Cellular Automaton Wars

Cellular Automaton Wars is a simulation game where players design and deploy cellular automaton-based organisms to compete for resources in a virtual environment. Each organism's behavior is determined by its cellular automaton rules, and the player must strategize to create the most successful organisms and outcompete others.

Features

• Organisms interact with nearby cells and consume resources.
• Organisms have energy levels and can reproduce when reaching a certain threshold.
• Organisms can move left or right based on certain conditions or rules.
• The player can influence the game by adding/removing organisms and resources at specific locations.

How to Use

1. Clone the repository or download the script file.

2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the script.

3. Run the script using Python:

python cellular_automaton_wars.py

4. The script will initialize the grid with organisms and resources and simulate their behavior for a certain number of iterations. The output will display the state of the grid at each iteration.

Customization

You can customize the game by adjusting the following constants in the script:

• GRID_SIZE: Change the size of the grid to accommodate more cells.
• NUM_ORGANISMS: Set the initial number of organisms in the grid.
• NUM_RESOURCES: Set the initial number of resources in the grid.
• ENERGY_THRESHOLD: Adjust the energy threshold for organisms to reproduce.

You can also define new rules in the RULES dictionary to create different behaviors for organisms based on their energy levels.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have ideas to improve the game, please feel free to create a pull request or open an issue.

Acknowledgments

The game is inspired by cellular automaton simulations and evolutionary algorithms.