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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!
+
+# 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!
+
+# 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.
+
+# 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")
+
+# 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.
+
+# 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.
+
+# 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: " "
+
+# List of Colors
+
+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"