Sphenocorona wrote: ↑June 19th, 2021, 1:32 am
I don't remember seeing this catalyst before, but it has some resemblances to others I've seen, so I can't say for sure that it isn't known. That said, I noticed that this catalyst has some siblings with different catalytic properties:
There is another catalyst that sometimes works in the same situations and has the same effect as one of the G-containing catalysts (specifically G trans-on bun).
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x = 32, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.
A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A!
However, there are cases where the G trans-on bun works but the other catalyst fails, in which case it typically starts failing on the right side.
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x = 32, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
.A.A17.A.A$.A2.2A15.A2.2A$2.A2.2A15.A2.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.2C
.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A$7.
A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A10$3.A.A17.A.A$2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.
2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A
$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A8$2.A19.A2$3.2A18.2A$2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A
$.A3.2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.
3A17.A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A!
Things also can work the other way around.
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x = 32, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
2.A4.A14.A4.A$2.A2.2A15.A2.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.
A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$
23.2A8$8.A19.A$7.A19.A$2.A3.A15.A3.A$2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.A19.A$30.2A$.A3.
2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.
A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A9$3.A19.A$A.A2.A14.A.A2.A$2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.A19.
A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.
4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A!
They can also perform different catalyses, which can affect whether or not the region comes back and destroys the catalyst.
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x = 32, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
7.A19.A$7.A19.A$7.A19.A$3.2A18.2A$2.A.2A16.A.2A$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C
18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A
3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A8$7.A19.A$8.A19.A$3.A2.2A15.A2.2A$2.A.2A16.A.2A
$3.2A18.2A$30.2A$.A3.2C18.2C.A2.A$A.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$A.A.A.2A13.A2.A.A
$.2A.A16.4A.3A$5.3A17.A3.A$7.A15.A.A2.2A$23.2A!
It seems that a good way to detect when the non-G catalyst should work by examining one of the other two catalysts with the worm/big S-type motif is when a certain cell (marked in red) is born.
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x = 52, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
8.A19.A19.A$7.A19.A19.A$2.A3.A15.A3.A15.A3.A$2.A.2A16.A.2A16.A.2A$3.A
19.A19.A$50.2A$5.2A18.2A18.2A.A2.A$.2ADA2.A11.A2.ADA2.A16.A.A.3A$.2A.
A.2A11.4A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$4.A18.2A16.4A.3A$.2A.A16.A3.3A17.A3.A$.A.A16.
A.3A2.A15.A.A2.2A$20.A3.A18.2A$19.2A8$A3.A15.A3.A15.A3.A$2.A2.A16.A2.
A16.A2.A$2.A.2A16.A.2A16.A.2A$3.A19.A19.A$50.2A$5.2A18.2A18.2A.A2.A$.
2ADA2.A11.A2.ADA2.A16.A.A.3A$.2A.A.2A11.4A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$4.A18.2A16.4A
.3A$.2A.A16.A3.3A17.A3.A$.A.A16.A.3A2.A15.A.A2.2A$20.A3.A18.2A$19.2A!
For the other way around, see whether a certain cell (marked in red) is born after the initial interaction.
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x = 51, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
3.A19.A19.A$.A.2A16.A.2A16.A.2A$2.A19.A19.A$43.D5.2A$4.2A18.2A18.2A.A
2.A$2A.A2.A11.A2.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$2A.A.2A11.4A.A.2A13.A2.A.A$3.A18.2A16.
4A.3A$2A.A16.A3.3A17.A3.A$A.A16.A.3A2.A15.A.A2.2A$19.A3.A18.2A$18.2A7$
2.2A18.2A18.2A2$.A2.A16.A2.A16.A2.A$.A.2A16.A.2A16.A.2A$2.A19.A19.A$43.
D5.2A$4.2A18.2A18.2A.A2.A$2A.A2.A11.A2.A.A2.A16.A.A.3A$2A.A.2A11.4A.A
.2A13.A2.A.A$3.A18.2A16.4A.3A$2A.A16.A3.3A17.A3.A$A.A16.A.3A2.A15.A.A
2.2A$19.A3.A18.2A$18.2A!
I am tentatively considering myself back.