model.in

This file describes the basic behavior of the simulation. It contains 3 inputs in the following format:

<number of iterations> <number of years> <random number generator seed>

Iterations

The number of times that the simulation will be run.

Years

The number of years that the simulation will be run each iteration.

Seed

The seed for the random number generator.

• Input 0 to use the current time as the seed.
• Input a value greater than 0 to use a consistent seed. If you are unfamiliar with how random number generators work I suggest you brush up here

Example test run

1 300 7

• Using a constant seed like 7 for a test run is a good way to make sure that your changes aren't negatively impacting the program.

Example hobby run

3 300 0

• This is a reasonable simulation to gather data using a personal computer.

Example production run

100 300 0

• These settings will require a large amount of computing power and memory. I suggest only running this on a supercomputer.