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 chris_c » March 24th, 2019, 12:46 pm

googoIpIex wrote:Why does the gun collection only go up to p1000? I'm sure there's more tiny guns for higher periods...
In my github repo the limit was increased from 999 to 1024 some time ago (but stats for the average gun size still count p78-p999). I have no particular inclination to increase again.

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

Post by googoIpIex » March 24th, 2019, 12:49 pm

chris_c wrote:
googoIpIex wrote:Why does the gun collection only go up to p1000? I'm sure there's more tiny guns for higher periods...
In my github repo the limit was increased from 999 to 1024 some time ago (but stats for the average gun size still count p78-p999). I have no particular inclination to increase again.
yes, but why is there a limit?
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by BlinkerSpawn » March 24th, 2019, 1:37 pm

googoIpIex wrote:yes, but why is there a limit?
Because the typical gun for these periods would be some lower-period loop fed into a period multiplier.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by googoIpIex » March 24th, 2019, 1:46 pm

BlinkerSpawn wrote:
googoIpIex wrote:yes, but why is there a limit?
Because the typical gun for these periods would be some lower-period loop fed into a period multiplier.
ah.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by googoIpIex » March 24th, 2019, 4:12 pm

What about adding guns for each prime number up to 5000, as period multipliers wouldn't work?
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » March 24th, 2019, 5:06 pm

googoIpIex wrote:What about adding guns for each prime number up to 5000, as period multipliers wouldn't work?
It will probably involve taking the same basic gun mechanism and adding more and more snarks to keep the overall area as rectangular as possible. For example, here are p363, p571 and p827 guns which are the lowest period guns in their respective families:

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x = 277, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory
233.2A3.2A$212.2A3.2A14.2A2.A.3A$212.2A2.A.3A16.A4.A$216.A4.A11.4A.2A
2.A$212.4A.2A2.A11.A2.A.A.A.2A$212.A2.A.A.A.2A12.BABABA.A$214.BABABA.
A14.B2ABA.A$215.B2ABA.A15.2B.BA$137.2A77.2B.BA15.3B$30.2A105.A.A75.3B
9.2A6.4B$30.A.A106.A4.2A60.2A6.4B10.A6.B2A3B$32.A4.2A96.4A.2A2.A2.A
59.A6.B2A3B8.A.AB3.B2A3B$28.4A.2A2.A2.A94.A2.A.A.A.A.2A59.A.AB3.B2A3B
9.2AB.10B$28.A2.A.A.A.A.2A96.BABABA.A63.2AB.10B9.13B$30.BABABA.A100.B
2ABA.A65.13B8.14B$31.B2ABA.A101.2B.BA66.14B7.15B$32.2B.BA101.3B7.A61.
15B8.8B2.4B$31.3B7.A87.2A6.4B7.3A61.8B2.4B7.6B5.4B$22.2A6.4B7.3A86.A
6.B2A3B8.A60.6B5.4B5.9B4.4B$23.A6.B2A3B8.A65.2A18.A.AB3.B2A3B7.A.A58.
9B4.4B3.4B4.2A5.4B7.A$23.A.AB3.B2A3B7.A.A63.A.A19.2AB.10B5.A.AB56.4B
4.2A5.4B.4B5.A3.A3.4B6.3A$24.2AB.10B5.A.AB56.2A4.A23.13B5.A3B54.4B5.A
7.7B7.4A4.4B8.A$26.13B5.A3B53.A2.A2.2A.4A19.14B6.4B42.A8.4B7.3A5.5B
17.4B6.A.A$26.14B6.4B51.2A.A.A.A.A2.A19.15B5.6B38.5A5.4B5.3A2.A5.5B
10.4A4.4B5.A.AB$26.15B5.6B52.A.ABABAB23.8B2.4B4.7B36.A5.A4.4B5.A2.A6.
7B8.A3.A5.4B5.A3B$28.8B2.4B4.7B51.A.AB2AB24.6B5.4B2.8B.4B.B29.A2.3AB
2.7B.BA.A2.2A4.4B.4B7.2A9.4B6.4B$28.6B5.4B2.8B.4B.B45.AB.2B24.9B4.17B
.B2A27.2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A8.4B3.4B3.5B10.4B5.6B$27.9B4.17B.B2A47.3B22.4B
4.2A5.18B2A27.A2.4A12B9.4B5.4B2.3B13.4B4.7B$26.4B4.2A5.18B2A47.4B6.2A
12.4B5.A6.16B.2B29.2A2.BA3B2A7B8.4B7.9B7.2A4.4B2.8B.4B.B$25.4B5.A6.
16B.2B46.3B2AB6.A12.4B7.3A3.16B34.3AB.2B2A7B7.4B9.8B8.A5.17B.B2A$24.
4B7.3A3.16B34.A14.3B2AB3.BA.A11.4B10.A3.15B35.A.B3.10B6.4B11.10B3.B.A
.2A3.18B2A$23.4B10.A3.15B35.3A10.10B.B2A11.4B11.A.2AB.12B33.2A.A8.8B
4.4B12.7B2A2B.B3A2.A3.16B.2B$22.4B11.A.2AB.12B39.A8.13B12.4B10.2A.A.A
B2.11B33.2A.2A7.9B2.4B13.7B2A3BAB2.2A4.16B$21.4B10.2A.A.AB2.11B38.2A
7.14B11.4B11.A2.A5.10B47.3B2.8B14.12B4A6.15B$20.4B11.A2.A5.10B39.5B3.
15B10.4B14.2A5.2B2A6B45.5B3.6B13.2AB.7B3.2B.A4.2AB.12B$19.4B14.2A5.2B
2A6B41.3B2.4B2.8B11.4B21.3B2A6B45.2A7.4B13.A.AB.7B2.B3A4.A.AB2.11B$
18.4B21.3B2A6B31.2A7.9B5.6B10.4B23.10B46.A6.6B12.A5.4B4.A7.A5.10B$17.
4B23.10B31.A8.8B4.9B8.4B24.8B.B2A.A39.3A6.8B10.2A5.4B5.5A.2A5.2B2A6B$
16.4B24.8B.B2A.A24.2A.A.B3.10B5.2A4.4B6.4B24.7B3.B2AB3A37.A7.4B2.4B
15.4B10.A.A5.3B2A6B$3.2A10.4B24.7B3.B2AB3A22.A2.3AB.2B2A7B6.A5.4B4.4B
25.6B6.B4.A43.4B4.4B13.4B7.2A2.A.A6.10B$4.A9.4B25.6B6.B4.A22.2A2.BA3B
2A7B3.3A7.4B2.4B27.6B4.2A.3A43.4B6.4B11.4B8.2A3.A7.8B.B2A.A$2.A10.4B
27.6B4.2A.3A25.4A12B3.A10.8B28.5B4.A2.2A44.4B8.4B9.4B21.7B3.B2AB3A$2.
5A5.4B5.2A21.5B4.A2.2A27.A.2B3.7B.B2A.A11.6B28.8B.A.A37.A8.4B10.4B7.
4B22.6B6.B4.A$7.A4.4B5.A21.8B.A.A31.3AB2.7B.BA.A.2A.2A7.4B20.A8.8BA.A
.2A.A31.5A5.4B5.2A5.4B5.4B24.6B4.2A.3A$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A12.A8.8BA.A.2A.A
30.A4.4B5.A2.A.A7.6B19.3A6.6B.2BAB.A.2A30.A5.A4.4B5.A2.A4.4B3.4B25.5B
4.A2.2A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A13.3A6.6B.2BAB.A.2A25.5A5.4B5.3A3.A5.8B21.A4.7B
2.2B2.A33.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A.2A5.4B.4B25.8B.A.A$3.4A12B18.A4.7B2.2B2.A
28.A10.4B7.3A5.4B2.4B19.2A4.7B3.B.2A32.2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A.A8.7B17.A8.8BA
.A.2A.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B17.2A4.7B3.B.2A30.A9.4B5.A7.4B4.4B18.4B.8B2.A.A
2.2A30.A2.4A12B3.A9.5B18.3A6.6B.2BAB.A.2A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B17.4B.8B2.A.A
2.2A27.2A10.4B4.2A5.4B6.4B19.11B2.2A2.A2.A30.2A2.BA3B2A7B3.3A7.5B21.A
4.7B2.2B2.A$2A.A.B3.10B19.11B2.2A2.A2.A39.9B4.4B8.4B17.12B7.2A33.3AB.
2B2A7B6.A5.7B19.2A4.7B3.B.2A$3.A8.8B17.12B7.2A41.6B5.4B10.4B16.12B42.
A.B3.10B5.2A4.4B.4B18.4B.8B2.A.A2.2A$3.2A7.9B16.12B50.8B2.4B12.4B15.
11B40.2A.A8.8B4.9B3.4B19.11B2.2A2.A2.A$13.3B2.4B15.11B49.15B14.B3A13.
9B12.2A29.2A.2A7.9B5.6B5.4B17.12B7.2A$11.5B3.B3A13.9B12.2A38.14B16.A
3B9.2B.10B11.A43.3B2.4B2.8B6.4B16.12B$11.2A7.A3B9.2B.10B11.A39.13B18.
A3B7.16B.B4.BA.A41.5B3.15B5.4B15.11B$12.A8.A3B7.16B.B4.BA.A37.2AB.10B
20.4B3.23B2.B2A42.2A7.14B6.B3A13.9B12.2A$9.3A10.4B3.23B2.B2A37.A.AB3.
B2A3B23.32B45.A8.13B7.A3B9.2B.10B11.A$9.A13.32B39.A6.B2A3B24.5B2A25B
41.3A10.10B.B2A6.A3B7.16B.B4.BA.A$24.5B2A25B37.2A6.4B27.3BA27B41.A14.
3B2AB3.BA.A6.4B3.23B2.B2A$25.3BA27B46.3B28.3BABA5B2A17B56.3B2AB6.A7.
32B$26.3BABA5B2A17B47.2B.BA27.2BA6B2A17B58.4B6.2A7.5B2A25B$28.2BA6B2A
17B46.B2ABA.A27.8BA8B5.B.4B57.3B17.3BA27B$29.8BA8B5.B.4B44.BABABA.A
27.5B2A7B11.4B53.AB.2B19.3BABA5B2A17B$29.5B2A7B11.4B41.A2.A.A.A.A.2A
24.4BA2BA6B12.4B51.A.AB2AB20.2BA6B2A17B$29.4BA2BA6B12.4B40.4A.2A2.A2.
A28.ABA4.2B14.4B50.A.ABABAB20.8BA8B5.B.4B$33.ABA4.2B14.4B43.A4.2A31.A
6.2B14.3BA48.2A.A.A.A2.A18.5B2A7B11.4B$34.A6.2B14.3BA40.A.A43.B2AB14.
ABA49.A2.2A.4A18.4BA2BA6B12.4B$40.B2AB14.ABA40.2A45.2A16.2A49.A4.A26.
ABA4.2B14.4B$41.2A16.2A157.3A.A2.2A23.A6.2B14.3BA$220.2A3.2A29.B2AB
14.ABA$257.2A16.2A!
To get higher periods and "optimal" area you would eventually need to add more snarks. This should give good results for all periods congruent to 3 mod 8. Then you would have to do the same for other congruence classes. Sometimes you just have to say enough is enough (and I have).

EDIT: Oh, there are also my scripts in this thread that can build a gun of any period >= 1703. Asymptotically the areas are within a constant multiple of being optimal. Here is a gun with prime period 4999. I am sure we could do better using a more standard glider loop.

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x = 363, y = 214, rule = LifeHistory
165.2A11.A$164.B2AB9.A.A$165.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$164.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$
164.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A$164.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A$164.8B4.2A.A.A3.A$165.13B2.A.A
B2.A$163.13B5.A.A2B.A$162.15B5.A2B.2A47.2A$162.15B4.3B17.A31.2B2AB$
161.17B.B.2B16.3A13.A17.4B$161.29B8.A16.3A15.6B$160.13B2A16B7.2A18.A
15.5B$159.14B2A16B2.B.5B17.2A15.6B$158.2AB3.27B.6B19.4B13.7B13.2A$
157.A2.A4.33B7.7B.B5.3B12.6B13.A.A$156.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B3.13B.4B
10.7B7.2A4.A$156.A7.6B14.46B4.6B5.A2.A2.2A.4A$155.2A6.9B14.45B2.7B5.
2A.A.A.A.A2.A$162.4B4.2A15.44B2.7B8.A.ABABAB$161.4B5.A15.21B2A22B.9B
7.A.AB2AB$160.4B7.3A12.7B.13B2A32B8.AB.2B$160.4B9.A10.2AB.3B4.6B2.11B
3.2B2.20B4.B6.3B$159.5B19.A.AB9.4B3.10B11.19B.B2A5.4B6.2A$156.9B18.A
10.5B5.6B16.19B2A3.3B2AB6.A$156.9B17.2A10.2A9.3B19.17B.B4.3B2AB3.BA.A
$156.9B30.A9.B20.17B5.10B.B2A$156.10B26.3A9.2A20.17B4.13B$155.12B25.A
11.A19.2AB.15B3.14B$154.13B8.2A25.A.A18.A.AB4.12B2.15B$155.11B9.A19.
2A5.2A19.A9.15B2.8B$156.12B4.BA.A18.A.A25.2A8.15B5.6B$156.15B.B2A19.A
11.A25.14B4.9B$156.17B20.2A9.3A26.12B5.2A4.4B$156.17B20.B9.A30.10B7.A
5.4B$153.B.17B19.3B9.2A10.2A17.9B5.3A7.4B$152.2A19B16.6B5.5B10.A18.9B
5.A10.4B$152.2AB.19B11.10B3.4B9.BA.A19.6B19.4B$153.B4.20B2.2B3.11B2.
6B4.3B.B2A10.A9.5B21.4B$158.32B2A13B.7B12.3A7.4B23.4B$158.9B.22B2A21B
15.A5.4B25.4B$159.7B2.44B15.2A4.4B27.4B$159.7B2.45B14.9B6.2A21.4B$23.
A58.A76.6B4.46B14.6B7.A23.4B$23.3A56.3A74.7B10.4B.13B3.B.19B2.2B2.B3.
6B5.2A.A24.4B$26.A58.A73.6B12.3B5.B.7B7.33B4.A2.A26.4B$25.2A6.A50.2A
6.A65.7B13.4B19.6B.27B3.B2A28.4B$25.4B3.A.A49.4B3.A.A65.5B16.2A17.5B.
B2.16B2A14B30.4B$27.5B.A52.5B.A65.6B16.A18.2A7.16B2A13B32.4B$26.7B52.
7B65.9B15.3A16.A8.29B34.4B$21.B.4B2A4B47.B.4B2A4B64.7B.2A17.A13.3A16.
2B.B.17B35.4B$20.2AB.3B2A4B46.2AB.3B2A4B63.4B5.A32.A17.3B4.16B36.4B$
20.2A11B46.2A11B62.4B7.3A43.2A.2BA5.17B36.4B$21.2B.9B47.2B.9B61.4B10.
A43.A.2BA.A5.17B36.4B$24.10B2.2B45.10B2.2B55.4B56.A2.BA.A2.13B3.4B36.
4B$24.13B2A44.13B2A53.4B58.A3.A.A.2A4.8B3.4B36.4B$24.13B2A44.13B2A52.
4B57.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B4.4B36.4B$24.11B.2B45.11B.2B52.4B57.A.A3.A.A2.B8.
5B5.4B36.4B$22.2AB.9B46.2AB.9B54.4B58.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B6.4B36.4B$21.
A.AB.7B47.A.AB.7B55.4B60.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B8.4B36.4B$21.A5.7B46.A5.7B53.
4B69.A.A9.B2AB8.4B36.B3A$12.2A6.2A5.8B44.2A5.8B51.4B71.A11.2A10.4B36.
A3B$12.A13.4B2.4B49.4B2.4B49.4B97.4B36.A3B$7.2A5.A10.4B4.4B47.4B4.4B
47.4B99.4B36.4B$7.A5.2A9.4B6.4B45.4B6.4B45.4B101.4B36.4B$4.2A.A.3B11.
4B8.4B43.4B8.4B43.4B103.4B36.4B$4.A2.A.2A2B2A7.4B10.4B41.4B10.4B41.4B
105.4B36.4B$6.2A.A.2B2AB5.4B12.4B39.4B12.4B39.4B107.4B36.4B$9.A.4B5.
4B14.4B37.4B14.4B37.4B109.4B36.4B$9.2A.4B3.4B16.4B35.4B16.4B35.4B111.
4B36.4B$12.10B18.4B33.4B18.4B33.4B113.4B36.4B$3.2A7.9B20.4B31.4B20.4B
31.4B115.4B36.4B$3.A8.8B22.4B29.4B22.4B29.4B3.2A112.4B36.4B$2A.A.B3.
10B24.4B27.4B24.4B27.4B3.B2AB112.4B36.4B$A2.3AB.2B2A7B25.4B25.4B26.4B
25.4B5.2B114.4B36.4B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B26.4B23.4B28.4B23.5B4.2B116.4B36.4B
$3.4A12B27.4B21.4B30.4B20.14B116.4B36.4B$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A26.4B19.4B32.
4B19.14B117.4B36.4B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A26.4B6.A10.4B34.4B6.A10.18B5.B109.
4B36.4B$7.A4.4B5.A27.4B5.3A7.4B36.4B5.3A7.26B109.4B36.4B$2.5A5.4B5.2A
27.4B7.A5.4B38.4B7.A5.29B108.4B36.4B$2.A10.4B34.4B5.2A4.4B40.4B5.2A4.
30B.B107.4B36.4B$4.A9.4B34.4B4.9B13.2AB26.4B4.37B2A107.4B36.4B$3.2A
10.4B34.4B5.6B12.BA2BA2B25.4B5.35B2A108.4B36.4B$16.4B34.4B2.8B11.3B2A
3B26.4B2.8B2.28B110.4B36.4B$17.4B34.15B7.12B25.15B3.16B.B4.3B111.4B
10.2A24.4B$18.4B34.14B6.14B25.14B4.2B.10B123.4B9.A26.4B$19.4B34.13B6.
13B27.13B7.9B125.4B10.A25.4B$20.4B34.10B.B2A3.14B28.10B.B2A6.11B116.
2A5.4B5.5A26.4B$21.4B35.3B2AB3.BA.A2.15B29.3B2AB3.BA.A5.12B116.A5.4B
4.A32.4B$22.4B34.3B2AB6.A3.14B29.3B2AB6.A5.12B116.A.AB.7B2.B3A30.4B$
23.4B35.4B6.2A3.13B31.4B6.2A5.11B117.2AB.7B3.2B.A30.4B$24.4B34.3B13.
3B.8B31.3B12.4B.8B119.12B4A31.4B$25.4B30.AB.2B19.7B28.AB.2B13.2A4.7B
119.7B2A3BAB2.2A30.4B$26.4B28.A.AB2AB18.7B27.A.AB2AB13.A4.7B119.7B2A
2B.B3A2.A30.4B$27.4B27.A.ABABAB18.6B27.A.ABABAB9.3A6.6B119.10B3.B.A.
2A31.4B$28.4B23.2A.A.A.A.A2.A16.7B23.2A.A.A.A.A2.A7.A8.7B117.8B8.A35.
4B$29.4B22.A2.A2.2A.4A16.8B22.A2.A2.2A.4A16.8B115.9B7.2A36.4B$30.4B
23.2A4.A21.8B23.2A4.A21.8B113.4B2.3B47.4B$31.4B28.A.A19.9B28.A.A19.9B
111.4B3.5B46.4B$32.4B28.2A18.6B.4B28.2A18.6B.4B109.4B7.2A47.4B$33.4B
47.7B.4B47.7B.4B107.4B8.A49.4B$34.4B47.6B2.4B47.6B2.4B105.4B10.3A47.
4B$35.4B46.6B3.4B46.6B3.4B103.4B13.A48.4B$36.4B45.6B4.4B45.6B4.4B101.
4B64.4B$37.4B43.8B4.4B43.8B4.4B99.4B66.4B$38.4B41.8B6.4B41.8B6.4B97.
4B68.4B$39.4B40.9B6.4B40.9B6.4B95.4B70.4B4.A9.A$40.4B39.9B7.4B39.9B7.
4B93.4B72.4B3.3A5.3A$41.4B37.10B8.4B37.10B8.4B91.4B74.4B5.A3.A$42.4B
36.3B2A5B9.4B36.3B2A5B9.4B89.4B76.4B3.2A.B.2A$43.4B34.4B2A5B10.4B34.
4B2A5B10.4B87.4B78.4B2.7B4.A$44.4B28.2A3.11B11.4B28.2A3.11B11.4B85.4B
80.4B3.3B4.3A$45.4B27.A2.A12B12.4B27.A2.A12B12.4B83.4B82.10B2.A$46.4B
22.2A4.2A2.8B15.4B22.2A4.2A2.8B15.4B81.4B84.9B2.2A$47.4B22.A9.7B4.2A
10.4B22.A9.7B4.2A10.4B79.4B85.9B.3B$48.4B21.A.AB7.6B4.A12.4B21.A.AB7.
6B4.A12.4B77.4B86.11B$49.4B10.A10.2AB.3B3.6B.BA.A13.4B10.A10.2AB.3B3.
6B.BA.A13.4B75.4B87.12B$50.4B7.3A12.14B.B2A15.4B7.3A12.14B.B2A15.4B
73.4B86.2AB.10B$51.4B5.A15.16B18.4B5.A15.16B18.4B71.4B86.A.AB2.8B$52.
4B4.2A15.14B20.4B4.2A15.14B20.4B69.4B87.A6.8B$45.2A6.9B14.16B12.2A6.
9B14.16B20.4B67.4B87.2A5.8B$46.A7.6B14.18B13.A7.6B14.18B21.4B65.4B95.
7B$46.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B14.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B23.4B60.B2.4B95.11B$
47.A2.A4.35B16.A2.A4.35B25.4B57.8B96.12B$48.2AB3.27B.7B18.2AB3.27B.7B
27.4B54.9B97.12B7.2A$49.14B2A16B2.6B19.14B2A16B2.6B28.4B33.2B7.2A9.8B
99.11B2.2A2.A2.A$50.13B2A16B3.6B19.13B2A16B3.6B28.4B32.2B6.B2AB7.8B
98.4B.8B2.A.A2.2A$51.29B6.4B20.29B6.4B29.4B31.4B5.3B6.10B97.2A4.7B3.B
.2A$51.17B.B.2B12.B2A2B20.17B.B.2B12.B2A2B30.4B32.3B3.B.B7.9B99.A4.7B
2.2B2.A$52.15B4.3B12.2A.B2A19.15B4.3B12.2A.B2A29.4B31.4B.6B6.7B97.3A
6.6B.2BAB.A.2A$52.15B5.A2B.2A11.BA.A18.15B5.A2B.2A11.BA.A29.4B31.10B
4.9B9.A87.A8.8BA.A.2A.A$53.13B5.A.A2B.A14.A19.13B5.A.A2B.A14.A30.4B
22.2A7.24B6.A.A95.8B.A.A$55.13B2.A.AB2.A15.2A20.13B2.A.AB2.A15.2A30.
4B22.A8.24B5.A.A96.5B4.A2.2A$54.8B4.2A.A.A3.A37.8B4.2A.A.A3.A49.4B21.
A.AB6.22B4.B2A.2A95.6B4.2A.3A$54.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A35.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A48.4B
10.A10.2AB.3B2.23B2.BA2.A2.A93.6B6.B4.A$54.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A34.5B8.B2.A
.A3.A.A48.4B7.3A12.32BABA.A.A.A92.7B3.B2AB3A$54.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A34.
B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A49.4B5.A15.33BA.A.A.A94.8B.B2A.A$55.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A
36.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A51.4B4.2A15.33B.A.A96.10B$54.B2AB9.A.A43.B2AB9.A.A
52.2A6.9B14.29B2.2B.BAB.A94.3B2A6B$55.2A11.A45.2A11.A54.A7.6B14.30B6.
2B2AB88.2A5.2B2A6B$182.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B2.12B7.2B90.A5.10B$183.A2.
A4.35B3.11B7.2B91.A.AB2.11B$184.2AB3.27B.7B5.9B7.B2AB91.2AB.12B$185.
14B2A16B2.6B7.7B8.2A94.15B$186.13B2A16B3.6B5.9B103.16B$187.29B6.4B5.
10B102.16B.2B$187.17B.B.2B12.B2A2B6.8B103.18B2A$188.15B4.3B12.2A.B2A
5.8B101.17B.B2A$188.15B5.A2B.2A11.BA.A4.9B99.4B2.8B.4B.B$189.13B5.A.A
2B.A14.A6.8B97.4B4.7B$191.13B2.A.AB2.A15.2A7.B2.4B95.4B5.6B$190.8B4.
2A.A.A3.A29.4B93.4B6.4B$190.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A28.4B91.4B5.A3B$190.5B8.B2.
A.A3.A.A28.4B89.4B5.A.AB$190.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A29.4B87.4B6.A.A$191.3B
9.A.A2.2A3.A31.4B85.4B8.A$190.B2AB9.A.A40.4B83.4B6.3A$191.2A11.A42.4B
81.4B7.A$248.4B79.4B$249.4B77.4B$250.4B75.4B$251.4B73.4B$252.4B71.4B$
253.4B69.4B$254.4B67.4B$255.4B65.4B$256.4B63.4B$257.4B61.4B$258.4B59.
4B$259.4B57.4B$260.4B55.4B$261.4B53.4B$262.4B51.4B$263.4B49.4B$264.4B
47.4B$265.4B45.4B$266.4B43.4B$267.4B41.4B$268.4B39.4B$269.4B37.4B$
270.4B35.4B$271.4B33.4B$272.4B31.4B$273.4B29.4B$274.4B27.4B$275.4B25.
4B$276.4B23.4B$277.4B21.4B$278.4B19.4B$279.4B10.A6.4B$280.4B7.3A5.4B$
281.4B5.A7.4B$282.4B4.2A5.4B$283.9B4.4B$284.6B5.4B$284.8B2.4B$282.15B
$282.14B$282.13B$280.2AB.10B$279.A.AB3.B2A3B$279.A6.B2A3B$278.2A6.4B$
287.3B$288.2B.BA$287.B2ABA.A$286.BABABA.A$284.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$284.4A.2A
2.A2.A$288.A4.2A$286.A.A$286.2A!

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

Post by Moosey » March 24th, 2019, 7:15 pm

that script is really cool. For instance, a gun with prime period 123456791:

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x = 1229, y = 195, rule = B3/S23
1050b2o11bo$1050b2o10bobo$1062bobo2b2o3bo$1061b2ob2o2bo2bobo$1065bobo
3bobo$1061b2obo2b4obo$1061b2obobo3bo$1065bobo3bo$1066bobo3bo$1067bo3b
2o47b2o$1086bo33b2o$1084b3o13bo$1083bo16b3o$1058b2o23b2o18bo$1058b2o
42b2o$1043b2o94b2o$1042bo2bo92bobo$1041bob2o87b2o4bo$1041bo88bo2bo2b2o
b4o$1040b2o88b2obobobobo2bo$1055b2o76bobobobo$1055bo36b2o39bobob2o$
1056b3o33b2o40bo$1058bo10b2o$1068bobo59b2o15b2o$1068bo61b2o6b2o7bo$
1067b2o10b2o57b2o5bobo$1080bo64b2o$1077b3o9b2o$1077bo11bo19b2o$1060b2o
25bobo18bobo$1060bo19b2o5b2o19bo$1058bobo18bobo25b2o$1058b2o19bo11bo$
1078b2o9b3o43b2o$1088bo47bo$1088b2o10b2o31b3o$1037b2o61bo32bo$1037b2o
59bobo$1098b2o10bo$1075b2o33b3o$1075b2o36bo$1112b2o$1127b2o$23bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo159bo$23b
3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b
3o56b3o56b3o154b2obo$26bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo152bo2bo$25b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo
50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o
6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo146b2o$32bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo86b
2o42b2o$33bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo87bo18b2o23b2o$1066b3o16bo$27b2o293b2o57b2o57b2o116b2o57b2o
175b2o57b2o116b2o76b2o17bo13b3o$20b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o5b2o
50b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o57b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o
50b2o57b2o5b2o76bo32bo$20b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o57b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o57b2o57b2o6b2o49b
2o84b3o43b2o3bo$87b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o234b2o175b2o57b2o175b2o137bo43bo3b
obo$1097bo3bobo$37b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o115bo3bobob2o$37b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o113bob4o
2bob2o$1095bobo3bobo$22b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o127bobo2bo2b2ob2o$21bobo56bobo56b
obo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo128bo3b2o2bobo$21bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo138bobo10b2o50b3o$12b2o6b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
139bo11b2o50bo$12bo1157bo$7b2o5bo$7bo5b2o$4b2obo$4bo2bob2o2b2o$6b2obo
3b2o$9bo$9b2o$15bo$3b2o9bobo$3bo11bo125b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o234b2o175b2o$
2obo137b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o234b2o175b2o$o2b3o4b2o$b2o3bo3b2o$3b4o$3bo15b
2o$4b3o12bobo36bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo$7bo13bo36b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o
56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o$2b5o14b2o38bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo$2bo57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$4bo
77b2o72b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o42b2o57b2o57b2o72b2o42b2o57b2o72b2o42b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o$3b2o76bo2bo71b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o41bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo
71b2o41bo2bo55bo2bo71b2o41bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo$82b2o293b
2o57b2o57b2o116b2o57b2o116b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$1167b2o$1167bo$1169b
o$70b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o133b2o14b5o34bo9bo$63b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b
2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b
2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo
133bo13bo39b3o5b3o$63b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b
2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo
49b2o7bo49b2o7bo133bobo12b3o39bo3bo$72b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o133b2o15bo37b2o3b
2o$1165b4o48bo$59bo58bo17b2o39bo17b2o39bo17b2o39bo17b2o39bo58bo58bo58b
o17b2o39bo58bo58bo17b2o39bo58bo58bo58bo58bo156b2o3bo3b2o44b3o$58bobob
2o53bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14bo38bobob2o53bobob
2o53bobob2o53bobob2o14bo38bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o14bo38bobob2o53bobo
b2o53bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o152b2o4b3o2bo42bo$58bobobobo52bobobobo
10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo52bobobobo
52bobobobo52bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo
52bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo159bob2o42b2o$55b2obobobobo2bo
46b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo
2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo
7bo38b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo
46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo156bo$
55bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o
46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o
46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o
46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o155b2o$57b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b
2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo
52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo$63bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo191b
2o$64b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o149b2o39bobo$1159bo40bo$1160b3o36b2o$1162bo3$1224b
2o$1219b2o2bo2bo$1219bobo2b2o$1204b2o16b2o$85b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o174bo17bo$
85b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o171b3o15bo2bob2o$76b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o180bo16bobob2obo$76bo2b
o55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2b
o55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo196bobo$72b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o
51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b
2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o197bo
2b2o$73bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o
36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b
2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o182b2ob3o$73bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo
37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo
37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo189bo$63bo
10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bob
o27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o
16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo
10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo183b2ob3o$61b3o28b2o26b3o28b
2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b
2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b
2o26b3o28b2o184b2obo$60bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo$60b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o208b2o$45b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o214b2o7b2o
$46bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
215bo$46bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o
55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o212bobo$47bo2b
o55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2b
o55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo212b2o$48b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$63b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o98b2o$63b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o98b2o$1227b2o$86b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o195b
2o$86b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b
2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o
53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o$72bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o
12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o
12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o
12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo96bo$71bobo3bo14bo37bo
bo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo
14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo
37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo37bobo3bo14bo56b2o
37bobo$70bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo
3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo
3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo
3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o35bobo3bo15b2o56bo37bobo$66b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3b
o49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo
3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obo
bo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo49b2obobo3bo74bobo34b2ob2o76bo$66b2obo2b
4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo
47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2o
bo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b4obo47b2obo2b
4obo62bo10b2o33bo2bo2bo74bobo$70bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo
3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bob
o50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50bobo3bobo50b
obo3bobo59b3o44bobobobobo73bobo$66b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob
2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo
2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo
46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo46b2ob
2o2bo2bobo46b2ob2o2bo2bobo58bo48bobobobo75bo$67bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3b
o48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bo
bo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b
2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo48bobo2b2o3bo59b2o49bobo
74b3o$55b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bo
bo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo
44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo44b2o10bobo52b2o64bo2bo73b
o$55b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o
11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b2o11bo45b
2o11bo45b2o11bo54bo65b2o$1067bob2o$1068bo2bo$1069b2o61b2o$1084b2o46b2o
$1084b2o2$1107b2o$1107b2o2b2o$1093bo3b2o12bobo$1092bobo3bo14bo$1091bob
o3bo15b2o$1087b2obobo3bo$1087b2obo2b4obo$1091bobo3bobo$1087b2ob2o2bo2b
obo$1088bobo2b2o3bo$1076b2o10bobo$1076b2o11bo13$1159bo$1157b3o$1156bo$
1156b2o7$1146b2o$1145bobo5b2o$1145bo7b2o$1144b2o2$1158bo$1154b2obobo$
1153bobobobo$1150bo2bobobobob2o$1150b4ob2o2bo2bo$1154bo4b2o$1152bobo$
1152b2o!
I find it interesting that making prime periods is so easy with that, as period multiplication wouldn't help at all.

EDIT:
and to verify, at gen 123456791:

Code: Select all

x = 1229, y = 243, rule = B3/S23
922b3o$922bo$923bo46$1050b2o11bo$1050b2o10bobo$1062bobo2b2o3bo$1061b2o
b2o2bo2bobo$1065bobo3bobo$1061b2obo2b4obo$1061b2obobo3bo$1065bobo3bo$
1066bobo3bo$1067bo3b2o47b2o$1086bo33b2o$1084b3o13bo$1083bo16b3o$1058b
2o23b2o18bo$1058b2o42b2o$1043b2o94b2o$1042bo2bo92bobo$1041bob2o87b2o4b
o$1041bo88bo2bo2b2ob4o$1040b2o88b2obobobobo2bo$1055b2o76bobobobo$1055b
o36b2o39bobob2o$1056b3o33b2o40bo$1058bo10b2o$1068bobo59b2o15b2o$1068bo
61b2o6b2o7bo$1067b2o10b2o57b2o5bobo$1080bo64b2o$1077b3o9b2o$1077bo11bo
19b2o$1060b2o25bobo18bobo$1060bo19b2o5b2o19bo$1058bobo18bobo25b2o$
1058b2o19bo11bo$1078b2o9b3o43b2o$1088bo47bo$1088b2o10b2o31b3o$1037b2o
61bo32bo$1037b2o59bobo$1098b2o10bo$1075b2o33b3o$1075b2o36bo$1112b2o$
1127b2o$23bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo159bo$23b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o
56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o154b2obo$26bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58b
o58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo152bo2bo$25b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo
50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o
6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo50b2o6bo146b2o$32bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bo
bo56bobo56bobo86b2o42b2o$33bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo87bo18b2o23b2o$1066b3o16bo$27b2o293b2o57b2o57b
2o116b2o57b2o175b2o57b2o116b2o76b2o17bo13b3o$20b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o57b2o
5b2o50b2o5b2o50b2o57b2o5b2o76bo32bo$20b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o
49b2o6b2o49b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o57b2o57b2o6b2o49b2o6b2o49b2o57b
2o57b2o6b2o49b2o84b3o43b2o3bo$87b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o234b2o175b2o57b2o
175b2o137bo43bo3bobo$1097bo3bobo$37b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o115bo3bobob2o$37b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o113bob4o2bob2o$1095bobo3bobo$22b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o127bobo2bo2b2ob
2o$21bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo128bo3b2o2bobo$21bo58bo58bo58bo58b
o58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo138bobo10b2o50b3o$12b
2o6b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o139bo11b2o50bo$12bo1157bo$7b2o5bo$7bo5b2o$4b2obo$4bo
2bob2o2b2o$6b2obo3b2o$9bo$9b2o$15bo$3b2o9bobo$3bo11bo125b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o234b2o175b2o$2obo137b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o234b2o175b2o$o2b3o4b2o$b2o
3bo3b2o$3b4o$3bo15b2o$4b3o12bobo36bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo$7bo13bo36b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o
56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o56b3o$2b5o14b2o38bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo$2bo
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o$4bo77b2o72b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o42b2o57b2o57b2o72b2o42b2o
57b2o72b2o42b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$3b2o76bo2bo71b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o41b
o2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo71b2o41bo2bo55bo2bo71b2o41bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo
55bo2bo$82b2o293b2o57b2o57b2o116b2o57b2o116b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$
1167b2o$1167bo$1169bo$70b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o133b2o14b5o34bo9bo$63b2o5bobo49b
2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b
2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b2o5bobo49b
2o5bobo49b2o5bobo133bo13bo39b3o5b3o$63b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo
49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o
7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo49b2o7bo133bobo12b3o39bo3bo$72b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
133b2o15bo37b2o3b2o$1165b4o48bo$59bo58bo17b2o39bo17b2o39bo17b2o39bo17b
2o39bo58bo58bo58bo17b2o39bo58bo58bo17b2o39bo58bo58bo58bo58bo156b2o3bo
3b2o44b3o$58bobob2o53bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14bo38bobob2o14b
o38bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o14bo38bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o
14bo38bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o53bobob2o152b2o4b3o2bo42bo$58b
obobobo52bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo10b3o39b
obobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo10b3o39bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobo
bo10b3o39bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo52bobobobo159bob2o42b2o
$55b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2b
o7bo38b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2b
o46b2obobobobo2bo7bo38b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo7b
o38b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2obobobobo2bo46b2o
bobobobo2bo156bo$55bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2o
b4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2o
b4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2o
b4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o46bo2bo2b2ob4o155b2o$57b2o4bo52b2o4bo
52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o
4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo52b2o4bo$63bobo56bobo56bobo
56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bobo56bo
bo56bobo56bobo191b2o$64b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o149b2o39bobo$1159bo40bo$1160b3o
36b2o$1162bo3$1224b2o$1219b2o2bo2bo$1219bobo2b2o$1204b2o16b2o$85b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o174bo17bo$85b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o171b3o15bo2bob2o$76b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o180bo
16bobob2obo$76bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo
55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo196bobo
$72b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o
4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b2o4b2o51b
2o4b2o51b2o4b2o197bo2b2o$73bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o
36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b
2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o36bo20b2o182b2ob3o$73bobo18bo37bobo18bo
37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo
37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo37bobo18bo
37bobo18bo189bo$63bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o
16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo
10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bob
o27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo27bo10b2o16bobo183b2ob3o
$61b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b
2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b
2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o26b3o28b2o184b2obo$60bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo$60b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o208b2o$45b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o214b2o7b2o$46bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo
58bo58bo58bo58bo58bo215bo$46bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o
55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o55bob2o
55bob2o212bobo$47bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2b
o55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo55bo2bo212b2o
$48b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o$63b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o
57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o98b2o$63b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o98b2o$1227b2o
$86b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b2o57b
2o57b2o57b2o57b2o195b2o$86b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o
53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b
2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o53b2o2b2o$72bo3b2o12bobo38bo3b2o12bobo38b
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » March 24th, 2019, 7:26 pm

googoIpIex wrote:What about adding guns for each prime number up to 5000, as period multipliers wouldn't work?
I think everybody involved with filling in all the gun periods up to 1000 (a project that lasted over five years, between 1997-98 and September 2003), and also everybody involved with rebuilding almost all those same guns for chris_c's modern post-[Snark/syringe/bumper] collection, made some kind of decision to ignore periods above 1000, just to preserve our collective sanity. If any.

In 1998 we started with Dietrich Leithner's and Peter Rott's collection of glider guns, organized into two groups, p14-p999 and p1000-p9999. Both groups were missing lots of periods. Even for the smaller range, it wasn't really reasonable to build example guns for every period, but it happened anyway. It was exhausting enough that nobody ever dared to start the project of completing the four-digit gun collection, or even the prime-number subset of it -- though I think the idea did get mentioned once or twice. Prime-number guns came up in 2014, for example.

That project would be much more than an order of magnitude worse than the 2- and 3-digit gun project. As the total signal path length gets longer, the number of options that you have to explore and compare against each other starts to explode exponentially. I seem to recall that Karel Suhajda found in 2003 that it took Hersrch an awful lot longer to go through the entire search space to find the best loops with prime periods in the 800s and 900s. Hersrch could find optimal prime-period Herschel loops in the 600s and 700s very quickly by comparison.
chris_c wrote:It will probably involve taking the same basic gun mechanism and adding more and more snarks to keep the overall area as rectangular as possible.

... Sometimes you just have to say enough is enough (and I have).
Above a certain size, adding more Snarks will no longer be the best way to minimize the bounding box. Instead, for a lot of prime periods between about p1500 and p3000, I bet the smallest custom solution will turn out to have a "Circuit 1" segment that's traversed twice, plus "Circuit 2" and "Circuit 3" segments both connected to Circuit 1 via different semi-Snarks, with outputs that merge to feed Circuit 1. This is along the lines of the resettable base loops used in chris_c's scripts, but it's a little simpler: if both Circuit 2 and Circuit 3 are fed by period doublers, then no reset is needed.

Here's a sample p1181 gun with this design. There's probably a packed single loop that's smaller for a prime period this low, but as the length of the shared Circuit 1 segment increases it will get harder and harder to beat a design like this.

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#C prime period p1181 gun with alternating Circuits 2 and 3
x = 109, y = 95, rule = LifeHistory
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3BC$31.2A11.A25.3C!
Above p3000 or somewhere up there, period doublers will stop being enough -- it might be necessary to invent Herschel circuits that send out a glider two times out of three, or three times out of four, and pair those with tremi-Snarks, quadri-Snarks, and so on. A few such mechanisms do already exist, but the 3-out-of-4 one I thought I had turns out to be a 2-out-of-4, which isn't so useful.

EDIT: I'm drawing a blank on 1-out-of-N signal suppression mechanisms -- i.e., conduits that send out {N-1} out of N input signals. The only one I've dug up so far is this 2-out-of-3 structure based on a very old Fx119 period tripler:

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x = 26, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
23.A$21.3A$20.A$20.2A$3.2A12.5B$4.A11.4B$4.A.AB2.B4.6B$5.2AB.3B3.7B$
7.16B$7.17B$8.9B2D6B$7.10B2D6B$5.18B$3.7B2D10B$.4BC4B2D9B$5BCBC8B2D4B
$.4B3C4B2.2B2D3B$2.5BC4B2.7B$.10B3.7B$14.7B$15.6B$15.7B$15.6B$14.6B$
14.6B$13.8B$14.6B$14.7B$12.10B$10.B.2B2A6B$9.2A3B2A6B$9.2A11B$10.12B$
8.5B2.B2.2B$8.2A4.3B5.2A$9.A4.B2AB4.A$6.3A6.2A6.3A$6.A18.A!
Anyone have any 3-out-of-4s, 4-out-of-5s, or 5-out-of-6s handy?

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

Post by dvgrn » March 25th, 2019, 2:08 pm

Moosey wrote:that script is really cool. For instance, a gun with prime period 123456791...
Looks like you used the script that produces guns with longest diameter of order O(log(t)), though. There's a script at the end of the final message in the thread that produces guns with longest diameter of order O(sqrt(log(t))).

For guns in more reasonable ranges, like the four-digit prime numbers, it would be great to have some search code that enumerates connections between elementary conduits and saves a pattern every time the search happens to close a loop.

A lot of those loops would be emus, of course, but if it could be run long enough it would eventually generate a lot of competitive-sized prime-period guns -- much smaller on average than the universal solutions produced by chris_c's scripts.

EDIT: I split the four-digit-primes topic off into a new thread. Posting even a small fraction of the possible four-digit-prime guns here would completely swamp this thread with guns that aren't welcome in chris_c's collection. Someone should probably start a new GitHub repository if they want the four-digit collection to get anywhere -- starting with "Dieter and Peter's gun collection part 2" if they want to be really ambitious and not limit the collection to the prime periods.

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

Post by Sokwe » March 27th, 2019, 4:28 am

Edit 2: a further reduction to the p65 gun is included in the next post.

Reduced the p65 pseudo-period gun by finding a custom p5 sparker:

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#C 17 Mar 2004 Jason Summers first made this type of p65 gun
#C 18 Mar 2004 David Eppstein trimmed it by using a different endcap
#C  for one of the p130s and modifying two adjacent pairs of p5s.
#C  Scot Ellison welded the two pair for a reduction.
#C  Karel Suhajda welded the pair one cell closer.
#C 19 Mar 2004 David Eppstein's new p5 removes two rows and a column.
#C 07 Jun 2007 Nicolay Beluchenko's new p5 removes two more rows
#C 31 Dec 2018 Matthias Merzenich replaced p5s with p10s and welded
#C  the guns closer together.  One of the endcaps was also replaced
#C  for a reduction and some p5s were replaced with still lifes for
#C  aesthetics.
#C 27 Mar 2019 Matthias Merzenich found a shorter p5 sparker to
#C  save four rows.
x = 97, y = 82, rule = LifeHistory
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11B.2B8.2B2.3B3.2A2.A$32.AB.BAB2.6BA3B2A4BA14B15.2B7.2A$26.5A.A.2A4.
6B2A6B2A16B12.5B$26.A2.A2.A.A5.5B2A19B3.4B4.2A.2A2.5B$31.A2.A6.4BA19B
5.4B4.A.A2.2ABAB2A$32.2A8.22B7.2BAB3.A.A.2A.ABA.3A$72.2B2A3.A.A2.5B3.
A$32.2A8.22B9.2A2B3.A2.2A.A.3A.A$32.A.A2.B3.4BA19B9.4B3.2A2.3A3.A$33.
A5B.5B2A19B9.4B4.A.A.A.A$35.4B.6B2A6B2A10B5.2A3.4B3.A.ABA.2A$35.BA2B.
6BA3B2A4BA9B4.A2.A3.4B3.A2.A.A$31.B2.BABA3B3ABA4B2A2B3ABA8B3.A.A.A3.
4B3.2A2.A$30.2AB.BA2BA2B3A12B2ABA7B2.2A.A2.A3.4B6.2A$30.2A4B2A2B.16BA
BA5B2.BAB.BAB2A4.4B$31.B.6B.18BA7B.BA2B.B3.2A3.4B$34.B.B3.26B.BA2B.3A
B2.A3.4B$35.3B3.11B2.11B2.BAB.B3.B3A4.4B$34.B2AB4.3B2.2B8.2B2.3B5.2A.
3AB8.4B$35.2A6.B18.B7.A.A2.AB4A4.4B$70.A2.2A.B.A2.A4.4B$69.2A3.A.A3.
2A5.3BA$73.A2.2A10.3BA$73.2A14.3AB!
I'm still looking for something a bit shorter.

Edit: here is the now obsolete thumb sparker used before the edit:

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x = 15, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
b2obo$bob2o2$2b5o$bo5bo$o2bob2obo$4bo3b3o$4bob2o3bo$bob2o2b2ob2o$bo2b
3obo3b2o$2bo3bo2bobo2bo$b2obobobo2bobo$o2b2obob2obob2o$2o4bo3bo$2b4ob
3o$2bo2bobo!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » March 28th, 2019, 12:07 am

Further reduction to the p65: I just noticed that the new p5 sparker allows the guns to be pulled closer together.

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#C 17 Mar 2004 Jason Summers first made this type of p65 gun
#C 18 Mar 2004 David Eppstein trimmed it by using a different endcap
#C  for one of the p130s and modifying two adjacent pairs of p5s.
#C  Scot Ellison welded the two pair for a reduction.
#C  Karel Suhajda welded the pair one cell closer.
#C 19 Mar 2004 David Eppstein's new p5 removes two rows and a column.
#C 07 Jun 2007 Nicolay Beluchenko's new p5 removes two more rows
#C 31 Dec 2018 Matthias Merzenich replaced p5s with p10s and welded
#C  the guns closer together.  One of the endcaps was also replaced
#C  for a reduction and some p5s were replaced with still lifes for
#C  aesthetics.
#C 27 Mar 2019 Matthias Merzenich replaced the p10 sparkers with p5
#C  sparkers to pull the guns one cell closer together and replaced
#C  a p5 sparker to save an additional four rows.
x = 96, y = 81, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A6.B18.B6.2A$25.B2AB4.3B2.2B8.2B2.3B4.B2AB$26.3B3.11B2.2A9B3.3B$
25.B.B3.14B2A10B3.B.B$22.B.6B.15B3A8B.6B.B$21.2A4B2A2B.15BABA6B.2B2A
4B2A$6.2A13.2AB.BA2BA17BAB2A7BA2BAB.B2A$7.A2.2A10.B2.BABA4B2A8B2A4B2A
8BABAB2.B$7.A.A2.A13.BA2B.2A2BA6BA2BA4BA6B.2BAB$6.2A.ABA.A.2A9.4B.2AB
2A5B2A3BA2BA7B.4B$7.A.B.B.2A.A7.A5B.B3A6B3A2BA10B.5BA$5.A3.3A11.A.A2.
B3.8B2A7BA6B3.B2.A.A$4.A.3A.A.4A7.2A8.16BA5B8.2A$4.A3.5B3.A$5.3A.3B.
3A17.16BA5B8.2A$7.A5BA18.8B2A7BA6B3.B2.A.A$8.5A18.B3A6B3A2BA10B.5BA$
8.5B18.2AB2A5B2A3BA2BA7B.4B$2A7.2B18.2B2A2BA6BA2BA4BA6B.2BAB$.A2.2A3.
3B2.2B8.2B2.5B2A8B2A4B2A8BABAB2.B$.A.A.A3.10B2.26BAB2A7BA2BAB.B2A14.
2A$2.A.B3.39BABA6B.2B2A4B2A15.A2.2A$4.2B.39B3A8B.6B.B16.A.A2.A$3.BA2B
.5B3A14BA14B2A10B3.B.B18.2A.ABA.A.2A$3.A.A7B3A2BA2BA8BA12B2.2A9B3.3B
20.A.A.A.2A.A$4.A.12BA2BA6B3A6B.2B8.2B2.3B4.B2AB17.A3.3A$.3A3.10BA4BA
4B2A9B15.B6.2A17.A.3A.A.4A$.A5.10B2A2BA4B2A11B40.A3.5B3.A$7.20B2A4B3.
4B15.2A23.3A.ABA.3A$8.24B5.4B10.2A.A.A25.2ABAB2A$9.22B7.BABA5.2A3.A.A
4.2A22.5B$39.B2AB4.A2.A.A.2A4.A22.5B$9.22B9.A3B4.4ABA2.A.A7.B18.2B7.
2A$8.24B9.4B8.4A.2A5.3B2.2B8.2B2.3B3.2A2.A$7.20B2A4B9.4B4.2ABA3.A.BAB
2.11B2.10B3.A.A.A$.A5.10B2A2BA4B2A5B5.2A3.4B3.A2.ABAB.B3A.10B2A13B3.B
.A$.3A3.10BA4BA4B2A4B4.A2.A3.4B3.2A3.A.B3A.7BA18B.2B$4.A.12BA2BA6B3A
3B3.A.A.A3.4B4.3ABA.BAB2.6BA17B.2BAB$3.A.A7B3A2BA2BA8BA3B2.2A.A2.A3.
4B3.A2.A.2A2.7B2A15BA3BA.A$3.BA2B.5B3A14BAB2.2BA.2B3A4.4B3.A.A.A3.12B
4A7B3A2B.A$4.2B.26B.3BA.A3.2A3.4B3.A2.A4.10BA3BA6BAB2AB3.3A$2.A.B3.
25B.3BA.4A2.A3.4B3.2A5.10B2AB2A5B2A2B2A5.A$.A.A.A3.10B2.11B2.2BA.B3.A
B2A4.4B9.21B4AB$.A2.2A3.3B2.2B8.2B2.3B5.2A.3AB8.4B9.21B3A$2A7.2B18.B
7.A.A2.6A4.4B9.22B$8.5B22.A4.2A.A.A2.A4.4B$8.5A22.2A4.A.A3.2A5.4B7.
22B$7.A5BA25.A.A.2A10.4B5.21B3A$5.3A.3B.3A23.2A15.4B3.21B4AB$4.A3.5B
3.A40.4B2.10B2AB2A5B2A2B2A5.A$4.A.3A.A.4A18.2A6.B15.15BA3BA6BAB2AB3.
3A$5.A3.3A21.B2AB4.3B2.2B8.2B.15B4A7B3A2B.A$7.A.B.B.2A.A17.3B3.11B2.
16B2A15BA3BA.A$6.2A.ABA.A.2A16.B.B3.31BA17B.2BAB$7.A.A2.A17.B.6B.18BA
12BA18B.2B$7.A2.2A17.2A4B2A2B.16BABA14B2A13B3.B.A$6.2A21.2AB.BA2BA2B
3A12B2ABA16B2.10B3.A.A.A$30.B2.BABA3B3ABA4B2A2B3ABA11B.2B8.2B2.3B3.2A
2.A$34.BA2B.6BA3B2A4BA14B15.2B7.2A$34.4B.6B2A6B2A16B12.5B$32.A5B.5B2A
19B3.4B4.2A.2A2.5B$31.A.A2.B3.4BA19B5.4B4.A.A2.2ABAB2A$31.2A8.22B7.2B
AB3.A.A.2A.ABA.3A$71.2B2A3.A.A2.5B3.A$31.2A8.22B9.2A2B3.A2.2A.A.3A.A$
31.A.A2.B3.4BA19B9.4B3.2A2.3A3.A$32.A5B.5B2A19B9.4B4.A.A.A.A$34.4B.6B
2A6B2A10B5.2A3.4B3.A.ABA.2A$34.BA2B.6BA3B2A4BA9B4.A2.A3.4B3.A2.A.A$
30.B2.BABA3B3ABA4B2A2B3ABA8B3.A.A.A3.4B3.2A2.A$29.2AB.BA2BA2B3A12B2AB
A7B2.2A.A2.A3.4B6.2A$29.2A4B2A2B.16BABA5B2.BAB.BAB2A4.4B$30.B.6B.18BA
7B.BA2B.B3.2A3.4B$33.B.B3.26B.BA2B.3AB2.A3.4B$34.3B3.11B2.11B2.BAB.B
3.B3A4.4B$33.B2AB4.3B2.2B8.2B2.3B5.2A.3AB8.4B$34.2A6.B18.B7.A.A2.AB4A
4.4B$69.A2.2A.B.A2.A4.4B$68.2A3.A.A3.2A5.3BA$72.A2.2A10.3BA$72.2A14.
3AB!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » March 28th, 2019, 9:19 pm

I'm happy to report that the gun-builder script is not succumbing to bit-rot very quickly. It needed only one new template (and unfortunately one "alt" variant of that template, because my template design wasn't good enough to handle that particular geometry) -- and one minor edit to an existing template, to make it work for the current contents of the ceebo/glider_guns repository. No script changes were needed this time -- I'm waiting for Kazyan to invent a spark-assisted p7 period septupler before I tackle the general problem of periodic multiplier mechanisms.

All the LifeHistory cells for the fixed guns now agree exactly with what's generated by the script, and there are no arguments about the sizes of bounding boxes either.

I've checked in to GitHub something that I think is a working copy of the updated script archive file, without all the guns. The guns are also checked in, separately.

If anyone tries to run the script starting from the ZIP file and runs into any trouble, let me know. Theoretically it should Just Work if you follow the readme.txt -- but it's easier to just download the precompiled guns. If more checkins come along for ceebo/glider_guns, then the script might or might not build and test the new guns correctly; it will fail if a new template has to be added or an existing one needs to be improved, but will succeed if changes are all in the /fixed subfolder.

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

Post by Kazyan » March 29th, 2019, 9:09 pm

One-row reduction to the p184 by canceling the unwanted glider earlier:

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x = 34, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
19.A$17.3A$16.A$16.2A$13.5B12.A$12.A3B12.3A$11.AB2A2B2.B7.A$11.6B.4B
5.2A$9.3B3A8B2.4B$8.5B2A8B.3B$8.5BABA6B.5B$6.8BAB2A11B$5.9BA3BA12B$4.
11B3A14B$4.9B5A13B$4.9B3A13B$2.2AB.6BA4B2A9B2.3B$.A.AB3.8BA2BA3B2A5.B
3A$.A5.4BA4BA3BA2B2A4.A.3A$2A4.6B3A2BABA4B4.A.A.AB$7.11BA4B5.A2.A$7.
16B6.2A$8.2B.11B$10.B2A7B$9.BAB2A5B$8.2B3A4B$8.6B2AB$6.2AB.6BA$5.A.AB
2.BA3B$5.A6.3BA$4.2A6.3AB!
EDIT: Smaller p427, using a variant on a periodic left turn conduit that hasn't been fully explored, I'd say. 4692 -> 3976:

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x = 71, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A$34.A.A$36.A4.2A$32.4A.2A2.A2.A$32.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$34.BABABA.A$35.
B2ABA.A$36.2B.BA$35.3B$26.2A6.4B$27.A6.B2A3B$27.A.AB3.B2A3B8.A$28.2AB
.10B6.3A$30.13B8.A$30.14B6.A.A$30.15B5.A.AB$32.8B2.4B5.A3B$32.6B5.4B
6.4B$31.9B4.4B5.6B$30.4B4.2A5.4B4.7B$29.4B5.A7.4B2.8B.4B.B$28.4B7.3A
5.17B.B2A$27.4B10.A6.18B2A$26.4B18.16B.2B$14.A10.4B19.16B$12.3A9.4B
20.15B$11.A11.4B19.2AB.12B$11.2A9.4B19.A.AB2.11B$9.4B8.4B20.A5.10B$8.
2AB9.4B20.2A5.2B2A6B$8.A.AB7.4B27.3B2A6B$9.2AB6.4B29.10B$9.3B5.4B4.2A
24.8B.B2A.A$10.4B2.4B5.A13.2A4.2A3.7B3.B2AB3A$10.9B3.BA.A13.A6.A3.6B
6.B4.A$5.3B.12B.B2A15.3A.A6.6B4.2A.2A.A$5.2A16B19.A.2A3.7B6.A.A.A$4.A
BA16B20.B.B.10B5.A.A$4.BA16B19.3B.13B3.2A.A$4.19B16.A21BA2.2A$2.2AB2.
18B11.2BA2BA21BA$.A.AB3.20B2.2B3.3BA18B2.2BA.B4A$.A7.32BA14B5.2A.A3.A
$2A8.7B.12B3A6B2A15B6.A.B3A.A$10.6B2.12BA6BAB2ABA13B6.A.2A.A.A$10.5B
3.12BABA7BAB2A11B5.2A.A.B.A.2A$11.3B5.12B2A3BA2B3AB2A9B6.A2.A.2BA2.A$
9.7B10.4B.6BA4BA6B4.2B7.A.2A2.A$9.2A.B.2A11.3B5.B.12B3.B2AB5.2A.B.2A$
10.A3.A13.4B13.4B4.2A9.A.A$7.3A5.3A12.2A14.4B11.2ABA.B.A$7.A9.A12.A
16.4B10.A2.AB2A.A$31.3A14.4B6.2A.A.A5.A$33.A15.3BA5.A.A2.6A$50.3BA6.A
.A3.A$51.3AB4.2A.2A!
EDIT 2: Smaller p750:

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x = 68, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A20.BABA2B4.B$3.A18.BA3BA9B$3.A.AB3.5BA.B2.3BA13B$4.2AB.6B4A4BA4BA
8B2A$6.7B2ABABA2B.BA10B.B2A$6.6B3ABA2BA3BA3BA4B4.B$7.6B2ABABA6BABA2B$
8.6B4A7B6.2B$3.2A5.5BA3.7B4.6B5.2A$.2B2AB17.3BA.B.6B5.A$.4B19.ABA10B.
BA.A$4B21.2A9B2.B2A$.4B21.13B$.4B20.14B$.5B19.15B$.B3AB20.15B$B2AB2AB
18.8BA8B$B2AB2AB17.10BA8B$B5AB16.9B3A10B$2A3B2A15.23B$7B13.25B$7B13.
25B$.5B13.25B$.5B13.7B.17B$2.2B2A13.B3AB4.15B$2.4B12.4BA14.6B12.A$3.
8BA3.6BA17.5B9.3A$2.8BABA8B18.6B7.A10.B$.9B2ABA8BABAB14.6B6.2A8.BAB$.
9B2AB2A6BA2BA3B7.A7.4B.6B8.3A$2.8B2ABA3B.2B2A7B6.3A6.8B9.ABABA$4.6BAB
A5B2A3BA6B8.A6.10B6.ABABA$6.5BA.B2.4B2A8B7.2A5.B.10B4.2B3A2B$18.3BA2B
A3B.B2A5.18BAB3.3BA3B$20.2BABAB3.BA.A6.15BABA11B$32.A5.2B2A12BABA.10B
$32.2A3.2BA2BA12BA4.3BA3B$37.3B2A4B2.7B5.2B3A2B$23.2B10.9B4.7B6.ABABA
$21.6B6.10B6.3B9.ABABA$19.10B.12B7.5B8.3A$17.3B8A14B10.2A8.BAB$16.4BA
B4ABA15B9.A10.B$17.3B8A3B.10B11.3A$19.10B4.3BA5B13.A$21.6B7.3BA2B$23.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 4th, 2019, 10:47 pm

A number of "osc7" variable guns use a suboptimal p7 bumper. Here are some corrections:

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#483
x = 66, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
41.A11.2A$40.A.A9.B2AB$32.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$28.A2.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B$19.
2A5.3A2.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$18.B2AB3.A6.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$19.2B4.2A7.A3.A.A.
2A4.8B$20.7B6.A2.BA.A2.13B$19.6B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$18.8B6.2A.2BA5.15B$17.
9B10.3B4.15B$15.12B10.2B.B.17B$14.12B4.29B$15.12B2.16B2A13B$2A13.12B
2.16B2A3B2A9B$.A12.14B.21BABA3B3.B2A$.A.AB2.B5.37BA4B4.A2.A$2.2AB.3B
3.4B2.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$4.6B.4B4.17B14.6B7.A$4.10B4.16B14.9B6.2A$
4.2B2A5B5.15B15.2A4.4B$5.A2BA3B5.17B15.A4.4B$5.BABA4B5.8B.7B12.3A5.2B
A2B$6.BA6B5.6B4.3B.B2A10.A6.2BABA4B$6.3B2.4B5.4B9.BA.A16.2BA2BA3B$4.A
.3B3.4B4.6B10.A16.4BA4B$2.BA2BA6.4B4.B.B2A.A8.2A14.10B$2.A4B3.B3.4B5.
B2AB3A21.10B2A$2.A4BA.B2A3.4B6.B4.A10.2A8.9BA2BA$.4A2BA2B2A4.4B4.2A.
3A12.A9.8BABA$.A2.3BAB.B6.4B4.A.A14.A.AB4.11BA$2.5A11.4B3.A.A4.A10.2A
B.10B3A2B$19.4B3.A3.3A12.12B2A3B$2.5A13.4B5.A15.17B$.A2.3BAB.B10.4B4.
2A15.17B.B$.4A2BA2B2A2.2A6.9B14.19B2A$2.A4BA.B2A3.A7.6B14.19B.B2A$2.A
4B3.B4.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B4.B$2.BA2BA9.A2.A4.36B$4.A12.2AB3.27B.9B$
18.14B2A16B2.7B$19.13B2A16B2.7B$20.29B4.6B$20.17B.B.2B10.7B$21.15B4.
3B10.6B$21.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$22.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$24.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$
23.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.9B$23.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$23.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.
4B$23.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A2.3A7.4B$24.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3BA$23.B2AB9.
A.A23.3BA$24.2A11.A25.3A!

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#399
x = 80, y = 64, rule = LifeHistory
.2A2.2A5.2A2.2A$.A2.A2.A3.A2.A2.A$2.3A.A.BAB.A.3A11.2A11.A$6.2A3B2A
14.B2AB9.A.A$4.2A2.BAB2.2A13.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$3.A2.B2AB2AB2.A11.B.B9.2A
.2A2.A2.A.A$.A2.AB2A.B.2ABA2.A9.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A$.2A.A.ABA.ABA.A.2A9.
6B6.2ABA2.4A.A$4.A.2AB.B2A.A12.8B4.2A.A.A3.A$4.3ABA.AB3A13.13B2.A.AB
2.A15.2A$2.2A4.3B4.2A9.13B5.A.A2B.A14.A$.A2.4A.A.4A2.A7.15B5.A2B.2A
11.BA.A$.A.A3.ABABA3.A.A7.15B4.3B12.2A.B2A$2.A.2A2.3B2.2A.A7.17B.B.2B
12.B2A2B$4.A3.3A3.A9.13BA3B3A9B6.4B$2.A2.A2.3B2.A2.A6.13BABA2B5A8B3.
6B$2.3A2.B3.B2.3A5.14BA8B2A7B2.6B$5.4AB4A7.2AB3.10B3A4B2A8B.7B9.2A$2.
2A3.A.A.A3.2A3.A2.A4.11B2A3BA18B6.2B2AB$2.A.2A.B3AB.2A.A2.A.2A5.6B3.B
2.2B2.20B5.4B3.B$4.A3.ABA3.A4.A7.6B14.21B.6B2A2B$4.A.7B.A3.2A6.9B14.
26B2A2B$3.2A.7A.2A9.4B4.2A15.30B$2.A2.A.A3BA.A2.A7.4B5.A15.31B$2.2A.A
.A3BA.A.2A6.4B7.3A12.30B$4.A.2A.B.2A.A7.4B10.A10.2AB.3B2.22B$4.A3.3A
3.A6.4B21.A.AB6.22B$5.3A.A.3A6.4B22.A8.12B3.9B$7.A3BA7.4B22.2A7.12B5.
8BA$8.3B7.4B31.10B6.5B3.ABA$8.3B6.3AB31.4B.6B6.2A7.2A$9.2B.B3.3BA31.
4B3.B.B9.A8.B$11.7BA31.4B5.3B5.3A$9.BA7B31.4B5.B2AB5.A$8.BABA5B31.4B
7.2A$8.2B2A5B30.4B$6.2AB.8B28.4B$5.A.AB3.7B26.4B$5.A5.2A2B.4B24.4B$4.
2A5.2A4.4B22.4B$3.A14.4B20.ABAB$4.4A11.4B18.B2AB$8.A11.4B16.3BA$2.6A.
A11.4B14.4B$.A5.A.3A10.4B12.4B$.A.4A5.A10.4B10.4B$2.A.A.AB2A.2A11.4B
8.4B$4.A.A2.A.A13.4B6.4B$3.2A.A.A3.A13.4B4.4B$2.A2.2B.A.2A.A.2A3.2A5.
4B2.4B$A2.ABA.A.A3.A.A3.A.A6.8B$2A.A.A.A2.2A.A2.4A2.2A5.6B$.A.A.2B.A.
A.A.A.A3.2A2.A4.7B$A2.2ABA.A5.A3.BA2.A.A4.7B$A.A3.A.2A3.2ABA.BAB2A.2A
2.7B2A$.A.4AB.4B.A.BABABA.B.A2B.2B2AB.2A$3.A3.2A2B2A.A4B2AB3A4B.ABAB$
3.A.2A2.4B.A.BABABA.B.A2B2.BAB$4.A.A.2A3.2ABA.BAB2A.2A5.4B$6.A.A5.A3.
BA2.A.A8.2A$6.A.A3.A.A.A3.2A2.A8.A$7.A3.A.A2.4A2.2A10.3A$11.A.A.A3.A.
A14.A$12.2A.2A3.2A!

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#847
x = 82, y = 68, rule = LifeHistory
39.A$12.A26.3A12.2A3.2A$4.B7.3A12.2A3.2A8.A8.BA2B.A.A.2BAB$2.BA3B8.A
8.B3A.A.A.3AB4.2A8.2ABA.A.A.AB2A$2.AB3A3.B3.2A8.A2BA.A.A.A2BA4.5B4.6B
A.A6B$2.5BA.B2A2.5B4.A3BABA.ABA3BA5.3BAB3.5BA.A5B$.B2A3BA2B2A4.3BAB3.
5BA.A5B5.3BABA6BABA.ABA3B$.A2.2BA2B.B4.3BABA3BA4BA.A4BA4.4BA2BA2B2.B
2A3.2AB$2.4AB7.4BA2BA2B2.3A3.3A7.4B2A3B3.AB3.BA$15.4B2A3B3.2B3.2B9.6B
4.2B5.2B$2.4AB9.6B4.2B5.2B9.5B3.B2AB3.B2AB$.A2.2BA2B.B6.5B3.B2AB3.B2A
B7.7B3.2A5.2A$.B2A3BA2B2A4.7B3.2A5.2A7.4B.4B$2.5BA.B2A3.4B.4B17.4B3.
4B$2.AB3A3.B3.4B3.4B15.4B5.4B$2.BA3B6.4B5.4B13.4B7.4B$4.B.3B3.4B7.4B
11.4B9.4B7.A$6.3B2.4B9.4B9.4B11.4B6.3A$6.BA6B11.4B7.4B13.4B8.A$5.BABA
4B13.4B5.4B15.4B6.A.A$5.A2BA3B15.4B3.4B17.4B5.A.AB$4.2B2A5B15.4B.4B
19.4B5.A3B$4.10B15.7B21.4B6.4B$4.6B.4B15.5B23.4B5.6B$2.2AB.3B3.4B14.
5B13.A10.4B4.7B$.A.AB2.B5.4B12.7B10.3A11.4B2.8B.4B.B$.A12.4B10.4B.4B
8.A15.17B.B2A$2A13.4B8.4B3.4B7.2A15.18B2A$16.4B6.4B5.4B3.5B15.16B.2B$
17.4B4.4B7.4B2.3B17.16B$18.4B2.4B9.9B7.2A7.15B$19.8B11.8B8.A5.2AB.12B
$20.6B13.10B3.B.A.2A.A.AB2.11B$21.4B14.7B2A2B.B3A2.A.A5.10B$20.6B13.
7B2A3BAB2.2A2.A5.2B2A6B$19.8B12.12B4A4.2A3.3B2A6B$18.4B2.4B9.2AB.7B3.
2B.A10.10B$17.4B4.4B7.A.AB.7B2.B3A11.8B.B2A.A$16.4B6.4B6.A5.4B4.A13.
7B3.B2AB3A$15.4B8.4B4.2A5.4B5.5A8.6B6.B4.A$5.A8.4B10.4B9.4B10.A9.6B4.
2A.3A$3.5A5.4B5.2A5.4B7.4B9.A11.5B4.A2.2A$2.A5.A4.4B5.A7.4B5.4B10.2A
9.8B.A.A$2.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A8.4B3.4B13.A8.8BA.A.2A.A$.2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A
10.4B.4B14.3A6.6B.2BAB.A.2A$.A2.4A12B13.7B18.A4.7B2.2B2.A$2.2A2.BA3B
2A7B14.5B18.2A4.7B3.B.2A$4.3AB.2B2A7B14.5B18.4B.8B2.A.A2.2A$4.A.B3.
10B13.7B19.11B2.2A2.A2.A$.2A.A8.8B11.4B.4B17.12B7.2A$.2A.2A7.9B9.4B3.
4B16.12B$14.3B2.4B7.4B5.4B15.11B$12.5B3.4B5.4B7.B3A13.9B12.2A$12.2A7.
4B3.4B9.A3B9.2B.10B11.A$13.A8.4B.4B11.A3B7.16B.B4.BA.A$10.3A3.A6.7B
13.4B3.23B2.B2A$10.A4.A.A6.5B15.32B$15.A.A6.6B15.5B2A25B$12.2A.A.2A3.
3B2A4B15.3BA27B$12.A2.A3.AB.2BA2BA4B15.3BABA5B2A17B$14.A.5A4BABA3B18.
2BA6B2A17B$13.2A.B.2B2A3.BA3B20.8BA8B5.B.4B$14.A.BAB.2A5.5B18.5B2A7B
11.4B$14.A.A.ABAB8.2A18.4BA2BA6B12.4B$15.2A.A.A.A.2A4.A23.ABA4.2B14.
4B$17.A2.A.2A.A5.3A21.A6.2B14.3BA$17.A.A13.A27.B2AB14.ABA$18.A43.2A
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#567
x = 72, y = 71, rule = LifeHistory
62.A$60.3A$59.A$59.2A$56.A4B$54.BABAB$54.B2A2B$54.6B9.2A$48.2A5.6B8.A
$47.BA.AB2.8B4.BA.A$27.A19.2B2A14B.B2A$6.2A3.2A12.3A17.2AB.7BABA8B$3.
B3A.A.A.3AB8.A19.A.AB4.4BABA9B$3.A2BA.A.A.A2BA8.2A18.A7.3B2A10B$2.A3B
ABA.ABA3BA4.5B17.2A8.3B2A7B.B2A$3.5BA.A5B3.BA3B29.11B2.BA.A$3.A4BA.A
4BA3BABA3B27.11B6.A$5.3A3.3A2.2BA2BA4B25.11B7.2A$6.2B3.2B3.3B2A4B25.
15B$5.2B5.2B4.6B25.4B.12B$4.B2AB3.B2AB3.5B25.4B2.12B$5.2A5.2A3.7B23.
4B4.11B$16.4B.4B21.4B3.4B.8B$2A13.4B3.4B19.4B4.2A4.7B$.A12.4B5.4B6.A
10.4B6.A4.7B$.A.AB2.B5.4B7.4B5.3A7.4B4.3A6.6B$2.2AB.3B3.4B9.4B7.A5.4B
5.A8.7B$4.6B.4B11.4B5.2A4.4B15.8B$4.10B13.4B4.9B17.8B$4.2B2A5B15.4B5.
6B18.9B$5.A2BA3B17.4B2.8B17.6B.4B$5.BABA4B17.15B15.7B.3BA$6.BA6B17.
14B16.6B2.ABA$6.3B2.4B17.13B16.6B3.2A$4.B.3B3.4B17.10B.B2A14.6B4.B$2.
BA3B6.4B18.3B2AB3.BA.A12.8B$2.AB3A3.B3.4B17.3B2AB6.A11.8B$2.5BA.B2A3.
4B18.4B6.2A10.9B$.B2A3BA2B2A4.4B17.3B19.9B$.A2.2BA2B.B6.4B13.AB.2B19.
10B$2.4AB11.4B11.A.AB2AB18.3B2A5B$19.4B10.A.ABABAB11.2A3.4B2A5B$2.4AB
13.4B8.2A.A.A.A2.A10.A3.11B$.A2.2BA2B.B10.4B8.A2.2A.4A10.A.A12B$.B2A
3BA2B2A10.4B5.A.A4.A9.2A4.2A2.8B$2.5BA.B2A11.4B4.2A5.A.A8.A9.7B4.2A$
2.AB3A3.B13.4B11.A.A7.A.AB7.6B4.A$2.BA3B18.4B11.A9.2AB.3B3.6B.BA.A$4.
B21.4B7.3A12.14B.B2A$27.4B5.A15.16B$28.4B4.2A15.14B$21.2A6.9B14.16B$
22.A7.6B14.18B$22.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$23.A2.A4.35B$24.2AB3.27B.7B$
25.14B2A16B2.6B$26.13B2A16B3.6B$27.29B6.4B$27.17B.B.2B12.B2A2B$28.15B
4.3B12.2A.B2A$28.15B5.A2B.2A11.BA.A$29.13B5.A.A2B.A14.A$31.13B2.A.AB
2.A15.2A$30.8B4.2A.A.A3.A$30.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A$30.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A$30.B.B
9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$31.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$30.B2AB9.A.A$31.2A11.A!

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#413
x = 68, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
22.2A11.A$21.B2AB9.A.A$22.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$21.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$21.5B
8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$21.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.3A$21.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$22.13B
2.A.AB2.A11.2A$20.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$19.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$19.15B4.3B10.5B
$18.17B.B.2B10.6B.B$18.29B3.9B$17.13B2A16B2.11B.B$16.14B2A16B2.12B2A$
15.2AB3.27B.13B2A$14.A2.A4.39B.B$13.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.22B$13.A7.6B14.
20B$12.2A6.9B14.20B$19.4B4.2A15.19B$18.4B5.A15.19B$17.4B7.3A12.17B2AB
A.2A$16.4B10.A10.2AB.3B.11B2A.2A.A$15.4B21.A.AB6.11B$14.4B22.A8.10B$
4.A8.4B22.2A7.10B$2.5A5.4B5.2A25.11B$.A5.A4.4B5.A26.11B$.A2.3AB2.7B.B
A.A25.13B$2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A23.2B.13B.2B$A2.4A12B24.21B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B22.
25B$3.3AB.2B2A7B22.25B$3.A.B3.10B21.27B$2A.A8.8B20.27B$2A.2A7.9B18.
29B$13.3B2.4B18.27B$11.5B3.4B17.6B2.11B2.6B$11.2A7.4B15.A3B.B3.8B.B4.
B.3BA$12.A8.4B13.BABA7.B.4B10.ABA$9.3A10.4B11.2B2A11.3B11.2A$9.A13.4B
9.4B12.4B11.B$24.4B7.4B12.BA3B$25.4B5.4B12.BABAB$26.4B3.4B13.A.A2.2B
2.B$27.4B.4B12.3A2.3AB.B2A$16.2A5.2A3.7B12.A3.2A2.BA2B2A$15.A2BA3.A2B
A3.5B14.3A2.2A.AB.B$16.2B5.2B4.6B15.A.A2.AB$17.BA3.AB3.3B2A4B15.A.A$
16.A2B3.2BA2.2BA2BA4B15.A$14.2B2A2B.2B2A5BABA3B$14.5BA.A5B3.BA3B$13.
2BA2B2A.2A2BA2B4.5B$14.ABAB.A.A.BABA8.2A$14.A2BA.A.A.A2BA8.A$17.BA3.A
B12.3A$38.A!

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#826
x = 80, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
38.A37.A$17.2A3.2A12.3A35.3A$14.B3A.A.A.3AB8.A37.A$14.A2BA.A.A.A2BA8.
2A28.2A6.2A$13.A3BABA.ABA3BA4.5B28.A.A3.4B$14.5BA.A5B3.BA3B31.A.5B$
14.A4BA.A4BA3BABA3B31.7B$16.3A3.3A2.2BA2BA4B17.A12.4B2A4B.B$17.2B3.2B
3.3B2A4B17.A.A2.2A7.4B2A3B.B2A$16.2B5.2B4.6B15.BA2.A.A2.A7.11B2A$15.B
2AB3.B2AB3.5B13.B.BA.2A2.2A9.9B.2B$16.2A5.2A3.7B11.2A2BAB2.2A6.2B2.
10B$27.4B.4B10.2AB.B3A2.4A.2A13B$26.4B3.4B10.B2.2B2.A.A2.A.2A13B$25.
4B5.4B14.BABAB5.2B.11B$24.4B7.4B12.3BAB9.9B.B2A$9.A13.BA2B9.4B11.4B
12.7B.BA.A$9.3A10.2A2B11.4B11.3B11.7B5.A$12.A8.2B2A13.4B10.4B.B7.8B5.
2A$11.2A7.4B15.4B.B4.B.8B3.B.4B2.4B$11.5B3.4B17.6B2.11B2.6B4.4B$13.3B
2.4B18.27B5.4B$2A.2A7.9B18.29B5.4B$2A.A8.8B20.27B7.4B$3.A.B3.10B21.
27B8.4B$3.3AB.2B2A7B22.25B10.3BA$.2A2.BA3B2A7B22.25B11.ABA$A2.4A12B
24.21B14.2A$2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A23.2B.13B.2B16.B$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A25.13B$.A
5.A4.4B5.A26.11B$2.5A5.4B5.2A25.11B$4.A8.4B22.2A7.10B$14.4B22.A8.10B$
15.4B21.A.AB6.11B$16.4B10.A10.2AB.3B.11B2A.2A.A$17.4B7.3A12.17B2ABA.
2A$18.4B5.A15.19B$19.4B4.2A15.19B$12.2A6.9B14.20B15.D$13.A7.6B14.20B$
13.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.22B$14.A2.A4.39B.B15.D$15.2AB3.27B.13B2A$16.14B2A
16B2.12B2A$17.13B2A16B2.11B.B$18.29B3.9B$18.17B.B.2B10.6B.B$19.15B4.
3B10.5B$19.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$20.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$22.13B2.A.AB2.A11.2A$
21.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$21.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.3A$21.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$
21.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$22.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$21.B2AB9.A.A$22.2A11.A!

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#497
x = 70, y = 64, rule = LifeHistory
20.2A$20.A2.A.A$10.A11.2A.3A$10.3A10.B4.A$13.A7.B2AB3A12.A11.2A$12.2A
2.4B.B2A.A13.A.A9.B2AB$12.10B17.A.A9.3B$14.8B15.3A.2A9.B.B$11.11B14.A
4.B8.5B$10.12B2.4B9.3AB2A6.6B$10.18B11.A.2A4.8B$10.19B12.13B$12.17B
14.13B$12.17B13.15B$11.18B2.B10.15B$7.B3.23B5.B.17B$6.2AB.48B$6.2A21B
2A13B2A13B$7.22B2A13B2A14B$2A5.3B.44B3.B2A$.A9.43B4.A2.A$.A.AB2.B4.
26B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$2.2AB.3B3.8B3.7B2.4B13.6B7.A$4.6B.5B8.6B17.7B2A
6.2A$4.10B11.3B19.2A4.BABA$4.2B2A5B13.B21.A5.A3B$5.A2BA3B33.3A7.4B$5.
BABA4B32.A10.4B$6.BA6B43.4B$6.3B2.4B43.4B$4.B.3B3.4B42.4B$2.2A3B6.4B
41.2BA2B$2.2A3B3.B3.4B39.2BABA4B$2.BA3BA.3A3.4B38.2BA2BA3B$.BA3B6A4.
4B37.4BA4B$.A2.4BA.B6.4B35.10B$2.5A11.4B33.10B2A$19.4B22.2A8.9BA2BA$
2.5A13.4B22.A9.8BABA$.A2.4BA.B10.4B21.A.AB4.11BA$.BA3B6A10.4B10.A10.
2AB.10B3A2B$2.BA3BA.3A11.4B7.3A12.12B2A3B$2.2A3B3.B13.4B5.A15.17B$2.
2A3B18.4B4.2A15.17B.B$4.B13.2A6.9B14.19B2A$19.A7.6B14.19B.B2A$19.A.2A
5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B4.B$20.A2.A4.36B$21.2AB3.27B.9B$22.14B2A16B2.7B$23.
13B2A16B2.7B$24.29B4.6B$24.17B.B.2B10.7B$25.15B4.3B10.6B$25.15B5.A2B.
2A6.7B$26.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$28.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$27.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.9B$
27.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$27.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.4B$27.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.
A.A2.3A7.4B$28.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3BA$27.B2AB9.A.A23.3BA$28.2A11.A
25.3A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 5th, 2019, 12:14 am

Kazyan wrote:A number of "osc7" variable guns use a suboptimal p7 bumper. Here are some corrections
Some of these periods are multiples of 3, so can unfortunately be reduced with the p3 eater trick:

p483:

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x = 65, y = 54, rule = LifeHistory
40.A11.2A$39.A.A9.B2AB$31.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$8.B18.A2.A.A2.A2.2A.2A9.B.B$
7.3A8.2A5.3A2.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$7.2A8.B2AB3.A6.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$5.AB2AB8.
2B4.2A7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.2A.3B.A10.7B6.A2.BA.A2.13B$A.3A2BA10.6B7.A.2BA
.A5.13B$A4.BA10.8B6.2A.2BA5.15B$.4A11.9B10.3B4.15B$2.B.2A8.12B10.2B.B
.17B$.2B.2A7.12B4.29B$.3AB9.12B2.16B2A13B$.2B11.12B2.16B2A14B$AB11.
14B.22B2A3B3.B2A$A.AB2.B5.38BABAB4.A2.A$.2AB.3B3.4B2.21B2.2B2.B3.2BA
3B5.2A.A$3.6B.4B4.17B14.6B7.A$3.10B4.16B14.9B6.2A$3.2B2A5B5.15B15.2A
4.4B$4.A2BA3B5.17B15.A4.4B$4.BABA4B5.8B.7B12.3A5.5B$5.BA6B5.6B4.3B.B
2A10.A6.2BA4B2A$5.3B2.4B5.4B9.BA.A16.B2A2BA3B$.AB2.3B3.4B4.6B10.A16.B
A2BA3BA$B3A.A.B4.4B4.B.B2A.A8.2A14.2A2B2A2BAB$.B2ABAB6.4B5.B2AB3A21.B
ABA2BA2BA2B$2.BA.2A7.4B6.B4.A10.2A8.2B2A2BA2BA3B$2.2A.3B7.4B4.2A.3A
12.A9.5BA2BA2B$2.BA.AB9.4B4.A.A14.A.AB4.6BA3BAB$3.3A.AB8.4B3.A.A4.A
10.2AB.10BA4B$5.4A9.4B3.A3.3A12.13B2ABA$6.B.3A8.4B5.A15.17B$8.BA.A.2A
5.4B4.2A15.17B.B$11.A.A.A5.9B14.16BA2B2A$11.A3.A6.6B14.12B2A5B.B2A$
10.2A2.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.14BA5B4.B$15.A2.A4.30BA4BA$16.2AB3.27B.3BA3BA
B$10.2A5.14B2A16B2.4BA2B$10.A.A5.13B2A16B2.7B$12.3A4.29B4.6B$11.A3.A
3.17B.B.2B10.7B$10.A.BABA4.15B4.3B10.6B$10.2A.2B5.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$14.
AB5.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$14.AB7.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$15.ABA5.7B4.2A.A.A3.A7.
9B$16.2BA4.5B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$15.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.4B$15.
5A.2A11.2A.2A4.A2.A2.3A7.3BA$13.A.A.2B2A.A9.A2.A.A2.A3.2A3.A10.3BA$
13.2A5.BA10.2A5.2A20.3AB!
p567:

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x = 71, y = 70, rule = LifeHistory
61.A$59.3A$58.A$58.2A$14.A40.A4B$11.A2.3A36.BABAB$11.3A3.A12.A22.B2A
2B$14.3A2.2A7.3A22.6B9.2A$10.A.2A.A.2B.A6.A19.2A5.6B8.A$10.2A.A.3A.A
7.2A17.BA.AB2.8B4.BA.A$14.2B3A5.5B17.2B2A14B.B2A$17.B4.BA3B17.2AB.7BA
BA8B$11.A.A2B3A3BABA3B15.A.AB4.4BABA9B$10.B4ABAB.2BA2BA4B14.A7.3B2A
10B$11.2A2.B2.4B2A4B14.2A8.3B2A7B.B2A$21.6B25.11B2.BA.A$8.2A11.5B25.
11B6.A$2A5.A2.A9.7B23.11B7.2A$A5.A.2A9.4B.4B21.15B$.3A2.A.B9.4B3.4B
19.4B.12B$2.B.A.A2B8.4B5.4B6.A10.4B2.12B$.2A.A.AB.2A5.4B7.4B5.3A7.4B
4.11B$.3BAB2.A2.A3.4B9.4B7.A5.4B3.4B.8B$.AB6.2A3.4B11.4B5.2A4.4B4.2A
4.7B$AB11.4B13.4B4.9B6.A4.7B$A.AB2.B5.4B15.4B5.6B4.3A6.6B$.2AB.3B3.4B
17.4B2.8B4.A8.7B$3.6B.4B19.15B11.8B$3.10B21.14B12.8B$3.2B2A5B23.13B
12.9B$4.A2BA3B25.10B.B2A9.6B.4B$4.BABA4B26.3B2AB3.BA.A8.7B.3BA$5.BA6B
25.3B2AB6.A9.6B2.ABA$5.3B2.4B26.4B6.2A8.6B3.2A$.BA2.3B3.4B25.3B17.6B
4.B$2A2B.B.B4.4B21.AB.2B17.8B$.BAB3A6.4B19.A.AB2AB15.8B$2.AB.2B7.4B
18.A.ABABAB14.9B$2.2B.2BA7.4B16.2A.A.A.A2.A12.9B$2.2A.AB9.4B16.A2.2A.
4A11.10B$3.B2A.AB8.4B13.A.A4.A15.3B2A5B$5.B2AB9.4B12.2A5.A.A12.4B2A5B
$6.B.B2A8.4B19.2A7.2A3.11B$8.BA.A8.4B27.A2.A12B$11.A9.4B22.2A4.2A2.8B
$11.2A9.4B22.A9.7B4.2A$23.4B21.A.AB7.6B4.A$24.4B10.A10.2AB.3B3.6B.BA.
A$25.4B7.3A12.14B.B2A$26.4B5.A15.16B$27.4B4.2A15.14B$20.2A6.9B14.16B$
21.A7.6B14.18B$21.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$22.A2.A4.35B$23.2AB3.27B.7B$
24.14B2A16B2.6B$25.13B2A16B3.6B$26.29B6.4B$26.17B.B.2B12.B2A2B$16.B.B
8.15B4.3B12.2A.B2A$15.3ABA7.15B5.A2B.2A11.BA.A$16.2BA.A7.13B5.A.A2B.A
14.A$18.B2AB8.13B2.A.AB2.A15.2A$18.3AB.2B5.7B4.2A.A.A3.A$19.BA.4A4.5B
6.2ABA2.4A.A$20.A.A2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A$19.2A.ABA2B.2A11.2A.2A4.A2.A$
19.A2.A.ABAB.A9.A2.A.A2.A3.2A$20.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A!
Most periods above 77 that are multiples of 3 and use a bumper or syringe can probably be "improved" in this way. Of course, no one wants to go through the tedious task of updating them.
-Matthias Merzenich

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

Post by dvgrn » April 5th, 2019, 12:03 pm

Sokwe wrote:Most periods above 77 that are multiples of 3 and use a bumper or syringe can probably be "improved" in this way. Of course, no one wants to go through the tedious task of updating them.
Ouch. Well, it's not _that_ much work -- just needs a bunch of new "osc3" variable guns, and then chris_c's system might be able to sort out the improvements semi-automatically:

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#C p00366osc3, based on p00358.rle variable gun
x = 53, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
39.2A2.2A$39.A2.A.A$17.2A21.2A.B$16.B2AB14.A6.A.AB6.2A$17.2B6.B8.3A4.
A.2B2A5.A$18.2B4.3B10.A4.2A.2BA.3A$17.14B5.A.A8.2B.A$17.14B5.A.AB7.AB
.AB$8.B5.18B5.A3B7.3AB$7.26B6.4B7.2A$5.29B5.6B6.AB$3.B.30B4.7B3.BA.A$
2.2A32B2.8B.3B2A$2.2A46B$3.28B3.16B$3.3B4.B.16B6.16B$14.10B.2B7.16B$
15.9B10.15B$12.11B9.2AB.12B$11.12B8.A.AB2.11B$2.2A7.12B8.A5.10B$.A2.A
2.2A2.11B8.2A5.2B2A6B$.A.A2.A.A2.8B.4B12.3B2A6B4.2A$2.A.2A.B3.7B4.2A
13.10B5.A$4.A2.2B2.7B4.A14.8B.B2A.A$4.A.BA2B.6B6.3A10.7B3.B2AB2A$2A.
2A.A.A8B8.A10.6B6.B$A4.A.A.8B20.6B4.2A.2A$2.2A2.A4.5B21.5B4.A2.2A$.2A
.2A4.6B20.8B.A.A4.A$4.B6.6B10.A8.8BA.A.2A.2A$.2AB2AB3.7B10.3A6.6B.2BA
B.A$2.A.2AB.8B14.A4.7B2.2B2.A$A5.10B13.2A4.7B3.B.2A.A$2A4.6B2A3B12.4B
.8B2.A.A2.A.A$6.6B2A2B5.2A8.11B2.2A2.A2.A$6.10B5.A8.12B7.2A$5.11B2.BA
.A8.12B$5.12B.B2A9.11B$4.15B10.9B12.2A$3.11B3A2B7.2B.10B11.A$3.11BA4B
6.2A14B.B4.BA.A$3.12BA3B3.3BABA17B2.B2A$3.20B2AB2A8B3A9B$.2A3B.8B2.5B
2A11BA13B$A.AB3.7B4.7BA3BA5BA3BA9B$BA6.6B5.5B5ABA18B$.2A7.4B6.3BA7BA
6BA10B$.B3A7.3BA5.10BA5BAB5.B.4B$.BA.BA7.BA.A5.A2B5A6B11.4B$2.A.2B8.A
.A5.ABA6BA2BAB12.4B$.3A.A2B.2A4.A10.3B4.2B14.3BA$A5.2A2B.A4.3A8.B6.2B
14.ABA$2A6.BA.A6.A14.B2AB14.2A$9.B.2A21.2A$8.A.A2.A$8.2A2.2A!
However, I'm not clear on exactly how to explain the two-cell slack in this variable gun to get-area.py, to produce a two-column savings in the p78 gun:

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#C p78 gun  (p00078_p00366osc3_3.rle)
x = 56, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
17.2A$16.B2AB22.2A2.2A$17.2B6.B16.A2.A.A$18.2B4.3B16.2A.B$17.14B6.A6.
A.AB6.2A$17.14B6.3A4.A.2B2A5.A$8.B5.7BA9B9.A4.2A.2BA.3A$7.4BA8B2ABA8B
7.A.A8.2B.A$5.4B3A7BA2B3A9B5.A.AB7.AB.AB$3.B.3BA3BA2BA2B5AB2A9B5.A3B
7.3AB$2.2A4BA4B3A5B2ABA11B6.4B7.2A$2.2A4B2ABAB3A2B6A13B5.6B6.AB$3.7BA
3B2A3B4A8B3.4B4.3A4B3.BA.A$3.3B4.B.16B7.4B2.A3BA3B.3B2A$14.10B.2B9.5B
A3BA7B$15.9B13.2B2AB3AB2A5B$12.11B14.BABA5BABA4B$11.12B14.BA9BA4B$2.
2A7.12B14.B2ABA3BAB2A3B$.A2.A2.2A2.11B13.2AB.B2A3B2A4B$.A.A2.A.A2.8B.
4B10.A.AB2.11B$2.A.2A.B3.7B4.2A10.A5.10B$4.A2.2B2.7B4.A10.2A5.10B$4.A
.BA2B.6B6.3A13.11B4.2A$2A.2A.A.A8B8.A14.10B5.A$A4.A.A.8B23.8B.B2A.A$
2.2A2.A4.5B23.7B3.B2AB2A$.2A.2A4.6B23.6B6.B$4.B6.6B23.6B4.2A.2A$.2AB
2AB3.7B23.5B4.A2.2A$2.A.2AB.4BA3B23.2BA5B.A.A4.A$A5.5BAB2AB14.A8.BA6B
A.A.2A.2A$2A4.5BAB2A2B13.3A6.3ABAB.2BAB.A$6.6B2A2B5.2A10.A4.B2A2B2A2.
2B2.A$6.10B5.A10.2A4.B2A2B2A3.B.2A.A$5.4B2A5B2.BA.A10.4B.8B2.A.A2.A.A
$5.4B2A6B.B2A13.5B2A4B2.2A2.A2.A$4.15B14.6BA4BA7.2A$3.16B14.6BA4BA$3.
16B14.7BABAB$3.16B13.9B12.2A$3.14B3A9.2B.10B11.A$.2A3B.8B2.A3B7.2A14B
.B4.BA.A$A.AB3.7B4.A3B3.3BABA17B2.B2A$BA6.6B5.7B2AB2A8B3A9B$.2A7.4B6.
5B2A11BA13B$.B3A7.3BA5.7BA3BA5BA3BA9B$.BA.BA7.BA.A5.5B5ABA18B$2.A.2B
8.A.A7.2BA7BA6BA10B$.3A.A2B.2A4.A9.9BA5BAB5.B.4B$A5.2A2B.A4.3A6.A2B5A
6B11.4B$2A6.BA.A6.A6.ABA6BA2BAB12.4B$9.B.2A16.3B4.2B14.3BA$8.A.A2.A
16.B6.2B14.ABA$8.2A2.2A22.B2AB14.2A$37.2A16.B!

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

Post by Sokwe » April 5th, 2019, 6:23 pm

Smaller p250 using a quinti-snark spark-assisted to reduce the repeat time:

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x = 63, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
26.A3.2A3.2A5.2A2.2A$24.3A4.A4.A5.A.A2.A$23.A6.A3.A9.2A.A.2A$23.2A5.
2A2.2A6.BAB2.A.A2.A$20.5B2.3B2.A.A2.A4.BAB3A3.2A$19.4B3.6BA3.2A3.5B2.
A$.2A16.5B2.6B.A8.B2AB3A$.A4.2A10.14B2A8.2BAB$2.3A2.A3.2A4.14B.B4.2A
5.B4A$4.A.A4.A2B4.6B2A5B5.2BA9.A$6.2A4.AB.7BA4BA7B.BA4.B3A$.A2.A2.BAB
.10BA6BA10B.2BAB2.A$.6ABA6BA4BA8BA4BA6B2AB3A$6.9BA4BA8BA4BA9B$3.3AB2A
6BA4BA8BA4BA6BAB6A$3.A2.BA2B.10BA6BA10B.BAB2.A2.A$4.3AB4.AB.7BA4BA7B.
BA4.2A$11.A2B5.5B2A6B4.2BA4.A.A$2.3AB5.2A4.B.14B4.2A4.A.3A$.A2.BA2B8.
2A14B12.A3.A$.3AB2AB8.A.6B2.5B15.A.A$4.5B3.2A3.A6B.7B13.2A2.2A$.4ABAB
4.A2.A.A2.3B2.6B13.A2.A.A$2.A2.BAB6.2A2.2A5.7B8.2A.A.ABA.A$A3.2A9.A3.
A6.4BABA7.A.2A.A.A.2A$2A3.A.A5.A4.A6.B.4B2AB11.3A3.A$4.A2.3A3.2A3.2A
4.A6BA3B6.4A.A.3A.A$4.2A4.A12.A.AB.2B2.4B4.A3.5B3.A5.2A.2A$9.2A13.AB
7.4B4.3A.ABA.3A5.2BA.2A$34.4B5.2ABAB2A5.3B$21.B13.4B5.5B6.8A$20.2AB2.
BA9.4B4.5B5.B2A.A3.A$19.B2AB.BA.A9.4B5.B8.2AB2.A$19.B.5BA3.A7.4B4.B9.
6A$18.6B.B4.3A6.8B8.A.B4.A$14.B3.5B10.A6.10B4.B6A.A$13.2AB.2A5B8.2A5.
4BA7B3.B2ABA.2A$13.2A2B2A6B7.12B2A6B3.2B.A$9.B4.B.10B8.9B3A4B2A5B2AB
2A$7.5B6.2B2.5B6.2B2A7B4A2B2A.4BAB2.A$7.5B5.B5.5B4.2BA2BA7BABA3B4.3BA
BA$3.2A.3A4B2.5B4.5B3.3B2A4B2.2B2A3B5.2BA2.A.A$3.A.2A.A2B2A2.5B5.14B
4.7B7.2A2.2A$8.B.A.A.4B3A5.12B6.3B8.A.A$4.2A.2A.A.A.2A2BA.3A4.10B7.5B
5.A.A2.A$4.A3.A.2A2.A.A.B4.A4.9B10.2A5.A.A.2A$2.A.A3.A5.A.A.2A.2A2.A
3.9B9.A7.A.A$2.2A3.2A6.2A.A3.A.2A4.4BA2B11.3A6.A$18.A3.A8.4BAB13.A6.
2A$18.2A.2A10.3AB!
This additional spark reduces the repeat time of the quinti-snark to 47, but it can be overclocked at p45 resulting in this reduced p225 gun:

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x = 60, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
15.A2.A2.A33.B$15.7A32.3B$54.3B$15.7A31.5B$15.A2.A2.A31.B3AB$16.2B.2B
31.2BABA2B$17.3B32.2B3A2B$16.5B30.3B3A3B$14.B.6B29.3B3A3B$10.6B3A6B4.
B22.2B3A2B$9.4B7A6B.4B8.2B11.2BABA2B$10.2BABABA2B2A4B.5B6.6B10.B3AB$
10.2BAB2AB3A7B2A2B4.10B8.5B$11.2BA3B2A7BA2BAB2.3B8A3B7.3B$10.B.15B3A
6BAB4ABA4B5.4B$9.8B.9BABA6B8A3B6.3B$9.8B.10B3A3B.10B8.4B$9.14B2.B2AB
2A2B4.6B9.6B$2A.2A3.11B.6B2AB2A3B5.2B11.7B$.A.A.B.4BA9B.5B3A5B18.6BA$
.A.A.5B3A5B.9BA7B7.2A7.5BABA$2A.2A.3B2AB2A6B.11B.4B7.A7.6B2A$.A.A.4B
2AB2AB2.14B3.BABA6.A.AB2.10B$.A.A.B.2B3A10B.8B4.B2AB6.2AB.11B$2A.2A4.
BABA9B.8B5.A3B7.3BA9B$8.2B3A15B.B7.4B6.2BABA7B$9.BA2BA7B2A3BA2B9.4B5.
2BABA7B$9.2B2A7B3AB2ABA2B9.4B4.3BA3B2.B$9.5B.4B2A2BABABA2B10.4B3.6B$
9.4B.6B7A4B10.4B.6B$10.B4.6B3A6B12.10B$18.6B.B17.8B$19.5B10.2B8.7B$
20.3B9.6B6.9B$19.2B.2B6.2A6B2A4.11B$18.A2.A2.A3.BA2BA4BA2BAB2.6B2A3B$
18.7A2.2BA2BA4BA2BA8BABA3B$28.BA2BA4BA2BAB3.4B2A2B.B2A$18.7A5.2A6B2A
5.8B.BA.A$18.A2.A2.A7.6B7.8B4.A$34.2B10.2B2AB6.2A$47.B2A$48.B$48.2B$
48.2B$46.6B$44.10B$42.BA2BAB2ABA2BAB$41.B2A2BA4BA2B2AB$42.BA2BAB2ABA
2BAB$44.10B$46.6B$48.2B!
Some other periods may be reducible with this trick, but I haven't checked.

The 180-degree p10 reflector used in the p250 gun is by Michael Simkin, but with the new p10 sparker by Bullet51. It is based on an older reflector by Noam Elkies, and it's combination with the quinti-snark was inspired by Tanner Jacobi's recent p750 reduction. It allows the quinti-snark to be pulled closer to the p50 gun than a bumper would. This trick can also reduce the p470 gun:

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x = 59, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
15.A7.2A$15.3A4.B2AB$8.2A8.A4.3B$9.A7.2A3.B.B10.2A$9.A.AB4.10B3.2A2.A
2.A$10.2AB6.8B3.A.A2.2A$12.3B2.2B2A7B3.B.2A$5.A6.6BAB2A7B.2B2.A$5.3A
5.5BA3BA10B.A.2A$8.A5.5B3A9B2A.A2.A$7.2AB4.6BA6BA3B2A.2A$7.6B.11B2A2B
.2B$9.20B$6.2B.15B.6B$2.2A.2A17B4.B2A$A2.A.2A17B5.A$2A.A.20B5.3A$3.A
2.2B.17B6.A$3.2A.B3.11B2.4B$.2A2.A.A3.8B5.4B$A2.A2.2A3.10B4.4B$.2A10.
B.B3.2A5.4B$12.3B4.A7.4B$12.B2AB4.3A5.BABA22.2A.2A$13.2A7.A6.B2AB20.
2BA.2A$30.A3B12.A4.3B$17.B13.4B9.3A4.8A$16.2AB2.BA9.4B7.A6.B2A.A3.A$
15.B2AB.BA.A9.4B6.2A6.2AB2.A$15.B.5BA3.A7.4B.6B7.6A$14.6B.B4.3A6.8B8.
A.B4.A$10.B3.5B10.A6.10B4.B6A.A$9.2AB.2A5B8.2A5.B.10B3.B2ABA.2A$9.2A
2B2A6B7.20B3.2B.A$5.B4.B.10B8.11B2A3B2A5B2AB2A$2A.5B6.2B2.5B6.2B2A7BA
2BA2B2A.4BAB2.A$A2.5B5.B5.5B4.2BA2BA6BA2BA3B4.3BABA$.4A4B2.5B4.5B3.3B
2A4B2.2B2A3B5.2BA2.A.A$2.A.A2B2A2.5B5.14B4.7B7.2A2.2A$A3.B.A.A.4B3A5.
12B6.3B8.A.A$5A.A.A.2A2BA.3A4.10B7.5B5.A.A2.A$5.2A.A.A.A.B4.A4.9B10.
2A5.A.A.2A$2.2A4.A.A.A.2A.2A2.A3.9B9.A7.A.A$2.A5.A2.2A.A3.A.2A4.4BA2B
11.3A6.A$4.A2.2A5.A3.A8.4BAB13.A6.2A$3.2A9.2A.2A10.3AB!
There might be other guns that can be reduced in this way, but I haven't checked.

Also, here is a stator reduction for the p80 gun that doesn't improve the bounding box:

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x = 70, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
35.BA$35.2AB.2A$34.B.2A2.A$34.BA.3A$34.BA2B2.3A$28.2A4.BA2.A.A2.A$27.
A2.A3.B4A.AB2A2.A6.2A$26.A2.A.2B6.3A2.3A5.A.3A11.2A$11.2A10.A2.3A.2AB
3.B2A.2B2A8.A4.A9.A.A$11.A11.3A3.3AB3.BA.BA3.A3.A2.2A3.A.B.A.B2A2.A$
2A11.A12.2A.B2A4.BA.A.3A3.A.A5.A.6A3B2A$A.A9.2A2.A2.A3.4A.B8.A3BA5.A.
7A3.B3A3B$2.A2.BAB.B.A2.6A3.A2.BA7.2A.B.A7.A3.B3.3A2BA.BA.2A$2.2AB2A
5B2A10.2AB.A6.2A.AB10.AB.2AB.2AB.B5A.A$4.BAB4A3.8A3.B2A.BA4.BA.BAB8.
2A.2B.A2B3.A7.A$2.2A.2B.6A3.A3.A4.3A.AB2.2B.3A7.2BA.3B2AB5.7A$.A.2ABA
2B.3B.ABA.2A7.3B2A2.B3A9.3BA3BABAB5.A2.A$A7.A3.A2B.2A.2A7.B.2B3.AB4.
3B.B2A2B2A.A2BABA2.A$.7A5.3BA2B.BAB7.2A6.BA5BA4BA.2A3.BA2.2A$3.A2.A5.
ABA4B4A8.2B3.BA2BA4BA2B.A.A2.4A$8.A2.A2BABA.2AB2A2B.3B.3A2.3AB3A3BA3B
A3BA$7.2A2.AB3.2A.2ABA12B.ABABA4BA2B.A.A2.4A$12.4A2.A.B.A3B3A5B6A5BA
4BA.2A3.BA2.2A$16.2A2BABA4B2A5BA3BAB.3B.B2A2B2A.A2BABA2.A$12.4A2.A.B.
A3B3A5BA3B9.3BA3BABAB5.A2.A$7.2A2.AB3.2A.2ABA10B2.3BA8.2BA.3B2AB5.7A$
8.A2.A2BABA.2AB2A2B.3B.2AB3.3BA9.2A.2B.A2B3.A7.A$3.A2.A5.ABA4B4A7.B6.
3AB9.AB.2AB.2AB.B5A.A$.7A5.3BA2B.BAB7.B7.4B6.A3.B3.3A2BA.BA.2A$A7.A3.
A2B.2A.2A8.2AB7.4B4.A.7A3.B3A3B$.A.2ABA2B.3B.ABA.2A7.A.B2A8.3BA3.A.A
5.A.6A3B2A$2.2A.2B.6A3.A3.A5.2A2B10.3BA3.A2.2A3.A.B.A.B2A2.A$4.BAB4A
3.8A3.2A3.2A10.3AB6.A4.A9.A.A$2.2AB2A5B2A10.A2.4AB11.4B5.A.3A11.2A$2.
A2.BAB.B.A2.6A4.2A.A.B4.B5.B.6B5.2A5.2A$A.A9.2A2.A2.A7.A5.3B3.10B10.B
2A2B$2A11.A13.2A2.4BA3.A10B10.4B$11.A18.4BA.A.A.A4B2.4B9.4B$11.2A17.
2B2A2BA.A2B2A2B3.4B7.B3A$30.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B4.4B6.2B2A$30.BABA3B.3BABA
B5.3BA4.2A2B$30.2BA2B2A.2A2BA2B6.3BA3.3AB$30.7B.7B7.3A2B.BABAB$30.5B
2A.2A5B8.5B2.2A$30.BA2BA.A.A.A2BAB9.4B$31.A3BA3.A3BA11.3BA$33.3B3.3B
14.3BA$34.B5.B16.3AB!
Edit: reduced p520 gun:

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x = 52, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A8.2A$2.BA2BA8.A7.A$2.BA2B9.A.AB3.A.A12.ABA$2.BA2B10.2AB2.2BAB11.A
3B$3.AB2A5.2A4.3B.2B12.BAB.A$3.2B2A4.B2AB3.4B.4B2.3B4.BA.A.A$4.4B3.3B
4.16B.B2.A2.A$4.4B2.B.B5.12B2A4B3.2A$3.B2A2B.20B5A3B9.A$4.2A2.21BA4BA
2B7.3A2.A$8.11BABA7B3A2BA2B3.2B.A3.3A$8.12B2A3BA4BA2B2A2B.B5A2BA$8.
12BA4BA5B2A3B.B3A.2AB2.A$4.2A3.18B5.B.B3.B5A2B2A$3.A2.A2.B.16B4.3B6.
2B.A4.2A$3.A.A.AB4.3B2.4B.4B3.B2AB10.3A2.A$4.A.BAB12.2B.4B3.2A13.2A$
5.3BA11.BA2B.4B12.A$5.ABA4.B7.A.A3.4B9.3A$11.2AB2.BA3.A5.4B7.A10.2A$
10.B2AB.BA.A9.4B6.2A9.A.A$10.B.5BA3.A7.4B.6B6.2A.A.A$9.6B.B4.3A6.8B8.
A.A.A$5.B3.5B10.A6.10B7.A$4.2AB.2A5B8.2A5.B.10B4.BA2BA$4.2A2B2A6B7.
20B3.BA3B$5.B.10B8.11B2A3B2A4BA3BA$9.2B2.5B6.2B2A7BA2BA2B2A.3BA3BA$6.
3B5.5B4.2BA2BA6BA2BA3B4.BA3B$.B2.2A3B6.5B3.3B2A4B2.2B2A3B5.BA2BA$2ABA
2BAB2A6.14B4.7B7.A$A4BA2B2A7.12B6.3B8.A.A.A$.3BAB2.B9.10B7.5B6.2A.A.A
$.ABA15.9B10.2A9.A.A$20.9B9.A10.2A$21.4BA2B11.3A$22.4BAB13.A$24.3AB!
Not a bounding box reduction, but the p675 gun looks simpler with a pentadecathlon in place of the p5 semi-snark sparker:

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x = 70, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
10.2B$8.6B34.A2.A2.A$6.2A6B2A32.7A$4.BA2BA4BA2BAB$3.2BA2BA4BA2BA2B29.
7A$4.BA2BA4BA2BAB30.A2.A2.A$6.2A6B2A33.2B.2B$8.6B36.3B$10.2B37.2B2AB$
10.2B36.3BABA.B$11.B28.B4.5BA2BA6B$10.2AB16.2B8.4B.6B3A3BA4B$.2A6.B2A
2B5.2A6.6B6.5B.4BA3BABABA2B$2.A4.8B4.A5.10B4.2B3ABA2B2A4BA2BA2B$2.A.A
B.8B.BA.A3.BA2BAB2ABA2BAB2.BA2BA4B2A4BAB2AB$3.2AB.2B2A4B.B2A3.2B4AB2A
B4A5BA4BAB2ABA2BA3B.B$5.3BABA6B6.BA2BAB2ABA2BA6B4A2B2ABA.BA2BA3B$5.3B
2A7B8.10B.2B2ABA7B2AB.2BA5B$5.12B10.6B4.A2BA4B2.14B$7.10B12.2B5.B2ABA
3B2A4B.3B4A4B3.2A.2A$9.7B19.4B2A5BAB.4B6A4B.B.A.A$9.8B6.A10.7B6A4B.BA
5B2A4B.A.A$8.5B.4B5.3A7.4B.4B4A3B.4B2A3BAB2AB.2A.2A$8.6B.4B7.A5.4B3.
14B2.4BA2BA2B.A.A$7.6B3.4B5.2A4.4B4.5BA2B.B2A7BAB2AB.B.A.A$3.B2.3BA3B
4.4B4.9B5.3BA2BAB.AB2A2B4A3B4.2A.2A$.7BABA2B5.4B5.6B7.B.3BA2BAB2ABA4B
A3B$.7BABA2B6.4B2.8B8.B2ABA4B2A4BA2BAB$9BA3B7.15B5.2BA2BA4B2A2BAB3A2B
$11B.B2A6.5BABA6B5.2BABABA3BA4B.5B$.9B2.BA.A6.4B2A7B4.4BA3B3A6B.4B$.
7B7.A7.4BA5B.B2A3.6BA2BA5B4.B$2.6B7.2A7.7B3.BA.A6.B.ABA3B$3.4B16.9B5.
A8.B2A2B$4.4B15.4B2A2B6.2A8.3B$5.4B16.2B2A2B15.2B.2B$6.4B15.5B15.A2.A
2.A$7.4B15.3B16.7A$8.4B13.5B$9.4B12.2AB2AB14.7A$10.4B7.2A2.BA.2A2.2A
11.A2.A2.A$11.4B6.A2.A.A3.B2.A$12.4B7.2A.7A$13.4B8.A$14.4B7.A.4A$15.
4B7.2A2.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » April 6th, 2019, 8:39 am

Kazyan wrote:A number of "osc7" variable guns use a suboptimal p7 bumper. Here are some corrections
Thanks for these.
Sokwe wrote: Some of these periods are multiples of 3, so can unfortunately be reduced with the p3 eater trick:
Thanks. I also found a few other guns with p3 bumpers. e.g. p381, p423 and p519.
dvgrn wrote:
Sokwe wrote:Most periods above 77 that are multiples of 3 and use a bumper or syringe can probably be "improved" in this way. Of course, no one wants to go through the tedious task of updating them.
Ouch. Well, it's not _that_ much work -- just needs a bunch of new "osc3" variable guns, and then chris_c's system might be able to sort out the improvements semi-automatically.
If a gun is already p3 then I would be happy to include the eater optimisation trick. If we are talking about guns that were previously stable then I would rather solve this by creating a new annotation that says "reduce length by X when period is a multiple of Y and the extension is at least Z". I don't think that p366osc3 would be deserving of its own family when the only p3 thing is an eater.
Sokwe wrote:Smaller p250 using a quinti-snark spark-assisted to reduce the repeat time:
...[and more]
Thanks for these. About to add the guns from your edit...

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

Post by dvgrn » April 6th, 2019, 9:31 am

chris_c wrote:
dvgrn wrote:Well, it's not _that_ much work -- just needs a bunch of new "osc3" variable guns, and then chris_c's system might be able to sort out the improvements semi-automatically.
If a gun is already p3 then I would be happy to include the eater optimisation trick. If we are talking about guns that were previously stable then I would rather solve this by creating a new annotation that says "reduce length by X when period is a multiple of Y and the extension is at least Z". I don't think that p366osc3 would be deserving of its own family when the only p3 thing is an eater.
Sure, that works just as well... except for my continuing ambition to keep an updated collection of all the guns in the p14-p1024 range. A p366osc3 variable gun is trivial to add to the gun-builder template collection, but if the README just magically predicts smaller guns for certain periods of existing families, my only workaround will be to build each of the exceptional guns individually and add them as "alt" guns.

-- Which probably isn't much more work than creating lots of new families, really. Seems fine either way.

Working upward from 78, the next improvable gun is p81, saving a row at the top --

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x = 67, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
11.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$11.A.A.BA2B.A9.A2.A.A2.A3.2A$13.A2BAB.2A.B9.2A.2A
4.A2.A$13.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$14.2AB3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.3A$13.3A
4.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$12.2B7.13B2.A.AB2.A11.2A$12.2A5.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$
8.2A.AB5.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$8.A.4A4.8BABA4B4.3B10.5B$9.A3.A3.9BABA5B.B.
2B10.6B.B$10.3A4.15B2A12B3.3B2A4B$8.A.A5.11BA4BABA12B2.2BAB2A5B.B$8.
2A5.12BA6BA12B2.B2A3B2A4B2A$14.2AB3.12B3A12B.3BABA3BA3B2A$13.A2.A4.
30BA8B.B$12.A.2A5.2A4B3.B2.2B2.15BA5BA$12.A7.2B2A2B14.12BABA5B$11.2A
6.2BA6B14.10B3ABA2BA2B$18.4B4.2A15.7B2AB2A2BABA2B$17.4B5.A15.8BA2BA4B
A2B$16.4B7.3A12.7B2ABAB2A6BA.2A$15.4B10.A10.2AB.3B.2BAB2ABA5B.2A.A$
14.4B21.A.AB6.2BA3B2A3B$4.A8.4B22.A8.10B$2.5A5.4B5.2A15.2A7.10B$.A5.A
4.4B5.A25.11B$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A25.5BA5B$2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A25.6B3A4B$A2.4A
12B24.2B.7BA5B.2B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B23.21B$3.3AB.2B2A7B21.25B$3.A.B3.10B
21.25B$2A.A8.8B19.27B$2A.2A7.9B18.27B$13.3B2.2B2A16.29B$11.5B3.BABA
16.27B$11.2A7.A3B15.6B2.11B2.6B$12.A8.4B13.A3B.B3.8B.B4.B.3BA$9.3A10.
4B11.BABA7.B.4B10.ABA$9.A13.4B9.2B2A11.3B11.2A$24.4B7.4B12.4B11.B$25.
4B5.4B12.BA3B$16.A9.4B3.4B12.BABAB$16.3A8.4B.4B3.A6.A2.A.A2.2B2.B$19.
A8.7B3.A.A3.6A2.3AB.B2A$18.AB9.5B4.A.A2.A6.2A2.BA2B2A$18.A2BA7.6B4.A.
3A.2A2.A2.2A.AB.B$20.BA.B2.4B2A4B4.2A2.A.A2.A.A2.AB$19.AB.3AB.2BA2BA
4B3.B3A6.A.A$20.AB4A4BABA3B3.B11.A$21.B3.B4.BA3B4.3A$21.ABA2BA5.5B2.A
2.A$22.BA4B7.2A.5A$25.3A7.A.2A2B.A.A$26.B9.AB5.2A!
-- based on this patch to the existing p405osc3 variable gun:

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x = 67, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
11.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$11.A.A.BA2B.A9.A2.A.A2.A3.2A$13.A2BAB.2A.B9.2A.2A
4.A2.A$13.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$14.2AB3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.3A$13.3A
4.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$12.2B7.13B2.A.AB2.A11.2A$12.2A5.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$
8.2A.AB5.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$8.A.4A4.15B4.3B10.5B$9.A3.A3.17B.B.2B10.6B.B
$10.3A4.29B3.9B$8.A.A5.13B2A16B2.11B.B$8.2A5.14B2A16B2.12B2A$14.2AB3.
27B.13B2A$13.A2.A4.39B.B$12.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.22B$12.A7.6B14.20B$11.2A
6.9B14.20B$18.4B4.2A15.19B$17.4B5.A15.19B$16.4B7.3A12.17B2ABA.2A$15.
4B10.A10.2AB.3B.11B2A.2A.A$14.4B21.A.AB6.11B$4.A8.4B22.A8.10B$2.5A5.
4B5.2A15.2A7.10B$.A5.A4.4B5.A25.11B$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A25.11B$2A.A.2B3.
7B.B2A25.13B$A2.4A12B24.2B.13B.2B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B23.21B$3.3AB.2B2A7B21.
25B$3.A.B3.10B21.25B$2A.A8.8B19.27B$2A.2A7.9B18.27B$13.3B2.4B16.29B$
11.5B3.4B16.27B$11.2A7.4B15.6B2.11B2.6B$12.A8.4B13.A3B.B3.8B.B4.B.3BA
$9.3A10.4B11.BABA7.B.4B10.ABA$9.A13.4B9.2B2A11.3B11.2A$24.4B7.4B12.4B
11.B$25.4B5.4B12.BA3B$16.A9.4B3.4B12.BABAB$16.3A8.4B.4B3.A6.A2.A.A2.
2B2.B$19.A8.7B3.A.A3.6A2.3AB.B2A$18.AB9.5B4.A.A2.A6.2A2.BA2B2A$18.A2B
A7.6B4.A.3A.2A2.A2.2A.AB.B$20.BA.B2.4B2A4B4.2A2.A.A2.A.A2.AB$19.AB.3A
B.2BA2BA4B3.B3A6.A.A$20.AB4A4BABA3B3.B11.A$21.B3.B4.BA3B4.3A$21.ABA2B
A5.5B2.A2.A$22.BA4B7.2A.5A$25.3A7.A.2A2B.A.A$26.B9.AB5.2A!
p84, p93, and p99 are all stable but the p3 syringe optimization will fit, so I'll wait and see what happens with the new annotation before building those.

EDIT: Oops, cancel that last -- p84, p93, and p99 are all based on the p356 gun family, and I don't think there's a weld that stays inside the required limit. (?)

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x = 64, y = 60, rule = LifeHistory
31.2A$30.A.A$24.2A4.A$22.A2.A2.2A.4A$22.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$25.A.BABA2B$25.
A.A4B$26.AB.BA$29.BAB$29.2B2A6.2A$27.3B2AB6.A$27.3BA2B3.BA.A$25.10B.B
2A$24.ABA10B$9.A13.B2A11B$9.3A10.3BA11B$12.A8.4B2.8B$11.2A7.4B5.6B$
11.5B3.4B4.9B$13.3B2.4B5.2A4.4B$3.2A7.9B7.A5.4B$3.A8.8B5.3A7.4B$2A.A.
B3.10B6.A10.4B18.A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.4B11.2A3.A.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B11.
A3.A2.A$3.4A12B20.4B10.A.2A.A.A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A19.4B10.A.A.A.2A$4.3AB
2.7B.BA.A19.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$7.A4.4B5.A20.4B10.4B2.2A$2.5A5.4B5.2A20.4B
6.7B$2.A10.4B27.4B3.8B$4.A9.4B22.2A3.4B.8B$3.2A10.4B22.A4.2B2A8B$16.
4B21.A.AB2.BABA7B.2B$17.4B10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$18.4B7.3A12.16B2A$19.3B
A5.A15.14B.2B$20.3BA4.2A15.13B$13.2A6.3A6B14.14B.2B$14.A7.6B14.18B2A$
14.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$15.A2.A4.12BA3B2A17B2.B$16.2AB3.10BA3BAB
2ABA7B.8B$10.2A5.14BA2BABA4B2A6B2.7B$10.A.A5.13B2A2B3A2B2A7B2.7B$12.
3A4.17B2A10B3.7B$11.A3.A3.17B.B.2B11.6B.BA$10.A.ABAB4.15B4.3B10.7BA.A
$10.2A.BA5.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA$14.2B5.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$14.2A7.13B2.A.A
B2.A7.5B$15.3B4.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B$16.3A3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$15.A
2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B$15.ABA2B.2A.B9.2A.2A4.A2.A2.A7.3BA$13.
A.A.ABAB.A3B6.A2.A.A2.A3.2A.3A8.3BA$13.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A5.A12.3AB$46.E.
2E$47.2E2.E$50.2E!

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

Post by Kazyan » April 6th, 2019, 9:52 am

dvgrn wrote:EDIT: Oops, cancel that last -- p84, p93, and p99 are all based on the p356 gun family, and I don't think there's a weld that stays inside the required limit. (?)
There is, so you don't have to code around it.

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x = 64, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
31.2A$30.A.A$24.2A4.A$22.A2.A2.2A.4A$22.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$25.A.BABA2B$25.
A.A4B$26.AB.BA$29.BAB$29.2B2A6.2A$27.3B2AB6.A$27.3BA2B3.BA.A$25.10B.B
2A$24.ABA10B$9.A13.B2A11B$9.3A10.3BA11B$12.A8.4B2.8B$11.2A7.4B5.6B$
11.5B3.4B4.9B$13.3B2.4B5.2A4.4B$3.2A7.9B7.A5.4B$3.A8.8B5.3A7.4B$2A.A.
B3.10B6.A10.4B18.A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.4B11.2A3.A.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B11.
A3.A2.A$3.4A12B20.4B10.A.2A.A.A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A19.4B10.A.A.A.2A$4.3AB
2.7B.BA.A19.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$7.A4.4B5.A20.4B10.4B2.2A$2.5A5.4B5.2A20.4B
6.7B$2.A10.4B27.4B3.8B$4.A9.4B22.2A3.4B.8B$3.2A10.4B22.A4.2B2A8B$16.
4B21.A.AB2.BABA7B.2B$17.4B10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$18.4B7.3A12.16B2A$19.3B
A5.A15.14B.2B$20.3BA4.2A15.13B$13.2A6.3A6B14.14B.2B$14.A7.6B14.18B2A$
14.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$15.A2.A4.12BA3B2A17B2.B$16.2AB3.10BA3BAB
2ABA7B.8B$10.2A5.14BA2BABA4B2A6B2.7B$10.A.A5.13B2A2B3A2B2A7B2.7B$12.
3A4.17B2A10B3.7B$11.A3.A3.17B.B.2B11.6B.BA$10.A.ABAB4.15B4.3B10.7BA.A
$10.2A.BA5.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA$14.2B5.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$14.2A7.13B2.A.A
B2.A7.5B$15.3B4.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B$16.3A3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$15.A
2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B$15.ABA2B.2A.B9.2A.2A.A.A3.A2.A7.3BA$
13.A.A.ABAB.A3B6.A2.A.A2.A.2A2.A2.A8.3BA$13.2A5.2A10.2A4.2A7.2A10.3AB
!
Also, one column from the p110:

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x = 51, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
34.A$33.A.A$33.BA2B$34.2B10.2A$20.2A13.4B6.2BAB$19.A2BA11.B3A2B5.3B$
20.2A2B.B5.B.BA3B2A2B4.B$8.2A11.12BA5BA9B$8.A.A.2A.A4.4B2A7BA4BA9BABA
$10.A.A.2A3.5BABA9BA7BA5BA$9.2A.A6.5BAB2A8BA9BA3BA$9.B3A6.2B6A8BA10BA
2BAB$10.2B.2A3.2BA4BA21BA$9.A2.BA.2B.2BA2BA9B2A10B$8.A.A.B2AB2A2.B2A
6B2.3BA6B.2B$9.A2.BA.2B2.8B5.9B$10.2B.2A4.6B4.11B$9.B3A7.5B3.12B$9.2A
.A7.6B2.12B$10.A.A.2A4.6B2.11B$8.A.A.2A.A3.7B2.8B.4B$8.2A9.7B2.7B4.2A
$20.7B.7B4.A$23.4B.6B6.3A$21.B.3B.7B8.A$10.A8.7B.3B.B$10.3A6.6B.4B$
13.A4.7B.4B$12.2A4.7B2.2B14.2A$12.4B.8B12.A.2A.A.A$14.11B12.2A.A.A$
13.12B15.A.2A$13.12B15.3AB$13.11B14.2A.2B$.2A9.9B15.2B.AB2.A$2.A6.2B.
6BA3B8.2A3.2AB2AB.A.A$2.A.AB2.10B2A4B.B3.A2BA3.2B.AB2.A$3.2AB.20BA4BA
5.2A.2B$5.12BA8B6A2B6.3AB$5.11BA8B2ABA5B6.A.2A$5.11BA9BABA5B3.2A.A.A$
6.8BA4BA7B2A4B4.A.2A.A.A$2A2.9BA5BA9B2.B11.2A$A.A.2A.B3.2B2A3BAB.B5.B
3.2A$2.AB2A7.2B3A12.A2BA$.A2.B9.2B15.2A$.2A.2A$2.A.A11.2BAB$2.A.A12.A
.A$3.A14.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » April 6th, 2019, 11:00 am

Kazyan wrote:
dvgrn wrote:EDIT: Oops, cancel that last -- p84, p93, and p99 are all based on the p356 gun family, and I don't think there's a weld that stays inside the required limit. (?)
There is, so you don't have to code around it.
Ah, thank you. p102, p105, p108, p111, p114, and p117 are all in the same boat -- stable but allowing p3 optimization.

The next encounter with a variable gun that is already p3 is at period 123 --

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x = 60, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
22.B9.2A5.2A$21.B2A7.A.2BAB.A.A$18.BAB2AB7.2A.BA2BA$17.6A5.5B2.A2.A$
17.A3.B4.BA3B4.B2A$16.3AB3A3BABA3B3.A$15.BA.2BAB.2BA2BA4B3.B3A$16.2A.
B2.4B2A4B4.2A2.A$14.B2AB7.6B4.A.2BA.A$10.2A2.2A9.5B4.A.A2.A.A$11.A3.A
8.7B3.A.A3.A$9.A2.3A8.4B.4B3.A$9.3A10.4B3.4B$12.A8.4B5.4B$11.2A7.4B7.
4B$11.5B3.4B9.4B18.A$13.3B2.4B11.4B11.2A3.A.A$3.2A7.9B13.4B11.A3.A2.A
$3.A8.4BA3B15.4B10.A.2A.A.A$2A.A.B3.6BA3B17.4B10.A.A.A.2A$A2.3AB.2B2A
3B3AB18.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B10.4B2.2A$3.4A12B20.4B6.7B$
3.A.2B3.7B.B2A19.4B3.8B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A14.2A3.4B.8B$7.A4.4B5.A15.A4.2B
2A8B$2.5A5.4B5.2A14.A.AB2.BABA7B.2B$2.A10.4B10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$4.A9.
4B7.3A12.16B2A$3.2A10.4B5.A15.14B.2B$16.4B4.2A15.13B$9.2A6.9B14.14B.
2B$10.A7.6B14.18B2A$10.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$11.A2.A4.35B2.B$12.2A
B3.27B.8B$6.2A5.32B2.7B$6.A.A5.13B3A15B2.7B$8.3A4.10B2A17B3.7B$7.A3.A
3.9B3A2BA2B.B.2B11.6B.BA$6.A.ABAB4.8BA6B4.3B10.7BA.A$6.2A.BA5.15B5.A
2B.2A6.8BA$10.2B5.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$10.2A7.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$11.3B4.
8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B$12.3A3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$11.A2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.
A.A2.A.AB3.4B$11.ABA2B.2A11.2A.2A.A.A3.4A7.3BA$9.A.A.ABAB.A9.A2.A.A2.
A.2A2.A2.A8.3BA$9.2A5.2A10.2A4.2A7.2A10.3AB!
-- based on this improved p369osc3 variable gun:

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x = 60, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
22.B9.2A5.2A$21.B2A7.A.2BAB.A.A$18.BAB2AB7.2A.BA2BA$17.6A5.5B2.A2.A$
17.A3.B4.BA3B4.B2A$16.3AB3A3BABA3B3.A$15.BA.2BAB.2BA2BA4B3.B3A$16.2A.
B2.4B2A4B4.2A2.A$14.B2AB7.6B4.A.2BA.A$10.2A2.2A9.5B4.A.A2.A.A$11.A3.A
8.7B3.A.A3.A$9.A2.3A8.4B.4B3.A$9.3A10.4B3.4B$12.A8.4B5.4B$11.2A7.4B7.
4B$11.5B3.4B9.4B18.A$13.3B2.4B11.4B11.2A3.A.A$3.2A7.9B13.4B11.A3.A2.A
$3.A8.8B15.4B10.A.2A.A.A$2A.A.B3.10B17.4B10.A.A.A.2A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.
4B10.2B2A.A2.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B10.4B2.2A$3.4A12B20.4B6.7B$3.A.2B3.
7B.B2A19.4B3.8B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A14.2A3.4B.8B$7.A4.4B5.A15.A4.2B2A8B$2.
5A5.4B5.2A14.A.AB2.BABA7B.2B$2.A10.4B10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$4.A9.4B7.3A
12.16B2A$3.2A10.4B5.A15.14B.2B$16.4B4.2A15.13B$9.2A6.9B14.14B.2B$10.A
7.6B14.18B2A$10.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$11.A2.A4.35B2.B$12.2AB3.27B.
8B$6.2A5.14B2A16B2.7B$6.A.A5.13B2A16B2.7B$8.3A4.29B3.7B$7.A3.A3.17B.B
.2B11.6B.BA$6.A.ABAB4.15B4.3B10.7BA.A$6.2A.BA5.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA$10.2B
5.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$10.2A7.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$11.3B4.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B
$12.3A3.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$11.A2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B$11.
ABA2B.2A11.2A.2A.A.A3.4A7.3BA$9.A.A.ABAB.A9.A2.A.A2.A.2A2.A2.A8.3BA$
9.2A5.2A10.2A4.2A7.2A10.3AB!
This will be another of those weird pseudo-period cases, similar to the occasional leftover odd-period gun (if there still are any such) with an extra glider output caught by a boat-bit. The period gets doubled, but that's irrelevant to the actual glider-producing mechanism.

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

Post by chris_c » April 6th, 2019, 11:22 am

dvgrn wrote: Sure, that works just as well... except for my continuing ambition to keep an updated collection of all the guns in the p14-p1024 range. A p366osc3 variable gun is trivial to add to the gun-builder template collection, but if the README just magically predicts smaller guns for certain periods of existing families, my only workaround will be to build each of the exceptional guns individually and add them as "alt" guns.

-- Which probably isn't much more work than creating lots of new families, really. Seems fine either way.
OK. I thought I would try out your gun builder script so that I could at least have a sensible conversation about that.

Worked fine after setting up directories, finding myself a version of ToLife.lua and then deleting the seemingly erroneous template p00418,-1,1,0.rle (otherwise I got an error at period 142). An error report was to be expected after recent changes to the variable directory:

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Done.  Errors:

bad size 161 (3630, 'p00483osc7_0'): really 3685
bad size 399 (5120, 'p00399osc7x3_0'): really 5200
bad size 539 (4526, 'p00483osc7_7'): really 4588
bad size 826 (4720, 'p00413osc7x2_0'): really 4800
bad size 847 (5576, 'p00847osc7_0'): really 5727
Guns built=738, fixed=232, special=15, from var folder=16
 -- total=1001
Missing gun with period 165
Missing gun with period 177
Missing gun with period 189
Missing gun with period 447
Missing gun with period 471
Missing gun with period 495
Missing gun with period 507
Missing gun with period 567
Missing gun with period 591
Missing gun with period 959
Maybe the next step should be to implement my annotations and see how many stable guns are actually affected.

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

Post by Sokwe » April 7th, 2019, 5:39 am

Reduced p500 and p1000:

p500:

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x = 67, y = 45, rule = LifeHistory
19.2A2.2A5.2A3.2A3.A$19.A2.A.A5.A4.A4.3A$16.2A.A.2A9.A3.A6.A$17.A.A2.
BAB6.2A2.2A5.2A$16.A2.2AB2AB4.A2.A.A2.3B2.5B$16.A.A2.2BA2B3.2A3.A6B3.
4B$15.2A.2ABA2BA8.A.6B2.5B16.2A$15.A5.2BAB8.2A14B10.2A4.A$17.6A5.2A4.
B.14B4.2A3.A2.3A$4.2A4.2B4.2A10.2AB5.13B4.B2A4.A.A$3.A2.A.6B.A3.6A4.
2B.5B3A4B3A5B.2B4.2A$3.3A2.6B2.3A4.2BAB.8BA2BA4BA2BA8B.BAB2.A2.A$6.
10A2.A.2ABA2BA8BA3BA4BA3BA9B2AB5A$5.A2.6A2.A3.A2.2BA9BA12BA9BA2B$5.2A
.B4AB.2A.A2.2AB2A9BA3BA4BA3BA8BA2BAB2A$10.2B6.2A.A2.BAB.8BA2BA4BA2BA
8B.BA2B2.A$10.2B6.A2.A.2A4.2B.5B3A4B3A5B.2B4.4A$11.B7.2A2.A4.2AB4.13B
5.B2A$10.2AB10.A.A2.2A4.14B.B4.2A5.4A$.2A6.A2BAB5.2A3.2A9.14B2A8.BA2B
2.A$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A16.5B2.6B.A8.A2BAB2A$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A15.7B.6BA3.2A3.
2BA2B$3.2AB.8B.B2A17.6B2.3B2.A.A2.A4.B2AB3A$5.12B6.A11.7B5.2A2.2A6.BA
B2.A$5.12B6.3A8.7B6.A3.A9.2A3.A$5.12B9.A6.7B.B6.A4.A5.A.A3.2A$7.10B8.
2A5.10BA4.2A3.2A3.3A2.A$9.7B9.5B.4B2.2B.BA.A12.A4.2A$9.8B10.7B7.BA13.
2A$8.5B.4B8.7B$8.6B.B3A5.BA7B4.2A$7.6B3.A3B3.BABA7B.A2.A$3.B2.3BA3B4.
A3B.3B2A8B2A2.2A$.7BABA2B5.16B3.2A2.A$.7BABA2B6.16B2A3.2A$9BA3B7.12B.
BA.A$11B.B2A6.10B3.BA$.9B2.BA.A.2A2.9B$.7B7.A.A2.AB5.5B$2.6B7.A2.3AB
8.2A$3.4B7.2A7.A6.A$4.4B12.4A7.3A$5.3BA11.A12.A$6.3BA11.A$7.3AB9.2A!
p1000:

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x = 68, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
20.2A2.2A5.2A3.2A3.A$17.A2.A2.A.A5.A4.A4.3A$2A.2A3.2A3.2A.A.A.A.2A9.A
3.A6.A$.A.A3.A.A4.A.A.A.A2.BAB6.2A2.2A5.2A$A3.4AB.3B.A2.A2.2ABA2B4.A
2.A.A2.3B2.5B$.2A.A.A.B.B2A.2A.A.A2.2BA2B3.2A3.A6B3.4B$2.A.A.BA.2A.A.
A2.A.2AB3AB8.A.6B2.5B16.2A$.A2.2A2B.B2A4.2A4.B2AB8.2A14B10.2A4.A$.3A
2.AB2.AB6.5AB5.2A4.B.14B4.2A3.A2.3A$4.3A3.2B6.A10.2AB5.13B4.B2A4.A.A$
3.A7.B9.4AB4.2B.B2A14B2AB.2B4.2A$3.2A5.2AB7.A3.B2AB.4B3A14B3A4B.BAB2.
A2.A$.2A6.A2BAB5.A.2AB3A4B3A6BA4BA6B3A5BAB5A$2.A4.3B2A3B4.A.A2.2BA4B
3A6B6A6B3A4BA2B$2.A.AB.8B.BA.A2.2ABA5B3A6BA4BA6B3A4B3AB2A$3.2AB.8B.B
2A.A.A2.BAB.4B3A14B3A4B.B2AB2.A$5.12B3.A.A.2A4.2B.B2A14B2AB.2B4.B3A$
5.12B3.A.A.A4.2AB4.13B5.B2A$5.12B4.A2.A4.2A4.14B.B4.2A5.B3A$7.10B5.2A
12.14B2A8.B2AB2.A$9.7B21.5B2.6B.A8.B3AB2A$9.8B19.7B.6BA3.2A3.2BA2B$8.
5B.4B19.6B2.3B2.A.A2.A4.2BAB3A$8.6B.4B6.A10.7B5.2A2.2A6.BAB2.A$7.6B3.
4B5.3A7.7B6.A3.A9.2A3.A$3.B2.3BA3B4.4B7.A5.7B.B6.A4.A5.A.A3.2A$.7BABA
2B5.4B5.2A4.A9BA4.2A3.2A3.3A2.A$.7BABA2B6.4B4.5BA3B2.2B.BA.A12.A4.2A$
9BA3B7.4B5.3B3AB6.BA13.2A$11B.B2A6.4B2.9B$.9B2.BA.A6.15B.B$.7B7.A7.
15B2A.2A$2.6B7.2A2.2A2.15B2A.A2.A$3.4B11.BABAB.16B3.2A$4.4B11.B3A4.3B
2AB4.4B$5.4B10.2B2A4.3B2AB3.A2.AB$6.4B8.2A2B7.4B3.4AB$7.4B7.3AB7.3B
10.A$8.4B5.4B5.AB.2B7.5A$9.4B4.4B4.A.AB2AB6.A$10.4B3.2B2AB3.A.ABABAB
7.A$11.4B4.2A3.2A.A.A.A2.A4.2A$12.4B9.A2.2A.4A$13.3BA6.A.A4.A$14.3BA
5.2A5.A.A$15.3AB12.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 7th, 2019, 11:09 pm

More reductions:

p96:

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x = 50, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
27.A2.A$25.3A2.3A$24.A8.A.2A6.2A.2A$23.A.7A.A.A.A.2A.A.A.A$21.3A3.B3.
A.A2.B2A.2A2.A.A.A$16.A.A.A3.2AB.BA3.A.B3A5.A.A2BA$12.A.3A.2A.2A.A.B.
A.4A.2A3B5A2.2BA$12.2A7.A.BA3B.A5.A2B.A.A3.3A$10.2A3.2A.2A2.B2A2B2A2.
2A.A3.2B3.A$11.A.2A.A.A4.2B3A4.A.4A.4A.3ABA$9.A2.A.A.A2.A3.3A.A4.A4.
2A4.A2.A.AB$9.2A.A.4ABA4.2AB2AB3.3A.5A.A3.2AB$12.A.A3.B4.B2ABA.2A4.2A
2.B2.A4.BAB$12.A.5A4.A2B.A.2A4.2B5A4.A3B$13.A3.2B3.A4BA.AB4.AB.2AB4.A
2BA$14.ABABAB3.ABA2BA.2B2.BA.3A6.2BAB$10.2A3.A2B.AB7.3AB2.2A3B7.B2A$
10.A2.A.A2B2AB8.BA3.2B.B6.2ABAB$11.3ABA2.BA3B.2BAB6.2A6.5B$16.2B2A5BA
2BAB3.2B7.2A3BA$13.4A.2A4B3AB3A2.3A7.ABABA$13.A2.A.BAB.3BABABA.7B3.A
4B$14.A.A.BAB3.2B6A5BA2B.2BA$15.2A.A7.BA3BA5BABA3BA$18.A.A7.3BA5BA4BA
2B$12.2A4.2A.A5.4B2.5B.4BA$12.A8.A4.A3B3.2AB5.2BA$7.2A5.A3.3A4.A3B4.B
AB2A3.A4B$7.A5.2A3.A5.B3A7.2BA5.ABABA$4.2A.A.3B11.4B9.A5.2A3BA$4.A2.A
.2A2B2A7.4B11.3A2.5B$6.2A.A.2B2AB5.4B3.B5.B4.A4.2ABAB$9.A.4B5.A3B3.3B
3.3B10.B2A$9.2A.2BAB3.A5BA3BA3.A3BA8.2BAB$12.2B2A3B3A2.BA2BA.A.A.A2BA
B5.BA2BAB$2A.2A7.3B2A4B3.5B2A.2A5B3.B2A.B.AB$2A.A8.8B4.7B.7B2.B6A$3.A
.B3.2A8B5.2BA2B2A.2A2BA2B3.B2A.B$3.2A2B.3BA7B5.BABA3B.3BABAB5.3B$.2A
2.A2BAB2A7B5.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B6.3A$A2.AB2A12B5.2B2A2BA.A2B2A2B6.2B.A$2A
.A.AB3.7B.B2A3.4BA.A.A.A4B4.A2B.2A$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A3.4BA3.A4B4.A.2A$.
A5.A4.2BAB5.A5.3B3.3B6.A$2.5A5.3BA5.2A5.B5.B6.2A$4.A8.3AB!
p192:

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x = 52, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
29.A2.A$27.3A2.3A$26.A8.A.2A6.2A.2A$25.A.7A.A.A.A.2A.A.A.A$23.3A3.B3.
A.A2.B2A.2A2.A.A.A$18.A.A.A3.2AB.BA3.A.B3A5.A.A2BA$14.A.3A.2A.2A.A.B.
A.4A.2A3B5A2.2BA$14.2A7.A.BA3B.A5.A2B.A.A3.3A$12.2A3.2A.2A2.B2A2B2A2.
2A.A3.2B3.A$13.A.2A.A.A4.2B3A4.A.4A.4A.3ABA$11.A2.A.A.A2.A3.3A.A4.A4.
2A4.A2.A.AB$11.2A.A.4ABA4.2AB2AB3.3A.5A.A3.2AB$14.A.A3.B4.B2ABA.2A4.
2A2.B2.A4.BAB$14.A.5A4.A2B.A.2A4.2B5A4.A3B$15.A3.2B3.A4BA.AB4.AB.2AB
4.A2BA$16.ABABAB3.ABA2BA.2B2.BA.3A6.2BAB$12.2A3.A2B.AB7.3AB2.2A3B7.B
2A$12.A2.A.A2B2AB8.BA3.2B.B6.2ABAB$13.3ABA2.BA3B.4B6.2B6.5B$18.2B2A3B
A6B3.2B7.2A3BA$15.4A.2A4B2A5B2.3B7.ABABA$15.A2.A.BAB.BA6B.A6B3.A4B$
16.A.A.BAB3.6BA5BAB2A.2BA$17.2A.A7.4B3A3BA6BA$20.A.A7.8BABA3BA2B$14.
2A4.2A.A5.4B2.5B.A3BA$14.A8.A4.4B3.3B5.2BA$9.2A5.A3.3A4.A3B4.5B3.A4B$
9.A5.2A3.A5.A3B7.B2A5.ABABA$6.2A.A.3B11.B3A9.A5.2A3BA$6.A2.A.2A2B2A7.
4B11.3A2.5B$8.2A.A.2B2AB5.4B3.B5.B4.A4.2ABAB$11.A.4B5.4B3.3B3.3B10.B
2A$11.2A.4B3.A9BA3.A4B8.2BAB$4.2A8.3BA2BA3B2.4BA.A.A.A4B5.BA2BAB$3.A.
A8.2BABAB3A3.5B2A.2A5B3.B2A.B.AB$3.A8.B.3BA4B4.7B.7B2.B6A$2A.AB.B3.BA
9B5.7B.7B3.B2A.B$.A.A.2AB.3A9B5.B5AB.B5AB5.3B$.A.A.2A2B2A10B5.BAB4A.
4ABAB6.3A$2A.A2.5BA9B5.B2ABABA.ABAB2AB6.2B.A$A2.4A3BA8B.B2A3.2BABA.A.
A.ABA2B4.A2B.2A$.2A2.BAB.BA8B.BA.A3.2B3A3.3A2B4.A.2A$3.2A6.7B5.A5.BAB
3.BAB6.A$3.A7.2B.3BA5.2A5.B5.B6.2A$5.A9.3BA$4.2A10.3AB!
p384:

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x = 68, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
29.2A$28.B2AB$29.2B$28.2B11.A$27.2A2B8.3A$26.A2BAB7.A11.A$27.2A4B5.2A
8.3A$27.13B7.A$27.11B5.B3.2A$26.13B2.8B$25.22B$24.23B12.2A$23.4B2.19B
10.B2AB$22.4B3.21B8.3B5.A$21.4B4.24B2.2B2.B4.A2BA$20.4B3.2AB5.20B2A6B
.A2BA$19.4B3.A.AB6.6B.11BA2BA6B.A$18.4B4.A7.5B.B2.10B2A2BA6B$4.2A5.2A
4.4B4.2A7.2A7.11B2A2BA5B.A$5.A5.2A2B.4B15.A8.11B4A3B2.A2BA$5.A.AB3.7B
13.3A16.8B5.A2BA$6.2AB.8B14.A19.8B6.A$8.2B2A5B36.7B$8.BABA5B35.7B$6.
2A.BA7B33.8B7.2A$5.3B3.8B22.2A8.9B6.A$5.A3BAB.B3.4B22.A9.9B2.BA.A$4.A
4BA7.4B21.A.AB4.11BA.3A$3.A.ABAB9.4B10.A10.2AB.15B2A$.BABA.A12.4B7.3A
12.13BAB3AB$A4BA14.4B5.A15.11B2AB2A2B2.B$A3BA16.4B4.2A15.9BA7B.B2A$2.
3B9.2A6.9B14.20B2A$2.2A11.A7.6B14.12B2A6B.2B$15.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B.
B$16.A2.A4.35B$17.2AB3.27B.9B$18.14B2A16B2.7B$19.13B2A16B2.7B$20.29B
4.6B$20.17B.B.2B10.7B$10.A.A8.15B4.3B10.6B$9.A3BA7.15B5.A2B.2A6.7B$
10.A2B.A7.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$12.2A2B8.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$12.3BA.BA5.7B4.
2A.A.A3.A7.9B$13.AB.A2BA4.5B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$14.A.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A
3.A.A5.A5.4B$13.2A.5A.2A11.2A.2A4.A2.A2.3A7.3BA$13.A2.A.2B2A.A9.A2.A.
A2.A3.2A3.A10.3BA$14.2A5.BA10.2A5.2A20.3AB!
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p147:

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x = 68, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
38.2A$38.A.A$40.A4.2A$36.4A.2A2.A2.A10.A$36.A2.A.A.A.A.2A9.BAB$38.BAB
ABA.A13.AB$39.B2ABA.A12.2BABA$40.2A.BA14.A.2AB.2A$39.3A7.A10.6A.A$30.
2A6.4B7.3A9.2B4.A$31.A6.ABABAB8.A10.4A$31.A.2A3.2AB2AB7.A.A8.BA.B$32.
A2B.2A5B2AB5.A.AB7.BA.2A$34.3BA2B4AB2A5.A3B7.A3B$34.3BA4B5AB6.4B7.BA$
34.A4BA2B2ABA3B5.6B6.BA$36.3B3A2B2.4B4.7B3.BA.A$36.2A4B5.4B2.8B3.B2A$
35.9B4.17B$34.4B4.2A5.16B$33.4B5.A6.16B$32.4B7.3A3.16B$31.4B10.A3.15B
$30.4B11.A.2AB.12B$29.4B10.2A.A.AB2.11B$28.4B11.A2.A5.10B$27.4B14.2A
5.2B2A6B$26.4B21.3B2A6B4.2A$25.4B23.10B5.A$24.4B24.8B.B2A.A$23.4B24.
7B3.B2AB2A$22.4B25.6B6.B$7.2A12.4B27.6B4.2A.2A$6.B2AB10.4B28.5B4.A2.
2A$7.2B10.4B28.8B.A.A4.A$8.2B8.4B20.A8.8BA.A.2A.2A$A6.B2AB6.4B21.3A6.
6B.2BAB.A$3A3.BA4B4.4B25.A4.2B2A3B2.2B2.A$3.A2.A4B4.4B4.2A19.2A4.3B2A
2B3.B.2A.A$2.2A2.B2A3B2.4B5.A16.2A2.4B.3BA4B2.A.A2.A.A$2.11BA3B3.BA.A
16.A5.11B2.2A2.A2.A$4.8BABA4B.B2A19.A2.3B2A7B7.2A$4.7B2A8B20.2A2.3BA
2B2A4B$5.B2A4B2A7B20.B3.4BA2BA3B$2.B.2B2A12B19.3B4.3B3AB$.2A18B16.6B
3.8B$.2AB.4B2A12B11.10B2.9B$2.B4.2B2A15B2.2B3.23B$7.31B2A16B.B$8.7B.
22B2A17B2A$7.7B2.41B2A$8.2A2B4.42B$8.2A4B3.36B2.5B$12.2A10.4B.13B5.5B
6.2A$12.A12.4B4.B.7B3.3B.2B7.A$13.3A10.4B15.2A12.3A$15.A11.3BA15.A14.
A$28.3BA11.3A$29.3AB10.A!
p441:

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x = 68, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
38.2A$38.A.A$40.A4.2A$36.4A.2A2.A2.A10.A$36.A2.A.A.A.A.2A9.BAB$38.BAB
ABA.A13.AB$39.B2ABA.A12.2BABA$40.2B.BA14.A.2AB.2A$39.3B7.A10.6A.A$30.
2A6.4B7.3A9.2B4.A$31.A6.B2A3B8.A10.4A$31.A.AB3.B2A3B7.A.A8.BA.B$32.2A
B.10B5.A.AB7.BA.2A$34.13B5.A3B7.A3B$34.14B6.4B7.BA$34.15B5.6B6.BA$36.
8B2.4B4.7B3.BA.A$36.6B5.4B2.8B3.B2A$35.9B4.17B$34.4B4.2A5.16B$33.4B5.
A6.16B$32.4B7.3A3.16B$31.4B10.A3.15B$30.4B11.A.2AB.12B$29.4B10.2A.A.A
B2.11B$28.4B11.A2.A5.10B$27.4B14.2A5.2B2A6B$26.4B21.3B2A6B4.2A$25.4B
23.10B5.A$24.4B24.8B.B2A.A$23.4B24.7B3.B2AB2A$22.4B25.6B6.B$7.2A12.4B
27.6B4.2A.2A$6.B2AB10.4B28.5B4.A2.2A$7.2B10.4B28.8B.A.A4.A$8.2B8.4B
20.A8.8BA.A.2A.2A$A6.B2AB6.4B21.3A6.6B.2BAB.A$3A3.BA4B4.4B25.A4.7B2.
2B2.A$3.A2.A4B4.4B4.2A19.2A4.7B3.B.2A.A$2.2A2.B2A3B2.4B5.A16.2A2.4B.
8B2.A.A2.A.A$2.11BA3B3.BA.A16.A5.11B2.2A2.A2.A$4.8BABA4B.B2A19.A2.12B
7.2A$4.7B2A8B20.2A2.12B$5.B2A4B2A7B20.B3.11B$2.B.2B2A12B19.3B4.7B$.2A
18B16.6B3.8B$.2AB.4B2A12B11.10B2.9B$2.B4.2B2A15B2.2B3.23B$7.31B2A16B.
B$8.7B.22B2A17B2A$7.7B2.41B2A$8.2A2B4.42B$8.2A4B3.36B2.5B$12.2A10.4B.
13B5.5B6.2A$12.A12.4B4.B.7B3.3B.2B7.A$13.3A10.4B15.2A12.3A$15.A11.3BA
15.A14.A$28.3BA11.3A$29.3AB10.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 9th, 2019, 12:14 am

A potentially more compact p48 glider inserter design for the p16:

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x = 154, y = 116, rule = LifeHistory
71.2A.2A4.2A3.2A4.2A.2A$71.2A.A.B2.A2BA.A2BA2.B.A.2A$74.A.4BA2B.2BA4B
.A$74.2A7B.7B2A5.B$75.8B.8B5.4B$69.A.A6.2B3A.3A2B8.B2A3B$67.3A.3A3.B
2A2BA.A2B2AB5.2BA2BA3B$66.A7.A2.2B3AB.B3A2B5.B2ABA3B.B$66.2AB4ABA3.2B
A2B.2BA2B4.2B.AB.BAB.3B$67.A2B.A.B3.6B.6B3.B2A.4A.4B$67.A.AB.2AB2.6B.
6B.2B2ABA4.2ABA2B$68.A.A.2A2B.6B.8BA2B.A.2A.ABABAB$69.A.3A2B2.5B.6B.B
ABABA.2A.A.2BA2B$71.3A5B2A2B.5B2.2BAB2A4.AB2A2B$70.B3A4BA10B3.4B.4A.
2AB$71.3A2B3.2A8B3.3B.BAB.BA.2B$71.B2A2B4.3B2.3B5.B.3BAB2AB$73.A6.2B
3.BABA5.3BA2BA2B$71.A.A.A4.3B3.B2AB5.3B2AB$70.A.A.2A4.3A4.A3B6.4B$70.
A.A6.ABABA4.4B7.B$71.2A4.3A.B.3A3.4B$7.AB67.A3.BAB3.A3.4B$6.A.2AB64.A
.2ABA2.2A.A4.BABA$6.A.BA.A63.A.AB4A2.A6.B2AB$5.2A.ABA.A44.2A15.2A.2A
2B2.2A8.A3B$8.A.BA2.B4.2A36.A.A12.A2.A.A.A2.A11.4B17.2B11.2A$2A3.2A.A
B2.5B.A2.A37.A12.2A2.2A.4A12.4B15.BAB11.A.A$2A4.A.A.2B5A2.3A3.2A28.4A
.2A16.A17.4B14.5B11.A$6.A.4A5B2A6.2A28.A2.A.A.A15.A.A16.BABA12.3ABAB
4.2A4.2A.2A.A$4A3.2A.A6B2.A33.2A2.A3B.A16.2A17.B2AB10.A.2A2B5.A.A3.A.
BA.2A$A2.AB6.A4BA.2A3.4A25.A2.2A2B2A.2A35.A3B7.2B2A.A8.2BA.2BA$.4B8.
2A7.A4.A23.A.2A2.2ABA.A2.A34.4B5.BAB3A8.BA3BAB2A$2.3B.2B.3B.2B6.A.5A
23.A3.A2B3.A2.2A35.4B4.5B9.BAB.B4A$2.BA6B2A3B6.A.A2B2.2A22.3A.A.3A41.
4B5.BAB2.4B.3B3ABA.2B$.BABA4B2AB2A2B4.2A.4BA2.A23.ABABA44.BABA4.8BA4B
2A2.BABA$B2AB2A4BA2BA6BA.BABA.A.2A24.3B46.B2AB6.3B2AB2A2B3ABA.2B$5BA
4BA2BA6B3A.A2.A27.3A47.A3B5.5BA2B.BAB.B4A$.3B2A5B2A4B.2BA.B.A.2A19.A
7.3B2.B.B.B41.4B5.5B3.BA3BAB2A$14.2B4.2A.A.A13.2A5.2A7.B.2B.B.B.B.B.B
.B.B.B.B.A.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.A.B.5B.B2.3B6.2BA.2BA$.3B2A5B2A3B5.A
.A.A12.A2.A4.A.A4.23BA3BA19BA3BA12B6.A.A3.A.BA.2A$5BA4BA2BA4B3.A2.A
12.A.A.A9.C23BA23BA17B6.2A4.2A.2A.A$B2AB2A4BA2BA5B3.2A13.A.A.2A8.C23B
A4BA18BA4BA12B13.A$.BABA4B2AB2A6B15.2A.A.B.BA2B5.CBC21B5A19B5A14B10.A
.A$2.BA6B2A4B.4B14.A2.A.AB2A3BABC3.68B7.2A$2.3B.2B.4B5.3BA10.2A.A.B2A
B.BA3BABCB4.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B
4.5B$.4B6.B7.ABAB9.A2.2ABAB.2A3.5B56.B5.B2.3B2AB$A2.AB5.4B6.2A2B9.2A
2.ABA.A4.6B54.3B3.7BABA2B12.2A$4A6.B2A3B5.4B10.5A.A3.2B2A2B53.4BA3.A
6BA4B11.A.A$8.2BABA4B5.4B9.A4.A5.6B51.4BA.A.A.A11B10.A$2A6.2B3A3B.B5.
4B9.4A5.6B52.5B2A.2A5B2.5B4.2A2.2A.4A$2A4.2B.AB.3B.3B5.3BA10.A7.6B51.
3B3AB.B3A3B4.4B3.A2.A.B.A2.A$6.2BA.4A.4B6.ABAB11.A4.6B52.2B2A3B.3B2A
2B5.2B2A4.2A.A3B2.2A$4.2B2ABA4.A5B6.2A2B9.2A5.6B51.B3ABAB.BAB3AB6.BAB
A4.A.3B3A2.A$3.2BABA.A.2A.AB3AB7.4B14.6B52.2A3B2A.2A3B2A7.A3B3.A.2A2B
2.2A.A$4.B3ABA.2A.A.ABA2B7.4B14.6B51.3A2B2A.2A2B3A8.4B3.A3.ABA3.A$4.
5BA4.AB2A2B9.4B12.6B52.B2A2B.B.B.2B2AB9.4B3.3A.B.3A4.2A$5.4B.4A.A2B
12.3BA12.6B52.B4A3.4AB3.B7.4B4.ABABA6.A.A$5.3B.3B.BA.2B13.ABAB10.6B
55.BAB3.BAB4.4B6.2B2A4.3A4.2A.A.A$6.B.3B3A2B16.2A2B10.6B55.A5.A5.B2A
3B5.BABA3.BAB4.A.A.A$7.4BABA2B17.4B8.6B66.B2A2BA3B5.A3B3.2B6.A$8.3B2A
B20.4B8.6B65.B5A2B.B5.3B2.3B4.BA2BA$10.4B21.4B6.6B64.2B.2B.BAB.3B3.9B
A3.BA3B$12.B23.3BA6.6B63.2AB.4A.4B3.10BA3BA3BA$37.ABAB4.6B62.2B2ABA4.
4A2B2.5B.3BA4BA3B$38.2A2B3.7B3.8B49.2BABA.A.2A.ABABAB.6B.5B2.BA3B.A$
39.4B2.6B3.3B2A5B49.BABABA.2A.A.ABA8B.6B.BA2B.A.A$40.4B.3BA3B2.2BA2BA
4B49.2B4A4.AB2A2B.6B.6B2.BAB.2A.A$41.6B3AB2.2BA2BA6B49.4B.4A.B2A3.6B.
6B3.B.B.ABA$42.4B2ABA5BA6BA3B48.3B.BAB.2B.2B4.B3AB.B3AB3.B4AB3A$43.3B
3A2B2.BA.BA3BA.AB50.B.2B5AB5.BA2BAB.BA2BAB2.A7.A$38.2B4.2B3A3B3.3A3B
2A53.3BA2B2AB5.BA3BA.A3BAB3.3A.3A$37.BAB5.2B2A2B66.3B2AB8.B4A.4AB6.A.
A$37.ABA2B4.6B3.3A3B2A56.4B5.6BAB.BA6B$36.A3BAB3.6B2.BA.BA3BA.AB6.B
49.B5.2A7B.7B2A$35.A.2BA2B4.5B.3BA6BA3B4.4B53.A.7B.7B.A$33.BA2B.A2.BA
B2.5B2.2BA2BA6B5.B2A3B48.2A.A.B2.A3B.3BA2.B.A.2A$32.BA3BA3.BA8B2.3BA
2BA4B4.2BA2BA3B47.2A.2A4.2A3.2A4.2A.2A$32.2BABA3.BABA13B2A5B4.B2ABA3B
.B$34.BAB3.2BA3B3.4BA9B3.2B.AB.BAB.3B$34.2B4.2BA2B5.2BA3B10.B2A.4A.4B
$40.5B5.6B8.2B2ABA4.2ABA2B$41.3B6.7B6.2BA2B.A.2A.ABABAB$40.BA2B8.5B7.
BABABA.2A.A.2BA2B$40.3B10.3B2A6.2BAB2A4.AB2A2B$35.2A.A5BA.2A5.2B2A2B
6.4B.4A.2AB$35.A.4BA4B.A7.2BA2B5.3B.BAB.BA.2B4.2A$36.2AB2AB2AB2A10.4B
5.B.3BAB2AB6.2A$37.2B.B.B.2B12.4B5.3BA2BA2B$38.2AB.B2A14.4B5.3B2AB6.
4A$32.2A3.9B3.2A9.2B2A6.4B5.BA2.A$32.A2.A3BA.A.A3BA2.A5.2A3.2A2B7.B6.
4B$33.3A.9A.3A6.A5.BA2B5.4B.2B.3B$36.A.3BA3B.A11.A4.4B.3B4A5BAB$35.2A
9.2A9.4A3.6B2A2BA3B2AB2A$35.A11.A8.A4.A3.4B2A2BA4B2AB2AB$36.A9.A9.5A.
A3.4BA2BA3BA2BA3B$35.2A9.2A6.2A2.ABA.A5.3B2A5B2A3B$53.A2.2ABAB.2A4.2B
$53.2A.A.B2AB.BAB.4B2A5B2A3B$56.A2.A.AB2A5BA2BA3BA2BA3B$56.2A.A.B.BA
4B2A2BA4B2AB2AB$58.A.A.2A4.2B2A2BA3B2AB2A$58.A.A.A6.2B4A5BAB$59.A2.A
6.2B.3B.2B.3B$60.2A7.2B8.4B$64.2A.6B6.BA2.A$64.A2.7B.2A3.4A$65.9A2B.A
$62.3A2.7A.A.A4.2A$62.A2.A.B4A2.2A.2A3.2A$63.2A4.B2.AB.A$71.A.ABA.2A$
72.A.2B.A$73.3A.A$75.2A!
If attempting to do this inserting in front of a glider instead of behind it, though, the righthand MWSS gun won't work because the MWSS spark interferes with the trailing glider.

EDIT: 2 rows from the p55--one from the shorter p110 stabilization, and one from replacing a p11 sparker with an eater3 shell to get the space to move the Herschel track closer.

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x = 105, y = 73, rule = LifeHistory
42.2A$34.A7.A2.2A15.A$34.3A6.2A.3A13.3A$37.A6.B4.A15.A25.A$36.2A4.B2A
B3A15.2A23.3A$36.5B.B2A.A17.5B.2B16.A$38.5B23.6B16.2A$37.7B21.2B2A4B
9.2A.5B$7.2A5.A5.2A14.7B21.2BA2BA4B8.4BAB$7.A2.2A.A.A.2A2.A13.8B19.A
2BA3BA3B8.A4BA2B$8.2AB2A.A.2AB2A4.2A8.8B18.A2B5A4B7.A6B2AB$11.BA3.AB
8.A9.8B18.B3A6B9.3BAB2A2BAB$8.4A.3A.4A5.A.AB4.10B20.2A6B9.A4BA4BAB$8.
A3.ABABA3.A6.2AB.14B18.2A7B10.A2BA2BABAB$9.A2.A.A.A2.A9.17B17.2A4B2A
11.B2A5B$8.2A3.ABA3.2A8.17B16.7B2A11.3B3A3B$13.3B14.16B.B3.2A.A7.6B2A
13.8B$14.B14.19BA2.A.2A7.6B3AB11.3B3A3B$12.2B13.A3BA13B.BA.A.A9.4B5A
2BA11.5B2AB$5.B3.5B.2B3.2B2.BA2BAB3A11B3.BA2.A9.3BA3BA2BA10.BABA2BA2B
A$4.2AB.20BABABA10B8.3A6.4BA2BA2B11.BA4BA4BA$4.2A20BA7B.9B10.A6.4B2A
2B13.BA2B2ABA3B9.A$5.20B2A7B2.7B10.2A7.6B16.B2A6BA6.3A$6.20BABA3BAB2.
7B10.5B.5B.5B15.2BA4BA6.A$7.19BABA4B2.8B12.6BABA4.2A16.BA4B7.2A$6.10B
2.8B9.8B11.3BA4B2AB3.A15.5B.2A2BA.5B$7.9B6.2B2.2B6.9B10.2B2ABA3BA3B3.
3A12.2A4.3B4A2B$7.8B9.8B2.10B7.2A2B2ABA3B.4B4.A13.A3.3BAB4A2B$7.8B2.
4BABA19B7.A3BA2BA4B2.4B14.3A3.4B2A4BA2B$7.7B2.BA3BABA20B7.ABA7B4.2BAB
4.A8.A4.4B.5ABAB2AB$7.7B2.7B2A20B8.A7B5.2B2A3.3A10.ABAB2.B2A4B3A2B$6.
9B.7BA20B2A6.2A7B6.2A2B5.A8.B2AB4.B3A3B2AB$7.10BABABA20B.B2A6.A6BA8.
4B3.2A4.6BAB4.2BABA3B$.AB3.11B3ABA2BAB2.2B3.2B.5B3.B6.7B2A9.4B2.15B3.
9B$A.AB.13BA3BA13.2B13.7BA11.4B3.13B4.3B2A3B$.A19B14.B15.7BABA5.2A2.
2BA18B3.9B$2.B.16B14.3B13.4BA2BA3BA4.A3.2BA15B2AB4.3BABA2B$4.17B8.2A
3.ABA3.2A8.3BAB2A2B2A2.2A.A.4BA6BA6B.B2A3.B2A3B3AB$4.17B9.A2.A.A.A2.A
8.4BAB2A2B5.A.A.2AB3.3B2ABA4B3.B3.2B3A4B2AB$5.14B.B2A6.A3.ABABA3.A3.
2A3.4BA3B5.A2.A.BAB4.3BAB2A2B9.B2ABAB5A$6.10B4.BA.A5.4A.3A.4A4.A4.6B
6.2A2.A4.A3.6B7.A5.2BA4B2AB$6.8B9.A8.BA3.AB7.A.AB.2B.5B9.5A4.5B5.3A6.
2B4ABA$7.8B8.2A4.2AB2A.A.2AB2A5.2AB7.2A18.5B4.A10.2B4A$7.8B13.A2.2A.A
.A.2A2.A6.3B5.A9.A.2A7.5B3.2A7.5B.AB$7.7B14.2A5.A5.2A6.4B5.3A6.2A.A9.
8B7.2A$4.2B.6B37.4B6.A20.5B10.A$3.2A8B18.A19.4B19.A7.4B7.3A$3.2AB.6B
18.3A12.B.3B.4B16.3A6.6B6.A$4.B2.5B22.A10.18B8.A8.8B$8.4B9.A11.2A3.B
5.20B7.2A6.10B$8.4B7.3A11.8B3.20B2.B.5B5.2A2B.7B$9.4B5.A16.8B.B2A17B.
6B6.2B2A.7BAB$10.4B4.2A15.4B2A3BAB2A24B4.2BAB3.7B2A$3.2A6.9B14.10BABA
BA.2B2.25B4.6B2A2B$4.A7.6B14.13B2A2B8.21B4.12B$4.A.2A5.2B3AB3.B2.2B2.
15B3AB11.19B3.9B.4B$5.A2.A4.BA3BA23B5AB12.15B2A6B2A3B4.4B$6.2AB3.BA3B
2A20B.2BA2B2A13.14B3A5BA2BA2B5.4B$7.5BA30B3A2B10.8B2.6BA2BA5B2A2B7.4B
$8.4BA2BA28BA4B9.2A3.B5.5B2ABA8B9.4B$9.3BA25B2.8B11.A7.8B2A11B8.4B$9.
4BA3B2A7B.B.2B11.6B8.3A6.A.2AB2.6B.2B5.2A9.4B$10.4BA3BA6B4.3B10.5B9.A
6.3AB2AB2.6B8.A11.4B$10.5B3A7B5.A2B.2A7.4B15.A4.B5.5B9.3A9.4B$11.13B
5.A.A2B.A7.4B16.3A.2A5.4B11.A10.4B$13.13B2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A16.A.A4.5B
24.3BA$12.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A15.A.A4.2A28.ABA$12.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A13.A
16.A6.A29.2A$12.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.2A19.3A31.B$12.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A
33.A$13.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$12.B2AB9.A.A$13.2A11.A!
EDIT 2: A pipsquirter can stop a Herschel after emitting its FNG earlier than the standard two-block method. A couple of one-column improvements that take advantage of this:

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x = 142, y = 110, rule = LifeHistory
27.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$13.2A7.2A3.A2.A.A2.A9.A.BABA.A2.A34.2A8.2B$12.B2AB
5.A2.A4.2A.2A11.2A.2BABA.2A33.A2.A6.4B$12.3B6.A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.B2.A.A
33.A.A.A6.4B$13.B.B6.A.4A2.AB2A6.5B4.4A.AB32.A.A.2A4.8B$11.5B8.A3.A.A
.2A4.7B5.2B.B3A29.2A.A.B.BAB.10B$11.5B7.A2.BA.A2.13B8.B2AB29.A2.A.AB
2A12B$10.5B7.A.2BA.A5.13B7.A.A2B24.2A.A.B2AB.BAB2.9B$10.6B6.2A.2BA5.
15B7.AB3A23.A2.2ABAB.2A5.8B$9.7B10.3B4.15B8.B.B25.2A2.ABA.A7.7B$9.7B
11.2B.B.17B37.5A.A7.7B$10.7B3.8BAB2A17B37.A4.A9.6B$10.7B2.8BA2B2A2B3A
13B37.4A10.7B$10.7B2.8BA6B2A15B38.A11.6BAB$10.8B.8B2A4B2A11B3.B2A39.A
10.6B2A$7.B2.19BA15B4.A2.A9.A27.2A10.5B2A2B22.B$6.2AB.19B2.2A2.B3.6B
5.2A.A2.2A3.A.A37.6B.4B20.3A$6.2A18B14.6B7.A3.A3.A2.A21.A14.7B.4B20.
2A$7.2B.14B14.9B6.2A2.A.2A.A.A21.3A13.6B2.4B18.B2ABA$10.13B15.2A4.4B
10.A.A.A.2A23.A5.B4.8B3.4B18.A.3B.2A$7.2B.14B15.A5.4B10.2B2A.A2.A20.
2A3.4B.6B2AB5.4B7.A10.A2B3A.A$6.2A16B12.3A7.4B10.4B2.2A20.16B2A2B5.4B
6.3A9.AB4.A$6.2A14B.B2A10.A10.2B2A6.7B26.17B7.4B8.A10.4A$7.2B.11B2.BA
.A21.BABA3.8B26.17B9.4B6.A.A8.2A.B$10.12B4.A17.2A3.A3B.8B28.13B13.4B
5.A.AB7.2A.2B$10.8B.3BA3.2A17.A4.12B30.12B13.4B5.A3B7.B3A$9.8B3.ABAB
21.A.AB2.11B.2B29.10B14.4B6.BA2B7.2B$8.7B6.2A2B10.A10.2AB.14B2A28.11B
14.4B5.4BAB6.BA$4.2A2.4B10.4B7.3A12.16B2A29.2B.7B15.4B4.2B2ABAB3.2A.A
$4.A2.A.2A2B10.4B5.A15.14B.2B30.11B15.4B2.2BA4BA3.2BA$6.2A.A.A.A10.4B
4.2A15.13B32.11B17.6B2ABABA2BA2B$7.A.A.2A.A2.2A6.9B14.14B.2B20.2A7.B
3A7B18.8BABA5B$7.A2.A3.A3.A7.6B14.18B2A18.A2.A2.2A2.A3BA6B18.11BAB3A$
8.A.A3.2A2.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2A2.19B.B2A19.2A2.A.A2.5BA2B2.B2A16.8BA2BA4B$
9.A9.A2.A4.15BA19B2.B22.2A.B3.7B3.BA.A15.5B2ABA2B2A2B$20.2AB3.11B2A4B
2A8B.8B25.A2.2B2.2A3BAB6.A13.2AB.5BA6B$21.15B2A6BA8B2.7B22.2A.A.BA2B.
2B3AB7.2A11.A.AB2.6B3A2B$22.13B3A2B2A2BA8B2.7B22.A.2A.A.A8B20.A5.6B2A
2B$23.17B2ABA8B3.7B26.A.A.8B19.2A5.6BA3B$23.17B.B.2B11.6B.BA20.2A2.A
4.5B26.11B4.2A$24.15B4.3B10.7BA.A17.3A.2A4.6B27.10B5.A$24.15B5.A2B.2A
6.8BA17.A4.B6.6B26.8B.B2A.A$25.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B19.3AB2AB3.7B25.7B3.
B2AB2A$27.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B24.A.2AB.8B26.6B6.B$26.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B27.
10B27.6B4.2A.2A$26.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B26.6B2A3B26.5B4.A2.2A$26.5B
8.B2.A.A3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B25.6B2A2B5.2A19.8B.A.A4.A$26.B.B9.2A.2A.A.A2.A
3.A7.4B24.10B5.A20.8BA.A.2A.2A$27.3B9.A.A2.A.3A3.2A8.4B22.11B2.BA.A
11.2A7.6B.2BAB.A$26.B2AB9.A3.A19.4B21.12B.B2A13.A6.7B2.2B2.A$27.2A11.
A3.3A5.2A10.3BA19.15B15.A.AB3.7B3.B.2A.A$6.2A28.2A3.A4.A4.B2AB10.3BA
17.16B16.2AB2.8B2.A.A2.A.A$6.A.A22.2A3.A2.A.A9.3B12.3AB13.2B.16B18.
11B2.2A2.A2.A$8.A21.A2.A4.2A.2A9.B.B12.4B11.2A18B18.11B7.2A$4.4A.2A5.
2A12.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B13.4B10.2AB.17B17.11B$4.A2.B.A.A5.A13.A.4A2.AB2A
6.6B14.4B10.B.4B.8B2.B3A15.11B$2.2A2.2ABA.A5.A.AB12.A3.A.A.2A4.8B15.
4B16.7B4.A3B15.7B.2B$.A2.2A3BA.2A5.2AB.B9.A2.BA.A2.13B17.4B16.6B5.A3B
14.11B$A.2A2.2ABA.A2.A5.4B7.A.2BA.A5.13B16.4B17.4B6.4B14.10B$A3.BAB3.
A2.2A5.4B7.2A.2BA5.15B16.4B18.3BA5.4B13.12B$.3A.A.3A10.5B10.3B4.15B
17.4B18.BA.A5.4B13.8BAB2AB$3.2AB2A11.6B11.2B.B.5B2A10B17.4B18.A.A6.4B
9.17B$4.3B12.8B2.6B3A7B4A9B18.4B18.A8.4B7.12BA2BAB$4.3B11.19BA6BABAB
2A9B18.4B18.3A6.4B5.14B2A4B$5.B13.6BA10BA7BAB3A11B18.4B19.A7.4B5.9B.
4B3.2A$4.2B14.5BAB.17B2A8B3.B2A18.4B27.4B3.B3A4B4.B5.A$3.4B12.4BA22BA
7B4.A2.A18.4B27.4B2.2AB2AB13.3A$.7B11.3B3A3BA9B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A18.4B
27.4B.2ABABAB14.A$10B8.3BA3BAB2A6B14.6B7.A19.4B27.4B.A3BAB$13B2.2B.4B
5A6B14.9B6.2A19.4B27.4BA2BAB$.22B3A3B2AB15.2A4.4B27.4B27.4B3AB$3.20B.
6BAB16.A5.4B27.4B27.8B$3.16B2A2B3.3BA4B11.3A7.4B27.4B27.7B$3.16B2A2B
5.B3.2A11.A10.4B27.4B27.6B7.2A$4.18B10.A24.4B27.4B26.7B6.A$11.4B.3B.B
12.3A22.4B27.4B25.7B3.BA.A$12.4B19.A23.4B27.4B24.8B2.B2A$13.4B43.4B
27.4B23.11B$14.4B43.4B27.4B9.A12.11B$15.4B43.4B27.3BA6.3A12.11B4.A$
16.4B43.4B27.ABAB4.A16.11B2.A.A$17.4B43.4B27.2A2B3.2A18.7B3.A.A$18.BA
BA43.4B27.8B17.8B2.2A.3A$19.B2AB43.4B27.5B18.8B4.B4.A$20.A3B23.A19.4B
19.A7.4B19.7B2.B2AB3A$21.4B22.3A12.B.3B.4B16.3A6.6B17.9B.B2A.A$22.4B
24.A10.11BABA4B8.A8.8B16.13B$23.4B10.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A8BABA3BAB7.2A6.
10B15.11B7.2A$24.4B7.3A11.8B3.2B2A7B2A7B2.B.5B5.4B.6BA12.2AB.9B7.A$
25.4B5.A16.8B.12BA7B.6B6.4B.8BA10.A.AB2.5B3A2B2.BA.A$26.4B4.2A15.23BA
BABA9B4.4B3.5B3AB9.A5.4BA3B2AB.B2A$19.2A6.9B14.15B.2B2.BA2BAB3A16B4.
10B7.2A5.4B3A6B$20.A7.6B14.17B8.A3BA16B4.12B13.6BA2BA3B$20.A.2A5.6B3.
B2.2B2.19B11.19B3.9B.4B11.9BA4B$21.A2.A4.35B12.23B2A3B4.4B9.14B$22.2A
B3.9B3A15B.7B13.22BA2BA2B5.4B7.4B2.5B$23.13B2AB2A23B10.8B2.15B2A2B7.
4B5.4B3.6B$24.12B2A2BA24B9.2A3.B5.17B9.4B3.4B4.6B$25.13B2A14B2.8B11.A
7.21B8.4B.4B4.6B$25.9B2A6B.B.2B11.6B8.3A6.A.2AB2.6B.2B5.2A9.7B.B2.7B$
15.A.A8.8B2A5B4.3B10.5B9.A6.3AB2AB2.6B8.A11.14B2AB$14.A3BA7.15B5.A2B.
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Tanner Jacobi
Coldlander, a novel, available in paperback and as an ebook. Now on Amazon.

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