Game of Life

  • Solace
    23rd Jan 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    Game of Life. Created by John Conway. A lot of life forms, known forms, are already in TPT, but there is a piece missing. A big piece is missing. Now, said piece may be too time consuming to add in, but this is the feedback forum, so I'll suggest it. 

     

    On bitstorm . org / gameoflife 

     

    You can place pixel by pixel to create your own life form. My suggestion is the addition of such a concept. A life drawing tool where you can follow the guidelines on bitstorm or wikipedia and make your own life form. With all the artists and GoL users on TPT, I know they'd have a field day drawing out a life form and seeing what becomes of it. 

     

    To make it more simple, the colour of the Life Drawing Tool is white. Once your life form is drawn out, just colour it with the deco tool. 

     

    @jacob1 I have read the rules about life and the rules on suggestions, but since people have flooded this forum with magnet suggestions, which are also prohibited by the rules, I figure I may as well try this. Ya know, since it IS GoL. 

     

     

     

  • LBPHacker
    23rd Jan 2018 Developer 0 Permalink

    So what is the missing piece? You still haven't shown us anything that can't be done in TPT.

     

    Also, others doing something wrong is not the best reason for doing something wrong yourself. Just saying.

    Edited once by LBPHacker. Last: 23rd Jan 2018
  • jacob1
    23rd Jan 2018 Developer 0 Permalink
    I don't understand what you are suggesting. More GoL types? Custom GoL types? Easiler ability to save / load GoL simulations? Non-GoL life forms?
    You need to clarify this suggestion a little. It's not clear what you are suggesting.

    Also magnet suggestions don't break the rules. And neither does this. (ok maybe magnets is listed under "rejected elements" but that's only because I don't want to put in the effort to code it right now)
    Edited once by jacob1. Last: 23rd Jan 2018
  • Solace
    23rd Jan 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    @jacob1 (View Post)

     On bitstorrm, it allows you to draw out your own life form, pixel by pixel. The life form then has a specific way it reacts. 

     

    "For a space that is 'populated':Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.Each cell with two or three neighbors survives.For a space that is 'empty' or 'unpopulated'Each cell with three neighbors becomes populated."

     

  • xetalim
    23rd Jan 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    @Solace (View Post)

    Isn't that already implemented?

    You can draw many types of LIFE, and every type works differently.

    What exactly do you mean?

  • jacob2
    23rd Jan 2018 Member 0 Permalink
    Yes, what you just described is GoL exactly. That also has a "begin 3, stay 2/3" rule. You can find the GOL element in the life menu. It's one of the menus near the bottom, can't miss it ...
    Edited once by jacob2. Last: 23rd Jan 2018