Talk:Fitness (attribute)

I didn't notice that kids' fitness could change until after I installed Seasons, but I don't know when that was introduced. Dharden 22:46, September 24, 2009 (UTC)

Merge
I can see merging into Body shape. Dharden (talk) 02:46, October 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't really have anything to consider, so I guess I'd support the merge.  Nikel  Talk  –  Vote!  14:52, October 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if the page should be called Body Shape or Fitness, or perhaps something else altogether. Thoughts? --  LostInRiverview talk ~ blog 16:09, October 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no idea but suddenly the word Weight comes up in my mind. --Walker guy94  Talk to me! 16:16, October 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * Body shape/body type is a pretty basic attribute of Sims, so I think we should have an article on it. I say merge into Body shape. Dharden (talk) 16:26, October 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * I think body shape is more general than fitness. The scope can even include weight, I guess.  Nikel  Talk  –  Vote!  04:58, October 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * When is this article going to merge? Joey.eyeball (talk) 01:27, December 8, 2013 (UTC)

Fit and Slim Sims in the Sims 2
Is there an actual physical difference between fit and slim sims in body shape. Sometimes on close examination, fit sims may tend to have narrower waists and slightly broader shoulders when wearing their gym clothes. But most of the time these two body shapes look exactly alike.C.Syde65 (talk) 07:02, December 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * As you noted, there's usually not much of a visible difference -- at least, not one that's visible without looking closely or zooming in close. However, in The Sims 2, we are not limited to visual examination of the Sim. We can look in the Simology panel and see both the fitness scale and which body shape a Sim is using. We can open a Sim's file in SimPE and see which body shape flags are set and where the fitness scale is. As noted in the article, premade Sims often have mismatches between the fitness scale and the body shape flags, so there's room for discussion as to whether to use the visual appearance (controlled by the flags) or the value of the fitness scale, but we should not rely on a subjective visual examination given that objective data is available. Dharden (talk) 13:31, December 11, 2013 (UTC)

Fitness change
IIRC, townies and unselectable Sims can gain or lose fitness, but not change their body shape. So when in a community lot with fitness equipment, they may work out and gain fitness, but their body shape will stay the same and not become fit. I may need to check it again in the game some time...  Nikel  Talk  –  Vote!  13:51, December 17, 2013 (UTC)