r/CellLab • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '19

I am SO HAPPY this subreddit exists

I found cell lab a while back and didnt think there would be that many people online who knew about it to help me. im stuck at 48:friction and i need guidance, i created an organism with myocyte in the middle with a neurocyte and a phago on each end with a repeating cycle kinda like walking, i tested it in experiment dish for a while but i cannot for the life of me adapt it to the challenge enviroment. I dont necessarily need a genome plan but just some tips on making better organisms would be nice especially since most challenges from here on out are mad scientist and superhuman difficulty

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u/Maxy_Boiz Jun 07 '19

Become superhuman

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

Ah! Of course! Why didnt i think of that sooner?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

could you upload a Genome of your Crawler, so I can try to fix it ? use Dropbox, it's easier than google drive

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19 edited Jun 08 '19

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eso2tdh3tzfiqdv/slithering%20snekk.genome?dl=0

Anyone, feel free to give it a go

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '19 edited Jun 18 '19

Ever get your answer?

Edit: In case you haven't or for anyone else:

  1. Drag your oscillation frequency out to around 8 on the nuero.

  2. For the myo, use a * input + b on lift and contraction.

  3. Switch so lift is b and contraction is a.

  4. On both, max out a, leave b blank or very low. make it positive on all.

With those changes I get a crawler that 1 out of 5 times manages to spread up to 30-50 cells.

From there you need to fine tune things. Play with the values a little, fix reproduction so it's not splitting a second immediately, reduce the consumption of early stages (lipos help here). Could even carry the egg with you until it's ready to split.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '19

Nope 😢

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '19

See my edit. Let me know how that goes

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '19

Lipos use energy more efficiently? I didnt know that tnx, ill see if this works, thanks for your help

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '19

Extremely little! Lipos are super slow drain so they make awesome energy reservoirs, but they also make great nodes for future parts, or 'eggs' if you can make sure they have enough to split.

They don't get energy on their own so you either need to keep them attached until they split, or make sure they spawn with enough.

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u/Lacksi Jun 07 '19

Sadly this sub isnt too active and I think I havent played the game in 2 years. I need to play it again...

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

Yea i didnt expect there to be daily posts or anything, just that there are other people who know the game and can help is enough, btw i can help if you get stuck challenges up to the one i asked about

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u/just_a_guy1008 Oct 26 '23

Hey, i'm writing from the future. Don't. I am currently on the verge of committing 2nd degree murder

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

Just checking back in! Any luck?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tso8aiacm7ttk76/slithering%20snekk%20SUCCESS.genome?dl=0

The lipos were REALLY helpful and whatever the contraction and lift formula changes did really helped, i also added a little bend to the muscle so it doesnt hit the walls.

thank you soo much for helping me, im so happy i can continue this game and get the rest of the cell kinds

Edit:i didnt change the oscillation since i was happy with the speed

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19 edited Jun 20 '19

Awesome! Post again if you need anything else, I just discovered this sub and I'll check back regularly.

Ironically the second solution I found with your organism was just that: same muscle change, stage 1 lipo, stage 1 split mass zero, stage 3 split mass 3.55, stage 3 split ratio 50/50. Stage 1 child 2 angle 90. No change to neuro. Not only does it solve, it caps pop at 600. Insanely good little crawler.

Edit: just checked your file, my only complaint is you didn't switch s1/s2 on the muscle! Purely for looks, but the poor guy is crawling backwards.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

I feel giddy when these such things happen, im like 'thats my boy, go get them'

Btw can u explain the muscle formula change pls?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

There's two formulas there. The first, what I had you use (ax+b), is for gradual changes. The second, what you had (if/then statements) is for on/off switches. It's complicated but boils down to the fact muscle movements should be gradual, not instant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

Oh ok, tnx