AntSimulator

Very simple ants simulator.

Installation

Prerequisites

In order to compile this project you will need to:

• have SFML installed on your system. If you don't know how to do it see this link.
• have CMake installed

Compilation

Detailed explanation here

On Linux with install.sh

• Go in the repo folder

cd the/repo/location

• Execute install.sh script

./install.sh

On Ubuntu from Docker

• Install Docker (see this)
• Execute install_from_docker.sh script

docker build -t myimages/ant-simulator:latest .
docker create -it --name dummy myimages/ant-simulator:latest bash
docker cp dummy:/AntSimulator/build/AntSimulator .
rm -rf build/
mkdir build/
mv AntSimulator build/
cp -r res/ build/
docker rm -f dummy

Executable files will be located in the build folder.

On Windows with CMake GUI and Visual Studio

• Install the right SFML version or compile it (see this)
• Run CMake
• Select the repo location

• Click on Configure, if you have installed the x64 version of SFML, in the pop up window select x64 in the Optionnal platform for generator drop down

• Click on Finish
• Click on Generate

• You can now open the generated project and build it.

Commands

Command	Action
P	Pause/Unpause the simulation
M	Toggle markers drawing
A	Toggle ants drawing
S	Toggle max speed mode
W	Toggle Wall mode
E	Toggle Wall erase mode
Right click	Add food
Left click	Move view
Wheel	Zoom