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by googoIpIex
October 28th, 2020, 7:22 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: MyrtleLife (B3-kq4j/S2-n36c)
Replies: 26
Views: 6241

Re: MyrtleLife (B3-kq4j/S2-n36c)

28c/56 puffer:

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x = 14, y = 28, rule = B3-kq4j/S2-n36c
6b3o$5bo2bo$3o5bo$o2bo4bo$o7bo$o4bobo$bobo2bo$4bo$4b2o$5b2o$4b2o5bo$4b
o2bo2b3o$5bobo2bob2o$6bo4b3o$2b2o7b3o$4b3o4b3o$4b3o4b2o6$5b3o$5b2obo$
6b2obo$9bo$8b2o$8bo!
I think we'll need higher period rakes to make a breeder.
by googoIpIex
October 28th, 2020, 4:01 pm
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Thread for your script-related questions
Replies: 366
Views: 106908

Re: Thread for your script-related questions

I'm trying to get the old helix program https://github.com/codeholic/helix/blob/master/helix.pl to work, but when i try to run it i get this: C:\Strawberry>perl helix.pl 156 7 34 n=1 DBD::SQLite::db prepare failed: no such table: pattern at helix.pl line 133. Can't call method "execute" on an undefi...
by googoIpIex
October 28th, 2020, 2:32 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4536
Views: 1752818

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

or a paperclip burning climber:

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x = 26, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
9$8b2o4b3o$7bobo4bo2bo$9bo4bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$14bo$15bobo5$16bo$15b3o$
14b2obo$14b3o$15b2o7$18b3o$18bo2bo$18bo$18bo$19bobo!
by googoIpIex
October 28th, 2020, 1:46 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4536
Views: 1752818

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

if anyone finds a climber that burns pulsars, we're set!

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x = 14, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
8b3o$7bo2bo$10bo$3o3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo$bo8bo$7bobo8$11b3o$10bo2bo$13bo$
13bo$10bobo!
by googoIpIex
October 28th, 2020, 12:21 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar
Replies: 123
Views: 63286

Re: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar

[quote=PC101 post_id=108210 time=1603857970 user_i So with a similar helix to the one above (specific to this caterpillar), would the tracks would have to be made of gliders? I don't see how we could make a helix produce block tracks unless we used 2 or more helixes to create gliders that create blo...
by googoIpIex
October 27th, 2020, 11:29 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar
Replies: 123
Views: 63286

Re: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar

The advantages of using a traditional helix (like the ones on the waterbear etc: x = 143, y = 231, rule = B3/S23 22$43bo$42b3o$41b2obo2$41b2o$41bo2bo$41bo2bo$42bobo5b3o$50bo2bo$50bo$ 44bo5bo$29bo13b3o5bobo$28b3o12bob2o$27b2obo13b3o$27b3o14b2o$28b2o7$27b 3o$26bo2bo$29bo$12bobo14bo$7b2o3bo2bo10bobo$6b...
by googoIpIex
October 27th, 2020, 8:13 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar
Replies: 123
Views: 63286

Re: (34,7)c/156 caterpillar

Two questions: 1. would it make sense to use a traditional helix for this ship? EDIT: (maybe a helix that lays blocks) 2. Is it possible to overlap the streams of gliders in the fore/backrakes? EDIT 2: I did some experimentation with the reflector, and this doesnt work, no matter how i try to tweak ...
by googoIpIex
May 22nd, 2020, 6:02 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 731
Views: 560927

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

is this reduction to the escorted OWSS synthesis known? If it's cheaper than the one on Catagolue, it's most probably new. :) Here are all the ways to remove a glider, including one surprisingly long lasting one: x = 344, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 10$19bo48bo60bo63bo26bo55bo42bo$7b2o11bo48b2o50bo7bobo5...
by googoIpIex
May 22nd, 2020, 2:56 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: NoTimeAtAll - A circuit rule with squishy signals
Replies: 41
Views: 18224

Re: NoTimeAtAll - A circuit rule with squishy signals

Does NoTimeAtAll support construction?
by googoIpIex
May 22nd, 2020, 2:43 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 731
Views: 560927

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

is this reduction to the escorted OWSS synthesis known? I used the 3 glider collisions program to reduce the synthesis by one glider: x = 140, y = 47, rule = B3/S23 13$88bo$89bo$87b3o$97bo$4bo90b2o$2bobo7bo26b2o24b2o24b2o3b2o23b4o$3b2o 6bo27b2o24b2o24b2o27bo3bo$11b3o110bo$120bo2bo$85bo33bo$14b2o67bo...
by googoIpIex
May 22nd, 2020, 11:03 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Construction practice
Replies: 194
Views: 196495

Re: Construction practice

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
May 22nd, 2020, 1:44 am
I checked this for 2,147,483,648 generations, and it didn't fail.
Period-2760 58P5H1V1 gun (first gun to shoot a c5d spaceship) fits within 5000x5000:

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Darn, beat me to the punch.

I might make one with the newer synthesis
by googoIpIex
May 21st, 2020, 2:25 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: A map of (half of) all OTCA rules!
Replies: 18
Views: 6066

Re: A map of (half of) all OTCA rules!

This is probably unreasonable, but is there a way to do this with non-totalistic rules?

also, bump
by googoIpIex
May 20th, 2020, 9:25 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Traffic Flow(2e3aciy4jnw68/S23678) - Turing complete and Geminoidable
Replies: 203
Views: 34036

Re: Traffic Flow(2e3aciy4jnw68/S23678) - Turing complete and Orthogonidable

this is pretty interesting, though not a splitter

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x = 26, y = 9, rule = B2e3aciy4jnw68/S23678
22b2o$22b2o2$21b2ob2o$21b2ob2o$2o$bo$2o17b3o$19bobo!
It pulls 3 blocks 1 cell diagonally while outputting Us.
by googoIpIex
May 20th, 2020, 5:26 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4536
Views: 1752818

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

B+large still life = temporary Mwss x = 14, y = 10, rule = Life 6.2A$2A3.A.A3.3A$A4.A4.A2.A$.3A.A4.2A.A$4.A$.2A.A.A$.A.A.2A$3.A$.A.A$ .2A! EDIT: simplifies to: x = 8, y = 10, rule = B3/S23 5b2o$6bo$2o2bobo$obo2b2o$bo2b4o$4b4o$b2o$bobo$3bo$bobo! EDIT2: Interesting reaction based on previous post: x =...
by googoIpIex
June 16th, 2019, 6:23 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Rules with interesting dynamics
Replies: 968
Views: 336631

Re: Rules with interesting dynamics

a explosive b2a with diagonal replicators:

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x = 48, y = 46, rule = B2ac/S01e
4$11b3o$10bo$10bo2bo28b3o$10bobo29bo$9bo32bo$45bo$9bo2$5bo2$34b3o$34bo
$bo32bo$37bo$30b3o$30bo$30bo$33bo5$22b3o$22bo$22bo$25bo$18b3o$18bo$18b
o$21bo5$10b3o$10bo$10bo$13bo!
by googoIpIex
June 14th, 2019, 1:48 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 731
Views: 560927

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

What about edgy canoes?
by googoIpIex
June 8th, 2019, 10:38 am
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Random posts
Replies: 5930
Views: 1584195

Re: Random posts

a semi-uwss:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3-kny4inz5qr6i/S2-a3-ceky7c
o2bo$3bo$o2bo$b3o!
by googoIpIex
June 6th, 2019, 6:13 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 731
Views: 560927

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

Anyone have any edgy table on block syntheses they conveniently have lying around?
I can't find any SS soups, strangely.
by googoIpIex
June 2nd, 2019, 12:35 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Small Spaceship Syntheses
Replies: 731
Views: 560927

Re: Small Spaceship Syntheses

Here's a glider only escorted OWSS, probably better for converters:

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x = 36, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
5$8bo$6bobo$7b2o$30bobo$30b2o$31bo3$4bo$5bo$3b3o$9bo$7bobo7bo$8b2o6bo$
16b3o3$19b2o$18b2o$20bo7$28bo$21b2o4b2o$21bobo3bobo$21bo$6b3o6b2o$8bo
5bobo$7bo8bo2$32b2o$31b2o$33bo$7b3o$9bo$8bo!
by googoIpIex
May 29th, 2019, 11:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread for basic questions
Replies: 4779
Views: 1225111

Re: Thread for basic questions

Yes, it does. Thanks!
by googoIpIex
May 28th, 2019, 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread for basic questions
Replies: 4779
Views: 1225111

Re: Thread for basic questions

Almost, but not quite.

I'm looking for one which results in this pattern:

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o3b2o$o2bo2bo$b5o2$b2o$b2o!
by googoIpIex
May 28th, 2019, 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread for basic questions
Replies: 4779
Views: 1225111

Re: Thread for basic questions

is there any way to reach the end result (with the unstable block) without creating the piece of junk?

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o3b2o$o2bo2bo$b5o2$b3o$bo2bo$3bobo$4bobo$5b2o3$10b3o$10bo$11bo!
by googoIpIex
May 28th, 2019, 3:27 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Replies: 2050
Views: 1415399

Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

a component:

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x = 12, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o3b2o$o2bo2bo$b5o2$b3o$bo2bo5bo$3bobo3bo$4bobo2b3o$5bo!
by googoIpIex
May 28th, 2019, 1:00 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Random posts
Replies: 5930
Views: 1584195

Re: Random posts

x = 79, y = 23, rule = B2ikn34-r5-n678/S0234-k5678 13bo4bo38bo4bo11bo$2ob2ob2ob2obobo2bobo2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b 2o4bo4bo11b2o$2ob2ob2ob2obobo2bobo2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o4b3o 2b3o10bo$13bo4bo2$57bo4bo4bo$56bo4bo4bo$56b3o2b3o2b3o3$57bo4bo4bo4bo$ 56bo4bo4bo4bo$56b3o2b3o2b3o2b3o3$57bo...