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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