This is a BIG update, with lots going on. Let's dive right in.

• BIGGER LEVELS
  • Slider under New Game button has four settings.
    • Small (Default, existing size)
    • Medium (2.25x volume)
    • Large (4x volume)
    • Huge (9x volume)
  • When merging from different size saves, critters will be relocated proportionally.
  • Maximum zoom level adjusts proportionally to level size
  • Increased maximum fruit spawn limit
• SET DEFAULT SPAWN AS SAVE OR FOLDER
  • New button in simulation options for choosing a save file or folder of save files as the source for “low population” spawns
    • Will select a random critter from the population of the source when population is below minimum
    • When trying to spawn from a folder full of saves, will load a random new save every time in the background – since this is time consuming, it will continue to use the last save file as its source until the load is finished.
• NEW NEURONS/BEHAVIORS
  
  • Input: Motion sensitive vision
    • Critters can detect whether the objects in their field of view are moving. The overall level of motion detected stimulates this input neuron in the visual center.
  • Output: Adrenaline Response
    • Trimodal neuron in the “social behavior” section
      • If activated with a positive state, the critter will try to sprint, increasing its speed temporarily
      • If activated with a negative state, the critter will go into a rage, increasing its strength temporarily
      • Both actions cost additional Energy and place the critter into an “Exhausted” state preventing it from activating its adrenaline response again until the cooldown is over.
    • Additional body animations to show these states
  • An additional column of “hidden” neurons available for mapping
• Tweaks and adjustments
  • Adjusted synapse mutation odds: less likely to lose a synapse, possibility synapse will “flip” its strength between activation and suppression.
  • Fixed a bug affecting “merging” of neural networks during paired reproduction
  • Critters will lose more health when moving around on an empty stomach
  • Mutation scaling based on total offspring will adjust for parental commitment