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| # Game of Life | ||
| A customizable re-make of Conway's famous "Game of Life" made in Java. Configurable environment size, cell colors, generation rate, life/death chances and generation seeds! | ||
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| # Setup | ||
| 1. Download the release jar file (or clone and build it yourself) | ||
| 2. Run the jar file in a terminal with "java -jar {fileName}.jar" | ||
| 3. Let the game generate, then enjoy the simulation! | ||
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| # Optional Setup | ||
| - Make a batch or shell script file with "java -jar {fileName}.jar" to easily start/stop the game. | ||
| - Tweak the configuration settings to your liking. | ||
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| # Ram Usage | ||
| - The simulation uses a lot of ram (around 1.5 gigs if using a 500x500 generation). | ||
| - You can lower the height and width of the game to greatly reduce the resource consumption if needed. | ||
| - Use flags if you want to limit ram usage (ie: "java -jar -Xmx1024m -Xms512m {fileName}.jar") | ||
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| # Information | ||
| - The game first generates until the "maxGeneration" value is reached. | ||
| - After that, the simulation will replay in a GUI that updates based on the "updateDelay" setting which is in milliseconds. | ||
| - Be aware that some seed generations will either instantly die or not produce anything if the "recipe" for life isn't enough. | ||
| - For life to be sustained there needs to be a balance between 1's and 0's and the space between them. | ||
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| # Rules of Life | ||
| - A live cell dies if it has fewer than two live neighbors. | ||
| - A live cell with two or three live neighbors lives on to the next generation. | ||
| - A live cell with more than three live neighbors dies. | ||
| - A dead cell will be brought back to life if it has exactly three live neighbors. | ||
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| # Configuration | ||
| - gameTitle: "Game of Life" | ||
| - updateDelay: 250 | ||
| - generationChance: 5 | ||
| - useRandomDeathChance: false | ||
| - randomDeathChance: 100 | ||
| - height: 20 | ||
| - width: 20 | ||
| - maxGeneration: 1000 | ||
| - seed: [0,0,1] | ||
| - useSeed: false | ||
| - backgroundColor: "BLACK" | ||
| - cellColor: "GREEN" | ||
| - useRandomCellColors: false | ||
| - disableGUI: false | ||
| - showGenerationInConsole: true | ||
| - consoleCellAliveDisplay: "*" | ||
| - consoleCellDeadDisplay: " " | ||
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| # List of Colors | ||
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| Here are colors you can use for cells and backgrounds (backgroundColor and cellColor): | ||
| - "BLACK" | ||
| - "RED" | ||
| - "GREEN" | ||
| - "YELLOW" | ||
| - "ORANGE" | ||
| - "BLUE" | ||
| - "CYAN" | ||
| - "PINK" | ||
| - "MAGENTA" | ||
| - "GRAY" | ||
| - "DARK_GRAY" | ||
| - "LIGHT_GRAY" | ||
| - "WHITE" |