Improved UI a lot!

core/src/com/mygdx/game/Game.java

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class Game extends ApplicationAdapter {
             Creature c = world.getSelectedCreature();
             renderer.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
             // Draw selection rectangle
-            renderer.rect(c.getX() - c.getSize() / 2, c.getY() - c.getSize() / 2, c.getSize(), c.getSize());
+            renderer.rect(c.getX() - c.getSize(), c.getY() - c.getSize(), c.getSize()*2, c.getSize()*2);
             // Draw brain
             overlayRenderer.begin();
             c.getBrain().render(overlayRenderer);
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ public class Game extends ApplicationAdapter {
     public boolean isPaused() {
         return paused;
     }
+
+    public void setPaused(boolean paused) {
+        this.paused = paused;
+    }
 }

core/src/logic/Creature.java

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import logic.neural.Brain;
 public class Creature extends Element implements Runnable {
 
     public static int default_radius = 20, max_hp = 100;
-    public static float max_speed = 3, max_beak = default_radius / 4,fov,sightRange;
+    public static float max_speed = 3, max_beak = default_radius / 4, fov, sightRange;
 
     private Brain brain;
     private float dir, hp, prevHp, speed, fitness, rotSpeed, beak;
@@ -262,26 +262,27 @@ public class Creature extends Element implements Runnable {
             float relAngle = (float) (Math.atan2(getY() - e.getY(), getX() - e.getX()));
             if (tempDist < dist || seen == null) {
                 // Check if Visible
-                if (Math.abs(relAngle - ndir) < fov) {
+                float tempAngle = Math.abs(relAngle - ndir);
+                if (tempAngle < fov) {
                     // Visible
                     seen = e;
                     angle = relAngle - ndir;
                     dist = tempDist;
+                    // Check if attackable
+                    if (beak > beak/2 && tempDist < beak * 1.5f && tempAngle < fov/2) {
+                        // Attacking!
+                        hp++;
+                        fitness++;
+                        if (hp > max_hp) {
+                            hp = max_hp;
+                        }
+                        killing = true;
+                        Creature c = (Creature) e;
+                        c.setHp(c.getHp() - 0.2f);
+                    }
                 }
                 //Log.log(Log.DEBUG,"RelAngle "+relAngle+" Dir "+ndir);
             }
-            // Check if attackable
-            if (e instanceof Creature && beak > 5 && tempDist < beak * 1.5f && Math.abs(relAngle - ndir) < (float) Math.PI / 10f) {
-                // Attacking!
-                hp++;
-                fitness++;
-                if (hp > max_hp) {
-                    hp = max_hp;
-                }
-                killing = true;
-                Creature c = (Creature) e;
-                c.setHp(c.getHp() - 0.2f);
-            }
         }
         if (seen != null) {
             newSights[1] = new Sight(seen, dist, angle);

core/src/logic/World.java

@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ public class World implements Runnable {
         } else { // Evolve previous gen
             graveyard.sort(creatureComp); // sort by fitness
             // Prepare best agent list
-            int topSize = (int) Math.round(graveyard.size() * 0.05f);
+            int topSize;
+            if (graveyard.size() == 1) {
+                topSize = 1;
+            } else {
+                topSize = (int) Math.max(2,Math.round(graveyard.size() * 0.05f));
+            }
             Creature[] top = new Creature[topSize];
             // Calculate avg fitness and prepare best agent list
             float avgFitness = 0;
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ public class World implements Runnable {
             for (Creature c : graveyard) {
                 int first = (int) Math.floor(Math.random() * topSize);
                 int sec = first;
-                while (sec == first) {
+                while (sec == first && topSize > 1) {
                     sec = (int) Math.floor(Math.random() * topSize);
                 }
                 float[][][] n = null;
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ public class World implements Runnable {
         width = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("world_width", 2000f));
         height = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("world_height", 2000f));
         fpsLimit = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("fps_limit", 60f));
-        creatPerGen = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("creatures_per_generation", (float) Math.min(Math.round(width * height / 20000), 50)));
+        creatPerGen = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("number_of_creatures", (float) Math.min(Math.round(width * height / 20000), 50)));
         nPlants = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("number_of_plants", width * height / 5500f));
         multithreading = options.getOrDefault("enable_multithreading", -1f) > 0;
         Creature.default_radius = Math.round(options.getOrDefault("creature_radius", 20f));
@@ -214,6 +219,7 @@ public class World implements Runnable {
         } else {
             r = Vegetable.default_radius;
         }
+        int i = 0;
         do {
             overlaps = false;
             x = (int) (Math.random() * width);
@@ -223,7 +229,7 @@ public class World implements Runnable {
                     overlaps = true;
                 }
             }
-        } while (overlaps);
+        } while (overlaps && i++ < 20);
         if (isCreature) {
             Log.log(Log.DEBUG, "New Creat: " + x + " " + y);
             Creature c = new Creature(x, y);

desktop/src/gui/GUI.form

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 
-<Form version="1.3" maxVersion="1.9" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+<Form version="1.5" maxVersion="1.9" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
   <NonVisualComponents>
     <Menu class="javax.swing.JMenuBar" name="menuBar">
       <SubComponents>
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
           <SubComponents>
             <MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="startButton">
               <Properties>
+                <Property name="accelerator" type="javax.swing.KeyStroke" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.KeyStrokeEditor">
+                  <KeyStroke key="Ctrl+R"/>
+                </Property>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Start"/>
               </Properties>
               <Events>
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@
             </MenuItem>
             <MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="exitButton">
               <Properties>
+                <Property name="accelerator" type="javax.swing.KeyStroke" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.KeyStrokeEditor">
+                  <KeyStroke key="Ctrl+Q"/>
+                </Property>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Exit"/>
               </Properties>
               <Events>
@@ -27,12 +33,44 @@
             </MenuItem>
           </SubComponents>
         </Menu>
+        <Menu class="javax.swing.JMenu" name="jMenu2">
+          <Properties>
+            <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="About"/>
+          </Properties>
+          <SubComponents>
+            <MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="jMenuItem1">
+              <Properties>
+                <Property name="accelerator" type="javax.swing.KeyStroke" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.KeyStrokeEditor">
+                  <KeyStroke key="F1"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Help"/>
+              </Properties>
+              <Events>
+                <EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="jMenuItem1ActionPerformed"/>
+              </Events>
+            </MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem class="javax.swing.JMenuItem" name="jMenuItem2">
+              <Properties>
+                <Property name="accelerator" type="javax.swing.KeyStroke" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.KeyStrokeEditor">
+                  <KeyStroke key="Ctrl+I"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="AIrium"/>
+              </Properties>
+              <Events>
+                <EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="jMenuItem2ActionPerformed"/>
+              </Events>
+            </MenuItem>
+          </SubComponents>
+        </Menu>
       </SubComponents>
     </Menu>
   </NonVisualComponents>
   <Properties>
     <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
     <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="AIrium"/>
+    <Property name="minimumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+      <Dimension value="[517, 365]"/>
+    </Property>
   </Properties>
   <SyntheticProperties>
     <SyntheticProperty name="menuBar" type="java.lang.String" value="menuBar"/>
@@ -69,11 +107,11 @@
       <Layout>
         <DimensionLayout dim="0">
           <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
-              <Component id="tabs" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+              <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
-              <Group type="102" attributes="0">
                   <Component id="status" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                   <EmptySpace min="0" pref="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
               </Group>
+              <Component id="tabs" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
           </Group>
         </DimensionLayout>
         <DimensionLayout dim="1">
@@ -109,13 +147,13 @@
                           <Component id="logLevelBox" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                           <EmptySpace min="0" pref="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
                       </Group>
-                      <Component id="jScrollPane1" alignment="0" pref="404" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                      <Component id="jScrollPane1" alignment="0" pref="519" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
                   </Group>
                 </DimensionLayout>
                 <DimensionLayout dim="1">
                   <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
                       <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
-                          <Component id="jScrollPane1" pref="235" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Component id="jScrollPane1" pref="275" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
                           <EmptySpace min="-2" pref="10" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                           <Group type="103" groupAlignment="3" attributes="0">
                               <Component id="jLabel1" alignment="3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
@@ -201,6 +239,223 @@
                 </Component>
               </SubComponents>
             </Container>
+            <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="jPanel1">
+              <Constraints>
+                <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JTabbedPaneSupportLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JTabbedPaneSupportLayout$JTabbedPaneConstraintsDescription">
+                  <JTabbedPaneConstraints tabName="Settings">
+                    <Property name="tabTitle" type="java.lang.String" value="Settings"/>
+                  </JTabbedPaneConstraints>
+                </Constraint>
+              </Constraints>
+
+              <Layout>
+                <DimensionLayout dim="0">
+                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                      <Group type="102" attributes="0">
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="jLabel2" pref="499" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
+                                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="1" attributes="0">
+                                      <Group type="102" attributes="0">
+                                          <Component id="jLabel4" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <Component id="nCreaturesSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                                      </Group>
+                                      <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
+                                          <Component id="jLabel3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <Component id="fpsLimitSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                                      </Group>
+                                  </Group>
+                                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                                      <Component id="currentFpsLimit" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                      <Component id="currentNCreatures" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  </Group>
+                              </Group>
+                              <Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
+                                  <Component id="jLabel5" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <Component id="nPlantsSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <Component id="currentNPlants" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              </Group>
+                              <Group type="102" attributes="0">
+                                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                                      <Group type="102" attributes="0">
+                                          <Component id="jCheckBox1" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <Component id="jCheckBox2" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                      </Group>
+                                      <Group type="102" attributes="0">
+                                          <Component id="jLabel7" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                          <Component id="worldSizeSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                                      </Group>
+                                  </Group>
+                                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <Component id="currentWorldSize" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              </Group>
+                              <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
+                                  <Component id="pauseButton" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                                  <EmptySpace min="0" pref="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              </Group>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                      </Group>
+                  </Group>
+                </DimensionLayout>
+                <DimensionLayout dim="1">
+                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                      <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Component id="jLabel2" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="fpsLimitSlider" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="jLabel3" min="-2" pref="26" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="currentFpsLimit" min="-2" pref="26" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="3" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="jCheckBox1" alignment="3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="jCheckBox2" alignment="3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" max="-2" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="currentNCreatures" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="nCreaturesSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="jLabel4" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="jLabel5" min="-2" pref="26" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="nPlantsSlider" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="currentNPlants" min="-2" pref="26" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" max="-2" attributes="0">
+                              <Component id="worldSizeSlider" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="currentWorldSize" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                              <Component id="jLabel7" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                          </Group>
+                          <EmptySpace pref="108" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                          <Component id="pauseButton" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                          <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                      </Group>
+                  </Group>
+                </DimensionLayout>
+              </Layout>
+              <SubComponents>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel2">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="horizontalAlignment" type="int" value="0"/>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Warning: changing settings while the simulation is running could crash the program"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JSlider" name="fpsLimitSlider">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="minimum" type="int" value="1"/>
+                    <Property name="snapToTicks" type="boolean" value="true"/>
+                    <Property name="toolTipText" type="java.lang.String" value="The maximum amount of ticks per second the simulation is allowed to compute"/>
+                    <Property name="value" type="int" value="60"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="fpsLimitSliderStateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel3">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="FPS Limiter"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JCheckBox" name="jCheckBox1">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Unlimit FPS"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="jCheckBox1StateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="currentFpsLimit">
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JCheckBox" name="jCheckBox2">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Multithreading (Experimental)"/>
+                    <Property name="enabled" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel4">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Number of Creatures"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JSlider" name="nCreaturesSlider">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="maximum" type="int" value="150"/>
+                    <Property name="minimum" type="int" value="1"/>
+                    <Property name="value" type="int" value="25"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="nCreaturesSliderStateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="currentNCreatures">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="25"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel5">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Number of Plants"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JSlider" name="nPlantsSlider">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="maximum" type="int" value="5000"/>
+                    <Property name="value" type="int" value="700"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="nPlantsSliderStateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="currentNPlants">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="700"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="jLabel7">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="World Size"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JSlider" name="worldSizeSlider">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="maximum" type="int" value="5000"/>
+                    <Property name="minimum" type="int" value="200"/>
+                    <Property name="value" type="int" value="2000"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="worldSizeSliderStateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="currentWorldSize">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="2000"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                </Component>
+                <Component class="javax.swing.JToggleButton" name="pauseButton">
+                  <Properties>
+                    <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" value="Pause"/>
+                    <Property name="enabled" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+                  </Properties>
+                  <Events>
+                    <EventHandler event="stateChanged" listener="javax.swing.event.ChangeListener" parameters="javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent" handler="pauseButtonStateChanged"/>
+                  </Events>
+                </Component>
+              </SubComponents>
+            </Container>
           </SubComponents>
         </Container>
         <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="status">

desktop/src/gui/GUI.java

@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import com.mygdx.game.Game;
 import com.mygdx.game.Listener;
 import com.mygdx.game.Log;
 import com.mygdx.game.Log.LogListener;
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
 /**
@@ -23,14 +31,17 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
     private LwjglApplication app;
     private boolean shouldUpdateGUI = false;
     private Thread guiUpdater;
+    private Map<String, Float> options;
 
     /**
      * Creates new form GUI
      */
     public GUI() {
         initComponents();
+        currentFpsLimit.setText("" + fpsLimitSlider.getValue());
         setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center the window
         Log.addListener(this);
+        options = new HashMap<String, Float>();
         guiUpdater = new Thread() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
@@ -70,14 +81,35 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
         logLevelBox = new javax.swing.JComboBox();
         jScrollPane2 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
         creatureList = new javax.swing.JList();
+        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        fpsLimitSlider = new javax.swing.JSlider();
+        jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        jCheckBox1 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
+        currentFpsLimit = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        jCheckBox2 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
+        jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        nCreaturesSlider = new javax.swing.JSlider();
+        currentNCreatures = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        nPlantsSlider = new javax.swing.JSlider();
+        currentNPlants = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        jLabel7 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        worldSizeSlider = new javax.swing.JSlider();
+        currentWorldSize = new javax.swing.JLabel();
+        pauseButton = new javax.swing.JToggleButton();
         status = new javax.swing.JLabel();
         menuBar = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
         jMenu1 = new javax.swing.JMenu();
         startButton = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
         exitButton = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
+        jMenu2 = new javax.swing.JMenu();
+        jMenuItem1 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
+        jMenuItem2 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
 
         setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         setTitle("AIrium");
+        setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(517, 365));
 
         logTextArea.setEditable(false);
         logTextArea.setColumns(20);
@@ -107,12 +139,12 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
                 .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                 .addComponent(logLevelBox, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                 .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE))
-            .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 404, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+            .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 519, Short.MAX_VALUE)
         );
         logPaneLayout.setVerticalGroup(
             logPaneLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
             .addGroup(logPaneLayout.createSequentialGroup()
-                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 235, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 275, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                 .addGap(10, 10, 10)
                 .addGroup(logPaneLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                     .addComponent(jLabel1)
@@ -136,16 +168,168 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
 
         tabs.addTab("Creatures", jScrollPane2);
 
+        jLabel2.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        jLabel2.setText("Warning: changing settings while the simulation is running could crash the program");
+
+        fpsLimitSlider.setMinimum(1);
+        fpsLimitSlider.setSnapToTicks(true);
+        fpsLimitSlider.setToolTipText("The maximum amount of ticks per second the simulation is allowed to compute");
+        fpsLimitSlider.setValue(60);
+        fpsLimitSlider.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                fpsLimitSliderStateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        jLabel3.setText("FPS Limiter");
+
+        jCheckBox1.setText("Unlimit FPS");
+        jCheckBox1.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                jCheckBox1StateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        jCheckBox2.setText("Multithreading (Experimental)");
+        jCheckBox2.setEnabled(false);
+
+        jLabel4.setText("Number of Creatures");
+
+        nCreaturesSlider.setMaximum(150);
+        nCreaturesSlider.setMinimum(1);
+        nCreaturesSlider.setValue(25);
+        nCreaturesSlider.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                nCreaturesSliderStateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        currentNCreatures.setText("25");
+
+        jLabel5.setText("Number of Plants");
+
+        nPlantsSlider.setMaximum(5000);
+        nPlantsSlider.setValue(700);
+        nPlantsSlider.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                nPlantsSliderStateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        currentNPlants.setText("700");
+
+        jLabel7.setText("World Size");
+
+        worldSizeSlider.setMaximum(5000);
+        worldSizeSlider.setMinimum(200);
+        worldSizeSlider.setValue(2000);
+        worldSizeSlider.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                worldSizeSliderStateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        currentWorldSize.setText("2000");
+
+        pauseButton.setText("Pause");
+        pauseButton.setEnabled(false);
+        pauseButton.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
+            public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
+                pauseButtonStateChanged(evt);
+            }
+        });
+
+        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
+        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
+        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
+            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                .addContainerGap()
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+                    .addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 499, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
+                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                                .addComponent(jLabel4)
+                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                                .addComponent(nCreaturesSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+                            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                                .addComponent(jLabel3)
+                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                                .addComponent(fpsLimitSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
+                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+                            .addComponent(currentFpsLimit)
+                            .addComponent(currentNCreatures)))
+                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                        .addComponent(jLabel5)
+                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                        .addComponent(nPlantsSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                        .addComponent(currentNPlants))
+                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                                .addComponent(jCheckBox1)
+                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                                .addComponent(jCheckBox2))
+                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                                .addComponent(jLabel7)
+                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                                .addComponent(worldSizeSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
+                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                        .addComponent(currentWorldSize))
+                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                        .addComponent(pauseButton)
+                        .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
+                .addContainerGap())
+        );
+        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
+            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                .addContainerGap()
+                .addComponent(jLabel2)
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+                    .addComponent(fpsLimitSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                    .addComponent(jLabel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 26, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                    .addComponent(currentFpsLimit, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 26, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
+                    .addComponent(jCheckBox1)
+                    .addComponent(jCheckBox2))
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
+                    .addComponent(currentNCreatures, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .addComponent(nCreaturesSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .addComponent(jLabel4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+                    .addComponent(jLabel5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 26, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                    .addComponent(nPlantsSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                    .addComponent(currentNPlants, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 26, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
+                    .addComponent(worldSizeSlider, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .addComponent(currentWorldSize, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                    .addComponent(jLabel7, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 108, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                .addComponent(pauseButton)
+                .addContainerGap())
+        );
+
+        tabs.addTab("Settings", jPanel1);
+
         status.setText("Simulation stopped");
 
         javax.swing.GroupLayout containerLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(container);
         container.setLayout(containerLayout);
         containerLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
             containerLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
-            .addComponent(tabs)
             .addGroup(containerLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                 .addComponent(status)
                 .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+            .addComponent(tabs)
         );
         containerLayout.setVerticalGroup(
             containerLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
@@ -157,6 +341,7 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
 
         jMenu1.setText("File");
 
+        startButton.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_R, java.awt.event.InputEvent.CTRL_MASK));
         startButton.setText("Start");
         startButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
@@ -165,6 +350,7 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
         });
         jMenu1.add(startButton);
 
+        exitButton.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_Q, java.awt.event.InputEvent.CTRL_MASK));
         exitButton.setText("Exit");
         exitButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
@@ -175,6 +361,28 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
 
         menuBar.add(jMenu1);
 
+        jMenu2.setText("About");
+
+        jMenuItem1.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_F1, 0));
+        jMenuItem1.setText("Help");
+        jMenuItem1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
+            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
+                jMenuItem1ActionPerformed(evt);
+            }
+        });
+        jMenu2.add(jMenuItem1);
+
+        jMenuItem2.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_I, java.awt.event.InputEvent.CTRL_MASK));
+        jMenuItem2.setText("AIrium");
+        jMenuItem2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
+            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
+                jMenuItem2ActionPerformed(evt);
+            }
+        });
+        jMenu2.add(jMenuItem2);
+
+        menuBar.add(jMenu2);
+
         setJMenuBar(menuBar);
 
         javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
@@ -197,16 +405,27 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
 
     private void startButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_startButtonActionPerformed
         if (game != null) {
-            return;
+            if (JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this, "Are you sure? The program will exit!") != JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
+                return;
+            }
+            game.dispose();
+            app.stop();
+            pauseButton.setEnabled(false);
+            startButton.setText("Start");
+            status.setText("Simulation Stopped.");
+        } else {
+            LwjglApplicationConfiguration.disableAudio = true;
+            LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
+            config.height = 600;
+            config.width = 800;
+            config.resizable = false;
+            config.title = "AIrium Renderer";
+            app = new LwjglApplication(game = new Game(options), config);
+            startButton.setText("Stop");
+            pauseButton.setEnabled(true);
+            game.getWorld().addListener(this);
+            setCreatureList();
         }
-        LwjglApplicationConfiguration.disableAudio = true;
-        LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
-        config.height = 600;
-        config.width = 800;
-        config.resizable = false;
-        app = new LwjglApplication(game = new Game(), config);
-        game.getWorld().addListener(this);
-        setCreatureList();
     }//GEN-LAST:event_startButtonActionPerformed
     @Override
     public void onLog(int level, String msg) {
@@ -233,6 +452,28 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
         creatureList.setListData(list);
     }
 
+    private void updateSettings() {
+        if (fpsLimitSlider.getValueIsAdjusting()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        currentFpsLimit.setText("" + fpsLimitSlider.getValue());
+        if (jCheckBox1.isSelected()) {
+            options.put("fps_limit", 0f);
+        } else {
+            options.put("fps_limit", (float) fpsLimitSlider.getValue());
+        }
+        options.put("number_of_creatures", (float) nCreaturesSlider.getValue());
+        options.put("number_of_plants", (float) nPlantsSlider.getValue());
+        currentNCreatures.setText(nCreaturesSlider.getValue() + "");
+        currentNPlants.setText(nPlantsSlider.getValue() + "");
+        options.put("world_width", (float) worldSizeSlider.getValue());
+        options.put("world_height", (float) worldSizeSlider.getValue());
+        currentWorldSize.setText(worldSizeSlider.getValue() + "");
+        if (game != null) {
+            game.getWorld().reloadOptions();
+        }
+    }
+
     public void setScrollBarToTheBottom() {
         jScrollPane1.getVerticalScrollBar().setValue(jScrollPane1.getVerticalScrollBar().getMaximum());
     }
@@ -251,21 +492,85 @@ public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame implements LogListener, Listener {
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_creatureListValueChanged
 
+    private void fpsLimitSliderStateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_fpsLimitSliderStateChanged
+        updateSettings();
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_fpsLimitSliderStateChanged
+
+    private void jCheckBox1StateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jCheckBox1StateChanged
+        updateSettings();
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_jCheckBox1StateChanged
+
+    private void nCreaturesSliderStateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_nCreaturesSliderStateChanged
+        updateSettings();
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_nCreaturesSliderStateChanged
+
+    private void nPlantsSliderStateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_nPlantsSliderStateChanged
+        updateSettings();
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_nPlantsSliderStateChanged
+
+    private void worldSizeSliderStateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_worldSizeSliderStateChanged
+        updateSettings();
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_worldSizeSliderStateChanged
+
+    private void pauseButtonStateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_pauseButtonStateChanged
+        game.setPaused(pauseButton.isSelected());
+        pauseButton.setText(pauseButton.isSelected() ? "Resume" : "Pause");
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_pauseButtonStateChanged
+
+    private void jMenuItem2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jMenuItem2ActionPerformed
+        Desktop desktop = Desktop.isDesktopSupported() ? Desktop.getDesktop() : null;
+        if (desktop != null) {
+            try {
+                desktop.browse(new URL("http://github.com/fazo96/AIrium").toURI());
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+                Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            }
+        } else {
+            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Please visit http://github.com/fazo96/AIrium");
+        }
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_jMenuItem2ActionPerformed
+
+    private void jMenuItem1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jMenuItem1ActionPerformed
+        jMenuItem2ActionPerformed(evt);
+    }//GEN-LAST:event_jMenuItem1ActionPerformed
+
     // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
     private javax.swing.JPanel container;
     private javax.swing.JList creatureList;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel currentFpsLimit;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel currentNCreatures;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel currentNPlants;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel currentWorldSize;
     private javax.swing.JMenuItem exitButton;
+    private javax.swing.JSlider fpsLimitSlider;
+    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox1;
+    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox2;
     private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;
+    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel7;
     private javax.swing.JMenu jMenu1;
+    private javax.swing.JMenu jMenu2;
+    private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem1;
+    private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem2;
+    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
     private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
     private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
     private javax.swing.JComboBox logLevelBox;
     private javax.swing.JPanel logPane;
     private javax.swing.JTextArea logTextArea;
     private javax.swing.JMenuBar menuBar;
+    private javax.swing.JSlider nCreaturesSlider;
+    private javax.swing.JSlider nPlantsSlider;
+    private javax.swing.JToggleButton pauseButton;
     private javax.swing.JMenuItem startButton;
     private javax.swing.JLabel status;
     private javax.swing.JTabbedPane tabs;
+    private javax.swing.JSlider worldSizeSlider;
     // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
 
 }