Usage of the Life Game Program

Executable program and used DLL-s

Project file

Running the program

The full screen dialog

Group box	Picture	Control text in Russian	Control text in English	Explanation
Lookout		Ячейки	Cells	Header for shape selection
		6-угольные	have 6 sides	Regular hexagonal cells
		Загрузи из	Load from	Select a Lookout file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Число Ячеек	Count of cells	on the horizontal X-axis. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		Размер	Size	of the cells in pixels.
		Установи	Validate	on the horizontal X-axis. See validation of the conditions read in this frame.
		Покажи	Show	Show the (0,0) central cell and its neighbors. Rectangular Hexagonal
Fate		Общие критерия	Common conditions	valid for all life stages of all species.List boxes providing extended multiple selection.
		Рождения	of birth	If the count of the neighbors of an empty cell is selected here then a new organism is born there. The selection can be handled with double click.
		Смерти	of death	If the count of the neighbors of an inhabited cell is selected here then the organism dies here. The selection can be handled with double click.
		Без угловых	without being at the corners	Mark this check box if you do not accept rectangular cells not having commonn side but only a common corners as neighbors. The selection can be handled with double click. The rectangular cells have 8 neighbors if this check box is marked. The rectangular cells have 4 neighbors if this check box is not marked. This check box has no effect on hexagonal cells. They have always 6 neighbors except at the sides of the playground.
		Загрузи из	Load from	Select a Fate file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Сравни	Compare	Click on this button in order to validate the birth and death conditions and compare them. The results of their validation and comparison are shown here.
Species		Загрузи из	Load from	Select a Species file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Породы	Species
		Добави	Add	Click on this button in order to add a new species. The successful selection appears in the modified sciLexer window.
		Забудь	Forget	one or more species.
		Всех	All	Forget all species.
		Последнюю	Last	Forget last entered species.
		Цветы и имена гонщиков	Colors and names of competitors	The form contains a colored multi-line window supported by the author's contribution to Visual Prolog Tip and Samples. This small window can be saved together with the other results as a Log.html file. Its content can be manually selected and copied to another window by the ordinary selecting, copying and pasting hot keys.
Life stages of the species		Породы	Species	Select species whose sequence of life stages has to be modified.
		Загрузи из	Load from	Select a Development file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Стадии	Stages	Add another life stage of the selected species using the dialog shown below. The selected stage appears in the list box under the button.
		Сроки	Lifetimes	Life times of the corresponding stages.
		Ограниченный	Limited	Radio button for the choice the the life time of the selected stage of the selected species is limited
		[ ] пкл	Generations	Enter the value of the limited life time in this integer control. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		Беспредельный=-1	Unlimited	The unlimited life time of the selected stage is denoted by "-1".
		Не имеет=0	Does not have	If the selected stage is missing from the sequence of development of the selected species then a "0" appears in the list box.
		Срок	Lifetime	Bound the entered life time to the selected life stage of the selected species.
Feed chain
		Загрузи из	Load from	Select a FeedChain file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Хищники	Predators	Select the name and life stage of the predator.
		Добычи	Preys	Select the name and life stage of the prey.
		Фиксируй	Confirm	Confirm selection. See validation errors.
		Вытри	Remove	Remove the selected predator-prey relationship.
Intoxication		Загрузи из	Load from	Select an Intoxication file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Породы	Species	Select a species whose corps intoxicates the cell.
		Уровень	Level	This list box shows the current level of the intoxication. Here "-1" means ""forever""
		в Течение	during	The integer control receives the level of the intoxication. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		поколений	generations
		Нет	No	Select this radio button if the cells where this species has died become at once empty that available for newborn organisms.
		Вечно	Forever	Select this radio button if the cells where this species has died become deserted for the rest of the game.
		Вставка	Enter	Validate and enter your intoxication data.
Properties of the cell		Координаты	Coordinates	When the use lifts up the mouse its coordinates appear in the integer fields after X and Y. Its state and inhabitants appear in the list buttons. The user is allowed to change these values and enter them. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		Родилась в поколении	Born in the generation	Read only field.
		Сост.	State	The state of the cell. Select "обитаемая" if you want to place a living organism in the cell. See the explanation of the further states in the target="_blank" title="object model">object model
		Уровень	Level of intoxication.	It is necessary only for "отравленнaя"="poisoned" state.
		Порода	Species	The dropped down list button shows the menu of the defined species.
		Пол	Sex	The dropped down list button shows the menu of the defined sex preceded by the special character codes written i the cell instead of the long words. See the Sex table of the object model.
		Стадия	Life stage	This list button shows the menu of the life stages.
		Плодородие	Productivity	Read-only properties derived from the life stage
		Активность	Activity
		Внеси	Enter	Change the state and the inhabitants of the selected cell.
Initial state
		Состав колонии	Composition of the colony	The program provided the following ways of the determination initial state of of the game: Reading in an earlier initial or final state. This mode sets all cells to empty before reading in the new colony. The cells entered by all other modes overwrite only the cells in the place of new ones. Fill the cells randomly with the cells in the selected state. More than one random filling can be overlaid. Fill some cells using a pattern. More than one pattern can be overlaid. The patterns can be composed manually, saved for future usage, read in later. Selecting coordinates and cell properties one by one, manually.
		Новый	New	Start a new initial allocation of the organisms with empty playground.
		Сброс	Throw away	Throw away entered species. Rest default shape of the playground, birth and death rules. These defaults must be validated and confirmed.
		Загрузи из	Load from	Select an Initial or Final file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
		Заполни cлучайно	Fill in randomly	Fill in the playground with species selected in the group box properties of the cells using the selected probability. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		Вероятность обитании [ ] %	Probability of the filling.
		Загр.	Load from	Select a Pattern file from a sub-folder of the Results folder by the displayed common dialog.
		ниоткуда	from nowhere	In case of successful loading this read only field contains the sub-folder selected above.
			C	The pattern is defined by a center point C having two integer coordinates
			U	and two vectors: U and V.
			V
			I	Three from-to pairs: (ifrom, ito),
			J	(jfrom, jto) and.
			K	(kfrom, kto), respectively.
			The translated Pi,j points are	Pi,j=C+i*P+j*V where i=(ifrom..ito) and j=(jfrom..jto), respectively.
		шаг	step	The k=kfrom..kto(kstep) cycle defines whether the above Pi,j coordinates define the filled cells or their neighbors are filled with the selected organism of state. If 0{kfrom,kfrom+kstep,...,kto} then Pi,j is selected otherwise the translated point is not selected only its neighbors.
		Схемой	With the pattern	Execute the filling with the pattern.
		Выбери	Select	Select empty directory. The file name is automatically Pattern.csv . A more detailed description of the patterns with a few examples is here.
		Некуда	Nowhere
Place of storage of conditions, initial and final states		Выбери	Select	Select empty directory. The file name is automatically Pattern.csv . This button and the check boxes must be pressed before the starting of the simulation! Table of saved files File type Evaluate with Name Contents Pictures Paint Initial.png Initial habitation Final.png Final habitation Log file Firefox Log.html Color of species, main messages Comma separated value files Excel using the Term VB Macro handling output of file::save procedure Lookout.csv Type and shape of the playground Fate.csv Birth and death rules Species.csv Names and colors of the species Intoxication.csv Poisoning of the cells where organisms have died Development.csv Life stages of the species and their life times FeedChain.csv Predator-prey relationships Process.csv Final state of the game and counts of alive cells in all generations Initial.csv Initial habitation of the playground. Final.csv Final habitation of the playground.
		Некуда	Nowhere
		Сохрани условия	Save conditions	Mark the required check boxes and confirm your selection with the above button.
		Исходные	Initial
		Конечные станции	Final state
Process		Смена поколений	Change of generations	This group box invokes the simulation.
		по Таймеру	timed	Select this radio button for automatic simulation, with a given steps after displaying each generation.
		мсек	milliseconds	List edit of timer, in milliseconds.
		Старт	Start	Click on this button in order to start the automatic timed simulation.
		Стоп	Stop	Stop on this button in order to stop the automatic timed simulation.
		Вручную	Manual	Radio button enabling the manual stepwise simulation
		Шаг	Step	Click on this button in order to execute the next step of the manual simulation.
		нынейшее	Current	Last generation followed by a read-only integer control.
		показанное	Shown	Shown generation
		Пок.	Gen[eration]	The integer control of the shown generation may be set between 1 and the current generation. See general validation of integer and real controls.
		Живут	Are living	Count of the living cells in the last and the shown generation in two read-only integer controls.
		Покажи	Show	Click on this button in order to show the given generation. (An earlier one or the last one again).
		Состояние	State of the colony	Read-only field. Possible values Remarks Russian English Oжидающее waiting The game is waiting for automatic or manual start. Oткрытое started The game has started and it is in progress. Превpанное interrupted The game has stopped manually. Все вымерли perished The game is over because all organisms have died out. Устойчивое steady The game is over it reached a steady state. Повторяющееся состояние periodic The game is over because the picture of an earlier generation has repeated.
Territory				Generation # of the above example: The living cells hit the frame of the playground. The intoxication of the central cells have decreased to zero. A few poisoned cell have still remained. The steady state and all files needed for the reproduction are in the folder Results/44-12-intox3gen sub-folder.