Tuning Guide

Stable food cycle

• Start food seeking around 35–45 hunger.
• Stop eating around 10–15 hunger.
• Use Plant Eating Speed around 1.6–2.
• Ensure feeding points are inside the swim volume; the package clamps them automatically.

Balanced predator and prey

Predator pursuit applies a speed multiplier, so compare effective speeds rather than cruise values alone.

A useful starting point:

Role	Cruise speed
Herbivore	1.0–1.3
Omnivore	0.95–1.25
Carnivore	0.9–1.2

Use a danger radius around 8–10, flee distance around 7–9, and require more than one bite when predators dominate the simulation.

Population balance

Remember that profile population limit is applied separately to each runtime species name. Two carnivore species using a limit of four may produce eight total carnivores. Use the global cap and starting populations together.

Procedural swim

Tail angle 5–10 produces restrained motion. Increase frequency for small fish and reduce it for large fish. Excessive turn speed can make avoidance and fleeing appear twitchy.