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What you need in an update is to be able to select the things in a family like how many generations and also a gene like if the nearest hiding spot is xxx units away and the nearest protazoa is xxx units away then find a mate ect.
I also think the tail is like power like Ill see one with a tail get attacked a couple of times but go on and live while ones with no tail die. Also the tail gets longer for howmany things its eaten/killed
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Artificial Life, vv2.2.2