Скачать или смотреть 8-way Langton's Ant (NLL2R)

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This is a simulation of an 8-way Langton's Ant that allows diagonal movement. The rule is NLL2R, where N means Don't turn, and L2 means turn 90 degrees instead of 45 degrees. Any rule set that starts with N will always start with the simplest highway possible in Langton's Ant simulation: A line.
In this simulation, the ant starts facing Northeast and continues until it reaches the edge of the screen. However, I have my simulation setup like a doughnut, meaning that when the ant leaves one edge of the screen, it will pop up on the opposite edge of the screen. It is this doughnut geometry that allows the more complex behavior seen after the ant collides with its own path.