A value of 1.5 hits all genes adjacent to the best fit gene. Genes within this radius are forced to mutate. Included to help gene pool from becoming degenerate. If activated, the following parameters apply to the Maze mutation Maze is mutated at the end of every generation step. If the best fitness does not progress within the number of generations in the delay, the end point of the best-fit gene is marked as a bomb.
Bombs kill genes.
This helps the algorithm choose new paths. Optimization Optimization tunes the GA to a specific problem, i.e. the Maze. The Maze Solver applies a number of optimization techniques, e.g. loop truncation and redundant step elimination. Optimization is not necessarily confined to the step indicated above. Bombs will sometimes not kill the chromosome hitting it.