Thread For Requesting Help

[Jormungant]

Well, I fear you might need to elaborate, since the most compact would just be to put blocks in the glider path and count how many remains to know that number, but I assume you are aware of that one... Anyways, so I am just depends if you want to have a mechanism that is not interfering with the signal and is allowed to delay the glider, or if you want a way to reset the counting mechanism and "fetch" the count it currently has. If it is the latter, this bit is compact to achieve to count up to 9:

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x = 374, y = 358, rule = LifeHistory
33$339.C$339.C.C$339.2C16$321.C$321.C.C$321.2C16$303.C$303.C.C$303.2C
16$285.C$285.C.C$285.2C3$280.B13$267.C$267.C.C$267.2C16$249.C$249.C.C
$249.2C16$231.C$231.C.C$211.4B16.2C$210.4B4.2A$202.2A5.4B4.B2AB$194.
2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$195.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$195.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$196.2A
B.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$198.4B3D16B.4B$198.4BD4B2D16B$198.4B3D2B2D15B$198.26B
$197.12B.14B$197.14B.12B$197.26B$197.15B2C2B3D4B$196.16B2C4BD4B$195.
4B.16B3D4B$194.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$194.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$194.2B6.2B6.4B.
4B6.A$194.B6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$200.B2AB4.4B5.2A$189.4B8.2A4.4B$188.4B
4.2A$180.2A5.4B4.B2AB$172.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$173.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$
173.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$174.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$176.4B3D16B.4B$176.4BD4B2D
16B$176.4B3D2B2D15B$176.26B$175.12B.14B$175.14B.12B$175.26B$175.15B2C
2B3D4B$174.16B2C4BD4B$173.4B.16B3D4B$172.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$172.4B3.5B
5.10B.BA.A$172.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$172.B6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$178.B2AB4.4B
5.2A$167.4B8.2A4.4B$166.4B4.2A$158.2A5.4B4.B2AB$150.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B
6.B$151.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$151.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$152.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$
154.4B3D16B.4B$154.4BD4B2D16B$154.4B3D2B2D15B$154.26B$153.12B.14B$
153.14B.12B$153.26B$153.15B2C2B3D4B$152.16B2C4BD4B$151.4B.16B3D4B$
150.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$150.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$150.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$150.B
6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$156.B2AB4.4B5.2A$145.4B8.2A4.4B$144.4B4.2A$136.2A
5.4B4.B2AB$128.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$129.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$129.A.AB.10B
5.5B3.4B$130.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$132.4B3D16B.4B$132.4BD4B2D16B$132.4B3D
2B2D15B$132.26B$131.12B.14B$131.14B.12B$131.26B$131.15B2C2B3D4B$130.
16B2C4BD4B$129.4B.16B3D4B$128.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$128.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$
128.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$128.B6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$134.B2AB4.4B5.2A$123.4B
8.2A4.4B$122.4B4.2A$114.2A5.4B4.B2AB$106.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$107.A6.
4B.4B6.2B6.2B$107.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$108.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$110.4B3D16B.
4B$110.4BD4B2D16B$110.4B3D2B2D15B$110.26B$109.12B.14B$109.14B.12B$
109.26B$109.15B2C2B3D4B$108.16B2C4BD4B$107.4B.16B3D4B$106.4B2.7B2.B2.
9B.B2A$106.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$106.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$106.B6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB
5.2A$112.B2AB4.4B5.2A$101.4B8.2A4.4B$100.4B4.2A$92.2A5.4B4.B2AB$84.2A
5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$85.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$85.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$86.2AB.9B
2.B2.7B2.4B$88.4B3D16B.4B$88.4BD4B2D16B$88.4B3D2B2D15B$88.26B$87.12B.
14B$87.14B.12B$87.26B$87.15B2C2B3D4B$86.16B2C4BD4B$85.4B.16B3D4B$84.
4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$84.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$84.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$84.B6.2B6.
4B2.2B2AB5.2A$90.B2AB4.4B5.2A$79.4B8.2A4.4B$78.4B4.2A$70.2A5.4B4.B2AB
$62.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$63.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$63.A.AB.10B5.5B3.4B$64.
2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$66.4B3D16B.4B$66.4BD4B2D16B$66.4B3D2B2D15B$66.26B$
65.12B.14B$65.14B.12B$65.26B$65.15B2C2B3D4B$64.16B2C4BD4B$63.4B.16B3D
4B$62.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$62.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$62.2B6.2B6.4B.4B6.A$62.B
6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$68.B2AB4.4B5.2A$57.4B8.2A4.4B$56.4B4.2A$48.2A5.4B
4.B2AB$40.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$41.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$41.A.AB.10B5.5B3.
4B$42.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$44.4B3D16B.4B$44.4BD4B2D16B$44.4B3D2B2D15B$
44.26B$43.12B.14B$43.14B.12B$43.26B$43.15B2C2B3D4B$42.16B2C4BD4B$41.
4B.16B3D4B$40.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$40.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$40.2B6.2B6.4B.4B
6.A$40.B6.2B6.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$46.B2AB4.4B5.2A$35.4B8.2A4.4B$34.4B4.2A$
26.2A5.4B4.B2AB$18.2A5.B2A2B2.4B6.2B6.B$19.A6.4B.4B6.2B6.2B$19.A.AB.
10B5.5B3.4B$20.2AB.9B2.B2.7B2.4B$22.4B3D16B.4B$22.4BD4B2D16B$22.4B3D
2B2D15B$22.26B$21.12B.14B$21.14B.12B$21.26B$21.15B2C2B3D4B$20.16B2C4B
D4B$19.4B.16B3D4B$18.4B2.7B2.B2.9B.B2A$18.4B3.5B5.10B.BA.A$18.2B6.2B
6.4B.4B6.A$33.4B2.2B2AB5.2A$32.4B5.2A$31.4B3$10.B17.B$9.2B17.B!

by sending gliders in the opposite direction, you can retrieve how many blocks were displaced.

[TYCF]

Is there a herschel to two gliders converter that can be used here ?(One glider is to remove the block)

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x = 46, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
14.D26.2A$41.A$39.A.A$.18B20.2A$.16B4A$.15BA3BA$.19BA$.15BA2BA$.3B9.B
$.6B2AB.4BA$.6B2A5BA2BA25.D$.BA4B2A9BA24.D.D$.3A4BAB2A6BA24.3D$2A6B5A
4B2A26.D$.3B2A3B3A4BA$2.9B2.2A$3.2B3.B$.18B$.9B2A5B4A$.7B2AB2A3BA3BA$
.7B4A8BA$.8B2A5BA2BA22.2A$42.A.A$44.A$44.2A!

[squareroot12621]

Is there a herschel to two gliders converter that can be used here ?(One glider is to remove the block)

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x = 46, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
14.D26.2A$41.A$39.A.A$.18B20.2A$.16B4A$.15BA3BA$.19BA$.15BA2BA$.3B9.B
$.6B2AB.4BA$.6B2A5BA2BA25.D$.BA4B2A9BA24.D.D$.3A4BAB2A6BA24.3D$2A6B5A
4B2A26.D$.3B2A3B3A4BA$2.9B2.2A$3.2B3.B$.18B$.9B2A5B4A$.7B2AB2A3BA3BA$
.7B4A8BA$.8B2A5BA2BA22.2A$42.A.A$44.A$44.2A!

You can use a rectifier here, and you even get an entire Herschel for free!

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x = 47, y = 65, rule = LifeHistory
42.2A$42.A$40.A.A$40.2A$18.4A$17.A3.A$21.A$17.A2.A2$8.2A6.A$8.2A5.A2.
A25.D$3.A4.2A9.A24.D.D$2.3A4.A.2A6.A24.3D$.2A6.5A4.2A26.D$5.2A3.3A4.A
$14.2A3$11.2A5.4A$9.2A.2A3.A3.A$9.4A8.A$10.2A5.A2.A22.2A$25.3D15.A.A$
27.D17.A$11.A14.D18.2A$11.3A17.D$14.A15.D$13.2A15.3D6$4.A$4.3A23.2A$7.
A21.A2.A$6.2A22.2A8$16.2A$16.2A9$8.2A$3.2A2.A2.A$3.A4.A.A$2A.A5.A$.A.
A.2A$A2.A2.A$2A2.A4.A$5.5A2$4.A.2A$4.2A.A!

[unname4798]

Is there a herschel to two gliders converter that can be used here ?(One glider is to remove the block)

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x = 46, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
14.D26.2A$41.A$39.A.A$.18B20.2A$.16B4A$.15BA3BA$.19BA$.15BA2BA$.3B9.B
$.6B2AB.4BA$.6B2A5BA2BA25.D$.BA4B2A9BA24.D.D$.3A4BAB2A6BA24.3D$2A6B5A
4B2A26.D$.3B2A3B3A4BA$2.9B2.2A$3.2B3.B$.18B$.9B2A5B4A$.7B2AB2A3BA3BA$
.7B4A8BA$.8B2A5BA2BA22.2A$42.A.A$44.A$44.2A!

You can use a rectifier here, and you even get an entire Herschel for free!

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x = 47, y = 65, rule = LifeHistory
42.2A$42.A$40.A.A$40.2A$18.4A$17.A3.A$21.A$17.A2.A2$8.2A6.A$8.2A5.A2.
A25.D$3.A4.2A9.A24.D.D$2.3A4.A.2A6.A24.3D$.2A6.5A4.2A26.D$5.2A3.3A4.A
$14.2A3$11.2A5.4A$9.2A.2A3.A3.A$9.4A8.A$10.2A5.A2.A22.2A$25.3D15.A.A$
27.D17.A$11.A14.D18.2A$11.3A17.D$14.A15.D$13.2A15.3D6$4.A$4.3A23.2A$7.
A21.A2.A$6.2A22.2A8$16.2A$16.2A9$8.2A$3.2A2.A2.A$3.A4.A.A$2A.A5.A$.A.
A.2A$A2.A2.A$2A2.A4.A$5.5A2$4.A.2A$4.2A.A!

Ecologist to glider:

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x = 57, y = 74, rule = B3/S23Investigator
55.E$54.E$53.E2$51.CD2.DE$53.DE4$42.2A$42.A$40.A.A$40.2A$18.4A$17.A3.
A$21.A$17.A2.A$54.E$8.2A6.A$8.2A5.A2.A25.A$3.A4.2A9.A24.A$2.3A4.A.2A6.
A24.3A$.2A6.5A4.2A26.A$5.2A3.3A4.A$14.2A3$11.2A5.4A$9.2A.2A3.A3.A$9.4A
8.A$10.2A5.A2.A22.2A$25.2A16.A.A$27.A17.A$11.A14.A18.2A$11.3A17.A$14.
A15.A$13.2A16.2A6$4.A$4.3A23.2A$7.A21.A2.A$6.2A22.2A8$16.2A$16.2A9$8.
2A$3.2A2.A2.A$3.A4.A.A$2A.A5.A$.A.A.2A$A2.A2.A$2A2.A4.A$5.5A2$4.A.2A$
4.2A.A!

Edit: Reduction:

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x = 56, y = 70, rule = B3/S23Investigator
54.E$53.E$52.E2$50.CD2.DE$52.DE6$39.DE$39.AD$17.4A$16.A3.A$20.A$16.A2.
A$53.E$7.2A6.A$7.2A5.A2.A$2.A4.2A9.A$.3A4.A.2A6.A$2A6.5A4.2A$4.2A3.3A
4.A$13.2A3$10.2A5.4A$8.2A.2A3.A3.A$8.4A8.A$9.2A5.A2.A22.AD$42.DE4$12.
ED$12.DA7$29.2A$5.ED21.A2.A$5.DA22.2A8$15.2A$15.2A9$7.2A$6.A2.A$7.A.A
$8.A$3.E2A$3.EHA$3.3E!

[confocaloid]

Some possible connections in B3/S23, using components from ECC:

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x = 183, y = 146, rule = LifeHistory
54.A$54.3A$57.A$56.2A$42.2A$42.A$40.A.A$40.2A$18.4A$17.A3.A$21.A$17.A
2.A68.A$88.A.A$8.2A6.A71.A.A$8.2A5.A2.A27.D42.A$3.A4.2A9.A26.D.D29.D$
2.3A4.A.2A6.A26.3D29.D.D$.2A6.5A4.2A28.D29.3D$5.2A3.3A4.A62.D$14.2A3$
11.2A5.4A$9.2A.2A3.A3.A49.2A$9.4A8.A43.2A5.A62.2A$10.2A5.A2.A22.2A20.
A.A.3A62.A2.A$43.A.A12.2A7.A.A62.A2.A.A$45.A12.2A7.2A63.4A.2A$11.A33.
2A91.A$11.3A120.4A$14.A119.A$13.2A102.2A17.2A$118.A18.A$118.A.A16.A.A
$119.2A17.2A3$4.A$4.3A23.2A$7.A21.A2.A$6.2A22.2A$112.2A$112.A$110.A.A
$110.2A$78.4A$77.A3.A$81.A$16.2A59.A2.A$16.2A$68.2A6.A$68.2A5.A2.A37.
D18.A$63.A4.2A9.A36.D.D15.A.A$62.3A4.A.2A6.A36.3D16.A$61.2A6.5A4.2A
38.D$65.2A3.3A4.A50.2A$74.2A50.A2.A2.2A$125.A.2A3.A.A$8.2A115.A8.A$3.
2A2.A2.A60.2A5.4A42.2A8.2A$3.A4.A.A58.2A.2A3.A3.A$2A.A5.A59.4A8.A$.A.
A.2A63.2A5.A2.A32.2A$A2.A2.A106.A.A$2A2.A4.A105.A$5.5A71.A33.2A$81.3A
$4.A.2A76.A$4.2A.A75.2A6$74.A$74.3A23.2A$77.A21.A2.A$76.2A22.2A2$159.
2A6.A$154.2A3.2A6.3A$155.A14.A$155.A.4A8.2A$153.A.A.A3.A$153.2A5.2A$
86.2A33.4A56.2A$86.2A32.A3.A56.2A$124.A$120.A2.A2$111.2A6.A$111.2A5.A
2.A37.D$106.A4.2A9.A36.D.D$105.3A4.A.2A6.A36.3D$104.2A6.5A4.2A38.D11.
2A$78.2A28.2A3.3A4.A52.A$73.2A2.A2.A36.2A55.3A$73.A4.A.A95.A$70.2A.A
5.A$71.A.A.2A37.2A5.4A$70.A2.A2.A35.2A.2A3.A3.A$70.2A2.A4.A32.4A8.A$
75.5A33.2A5.A2.A32.2A$156.A.A$74.A.2A80.A$74.2A.A46.A33.2A$124.3A$
127.A$126.2A6$117.A$117.3A23.2A$120.A21.A2.A$119.2A22.2A8$129.2A$129.
2A9$121.2A$116.2A2.A2.A$116.A4.A.A$113.2A.A5.A$114.A.A.2A$113.A2.A2.A
$113.2A2.A4.A$118.5A2$117.A.2A$117.2A.A!

[confocaloid]

Is there a synthesis component for this?

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x = 40, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o13bo8b2ob2ob2o$4b2obobo20bobob2obobo$8b2o13bo6b2o6b2o2$2o6b2o4b
obobobobobo5b2o6b2o$2o6b2o20b2o6b2o$23bo$2o6b2o20b2o6b2o$obob2obobo12b
o7bobob2obobo$b2ob2ob2o22b2ob2ob2o!

[otismo]

A ten-cell line in a 16X16 Torus starts to make a PDC

but then because of the 16-wide torroidal limit

you get a P6 oscillator -

can a still life work instead of a torus ?

Thank You !

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x = 10, y = 1, rule = B3/S23:T16,16
10o!

[confocaloid]

It can be supported with oscillators:

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#C 6.6.0 [NDE 11/21/94]
#C       The wick (left end) was found by AF (8/19/94);
#C       NDE stabilized it; the variations are by DRH (11/22&27/94)
x = 107, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o100b2o$2b2o100b2o$104b2o$105bo$b3o100bobo$b2obo2b2o90b3obobo$3b2o
2b2o90b4obo$3b2o98bo2$8bobo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo28bo2bo4bo2bo7bo4bo2bo4bo2bo
4bo$8b3o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o3b4o4b4o4b4o$10bo2bo4bo2bo4bo
2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$4bo2bo$4bo95b4o
$3bo4bo90bo4bo$2bobo2b2o90bo3bobo$2obo96bo3bobo$106bo$106bo$o2bo99bo2b
o$2b2o100b2o!

[hotcrystal0]

It can be supported with oscillators:

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#C 6.6.0 [NDE 11/21/94]
#C       The wick (left end) was found by AF (8/19/94);
#C       NDE stabilized it; the variations are by DRH (11/22&27/94)
x = 107, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o100b2o$2b2o100b2o$104b2o$105bo$b3o100bobo$b2obo2b2o90b3obobo$3b2o
2b2o90b4obo$3b2o98bo2$8bobo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo28bo2bo4bo2bo7bo4bo2bo4bo2bo
4bo$8b3o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o3b4o4b4o4b4o$10bo2bo4bo2bo4bo
2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$4bo2bo$4bo95b4o
$3bo4bo90bo4bo$2bobo2b2o90bo3bobo$2obo96bo3bobo$106bo$106bo$o2bo99bo2b
o$2b2o100b2o!

Or serve as a pentadecathlon rephaser:

Here's a period-21 pentadecathlon hassler of sorts. The base p21 hassling reaction was found by Hotcrystal0 (in Symbiosis) and completed in CGOL by me.

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x = 54, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
6b2o38b2o$6bobo36bobo$8bo6bo22bo6bo$3bo2bob2o5bo3bobo2bob2obo2bobo3bo
5b2obo2bo$3b4o7bo6bo2bo4bo2bo6bo7b4o$7b2o2b2o2bo3bobo2bob2obo2bobo3bo
2b2o2b2o$3b4o8bo22bo8b4o$2bo3bob2o34b2obo3bo$o2b2obobo5bo24bo5bobob2o
2bo$2obo4bo4bobo22bobo4bo4bob2o$3bobobob2o2b2o24b2o2b2obobobo$3bobobob
o34bobobobo$b2o4bobo34bobo4b2o$2bob2obo2b2o30b2o2bob2obo$2bobo3bobo32b
obo3bobo$b2o2bob2obo32bob2obo2b2o$2bobo4bo34bo4bobo$2bo3b3o36b3o3bo$3b
2obo40bob2o$8b3o32b3o$b7o2bo32bo2b7o$bo2bo2bo38bo2bo2bo!

[Goldtiger997]

Is there a synthesis component for this?

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x = 40, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o13bo8b2ob2ob2o$4b2obobo20bobob2obobo$8b2o13bo6b2o6b2o2$2o6b2o4b
obobobobobo5b2o6b2o$2o6b2o20b2o6b2o$23bo$2o6b2o20b2o6b2o$obob2obobo12b
o7bobob2obobo$b2ob2ob2o22b2ob2ob2o!

Yes, here's one (in two stages) found with QuFince:

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x = 85, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
63bo$64b2o16bo$63b2o4bo10b2o$2bo6bobo55bobo11b2o$obo7b2o56b2o$b2o7bo6$
75b2o$75b2o3$19b2ob2o55b2ob2o$19b2obobo50b2o2b2obobo$23b2o50b2o6b2o$7b
2o$8b2o5b2o6b2o50b2o6b2o$7bo7b2o6b2o50b2o6b2o2$15b2o6b2o50b2o6b2o$2b3o
10bobob2obobo50bobob2obobo$4bo11b2ob2ob2o52b2ob2ob2o$3bo!

[confocaloid]

How to construct these still lives (and/or their extended versions)?

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x = 31, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2ob2ob2ob2o9b2ob2ob2ob2o$2obo3bob2o9b2obo3bobo$3bo3bo15bo3bobo$3b2ob2o
15b2ob2ob2o7$2ob2ob2o12b2ob2ob2ob2o$2obo3bo13bobo3bobo$3bo3bob2o10bobo
3bobo$3b2ob2ob2o9b2ob2ob2ob2o!