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spork22:
That's interesting. I think I'll just stick with swapping genes around for now instead of writing them from scratch. I'm particularly interested in bots that work together, or navigate in flocks.

spork22:
I wanted to see what happened if I made the Caterpillar bot a plant, and I got some interesting results. The plant is very efficient at defense, as it shoots and probably consumes almost anything that tries to eat it. Good for providing a challenge to the more successful bots. I take no credit for making any genes. I have only copied and pasted. Also, is there anything like the Caterpillar with more than just 2 bots? I already know of Seasnake, but from what I can tell, Seasnake moves all of it's bots at the same time. Caterpillar moves it's bots in sequence. It would be cool to see a bot like the Caterpillar, but with 3 or more bots.

Peter:
As far I know there're no other bots that move this way. I think Caterpillar is the only bot that moves forward by contracting and extending ties. Good to know it still works, I expected changing tie mechanics to break it at some point.

Strong point of Caterpillar is the low movement costs(moving with ties is cheaper, but more complicated). Normally not a big issue, but if movement costs are high. Other bots will spend more on nrg to move and this one doesn't.

spork22:
This bot works pretty well as a plant, too. I believe it's because one bot serves as the "solar panel" and the other one serves as a defense mechanism. As a result, they get a continuous supply of energy to fight off intruders, and they can also eat any intruders too.

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