Game of Life

WIP games, tools & toy projects
#1

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5062/7pacj8xa9wa67kufg.jpg

This is my version of Conway’s Game of Life.
You can change the speed of the animation and also clear all the cells.
Left click to add cells and right click to remove them.

Make sure you extract the files to wherever, and open it with “Java Platform SE Binary”.

Download it here

Added in version 0.4

  • Save/Load buttons
  • Step forward button
  • Added instructions and game rules
  • Tooltips
  • Bug fixes

Added in version 0.3

  • Resizable grid
  • Updated FPS counter

Added in version 0.2

  • Save/Load feature
  • Resizable layout
  • Better support for smaller screens

Known bugs

  • Game may crash or freeze when changing size.

Future features

  • Step back a number of steps
  • Possibly an options panel
  • Ability to add pre-created objects, like gliders into the layout.
#2

hah, I remember playing that “game” back on my old 286SX computer when I was a kid in the late 80s. :smiley:

#3

It looks neat, but I got this error when I went to try it :frowning:

http://pastebin.java-gaming.org/07a84937882

#4

Did you extract the files somewhere? It can’t read files from archives. Also make sure you run the jar file with “Java Platform SE Binary”.

#5

If I might make a suggestion; Cap the framerate. If you don’t you’ll have the GPU/CPU pegging out at 100% trying to blast 1000+ FPS, and thats just silliness.

I hit spikes of 1,600 FPS :wink:

I recommend capping it as 60 or 120. Most people go for 60, but I imagine just about any computer can run this, so I’d go for 120 just for the hell of it.

#6

It is capped. That’s just the maximum fps it can handle. The game actually runs at 60fps. I’ll change that.

#7

I think you need to reset ‘generations’ counter when someone clears the screen.
Also, it would be nice if tile grid would be rendered ONLY AROUND THE MOUSE. I really hate to see huge grid, makes my eyes numb… Without the grid it is really cool, but sometimes you want to see the grid, so why not render a circle amount of tiles around the mouse? :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

Uploaded version 0.2.

Post your best saves!

#9

Big update (0.4). Save/load buttons, tooltips, step forward button and a couple of bug fixes.