ACTUALLY Improved Evolution Simulator

Joseph Galvan

How do you change the simulation time for m15 sec.? i want to make it longer to make the race a marathon

2016-07-21 06:38:01

Search for 900 (15secs*60fps=900frames) and change it in all spots that are related to time. Searching for "Time:" leads you to the place where you can modify the stats overlay.

This is also a good opportunity for a constant Cary ;)

2016-07-21 07:30:25

Lonami

I posted this on YT but since it's probably going to be missed I'll leave it here:
"Just a idea, but perhaps you should split the file in different files. You know, UI, simulating, creature. Having a really big file isn't usually cool."

It works for me under the latest Processing (3.11) version. However, my screen isn't that big :/

2016-07-21 09:15:50

Riley Potts

Someone should tweak it so it can run better on mobile, on this sketch everything works on mobile but the dimensions are off.

2016-07-21 14:44:38

nukeblitz

@Riley, @Lomani

Tweak window dimensions by tweaking at lines 18, 1474 and 1539.

Seems default is set to 1440x810.

2016-07-21 15:45:46

Lonami

Ohh @nukeblitz thanks! He has tweaked some stuff anyway. Thanks carykh!

2016-07-21 18:58:18

nukeblitz

Hmm, @Cary huang

Your fixes to the resolution thing broke compatibility with Processing 3.1.1.

If someone needs to make it work with that, try this

Add these just above the line containing "void setup() {"

void settings() { // this is needed for compatibility with processing 3.0 and above - it won't let you use variables in size otherwise
size(int(windowWidth*windowSizeMultiplier), int(windowHeight*windowSizeMultiplier));
}

Remove size() from setup.

I have the slightly tweaked version (with other tweaks) up here

2016-07-21 21:06:38

Orion Evans

I'm new to this whole processing thing and i am able to get the "Helvetica-Bold.otf" font, but not the "Helvetica-Bold-96.vlw" and nor do I know were to put it in.
thanks!

2016-07-22 03:07:47

Kai Waddington

Hi, what do I need to change to increase the number of nodes/muscles they start with? I really liked your video when the creatures had 8 nodes in fixed box shapes and was wondering if I could recreate this.

2016-09-11 19:45:16

Dan Machnine

Is there any way to get a 6 sided hexagonal geometric creature into the simulation? What if I wanted to add more obstacles to see how creatures would evolve around them? What if we allowed the creatures nodes to change in friction, as well as possibly size. The possibilities here pertaining this beautiful piece of code are merely endless and mind boggling to me, if anybody would allow some insight so progression would hopefully take place- that would be within the best of interests. Thank you.

2016-09-12 03:07:24

Dan Machnine

Is there any way to get a 6 sided hexagonal geometric creature into the simulation? What if I wanted to add more obstacles to see how creatures would evolve around them? What if we allowed the creatures nodes to change in friction, as well as possibly size. The possibilities here pertaining this beautiful piece of code are merely endless and mind boggling to me, if anybody would allow some insight so progression would hopefully take place- that would be within the best of interests. Thank you.

2016-09-12 03:07:29

Piotr Siejda

Hi I have proposed tweak that enables changing some values (additional options menu) during the simulation and plan to add much more. Could you check it and asses if you would join my proposed changes to your base code?
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/383275

2016-09-19 19:31:24

Dale Dart

Why is it so pixelly in browser?

2016-09-26 01:56:41

Noah McKee

Can someone help me to get this to work on Eclipse, i haven't even coded in java before. JavaScript on Khan Academy is the closest I've gone.

2016-09-27 02:27:53

Noah McKee

Can someone help me to get this to work on Eclipse, i haven't even coded in java before. JavaScript on Khan Academy is the closest I've gone.

2016-09-27 02:27:53

Owen Sullivan

I'm new to this whole processing thing, but I was wondering if there is any way to increase the allocated RAM and possibly even let it use more of the CPU... Thanks!

2016-10-02 15:44:17

Msquare

I've done the 3.1 changes to the "current" version -
http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/385225

2016-10-05 17:03:16

Gregorio

Hi, I wish to do 3 things and I can't find the way

- reward general mobility instead of right direction only. Is there a way?

- I tried to build a rectangle on the left, but the creatures pass through it. Why is this?

- I want to make the nodes with 100% friction. Which is the float?

Thank you.

2016-10-07 13:14:01

Gregorio

Oh, I got the #1: c[i].d = sqrt(averageX*averageX)*0.2; in the bottom line of the code.

2016-10-07 14:08:28

Gregorio

I'm getting bigger and bigger creatures with this hint:

Set energy from 20 to 0
energy = baselineEnergy*n.size*m.size;
baselineEnergy=1.0
Extend time limit

This way nodes and muscles become an energy reserve!
And the more time they have, the more energy they need!

2016-10-08 13:50:02

Arden Bloom

For those new to the Processing program, and want to use this. you will need this file to be put into your sketch folder: https://github.com/tatlin/evolution3WEB/blob/master/Helvetica-Bold-96.vlw

2016-10-08 21:58:57

SynchroGal

this is so cool. couldnt figure out how to put it to its full potential! kinda hard to figure out.

2016-10-17 23:36:56

Jeffrey

This doesn't seem to work (completely) in Processing 3[.2.3], every time I kill 500, the last 500 die, and after I reproduce, it freezes. What changes were made from Processing 2 to 3?

2016-11-29 04:16:52

Jeffrey

I've moved all the smooth() commands, and moved size() and noSmooth() into settings (I'm using eclipse), is there anything else that needs changing?

2016-11-29 04:20:14