Search For Powder Intelligence returns! by perogiepro

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22nd Dec 2015

10th Jan 2016

We are back, refurbished and with new ideas. Read all of our old discussion on the forum under a topic called Evolution in a video game! Anyways the main plan is to create small bots that eat to survive, reproduce, and then change (genes). Check list.

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  Windspren 27th Dec 2015
  (Sorry for this double post, but the charecter limit hurts) You could even make cells reproduce by programming them to mix their gas type with the one used in another cell, making evolution and random mutations actually possible without programming in every combination.This seems like a major breakthrough for the next goal in the SFPI!
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  Windspren 27th Dec 2015
  When working on a randomizer for a bot, I noticed that different gasses in a randomizer produced very different patterns, meaning that gas randomizers aren't so random after all. This gave me the idea of using different gasses as the genome of a cell. An oxygen genome, for example, will make a cell act differently than a hydrogen genome will. It might even be possible to have combinations of more than one pixel of gas in a genome. Here is the save where I made a randomizer. ID:1912565
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  Windspren 27th Dec 2015
  Ok, thanks. I'm currently working on a way to encode genomes using different gasses, and it look very promising.
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  msasterisk 27th Dec 2015
  Kevino36: I have made a biology lesson, the link is in my multicell save. It's not complete, you can put questions in the comments of the biology lesson if you have any.
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  Windspren 27th Dec 2015
  Yeah, or it could cycle based on its environment; put it in a cold place, you get an oil randomizer; in a hot place, you get a gas randomizer. This might be the first steps towards an adaptive lifeform. BTW, is there a tutorial somewhere on how to make the cells? I might start experimenting on them.
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  perogiepro 27th Dec 2015
  Im not sure i understand, the gas would change into a oil randomizer and then what would happen? Just a slightly different bot. Unless the oil could change back. then it would cycle between them. Maybe a way of thinking?
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  Windspren 27th Dec 2015
  What do you think of my evolution idea? Is it feasible?
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  perogiepro 27th Dec 2015
  oh cool @Karakanlund
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  perogiepro 27th Dec 2015
  woo fp!
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  Karakanlud 27th Dec 2015
  almost done with the multi cell wall avoider in this save remake w/ wifiless controls