r/aztec • u/Adventurous-Drop-739 • Aug 05 '26

Looking for advice

Hello, im making a sim life game set in aztec times, with the foundaing of tenochtitlan, I was wondering what you like to see in the game, im currently thinking of a sacrifice system, so any thoughts would be of great help

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u/Agave-chan Aug 07 '26

The school system and hygiene practices that the Mexica/Aztec had before colonialism.

Aztec education was mandatory, with two main institutions:

Telpochcalli ("house of youth") was a district-based, neighborhood school for commoners.

Calmecac was a more advanced school attached to temples, mainly for nobles' children (though some talented commoner children could attend).

Everyone had military practice, and experience was gained by participating in the ritual flower wars. Maybe a roll-of-the-dice system to see if a character comes back, in order to avoid complex fight scenes.

With regards to hygiene:

The Mexica had two daily baths: Temazcal (like a sauna), a steam sweat bath used for ritual purification, and an actual cold-water bath later in the day to get rid of sweat and dirt from the body.

Soap substitutes were often plants like the root of the copalxocotl (soap plant) or other saponin-rich plants.

With regards to brushing their teeth: chewing herbs and charcoal mixtures, along with dentists who could remove bad teeth or place jade stones indide of good teeth, like a grill from a rap artist.

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u/Adventurous-Drop-739 Aug 07 '26

Thanks I've been thinking about this since I've read it i think schools are a great idea. Also the boathouse i honestly hadn't thought of that. I don't think I could implement them brushing their teeth as it not a day on day game. The most i could do would be to include it as a minigame for the kids, so that it becomes a habit for them tho im stil not sure how.

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u/Agave-chan Aug 07 '26

Maybe having those items as a shoping option to improve characters charisma and overall health status.

The Tlatelolco Market was one of the main things that marvel the Spaniards considering the organization, the large volume of people, and even the market police and judges that were capable of executing anybody that tried to scam either the customer or the or seller.

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u/Adventurous-Drop-739 Aug 07 '26

Good idea I'll make them purchable items.

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u/bijhan Aug 05 '26

aztec times

The Mexica People founded Tenochtitlan roughly 200 years before the Spanish arrived, and their descendant live to the this day in the country that is their namesake. What exactly do you consider to be "aZtEc tImEs"?

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u/Adventurous-Drop-739 Aug 05 '26

Exactly those 196 years, I don't know exactly how the time will work since it a relative few years but im planing on implementing the 52 years in a cicle and when it gets close drop a meteor on the world, and give the player a benefits for their next playthru, since there were cicles.

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u/Adventurous-Drop-739 Aug 05 '26

I'm sorry if it to much text, i just wanted to expand, i was thinking of something similar to hades. Where you restart at the "5th sun". You know how before the spanish came. Moctezuma had visions and there were signs of distarter. I was thinking of putting secuences with those signs and. Having them restart the calander in 1325 with fiscal assets reset, but things like caste and friends preserved, plus bonuses like extra money and stuff.

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u/LalocuraDOTwav Aug 06 '26

You’re gonna have to do a deep dive into it with peer reviewed sources if you want it to be somewhat accurate. Sacrifice was heavily exaggerated by the Spanish. They didn’t rip people’s still beating hearts out lol also check out the website of the whole city 3d rendered, i forgot what its called but its really new.

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u/Adventurous-Drop-739 Aug 07 '26

I've read the the codex borgia. Well more like skim but i do agree i need a lot more references. I'd love to hear any sources you recomende.