LADYBUGS!
For MirageOS

Programmed by David Senft, 
NitroTears Games Calculation

Please visit:
http://www.geocities.com/nitrotearsgames/

Game Copyright: 2002 NitroTears Games
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THE SHORT COMPLICATED DESCRIPTION:

This program allows you to enjoy both the visual and mathematical
properties of persecution curves with a variety of changable 
properties.

THE LONG BUT SIMPLE DESCRIPTION:

This program is an extension of the problem:  "what happens when
four ladybugs on the corners of a square pice of paper begin moving
towards the bug to their immidiate left?"  You might think it would 
be simple, each bug moving in a straight line towards the corner to 
its left.  However, consider that as one bug approaches another, 
the bug it approaches is also moving.  This results in curved 
paths, actually spiraling towards the middle and ultimately meeting 
at the center of the square.

In the case of this program, the bug movement is simulated by having 
each bug move a certain percentage of the way to the other bugs, say 
10%, and then stop.  Then the bugts will again move 10% of the dis-
tance to the other bug, this time pointing towards the other bug's 
new location.  

Ok, that's simple enough to visualize, but what if one of the bugs
is standing still and the other bugs are following each other?  Or 
what if, after each unit of movement, a line was drawn connecting 
all four ladybugs?

This is where you get to see the full capabilities of BUGS.  By 
changing the starting points and the destinations (which can be any
point on the square or can be another bug), the variety of patterns 
you can create are endless.  You can also choose to have lines 
drawn connecting the four ladybugs after every unit of movement.

In addition, you can change the percentage that the ladybug's move
in each unit of movement towards their destination.  This percentage 
is termed the "edge factor," for which the value 10 would result in 
moving 10% of the distance to the other ladybug at a time, and 90 
would result in moving 90% of the distance.

The program includes descriptions of how to form cool patterns and
has brief instructions for those without access to this file.

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KNOWN BUGS:

- This isn't really a bug, but you may see the image of the graph 
screen flash on the screen for a moment at certain parts of the 
program.  This occurs because the program is changing aspects of the
graph in order to make the visuals work for the program.  These 
flashes should be disregarded.

- Once the simulation starts, it won't stop until you hit the "ON" 
key and choose "QUIT"

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ZIP FILE INCLUDES:

this documentation "bugs.text"
LADYBUGS program "bugs.8xp"

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