Game of Life
This map is a remake of Conway's Game of Life, a popular cellular automaton.
The map consists of a grid of cells, which can have either an 'on' or 'off' state. The rules are simple:
- An on/live cell will die when it has less than 2 or more than 3 neighbours.
- An off/dead cell will come to life if it has exactly 3 live neighbours.
Many complex and interesting patterns can arise. Multiple players can modify the same grid. Live cells will have the color of the player who creates them.
Check out ConwayLife.com wiki for more information.
some more ideas:
ability to set back to generation 0. So if actually I make something nice I can look back what was it...
And possibility to save it into bank file, so I could load it next time.
hmm actually with using bank files, you could make it really competitive.
some idea about giving objectives to the game:
-who can make the most cell birth with "x" amount cell under "y" generation.
-same with cell death.
-who can reach faster the end of the grid using "x" amount of the grid at the other end.
best scores would saved in your bank from all player and at the start of the game the player bank files would be put together into one...
also than people could vote on coop or competitive. If coop is chosen all players can use the grid at once and have fun. If competitive chosen, than you get random objectives and you get a time limit to make the best result and only one can use the grid and when his time expired the next player can try it. Objectives could be like this: you have "x" amount time and "y" amount cells to make the most cell birth under "z" generation in a "w" sized grid. (x, y, z, w could be randomly generated)
its all just suggestion.)
Very cool. I've seen this game online somewhere... a flash or java version. Were you involved in that one or was this an inspired remake? :)
I read the wiki article.
I really dont understand what the deal is. You have randomly generated block patterns that arnt completely random because they consume and procreate, but at predetermined intervals.
I guess Im missing the point.
wow, nice!
you should add winning condition:D however I have no idea what kind of game (objective) could be made.
It's now online in the EU Bnet realm. Feel free to publish this map elsewhere. :)