EvC Forum: BoxCar2D - neat little genetic algorithm demonstration

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Message 46 of 51 (605601)
02-21-2011 4:20 AM

Reply to: Message 45 by slevesque
02-21-2011 12:44 AM

I got to 1135.3 at 2:02 (and ran ~190 generations)

I figured out the zero mutations thing. Another thing to do is to set the population to "2", the minimum allowed, to run as few cars as possible.

I plugged my best effort (evolved from the defaults) into a zero mutations, 2 population, default track setup. There are still some tiny variables in there, you get different results in different tries. I was only able to get these tries to a ~900 best. I couldn't repeat my 1135.3 at 2:02.

I've enclosed my supposed best result parameters in a quote box, but I "hid" it to keep it from making the page way over-wide. Use "peek" to see (an try if you wish) the thing.

Moose

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Message 48 of 51 (605609)
02-21-2011 5:17 AM

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02-21-2011 4:29 AM

Re: I got to 1135.3 at 2:02 (and ran ~190 generations)

I was running the default track. I expected it to be random, but it sure looked familiar (same???) compared to the ~190 generation adventure. So I came to think it was always the same.

Moose

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Message 50 of 51 (606190)
02-24-2011 4:18 AM

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02-21-2011 5:17 AM

Re: I got to 1135.3 at 2:02 (and ran ~190 generations)

You gotta take 'default (random)' in the track options

just default won't do

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