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darkxanthos on Jan 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Genetic Algorithm Car Physics

You can also up the mutation rate to knock it out of a rut

Devilboy on Jan 22, 2011 [–]

I'm experimenting with 'intelligent mutations' - when the cars look promising I reduce the mutation rate and when it looks stuck in a rut I increase it again.

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