2.43 Released

[EricL]

DarwinBots2.43

This is a very significant and stable release.  The list of changes from 2.42.9 is very extensive and is described in complete detail here.  Some of the more significant changes include:

New vision sysvars which allow for changing which eye is the focus eye
New vision sysvars which allow for changing the direction of each eye
New vision sysvars which allow for the width of each eye to be changed
Maximum number of bots allowed in a sim is now 10,000
Store, inc and dec locations are now mod 1000
Ties to corpses now allowed
Body feeding shots now work against corpses
Improvements to tie physics. In particular, a hardened tie only fixes the angle to the bot that created it.
Bots can now see shapes (optionally).
The user can choose to disable DNA execution for all bots in a species.
The user can choose to disable vision for all bots in a species.
The user can choose to disable voluntary movement for all bots in a species.
The user can choose to disable reproduction for all bots in a species.
Shape settings now saved in sim files.
Shots are now saved in sim files.
The cost multipler can now be set by hand.
Autotrophs can now be optionally included in auto-cost targets
First 5 genetic memory locations now transfer instantly at birth.
New memory inspection feature on the bot properties dialog
Leagues now work.
Many many bug fixes across the board including crashing and nrg leak bugs.
Many minor features and improvements.

[Numsgil]

I've put the source for 2.43 under SVN control.  You can learn more in the wiki.  This is a temporary setup.  The GoDaddy account expires in a month or two, and I'll look for a web hoster that'll allow me to set up a SVN repository.  I'll set up a SVN on our webspace then, which should allow for faster and more reliable updates.

If anyone wants write access, please PM me with an email address, a user name, and wether or not you want to be sent email reminders when someone updates the repository.  It still needs the VB source code loaded into it.  I got as far as setting up the trunk directory (which everything should go into) when the server crapped out.  I'm going to bed now, it'll be set up in a day or two either way.

[Numsgil]

Alright, the source code's been uploaded to the SVN.  You can follow the wiki link.  Please send me a PM with your desired user name and email address, and wether you want to receive updates of code changes, if you want to contribute.