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by Kazyan
July 20th, 2023, 5:11 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 871
Views: 395737

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

Crossposting so that this doesn't get forgotten: A new BxFH20, based on a glider eater by mvr and with the interaction noticed by calcyman. x = 35, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory 27.2B$26.5B$25.7B$24.8B$24.9B$24.10B$25.8BA$24.8BABA$22.10BABA$15.2B 2.14BAB$14.C7BD11B$12.3BC6BDBD9B$10.5B2C5B3D7B$10.4B2C8B...
by Kazyan
February 13th, 2023, 6:46 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: I'm looking for period multiplicating Herschel Tracks.
Replies: 45
Views: 36645

Re: I'm looking for period multiplicating Herschel Tracks.

I dropped this earlier without any explanation, it might have some interest to be posted here instead: p103739 gun: x = 216, y = 288, rule = LifeHistory 7$43.A.2A.3B$43.2A.A5B$48.5B14.A.2A$49.4B14.2A.A$30.A19.4B22.2A$30.3A 12.B.3B.4B12.3A5.A.A$33.A10.9BAB2A5B4.BA2.A4.A$16.2A14.2A3.B5.2B2A6B 4A6B4.2...
by Kazyan
December 13th, 2022, 12:00 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 945
Views: 571023

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

gun_26 reduced to 116x59 via some tomfoolery: x = 116, y = 59, rule = B3/S23 31bo3b2o22bo18b2o4bo2b2ob2ob2ob2o$30bobobob3o5b2o4b3o6b3o16bo4bobo2bob o3bobo10bo$30bobobo4bo5bo2b5o2b2o5bo16bo2bo2b2obo2bobo2bo9bobo$31bobob obobo5bobo8bo4b2o13b4o2bobo2bo2b2obobo10bob3o$33bobob2o4b2obo2bo4b2o9b o10bo3b2o3...
by Kazyan
November 18th, 2022, 12:43 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Bellman/Barrister Finds
Replies: 95
Views: 80600

Re: Thread For Your Bellman/Barrister Finds

Bringing up this thread in the light of new catalysts recently discovered with the use of Barrister, a LifeAPI version of Bellman.
by Kazyan
October 20th, 2022, 6:36 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 3209
Views: 1483695

Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries

To stay within 20x20, this variant saves ten cells and one column: x = 19, y = 20, rule = B3/S23 5b4o$9bo$9bo$10b2o6$o13bo$o$o8bo2b2o$b2o6bo5bo$b3o6b2o2b2o$b2o10bo3b2o $11bobo4bo$13b2o2bo$16bo$12b2o2bo$13bob4o! EDIT: Much better: x = 20, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 5b4o$9bo$9bo$10b2o4$15bo$16bo$o13b2o$o15...
by Kazyan
October 14th, 2022, 7:25 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Replies: 261
Views: 35427

Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits

This would be a nice HRx74B (I think) x = 33, y = 22, rule = LifeSuper 5.2A$4.A2.A16.2A$5.2A17.2A2$13.2A$13.2A5$4.A18.A$4.A.A16.A.A$4.3A5.2A 9.3A5.2A$6.A5.2A11.A5.2A6$D.2D15.D.2D$3D16.3D$.D18.D! Well, it would be very difficult to use, but this works at least: x = 72, y = 69, rule = LifeHistory 9$4...
by Kazyan
October 8th, 2022, 1:37 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1862
Views: 1123986

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Final step for a synthesis of 34P7: x = 46, y = 65, rule = B3/S23 obo$b2o$bo9$12bo$10bobo$11b2o4$12bo$3bo6bobo$bobo7b2o14bobo$2b2o23b2o$ 17b2o9bo7bo$16bo2bo15bo$17b2o16b3o2$14bo13b2o$13bobo12b2o$14b2o5b2o14b o$21bobo4b2o6bo$23bo5bo6b3o$16b2obo2bob2obo$16bob5obob3o2$17b3obob5obo $18bob2obo2bob2o$7b3o...
by Kazyan
September 24th, 2022, 5:40 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4509
Views: 1749922

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

An unnecessarily fancy way of stabilizing NE13T-7. Normal on left; dank on right: x = 82, y = 29, rule = B3/S23 16bo43bob2o12bo$14b3o43b2obo10b3o$13bo44b2o13bo$13b2o42bo3b2o10b2o$58b 3obo$5b2o3b2o6b2o50b2o6b2o$5b2o3bobo4bobo40b2o8bobo4bobo$11b2o4bo42b2o 9b2o4bo$15b3o57b3o$14bo59bo$14b2o43bo14b2o$58b...
by Kazyan
September 21st, 2022, 5:36 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 871
Views: 395737

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

A spartan-ish version of HL98B:eater3 -- x = 37, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory 13.4B$14.4B$15.4B$16.4B$17.4B$18.4B$19.4B$20.4B$21.6B$21.7B$21.8B$20. 10B$20.9B$20.9B$19.9B$18.9B$18.D9B3.2A$17.3D8B3.2A$17.DB2D6B$13.16B$ 12.17B4.A$12.17B3.A.A$13.16B4.A$12.16B6.3A$10.17B9.A$8.19B7.2A$8.2BC 15B8.A$7.3BCBC14...
by Kazyan
September 18th, 2022, 11:23 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
Replies: 275
Views: 195095

Re: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection

Almost a joke: NW-23T224. x = 53, y = 73, rule = LifeHistory D3.D.D3.D8.3D3.3D2.5D2.3D3.3D5.D$2D2.D.D3.D7.D3.D.D3.D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D 3.2D$D.D.D.D3.D11.D5.D3.D7.D5.D2.D.D$D2.2D.D.D.D.5D4.D4.2D4.D6.D5.D2. D2.D$D3.D.D.D.D9.D7.D3.D5.D5.D3.5D$D3.D.2D.2D8.D4.D3.D3.D4.D5.D7.D$D 3.D.D3.D7.5D2.3D4.D3.5D.5D4.D4$...
by Kazyan
September 9th, 2022, 3:21 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 871
Views: 395737

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

HL224H, with glider outputs. This is basically a crosspost from the H-to-G thread after I noticed that an eater was suppressing a perfectly good no-strings-attached H output: x = 48, y = 76, rule = LifeHistory .D3.D.D6.3D3.3D5.D2.D3.D$.D3.D.D5.D3.D.D3.D3.2D2.D3.D$.D3.D.D9.D5.D2. D.D2.D3.D$.5D.D8.D5....
by Kazyan
September 8th, 2022, 6:39 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
Replies: 275
Views: 195095

Re: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection

Some more H-to-Gs from CatForce; the first two are periodic (p2 or higher). SW-2T114, NW27118, and SW23T145: x = 201, y = 95, rule = LifeHistory 12.3D2.D3.D8.3D2.5D3.D5.D6.D$11.D3.D.D3.D7.D3.D3.D4.2D4.2D5.2D22.D3.D .D3.D2.3D2.5D.5D3.D5.D4.3D30.3D2.D3.D2.3D3.3D2.5D3.D6.D2.5D$11.D5.D3. D11.D3.D5.D5.D4...
by Kazyan
September 8th, 2022, 2:16 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still-life 'factories'
Replies: 192
Views: 132796

Re: Still-life 'factories'

Another G->block:

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x = 21, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
17bo$16bobo$16bobo$15b2ob2o2$bo13b2ob2o$2bo12b2obo$3o17bo$12bo6b2o$11b
obo$10bo2bo2b2o$11b2o3b2o5$5b2ob2o$4bobobobo$4bobo3b3o$2b3obobo4bo$bo
3bob2ob3o$b2o2bo4bo$6b3o$8b2o!
by Kazyan
September 7th, 2022, 12:35 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 945
Views: 571023

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

NW11T94 reduces the areas of the following gun periods, for a total of 1181 area saved: 345 (3410 -> 3380) 115 (3534 -> 3380) 342 (3102 -> 3050) 171 (4488 -> 3782) 350 (3410 -> 3380) 175 (3410 -> 3380) 395 (3776 -> 3685) 133 (4148 -> 4060) gun_171's improvement is, by far, the most significant and t...
by Kazyan
September 6th, 2022, 11:50 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
Replies: 275
Views: 195095

Re: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection

SE21T3: x = 45, y = 80, rule = LifeHistory 11.3D2.5D2.3D4.D3.5D2.3D$10.D3.D.D5.D3.D2.2D5.D3.D3.D$10.D5.D9.D3.D5. D7.D$11.3D2.3D6.D4.D5.D5.2D$14.D.D7.D5.D5.D7.D$10.D3.D.D6.D6.D5.D3.D 3.D$11.3D2.5D.5D2.3D4.D4.3D30$20.2A.2A$21.A.A$16.2A.A5.A.2A$15.A.A.2A 3.2A.A.A$14.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A$14.7AB.B7A$18.3B.B...
by Kazyan
August 21st, 2022, 12:45 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still-life 'factories'
Replies: 192
Views: 132796

Re: Still-life 'factories'

G -> block, using an assembly activated by a delayed duoplet: x = 25, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory .A$2BA$3AB$.4B$2.4B$3.4B16.2A$4.4B5.2B8.A$5.4B3.5B3.BA.A$6.4B2.7B.B2A $7.8BA5B$8.6BABA5B$9.5BA2BA3B$10.5B2A4B$9.3B.6B2D$5.2A.2BA6.2B2D$5.A. 2BA.A3.5B$6.A2.BA.A2.2A$7.A4.A3.A$5.A.5A.3A$4.A.A6.A$4.A2.A2.3A...
by Kazyan
August 20th, 2022, 3:37 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still Life Synthesis Thread
Replies: 618
Views: 179588

Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread

xs15_g8ge123z1ac in 10G via reducing an option for an intermediate: x = 133, y = 24, rule = B3/S23 66bo$64bobo$55bobo7b2o$56b2o$56bo2$57b2o$4bo51bobo71bobo$4bobo51bo10b 2o58bob2o$4b2o63bobo57bo$2bo66bo57bobo$obo123bobo$b2o56b2o65bo$58bo2bo 63b2o4bo$59b2o68b2o$130b2o$125bo$125b2o$124bobo3b2o$129bobo$...
by Kazyan
August 17th, 2022, 10:11 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4445
Views: 1670071

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

p8 oscillator that hassles two beehives: x = 18, y = 22, rule = B3/S23 2o$2obo$4bo$bo$2bob2o$4b2o3$11bo$2b2o2bo3bo2bo$bo4bo3bo4b2o$b2o4bo3bo 4bo$4bo2bo3bo2b2o$6bo3$12b2o$12b2obo$16bo$13bo$14bob2o$16b2o! This was assembled yesterday, and it looks like it should be prior art, but if it is, it's buried.
by Kazyan
August 13th, 2022, 1:17 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 871
Views: 395737

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

Two new R-to-B conduits: x = 74, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory 62.2A.2A$63.A.A$58.2A.A5.A.2A$57.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A$56.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A$ 56.7AB.B7A$60.3B.B.3B$58.3AB.3B.B3A$57.A.BA3BA3BAB.A$57.2A3.BABAB3.2A $62.BABAB$62.2BA2B6.A$63.B.B5.3A$62.5B3.A$62.7B.2A$9.D2.B48.11B$8.3D 4B46.11B$7.2DBD4B45.13B$6.10B45...
by Kazyan
August 7th, 2022, 2:34 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 945
Views: 571023

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

Smaller p437 (6720 -> 5082 area): x = 66, y = 77, rule = B3/S23 33b2o$32bobo$26b2o4bo$24bo2bo2b2ob4o$24b2obobobobo2bo$27bobobobo$27bob ob2o$28bo2$41b2o$32b2o7bo$32b2o5bobo$39b2o7$29b2o$4b2o20bo3bo$4bobo2b 2o15b4o$bo4bo3bo$b5ob3o16b2ob3o$5bobo17bobobo2bo$b3obobo13b2o2bobo3b2o $o2bob2o14bobobo2bo$2o21...
by Kazyan
July 26th, 2022, 12:26 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (Engineered) diehards
Replies: 315
Views: 46976

Re: (Engineered) diehards

Welp, back to the drawing board of finding a fuse that will puff objects that eat the block.
by Kazyan
July 26th, 2022, 9:35 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (Engineered) diehards
Replies: 315
Views: 46976

Re: (Engineered) diehards

Yikes, I should have been more careful when measuring distances! The boat deletion event is supposed to look like this: x = 49, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 13b2o26b2o$12bobo25bobo$13bo27bo2$9b2o26b2o$8bobo25bobo$9bo27bo2$5b2o 10bo15b2o12bo$4bobo9bo15bobo11bo$5bo3bobo4b3o14bo5bobo4b3o$9b2o28b2o$b 2o7bo18b2...
by Kazyan
July 25th, 2022, 2:59 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (Engineered) diehards
Replies: 315
Views: 46976

Re: (Engineered) diehards

This is almost a tetrational diehard with more layers: x = 108, y = 92, rule = LifeHistory 6.A2.A10.2A25.A.4A.A.A.A$7.2A10.A2.A24.A6.A.A$20.2A27.A6.A$49.3A2.A.A 27.2A15.A$4.2A4.2A35.A10.A25.2A8.2A5.A$4.3A2.3A28.2A13.2A36.A2.A4.A$ 7.2A32.A52.2A8.2A$5.A4.A30.A.A6.2A29.2A21.A.A$4.A6.A30.2A6.A.A28.2A 22...
by Kazyan
July 25th, 2022, 12:34 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 945
Views: 571023

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

Large reduction to p394 (6565 -> 4745): x = 73, y = 65, 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.B2A3B$28.2AB. 10B$30.13B$30.14B$30.15B$32.8B2.4B$32.6B5.4B$31.9B4.4B$30.4B4.2A5.4B$ 29.4B5.A7.4B13.A$...
by Kazyan
July 23rd, 2022, 11:53 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 871
Views: 395737

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

Stable G-to-H with a repeat time of 61: x = 34, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory 10.2A.2A$11.A.A$6.2A.A5.A.2A$5.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A$4.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A$4. 7AB.B7A$8.3B.B.3B$6.3AB.3B.B3A$B4.A.BA3BA3BAB.A$2B3.2A3.BABAB3.2A$2BC 7.BABAB$CBCB6.2BA2B.B$.2C2B6.B.B.5B3.2B2.2B$2.4B4.20BD$3.4B3.20BDBD$ 4.4B2.9B2A9B3DB$5...