Creatures 3 Lobe Study V1.3
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This program allows you to view what goes on inside the cells of your
Norns brains. The program allows you to connect to a running C3
program, with a selected norn and the details will display in the
program window.

You can display information for most of the brain lobes in the
norn. Details displayed for each lobe include:

  - Active neurons within the lobe.
  - The state variables 0 through to 7 for the each neuron.
  - A description for the cell if possible (noun number, etc).

The display is updated every second. From the program you can pause C3
and single step through each game tick if you need to slow down the
action to view the results.

I created it to help me explore the C3 brain model. It is accurate as
far as I know but I worked with no details of the current brains and
have had to discover the information via exploration. So take the
information with a grain of salt. I have cross checked the information
where possible (ie. the results of the LOCI commands mesh with the
BRN: DMPL command which is what I use to get the information).

This is a work in progress and there is much more information that can
be displayed (State Variable rule lines for example). I have created
utilities that display all this information and will eventually merge
them into something useful.

Runtime Library
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You must have the Functional Developer 2.0 runtime library installed for
this program to run. You can get this from:

http://www.double.co.nz/creatures/programs/fdrund3.exe

Running the setup program for the runtime library will install some
.DLL files onto your computer and add an entry into your path. You may
need to reboot for this path entry to be updated. Once this has been
done you can run this program or any other program written using the
Functional Developer development tools. More details on Functional
Developer can be found at:

http://www.double.co.nz/dylan

Usage
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1. Install the Functional Developer runtime library if required.

2. Extract all the files into a directory of your choice.

3. Make sure Creatures 3 is running and a norn is selected.

4. Run c3-lobe-study.exe.

5. Click connect.

6. Choose a lobe.

7. When finished, click disconnect.

Legal Stuff 
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This program is Copyright (c) 1999, Chris Double. All Rights Reserved.

This application and the associated dynamic link libraries may not be
redistributed without my (me being Chris Double) permission.

Troubleshooting
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Q. When I run it, it complains about a missing file or DLL.
A. Install the runtime library mentioned above.

History
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V1.2 = Re-compiled under Functional Developer 2.0.
V1.1 = I had the smell, mood and forf lobes incorrect. This has
       been fixed. I've added more cell descriptions to some of the
       lobes (situation, response and detail).
V1.0 = Initial Release.

Notes
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This program is most useful when running Creatures 3 in windowed mode.
To switch between windowed and full screen mode, press Shift+Alt+Enter
when C3 is running.

And Finally...
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Any questions, comments or suggestions can be addressed to the Author:

Chris Double
http://www.double.co.nz/creatures
chris@double.co.nz
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21 May 2000
Chris Double