Ecosystem Simulator
Ecosystem Simulator
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This is a bit more of a prototype than a true game. Began as a challenge to myself to create a working Day/Night cycle then just continued on from there.
This is a bit more of a prototype than a true game. Began as a challenge to myself to create a working Day/Night cycle then just continued on from there.
First I began by deciding that I wanted sunrise to be at 6am and sunset to be at 6pm from there it was simple to come up with code that adjusted the angle of the sun to fit the time of day. the code then has a time scale so that a game day does not take 24 hours.
Day/Night Cycle Update Function
Day/Night Cycle Update Function
The update function controls the angle of the sun, based on the time compression and real time that has passed.
Day-Night1.mp4Video of day/night cycle in action
Video of day/night cycle in action
I also added the ability to reduce the cycle to half speed, double the speed and return it to normal.
Next I decided to add some animals and began to think about how they would interact. But before they can interact they have to be able to receive input form the world around them. To accomplish this I made a field of view script, it limits the sight of each animal and gives them the ability to determine what is close to them, and how to react.
Zebra with FOV script attached
Zebra with FOV script attached
Here the Zebra is determining if it can eat the grass or if it needs to run from the Cheetah.
The animals, and plants are each tagged by type. The tags are Herbivore, Carnivore and Plant. For example if a Herbivore sees a plant it will move to eat it. If it sees a Carnivore it will run away. And if it sees another Herbivore it will try to meet up with it to reproduce.
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