This topic is for discussion of map #8872: Lagnton's Laboratory
(https://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/queryMaps.php?query=thumbnailid&id=8872)
Author: Henzbug
Size: 132x99
Desc:
A relatively easy map, featuring Langton's ant, which is a cellular automaton that display complex emergent behaviour and has several great unsolved mathematical problems surrounding it. Here's the wikipedia link to the article on the ant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langton%27s_ant Make sure you use plenty of snipers to clear out the ant nest. I made this because I was trying to code in Conway's Game of Life but that was causing too many problems and I got bored.
Loved the concept of movable ants that creates digitalis, emits creeper and can be sniped! However, in this map, the ants moved too little or emitted too little creeper and ended up becoming much weaker than normal emitter/digitalis combo...
Can't wait for other maps to be created with this concept.
Video of play: https://youtu.be/jRcC-YEdtB0