Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » October 11th, 2018, 12:38 pm

dvgrn wrote:There are three dozen fixed guns in the attached archive file, where for one reason or another the LifeHistory version of the pattern didn't quite match what you get by running the gun until the live cells all match up again. That test is now done for all the fixed guns, so I think that with this patch the collection will now be pretty well standardized.
After a gap of a third of a year, it took me a little while figure out which periods in the GitHub repository had the discrepancies in LifeHistory cells (or in some cases, I think, no output glider on the edge of the bounding box).

The script just ignores LifeHistory cells anyway, regenerates them for the LHguns folder, and doesn't report anything except a successful run. But eventually I found the 36 guns in question, in the glider-gun-builderv2.7.zip glider_guns-master/fixed subfolder.

@chris_c, should I do a pull request for the repository to patch the README and correct the 36 fixed guns, or is there a better method?

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Entity Valkyrie » October 12th, 2018, 5:03 pm

Sokwe wrote: The most prominent example is the small p120 gun:

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x = 33, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
5.A.2A.2AB$5.2A.ABABAB$10.BA3B$11.4B$12.4B$.4B2.A.3B.4B$.4B.A2BA14B$
2A3BA4BA14B$2A4B2A2BA14B$.B.B2A2B3A14B$3.24B$4.9B2.13B$4.8B6.10B$6.7B
7.7B$5.10B6.8B$5.2B2A9B2.7B2A$6.21B2AB$8.22B.B$8.16B2A5B2A$8.9BA6B2A
5B2A$9.9BA8B.4B$16.3AB.3B.B2.4B!
I think this is unlikely to ever be reduced further.
21 cell predecessor to a 29 cell gun:

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o5b2o$o7bo2$4bo$4b2o4$27b2o$22bo4bo$21bo$21bo10bo$21b2o8b2o$23bo!

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
10bo$2o3bo4b2o$2o2b2o5b2o$5b2o4bo$6bo3bo5$27b2o$27b2o2$24b2o5b2o$24b2o
5b2o!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by 77topaz » October 13th, 2018, 12:50 am

That's not a reduction, though; reduction refers to the minimum "oscillating" population of a gun (where you sort of ignore the output ships) or the minimum "oscillating" bounding box.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Redstoneboi » October 13th, 2018, 1:32 am

Entity Valkyrie wrote:
Sokwe wrote: The most prominent example is the small p120 gun:

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x = 33, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
5.A.2A.2AB$5.2A.ABABAB$10.BA3B$11.4B$12.4B$.4B2.A.3B.4B$.4B.A2BA14B$
2A3BA4BA14B$2A4B2A2BA14B$.B.B2A2B3A14B$3.24B$4.9B2.13B$4.8B6.10B$6.7B
7.7B$5.10B6.8B$5.2B2A9B2.7B2A$6.21B2AB$8.22B.B$8.16B2A5B2A$8.9BA6B2A
5B2A$9.9BA8B.4B$16.3AB.3B.B2.4B!
I think this is unlikely to ever be reduced further.
21 cell predecessor to a 29 cell gun:

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o5b2o$o7bo2$4bo$4b2o4$27b2o$22bo4bo$21bo$21bo10bo$21b2o8b2o$23bo!

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
10bo$2o3bo4b2o$2o2b2o5b2o$5b2o4bo$6bo3bo5$27b2o$27b2o2$24b2o5b2o$24b2o
5b2o!
predecessors don’t count, phases do.
you can’t remove a spark from sir robin and claim you’ve reduced it.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Entity Valkyrie » October 14th, 2018, 10:40 pm

Redstoneboi wrote:
Entity Valkyrie wrote:
Sokwe wrote: The most prominent example is the small p120 gun:

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x = 33, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
5.A.2A.2AB$5.2A.ABABAB$10.BA3B$11.4B$12.4B$.4B2.A.3B.4B$.4B.A2BA14B$
2A3BA4BA14B$2A4B2A2BA14B$.B.B2A2B3A14B$3.24B$4.9B2.13B$4.8B6.10B$6.7B
7.7B$5.10B6.8B$5.2B2A9B2.7B2A$6.21B2AB$8.22B.B$8.16B2A5B2A$8.9BA6B2A
5B2A$9.9BA8B.4B$16.3AB.3B.B2.4B!
I think this is unlikely to ever be reduced further.
21 cell predecessor to a 29 cell gun:

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o5b2o$o7bo2$4bo$4b2o4$27b2o$22bo4bo$21bo$21bo10bo$21b2o8b2o$23bo!

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
10bo$2o3bo4b2o$2o2b2o5b2o$5b2o4bo$6bo3bo5$27b2o$27b2o2$24b2o5b2o$24b2o
5b2o!
predecessors don’t count, phases do.
you can’t remove a spark from sir robin and claim you’ve reduced it.
One phase is the second lifeviewer that I posted.

Where is the sir robin??

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Entity Valkyrie » October 14th, 2018, 10:42 pm

77topaz wrote:That's not a reduction, though; reduction refers to the minimum "oscillating" population of a gun (where you sort of ignore the output ships) or the minimum "oscillating" bounding box.
EDIT: And by the way, the second lifeviewer that i showed is the gun, not the preddecesor. His simkin gun pseudo 35 cells.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » October 14th, 2018, 11:17 pm

Entity Valkyrie wrote:One phase is the second lifeviewer that I posted.
In this thread we don't care what the minimum population is. We only care about the minimum bounding box area for a single-barrel gun.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Entity Valkyrie » October 15th, 2018, 12:19 am

Sokwe wrote:
Entity Valkyrie wrote:One phase is the second lifeviewer that I posted.
In this thread we don't care what the minimum population is. We only care about the minimum bounding box area for a single-barrel gun.
Sorry, but I do not play the Pointless Optimization Game.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » October 15th, 2018, 12:27 am

Entity Valkyrie wrote:
Sokwe wrote: In this thread we don't care what the minimum population is. We only care about the minimum bounding box area for a single-barrel gun.
Sorry, but I do not play the Pointless Optimization Game.
That's the entire purpose of this topic. If you're not interested in that, then you probably shouldn't post in this thread.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » October 30th, 2018, 11:23 pm

dvgrn wrote:Okay, I think everything is up to date now (until Kazyan shows up again with a quinti-Snark or a small color-changing Snark or G-to-2G or what have you).
Here. Smoke bomb, disappearance into the shadows, you get the idea.

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x = 48, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o2$6bo$4bobo$5b2o$9bo$10bo$8b3o2$13bo7b2o$11bobo8bo$12b2o8bo
bo$23b2o$28bo$16bobo8bobo$17b2o8bobo$17bo10bo10$19b2o12b2o$18bobo12bob
o$18bo7b2o7bo$17b2o6bo2bo6b2o$26b2o3$20b2o16bo$19bo2bo6b3ob3o2bobo$17b
3obo7b2ob3obo4bo$16bo3bob3ob2o2bobo3b4o$16bobobo2bobob4obob2o3bob2o3b
2o$17b2ob2o8bobobo2bobo4bo2bo$24b2obob2obobob2ob2o2bo$23bo2b2obo2bobo
2bo2bo3bobo$23b2o6b2ob2o2b2o!
EDIT: As a demonstration, it knocks the p995 out of the Hall of Shame, from 7150 cells in its bounding box to 6396:

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x = 82, y = 78, rule = LifeHistory
40.2A11.A$39.B2AB9.A.A$40.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$39.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A6.2A$
39.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A4.2B2AB$39.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.4B$39.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.6B$
40.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$38.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B$37.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$37.15B4.3B
10.6B$36.17B.B.2B10.7B$36.29B4.6B$35.13B2A16B2.7B$34.14B2A16B2.7B$33.
2AB3.27B.9B$32.A2.A4.36B$31.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.12BA4B2AB4.B$31.A7.6B14.
8B2A6BA2B.B2A$30.2A6.9B14.9BA5BA3B2A$37.5B3.2A15.9B2A3BA2B.B$36.4B5.A
15.15BAB$35.4B7.3A12.12BABA2B$34.4B10.A10.2AB.11B2A2B$33.3AB21.A.AB4.
12B$33.3BA21.A9.11B$32.BA3B20.2A8.13B$29.8BA29.6B2A4B$29.6B2AB30.4B2A
BA2B$29.2B3A4B31.4B3A2B$29.2BAB2A4B30.B2A6B$28.4B2A6B29.A8B$27.13B8.
2A12.11BAB$28.11B9.A14.7BA3B$29.12B4.BA.A15.7B3A$29.2B2A11B.B2A10.A5.
9B$29.2BABA12B12.3A3.9B$29.BA15B15.A3.6B$26.B.2BA3B2A9B15.2A3.5B$25.
2A3BA5BA9B14.9B6.2A$25.2AB.2BA6B2A8B14.6B7.A$26.B4.B2A4BA12B2.2B2.B3.
6B5.2A.A$31.36B4.A2.A$31.9B.27B3.B2A$32.7B2.16B2A14B$32.7B2.16B2A13B$
3.2A27.6B4.29B$.2B2A27.7B10.2B.B.17B$.BAB28.6B10.3B4.15B$.BAB27.7B6.
2A.2BA5.15B$.B2AB27.5B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$3.ABA25.A5B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$2.BABA
2B22.BABA5B7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.2A3.AB21.2B2A3B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$A.4A.
2A19.4B5.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$A4.A.2B18.4B7.3A2.A2.A2.A.2A.2A9.B.B$.3A.
A.AB17.4B3.A6.A3.2A.A.A2.A.A9.3B$2.A2.2AB4.A12.4B4.3A11.A.A.A2.A9.B2A
B$A3.A.BA4.3A9.4B8.A7.3A2.A.A.A.2A8.2A$5A.2BA6.A7.4B8.2A7.A4.A.A.A3.A
$5.3B6.2A6.4B9.5B8.2A.A.5A$6AB7.6B.4B7.A4.3BAB4.2BA.BA$A4.B.A8.8B6.3A
3.3BABAB3.2B3A.B3A$2.ABA3BA4.10B6.A5.4BA2BA5B4AB.B.A$.2A.3BAB3.10B.B
5.2A5.4B2A3B.2B3A.B2A.A$4.A.AB3.BA18B6.6B3.2BA.BA3.A$.5A5BABA15B9.5B
5.2A.A.2A$.A2.BA4B.ABA12B2A2B7.7B5.A.A.A$2.4A2B4.A12BA2BA2B5.4B.4B4.A
.A2.A$A.A2.A2B5.7B2.4B2A3B4.4B3.4B4.A2.2A$2A2.2A7.7B4.9B.4B5.4B$5.A.A
8.3B6.12B7.4B$3.A2.A.A5.5B7.10B9.4B$3.3A2.A5.2A10.9B11.4B$6.2A7.A9.9B
13.4B$3.2A.A5.3A11.7B15.3BA$3.A2.A5.A13.6B17.3BA$4.2A22.2B20.3AB!
EDIT 2: p985 is reduced from 7320 to 6930 (so it stays in the Hall), and p935 is reduced from 7020 to 5925.

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x = 70, y = 99, rule = LifeHistory
48.2A$47.A.A$41.2A4.A$39.A2.A2.2A.4A$39.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$42.A.ABABAB$42.
A.AB2AB$43.AB.2B$46.3B$46.4B6.2A$44.3B2AB6.A$44.3B2AB3.BA.A$42.10B.B
2A$41.13B$40.14B$39.15B$38.4B2.8B$37.4B5.6B$36.4B4.6B3A$35.4B5.2A4.A
3B10.2A$34.4B7.A5.A3B9.A$33.4B5.3A7.4B10.A$32.4B6.A2.3A5.4B5.5A$31.4B
9.A2.A5.4B4.A$30.4B9.2A2.A.AB.7B2.B3A$29.4B15.2AB.7B3.2B.A$28.4B18.
12B4A$19.A7.4B19.7B2A3BAB2.2A$17.3A6.4B20.7B2A2B.B3A2.A$16.A8.4B21.
10B3.B.A.2A$15.A.A6.4B21.8B8.A$14.BA.A5.4B21.9B7.2A$13.3BA5.4B21.4B2.
3B$11.4B6.4B21.4B3.5B$9.6B5.4B21.5B6.2A$8.7B4.4B21.6B6.A$.B.4B.8B2.4B
21.4B2.B7.3A$2AB.17B9.2A10.4B3.B9.A$2A18B11.A9.4B$.2B.16B9.A10.4B$4.
16B9.5A5.4B5.2A$5.15B14.A4.4B5.A$6.12B.B2A9.3AB2.7B.BA.A$6.4B3A4B2.BA
.A7.A.2B3.7B.B2A$7.3B2A5B5.A7.4A12B$7.3BA6B5.2A4.2A2.BA3B2A7B$7.3BABA
5B9.A2.3AB.2B2A7B$7.3BA6B10.2A.A.B3.10B$3.A.2BA.2A6B13.A8.8B$.6AB3.7B
12.2A7.9B$A4.A6.6B22.3B2.4B$.3A.2A4.6B21.5B3.4B$3.2A2.A4.5B21.2A7.4B$
6.A.A.8B21.A8.4B12.A$2.A.2A.A.A8B8.A9.3A10.4B9.3A$2.2A.A.BA2B.6B6.3A
9.A13.4B7.A$5.A2.2B2.7B4.A27.4B6.2A$5.2A.B3.7B4.2A19.2A6.4B2.5B$3.2A
2.A.A2.8B.4B2.2A16.A7.8B$2.A2.A2.2A2.11B5.A16.A.AB5.8B$3.2A7.12B2.A
19.2AB.3B2.4BA3B$12.12B2.2A20.10B3A3B$13.11B3.B20.5BA3B2AB2A4B$16.7B
4.3B19.3BABA6B2A3B$15.8B3.6B16.16B.B2A$14.9B2.10B11.14B3A2.BA.A$13.
23B3.2B2.17BA2B5.A$11.B.16B2A31B6.2A$10.2A17B2A22B.7B$10.2A41B2.B3A2B
$11.42B3.5AB$9.5B2.36B6.B3A$9.2A6.5B5.13B.A3B12.BAB2A$10.A7.2B.3B3.7B
.B4.A3B14.2A.3A$4.A2.3A12.2A15.B3A18.BA.A$4.4A14.A3.A11.4B22.A$23.4A
10.4B23.2A$6.2A13.A.A12.4B3.A16.2A$7.A11.3A3.4A6.4B4.3A13.A2.A$5.A12.
A3.3A3.A5.4B8.A12.A.A2.A2.A$5.2A6.2A4.3A3.A7.4B8.2A11.2A.A.5A$7.BA3.B
2AB5.A2.2A6.4B9.5B6.BAB.BA$5.4AB3.2B9.6B.4B7.A4.3BAB4.BA3B.AB2A$4.A2.
A3B2.3B10.8B6.3A3.3BABA5BA3B2A.B.A$4.2A3.BA.4AB6.10B6.A5.4BA2BA2B.BA
3B.ABA.A$9.B6A2B4.10B.B5.2A5.4B2A3B.BAB.BA3.A$10.B3ABA2B3.BA18B6.6B5.
2A.A.2A$10.3B.2A5BABA15B9.5B6.A.A.A$10.3B.2A4B.ABA12B2A2B7.7B5.A.A2.A
$10.B3ABA2B4.A12BA2BA2B5.4B.4B5.A2.2A$9.B6A2B5.7B2.4B2A3B4.4B3.4B$4.
2A3.BA.4AB6.7B4.9B.4B5.4B$4.A2.A3B2.3B10.3B6.12B7.4B$5.4AB3.2B9.5B7.
10B9.4B$7.BA3.B2AB8.2A10.9B11.4B$5.2A6.2A10.A9.9B13.4B$5.A16.3A11.7B
15.3BA$6.A15.A13.6B17.3BA$5.2A31.2B20.3AB!

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x = 79, y = 75, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A11.A$36.B2AB9.A.A$37.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$36.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A6.2A$
36.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A4.2B2AB$36.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.4B$36.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.6B$
37.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$35.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B$34.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$34.15B4.3B
10.6B$33.17B.B.2B10.7B$33.29B4.6B$32.13B2A16B2.7B$31.14B2A16B2.7B$30.
2AB3.27B.9B$29.A2.A4.36B$28.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.15B3A2B4.B$28.A7.3A3B14.
13BAB2A2B.B2A$27.2A6.3BA5B14.12B3A4B2A$34.3BAB3.2A15.17B.B$33.4B5.A
15.17B$32.5B6.3A12.13BABAB$31.6B8.A10.2AB.11B2ABA$29.3B3A3B17.A.AB4.
10BAB$29.B2ABABA2B17.A9.7BA3B$29.A3BA2BAB16.2A8.7B2A5B$26.7BAB2A2B25.
5B2A7B$26.7B2A5B25.2B2ABA7B$27.4B2A7B8.2A12.5BA2BA3BA$28.3BA7B9.A14.
5BABAB2AB$29.BA10B4.BA.A15.5B3A3B$29.AB2A11B.B2A10.A5.9B$29.BABA13B
12.3A3.9B$29.17B15.A3.6B$26.B.17B15.2A3.BA3B$25.2A4B3A12B14.5BA3B6.2A
$25.2AB.2B2ABA13B14.3B3A7.A$26.B4.2B3A15B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$31.36B4.A
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2A27.7B10.2B.B.17B$.BAB28.6B10.3B4.15B$.BAB27.7B6.2A.2BA5.15B$.B2AB
27.5B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$3.ABA25.6B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$2.BABA2B22.9B7.A3.A.A.2A
4.8B$.2A3.AB21.7B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$A.4A.2A19.A3B5.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.
5B$A4.A.2B18.BABA7.3A2.A2.A2.A.2A.2A9.B.B$.3A.A.AB17.2B2A3.A6.A3.2A.A
.A2.A.A9.3B$2.A2.2AB4.A12.4B4.3A11.A.A.A2.A9.B2AB$A3.A.BA4.3A9.4B8.A
7.3A2.A.A.A.2A8.2A$5A.2BA6.A7.4B8.2A7.A4.A.A.A3.A$5.3B6.2A6.4B9.5B8.
2A.A.5A$6AB7.6B.4B7.A4.3BAB4.2BA.BA$A4.B.A8.8B6.3A3.3BABAB3.2B3A.B3A$
2.ABA3BA4.10B6.A5.4BA2BA5B4AB.B.A$.2A.3BAB3.10B.B5.2A5.4B2A3B.2B3A.B
2A.A$4.A.AB3.BA18B6.6B3.2BA.BA3.A$.5A5BABA15B9.5B5.2A.A.2A$.A2.BA4B.A
BA12B2A2B7.7B5.A.A.A$2.4A2B4.A12BA2BA2B5.4B.4B4.A.A2.A$A.A2.A2B5.7B2.
4B2A3B4.4B3.4B4.A2.2A$2A2.2A7.7B4.9B.4B5.4B$5.A.A8.3B6.12B7.4B$3.A2.A
.A5.5B7.10B9.4B$3.3A2.A5.2A10.9B11.4B$6.2A7.A9.9B13.4B$3.2A.A5.3A11.
7B15.3BA$3.A2.A5.A13.6B17.3BA$4.2A22.2B20.3AB!
EDIT 3: Small reduction for p940, from 3840 to 3692. Note that the p5 is replaced with a smaller p4 because the timing works out, which I'm sure will be exploitable-but-annoying for gun building.

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x = 71, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A7.A$45.B2AB4.3A6.2A$45.3B4.A9.A$34.2A10.B.B3.2A5.BA.A$33.A2.A2.
2A3.10B5.B2A$34.2A2.A.A3.8B5.3B$36.2A.B3.11B2.4B$36.A2.2B.17B$33.2A.A
.20B$33.A2.A.2A17B11.2A$35.2A.2A17B6.2A2.A2.A$26.2B11.2B.15B.B4.A.A2.
2A$10.A13.6B12.3A10BABA2B4.B.2A$10.3A11.7B9.5AB.15B.2B2.A$.2A10.A9.9B
8.ABA4.11B2A6B.A.2A$A.A9.2A10.9B8.A5.5B2A4BA5B2A.A2.A$A.A.2A6.5B7.10B
4.3A5.5BABA3B2A5B2A.2A$.A.A.A8.3B6.12B3.A6.6BA10B.2B$3.A7.7B4.9B.4B8.
4B2.2B2A8B$.B2A2B5.3B2A2B2.4B2A3B4.4B6.4B5.12B$.3A2B4.3BA2BA6BA2BA2B
5.4B4.4B4.10B.B2A$B3A4B.2A2BA2BA7B2A2B7.4B2.4B5.2A3.B.B4.A$B3A5B2A3B
2A11B9.8B7.A4.3B4.3A$.3A2B3.20B8.6B5.3A4.B2AB6.A$.B2A2B4.10B.B5.2A9.
4B6.A7.2A$3.A7.10B6.A9.6B$.A.A.A8.8B6.3A5.8B$A.A.2A6.6B.4B7.A4.4B2.4B
$A.A9.2A6.4B10.4B4.4B$.2A10.A7.4B8.4B6.4B$10.3A9.4B6.4B8.4B$10.A12.4B
4.4B10.4B$24.4B2.4B12.4B$18.2A5.4BA3B14.4B$19.A5.3BA3B16.4B$19.A.AB.
4B3A18.4B$20.2AB.9B17.4B$22.11B.2B15.4B$22.13B2A15.4B$22.13B2A16.4B$
22.10B2.2B18.4B$19.2B.9B24.4B$18.2A11B25.4B$18.2AB.3B2A4B26.4B$19.B.
4B2A4B27.4B$24.7B28.4B$25.5B.A28.4B$23.4B3.A.A28.4B$23.2A6.2A29.4B$
24.A38.3BA$21.3A40.3BA$21.A43.3AB!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » October 31st, 2018, 9:26 am

Kazyan wrote:As a demonstration, it knocks the p995 out of the Hall of Shame, from 7150 cells in its bounding box to 6396...
Hm, that ain't optimal. Here's 87*71 = 6177, probably further reducible if someone can supply a less silly-shaped p5:

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x = 87, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory
45.2A11.A$44.B2AB9.A.A$45.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$44.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A6.2A$
44.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A4.2B2AB$44.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.4B$44.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.6B$
45.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$43.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B$42.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$42.15B4.3B
10.6B$41.17B.B.2B10.7B$41.29B4.6B$40.13B2A16B2.7B$39.14B2A16B2.7B$38.
2AB3.27B.9B$37.A2.A4.36B$36.A.2A5.2A4B3.B2.2B2.20B4.B$36.A7.2B2A2B14.
19B.B2A$35.2A6.2BA6B14.19B2A$42.5B3.2A15.17B.B$41.4B5.A15.17B$7.2A6.
2A.2A2.2A16.4B7.3A12.17B$7.A2.2A.A2.A.A2.A2.A2.2A2B8.4B10.A10.2AB.15B
$8.2A.A.2A.A.A.2A.ABA.2B2A7.4B21.A.AB4.12B$.2A.2A3.A.A2.A.A.A2.A.A.6B
A6.4B21.A9.11B$A.A.A2.A.BAB3A.A.2A3.A.ABA2.2A5.5B20.2A8.11B2A$A3.A.2A
BA2B.A2B2A2.4A.2A7.9B29.12B$.3A.A2.5A2B.2B2AB3.BA8.3B2A4B30.10B$3.A2.
A.B6AB.2B4AB2A8.9B31.9B$4.2A4.2B.2A3.B2.2AB10.10B30.4B2A3B$10.2B21.
12B29.9B$11.B20.2A11B8.2A12.13B$10.2AB20.11B9.A14.11B$.2A6.A2BAB5.2A
13.12B4.BA.A15.10B$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A14.15B.B2A10.A5.9B$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A14.
17B12.3A3.9B$3.2AB.8B.B2A15.17B15.A3.6B$5.12B14.B.17B15.2A3.5B$5.12B
13.2A19B14.6BA2B6.2A$5.12B13.2AB.19B14.2B2A2B7.A$6.12B13.B4.20B2.2B2.
B3.4B2A5.2A.A$9.7B20.36B4.A2.A$9.8B19.9B.27B3.B2A$8.5B.4B19.7B2.16B2A
14B$8.6B.4B18.7B2.16B2A13B$7.6B3.4B17.6B4.29B$3.B2.3BA3B4.4B16.7B10.
2B.B.17B$.7BABA2B5.4B6.A8.6B10.3B4.15B$.7BABA2B6.4B5.3A5.7B6.2A.2BA5.
15B$9BA3B7.4B7.A5.5B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$11B.B2A6.4B5.2A4.6B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$
.9B2.BA.A6.4B4.14B7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.7B7.A7.4B5.BA7B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B
$2.6B7.2A7.4B2.2B3A3B4.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$3.4B18.6B5A4B3.3A2.A.A2.A2.
2A.2A9.B.B$4.4B18.4B2A3B2A3B5.A3.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$5.4B18.4B5A4B17.A.A9.
B2AB$6.4B18.4B3A3B.B2A16.A11.2A$7.4B19.3BA2B3.BA.A$8.4B18.6B6.A$9.4B
19.4B6.2A$10.4B18.3B$11.4B14.AB.2B$12.4B12.A.AB2AB$13.4B11.A.ABABAB$
14.4B7.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$15.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$16.3BA7.2A4.A$17.3BA12.A.A$
18.3AB12.2A!
... And congratulations, O shadowy tormentor of obsessive gun optimizers! I like my early Christmas present -- or Halloween present? Same thing, I suppose -- Oct(al) 31 = Dec(imal) 25.

Does this mean that a stable quinti-Snark with this mechanism doesn't look too likely?

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Goldtiger997 » November 1st, 2018, 3:54 am

dvgrn wrote:Hm, that ain't optimal. Here's 87*71 = 6177, probably further reducible if someone can supply a less silly-shaped p5:
Using Karel Suhajda's version of the Heavyweight volcano, here's a reduction of p995 and p935 to 5609 and 5168 respectively:

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x = 79, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A11.A$36.B2AB9.A.A$37.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$36.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A6.2A$
36.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A4.2B2AB$36.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.4B$36.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.6B$
37.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$35.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B$34.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$34.15B4.3B
10.6B$10.2A21.17B.B.2A10.7B$11.A21.20BABA6B4.6B$6.A2.A22.13B2A6BA9B2.
7B$6.8A17.14B2A16B2.7B$4.2A6.A.A15.2AB3.27B.3BA5B$4.A2.A2B3A.A14.A2.A
4.31BA4B$5.3A.A3B.2A12.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.9B2A2BA2BA3B4.B$9.A3BA2.A11.A
7.6B14.8BA4BA5B.B2A$5.3AB3.A2.2A10.2A6.9B14.4B3A3B2A7B2A$4.A2.A.BA23.
5B3.2A15.8BA8B.B$4.2A.B4A21.4B5.A15.17B$8.B5A3.A14.4B7.3A12.17B$9.3BA
.A.A.A12.4B10.A10.2AB.15B$9.4B.A.A.A11.4B21.A.AB4.12B$5.A3.3AB.A.A.2A
10.4B21.A9.11B$4.A.A2.BA.A.A.A2.A9.5B20.2A8.13B$3.A2.A3B.AB.A2.A8.9B
29.12B$3.3A2.4B.A.A.2A7.9B30.10B$6.5A4BA3.A6.9B31.9B$5.A2.2B2.2B2.A.
2A6.10B30.9B$5.4A4B4A.A6.12B29.9B$8.AB2ABA4.A5.13B8.2A12.13B$3.4A.2B
2.2B.3A7.11B9.A14.11B$3.A2.A.A.2A.A.A10.12B4.BA.A15.10B$7.8A11.15B.B
2A10.A5.9B$7.8B11.17B12.3A3.9B$9.4B13.17B15.A3.6B$10.2B11.B.8BA8B15.
2A3.5B$10.2B10.2A7B2A3B3A4B14.9B6.2A$11.B10.2AB.5BA4BA8B14.6B7.A$10.
2AB10.B4.3BA2BA2B2A9B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.2A6.A2BAB5.2A7.4BA31B4.A2.A$
2.A4.3B2A3B4.A8.5BA3B.27B3.B2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A9.7B2.16B2A14B$3.2AB.8B.
B2A10.7B2.9BA6B2A13B$5.12B12.6B4.6BABA20B$5.12B12.7B10.2A.B.17B$5.12B
3.A8.6B10.3B4.15B$6.12B2.3A5.7B6.2A.2BA5.15B$9.7B7.A5.5B7.A.2BA.A5.
13B$9.8B5.2A4.6B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$8.5B.4B4.14B7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$8.6B.4B5.
9B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$7.6B3.4B2.8B4.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$3.B2.3BA3B4.
15B3.3A2.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B$.7BABA2B5.14B5.A3.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$.7BABA2B
6.13B17.A.A9.B2AB$9BA3B7.10B.B2A16.A11.2A$11B.B2A7.3B2AB3.BA.A$10B2.B
A.A6.3B2AB6.A$.7B7.A8.4B6.2A$2.6B7.2A7.3B$3.4B14.AB.2B$4.4B12.A.AB2AB
$5.4B11.A.ABABAB$6.4B7.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$7.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$8.3BA7.2A4.A$
9.3BA12.A.A$10.3AB12.2A!

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x = 76, y = 68, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A11.A$33.B2AB9.A.A$34.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$33.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A6.2A$
33.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A4.2B2AB$33.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.4B$33.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.6B$
34.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$10.2A20.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B$11.A19.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$
6.A2.A21.15B4.3B10.6B$6.8A16.17B.B.2B10.2B3A2B$4.2A6.A.A15.29B4.BA2BA
B$4.A2.A2B3A.A14.13B2A16B2.BA3BAB$5.3A.A3B.2A12.14B2A16B2.B4A2B$9.A3B
A2.A10.2AB3.27B.3BA5B$5.3AB3.A2.2A9.A2.A4.36B$4.A2.A.BA14.A.2A5.6B3.B
2.2B2.17B2AB4.B$4.2A.B4A13.A7.6B14.13B3A3B.B2A$8.B5A3.A6.2A6.9B14.11B
A2BA4B2A$9.3BA.A.A.A12.4B4.2A15.10B2ABA3B.B$9.4B.A.A.A11.4B5.A15.9B2A
BABA2B$5.A3.3AB.A.A.2A10.4B6.3A12.9BA2B2A3B$4.A.A2.BA.A.A.A2.A9.5B8.A
10.2AB.8B3A4B$3.A2.A3B.AB.A2.A8.9B17.A.AB4.6BA5B$3.3A2.4B.A.A.2A7.9B
17.A9.11B$6.5A4BA3.A6.9B16.2A8.13B$5.A2.2B2.2B2.A.2A6.10B25.12B$5.4A
4B4A.A6.12B25.10B$8.AB2ABA4.A5.13B8.2A16.9B$3.4A.2B2.2B.3A7.11B9.A17.
9B$3.A2.A.A.2A.A.A10.5BA6B4.BA.A17.9B$7.8A11.4B3A8B.B2A10.A8.5B$7.8B
11.3B2A2BA9B12.3A6.4B$9.4B13.2BABAB2A9B15.A5.4B$10.2B11.B.3BAB2A10B
15.2A4.4B$10.2B10.2A4BA2BA11B14.9B6.2A$11.B10.2AB.3B3A13B14.6B7.A$10.
2AB10.B4.B2A17B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.2A6.A2BAB5.2A7.36B4.A2.A$2.A4.3B2A
3B4.A8.5BA3B.27B3.B2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A9.2B4AB2.16B2A14B$3.2AB.8B.B2A10.
BA3BAB2.16B2A13B$5.12B12.BA2BAB4.29B$5.12B12.2B3A2B10.2B.B.17B$5.12B
3.A8.6B10.3B4.15B$6.12B2.3A5.7B6.2A.2BA5.15B$9.7B7.A5.5B7.A.2BA.A5.
13B$9.8B5.2A4.6B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$8.5B.4B4.14B7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$8.6B.4B5.
9B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$7.6B3.4B2.8B4.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$3.B2.3BA3B4.
15B3.3A2.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B$.7BABA2B5.14B5.A3.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$.7BABA2B
6.13B17.A.A9.B2AB$9BA3B7.10B.B2A16.A11.2A$11B.B2A7.3B2AB3.BA.A$10B2.B
A.A6.3B2AB6.A$.7B7.A8.4B6.2A$2.6B7.2A7.3B$3.4B14.AB.2B$4.4B12.A.AB2AB
$5.4B11.A.ABABAB$6.4B7.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$7.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$8.3BA7.2A4.A$
9.3BA12.A.A$10.3AB12.2A!
Kazyan mentioned that a sexti-snark could easily be made by modifying the quinti-snark:

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x = 40, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o2$6bo$4bobo$5b2o$9bo$10bo$8b3o2$13bo$11bobo$12b2o2$25b2o$
16bobo7bo$17b2o7bobo$17bo9b2o$32bo$20bobo8bobo$21b2o8bobo$21bo10bo7$
34b2o$33bo2bo$34b2o$23b2o$22bobo$22bo7b2o$21b2o6bo2bo$30b2o5$36b2o$27b
8o2bo$25b3ob4ob2o$24bo11b4o$24b6obo2b2o3bo$30bo4bob2o$26bobob5o2bo$25b
ob2obo3bobo2bo$25bo4bobo3b4o$26b3obobobo$28bo7b2o$32b3obo$28bo5bo2bo$
28b2ob2ob4o$32bobo$32bobob2o$33b2ob2o!
It's unlikely that this will reduce many guns, as this can already be done with a semi-snark and tremi-snark in succession. But it does look possible to create a septi-snark by replacing the lower eater with a catalyst or p7 oscillator so that it leaves some debris, similar to the quadri-Snark
Last edited by dvgrn on November 1st, 2018, 7:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » November 2nd, 2018, 1:18 am

Unrelated, while any interested parties apply the quinti-snark, here's one row removed from the p15 gun by replacing the unix with a cozy-fitting pentadecathlon:

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x = 91, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
13.2BA3B$5.2B4.2BABA5B4.B$4.BA2B.2B2A10B.B2A$4.ABA4B2A12B2A$3.A3BA3B
2A13B$3.5A5BABA10B13.3BA2B4.B$2.2A3B2A4.2BA3B4.B13.5BABA7B$2.B5AB16.
2A4B.B2.10B2A5B$2.2B3A2B9.B4.A3BA17B2A4B2A$2.3BA3B8.2AB.BA5BA7B.8B2A
2B.B2A$2.7B8.2A2B2ABA3BA8BA4BABA2B4.B$2.7B9.4BA5BA9BA3BA2B13.2A$3.5B
10.5BA3BA5BA2B3AB17.B2AB$2.2BA3B12.B4.2A4B3.7B16.3B5.2BABAB$3.3B2A2.
2A26.4B16.3B2.4BA3BAB$3.2B3AB2.A27.4B15.13BA3B2.B.A5B$2.3B2A2B2.A.AB
3.3B2AB16.4B13.10BA4BA4B4A6B$2.2B.BA2B3.2AB.5B2A3B15.4B12.4B.9BAB.2BA
BAB2A7B$.4BABAB5.4B2A8B2.A.3BA2B4.3BA10.5B2.4BA3BA3BA2BAB3A7B$.5B2A2B
4.3B3A10BA4BABA2B3.ABAB9.5B4.2BABA6BABAB2A8B$11B4.3B2A6B.3BA7B2AB3.2A
2B7.3BA3B8.7B4A8B$7B.4B4.5B2A2B2A11B2A2B3.4B6.2B3A2B7.7B3.A8B$2ABAB2A
2.4B5.3B2A2BA2B2A8B2A2B4.4B5.B5AB6.A3B13.4B$7B3.4B9.3B4A5BABA2B.B2A3.
4B4.ABABABA5.BABA14.4B$A5BA4.2BAB7.5BAB3.3BA2B3.BA.A3.4B3.2A3B2A4.2B
2A15.5B$7B5.2B2A5.4B19.A4.3BA2.7B3.4B16.5B$.2AB2A7.2A2B3.4B20.2A4.3BA
2.5B3.4B16.7B$.2BA2B8.4B.4B28.3AB.5B2.4B17.7B$.4B10.4B.3B29.4B.4B.4B
18.7B$.4B11.6BA2BA29BA4B.6B.B2A3B4.B5.2A3B2A$4B13.4B.4BA11B4A14B2A3.
8BA2BA8B3.7B$.4B13.4BA3BA10BA3BA13B2A2B5.9BA7B3.BA3BAB$.2B2AB13.4B4A
14BA18B4.9BA6B2A3.B3AB$3.2A15.17BA2BA13B3.3BA4.8BA4B.B2A3.B3AB$8.2BAB
AB3.7B24.2B.B6.ABAB4.3BA2BA3B4.B4.4B$.B4.3BA2BA3B2A5B23.6B7.2A2B5.B2A
3B11.4B$2AB.4B2A5B3AB2A2B2A3B16.10B6.4B20.4B$2A4B2A3BA3BA3BA3BABA4B4.
B7.BA2BAB2ABA2BAB5.BABA20.4B$.7B2A5BABAB.6BA5B.B2A5.B2A2BA4BA2B2AB5.B
2AB19.2B2AB$.8BA2BA2B2A6BA2BA7B2A6.BA2BAB2ABA2BAB7.A3B20.2A$3.B4.2BAB
AB.B2.8BA8B9.10B10.3BA$20.3BABA9B11.6B13.3BA$22.B2A3B4.B15.2B16.3AB!
The domino spark supplier on the right-hand side is still unsatisfyingly large, but I have yet to find a better option. Anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: One-row reduction to p21 by moving the NW corner inward to suppress a glider with a syringe beehive, followed by the p3 eater trick on the right.

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x = 199, y = 141, rule = LifeHistory
106.2A5.2A$42.2A6.A11.2A42.A.A.BA2B.A12.A$41.A2.A4.A.A9.B2AB43.A2BAB.
2A12.3A$32.2A7.3A.A3.A.A9.3B44.A2.A2.5B7.2A3.A$31.B2AB9.A.A.2A.2A9.B.
B44.2AB4.3BAB4.A.B.2A2.A$31.3B7.2A3.A.A2.B8.5B46.A3.3BABA5B3A.A.2A$
32.B.B6.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B42.3AB3.4BA2BA2B.B3A.A$30.5B8.A3.A.A.2A4.8B41.A
2.2A4.4B2A3B2.3B.A$30.5B7.A2.BA.A2.13B41.A.A2B.A4.6B4.B2A.2A$29.5B7.A
.2BA.A5.13B31.2A6.A.A2.A.A4.5B5.2A.A$29.6B6.2A.2BA5.AB3A10B28.A2BAB6.
A3.A.A3.7B7.A$28.7B10.3B4.4ABA9B28.4B12.A3.4B.4B6.3A$28.7B11.2B.B.7BA
9B27.3B16.4B3.4B8.A$29.2B3A2B3.17B2A10B27.2ABA3.B10.4B5.2BAB6.A.A$29.
2BA2BAB2.31B27.BA.A.B2A8.4B7.2B2A5.A.AB$29.2BAB2AB2.32B28.A4BA7.4B9.
2A2B5.A3B$29.8B.27B3.B2A27.BA3B7.4B11.4B6.4B$26.B2.35B4.A2.A27.A2BA6.
4B13.4B5.6B$25.2AB.B2A16B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A29.3B3.4B6.A8.4B4.7B$25.2A
4BA13B14.6B7.A29.3B2.4B7.3A7.4B2.8B.4B.B$26.2B.BA12B14.9B6.2A28.8B5.A
5.A7.17B.B2A$29.2A5BABA3B15.2A4.4B34.4B3AB6.6A.A7.18B2A$26.2B.2AB2A3B
A5B15.A5.4B33.2B2A2BA12.A.A7.16B.2B$25.2A3BABA10B12.3A7.4B18.A12.9B6.
2A2BA2.2A6.16B$25.2A4BA9B.B2A10.A10.B3A11.2A3.A.A11.3BABA4B5.ABA2B2A
8.15B$26.2B.11B2.BA.A21.A3B11.A3.A2.A10.4BAB.4B5.3BA.A6.2AB.5BA6B17.A
$29.12B4.A22.A3B10.A.2A.A.A8.2AB.3B3.4B6.2BA6.A.AB2.4BABA4B17.3A$29.
8B.4B3.2A22.4B10.A.A.A.2A6.A.AB2.B5.4B6.B7.A5.10B21.A12.A$28.8B3.4B
27.4B10.2B2A.A2.A4.A12.4B3.3B6.2A5.4BA5B20.2A12.3A$27.7B6.4B27.4B10.
4B2.2A3.2A13.4B2.3B12.5B2A2B2A20.5B7.2A3.A$23.2A2.4B10.4B27.4B6.7B23.
6BAB13.6BA3B22.3BAB4.A.B.2A2.A$23.A2.A.2A2B10.4B27.4B3.8B25.4BABAB12.
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2A6.8BA.A.2A.2A.6A8.2A2B.4B6.3A$49.4B4.2A15.3BABA5B2A11.A9.ABAB12.A7.
6B.2BAB.A3.A.A12.ABAB3.4B8.A$42.2A6.9B14.12BAB.2B6.A10.3BA13.A6.7B2.
2B2.A3.A2.A2B2A6.3BA5.4B6.A.A$43.A7.6B14.13BA4B2A5.5A5.4B5.2A6.2A.AB
3.7B3.B.2A.2A.AB2A2BA5.4B7.4B5.A.AB$43.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.16B2AB.B2A10.
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7B.B2A12.11B7.2A4.B6.4B13.4B5.6B$46.32B2.B2ABA2B10.4A12B14.11B8.A4.3B
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7B3.B2AB3A$29.A7.2B.3B3.7B.B4.4B19.A7.4B27.A8B7.A.5A18.5B2A2B10.6B6.B
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5B2.10B3A2B2A4BA2B2A10B8.A8.8B27.8B9.2A18.4B.6B3.2A6.3BAB4.A2.2A$30.
19BA5BA5BA10B7.2A6.10B27.7B10.A17.4B3.3B.B2A2.A5.B5A2B.A.A$29.2A19B2A
4BABA2B2A9B2.B.5B5.4B.7B27.6B7.3A17.4B5.B2.BA.2A6.A7BA.A.2A.A$29.2A
17BA7BA3B2A10B.6B6.2A2B.9B26.7B6.A5.2A11.4B12.A7.6B.2BAB.A.2A$30.B.
15BA3B2A5B3A19B4.ABAB3.8BA25.7B3.BA.A5.A2.A8.4B13.A6.2BA3BA2.2B2.A$
32.16B2AB2A2B3.2B2.24BA4.6BABAB24.8B2.B2A7.5A5.4B5.2A6.2A.AB3.3B3AB3.
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34.8B3.6B16.19B3.9B.4B22.11B11.3AB2.7B.BA.A6.2A3.11B2.2A2.A2.A$35.7B
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11B2A9BA2BA2B5.2BAB21.11B2.A2.A3.4A12B14.11B$31.4B3A5B2.2A19.8B2.7BA
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25.4B.7B14.A62.4B11.3BA10B19.A5.4B.7B14.A$24.4B2.6B13.3A63.4B9.14B18.
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7.4BAB.2BAB.A.2A21.4B7.4B5.3BA5.6B23.4B7.2A2B15.A3B.4B6.2B2A.A$3.2A
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4B.4B20.3BABA5.3A3.2A.2A$18.10B11.6B4.2A.3A6.2AB.3B3.4B5.2A.2A5.5B5.
3A7.4B16.A.AB3.7B19.4BA2BAB3.A$19.6BA2B10.6B6.B4.A7.6B.4B7.A.A2B4.6B
4.A10.4B16.2AB.6BAB16.2A2.4BA3BAB2.2A$20.4B2AB11.7B3.B2AB3A8.10B8.A.
3B2.3B2A4B15.4B17.6BABAB15.A2BA5BA2BAB$19.4B2A2B12.8B.B2A.A10.2B2A5B
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2.B7.3BA$7.BABA4B6.6A.A7.18B2A5.2A2.BAB2A6.4B5.A16.8B.B3A16B.B2AB2AB
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3BA$12.A.A.2B2A.A12.A44.B2AB9.A.A75.3BA$12.2A5.BA59.2A11.A77.3AB!
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Scorbie
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Scorbie » November 3rd, 2018, 1:50 am

The quinti-snark's p5 reduced a little (Seemingly optimal using the same domino spark column)

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x = 39, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o2$6bo$4bobo$5b2o$9bo$10bo$8b3o2$13bo7b2o$11bobo8bo$12b2o8bo
bo$23b2o$28bo$16bobo8bobo$17b2o8bobo$17bo10bo10$19b2o12b2o$18bobo12bob
o$18bo7b2o7bo$17b2o6bo2bo6b2o$26b2o3$20b2o$19bo2bo6b3ob3o$20b2o7b2ob4o
$17b3o2b3ob2o2bobo2bo$17bo2bo2bobob4obob2o2bo$20b2o8bobo2bob2o$24b2obo
b2ob2obo$23bo2b2obo2bo2bob2o$23b2o5b2o2b2ob2o!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » November 4th, 2018, 12:54 am

Here's a complete list of guns in the current collection up to p999 that could be improved by the quinti-snark, and by how many cells:

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p935 / 3996
p895 / 3912
p995 / 3787
p955 / 3740
p915 / 3182
p830 / 3060
p975 / 3050
p470 / 2826
p970 / 2649
p650 / 2580
p890 / 2453
p675 / 2435
p820 / 2414
p610 / 2397
p370 / 2388
p765 / 2380
p775 / 2322
p875 / 2304
p615 / 2276
p940 / 2254
p920 / 2227
p415 / 2194
p460 / 2162
p520 / 2083
p950 / 1995
p750 / 1989
p740 / 1975
p605 / 1949
p545 / 1886
p910 / 1860
p985 / 1860
p805 / 1823
p925 / 1800
p560 / 1792
p730 / 1759
p550 / 1707
p965 / 1680
p620 / 1660
p565 / 1573
p115 / 1564
p705 / 1550
p495 / 1544
p110 / 1475
p815 / 1450
p880 / 1428
p485 / 1424
p885 / 1395
p845 / 1366
p455 / 1316
p575 / 1307
p445 / 1301
p580 / 1275
p150 / 1251
p440 / 1232
p780 / 1225
p100 / 1220
p595 / 1210
p450 / 1184
p715 / 1143
p570 / 1138
p800 / 1115
p855 / 1093
p640 / 1084
p680 / 1060
p770 / 1060
p600 / 1059
p590 / 1038
p435 / 1030
p785 / 1023
p375 / 992
p850 / 992
p945 / 991
p635 / 978
p900 / 937
p755 / 927
p685 / 918
p725 / 912
p660 / 894
p655 / 868
p665 / 858
p505 / 851
p695 / 834
p835 / 811
p905 / 800
p410 / 783
p745 / 752
p865 / 732
p625 / 699
p555 / 677
p465 / 671
p645 / 630
p700 / 630
p535 / 612
p670 / 604
p320 / 573
p710 / 553
p720 / 525
p300 / 522
p475 / 518
p500 / 506
p790 / 429
p760 / 368
p980 / 339
p335 / 312
p930 / 311
p490 / 288
p825 / 288
p75 / 274
p400 / 263
p360 / 188
p515 / 170
p585 / 146
p735 / 111
p330 / 57
And here are a few of those improvements:

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#370
x = 96, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
54.2A11.A$53.B2AB9.A.A23.BA$54.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3A$53.B.B9.2A.2A2.
A2.A.A2.3A7.A.2B$53.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.B2AB$53.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B
$53.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.9B$7.2A5.2A2.2A.2A31.13B2.A.2A2.A8.6B$7.A2.2A.A2.A
2.A.2A29.13B5.A.3B.A7.5B$8.2A.A.2A.2A.A31.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$4.2A3.A.A2.
B.A2.A.2A28.8BABA4B4.2BA10.6B$.A2.A2.A.4ABA.A.2A.BA27.9B2A2BA3B.B.2B
10.7B$.3A2.2A4B.B3AB.2BA28.12B3A14B4.6B$4.2A2.6BA.B2A2B28.31B2.7B$3.A
2.A.A5BAB.BABA27.32B2.3BA3B$4.2A4.2A.BA3.B28.2AB3.27B.3B3A3B$10.2B34.
A2.A4.29B2ABA3B$11.B33.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.11B3A2BABAB4.B$10.2AB32.A7.6B
14.11BA4BA2B.B2A$.2A6.B2A2B5.2A23.2A6.2A7B14.5BA2B3A2BA5B2A$2.A4.8B4.
A31.2B2A4.2A15.4B4AB3A5B.B$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A30.2BAB5.A15.17B$3.2AB.2B2A
4B.B2A30.4B7.3A12.17B$5.3BA2BA5B31.4B10.A10.2AB.15B$5.3BA2BA5B30.4B
21.A.AB4.12B$5.4B2A6B29.4B22.A9.11B$7.10B28.4B22.2A8.13B$9.7B28.4B33.
12B$9.8B6.A19.4B19.A15.10B$8.5B.4B5.3A16.4B.3B.B12.3A16.9B$8.6B.4B7.A
8.18B10.A19.9B$7.6B3.4B5.2A7.3B3A10B2A2B5.B3.2A11.A6.9B$3.B2.3BA3B4.B
3A4.5B.B2.3B2AB2A8B2A2B3.8B11.3A5.5B$.7BABA2B5.A3B5.6B.3B2AB2A12B.8B
16.A4.4B$.7BABA2B6.A3B3.13B2A22B15.2A4.4B$9BA3B7.24B2.2B.15B14.9B6.2A
$11B.B2A3.B.21B8.17B14.6B7.A$.9B2.BA.A.2A20B11.13BABA3B2.2B2.B3.2BA3B
5.2A.A$.7B7.A.2A19B12.12BA3BA13B3A2B4.A2.A$2.6B7.A2.20B13.7B.2BA4BA
12B2AB2A2B3.B2A$3.4B7.2A2.22B10.11BA4BA16B2A6B$4.4B12.3B2.8B.B3.2A9.
12BA3BA17B3A4B$5.4B10.2B.B.8B6.A11.8B2.2BA2BA17B2A4B$6.4B8.A2.AB.5B
10.3A8.6B11.2B.B.7B2AB2A5B$7.4B7.4A3.4B12.A9.5B10.3B4.7B3A5B$8.4B14.
3B22.4B7.2A.2BA5.8BA6B$9.4B7.2A3.2B24.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$10.4B6.2A2.2BA
B21.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B$11.4B10.A.A20.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$12.4B10.A
21.A13.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$13.4B30.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$14.4B43.A.A2.A2.2A
.2A9.B.B$15.3BA43.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$16.3BA50.A.A9.B2AB$17.3AB50.A11.2A!

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#415
x = 106, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
51.2A11.A$50.B2AB9.A.A$51.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$50.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$7.2A5.
2A2.2A.2A27.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A$7.A2.2A.A2.A2.A.2A27.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A
13.A$8.2A.A.2A.2A.A30.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A$4.2A3.A.A2.B.A2.A.2A28.13B
2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A$.A2.A2.A.4ABA.A.2A.BA26.13B5.A.A2B.A7.4B$.3A2.2A4B.B
3AB.2BA26.15B5.A2B.2A7.4B$4.2A2.6BA.B2A2B27.15B4.3B10.5B14.2A$3.A2.A.
A5BAB.BABA26.17B.B.2B11.6B12.B2A2B$4.2A4.2A.BA3.B28.20BA2BA5B2.8B13.
4B$10.2B34.13B2A5B2A3BA15B13.4B$11.B33.9B3A2B2A6BA3BA14B13.4B$10.2AB
31.2AB3.6BA10BA3BA5B.7B13.7B$.2A6.B2A2B5.2A22.A2.A4.4BA11BA2BA15B12.
7B$2.A4.8B4.A22.A.2A5.6B2.9BA17B11.7B2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A22.A7.6B3.8B3.
17B8.9B2A$3.2AB.2B2A4B.B2A22.2A6.9B3.2B2.2B5.15B.2B2.11B.B$5.3BA2BA5B
31.4B4.2A15.22B2A5B$5.3BA2BA5B30.4B5.A16.8B.12B2AB2A3B$5.4B2A6B29.4B
7.3A11.8B3.2B2A8B2AB2A3B$7.10B28.4B10.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A10B3A3B$9.7B28.
4B24.A10.18B$9.8B6.A19.4B19.A2.3A12.B.3B.4B$8.5B.4B5.3A16.4B.3B.B12.
3A2.A19.4B$8.6B.4B7.A8.18B10.A18.B.3B.4B$7.6B3.4B5.2A7.3B3A10B2A2B5.B
3.2A11.A10.4B$3.B2.3BA3B4.B3A4.5B.B2.3B2AB2A8B2A2B3.8B11.3A7.4B$.7BAB
A2B5.A3B5.6B.3B2AB2A12B.8B16.A5.4B$.7BABA2B6.A3B3.11B.B2A22B15.2A4.4B
$9BA3B7.24B2.2B.15B14.9B6.2A$11B.B2A3.B.21B8.17B14.6B7.A$.9B2.BA.A.2A
20B11.17BAB2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.7B7.A.2A19B12.15BA2BA11BA4B4.A2.A$2.6B
7.A2.20B13.7B.5BA3BA10BA6B3.B2A$3.4B7.2A2.22B10.14BA3BA6B2A2B3A9B$4.
4B12.3B2.8B.B3.2A9.15BA3B2A5B2A13B$5.4B10.2B.B.8B6.A11.8B2.5BA2BA20B$
6.4B8.A2.AB.5B10.3A8.6B11.2B.B.17B$7.4B7.4A3.4B12.A9.5B10.3B4.15B$8.
4B14.3B22.4B7.2A.2BA5.15B$9.4B7.2A3.2B24.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$10.4B6.2A2.
2BAB21.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B$11.4B10.A.A20.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$12.4B
10.A21.A13.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$13.4B30.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$14.4B43.A.A2.A
2.2A.2A9.B.B$15.3BA43.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$16.3BA50.A.A9.B2AB$17.3AB50.A11.
2A!

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#470
x = 60, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
35.2A7.A$34.B2AB4.3A$34.3B4.A8.2A$23.2A10.B.B3.2A7.A$22.A2.A2.2A3.10B
4.BA.A$23.2A2.A.A3.8B6.B2A$25.2A.B3.7B2A2B2.3B$25.A2.2B.7B2ABA6B6.A$
22.2A.A.10BA3BA5B5.3A$22.A2.A.2A9B3A5B5.A$24.2A.2A3BA6BA6B4.B2A$28.2B
.2B2A11B.6B$31.20B$29.6B.15B.2B$29.2AB4.17B2A.2A$30.A5.17B2A.A2.A$27.
3A5.20B.A.2A$27.A6.17B.2B2.A$33.4B2.11B3.B.2A$32.4B5.8B3.A.A2.2A$31.
4B4.10B3.2A2.A2.A$30.4B5.2A3.B.B10.2A$29.4B7.A4.3B$28.ABAB5.3A4.B2AB$
2A.2A22.B2AB6.A7.2A$2A.2AB20.3BA3.A16.2A$5.2AB4.A12.4B4.3A13.A2.A$5A
2BA4.3A9.4B8.A12.A.A2.A2.A$A3.A.2BA6.A7.4B8.2A11.2A.A.5A$2.A2.3B6.2A
6.4B9.5B6.BAB.BA$.5AB7.6B.4B7.A4.3BAB4.BA3B.AB2A$A4.B.A8.8B6.3A3.3BAB
A5BA3B2A.B.A$A.ABA3BA4.10B6.A5.4BA2BA2B.BA3B.ABA.A$.2A.3BAB3.10B.B5.
2A5.4B2A3B.BAB.BA3.A$4.A.AB3.20B6.6B5.2A.A.2A$.5A5B2A3B2A11B9.5B6.A.A
.A$.A2.BA4B.2A2BA2BA7B2A2B7.7B5.A.A2.A$2.4A2B4.3BA2BA6BA2BA2B5.4B.4B
5.A2.2A$A.A2.A2B5.3B2A2B2.4B2A3B4.4B3.4B$2A2.2A7.7B4.9B.4B5.4B$5.A.A
8.3B6.12B7.4B$3.A2.A.A5.5B7.10B9.4B$3.2A.A.A5.2A10.9B11.4B$5.A.A7.A9.
9B13.4B$5.A6.3A11.7B15.3BA$4.2A6.A13.6B17.3BA$28.2B20.3AB!

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#520
x = 57, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
43.2A8.2A$35.A7.A8.A2BAB$19.ABA12.A.A3.BA.A9.2BAB$19.3BA11.BA2B2.B2A
10.2BAB$18.A.BAB12.2B.3B4.2A5.2ABA$17.A.A.AB4.3B2.4B.4B3.B2AB4.2A2B$
17.A2.A2.B.16B4.3B3.4B$18.2A3.4B5A9B5.B.B2.4B$22.2A3BA3B2A17B.2B2AB$
22.6B2A3BA17B2.2A$22.10B2A17B$18.2A2.29B$17.A2BAB.28B$18.2BAB2.B.B5.
18B3.2A$18.2BAB3.3B4.BABA12B.B2.A2.A$17.2ABA4.B2AB3.B2AB.4B2.3B4.BA.A
.A$17.2A2B5.2A3.3BA.2B12.BAB.A$16.4B10.4B.2BAB11.A3B$16.4B9.4B3.A.A
12.ABA$16.2B2AB7.4B5.A$2A.2A13.2A7.4B11.2A$2A.2AB20.4B3.A9.A7.A$5.2AB
4.A12.4B4.3A7.A.AB2.3A$5A2BA4.3A9.4B8.A7.2AB.A$A3.A.2BA6.A7.4B8.2A9.B
A.A$2.A2.3B6.2A6.4B9.5B6.B2AB$.5AB7.6B.4B7.A4.3BAB5.2A$A4.B.A8.8B6.3A
3.3BABAB3.2A$A.ABA3BA4.10B6.A5.4BA2BA3B2AB$.2A.3BAB3.10B.B5.2A5.4B2A
3B.2A$4.A.AB3.20B6.6B$.5A5B2A3B2A11B9.5B$.A2.BA4B.2A2BA2BA7B2A2B7.7B$
2.4A2B4.3BA2BA6BA2BA2B5.4B.4B$A.A2.A2B5.3B2A2B2.4B2A3B4.4B3.4B$2A2.2A
7.7B4.9B.4B5.4B$5.A.A8.3B6.12B7.4B$3.A2.A.A5.5B7.10B9.4B$3.2A.A.A5.2A
10.9B11.4B$5.A.A7.A9.9B13.4B$5.A6.3A11.7B15.3BA$4.2A6.A13.6B17.3BA$
28.2B20.3A!

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#610
x = 76, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
56.2A$40.A14.B2AB$38.3A8.B6.2B$37.A10.3B4.2B$36.A.A5.14B$35.BA.A4.15B
$34.3BA5.12BABA3B5.B$32.4B7.11B2ABA10B$30.6B5.12B2A2B2A11B$29.7B4.12B
2A7B3A6B.B$22.B.4B.8B2.14B2A8BA7B2A$21.2AB.29BA6BABA7B2A$21.2A38B2A9B
$22.2B.16B2.20B.B4.3B$25.16B5.4B.4BA5B$26.15B6.B3.3BA5B$6.2A6.2A11.
12B.B2A9.3BA7B$2.2A.A.A6.A.A.2A.A5.11B2.BA.A8.12B$A2.A.A10.A.A.2A6.
10B5.A8.12B7.2A$2A2.B2A8.2AB10.6B2A2B5.2A8.11B2.2A2.A2.A$4.2AB8.B2A
10.6B2A3B12.4B.8B2.A.A2.2A$5.4B4.4B11.10B13.2A4.7B3.B.2A$6.B2A4B2AB8.
A.2AB.8B14.A4.7B2.2B2.A$8.2A2B2A8.3AB2AB3.7B10.3A6.6B.2BAB.A.2A$4.B2.
3A2B3A2.B3.A4.B6.6B10.A8.8BA.A.2A.A$3.2A2B3A2.3A2B2A3.3A.2A4.6B20.8B.
A.A$3.2A2B2AB2AB2A2B2A5.2A2.A4.5B21.5B4.A2.2A$4.B.B8AB.B9.A.A.8B20.6B
4.2A.3A$7.8B8.A.2A.A.A8B8.A10.6B6.B4.A$8.6B9.2A.A.BA2B.6B6.3A10.7B3.B
2AB3A$10.2B14.A2.2B2.7B4.A14.8B.B2A.A$10.2B14.2A.B3.7B4.2A13.10B$10.
2B12.2A2.A.A2.8B.4B12.3B2A6B$9.B2AB10.A2.A2.2A2.11B8.2A5.2B2A6B$.2A5.
BA2BAB5.2A3.2A7.12B8.A5.10B$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A13.12B8.A.AB2.11B$2.A.AB.8B
.BA.A14.11B9.2AB.12B$3.2AB.8B.B2A4.2A12.9B10.15B$5.12B7.A11.10B.2B7.
16B$5.12B7.A.AB4.B.16B6.16B.2B$5.12B3.A4.2AB2.23B2.19B2A$6.12B2.3A4.
45B.B2A$9.7B7.A2.32B2.8B.4B.B$9.8B5.2A2.31B4.7B$8.5B.4B4.34B5.6B$8.6B
.4B5.30B7.4B$7.6B3.4B2.9B5.17B6.A3B$3.B2.3BA3B4.15B7.14B5.A.AB$.7BABA
2B5.14B7.14B5.A.A$.7BABA2B6.13B8.2B4.3B10.A$9BA3B7.10B.B2A5.2B6.B8.3A
$11B.B2A7.3B2AB3.BA.A3.B2AB14.A$10B2.BA.A6.3B2AB6.A4.2A$.7B7.A8.4B6.
2A$2.6B7.2A7.3B$3.4B14.AB.2B$4.4B12.A.AB2AB$5.4B11.A.ABABAB$6.4B7.2A.
A.A.A.A2.A$7.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$8.3BA7.2A4.A$9.3BA12.A.A$10.3AB12.2A!
Other improvements that could be made are uses of the new short p46 stabilization on any p46 tech gun, and the replacement of some fountain-based p4 bumpers in the Hall of Pain period range with ones that don't stick out so much.
Tanner Jacobi
Coldlander, a novel, available in paperback and as an ebook. Now on Amazon.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » November 4th, 2018, 3:09 am

Kazyan wrote:Here's a complete list of guns in the current collection up to p999 that could be improved by the quinti-snark, and by how many cells:
And here are a few of those improvements:
Nice work. I added those improvements and made some improvements based on your other suggestions. I am not confident that the areas are optimal however. The guns with new areas are:

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+370 (5280, 'fixed')
+415 (5512, 'p00482x5_2')
+470 (2820, 'fixed')
+520 (2451, 'fixed')
+545 (5130, 'p00436x5_0')
+610 (5025, 'p00358x5_1')
+650 (5460, 'p00358x5_4')
+675 (3220, 'fixed')
+740 (5280, 'p00436x5_1')
+820 (6222, 'p00436x5_7')
+830 (5512, 'p00482x5_2')
+890 (5346, 'p00356x5_0')
+895 (4884, 'p00358x5_0')
+915 (5025, 'p00358x5_1')
+935 (5168, 'p00358x5_2')
+940 (3692, 'fixed')
+955 (5313, 'p00358x5_3')
+970 (5950, 'p00356x5_4')
+975 (5460, 'p00358x5_4')
+985 (6930, 'p00559x5_4')
+995 (5609, 'p00358x5_5')
Other improvements that could be made are uses of the new short p46 stabilization on any p46 tech gun, and the replacement of some fountain-based p4 bumpers in the Hall of Pain period range with ones that don't stick out so much.
I have many updates that improve guns below p78 but they are all on a machine I will not have access to for about three weeks. Apart from using the new flavours of bumper I also remember making improvements to the p14 and p21 using the new p14 reflector. I probably won't bother to update anything less than p78 until I get back to that machine. (Oh... the p33 should go in sooner seeing as it is so nice)

EDIT: fixed typo p22->p21.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » November 4th, 2018, 9:47 am

Thanks for the lists of updates. This should make it relatively easy to update the gun-builder script to match current reality again.

I'll repeat my minor request to update the README for the p1024 gun so the script doesn't complain about it:

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1024 (3430, 'fixed')
Looks like the quinti-Snark has had almost no effect so far on the three dozen guns where the LifeHistory is incorrect. I only see where one of them changed, the p940, and that one can actually be reduced further (see below). Here's the corrected collection, including the improved p940 and p1024:
36-corrected-fixed-guns.zip
36 guns where LifeHistory pattern is not correct on GitHub
(28.92 KiB) Downloaded 601 times
@Kazyan, offhand I can only get a 1362-cell improvement in the p940 gun, not the 2254-cell improvement implied by your list:

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#C p00940 with p4 quinti-Snark
x = 59, y = 42, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A7.A$26.A6.B2AB4.3A$26.3A4.3B4.A8.A$4.2A4.2B4.2A11.A4.B.B3.2A5.3A
$3.A2.A.6B.A2.A9.2AB.10B4.A$3.3A2.6B2.3A4.2A3.12B6.2A$6.10A7.A6.12B2.
4B$5.A2.6A2.A3.2A.A3.2B.16B$5.2A.B4AB.2A2.A.A.2A.2A18B$10.2B7.A.A2.A.
2A12B2A3B11.2A$10.2B6.2A.2A.A.13B3A3B6.2A2.A2.A$11.B10.A.A2.2B.13BAB.
B4.A.A2.2A$10.2AB5.2A.A2.2A.B4.8B2ABA4B4.B.2A$.2A6.A2BAB5.A.A.A2.A.A
4.B.8BA2BA3B.2B2.A$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A2.A.A2.2A6.5B2A3BABA6B.A.2A$2.A.AB.
8B.BA.A3.A11.A8B2AB2A3B2A.A2.A$3.2AB.8B.B2A15.A9BA2BA4B2A.2A$5.12B16.
B3A6B2AB2A2B.2B$5.12B15.4B2.6BABA3B$5.12B3.A10.4B5.5BA6B$7.10B3.3A7.
4B4.10B.B2A$9.7B7.A5.4B5.2A3.B.B4.A$9.8B5.2A4.4B7.A4.3B4.3A$8.5B.4B4.
9B5.3A4.B2AB6.A$8.6B.4B5.7B5.A7.2A$7.6B3.4B2.9B$3.B2.3BA3B4.15B.B$.7B
ABA2B5.15B2A.2A$.7BABA2B6.14B2A.A2.A$9BA3B7.15B3.2A$11B.B2A7.3B2AB4.
4B$.9B2.BA.A6.3B2AB3.A2.AB$.7B7.A8.4B3.4AB$2.6B7.2A7.3B10.A$3.4B14.AB
.2B7.5A$4.4B12.A.AB2AB6.A$5.4B11.A.ABABAB7.A$6.4B7.2A.A.A.A.A2.A4.2A$
7.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$8.3BA7.2A4.A$9.3BA12.A.A$10.3A13.2A!
But I'm seeing a pattern here -- no pun intended. A 2254-cell improvement would mean a 61*26 period-940 gun, and similarly the 331-cell improvement for the p930 gun means you managed to fit it into 61x55. Those are the sizes of the period-940/5 and period 930/5 guns with no quintuplification at all.

That pretty much proves my case: you're clearly holding out on us! You must be sandbagging a quinti-Snark that takes up no space, and you're just waiting to spring it on us until this current round of optimization is done.

"Just ignore four out of five of those gliders, and hey presto it's a p940!"

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » November 4th, 2018, 2:37 pm

I have added Kazyan's improvement to the p15, dvgrn's 36 corrected guns, the new p940 and Sokwe's fixed gun reductions from June (better late than never). I know that 2 further columns can be taken off the p14 gun by replacing the p6 bumper in the stream that hits the loaf with the new p14 reflector. Other possibilities are using that big p4 eater (where was that?) to save a row on p56, p58, p62, p68, p70 and p76.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Gamedziner » November 4th, 2018, 2:43 pm

Kazyan wrote:

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#415
x = 106, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
51.2A11.A$50.B2AB9.A.A$51.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$50.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$7.2A5.
2A2.2A.2A27.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A$7.A2.2A.A2.A2.A.2A27.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A
13.A$8.2A.A.2A.2A.A30.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A$4.2A3.A.A2.B.A2.A.2A28.13B
2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A$.A2.A2.A.4ABA.A.2A.BA26.13B5.A.A2B.A7.4B$.3A2.2A4B.B
3AB.2BA26.15B5.A2B.2A7.4B$4.2A2.6BA.B2A2B27.15B4.3B10.5B14.2A$3.A2.A.
A5BAB.BABA26.17B.B.2B11.6B12.B2A2B$4.2A4.2A.BA3.B28.20BA2BA5B2.8B13.
4B$10.2B34.13B2A5B2A3BA15B13.4B$11.B33.9B3A2B2A6BA3BA14B13.4B$10.2AB
31.2AB3.6BA10BA3BA5B.7B13.7B$.2A6.B2A2B5.2A22.A2.A4.4BA11BA2BA15B12.
7B$2.A4.8B4.A22.A.2A5.6B2.9BA17B11.7B2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A22.A7.6B3.8B3.
17B8.9B2A$3.2AB.2B2A4B.B2A22.2A6.9B3.2B2.2B5.15B.2B2.11B.B$5.3BA2BA5B
31.4B4.2A15.22B2A5B$5.3BA2BA5B30.4B5.A16.8B.12B2AB2A3B$5.4B2A6B29.4B
7.3A11.8B3.2B2A8B2AB2A3B$7.10B28.4B10.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A10B3A3B$9.7B28.
4B24.A10.18B$9.8B6.A19.4B19.A2.3A12.B.3B.4B$8.5B.4B5.3A16.4B.3B.B12.
3A2.A19.4B$8.6B.4B7.A8.18B10.A18.B.3B.4B$7.6B3.4B5.2A7.3B3A10B2A2B5.B
3.2A11.A10.4B$3.B2.3BA3B4.B3A4.5B.B2.3B2AB2A8B2A2B3.8B11.3A7.4B$.7BAB
A2B5.A3B5.6B.3B2AB2A12B.8B16.A5.4B$.7BABA2B6.A3B3.11B.B2A22B15.2A4.4B
$9BA3B7.24B2.2B.15B14.9B6.2A$11B.B2A3.B.21B8.17B14.6B7.A$.9B2.BA.A.2A
20B11.17BAB2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.7B7.A.2A19B12.15BA2BA11BA4B4.A2.A$2.6B
7.A2.20B13.7B.5BA3BA10BA6B3.B2A$3.4B7.2A2.22B10.14BA3BA6B2A2B3A9B$4.
4B12.3B2.8B.B3.2A9.15BA3B2A5B2A13B$5.4B10.2B.B.8B6.A11.8B2.5BA2BA20B$
6.4B8.A2.AB.5B10.3A8.6B11.2B.B.17B$7.4B7.4A3.4B12.A9.5B10.3B4.15B$8.
4B14.3B22.4B7.2A.2BA5.15B$9.4B7.2A3.2B24.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$10.4B6.2A2.
2BAB21.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B$11.4B10.A.A20.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$12.4B
10.A21.A13.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$13.4B30.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$14.4B43.A.A2.A
2.2A.2A9.B.B$15.3BA43.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$16.3BA50.A.A9.B2AB$17.3AB50.A11.
2A!
This one doesn't work.

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dani » November 4th, 2018, 3:04 pm

Gamedziner wrote: This one doesn't work.
Fixed (advanced p5 by 2 ticks):

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x = 106, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
51.2A11.A$50.B2AB9.A.A$51.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$50.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$7.2A5.
2A2.2A.2A27.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A$7.A2.2A.A2.A2.A.2A27.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A
13.A$8.2A.A.2A.2A.A30.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A$4.2A3.A.A2.B.A2.A.2A28.13B
2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A$.A2.A2.A.AB2ABA.A.2A.2A26.13B5.A.A2B.A7.4B$.3A2.6A.
3BAB.BAB26.15B5.A2B.2A7.4B$4.2A2.4BA2B.4BA27.15B4.3B10.5B14.2A$3.A2.A
.5BABA.2BAB26.17B.B.2B11.6B12.B2A2B$4.2A4.2B.BA3.A28.20BA2BA5B2.8B13.
4B$10.2B34.13B2A5B2A3BA15B13.4B$11.B33.9B3A2B2A6BA3BA14B13.4B$10.2AB
31.2AB3.6BA10BA3BA5B.7B13.7B$.2A6.B2A2B5.2A22.A2.A4.4BA11BA2BA15B12.
7B$2.A4.8B4.A22.A.2A5.6B2.9BA17B11.7B2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A22.A7.6B3.8B3.
17B8.9B2A$3.2AB.2B2A4B.B2A22.2A6.9B3.2B2.2B5.15B.2B2.11B.B$5.3BA2BA5B
31.4B4.2A15.22B2A5B$5.3BA2BA5B30.4B5.A16.8B.12B2AB2A3B$5.4B2A6B29.4B
7.3A11.8B3.2B2A8B2AB2A3B$7.10B28.4B10.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A10B3A3B$9.7B28.
4B24.A10.18B$9.8B6.A19.4B19.A2.3A12.B.3B.4B$8.5B.4B5.3A16.4B.3B.B12.
3A2.A19.4B$8.6B.4B7.A8.18B10.A18.B.3B.4B$7.6B3.4B5.2A7.3B3A10B2A2B5.B
3.2A11.A10.4B$3.B2.3BA3B4.B3A4.5B.B2.3B2AB2A8B2A2B3.8B11.3A7.4B$.7BAB
A2B5.A3B5.6B.3B2AB2A12B.8B16.A5.4B$.7BABA2B6.A3B3.11B.B2A22B15.2A4.4B
$9BA3B7.24B2.2B.15B14.9B6.2A$11B.B2A3.B.21B8.17B14.6B7.A$.9B2.BA.A.2A
20B11.17BAB2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.7B7.A.2A19B12.15BA2BA11BA4B4.A2.A$2.6B
7.A2.20B13.7B.5BA3BA10BA6B3.B2A$3.4B7.2A2.22B10.14BA3BA6B2A2B3A9B$4.
4B12.3B2.8B.B3.2A9.15BA3B2A5B2A13B$5.4B10.2B.B.8B6.A11.8B2.5BA2BA20B$
6.4B8.A2.AB.5B10.3A8.6B11.2B.B.17B$7.4B7.4A3.4B12.A9.5B10.3B4.15B$8.
4B14.3B22.4B7.2A.2BA5.15B$9.4B7.2A3.2B24.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$10.4B6.2A2.
2BAB21.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B$11.4B10.A.A20.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$12.4B
10.A21.A13.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$13.4B30.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$14.4B43.A.A2.A
2.2A.2A9.B.B$15.3BA43.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$16.3BA50.A.A9.B2AB$17.3AB50.A11.
2A!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » November 5th, 2018, 9:15 am

So far things are looking pretty good. A run of the builder script against the latest README doesn't report any problems, so it appears that all the bounding boxes and so on are matching up.

Script version 2.8 will be coming along when I've taken care of six more missing guns. The periodic quinti-Snark turns out to present a problem that didn't exist anywhere else in the gun collection (thank you again, O Kazyan from the Shadows!) Basically, when a loop has to be filled with different numbers of signals for two or more different guns, it becomes impossible to set the p4 or p5 to a phase that will work for populating both guns: on one of them, the oscillator will be out of synch when the key honeyfarm explosion comes along.

To fix this in the most general way, I'll have to

1) find the period P of the template;
2) try the test for the correct glider output P times instead of just once.
(This is the test that fails with an "Output is not showing up after any reasonable number of subperiod cycles." error.)

V2.8 of the script isn't that smart yet; instead there's a new class of special-case guns, and the correct oscillator phase has to be provided manually for each gun. Embarrassing, I know, but I only want to try the general solution after I have something to fall back on.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » November 6th, 2018, 1:27 am

dvgrn wrote:Script version 2.8 will be coming along when I've taken care of six more missing guns.
Updated as of 5 November 2018:
1011-guns-5Nov2018.zip
Archive of 1011 guns in two-state Life and LifeHistory formats
(1.28 MiB) Downloaded 552 times
glider-gun-builderv2.8.zip
builder script for 5 November 2018 version of 1011 glider guns
(205.07 KiB) Downloaded 565 times
dvgrn wrote:V2.8 of the script isn't that smart yet; instead there's a new class of special-case guns, and the correct oscillator phase has to be provided manually for each gun. Embarrassing, I know, but I only want to try the general solution after I have something to fall back on.
I'll wait a few weeks for the improvements below period 78 that chris_c mentioned. Maybe that will be enough time to get around to handling these troublesome quinti-Snarks a little more cleanly, in a v2.9 builder script.

EDIT: The only LifeHistory RLE patch in the current archive is for the new p00940.rle, and it's just for a single missing state-2 cell to the right of the glider:

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#C p00940 with p4 quinti-Snark
x = 59, y = 42, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A7.A$26.A6.B2AB4.3A$26.3A4.3B4.A8.A$4.2A4.2B4.2A11.A4.B.B3.2A5.3A
$3.A2.A.6B.A2.A9.2AB.10B4.A$3.3A2.6B2.3A4.2A3.12B6.2A$6.10A7.A6.12B2.
4B$5.A2.6A2.A3.2A.A3.2B.16B$5.2A.B4AB.2A2.A.A.2A.2A18B$10.2B7.A.A2.A.
2A12B2A3B11.2A$10.2B6.2A.2A.A.13B3A3B6.2A2.A2.A$11.B10.A.A2.2B.13BAB.
B4.A.A2.2A$10.2AB5.2A.A2.2A.B4.8B2ABA4B4.B.2A$.2A6.A2BAB5.A.A.A2.A.A
4.B.8BA2BA3B.2B2.A$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A2.A.A2.2A6.5B2A3BABA6B.A.2A$2.A.AB.
8B.BA.A3.A11.A8B2AB2A3B2A.A2.A$3.2AB.8B.B2A15.A9BA2BA4B2A.2A$5.12B16.
B3A6B2AB2A2B.2B$5.12B15.4B2.6BABA3B$5.12B3.A10.4B5.5BA6B$7.10B3.3A7.
4B4.10B.B2A$9.7B7.A5.4B5.2A3.B.B4.A$9.8B5.2A4.4B7.A4.3B4.3A$8.5B.4B4.
9B5.3A4.B2AB6.A$8.6B.4B5.7B5.A7.2A$7.6B3.4B2.9B$3.B2.3BA3B4.15B.B$.7B
ABA2B5.15B2A.2A$.7BABA2B6.14B2A.A2.A$9BA3B7.15B3.2A$11B.B2A7.3B2AB4.
4B$.9B2.BA.A6.3B2AB3.A2.AB$.7B7.A8.4B3.4AB$2.6B7.2A7.3B10.A$3.4B14.AB
.2B7.5A$4.4B12.A.AB2AB6.A$5.4B11.A.ABABAB7.A$6.4B7.2A.A.A.A.A2.A4.2A$
7.4B6.A2.A2.2A.4A$8.3BA7.2A4.A$9.3BA12.A.A$10.3AB12.2A!
The presence of that cell in LifeHistory "standard format" on the glider's output lane makes it easier to auto-generate standard LifeHistory versions of all the guns. It's quicker to just run the gun and then check for matches inside the bounding box, than to monitor the glider output location and delete the output gliders before they can turn on that extra cell on the output lane.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » November 8th, 2018, 11:31 pm

Thanks for maintaining and adding everything to the collection, chris_c. Here's 2 columns from the p49:

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x = 169, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
115.2A11.A30.B3.B$19.2A11.A81.B2AB9.A.A20.2A6.7B$18.B2AB9.A.A81.3B9.A
.A2.2A3.A12.A4.AB.4BA2B.2B$19.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A72.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A13.A
.A7B2A3B2A$18.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A71.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A.2AB.3BABAB.B
2A$18.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A57.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A13.A3.B.BAB3A3B.B$18.6B6.
2ABA2.4A.A13.A58.3B3A2B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A6.3A.3B$18.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.B
A.A59.BA2BA8B2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A$19.13B2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A58.3B2A2B2A4B5.A.
A2B.A7.4B9.3A.3B$17.13B5.A.A2B.A7.4B59.4BA2BABA5B5.A2B.2A7.4B6.B.BAB
3A3B.B$16.15B5.A2B.2A7.4B59.7BABA5B4.2AB10.5B5.2AB.3BABAB.B2A$16.8B2A
5B4.3B10.5B58.17B.B.2A11.6B4.A7B2A3B2A$15.9B2A6B.B.2B11.6B7.2A48.2BA
3BA2BA9B2A8B2.8B5.AB.4BA2B.2B$15.13B2A14B2.8B8.A14.2A31.3B2A2BA14BA
18B7.7B$14.13BA2BA24B7.A.AB11.2A30.4BA3BA2BA29B9.B3.B$13.15B2A24B9.2A
B.B.3B36.2AB3.27B.7B14.2B$12.2AB3.10BA16B.7B12.7B3.4A28.A2.A4.4BA25B
2A3B12.4B$11.A2.A4.35B11.7B2.A3.A27.A.2A5.BA4B3.B2.2B2.10BA4B2A2B11.
7B$10.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B11.7B.2BAB29.A7.6B14.8B2A3B2A2B8.10B$10.A7.
6B14.17B8.10BABAB28.2A6.9B14.5B2A3B2A3B.2B2.13B$9.2A6.9B14.15B.2B2.
13B2A2B35.4B4.2A15.2A7BA21B$16.4B4.2A15.18B3A14B.2A7.2A23.4B5.A16.B2A
5B.20B$15.4B5.A16.8B.7B4AB2A10B4.A8.A22.4B7.3A7.2A2.8B3.2B2A16B$14.4B
7.3A7.2A2.8B3.2BABA4B2A2BA8B6.A.A6.A.AB18.4B10.A7.2A2.2A3.B5.2B2A16B$
13.A3B10.A7.2A2.2A3.B5.2B2A7B3A8B7.2A7.2AB.2A14.4B24.A10.18B$12.B2AB
24.A10.5BABA14B17.2B2AB12.4B.3B.B12.7A12.B.3B.4B$11.BABA.3B.B12.7A12.
B.3B.4B8.4B16.4B6.18B10.A24.4B$4.18B10.A24.4B10.4B15.6B3.2BAB3A9B2A2B
5.B3.2A2.2A7.A10.4B$3.16B2A2B5.B3.2A2.2A7.A10.4B12.4B15.6B2.2ABA3BA8B
2A2B3.8B2.2A7.3A7.A3B$3.16B2A2B3.8B2.2A7.3A7.4B14.4B4.A9.7B.BA4B2A12B
.8B16.A5.A3B$3.20B.8B16.A5.4B16.4B3.3A6.11B4ABA21B15.2A4.B3A$.28B2AB
15.2A4.4B18.4B5.A4.20B2.2B.15B14.9B6.2A$13B2.2B.10BA2BAB14.9B6.2A12.
4B3.2A4.17B8.17B14.6B7.A$10B8.9B2A6B14.6B7.A14.4B2.21B11.19B2.AB2.B3.
6B5.2A.A$.7B11.9B2A3BA4B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A15.4B.20B12.19B3A13B4.A2.A$
3.4B12.10BA4BA19B4.A2.A17.14B2A9B12.7B.9BA3BA13B3.B2A$4.2B14.7B.4B3A
14BA5B3.B2A19.24B11.18BA4B3A15B$5.B3.A9.30B2A9B21.2BA12B3.3B.B2A8.19B
2ABAB3A14B$4.3BA2BA7.33BA7B23.2B2A11B6.BA.A8.8B2.10BA3B2A13B$.2B.2BA
4B.2A5.8B2.20B2A7B25.2A13B8.A8.6B11.2B.B.17B$2A3BA8BA4.6B11.2B.B.8BA
8B25.15B8.2A8.5B10.3B4.15B$2AB.BA5B.2BA5.5B10.3B4.15B27.14B18.4B7.2A.
2BA5.15B$.B.3B3AB2A.A6.4B7.2A.2BA5.15B27.12B.B2A16.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$
4.3B.2AB9.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B29.11B.BA.A13.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B$18.2AB.B
9.A2.BA.A2.13B31.11B4.A12.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$4.3B.2AB6.A.AB12.A3.A.
A.2A4.8B31.11B3.2A11.A13.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$.B.3B3AB2A.A3.A13.A.4A2.AB2A
6.6B33.8B16.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$2AB.BA5B.2BA.2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B31.
9B31.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B$2A3BA8BA.A13.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B31.2A4.4B31.A
3.2A2.A.A9.3B$.2B.2BA4B.2A4.A12.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B33.A5.3BA38.A.A9.B2AB$
4.3BA2BA6.2A20.A.A9.B2AB29.3A7.3BA38.A11.2A$5.B3.A30.A11.2A30.A10.3AB
!
This could be a general method for stopping the Herschel early for other periods.

EDIT: Killer toads replace an eater to save a column on the p200 and p400:

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#200
x = 70, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
38.2A$37.B2AB6.2A$37.3B7.A$38.B.B3.BA.A$36.6B2.B2A$26.2A8.9B$17.2A6.B
2A2B3.12B7.2A$18.A7.4B2.12B8.A$18.A.AB2.19B6.BA.A$19.2AB.20B2.3B.B2A$
21.29B$21.29B$21.28B12.2A$21.29B10.B2AB$20.9B2.21B8.3B5.A$19.11B5.20B
2.AB2.B4.A2BA$18.4B3.B.BAB6.19B4A6B.A2BA$4.2A5.2A4.4B3.2A.A.A7.7B.9BA
B5A5B.A$5.A5.2A2B.4B5.ABA.3A5.6B2.8B2A6BA4B$5.A.AB3.7B4.A4.A3.A3.6B3.
9B3ABA3BA3B.A$6.2AB.8B5.4A.A2.A4.4B6.9B2A2BABA2B2.A2BA$8.2B2A5B9.A.A.
A5.2B2AB12.8B5.A2BA$8.BABA5B6.3A3.A4.2AB.2A14.8B6.A$6.2B.BA7B5.A9.A.A
B18.7B$5.BAB3.8B14.A20.7B$5.ABA3B.B3.4B12.2A19.8B7.2A$4.A3BAB7.4B22.
2A8.9B6.A$3.A.2BAB9.4B22.A9.9B2.BA.A$.BA2B.A12.4B21.A.AB4.12B.B2A$BA
3BA14.4B10.A10.2AB.17B$2BABA16.4B7.3A12.14BABA2B$2.BAB17.4B5.A15.12BA
3BAB2.B$2.2B19.BABA4.2A15.10B6AB.B2A$16.2A6.B2A6B14.11BA8B2A$17.A7.A
5B14.20B.2B$17.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B.B$18.A2.A4.35B$19.2AB3.27B.9B$20.
14B2A16B2.7B$21.13B2A16B2.7B$22.29B4.6B$22.17B.B.2B10.7B$23.15B4.3B
10.6B$23.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$24.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$26.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$25.
8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.9B$25.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$25.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.4B$
25.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A2.3A7.4B$26.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3BA$25.B2AB9.A.A
23.3BA$26.2A11.A25.3AB!

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x = 70, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
38.2A$37.B2AB6.2A$37.3B7.A$38.B.B3.BA.A$36.6B2.B2A$26.2A8.9B$17.2A6.B
2A2B3.12B7.2A$18.A7.4B2.12B8.A$18.A.AB2.19B6.BA.A$19.2AB.20B2.3B.B2A$
21.29B$21.29B$21.28B12.2A$21.29B10.B2AB$20.9B2.21B8.3B5.A$19.11B5.20B
2.AB2.B4.A2BA$18.4B3.B.BAB6.19B4A6B.A2BA$4.2A5.2A4.4B3.2A.A.A7.7B.9BA
B5A5B.A$5.A5.2A2B.4B5.ABA.3A5.6B2.8B2A6BA4B$5.A.AB3.7B4.A4.A3.A3.6B3.
9B3ABA3BA3B.A$6.2AB.8B5.4A.A2.A4.4B6.9B2A2BABA2B2.A2BA$8.2B2A5B9.A.A.
A5.2B2AB12.8B5.A2BA$8.BABA5B6.3A3.A4.2AB.2A14.8B6.A$6.2B.BA7B5.A9.A.A
B18.7B$5.BAB3.8B14.A20.7B$5.ABA3B.B3.4B12.2A19.8B7.2A$4.A3BAB7.4B22.
2A8.9B6.A$3.A.2BAB9.4B22.A9.9B2.BA.A$.BA2B.A12.4B21.A.AB4.12B.B2A$BA
3BA14.4B10.A10.2AB.17B$2BABA16.4B7.3A12.14BABA2B$2.BAB17.4B5.A15.12BA
3BAB2.B$2.2B19.4B4.2A15.10B6AB.B2A$16.2A6.9B14.11BA8B2A$17.A7.6B14.
20B.2B$17.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B.B$18.A2.A4.35B$19.2AB3.27B.9B$20.14B2A
16B2.7B$21.13B2A16B2.7B$22.29B4.6B$22.17B.B.2B10.7B$23.15B4.3B10.6B$
23.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$24.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$26.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$25.8B4.2A.
A.A3.A7.9B$25.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$25.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.4B$25.B.B
9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A2.3A7.4B$26.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3BA$25.B2AB9.A.A23.3BA
$26.2A11.A25.3AB!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » November 9th, 2018, 6:32 pm

We still need to add improvements based on this new twin bees stabilization. For example, here is the reduced p23 gun:

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x = 66, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A20.B.9B.B3.A2BA$2.A.A16.B.8B3A6B.A3B$2.BA16.10BA4BA9BA$3.2B2.9B.B
2.9BA5BA8B2A$.8B2A19BA8BA3B.B$2A6BA2B2A18B2A8B2A$2A5B6A9B19.B$.B.6B4A
18B2A7BA2B$4.26BA9BA2B$20.9BA5BA7B18.2A$4.17B.8BA4BA7B18.A.A$.B.6B4A
18B3A8B20.AB$2A5B6A9B2.12B.B3.4B3.B.9B2.2B$2A6BA2B2A9B3.4B12.4B.19B$.
8B2A9B6.2BAB10.2A14B3A5B2A$3.2B2.9B.B9.2B2A9.2A12BA3BA5B2A$2.BA24.2A
2B9.B.10BA4BA4B.B$2.A.A24.4B10.10BA3BA4B$3.2A25.4B6.3B.B.3B$31.4B5.3B
3A7BA3BA4B$32.4B2.3B2ABAB2A5BA4BA4B.B$7.4B3.B.9B.3B.A.9B2A5BA5BA3BA5B
2A$7.4B.5BA10B5A8B2ABAB2A8B3A5B2A$6.2A8B2A9B2ABA2BA9B3A19B$6.2A7B2A9B
A7BA8B.B.3B.9B2.2B$7.B.7B2A2B2A5B2ABA2BA7B21.AB$9.19B5A2B3.BABA19.A.A
$26.3B.A.3B4.B2AB18.2A$9.23B8.A3B$7.B.7B2A2B2A10B.B7.4B$6.2A7B2A16B2A
7.4B$6.2A8B2A15B2A8.3BA$7.4B.5BA11B.4B10.3BA$7.4B3.B.9B.B3.4B11.3AB!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » November 10th, 2018, 7:06 pm

Here are all of the improvements I was able to make using the new twin bees stabilization. I checked all periods that are multiples of 23.

p23:

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x = 66, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A20.B.9B.B3.A2BA$2.A.A16.B.8B3A6B.A3B$2.BA16.10BA4BA9BA$3.2B2.9B.B
2.9BA5BA8B2A$.8B2A19BA8BA3B.B$2A6BA2B2A18B2A8B2A$2A5B6A9B19.B$.B.6B4A
18B2A7BA2B$4.26BA9BA2B$20.9BA5BA7B18.2A$4.17B.8BA4BA7B18.A.A$.B.6B4A
18B3A8B20.AB$2A5B6A9B2.12B.B3.4B3.B.9B2.2B$2A6BA2B2A9B3.4B12.4B.19B$.
8B2A9B6.2BAB10.2A14B3A5B2A$3.2B2.9B.B9.2B2A9.2A12BA3BA5B2A$2.BA24.2A
2B9.B.10BA4BA4B.B$2.A.A24.4B10.10BA3BA4B$3.2A25.4B6.3B.B.3B$31.4B5.3B
3A7BA3BA4B$32.4B2.3B2ABAB2A5BA4BA4B.B$7.4B3.B.9B.3B.A.9B2A5BA5BA3BA5B
2A$7.4B.5BA10B5A8B2ABAB2A8B3A5B2A$6.2A8B2A9B2ABA2BA9B3A19B$6.2A7B2A9B
A7BA8B.B.3B.9B2.2B$7.B.7B2A2B2A5B2ABA2BA7B21.AB$9.19B5A2B3.BABA19.A.A
$26.3B.A.3B4.B2AB18.2A$9.23B8.A3B$7.B.7B2A2B2A10B.B7.4B$6.2A7B2A16B2A
7.4B$6.2A8B2A15B2A8.3BA$7.4B.5BA11B.4B10.3BA$7.4B3.B.9B.B3.4B11.3AB!

p69:

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x = 77, y = 69, rule = LifeHistory
63.2A5.2A$5.2A5.2A48.B2AB3.B2AB$.2A.B2AB3.B2AB.2A41.AB.3B5.3B.BA$.2A.
3B5.3B.2A40.A.A5B3.5BA.A$2.7B.7B41.2A.6B.6B.2A$4.5B.5B47.5B.5B$4.5B.
5B30.2A5.2A8.5B.5B$3.6B.6B27.2B2AB3.B2A2B5.6B.6B$4.5B.5B8.2A5.2A11.4B
5.4B5.6B.6B$3.6B.6B5.2B2AB3.B2A2B9.6B.6B5.6B.6B$3.6B.6B5.4B5.4B9.6B.
6B5.6B.6B$3.6B.6B5.6B.6B11.4B.4B7.2B2A2B.2B2A2B$3.6B.6B5.6B.6B10.5B.
5B6.BA2BAB.BA2BAB$3.6B.6B7.3AB.B3A12.5B.5B6.2BA2BA.A2BA2B$3.6B.6B6.A
2BAB.BA2BA10.6B.6B5.5BA.A5B$3.6B.6B6.4BA.A4B11.5B.5B6.3B3A.3A3B$3.B2A
BAB.BAB2AB5.B2A3B.3B2AB9.6B.6B6.3A2B.2B3A$3.BA2BAB.BA2BAB6.2A3B.3B2A
10.6B.6B5.B2A3B.3B2AB$4.B3AB.B3AB6.4BAB.BA4B9.2BA3B.3BA2B6.2A3B.3B2A$
3.6B.6B5.4B2A.2A4B9.AB2A2B.2B2ABA6.BAB2A.2ABAB$4.5B.5B6.2B3AB.B3A2B9.
A3B2A.2A3BA7.4AB5A2B$4.5B.5B6.2B2A2B.2B2A2B9.BA3BA.A3BAB7.B2A.AB3AB2A
B$2.12B7.2BA3B.3BA2B9.2B3AB.B3A2B9.BA2BA.A2BA$.9B.3B7.6B.6B9.6B.6B9.
3B2A.2A3B$2.4B.5B9.6B.6B9.6B.6B8.6B.5B$.5B.5B9.3BA2B.6B10.5B.5B8.BA5B
.5BA$.5B.6B8.3BA2B.6B9.13B6.3BA4B.4BA$3BA2B.2BA4B8.5B.5B11.12B5.6BABA
.ABA3B$.B3AB.B3A4B6.13B10.12B4.7BABA.ABA3B$BA2B2A.2A2BA4B5.2A3B2A5B
12.4B.5B4.4B.4B2A.2A4B$B3A2B.2B3A5B4.12B10.13B2.4B2.BA2BAB.BA2BAB$6B.
6B.4B4.5B.4B11.6B.5B2.4B3.2B2A2B.2B2A2B$6B.6B2.3BA2.13B9.4B2.8BA2B4.
6B.6B$6B.6B3.ABAB2.5B.6B9.2B2AB.6B2A2B5.6B.6B$6B.6B4.2A9B2.4B11.2A2.
7B2A6.6B.6B$6B.6B5.3B2A3B2A.B2A2B17.6B7.6B.6B$6B.6B6.9B2.2A19.5B9.5B.
5B$6B.6B7.6B25.5B8.6B.6B$.5B.5B9.3BAB24.A6B8.5B.5B$6B.6B8.4AB23.BABA
4B8.5B.5B$.5B.5B8.AB2A3B21.2B2A7B2.2A2.5B.4B$.5B.5B8.8B19.4B.7B.B2A
14B$2.4B.5B2.2A2.A5BA4B17.4B2.7B2.4B.4B.6B$14B2AB.3BA3B.3BA15.4B4.5B.
6B8.4B$6B.4B.4B2.2A3B2A2.3BA13.ABAB4.13B7.B2A2B$4B8.6B.5B4.3AB11.B2AB
6.5B.4B10.2A$2B2AB7.13B4.4B9.3BA6.12B$2.2A10.4B.5B6.4B5.B.4B7.12B$13.
5B2A3B2A6.4B2.7B8.13B$13.8BA3B7.2BA8B10.5B.5B$12.6BA5BA6.4B2A5B10.6B.
6B$13.5B.5B6.4B2A5B11.6B.6B$12.6B.BABA2B5.11B11.3BA2B.2BA3B$12.6B.2BA
3B6.9B12.2B3AB.B3A2B$12.6B.6B8.B.6B11.B2AB2A.2AB2AB$12.6B.6B13.4B10.
3A3B.3B3A$12.2BA3B.3BA2B14.4B9.6B.6B$12.BABA2B.2BABAB15.4B8.2BA3B.3BA
2B$12.4BAB.BA4B16.4B7.6B.6B$12.BA2BAB.BA2BAB17.4B7.5B.5B$12.2BABAB.BA
BA2B18.4B5.6B.6B$13.3B2A.2A3B20.4B5.3B2A.2A3B$12.B2AB2A.2AB2AB20.4B4.
5B.5B$13.2A2BA.A2B2A22.4B4.2B2A.2A2B$13.B3AB.B3AB23.4B4.3B.3B$11.4BA
2B.2BA4B22.4B4.2A.2A$10.2A.3B5.3B.2A22.3BA4.A.A$10.2A.B2AB3.B2AB.2A
23.3BA3.A.A$14.2A5.2A28.3AB3.A!
p92:

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x = 45, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A14.A$5.A13.A.A$5.A.AB10.A.A18.2A$6.2AB.2A5.3A.2A17.A.A$8.2B2AB3.A
4.B19.AB$8.4B5.3AB2AB3.B.2BA6B2.2B$8.6B5.A.2AB.2B2A2BA12B$5.2B2ABABAB
7.5BA5BA10B2A$4.3B2ABABA2B7.3B2A2BABA11B2A$4.3B2A3BA3B6.4B2A3BA10B.B$
4.3B2A4B2A2B3.B2A4B3A11B$A4.2B2A5B2A5B2A4B$3A3.4B3ABA12B3A11B$3.A.4B
2A3BABABA7B2A3BA10B.B$2.A.A6BA2BA3BA6B2A2BABA11B2A$2.2A7BABA2BABA7BA
5BA10B2A$5.2B.8B.B2.7B2A2BA12B$2.2A4.7B5.8B.2BA6B2.2B$2.A6.5B7.B2.4B
13.AB$4.A5.4B11.4B11.A.A$3.2A3.5B13.4B10.2A$8.2A17.4B$9.A18.3BA$6.3A
20.3BA$6.A23.3AB!
p230:

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x = 72, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
29.B.9B.B3.4B$25.B.2BA3B2A9B.4B$24.3B2ABAB3A13B2A$2.4B3.B.6BA2B.B2.3B
A4B3A13B2A$2.4B.10BA2B2A5BA3BA15B.B$.2A13BA5BA5B3A16B$.2A14BABA2B2A2B
$2.B.13BA3B2A5B3A16B$4.15B3A5BA3BA15B.B$24.3BA4B3A13B2A$4.15B3A3B.B2A
BAB3A13B2A17.2A$2.B.13BA3B2A6BA3B2A9B.4B18.A.A$.2A14BABA2B2A2B2.12B.B
3.4B19.AB$.2A13BA5BA3B3.4B14.4B3.A.9B2.2B$2.4B.10BA2B2A2B6.4B13.4B.3B
A3BA11B$2.4B3.B.6BA2B.B9.4B.4B6.2A2B2A8BA9B2A$32.11B3.2A2BA5B2A2BA9B
2A$33.10B4.B.BABA5B2A9B.B$33.2BABA6B5.2B2A3B3A9B$.4B3.B.9B.3B.A.3B3.
4B2A7B.3B.B.3B$.4B.4B2A9B2A3BA2B2.5BA14B2A3B3A9B$2A7BABA9B2ABAB2A22BA
BA5B2A9B.B$2A7BA10BA6B2A21BA5B2A2BA9B2A$.B.6B3A9B2ABAB2A3B.18B2A8BA9B
2A$3.18B2A3BA2B4.22BA3BA11B$20.3B.A.3B5.15B.B.2BA.9B2.2B$3.23B9.10B
23.AB$.B.6B3A14B.B8.9B22.A.A$2A7BA17B2A8.7B23.2A$2A7BABA15B2A9.3BA$.
4B.4B2A11B.4B11.3BA$.4B3.B.9B.B3.4B12.3AB!
p276:

Code: Select all

x = 54, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
3.4B3.B.9B.B3.B2AB$3.4B.9B2A6B.4A$2.2A11B2A2BA6BABABA$2.2A11B6A4B3AB
2A$3.B.10B4A5BAB2A.B$5.19BAB2A$22.3B.B.3B$5.19BAB2A3B$3.B.10B4A5BAB2A
5B16.2A$2.2A11B6A4BA2BA4B16.A.A$2.2A11B2A2BA6B2A5B17.AB$3.4B.9B2A7B2A
5B3.B.9B2.2B$3.4B3.B.9B.11B.4B2A13B$23.6B.7BABA12B2A$23.13B2ABA12B2A$
11.A12.2A11B2A12B.B$11.3A10.2A4B.7BA11B$14.A8.6B$13.2A7.4B5.7BA11B$
13.5B3.4B4.B.6B2A12B.B$4.2A9.3B2.4B4.2A6B2ABA12B2A$3.A.A8.9B5.2A7BABA
12B2A$3.A8.B.8B7.4B.4B2A13B$2A.AB.B3.BA9B8.4B3.B.9B2.2B$.A.A.2AB.3A9B
29.AB$.A.A.2A2B2A10B28.A.A$2A.A2.5BA9B28.2A$A2.4A3BA8B.B2A$.2A2.BAB.B
A8B.BA.A$3.2A6.7B5.A$3.A7.2B.3BA5.2A$5.A9.3BA$4.2A10.3AB!
p322:

Code: Select all

x = 51, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A5.2A$7.2A5.2A20.B2AB3.B2AB$3.2A.B2AB3.B2AB.2A13.AB.3B5.3B.BA$3.
2A.3B5.3B.2A12.A.A5B3.5BA.A$4.7B.7B13.2A.6B.6B.2A$6.5B.5B19.5B.5B$6.
5B.5B19.5B.5B$5.6B.6B17.6B.6B$6.5B.5B18.6B.6B$5.6B.6B17.6B.6B$5.6B.6B
17.4B2A.2A4B$5.6B.6B17.4B2A.2A4B$5.6B.6B17.4B2A.2A4B$5.6B.6B17.2BAB2A
.2ABA2B$5.6B.6B17.2B3AB.B3A2B$5.6B.6B17.3BA2B.2BA3B$5.B2ABAB.BAB2AB
18.5B.5B$5.BA2BAB.BA2BAB17.6B.6B$6.B3AB.B3AB19.5B.5B$5.6B.6B18.5B.5B$
6.5B.5B16.A3.12B$6.5B.5B14.3A3.3B.9B$4.12B14.A8.5B.4B$3.9B.3B2.2A10.
2A7.5B.5B$4.4B.5B5.A7.5B6.6B.5B$3.5B.5B5.A.AB3.2A2B7.7B.6B$3.5B.6B5.
2AB2.B2A3B5.8B.5B$2.3BA2B.2BA4B5.10B4.5B3AB.B3A2B$3.B3AB.B3A4B5.10B2.
6BA2BA.A2BA2B$2.BA2B2A.2A2BA4B4.9B2.BA2B.2BA3B.3BA2B$2.B3A2B.2B3A5B4.
9B2A2B2.6B.6B$2.6B.6B.4B3.10B2A3.3BA2B.2BA3B$2.6B.6B2.3BA3.10B4.4B2A.
2A4B$2.6B.6B3.ABAB.B2.7B5.6B.6B$2.6B.6B4.2A11B6.6B.6B$2.6B.6B5.11B7.
6B.6B$2.6B.6B6.10B8.5B.5B$2.6B.6B6.9B8.6B.6B$3.5B.5B6.9B10.5B.5B$2.6B
.6B6.9B9.5B.5B$3.5B.5B8.7B11.4B.4B$3.5B.5B8.8B8.6B.6B$.7B.7B6.9B7.6B.
6B$2A.3B5.3B.2A5.9BA6.4B5.4B$2A.B2AB3.B2AB.2A6.3B3.3BA5.2B2AB3.B2A2B$
4.2A5.2A17.3AB6.2A5.2A!
p414:

Code: Select all

x = 52, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
19.9B$17.13B$17.3B3A7B$16.4BABA8B$17.13B$18.11B$19.2BA2BA3B$18.A2B2AB
A4B$17.ABA2BABA5B$10.B6.ABA3BA6B6.B$8.4B3.3BA11B2A3.4B$8.5B.4B.9B.A2B
A.5B$7.23B2A8B$7.29B2A2B$7.25B2A3BA2B$7.6B3A15B2A3B2A2B$7.9BA6B.6BA9B
$7.2B2A3B2A15B3A6B$7.2BA3B2A25B$7.2B2A29B$7.8B2A23B$8.5B.A2BA.9B.4B.
5B$8.4B3.2A11BA3B3.4B$10.B6.6BA3BABA6.B$17.5BABA2BABA$18.4BAB2A2BA$
19.3BA2BA2B$18.11B$17.13B$16.8BABA4B$17.7B3A3B17.2A$11.A5.13B17.A.A$
11.3A5.9B5.B14.AB$14.A7.B2.6B.3B.5BA3B2.2B$13.2A5.4B.15B2A9B$13.5B2.
19B3ABA6B2A$4.2A9.3B2.18B2A10B2A$3.A.A8.25B2A8B.B$3.A8.B.8B2.16BA7B$
2A.AB.B3.BA9B4.4B.5B$.A.A.2AB.3A9B8.11BA7B$.A.A.2A2B2A10B6.B.10B2A8B.
B$2A.A2.5BA9B5.2A10B2A10B2A$A2.4A3BA8B.B2A3.2A11B3ABA6B2A$.2A2.BAB.BA
8B.BA.A3.4B.8B2A9B$3.2A6.7B5.A3.4B3.B.5BA3B2.2B$3.A7.2B.3BA5.2A23.AB$
5.A9.3BA28.A.A$4.2A10.3AB27.2A!
p460:

Code: Select all

x = 71, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
23.4B3.B.9B.B$23.4B.11B2A4B.B$22.2A15BABA6B$22.2A17BA6B2.B.9B.B$23.B.
14B3A11BA11B$25.27B2A12B$46.5B2A14B$25.27B2A2B2A9BA$23.B.14B3A25B3A$
22.2A17BA6B22.A$3.2A17.2A15BABA4B.20B3A$2.A.A18.4B.11B2A11B2A2B2A9BA$
2.BA19.4B3.B.12B2.5B2A14B$3.2B2.7B2A.B3.4B14.4B3.6B2A12B$.12B5A2B.4B
13.4B6.5BA11B$2A11BA4BA5B2A6.4B.4B9.B.9B.B$2A11B3A2BA5B2A3.8BA2B$.B.
11BA2B2A4B.B4.6B2A2B28.2A$4.11B2A6B5.8B2AB27.B2A$17.3B.B.3B.13B3.3B.B
.3B.3B2A4B.B2.B$4.11B2A24B2.3B2A10BA10B$.B.11BA2B2A25BA3B2A5B2A2BA8B
2A$2A11B3A2BA11B3A11BA4BA6BA2BA8B2A$2A11BA4BA21B.3BA3B2A7BABA7B.B$.
12B5A10BA5BA4B4.3B2A9B2A8B$3.2B2.7B2A.3B.B.5BA5BA3B5.3B.B.3B$2.BA23.B
A5BA2B9.11B2A8B$2.A.A22.9B8.B.11BABA7B.B$3.2A16.2A5.2B3A2B8.2A11BA2BA
8B2A$20.B2AB6.4B9.2A10B2A2BA8B2A$20.4B5.4B11.4B.9BA10B$21.2B5.4B12.4B
3.B.3B2A4B.B2.B$12.2A7.4B2.4B35.B2A$12.A.A5.5B.4B37.2A$13.A.14B$14.
14B$14.14B$14.15B$13.3B2A12B$13.3B2A13B$11.2AB.11B2.4B$10.A.AB2.8B5.
4B$10.A5.10B4.4B$9.2A5.B.B5.2A5.4B$17.3B4.A7.3BA$16.B2AB5.3A5.3BA$17.
2A8.A6.3AB!
p598:

Code: Select all

x = 79, y = 61, rule = LifeHistory
4.4B3.B.9B.B3.4B5.2A$4.4B.4B2A11B.4B5.2AB$3.2A6B2AB2A14B2A6.B2.B.9B.B
20.2A$3.2A6BA2BA15B2A4.12B2A6B.A16.A.A$4.B.5BA2BA14B.B4.2A10BA2BA5BAB
A16.AB$6.6B2A15B6.2A9B2A2BA7BA2.B.9B2.2B$23.3B.B.3B4.B.9BA2BA6BA20B$
6.6B2A10B3AB3AB6.10BA15B4A9B2A$4.B.5BA2BA8BAB2AB2ABA2B23.7B2ABA9B2A$
3.2A6BA2BA7B2A7B2A2B5.8BA18BA8B.B$3.2A6B2AB2A7BAB2AB2ABA2B3.B.8BA2BA
4BABA7B2A8B$4.4B.4B2A9B3AB3AB4.2A8B2A2BA3BA2BAB$4.4B3.B.9B.3B.B.3B4.
2A9BA2BA4BAB.7B2A8B$25.2B10.11B2A6BA10BA8B.B$4.4B3.B.5BA3B.B.2B12.2B
2.12B2.7B2ABA9B2A$4.4B.8B2A8B2AB8.BA10.4B2.8B4A9B2A$3.2A11B3ABA5BA2BA
B7.A.A8.4B2.23B$3.2A10B2A8B2AB3AB7.2A7.4B3.5B.B.9B2.2B$4.B.10B2A15B
14.4B3.5B16.AB$6.11BA8BABA5B12.4B3.4B17.A.A$24.3B2AB.4B10.4B3.4B18.2A
$6.11BA6B2AB2AB2.4B8.A3B3.4B$4.B.10B2A7B2A2B4.4B6.A3B3.4B$3.2A10B2A
11B6.4B4.B3A3.4B$3.2A11B3ABA9B5.3BA2.4B3.4B$4.4B.8B2A7B.B2A.A4.ABA5B
3.4B$4.4B3.B.5BA3B.B3.B2AB3A3.2A4B3.4B$29.B4.A3.4B3.4B$28.2A.3A3.6B.
4B$29.A.A4.11B$29.A.A3.6BA4B$30.A3.4B.2BA4B$33.4B2.2BA5B$32.4B.6B.4B$
31.4B2.6B2.4B$30.4B3.4B5.4B$29.4B3.4B7.4B$28.4B3.4B9.4B$27.4B3.4B11.
4B$26.4B3.3AB13.4B$25.4B3.3BA15.4B$24.4B3.3BA17.4B$3.2A18.4B3.4B19.4B
$2.A.A17.4B3.4B21.4B$2.BA16.5B3.4B23.4B$3.2B2.9B.B.5B3.4B25.4B$.23B2.
4B27.4B$2A9B4A8B2.4B29.4B$2A9BAB2A7B2.12B.B3.4B14.4B$.B.8BA10BA6B2A9B
.4B15.4B$4.8B2A7B.BA4BA2BA12B2A15.4B$20.BA2BA3BA2B2A11B2A16.4B$4.8B2A
7BABA4BA2BA11B.B18.4B$.B.8BA18BA12B21.4B$2A9BAB2A7B43.4B$2A9B4A15BA
12B23.4B$.20BA6BA2BA11B.B22.4B$3.2B2.9B.B2.A7BA2B2A11B2A22.4B$2.BA16.
ABA5BA2BA12B2A23.3BA$2.A.A16.A.6B2A9B.4B25.3BA$3.2A20.B.9B.B3.4B26.3A
B!
p828:

Code: Select all

x = 70, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
18.4B3.B.9B.B$18.4B.17B.B$17.2A8B3A13B$17.2A8BA3BA11B2.B.9B.B3.4B$18.
B.7BA4BA27B.4B$20.8BA3BA20B2A9B2A$41.13B2A8B2A$20.8BA3BA17B5A8B.B$18.
B.7BA4BA17B4A9B$17.2A8BA3BA11B$17.2A8B3A7BA3B.8B4A9B$18.4B.14BABA10B
5A8B.B$18.4B3.B.10B2A2.13B2A8B2A$33.5B3.12B2A9B2A$33.4B6.17B.4B$32.5B
.2B5.B.9B.B3.4B$25.2B4.10BA$24.17BAB$24.17BAB$23.20B$22.21B$23.20B$
11.A12.18B$11.3A10.5B2.11B$14.A8.4B4.9B$13.2A7.4B4.6B2A2B$13.5B3.4B6.
5BABA$4.2A9.3B2.4B8.4BA3B25.2A$3.A.A8.9B10.8B24.A.A$3.A8.B.8B11.9B24.
AB$2A.AB.B3.11B13.3B.5B9.B.9B2.2B$.A.A.2AB.12B12.4B3.4B6.2BA3B2A11B$.
A.A.2A14B13.2B5.4B3.2B2ABAB3A10B2A$2A.A2.5B2A8B3.2A6.B.12B2.2BA4B3A
10B2A$A2.4A3BA2BA5B.B2A2.A4.9BABA2B2A4BA3BA12B.B$.2A2.BAB.2B2A6B.BA.
2A4.9BA3BAB3AB.2B3A12B$3.2A6.7B5.A4.11BA6B2A2B$3.A7.2B.4B5.A3.A12B5AB
A4B3A12B$5.A9.4B3.2A.3A15B3A4BA3BA12B.B$4.2A10.4B4.A23.2BA4B3A10B2A$
17.4B3.A.2A15B3A4B2ABAB3A10B2A$18.4B3.A.A12B5ABA5BA3B2A11B$19.4B5.11B
A6B2A2B2.B.9B2.2B$20.3BA5.9BA3BAB3A3B16.AB$21.3BA5.9BABA2B2AB.B16.A.A
$22.3AB6.B.9B.B20.2A!
p920:

Code: Select all

x = 71, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
23.4B3.B.9B.B$23.4B.11B2A4B.B$22.2A15BABA6B$22.2A17BA6B2.B.9B.B$23.B.
14B3A11BA11B$25.27B2A12B$46.5B2A14B$25.27B2A2B2A9BA$23.B.14B3A25B3A$
22.2A17BA6B22.A$3.2A17.2A15BABA4B.20B3A$2.A.A18.4B.11B2A11B2A2B2A9BA$
2.BA19.4B3.B.12B2.5B2A14B$3.2B2.7B2A.B3.4B14.4B3.6B2A12B$.12B5A2B.4B
13.4B6.5BA11B$2A11BA4BA5B2A6.4B.4B9.B.9B.B$2A11B3A2BA5B2A3.8BA2B$.B.
11BA2B2A4B.B4.6B2A2B28.2A$4.11B2A6B5.8B2AB27.B2A$17.3B.B.3B.13B3.3B.B
.3B.3B2A4B.B2.B$4.11B2A24B2.3B2A10BA10B$.B.11BA2B2A25BA3B2A5B2A2BA8B
2A$2A11B3A2BA11B3A11BA4BA6BA2BA8B2A$2A11BA4BA21B.3BA3B2A7BABA7B.B$.
12B5A10BA5BA4B4.3B2A9B2A8B$3.2B2.7B2A.3B.B.5BA5BA3B5.3B.B.3B$2.BA23.B
A5BA2B9.11B2A8B$2.A.A22.9B8.B.11BABA7B.B$3.2A16.2A5.2B3A2B8.2A11BA2BA
8B2A$20.B2AB6.4B9.2A10B2A2BA8B2A$20.4B5.4B11.4B.9BA10B$21.2B5.4B12.4B
3.B.3B2A4B.B2.B$12.2A7.4B2.4B5.2A28.B2A$12.A.A5.5B.4B5.BABAB27.2A$13.
A.14B7.B3A$14.14B8.2B2A$14.14B7.2A2B$14.15B6.3AB$13.3B2A12B4.4B$13.3B
2A13B3.4B$11.2AB.11B2.5B.2B2AB$10.A.AB2.8B5.5B2.2A$10.A5.10B4.4B$9.2A
5.B.B5.2A5.4B$17.3B4.A7.3BA$16.B2AB5.3A5.3BA$17.2A8.A6.3AB!
p966:

Code: Select all

x = 57, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A20.B.9B.B$2.A.A16.B.4B2A11B$2.BA16.6BABA12B$3.2B2.9B.B2.6BA15B$.
13BA11B3A13BA$2A12B2A26B3A$2A13B2A5B23.A.A2.2A$.B.7B2A2B2A26B4A.4A.A$
4.22B3A13BA9.A$20.6BA15B3.7A.2A$4.17B.4BABA12B3.A2.B3.A.A2.A$.B.7B2A
2B2A11B2A11B4.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$2A13B2A5B2.12B.B9.B2AB2A$2A12B2A6B3.4B19.
5B$.13BA5B6.4B19.3B$3.2B2.9B.B9.4B17.2A3B$2.BA24.2BAB15.B2AB2A$2.A.A
24.2B2A6.2A6.2ABA4B$3.2A25.2A2B6.A5.9B$31.4B5.A.AB3.7B$32.4B5.2AB.10B
$24.2A7.4B6.13B$25.A8.4B5.13BA$25.A.AB3.B.5B4.11BABA$26.2AB.11B4.8B2.
2A$28.14B.B.6B5.B$28.14B3A8B$28.B2A17B3.2A$29.2A9BA5BAB3.A$30.7B.2BA
5BA2B3.3A$31.6B.2BA5BA2B5.A$31.5B.12B$29.5B4.4B3A3B$29.2AB5.7B$30.A5.
4B2.B$27.3A5.4B$27.A6.4B$4.4B3.B.9B.B9.2A2B$4.4B.B3A3BA9B6.ABAB$3.2A
3B5A2BABA10B3.3BA$3.2A2B2A3B2A3BA10B2.12B.A3.4B$4.B.2B2A3BA2BA21BA3BA
3B.4B$6.3BA3B3A11B.9BA8B2A2B2A$26.11BA2B2A5BA2B2A$6.3BA3B3A22B2A5BABA
B.B$4.B.2B2A3BA2BA22B3A3B2A2B$3.2A2B2A3B2A3BA10B$3.2A3B5A2BABA21B3A3B
2A2B$4.4B.B3A3BA21B2A5BABAB.B$4.4B3.B.9B.B2.11BA2B2A5BA2B2A$26.11BA8B
2A2B2A$27.B.9BA3BA3B.4B$31.B.9B.A3.4B!
Last edited by Sokwe on November 12th, 2018, 6:05 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Converted p230 gun to LifeHistory format
-Matthias Merzenich

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