increase live cell seed amount

client.py

@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ def __init__(self, server):
 		self.data = None
 		self.gamecontroller = None
 		self.current_state = None
-
-		self.lights = visuals.Lights()
+
+		try:
+			self.lights = visuals.Lights()
+		except Exception:
+			print "self lights equals None"
+			self.lights = None
 
 	def signal_handler(self, signal, frame):
 		self.lights.set_lights_off()

controller.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def __init__(self, width = 16, height = 16):
 	def init_mat(self, width = None, height = None):
 		width = self.game_width if width == None else width
 		height = self.game_height if height == None else height
-		matrix = [(1 if rand.randint(0, 100) < 15 else 0) for x in range(self.game_width * height)]
+		matrix = [(1 if rand.randint(0, 100) < 30 else 0) for x in range(self.game_width * height)]
 		return matrix
 
 	def set_display_mode(self, disp_mode):

server.py

@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ def __init__(self, host, port, gamecontroller):
 		self.update_msg = None
 
 		self.gamecontroller = gamecontroller
-
-		self.lights = visuals.Lights()
+
+		try:	
+			self.lights = visuals.Lights()
+		except Exception:
+			self.lights = None
 
 		self.subsection = None
 
@@ -60,27 +63,41 @@ def process(self):
 			self.client.close()
 			self.update_lights()
 
+	def process_exists(pid_str):
+		try:
+			os.kill(int(pid_str), 0)
+		except OSError:
+			return False
+		else:
+			return True		
+
 	def update_lights(self):
 		# read /tmp/fallback.pid. if it has a p_id, check if p active
 		# if p not active replace with own, if active, keep trying
-		self.lights.update(self.gamecontroller.get_partial_grid())
-		'''
+		#self.lights.update(self.gamecontroller.get_partial_grid())
+
+		if self.lights == None:
+			return
+
 		try:
-			busy = False
+			pid_valid = False
 			f = open("/tmp/fallback.pid", "w+")
-			if f.readline() != "":
-				busy = True
+			pid = f.readline()
+
+			if pid != "" and pid != str(os.getpid()) and self.process_exists(pid):
+				pid_valid = True
 
-			if busy:
-				sleep(0.5)
-				self.update_lights()
+			if pid_valid:
+				f.close()
+				return
 			else:
+				f.seek(0)
 				f.write(str(os.getpid()))
+				f.close()
 				self.lights.update(self.gamecontroller.get_partial_grid())
-			f.close()
+
 		except IOError as err:
 			print ("err")
-		'''
 
 def main():
 	server = Server('', 8000)