Proposal

[Dr. Monstaa]

Can anyone make a table of a 6 (or so) states where:

State 0: Dead: Stays dead unless in contact with 3 state 1,2,3,4 (or any mix) cells when it becomes state 1
State 1: New: Always becomes state 2
State 2: Shadowing: Always becomes state 3 unless surrounded by less than 2 new or shadowing cells or more than 3 new or shadowing
State 3: Shadowing: Always becomes state 4 unless the specified in state 2 occurs
State 4: Shadowing: Always becomes state 5 unless the specified in state 2 occurs
State 5: Shadow: Always stays state 5?

Any Good?

EDIT: Would be better if shadow cells allowed birth

[Haymanizer]

Something like this, perhaps?

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n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute

var any1 = {0,1,2,3,4,5}
var any2 = any1
var any3 = any1
var any4 = any1
var any5 = any1
var any6 = any1
var any7 = any1
var any8 = any1


var a = {1,2,3,4}
var b = a
var c = a
var d = a

0,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,any1,any2,any3,any4,any5,any6,any7,any8,2

2,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
2,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,3

3,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,4
3,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,4

4,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,5
4,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,5

Save as RULE.TABLE

[Wojowu]

Here is mine rule table, I don't know what you exactly meant, Dr Monstaa. Save as Shadowing.table

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n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
var a={1,2,3,4}
var b={a}
var c={a}
var d={a}
var e={a}
var f={a}
var g={a}
var i={0,5}
var h={i}
var j={i}
var k={i}
var l={i}
var m={i}
var n={0,1,2,3,4,5}
var o={n}
var p={n}
var q={n}
var r={n}
var s={n}
var t={n}
var u={n}
0,a,b,c,i,j,k,l,m,1
1,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,2
2,a,b,h,i,j,k,l,m,3
2,a,b,c,i,j,k,l,m,3
3,a,b,h,i,j,k,l,m,4
3,a,b,c,i,j,k,l,m,4
4,a,b,h,i,j,k,l,m,5
4,a,b,c,i,j,k,l,m,5

Both rules are exploding ones, but my is more chaotic. Main difference is that in my rule state 5 is counted as empty neighbor. Also, in Haymanizer rule no cell can be born next to state 5. This state always will stay with same neighborhood. And please, for next time use "if" instand of "unless". It would be easier to understand (I think so)

Edit:
Shadowing.colors file

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gradient=0 255 255 0 0 0

[Dr. Monstaa]

O.K none of these are what I had in mind so allow me to articulate.

Basically this is Life with a timer meaning that after 5 gens without dieing it becomes a no-death cell.

Clear?

[Wojowu]

Something like this?

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n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
var a={1,2,3,4,5}
var b={a}
var c={a}
var d={a}
var e={a}
var f={a}
var g={a}
var h={a}
var i={0,1,2,3,4,5}
var j={i}
var k={i}
var l={i}
var m={i}
var n={i}
var o={i}
var p={i}
0,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
1,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
2,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,4
3,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,4
4,a,b,0,0,0,0,0,0,5
4,a,b,c,0,0,0,0,0,5
1,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,0
2,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,0
3,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,0
4,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,0

I named it LifeTimer, but this is rule table for you and you can choose another name for it. As I can see every rule in which there are stay-alive cells is explosive. Smallest infinite growth pattern possible is 3-cells

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x = 3, y = 2, rule = LifeTimer
E.E$.E!

in 2 cell pattern no cells can be born, so this is truly minimal.

[Dr. Monstaa]

Yes! Thank you very much.

Now if anyone has new patterns to post please do

My .colours file

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color=1  0   230   230
color=2  0   128   192
color=3  0   78    155
color=4  0   0     225
color=5  255 0     0

[Hektor]

Found an extensible p6

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x = 5, y = 35, rule = LifeTimer
2.E$.E.E$E.E.E$.E.E$2E$.EA$2EA$.E$3E$.E$2E$.E$2E$.E$3E$.E$2E$.E$2E$.E
$3E$.E$2E$.E$2E$.E$3E$.E$2EA$.EA$2E$.E.E$E.E.E$.E.E$2.E!

[Wojowu]

Non-chaotic infinite growth

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = LifeTimer
.E$E.E$.E.CA$2E.EC$E4.E$.E.2E.E$2.2E.E!

its 5 cell predecessor

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = LifeTimer
.E$3E$.E!

p3

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = LifeTimer
.EBA$E.2EA$.E.EB$.2E.E$3.E!

Extensible p5

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x = 36, y = 36, rule = LifeTimer
2.E2.B$.E.2E$E.E4.B$.E4.E$.E4.E2.B$B4.E.2E$3.2E.E4.B$2.B2.E4.E$5.E4.E
2.B$4.B4.E.2E$7.2E.E4.B$6.B2.E4.E$9.E4.E2.B$8.B4.E.2E$11.2E.E4.B$10.B
2.E4.E$13.E4.E2.B$12.B4.E.2E$15.2E.E4.B$14.B2.E4.E$17.E4.E2.B$16.B4.E
.2E$19.2E.E4.B$18.B2.E4.E$21.E4.E2.B$20.B4.E.2E$23.2E.E4.B$22.B2.E4.E
$25.E4.E2.B$24.B4.E.2E$27.2E.E4.B$26.B2.E4.E$29.E4.E$28.B4.E.E$31.2E.
E$30.B2.E!

[Hektor]

A p4

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeTimer
2.E6.E$.E.E.2E.E.E$E2.E.2E.E2.E$.2E.A2.A.2E$3.A4.A$.2EBA2.AB2E$.2EBA
2.AB2E$3.A4.A$.2E.A2.A.2E$E2.E.2E.E2.E$.E.E.2E.E.E$2.E6.E!

A p7

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = LifeTimer
2.E6.E$.E.E.2E.E.E$E2.E.2E.E2.E$.2E.B2.B.2E$2.E2.2A2.E$2.E2.2A2.E$.2E
.B2.B.2E$E2.E.2E.E2.E$.E.E.2E.E.E$2.E6.E!

A p8

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = LifeTimer
2E.2E.2E.2E.2E$2E.2E.2E.2E.2E$.E.E6.E.E$AE4.2B4.EA$AE4.2B4.EA$.E.E6.E
.E$2E.2E.2E.2E.2E$2E.2E.2E.2E.2E!

[Dr. Monstaa]

Pretty nice oscillator

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x = 19, y = 16, rule = LifeTimer
7.E3.E$7.E3.E$2E.E.4E.4E.E.2E$E7.A.A7.E$2.6E3.6E$.3E.E2.B.B2.E.3E$3.E
.E.E3AE.E.E$E.2E.2E2.E2.2E.2E.E$E.2E2.3E.3E2.2E.E$.E.3E.E.E.E.3E.E$3.
E.E7.E.E$2.5E5.5E$.E4.E5.E4.E$3.3E7.3E2$2.E.E.E5.E.E.E!

P6