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May Dev Log — 4 Workouts In, Physics Feels Right

May Dev Log -- Here is where the game is right now. Workouts implemented so far Dumbbell Curl Military Squat Bench Press Pull-Up All four are fully physics-driven, no pre-baked animation.

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Full Ego Lifting Simulator update

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Gameplay
Balance

changedAll four are fully physics-driven, no pre-baked animation. Raw gameplay feel can be found in following video.

changedWhat's next: Working on failure states for each exercise -- what should happen when your stamina exhaust, or get hit by a barbell held by a NPC. Getting that to feel satisfying (and funny) is the main design challenge right now. More workouts are on the way too.

Ego Lifting Simulator changes

changedAll four are fully physics-driven, no pre-baked animation. Raw gameplay feel can be found in following video.

May Dev Log -- Here is where the game is right now.

Workouts implemented so far

Dumbbell Curl
Military Squat
Bench Press
Pull-Up

All four are fully physics-driven, no pre-baked animation. Raw gameplay feel can be found in following video.

Still a solo dev learning as I go, so progress is not as fast as I'd like. But it's definitely moving forward.

What's next: Working on failure states for each exercise -- what should happen when your stamina exhaust, or get hit by a barbell held by a NPC. Getting that to feel satisfying (and funny) is the main design challenge right now. More workouts are on the way too.

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