Epigenetic Memory Locations - Revision history

PhiNotPi: Fixed typos

2014-02-15T01:38:39Z

Fixed typos

Shasta: /* Example Applications */

2011-07-25T09:45:17Z

‎Example Applications

Moonfisher at 13:57, 15 November 2008

2008-11-15T13:57:13Z

Elite: Fixed links

2007-09-23T12:06:46Z

Fixed links

Elite: Updated to reflect 2.4X changes

2007-09-23T12:04:54Z

Updated to reflect 2.4X changes

Elite: Racial memory moved to Epigenetic Memory Locations

2007-09-23T11:53:26Z

Racial memory moved to Epigenetic Memory Locations

MacadamiaNuts at 14:29, 10 August 2007

2007-08-10T14:29:03Z

Endy: more info

2006-02-19T05:32:34Z

more info

Numsgil: Reverted edit of Retard, changed back to last version by 66.91.141.218

2005-10-11T00:14:57Z

Reverted edit of Retard, changed back to last version by 66.91.141.218

Retard at 22:49, 10 October 2005

2005-10-10T22:49:27Z

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 If the birth tie is severed, copying of epigenetic memory locations will stop, and bots may miss an opportunity to pass valuable information to their offspring.
-The child's memory locations need to be 0 for the parent's epigenetic values to be transfered in, so make sure that the child doesn't store anything into its epigenetic memory locations before the information is copied in.
+The child's memory locations need to be 0 for the parent's epigenetic values to be transferred in, so make sure that the child doesn't store anything into its epigenetic memory locations before the information is copied in.
 == Example Applications ==
-One advanced use of epigenetic memlocs is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
+One advanced use of epigenetic memlocs is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by initially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
 Example:
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   stop
-Here the progenitor decides the reproduction energy level and birthing percentage to pass on to its decendents.
+Here the progenitor decides the reproduction energy level and birthing percentage to pass on to its descendants.
 Adding random copy errors it can be used to evolve racial memory to reach optimal values in simulations without mutations:
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 Of course, the possibilities are limitless.
-You can use it as a way to adapt the behavior of your bot according to it's environment, or even adapt your attacks according to the oponent you're facing in a league.
+You can use it as a way to adapt the behavior of your bot according to it's environment, or even adapt your attacks according to the opponent you're facing in a league.
 [[BotTxt#Fruit_Flies_v0.21 | Fruitflies]] is a good example of this.

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	You can use it as a way to adapt the behavior of your bot according to it's environment, or even adapt your attacks according to the oponent you're facing in a league.		You can use it as a way to adapt the behavior of your bot according to it's environment, or even adapt your attacks according to the oponent you're facing in a league.

−	[~~http://www.darwinbots.com/WikiManual/index.php?title=~~BotTxt#Fruit_Flies_v0.21 Fruitflies] is a good example of this.	+	[[BotTxt#Fruit_Flies_v0.21 \| Fruitflies]] is a good example of this.

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	Of course, the possibilities are limitless.		Of course, the possibilities are limitless.
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		+	You can use it as a way to adapt the behavior of your bot according to it's environment, or even adapt your attacks according to the oponent you're facing in a league.
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		+	[http://www.darwinbots.com/WikiManual/index.php?title=BotTxt#Fruit_Flies_v0.21 Fruitflies] is a good example of this.

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-The memory locations 971-990 are the [[epigenetic memory locations]], which are copied from parent to child during the birthing cycle. As of version 2.42.9q, the first 5 epigenetic memory locations (971-975) are copied instantly upon reproduction. The next 15 (976-990) are copied one per cycle for the next 15 cycles, through the [[birth tie]].
+The memory locations 971-990 are the [[Epigenetic Memory Locations|epigenetic memory locations]], which are copied from parent to child during the birthing cycle. As of version 2.42.9q, the first 5 epigenetic memory locations (971-975) are copied instantly upon reproduction. The next 15 (976-990) are copied one per cycle for the next 15 cycles, through the [[Birth Tie|birth tie]].
 If the birth tie is severed, copying of epigenetic memory locations will stop, and bots may miss an opportunity to pass valuable information to their offspring.
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 == Example Applications ==
-One advanced use of racial memory is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
+One advanced use of epigenetic memlocs is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
 Example:

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-During the birthing cycle, baby robots copy certain information from the memory of the parent. Copying is done through the [[Birth Tie]] . The copied locations are 971 through 990 and one location is copied each cycle for 20 cycles. Robots who cut their gestation periods short will miss out on the valuable opportunity to pass on vital information to their offspring.
+The memory locations 971-990 are the [[epigenetic memory locations]], which are copied from parent to child during the birthing cycle. As of version 2.42.9q, the first 5 epigenetic memory locations (971-975) are copied instantly upon reproduction. The next 15 (976-990) are copied one per cycle for the next 15 cycles, through the [[birth tie]].
-A catch to using racial memory is that the memloc needs to be empty prior to the information being coppied. 971 would need to be 0 for the parent to transfer it's value.
+If the birth tie is severed, copying of epigenetic memory locations will stop, and bots may miss an opportunity to pass valuable information to their offspring.
 One advanced use of racial memory is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
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   *972 4 rnd 2 sub add 0 floor 972 store
   stop

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	Here the progenitor decides the reproduction energy level and birthing percentage to pass on to its decendents.		Here the progenitor decides the reproduction energy level and birthing percentage to pass on to its decendents.
		+
		+	Adding random copy errors it can be used to evolve racial memory to reach optimal values in simulations without mutations:
		+
		+	cond
		+	*.robage 20 =
		+	start
		+	*971 10 rnd 5 sub add 0 floor 971 store
		+	*972 4 rnd 2 sub add 0 floor 972 store
		+	stop

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	971 *971 dup div mult inc		971 *971 dup div mult inc
	stop		stop
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		+	Another use of epigenetic memory is to increase the genome's flexibility by having progenitors choose from a random set of values, on the first cycle.
		+
		+	cond
		+	start
		+	3000 rnd 2000 add 971 store
		+	50 rnd 20 add 972 store
		+	.delgene inc
		+	stop
		+
		+	cond
		+	972 .nrg >
		+	start
		+	*971 .repro store
		+	stop
		+
		+	Here the progenitor decides the reproduction energy level and birthing percentage to pass on to its decendents.

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	+	During the birthing cycle, baby robots copy certain information from the memory of the parent. Copying is done through the [[Birth Tie]] . The copied locations are 971 through 990 and one location is copied each cycle for 20 cycles. Robots who cut their gestation periods short will miss out on the valuable opportunity to pass on vital information to their offspring.

	+	A catch to using racial memory is that the memloc needs to be empty prior to the information being coppied. 971 would need to be 0 for the parent to transfer it's value.
	+
	+	One advanced use of racial memory is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
	+
	+	Example:
	+
	+	'gene1 sets 971 to 1 on the first cycle then deletes gene1
	+	cond
	+	start
	+	971 inc
	+	.delgene inc
	+	stop
	+	'when 971 is passed into child counter will begin keeping track of cycle number
	+	cond
	+	start
	+	971 *971 dup div mult inc
	+	stop

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−	During the birthing cycle, baby robots copy certain information from the memory of the parent. Copying is done through the [[Birth Tie]] . The copied locations are 971 through 990 and one location is copied each cycle for 20 cycles. Robots who cut their gestation periods short will miss out on the valuable opportunity to pass on vital information to their offspring.

−	~~A catch to using racial memory is that the memloc needs to be empty prior to the information being coppied. 971 would need to be 0 for the parent to transfer it's value.~~
−
−	One advanced use of racial memory is to keep track of the number of cycles that have passed in the sim up to 32000. This is done by intially increasing 971 by 1 on the first cycle then incrementing it by 1 for every cycle that it is not equal to zero.
−
−	~~Example:~~
−
−	~~'gene1 sets 971 to 1 on the first cycle then deletes gene1~~
−	~~cond~~
−	~~start~~
−	~~971 inc~~
−	~~.delgene inc~~
−	~~stop~~
−	~~'when 971 is passed into child counter will begin keeping track of cycle number~~
−	~~cond~~
−	~~start~~
−	~~971 *971 dup div mult inc~~
−	~~stop~~