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« on: February 17, 2006, 04:26:40 PM »
I have just had an idea regarding sexual reproduction.
How about if we use a type of shot that causes the target to send back a DNA package (like a sperm cell)
When this sperm cell hits the original bot, it will cause this bot to reproduce with a mixture of her own DNA and that contained in the sperm.
This way it gives a potential mother a method by which she can choose the father of her children.
Alternatively, robots could simply fire sperm shots at other bots. Then all the bots could have cycles during which they could be receptive to such a sperm shot. maybe they can even choose to be receptive based on what they see.
This system would make it necessary for both partners to "agree" to the mating before it happened. Also opens the door for different sex definitions within bots.
Maybe a couple of new sysvars, *.sex and *.refsex
Hehe. They could even change sex or have their sex forcibly changed by other bots with info shots or ties.
:D