togglable initial FoodObject spawn

main.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ GRID_HEIGHT = 15  # Number of cells vertically
 CELL_SIZE = 20  # Size of each cell in pixels
 
 DEFAULT_TPS = 20  # Number of ticks per second for the simulation
-FOOD_SPAWNING = True
+FOOD_SPAWNING = False
 
 
 def draw_grid(screen, camera, showing_grid=True):
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ def main():
     # sets seed to 67 >_<
     random.seed(67)
 
+    if FOOD_SPAWNING:
+        world.add_object(FoodObject(Position(x=random.randint(-100, 100), y=random.randint(-100, 100))))
+
     running = True
     while running:
         deltatime = clock.get_time() / 1000.0  # Convert milliseconds to seconds
@@ -242,8 +245,8 @@ def main():
                 objects = world.get_objects()
                 food = len([obj for obj in objects if isinstance(obj, FoodObject)])
 
-                if food < 10 and FOOD_SPAWNING == True:
+                # if food < 10 and FOOD_SPAWNING == True:
-                    world.add_object(FoodObject(Position(x=random.randint(-100, 100), y=random.randint(-100, 100))))
+                #     world.add_object(FoodObject(Position(x=random.randint(-100, 100), y=random.randint(-100, 100))))
 
                 # ensure selected objects are still valid or have not changed position, if so, reselect them
                 selected_objects = [

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: