rednuht

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   by rednuht 12y ago

   That's every time the legs switch places. Without that bonus, you'd get a lot of QWOP-ish individuals dragging one foot behind. :)
2. 2.▲
   by rednuht 12y ago

   Thanks, I'll look into it!
3. 3.▲
   by rednuht 12y ago

   The genome is represented by a set of parameters that control the rotation speed on each joint, 3 parameters per joint. The rotation speed for each joint on each simulation step is given by: x * cos(y + z * simulation_steps); where x
4. 4.▲
   by rednuht 12y ago

   Good point!
5. 5.▲
   by rednuht 12y ago

   The genome is pretty simple, just a few motor parameters for each joint in the body. 3 floats for each joint, to be precise. Then those are combined to set the speed of the motor in each joint on every simulation step. I tried more complex
6. 6.▲
   by rednuht 12y ago

   It's quite hard to get any better than 10 or so steps, luck starts playing a major role after a while. Some gait branches seem to reach a dead-end where any improvement would need to come from a major overhaul of the gene combination i