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- Rewrote README based on my understanding of "Under the hood of The Sims" with a section on the Motive Engine - Redid the needs CSVs to focus on weights
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# Servo
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Servo is a experimental re-implementation of SimAntics using ML.NET based on [Under the hood of The Sims](https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~forbus/c95-gd/lectures/The_Sims_Under_the_Hood_files/v3_document.htm). I have wanted to write my own version of SimAntics for a while but the process of rewriting the engine from scratch pr even maintaining an existing re-implementation, such as FreeSO's, has proven to be tedious. Current machine learning technologies, such as ML.NET, can streamline the process.
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That being said, Servo is not intended to be used to rewrite The Sims itself. The models are intended for building new games based on it's design.
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## Motive Engine
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SimAntics is based on opposing weights. An object signals it's presence if the Sims' need is low. The need is the motive and that drives a Sims' decision. All games in the franchise are based on this dynamic at it's core. For example, if hunger is low then the fridge's presence is high and vice versa.
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The sum of all the Sims' needs is it's mood. A Sim will only choose the fridge if it increases it's overall mood. The individual needs is the classification while the mood is the prediction.
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## License
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I license this project under the GNU GPL v3 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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