Monster Roller - Evolved Virtual Creature

[StickfoProductions]

It looks like an erect penis in the beginning...

[kjlg74]

@StickfoProductions LOL, I'd never noticed until now ;)

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

honestly, I would have expected more creatures to try this XD

[kjlg74]

@TheReasonWhyGuy I'm not sure why it's so rare. It's a pity because I enjoy the rolling creatures.

[ludsoe]

how do you guys get these cool creatures i get these strange block things that exband the they cant move like you can see them trying to move but they can move well

i did get a bird :D

[kjlg74]

I think this particular one was the result of an evolution on flat ground with creature body settings altered to allow for more body parts than the default (40, IIRC).

So far I've been posting just about every creature that gets sent to me - good or bad -, so you can get a pretty good idea of the probability of getting a more interesting creature by looking at the collection of vids on the channel.

[kjlg74]

Something you could do:

If after, say, 20 generations the creature isn't looking like it's going to be interesting, set the generation limit to 20 or 21. That run will end within a generation and it will start up a fresh new one. Then set the limit back to normal and see how the new run develops.

That way (although it would take more work) you only let runs continue if they already look promising near the beginning.

[inthefade]

not even evolved on rough terrain, but he does fairly well huh?

[kjlg74]

Barely slows it down, in fact :)

I wonder how far it would make it if I gave it more time. The farther it goes, the steeper the terrain gets. I suspect it wouldn't actually get stuck - I imagine it would probably just end up turning.

[inthefade]

I would try to continue evolving it myself, but something screwed up with the evolution file :S

[kjlg74]

I have the creature file, still. I could fairly easily make an evolution for you that would let you start with the creature and evolve further. Just send me a regular email if you'd like something like that.

[AtlasRedux]

And they say size doesn't matter ...

[kjlg74]

It's not the size of the creature, it's how you evolve it :D

[AtlasRedux]

OK, I laughed. Then again, I'm partially drunk. Again.

Other topic!

How does the end-overs stay balanced?

[kjlg74]

The end-over-end worm uses something like an inner ear in each body part to do the balancing. Each body part has 3 sensors: contact sensors for sensing contact with the ground, proprioception sensors for sensing the angles on a joint, and incline sensors (inner-ear-like sensors) that report the orientation/tilt of a body part. When it starts to tip a little it compensates by tilting the other way.