Gun Discussion Thread

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by calcyman » August 2nd, 2021, 7:50 am

Freywa wrote:
August 2nd, 2021, 6:16 am
After reading about the p42/p63/p84 period-multiplying mechanisms I realised that the old blocker trick suffices to turn p84 into p168:
5 rows removed by replacing the overwhelmed Snark+blocker with an overwhelmed tremi-Snark:

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x = 46, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
$12b2o$5bo5bo$4bo3b2o2bo$4bo4bo3bo$5bobo3bo2bo$10b4o$27b2o$10b4o4bo8bo
$5bobo3bo2bo3b3o7bo$4bo4bo3bo7bo5b2o$4bo3b2o2bo7b2o4bo$5bo5bo15b2o6b2o
$2o10b2o9b2obo2bo5bobo$bo20b2ob5o7bo$bobo20bo8b4ob2o2b2o$2b2o14bo8bo5b
o2bobobo2bo$10b2o3bo3bo6b2o3b2o2b2obob2o$9bo2bo2bo14bo2b2o2b2obo$12bo
2bo2bo4bo5bob2o2b2obobo$8bo3bo3b2o6b2o3bo3b2o4bo$9bo13b2o5b3obob3o$32b
o3bo2$8bo20bo4bo$b2o3b3o2bo18bo3bo$2bo2bo3b3o2b5o2bo6b3o$2bobob2o4b3ob
ob4o15b2o5b2o$2o2bobob4o4bo20b2o5bo$bob2obobo3b4ob3o22bobo$bobo2bo2bob
obobobo2bo12bobo6b2o$2ob3obo2bo2bobobo2bo13b2o2b2o$bobo6b4obob3o14bo3b
obo$bo2b6o4bo24bo$2o9b2o2b3o7b2o$6b4obo5b3o5b2o$6bo2bo2bo7bo$10b2o7b2o
$28b2o7b2ob2o$10b2o13b4o6b3obob3o$9bobo13b3o6bo4bo4bo$9bo16bo6bobob2o
2b2obo$6b2obo7bo15bobo3b2o2bo$7bobob2o2b3o12b2obobob2o2b2o$7bobob2o2b
2o13b2obobo4bo$6b2obo7bo16b2ob4o$6bo2b4o3bo10b2o7bo$7b2o3bo3bo10bobo6b
obo$9b2o18bo7b2o$9bo13bo5b2o$11bo12bo$10b2o10b3o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Freywa » August 2nd, 2021, 9:49 am

p126:

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x = 40, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
22.2A$3.2A5.2A5.2A2.B.A$2.B2AB3.B2AB3.A4B2A$3.2B5.2B4.5B$4.2B3.2B4.A
5B$3.2AB3.B2A3.6BA$.BA2BAB.BA2BAB.2BAB2AB$.BA3BA.A3BAB.3BA3B$2BA3BA.A
3BA2B2.5B$.A2BA.A.A.A2BA2.BA4B$.BABA.A.A.ABAB2.B3A2B5.BA3.AB$4.BA3.AB
5.2B3AB2.BABA.A.A.ABAB$16.4BAB2.A2BA.A.A.A2BA$16.5B2.2BA3BA.A3BA2B$
16.3BA3B.BA3BA.A3BAB$8.2A6.B2ABA2B.BA2BAB.BA2BAB$9.A6.A6B3.2AB3.B2A$
9.A.AB4.5BA4.2B3.2B$10.3A4.5B4.2B5.2B$12.3A2B.A2BA3.B2AB3.B2AB$11.B2A
BA2B3AB4.2A5.2A$12.2AB2A2.5B$11.2A.BA4.6B$11.BABA.BA3.5B3.2A5.2A$7.2A
.A.A.A.2A4.BABA.2B2A5.A$7.A.2A.A.A8.B2A4B3.BA.A$13.2A9.A7B.B2A$25.5B
2A2B$25.5BABAB$24.7BAB$23.8B$12.2A8.4B3.B.B$11.B2AB6.4B5.3B$11.4B5.4B
6.3B$12.2B5.4B6.2AB2A$3.2A7.4B2.4B5.3A.B.3A$3.A.A5.5B.4B5.A4.AB3.A$4.
A.14B7.4A.2AB2A$5.14B11.A.A.A2.2A$5.10BA3B8.2A.A.B4A2.A$5.8B2A5B7.2A.
2A2BA.A.2A$4.3B2A5B2A5B10.4B.A.A$4.3B2A13B10.4BA2.A$2.2AB.11B2.4B5.2A
2.B2A2.3A$.A.AB2.8B5.4B4.A4.4A$.A5.10B4.4B4.A3.2B2.A$2A5.B.B5.2A5.4B
4.A.A.A.2A$8.3B4.A7.4B4.2A.2A$7.B2AB5.3A5.3BA5.A3.3A$8.2A8.A6.3BA4.A.
2A2.A$26.3AB4.A.A!
p189:

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x = 40, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
22.2A$3.2A5.2A5.BA2.A.A$2.B2AB3.B2AB3.B6A$3.2B5.2B4.2ABAB$4.2B3.2B4.B
5A$3.A2B3.2BA3.ABAB2AB$.2B2A2B.2B2A2B.2BAB2AB$.2B2ABA.AB2A2B.2BA4B$2B
A2B2A.2A2BA2B2.5B$.AB2A.A.A.2ABA2.2BA3B$.BABA.A.A.ABAB2.ABA3B5.BA3.AB
$4.BA3.AB5.3BABA2.BABA.A.A.ABAB$16.3BA2B2.AB2A.A.A.2ABA$16.5B2.2BA2B
2A.2A2BA2B$16.4BA2B.2B2ABA.AB2A2B$8.2A6.B2ABA2B.2B2A2B.2B2A2B$9.A6.B
2ABABA3.A2B3.2BA$9.A.AB4.5AB4.2B3.2B$10.2AB4.BAB2A4.2B5.2B$12.B2A2B.
3AB3.B2AB3.B2AB$11.2BABA3BA2B4.2A5.2A$12.BABAB2.5B$11.BA.BA4.4B$11.2A
BA.2A3.5B3.2A5.2A$7.2A.A.A.A.2A4.4B.2B2A5.A$7.A.2A.A.A8.7B3.BA.A$13.
2A9.8B.B2A$25.5B2A2B$11.A13.5BABAB$11.3A10.7BAB$14.A8.8B$13.2A7.4B3.B
.A$13.5B3.4B5.BAB$4.2A9.3B2.4B6.3B$3.A.A8.5BABAB6.A3BA$3.A8.B.5B2AB5.
3A.A.3A$2A.AB.B3.10BA5.A4.AB3.A$.A.A.2AB.12B6.4A.ABABA$.A.A.2A14B9.A.
A.B2.2A$2A.A2.5B2A8B6.2A.A.BAB2A2.A$A2.4A3BA2BA5B.B2A4.2A.A3BA.A.2A$.
2A2.BAB.2B2A6B.BA.A7.A3B.A.A$3.2A6.7B5.A8.4BA2.A$3.A7.2B.4B5.2A7.A2B
2.3A$5.A9.4B14.4A$4.2A10.4B13.2B2.A$17.4B8.2A.A.A.2A$18.4B7.A.2A.2A$
19.3BA10.A3.3A$20.3BA9.A.2A2.A$21.3AB9.A.A!
Princess of Science, Parcly Taxel

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x = 31, y = 5, rule = B2-a/S12
3bo23bo$2obo4bo13bo4bob2o$3bo4bo13bo4bo$2bo4bobo11bobo4bo$2bo25bo!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by yujh » August 2nd, 2021, 11:22 am

Thank you, min bb reduced

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x = 39, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$2b2o5b2o6bo2bobo$2b2o5b2o5b6o$15b2obo$15b5o$2bo7bo3bobob2o$2b2o
5b2o5bob2o$2b2obobob2o5bo$bo2b2ob2o2bo$ob2obobob2obo4bo$bobobobobobo3b
obo9bo3bo$4bo3bo9bobo3bobobobobobo$18bo4bob2obobob2obo$24bo2b2ob2o2bo$
19bo5b2obobob2o$7b2o7b2obo5b2o5b2o$8bo7b2obobo3bo7bo$8bobo5b5o$9b2o6bo
b2o$12b2o3b3o5b2o5b2o$12bobo3bo6b2o5b2o$12bobo$11bo2bo$10b2obob2o11b2o
5b2o$6b2obobobob2o11b2o5bo$6bob2obobo19bobo$12b2o19b2o$29b2o$10b4o15bo
bo$10bo3bo15bo$13b2o$30bo$4b2o24bo$3bobo$3bo14bobo7bo3bo$2obo14b2o6b3o
bob3o$bobob2o5b2o5bo5bo4bo4bo$bobob2o5b2o12b4obobobo$2obo25bobo4b2o$o
2b4o14b2o3b2obo2bob2o2bo$b2o3bo14bobo2b2obo3bobob2o$3b2o18bo6bo4bobo$
3bo19b2o10bo2bo$5bo25bo4b3o$4b2o26b4o$36bo$28b2obobob2o$28bob2ob2o$32b
o3b3o$32bob2o2bo$33bobo!
Rule modifier

B34kz5e7c8/S23-a4ityz5k
b2n3-q5y6cn7s23-k4c8
B3-kq6cn8/S2-i3-a4ciyz8
B3-kq4z5e7c8/S2-ci3-a4ciq5ek6eik7

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » August 3rd, 2021, 1:31 pm

Is there any catalyst that will allow this p86 gun to work while still creating the honey farm?

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x = 33, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
6b2o8bo$6b2o6b3o$13bo$13b2o2$10b3o$9bo3bo$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$9bo3bo$
2b2o6b3o$bobo$bo29b2o$2o29bo$29bobo$20b3o6b2o$19bo3bo$18bo5bo$18bo5bo$
18bo5bo$19bo3bo$20b3o2$18b2o$19bo$16b3o6b2o$16bo8b2o!
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » August 5th, 2021, 8:35 pm

Is a p53 gun using this mechanism possible? Sparking this gliders by the dozen sequence results in two gliders and two Herschels while leaving behind the same sequence 53 generations later.

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x = 11, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
5bo2bo$3b8o$5b4o4$4b3o$3bo3bo$2bo5bo$2bo5bobo$2b2obob2o2$2b2obob2o$obo
5bo$2bo5bo$3bo3bo$4b3o4$2b4o$8o$2bo2bo!
EDIT (I don't want to triple post):
In 56 generations (also works in 55), the beehives reappear plus two H'. If we can get a p42+ sparker that leaves enough room for the H', we can get guns of multiple periods.

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x = 23, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o9bo2$11b2o$10bo2bo$11b2o8$10b2o$9bo2bo$10b2o2$9bo9b2o$
19bobo$21bo$21b2o!
Example with my p76 that probably doesn't give enough room

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x = 45, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$32bo2bob2o$32b2obobo$35bobo$34b2ob2o$31b3obo3bo$28b6obob2obo$34b
2o2bobo$35b2o3b2o$31bo3bo2bobo$31bo4b3obo$31bo7bo$38bo$38b2o$42b2o$25b
2o4b2o9bobo$24bo2bo2bo2bo5b2obobo$17b2o5b2o5bobo5bobobo$17b2o4b2o7bo8b
o$23b2o4bo9bo2bo$22bob2o2bo13bo$22bo5bo9bo3bo$21b2o2b3o10bo3bo$21b3o
18bo$11b2o26bo2bo$12bo11bobo14bo$12bobo24bobobo$13b2o9bobo12b2obobo$
42bobo$22b2o18b2o$21bo2bo$22b2o8$21b2o$20bo2bo$b2o18b2o$obo$obob2o12bo
bo9b2o$bobobo24bobo$3bo14bobo11bo$2bo2bo26b2o$2bo18b3o$2bo3bo10b3o2b2o
$2bo3bo9bo5bo$2bo13bo2b2obo$2bo2bo9bo4b2o$3bo8bo7b2o4b2o$bobobo5bobo5b
2o5b2o$obob2o5bo2bo2bo2bo$obo9b2o4b2o$b2o$5b2o$6bo$5bo7bo$4bob3o4bo$4b
obo2bo3bo$3b2o3b2o$4bobo2b2o$4bob2obob6o$5bo3bob3o$6b2ob2o$7bobo$7bobo
b2o$6b2obo2bo$10b2o!
EDIT 2:

p51 partial

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x = 49, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
45bo2$42b3o$41bo3bo$41bo3bo$40b2obo2b2o$5b3o32b2ob2ob2o$4bo3bo2$5bobo
35bo$o4bo2bo32bo2bob2o$ob2o4b2obo29bo2bo2b2o$3bo2bo4bo30bo3b3o$4bobo
31b2o6b2o$37b3o3bo$3bo3bo29b2o2bo2bo$4b3o31b2obo2bo$42bo3$38b2ob2ob2o$
38b2o2bob2o$40bo3bo$40bo3bo$41b3o2$40bo!
p210 partial with two slightly different ways of doing it

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x = 53, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
46b2o2$47b3o$46bo$10b3o32b2o2bob2o$9b2o2bo26b3obo4bo2bo$3b2o3bo4bo25bo
2b4o4b2o$2bobo4b4o2bo23b4obo$3bo6bo4bo23b2o$39bo3b2o$4b3o36b2o$40b2o2b
o$4bobo35b6o$5bo4bo34bo2b2o$9bobo33b2o$45b2o3bo$9b3o37b2o$45bob4o$o4bo
6bo25b2o4b4o2bo$o2b4o4bobo23bo2bo4bob3o$2bo4bo3b2o24b2obo2b2o$2bo2b2o
36bo$3b3o34b3o2$42b2o!

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x = 53, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
46b2o2$47b3o$46bo$10b3o32b2o2bob2o$9b2o2bo26b3obo4bo2bo$3b2o3bo4bo25bo
2b4o4b2o$2bobo4b4o2bo23b4obo$3bo6bo4bo23b2o$39bo3b2o$4b3o36b2o$40b2o2b
o$4bobo35b6o$5bo4bo34bo2b2o$9bobo33b2o$45b2o3bo$9b3o37b2o$45bob4o$o4bo
6bo25b2o4b4o2bo$o2b4o4bobo23bo2bo4bob3o$2bo4bo3b2o24b2obo2b2o$2bo2b2o
36bo$3b3o34b3o2$42b2o!
EDIT 3:

p34

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x = 221, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
215b2o$21bo$21b2o91bobo100bo$20bobo78bo3b2o10b2o86b2o10b2o$11b2o88bo2b
obo12bo82bobob2o9bobo$10bob2o89bo2bo10bobo82b2o2bo12b2o$9b2obo90bobo
10bo2bo82b2o12bo2b2o$10b2o91bo12bobo2bo81bobo9b2obobo$obo101b2o10b2o3b
o82b2o10b2o$2o104bobo96bo$bo$206b2o!
p80

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x = 42, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$b2obo$o2bo$o2bo4bo11b2o$o2bo3bobo$b3o3b2o12bo$20bobo$b3o3b2o9bo$o
2bo3bobo7bobobo2bo$o2bo4bo8bobo2b3o$o2bo18b3o$b2obo$3b2o4$37b2o$37bob
2o$17b3o18bo2bo$17b3o2bobo8bo4bo2bo$17bo2bobobo7bobo3bo2bo$23bo9b2o3b
3o$19bobo$20bo12b2o3b3o$32bobo3bo2bo$19b2o12bo4bo2bo$38bo2bo$37bob2o$
37b2o!
p98

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x = 60, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
50bo2$40b2o7b2o$6bobo5bobo22bobo6bob2o$6bobo5bobo22bo8bo3bo$6bo2bo3bo
2bo22b2o8b3obo$o2b2o2b3o3b3o2b2o18b2o4b2o3bo3b2o$obo5bo2bo2bo5bo23b2o
4b2obo$3b2o4bobobo4b2o31b2o$4b4ob2ob2ob4o$6bo9bo26b3o$6bo9bo25bo$10bob
o28bo4bo8b2o$11bo28bo3b3o8bobo$11bo4bo23bo16bo$16bo23bobo8b3o3bo$15bob
o23b2o8bo4bo$11bo9bo33bo$11bo9bo30b3o$9b4ob2ob2ob4o$8b2o4bobobo4b2o20b
2o$7bo5bo2bo2bo5bobo16bob2o4b2o$8b2o2b3o3b3o2b2o2bo15b2o3bo3b2o4b2o$
11bo2bo3bo2bo22bob3o8b2o$11bobo5bobo23bo3bo8bo$11bobo5bobo24b2obo6bobo
$47b2o7b2o2$47bo!
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » August 22nd, 2021, 7:08 am

hotdogPi wrote:
August 21st, 2021, 9:48 am
p45; the blocks are to suppress other blocks; move the catalyst and you'll have more room, or you can try to squeeze a p5 in there.

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x = 22, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
7b6o$6bo6bo$5bo8bo$6bo6bo$7b6o5$8b2o$4bob2obo$6b2o$6b2obo$2o6b2o$2o8$
20b2o$12b2o6b2o$12bob2o$14b2o$12bob2obo$12b2o5$9b6o$8bo6bo$7bo8bo$8bo
6bo$9b6o!
Can a new p45 gun be constructed based on this idea?

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x = 160, y = 80, rule = B3/S23
50b2o3bo2bo3b2o$50b5o4b5o$50b2o3bo2bo3b2o6$38bo2bo4bo2bo$36b3o2b6o2b3o
3b3o$38bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$55b3o3$140b2o2b2ob2o6b2o$61b2o68b2o7bobo2b2o2bo
2bo3bo$60bob3o66bobob2o5b2o4bo3b4o$60bo4bo57b2o8bobo5bo2b4ob3o4b3o$59b
2ob3o58bob2o5bo3bo5bobo2bobo3bobo3bo$58bo2b2o61bo7b3o3bo2b2o2bo2bob2o
3bob2o$58b2o54b2o11bo4b3o2bobobo2b3o2bobo4bo$49bo8bo56bo8bo2bo3b2ob2o
2bo3b2obo3bobob2obo$48bo8bo4bo52bobo5bo2bo4b2o6bobo2b2obobobo3bo$48b3o
6b4obo53b3o5b2o12b4o6bo3b3o$38b2o21bo56b3o2bo6bo5bo12b3o2bobo$37bobo
19bo58b3o8bo2b3obo2bo11bo3b2o$39bo19b2o57b3o2bo6b6obo$116b3o5b2o$115bo
bo5bo2bo$115bo8bo2bo$114b2o11bo$124bo$123bob2o4b3o$37bobo83b2o5bo$37b
2o92b3o$27bo10bo$27b2o$26bobo$137b2o$136bob3o$136bo4bo$135b2ob3o$134bo
2b2o$134b2o$5b2o19bo78b2o18bo8bo$6bo19bobo77bo17bo8bo4bo$4bo21b2o76bo
19b3o6b4obo$3bob4o6b3o85bob4o6b3o19bo$3bo4bo8bo85bo4bo8bo17bo$7bo8bo
90bo8bo18b2o$6b2o98b2o$3b2o2bo95b2o2bo$b3ob2o94b3ob2o$o4bo94bo4bo$b3ob
o95b3obo$3b2o98b2o4$8b3o97b3o$11bo4bo2bo4bo2bo83bo5b2o$8b3o3b3o2b6o2b
3o78b3o4b2obo$16bo2bo4bo2bo89bo$114bo11b2o$114bo2bo8bo$115bo2bo5bobo$
116b2o5b3o$104bob6o6bo2b3o$2b2o3bo2bo3b2o69b2o3bo11bo2bob3o2bo8b3o$2b
5o4b5o69bobo2b3o12bo5bo6bo2b3o$2b2o3bo2bo3b2o71b3o3bo6b4o12b2o5b3o$86b
o3bobobob2o2bobo6b2o4bo2bo5bobo$85bob2obobo3bob2o3bo2b2ob2o3bo2bo8bo$
85bo4bobo2b3o2bobobo2b3o4bo11b2o$83b2obo3b2obo2bo2b2o2bo3b3o7bo$82bo3b
obo3bobo2bobo5bo3bo5b2obo$83b3o4b3ob4o2bo5bobo8b2o$86b4o3bo4b2o5b2obob
o$85bo3bo2bo2b2o2bobo7b2o$85b2o6b2ob2o2b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » August 23rd, 2021, 1:09 am

Sokwe wrote:
August 22nd, 2021, 7:08 am
Can a new p45 gun be constructed based on this idea?
Such a gun is possible. Here is a new p45 gun:

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x = 103, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
91bo$61b2ob2ob2o21bobo$60bobob2obo2bob2o2b2o12bobo$4b2obo8b2o5b2o4b2o
5b2o2b2o3bo14bobo4bob2obo2bobo11b2ob2o2b2o$2obo2b4o7bo4bo2bo3bo2b2obo
2bo2bo2bobo2b2ob2o4b2o2b5obo4bobo13bo3bo4bo$o3bo5bo6bobo3bobo5b2o3b2o
3bobobobo2bobo4bobobo4bobob2obob2o13b3o4bo2bo$b3ob3o2bo5b2ob4o2bob4o3b
2o2b3o2bo3bobo2bobo2bobob2obo3bob2obo3bo14bobo2bob2o$3bobo2bob2o3bo6bo
bo2bo4b2obobo2bobob3obob2obobobo6bo3b2o3bobobo6b2o7b3obo$5b2obo5b3obob
obobobo3b2o3bobo4bo5bo4bob3o8bo2bo2bo2bobo6b3ob2o6b2o$3bobobo2b2obo4bo
5bob4o5b2obo2b2o2b4o3bo5bo3b4o5bo5bo6b2o2b3o$2bo2bob2o3bobobo12b2obobo
bo2b2o2b3o2bo7b3obo2b3o4bobob4o12b2o$2b2obo2bobo3bob2o2b2o4b2o4b5o3b2o
2b3o2b2obo4b2ob2o3b2obob4o3bo12bo$5b2obob4o2bo4bo10bo4b4obob2ob3o2bo7b
o2bobobobo3bo$5bo2bo7bo3bo14b3o4bo2bobo2b2o2b5obob2obobo2b3o$7bo2b2ob
3o4b2o12bo3b4o3bobo4b2o5bo2bo2bob3o13bo$8b2obobo21b2obo3b3o2b4o3b5o3bo
2bo4bo12bo$36bo4bo2bobo3bob2o2bo2b3o4bobobo5bo5b3o$34bobo5bobob2o3bobo
5bo5b2ob2o6bo5b3o7bo$34b2o7bo31bobo4b3o3b4obo$76bo6bo4b4o$76bo14b3o8bo
$76bo16bo6bobo$76bo6bo5b3obo3bo3b2o$75bobo4b3o6bob2obobo$76bo5b3o10bob
2o$76bo5b3o6bo2bobo2b2o$83bo5bob2o4b2o2bo$83bo4bobobo7b2o$87bob7ob3o$
87bo5bo3bo2b2o$85b2ob2o3bobo3bo2bo$84bobo2bo2b2ob2o3b2o$84bo2bo2bo2b2o
2bo$85b2o8b2obo$91bobo2bobo$93bo2bob2o$94bobo2bo$91b3obobo$91bobobob2o
$95bo$90b2o3bo$94bo2$90bo2bo$89bo2b2o$89b2o2b2o$93bobo$94b2o!
The p5 sparkers can surely be reduced.

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » August 23rd, 2021, 2:47 am

Sokwe wrote:
August 23rd, 2021, 1:09 am
Sokwe wrote:
August 22nd, 2021, 7:08 am
Can a new p45 gun be constructed based on this idea?
Such a gun is possible. Here is a new p45 gun:

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x = 103, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
91bo$61b2ob2ob2o21bobo$60bobob2obo2bob2o2b2o12bobo$4b2obo8b2o5b2o4b2o
5b2o2b2o3bo14bobo4bob2obo2bobo11b2ob2o2b2o$2obo2b4o7bo4bo2bo3bo2b2obo
2bo2bo2bobo2b2ob2o4b2o2b5obo4bobo13bo3bo4bo$o3bo5bo6bobo3bobo5b2o3b2o
3bobobobo2bobo4bobobo4bobob2obob2o13b3o4bo2bo$b3ob3o2bo5b2ob4o2bob4o3b
2o2b3o2bo3bobo2bobo2bobob2obo3bob2obo3bo14bobo2bob2o$3bobo2bob2o3bo6bo
bo2bo4b2obobo2bobob3obob2obobobo6bo3b2o3bobobo6b2o7b3obo$5b2obo5b3obob
obobobo3b2o3bobo4bo5bo4bob3o8bo2bo2bo2bobo6b3ob2o6b2o$3bobobo2b2obo4bo
5bob4o5b2obo2b2o2b4o3bo5bo3b4o5bo5bo6b2o2b3o$2bo2bob2o3bobobo12b2obobo
bo2b2o2b3o2bo7b3obo2b3o4bobob4o12b2o$2b2obo2bobo3bob2o2b2o4b2o4b5o3b2o
2b3o2b2obo4b2ob2o3b2obob4o3bo12bo$5b2obob4o2bo4bo10bo4b4obob2ob3o2bo7b
o2bobobobo3bo$5bo2bo7bo3bo14b3o4bo2bobo2b2o2b5obob2obobo2b3o$7bo2b2ob
3o4b2o12bo3b4o3bobo4b2o5bo2bo2bob3o13bo$8b2obobo21b2obo3b3o2b4o3b5o3bo
2bo4bo12bo$36bo4bo2bobo3bob2o2bo2b3o4bobobo5bo5b3o$34bobo5bobob2o3bobo
5bo5b2ob2o6bo5b3o7bo$34b2o7bo31bobo4b3o3b4obo$76bo6bo4b4o$76bo14b3o8bo
$76bo16bo6bobo$76bo6bo5b3obo3bo3b2o$75bobo4b3o6bob2obobo$76bo5b3o10bob
2o$76bo5b3o6bo2bobo2b2o$83bo5bob2o4b2o2bo$83bo4bobobo7b2o$87bob7ob3o$
87bo5bo3bo2b2o$85b2ob2o3bobo3bo2bo$84bobo2bo2b2ob2o3b2o$84bo2bo2bo2b2o
2bo$85b2o8b2obo$91bobo2bobo$93bo2bob2o$94bobo2bo$91b3obobo$91bobobob2o
$95bo$90b2o3bo$94bo2$90bo2bo$89bo2b2o$89b2o2b2o$93bobo$94b2o!
The p5 sparkers can surely be reduced.
There is a trivial reduction with 5blink:

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x = 104, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
61b2ob2ob2o32b2o$60bobob2obo2bob2o2b2o13bo8bobo$4b2obo8b2o5b2o4b2o5b2o
2b2o3bo14bobo4bob2obo2bobo12bobob2o4bo$2obo2b4o7bo4bo2bo3bo2b2obo2bo2b
o2bobo2b2ob2o4b2o2b5obo4bobo15bob3ob2o$o3bo5bo6bobo3bobo5b2o3b2o3bobob
obo2bobo4bobobo4bobob2obob2o16bo3b2o$b3ob3o2bo5b2ob4o2bob4o3b2o2b3o2bo
3bobo2bobo2bobo2b3o3bo2bobo19b4o4b3o$3bobo2bob2obo8bobo2bo4b2obobo2bob
ob3obob2obobobob2o2b2obobo4bob3o6b2o8bob3o$5bo2bo6b4ob2o2b2o4b2o5bo4bo
3bo3bo2bobo2b4o4bobo3b2obobo5bo2bo9bobo$4b2o3b3obo2bobob2o2bobo2bo3b2o
bo3bob2ob2ob2ob2obo3bobob2obo4bo2b2o9bobobo8bo$2b2obob2obob3obo3bo5b2o
bo6b3o4b2o4b2obob2o4bo3bo7bo2b3o8b2o2bobo$2b2obo2bobo3bob2o2b2o4b2obo
2b2o2bo3b2o8b3ob2ob2obo5bo2bob2o4bo9bo3b2o$5b2obob4o2bo4bo11b2o2b4o4b
3o4bobobobobo4bobobo2bo18bo$5bo2bo7bo3bo13b2obo4b2obobob3o2b2ob2obob4o
bo2b3o$7bo2b2ob3o4b2o12bo3b4o3bobo4b2o5bo2bo2bob3o$8b2obobo21b2obo3b3o
2b4o3b5o3bo2bo4bo$36bo4bo2bobo3bob2o2bo2b3o4bobobo4b3o$34bobo5bobob2o
3bobo5bo5b2ob2o4bo3bo3b3o$34b2o7bo29bo5bo2b3o3bo2b3o$88b2ob2obo$72bo7b
obobo$72bo7bobobo7bo10bo$90bo2b2ob2o3bobo$73bo5bo2b3o4b2o7bo3b2o$74bo
3bo3b3o4b2o3bobobo$75b3o12b2o2bo4b2o$89bo3b2ob3o2bo$88bobo2b2o5b2o$87b
ob2o2b2ob4o$87bo3bo8b2o$85b2ob5o6bo2bo$84bobo2bob2ob3o3b2o$84bo2bo9bo$
85b2o4b2o2b2obo$96bobo$92b2o2bob2o$94bobo2bo$92b2obobo$90b2o3bob2o$93b
obo$90b2obobo$91b4o$91b2o$90b3o$89bo2bo$89bo4bo$90bo2bobo$94b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by praosylen » August 23rd, 2021, 12:39 pm

A p72 gun using a blinker-to-glider reaction of hotdogPi's with their new p18 sparker:

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x = 41, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$19bobo$21bo$17b4ob2o2b2o$17bo4bobo2bo$15b2o2b2obob2o$14bo2b2o3b
obo$13bob2o2b2obobo$13bo4bo4bo$14b3obob3o$16b2ob2o$5bo3b2o$bo2bobobo2b
o$b4obob2obo$6bo2bob2o$b2ob2obo4bo$o2bobobo3b2o$2o2bo2bobob2o6b3o$7bo
bob2o5bo2bo$4bo2bobob2o5b3o$4b3o2bo2bo$7bobob2o$4b3o2bo2bobo25bo$4bo4b
2o2b2o3bo19b3o$18bobo16bo$19bo17b2o4$16bo8bobo5b2o$15bo9bobo6b2o$15b3o
6bo9bo$24b2o7b2o$24b2o7bo$20b2o10bo$20b2o3$22b2o8b2o$18b2obobo8bobob2o
$18bob2obobo4bobob2obo$24b2o4b2o!
Not a record though — but maybe this might help to improve some different guns.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Jormungant » August 24th, 2021, 6:30 pm

calcyman wrote:
August 24th, 2021, 6:02 pm
Jormungant wrote:
August 24th, 2021, 2:17 pm
Ah... and while I am at it: p76 gun, not sure what it the state of the art for that one though...
Nowadays the SOTA is pretty much consistently on Catagolue at a page such as https://catagolue.hatsya.com/object/gun_76/b3s23

Yours is 92 * 68 = 6256 bounding box cells, which vastly improves on the current 7865 cells.
Well, I was not sure if kazyan found that one already (since he posted a very nice p70 gun with the same idea), but if it is not so, here some improved p76 gun then (with further reduction to the p4 spark:

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x = 114, y = 95, rule = LifeHistory
13$51.2A$51.A.A$53.A4.2A$49.4A.2A2.A2.A$49.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$51.BABABA.A$
52.B2ABA.A$53.2B.BA$52.3B$43.2A6.4B15.2B$44.A6.B2A3B12.2B$44.A.AB3.B
2A3B11.B2AB$45.2AB.10B10.2A8.2A$47.13B19.A2.A.A$47.14B20.2A.3A$47.15B
7.2A11.B4.A$49.8B2.4B5.B2AB4.2A2.B2AB3A$49.6B5.4B3.7B.B2A3B2A.A$48.2A
7B4.22B$47.2B2A4.2A5.19B$46.2BAB5.A7.16BA2B$45.4B7.3A5.2BA11B3AB13.2C
$44.4B10.A3.5B2A11BAB13.2C$43.4B14.5B2A9B2A3B.BA6.2C$42.4B15.24BA4.C.
5C$41.4B13.B3.9BD10B.B2A4.C4.C$40.4B13.BA10BDBD2B2A4BAB2.B3.2C.2C4.C$
39.4B13.3AB.9B2D3B2A3BA2B4.C.C.D.C2.2C$38.4B14.B.B.16BA5B5.C.C.2C.C$
37.4B13.BA.A2B3.19B4.2C.CD2B.C.2C$36.4B13.2A.2AB3.21B5.BA.D2C.C.C$35.
4B14.2AB2A3.21B2A4.BACD.B.C$34.4B15.B2A.2B.22B2A3.2C.C.3C.C$33.4B16.
2B.2AB2.10B2.7B.2B4.C2.C.A.A.C$32.4B18.2AB2A2.10B2.6B9.3C.C.C.2C$19.
2A10.4B18.B2A.2A2.10B3.2B.B13.C.2D2.C$20.A9.4B18.2BA.AB3.BA5BAB8.B7.
4C.C.CBCA$18.A10.ABAB20.B.B4.2A7B2A6.4B5.C2.2BC.C.BCA$18.5A5.A2BA5.2A
13.B3A3.2B2A.3B.2A2B5.3CBC5.2C2B.C2B3C$23.A4.A3B5.A14.BAB3.4B7.4B4.BC
.2CB3.3BCB2C.B.B$20.3AB2.7B.BA.A19.4B9.4B4.CBC.3B3C.2B3C$19.A.2B3.2A
4BA.B2A19.4B11.4B4.B2C.C.C.2C5B$19.3A2BA2BABA2BA2B20.4B13.4B3.2BC.3CB
.C.B.C$17.2A2.5B2A2BAB2AB19.4B15.4B5.2BC.B.C.3CB$16.A2.4A.A2B2A2B2A2B
18.4B17.4B7.2C.2C3.C$16.2A.A.B3.B2AB4A2B6.A10.4B19.4B7.C4.2C$19.A8.2A
6B5.3A7.4B21.4B6.C.3C.C.C$19.2A7.A8B7.A5.4B23.4B6.2C4.2C$29.3B2.4B5.
2A4.4B25.4B$27.6B2.4B4.B3A5B27.4B$27.2A2.3B2.4B5.3A3B29.4B$28.A2.4B2.
4B2.B5A2B30.4B$25.3A4.4B2.5B2A3B2A3B29.4B$25.A7.4B2.3B3A3B3A2B30.4B$
34.4B2.3B2A3B2A3B31.4B$35.4B2.3B5A2B.B2A30.2BAB$36.3B4.2B3AB3.BA.A30.
2B2A$37.2B4.3BA2B6.A31.2A2B$45.4B6.2A31.4B$45.3B41.4B$42.AB.2B43.4B$
41.A.AB2AB43.4B$41.A.ABABAB43.4B$38.2A.A.A.A.A2.A42.4B$38.A2.A2.2A.4A
43.4B$40.2A4.A48.4B$46.A.A47.4B$47.2A48.4B$98.4B$99.4B$98.6B$99.6B$
100.6B$101.4BAB$102.4B2A$103.2B2A2B$104.4B!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » August 25th, 2021, 2:49 am

One of the blocks is unnecessary:

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x = 82, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$35bobo$37bo4b2o$33b4ob2o2bo2bo$33bo2bobobobob2o$36bobobobo$37b2o
bobo$41bo2$27b2o8bo$28bo7b3o$28bobo4b5o27bo$29b2o3bo5bo25bobo$33b2o2bo
2b2o24bobo$32b3obobob3o22b2ob3o$33b2o2bo2b2o11b2o16bo$34bo18b2o10b2ob
3o$35bo29b2obo2$39b2o$39bo$40b3o36b2o$42bo9b3o4b3o17b2o$51bo2bo20b2o$
51b2o3bo2bobo6b2o4bob5o$49b2o3bobo3bo7b2o4bo4bo$41b2o5bo2bo2b3o15b2ob
2o4bo$41b3o4bo2bo19bobobobo2b2o$40bobo5bo2bo8bo10bobo2bobo$21bo16bo2b
2o6b2o3b2o3bobo8b2obo2bobob2o$21b2o15bob3o8b2o2bo16b2o5bobo$20bobo14b
2o12bo2bo4b3o4b2o4bob2obobo$41b2o9b3o11b2o3b2obo3bobo$37b2o32bo2bobo3b
o$41b2o29b3obobob2o$3b2o32b3obo33bob2o2bo$4bo32b2o2bo28b4obo3bo$2bo34b
obo21b3o6bo4bobob2o$2b5o14b2o13b3o22b4o6b2o3bobobo$7bo13bo15b2o23bob3o
3b3obobobobo$4b3o12bobo44b3o4b3o$3bo15b2o42bo3bo4b4obo$3b4o56bobobob2o
bobo$b2o3bo3b2o54bo5bob2obo$o2b3o4b2o57b2ob2o3bo$2obo21bo10bobo21bobo
7bo4b2o$3bo15bo5b3o8b2o23b2o7bob3obobo$3b2o13b2o8bo8bo23bo9b2o4b2o$18b
obo6b2o2$11b2o$12bo$9b3o$9bo2$37b2o$30b2o5bobo$30b2o7bo$39b2o2$26bo$
25bobob2o$25bobobobo$22b2obobobobo2bo$22bo2bo2b2ob4o44bobo$24b2o4bo49b
2o$30bobo47bo$31b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » August 29th, 2021, 5:56 am

Jormungant wrote:
August 24th, 2021, 6:30 pm
here some improved p76 gun then (with further reduction to the p4 spark):
I used this as a basis to find a shorter solution with JLS:

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x = 78, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$35bobo$37bo4b2o$33b4ob2o2bo2bo$33bo2bobobobob2o$36bobobobo$37b2o
bobo$41bo2$27b2o$28bo7b2o$28bobo5b2o29bo$29b2o5b2o28bobo$37b2o27bobo$
36bobo26b2ob3o$38bo14b2o16bo$53b2o10b2ob3o$65b2obo2$39b2o$39bo$40b3o$
42bo2$57b2o9b2o$57b3o8b2o3b2o$41bobo11b6o13bo$40bo2bo10b2ob2o2bo9b3o$
40bo14b6o10bo2b3o$43bo12b4o12bo3bo$38bobobo29b3o$37b4o25b2o4bo$18b2o
46b2o$17bobo51b2o$19bo19b4o29b2o2b2o$3b2o32bobobo29b2obo2bo$4bo31bo25b
o6b3ob4o$2bo36bo21bo2bo$2b5o14b2o13bo2bo33b2o$7bo13bo14bobo22b2obobo3b
obo2bo$4b3o12bobo41b2o3b2o2bobo$3bo15b2o19bo17bo5bo7bob2o$3b4o33bobo
13bobo5bo2b2ob2obo$b2o3bo3b2o28b2o15b2o7bobo4bo$o2b3o4b2o57b4o$2obo21b
o44bo$3bo21b3o40bo$3b2o23bo39b2o$27b2o2$11b2o9b2o$12bo9bobo$9b3o10bo$
9bo2$37b2o$30b2o5bobo$30b2o7bo$39b2o2$26bo50bo$25bobob2o44bobo$25bobob
obo44b2o$22b2obobobobo2bo$22bo2bo2b2ob4o$24b2o4bo$30bobo$31b2o!
There may be shorter solutions.

Edit: reduction to the true p68 gun by replacing the eater 3 and p4 sparker:

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x = 100, y = 76, rule = B3/S23
36bo14b2o24bo4b2o$34b3o14bo24bobobo2bo3bo$33bo18b3o6b2o13bobob2obob3o$
33b2o19bo6b2o11bobobo3bobo5b2o$74b2obobobo2bob2o2bo$10bo29bo2bo13b2o
18bobob4obobobobo$10b3o25bo7bo5b2o2bo2bo17bo2bobo6bobobo$13bo18b2o3bo
9bo9bobo18b2o4bo6bobo$3b2o7b2o14b2o2b3o7b2o2bo4bob2obo27bo5b2obob2o$4b
o22b2o4bobo15bob2o3bobo32bobo$4bobo21bob2obo10bo6b3o3b2obo11b2o16b4o2b
o$5b2o22b2o3bo5bo2bobo6bobo2b2obo10b4obo13bo3b2o$9bo28bobo2bobo7bob2o
12b2o3bob2o13b3o$8bobo43bo14b2ob2o2bo16bo$7bo3b2o57b6o17bobo$11b2o61bo
19b2o$8b2o2bo$10b2o34b2o$bo23b2o20bo24b2o3bo$obo22bo20bo13b2o3b2o5bo3b
obo$bo14b2o8b3o17b2o13bo3bo7bo3bobo$16bo11bo29b3o5b3o5bo3bo11bo$17b3o
38bo9bo3bob4o11b3o$19bo51bobo14b4o$71bo3bo4b2o$3b2o65b2o2b2o3bobo$2bob
o74bo8b4o$2bo75b2o8b4o$b2o8b2o76bo$11b3o3b2obo$7b2ob2ob2o2bob2o$7b3obo
2bo$7bob2ob3o$96b2o$96bo$97b3o$10b3o86bo$7b2o2bo$8b3o$o8bo$3o$3bo$2b2o
84b2o$88b2o$6bo$5b2o72b2obo$5bobo71bob2o$89b3o5b2o$20b2o66bo2bo5bo$20b
o67bo2bo3bobo$18bobo3b2o2b2o57bo2bo4b2o$18b2o4bo3bo58bo2bo$26bobo51bo
7bobo$14bo7b4obo3bo9bo38b3o6bo$13bo3bo3bo3bo5b3o5b3o29bo11bo$20bobo3bo
7bo3bo13b2o17b3o8b2o6b2o6bo$21bobo3bo5b2o3b2o13bo20bo13b4obo3bobo$14b
3o5bo3b2o24bo20b2o13bo5bo3bo$14b2o36b2o34bob2o$11bob3o61b3o13b2o$4b2o
4b2ob2o60b2o$4bobo2b2o3b2o19b3o37b2obob2o$6bo2b4o2bo19bo2bo36b4o2bo$6b
5o4bo19bo40bo4bo$4b2o3bo2bobo24bo13b2o22b4o$3bo2b4o3bo22bo2bo11b2o2bo
15bobo3b2o$4bobo30b3o11b2ob2o15b2o$3b2obob2o21b2o6b2o11b3o17bo13b2o$6b
obo6b2o3b2o8b3o3bob2o46bo$6bobobo3b2o3bo2bo13b3o48b3o9bo$7bobobobobo2b
obobo14bo51bo7bobo$9bo2b2obo3b2obob2o72b2o$8b2o5bobo3bobobo11b2o6bo19b
2o$12b3obob2obobo13b2o6b3o18bo$12bo3bo2bobobo24bo14b3o$16b2o4bo24b2o
14bo!
-Matthias Merzenich

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » September 9th, 2021, 8:57 pm

Here's the first known true p32 gun:

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x = 74, y = 73, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$14bobo8b2o7bo$10bobobobo8bobo5bobo$6b2obob2obob2ob2ob2obobo4bo3b
o$4bo2bobo3bobo4bobobobo4bo3bo$bo2b2obob2obo2bob2obo3bo5bo3bo5b2o$b3o
3bobobo3bobob3o2b2o3bo3bo6b2o$4b4ob2ob2o3bo5bobo4bobo$b2obo5bo3bo2b2o
2b2o8bo6b6o$obob4o2bobo3b2o3b2o2bo11bo6bo$o3bo3bobo7bo2bo3bo12b2o3b2o
14b2ob2o$b3obobobo2b2o3bobo5bo5bo8bo18bo3bo$3bobobo4b2obo3b3o2b2o5b2o
14b2o5b2o4b2o$4b2obobo10bobob2o4bo2bo5b3o3b3o6bo3bobob4o2b2o$7bobobo5b
2o3bobo6bo2bo4b2o3bo4bo5b4obobo2bo2bobo$7bobob2ob6obob3o13b2o2bob4obob
3o7bo7bo$6b2obo9bo3b2o7bobo4b2obobo5bobo2b4o4bo6bob2o$10b6obobo19bo4bo
2bo2bo4bobo5bo3bo2bo2bo$12bo2bob2o21bob4ob3obo3b2obo2bo5b2obobo$21b2o
10bo5bo2bo6b2o4b2o2bo2bo3b2obobo$21b2o8bobo6b2o3b3o4b2obo3bobo2bobo2bo
$32b2o7b2o2bo5b3obob2o2bobo3bobo$12bo3b2o24b2o11b2o4bob4obo$10b2obo8bo
18b2o2b3o2b4o4b3o6bo$10b3o8b2ob2o19b3o3bo2b3obo6bo$9bo6bo7b2o19bobo4b
2o2b2o7b2o$8bo2bobobobo3b2o3bo19bobo4bo$9b3obob2o5bob2o7bo7bo5bobo2bo$
24b2o7b3o3bobo6bo3b2o$9b3obob2o19bo3b2o$8bo2bobobobo17bo$9bo6bo14b3obo
bo$10b3o17bo4b5o$10b2obo17bo3bo4bo$12bo3b2o10b3obobo2b3o$27bo5bobobo
11bo$27bo2bob2o3bo9bobo$26b2obobo5bobo2bo5b2o$26bo2bobo5bob4o$28bo4b3o
$29b5o2bobob2obo$31bo6bobob2o$27b3o7b3o$27bo2bob2o4bo18bo$28bo2b2ob3o
2bo2b2o11bobo$25b3o4b3ob3obo2bo12b2o$25bo4bo3bo5bobo$29bob2o5b2obo$28b
o2b5obobo$27bo4bo3b2obo$27bob2o3bobo3b2o$26b2o2b3o2bobo3bo23bo$28b4obo
bobobo23bobo$26b2o3bo4b2ob2o23b2o$27bobobob2obo$26bo2b5obobo$25bob2o4b
o3bob2o$25bo4b2ob3obobo$26b3obo3b2obo2bo$28bobob2ob2ob2o33bo$30bo3bo3b
o32bobo$29bo2bobobobo33b2o$29b2obo2bobo$33bobo$29b3o5bo$29bo5b2obo$26b
2obo3bo4bo$26bo2b2o2b2obo2b2o$28bo2bo2bob2obo$26bob2o2bobobo2bo$25bobo
5bo3b2o$26bo2b4o$27b2obo!
It's based on A for awesome's monomerization of hotdogPi's new p32 oscillator. The blinker-to-glider reaction was found by wwei23. I'm sure the large p4 sparkers can be reduced.

It also uses a p32 traffic light hassler found by Noam Elkies on April 6, 2010. At the time he made this prescient comment:
Noam Elkies wrote:Meanwhile here's a new TL push by the usual 3 cells but in the
novel 19 or 21 steps and an unexpected direction, shown here
as a back-and-forth hassler of period 21+11 = 32. This requires
deleting half of the TL; instead of deleting those two blinkers,
there might be a way to use them as glider fodder -- we have no
p32 guns yet, right?
Edit: reduced the largest p4 somewhat:

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x = 74, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$14bobo8b2o7bo$10bobobobo8bobo5bobo$6b2obob2obob2ob2ob2obobo4bo3b
o$4bo2bobo3bobo4bobobobo4bo3bo$bo2b2obob2obo2bob2obo3bo5bo3bo5b2o$b3o
3bobobo3bobob3o2b2o3bo3bo6b2o$4b4ob2ob2o3bo5bobo4bobo$b2obo5bo3bo2b2o
2b2o8bo6b6o$obob4o2bobo3b2o3b2o2bo11bo6bo$o3bo3bobo7bo2bo3bo12b2o3b2o
14b2ob2o$b3obobobo2b2o3bobo5bo5bo8bo18bo3bo$3bobobo4b2obo3b3o2b2o5b2o
14b2o5b2o4b2o$4b2obobo10bobob2o4bo2bo5b3o3b3o6bo3bobob4o2b2o$7bobobo5b
2o3bobo6bo2bo4b2o3bo4bo5b4obobo2bo2bobo$7bobob2ob6obob3o13b2o2bob4obob
3o7bo7bo$6b2obo9bo3b2o7bobo4b2obobo5bobo2b4o4bo6bob2o$10b6obobo19bo4bo
2bo2bo4bobo5bo3bo2bo2bo$12bo2bob2o21bob4ob3obo3b2obo2bo5b2obobo$21b2o
10bo5bo2bo6b2o4b2o2bo2bo3b2obobo$21b2o8bobo6b2o3b3o4b2obo3bobo2bobo2bo
$32b2o7b2o2bo5b3obob2o2bobo3bobo$12bo3b2o24b2o11b2o4bob4obo$10b2obo8bo
18b2o2b3o2b4o4b3o6bo$10b3o8b2ob2o19b3o3bo2b3obo6bo$9bo6bo7b2o19bobo4b
2o2b2o7b2o$8bo2bobobobo3b2o3bo19bobo4bo$9b3obob2o5bob2o7bo7bo5bobo2bo$
24b2o7b3o3bobo6bo3b2o$9b3obob2o19bo3b2o$8bo2bobobobo17bo$9bo6bo14b3obo
bo$10b3o17bo4b5o$10b2obo17bo3bo4bo$12bo3b2o10b3obobo2b3o$27bo5bobobo
11bo$27bo2bob2o3bo9bobo$26b2obobo5bobo2bo5b2o$25bo3bobo5bob4o$26b3o4b
3o$29b5o2bobob2obo$28bo2bo6bobob2o$28b2o7b3o$30b2obo4bo18bo$28b3obob3o
2bo15bobo$27bo6b4o2bo15b2o$26bob2o7b4o$26bobobob2obo$25b2o6bo3b2o$28bo
5b2obo$25b2ob6o3bo$25bobo3bob2obob2o25bo$27bobobobo2bobo24bobo$26bob2o
bo3b2obo25b2o$26bo3bo5bob2o$27b2o2b4obobo$25bobob2o5bo2bo$25b2o4b2o4bo
bo$31bob4obob2o$34b2o2bobobo30bo$38bo2bo29bobo$37b2o33b2o!
I'm sure it can be reduced further.
-Matthias Merzenich

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Jormungant » September 10th, 2021, 2:51 am

Great!

I am glad it is possible at last, I have been stuck with unworkable partials, so it is good to know these novel p32 oscillators gets the job done!

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x = 130, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
3$6.2BA5B$5.B2ABA5B15.A61.A$5.BA3BA4B13.3A59.3A$4.A5BA5B11.A8.2B8.2A
41.A8.2B$3.BA5BA2BA3B10.2A6.3A7.2B2A40.2A6.BAB$4.AB.5BA.AB8.5B6.3BAB
4.2BAB38.5B6.ABA2B$6.4A2B2A7.2A4B7.A3BAB3.4B36.6B7.A3BAB$19.5BA3B5.A.
A2BA3.4B35.2B3A4B5.A.2BAB$6.4A2B2A4.BA4B2A4B.A2BA.A4.4B35.2BA4BA4B.BA
2B.A$4.AB.5BA.AB.2BA2BA3BA2B.BA3BA4.4B31.2B2.3BA3BABA2B.BA3BA$3.BA5BA
2BA3B.BA2BA2BA3B.BA3B4.4B31.BAB3.2BA4BA3B.2BABA$4.A5BA5B.4B2A6B3.3A3.
2A2B32.3A2B.3B2A6B3.BAB$5.BA3BA4B3.5B2A3B4.2B3.2B2A32.AB3A7BA3BA4.2B$
5.B2ABA5B4.2B2.ABA2B8.2BAB32.A.2BAB3.2B2.A3BAB$6.2BA5B4.2B2.5B8.4B31.
BA2B.A4.2B2.2B3A2BC$17.B2AB.2B3A3.B4.4B30.B3ABA4.B2AB3.5BC$18.2A4.8B
2.5B30.2B3A6.2A5.5B$23.C.4B2A9B31.BAB15.4B$25.4BABA8B31.2B17.3BA$25.
4BAB2A7B51.ABAB$26.4B2A7B53.2A2B$26.4BA8B54.4B$27.2B.2B2.2B.2B.2A52.
4B$26.BA9.BA2.A53.4B$26.2AB8.B3A55.4B$24.BAB2A6.A61.4B$24.3A2BA5.4A
59.3BA$25.BABA.A7.A60.ABAB$27.A.ABAB4.A62.2A2B$28.A2B3A3.2A62.4B$29.
2ABAB68.4B$29.B2A71.4B$30.AB72.4B$105.4B$106.3BA$107.ABAB$108.2A2B$
109.4B$110.4B$111.4B$112.4B$113.4B$114.3BA$115.ABA$116.2A!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » September 15th, 2021, 9:18 am

Second, unrelated p32 gun (and smaller):

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x = 54, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
41b2obo$37b2obo2b2o$37bo3bo$39b2ob2obo$35b4obobob2o$35bo4b2o$38b2o$37b
3o$10bo$10b3o21b2obo$13bo19b4obo$12b2o15b2obo3b2o$22bo5bo3bo$22b3o$25b
o2b2o$24b2o11b2o3b2o$17b3o17b2o3bobo$17bo25b4o$18bo25b3obo3b2o$26bobo
15b2ob2o3b2o$25bobob2o6b3o3bo3b2o$3b2o3b2o15bobo10b2o$3b2o3bobo15bo9b
2o3bo2b3o$9b4o23b3o2bo10b2o$10b3obo3b2o15b4o2bo6bo2bobo$10b2ob2o3b2o14b
obo2bo6bo2b4o$3b3o3bo3b2o19b2o10bo2b3o$4b2o35b3o2bo3b2o$2b2o3bo2b3o35b
2o$2b3o2bo10b2o19b2o3bo3b3o$b4o2bo6bo2bobo14b2o3b2ob2o$obo2bo6bo2b4o15b
2o3bob3o$2o10bo2b3o23b4o$7b3o2bo3b2o9bo15bobo3b2o$14b2o10bobo15b2o3b2o
$5b2o3bo3b3o6b2obobo$2o3b2ob2o15bobo$2o3bob3o25bo$7b4o25bo$9bobo3b2o17b
3o$10b2o3b2o11b2o$24b2o2bo$29b3o$21bo3bo5bo$16b2o3bob2o$15bob4o22bo$16b
ob2o24bo$42b3o$14b3o$14b2o$12b2o4bo$8b2obobob4o$8bob2ob2o$12bo3bo34bo
$9b2o2bob2o35bo$9bob2o37b3o!
I actually found it yesterday and silently uploaded it to Catagolue, hoping that someone would find it and be shocked. However, given that it's been 17 hours, and people might not even realize that it's a completely different gun and not a reduction (they're both honey farm hasslers), I decided to post it here now.
User:HotdogPi/My discoveries

Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

S: SKOP
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Jormungant » September 15th, 2021, 10:19 am

I see I see, it is an improvement, indeed... glad you posted it here, you see, as I am shocked! Great find ^_^

Super convoluted p64 corollary (which is bigger than the p64 gun, but I could not find a period doubler for that p32):

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x = 199, y = 99, rule = LifeHistory
5$32.2B$32.3A$30.BA3B$30.BA3BA$31.A2BA.A8.A$33.A.A2BA4.3A$34.A3BAB2.A
29.2A.A$35.3BAB2.2A24.2A.A2.2A$35.3A2.4B24.A3.A$36.2B.BAB28.2A.2A.A$
37.B.ABAB23.4A.B.A.2A$38.2B2AB.2A20.A2.A.BA$37.7B2A21.ABABA$38.7B23.A
2B91.A$38.7B22.2A81.A11.3A$38.ABA3B20.3B3A78.3A14.A23.2A$37.B2A5B19.
2ABA.A62.A14.A16.2A23.A$36.3BA2.4B14.2B3AB.BA63.3A12.2A15.4B18.BA.A$
35.4B4.4B6.A5.BA.2AB70.A7.2A.3B3.7B.B5.3B14.2A.B2A$34.4B6.2B2A5.3A3.
3AB71.2A6.B2A2B5.13B.4B12.B2A2B$33.4B8.BABA7.A2.2B73.5B2.3BA32B6.4B$
32.4B10.A3B5.2A2.2B7.2A3.2A5.2B54.14B3A17B2A2B2A2B3.6B$31.4B12.4B4.4B
2A5.2B2AB2.2AB2.BA4B32.A18.2A15BA17B2A2B3AB2.6B$30.ABAB14.4B5.4B.3B.
4B4.3B2A5B31.B2A17.2A13BAB4A13B3A2B2A2B.7B$29.B2AB16.4B2.5B3A11B.2B2A
4B2A29.BABA18.B.6B2A4B2A2B2A14B2A2BA12B$28.3BA18.3BAB2ABA4B2A6B2A4B2A
4B2A28.4B21.23B3.2B2.20B$27.4B20.2BA3BABA3BA2.A3B2A.3A2B2A2B.B28.4B
23.9B2.10B11.18B$26.4B4.2A3.2A5.2B4.BA4BA4BA2.B4A3B2A3B2AB29.4B25.8B
3.6B16.16B$25.4B3.2B2AB2.2AB2.BA4B3.B2A5B2A2B2.3A3B2.4B.AB28.4B27.7B
4.3B19.14B$24.4B4.4B4.3B2A5B5.BA3BA3B3.7B2.B.BA2B.2A24.4B25.11B3.B20.
16B$23.4B4.9B.2B2A4B2A4.BA3BAB4.4B2AB5.2AB.B2A23.4B25.12B2.2A20.14B.B
2A$22.ABAB5.6B2A4B2A4B2A5.B3AB4.2AB.B2A5.B2A4B23.4B26.12B2.A19.2AB.3B
3.6B.BA.A$21.B2AB7.A3B2A.3A2B2A2B.B6.5B4.2A.2BAB.B2.7B23.4B27.11B5.A
16.A.AB7.6B4.A$20.3BA8.B4A3B2A3B2AB8.3B9.BA.4B2.3B3A22.4B28.8B.4B2.2A
16.A9.3B2A2B4.2A$19.4B10.3A3B2.4B.AB9.3B8.B2A3B2A3B4AB20.4B29.7B4.2A
19.2A4.2A2.4B3AB$18.4B11.7B2.B.BA2B.2A4.5B6.B.2B2A2B3A.2A3BA19.4B30.
7B4.A24.A2.A5BA2BA3B$4.2A5.2A4.4B11.4B2AB5.2AB.B2A4.B3AB5.2A4B2A4B2A
6B17.4B31.2BA3B6.3A21.2A3.4BAB2A3B$5.A5.2A2B.4B11.2AB.B2A5.B2A4B4.BA
3BAB4.2A4B2A2B.9B16.4B31.2B3A2B8.A26.5B2A4B$5.A.AB3.7B12.2A.2BAB.B2.
7B3.3BA3BAB5.5B2A3B4.4B16.A3B31.3BAB2AB36.10B$6.2AB.4BABAB16.BA.4B2.
3B3A2.2B2A5B2AB3.4BAB2.B2A2.B2A2B15.B2AB31.3B2A3B37.10B$8.2B2A2B2AB
17.B2A3B2A3B4AB2.A4BA4BAB4.2B5.2A3.2A16.BABA32.3B2A3B38.9B$8.BABA3BAB
15.B.2B2A2B3A.2A3BA2.A3BABA3BA2B32.4B31.2AB2.2A4B37.9B$6.2B.BA7B13.2A
4B2A4B2A6B2A4BAB2ABA3B30.4B31.A.AB.5BAB37.8B$5.3B3.8B12.2A4B2A2B.11B
3A5B2.4B28.4B32.A4.4B2A39.8B$5.3A3B.8B12.5B2A3B4.4B.3B.4B5.4B26.4B32.
2A4.2BABAB40.6B$4.B3A2B5.B.4B11.4BAB2.B2A2.B2A2B5.2A4B4.4B24.4B39.BA
2BAB40.6B4.2A$3.B.3AB9.3BA12.2B5.2A3.2A7.2B2.2A5.3BA4B18.4B39.3B2A3B
39.6B4.A$.B3A.B12.3BA32.2B2.A7.ABA2B19.4B41.BA3B2AB37.7B.BA.A$2B3AB
14.3AB29.B3A3.3A5.2A2B5.B12.4B41.BA5BAB37.6B2.B2A$2B3A16.4B26.B2A.AB
5.A6.4B16.4B42.BA7B38.8B$2.3B17.4B21.AB.B3A2B14.4B14.4B43.BA4BA3B37.
8B$2.2B19.4B19.A.AB2A19.4B12.4B44.B2A3BA3B36.8B$24.4B18.3A3B13.2B5.4B
10.4B45.2BABAB2A3B26.A8.7B$25.4B18.2A15.3B6.4B8.4B46.BA2BABA4B3.2A21.
3A6.6B$26.3BA15.2BA16.3A2B5.3BA6.A3B47.2BA9BA2.A24.A4.2B2A3B$27.3BA
13.ABABA14.B3A2B6.ABAB4.B2AB50.A7B2.2A4.2A19.2A4.3B2A2B$28.3AB11.AB.A
2.A3.A8.B.3AB8.2A2B2.BABA45.2A4.7B9.A16.2A2.4B.3BA4B$29.4B6.2A.A.B.4A
3.3A4.B3A.B11.8B47.A4.6B7.BA.A16.A5.11B$30.4B5.A.2A.2A10.A2.2B3AB13.
6B48.A.AB.6B3.3B.B2A19.A2.3B2A7B$31.4B8.A3.A7.2A2.2B3A13.6B50.2AB.14B
20.2A2.3BA2B2A4B$32.4B4.2A2.A.2A7.4B2.3B13.7B51.16B20.A3.4BA2BA3B$33.
4B3.A.2A13.BAB.2B13.9B51.3B2A3B2A4B19.B2A4.3B3AB12.2A$33.4BA18.BABA2B
14.A9B49.3BABA2BABA5B16.B2AB2A3.8B11.A$33.5BA14.2A.B2A2B14.B2A4B.4B
48.2B2A3B2A9B11.4B2A2BAB2.10B.B4.BA.A$33.3B3AB13.2A7B12.BABA4B2.4B48.
2BA2B2A13B2.2B3.B3A2B2A19B2.B2A$35.6B13.7B12.8B4.4B48.2B3A21BA2BAB3A
22B$38.4B12.7B11.4B2.5B3.4B48.2BA4B.16B5AB3A23B$39.4B12.6B10.4B6.2A4.
4B47.6B2.15B2ABA29B$40.4B10.7BA8.4B7.A6.4B45.6B3.16BABA5BA23B$41.4B8.
4B2.ABAB6.4B9.3A4.4B44.4B6.7BABA6B2A5BA23B$42.3BA6.2A2B4.2A2B4.A3B12.
A5.4B43.2B2AB12.B2AB.11BAB5.5B7.B.4B$43.3BA4.2B2A6.4B2.B2AB20.4B40.2A
B.2A14.A2B5.B.7B3.3B.B12.4B$44.3AB2.2BAB8.5BABA22.4B38.A.AB18.4B15.2A
4.3B9.3BA$45.8B10.6B24.4B37.A23.2A16.A4.3B2A2.B5.ABA$46.6B10.7B25.4B
35.2A23.A14.3A4.4A4B2A5.2A$45.7B10.7B26.4B60.3A11.A6.3AB2A2B2A6.B$45.
7B9.2A7B26.4B61.A19.B2.BA3B$44.2A7B8.2A.B2A2B28.4B85.3B$44.2A.B2A2B
12.BABA2B28.4B$47.BABA2B12.BAB.2B28.4B$48.BAB.2A9.4B2.3B28.4B$46.4B2.
3B8.2A2.2B2AB29.4B$46.2A2.A3BA9.A2.2B2ABA29.4B$47.A2.A4BA5.3A4.4B.A
29.4B$44.3A4.BABA.A4.A8.A.4B28.4B$44.A8.A.ABAB12.AB2A2B28.4B$54.A4BA
12.B2A2B29.4B$55.A3BA12.3B32.4B$55.3B15.2B33.4B$56.2A51.4B$110.4B$
111.4B$112.4B$113.4B!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » September 16th, 2021, 1:26 pm

A much smaller p54 gun (now the seventh smallest, behind only 30, 120, 46, 104, 60, and 94, and ahead of 21):

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x = 29, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
o9bo14bo$3o5b3o12b3o$3bo3bo14bo$2bo2bo2bo13b2o$2bo5bo$13bo$3bo3bo4b3o$
4b3o4b4o$11bo$11bobo$11b3obo$12bo2b3o$4b3o5bob4o7b2o$3bo3bo6bo10bobo$
27bo$2bo5bo4b3o11b2o$2bo2bo2bo4b3o$3bo3bo6bo$bobobobobo$b2obobob2o4b2o
$4bobo5bo4bo$4bobo$5bo5bo6bo$9b3obob2ob3o$8bo4bo3bo3bo$9b5o2b2obobo$
14bo2bob2o$11bob5o$10bobo5b3o$10bobo3b2o3bo$9b2ob2obobob2o$16bo2bo$17b
obo$15bobob2o$15b2o!
Gun partials:

p44

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x = 37, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
27bo$27b3o$30bo$29b2o4$32b3o$27b2o2b2obo$27bo2bo$27b3obobo2bo$29bo$14b
o14bo6bo$14b3o11bo6bo$17bo9bo6bo$16b2o16bo$20b2o5bo2bobob3o$33bo2bo$
18b3o8bob2o2b2o$14bob2o2b2o7b3o$13b5o3bo$13b2ob4o$15b2o$17b2ob3o10b2o$
17bobobo11bo$34b3o$18b3o15bo4$o15b3o$3o$3bo11bobobo$2b2o10b3ob2o$20b2o
$17b4ob2o$15bo3b5o$5b3o7b2o2b2obo$2o2b2obo8b3o$o2bo$3obobo2bo5b2o$2bo
16b2o$2bo6bo9bo$bo6bo11b3o$o6bo14bo$7bo$o2bobob3o$6bo2bo$2bob2o2b2o$2b
3o4$6b2o$6bo$7b3o$9bo!
p48

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x = 84, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
76b2o2$19bobo51b5o$22bo53b2o$18bo3b2obo47b2o2bo$25bobo45bo$19bo5bo46bo
$20bo3bo47bob2o$21b3o49b3o$74bo2$17b2ob2o35bo$5bo51b3o$5b3o9b2ob2o38bo
21bo$8bo19bobo20b3o5b2o22bo$bo5b2o20b2o20bo22b2o5b3o$2o20b2o5bo22bo21b
o$obo19bo52b3o$9b2ob2o9b3o51bo$25bo$9b2ob2o46bo$59b3o$59b2obo$7b3o52bo
$6bo3bo50bo$5bo5bo45bo2b2o$3bobo51b2o$5bob2o3bo44b5o$8bo$9bobo45b2o!
p50 (my program doesn't do this intentionally)

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x = 30, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
8b2o4b2o$7bobo4bobo$7bo8bo$4b2obo8bob2o$5bobobo4bobobo$4bo2bobob2obobo
2bo$4bobo2bob2obo2bobo$2b3ob4o4b4ob3o$bo7bo4bo7bo$bo2b4o8b4o2bo$2obo2b
o2bo4bo2bo2bob2o$bob2o3b2ob2ob2o3b2obo$bo5bo2b4o2bo5bo$2b3o3b8o3b3o$4b
o14bo2$4bo$4b3o$7bo$6b2o2$12bo$12b2o$5bob6obo$3b2o2b2obo2b3o5bo$4bo4bo
4bo7bo$5b2o5b2o6bo$7bo3bo7b3o$7bobobo6bobobo$8b3o7bo3bo$9bo6b2o5b2o$7b
o7bo4bo4bo$7bo6b3o2bob2o2b2o$15bob6obo$16b2o$17bo2$22b2o$22bo$23b3o$
25bo2$10bo14bo$8b3o3b8o3b3o$7bo5bo2b4o2bo5bo$7bob2o3b2ob2ob2o3b2obo$6b
2obo2bo2bo4bo2bo2bob2o$7bo2b4o8b4o2bo$7bo7bo4bo7bo$8b3ob4o4b4ob3o$10bo
bo2bob2obo2bobo$10bo2bobob2obobo2bo$11bobobo4bobobo$10b2obo8bob2o$13bo
8bo$13bobo4bobo$14b2o4b2o!
There's one that requires catalyzing a wing to put a block in the correct position. The period will be odd and probably in the 40s, but it depends on how long it takes. (Kazyan has been doing the search and isn't done yet but has found nothing so far.)

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x = 23, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
16.3A$A14.A.2DA$3A11.A2.2D.A$3.A10.A5.A$2.2A10.A2.D2.A$15.A.D.A$4.ACA
9.ACA$3.A.D.A$2.A2.D2.A10.2A$2.A5.A10.A$2.A.2D2.A11.3A$3.A2D.A14.A$4.
3A!
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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G: gun

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » September 16th, 2021, 7:55 pm

And here's a p55 gun

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x = 33, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
12b2o6b2o$6bob2obobo6bobob2obo$6b2obobo10bobob2o$12bo8bo$10b3o8b3o2$
13b3o2b3o2$16b2o$9b2obo8bob2o$9b2obo8bob2o$13bo6bo9b2o$14b6o10bo$31bo$
7bobo12b2o6b2o$2o5bo2bo11b2o$bo8bo16b2ob2o$bobo18bo4b3o2bo$2b2o2bo4b2o
8b2o4bo3b2o$6bo2bobo8b2o3b3o$5b2obo2b2ob2o3b3o3bo$6b2o2b2o7b3o3bo$6b4o
b2o6b3o3bo$9b2o8b3o3bo$10bo9b2o3b3o$8b2o11b2o4bo3b2o$8bo13bo4b3o2bo$8b
o3b2o13b2ob2o$10bo3bo7b2o$14bo7b2o6b2o$9bo2bobob2o13bo$7b3ob2obo2bo12b
o$6bo3bo2bobo14b2o$6b2ob2o3bo$7bobo$7bobo$8bo!
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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G: gun

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Scorbie » September 17th, 2021, 4:05 am

hotdogPi wrote:
September 16th, 2021, 7:55 pm
And here's a p55 gun
Reduction: (obsoleted)
Edit: Whoops, thanks iNoMed for pointing out I didn't reduce the MWV
Edit2: Further reduction:
Edit3: iNoMed's stator reduction:

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x = 32, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
26b2o$25bobo$6bo7b2o7bo$6b3o5bobob2o6b4o$9bo6bob2o3b2obo3bo$8bo6bo8bo
3bo2bo$8bo3bobobob2o5b6o$13bo2b2obo5bo$9bo8bo3b5obo$9b2ob2o2bo11b3o$
26bo4bo$5b2o15bo3b6o$6bo15bo3bo$4bo21b3ob2o$3bob4o14bo4bobo$3bo4bo16b
2obobo$4bobo19bobob2o$7bo18bobo$3bo3bo4b3o12b2o$b3ob2o4bo3bo$o4bo5bobo
b2o$b3obo5bo$3b2o3$18b2o$18bo$19b3o$21bo!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by GUYTU6J » September 18th, 2021, 12:54 pm

The discussion started from the basic question thread.
dvgrn wrote:
September 18th, 2021, 11:58 am
Maybe post the "source of said block predecessor", then? Otherwise I have to make one up for testing purposes, but really I have no idea if I've got one that's compatible with your intended use.
An unsuppressed Fx119 has a very good dot spark hiding in it -- maybe this will be good enough until something better comes along.
...
Now that is something working! The block predecessor is from centinal:

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x = 75, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
30.A15.A$30.3A11.3A$33.A9.A$32.2A9.2A3$7.4B$8.4B$6.A2.4B$6.3A.4B$9.A.
4B$8.A.A5B$8.BA2B.4B$9.2B3.4B$10.2B3.4B$9.B2AB3.4B14.2A5.2A$10.2A5.4B
12.A2.A3.A2.A$15.7B14.2A.2A$13.9B13.A.A.A.A$12.11B12.A.A.A.A$13.13B7.
A9.A$13.14B5.A11.A$12.16B$11.17B8.2A.2A$11.18B4.DA2.A.A2.A$10.19B3.D.
3A3.3A$10.20B2.D.A.A3.A.A$11.19BD2.DC2A3.3A$9.21B4.A.2A.2A.A$9.21B3.
2A7.2A$9.19B5.2A7.2A$10.17B6.3A5.3A$9.18B8.3A.3A$7.20B10.A.A$5.21B8.A
2.A.A2.A$5.2BA18B7.A2.A3.A2.A$4.3BABA14B10.2A5.2A$5.2B3A13B$4.5BA13B$
3.20B$2.4B4.13B$2.3B4.4B4.6B$4B4.4B5.7B$7.B2AB6.6B$6.3BA6.6B$5.B3A7.
6B$4.2BAB7.8B$6.B9.6B$16.7B9.2A9.2A$14.11B8.A9.A$12.B.2B2A9B3.3A11.3A
$11.2A3B2A9B3.A15.A26.2A$11.2A14B45.2A$12.14B48.A$10.5B2.B2.2B.3B$10.
2A4.3B5.2A$11.A3.B2AB5.A$8.3A5.2A7.3A$8.A18.A!
Upon realizing that a centinal can be rephased by removing the transient pair of blocks, I tried to construct a MWSS gun at periods 46+100n. It turns out that the timing for a chain of 3 Snarks+syringe+L156 on the left is off by 4 ticks, and so cannot be fixed by moving the trombone slide. How, then, to circulate signal(s) on the left and send a glider to the right to complete the mechanism?

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » September 18th, 2021, 1:02 pm

GUYTU6J wrote:
September 18th, 2021, 12:54 pm
Upon realizing that a centinal can be rephased by removing the transient pair of blocks, I tried to construct a MWSS gun at periods 46+100n. It turns out that the timing for a chain of 3 Snarks+syringe+L156 on the left is off by 4 ticks, and so cannot be fixed by moving the trombone slide. How, then, to circulate signal(s) on the left and send a glider to the right to complete the mechanism?
It's easier to answer this kind of question if I can look at the thing you built that doesn't quite work. How about a 3 snarks+syringe+L112+Bandersnatch? Moving the Bandersnatch to one side or the other of one of the Snarks will change the timing by 4 ticks.

Another thought, if the period is not a multiple of 8, can the timing problem be fixed by moving the trombone slide after all -- just moving it so far that you change the number of signals in the loop?

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by GUYTU6J » September 18th, 2021, 10:43 pm

dvgrn wrote:
September 18th, 2021, 1:02 pm
...
Never mind, the loaf2GtoG works in this situation if the twit eater is removed! Here is a large p746 MWSS gun:

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x = 137, y = 201, rule = B3/S23
72b2o$71bobo$65b2o4bo$63bo2bo2b2ob4o$63b2obobobobo2bo$66bobobobo$66bob
ob2o$67bo2$80b2o$71b2o7bo$71b2o5bobo$78b2o7$68b2o$69bo$66b3o$66bo3$94b
2o$94bo$96bo$76b2o14b5o$77bo13bo$77bobo12b3o$78b2o15bo$92b4o$87b2o3bo
3b2o$87b2o4b3o2bo$95bob2o$95bo$94b2o3$86b2o$86bo$87b3o$89bo8$19bo$17b
3o25b2o$16bo28b2o8bo$15bobo35b3o$15bobo34bo$16bo35b2o15bo15bo$69b3o11b
3o$72bo9bo$71b2o9b2o$51b2o$2o48bo2bo$2o36b2o10bobo$38b2o11bo3$20b2o$
20bobo$22bo$13b2o7b2o50bo5bo$13b2o34b2o22b3o3b3o$49b2o23b3ob3o$3bob2o$
b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o67b2o3b2o$3b2o2bo66b2o3b2o$6bobo$2bob2obobo16bo$2b2obo
2bo15b3o$5bo17bo$5b2o16b2o$3b2o2bobo19bo$2bo2bo2b2o17b3o$3b2o21bo$26b
2o2$74b2o3b2o$74b2o3b2o3$27bo47bo3bo$10b2o15b2o43bo3bobo3bo$10b2o14b2o
45bobo3bobo$74bo5bo2$9b2o$10bo$7b3o12b2o$7bo14bo24b2o$23b3o22bo$25bo
19b3o49b2o$45bo51b2o2$71b2o9b2o$72bo9bo$55b2o12b3o11b3o$50b2o3b2o12bo
15bo2b2o24b2o$50b2o36b2o24bo$112bobo$112b2o$49b2o12b2o30b2o$50bo4b2o6b
o30bo2bo$47b3o5b2o7b3o28bobo$9bo37bo18bo19b2o8bo$9b3o74b2o$12bo$11b2o$
107bo$106b2o$3b2o101bobo$3bo$2obo83bob2o$o2b3o4b2o73b3ob2o10b2o$b2o3bo
3b2o72bo16b2o$3b4o78b3ob2o$3bo15b2o66bobo$4b3o12bobo65bobo$7bo13bo66bo
$2b5o14b2o$2bo$4bo$3b2o127b2o$132bo$134bo$114b2o14b5o$115bo13bo$115bob
o12b3o$116b2o15bo$130b4o$125b2o3bo3b2o$125b2o4b3o2bo$133bob2o$133bo$
132b2o3$124b2o$124bo$125b3o$127bo28$75bo$73b3o$72bo$72b2o7$62b2o$61bob
o5b2o$61bo7b2o$60b2o2$74bo$70b2obobo$69bobobobo$66bo2bobobobob2o$66b4o
b2o2bo2bo$70bo4b2o$68bobo$68b2o!
How to reduce the bounding box at the bottom? It does not look like the idea will lead to any records for 46+100n in the gun collection...
Sorry for the long delay, but I had a terrible night with DryLife — I spent so much time that there is not any water to bath later!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » September 19th, 2021, 7:54 am

GUYTU6J wrote:
September 18th, 2021, 10:43 pm
How to reduce the bounding box at the bottom?
The first standard trick is just to add more pairs of Snarks. That never changes the timing mod 8, it just increases the total time by 8, so then you can move a trombone slide back one step to compensate for each added pair:

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x = 135, y = 161, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A$37.A.A$39.A4.2A$35.4A.2A2.A2.A$35.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$37.BABABA.A$38.
B2ABA.A$39.2B.BA$38.3B$29.2A6.4B$30.A6.B2A3B$30.A.AB3.B2A4B$31.2AB.
10B$33.13B$33.14B$33.15B13.A$35.8B2.4B10.3A$17.2A16.6B5.4B8.A$16.B2AB
7.A6.9B4.4B7.2A$15.4B6.3A5.4B4.2A5.4B3.5B$16.4B4.A7.4B5.A7.4B2.3B$17.
3B4.2A5.4B7.3A5.9B7.2A$16.10B4.4B10.A6.8B8.A$16.8B5.4B19.10B3.B.A.2A$
15.11B2.4B20.7B2A2B.B3A2.A$14.9B2A6B21.7B2A3BAB2.2A$11.B.9BA2BA4B22.
12B4A$10.2A10BABA4B21.2AB.7B3.2B.A$10.2AB.9BA4B21.A.AB.7B2.B3A$11.B3.
13B21.A5.4B4.A$16.13B19.2A5.4B5.5A$19.11B24.4B10.A$21.10B22.4B9.A$21.
2B.8B20.4B10.2A$20.4B.8B18.4B$20.B2AB2.8B16.4B$21.2A4.8B14.4B$28.8B
12.4B$29.8B10.4B$30.8B8.4B$31.8B6.4B$32.8B4.4B$33.8B2.4B$34.12B$35.
10B$36.8B$37.8B$38.8B$37.10B$36.12B$35.4B2.8B$26.A7.4B4.8B$24.3A6.4B
6.8B$23.A8.4B8.8B$22.A.A6.4B10.8B$21.BA.A5.4B12.8B$20.3BA5.4B14.8B21.
A15.A$18.4B6.4B16.8B20.3A11.3A$16.6B5.4B18.8B22.A9.A$15.7B4.4B20.8B
20.2A9.2A$8.B.4B.8B2.4B22.8B19.5B3.5B$7.2AB.17B24.8B20.4B.4B$7.2A18B
26.8B18.5B.5B$8.2B.16B27.8B17.5B.5B$11.16B28.8B16.5B.5B$12.15B29.2B2C
4B14.6B.6B$13.12B.B2A28.2C6B13.6B.6B$13.11B2.BA.A28.BC6B12.6B.6B$14.
10B5.A29.8B11.6B.6B$14.6B2A2B5.2A29.8B10.6B.6B$14.6B2A3B36.8B9.3BA2B.
2BA3B$14.10B38.8B8.2B3AB.B3A2B$10.A.2AB.8B39.8B7.BA3BA.A3BAB$8.3AB2AB
3.7B36.4BA6B6.BA4B.4BAB$7.A4.B6.6B34.5B3AB.4B5.2B3AB.B3A2B$8.3A.2A4.
6B34.5BA3BAB.4B4.6B.6B$10.2A2.A4.5B35.3B2A2B2A7B4.5B.5B$13.A.A.8B34.
2BABAB2A9B2.6B.6B$9.A.2A.A.A8B8.A24.3BABABA11B2.5B.5B3.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.
B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B$9.2A.A.BA2B.6B6.3A23.9BA5B2A4B.5B.50B$12.
A2.2B2.7B4.A26.4BABAB2A4BA2BA4BA4B.4BA45B$12.2A.B3.7B4.2A24.7B3A6BA2B
.2BA4BA.A4BA2B2C40B$10.2A2.A.A2.8B.4B4.A19.5B2A13B.BA5B.5BA2BCBC39B$
9.A2.A2.2A2.11B4.3A20.5B3A5BA5BC.B2A2BA.A2B2A3BC41B$10.2A7.12B2.A21.
8BA5BA6B3.5B.5B2.B.5B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B$19.12B2.2A
20.2A13BA4BA3.5B.5B5.4B$20.11B3.B20.2A14B3A4.6B.6B5.4B$23.7B4.3B19.
17B6.5B.5B7.4B$22.8B3.6B16.18B5.6B.6B7.4B$21.9B2.10B11.20B5.2B2A2B.2B
2A2B8.4B$20.23B3.2B2.22B6.2B2ABA.AB2A2B9.4B$18.B.16B2A34B6.2BA2BA.A2B
A2B10.4B$17.2A17B2A32B8.2B3AB.B3A2B11.4B$17.2A50B9.6B.6B12.4B$18.41B
2A8B9.6B.6B13.4B$16.5B2.36B2A8B9.6B.6B14.4B$16.2A6.5B5.13B.4B4.13B9.
6B.6B15.4B$17.A7.2B.3B3.7B.B4.4B5.3B4.6B9.6B.6B16.4B$14.3A12.2A15.4B
4.4B5.7B8.6B.6B17.4B$14.A14.A15.4B5.2A7.6B10.5B.5B19.4B$30.3A11.4B7.A
6.6B11.5B.5B20.4B$32.A10.4B5.3A7.6B11.5B.5B14.2A5.4B$42.4B6.A8.8B11.
4B.4B14.B2AB5.3B$41.4B17.6B10.5B3.5B13.2B3.2B.4B$40.4B18.7B9.2A9.2A
10.4B3.8B$39.4B17.4B4A3B8.A9.A10.6B2.10B$38.4B16.B.4BA2B2A4B3.3A11.3A
3.2B.7B2.10B$37.4B16.2A6BA2B2A3B3.A15.A2.2A21B3.2A$36.4B17.2A6BA2BA4B
22.2A16B.3B4.A$35.4B19.8B2A4B24.20B2.BA.A$34.4B18.5B2.B2.2B.3B25.19B
2.B2A$33.C3B19.2A4.3B5.2A25.5B2A16B$32.BCBC21.A3.B2AB5.A25.5BA2BA14B$
31.2B2C19.3A5.2A7.3A20.B2.5BABA14B$30.4B20.A18.A19.2AB.6BA13B$29.4B
60.2A22B$28.4B62.2B.20B$27.4B46.2A18.19B$26.4B47.A.A17.18B$25.4B10.2A
38.A4.2A11.19B$24.4B11.A.A33.4A.2A2.A2.A4.2A4.19B$9.A13.4B14.A4.2A27.
A2.A.A.A.A.2A4.A3.22B$9.3A10.4B11.4A.2A2.A2.A27.BABABA.A9.A.2A6B.7B3.
4B$12.A8.4B12.A2.A.A.A.A.2A28.B2ABA.A8.2AB2AB2.2B4.B2AB5.4B10.2A$11.
2A7.4B15.BABABA.A32.2B.BA12.B11.2A7.4B9.A$11.5B3.4B17.B2ABA.A31.3B12.
2A.2A20.4B10.A$13.3B2.4B19.2B.BA23.2A6.4B13.A.A15.2A5.4B5.5A$3.2A7.9B
19.3B27.A6.B2A3B11.A.A16.A5.4B4.A$3.A8.8B11.2A6.4B27.A.AB3.B2A3B12.A
17.A.AB.7B2.B3A$2A.A.B3.10B13.A6.B2A3B26.2AB.10B29.2AB.7B3.2B.A$A2.3A
B.2B2A7B13.A.AB3.B2A3B28.13B30.12B4A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B14.2AB.10B26.14B29.
7B2A3BAB2.2A$3.4A12B16.13B25.15B28.7B2A2B.B3A2.A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A14.14B
26.8B2.4B27.10B3.B.A.2A$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A13.15B25.6B5.4B25.8B8.A$7.A4.4B
5.A15.8B2.4B23.9B4.4B23.9B7.2A$2.5A5.4B5.2A14.6B5.4B21.4B4.2A5.4B21.
4B2.3B$2.A10.4B19.9B4.4B19.4B5.A7.4B19.4B3.5B$4.A9.4B10.A6.4B4.2A5.4B
10.A6.4B7.3A5.4B10.A6.4B7.2A$3.2A10.4B7.3A5.4B5.A7.4B7.3A5.4B10.A6.4B
7.3A5.4B8.A$16.4B5.A7.4B7.3A5.4B5.A7.4B19.4B5.A7.4B10.3A$17.4B4.2A5.
4B10.A6.4B4.2A5.4B21.4B4.2A5.4B13.A$18.9B4.4B19.9B4.4B23.9B4.4B$19.6B
5.4B21.6B5.4B25.6B5.4B$19.8B2.4B22.8B2.4B26.8B2.4B$17.15B21.15B25.15B
$17.14B22.14B26.14B$17.13B23.13B27.13B$15.2AB.10B22.2AB.10B26.2AB.10B
$14.A.AB3.B2A3B23.A.AB3.B2A3B27.A.AB3.B2A3B$14.A6.B2A3B23.A6.B2A3B27.
A6.B2A3B$13.2A6.4B24.2A6.4B28.2A6.4B$22.3B33.3B37.3B$23.2B.BA31.2B.BA
35.2B.BA$22.B2ABA.A29.B2ABA.A33.B2ABA.A$21.BABABA.A28.BABABA.A32.BABA
BA.A$19.A2.A.A.A.A.2A23.A2.A.A.A.A.2A27.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$19.4A.2A2.A2.A
23.4A.2A2.A2.A27.4A.2A2.A2.A$23.A4.2A29.A4.2A33.A4.2A$21.A.A33.A.A37.
A.A$21.2A34.2A38.2A!
There's a bunch of extra time to use up in the bottom loop, so you can try things like mirroring the Bandersnatch so that it moves the glider away from instead of toward its target, and moving it to the other side of a Snark if you end up with a 4-mod-8 timing change.

Adding a twist so the glider path crosses itself often helps with denser packings. It didn't hurt at the top (shown above) but it didn't help anything either. For higher period guns it would work to add another twist toward the top right, to use up the empty space there.

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Naszvadi » September 22nd, 2021, 3:09 am

Suboptimal P84 glider gun:

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x = 59, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
21b2o13b2o$2b2o5b2o9bobo13bobo9b2o5b2o$2b2o5b2o10bo15bo10b2o5b2o2$3bo
5bo39bo5bo$3b2o3b2o8bo30b2o3b2o$3bobobobo9b2o20bo7bobobobo$5bobo8b2o
22b3o8bobo$5bobo10bo20b2obo8bobo$2obobobobob2o4bo28b2obobobobob2o$bo3b
obo3bo4b4o6b2o3b2o14bo3bobo3bo$3b2o3b2o6b4o4bo3bobo3bo14b2o3b2o$18bo4b
2obobobobob2o$17bo10bobo8bob2o$18b2o8bobo8b3o$7b2o6b2o9bobobobo7bo9b2o
$8bo8bo8b2o3b2o17bo$8bobo15bo5bo15bobo$9b2o37b2o$14bo3bo6b2o5b2o10bo$
13bo5b2o4b2o5b2o11bo$12b2o4b2o17bo7b2o$13b2o22bobo4b2o$10bo2bo2bo20b2o
3bo2bo2bo$6b2obobobob2o7bo17b2obobobob2o$6bob2obobo11bo9bo9bobob2obo$
12b2o9b3o9bo9b2o$35bo7$26b2o$27bo$24b3o$24bo!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » September 23rd, 2021, 12:09 pm

More partials:

p40

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x = 43, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
40bobo$39bo2bo$39bo$42bo$37bobobo$36b4o3$38b4o$25b2o9bobobo$35bo$26bo
11bo$25b2obo6bo2bo$5b2o16b3o3b2o4bobo$6bo16b3o3b2o$6bobo5bo14b2o$7b2o
4bobo11bobo4b2o$12b2o14bo5bobo$12b2o3b3o16bo$5bobo4b2o3b3o16b2o$4bo2bo
6bob2o$4bo11bo$7bo$2bobobo9b2o$b4o3$3b4o$bobobo$o$3bo$o2bo$obo!
p45

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x = 36, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
26b2o5b2o$22b2obo3bo2bo2bo$23bobobo5b3o$22bo2b2o2b4o$19bo2bobo2bo5bo$
19b4ob10o$17b2o9bo$16bo2b5obo4b2o$15bobo5b2obo4bo$15bob3obo3bo4bo$14b
2o2bo3bo2bobobo$16bobob2o2b2ob2o$11b2o3bo$3b2o5b2o5bobo$4bo7bo5bo$4bob
o$5b2o8b2o$13bob3o$13b2o2bo5b2o$15b2o6bobo$8bo14bobo$10b2o12b2o$10bobo
14bo$10bobo6b2o$11b2o5bo2b2o$18b3obo$19b2o8b2o$29bobo$17bo5bo7bo$16bob
o5b2o5b2o$19bo3b2o$7b2ob2o2b2obobo$6bobobo2bo3bo2b2o$5bo4bo3bob3obo$4b
o4bob2o5bobo$4b2o4bob5o2bo$7bo9b2o$2b10ob4o$2bo5bo2bobo2bo$3b4o2b2o2bo
$3o5bobobo$o2bo2bo3bob2o$b2o5b2o!
p46: left is a working oscillator (already known); right is one that emits gliders but crashes into the twin bees

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x = 157, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
39b2o$38bo$16b2o19bo2b2o92b2o$17b2o18bo2bo92bo$3bo9b5o19bobo10bo60b2o
19bo2b2o$b3o9b4o21b2o10b3o59b2o18bo2bo$o52bo44bo9b5o19bobo10bo$b3o9b4o
21b2o10b3o43b3o9b4o21b2o10b3o$3bo9b5o19bobo10bo44bo52bo$17b2o18bo2bo
55b3o9b4o21b2o10b3o$16b2o19bo2b2o56bo9b5o19bobo10bo$38bo73b2o18bo2bo$
39b2o70b2o19bo2b2o$133bo$134b2o5$44b2o$36b3o5b2o$35bo3bo71b2o26b2o$34b
o5bo71bo18b3o5b2o$34bo5bo71bobo3b3o9bo3bo$34bo5bo72b2o2bo3bo7bo5bo$35b
o3bo2b2o72bo5bo6bo5bo$22b2o12b3o3bobo71bo5bo6bo5bo$23bo20bo71bo5bo7bo
3bo2b2o$23bobo3b3o12b2o71bo3bo9b3o3bobo$24b2o2bo3bo78b2o5b3o18bo$27bo
5bo77b2o26b2o$27bo5bo$27bo5bo$28bo3bo$22b2o5b3o$22b2o2$116b2o$118bo$
115b2o2bo19b2o$116bo2bo18b2o$106bo10bobo19b5o9bo$27b2o75b3o10b2o21b4o
9b3o$29bo73bo52bo$26b2o2bo19b2o52b3o10b2o21b4o9b3o$27bo2bo18b2o55bo10b
obo19b5o9bo$17bo10bobo19b5o9bo51bo2bo18b2o$15b3o10b2o21b4o9b3o48b2o2bo
19b2o$14bo52bo50bo$15b3o10b2o21b4o9b3o49b2o$17bo10bobo19b5o9bo$27bo2bo
18b2o$26b2o2bo19b2o$29bo$27b2o!
p51; catalysts or p3 sparkers must restore the blocks.

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x = 34, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
26b2o$26b2o$17b3o$2o15b2obo$bo17b2o9b2o$bobo26bobo$2b2o9b2o17bo$13bob
2o15b2o$14b3o$6b2o$6b2o!
p66

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x = 50, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
40bo$11b3o24b3o$11bo25bo3b2o$12bo25b3o2bo$40bobobob2obo$30b2o9bo2bobob
2o$40bo2b2o$9b2o17b3o14bo$10bo16bo3bo7bo$10bobo14bo3b2o11bo$11b2o14b3o
2bo$6bo13bo3bob4o2bo7b2o$6b3o10b3obo3b2o2bo8bo$9bo8bo2b2o3bob3o10b3o$
8b2o7bo2b4obo3bo13bo$17bo2b3o14b2o$5bo11b2o3bo14bobo$10bo7bo3bo16bo$4b
o14b3o17b2o$5b2o2bo$2obobo2bo9b2o$ob2obobobo$6bo2b3o25bo$7b2o3bo25bo$
9b3o24b3o$9bo!
p79; catalysts must restore the blinkers and delete the beehives.

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x = 37, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$5b2o$7bo$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o9b2o15bo$13bob2o13bo$14b3o13bo2$6bo13b3o$
6bo13b2obo$6bo15b2o9b2o$33bobo$35bo$35b2o$29bo$30b2o$29b2o!
p106

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x = 39, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
11bo2$12b2o21bo$12bobo18b3o$12bo19bo$17bo14b2o$15bo2bo$15b2ob2o$2o12bo
bobo$bo11b2o2bo$bobo9bob2o$2b2o6bo2bo12bo$10bo2b2o10bo$13bo10b2o2bo$
12bo12bo2bo6b2o$22b2obo9bobo$21bo2b2o11bo$20bobobo12b2o$19b2ob2o$20bo
2bo$5b2o14bo$6bo19bo$3b3o18bobo$3bo21b2o2$27bo!
User:HotdogPi/My discoveries

Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

S: SKOP
G: gun

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