is this c/10 spaceship known?

[A for awesome]

I thought I'd try running a width-6 c/10 even-symmetric zfind search to see if I could find a potential tagalong or alternative back end for the copperhead. Obviously, such a search is not exhaustive (it stops once it reaches the copperhead itself), and it terminated with no solutions found, but there were some reasonable partials (not all with the copperhead front end):

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x = 152, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
5b2o21b2o19b2o18b2o17b2o17b2o16b2o18b2o$3bo4bo17bo4bo16b4o16b4o15b4o
15b4o14b4o16b4o$25bo6bo$3bo4bo15bo8bo13b6o14b6o13b6o13b6o12b6o14b6o$3b
ob2obo15bo3b2o3bo14b4o16b4o15b4o15b4o14b4o16b4o$3bo4bo18bo2bo$b2obo2bo
b2o16b4o16b2o2b2o14b2o2b2o13b2o2b2o13b2o2b2o12b2o2b2o14b2o2b2o$45b2obo
2bob2o10b2obo2bob2o9b2obo2bob2o9b2obo2bob2o8b2obo2bob2o10b2obo2bob2o$o
3bo2bo3bo16b2o18bo2bo16bo2bo15bo2bo15bo2bo14bo2bo16bo2bo$bo2b4o2bo13bo
8bo$2bo6bo13bobo6bobo$23b2o3b2o3b2o53b2o17b2o16b2o18b2o$27bo2bo38b2o
16bo2bo15bo2bo15b2o18b2o$3b2o2b2o18bo2bo37bo2bo15bo2bo$2b2ob2ob2o14b3o
4b3o12b8o13b2o2b2o15b2o15bo4bo14b2o$4bo2bo15b2ob6ob2o31bo6bo10bobo4bob
o11bo4bo9b2o2bo2bo2b2o11b2o2b2o$3bo4bo14b2obo4bob2o10bo3b2o3bo10bo8bo
9bobo4bobo11b2o2b2o9b2o3b2o3b2o11bo4bo$2bob4obo16bo4bo13bo2bo2bo2bo10b
o8bo9bo2bo2bo2bo$2bobo2bobo16b2o2b2o14b2o4b2o10b3obo2bob3o9b3o2b3o10b
2o6b2o11b4o$23bo10bo10b2o6b2o9b3o6b3o8bob6obo9bo8bo10b6o13b3o2b3o$2bob
o2bobo17bo2bo34bobo4bobo29bobo2bobo9bobob2obobo11bobo2bobo$bo3b2o3bo
14bobo2bobo12b2o6b2o12b2o2b2o32b2o2b2o11b2o4b2o11bo2bo2bo2bo$bo3b2o3bo
12bob2o4b2obo11b8o11bo2bo2bo2bo31bo2bo13bo4bo12b10o$2b3o2b3o15b2o4b2o
13bobo2bobo12b2o4b2o10b3o4b3o11b6o11b2o4b2o13bob2obo$23b2obob2obob2o9b
2obo4bob2o10bo6bo9b2obo4bob2o28b6o12bo8bo$45bobob2obobo28b2ob6ob2o9bo
2b2o2bo12bo2bo12bo4b2o4bo$44b2ob2o2b2ob2o8b12o8b2obo2bob2o10bobo2bobo
12bo2bo12bo3bo2bo3bo$67b6o11b2o2b2o2b2o10bobo2bobo9b2o6b2o12bo4bo$64b
2obo4bob2o9bo6bo11bobo2bobo12b4o12bobo6bobo$64b2o2bo2bo2b2o10bo4bo15b
2o11bo3b4o3bo8bob3o2b3obo$65bobo4bobo10b2o4b2o11bobo2bobo8b2o8b2o9bo2b
o2bo2bo$84bo8bo10b8o31bo4bo$84bobo4bobo9bob6obo9bob4obo12b3o2b3o$104b
2o4b2o9bo2bo2bo2bo12bo4bo$103bo8bo11bo2bo17b2o$142b2ob2ob2o!

I especially like the tagalong partial with the stable constellation in the middle, because a completion at higher width might be synthesizable.

[muzik]

Now that we have c/10, can someone piece together an updated version of this image?

[fluffykitty]

Also the big left circle should be green and have a bunch of still lifes in it.

[muzik]

Also the big left circle should be green and have a bunch of still lifes in it.

lolyes

and what about diagonal ships? where would they go?

[FractalFusion]

Now that we have c/10, can someone piece together an updated version of this image?

Ignoring the ships and colors for a moment, I'm not even sure how the circles are generated. Maybe there is a name for this kind of thing but I can't remember what it is called if such a name even exists.

Edit: It is the Ford circle diagram.

[velcrorex]

Ford Circles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_circle

[zdr]

The copperhead has 4 predecessors that fit withing a 6x11 rectangle with symmetry. Finding the ship this way takes ~1 hour.

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x = 11, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
2b3ob2o$o3b2o2b2o$4obo4bo$4obo4bo$o3b2o2b2o$2b3ob2o6$ob3ob2o$4o4bobo$
2o5bo2bo$2o5bo2bo$4o4bobo$ob3ob2o6$2b3ob2o$4o4bobo$obo4bo2bo$obo4bo2bo
$4o4bobo$2b3ob2o6$ob3ob2o$4o4bobo$3o4bo2bo$3o4bo2bo$4o4bobo$ob3ob2o!

[simeks]

A tag-along found using this:

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x = 10, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
3.4A$3.A2.A$2.6A3$.A2.2A2.A$.A.4A.A$.A.A2.A.A3$4.2A$4.2A2$.2A4.2A$.3A
2.3A$A2.A2.A2.A$2A.4A.2A$.8A!

[codeholic]

Wow! Congratulations! It looks very promising! I resume my study of a c/10 puffer.

EDIT: Playing a pedant, I think it should be considered an individual spaceship with the same frontend, rather than a tagalong, because the backend interacts with the block.

EDIT 2: How about calling it "fireship" due to the spark?

[Kazyan]

Holy moly, that spark is gigantic. That's distaff material for sure.

EDIT:

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x = 74, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
4b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$4b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$3bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo
12bo2bo12bo2bo$3b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o$2bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo10bo
b2obo10bob2obo$3bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo2$2b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o
10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo2$2bo4bo10bo
4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo$3bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo$4b2o14b2o
14b2o14b2o14b2o2$b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$o2bo2bo2bo6bo
2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo$b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o
8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$2bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo$12b2o14b2o14b2o14b
2o$11bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo2$10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo$9b2o4b2o
8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$8bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo
2bo$8b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o$10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo
4bo$20b2o14b2o14b2o$20b2o14b2o14b2o$20b2o14b2o14b2o$18bo4bo10bo4bo10bo
4bo$16b3o4b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o4b3o$15b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o$15b2o8b2o4b2o
8b2o4b2o8b2o$16b10o6b10o6b10o$17b8o3b2o3b8o3b2o3b8o$19b4o5b2o5b4o5b2o
5b4o2$25b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$25b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$25b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o2$27bo2bo5b
2o5bo2bo$35bo2bo$35bo2bo2$33b2o4b2o$32bo2bo2bo2bo$32bo2bo2bo2bo$33bobo
2bobo!

[Sokwe]

Very cool! I would be surprised if a puffer couldn't be built from this, although the slow speed of the ship doesn't help it, as a lot of the glider collisions destroy the ship. It can clear blocks and blinkers, so a simple puffer could lead to a rake.

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x = 18, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$7bo2bo$7bo2bo$6bo4bo$6bo4bo$7b4o6bo$6b2o2b2o5bo$2o4bo4bo5bo$2o4bo
4bo3$7b4o$8b2o2$5b2o4b2o$4bo2bo2bo2bo$5b3o2b3o$5b2o4b2o!

Edit: Nice observation, Tanner!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Very cool! I would be surprised if a puffer couldn't be built from this, although the slow speed of the ship doesn't help it, as a lot of the glider collisions destroy the ship. It can clear blocks and blinkers, so a simple puffer could lead to a rake.

The tagalong actually makes the already strong rear end of the Copperhead even stronger. Wow...

[chris_c]

Cool! Glider duplicators exist although this is surely not minimal:

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x = 66, y = 339, rule = B3/S23
32b2o2b2o$34b2o$34b2o$31bobo2bobo$31bo6bo$47b2o$31bo6bo7bo2bo$32b2o2b
2o7b2o2b2o$33b4o8b2o2b2o$45bob2obo$34b2o11b2o$33bo2bo8bo4bo$44b2o4b2o$
32bo4bo$31b2o4b2o$32bob2obo9b2o$33b4o9bo2bo$34b2o10bo2bo2$44b2o4b2o$
43bo2bo2bo2bo$43bo2bo2bo2bo$44bobo2bobo19$3o$2bo19b2o$bo18b2o2b2o$22b
2o$19bo6bo$20bo4bo$22b2o$19b3o2b3o$19b2o4b2o3$22b2o$21bo2bo2$20bo4bo$
19b2o4b2o$18bo2bo2bo2bo$18b2ob4ob2o$20bo4bo18$60b2o$58b2o2b2o$60b2o$
57bo6bo$58bo4bo$60b2o$57b3o2b3o$57b2o4b2o3$60b2o$59bo2bo2$58bo4bo$57b
2o4b2o$56bo2bo2bo2bo$56b2ob4ob2o$58bo4bo18$56b2o$54b2o2b2o$56b2o$53bo
6bo$54bo4bo$56b2o$53b3o2b3o$53b2o4b2o3$56b2o$55bo2bo2$54bo4bo$53b2o4b
2o$52bo2bo2bo2bo$52b2ob4ob2o$54bo4bo26$48b2o$46b2o2b2o$48b2o$45bo6bo$
46bo4bo$48b2o$45b3o2b3o$45b2o4b2o3$48b2o$47bo2bo2$46bo4bo$45b2o4b2o$
44bo2bo2bo2bo$44b2ob4ob2o$46bo4bo23$41b2o$39b2o2b2o$41b2o$38bo6bo$39bo
4bo$41b2o$38b3o2b3o$38b2o4b2o3$41b2o$40bo2bo2$39bo4bo$38b2o4b2o$37bo2b
o2bo2bo$37b2ob4ob2o$39bo4bo27$38b2o$36b2o2b2o$38b2o$35bo6bo$36bo4bo$
38b2o$35b3o2b3o$35b2o4b2o3$38b2o$37bo2bo2$36bo4bo$35b2o4b2o$34bo2bo2bo
2bo$34b2ob4ob2o$36bo4bo25$30b2o$28b2o2b2o$30b2o$27bo6bo$28bo4bo$30b2o$
27b3o2b3o$27b2o4b2o3$30b2o$29bo2bo2$28bo4bo$27b2o4b2o$26bo2bo2bo2bo$
26b2ob4ob2o$28bo4bo23$29b2o$27b2o2b2o$29b2o$26bo6bo$27bo4bo$29b2o$26b
3o2b3o$26b2o4b2o3$29b2o$28bo2bo2$27bo4bo$26b2o4b2o$25bo2bo2bo2bo$25b2o
b4ob2o$27bo4bo!

[glider_rider]

c/10 puffer:

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x = 132, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
20b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$20b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$19b3o2b3o78b3o2b3o$19b3o2b3o78b
3o2b3o2$19bo6bo78bo6bo$19bo2b2o2bo78bo2b2o2bo$20b6o80b6o$3b2o2b2o114b
2o2b2o$3b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o12b2o84b2o12b3o2b3o$2b3o2b3o11bo2bo
82bo2bo11b3o2b3o$21b4o82b4o$2bo6bo10b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o10bo6bo$2bo2b2o2bo
7bo2bo4bo2bo74bo2bo4bo2bo7bo2b2o2bo$3b6o11bo4bo80bo4bo11b6o$21b4o82b4o
$17bo10bo74bo10bo$5b2o11bo8bo76bo8bo11b2o$4bo2bo116bo2bo$4b4o14b2o84b
2o14b4o$3b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$o2bo4bo2bo108bo2bo4bo2bo$3bo4bo114bo4bo$4b
4o94bo21b4o$o10bo90b2o16bo10bo$bo8bo90bobo17bo8bo2$5b2o118b2o!

[Jackk]

Some promising glider->junk reactions:

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x = 71, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
4b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o$4b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o$3b3o2b3o21b3o2b
3o21b3o2b3o$3b3o2b3o21b3o2b3o21b3o2b3o2$3bo6bo21bo6bo21bo6bo$3bo2b2o2b
o21bo2b2o2bo21bo2b2o2bo$4b6o23b6o23b6o3$6b2o27b2o27b2o$5bo2bo25bo2bo
25bo2bo$5b4o25b4o25b4o$4b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o23b2o2b2o$bo2bo4bo2bo17bo2bo4b
o2bo17bo2bo4bo2bo$4bo4bo23bo4bo23bo4bo$5b4o25b4o25b4o$bo10bo17bo10bo
17bo10bo$2bo8bo19bo8bo19bo8bo2$6b2o27b2o27b2o5$bo57b3o$b2o23b2o33bo$ob
o24b2o31bo$26bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

c/10 puffer:

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x = 132, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
20b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$20b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$19b3o2b3o78b3o2b3o$19b3o2b3o78b
3o2b3o2$19bo6bo78bo6bo$19bo2b2o2bo78bo2b2o2bo$20b6o80b6o$3b2o2b2o114b
2o2b2o$3b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o12b2o84b2o12b3o2b3o$2b3o2b3o11bo2bo
82bo2bo11b3o2b3o$21b4o82b4o$2bo6bo10b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o10bo6bo$2bo2b2o2bo
7bo2bo4bo2bo74bo2bo4bo2bo7bo2b2o2bo$3b6o11bo4bo80bo4bo11b6o$21b4o82b4o
$17bo10bo74bo10bo$5b2o11bo8bo76bo8bo11b2o$4bo2bo116bo2bo$4b4o14b2o84b
2o14b4o$3b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$o2bo4bo2bo108bo2bo4bo2bo$3bo4bo114bo4bo$4b
4o94bo21b4o$o10bo90b2o16bo10bo$bo8bo90bobo17bo8bo2$5b2o118b2o!

Isn't that also a moving glider gun?

[drc]

Almost: a second. It reproduces on an odd generation

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x = 77, y = 80, rule = LifeHistory
74.2D$75.2D$74.D38$46.2A2.2A$46.2A2.2A$17.2A2.2A9.2A2.2A7.3A2.3A$17.
2A2.2A9.2A2.2A7.3A2.3A$16.3A2.3A7.3A2.3A$16.3A2.3A7.3A2.3A6.A6.A$45.A
2.2A2.A$16.A6.A7.A6.A7.6A$16.A2.2A2.A7.A2.2A2.A$17.6A9.6A$48.2A$47.A
2.A$19.2A13.2A11.4A$18.A2.A11.A2.A9.2A2.2A$18.4A11.4A6.A2.A4.A2.A$17.
2A2.2A9.2A2.2A8.A4.A$14.A2.A4.A2.A3.A2.A4.A2.A6.4A$17.A4.A9.A4.A5.A
10.A$18.4A11.4A7.A8.A$3.2A2.2A5.A10.A3.A10.A$3.2A2.2A6.A8.A5.A8.A8.2A
$2.3A2.3A$2.3A2.3A9.2A13.2A$52.2A$2.A6.A41.2A$2.A2.2A2.A43.A$3.6A3$5.
2A$4.A2.A$4.4A$3.2A2.2A$A2.A4.A2.A$3.A4.A$4.4A$A10.A$.A8.A2$5.2A!

[glider_rider]

Here it is with cleanup, to form a rake:

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x = 134, y = 114, rule = B3/S23
21b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$21b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$20b3o2b3o78b3o2b3o$20b3o2b3o78b
3o2b3o2$20bo6bo78bo6bo$20bo2b2o2bo78bo2b2o2bo$21b6o80b6o$4b2o2b2o114b
2o2b2o$4b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$3b3o2b3o12b2o84b2o12b3o2b3o$3b3o2b3o11bo2bo
82bo2bo11b3o2b3o$22b4o82b4o$3bo6bo10b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o10bo6bo$3bo2b2o2bo
7bo2bo4bo2bo74bo2bo4bo2bo7bo2b2o2bo$4b6o11bo4bo80bo4bo11b6o$22b4o82b4o
$18bo10bo74bo10bo$6b2o11bo8bo76bo8bo11b2o$5bo2bo116bo2bo$5b4o14b2o84b
2o14b4o$4b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o$bo2bo4bo2bo108bo2bo4bo2bo$4bo4bo114bo4bo$5b
4o21bo94b4o$bo10bo16b2o90bo10bo$2bo8bo17bobo90bo8bo2$6b2o118b2o21$3b2o
2b2o116b2o2b2o$3b2o2b2o116b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o114b3o2b3o$2b3o2b3o114b3o2b
3o2$2bo6bo114bo6bo$2bo2b2o2bo114bo2b2o2bo$3b6o116b6o3$5b2o120b2o$4bo2b
o118bo2bo$4b4o118b4o$3b2o2b2o116b2o2b2o$o2bo4bo2bo110bo2bo4bo2bo$3bo4b
o116bo4bo$4b4o118b4o$o10bo110bo10bo$bo8bo112bo8bo2$5b2o120b2o3$6b2o2b
2o110b2o2b2o$6b2o2b2o110b2o2b2o$5b3o2b3o108b3o2b3o$5b3o2b3o108b3o2b3o
2$5bo6bo22b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o22bo6bo$5bo2b2o2bo22b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o22bo2b2o
2bo$6b6o22b3o2b3o50b3o2b3o22b6o$34b3o2b3o50b3o2b3o2$8b2o24bo6bo50bo6bo
24b2o$7bo2bo23bo2b2o2bo50bo2b2o2bo23bo2bo$7b4o24b6o52b6o24b4o$6b2o2b2o
110b2o2b2o$3bo2bo4bo2bo104bo2bo4bo2bo$6bo4bo25b2o56b2o25bo4bo$7b4o25bo
2bo54bo2bo25b4o$3bo10bo21b4o54b4o21bo10bo$4bo8bo21b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o21bo
8bo$32bo2bo4bo2bo46bo2bo4bo2bo$8b2o25bo4bo52bo4bo25b2o$14b2o2b2o16b4o
54b4o16b2o2b2o$14b2o2b2o12bo10bo46bo10bo12b2o2b2o$13b3o2b3o12bo8bo48bo
8bo12b3o2b3o$13b3o2b3o92b3o2b3o$37b2o56b2o$13bo6bo92bo6bo$13bo2b2o2bo
92bo2b2o2bo$14b6o94b6o3$16b2o98b2o$15bo2bo96bo2bo$15b4o96b4o$14b2o2b2o
94b2o2b2o$11bo2bo4bo2bo88bo2bo4bo2bo$14bo4bo94bo4bo$15b4o96b4o$11bo10b
o88bo10bo$12bo8bo90bo8bo2$16b2o98b2o!

[Sokwe]

Isn't that also a moving glider gun?

The term is rake, although to be a rake, the stationary objects would need to be deleted.

Edit: For example, see glider_rider's post above.

[towerator]

I added some infos on the wiki.
P.S. nice tagalong, this spark may be censored for being "spark porn"

[towerator]

I allowed myself to add a 13th copperhead for single-barrel shooting.

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x = 148, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
37b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$39b2o84b2o$39b2o84b2o$36bobo2bobo78bobo2bobo$36bo6b
o78bo6bo2$36bo6bo78bo6bo$2b4o31b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$20b2o2b2o12b4o82b4o12b
2o2b2o$2bo2bo16b2o118b2o$bob2obo15b2o15b2o84b2o15b2o$bo4bo12bobo2bobo
11bo2bo82bo2bo11bobo2bobo$19bo6bo112bo6bo$bo4bo30bo4bo80bo4bo$b2o2b2o
12bo6bo9b2o4b2o78b2o4b2o9bo6bo$b6o13b2o2b2o11bob2obo80bob2obo11b2o2b2o
$2bo2bo15b4o13b4o82b4o13b4o$3b2o34b2o84b2o$3b2o17b2o118b2o$21bo2bo116b
o2bo$2o4b2o$2o4b2o12bo4bo114bo4bo$2o4b2o11b2o4b2o112b2o4b2o$20bob2obo
114bob2obo$2bo2bo15b4o116b4o$22b2o118b2o24$19b2o2b2o116b2o2b2o$21b2o
120b2o$21b2o120b2o$18bobo2bobo114bobo2bobo$18bo6bo114bo6bo2$18bo6bo
114bo6bo$19b2o2b2o116b2o2b2o$20b4o118b4o2$21b2o38b3o79b2o$20bo2bo39bo
78bo2bo$62bo$19bo4bo116bo4bo$18b2o4b2o114b2o4b2o$19bob2obo116bob2obo$
20b4o118b4o$21b2o120b2o6$22b2o2b2o110b2o2b2o$24b2o114b2o$24b2o114b2o$
21bobo2bobo108bobo2bobo$21bo6bo108bo6bo$51b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o$21bo6bo24b
2o56b2o24bo6bo$22b2o2b2o25b2o56b2o25b2o2b2o$23b4o23bobo2bobo50bobo2bob
o23b4o$50bo6bo50bo6bo$24b2o114b2o$23bo2bo23bo6bo50bo6bo23bo2bo$51b2o2b
2o52b2o2b2o$22bo4bo24b4o54b4o24bo4bo$21b2o4b2o108b2o4b2o$22bob2obo25b
2o56b2o25bob2obo$23b4o25bo2bo54bo2bo25b4o$24b2o114b2o$51bo4bo52bo4bo$
50b2o4b2o50b2o4b2o$51bob2obo52bob2obo$30b2o2b2o16b4o54b4o16b2o2b2o$32b
2o19b2o56b2o19b2o$32b2o98b2o$29bobo2bobo92bobo2bobo$29bo6bo92bo6bo$
124b2o$29bo6bo87b2o3bo6bo$30b2o2b2o94b2o2b2o$31b4o96b4o2$32b2o98b2o$
31bo2bo96bo2bo2$30bo4bo94bo4bo$29b2o4b2o92b2o4b2o$30bob2obo94bob2obo$
31b4o96b4o$32b2o98b2o!

[Sokwe]

Circulating multiple gliders can allow for lower-period rakes. For example, the above p960 rake can circulate 3 gliders to make a p320 rake:

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x = 141, y = 113, rule = B3/S23
31b2o84b2o$30b4o82b4o2$29b6o80b6o$30b4o82b4o2$29b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$27b2o
bo2bob2o76b2obo2bob2o$14b2o14bo2bo82bo2bo14b2o$13b4o116b4o2$12b6o13b2o
84b2o13b6o$13b4o14b2o84b2o14b4o2$12b2o2b2o10bobo2bobo78bobo2bobo10b2o
2b2o$10b2obo2bob2o7bo2bo2bo2bo76bo2bo2bo2bo7b2obo2bob2o$13bo2bo10bo8bo
76bo8bo10bo2bo$27bo8bo76bo8bo$27b2o6b2o76b2o6b2o$14b2o13b6o80b6o13b2o$
14b2o118b2o2$11bobo2bobo112bobo2bobo$10bo2bo2bo2bo95b2o13bo2bo2bo2bo$
10bo8bo96b2o12bo8bo$10bo8bo95bo14bo8bo$10b2o6b2o110b2o6b2o$12b6o114b6o
$4bo2bo$4bo2bo$3bo4bo$3bo4bo$3bo4bo$3bo4bo$2b3o2b3o$2bob4obo$3bo4bo3$
5b2o17b2o$5b2o17b2o$5b2o$3bo4bo$b3o4b3o$3o6b3o20b2o$2o8b2o20b2o$b10o
11b2o$2b8o12bobo48b2o$4b4o14bo49b2o$13b2o59bo60b2o$12b4o118b4o2$11b6o
15b2o99b6o$12b4o16b2o100b4o2$11b2o2b2o107b2o7b2o2b2o$9b2obo2bob2o105b
2o5b2obo2bob2o$12bo2bo14b2o102bo2bo$28bo2bo$29b2o$13b2o101b2o17b2o$13b
2o12b2o87b2o17b2o$27bo2b2o$10bobo2bobo9bo3bo100bobo2bobo$9bo2bo2bo2bo
9b3o100bo2bo2bo2bo$9bo8bo112bo8bo$9bo8bo112bo8bo$9b2o6b2o112b2o6b2o$
11b6o99b2o15b6o$116b2o2$24b2o$16b2o6b2o106b2o$15b4o112b4o2$14b6o110b6o
$15b4o13b2o97b4o$32b2o11b2o56b2o19b2o$14b2o2b2o24b4o54b4o18b2o4b2o2b2o
$12b2obo2bob2o89b2o15b2obo2bob2o$15bo2bo24b6o52b6o4b2o18bo2bo$44b4o54b
4o2$16b2o25b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o25b2o$16b2o14b2o7b2obo2bob2o48b2obo2bob2o
23b2o$32b2o10bo2bo54bo2bo$13bobo2bobo108bobo2bobo$12bo2bo2bo2bo106bo2b
o2bo2bo$12bo8bo23b2o56b2o23bo8bo$12bo8bo23b2o56b2o23bo8bo$12b2o6b2o
106b2o6b2o$14b6o22bobo2bobo50bobo2bobo22b6o$41bo2bo2bo2bo48bo2bo2bo2bo
7b2o$24b2o15bo8bo48bo8bo7b2o6b2o$23b4o14bo8bo48bo8bo14b4o$41b2o6b2o48b
2o6b2o$22b6o15b6o52b6o15b6o$23b4o96b4o2$22b2o2b2o94b2o2b2o$20b2obo2bob
2o86b2o2b2obo2bob2o$23bo2bo89b2o5bo2bo3$24b2o98b2o$24b2o98b2o2$21bobo
2bobo92bobo2bobo$20bo2bo2bo2bo90bo2bo2bo2bo$20bo8bo90bo8bo$20bo8bo90bo
8bo$20b2o6b2o90b2o6b2o$22b6o94b6o!

[codeholic]

My congratulations to Nico! You were faster

[glider_rider]

Thanks!

Also, here are two interesting reactions I found.

Code: Select all

x = 43, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
3b2o2b2o$3b2o2b2o22b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o21b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o20b3o2b3o$30b3o2b
3o$2bo6bo$2bo2b2o2bo20bo6bo$3b6o21bo2b2o2bo$31b6o2$5b2o$4bo2bo25b2o$4b
4o24bo2bo$3b2o2b2o23b4o$o2bo4bo2bo19b2o2b2o$3bo4bo19bo2bo4bo2bo$4b4o
23bo4bo$o10bo20b4o$bo8bo17bo10bo$12b2o15bo8bo$5b2o5bobo$12bo20b2o$17b
2o$17bobo$17bo$22b2o17bo$22bobo15b2o$22bo17bobo!

[towerator]

So, we have a backrake too? Excellent.

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x = 174, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
30b2o84b2o$28b2o2b2o80b2o2b2o$30b2o84b2o$27bo6bo78bo6bo$28bo4bo80bo4bo
48b2o$30b2o84b2o49bo2bo$27b3o2b3o78b3o2b3o46bo2bo$27b2o4b2o78b2o4b2o
45bo4bo$13b2o118b2o31bo4bo$11b2o2b2o114b2o2b2o30b4o$13b2o15b2o84b2o15b
2o31b2o2b2o$10bo6bo11bo2bo82bo2bo11bo6bo28bo4bo$11bo4bo114bo4bo29bo4bo
$13b2o13bo4bo80bo4bo13b2o$10b3o2b3o9b2o4b2o78b2o4b2o9b3o2b3o$10b2o4b2o
8bo2bo2bo2bo76bo2bo2bo2bo8b2o4b2o29b4o$26b2ob4ob2o76b2ob4ob2o46b2o$28b
o4bo80bo4bo$13b2o118b2o30b2o4b2o$12bo2bo116bo2bo28bo2bo2bo2bo$165b3o2b
3o$11bo4bo114bo4bo28b2o4b2o$10b2o4b2o13bo5bo92b2o4b2o$9bo2bo2bo2bo12b
2o3bobo90bo2bo2bo2bo$9b2ob4ob2o7b2o3bob2obob2o89b2ob4ob2o$11bo4bo10bo
4bo98bo4bo$27bo2bo5bo$29b2o$3b4o23bobobo$3bo2bo24bobo$2b6o3$bo2b2o2bo$
bob4obo$bobo2bobo3$4b2o$4b2o2$b2o4b2o114b2o7b2o$b3o2b3o72b2o40b2o6bobo
$o2bo2bo2bo72b2o49bo$2ob4ob2o71bo$b8o$115b2o$115b2o2$12b2o120b2o$10b2o
2b2o116b2o2b2o$12b2o120b2o$9bo6bo114bo6bo$10bo4bo116bo4bo$12b2o101b2o
17b2o$9b3o2b3o98b2o14b3o2b3o$9b2o4b2o114b2o4b2o$23b2o$23b2o$12b2o100b
2o18b2o$11bo2bo99b3o16bo2bo$109b2o3b2obo$10bo4bo15b2o75bo7b2o14bo4bo$
9b2o4b2o14b2o73bo2bo9bo3b2o6b2o4b2o$8bo2bo2bo2bo88bo2bo5bo4bo2b2o5bo2b
o2bo2bo$8b2ob4ob2o87bo3bo5bo3bo10b2ob4ob2o$10bo4bo90b3o23bo4bo4$31b2o$
31b2o$15b2o114b2o$13b2o2b2o104b2o4b2o2b2o$15b2o106b2o6b2o$12bo6bo108bo
6bo$13bo4bo110bo4bo$15b2o27b2o56b2o27b2o$12b3o2b3o22b2o2b2o52b2o2b2o9b
2o11b3o2b3o$12b2o4b2o3b2o19b2o56b2o11b2o11b2o4b2o$23b2o16bo6bo50bo6bo$
36b2o4bo4bo52bo4bo$15b2o19b2o6b2o56b2o27b2o$14bo2bo23b3o2b3o50b3o2b3o
23bo2bo$41b2o4b2o50b2o4b2o$13bo4bo110bo4bo$12b2o4b2o95b2o11b2o4b2o$11b
o2bo2bo2bo23b2o56b2o11b2o10bo2bo2bo2bo$11b2ob4ob2o22bo2bo54bo2bo22b2ob
4ob2o$13bo4bo110bo4bo$42bo4bo52bo4bo$41b2o4b2o50b2o4b2o$40bo2bo2bo2bo
48bo2bo2bo2bo$23b2o15b2ob4ob2o48b2ob4ob2o15b2o$21b2o2b2o4b2o9bo4bo52bo
4bo15b2o2b2o$23b2o6b2o90b2o$20bo6bo92bo6bo$21bo4bo94bo4bo$23b2o98b2o$
20b3o2b3o92b3o2b3o$20b2o4b2o92b2o4b2o2$31b2o$23b2o6b2o90b2o$22bo2bo96b
o2bo2$21bo4bo94bo4bo$20b2o4b2o92b2o4b2o$19bo2bo2bo2bo90bo2bo2bo2bo$19b
2ob4ob2o90b2ob4ob2o$21bo4bo94bo4bo!

*le sudden realization*
Look at this phase! The tagalong removes 2 cells from the copperhead's block!

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x = 34, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
3b2o2b2o18b2o2b2o$3b2o2b2o18b2o2b2o$2b3o2b3o16b3o2b3o$2b3o2b3o16b3o2b
3o2$2bo6bo16bo6bo$2bo2b2o2bo16bo2b2o2bo$3b6o18b6o3$5b2o22b2o$4bo2bo21b
2o$4b4o$3b2o2b2o$o2bo4bo2bo$3bo4bo$4b4o$o10bo$bo8bo2$5b2o!

It means that this "tagalong" is actually an entirely new spaceship.

However, the "pyramid of tagalongs" doesn't interfere with the level "n-1" at all, so it is a true tagalong.

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x = 160, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$3b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o
20b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$3b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o
22b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$obo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo
2bobo19b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$o6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo16bobo2bobo
8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo$88bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo
6bo$o6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo$b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b
2o2b2o17bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo$2b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o19b2o2b
2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$90b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o$3b2o
14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$2bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo21b2o14b2o14b2o
14b2o14b2o$90bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo$bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo
4bo10bo4bo$2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o17bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo
10bo4bo10bo4bo$bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo17b2o4b2o8b
2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$2b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o19bob2obo10bob
2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo$3b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o21b4o12b4o12b
4o12b4o12b4o$10b4o12b4o12b4o12b4o29b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o14b2o$11b2o14b2o
14b2o14b2o2$8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$7bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo
6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo$8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o$8b2o4b2o8b2o
4b2o8b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o$19b2o14b2o14b2o$19b2o14b2o14b2o2$16b2o4b2o8b2o4b
2o8b2o4b2o$16b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o$15bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2b
o2bo$15b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o$16b8o8b8o8b8o$27b2o14b2o$26bo2bo
12bo2bo$26b4o12b4o$25b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$22bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo$25bo4b
o10bo4bo$26b4o12b4o$22bo10bo4bo10bo$23bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo$35b2o$27b2o14b2o
$32b2o4b2o$31bo2bo2bo2bo$32b2o4b2o$33bo4bo!