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Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 2nd, 2017, 11:28 am
by rowett
Saka wrote:
gameoflifemaniac wrote:Could someone make a Lua script to simulate those Larger than Life rules in Golly?
Ctrl+Shift+O should work if the rules are not changing automatically.
You'll need Golly 3.0b1.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 2nd, 2017, 12:34 pm
by gameoflifemaniac
Could someone find a very fast spaceship in a rule that could be simulated in Golly, please?

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 2nd, 2017, 12:38 pm
by gameoflifemaniac
rowett wrote:
Saka wrote:
gameoflifemaniac wrote:Could someone make a Lua script to simulate those Larger than Life rules in Golly?
Ctrl+Shift+O should work if the rules are not changing automatically.
You'll need Golly 3.0b1.
Oh, I have Golly 3.0b1, but just I thought that I could simulate only the rules that were used in the patterns from the Larger than Life folder.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 2nd, 2017, 1:04 pm
by BlinkerSpawn
gameoflifemaniac wrote:Oh, I have Golly 3.0b1, but just I thought that I could simulate only the rules that were used in the patterns from the Larger than Life folder.
Check out the help under "Set Rule" with the Larger Than Life algorithm selected.
gameoflifemaniac wrote:Could someone find a very fast spaceship in a rule that could be simulated in Golly, please?
A 92c/2 spaceship has already been discovered.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 2nd, 2017, 11:33 pm
by Saka
Some cool things
Rule 1:
Stable, Interest rating 3/5, could have some interesting things, but very stable.
2c/2

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = R2,C3,M0,S3..4,B4..4,NM
3.2B$4.2A$B3.2A$B3.2A$4.2A$3.2B!
p22, sparky

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = R2,C3,M0,S3..4,B4..4,NM
2.A$B4.A$A.3BA$A.3BA$B4.A$2.A!
Rule 2:
Stable, Interest rating 4/5, definitely cool.
c (?) puffer

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x = 30, y = 28, rule = R2,C6,M0,S2..4,B4..4,NM
4$17.A$16.A$17.A7$12.D$12.D$6.3A.E$5.4AD$7.BD.E.D.C$7.B.4D$5.A4B4D2A$
15.2A5.A.A$5.A2.B4.2B2A6.A$5.A9.B$6.2B3D.B3.A$6.3B3DA2B$6.3B2D2A$5.A
2.B3.3A$6.3A!
(282,118)c/288 knightship, REALLY cool, sparky

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = R2,C6,M0,S2..4,B4..4,NM
10.A$6.B.2C3A$4.2A.3C3A$3.3A.E3CA$3.2A2.3E$.A.C3.3E$.2D2C3.E$.A.B2A.
3CA$CAE2A.A2C.2A$.2E.3A2C.2A$2.4ED4A$D.2E3.3A$3.E!
BONUS:
Extensible (via #states) 10c/16 snake:

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x = 163, y = 10, rule = R2,C255,M0,S3..4,B4..4,NM
5.H9.X9.pP9.qH9.qX9.rP9.sH9.sX9.tP9.uH9.uX9.vP9.wH9.wX9.xP9.yH$5.I2.K
L.L3.pA2.pCpD.pD3.pQ2.pSpT.pT3.qI2.qKqL.qL3.rA2.rCrD.rD3.rQ2.rSrT.rT
3.sI2.sKsL.sL3.tA2.tCtD.tD3.tQ2.tStT.tT3.uI2.uKuL.uL3.vA2.vCvD.vD3.vQ
2.vSvT.vT3.wI2.wKwL.wL3.xA2.xCxD.xD3.xQ2.xSxT.xT3.yI2.yKyL.yL$3.H.3IH
3L.X.3pAX3pD.pP.3pQpP3pT.qH.3qIqH3qL.qX.3rAqX3rD.rP.3rQrP3rT.sH.3sIsH
3sL.sX.3tAsX3tD.tP.3tQtP3tT.uH.3uIuH3uL.uX.3vAuX3vD.vP.3vQvP3vT.wH.3wI
wH3wL.wX.3xAwX3xD.xP.3xQxP3xT.yH.3yIyH3yL$3.HE3IML2NMXU3pApEpD2pFpEpP
pM3pQpUpT2pVpUqHqE3qIqMqL2qNqMqXqU3rArErD2rFrErPrM3rQrUrT2rVrUsHsE3sI
sMsL2sNsMsXsU3tAtEtD2tFtEtPtM3tQtUtT2tVtUuHuE3uIuMuL2uNuMuXuU3vAvEvD
2vFvEvPvM3vQvUvT2vVvUwHwE3wIwMwL2wNwMwXwU3xAxExD2xFxExPxM3xQxUxT2xVxU
yHyE3yIyMyL2yNyM$4.FIFGK2N2P.VpAVWpC2pF2pH.pNpQpNpOpS2pV2pX.qFqIqFqGqK
2qN2qP.qVrAqVqWrC2rF2rH.rNrQrNrOrS2rV2rX.sFsIsFsGsK2sN2sP.sVtAsVsWtC
2tF2tH.tNtQtNtOtS2tV2tX.uFuIuFuGuK2uN2uP.uVvAuVuWvC2vF2vH.vNvQvNvOvS
2vV2vX.wFwIwFwGwK2wN2wP.wVxAwVwWxC2xF2xH.xNxQxNxOxS2xV2xX.yFyIyFyGyK
2yN$A2.C2F2H.NQNOS2V2X.pFpIpFpGpK2pN2pP.pVqApVpWqC2qF2qH.qNqQqNqOqS2qV
2qX.rFrIrFrGrK2rN2rP.rVsArVrWsC2sF2sH.sNsQsNsOsS2sV2sX.tFtItFtGtK2tN
2tP.tVuAtVtWuC2uF2uH.uNuQuNuOuS2uV2uX.vFvIvFvGvK2vN2vP.vVwAvVvWwC2wF
2wH.wNwQwNwOwS2wV2wX.xFxIxFxGxK2xN2xP.xVyAxVxWyC2yF2yH.yN.yN$3AED2FEP
M3QUT2VUpHpE3pIpMpL2pNpMpXpU3qAqEqD2qFqEqPqM3qQqUqT2qVqUrHrE3rIrMrL2rN
rMrXrU3sAsEsD2sFsEsPsM3sQsUsT2sVsUtHtE3tItMtL2tNtMtXtU3uAuEuD2uFuEuPuM
3uQuUuT2uVuUvHvE3vIvMvL2vNvMvXvU3wAwEwD2wFwEwPwM3wQwUwT2wVwUxHxE3xIxM
xL2xNxMxXxU3yAyEyD2yFyE.yM$4A3D.P.3QP3T.pH.3pIpH3pL.pX.3qApX3qD.qP.3qQ
qP3qT.rH.3rIrH3rL.rX.3sArX3sD.sP.3sQsP3sT.tH.3tItH3tL.tX.3uAtX3uD.uP.
3uQuP3uT.vH.3vIvH3vL.vX.3wAvX3wD.wP.3wQwP3wT.xH.3xIxH3xL.xX.3yAxX3yD$
A2.CD.D3.Q2.ST.T3.pI2.pKpL.pL3.qA2.qCqD.qD3.qQ2.qSqT.qT3.rI2.rKrL.rL
3.sA2.sCsD.sD3.sQ2.sSsT.sT3.tI2.tKtL.tL3.uA2.uCuD.uD3.uQ2.uSuT.uT3.vI
2.vKvL.vL3.wA2.wCwD.wD3.wQ2.wSwT.wT3.xI2.xKxL.xL3.yA2.yCyD.yD$10.P9.pH
9.pX9.qP9.rH9.rX9.sP9.tH9.tX9.uP9.vH9.vX9.wP9.xH9.xX!
EDIT:
Rule 3:
Stable, interest rating, 2/5, OK, has some gliders. I call this "Mini bugs"
c/4d and c/3d

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = R2,C0,M0,S6..9,B7..8,NM
2b2o$2o2bo$2o2bo$b3o$2bo2$9bo$7b2o$6b2o3bo$7b2obo$8b3o$9bo!
and c/5o

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = R2,C0,M0,S6..9,B7..8,NM
b2o$2obo$o2bo$2obo$b2o!
EDIT2:
Rule 4:
Stable, interest rating 2/5, OK, has some gliders. I call this "Balloons"
c/2 "Exhale Balloons" and p3 "Inhale Balloons"

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x = 7, y = 36, rule = R2,C0,M0,S6..9,B7..11,NM
b4o$2o3bo$o4bo$2o3bo$b4o6$b5o$2o4bo$o5bo$o5bo$2o4bo$b5o8$2b3o$bo3bo$bo
3bo$2b3o5$2b4o$bo4bo$bo4bo$bo4bo$2b4o!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 5:34 pm
by AforAmpere
(17,18)c/23, I thought it was diagonal, but it is just a bit off from that:

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = R2,C6,M0,S4..5,B5..7,NM
4.A$2.3A2B$2AB3C2.B$2ABCD3C.3A$3A2E5CB2A$2.C4ECD2CB2A$5.E.2ED2CBA$8.
2ED2CBA$9.2EDC2A$10.2E2B$11.ED$12.D$13.E2$14.E2$15.E$15.D3A$15.D2CBA$
13.C2D2CBA$14.BC2A$15.BA!
Actually, this rule is pretty interesting, with a 20c/20, a (17,18)c/23 knightship, a 3c/5 diagonal, and a c/2 diagonal:

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x = 134, y = 26, rule = R2,C6,M0,S4..5,B5..7,NM
5.2A27.A48.3A7.3A3.B28.2A$4.A2B2A23.3A2B44.2AB2DB5.3A4C3A25.BABA$2.2A
BC2B2A20.2AB3C2.B41.A2BC2EB5.AB7CB2A22.DBDC2A$2.A2B2D2BA20.2ABCD3C.3A
38.A3B2EC5.A2C4E2D2BA22.D.E2C2A$.A2B2DE3A20.3A2E5CB2A37.A2BE8.B2E3.2E
2D2BA23.2E2CBA$ABC2D2EC24.C4ECD2CB2A37.ADA7.CD2E4.2E2DCA24.2ED2A$A2BD
2E7.3A19.E.2ED2CBA38.D9.C3E4.2EDCAB25.2B$.3AB8.3BA21.2ED2CBA38.2E8.2D
6.2E2C25.2D$2.A9.D3BA22.2EDC2A57.E2C$12.D2EBA23.2E2B58.E2C$13.2EC25.E
D56.E2.E2CA$15.D26.D55.D3E2C2A$14.E28.E54.D3ECB2A$99.CDB3A$44.E55.C2$
45.E$45.D3A$45.D2CBA$43.C2D2CBA52.C2B$44.BC2A54.2EDA$45.BA51.E3.2EDA$
98.E.AEBCBA$99.2D3BA$100.A3BA$101.3A!
Another rule with a 3c/4 diagonal:

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = R2,C6,M0,S5..7,B5..7,NM
4.A$.AB2A2B$3A3CB$3A3CDE$2AD2C.DE$A2B3E$.2C3E$2.D2E$2.2D!
EDIT, 6c/7 (48c/56) and a super high period oscillator:

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x = 254, y = 71, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..8,B5..7,NM
51.3A$50.5A$50.AC2ACE$49.A3B2D3.2E2CB$49.A.C3D3.2D2BA$49.2A2B.2D2.2D
2C.A$50.2ACA2EBCED2B2A$50.4A2CDC2AB2A$53.2A2BACAB.A$57.5A$198.3A$197.
3ABC3D$196.2A2BDB3E.D.C$196.2ABDCECE.E.2DC$196.4AC6E.C2D$197.ACED5.4E
CDB$201.D5.4EB2C$205.E.E.2ECEC$3.C.B2CB2A176.B2.4A17.3D$.BC4DC2BA174.
B2CBCB4A17.DEB2A$.BC4DA2BA173.B2C.2DACB3A.C15.EB3A$.2C4DACA174.BEC2DE
A.CB2A3.2CB10.CACA.B$2.E3.C178.EC.DCB2C2A5DBCB8.EDB3C3A$.ED171.2B.D2E
5.E4.E2AB6D2CB8.DEBD2C.2A$.E171.2B2CEDE11.2ED2E.2D.DC11.BE.C2A$172.A
3CE13.D2E.C.D2.D.E10.D2E2D2B.A$169.3ACA2D.C11.E.2D.D4.ED12.CEDAB.BA$.
E167.3A.4D2.E30.E4.E.B.BA$.ED24.B141.2ABA3D.C15.C18.D.ED2B.BA$.AEAD2E
18.AC2BC139.A.2ADE.C16.C.D16.C3D3B$A3BDED15.3A2C2DC138.A.C.EB19.E2D
17.3D.B2A$A3BCAD14.A.3B3DCE136.2A.2CE20.C.CE14.2C2DAC3A$A3B.AC14.A3B
3DE138.4ACE20.E2BC15.4CA$A.AB.B15.A4B.2E139.3BED.C2.E11.E.DB.3AB14.3B
$.4A16.A.CB.C141.2B.2D18.2EDCA$22.2AED141.A.B.BDED2C14.BCDC2A$23.EDB
142.A3B3D14.AEA3C3A$24.2CDC140.A.3B.D2C12.ABA2C.3A$24.CDE142.A3BAC9.
4A.2AB2ABA$24.E2D143.A.BAB8.3AB2A2.3A$23.E.E145.4A7.A.2B2CA2.2A$182.
2A2BC.4A$183.AEACDC3A$183.A.CAD2C.2A$184.E2.DE2CAB$188.BE2CB$184.E4.
3C$189.D2C$188.DE2C$186.EB3C.B40.8A$186.ED3CB40.8A.A$186.2B2CAB40.4A
2C2AB.A$187.2BAB42.2B3C2AB2A$23.4A160.3A42.3ACDADC.B2A$22.A2B2A35.3A
3.2E162.AB.B.E2D2C.2A$21.2A.2B2A33.A.B2A169.DC2EB2C.2A$20.A.4BDA32.2A
2BAC172.B2EC2A.A$20.2ABCE2AE31.2A3BAD4.2ED157.E8.2E.2A.A$20.2AB2D2E
32.2ABDC.D5.2D157.E5.D3ECDC3A$20.ABCAB35.A2C3E3.3ECD154.DE5.C.E.ECD2A
.A$22.C3D.E32.2AC3E2.4E2C154.DE4.E.EBC.2C3A4.2A$25.E33.3ADCE.E.4ED
155.DEC3.CD.4CABA3.BA.ABA$59.A.2AD2CD4E.D155.CAEB.2DBD3C.B5.CBCABA$
60.3A3C2DC.2D155.3AB5D.B2.B4.2ECBCACA$61.2A.B2ACD158.2A.BA2D.C2B4.E3.
D.3DCA$62.5AB160.2A2CB.C7.E4.2E2D2B$63.A2.2A162.2AB9.E4.C3DB$65.A183.
A2C2A$248.CACA$248.B2AB$249.3A!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 7:01 pm
by toroidalet
(1,6)c/8 (p128):

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x = 105, y = 175, rule = R2,C5,M0,S6..8,B5..7,NM
40.D.D$42.D.D$41.D4.D2$47.DC$45.C.D$43.D2.2D2$45.D50$24.C2.2C$23.2C3D
.C$23.D.4DC$25.4D2B$26.3D.C$28.2C$28.D$99.A2.2A$98.2A2B3A$98.2A3B2A$
4.2A2B90.BD2CB2A$3.3A3C89.BD2CD2A$3.2A2BAD89.C3.BC$4.2B3D.C92.C$4.2BC
.DC90.3D$3.A.3B2A8.A3.C2D76.2D$4.A3BA6.4A2BC2D76.3C$4.A.2B2A4.A.2A.AB
C.D$5.4A5.A3B2C2.D$15.3BC.B$15.3B2DC$14.3A2DB$14.ACA2D$17.3DC80.D$16.
CB2D80.CD$17.CABC78.2D2C$17.2BC76.C.2D.2B$17.A2B77.4DCB$97.C2DC$97.C.
BC9$17.3D2$49.2A$26.D21.4B$26.D5.B13.AB3CB8.3A$32.BACBA8.2A.3C.B6.5A$
27.D3.BDCB2A8.3A3CD8.3B.A$30.C.D.B2A8.4A2.CD5.DABDB2A$29.2DC5A8.2ABD
9.DCADB2A$32.B2A15.D10.C3A$69.2D7$.4A$2A2B2A67.D$AC2B2A66.2D$2ABCAB$
2.2DAC$.C2D2C$4.D5$54.3A.3A$53.4A.ABA$53.4A.A2BC$53.3A2C.A.A$53.A.D2C
.D2CD$54.CAB2.A.B3A$54.C2B2.BAB3A$11.2BC41.3D.A.BA.A$10.C2D47.4A$9.A
3C2.D$8.A3BD$8.2A.2D2.D$7.A.2A2CD$8.3A3CB$8.3A3CB$9.A2BA.B13$53.3A$
30.2A2B16.4C3A$29.A2B2.A2BA6.3A2CB2.B2ACA$27.ABA6C3A4.3ACA6D2AC$26.3A
CA.4C4A3.A4B6DCBD$26.3A4C.3C3A4.2B.4D2.D2.CD$26.2AD3C3.DADBA4.3B$25.
3AC8.BCA3.2ACABC9.D$26.ACB3.CBCB2C6.2AD11.D$27.B2DCDBD.2DB20.D$28.D.B
.DCBC21.D$29.C.C24.C$56.BAD$40.BC2D11.B2CABA$40.3B.C10.B2C3A$40.A3C
13.D3A$40.A2C11.DCBAB2A$40.BA2CD.C6.D.C$40.3AC2DBD5.D$40.2A2BCDA.B4.D
$40.3A3BACA$41.2A.B3A$43.A.2A!
p56 rotary oscillator:

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x = 10, y = 26, rule = R2,C5,M0,S6..8,B5..7,NM
4.A$.2A2.3A$A.3B4A$2A3B.AC2B$A4B2D2CB$A.2C3D2CB$.3AD3.D$.B2C4.D$4.D
14$4.2D$4.D2$7.D!
2c/3 diagonal:

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = R2,C5,M0,S6..8,B5..7,NM:T2000,2000
2.3A$.5A$2AB.AC$BCB2AD$BD.DBD$2C$.D$D!
p16:

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x = 19, y = 21, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..8,B5..7,NM
12.E2D2E$12.E3.DE$5.2E4.2E4.2D$17.ED$16.2E8$4.E.E2.3A$2.2E4.EC3A$2ADC
3.DA3B$A3BD.E2D3B$.3B5D.2BA$A5BDC3A.A$A.ABC2A2CB2A$.2A2.2A.A$4.2A.A!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 8:13 pm
by AforAmpere
What period and speed is this ship?

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x = 38, y = 30, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..7,B5..8,NM
12.2A.2A$11.A4B2A$10.A.5B2.A$10.A3B2C3B.2A$11.ADB2D5B2A$2.2C7.2ECDE2D
C2B2A$2.3D7.E2.4DC2B2A$.D2ED7.E4.ED2CB2A$CD2E13.2EBD2B$.D2ED13.2E2C$.
D16.2ECD$18.4D$19.E6$30.4A$29.5A$28.2AC2B2A$28.BCBD.C2A$29.EB2DAC2A$
30.C3DCB2A$31.2E2DB2A$32.EAD2B$32.3C2B$30.3ED3BA$32.DB4A$33.4A!
And a rake for that thing:

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x = 121, y = 133, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..7,B5..8,NM
4$108.3A$107.B4A$107.CACABA$106.EDA3CB$107.DED2CAB$106.E.2E3CBA$109.
2E2CB2A$109.2ECDC3A$110.2EDC3A$110.2EDC3A$108.D.2E2C.2A$109.2ED2C.2A$
107.E2.2DAB2A$109.3DC3A$109.2DBC3A$108.E2D3A$96.E8.2DE2DBCA$103.D2.4D
CB$94.E6.D.6DBCB$94.2E5.E4D.2BC2A$94.DE2B.5D2.2CB2A$94.ADB4E2D.C3.2A$
94.A2B2CB4C$94.2A5BAB$94.2A5B2A$95.2A4.2A$98.2A33$38.4E$41.2D$41.E2CA
$39.3DACA$33.ED4.E2D2B2A$33.C4.E3D2B.A$31.C2DE.5DBCBA$30.2B2D2E3DABC
2A$30.ACB5DAC3A$30.A2BC3B2C3A$30.2A6B2A37.C2D$31.2A5BA13.E23.CE$32.2A
2.2A13.D3E21.DECDE$35.A15.DE22.2DE$51.DED21.2CE13.E2D$52.2C20.2ACEDE
4.E6.2EDC$52.CED19.A3BDED8.3E2CB$52.BDE19.A3B4D5.2E.E3CB$53.DED18.A.
3B5D2.4E3CABA$52.ACBECB17.2ABCBA2D2ED3E4C2A$52.3A2C3E.E14.2A2B3C3DCD
4CABA$52.3A4CD2E16.3A2BA3C.2C2ABA$52.5ACB2D19.4A5C2B2A$54.3A2BC21.6A
2B2A$56.2A25.3AB2A$85.2A17$41.E$41.E$38.E2$36.D.E$35.D.ED$35.D.CDC$
36.2EDC$35.2EBD2B$34.3ED3A$34.2EBDC2A$34.2E2C3A$24.E8.E2D2C2A$23.E7.C
3D2CB2A$23.ED5.C3D2AB2A$24.E4.2ED2BC4A$25.2ED2ED2C5A$27.2DC!
13c/17 (26c/34) diagonal:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = R2,C6,M0,S7..8,B5..8,NM
.4A$3AB.A$2A4B2A$2C2BCB2A$3DBCBC2A$DEDEDC2BA$2EDEDECB$4.C2D$6.E$7.E!
4c/5 diagonal:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..6,B5..9,NM
2.3A$.4B2A$.3CAB2A$ED4C2BA$D2E2DC2B2A$.3E2D2CBA$E2.2E2DCABA$4.2ED2CBA
$5.2E2CBA$5.2EDCB$4.E.DE!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 8:57 pm
by dvgrn
AforAmpere wrote:What period and speed is this ship?

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x = 38, y = 30, rule = R2,C6,M0,S6..7,B5..8,NM
12.2A.2A$11.A4B2A$10.A.5B2.A$10.A3B2C3B.2A$11.ADB2D5B2A$2.2C7.2ECDE2D
C2B2A$2.3D7.E2.4DC2B2A$.D2ED7.E4.ED2CB2A$CD2E13.2EBD2B$.D2ED13.2E2C$.
D16.2ECD$18.4D$19.E6$30.4A$29.5A$28.2AC2B2A$28.BCBD.C2A$29.EB2DAC2A$
30.C3DCB2A$31.2E2DB2A$32.EAD2B$32.3C2B$30.3ED3BA$32.DB4A$33.4A!
Impressive! It's 262c/346 diagonal. Scripts/lua/oscar.lua could tell you this kind of thing very quickly. Makes a reflected copy of itself every 173 ticks.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 9:51 pm
by AforAmpere
(1,8)c/6 knightship!

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R2,C6,M0,S9..12,B5..10,NM
4.4A$3.3A.2A$3.BA2BABA$3.CA3B2A$2.CDA3BCA$2.2DE3AD$2.2E3DED$4.C.EDE$.
E2.2D$E3.3E2.E!
I don't know what this thing is:

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x = 48, y = 33, rule = R2,C6,M0,S10..18,B5..10,NM
28.C2B3A$26.3D2CAB2A$26.3EAD4A$22.2B2AC.8A$20.D2C2A.B4AB4A$19.2E2.A.
2A2EA2C.4A$15.B2ADB.6AE.2AC5A$14.2CB.6A2.2A2EB2C.4A$12.2E.5A2.2A2.2AE
.A2C5A$14.DB4A.A.2A.2A.EBACA.4A$4.ADCBE3.2DCA.A2.A2.AB2.3A.4AB3A$4.E.
2A.DE.A.A3.A.2A.BCA.2A.EAD2A.4A$3.2B4ADA.C3A.2A.2A.CDCB.3A2.2A2B3A$2.
DC7A2B5A2.2A.A2DB.5AD2A.4A$2.ECA2.3AEB.E6A.3ADECBDA.A2.2A2B3A$.2DCB.A
.2A.2C.3A4.3AC.EDCB2ABAD2A.4A$E.ECAB2.A.ABDCBAE2CEA.3A.AC.E2AC.D2A2B
3A$3.DABA.3A.2D.AB2D2B.2A.EB2CEDACBE2AB.4A$3.E2BA.2A2.AE.D4.E.2A.2ABC
.DACB.2ACB4A$3.E2CB2.5A2EC3.ACDA.A2.ADA.AB2E3A.4A$4.DCDB.2A.2ACD5.B7A
2B.ABE.2ACB4A$5.2EDB5A2BE4.B.2A2.A.2A.3A2E3A.C3A$4.E3.E2CB2ACE5.CEABD
A2.2A2.2AE.8A$9.E2D2C2D6.D2C2BCA.2A.2A.E2ADA.4A$12.E6.E3.D2CAC2A2B2.
3A.AD2AB3A$19.2E3.DED.BD2CB.2A.2AD2A.4A$25.E2.CEDED3A.2A.D2AB3A$30.E
2.DC4B2D2A.4A$33.C2EDACA2DAB4A$34.CD2A2CBD4ABA$38.E2CBEACB2A$38.BD.E
2DCBA$41.EDC!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 10:12 pm
by Saka
AforAmpere wrote:
I don't know what this thing is:

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qwertyuiop
Growing ship

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 10:27 pm
by Saka
Another "Miniature bugs" rule, this time with a c/3o and a c/14d:

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x = 6, y = 18, rule = R3,C0,M0,S15..22,B14..25,NM
2b3o$b5o$6o$6o$b5o$2b3o8$b5o$6o$b5o$b4o$b3o!

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x = 57, y = 34, rule = R3,C0,M0,S15..22,B14..25,NM
ob2obobob2o7bo2bo2b2o3b2ob2obob3obo3bo4b3o$bo2b5obo2bo4b2ob2ob2o5bo4bo
b6ob2obo2bo2b2o$ob5o3bo4bobobobo2b3o4bo2b2o2b2obo2bo4bo3bo2bo$o4b2o2bo
2bob3ob2ob4o2b3o4bob3o2b4o2b2ob5o$ob4obobo2b5o3b2ob2obobob2obob3o2bobo
4bob2ob5o$ob4ob3obo2b2o3b2ob2obob2obobobobo2b3o5bobobobob2o$o3b2ob4o2b
ob2o3bo3bob2o2b2ob3obo3bo3bo2b4obo2bo$obob7ob2ob2o2bo2b2o3b3o2bo3b2ob
4obobobob6o$3obo2bob2o3b2obob2o4b5ob3ob3ob3obo3b3ob5o$4bo2b2ob2o2b2o3b
ob2obo2b2o4bobobobo2bo2bob2obo2bo$5bob5o2bo3b3ob5o2b2ob4ob2o3bob2o4bo
3b3o$3b3o2b2o5b2ob2o2bo2bo4b6o2bo4bobobo2b4o2bo$2b3ob4obo2bo4bo3b5o2bo
bo6b3o2b3obo2bo2bo$2ob3o3b3ob3ob5o2bo2bob2obo4bob2obobob2ob4ob2o$bob2o
b2o4bo2b2o3b2o2bob3obo2bo2b2o5b2o2bo2b2o2bobo$4bobobo2bo3bo2b4o2bo3bob
o3bobo2bo3bob4obo2bob2o$2bob2ob2obo3bo3bo2bo2bo2bob2ob2o7bo2b4o2b3obob
o$2o2bobob4obobo3b3obobob3o3bo2bobo3b2obo2b3obo$b2o3b3o3b3obo3bob2obob
ob2o2b2obo5b4o2bo2b5o$3ob2o2b4o5b2obo4bo2bo2bob2ob2o5bobobo2b2obo$ob2o
2bobo3bobobo2b4o2bo2b2obo2b5o4b3obo5b4o$b2o2bobob2obob2o6b10ob2o4bobob
7o3bobo$2bobo3bo2b2o2b5o2b3ob2o3b3o3b4ob2obo2b2o5b2o$3bo2b3o3bob4ob4ob
o2b4o2b4o4bo3bobo7bo$2o2bob2obo4b4obobo4bo2b3o4b2obo4b5ob2ob4o$2ob4o2b
o5b5obo4b5o2bobo3bo2b4o2bo2b4obo$b6obo2bo2bo2bo3b4ob5obo7b2o2bob2o2bob
obobo$5o6bo4b2ob4o3bo3bobo2bo2bo7b2ob2obo$2bo3bob2ob2obobobo4b2o2bo3b
2o2bo2bobob2o3b2o2b3o$3ob2o2bob3obo3bob2o3b2o2b4o4bob2o2bob3o3b4obo$5b
2obo3b2ob6obo2bo4b2o3bob2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$b2o3b2ob2o2bo2b4ob5o2bobo2bob
o2b3o2bo3b2o2bo2b3o$b4o2b3o2bobob3obo7b2o4b5ob2obo2bob2o3b4o$obo8bo2bo
3bo2b3o6b2ob2o2b6o3bob2o2bo2b2o!
----Le EDIT Line----
I have found some Bugs-like rules!!
But before we start, I would like to share an oscillator I call the kiwi-grandma

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = R5,C0,M0,S40..58,B32..50,NM
3b4o$5b3o$o2b5o$2b5o$ob5o$ob5o$8o$o2b5o$3b5o!
Rule 1:
A c/4

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = R5,C0,M0,S38..57,B32..50,NM
2bo$5obo$6obo$7o$7o$7o$7o$6obo$5obo!
Rule 2: "Suicidal Bugs"
17c/25d:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = R5,C0,M0,S36..58,B33..49,NM
3b6o$2b8o$b8o$10o$5o2b3o$4o5b2o$4o5bo$5o3b2o$5o2b2o$bob5o$5bo!
Rule 3:
13c/18o and c/2d

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x = 28, y = 11, rule = R5,C0,M0,S34..58,B34..51,NM
4b4o11b5o$3b6o10b6o$2b8o8b8o$2b8o8b9o$b4o2b4o6b3o3b5o$4o4b4o5b2o5b4o$
4o4b4o5b2o4b5o$b3o4b3o6b3o3b4o$2b2o4b2o8b3ob4o$3b6o10b5o$4b4o13b2o!
Rule 4:
2c/4o and 8c/16d

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x = 33, y = 12, rule = R5,C0,M1,S34..58,B34..51,NM
26b3o$5b3o17b5o$3b6o14b4o2b2o$b9o12b4o4b2o$b4o4b2o10b5o5b2o$5o4b2o10b
4o6b2o$5o4b2o10b5o4b3o$b4o4b2o11b5ob4o$b9o13b8o$3b6o15b7o$5b3o17b5o$
26b3o!
These rules might be worth investigating (for spaceships of course!)

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 11:13 pm
by Ethanagor
AforAmpere wrote:(1,8)c/6 knightship!

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R2,C6,M0,S9..12,B5..10,NM
4.4A$3.3A.2A$3.BA2BABA$3.CA3B2A$2.CDA3BCA$2.2DE3AD$2.2E3DED$4.C.EDE$.
E2.2D$E3.3E2.E!
I don't know what this thing is:

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x = 48, y = 33, rule = R2,C6,M0,S10..18,B5..10,NM
28.C2B3A$26.3D2CAB2A$26.3EAD4A$22.2B2AC.8A$20.D2C2A.B4AB4A$19.2E2.A.
2A2EA2C.4A$15.B2ADB.6AE.2AC5A$14.2CB.6A2.2A2EB2C.4A$12.2E.5A2.2A2.2AE
.A2C5A$14.DB4A.A.2A.2A.EBACA.4A$4.ADCBE3.2DCA.A2.A2.AB2.3A.4AB3A$4.E.
2A.DE.A.A3.A.2A.BCA.2A.EAD2A.4A$3.2B4ADA.C3A.2A.2A.CDCB.3A2.2A2B3A$2.
DC7A2B5A2.2A.A2DB.5AD2A.4A$2.ECA2.3AEB.E6A.3ADECBDA.A2.2A2B3A$.2DCB.A
.2A.2C.3A4.3AC.EDCB2ABAD2A.4A$E.ECAB2.A.ABDCBAE2CEA.3A.AC.E2AC.D2A2B
3A$3.DABA.3A.2D.AB2D2B.2A.EB2CEDACBE2AB.4A$3.E2BA.2A2.AE.D4.E.2A.2ABC
.DACB.2ACB4A$3.E2CB2.5A2EC3.ACDA.A2.ADA.AB2E3A.4A$4.DCDB.2A.2ACD5.B7A
2B.ABE.2ACB4A$5.2EDB5A2BE4.B.2A2.A.2A.3A2E3A.C3A$4.E3.E2CB2ACE5.CEABD
A2.2A2.2AE.8A$9.E2D2C2D6.D2C2BCA.2A.2A.E2ADA.4A$12.E6.E3.D2CAC2A2B2.
3A.AD2AB3A$19.2E3.DED.BD2CB.2A.2AD2A.4A$25.E2.CEDED3A.2A.D2AB3A$30.E
2.DC4B2D2A.4A$33.C2EDACA2DAB4A$34.CD2A2CBD4ABA$38.E2CBEACB2A$38.BD.E
2DCBA$41.EDC!
Most patterns in this rule explode quadratically, but many spaceships, rakes, puffers, wicks, etc. can be found. 15c/15:

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x = 82, y = 76, rule = R2,C6,M0,S10..18,B5..10,NM
71.4A$70.4B3A$69.4C6A$68.4D8A$67.4E3A.B5A$62.4A4.6A2B3A$61.4B3A.4A2D
2AB4A$60.4C3A.3A.4D4ABA$59.4D7A3.C3D2ACBA$58.4E3A.4A2C.2C2DBDCBA$61.
3A.C2A.AED2.3CEDCB$57.2A.5AD2A.2B2.2DC.EDC$56.2B.3A.4A2DA2.3E2.ED$55.
2C4A2.2A.ABC8.E$54.2D.8A$53.2E.2AC.3ACDE$54.4A2.BDEBE$51.6A2BC.2A$50.
2B.3A.DE$49.2C.3A.AE.E$48.2D.5ACD$47.2E.2A2.BCE$48.B3A2.BDE$45.2AC4A.
ADC$44.2B3A2.4A$43.AC.3A2.2ABD$42.AD.5A.ACBE$41.EB.2A2.3AE2A$39.E2.4A
2.3ADB$36.A2BAC8A.AC$35.ABC.A.2A2.4AEBAE$35.BCA.6A.3AB$33.E.2D5A.D.C
2D2A$33.3EA.3A2.B.2E2C$37.AD3AE$32.7A.ADC$31.ABD3A.AEDCB$29.2BC.5A.2C
B$28.2CD2.4A.AB$27.CAE4A2.EBA$26.BD.5A3.BA$25.ABD3A.4ACB$24.ACBA.2A2.
3AECE$24.BCE.3A3.3AD$21.E.ED3A.5A.A.C$20.E2.2A.2A2.5AEDB$22.CB6A.5AC$
21.AE2A.A.2C.2A.DCB$19.2BD.3A.DE3BEDCB$17.3CDCA.2ADB.AEA$16.2DA2.A.AD
CA$16.DEB2A2.2BA.E$14.2E.5A.EC.2E$15.A2.6ACD$13.DB4A2.3AD$11.EAC5A2.
2ADC$10.DE4A.5AEC$11.ED.2A2.3A2.B$12.D3A3.4A$13.BC4A.2A$13.EBA.5AE$
14.D.5A.D$16.4A.E$14.2ECBA.E$14.C2D2ED$16.DC4$E$2.DCE$.D4CD$.D3CD$.ED
CBD.E$4.2E$4.E!
Saka wrote:
AforAmpere wrote:
I don't know what this thing is:

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qwertyuiop
Growing ship
...But it doesn't grow?

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 11:23 pm
by Saka
Ethanagor wrote:
Saka wrote:
AforAmpere wrote:
I don't know what this thing is:

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qwertyuiop
Growing ship
...But it doesn't grow?
It does

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 3rd, 2017, 11:28 pm
by BlinkerSpawn
The pattern at left turns into the pattern at right after 45 generations.
It lengthens.

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x = 182, y = 49, rule = R2,C6,M0,S10..18,B5..10,NM
157.A$28.3A124.3B2A$25.D2C3B2A119.E2D3CABA$23.3E2DAC3A120.2EADAC3A$
22.A3.AE6A114.2B3AB.7A$18.3C2BD.A.2A2B3A112.2D2CA.6A.4A$16.2E2DAE.6AB
.4A110.3EA.4A.D2A2B3A$18.A.6A.D2A2B3A105.D4.C.7AEAD2A.4A$14.2BC.4A2.
2A2E2AB.4A102.EDCBE.CBD3A.A2.A.2DA2B3A$14.CD6A.A.2A.2ACB4A102.E2A.ADE
.A.A3.A.2AE2AB.4A$7.A.EBC.EAB2A.A2.A3.A2E3A.4A99.AC.5ACAC.2A.2A.2A.3A
2B3A$5.CBDCADABCD2A3.A.2A.2AE.2ACB4A97.CE7A.A2BD4A2.2A2E2AB.4A$3.CD.
5AD.D2.2A.2A.2A.3A2E3A.C3A94.E.DB3A2.2A2.2BE.5A.2A.2ACB4A$3.BD6ABD2E
5A2.2A2.2AE.8A96.D4A.A.A2.2C.E2A.A2.2A2E3A.4A$3.EB2A2.2A.C2EB6A.2A.AB
.E2ADA.C3A92.CACA.A2.E3A2EBDCBAE2CEA.2A.2AC5A$3.E3A.A.A.C2.C3A.DC.2A
2.CBA.AD6A92.BEB3.2A2.AEA.A2D.AB2D.B.2A2EB2C.4A$3.CDA2.3A.BEA.EDB2.BA
.2A.CD.CB2DA.4A91.DB2A.AEB.2AEA.ABE2.B.D.E3AE.A2C5A$2.EB.2A.2A.A.D2AC
DE.2AE.2A.BE2.BAD2AB3A90.D7AD2AB6AE.C.D.ECDA.EBACA.4A$.CE.A.EACB.A.AE
BC.E.2AB3A.AD2.CAD2A.4A90.EC5A.ACA.2A.A.CDADCDE5A.4AB3A$D.5ACDE6ABC2.
2AB2.A.AED.A.2DA2B3A90.E.C3A.3CD7AB2EBCE4A.EAD2A.4A$.5ABD.C.2A.A2.AD
2.ABC9AE2AB.4A91.BAEBCE2BCE3A2.A.2ABC2DA.3A2.2A2B3A$C.B3A3.AC6AEB.E.B
D3A2.A.2A.3A2B3A92.2AD4BCDE4A2.2A.B2DB6AD2A.4A$.EDBC.B2E.BD2A.2AB2DE.
3A.3A2.2A2E2AB.4A94.4A.C2D.E2DA.2A.DECBDA.A2.2A2B3A$2.DEA4E.ABE.2ABAC
DCE2AE6A.2A.2ACB4A100.CDAB.AB.2A.C.EDCB2ABAD2A.4A$4.C4D3.AC2AECA3BAB.
E.A.A2.2A2E3A.4A100.2AE2CEA.3A.AC.E2AC.D2A2B3A$13.DECDE3A2.CBA.E2CEA.
2A.2AC5A100.A2BCD.B.3AEA2CEDACBE2AB.4A$17.BA.3ACD.CB2D.B.2A2EB2C.4A
99.A2BC2DE3A.2ABC.DACB.2ACB4A$14.E2.CD.3A.D2.B.D.E3AE.A2C5A99.2ABC2DE
2.A.A.2ADA.AB2E3A.4A$13.2E2.AB3A.2AE.C.D.ECDA.EBACA.4A100.A2CDE.7A2B.
ABE.2ACB4A$8.2E8.B2.A.A.ACADCDEB4A.4AB3A100.E2BCE4A2.A.2A.3A2E3A.C3A$
17.E.ECB4AB2EBCEB.2A.EAD2A.4A102.CDCA.2BA2.2A2.2AE.8A$19.EC2D2ABA2BAB
DC2.3A2.DA2B3A102.B2D7A.2A.AB.E2ADA.C3A$10.2E9.DEACBA2CBACB2.5AD2A.4A
98.D3EDEB4ADA.2A2.CBA.AD6A$23.2E.2CDCA2BA.2A.A.D2A2B3A98.2DCBC.EDCA2.
2A.2A.CD.CB2DA.4A$24.D.2D2E2BCBA.A.2AED2A.4A96.EDBCAB.AB.E2ABE.2A.BE
2.BAD2AB3A$26.E3.ECDBA2CABC.D2AB4A98.B3A.AC.E.A.BC2A.AD2.CAD2A.4A$31.
2DCBCDBACBE2AC.4A95.DED3ABDBC6.2A.AED.B.2DA2B3A$33.4E2.CBADACB4A96.E
2CBAB.C.D4.ED4ACABAE2AB.4A$35.D.D2.CE2B4ABA97.B.E4CE2.E2.EC2A2.A.2A.
3A2B3A$34.2D2.E.D2CBEACB2A101.DCED2EDE2.B.3A3.A2E3A.4A$39.E.D.E2DCBA
102.D.ED2.ED.EC.5A.2A.2AC5A$36.E6.EDC107.C4.D2EDB2A.ABACB2EA2C.4A$
158.2E.EDCBACDBACB.BAC5A$161.ED2.DE.CADCE2B2C.4A$162.E2.ED.EBDC.ABDC
5A$168.ED.D.E2B4ABA$170.2ED2CBEACB2A$171.E.D.E2DCBA$175.EDC!
After 1500 generations, it becomes this.
By this time, the wick-like reaction being puffed is clearly discernible.

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x = 189, y = 291, rule = R2,C6,M0,S10..18,B5..10,NM
42.3A$39.D2C3B2A$34.A2.3E2DAC3A$32.3B2A3.AE6A$32.3C2BDAC.2A2B3A$30.2E
D2A2.6AB.4A$32.B.3A.2A.D2A2B3A$31.C4A2.2A2E2AB.4A$20.A.ADE2D2.D.EB6AC
B.2ACB4A$19.ABA.EBA.E4.DB.BEDCAB2E3A.4A$18.BC3A.2AC.EDCDE2AD2.EACB.2A
C5A$17.CD2.7A.2BC.4C.DADC2EB2C.4A$17.B4AB2A2.4AD.E2BC.EBCBE.A2C5A$16.
CE3A2.2A2.4A.D.BAD.EB2C.EBACA.4A$16.AD3A.7A.A2.C.DCDEB4A.4AB3A$5.CA.
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4A$135.4BCAC16.DED2B3A2.ADA.AB2E3A.4A$134.BCAD.AB16.D2.CA.6A2B.ABE.2A
CB4A$134.DC.A.AED16.3CB.2A2.A.2A.3A2E3A.C3A$134.D5A.C16.EB.B2.3A2.2A
2.2AE.8A$135.AB3AC17.B3A2.5A.2A.2A.E2ADA.C3A$134.E2C2BD2E16.AB2A2.2A.
A2.2A2.3A.AD6A$136.AD2E19.DC2BA.A.3A.2A.2A.AB2DA.4A$138.D20.DECBAC3BD
.ABA2.A3.2D2AB3A$159.E.DECDEDCDCB2CA.3AC2D2A.4A$164.D.ECEDB2D2A2BA2B
2DA2B3A$167.2E.CDEBC3A2BEDAB.4A$171.E.E3CA2CAD2AB4A$174.DED2.CEB5ABA$
173.2D.ED.D2CBEACB2A$178.E.D.E2DCBA$175.E6.EDC!
UNRELATED EDIT: A 31c/34 ship and a p16 spinner:

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x = 49, y = 28, rule = R3,C5,M0,S4..5,B5..6,NN
40.C2.3A$39.CDBACB2A$38.C5D3A$39.2D2.2DA$40.D3.DC$43.2DC$40.C4D$43.D$
43.C3$3.9A$2.A.7B.A33.D$2.A2B5C2BA22.7A$2.2A2B3D2B2A21.3AB.2BA$.C.A7.
A.C20.ABA3C2A$D13.D19.2AD.DAD$D13.D20.AD$.D11.D21.AC$35.AC.C$35.AC3.D
$35.AC$34.2AC9.B$35.A2C8.3A$35.B4C7DA$39.5CA2CA$37.B2A4B2ABA$39.6A!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 3:44 am
by gameoflifemaniac
Why can't Larger than life rules be simulated on a infinite grid?

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 3:50 am
by Saka
gameoflifemaniac wrote:Why can't Larger than life rules be simulated on a infinite grid?
Since Andrew was writing a whole new algorithm for golly he wanted to keep it simple at first. He says that maybe in the full release infonite grids will be supported.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 5:10 am
by Dean Hickerson
First, thanks to Andrew Trevorrow for implementing Larger than Life in Golly! I've wanted something like this for years.

Some LtL rules contain very slow spaceships, like this speed 2/1846 diagonal spaceship in a range-10 rule, which I found in 2002. (This is included in the new Golly distribution.)

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = R10,C0,M1,S154..262,B133..265,NM
13bo$15bo$12b5o$11b5obo$10b7obo$9b9o$8b10o$4bo2b12o$3bob15o$4b17o$b10o
4b7o$ob8o6b7o$ob8o6b7o$ob8o6b8obo$3b7o6b8obo$3b8o4b10o$4b18obo$6b14o2b
o$7b12o2bo$8b10o$8b9o$7bob7o$8bob5o$10b4o$10bo$12bo!
I've been looking at 'nearby' rules to see what else I could find. Here are 2 slow spaceships in range-20 rules:

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#C Speed 3/1794 diagonal spaceship
x = 44, y = 45, rule = R20,C0,M1,S596..1038,B519..1060,NM
24b3o$22b8o$24b8o$22b11o$18b16o$13bo2b19o$11b2ob21o$8b28o$7b30o$6b32o$
4b33o$3b35o$2b37o$2b37o$b37obo$b38o$39o$40o$40o$40o$41o$3b38o$3b38o$3b
38o$3b40o$4b40o$4b40o$4b40o$5b39o$5b38o$4bob37o$5b38o$5b37o$6b35o$7b
33o$6b32o$7b30o$8b28o$9b21ob2o$9b19o2bo$10b16o$11b12o$12b8o$14b8o$17b
4o!

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#C Speed 2/402 orthogonal spaceship
x = 43, y = 43, rule = R20,C0,M1,S601..1039,B520..1060,NM
17b2o$14b7o$12b7o$11b11o$10b15o4b2o$9b19o2b2o$8b22ob3o$8b27o$7b30o$6b
32o$6b33o$6b34o$4b37o$4bob35o$6b36o$5b37o$5b37o$5b38o$4b39o$4b36obo$4b
36obo$3b37o$bob37o$bob36o$39o$39o$b37o$b37o$b36o$2b35obo$2b34ob2o$3b
35o$4b33o$5b32o$6b30o$7b29o$9b3ob22o$11b2o2b19o$12b2o3b16o$20b12o$25b
6o$22b7o$24b2o!
Those are faster than the one I found before. But here's one, in a range-50 rule, that's slower:

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#C Speed 8/63194 orthogonal spaceship
x = 103, y = 101, rule = R50,C0,M1,S3563..6059,B3078..6129,NM
60bo2b2o$38bo23b2ob2o$64b2ob3o$65b7o$38bo27b7o$36b2o29b8o$34b3o13b7o
11b8o$32b4o7b20o6b9o$31b4o5b26o4b9o$29b5o4b30o3b9o$24bo3b5o3b34o2b9o$
23bob8o2b36o2b9o$22b2ob7ob40ob9o$21b53ob9o$20b65o$19b67o$18b68o$17b70o
$16b72o$15b75o$14b77o$13b79o$12b80o$11b82o$10b84o$9b86o$9b87o$8b8ob79o
$7b8ob81o$7b7ob75ob6o$6b7o2b75o2b6o$5b7o2b77o2b6o$5b6o2b78o3b5o$4b5o4b
79o3b5o$4b2obo4b81o3b4o$3b3o6b81o4b3o$3b2obo4b83o4b3o$3bo7b83o5b2o$2b
2o6b85o5b2o$2bo7b85o5b2o$2bo6b86o6bo$b2o6b87o6bo$bo7b87o6bo$bo7b87o$bo
6b88o$8b88o$8b88o$o7b88o$o7b88o$o6b90o$o6b90o$o6b90o$o7b88o$o7b88o$8b
88o$8b88o$bo6b88o$bo7b87o$bo7b87o6bo$b2o6b87o6bo$2bo6b86o6bo$2bo7b85o
5b2o$2b2o6b85o5b2o$3bo7b83o5b2o$3b2obo4b83o4b3o$3b3o6b81o4b3o$4b2obo4b
81o3b4o$4b5o4b79o3b5o$5b6o2b78o3b5o$5b7o2b77o2b6o$6b7o2b75o2b6o$7b7ob
75ob6o$7b8ob81o$8b8ob79o$9b87o$9b86o$10b84o$11b82o$12b80o$13b79o$14b
77o$15b75o$16b72o$17b70o$18b68o$19b67o$20b65o$21b53ob9o$22b2ob7ob40ob
9o$23bob8o2b36o2b9o$24bo3b5o3b34o2b9o$29b5o4b30o3b9o$31b4o5b26o4b9o$
32b4o7b20o6b9o$34b3o13b7o11b8o$36b2o29b8o$38bo27b7o$65b7o$64b2ob3o$38b
o23b2ob2o$60bo2b2o!
Can anyone find anything slower? Or maybe a slow knightship?

Dean Hickerson

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 6:06 am
by Saka
Dean, is there a trick to find good "blobby" rules? The dynamics interest me. Are there any slower bugs-ish ships??
Edit:
Tiny script to calculate the number of neighbors of a given rule. I know, I know, the algorithm for von Neumann is unnecessarily big and long but it works.

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#ltlneighcalc.py
#Calculates the number of neighbors
#for a given LTL extended neighborhood.
# :)
import golly as g
r = int(g.getstring("Range?","5"))
n = g.getstring("Neighborhood?","M")
result = "0"
if n == "M":
    result = str((r*4)+((r*r)*4)) 
elif n == "N":
    result = str(((r*4)+((r*r)-(r*3)))*2)
g.note(result)
And Dean, please do post the "faster" ships you found.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 10:48 am
by Dean Hickerson
Saka wrote:Dean, is there a trick to find good "blobby" rules?
The only method I know of is to start with an interesting rule and then make small changes to the birth and survival limits, or change the range. If you change the range from r0 to r1, then the birth and survival limits should be multiplied by (2*r1+1)^2 / (2*r0+1)^2, approximately.

Often the modified rule will have somewhat similar dynamics, although the existence of a slow spaceship (or any other type of interesting object) in the original rule is no guarantee that the new one will have something similar.
And Dean, please do post the "faster" ships you found.
I thought I had posted all that I'd found, but I missed a few.

Here are 2 slow spaceships in one range-17 rule:

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#C Speed 4/1518 orthogonal spaceship
x = 36, y = 36, rule = R17,C0,M1,S430..727,B367..737,NM
13b5o$11b5o$9b5o$8b12o4bo$7b16o2b2o$7b18ob2o$6b24o$5b26o$5b28o$4b30o$
4b31o$3bob30o$5b31o$4b32o$4b29ob2o$3b33o$3b30o2bo$3b31obo$o2b30o$o2b
30o$o2b30o$2ob30o$32o$32o$b30o$b32o$2b30o$3b29o$4b27o$5b25o$7b23o$9b2o
b17o$10bo3b14o$18b9o$21b5o$19b6o!

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#C Speed 4/750 orthogonal spaceship
x = 37, y = 37, rule = R17,C0,M1,S430..727,B367..737,NM
18b4o$20b5o$21b5o$17b5ob4o$10bo3b14o$9b2ob17o$7b23o$5b26o$4b27o$3b28o$
2b30o$b32o$b30o$32o$32o$33o$ob31o$o2b30o$2b32o$3b31o$3b31ob2o$3b31ob2o
$4b32o$4b32o$4b32o$5b30o$3b2ob29o$4b30o$5b28o$5b27o$6b24o$7b18ob3o$7b
16o2b2o$8b13o3b2o$9b5o$10b5o$12b5o!
And here's one in a range-29 rule:

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#C Speed 2/2262 orthogonal spaceship
x = 60, y = 61, rule = R29,C0,M1,S1216..2068,B1050..2092,NM
25b4o$21b7o$19b7o$17b7o$16b7o$15b7ob9o8bo$14b22o5b2o$13b25o4b3o$12b28o
2b4o$11b31ob5o$11b38o$10b41o$9b43o$8b45o$8b46o$7b48o$6b50o$6b51o$5b3ob
49o$5bo2b50o$4bo3b51o$7b52o$7b53o$6b49ob4o$6b50ob3o$6b50ob3o$5b51o2b2o
$5b51o3bo$5b51o3bo$4b52o3bo$4b52o$4b52o$o3b52o$o3b51o$2o2b51o$2o2b51o$
3ob50o$4ob49o$4ob48o$b52o$b51o$b51o2b2o$2b49o2b2o$3b48ob3o$3b51o$4b49o
$5b48o$6b46o$7b45o$9b42o$10b40o$11b38o$12b5o2b29o$14b4o3b27o$15b4o4b
24o$17b3o6b20o$19bo9b7ob8o$36b8o$35b7o$33b7o$31b7o!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 11:06 am
by muzik
I wonder, will we ever get neighbourhoods larger than 50? I personally doubt it, because it would be kinda messy and unwieldy to work with

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 4th, 2017, 11:55 pm
by Saka
Dean Hickerson wrote: The only method I know of is to start with an interesting rule and then make small changes to the birth and survival limits, or change the range. If you change the range from r0 to r1, then the birth and survival limits should be multiplied by (2*r1+1)^2 / (2*r0+1)^2, approximately.
Interesting! Thank you! I will make a python script for this too hehe. Soon.

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 5th, 2017, 1:41 am
by Saka
Saka wrote: Interesting! Thank you! I will make a python script for this too hehe. Soon.
And soon indeed.

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#ltlrangeconvert.py
#A script to change the range
#but keep MOST of the dynamics
#DISCLAIMER: Drastic range changes will remove the dynamics.
#Thanks to Dean Hickerson's algorithm!
#By Saka.
from decimal import *
import golly as g
getcontext().prec = 8
fullrule = g.getrule()
sections = fullrule.split(",")
r = sections[0]
b = sections[4]
s = sections[3]
c = sections[1]
m = sections[2]
n = sections[5]
#Filter n so :Txxx don't get involved
nlist = n.split(":")
npure = nlist[0]
#Aaand filter r so the R is gone
rpure = int(r[1])
#Getting bmin and bmax outta that string...
bpure = b.translate(None,"B")
blist = bpure.split("..")
bmin = int(blist[0])
bmax = int(blist[1])
#Now for smin and smax...
spure = s.translate(None,"S")
slist = spure.split("..")
smin = int(slist[0])
smax = int(slist[1])
#Input time
rangeto = int(g.getstring("Range to convert to?","5"))
rangetostr = str(rangeto)
#Now for calculations!
meaningoflife = (2*Decimal(rangeto)+1)**2/(2*Decimal(rpure)+1)**2
newbmin = str(int(round(bmin*meaningoflife))) #Huh. Decimal to number to integer to string
newbmax = str(int(round(bmax*meaningoflife)))
newsmin = str(int(round(smin*meaningoflife)))
newsmax = str(int(round(smax*meaningoflife)))
newrule = "R"+rangetostr+","+c+","+m+","+"S"+newsmin+".."+newsmax+","+"B"+newbmin+".."+newbmax+","+npure
g.setrule(newrule)
With that script I found these rules:

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#C 12,5c/17 spaceship and 2c/2 orthogonal spaceship
x = 37, y = 13, rule = R6,C0,M1,S47..81,B47..63,NM
28b5o$4b6o17b7o$3b8o15b9o$2b9o15b9o$2b9o14b11o$b11o13b4o3b4o$b4o3b4o
12b4o5b4o$5o4b4o11b4o5b4o$b4o5b2o12b4o5b4o$b4o5b2o13b3o5b3o$2b4o3b2o
15b2o5b2o$4b6o17b3ob3o$5b3o20b5o!

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#C 6c/8 diagonal spaceship
x = 18, y = 18, rule = R9,C0,M1,S101..173,B101..134,NM
7b6o$5b10o$3b8o2b3o$2b8o4b3o$b9o5b2o$b7o8b2o$7o9b2o$7o8b3o$7o6b5o$8o5b
5o$b8o3b6o$b16o$2b15o$3b13o$4b12o$5b10o$6b8o$8b4o!
And some more (EDIT):

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#C c/2 diagonal spaceship and 9c/11 orthogonal spaceship
x = 50, y = 20, rule = R10,C0,M1,S127..223,B127..186,NM
8b6o24b2o$7b8o21b6o$6b10o19b8o$5b12o17b12o$4b14o15b14o$3b15o14b16o$2b
17o12b18o$b9o2b8o11b4o5b9o$b8o4b7o10b4o7b9o$8o6b7o9b4o7b9o$8o7b6o9b4o
7b9o$8o8b4o10b4o7b9o$b8o7b4o11b4o5b9o$b9o6b4o11b18o$2b9o4b4o13b16o$3b
9ob5o15b14o$4b13o17b12o$5b11o19b8o$7b8o21b6o$9b4o25b2o!

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#C 6c/8 diagonal spaceship
x = 17, y = 17, rule = R9,C0,M1,S101..173,B101..134,NM
6b4o$4b8o$3b11o$2b3o3b7o$b3o5b7o$b2o7b7o$3o7b7o$3o7b7o$4o5b8o$5o3b9o$b
16o$b15o$2b13o$2b12o$3b10o$4b8o$5b6o!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 5th, 2017, 10:12 pm
by Saka
I added more states to Bugs

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#C 10c/20 diagonal and 5c/6 orthogonal spaceship
x = 38, y = 12, rule = R5,C3,M1,S34..58,B34..45,NM
5.3AB$2.2B5AB$.B5A.2AB19.4A$.4A4.2AB16.7AB$5A5.2A14.10AB$4A5.3A14.5AB
3.2A$4AB4.3A14.5AB4.AB$.4AB.4A15.5AB4.AB$2.8AB15.5AB3.2A$3.7AB15.10AB
$4.5AB18.7AB$5.3A22.4A!

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#C 10c/20 diagonal spaceship
x = 13, y = 13, rule = R5,C6,M1,S34..58,B34..45,NM
3.E2DE$.2EDCBABE$.EDCB4AB$EDC2A.5A$DCBA3.5A$DBA3.ED5A$E3A.EDCB4A$.B3A
D2C5A$.E4AB5A$2.B8A$3.7A$4.5A$5.3A!
Here is one in Range 4 Bugs

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#C 10c/20 orthogonal and 4c/9 diagonal spaceship
x = 23, y = 9, rule = R4,C0,M1,S23..39,B23..30,NM
17b3o$b5o10b5o$b5o9b7o$7o8b3ob4o$7o7b2o4b3o$3ob3o7b2o3b4o$2o3b2o8b2o2b
3o$b5o10b5o$2b3o12b2o!
EDIIIIIIIT:
Some Von2 spaceships:

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#C c/4 diagonal spaceship
x = 3, y = 4, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..4,B4..6,NN
2o$3o$3o$o!

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#C c/3 orthogonal spaceship
x = 4, y = 4, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..5,B4..4,NN
bo$2o$o2bo$3o!

Re: Larger than Life

Posted: July 6th, 2017, 1:18 am
by Dean Hickerson
I wrote:Can anyone find anything slower? Or maybe a slow knightship?
Here's the slowest yet, an orthogonal spaceship with range 43:

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#C Speed 9/121716 orthogonal spacehip
x = 88, y = 89, rule = R43,C0,M1,S2657..4491,B2268..4554,NM
47b5o$50b5o$52b6o$54b6o$32b2o21b7o$30b3o23b8o$28b4o25b8o$27b4o10b12o5b
9o$25b5o6b19o4b9o$24b5o4b25o2b9o$20bob6o3b29ob9o$19bob6o3b31ob9o$18bob
6o2b44o$17bob54o$16b58o$15b60o$14b62o$13b64o$12b66o$13b66o$12b68o$9bob
69o$8bob71o$7bob72o$9b73o$8b75o$5bob76o$7b4ob65ob6o$4bob4o2b66ob5o$6b
3o2b67o2b5o$3bob3o3b68o2b4o$5b2o3b69o3b4o$2bob2o4b70o3b3o$4bo4b71o4b3o
$3b2o4b72o4b2o$bobo4b73o5bo$8b73o6bo$2bo5b73o6bo$8b74o$2o5b75o$o6b75o$
o6b75o$o6b75o$o6b75o$o5b76o$o6b75o$o6b75o$o6b75o$o6b75o$2o5b75o$8b74o$
2bo5b73o6bo$8b73o6bo$bobo4b73o5bo$3b2o4b72o4b2o$4bo4b71o4b3o$2bob2o4b
70o3b3o$5b2o3b69o3b4o$3bob3o3b68o2b4o$6b3o2b67o2b5o$4bob4o2b66ob5o$7b
4ob65ob6o$5bob76o$8b75o$9b73o$7bob72o$8bob71o$9bob69o$12b68o$13b66o$
12b66o$13b64o$14b62o$15b60o$16b58o$17bob54o$18bob6o2b44o$19bob6o3b31ob
9o$20bob6o3b29ob9o$24b5o4b25o2b9o$25b5o6b19o4b9o$27b4o10b12o5b9o$28b4o
25b8o$30b3o23b8o$32b2o21b7o$54b6o$52b6o$50b5o$47b5o!