Concept: Observe the emergence of complex behaviors as five distinct species (represented by mobile agents) roam a planet, gather resources, reproduce, interact through diplomacy, and engage in conflict.
Key Mechanics:
Agents: Each civilization fields units (colored spheres) that move across the planet surface.
Movement: Agents wander semi-randomly, seeking resources or reacting to nearby agents.
Resources: Planet faces have resource levels (indicated by yellow tint on grey faces). Agents gather resources from faces they pass over, depleting them temporarily. Resources regenerate slowly.
Reproduction: Civilizations spend stockpiled resources to create new agents near existing ones.
Diplomacy: When agents from different civs meet, their civilizations' relationship (Peace, Trade, Alliance, War) influences the encounter. Diplomacy evolves based on interactions and traits.
Conflict: If agents from warring civs meet, combat occurs (white flash). Outcome is probabilistic based on civ strength (agents + resources), potentially destroying an agent.
Trade: Active Trade Agreements provide passive resource bonuses. Routes (glowing lines) link the average positions of trading civs' agents.
How to Use:
Toggle Menu: Use the 'Menu' button (bottom-left) to show/hide the controls and info panel.
View Controls: Use mouse or touch (Orbit, Pan, Zoom). Defaults: Left-Click/Tap+Drag = Orbit, Right-Click/Two-Finger Drag = Pan, Scroll/Pinch = Zoom.
Adjust Parameters (in Menu Panel): Set initial conditions before starting.
Run: Press 'Start Sim'. Agents appear and begin.
Observe: Watch agent movement, resource changes (face colors), reproduction, combat (white flashes), and trade routes (glowing lines). View detailed stats in the Info section of the Menu panel.
Control: Use 'Pause', 'Reset Sim', and 'Instructions' (all in Menu Panel).
