ages of animals, the ages are {| class="wikitable"! Age! Yield (Lumber or nut tree)! Yield (Fruit tree)! Sprout?! Harvestable|-| Young|| 1.60, Adolescent3.20, or 4.80 kg log || [[Wood scrap]] || No || No|-| Mature || 11.20 kg log || 2.00 or 2.40 kg log || No || Yes|-| Mature, Aged, sprouting || 11.20 kg log || 2.00 or 2.40 kg log || Yes || Yes|-| Old || 106.67kg or 133.33 kg or [[felled tree]] || 3.20 kg or 4.00 kg log|| No || Yes|-| Old, Venerablesprouting || 120kg or 146. Animals take several months to reach the venerable stage67 kg [[felled tree]] || 3.60 kg|| Yes || Yes|-| Very old || 160.00 kg [[felled tree]] || 4. Animals will eventually die of 80 kg log || No || Yes|-| Very old age, but most species have extremely long lifespanssprouting || 173.33 kg [[felled tree]] || 5.20 kg log || Yes || Yes|-| Overaged || 186. One 67 kg [[huge spiderfelled tree]] was observed alive after over six months of real time|| 5.60 kg log || No || No <ref name="harvest">Prune the Overaged tree back to Very old to harvest it, during the right harvesting season.</ref>|-| Shriveled || 4.80 kg log || [[Wood scrap]] || No || No|}

Animal age effects <references/> == Creatures ==When it comes to the size ages of [[creatures]], the ages are: young, adolescent, mature, aged, old, and venerable. Creatures take several Wurm [[month]]s to reach the animalvenerable stage. They will eventually die of old age, but most species have extremely long lifespans. One [[huge spider]] was observed alive after over six months of real time. The following table shows a good estimate of each stage's duration, [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/120560-length-of-time-for-each-horse-age/ based on some research and testing] for horses, but could well be applicable for all creature types. {| class="wikitable"! Age! Real life days! Wurm weeks! Wurm months|-| Young ([[foal]]) || 3 days || 4 weeks || 1 months|-| Adolescent ([[foal]]) || 10.5 days || 12 weeks || 3 months|-| Young || 7 days || 8 weeks || 2 months|-| Adolescent || 17.5 days || 20 weeks || 5 months|-| Mature || 14 days || 16 weeks || 4 months|-| Aged || 63 days || 72 weeks || 18 months|-| Old || 35 days || 40 weeks || 10 months|-| Venerable || 48-365 days || 350-2920 weeks || 80-671 months|-|} Creature age affects its size and running speed, and older animals will have increased [[fighting ]] capabilities. Aged animals have been reported to be the fastest around, especially aged huge spiders; anything younger or older will be slower than aged. === Notes ===* [[Wurm_Server_Release_Notes_2015#150626 Repair in Creation Window, Breeding changes on PvP|Foals on PvP servers age a lot faster]]* A [[Animal husbandry#Caring|cared-for]] animal will live longer (indefinitely) on its final age stage. ==See also==* [[Farming]] (ages and stages in crop growth)* [[Animal husbandry]] (provides info on care-for mechanic)

[[Category:MiscGame mechanics]]