lifeEngine/Changelog.md

Changelog

1.0.2 (current development)

UI Enhancements:

• New tab "World Controls"
  • Relocated grid controls and auto reset to this tab
  • Button to generate random walls with perlin noise
  • Button to reset the environment with many randomly generated organisms
  • Option to not clear walls on reset
  • Option to pause on total extinction
• "Simulation controls" tab renamed to "Evolution Controls"
• Button to save/load Evolution Controls in a .json file
• Button to randomize the organism in the editor window
• Can now use drag view tool while rendering is off
• Reorganized "About" tab and left panel, embedded explanation video

Simulation Enhancements:

• New evolution control Extra Mover Reproduction Cost, which adds additional food cost for movers to reproduce
• Combined Movers can rotate and Offspring rotate evolution controls into Rotation enabled
• Fully max out simulation speed when slider is all the way to the right

Bug Fixes:

• Armor is no longer ignored when checking for clear reproduction space
• Chart data is now properly loaded/discarded when paused

Thanks to contributors: @Chrispykins @M4YX0R

1.0.1 (12/4/2021)

UI Enhancements:

• Hotkeys/improved zoom controls: #47
  • A reset view
  • S/middle mouse button pan
  • D drop walls
  • F drop food
  • G click to kill
  • H headless rendering toggle
  • Spacebar/J pause/play toggle
  • Z select organism
  • X edit organism
  • C drop organism
  • V toggle hud
  • B destroy all walls
  • Q min/max control panel
• Improved mutation probability controls: #43
• Ability to edit individual organism's mutability: #46
• Added clear button and improved reset warnings: #64
• Control Panel is minimized by default: #64

Simulation Enhancements:

• Default food prodcution probability increased from 4->5

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed actual FPS display: #45
• Fixed slow down/crash on very long runs: #63
• Spelling Fix: #31

Thanks to contributors: @TrevorSayre @EvaisaGiac @Chrispykins

1.0.0

Initial release.