config.xml

<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<antsim>
    <gui>
        <activate bool="false" /> <!-- activate GUI -->
        <fullscreen bool="false" /> <!-- enter fullscreen mode -->
    </gui>
    <simulation>
        <map path="map.bmp" /> <!-- path to the food map image relative to this config file -->
        <steps int="500" /> <!-- number of simulation steps -->
        <iterations int="20" /> <!-- number of trials to repeat -->
    </simulation>
    <total_ants>
        <number int="1024" /> <!-- number of ants to simulatate in total -->
    </total_ants>
    <patience>
        <activate bool="true" /> <!-- activate patience/cautionary pheromone secretion-->
        <refill_period_range str_arr="5 10 100 500" /> <!-- period to reach max refill amount, in units of timesteps; multiple values possible (space delimited) -->
        <max_range str_arr="50" /> <!-- maximum patience/cautionary pheromone possible; multiple values possible (space delimited) -->
        <pheromone_evaporation_multiplier float="1000" /> <!-- patience/cautionary pheromone evaporation rate -->
    </patience>
    <malicious_ants>
        <fraction float="0.02" /> <!-- fraction of ants that are malicious -->
        <focus bool="false" /> <!-- activate malicious ants' focus on the food source -->
        <timer int="100" /> <!-- delay after which the attack is launched -->
        <pheromone_intensity_multiplier float="1" /> <!-- fake food pheromone intensity factor -->
        <pheromone_evaporation_multiplier float="1.0" /> <!-- fake food pheromone evaporation rate -->
        <tracing_pattern type="RANDOM" /> <!-- decide whether the mal. ants follow a specific type of pheromone; choose either: FOOD, HOME or RANDOM -->
    </malicious_ants>
    <csv_output prefix="temp_data/test" /> <!-- CSV output file prefix -->
</antsim>