The converter game

[Goldtiger997]

How it works:

Use a converter to change the last still-life/oscillator posted into a new still-life/oscillator.

Rules:

• No "multistage" converters.
• Only use B3/S23
• Only use glider-constructible spaceships
• The same converter can not be used more than once
• Seperable parts of the same still-life/oscillator can not be seen in the same place more than once
• Do not post two converters in a row
• You can add new rules if your username is Goldtiger997

Other than being a game, This thread could also function as being a place for posting converters that are useless but interesting, or converters that are worthy of being reminded of.

To start with, here is the tub, which I think is more "convertible" than the block:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$bo!

This pattern contains all the converters posted by July 22th, 2017, which I'm keeping up to date:

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x = 2818, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
2806bobo$2807b2o$2807bo2$2804b3o$2806bo$2799bo5bo$2800b2o$2799b2o$
2417bo387bo$2415b2o388b2o$603bo1093bobo716b2o386bobo$602bo1095b2o908bo
bo85bo112b3o$602b3o1093bo3bo808bo96b2o87bo111bo$1703b2o517bo289b2o83bo
11bo85b3o4bo107bo$1702b2o3bo16bo495b2o289b2o74bo7bobo104bobo$1514bo
193b2o12b2o164bo332b2o179bobo116bobo64bo7b2o104b2o$1513bo193b2o14b2o
164bo513b2o116b2o63b3o2bobo8bo$1513b3o106bo185bobo63bo12b3o329bo183bo
118bo69b2o6bobo93bo$233bobo1384b2o187b2o64b2o340b2o373bo8b2o93bobo$
233b2o1386b2o186bo9bo54b2o318bo10bo12b2o476b2o3bo100b2o$234bo1273bo
308b2o59bobo6bo15bobo289b2o7bo201bobo3bo117bobo70bo96bobo100bo$114bo
1392bo6bobo295b2o4b2o59b2o7b2o13b2o289b2o8b3o200b2ob2o114bo3b2o62bo8bo
bo89bo5b2o97b3o$105bo8bobo1390b3o4b2o99bo196b2o65bo7b2o15bo297bo204bo
3b2o114b2o2bo63b2o6b2o91b2o102bo$93bobo9bobo6b2o1399bo97bobo584bobo
323b2o66b2o99b2o4b2o98b2o$94b2o5bo3b2o1507b2ob3o192b4o96bo99bo99bo88b
2o9bo401b2o86bo11b2o86bo11b2o$11bo82bo7b2o1199bo197bobo12b2o99bo93bo
99bo2bo66bo29bobo97bobo97bobo97bobo299bo99bo2bo85bob2o7bo2bo85bob2o7bo
2bo$9b2o90b2o1005bo192b2o199b2o12bobo91b2o6bo76b2o3bobo7bobo9bo87bobo
3bo3bo61bo27bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo298bobo97bobobo86bobo6bobobo86bo
bo6bobobo$10b2o1094bobo193b2o198bo13bo92bobo84b2o2b2o7bobo9b2o86bobo3b
2ob2o60b3o26bob2o96bob2o96bob2o96bob2o93b2o98b2o98b2o3bo2bo16bo74b2o3b
o2bob2o88b2o3bo2bob2o88b2o3bo2bob2o$689bo417b2o500bo85bo5bo7bo11bobo
85bo9b2o88bo99bo99bo99bo97bo99bo99bo2bob2o16b2o75bo2bob2o93bo2bob2o93b
o2bob2o$690b2o607bo214bo92b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o96bo3bo95bo
3bo95bo3bo19bobo73bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo$204bo99bo4b2o93bo4b2o93bo4b2o93b
o4b2o78b2o13bo4b2o93bo4b2o93bo4b2o93bo4b2o93bo4b2o86bo6bo4b2o86bobo4bo
208b2o91bo99bo99bo14b3o64b2o16bo99bo99bo99bo99b5o95b5o95b5o95b5o95b5o
95b5o$202b3o15bo81b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b
3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo91b3o3bobo87bo3b3o3bobo87b2o2b3o208bobo90b
2o15b2o81b2o98b2o13bo65bobo16b2o84b2o12b2o98b2o98b2o86bo99bo99bo99bo
99bo99bo$bo99bo99bo17bo81bo6bo92bo6bo92bo6bo92bo6bo92bo6bo92bo6bo92bo
6bo92bo6bo92bo6bo87b3o2bo6bo92bo6bo83bo3bo11bo99bo99bo13b2o84bo11b2o
86bo13bo66bo18bo82b3o14bo85bo13bo85bo13bo81b2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o81b2o2b2ob
3ob2o3b3o81b2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o81b2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o81b2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o81b
2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o$obo5bobo89bobo97bobo16b3o78bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b
3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b3o91bobo3b
3o92b2o3b3o81bobob2o5b2o3b3o89b2ob2o3b3o89b2ob2o3b3o15bo73b2ob2o3b3o
11bobo75b2ob2o3b3o83bobo3b2ob2o3b3o81bobo2bo2b2ob2o3b3o81b2o2b2ob3ob2o
3b3o81b2o2b2ob3ob2o3b3o81b2o4b4obobobo3bo80b2o4b4obobobo3bo80b2o4b4obo
bobo3bo80b2o4b4obobobo3bo80b2o4b4obobobo3bo80b2o4b4obobobo3bo$bo6b2o
91bobo97bobo97bobobo95bobobo95bobobo88bobo4bobobo95bobobo95bobobo95bob
obo95bobobo95bobobo90b3o2bobobo97bobo85b2o2b2o4bobobo92b2obobobo92b2ob
obobo92b2obobobo8bobo3bo77b2obobobo87b2o3b2obobobo84b2o2b2o2b2obobobo
84b2o4b4obobobo84b2o4b4obobobo88b2o7bobobobo84b2o7bobobobo84b2o7bobobo
bo30b3o51b2o7bobobobo84b2o7bobobobo84b2o7bobobobo$9bo93bo99bo12b3o84bo
bob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o86b2o6bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob
2o94bobob2o89bo4bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o94bobob2o5b
2o87bobob2o84bo9bobob2o85b2o7bobob2o85b2o7bobob2o85b2o7bobob2o6b3o84b
2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2obob2o31bo61b2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2obob2o$103b2o
98b2o11bo86bobobobo93bobobobo93bobobobo85bo7bobobobo92b2obobobo92b2obo
bobo92b2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2obob2o88bo4b2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2obob2o93b
2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2obob2o6bo86b2obob2o81bo11b2obob2o93b2obob2o93b2ob
ob2o93b2obob2o6bo85bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo35bo59bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo$10b3o
204bo86bo3bo95bo3bobo93bo3bobo9bobo81bo3bobo90bo2bo3bobo90bo2bo3bobo
90bo2bo96bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo
84b2o9bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo10bo83bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o
94bo2b3o94bo2b3o$10bo399bo99bo9b2o61bo26bo91b2o6bo90b3o6bo90b3o97b2ob
2o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o9b2o83bo2b3o
83bobo8bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o94bo2b3o95b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o$
11bo398bobo97bob2o7bo60bo27bob2o96bob2o96bob2o6b2o279b2o98b2o98b2o98b
2o98b2o98b2o98b2o13b2o83b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o100b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o
97b3o97b3o$411bobo97bo2bo67b3o26b2obo96b2obo84b5o7b2obo4b2o78b5o95b4ob
2o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o9bo87b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o6bobo88b3o
97bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo$412bo99bobo100bobo81bo15bob
o80bo5bo10bobo3bo76bo5bo93bo3bob2o97bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo
96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo96bo2bo5b2o89bo2bo97b3o97b3o97b3o
97b3o97b3o97b3o$513bo6bo95b2o73bo8b2o14b2o81bob3o12b2o73bo7bob3o94b2o
104b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o7bo90b3o94b3o
97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o97b3o$311b3o97b2o106b2o62b3o105b2o6b2o97b2obo10b2o
78b2o4b2obo980b2o105bo10b2o99b3o97b3o96bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo3bo95bo
3bo95bo3bo$202b3o102b2o2bo98bobo106bobo61bo15b3o88bobo118bobo77b2o990b
2o105b2o8bobo19bo2bo74bo2bo3bo7bo84bo3bo96b4o96b4o96b4o96b4o96b4o96b4o
$204bo101b2o4bo99bo95bo75bo14bo99bo113bo95bo87bo9bo874bo106b2o9bo20bo
79b2o4bobo5bobo83b4o$11b3o189bo104bo199b2o6b3o81bo98b2o208bobo85b2o7b
2o989b2o22bo3bo81b2o6b2o186b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o$11bo292b2o201b
obo8bo179bobo208b2o85bobo7bobo987bobo22b4o178b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o
98b2o98b2o$12bo290bobo211bo290bo565b3o621bo115bo88b2o$305bo14bo487b2o
94bo471bo627b2o107b2o$319b2o486bobo93b2o99b3o368bo628bobo106bobo287bo
99bo99bo99bo99bo$314b3o2bobo378b3o200bobo100bo997bo7bo289bo98bobo97bob
o97bobo97bobo97bobo$314bo387bo210b2o81b3o6bo1005b2o287bobo3bo92bo2b2o
95bo2b2o95bo2b2o95bo2b2o95bo2b2o$231b2o82bo13b3o369bo211bobo82bo8b3o
981bo19bobo83b2o7b2o188bo4b2o2b2o93b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o$196b2o32b2o
72b2o23bo557b3o15b2o6bo83bo9bo983b2o105b2o5b2o189b2o7bobo92bo99bo99bo
99bo99bo$197b2o33bo72b2o23bo558bo2b2o11bobo100bo981bobo3b2o99bo9bo187b
obo$196bo107bo583bo4b2o10bo1089bobo401b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o$892bo
1104bo401b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o98b2o$228b3o$228bo339b3o$229bo101b2o237bo$
331bobo235bo1724bo$331bo1962b2o$2293bobo!

[dvgrn]

How it works:

Use a converter to change the last still-life/oscillator posted into a new still-life/oscillator.

...This thread could also function as being a place for posting converters that are useless but interesting, or converters that are worthy of being reminded of.

To start with, here is the tub, which I think is more "convertible" than the block...

Okay, just to get things started, I'd like to add a tail, using chris_c's shiny new 4G tail adder:

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x = 14, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
11bo$9b2o$10b2o5$bo$obo5bobo$bo6b2o$9bo2$10b3o$10bo$11bo7$11b3o$11bo$
12bo!

[calcyman]

Okay, just to get things started, I'd like to add a tail, using chris_c's shiny new 4G tail adder:

Good idea; I think I'll do the same:

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x = 24, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
21bo$12bo8bobo$obo9bobo6b2o$b2o5bo3b2o$bo7b2o$8b2o6$8bo$7bobo$8bobo$
10bo$10b2o!

[praosylen]

Adding a custom component that might be reducible:

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x = 54, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
51bo$51bobo$51b2o12$22bo14bobo$20b2o15b2o$21b2o15bo5$12bo$11bobo5bobo$
12bo6b2o$20bo2$21b3o$21bo$22bo2$35bo$34b2o$34bobo3$22b3o$22bo$23bo2$7b
o$7b2o$6bobo8$48b3o$3o45bo$2bo46bo$bo$47bo$46b2o$46bobo!

[toroidalet]

stage 3:

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x = 39, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$9bobo$2bo6bo$bobo3b3o$2bobobo$4bobob2o$4bobobobo$5bo3bo10$16b3o$
12b2o2bo$11b2o4bo$13bo$b2o$obo$2bo22bo$24b2o$19b3o2bobo$19bo$20bo13b3o
$b2o31bo$2b2o31bo$bo4$36b2o$36bobo$36bo!

[drc]

Since I'm a newbie I'll just add this tub->loaf (if it even counts???):

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x = 14, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$8bobo$bo6bo$obo3b3o$bobobo$3bobob2o$3bobobobo$4bo3bobo$10bo$10bob
o$11bobo$12bo2$11b2o$10bobo$12bo!

[Goldtiger997]

People seem to have missed the second add-tail in calcyman's post, and since that tail does not get in the way of any of the other converters, I'll put it back in.

Since I'm a newbie I'll just add this tub->loaf (if it even counts???):

A converter's a converter, No matter how small.

Loaf->long python:

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x = 23, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
4bo4b2o$2b3o3bobo$bo6bo$obo3b3o$bobobo$3bobob2o$3bobobobo$4bo3bobo9bob
o$10bo9b2o$10bob2o7bo$11bo2bo$12bobo$13bo6bo$19b2o$19bobo$8bo$8b2o6b3o
$7bobo8bo$17bo!

Okay, just to get things started...

Thanks

[Bullet51]

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x = 50, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
35bo$34bo$34b3o18$36bo4b2o$34b3o3bobo$33bo6bo$32bobo3b3o$29bo3bobobo$
30bo4bobob2o$28b3o4bobobobo$36bo3bobo$15bo26bo$14bo27bob2o$14b3o26b2ob
o$25b3o19bobo$27bo20b2o$15b3o8bo$15bo$16bo14$3o$2bo$bo!

[Goldtiger997]

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x = 53, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
7$16bo$17b2o$16b2o13bo4b2o$29b3o3bobo$28bo6bo$27bobo3b3o$28bobobo$30bo
bob2o$29b2obobobo$28bo2bo3bobo$29b2o6bo$37bob2o$38b2obo$26bo15bobo$18b
o8b2o14b2o$18b2o6b2o$17bobo$26bo$26b2o$25bobo4$27b3o$29bo$28bo!

[toroidalet]

a few minutes of experimenting later:

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x = 24, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
6bo4b2o$4b3o3bobo$3bo6bo$2bobo3b3o$3bobobo$5bobob2o$4b2obobobo$3bo2bo
3bobo$3b3o6bo$12bob2o6b2o$b5o7b2obo4b2o$o5bo10bobo3bo$bob3o12b2o$2obo
10b2o$13bobo$15bo3$10bo$10b2o$9bobo!

[praosylen]

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x = 17, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
10bo4b2o$8b3o3bobo$7bo6bo$6bobo3b3o$7bobobo$9bobob2o$8b2obob2o$7bo2bo$
7b3o2$5b5o$4bo5bo$5bob3o$4b2obo2$6bo$bo3b2o$2b2obobo$b2o2$7b3o$2b2o3bo
6b2o$3b2o3bo4b2o$2bo12bo4$9bo$8b2o$8bobo!

[gmc_nxtman]

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x = 15, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
8bo4b2o$6b3o3bobo$5bo6bo$4bobo3b3o$5bobobo$7bobob2o$6b2obob2o$5bo3bo$
5b2ob2o2$3b4ob2o$2bo3bob2o$2b2o3$bo9bo$b2o7b2o$obo7bobo3$8b3o$10bo$3o
6bo$2bo8b3o$bo9bo$12bo!

[toroidalet]

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
bo6bo4b2o$2bo3b3o3bobo$3o2bo6bo$4bobo3b3o$3o2bobobo$2bo4bobob2o$bo4b2o
bob2o$5bo3bo$4bo2b3o$5b2o$7b3o$7bo2bo$8b2o!

[BlinkerSpawn]

It appears I missed my chance for this:

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x = 13, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o2$6bo$6bobo$obo3b2o$b2o$bo4bo4b2o$4b3o3bobo$3bo6bo$2bobo3b3o$
3bobobo$5bobob2o$4b2obob2o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$6b2o!

So I'll just go with this:

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x = 11, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8bo$6bobo$7b2o2$4bo4b2o$2b3o3bobo$bo6bo$obo3b3o$bobobo$3bobob2o$2b2obo
b2o$bo3bo$o2b3o$b2o$3b3o$3bo2bo$4b2o!

[toroidalet]

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x = 12, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
6bo$4b2o$5b2o2$2bo$obo4bo$b2o2b3o$4bo6bo$4b2o3b3o$6bobo$6bobob2o$5b2ob
ob2o$4bo3bo$3bo2b3o$4b2o$6b3o$6bo2bo$7b2o!

[Saka]

Someone should make a script to compile these and make one huge convertion/synthesis

[dvgrn]

Someone should make a script to compile these and make one huge convertion/synthesis

Already been done, pretty much -- just have to make a quick stamp collection of all the individual construction steps at some regular spacing (EDIT: which I think Goldtiger997 already has in the first post).

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x = 35, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
18bo3bo11bo$16bobob2o5b2o3b3o$17b2o2b2o4bobobo$29bobob2o$28b2obob2o$
27bo3bo$26bo2b3o$27b2o$29b3o$29bo2bo$30b2o6$3o$2bo$bo!

[Goldtiger997]

There now is no trace of the original tub.

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x = 40, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
3$21bo$20bo$20b3o3$15bo$14bo6bobo$14b3o4b2o$22bo2$8bobo12b2o$9b2o12bob
o$9bo13bo2$21bo$20b2o$20bobo$15bo$5b2ob2o3b3o$5b2obobobo$10bobob2o$9b
2obob2o$8bo3bo$7bo2b3o$8b2o$10b3o$10bo2bo$11b2o!

[dvgrn]

There now is no trace of the original tub.

Maybe we should put it back at the end of the series.

Also, we've broken two out of the three ground rules so far -- at least, it seems to me that some of these conversions are actually multistage.

The third ground rule is probably going to be harder to break successfully.

[GUYTU6J]

Apologies if I spoil your fun,but I believe such kind of thread can be more educative - similar to textbooks for organic synthesis,we can make this thread something like basic glider synthesis.Is this a good idea or not?

[toroidalet]

The third ground rule is probably going to be harder to break successfully.

easy:

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = B3/S23-e
16bo$15bo$15b3o$12b2o$11bobo$11bo$9b3o$8bo$8b2o$10bo$2ob2o3b3o$2obobob
o$5bobob2o$4b2obob2o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$6b2o!

But seriously,

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x = 31, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
26bobo$26b2o$27bo2$13bo$14bo$12b3o6$12b2o$11bobo9b2o$11bo11bobo$9b3o
11bo$8bo$8b2o$10bo$2ob2o3b3o$2obobobo21bo$5bobob2o17b2o$4b2obob2o17bob
o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$6b2o!

The reason why I didn't use the simpler loaf synthesis for my first contribution was because it was from here and it wouldn't have worked anyway.

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x = 34, y = 17, rule = lifehistory
10.A$9.A$9.3A$32.A$2.2A27.A$.A2.A26.3A$.A.A$2.A3.2D16.2A$5.D2.D15.A.A
$5.D.D17.A$6.D21.2D$.2A24.D2.D$A.A24.D.D$2.A25.D$23.2A$22.A.A$24.A!

[Goldtiger997]

Also, we've broken two out of the three ground rules so far -- at least, it seems to me that some of these conversions are actually multistage.

I don't know how I missed calcyman's break of the rules, especially since I made the rules and put calcyman's tail-add back in!

However, I don't think Bullet51's post is a multistage converter, since it does not modify the original still-life to the very end, but instead creates a constellation that it later uses.

Apologies if I spoil your fun,but I believe such kind of thread can be more educative - similar to textbooks for organic synthesis,we can make this thread something like basic glider synthesis.Is this a good idea or not?

I'm not too sure what you mean.

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x = 30, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
2bobo$3b2o$3bo3bo$8b2o$7b2o3bo16bo$13b2o12b2o$12b2o14b2o9$16bo$2o3bobo
7bobo9bo$b2o2b2o7bobo9b2o$o5bo7bo11bobo$12b3o$11bo$11b2o$13bo11b2o$3b
2ob2o3b3o11bobo$3b2obobobo8bobo3bo$8bobob2o5b2o$7b2obob2o6bo$6bo3bo$5b
o2b3o9b2o$6b2o13b2o$8b3o9bo$8bo2bo$9b2o!

[dvgrn]

... I don't think Bullet51's post is a multistage converter, since it does not modify the original still-life to the very end, but instead creates a constellation that it later uses.

Ah, I was thinking of "multistage" from the point of view of the recipe. The constellation construction is one stage, and arbitary delays can be added between that stage and the final still-life modification, so they're clearly separate stages. But you're looking at it from the point of view of the still life.

So the rule is just that there shouldn't be a way to stop in the middle of a change to the target still life -- EDIT: sorry, target object, it won't necessarily be a still life. No stabilized intermediate states in a single update. (But there's no rule that says someone can't post multiple updates in a row, maybe in the same message.)

[toroidalet]

Good point!

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10bobo$11b2o$11bo9bo$19b2o$14b2o4b2o$14b2o2$14b4o$13bo2bo$12bobo3bo3bo
$11bobo3b2ob2o$11bo9b2o$9b3o$8bo14b3o$8b2o13bo$10bo13bo$2ob2o3b3o$2obo
bobo$5bobob2o$4b2obob2o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$6b2o!

Should there be a rule against using the same object multiple times?

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x = 23, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
20bo$20bobo$20b2o$17bo$16bo$16b3o$14bo$13bobo$12bo2bo$11bob2o$11bo$9b
3o$8bo$8b2o$10bo$2ob2o3b3o$2obobobo$5bobob2o$4b2obob2o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$
3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$6b2o!

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
15bo$13bobo$14b2ob2o$17bobo$17bo$12b2o$11bobo$11bo$9b3o$8bo$8b2o$10bo$
2ob2o3b3o$2obobobo$5bobob2o$4b2obob2o$3bo3bo$2bo2b3o$3b2o$5b3o$5bo2bo$
6b2o!

[Goldtiger997]

But there's no rule that says someone can't post multiple updates in a row, maybe in the same message

Good point!
*posts 3 conversions*

Ah, I knew there was a rule I missed! I'll add it to the original post. I would make it just from now on, but...

Should there be a rule against using the same object multiple times?...

Yes I think there should be. Another rule I should have put in the original post. The reason for this is partly because I want to feel that we're making "progress", and that the final synthesis is somewhat efficient to make the object. If it's fine, I will just ignore toroidalet's last two conversions, and add the new rules.

Here's the first conversion to an oscillator:

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x = 40, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
14bo$15bo$o12b3o$b2o$2o$4bobo6bo15bobo$5b2o7b2o13b2o$5bo7b2o15bo2$38bo
$7bo29bobo$8bo27bo2bo$6b3o26bob2o$35bo$33b3o$14b2o16bo$13bobo16b2o$15b
o18bo$18bobo3b2ob2o3b3o$19b2o3b2obobobo$19bo9bobob2o$16bo11b2obob2o$
16b2o9bo3bo$15bobo8bo2b3o$27b2o$29b3o$29bo2bo$30b2o$8b2o$9b2o$8bo!