igblan wrote:Here's a truly ugly G->H converter, based on the old G->B6+R converter, using the new reflector...
Unfortunately, the smaller G->B6+H converter used in the Silver reflector yields a glider of the wrong colour from an additional F117.
You can bring a glider around to the other side of the G->B6+R, but that won't set any records:
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#C glider-to-Herschel converter, 98x68 with 649-tick recovery
x = 228, y = 219, rule = B3/S23
obo$b2o$bo149$160b2o$160b2o$198bo$196b3o$195bo$195b2o$186b2o$186bobo
37bo$187bo37bobo$225bobo$226bo$164bo33b2o15bo$162bobo2b2o29b2o15bo$
163b2o2b2o46b3o$217bo6$154b2o$154b2o$134bo23b2o$132b5o14b2o4bobo$131bo
5bo13bo5bo$131bo2b3o12bobo4b2o$130b2obo15b2o18b2o$130bo2b4o32b2o$131b
2o3bo3b2o$133b3o4b2o$133bo37b2o$130b2obo37b2o$130b2ob2o3$141b2o$142bo$
139b3o$139bo7$170bo$170b3o$173bo$172b2o7$182b2o$175b2o5bobo$175b2o7bo$
184b2o2$171bo$170bobob2o$170bobobobo$169b2obobobo2bo$170bo2b2ob4o$170b
o4bo$171b3obo2b2o$173b2o3b2o!
It doesn't help to add an F166 or Lx200 to a G->B6+H, either -- and the first output from a G->B6+H is also the wrong color, naturally. Otherwise you could use three Snarks in a tight loop, like this:
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#C alternate reflection, 85x83 but with 751-tick recovery
x = 85, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
48b2o3b2o$48b2o2bob3o$52bo4bo$48b4ob2o2bo$48bo2bobobob2o$51bobobobo$
52b2obobo$56bo2$42b2o$43bo7b2o$43bobo5b2o$44b2o4$75bo$73b3o$72bo$54b2o
16b2o$54bo$55b3o$34bo22bo22b2ob2o$32b5o14b2o28bob2o$31bo5bo13bo29bo$
31bo2b3o12bobo21b2o4b3o$17b2o11b2obo15b2o22b2o3bo3b2o$17b2o11bo2b4o41b
4o2bo$31b2o3bo3b2o22b2o15bob2o$33b3o4b2o21bobo12b3o2bo$15b2o16bo29bo
13bo5bo$15b2o13b2obo28b2o14b5o$2b2o26b2ob2o$3bo74b3o$3bobo70b3o2bo$4b
2o35b2o32bo4b2o$2o40bo32b2o$2o37b3o$39bo5$63bo$9b2o2b2o46b3o$8bobo2b2o
29b2o15bo$10bo33b2o15bo$72bo$71bobo$33bo37bobo$32bobo37bo$32b2o$41b2o$
41bo$39bobo$39b2o$6b2o$6b2o3$29bo$29b3o$32bo$31b2o7$41b2o$34b2o5bobo$
34b2o7bo$43b2o2$30bo$29bobob2o$29bobobobo$28b2obobobo2bo$29bo2b2ob4o$
29bo4bo$30b3obo2b2o$32b2o3b2o!
At least there's the option of a quick 180-degree output from this one.
Anyway, lots of other cleanup options to try; there's a large accumulation of frustratingly-close-to-working converters out there that just need a spare glider bounced in from somewhere. I'm particularly interested in seeing how much Herschel-to-spaceship and spaceship-to-Herschel converters can be reduced --!
Edit: Calcyman has pointed out that G->B6+H + L156 is much faster than known G-to-H converters, at 386 ticks (left, below). On the right is G->B6+R + R64, which needs only one Snark and is mostly made out of blocks -- but its recovery time is 605 ticks.
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x = 225, y = 91, rule = B3/S23
44b2o$43bo2bo$44b2o8$49b2o$49bo$47b3o$178b2o3b2o$176b3obo2b2o$175bo4bo
$175bo2b2ob4o$174b2obobobo2bo$175bobobobo$175bobob2o$176bo2$189b2o$
180b2o7bo$180b2o5bobo$187b2o3$47b2o$38b2o7b2o$39bo$39bobo$40b2o135b2o$
56b2o120bo$56bo118b3o$54bobo118bo$54b2o2$39bo$39b3o$30bo11bo$4bo9bo15b
3o8b2o14bo154b2o$4b3o5b3o18bo22bobo89b2o62b2o5b2o$7bo3bo20b2o23bo90b2o
69b2o$6b2o3b2o173bo$62bo121b3o$60b3o120bo33b2o$59bo123b2o32b2o$59b2o
113b2o47b2o$7bo166bobo46b2o$8bo166bo$6b3o58b2ob2o$20b2o46bob2o$20b2o
23b2o21bo83bo33b2o$8b2o35bo14b2o4b3o81bobo2b2o29b2o$7bo2bo35b3o11b2o3b
o3b2o80b2o2b2o$2b2o4b2o38bo16b4o2bo$bobo47b2o15bob2o$bo48bobo12b3o2bo$
2o48bo13bo5bo$10b2o37b2o14b5o$10bo56bo$11b3o128b2o$13bo128b2o71b3o$
146b2o67bo$145bobo66b2o$145bo$144b2o$37bo119b2o$37b3o117b2o$40bo$39b2o
$159b2o$159b2o58b2o$218bo2bo$219b2o3$49b2o$42b2o5bobo$42b2o7bo$51b2o2$
38bo$37bobob2o$37bobobobo$36b2obobobo2bo$37bo2b2ob4o$37bo4bo$38b3obo2b
2o$40b2o3b2o!