Pico Life

A configurable cellular automata made using PICO-8!

CONTROLS:

• X - Pause or play simulation
• Z - Toggle simulation menu 

HOW IT WORKS:

• Each new simulation will spawn a population of cells with random ACTIONS and SENSES
• ACTIONS dictate the movement behaviors of a cell
• SENSES dictate how far a cell can see
• Each generation of cells will die, survive or give birth depending on their neighbor count
• New cells will inherit their parent's behaviors, with occasional mutations
• Look out for emergent behaviors!
• TIP: If the game is running slowly, try increasing the number of GEN STEPS

SIMULATION SETTINGS:

• INIT POP  - Set the initial cell population
• MAX POP - Set the cell population cap
• GEN STEPS - Set the length of each generation.
• MUT CHANCE - Set the chance of a mutation per cell birth
• MIN/MAX SENSE - Set the possible range of senses for new cells
• MIN/MAX ACTS - Set the possible range of actions of a cell
• MIN/MAX LIVE - Set the range of neighbors a cell will live at
• MIN/MAX BIRTH - Set the range of neighbors a new cell will spawn
• SHOW DEMOGS - Show population demographics
• SHOW SPAWNS - Show all cell spawn locations
  
• LOOP MAP - Toggle cells to loop the map, or die if out of bounds