Blayung / ca-physics

A simple cellular automaton-based physics simulation written in c++.

Cellular Automaton Physics Project

DISLAIMER: I'M CURRENTLY REWRITING THIS PROJECT IN RUST, THE C++ VERSION WON'T GET ANY MORE SUPPORT. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE RUST DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OVER HERE.

Features

• Simple 2d physics
  • Gases physics
  • Liquid physics
  • Powders physics
• Particles: stone, wood, water, oil, sand, gunpowder, fire, lava, steam, smoke, flammable gas
• Time control, custom grid and particle sizes.

Controls

Scroll -> Choose a particle
LMB -> Place a particle
RMB -> Remove a particle
R -> Reset the grid
Q/Escape -> Quit
Left/Right arrow -> Change speed

Compiling (assuming you're on linux)

Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/Blayung/ca-physics.git
cd ca-physics

Install sdl2 and sdl2 ttf (I use pacman for example):
sudo pacman -S sdl2
sudo pacman -S sdl2_ttf

Compile the program:
g++ main.cpp -lSDL2 -lSDL2_ttf

Run it:
./a.out