Author Topic: 2 Bots evolving safely in One Sim  (Read 2594 times)

Offline Endy

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2 Bots evolving safely in One Sim
« on: February 07, 2006, 04:31:45 PM »
I think it might be finally possible to have multiple bots competing without destroying one another.

I've been playing around with versions of EvoBot, and have gotten good results since they have a basic cannibot recognition. One sim involving fixed and non-fixed competitors, did decently until the fixed bots killed off the mobile bots(fixed bots lose less nrg finding food and occur in numbers; mobiles can find food fixed bots can not). Veggies also seem like they can be left to evolve safely without fear that via directed evolution they'll wipe out the animals.

I'll keep working on this. When mutating EvoBot has an odd tendency to increase in body size; taking up nrg that would otherwise go towards making new bots. I think it may be some sneaky form of cannibotism, just hard to be sure.

I think the overall trick is to have the two bots equally strong but in different areas, balancing the sim. Very tricky, hopefully I can make it work. :)

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2 Bots evolving safely in One Sim
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2006, 07:00:00 PM »
Would be pretty neat to see working.