Game Of Life 3D
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globals[ backgroundColor ] patches-own[ futurColor ] to setup clean ask n-of population_start patches [ set pcolor one-of remove backgroundColor base-colors] ask patches [ set futurColor pcolor ] end to clean clear-all set backgroundColor black ask patches [ set pcolor backgroundColor ] ask patches [ set futurColor pcolor ] reset-ticks end to populate ask n-of population_start patches with [pcolor = backgroundColor] [ set pcolor one-of remove backgroundColor base-colors set futurColor pcolor ] end to go ask patches [ gameOfLife ] ask patches [ applyChange] if(count patches with [pcolor != backgroundColor] = 0) [stop] set-plot-x-range (ticks - graph_window) ticks tick end to gameOfLife let cells neighbors with [pcolor != backgroundColor] if(not isAlive? and count cells = trigger_birth)[ grow stop ] if(isAlive? and (count cells >= dead_trigger_overpopulated or count cells <= dead_trigger_lonely))[ destroy stop ] set futurColor pcolor end to destroy set futurColor backgroundColor end to grow set futurColor one-of remove backgroundColor base-colors end to-report isAlive? report (pcolor != backgroundColor) end to applyChange set pcolor futurColor end
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Leo B
What are the best settings ?
I set the settings at : less than 3 or more than 8 neighbors die exact 5 alive cells create a new born. What do you think ?
Posted over 10 years ago