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I really need to stop now.. just one more post for tonight. I think the color averaging can be done with a sort of "fractal method": (it's really weird, bear with me here) where, when running the HashLife algorithm, Golly would divide the components into 2x2 blocks, confirm their averages, and then ...

Alright, will do. I don't have time today, but will do tomorrow (and probably edit this post) EDIT: It seems that compiling went fine, as I have a new file (executable file) in my CatForce folder called catforce, I'll have a look at the other thread now. Btw, I used the command "g++ -O3 -o catforce ...

Thanks for replying. I understand that it might be difficult for large zooms, but maybe there could be some sort of option if Golly > Preferences similar to the grid lines option, where you can select where it automatically stops the color averaging after zooming out too far. To rephrase, Golly woul...

conio.h only works in windows so you (and again, simsim314's repo) should change the code to work without that to remove platform dependencies. I don't know how to change code... clang: warning: treating 'c' input as 'c++' when in C++ mode, this behavior is deprecated AFAIK, catforce is a cpp appli...

The file in the tutorial you posted, "hello.cpp" works, but I'm not sure whether to save CatForce as .cpp or .c. Also, when I use the compiling command in Terminal, this error comes up: (apparently I need a file called conio.h?) clang: warning: treating 'c' input as 'c++' when in C++ mode, this beha...

Thanks, I would like to try CatForce. I have already downloaded it and LifeAPI, but they're c files. So what are the commands for compiling them? Also, there is one .exe file. Is that mandatory? I don't think .exe files are runnable on mac, period.

Thanks in advance, gmc

Thanks!

Now, is there a way to convert any life-like cellular automaton rulestring to a .table format? I think there might be python script for this but I'm not sure.

Shouldn't it be B3_S23.colors? Anyway, it doesn't work...... sorry. It has the same error that appears when you enter an invalid rule: "Error: The given rule is not valid in any algorithm"

I'm trying to change the colors for the RuleLoader implementation of life, but when I save these strings of text into "life.colors" in my Rules folder, nothing happens, even after restarting golly:

@COLORS
0 255 255 255
1 4 42 128

I'm wondering if there's a good python or perl (preferably python) script to search for catalysts. I know about Bellman, and I would love to use it, but C programs haven't been too friendly for my Mac (with Xcode even already installed =_≈). Also, would a search program like this be able to match Be...

Hi Andrew, (again). There's a small thing that isn't critical or anything, it just bugs me a lot when testing large patterns on metacells of some sort or other environments. When testing a CA with 3+ states, zooming out causes the entire pattern to seemingly take on one state. It's just a small grap...

Could I have some simple examples of MSS breeders? Thanks to Kiran for showing me SSM! example: puffers producing slidegun-based factories? My definition of a breeder goes something like this: Any pattern or object that grows unboundedly by engines producing other unboundedly growing objects. Note h...

Not much.

Thanks!

Can somebody write a ruletable for immigration, that is, a three-state version of life where dead cells take the majority of their live neighbors when being born? (again, sorry to create a new topic for this)

though not what you'd think of as "standard" zz_EXPLOSIVE Yeah, when I think of "explosive" I think of a large frame exploding at c or c/2 filling the plane with random static. This is generally how I classify rules: Stable - Random soups quickly stabilize into several oscillators, still lifes, and...

Post any interesting turmites you have here! :P To start the thread off, here is a sawtooth: {{{1,8,1},{0,1,1}},{{1,8,1},{0,1,0}}} (you should be able to copy-paste this into Turmite-Gen.py) :roll: I also have this one where the growth rate slows down(I think it's logarithmic): {{{1,1,1},{1,8,1}},{{...

Yeah, I forgot about replicators entirely, and the fact that I had discovered myself some replicators with an aperiodic "crystal". They tend to continuously spawn other replicators, and hashlife doesn't handle it too well. It's debatable whether HighLife could be considered an explosive rule or not.

Suggestion: use the "code" option instead of the "viewer" one, as it has a "Show in Viewer" option but does not force the viewer onto the user and takes up less space. Will do. there are 703 zz_EXPLOSIVE patterns Hmm.... that's a bit odd. I would think if anything had explosiveness it would be DryL...

Why are there no responses? Anyways, here is a spaceship I found in HighLife: (I figured out how to use the viewer now) :) x = 32, y = 34, rule = B36/S23 3$9bo16bo$8bo18bo$9bo2bo10bo2bo$6b5o14b5o$6b2o3bobo8bobo3b2o$7b3ob3o8b 3ob3o$9bo3b2o6b2o3bo$7bo3bobo8bobo3bo$7b3obobo8bobob3o$6b2o4bo10bo4b2o $7bo...

Thanks for the help Andrew! Really appreciate it! Now I hope I can make more novel discoveries... but thanks for putting your time into it and responding! Really helps!

Hi. :roll: I'm sorry to have to create a new topic for this, but I would have no idea where to look for this. Anyways, I'm having a minor trouble with giffer. I want to use a puffer from move (b368/s245) in gif format as my avatar, but I want the script to output the gif with smooth animation, inste...

Thanks. I really appreciate your help, but unfortunately for me that does not work. :oops: Sorry for the inconvenience. Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64: "_main", referenced from: implicit entry/start for main executable ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64 clang: error: linker c...

Hi. I know this is an old thread, but I'm having a problem with the instructions posted. When I go to terminal, change the directory to my folder "SPafind", and run the command "g++ -o afind afind.cc" I get the following error: Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64: "_main", referenced from: imp...

Hi! I'm a new user to the forums. :D So I would appreciate some feedback or if you can tell me whether these patterns are new or interesting. I also don't know how to properly post code :!: , so I'll just paste the rle in for now. I've found two useless converters: H-to-Pi x = 12, y = 11, rule = Lif...