Improved eating, balanced fat waste

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "Lua.runtime.version": "LuaJIT",
+    "Lua.runtime.special": {
+        "love.filesystem.load": "loadfile"
+    },
+    "Lua.workspace.library": [
+        "${3rd}/love2d/library"
+    ]
+}

life.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function life:init( y , x , fat, undead)
     self.hasRandomTarget = false
     self.sx = x 
     self.sy = y
+    self.hasPrey = nil
     self.lifeSpan = math.random(50, 100)
     if undead then
         self.lifeSpan = undead
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ function life:update(dt)
         if self.fat <= 0 or self.lifeSpan <= 0 then 
             self.dead = true
         end 
-        self.fat = self.fat - self.width*0.001*dt
+        self.fat = self.fat - self.width*0.004*dt
         if not self:checkIfEating() then 
             self:lookForFood(dt)
         end
@@ -40,26 +41,87 @@ function life:update(dt)
             self.width = self.width/2 
             self.fat = self.fat/2-5
             self.childrenCount = self.childrenCount + 1
+            if self.childrenCount == 1 then 
+                self.RED = 0.2
+            end
+            if self.childrenCount == 2 then
+                self.RED = 0.4 
+                self.GREEN = 0.1
+            end
+            if self.childrenCount == 3 then
+                self.RED = 0.6 
+                self.GREEN = 0.2
+            end
+            if self.childrenCount == 4 then
+                self.RED = 0.8 
+                self.GREEN = 0.3
+                self.BLUE = 0.1
+            end
+            if self.childrenCount == 5 then
+                self.RED = 1 
+                self.GREEN = 0.7
+                self.BLUE = 0.5
+            end
         end
 
 
     end
     print(self.fat) 
 end 
+function life:starving()
+    return self.fat < self.width * 0.5
+end
+
+function life:findPrey()
+    if self.hasPrey == nil then 
+        closestPrey = 999999
+        for i, prey in ipairs(bugs) do 
+            dist = math.sqrt((self.x - prey.x)^2 + (self.y-prey.y)^2)
+            if prey.width < self.width and prey ~= self and dist < closestPrey then 
+                self.sx, self.sy = prey.x, prey.y 
+                closestPrey = dist
+                print("going to " .. i)
+                self.hasPrey = prey
+            end
+        end
+    else 
+        if self.hasPrey.dead then
+            self.hasPrey = nil
+            return 
+        end
+        self.sx, self.sy = self.hasPrey.x, self.hasPrey.y 
+        print("going to " .. self.sx .. self.sy)
+        if math.abs(self.x-self.hasPrey.x) < self.width/2 and math.abs(self.y-self.hasPrey.y) < self.width/2 then 
+            if (math.random(0, 30) + self.width > math.random(0, 30) + self.hasPrey.width) then 
+                self.fat = self.hasPrey.fat + self.fat - 5
+                self.hasPrey.fat = 5
+                self.hasPrey.dead = true
+                self.hasPrey = nil
+            else 
+                self.dead = true
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 function life:lookForFood(dt)
     self.closest = 9000000
     print("looking for food...")
     for i, food in ipairs(edibles) do 
         dist = math.sqrt((self.x - food.x)^2 + (self.y-food.y)^2)
-        if dist < self.closest and dist < self.fat*20 then 
+        if dist < self.closest and dist < self.fat*20 and self.hasPrey == nil then 
             self.closest = math.sqrt((self.x - food.x)^2 + (self.y-food.y)^2)
             self.sx, self.sy = food.x, food.y 
             print("going to " .. i)
             self.hasRandomTarget = true
         elseif not self.hasRandomTarget then
-            self.sx, self.sy = math.floor(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_WIDTH)), math.floor(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_HEIGHT))
-            print(self.sx)
-            self.hasRandomTarget = true
+            if (self:starving()) then 
+                self:findPrey()
+            else 
+                self.sx, self.sy = math.floor(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_WIDTH)), math.floor(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_HEIGHT))
+                print(self.sx)
+                self.hasRandomTarget = true
+            end 
         end
     end  
     if self.hasRandomTarget and math.abs(self.x - self.sx) < 5 and math.abs(self.y-self.sy) < 5 then 
@@ -70,7 +132,11 @@ function life:lookForFood(dt)
     self:goTo(self.sx, self.sy, dt)
 end 
 function life:goTo(x, y, dt)
-    self.speed = (10 + self.fat * 0.5 )
+    local factor = 1
+    if self.hasPrey ~= nil then 
+        factor = 3
+    end
+    self.speed = (10 + self.fat * 0.5 ) * factor
     if (x-self.x) ~= 0 then 
     self.m = (y-self.y)/(x-self.x)
     if y-self.y > 0 then 
@@ -127,9 +193,15 @@ function life:checkIfEating()
 end 
 
 function life:render()
-	love.graphics.setColor(self.RED, self.GREEN, self.BLUE, self.fat*20/200)
+	love.graphics.setColor(self.RED, self.GREEN, self.BLUE, self.fat*25/255)
+    if self.hasPrey ~= nil then 
+        love.graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0, self.fat*3/255)
+    end
     love.graphics.circle('fill', self.x, self.y, self.width)
     love.graphics.setColor(255,255,255,255)
     love.graphics.printf(math.floor(self.lifeSpan), smallfont, self.x+self.width, self.y, self.width*10, 'left')
+    --draw line from self to self.sx, self.sy
+    love.graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0, 255)
+    love.graphics.line(self.x, self.y, self.sx, self.sy)
 	love.graphics.setColor(255, 255, 255, 255)
 end

main.lua

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function regulator()
     end
     if #edibles < #bugs/3 and rules["abundantFood"] then 
         table.insert(edibles, edible(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_HEIGHT), math.random(0, VIRTUAL_WIDTH), 10))
-    elseif #edibles <= 10 then 
+    elseif #edibles <= 5 then 
         table.insert(edibles, edible(math.random(0, VIRTUAL_HEIGHT), math.random(0, VIRTUAL_WIDTH), 10))
     end
 end