Birth: Empty cells with 3 neighbors of a color are born as that color (default: 3-3, adjustable)
Survival: Cells with 2-3 neighbors survive (default: 2-3, adjustable)
Death: Cells die with <2 neighbors (isolation) or 5+ neighbors (overpopulation, default: 5+, adjustable)
Evolution: Cells with 4 neighbors evolve to next color (default: 4-4, adjustable)
Magenta Special: Magenta cells in evolution range spawn moving white spore then die (with Moving Cells ON) or evolve to white (OFF)
Color Expansion Rate: Controls stagnation threshold (1-300 generations, default: 100). Affects both Moving Cells spawning and Neighbors Fight conversion speed. Lower = faster action, higher = more stability.
Moving Cells (Toggleable): When ON, stagnant cells (3+ same-color neighbors unchanged for Color Expansion Rate) spawn moving cells. Moving cells travel outward (70% straight/30% turn), pass through other movers, and after 4+ frames: stop on same color or convert entire groups of different colors.
Neighbors Fight (Toggleable): When ON, stagnant cells of a higher-color will convert adjacent lower-colored neighbors. This occurs based on the Color Expansion Rate (1-300 steps). This can break stagnation and create color battles or territory expansion.
Color Hierarchy: White → Red → Orange → Yellow → Green → Cyan → Blue → Purple → Magenta → (spawns White spore)
Drawing Tools:
Color Selection: Click any color swatch above the controls to select a drawing color, then click/drag on canvas to draw cells
Eraser: Cycles through 5x5 → 25x25 → 51x51 → OFF. Red circle shows eraser size, fills when actively erasing
Line Tool: Click start point, move mouse (red preview line), click end point to draw straight line
Zoom: Cycles through OFF → IN (click to zoom in) → OUT (click to zoom out) → OFF. Auto-limited to prevent black space based on canvas size.
Canvas Size: Custom width/height with dropdowns (50-500 cells). Click "Apply Size" to rebuild grid. Mobile devices auto-detect and use 100x150.
Tips: Avoid a birth minimum of 0 because it causes very unpleasant blinking. Open the birth range to create mind-blowing reactions. Open the evolution range to create endless colorful visuals. Bring the survival minimum down to 0 and watch crystal looking growths form.