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KittyTac

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Cellular Automata
« on: December 23, 2017, 03:41:16 am »

Surprised nobody has mentioned those. You probably know what CA are about, Game Of Life and all that, if you don't, just look it up. Here's the forum for that sort of thing: http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/index.php, and here's the link to the best program for CA: http://golly.sourceforge.net/. Check the forum out, especially, it's kinda underpopulated RN. Let the discussion start!
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Re: Cellular Automata
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2017, 04:57:53 am »

I recently played Automata Empire.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/423800/Automata_Empire/

VERY far from Conway's GoL but an interesting idea. Ultimately I found it a bit sterile, and wouldn't really recommend it.
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Re: Cellular Automata
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2017, 08:00:40 am »

Okay, input this into the "Set Rule..." menu in Golly: "B2cek3i/S12-ak:T1500,1500". This is a rule I discovered, and it's too complicated to explain, as it's non-totalistic. But either way, zoom out until you can see the dark gray square. Select it and press ctrl+5. Watch as replicators emerge from the debris and platoons of gliders start colliding everywhere. See my thread on this particular CA in the conwaylife forums for more info.
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