Predator-Prey Simulation v3

Tick

Total

Plants

Prey

Predators

Super

Grid size

Ticks per second 10

Initial plants 500

Initial prey 100

Initial predators 30

Initial super-predators 5

Advanced parameters

Plant spread chance per plant 3%

Wild plant regrowth 0.20%

Animal sight radius 5

Prey initial energy 24

Predator initial energy 28

Super-predator initial energy 38

Prey energy from plant 9

Predator energy from plant 3

Predator energy from prey 18

Super energy from prey 12

Super energy from predator 24

Prey reproduction threshold 30

Predator reproduction threshold 48

Super reproduction threshold 65

Prey reproduction cost 10

Predator reproduction cost 18

Super reproduction cost 24

Prey panic move chance 60%

Fixed choices: Moore neighbourhood, random walk when no food is visible, randomized order inside each tier. V3 adds per-species energy/reproduction balancing and a defensive prey panic move.

Plant

Prey

Predator

Super-predator