Martial arts: Difference between revisions

Sims can train at the ''[[Phoenix Academy]] of Martial Arts'' in [[Shang Simla]]. However, Sims may purchase a [[Sheng Hai Training Dummy|training dummy]], [[Board Breaker]], and books to train at home. Sims get different color belts at different levels, just as real martial artists do. And apparently Sims are using The Black Tiger-Kung Fu (or in this case Sim Fu) style.

At Level 5, Sims may also Meditate to increase the Martial Arts Skill as well. Meditating for one hour will cause a "''Meditative Focus''" moodlet to appear. The positive moodlet starts with a duration of 15 minutes and increases as the Sim continues to mediate, maxing out at just over 4 hours of focus for around 2.5 hours of meditation; the Sim receives no further focus for continued meditation. If the Sim stops meditating and then restarts, the Meditative Focus moodlet will not begin increasing its duration again until the Sim has continued to meditate for an hour straight. When the Meditative Focus moodlet reaches 4 hours in duration, the Sim will glow with a green aura, levitate, and may choose to "''Zeneport''" to any location on the map, which will remove the focus moodlet and end the meditation. Receiving the ''Master of Meditation'' (MOM) achievement will also allow the Sim to teleport via ''"Tranquil Transference"'', which can be used at any time the Sim has more than 30 minutes of focus remaining, at the expense of 30 minutes of focus (i.e. 2 hours of focus allows 4 Transferences if no time is wasted between teleports). The animation for Tranquil Transference is nearly instant, as apposed to Zeneport, which required almost a half hour of slowly fading out, then back in, and standing back up. Once MOM is achieved, Zeneport is no longer possible, forcing the Sim to rely on Tranquil Transference. Meditating drains the energy need slightly faster than usual, more faster than regular training with a training dummy or breaking bricks, but a Sim can still do this if they hurt their hand or are tired out from training from other sources.