Muscle Worship 2.1: Autonomous Flexing, Dynamic Body Image and Motivation System, and Sneak Peak at Fitness Model Career

Hey all!

Basically I completely rebuilt the flexing interactions from scratch and I'm beginning to have an understanding of how autonomy works. We now have many uses for Flexing to prepare for the reintroduction of the Bodybuilding Contest! Sims can now practice posing in the Mirror, which will build the Fitness and Dance Skill, as well as Nudity and Strip Tease if you have Wicked Whims (and your sim has the stripper career for the latter). You can then have your sims perform poses for other sims as a method of flirting, or just out in public to help build fame. Your ability to do different poses as well as how successful they are are based on a combination of your physique stats and fitness skill, with the other previousy mentioned stats providing. They basically all combine to form a hidden Posing Skill that I hope to make visible in some manner eventually. 

This update also adds various hidden needs, as well as makes existing needs more impactful on your bodybuilder sims ability to grow. Muscle Pump, which we already had, makes your sim look beginner when it's filled, which is done so by working out. Having a pump quickly builds up Body Image, but don't get too cocky- a higher body image quickly drains your desire to work out. Being hungry or tired, also drains your motivation, but hunger does give a slight increase to Body Image as well as a slight buff to fat burn, not enough for it to be worth the downsides though. On the other hand being well fed and well rested improves motivation as wel as musce gain. Thirst was actually an already an existing hidden need in the basegame, and it Affects your bodybuilder to. Being dehydrated saps energy and motivation, but also cause your sim to look leaner, increasing Body Image. These are also going to factor into bodybuilding competitions, as it takes a lot to look that good. 

Finally I've incuded a prototype for the Fitness Model Career! for now it's a one level part time career with the work from home task of taking and posting sefies at the gym. I'm hoping to dive into a lot more fitness infuencer game play have it tie in to the bodybuiding competition.