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I am trying to search for guns in the generations rule 23/3/3. I have yet to see any kind of gun in the rule so I am trying very hard not to narrow my search space I.E. I am looking for the most common/most easily searchable kind of gun in the rule. Efforts to look for the kind of volatile oscillato...

After a day of searching D4 +1 in apgsearch the p28 tagalong has appeared in Catagolue The p12 that also appeared has allowed for an even smaller p168 rake: x = 46, y = 90, rule = 23/3/3 2.A13.A$.3A11.3A$A2.2A9.2A2.A$B4.B7.B4.B$.AB2.2A5.2A2.BA$2.B3.A5.A3.B $4.A2B5.2BA5.A$4.2A.BA.AB.2A4.3A$6.3A.3A5.A...

The working edge of the tagalong seems to imitate the working edge of the spaceship in front of it, so I don't see it being used in situations where I wouldn't just use the spaceship itself.

Good suggestion though!

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Does anyone know any conduit/reflector search algorithms like Bellman that can search in Generations rules or can be easily modified to search in Generations rules? I can't figure out how to adjust the configs of Bellman, so if Bellman can do this and I just haven't figured out how yet, please let m...

A slightly smaller p168 rake: x = 42, y = 143, rule = 23/3/3 19.3A9.3A$18.A2BA9.A2BA$18.AB2.BA5.AB2.BA$20.A2BA5.A2BA$20.A2BA5.A2BA 2$24.2A.2A$23.A.A.A.A$23.A.A.A.A$22.2A.A.A.2A8.A$23.B.A.A.B8.3A$22.2A .A.A.2A6.A2.2A$22.2A.A.A.2A5.4AB$24.BA.AB8.2A$25.B.B$24.2B.2B2.2B$21. B.A2B.2B.A.A$24.2B.2B4A$25.B....

Here is an improved version of the Breeder: x = 1443, y = 1705, rule = 23/3/3 1078.2A$1078.2BA$1076.2A.BA$1076.2B.2A$1061.A14.3B$1060.B2A13.3A$ 1045.A14.A.2A$1044.B2A12.2A.A24.BA$1029.A14.A.2A11.3A24.A2.A$1028.B2A 12.2A.A13.A24.2B2.2A$1028.A.2A11.3A42.2A$1015.BA10.2A.A13.A18.2A.B13. A7.A$931.BA81.A2...

Here is an improved version of the Breeder: x = 1443, y = 1705, rule = 23/3/3 1078.2A$1078.2BA$1076.2A.BA$1076.2B.2A$1061.A14.3B$1060.B2A13.3A$ 1045.A14.A.2A$1044.B2A12.2A.A24.BA$1029.A14.A.2A11.3A24.A2.A$1028.B2A 12.2A.A13.A24.2B2.2A$1028.A.2A11.3A42.2A$1015.BA10.2A.A13.A18.2A.B13. A7.A$931.BA81.A2...

I have finished my search algorithm and have found interactions that allow me to significantly downscale the rakes: x = 640, y = 532, rule = 23/3/3 588.3A9.3A$587.A2BA9.A2BA$587.AB2.BA5.AB2.BA$589.A2BA5.A2BA$589.A2BA 5.A2BA2$593.2A.2A$592.A.A.A.A$592.A.A.A.A$591.2A.A.A.2A8.A$592.B.A.A. B8.3A$591.2A....

I have finished my search algorithm and have found interactions that allow me to significantly downscale the rakes: x = 640, y = 532, rule = 23/3/3 588.3A9.3A$587.A2BA9.A2BA$587.AB2.BA5.AB2.BA$589.A2BA5.A2BA$589.A2BA 5.A2BA2$593.2A.2A$592.A.A.A.A$592.A.A.A.A$591.2A.A.A.2A8.A$592.B.A.A. B8.3A$591.2A....

Very crude, but a good proof of concept.

I will post more when I finish my search algorithm and find smaller rakes.

Very crude, but a good proof of concept.

I will post more when I finish my search algorithm and find smaller rakes.

I am unbelievably close. x = 86, y = 20, rule = 23/3/3 60.A6.2A3.2A6.A$30.A.A3.A5.A3.A.A12.A.A13.A.A$2.A11.A17.A2.2A5.2A2.A 15.2A3.A.3A.A3.2A$2.A11.A15.3A2.4A.4A2.3A12.2A3.3A3.3A3.2A$2A13.2A19. A5.A$3.2A7.2A$2.2A9.2A18.2A9.2A18.2A9.2A$2.2A9.2A18.2A9.2A18.2A9.2A$ 6.2A.2A26.2A.2A26.2A.2A$5.A.A.A.A24.A...

Thank you for that synthesis, I am a little curious as to how you found it. Finding a way to synthesize parvoships from the side without damaging the modified twin hat is proving difficult. I am experimenting with pairing one-time turner patterns with still lifes that have a similar leading edge as ...

A little update on what I've been doing. I have figured out how to sufficiently lower the period of the puffer, and am working on a search algorithm to enumerate parvoship configurations under a boat to make a smaller rake. I still have yet to make headway on finding a synthesis for an infinite grow...

I highly suspect finding a synthesis for this still life will be useful for synthesizing a puffer: x = 46, y = 17, rule = 23/3/3 21.BA15.AB$21.3A13.3A$20.3A.A11.A.3A$21.A.A13.A.A$21.A3.2A7.2A3.A$24. 2A9.2A$23.A.A9.A.A$2.2A.2A21.2A.2A$.A.A.A.A19.A.A.A.A$.A.A.A.A19.A.A. A.A$2A.A.A.2A17.2A.A.A.2A$4.A25...

A p168 rake based on the spaceship provided by Rocknlol x = 90, y = 1714, rule = 23/3/3 54.3A9.3A$54.A2BA7.A2BA$53.BA.2A7.2A.AB$57.A7.A$54.B3.2B3.2B3.B$59.A 3.A$59.2A.2A$58.ABA.ABA$58.A.A.A.A$48.A9.A.A.A.A$47.3A7.2A.A.A.2A$46. A2.2A9.A.A$46.B4.B4.3A.A.A.3A$47.AB2.2A3.AB2.A.A2.BA$48.B2.B4.2A2.A.A 2.2...

Thank you,

Does anyone have suggestions for parameters or a method for using rlifesrc?

A while ago I decided to explore the generations rule 23/3/3 to see if I could find the same kinds of interesting patterns as life. Specifically I was looking to see if I could construct a breeder. I first discussed this in an earlier thread on the Other Cellular Automata forums, and the thread cont...

Here is a crudely made p56 version: x = 72, y = 1590, rule = 23/3/3 39.3A9.3A$38.A2BA9.A2BA$38.AB2.BA5.AB2.BA$40.A2BA5.A2BA$40.A2BA5.A2BA 2$44.2A.2A$43.A.A.A.A$43.A.A.A.A$33.A8.2A.A.A.2A$32.3A8.B.A.A.B$31.2A 2.A6.2A.A.A.2A$32.B4A8.A.A$34.2A6.2A.A.A.2A$39.A.3A.A.A.3A$38.BAB4.A. A4.2B$38.A2.A3.A.A3.A$...

I have recently discovered a synthesis for the 2c/4 spaceship and have used it to construct a very bulky over-engineered rake. x = 70, y = 1188, rule = 23/3/3 9.A11.A$8.3A9.3A$7.A2.2A7.2A2.A$7.B4.B5.B4.B$8.AB2.2A3.2A2.BA$9.B2.B 5.B2.B$13.A3.A$13.2A.2A$12.A.A.A.A$12.A.A.A.A$.3A7.2A.A.A.2A$A2BA10.A .A...

Hi Rocknlol, I don't have a specific algorithm in mind, so much as I want to ask what the best algorithmic approach is to converting the puffer to a rake, which now that I say that out loud I think may be pretty specific to the rule. Do you think I should keep asking in this thread or do you recomme...

Thank you for your reply, AforAmpere, Given that you're more familiar with practices and patterns do you think I should start a new thread in scripts or do you recommend a preexisting forum to ask for help in? I expect I will need a lot of back and forth if I want to iron out how I should implement ...

Thank you for your reply, I found the tagalong when I noticed an interaction where a c/2 spaceship could almost drag the front most pair of cells of a still life forward. I realized that I could prevent the sideways growth that was preventing it from fully doing so by mirroring the pattern. I ended ...

I apologize if I am mistaken, but I cant find my puffer or any puffer for that matter in that database, although I may be missing something in the navigation of the website you linked to. I found the three c4 diagonal spaceships very interesting. Either way I don't think a quadratic growth pattern h...