Build Descriptions

Build Descriptions

Version 1.0.0

• First stable release
• Converted graphics to OpenGL (2D and 3D)
• Added 3D view of biosphere
• Cleaned code, split into various classes
• Added creature statistics

Build 2013.11.18

• Centered the screen in the middle
• Allow for dumps of the "report" after so many generations
• Fixed bug where if all creatures were dead it would not complete report (divide by zero errors)
• Made carnivores at generational report time become equal to the average herbivore for eating purposes
• Made the carnivore twice as hunger as the herbivore
• Made armor only applicable to sharp, carnivorous teeth and are not a part of the equation of intraspecies fighting
• Added random shifts to the climate over time at random
• Added ability to configure dumps of toxin into the air

Build 2013.11.15

• Removed the header dump and CSV files and opted for a more clean roll up report, the data is just too much
• Cleaned up the statuses for mutations to say which generation they occurred in

Build 2013.11.14

• Removed the carnivores from the survival algorithms
• Added a single carnivore at a time with modifiable genome
• Made the dump files CSV files, split the header information to a separate file
• Modified the dump files to a non "." naming convention

Build 2013.11.13

• Optimized the flu passing algorithm
• Made the multiplier values for age a little more effective (it's supposed to be an epidemic, not a cold)
• Resolved some implicit conversion errors on calculating hearing and vision
• Made males get into territorial battles when they are looking to mate
• Made it slightly harder to find a mate, before only the seeker had to be in heat, now both do
• Added multiple dump files for dumping statuses, numbers 1,2,3,4,5....

Build 2013.11.12

• Added code that can be compiled and run in Microsoft Windows

Build 2013.11.11

• Sped up the looking around algorithm
• Added status updates for mutations
• Dumped statuses to a file if specified in command line parameters

Build 2013.11.10

• Changed speed up/slow down from 10,000 at a time to double/half
• Herbivores only run away if they are being actively hunted

Build 2013.11.07

• Moved updates from the command line to the status window
• Added borders and cleaned up interface a little bit

Build 2013.11.06

• Cleaned up variable / function / constants / preprocessor names to a consistent convention
• Added hearing capability to creatures as inheritable gene
• Split genome from dominant / recessive in a single struct to two structs (dominant / recessive) with a single gene in each
• Added a help screen with "F1"
• Added several new command line parameters
• Modified window layout to more flush and easier to read

Build 2013.11.05

• Environmental temperature moves up and down (season-like)
• Added speed to creatures as inheritable gene (each number indicates how many spaces moved per turn)
• Added strength to creatures as inheritable gene (applicable to carnivores)
• Added armor to creatures as inheritable genes (applicable to herbivores)
• Added ability for herbivores to defend themselves (armor) against carnivores (strength)

Build 2013.11.04

• Fixed bug where plants could grow outside of the pre-defined grid space
• Added temperature tolerance to creatures as inheritable gene
• Added temperature (and temperature control) to the environment

Build 2013.11.03

• Added ability to save dump file at any time (saves .biosphere.save)
• Added header information to the save file
• Added introduction of a communicable disease to environment

Build 2013.11.02

• Fixed memory leak bug where contexts were not properly disposed of

Build 2013.11.01

• Added a "status" window so current information about biosphere readily available
• Added a reproductive ratio: reproduced before dying / did not reproduce before dying

Build 2013.10.31

• Fixed bug where food was reporting going to seed when it actually was not
• Added intoduction of an STD-like disease to the population

Build 2013.10.30

• Fixed bug where segfault would occur if a mouse click happens when either no herbivores or carnivores on screen
• Removed multiple toxins (keystrokes 1,2,3) and reduced it to a single environmental toxin
• Removed the "fullscreen" portion of the game
• Added "modes" in interface: interactive / command / display
• Added ability to speed up or slow down the rate of the simulation
• Added a list of death reasons for output to command-line
• Fixed bug where a miscarriage results in segfault upon exit
• Moved starvation levels as a command line parameter (and relative starvation levels)

Build 2013.10.29

• Fixed bug when a miscarriage results in a loss of many, many creatures (memory leak)
• Added three toxins that can be put into the environment to poison the population

Build 2013.10.27

• Fixed bug where mutations were not occuring
• Added output file (.biosphere.save) upon exiting the application

Build 2013.10.25

• Fixed bug where pregnancies were not resulting a birth
• Added litter size to inheritable traits (number of children born)

Build 2013.10.24

• Added command line output for use of operator
• Optimized the looking around algorithm (sped it up)

Build 2013.10.23

• Added ability to hide food from the display
• Added ability to stop updating interface but have program still running in the background

Build 2013.10.22

• Added full screen cabilities

Build 2013.10.17

• Removed food regeneration at a random location
• Added ability for plants to go to seed and have offspring
• Added ability for plants to regrow over time

Build 2013.10.14

• Added more command line parameters
• Added sexual maturity to creatures (takes time to mature and have babies)
• Added sexual impotence to creature (cannot have babies after too old)

Build 2013.10.13

• Allow a creature to have more than one child at a time
• Removed the menu bar from the menu

Build 2013.10.12

• Added ability to click on a creature and have them display items

Build 2013.10.11

• Added a double-buffer to the interface

Build 2013.10.10

• Added a lifespan to the creatures
• Added a generational counter (for each creature)
• Fixed bug of segmentation occuring at random

Build 2013.10.09

• Added initial command line parameters for the application
• Added genetic mutation to sexual reproduction

Build 2013.10.08

• Added a basic genome of dominant and recessive genes to each creature
• Added incestual revulsion to creatures sexual behavior
• Optimized and streamlined code

Build 2013.10.07

• Initial coding
• Introduced sexual reproduction
• Created both carnivores and herbivores
• Created basic behaviors of creatures
• Created food items for herbivores to eat
• Added basic vision and reaction to stimuli to herbivores and carnivores
• Wrote basic interface for Xlib