Rules

Coding Rules

• You must write code in .Net. version 4.0 or lower.
• You may only use the standard libraries which are supported by both .Net and Mono.
• The code must compile and run on both Windows and Linux.
• You may not inject code into the runtime.
• You may not access private inherited fields and methods through the use of reflection or other means.
• You may not use any form of static fields in Lifelet classes.
• You may not use unsafe CIL code.

Gameplay Rules

• Each contestant must extend the class Lifelet and implement the virtual Simulate() method.
• Lifelet classes may only use the public methods available to all classes or the protected methods availabe to itself.
• All Lifelet properties are automatically made visible to other contestants through the debug panel.

Submission Rules

• Submissions are made through the life-simulation-challenge-races repository.
• Both binary and/or source-code submissions are allowed.
• Binary submissions must consist of a single .dll .Net library file and must contain at least one class extending Lifelet. The .dll file should be named [NAME]Race.dll and pushed to the life-simulation-challenge-races project.
• Source-code submissions must contain a valid project file along with the code files as well as a valid AssemblyInfo.cs file. Source-code submissions should be pushed directly to a subdirectory of the Races folder with the name [NAME]Race.