Explateral - B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a

[muzik]

Originally created so that this common pattern evolves into something similar nine generations on:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo$b3o!

There are basic ships:

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
2bobo$o5bo$11b2o$b2ob2o5bo$3bo5b3o!

Is this rule of any interest?

[77topaz]

The common pattern is actually a failed replicator (see generation 31).

A 4c/8 spaceship (there are a few more common diagonal and 2c/4 ones):

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
3bo$bo$bo2bo$o$b2o$bobo$5b2o$5bo!

[Ian07]

Speaking of replicators, I found a zz_REPLICATOR when trying to apgsearch this but it froze afterwards. I'm going to retry and hopefully it'll pop up again so we can see what exactly it is.

EDIT: Turns out it's just a chaotic growth rather than an actual replicator.

[77topaz]

The zz_REPLICATOR is a diagonal symmetry-explosion, which is something I hadn't seen before:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
3o$obo$3o2$4bo$5bo!

Similarly to the orthogonal symmetry-explosions you see in rules like Wild Seas, it stabilises quickly if it hits an asymmetry:

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x = 61, y = 75, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
3o$obo$3o2$4bo$5bo68$60bo$59bo!

[gama]

another 4c/8 orthogonal spaceship

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x = 6, y = 9, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7cS2-an3-a
o$3o$4bo$bo2b2o$5bo$bo2b2o$4bo$3o$o!

2c/4 orthogonal spaceship

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
b6o$6bo$o4b2o$5bo$2b2o!

[Layz Boi]

Here are a couple oscillators and stuff:

A few hand-drawn p2s.

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
bbobbb5bbbo5bbbooo$bobbbb5bbob5bbbbob$bbbobb5bbbb5bbobbb$bobobb5booo5bobbbb$obboob5bbob5b$bbbbbb5bbbb5b$bbobbb5bbob5b$bbobob5booo5bbobbb$boobbo5bbbb5bbbobb$bbbbbb5bbob5bbbbbb$bbbobb5bbbo5bobboo$bobobb13bbobob$obboob$bbbbbb$bbobbb$bobbbb5$bbbbbbobb5bbbbbbobbbb$bbbbbbbob5bbbbbobbbbb$bbbbbobbb5bbbbbbbbbbb$bbobobbob5bbbboooobbb$booboboob5bbobobbobob$bobbobbob5bobbobbobbo$bbbbobbbb5bbbboooobbb$bbobobobb5bbbbbbbbbbb$boobobooo5bbbbbobbbbb$bobbobbbb5bbbbbbobbbb$bbbbobbbb5b$bbbbbbobb5b$bbbbbbbob5b$!

An extendable p14.

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x = 16, y = 32, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
bbbbbbbo$bbbbbbob$bbobbbbb$bbbbobbb$bobbobbb$bbooobbb$bbbbbbbb$obbbbbbb$bobbbbbb$bbbbbbbbbbbob$bbbbbbbbbbbbo$bbbbbbbbbbbbb$bbbbbbbbobbbb$bbbbbbboboobb$bbbbbboooobbb$bbbbobbbobbbb$bbboooobbbbbb$bboobobbbbbbb$bbbbobbbbbbbb$bbbbbbbbbbbbb$obbbbbbbbbbbb$bobbbbbbbbbbb$!

Some simple p4s.

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x = 8, y = 32, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a
bbbbbbo$bbbbbob$bbbbbbb$bbboobb$bbbobbb$bobbbbb$obbbbbb4$bobbbb$oobbbb$bbobbb$bbbboo$bbbbob4$oooo$bbbb$bbbb$oooo$!

Failed replicator (look at generation 18).

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x = 4, y = 8, rule = B2e3aijkq4a7c/S2-an3-a 
b3ob$bobob$2ob2o$bobob$b3ob$!