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Darwinbots Wiki Manual and new homepage. Hopefully a compendium of knowledge that will be more than a manual.
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<center>Darwinbots is an artificial life simulation. Small critters called "bots" fight each other for food in a physically simulated 2D universe.  Successful bots will live to reproduce and, over time, evolve.</center>
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== News ==
 
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=== Oct. 31 2005 ===
 
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I forgot to mention when 2.4.6 came up.  Anyway, it's almost 100% stable.  Almost.  So close.
 
  
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=== Oct. 24 2005 ===
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2.4.5 is on the FTP.  It is very, very stable.  I think.  If you can't get it to run right, it's been reported that a clean install of 2.1, then patching, will fix the problem.
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=== Oct. 19 2005 ===
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==[[image:bookgreen.jpg]] <font color="blue">News</font>==
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2.4.3 is released on the [http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP FTP] which addresses the difficulties of new users. If you tried Darwinbots recently and had trouble getting it to work properly, this should address your problem.
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* ''' November 04, 2016: 2.48.32 released. See [[Main FTP|Downloads]].'''
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* ''' July 17, 2016: 2.48.31 released.'''
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* ''' April 30, 2016: New installer for 2.48.29 released.'''
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* ''' December 11, 2015 Version 2.48.28 released. '''
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* ''' August 26, 2014 Version 2.48 released. '''
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=== Oct. 15 2005 ===
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==[[image:bookblue.jpg]] <font color="blue">New Users Portal</font>==
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A bunch of work has been done with the help page(sidebar). Also added a <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> template that users can add to an Unused page they believe should be deleted. This page is also tracked so anyone can also add a link to the unused page and expect a response.
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*'''[[Main FTP|Downloads and Installation Instructions]]'''
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*[[Introduction]] - New to Darwinbots?
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*[[Screen shots]]
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*[http://forum.darwinbots.com/ The Forum] - Chat sometime.
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*[[Your First Simulations]] - Getting to know the program
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*[[Robot Tutorial]] - Write your own bots
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*[[Sysvars]] - Current system variable information.
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*[[Operators]] - Vital parts of robot DNA
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*[[IRC]] - Connecting to our IRC channel.
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*[[Troubleshooting]] - [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
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== New Users Portal ==
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[[Introduction]] - New to Darwinbots? Start here, this should answer all your questions.
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==[[image:bookred.jpg]] <font color="blue">Reference Manual</font>==
  
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[[Installation Instructions]] - For when installing later versions requires a bit of work
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*[[Robot DNA]] - Not as complicated as it at first seems.
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*[[Concepts]] - General concepts
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*[[Simulation Options]] - What do all these sliders mean?
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*[[League | Leagues]] - Learn about the leagues that exist.
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*[[Evolution Sims]] - The pinnacle of any ALife program.
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*[[Technical Details]] - Know *exactly* how something works.
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*[[Version History]] - The evolution of Darwinbots itself.
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*[[Readme]] Most current read me file
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*[[Safemode]] Error Handling / Error Reports
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[[Your First Simulations]] - Or getting to know the program
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==[[image:bookred.jpg]] <font color="blue">Other</font>==
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Central link pages that don't directly reflect what is currently in the DB program
  
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[[Robot Tutorial]] - Learn to write your own bots
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*[[Source Code]] - Where to get it, different versions, and how you can help.
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<!--*[[DeBugging]] - Post up bugs and reference materials here.-->
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*[[Ideas]] - Interactive work on different ideas.  Community projects, that sort of thing.
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*[[Other Resources]] - Links to resources you might find useful.
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[[Troubleshooting]] - What?  Your program crashes 10 seconds after you start a sim?  That's not right...
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[http://forum.darwinbots.com The Forum] - This is the primary hub of the Darwinbots universe. Feel free to stop in and chat sometime
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==[[image:bookblue.jpg]] <font color="blue">Wiki Help</font> ==
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*Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide User's Guide] for Wiki usage<br>
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[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP Downloads, New Installs and Patches]
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*Help with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page editing pages]
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== Reference Manual ==
 
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[[Robot DNA]] - Not as complicated as it at first seems.
 
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[[Concepts]] - There are some rather abstract concepts that may need explaining
 
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[[Simulation Options]] - What do all these sliders mean?
 
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[[League | Leagues]] - Learn about the leagues that exist.
 
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[[Evolution Sims]] - The pinacle of any ALife program.  It can be a tricky art to master.
 
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[[Technical Details]] - For when you want to know *exactly* how something works.
 
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[[Version History]] - An interesting look at the evolution of Darwinbots itself
 
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[[Other Resources]] - Links to resources you might find useful.
 
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[[Programmers Portal | Programmer's portal]]
 
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===Other===
 
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[[DeBugging]] - Post up bugs and reference materials here.
 
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[[Ideas]] - Posting spot for interactive work on different ideas
 
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[[Whimsical]] - Stories and ectera may be posted here
 
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[[RoundTable]] - DB wikipedians unite. Knights talk to Emperors, Lords talk to Gods. So basically its a discussion area
 
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== Wiki Help ==
 
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Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for Wiki usage<br>
 
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and help with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page&oldid=2360888 Wiki Editing].<br>
 
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In house DarwinBot [[Help:Contents|Wiki Editing Tips]]<br>
 
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There is now a [[Sandbox]] to play in and practice your Wiki code.<br>
 
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[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy Overall WikiPolicy]
 
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[[WikiManual:Policy]]
 
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Feel free to come to my [[User_talk:Griz|talk]] page and ask any Wiki questions you might have. {{User:Griz/sig}}
 

Latest revision as of 11:16, 21 December 2016

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Darwinbots is an artificial life simulation. Small critters called "bots" fight each other for food in a physically simulated 2D universe. Successful bots will live to reproduce and, over time, evolve.
Notice: This wiki is locked to edits from users due to spam, sorry for the inconvenience.


Bookgreen.jpg News

  • November 04, 2016: 2.48.32 released. See Downloads.
  • July 17, 2016: 2.48.31 released.
  • April 30, 2016: New installer for 2.48.29 released.
  • December 11, 2015 Version 2.48.28 released.
  • August 26, 2014 Version 2.48 released.

Bookblue.jpg New Users Portal

Bookred.jpg Reference Manual

Bookred.jpg Other

Central link pages that don't directly reflect what is currently in the DB program

  • Source Code - Where to get it, different versions, and how you can help.
  • Ideas - Interactive work on different ideas. Community projects, that sort of thing.
  • Other Resources - Links to resources you might find useful.

Bookblue.jpg Wiki Help
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