From ae88bf0dd26df525c3112166444893a7b90445f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bnenne <benjg208@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 22:20:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Food now grows, the chance to graw is dependent on the decay
 rate. The lower the decay rate, the higher the chance to grow. This helps
 keep the food from growing exponentially.

---
 world/render_objects.py | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/world/render_objects.py b/world/render_objects.py
index 9f47d41..4620387 100644
--- a/world/render_objects.py
+++ b/world/render_objects.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import random
+import random, math
+from multiprocessing.reduction import duplicate
 
 from world.world import Position, BaseEntity
 import pygame
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ def food_decay_yellow(decay: int) -> int:
     else:
         return 255 - decay
 
+def chance_to_grow(decay_rate):
+    return ((2**(-20*(decay_rate-1)))*12.5)+0.1
+
+def chance(percent):
+    return random.random() < percent / 100
+
 
 class FoodObject(BaseEntity):
     """
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ class FoodObject(BaseEntity):
         self.max_visual_width: int = 10
         self.decay: int = 0
         self.decay_rate: int = 1
-        self.max_decay = 50
+        self.max_decay = 200
         self.interaction_radius: int = 50
         self.neighbors: int = 0
         self.flags: dict[str, bool] = {
@@ -120,6 +127,18 @@ class FoodObject(BaseEntity):
             self.decay = self.max_decay
             self.flag_for_death()
 
+        grow_chance = chance_to_grow(self.decay_rate * (1 + (self.neighbors / 10)))
+
+        print(grow_chance)
+
+        if chance(grow_chance):
+            print("Growing")
+            duplicate_x, duplicate_y = self.position.get_position()
+            duplicate_x += random.randint(-self.interaction_radius, self.interaction_radius)
+            duplicate_y += random.randint(-self.interaction_radius, self.interaction_radius)
+
+            return [self, FoodObject(Position(x=duplicate_x, y=duplicate_y))]
+
         return self
 
     def normalize_decay_to_color(self) -> int: