Ecosystem Simulation Rules

Plant Rules:

• Growth: Plants have a 5% chance to grow each turn.
• Reproduction: When a plant's energy exceeds twice its initial energy, it attempts to create a new plant in an adjacent empty cell.
• Energy: Plants start with 3 energy units and gain 1 energy unit when they grow.

Herbivore Rules:

• Movement: Herbivores move to an adjacent empty cell or towards nearby plants each turn.
• Feeding: Herbivores can eat up to 3 plants in a single turn when adjacent to them.
• Reproduction: When a herbivore's energy exceeds its maximum (20 units), it has a 30% chance to create a new herbivore in an adjacent empty cell.
• Energy: Herbivores start with 20 energy units, lose 1 unit per turn, and gain energy by eating plants.
• Spawning: Every 4 seconds, 3 new herbivores are added to random empty cells on the grid.

Carnivore Rules:

• Movement: Carnivores move to an adjacent empty cell or towards nearby herbivores each turn.
• Feeding: Carnivores can eat 1 herbivore in a single turn when adjacent to it.
• Reproduction: When a carnivore's energy exceeds its maximum (30 units), it has a 30% chance to create a new carnivore in an adjacent empty cell.
• Energy: Carnivores start with 30 energy units, lose 1 unit per turn, and gain energy by eating herbivores.

Wall Rules:

• Placement: Walls are placed in a grid pattern, creating "rooms" within the ecosystem.
• Interaction: No creature can move through or occupy a wall cell.

General Rules:

• Grid: The simulation takes place on a 30x30 grid.
• Death: Any creature (herbivore or carnivore) dies when its energy reaches 0.
• Wraparound: The grid wraps around, so creatures can move from one edge to the opposite edge.