🌱 Dynamic L-System Growth Overhaul

[M1thieu]

Problem Description

Currently, LP's L-System plant generation relies on predefined, hardcoded rules in fractals.json.

• Issue: Every plant follows the same structure, limiting diversity.
• Lack of Adaptability: We manually define how plants grow instead of letting the system generate their behavior.
• Not Universal: We can't generate all fractals or plant types without rewriting JSON.

Proposed Solution

Instead of storing fixed rules, we introduce dynamic rule generation:

• Define growth behaviors instead of hardcoded symbols.
• Generate L-System rules dynamically based on randomness, probability, and plant parameters.
• Ensure infinite variation while keeping deterministic results through seeding.

Alternatives Considered

• Manual expansion of rule sets (too static, not scalable).
• Predefined plant categories (would restrict emergent behavior)

Additional Context

• Modify fractals.json to store growth behaviors instead of explicit rules (still needs to test it out):

Before:

{
  "rules": { "F": "F[+F]F[-F]F" }
}

After:

"growth_behavior": {
  "branching_probability": 0.7,
  "split_angle_range": [20, 40],
  "recursion_depth": [2, 6]
}

This system will allow any plant/fractal to emerge procedurally in LP’s ecosystem without having to define "oak" for oak, it would define itself.
Future improvements include:

• Adaptive growth based on environment (light, terrain, water).
• Plant evolution and mutation over generations.
• Physics-aware structures (branch weight, collapse mechanics).