[Game]Letter Catalysts

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[Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hunting » January 30th, 2019, 10:27 am

The first person gives a set of letters and the second person got to catalyst it, then post a new set of letters.
The font is just "Username Evolves" thread font.

Start with A:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Moosey » January 30th, 2019, 1:07 pm

Hunting wrote:The first person gives a set of letters and the second person got to catalyst it, then post a new set of letters.
The font is just "Username Evolves" thread font.

Start with A:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo!

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$3o5b3o$3bo3bo$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo!
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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hunting » January 31st, 2019, 1:21 am

Moosey wrote:
Hunting wrote:The first person gives a set of letters and the second person got to catalyst it, then post a new set of letters.
The font is just "Username Evolves" thread font.

Start with A:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo!

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$3o5b3o$3bo3bo$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo!
Great! I was manually brute-force searching eater 1 placement, but haven't found this one.
Since you didn't post any set of letters, I think we'll just continue with B.

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = LifeHistory
4A$A3.A$A3.A$4A$A3.A$A3.A$4A!
EDIT: A part. Anyone can make a better one? Same placement, but eater 1 is replaced by eater 2. (Left one doesn't work)

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x = 11, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
6.C$5.C.C$5.C.C$4.2C.3C$10.C$4.2C.3C$4.2C.C2$4A$A3.A$A3.A$4A$A3.A$A3.
A$4A!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by 77topaz » January 31st, 2019, 1:31 am

Moosey wrote:
Hunting wrote:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo!

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$3o5b3o$3bo3bo$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo!
That's not the same "A", though: Moosey's has the legs one cell shorter than Hunting's.

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hunting » January 31st, 2019, 1:33 am

77topaz wrote:
Moosey wrote:
Hunting wrote:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo$o3bo!

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$3o5b3o$3bo3bo$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo!
That's not the same "A", though: Moosey's has the legs one cell shorter than Hunting's.
Still works with my A.

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by 77topaz » January 31st, 2019, 1:37 am

The end product is different, though, one blinker instead of two beehives:

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x = 11, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$3o5b3o$3bo3bo$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3bo
3bo!
Also, not quite a proper catalysis for the "B", but still an interesting end product:

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o2b4o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$6b4o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$2b2o2b4o$bobo$bo$
2o!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hunting » January 31st, 2019, 1:38 am

77topaz wrote: Also, not quite a proper catalysis for the "B", but still an interesting end product:

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o2b4o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$6b4o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$2b2o2b4o$bobo$bo$
2o!
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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Moosey » February 5th, 2019, 9:21 am

It’s really easy to do this once you get the hang of what eater placements make eaters eat something.
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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Bullet51 » February 5th, 2019, 12:40 pm

Are non-stable catalysts allowed?
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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » February 5th, 2019, 8:37 pm

I suppose we move on to C:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
4b3o$2o2bo$2o2bo$4b3o!
EDIT: Oh, fine, here's a real C:

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x = 12, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
8b3o$2ob2o2bo3bo$bobo3bo$bobo3bo$2ob2o2bo3bo$8b3o!
EDIT: I was quite disappointed to find that this did not work:

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x = 10, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$2ob2o2bobo$bobo3bo$bobo3bo$2ob2o2bobo$8b2o!
EDIT: Another unrelated converter:

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x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
8bo$2ob2o2b2o$bobo3bo$bobo3bo$2ob2o2b2o$8bo!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Hunting » May 1st, 2019, 5:24 am

Is this thread dead? I'd like to see a C-solution.

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Kazyan » May 1st, 2019, 9:10 am

C:

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo$2bo2bo$3b2o4$b3o$o3bo$o$o$o3bo$b3o!
For reference, here's the whole font:

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x = 215, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o2b4o3b3o2b4o2b5ob5o2b3o2bo3bob5o5bobo3bobo5b5ob2o2bo2b3o2b4o3b3o2b
4o3b3o2b5obo3bobo3bobobobobo3bobo3bob5o2b3o3b2o4b3o3b3o4b2o2b5o2b3o2b
5o2b3o3b3o$o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo5bo5bo3bobo3bo3bo7bobo2bo2bo5bobobobob
obobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobo3bobobobobo3bobo3bo5bobo3bobobo
3bo3bobo3bo2bobo2bo5bo3bo5bobo3bobo3bo$o3bobo3bobo5bo3bobo5bo5bo5bo3bo
3bo7bobobo3bo5bobobobobobobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo7bo3bo3bobo3bobobobobo
3bobo3bo4bo2bo2b2o3bo7bo5bobo2bo2b4o2bo8bo2bo3bobo3bo$5ob4o2bo5bo3bob
3o3b3o3bo2b2ob5o3bo7bob2o4bo5bobobobobobobo3bob4o2bo3bob4o3b3o4bo3bo3b
obo3bobobobo2b3o3bobo4bo3bobobo3bo6bo4b2o2b5o5bob4o5bo3b3o3b4o$o3bobo
3bobo5bo3bobo5bo5bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobobo3bo5bobobobobobobo3bobo5bobobo
bo3bo5bo3bo3bo3bobo3bobobobobo3bo3bo4bo4b2o2bo3bo5bo7bo4bo6bobo3bo3bo
3bo3bo5bo$o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo5bo5bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobo2bo2bo5bobobob
obobobo3bobo5bo2bo2bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bo2bobo2bobobobo3bo3bo3bo5bo3bo3bo
4bo4bo3bo4bo2bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobo3bo$o3bob4o3b3o2b4o2b5obo6b4obo3bob
5o2b3o2bo3bob5obobobobo2b2o2b3o2bo6b2obobo3bo2b3o4bo4b3o4bo4bobo2bo3bo
3bo3b5o2b3o2b5ob5o2b3o5bo3b3o3b3o4bo4b3o3b3o!
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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Saka » May 1st, 2019, 9:37 am

D:

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
8b4o$8bo3bo$8bo3bo$4b2o2bo3bo$4b2o2bo3bo$8bo3bo$8b4o$3bob2o$b3ob2o$o$b
3ob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Freywa » May 1st, 2019, 1:31 pm

How about you use this font instead that I developed for my Wireworld Modern patterns:

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x = 187, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
6bo15bo9b2o7bo5bobobo4bo45bo$6bo15bo8bo9bo9bo4bo45bo$b3o2bob2o3b3o3b2o
bo2b3o2b4o2b2obobob2o2bobobo2bobobobob2o2bob2o3b3o2bob2o3b2obobob2o2b
4ob4obo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bob5o$o3bob2o2bobo3bobo2b2obo3bo2bo3bo2b2o
b2o2bobobobobo2bob2obo2bob2o2bobo3bob2o2bobo2b2ob2o3bo6bo3bo3bobo3bobo
bobo2bobo2bo3bo4bo$o3bobo3bobo5bo3bob5o2bo3bo3bobo3bobobob2o3bobo2bo2b
obo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo5b3o3bo3bo3bo2bobo2bobobo3bo3bo3bo3bo$o2b2ob2o
2bobo3bobo2b2obo6bo3bo2b2obo3bobobobobo2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo3bob2o2bobo2b
2obo8bo2bo3bo2b2o2bobo2bobobo2bobo2bo2b2o2bo$b2obobob2o3b3o3b2obo2b3o
3bo4b2obobo3bobobobo2bobobo2bo2bobo3bo2b3o2bob2o3b2obobo4b4o4b2o2b2obo
3bo4bobo2bo3bo2b2obob5o$39bo9bo28bo9bo45bo$36b3o8b2o29bo9bo42b3o2$2bo
3b4o3b3o2b3o3b5ob5o2b3o2bo3bob3ob5obo3bobo5bo5bobo3bo2b3o2b4o3b3o2b4o
3b3o2b5obo3bobo3bobo5bobo3bobo3bob5o$bobo2bo3bobo3bobo2bo2bo5bo5bo3bob
o3bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bo5b2o3b2ob2o2bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobo
3bobo2bo2bobo3bobo3bo5bo$o3bobo3bobo5bo3bobo5bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo2bobo3bo
5bobobobobobobobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo7bo3bo3bobo3bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo3bo
4bo$o3bob4o2bo5bo3bob4o2b4o2bob2o2b5o2bo5bo2b2o4bo5bobobobobobobobo3bo
b4o2bo3bob4o3b3o4bo3bo3bo2bobo2bobobobo3bo4bobo4bo$5obo3bobo5bo3bobo5b
o5bo3bobo3bo2bo5bo2bobo3bo5bo2bo2bobobobobo3bobo5bo3bobobo7bo3bo3bo3bo
2bobo2bobobobo2bobo4bo4bo$o3bobo3bobo3bobo2bo2bo5bo5bo3bobo3bo2bo2bo2b
o2bo2bo2bo5bo5bobo2b2obo3bobo5bo2bo2bo2bo2bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3b
o3bo3bo$o3bob4o3b3o2b3o3b5obo6b3o2bo3bob3o2b2o3bo3bob5obo5bobo3bo2b3o
2bo6b2obobo3bo2b3o4bo4b3o4bo4bo3bo2bo3bo3bo3b5o4$b3o3bo3b3o3b3o5bo2b5o
2b3o2b5o2b3o3b3o13b3o2bo2bobo2b2ob2o3bobo15bo5bobo4bo6b2o4bo3bo9bobo3b
o2bobo2bo$o3bob2o2bo3bobo3bo3b2o2bo5bo3bo5bobo3bobo3bo11bo3bobobo3bobo
3bo2bo3bo4bo7bobobo3bobo3bobo4bo2bo2bobo3b2o7bobo3bo2bobo2bo10b2ob2o$o
3bo2bo6bo5bo2bobo2bo5bo8bo2bo3bobo3bo15bobobo3bobo3bo2bo3bo4bo8b3o3bo
3bo2bobo3bo2b2obo3bo5b5o9b5obo8b2o5b2o3bo2bo$obobo2bo5bo4b2o2bo2bo3b3o
2b4o5bo3b3o3b4o7bobo4bo2bobo3bobo3bobo5bob5ob3obobobo2bo3bo3bo4bobobo
26bobo2bo7bo9bobobobo$o3bo2bo4bo7bob5o5bobo3bo3bo3bo3bo5bo13bo3bobo3bo
bo3bo2bo3bo4bo9bo4bo3bo2bobobobo2b2o11b5o9b5obo8b2o5b2o2bo2bo$o3bo2bo
3bo4bo3bo4bo2bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bobo3bo19bo3bobo3bo2bo3bo4bo13bo5bobo2bo
3bo29bobo2bo10b2ob2o$b3o2b3ob5o2b3o5bo3b3o3b3o4bo4b3o3b3o2bo2bo2bobo3b
o3bo2bobo2b2ob2o3bobo19bo5bo2b2obo3b3o26bobo2bob5o$60bo2bo2$34bo3bo12b
o4bo2bo$2bo4b2o5bo3bo4b2o7b2o5b2o3bobo3bobo2bob2o4b5o2b6o19b3ob5o2bobo
$b4o2b2o2bo2bo3bo3bo2bo36bobo4bo2bo21bo5bo4b4o13bo3bo3bo$o9bo4bobo4bo
2bo6b3o3b3o3b3o3b3o2bob2o2bo2bo4bo2bo5b2ob2o3b2ob2o2b4o4b3obo3bo13bobo
$b3o5bo4b5o3bobo6bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bob2o2bobo2b3o2bo2b3o2bo2bo2bobo2bo
2bo2bo5bo4b4o15bo3b5o$4bo3bo7bo5bo2bo5b5ob5ob5ob5obo3bob4o4bo2bo4bo2b
4obo2b4ob3o3bo5bo3bo13bobo$4o3bo2b2o2b5o3bo2bo5bo5bo5bo5bo5bo3bobo2bo
4bo2bo4bob2o4bo2bo5bo5bo4b4o13bo3bo3bo$2bo7b2o4bo4bob2o7b3o3b3o3b3o3b
3o2bo3bobo2b4o2b6o2bob3o3b2ob2o4b3o3bo4bobo!
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x = 31, y = 5, rule = B2-a/S12
3bo23bo$2obo4bo13bo4bob2o$3bo4bo13bo4bo$2bo4bobo11bobo4bo$2bo25bo!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by fluffykitty » May 1st, 2019, 1:35 pm

Why?

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by Freywa » May 1st, 2019, 1:38 pm

fluffykitty wrote:Why?
It's more natural-looking.
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x = 31, y = 5, rule = B2-a/S12
3bo23bo$2obo4bo13bo4bob2o$3bo4bo13bo4bo$2bo4bobo11bobo4bo$2bo25bo!

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Re: [Game]Letter Catalysts

Post by PkmnQ » May 2nd, 2019, 12:01 am

I was trying to find one for the A, but then this happened:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9bo$7bobo$7b2o$2bo$bobo$o3bo$o3bo$5o$o3bo$o3bo!

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