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New ALife simulator
PurpleYouko:
I think it can be quite realistic and should be available to us.
However the way to implement it is most likely with scripts rather than any other kind of hard coding.
we could use one such as
If Bot age > 20,000 then kill bot.
or
if bot has just reproduced then kill bot.
With a good script system there are few if any limits to the fun stuff we can do.
Ulciscor:
Can't we do that now, by shooting out an energy shot with 100% of the bot's energy?
PurpleYouko:
Well actually no because there is a limit of 1000 on a -2 shot but that isn't the point.
The only way you could do this now is from DNA and that is subjec to change with mutation.
The script system is totally independent of the DNA and is able to control all manner of stuff, even down to changing physical constants in the sim.
A script like this would be possible.
If bot DNA length > 1000 then increase cost per DNA execution to 5
It would be a way to control DNA length within the sim.
Griz:
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A don't think a 'preset lifespan' is a great idea. It sounds to artificial to me.
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artificial? do you expect to live forever Henk? ;)
I think setting a 'maximum' is indeed a valid simulation of life as we know it ...
I once wrote my own version of the classic Conway's LIFE ...
only I could set a maximum life span ...
the results were most excellent! ... no more clogging up the board with thousands
of 'beings' that never changed. this made the results much more dynamic and
interesting ... and I discovered some great, simply, glider engines.
also ... assigned various colors to correspond to the 'age' ...
which also resulted in very interesting/eye pleasing displays and patterns.
one never knows what the result of a simple change will be ...
what will come of it ... that's evolution ...
and it includes our programming efforts. ;)
I think the idea of a script to set a max life span is a great one!!!
and this idea of scripts itself ... to be something that we will find
to be of great value.
~griz~
ps ... that Life prog was in VB ...
ironically ... I lost everything I ever wrote in VB while trying to save the files
to a place where they would be safe. :
the only data I have ever lost was lost in just this way ...
while trying to protect it. :angry: Grrrrrrrrrrr!
perhaps I will get back into VB again now ... DB having inspired me.
Old Henk:
--- Quote ---I think it can be quite realistic and should be available to us.
However the way to implement it is most likely with scripts rather than any other kind of hard coding.
we could use one such as
If Bot age > 20,000 then kill bot.
or
if bot has just reproduced then kill bot.
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OK, you convinced me! I am really looking forward to the possibilities of an enchanced script system.
Henk
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