Game of Life

Chunk-based, multi-threaded, unbounded Conway's Game of Life

Options

• --width|-w, --height|-h — restrict the field to a fixed size (default: unbounded)
• --wrap — wrap around the field edges (torus), requires a bounded field
• --svg=out.svg — record the simulation until it loops, then export an animated SVG (plays the lead-in once, then repeats the detected loop; --svg= records without writing a file)
• --max-iterations=n — stop recording after n iterations if no loop is found (default: 1000)
• --threads=n — number of worker threads (default: all cores)
• --paused — start paused
• --tps=n — maximum ticks per second, 0 = unlimited (default: 15)

Controls

• Drag left mouse button to draw (hold shift to erase)
• Drag right mouse button to pan
• Scrollwheel to change zoom
• space to pause/continue
• s to iterate once
• 0-9 to set the speed: unlimited, 1, 2, 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 tps
• r to reset
• q to quit
• F3 to toggle debug overlay

How to run

Install the D toolchain and run the command dub