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by Extrementhusiast
February 29th, 2024, 9:17 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Merzenich's p11 in 149G, down from 151G: RLE Seventy-nine gliders: x = 1178, y = 51, rule = B3/S23 1077bo$316bo761bo$317bo69bo688b3o$315b3o69bobo$17bo369b2o$17bobo364b2o $17b2o301bo63b2o154bo$320bobo113bo102bo$5bo314b2o42bo70bo54bo48b3o$4bo 359bo70b3o52bobo52bo$4b3o17bo339bo118bo6b2o44bobo6bobo$bo2...
by Extrementhusiast
February 20th, 2024, 4:13 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Are there any ways that a single clock can be synthesised in a two-sided or three-sided way? Trying to synthesise this double-suppressed unix variant: x = 15, y = 15, rule = B3/S23 2bo$obo$bobo2b2o$bo4b2o3$5b3o$5b2obo2b2o$7b2o2b2o$7b2o2$12bo$13b2o$11b 2o$13bo! This should help: Stray electrical cur...
by Extrementhusiast
February 6th, 2024, 7:10 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Here is an eleven-glider synthesis based on it, which is a two-glider improvement. RLE This should be at most 10 gliders, and can probably be reduced to 9 in a similar manner: RLE Done: x = 23, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 2bobo$3b2o$3bo2$6bo$bo2b2o$2bo2b2o$3o$13bo$4bo8bobo$5b2o6b2o$4b2o5$20b obo$14b3o3b2...
by Extrementhusiast
October 24th, 2023, 2:04 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still-life 'factories'
Replies: 192
Views: 132642

Re: Still-life 'factories'

Edit: huh here the block switches places: RLE Here’s a much better stator for that catalyst: RLE Here's a much better catalyst: x = 36, y = 26, rule = LifeHistory 8.2A$8.2A6.2A$16.A$14.A.A$14.2A2$11.2A$10.A2.A$2.2A7.2A$.A.A$.A$2A5$ 5.C$5.C.C22.2A$5.3C23.A$7.C23.A.2A$30.2A.A$30.A2.A$31.2A.2A$32.A.A$...
by Extrementhusiast
September 26th, 2023, 2:42 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Replies: 260
Views: 35154

Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits

H-to-pi plus other usable junk:

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x = 29, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
2A$A.A24.2D$2.3A22.D$.A3.A9.3D7.D.D$.2A.2A11.D7.2D$15.3D6$23.2D$23.D$
24.3D$22.C3.D$21.C.C$22.C2$9.3C7.2A$10.C8.A.A$10.3C8.A$21.2A!
These first two catalysts seem like they could also lead elsewhere.
by Extrementhusiast
September 26th, 2023, 2:29 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
Replies: 275
Views: 195006

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

Barrister found a completion for a H-to-2G partial in the speculative elementary conduits thread, originally by Scrobie and brought up by AlbertArmStain: https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4993&start=100#p165188 RLE The recognizer script is saying it's a SW10T108 and SW47T214 RLE Spa...
by Extrementhusiast
June 27th, 2023, 4:17 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still Life Synthesis Thread
Replies: 618
Views: 179300

Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread

Chris857 wrote:
June 22nd, 2023, 11:28 pm
xs26_3lkm0uiz12430346 in 12G, down from 13G.

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Eight gliders:

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x = 17, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
6bo$4b2o$5b2o2$4bo$5bo$3b3o9$8bo$3o4bobo$2bo4bobo$bo6bo3$14b2o$14bobo$
6b2o6bo$7b2o$6bo2$12bo$11b2o$11bobo!
by Extrementhusiast
June 16th, 2023, 7:48 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4425
Views: 1667021

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

After a long, arduous, and frustrating journey, I found a terminus to the deceptively simple p8 wick: x = 96, y = 19, rule = B3/S23 76bo2bo7b2o$71b2o3b4o6bo2bo2b2o$71bobo6b2o4bobo2bobo$73b7o2bo2b2ob2obo $9b2o6b2o3b2o45b4o6b4o8b2o$9bo8bo3bo46bo2bob2o7b7obobo$10b3o5bobobo51b 2obob2obo2bo3b2o3bo$2b2o3b...
by Extrementhusiast
June 10th, 2023, 10:10 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesis components
Replies: 208
Views: 56266

Re: Synthesis components

Sometimes, the most direct approach is best: x = 88, y = 29, rule = B3/S23 39bobo$39b2o$40bo3$26bo4bo$24b2o3b2o$25b2o3b2o$8b2o61b2o$2bob2obobo4bo 50bob2obobo4bo$2b2obobo4b3o50b2obobo4b3o$6b2o3bo57b2o3bo7b2o$11b2o3bo 57b2o7bo$2o14bobo44b2o15b3o2b3o$bo14b2o46bo15bo4bo$bobo3bo56bobo11bobo 5bo$2b2o2bobo...
by Extrementhusiast
June 7th, 2023, 6:40 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Replies: 2032
Views: 1411827

Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

In fact, there just 16 individual objects to clean up, so even cleaning up each object individually with a single glider still produces a record-breaking synthesis. I am not going to to try to explicitly construct one, but anyone can give a try (it is slightly tedious but straightforward). There's ...
by Extrementhusiast
May 9th, 2023, 1:11 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4425
Views: 1667021

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Since you searched for that, can you search for a P6 to complete this? Proof of concept for my concept stabilization of the fake P36(the P5 sparkers provide the correct spark, but 5 is an incompatible period. Also, a P6 that provides the exact same spark would not interact with a spark produced by ...
by Extrementhusiast
May 8th, 2023, 10:10 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4425
Views: 1667021

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

It might be time to revisit this partial from jslife. Blocker, 34P20, and even some p5s work for one of the two dots, but not both. LLSing a custom p5 is likely doable. RLE It ain't pretty, but it works: x = 46, y = 46, rule = B3/S23 11b2o$10bobo$9b3o$9b2o$12b2o$11b3o2$31b2obo$11b2o13b2o3bob2o4b2o$...
by Extrementhusiast
April 24th, 2023, 12:31 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4425
Views: 1667021

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Can someone please search for a p6 half-HW emulator, where the white cells are on but the red cell must be off? None are known to exist, and p6 is doable with direct search programs. I seem to remember that one of my partials is instantly completable once one is found, but I don't remember which on...
by Extrementhusiast
March 31st, 2023, 7:52 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4425
Views: 1667021

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Termination to one of the P6 wicks in wicks-DRH-2002.rle, smaller than listed in jslife: x = 65, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 7bo49bo$5b3o49b3o$4bo12bo9bo9bo9bo12bo$3bob5o5b5o5b5o5b5o5b5o5b5obo$3b obo4bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo4bobo$2obob2ob2obobob2ob2obobob2ob2ob obob2ob2obobob2ob2obobob2ob2obob2o$bobo...
by Extrementhusiast
March 16th, 2023, 6:06 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 727
Views: 558391

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

Some improvements (to the original) I noticed after a cursory examination: x = 553, y = 66, rule = B3/S23 501bo$499bobo$500b2o9$508bo$506bobo$507b2o$160bo355bobo$158b2o356b2o$ 159b2o266bo83bobo3bo$426bo85b2o$419bo6b3o83bo$420b2o$132bo11bo274b2o$ 133b2o8bo10bo$132b2o9b3o8bobo50bo62b2o74b2o75b2o$154b2...
by Extrementhusiast
March 13th, 2023, 2:31 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Catalyst Discussion Thread
Replies: 311
Views: 121444

Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

mvr wrote:
March 12th, 2023, 4:22 am
Finally, here's every single catalyst I tested, ordered by score. If there are any that you want to see example interactions for, let me know.

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...Is it bad that I want to see them all? I've never seen a large number of these before.
by Extrementhusiast
February 2nd, 2023, 7:55 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Bellman/Barrister Finds
Replies: 95
Views: 80556

Re: Thread For Your Bellman/Barrister Finds

Pi + Blinker active region catalyst, seems wacky RLE There's several ways to get that combination from a Herschel when it effectively splits into thirds, either by early removal of the SNG-producing third or by late modification of the middle third: x = 238, y = 129, rule = LifeHistory 4.A49.A49.A4...
by Extrementhusiast
January 26th, 2023, 10:08 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still Life Synthesis Thread
Replies: 618
Views: 179300

Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread

2023-01-21: xs20_0gs29e0mqz641 in 39G from soup, down from 74G. RLE Eleven gliders from later in the reaction: x = 26, y = 21, rule = B3/S23 21bo$22bo$20b3o$24bo$23bo$23b3o3$16b2o$5bo10bobo$6bo10b2o$4b3o$20bo$ 19bo$19b3o$3o20b2o$2bo14bo5bobo$bo16b2o3bo$8b2o7b2o$9b2o$8bo! Might be reducible to nine ...
by Extrementhusiast
December 9th, 2022, 8:01 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Honey Farm Catalysts
Replies: 42
Views: 15958

Re: Honey Farm Catalysts

googleplex wrote:
December 9th, 2022, 6:40 pm
Not very useful HF catalyst:

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That's also not a honey farm. However, the block and beehive on the right do make for a sparky pre-traffic-light eater:

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o3$12bo$11bobo$2bo8bobo$bobo8bo$o2bo$b2o2b3o$5bo$6bo!
by Extrementhusiast
December 6th, 2022, 6:25 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Try running this one to completion. RLE Show me a three-glider collision for that constellation. He can't. Glider doesn't work in that rule. LaundryPizza03 found a c/13d in that rule, maybe that could be used. I meant in Life. (I explicitly chose B35a/S234k to remove gliders and XWSSs.) If the scen...
by Extrementhusiast
December 4th, 2022, 7:28 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

hotdogPi wrote:
December 3rd, 2022, 9:03 pm
Extrementhusiast wrote:
December 3rd, 2022, 8:47 pm
B35a/S234k
Try running this one to completion.

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RLE
Show me a three-glider collision for that constellation.
by Extrementhusiast
December 3rd, 2022, 8:47 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

Is there a script that picks a suitable 3G object/region recipe when given input clearance/lane restrictions? Nope, not yet. We really need one. It's definitely on my wishlist to have a version of the octo3g search script that orients and synchronizes all of the matching 3G collisions so that the t...
by Extrementhusiast
June 13th, 2022, 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Golly suggestions
Replies: 414
Views: 201964

Re: Golly suggestions

I'd be surprised if this hasn't been suggested so far, as it's exceedingly simple: having adjustable weights for each state when calculating population. Even a simple on/off checkbox for each state would be useful for many purposes! (This could probably be modeled after the Set Layer Colors dialog b...
by Extrementhusiast
June 13th, 2022, 3:32 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Gun Discussion Thread
Replies: 678
Views: 220035

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Close to a p102 gun; we just need to delete the block. If one of the unices can replaced with a custom p6 sparker, it will work, and the bounding box will be 49×48 = 2352, much better than the current 3776. There are several spark locations that work that can delete the block, and fortunately, the ...
by Extrementhusiast
June 2nd, 2022, 11:14 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising Oscillators
Replies: 1858
Views: 1122772

Re: Synthesising Oscillators

One-sided version of natural P6 domino sparker from 26 gliders; two-sided version from 44: x = 351, y = 66, rule = B3/S23 198bo$199bo$197b3o2bo$201bo$201b3o2$197bobo$198b2o$198bo2$182bo$180bob o$181b2o10bobo$193b2o5bo$194bo5bobo$178bo21b2o3bo$176bobo26bobo$172bo 4b2o26b2o4bo$173bo36bo$166bo4b3o36b3o...