Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 15th, 2019, 10:00 pm

New variable gun family starting at p616, but it starts making improvements at p632:

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x = 62, y = 70, rule = LifeHistory
17.2A6.A11.2A$16.A2.A4.A.A9.B2AB$6.2A8.3A.A3.A.A9.3B$5.B2AB10.A.A.2A.
2A9.B.B$6.3B7.2A3.A.A2.B8.5B$5.B.B8.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$5.5B8.A3.A.A.2A4.
8B$5.5B7.A2.BA.A2.13B$4.5B7.A.2BA.A5.13B$4.6B6.2A.2BA5.15B$3.7B10.3B
4.15B$3.7B11.2B.B.17B$4.7B3.29B$4.7B2.16B2A13B$4.7B.17B2A14B$4.36B3.B
2A10.2B$.B2.35B4.A2.A8.3B$2AB.19B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A7.3A2B$2A18B14.6B7.
A6.B3A2B$.2B.17B11.9B6.2A4.B.3AB$4.19B9.2A4.4B9.B3A.B$2.21B10.A5.4B7.
2B3AB$.22B7.3A7.4B3.B.3B3A$.20B.B2A5.A10.8B3.3B$2.17B3.BA.A16.7BAB.2B
$3.8B2.6B6.A17.5BABAB$4.6B4.6B5.2A16.5B2A2B$2.3B.4B4.6B22.8B.B2A$2.2A
3.2B6.6B20.7B3.BA.A$3.A11.3BA3B2.B15.4B.2B2A5.A$3A12.2BABA7B12.4B4.2A
5.2A$A14.2BABA7B11.4B$15.3BA9B9.4B$13.2AB.11B8.6B7.2A$12.A.AB2.9B8.7B
7.A$12.A7.7B8.9B2.BA.A$11.2A7.6B8.11B.B2A$21.4B9.9BA3B$20.4B11.7BABA
2B14.A$6.2A5.2A4.4B12.7BABA2B12.3A$7.A5.2A2B.4B15.B2.3BA3B11.A$7.A.AB
3.7B20.6B6.2B3.2A$8.2AB.8B22.6B4.4B.3B$10.2B2A5B16.2A5.6B4.6B$10.BABA
5B17.A6.6B2.8B$8.AB.BA7B16.A.AB3.17B$7.B2A3.8B10.A5.2AB.20B$7.2ABA2B.
B3.4B7.3A7.5B2A15B$6.A2B3A7.4B5.A10.5B2A5B2A7B$5.A.ABAB9.4B4.2A9.13BA
5B$3.BABA.A4.2A6.9B11.7B2A2BA5B.2B$2.3A2BA6.A7.6B14.5BA4BA7B2A$2.BAB
2A7.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.7BA4BA2B3AB.B2A$4.2AB8.A2.A4.24BA3BA2B3AB2.B$4.B
A10.2AB3.36B$17.14B2A17B.7B$18.13B2A16B2.7B$19.29B3.7B$19.17B.B.2B11.
6B.BA$20.15B4.3B10.7BA.A$20.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA$21.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$
23.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$22.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B$22.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$
22.5B8.B2.A.A3.2A3.A.AB3.4B$22.B.B9.2A.2A.A.A6.A7.4B$23.3B9.A.A3.A.3A
2.2A8.3BA$22.B2AB9.A.A4.A2.A13.ABA$23.2A11.A6.2A15.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 15th, 2019, 11:26 pm

Kazyan wrote:2 rows from the p55--one from the shorter p110 stabilization, and one from replacing a p11 sparker with an eater3 shell to get the space to move the Herschel track closer.
The eater 3 shell can be replaced by a known but little-used catalyst to save another column:

Edit: and replacing an eater and eater 2 with a large sparker can save a row:

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x = 104, y = 72, rule = LifeHistory
49.2A11.A$48.A.3A9.3A25.A$40.B7.A4.A2.A8.A22.3A$39.5B3.2A.2A.4A7.2A
21.A$38.9BA.BA.A11.5B.2B15.2A$37.7B.2B2A5.A11.6B9.2A.5B$37.10B10A8.8B
8.4BAB$7.2A5.A5.2A14.11BA.BABA4.A6.4BA5B6.A4BA2B$7.A2.2A.A.A.2A2.A13.
10B.B2ABA.2AB2A.A3.BABAB2A4B6.A6B2AB$8.2A3B.A.3B2A4.2A8.9B2.BA2.A.A.B
.A.A2.2B2AB2A2BA2B7.3BAB2A2BAB$11.2B3.2B8.A9.8B4.2A2.A.A2.A4.BA3B2A2B
A8.A4BA4BAB$8.4A.BAB.4A5.A.AB4.10B5.A.A.A.2A7.7BA9.A2BA2BABAB$8.A3.A
3BA3.A6.2AB.14B3.A2.A.A9.3B2A2BAB9.B2A5B$9.A2.A.A.A2.A9.17B3.3A.A9.B
2A2B2AB10.3B3A3B$8.2A3.3A3.2A8.17B6.A9.BA2B2A3B11.8B$13.3B14.16B.B3.A
10.A7B12.3B3A3B$14.B14.19BA2.2A9.A2B2A3BAB11.5B2AB$12.2B13.18B.BA.A.A
9.2BA2B2AB2A2B8.BABA2BA2BA$5.B3.5B.2B3.2B2.5B2A13B3.BA2.A9.4B2ABABAB
8.BA4BA4BA$4.2AB.18BAB4A11B8.3A6.5BA4B11.BA2B2ABA3B9.A$4.2A19B2ABA3B
2A.9B10.A6.8B14.B2A6BA6.3A$5.21BA2B2AB2A2.7B10.2A7.6B16.2BA4BA6.A$6.
21B6AB2.7B10.5B.BABAB.5B15.BA4B7.2A$7.21BA4B2.8B12.6B2AB4.2A13.5B.2A
2BA.5B$6.10B2.8B9.8B11.2BA4BA3B3.A14.2A4.3B4A2B$7.9B6.2B2.2B6.9B10.BA
2BA8B3.3A12.A3.3BAB4A2B$7.8B9.8B2.10B7.3BAB2A4B.4B5.A8.3A3.4B2A4BA2B$
7.8B2.4BA21B7.B3A2BA5B2.2BAB3.A9.A4.4B.5ABAB2AB$7.7B2.B6A21B7.6B4A4.
2B2A3.3A10.ABAB2.B2A4B3A2B$7.7B2.2AB2A2BA21B8.2BA2B2AB5.2A2B5.A8.B2AB
4.B3A3B2AB$6.9B.2A3BAB2A19B2A6.4B3A2B6.4B3.2A4.6BAB4.2BABA3B$7.11B4AB
A18B.B2A6.2BA2BA2B8.4B2.15B3.9B$.AB3.13B2A5B2.2B3.2B.5B3.B6.2B3A4B9.
4B3.13B4.3B2A3B$A.AB.18B13.2B13.B2A2BA2B10.2BA18B3.9B$.A19B14.B15.4A
6B7.3BA15B2AB4.3BABA2B$2.B.16B14.3B13.5BA2B3AB5.A3BA6BA6B.B2A3.B2A3B
3AB$4.17B8.2A3.3A3.2A8.4B2ABA3B5.A.AB3.3B2ABA4B3.B3.2B3A4B2AB$4.17B9.
A2.A.A.A2.A8.5BA2BAB7.A.AB4.3BAB2A2B9.B2ABAB5A$5.14B.B2A6.A3.A3BA3.A
3.2A3.5BA2B9.A3.A3.6B13.2BA4B2AB$6.10B4.BA.A5.4A.BAB.4A4.A4.A5B11.4A
4.5B8.A5.2B4ABA$6.8B9.A8.2B3.2B7.A.AB.2B.5B17.5B6.3A6.2B4A$7.8B8.2A4.
2A3B.A.3B2A5.2AB7.2A9.2A7.5B4.A7.5B.AB$7.8B13.A2.2A.A.A.2A2.A6.3B5.A
10.2A9.4B3.2A6.2A$7.7B14.2A5.A5.2A6.4B5.3A19.8B7.A$4.2B.6B37.4B6.A20.
5B6.3A$3.2A8B18.A19.4B19.A7.4B6.A$3.2AB.6B18.3A12.B.3B.4B16.3A6.6B$4.
B2.5B22.A10.18B8.A8.8B$8.4B9.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A16B7.2A6.10B$8.4B7.3A11.B
3A4B3.2B2A16B2.B.5B5.4B.5BAB$9.4B5.A16.ABA5B.B2A17B.6B6.2A2B.7B2A$10.
4B4.2A15.AB2ABA3B2A26B4.2B2A3.5B2A2B$3.2A6.9B14.2BA3B2A2BABA2B.2B2.
23BAB4.10B$4.A7.6B14.7BAB2A3B2AB8.21B4.12B$4.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.13B2A2B
AB11.19B3.9B.4B$5.A2.A4.30B3A2B12.12BA10B2A3B4.4B$6.2AB3.3B3A21B.4BA
2B13.12BA9BA2BA2B5.4B$7.7BA2BA30B10.8B2.6B3A6B2A2B7.4B$8.5BA35B9.2A3.
B5.7BA9B9.4B$9.5BA2BA20B2.8B11.A7.7BABA11B8.4B$9.6B3A8B.B.2B11.6B8.3A
6.A.2AB2.6B.2B5.2A9.4B$10.15B4.3B10.5B9.A6.3AB2AB2.6B8.A11.4B$10.15B
5.B2A.2A7.4B15.A4.B5.5B9.3A9.4B$11.13B5.A.A2B.A7.4B16.3A.2A5.4B11.A
10.3BA$13.13B2.A.AB2.A9.B.B2A16.A.A4.5B24.ABA$12.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.BA.A
15.A.A4.2A28.2A$12.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A13.A16.A6.A29.B$12.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A
12.2A19.3A$12.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A33.A$13.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$12.B2AB9.A.A$
13.2A11.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » April 16th, 2019, 4:54 am

Sokwe wrote:
Kazyan wrote:2 rows from the p55--one from the shorter p110 stabilization, and one from replacing a p11 sparker with an eater3 shell to get the space to move the Herschel track closer.
The eater 3 shell can be replaced by a known but little-used catalyst to save another column:
With that optimisation it looks like the p22-based p110 gun becomes smaller than the Herschel-based version. Area 2530 vs. 2550:

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x = 55, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
13.A$13.3A25.A$16.A22.3A$15.2A21.A$15.5B.2B15.2A$17.5BA9.BA.5B$16.2BA
5B8.4A2B$15.BA2BA5B6.AB4A2B$13.3BAB2A4B6.B2A4BA2B$12.B3A2BA5B7.5ABAB
2AB$13.6B4A8.B2A4B3A2B$15.2BA2B2AB9.B3A3B2AB$14.4B3A2B9.2BABA3B$14.2B
A2BA2B10.9B$13.2B3A4B11.3B2A3B$13.B2A2BA2B12.9B$13.4A6B11.3BABA2B$12.
5BA2B3AB8.B2A3B3AB$2.A9.4B2ABA3B8.2B3A4B2AB$2.3A6.5BA2BAB11.B2ABAB5A
9.A$5.A6.5BA2B14.2BA4B2AB6.3A$4.2A7.A5B16.2B4ABA6.A$4.5B.2A3B.5B15.2B
4A7.2A$6.BA4B2AB4.2A13.5B.A4B.5B$5.2BA4BA3B3.A14.2A4.3B3A3B$4.B2A6BA
3B3.3A12.A3.3BA3B2A2B$2.BA2B2ABA3B.4B5.A8.3A3.4BA5BABA$.BA4BA4BA2.3BA
3.A9.A4.A3B.BA2B3ABA2B$2.BABA2BA2BA4.ABAB3.3A10.A3B2.B2ABA4BA2B$4.5B
2AB5.2A2B5.A8.B3A4.2B2A3BA2B$3.3B3A3B6.4B3.2A4.8B4.7BA$3.8B8.4B2.15B
3.3B2A4B$2.3B3A3B9.3BA3.13B4.8B$2.B2A5B10.4BA6BABA7B3.4B2A3B$2.A2BA2B
ABAB7.3B3A4B2A3BA3B2AB4.A7B$.A4BA4BAB5.A8B2ABA2BA2B.B2A3.2BA3B2A2B$.
3BAB2A2BAB5.A.AB3.3B2A3B2AB3.B3.2BA4BAB2AB$A6B2AB7.A.AB4.2B2A5B9.2BAB
3A2BAB$.A4BA2B9.A3.A3.3B3A13.ABA5BAB$2.4BAB11.4A4.2B3A14.2B2A3BA$2.2A
.5B17.5B15.3B3A$8.2A9.2A7.5B12.5B.2B$8.A10.2A9.4B11.2A$9.3A19.3BA11.A
$11.A20.3BA7.3A$33.3AB6.A!

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x = 51, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
34.A$33.A.A$33.BA2B$34.2B10.2A$20.2A13.4B6.2BAB$19.A2BA11.B3A2B5.3B$
20.2A2B.B5.B.BA3B2A2B4.B$8.2A11.12BA5BA9B$8.A.A.2A.A4.4B2A7BA4BA9BABA
$10.A.A.2A3.5BABA9BA7BA5BA$9.2A.A6.5BAB2A8BA9BA3BA$9.B3A6.2B6A8BA10BA
2BAB$10.2B.2A3.2BA4BA21BA$9.A2.BA.2B.2BA2BA9B2A10B$8.A.A.B2AB2A2.B2A
6B2.3BA6B.2B$9.A2.BA.2B2.8B5.9B$10.2B.2A4.6B4.11B$9.B3A7.5B3.12B$9.2A
.A7.6B2.12B$10.A.A.2A4.6B2.11B$8.A.A.2A.A3.7B2.8B.4B$8.2A9.7B2.7B4.2A
$20.7B.7B4.A$20.7B.6B6.3A$19.7B.7B8.A$10.A8.7B.7B$10.3A6.6B.7B$13.A4.
7B.7B$12.2A4.7B2.7B9.2A$12.4B.8B2.7B3.A.2A.A.A$14.11B2.6B4.2A.A.A$13.
12B2.6B7.A.2A$13.12B3.5B7.3AB$13.11B4.6B4.2A.2B$.2A9.9B5.8B2.2B.AB2.A
$2.A6.2B.6BA3B2.6B2AB2.2AB2AB.A.A$2.A.AB2.10B2A9BA2BA2B.2B.AB2.A$3.2A
B.20BA4BA2B3.2A.2B$5.12BA8B6A2B6.3AB$5.11BA8B2ABA5B6.A.2A$5.11BA9BABA
5B3.2A.A.A$6.8BA4BA7B2A4B4.A.2A.A.A$2A2.9BA5BA12B11.2A$A.A.2A.B3.2B2A
3BAB.B5.B.2B2A$2.AB2A7.2B3AB11.A2BA$.A2.B9.4B13.2A$.2A.2A11.2B$2.A.A
11.2BAB$2.A.A12.A.A$3.A14.A!
I'll make a complete update before long...
Last edited by chris_c on April 16th, 2019, 10:39 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 16th, 2019, 5:32 am

chris_c wrote:it looks like the p22-based p110 gun becomes smaller than the Herschel-based version.
Adjusting the relative gun positions reduces it further:

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x = 56, y = 45, rule = LifeHistory
13.A28.A$13.3A24.3A$16.A22.A$15.2A22.2A$15.5B.2B10.BA.5B$17.4B2A10.4A
2B$16.3B2A2BA8.AB4A2B$15.B2AB2A2BAB6.B2A4BA2B$13.2B3A2B3AB8.5ABAB2AB$
12.2BA6BA2B8.B2A4B3A2B$13.2B5A3B10.B3A3B2AB$15.B4A3B10.2BABA3B$14.4BA
4B10.9B$14.8B12.3B2A3B$13.4BA4B12.9B$13.3B4AB14.3BABA2B$13.3B5A2B10.B
2A3B3AB$12.2BA6BA2B8.2B3A4B2AB$2.A9.B3A2B3A2B10.B2ABAB5A9.A$2.3A6.BA
2B2AB2AB14.2BA4B2AB6.3A$5.A6.A2B2A3B16.2B4ABA6.A$4.2A7.2A4B18.2B4A7.
2A$4.5B.5B.5B14.5B.A4B.5B$6.4B2A3B4.2A14.2A4.3B3A3B$5.4BA2BA3B3.A16.A
3.3BA3B2A2B$4.2B2AB2ABA4B3.3A10.3A3.4BA5BABA$2.2B2A4B2AB.3BA5.A9.A4.A
3B.BA2B3ABA2B$.3BA8B2.ABAB3.A14.A3B2.B2ABA4BA2B$2.2B2A3BA2B4.2A2B3.3A
10.B3A4.2B2A3BA2B$4.2B3A3B5.4B5.A8.4B5.7BA$3.9B6.4B3.2A4.8B5.3B2A4B$
3.8B8.3BA2.15B5.8B$2.9B9.3BA3.5BA7B5.4B2A3B$2.3B3A2B10.B3A8BABA6B5.A
7B$2.2BA3B2A2B7.11B2ABA4B2AB3.2BA3B2A2B$.8BA3B5.A10BAB2A3B.B2A3.2BA4B
AB2AB$.B2A4B2A2B5.A.AB3.4B2AB2A2B3.B5.2BAB3A2BAB$BAB2AB2A2B7.A.AB4.3B
A2BA2B12.ABA5BAB$.A2BA4B9.A3.A3.3B2AB15.2B2A3BA$2.2A4B11.4A4.5B16.3B
3A$2.2B.5B17.5B14.5B.2B$8.2A9.2A7.5B13.2A$8.A10.2A9.3BA13.A$9.3A19.3B
A9.3A$11.A20.3AB8.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by dvgrn » April 17th, 2019, 1:50 pm

Kazyan wrote:New variable gun family starting at p616, but it starts making improvements at p632...
A p680+8N p4-bumper version of this improves p680, p688, and p696, and it looks like their period-halved variants too:

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x = 74, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
17.2A11.2A$16.B2AB2.2B6.A$17.3B.4B2.BA.A$10.2B6.B2.5B.B2A$8.20B19.2A$
3.B.22B11.A9.A7.A$2.2AB.22B10.3A7.A.2A2.3A$2.2A25B12.A7.A2B.A$3.2B.
23B11.2A9.2B.A$6.2B.19B12.5B6.3AB$12.14B16.3BAB5.2B$15.10B11.A4.3BABA
3B.2B$14.11B9.3A3.4BA2BA3B2AB$13.13B7.A7.4B2A3B.2A4.2A$12.16B5.2A7.6B
8.A.A$3.2A7.23B8.5B6.3A$2.A2.A2.2A2.21B9.7B4.A3.A$2.A.A2.A.A2.18B2A2B
7.4B.4B4.3A.A$3.A.2A.B3.17BA2BA2B5.4B3.4B5.A.AB$5.A2.2B2.12B2.4B2A3B
4.4B5.4B5.A3B$5.A.BA2B.6B.5B4.9B.4B7.4B6.4B$.2A.2A.A.A8B2.3B6.12B9.4B
5.6B$.A4.A.A.8B2.5B5.10B11.4B4.7B$3.2A2.A4.5B6.2A5.9B13.4B2.8B.4B.B$
2.2A.2A4.6B6.A5.9B15.17B.B2A$5.B6.6B6.3A3.7B17.18B2A$2.2AB2AB3.7B8.A
3.6B18.16B.2B$3.A.2AB.8B15.3B19.16B$.A5.10B37.15B$.2A4.6B2A3B34.2AB.
12B$7.6B2A2B5.2A27.A.AB2.11B$7.10B5.A28.A5.10B3.2A$6.11B2.BA.A27.2A5.
2B2A6B3.A$6.12B.B2A34.3B2A6B4.A$5.15B37.10B3.2A$4.16B20.2B15.8B.B2A$
4.16B18.6B3.A8.7B3.B2AB2A$4.16B17.7B3.3A6.6B6.B.A$4.17B15.9B5.A6.6B4.
2A3.A$2.2A3B.8B2.4B13.9B5.2A6.8B.A2.4A$.A.AB3.7B4.4B11.10B5.5B2.8B.A.
A.A$.A7.6B5.4B9.12B6.3B2.8B2.A2.A.2A$2A9.4B6.4B7.4B.9B4.5B.6B.B5.A.A$
13.3BA5.4B5.4B4.3B2A4B2.12B6.2A2.A$14.BA.A5.4B3.4B5.2BA2BA17B3.A.A2.A
.A$15.A.3A4.4B.4B7.2B2A7B2A9B3.2A2.A.A$16.A3.A4.7B9.10B2A9B8.A$17.3A
6.5B8.17BA5B$15.A.A8.6B7.2A5.9BABA4B$15.2A4.2A.3B2A4B7.A7.6BA6B10.A$
20.B2A3BA2BA4B3.3A9.5BA5B9.3A$21.2B.3BABA3B4.A11.10B9.A$20.2B5.BA3B
16.4BA3B2A4B6.2A$19.B3A6.5B12.6B4A14B$19.A.2B9.2A11.23B$20.A.2BA7.A
12.11B2A11B$17.3A2.2A.A7.3A10.10B2A11B$17.A7.A9.A11.9B2A12B$25.2A19.
20B.4B$44.2AB.5B2.B7.2B3.4B$43.A.AB2.4B.3B5.BA2B3.3BC$43.A6.2B2.B2AB
4.A.A5.3BC$42.2A11.2A6.A7.3C!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 17th, 2019, 9:45 pm

100-cell improvement to p870:

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x = 64, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A$34.A$22.5BA3.BA.A9.A7.A$20.6BABAB.B2A9.A.A5.A.A$8.B2A3B.B2.8B2A
BA2B11.BA2B3.2BAB$6.3BABA14B2AB2AB12.2B5.2B$4.2A6BA6B.6B2ABAB13.3B3.
3B$3.A2BA2BA2BA13BABAB3.2A9.3AB.B3A9.2A$3.B2A6BA8BA5BA6.A7.BA3BA.A3BA
B7.A$4.5BABA7BABAB11.A.AB3.2BA3BA.A3BA2B3.BA.A$5.4B2A3B3.3B2A2B11.2AB
.4BA3BA.A3BA4B.B2A$4.4B13.4B12.7B3AB.B3A7B$4.3AB14.4B11.B3A7B.7B3AB$
3.B3AB15.4B10.11B.11B$3.A3BA16.4B5.2A4.4B.3B3.3B.4B4.2A$2.A5BA16.3BA
5.A10.B5.B10.A$2.BA3BAB17.3BA4.A.AB7.B5.B7.BA.A$2.2B3A2B18.3AB4.2AB.
4B.3B3.3B.4B.B2A$2.7B19.4B5.11B.11B$2.7B12.2A.BA3.4B4.B3A7B.7B3AB$2.
7B12.A2.2AB3.4B3.7B3AB.B3A7B$3.5B14.5A4.4B.B2.4BA3BA.A3BA4B$2.BABA2B
15.5B4.5B4.2BA3BA.A3BA2B$3.A2BAB15.10B2A2B5.BA3BA.A3BAB$3.2B2ABA13.5A
2.4B3AB7.3AB.B3A$2.7B12.A2.2AB3.3BA3B7.3B3.3B$2.2B.A3B12.2A.BA4.4B2AB
7.2B5.2B$.4BAB2A20.9B5.BA2B3.2BAB$.5BA3B18.4B.5B5.A.A5.A.A$11B16.4B.
7B5.A7.A$7B.4B14.BA2B2.2A3B2A$2A3B2A2.4B12.2A2B3.2A3B2A$B5AB3.4B10.2B
2A4.7B$B2AB2AB4.3BA8.4B5.2B3A2B$B2AB2AB5.ABAB6.4B6.2B3A2B$.B3AB7.2A2B
4.4B8.2BA2B$.5B8.4B2.4B9.5B$2.3B10.8B11.3B$3.4B9.5B11.4B$5.2A10.4B11.
2A$5.A12.3BA11.A$6.3A10.3BA7.3A$8.A11.3AB6.A!
The mechanism for using a period X sparker to make a period 30X gun (where X and 30 are coprime) is interesting, and sees use in the p330 and p930. Are there any new p13 sparkers that could make a smaller p390 this way?

EDIT: Taking inspiration from that, a smaller fixed p506. I'm pleased that this actually worked and came out small.

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x = 88, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
67.B.9B.B3.4B$63.B.B3A3BA9B.4B$27.2A33.2B5A2BABA12B2A$27.A19.B.9B.B2.
B2A3B2A3BA12B2A$19.A.2A.2A.A17.13B2ABA2B2A3BA2BA12B.B$19.2A.A.A.A17.
9B3A2B2A2BA2BA3B3A13B$4.2A18.AB3.3B7.2A2.11B2A6BAB$5.A17.BA2B.5B4.3A
2.A12B3A3B2A2BA3B3A13B$5.A.AB6.2A6.BA2BA5B3.A4.2A13BA3BA3B2A3BA2BA12B
.B$6.2AB.2A4.A7.ABA6B3.2A24.B2A3B2A3BA12B2A$8.2B2AB3.A.AB2.B2A13B3.2A
13BA3BA2B.5A2BABA12B2A$8.4B5.2AB.3BABA9B4.A.A12B3A3B2A3B3A3BA9B.4B$8.
6B5.6B2A8B2A3.A2.11B2A6BAB2.12B.B3.4B$5.9B5.16B2A2.2A3.9B3A2B2A2BAB3.
4B$4.11B4.15B.B9.13B2ABA6.4B$4.12B4.14B13.B.9B.B9.4B$4.13B5.10B38.4B$
A4.5B3A7B3.8B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.7B$3A3.4BA2BA13B3A
46B$3.A.5BA3BA11B5A21B2A17B2.4B$2.A.A9BA11B3AB2A17B3AB2A17B2.4B$2.2A
6BA3BA5B4.5B2A18B5A18B3.4B$5.2B.2BA2BA2B.B6.26B3A18B5.4B$2.2A4.2B3A2B
10.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B2.AB3.4B$2.A6.5B11.3B
43.B.2A3.4B$3.A6.4B10.4B7.B35.2A.B4.4B$2.2A4.5B9.3B2A4B3.3B6.2A27.BA
6.4B$8.2A12.2BA8B.3B6.A37.4B$9.A13.A3BA10B2.2A.A38.4B$6.3A13.A5BA10B.
2BA40.4B$6.A15.3BAB2A5B2A2BA2B43.3BA$22.2BA2B2A5B2ABA3B44.ABA$20.A2B.
10BA5BA45.2A$19.A.2A2.10BA3BA47.B$19.A6.3B.8BA2B$18.2A6.3B3.4B2A3B$
27.B7.4B$37.B!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 18th, 2019, 4:27 am

Kazyan wrote:Taking inspiration from that, a smaller fixed p506. I'm pleased that this actually worked and came out small.
Great trick! MWSS streams are easier to filter than glider streams. I was inspired to build this smaller p230 gun which relies on the ability of Bullet51's p10 sparker to delete two MWSSs instead of one:

p230:

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x = 67, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
38.2A$39.A$39.A.2A.2A.A$40.A.A.A.2A$12.A9.A4.A7.3B3.AB18.2A$12.3A5.3A
4.3A4.5B.4B17.A$10.2A3.A3.A3.2A5.A3.10B6.2A6.BA.A$9.A3.2A.A.A.2A3.A3.
2A3.2B2A5B7.A4.2A.B2A$9.4A.A.A.A.A.4A3.7B3A6B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$5.2A5.A.B.
A.A.B.A8.7BA7B.B2A5.4B$4.A.A2.2A.2BABA.ABA2B.4A2.5A2B2A9B5.6B$4.A.A.A
.ABA3BA.A3BABA2.A2.4A4BA9B5.BA7B$A.2A.A.A3.3ABA3.AB3A7.B.2A3BAB3A5B4.
2BA3BAB3A$2A.A.A5.3BAB3.BA3B9.14B4.B2AB3AB2A2B$4.2AB6.B6.2B13.3A2BABA
2B5.3B2A8B$4.2B2.B.B.3B.B.B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.4BABAB3.3BA2B2ABAB2A2B4.A$
2.B2.43B2A4B4A3B3.3A$.2A37B3A5B3AB2ABA6B.A$.2A47B6A6BA.A$2.B.39B4.2B
3AB3A7B2A$5.38B6.A.8B.2B$7.5B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.3B12.7B4.2A$8.4B
17.3B5.3B13.5B6.A$9.4B15.5B3.5B12.4B6.A$10.4B14.A4B3.4BA13.5B4.2A$11.
4B12.AB2A3B.3B2ABA.2A12.2A$12.4B9.3A.AB3A.3ABA.2A.A12.A$13.4B7.A4.B.A
.A.A.A.B18.3A$14.4B4.A2.2A.2A.A.A.A.A.2A.2A16.A$15.3BA3.2A.A3.A.2A3.
2A.A3.A$16.3BA5.A3.A9.A3.A.A$17.3AB4.2A.2A9.2A3.2A!
Here also are reductions to the p460 and p920 guns, although they can perhaps be reduced further with a custom p4 sparker:

p460:

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x = 80, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A.2A9.2A3.2A7.2A3.2A9.2A3.2A$8.A3.A9.A3.A.A7.A.A3.A9.A3.A.A$5.2A.A
3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A11.A3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A$5.A2.2A.2A.A.A.A.A.2A.2A11.2A.2A.A
.A.A.A.2A.2A16.A$6.2A4.A.B.A.A.B.A19.A.B.A.A.B.A18.3A$8.3A.2A2BA.A2B
2A.2A.A9.A.2A.2BABA.ABA2B.2A.A12.A$6.2A2.A5BA.A5BA.2A9.2A.ABA3BA.A3BA
BA.2A12.2A$A.2A.A.A3.5B3.5B17.3ABA3.AB3A13.5B4.2A$2A.A.A5.A3BA3.A3BA
17.3BAB3.BA3B12.4B6.A$4.2AB5.BA6.BAB19.3B5.3B13.5B6.A$4.2B2.B.B.3B.B.
B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.3B12.7B4.2A$2.B2.51B6.A.8B.2B$.2A53B4.
2B3AB3A7B2A$.2A60B6A6BA.A$2.B.49B3A5B3AB2ABA6B.A$5.56B2A4B4A3B3.3A$7.
5B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.4BABAB3.3BA2B2ABAB2A2B4.A$8.4B
17.3B16.3A2BABA2B5.3B2A8B$9.4B16.3B14.14B4.B2AB3AB2A2B$10.4B11.A2B5A
2BA8.B.2A3BAB3A5B4.2BA3BAB3A$11.4B9.A2B2A3B2A2BA6.4A4BA9B5.BA7B$12.4B
8.AB.7B.BA6.5A2B2A9B5.6B$13.4B7.2BAB.A.A.BA2B7.7BA7B.B2A5.4B$14.4B6.
2A.A.B.B.A.2A5.7B3A6B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$15.4B4.BAB2A.3A.2ABAB4.2A3.2B2A5B
7.A4.2A.B2A$16.4B3.A4.A.A.A4.A5.A3.10B6.2A6.BA.A$17.4B3.3A.A.A.A.3A3.
3A4.5B.4B17.A$18.4B4.A2.A.2A.A5.A7.3B3.AB18.2A$19.4B4.A.A23.A.A.A.2A$
20.3BA4.2A22.A.2A.2A.A$21.3BA27.A$22.3AB25.2A!
p920:

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x = 80, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A.2A9.2A3.2A7.2A3.2A9.2A3.2A$8.A3.A9.A3.A.A7.A.A3.A9.A3.A.A$5.2A.A
3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A11.A3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A$5.A2.2A.2A.A.A.A.A.2A.2A11.2A.2A.A
.A.A.A.2A.2A16.A$6.2A4.A.B.A.A.B.A19.A.B.A.A.B.A18.3A$8.3A.2A2BA.A2B
2A.2A.A9.A.2A.2BABA.ABA2B.2A.A12.A$6.2A2.A5BA.A5BA.2A9.2A.ABA3BA.A3BA
BA.2A12.2A$A.2A.A.A3.5B3.5B17.3ABA3.AB3A13.5B4.2A$2A.A.A5.A3BA3.A3BA
17.3BAB3.BA3B12.4B6.A$4.2AB5.BA6.BAB19.3B5.3B13.5B6.A$4.2B2.B.B.3B.B.
B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.3B12.7B4.2A$2.B2.51B6.A.8B.2B$.2A53B4.
2B3AB3A7B2A$.2A60B6A6BA.A$2.B.49B3A5B3AB2ABA6B.A$5.56B2A4B4A3B3.3A$7.
5B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.4BABAB3.3BA2B2ABAB2A2B4.A$8.4B
17.3B16.3A2BABA2B5.3B2A8B$8.5B16.3B14.14B4.B2AB3AB2A2B$9.5B11.A2B5A2B
A8.B.2A3BAB3A5B4.2BA3BAB3A$6.3B2.4B9.A2B2A3B2A2BA6.4A4BA9B5.BA7B$.B2.
BA3B3.4B8.AB.7B.BA6.5A2B2A9B5.6B$3AB2A2B2A3.4B7.2BAB.A.A.BA2B7.7BA7B.
B2A5.4B$4A4B2A4.4B6.2A.A.B.B.A.2A5.7B3A6B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$.3B2A2.B6.4B4.
BAB2A.3A.2ABAB4.2A3.2B2A5B7.A4.2A.B2A$.3B12.4B3.A4.A.A.A4.A5.A3.10B6.
2A6.BA.A$17.4B3.3A.A.A.A.3A3.3A4.5B.4B17.A$18.4B4.A2.A.2A.A5.A7.3B3.A
B18.2A$19.4B4.A.A23.A.A.A.2A$20.3BA4.2A22.A.2A.2A.A$21.3BA27.A$22.3AB
25.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Naszvadi » April 18th, 2019, 5:12 pm

Kazyan wrote:100-cell improvement to p870:

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x = 64, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
34.2A$34.A$22.5BA3.BA.A9.A7.A$20.6BABAB.B2A9.A.A5.A.A$8.B2A3B.B2.8B2A
BA2B11.BA2B3.2BAB$6.3BABA14B2AB2AB12.2B5.2B$4.2A6BA6B.6B2ABAB13.3B3.
3B$3.A2BA2BA2BA13BABAB3.2A9.3AB.B3A9.2A$3.B2A6BA8BA5BA6.A7.BA3BA.A3BA
B7.A$4.5BABA7BABAB11.A.AB3.2BA3BA.A3BA2B3.BA.A$5.4B2A3B3.3B2A2B11.2AB
.4BA3BA.A3BA4B.B2A$4.4B13.4B12.7B3AB.B3A7B$4.3AB14.4B11.B3A7B.7B3AB$
3.B3AB15.4B10.11B.11B$3.A3BA16.4B5.2A4.4B.3B3.3B.4B4.2A$2.A5BA16.3BA
5.A10.B5.B10.A$2.BA3BAB17.3BA4.A.AB7.B5.B7.BA.A$2.2B3A2B18.3AB4.2AB.
4B.3B3.3B.4B.B2A$2.7B19.4B5.11B.11B$2.7B12.2A.BA3.4B4.B3A7B.7B3AB$2.
7B12.A2.2AB3.4B3.7B3AB.B3A7B$3.5B14.5A4.4B.B2.4BA3BA.A3BA4B$2.BABA2B
15.5B4.5B4.2BA3BA.A3BA2B$3.A2BAB15.10B2A2B5.BA3BA.A3BAB$3.2B2ABA13.5A
2.4B3AB7.3AB.B3A$2.7B12.A2.2AB3.3BA3B7.3B3.3B$2.2B.A3B12.2A.BA4.4B2AB
7.2B5.2B$.4BAB2A20.9B5.BA2B3.2BAB$.5BA3B18.4B.5B5.A.A5.A.A$11B16.4B.
7B5.A7.A$7B.4B14.BA2B2.2A3B2A$2A3B2A2.4B12.2A2B3.2A3B2A$B5AB3.4B10.2B
2A4.7B$B2AB2AB4.3BA8.4B5.2B3A2B$B2AB2AB5.ABAB6.4B6.2B3A2B$.B3AB7.2A2B
4.4B8.2BA2B$.5B8.4B2.4B9.5B$2.3B10.8B11.3B$3.4B9.5B11.4B$5.2A10.4B11.
2A$5.A12.3BA11.A$6.3A10.3BA7.3A$8.A11.3AB6.A!
...
Not really an improvement, but p30 technology includes a well-known invertion mechanism:

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x = 64, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$34bo$25b2o5bobo9bo7bo$24bobo5b2o9bobo5bobo$10bo12b3o18bo7bo$10b
4o8b3o$2o9b4o8b3o$2o9bo2bo9bobo6b2o27b2o$5bo5b4o10b2o7bo8bo9bo8bo$5bo
4b4o8bo11bobo4b2o11b2o4bobo$10bo12bo11b2o8bo5bo8b2o$21b3o15bo5bo5bo5bo
$39bo4b3o3b3o4bo$39bo17bo$33b2o27b2o$34bo27bo$34bobo23bobo$30bo4b2o23b
2o$28bobo8bo17bo$21b2ob2o3b2o8bo4b3o3b3o4bo$21bo17bo5bo5bo5bo$22b2o2bo
18bo5bo$11b2o10b3o15b2o11b2o$11b2o10b3o17bo9bo$22b2o2bo6bo$21bo9b2o$
21b2ob2o6b2o$44bo7bo$43bobo5bobo$11b3o30bo7bo$10b2ob2o$10b2ob2o$10b5o
9bobo$9b2o3b2o8b2o6b2o3b2o$25bo8b3o$33bo3bo$12b2o20bobo$10b5o20bo2$10b
3ob4o$10bo5bob2o$11b2o4bo17b2o$11b2o22b2o3$11b2o3b2o$11bobobobo$12b5o$
13b3o$14bo7$13b2o$13b2o!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by PHPBB12345 » April 18th, 2019, 11:32 pm

p1111:

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x = 136, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
33b2o67bo11bo$25b2o5bobo27b2o38b3o7b3o$25bobo4bo29bobo40bo5bo$27bo2b2o
b4o27bo4b2o33b2o5b2o15bo$26b2obobobo2bo23b4ob2o2bo2bo53b3o$27bobobobo
26bo2bobobobob2o52bo$27bobob2o30bobobobo55b2o$28bo35b2obobo$68bo$41b2o
81b2o$32b2o7bo12b2o68b2o$32b2o5bobo13bo7b2o35b2o$19bo19b2o14bobo5b2o
34bobo$17b3o36b2o41bo$16bo81b2o$15bobo$15bobo$16bo$131b2o$29b2o95b2o2b
o2bo$30bo35b2o58bobo2b2o$27b3o36bo44b2o16b2o$2o25bo39b3o42bo17bo$2o67b
o39b3o15bo2bob2o$109bo16bobob2obo$127bobo$128bo2b2o$20b2o107b2ob3o$20b
obo112bo$22bo106b2ob3o$13b2o7b2o105b2obo$13b2o$121b2o$3bob2o105b2o7b2o
$b3ob2o106bo$o112bobo$b3ob2o107b2o$3b2o2bo$6bobo$2bob2obobo16bo12b3o$
2b2obo2bo15b3o14bo92b2o$5bo17bo16bo67bo25b2o$5b2o16b2o81b3o$3b2o2bobo
95bo$2bo2bo2b2o60bo34b2o$3b2o65b3o$73bo45bo$47bo24b2o44bobo$46bobo69bo
bo$46bobo70bo$45b2ob2o66b3o$44bo2bo2bo44b2o19bo$43bobobobobo42bobo5b2o
$44bobobobo43bo7b2o$46bobo33b2o9b2o$6b2o38bo2bo25b2o5bobo$5bobo39b2o
26b2o7bo22bo$5bo78b2o17b2obobo$4b2o96bobobobo$46b2o23bo27bo2bobobob2o$
22b2o22b2o22bobob2o23b4ob2o2bo$22b2o46bobobobo26bo4bobo$14b2o51b2obobo
bobo2bo21bobo5b2o$14b2o6b2o43bo2bo2b2ob4o21b2o$23bo45b2o4bo$22bo17bo
34bobo$22b2o17bo34b2o$39b3o!

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by fluffykitty » April 19th, 2019, 12:39 am

The gun collection only tracks guns with period below 1000.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 19th, 2019, 5:59 pm

Kazyan wrote:Taking inspiration from that, a smaller fixed p506. I'm pleased that this actually worked and came out small.
Same basic idea, but reduced using a different p46 glider gun:

p506:

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x = 80, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
42.B$41.4B7.A$39.9B3.2BA6.2A$39.9B2A.A2B6.A$40.2B2A4B5A2B2.BA.A$.4B3.
B.9B.B3.4B11.2BA2BA5B4A2B.B2A$.4B.17B.4B11.2BA2BA7BABA3B$2A14B2A9B2A
10.3BABA7BA2BA2B15.A$2A15B2A8B2A8.2AB.2B4A5BA2BA2B13.3A$.B.10B5A8B.B
8.A.AB2.2B5A4B2A2B13.A$3.10B4A9B10.A6.2BA.2A9B12.2A$18.11B6.2A6.A2B3.
9B9.5B4.2A$3.10B4A12B15.A7.4B10.4B6.A$.B.10B5A13B21.3B11.5B6.A$2A15B
2A13BA.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B10.7B4.2A$2A14B2A12BA3BA18B2AB6.B.5BA2B.2B
$.4B.23BA22B4A4.8B2A6B2A$.4B3.B.9B.9BA4BA17BA7BA6BA7BA.A$22.7B5A18B2A
3BA3BAB2A3B2A5B.A$.4B3.B.9B.B.31BABABA2BA8BA4B3.3A$.4B.24B.B.B.B.B.B.
B.B.B.B.5BA2B3.15B4.A$2A2B2A4BA2B2A14B19.10B5.13B$2AB2A6B2ABA14B17.
14B4.12B$.B.BABA6BA16B14.B.15B4.11B$3.2B2A4B3A17B6.2A4.2A16B5.9B$21.
6B.4B6.A4.2A7BA8B5.6B$3.2B2A4B3A13B2.4B4.A6.9BA5B.B2A5.4B$.B.BABA6BA
12B4.4B3.2A3.8BA2BA4B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$2AB2A6B2ABA10B6.4B4.A2.2A3.B5A3B7.
A4.2A.B2A$2A2B2A4BA2B2A12B5.4B3.A3.A3.ABAB2A4B6.2A6.BA.A$.4B.17B.B2A.
A4.4B3.3A4.ABA2B.4B17.A$.4B3.B.9B.B3.B2AB3A3.4B4.A.A3.3B3.AB18.2A$26.
B4.A3.4B4.2A8.A.A.A.2A$25.2A.3A5.3BA12.A.2A.2A.A$24.A2.2A8.3BA11.A$
24.2A12.3AB9.2A!
Edit: smaller p1012:

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x = 89, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A14.A$5.A13.A.A$5.A.AB10.A.A$6.2AB.2A5.3A.2A37.2A$8.2B2AB3.A4.B39.
A$8.4B5.3AB2AB3.B.9B.B3.4B14.A.2A.2A.A$8.6B5.A.2AB.6B3A8B.4B15.A.A.A.
2A$5.2A2BA4B7.8BA4BA11B2A.A7.3B3.AB18.2A$4.BA9B7.7BA5BA10B2A.3A4.5B.
4B17.A$4.7BA4B6.2B2A8BA10B.B5.A3.6BA3B6.2A6.BA.A$4.2BA4BA5B3.3BABA6B
2A11B6.2A3.6B2AB7.A4.2A.B2A$A4.2B2A13B2ABAB24.13BA2B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$3A
3.2B2A7B2A13B2A11B8.9B2A4B.B2A5.4B$3.A.4BA7B3ABA3BA8BA10B.B5.2A8BA7B
5.6B$2.A.A12B2A2BA2BA4BA5BA10B2A4.2A16B5.9B$2.2A7BA5B2A2BA2BA4BA4BA
11B2A5.B.15B4.11B$5.2B.8B.B2.2B2A7B3A8B.4B8.14B4.12B$2.2A4.7B5.8B.9B.
B3.4B10.10B5.13B$2.A6.5B7.B2.5B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.4BA3B3.
15B4.A$4.A5.4B11.35BA3BA12B2A4B3.3A$3.2A3.5B12.11B5A18BA15B2ABA5B.A$
8.2A15.11BA4BA17BA4BA10B2A7BA.A$9.A15.11BA22B5AB4.6B2ABA6B2A$6.3A14.
2AB.10BA3BA23B6.B.4B2A2B.2B$6.A15.A.AB3.5B.B.B.A.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.
3B10.7B4.2A$22.A8.4B26.3B11.5B6.A$21.2A9.4B17.B7.4B10.4B6.A$33.4B7.2A
6.3B3.9B9.5B4.2A$34.4B7.A6.3B.6BA4B12.2A$35.4B6.A.AB2.10B3A2B13.A$36.
4B6.2AB.B2A7BAB3A2B13.3A$37.4B7.2B4A6BA2B3AB15.A$38.4B6.B3A2BA6B4A2B$
39.4B5.2B3ABA7B2AB.B2A$40.4B5.2B3A10B2.BA.A$41.4B3.4BA6B.3B6.A$42.3BA
2.9B3.3B6.2A$43.3BA3.4B7.B$44.3AB3.B!
Edit 2: slightly smaller p460 and p920 guns using a custom p4 sparker:

p460:

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x = 78, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A.2A9.2A3.2A5.2A3.2A9.2A3.2A$8.A3.A9.A3.A.A5.A.A3.A9.A3.A.A$5.2A.A
3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A9.A3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A$5.A2.2A.2A.A.A.A.A.2A.2A9.2A.2A.A.A
.A.A.2A.2A16.A$6.2A4.A.B.A.A.B.A17.A.A.A.A.A.A18.3A$8.3A.2BABA.ABA2B.
2A.A7.A.2A.A3BA.A3BA.2A.A12.A$6.2A2.ABA3BA.A3BABA.2A7.2A.A3B2AB.B2A3B
A.2A12.2A$A.2A.A.A3.3ABA3.AB3A15.2ABAB3.BAB2A13.5B4.2A$2A.A.A5.3BAB3.
BA3B15.5B3.5B12.4B6.A$4.2AB6.B6.2B18.3B5.3B13.5B6.A$4.2B2.B.B.3B.B.B.
3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.3B12.7B4.2A$2.B2.34B3A12B6.B.8B.2B$.2A35B5A
11B4.AB2ABA3BA6B2A$.2A34B2AB3A15BA3B2A3BA5BA.A$2.B.34B2A11B3A4BA7BA6B
.A$5.56B2AB2A3BA2B3.3A$7.5B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3BA3BA3.
3BA3B2A2BABAB4.A$8.4B11.3B20.4BA3BAB5.B3A2BABA2BAB$9.4B10.BAB18.4BA7B
AB4.B2A3BA3B2A$10.4B5.2A2.3A3.2B.2A8.B.2B2A4BA4B2A4.2BABA3BA2B$11.4B
4.A2.A.ABA.3A2.A7.2A3BA4BABA5B5.B2A6B$12.4B4.A.A3BAB2A.2A8.2A3BA3BA3B
A4B5.6B$13.4B4.A5.BA.A11.5B2ABA3BABA.2BA5.4B$14.4B4.3A3.BA.4A5.9BA5BA
2.2A.A3.B2A2B$15.4B5.A6.A2.A5.2A3.9B7.A4.2A.B2A$16.4B9.A.2A.A.2A3.A3.
10B6.2A6.BA.A$17.4B6.3A.AB2A2.4A4.5B.4B17.A$18.4B4.A3.A4.A10.3B3.AB
18.2A$19.4B3.2A2.A.3A4.2A10.A.A.A.2A$20.3BA7.2A6.2A9.A.2A.2A.A$21.3BA
25.A$22.3AB23.2A!
p920:

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x = 78, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A.2A9.2A3.2A5.2A3.2A9.2A3.2A$8.A3.A9.A3.A.A5.A.A3.A9.A3.A.A$5.2A.A
3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A9.A3.A.2A3.2A.A3.A$5.A2.2A.2A.A.A.A.A.2A.2A9.2A.2A.A.A
.A.A.2A.2A16.A$6.2A4.A.B.A.A.B.A17.A.A.A.A.A.A18.3A$8.3A.2BABA.ABA2B.
2A.A7.A.2A.A3BA.A3BA.2A.A12.A$6.2A2.ABA3BA.A3BABA.2A7.2A.A3B2AB.B2A3B
A.2A12.2A$A.2A.A.A3.3ABA3.AB3A15.2ABAB3.BAB2A13.5B4.2A$2A.A.A5.3BAB3.
BA3B15.5B3.5B12.4B6.A$4.2AB6.B6.2B18.3B5.3B13.5B6.A$4.2B2.B.B.3B.B.B.
3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.3B12.7B4.2A$2.B2.34B3A12B6.B.8B.2B$.2A35B5A
11B4.AB2ABA3BA6B2A$.2A34B2AB3A15BA3B2A3BA5BA.A$2.B.34B2A11B3A4BA7BA6B
.A$5.56B2AB2A3BA2B3.3A$7.5B.B.B.B.B.B.3B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3BA3BA3.
3BA3B2A2BABAB4.A$8.4B11.3B20.4BA3BAB5.B3A2BABA2BAB$8.5B10.BAB18.4BA7B
AB4.B2A3BA3B2A$9.5B5.2A2.3A3.2B.2A8.B.2B2A4BA4B2A4.2BABA3BA2B$6.3B2.
4B4.A2.A.ABA.3A2.A7.2A3BA4BABA5B5.B2A6B$.B2.BA3B3.4B4.A.A3BAB2A.2A8.
2A3BA3BA3BA4B5.6B$3AB2A2B2A3.4B4.A5.BA.A11.5B2ABA3BABA.2BA5.4B$4A4B2A
4.4B4.3A3.BA.4A5.9BA5BA2.2A.A3.B2A2B$.3B2A2.B6.4B5.A6.A2.A5.2A3.9B7.A
4.2A.B2A$.3B12.4B9.A.2A.A.2A3.A3.10B6.2A6.BA.A$17.4B6.3A.AB2A2.4A4.5B
.4B17.A$18.4B4.A3.A4.A10.3B3.AB18.2A$19.4B3.2A2.A.3A4.2A10.A.A.A.2A$
20.3BA7.2A6.2A9.A.2A.2A.A$21.3BA25.A$22.3AB23.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by chris_c » April 20th, 2019, 2:19 pm

I made a quick push to github. If I missed anything or you can see any mistakes then let me know.

Love the guns with MWSS trick :)

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 21st, 2019, 12:24 am

I think that's everything from the recent wave. Thanks for the continued maintenance of the gun collection--looks like we're down to an average size of 4614 cells in the p78-p999 range. Further thanks to Sokwe, who continues knocking every new idea out of the park.

Some of the recent commits to the gun collection have a stray "k" or two at the bottom of the RLE--are these intended?

Anyway, some further rearranging of the p870, plus a replacement of the fumarole with a jam for style:

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x = 66, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
23.4B2A$21.5BA3BA15.A7.A$9.B2A3B.B2.6BA5BAB12.A.A5.A.A$7.3B2A13BA3BAB
2AB11.BA2B3.2BAB$.2B2.2A6B2A5B.4BA5BA2B12.2B5.2B$2A2BA2BA5B3A10BA3BA
2.B2A10.3B3.3B$2A3B2A6B2A12B2A4.BA.A9.BA2B.2BAB9.2A$.B.7B2A9BABA12.A
7.2B3AB.B3A2B7.A$4.2B3.B2A3B3.4B2AB11.A.AB3.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B3.BA.A$4.
3A15.A3B11.2AB.5B3AB.B3A5B.B2A$3.B3AB15.4B12.2BA5BA2B.2BA5BA2B$3.A3BA
16.4B11.2BA8B.8BA2B$2.A5BA16.4B10.2BA8B.8BA2B$2.BA3BAB17.4B5.2A4.4B.
3B3.3B.4B4.2A$2.2B3A2B18.2BAB5.A10.B5.B10.A$2.7B19.2B2A4.A.AB7.B5.B7.
BA.A$2.7B20.2A2B4.2AB.4B.3B3.3B.4B.B2A$2.7B21.4B5.2BA8B.8BA2B$3.5B23.
4B4.2BA8B.8BA2B$2.BABA2B17.2A5.4B3.2BA5BA2B.2BA5BA2B$3.A2BAB16.A2.A5.
4B.B2.5B3AB.B3A5B$3.2B2ABA15.A.A.AB4.5B4.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B$2.7B16.A.B3A
5BA2B5.2B3AB.B3A2B$2.2B.A3B18.B.B2.3B2A2B7.BA2B.2BAB$.4BAB2A17.B2A3.
3BA2BA7.3B3.3B$.5BA3B17.AB3.4B2AB7.2B5.2B$11B20.9B5.BA2B3.2BAB$7B.4B
18.4B.5B5.A.A5.A.A$2A3B2A2.4B16.4B.7B5.A7.A$B5AB3.4B14.A3B2.2A3B2A$B
2AB2AB4.3BA12.BABA3.A5BA$B2AB2AB5.ABAB10.2B2A4.7B$.B3AB7.2A2B8.4B5.BA
3BAB$.5B8.4B6.4B6.2B3A2B4.4B2A$2.3B10.4B4.4B8.13BA3BA4.B$3.4B9.4B.5B
9.12BA5BAB.B2A$5.2A10.8B11.11BA3BAB2A2B2A$5.A12.3BA.B12.4B.6BA5BA4B$
6.3A10.3BA14.2B4.5BA3BA5B$8.A11.3AB21.4B2A4.B!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 21st, 2019, 4:53 am

Here's a very surprising reduction to the p1012 gun:

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x = 93, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
64.2A$65.A$24.B2AB3.B.9B.B3.4B14.A.2A.2A.A$24.4A.6B2A9B.4B15.A.A.A.2A
$23.ABABA6BA2B2A11B2A.A7.3B3.AB18.2A$23.2AB3A4B6A11B2A.3A4.5B.4B17.A$
24.B.2ABA5B4A10B.B5.A3.10B6.2A6.BA.A$26.2ABA19B6.2A3.2B2A5B7.A4.2A.B
2A$23.3B.B.3B23.7B3A6B2.BA.A3.B2A2B$23.3B2ABA19B8.7BA7B.B2A5.4B$3.2A
16.5B2ABA5B4A10B.B5.5A2B2A9B5.6B$2.A.A16.4BA2BA4B6A11B2A4.4A4BA9B5.BA
7B$2.BA17.5B2A6BA2B2A11B2A5.B.2A3BAB3A5B4.2BA3BAB3A$3.2B2.9B.B3.5B2A
7B2A9B.4B8.14B4.B2AB3AB2A2B$.13B2A4B.11B.9B.B3.4B10.3A2BABA2B5.3B2A8B
$2A12BABA7B.6B10.4B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.4BABAB3.3BA2B2ABAB2A2B4.A$2A12BAB
2A13B8.35B2A4B4A3B3.3A$.B.12B2A11B2A7.2BA11B2A13B3A5B3AB2ABA6B.A$4.
11BA7B.4B2A7.2ABA2B3A4B2AB3A20B6A6BA.A$25.6B5.B2A4B2A6B5A13B4.2B3AB3A
7B2A$4.11BA7B5.4B4.2A2BA11B3A14B6.A.8B.2B$.B.12B2A6B.B4.4B3.BAB2AB.B.
B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.3B10.7B4.2A$2A12BAB2A6B2A4.5B.2B2A2B23.3B11.5B6.A
$2A12BABA7B2A5.5B3.2B16.B7.4B10.4B6.A$.13B2A4B.4B7.4B12.2A6.3B3.9B9.
5B4.2A$3.2B2.9B.B3.4B8.4B12.A6.3B.5B3A3B12.2A$2.BA30.4B11.A.AB2.13BAB
13.A$2.A.A30.4B11.2AB.A2BA6BA4BAB13.3A$3.2A31.4B12.BA3BA6BA4BAB15.A$
37.4B11.BA4BA6BA3BAB$38.4B10.BA4BA6BA2BA.B2A$39.4B10.BA13B2.BA.A$40.
4B8.3B3A5B.3B6.A$41.3BA7.9B3.3B6.2A$42.3BA8.4B7.B$43.3AB8.B!
It uses Brice Due's old p92 gun (with a newer end cap). I found it simply by testing timing differences by hand to see if something magical happened. Magic was needed since there's not enough room for an eater to eat the extra MWSSs as in my earlier p1012 gun.

I almost skipped this reaction because I though it didn't work, but it looked fun so I decided to go back and watch it in slow motion. That's when I realized that it's exactly what I was hoping for.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Scorbie » April 21st, 2019, 7:17 am

Wow, one of the best magic I've seen in 2019.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 23rd, 2019, 1:30 pm

I found this glider-releasing mechanism while looking for ways to trim a periodic syringe. It looks useful.

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x = 26, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
4.A17.2A$4.3A15.A2.A$7.A$6.A.A$6.A.A13.A.2A$7.A9.2A2.A.A$17.A4.A$21.A
$18.A2.A4$7.A$8.2A$7.2A$2.2A$.A.A$.A$2A7.2A$9.2A2$17.2A.A$17.2A.3A$
23.A$17.2A.3A$16.A2.2A$15.A.A$14.A.A.3A$15.A2.A2.A$18.A.A.A$17.2A2.A.
A$14.A.A2.A.A.A$14.2A2.2A.2A!
EDIT: A smaller p588 using it:

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x = 80, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
11.A10.2A3.2A.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$9.3A10.A.A3.A.A2.A.A2.A9.A.2BAB.A2.A$8.
A5.2A8.A2.A2.A.2A.2A11.2A.BA2BA.2A$2.2B4.2A5.A7.2A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.A2.
A.A$.9B5.A.2A3.A2.A.4A2.AB2A6.5B4.B3A.AB$.7B8.A.A4.A3.A3.A.A.2A4.7B5.
2A.3BA$.9B8.A.3A3.A2.BA.A2.13B8.A3B$.10B.3B2.2A.A4.A.2BA.A5.13B7.A.3A
$.2B2A10B.5B4.2A.2BA5.15B7.4AB$2BA2BA14B9.3B4.15B8.B.A$2BA2BA14B10.2B
.B.17B$.2B2A15B3.29B$20B2.16B2A13B$.19B2.16B2A14B$.8B2.10B.27B3.B2A$
2.4B.2B2.37B4.A2BA$3.2B6.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$12.17B14.6B7.A$12.15B
14.9B6.2A$12.14B15.2A4.4B17.2A$12.15B15.A5.4B16.2A$11.17B11.3A7.4B19.
A$10.2A.3B.10B2A10.A10.4B14.5A$10.2A2B2AB3.7BA.A21.4B12.A.B$11.3B2A.B
3.4B4.A22.4B11.BA.3A$6.2A.6B7.4B3.2A22.4B9.B2.2A2.A$6.A2.2A2.B9.4B22.
2A3.4B7.6B.2A$7.3A.AB11.4B22.A4.4B5.2A3B$10.B.A12.4B21.A.AB2.4B3.B2A
2B2A$7.5A14.4B10.A10.2AB.6B3.3B.2A$7.A19.4B7.3A12.16B$10.2A16.4B5.A
15.15B$10.2A17.4B4.2A15.14B$22.2A6.9B14.15B$23.A7.6B14.17B$23.A.2A5.
6B3.B2.2B2.21B$24.AB.A4.37B7.2B$25.2AB3.27B.10B2.3B.4B$21.2A3.32B2.
19B$21.2A4.31B2.20B$28.12B3A14B3.15B2A2B$21.4A3.9B2A2BA3B.B.2B10.14BA
2BA2B$20.A4.A3.8BABA4B4.3B9.14BA2BA2B$20.5A.A2.15B5.A2B.2A4.5B.10B2A
2B$18.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.A.A2B.A4.A.2A2.3B.10B$17.A2.A4B.2A4.13B2.A.AB2.
A3.3A.A8.9B$17.2A.A.ABAB.A2B.8B4.2A.A.A3.A3.A4.A.A8.7B$20.A2.A.3A9B6.
2ABA2.4A.A2.A3.2A.A5.9B$20.2A.A.B.A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.2A7.A5.2A4.2B$
22.A.A.2A6.4B5.2A.2A.A.A.A10.2A5.A$22.A.A.A8.3BA5.A.A3.2A.A.2A11.3A$
23.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A7.A.A11.A$24.2A11.3AB4.A!
EDIT 2: Smaller p378 and p126; same deal.

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x = 62, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$17.2A3.A.A2.A.A2.A9.A.2BAB.A2.A$18.A2.A2.A.2A.
2A11.2A.BA2BA.2A$7.2A9.A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A$7.A6.2A3.A.4A2.AB2A6.
5B4.B3A.AB$9.A5.A5.A3.A.A.2A4.7B5.2A.3BA$5.4A.A.3A5.A2.BA.A2.13B8.A3B
$5.A2.A.A.A6.A.2BA.A5.13B7.A.3A$6.3BA3B6.2A.2BA5.15B7.4AB$7.3B.B11.3B
4.15B8.B.A$.2A5.5B11.2B.B.17B$.A.A4.5B4.29B$3.A4.6B2.16B2A13B$3.2A3.
6B2.16B2A14B$A4.2B.7B.27B3.B2A$5A37B4.A2BA$4.A21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$2.
2A19B14.6B7.A$2.A.17B14.9B6.2A$3.A.15B15.2A4.4B$3A4.13B16.A5.4B$A6.
15B11.3A7.4B5.2A$6.9B.B3.2A11.A4.A5.4B3.B2A2B$6.10B4.A17.3A4.4B3.4B$
6.4B3.4B4.3A17.A4.10B$6.2B2AB3.4B5.A4.A11.2A3.B.9B$8.2A5.4B7.3A11.15B
6.A$16.4B5.A16.13B4.3A$17.4B4.2A15.15B.A$10.2A6.9B14.17B.A$11.A7.6B
14.19B2A$11.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.21BA$12.AB.A4.37B5A$13.2AB3.27B.7B.2B4.A
$9.2A3.32B2.6B3.2A$9.2A4.31B2.6B4.A$16.12B3A14B4.5B4.A.A$9.4A3.9B2A2B
A3B.B.2B11.5B5.2A$8.A4.A3.8BABA4B4.3B11.B.3B$8.5A.A2.15B5.A2B.2A6.3BA
3B$6.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.A.A2B.A6.A.A.A2.A$5.A2.A4B.2A4.13B2.A.AB2.A5.3A.
A.4A$5.2A.A.ABAB.A2B.8B4.2A.A.A3.A5.A5.A$8.A2.A.3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A3.2A
6.A$8.2A.A.B.A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A9.2A$10.A.A.2A6.4B5.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$
10.A.A.A8.3BA5.A.A2.2A3.A$11.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A$12.2A11.3AB4.A!

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x = 62, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$17.2A3.A.A2.A.A2.A9.A.2BAB.A2.A$18.A2.A2.A.2A.
2A11.2A.BA2BA.2A$7.2A9.A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A$7.A6.2A3.A.4A2.AB2A6.
5B4.B3A.AB$9.A5.A5.A3.A.A.2A4.7B5.2A.3BA$5.4A.A.3A5.A2.BA.A2.13B8.A3B
$5.A2.A.A.A6.A.2BA.A5.13B7.A.3A$6.3BA3B6.2A.2BA5.15B7.4AB$7.3B.B11.3B
4.15B8.B.A$.2A5.5B11.2B.B.17B$.A.A4.5B4.29B$3.A4.6B2.6B3A7B2A13B$3.2A
3.6B2.8BA7B2A14B$A4.2B.7B.7BA19B3.B2A$5A8BA25B2AB4.A2BA$4.A7B2ABABA8B
2.2B2.B3.3BABA5.2A.A$2.2A7B2A2B3A5B14.2BA3B7.A$2.A.8BA2BABA3B14.9B6.
2A$3.A.8B2A3B2A15.2A4.4B$3A4.7B3AB2A16.A5.4B$A6.8B2A5B11.3A7.4B5.2A$
6.9B.B3.2A11.A4.A5.4B3.B2A2B$6.10B4.A17.3A4.4B3.4B$6.4B3.4B4.3A17.A4.
10B$6.2B2AB3.4B5.A4.A11.2A3.B.9B$8.2A5.4B7.3A11.15B6.A$16.4B5.A16.13B
4.3A$17.4B4.2A15.15B.A$10.2A6.9B14.17B.A$11.A7.6B14.19B2A$11.A.2A5.6B
3.B2.2B2.21BA$12.AB.A4.37B5A$13.2AB3.27B.7B.2B4.A$9.2A3.32B2.6B3.2A$
9.2A4.31B2.6B4.A$16.12B3A14B4.5B4.A.A$9.4A3.9B2A2BA3B.B.2B11.5B5.2A$
8.A4.A3.8BABA4B4.3B11.B.3B$8.5A.A2.15B5.A2B.2A6.3BA3B$6.2A2.2BA.A3.
13B5.A.A2B.A6.A.A.A2.A$5.A2.A4B.2A4.13B2.A.AB2.A5.3A.A.4A$5.2A.A.ABAB
.A2B.8B4.2A.A.A3.A5.A5.A$8.A2.A.3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A3.2A6.A$8.2A.A.B.A2B
3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A9.2A$10.A.A.2A6.4B5.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$10.A.A.A8.3BA5.A.A
2.2A3.A$11.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A$12.2A11.3AB4.A!
EDIT 3: p474, with some inconvenient syringe geometry leading to an overhang at the bottom, but it's still good.

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x = 78, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A3.2A14.2A5.2A$20.A.2A.A.A2.A2.A.2A.A7.A.BABA.A2.A.2A3.A$20.2A.A.
A4.A.2A.A.2A7.2A.2BABA.2A.A.A.A.A$8.2A14.A.5A2.B8.6B2.B2.A.A2.A.A.2A$
9.A16.A4.AB2A6.5B4.4A.ABA.B.A$9.A.AB12.A2.BA.A.2A4.7B5.2B.AB2ABA.A$
10.2AB.2B8.A.2BA.A2.13B8.3A3.A$12.5B7.2A.2BA5.13B5.B2.B.2A$12.5B9.B.
3B3.15B3.5A.A3.2A$12.7B8.4B3.15B4.2B.A.A4.A$7.A3.12B5.4B.17B7.A3.A$6.
A.A.40B11.5A$7.A.27B2A13B14.A$8.28B2A14B7.4AB$8.39B3.B2A6.A2.AB$11.
35B4.A2.A6.6B$10.20B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A6.6B$8.20B13.6B7.A7.5B$8.19B12.
9B6.2A4.7B9.2A$6.21B12.2A4.4B10.11B6.A$4.24B8.A3.A5.4B10.12B.BA.A$4.
25B7.4A7.4B7.14B.B2A$4.20B2.4B18.4B2.20B$2.2AB.14B7.4B7.4A7.25B$.A.AB
.12B10.4B5.A3.A8.24B$.A6.11B10.4B4.2A12.21B$2A9.7B4.2A6.9B12.19B$11.
5B7.A7.6B13.20B$11.6B6.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$12.6B6.A2.A4.35B$14.BA2.A
6.2AB3.9BABA27B$14.B4A2.2A3.14BA2BA26B$12.A8.2A4.13BA2BA25B.A$12.5A
11.13B2A25B.A.A$16.A4.4A3.9B2A6B.4B5.12B3.A$14.A5.A4.A3.8B2A5B3.4B8.
7B$14.2A4.ABABA.A2.15B3.3B.B9.5B$18.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.A2B.2A7.5B$17.A2.
2A3B.2A4.13B2.A.A2B.A8.2B.B2A$17.2A.A.BABA.BAB.8B4.2A.A.AB2.A12.BA.A$
20.A2.A.2B3A7B6.2ABA4.A16.A$20.2A.A.A.BAB3.4B7.B2.5A.A14.2A$22.A.A.2A
6.4B4.A.3A5.A.A$22.A.A.A8.4B3.2A4.4A2.A$23.A2.A9.4B5.2A.A2.A.A$24.2A
11.3BA5.A5.A$38.3BA4.A.A$39.3AB4.2A!
EDIT 4: A p438+24N family. This code block had a different gun in it a few hours ago, but I proceeded to find a smaller p438+24N family.

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x = 65, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$17.2A3.A.A2.A.A2.A9.A.2BAB.A2.A$18.A2.A2.A.2A.
2A11.2A.BA2BA.2A$18.A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A$19.A.4A2.AB2A6.5B4.B3A.AB
$21.A3.A.A.2A4.7B5.2A.3BA$20.A2.BA.A2.13B8.A3B$15.A3.A.2BA.A5.13B7.A.
3A$13.3A3.2A.2BA5.15B7.4AB$12.A10.3B4.15B8.B.A$12.2A10.2B.B.17B$8.2A
4B3.29B$8.2A2B4.16B2A13B$7.7B2.16B2A14B$8.7B.27B3.B2A$7.35B4.A2BA$2.B
4.19B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$.2AB.18B14.6B7.A$.2A18B14.9B6.2A4.2A$2.B.16B
15.2A4.4B10.B2AB$5.16B15.A5.4B10.2B$4.17B12.3A7.4B8.2B$4.15B.B2A10.A
10.4B6.4B6.A$2.15B3.BA.A21.4B4.6B3.3A$2.2A2.6B2.4B5.A16.2A4.4B4.5B2.A
$3.A2.5B4.4B4.2A16.A5.4B2.6B2.2A$3A3.6B4.4B21.A.AB3.15B$A6.4B6.4B10.A
10.2AB.15B$8.2B8.4B7.3A12.17B$7.2B10.4B5.A15.16B$6.B2AB10.4B4.2A15.
16B.B$7.2A4.2A6.9B14.18B2A$14.A7.6B14.18B.B2A$14.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B
4.B$15.A2.A4.35B$16.2AB3.27B.7B$12.2A3.32B2.7B$12.2A4.31B4.2B2A$19.
12B3A14B3.4B2A$12.4A3.9B2A2BA3B.4B10.2A$11.A4.A3.8BABA4B2.5B10.A$11.
5A.A2.15B2.3BA2B.2A3.3A$9.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.ABA2B.A3.A$8.A2.A4B.2A4.13B
2.A.A2B.A$8.2A.A.ABAB.A2B.8B4.2A.A.AB2.A$11.A2.A.3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A$11.
2A.A.B.A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A$13.A.A.2A6.4B5.2A.2A.A.A.A.A$13.A.A.A8.3B
A5.A.A3.2A.2A$14.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A$15.2A11.3AB4.A!
EDIT 5: p426+24N family.

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x = 67, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
23.2A.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$19.2A3.A.A2.A.A2.A9.A.2BAB.A2.A$20.A2.A2.A.2A.
2A11.2A.BA2BA.2A$20.A.A3.A.A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A$21.A.4A2.AB2A6.5B4.B3A.AB
$23.A3.A.A.2A4.7B5.2A.3BA$7.A9.A4.A2.BA.A2.13B8.A3B$7.3A5.3A3.A.2BA.A
5.13B7.A.3A$10.A3.A6.2A.2BA5.15B7.4AB$9.2A.B.2A9.3B4.15B8.B.A$9.7B10.
2B.B.17B$11.3B5.29B$10.5B3.16B2A13B$10.6B2.16B2A14B$2A8.7B.27B3.B2A$.
A7.35B4.A2BA$.A.AB3.20B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$2.2AB2.18B14.6B7.A$4.19B14.
9B6.2A4.2A$4.BA16B15.2A4.4B10.B2AB$4.ABA16B15.A5.4B10.2B$5.2A16B12.3A
7.4B8.2B$5.3B.12B.B2A10.A10.4B6.4B6.A$10.9B3.BA.A21.4B4.6B3.3A$10.4B
2.4B5.A16.2A4.4B4.5B2.A$9.3B5.4B4.2A16.A5.4B2.6B2.2A$9.2AB6.4B21.A.AB
3.15B$8.A.AB7.4B10.A10.2AB.15B$8.2AB9.4B7.3A12.17B$9.4B8.4B5.A15.16B$
11.2A3.2A4.4B4.2A15.16B.B$11.A4.A6.9B14.18B2A$12.3A.A7.6B14.18B.B2A$
14.A.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B4.B$17.A2.A4.35B$18.2AB3.27B.7B$14.2A3.32B2.
7B$14.2A4.31B4.2B2A$21.12B3A14B3.4B2A$14.4A3.9B2A2BA3B.4B10.2A$13.A4.
A3.8BABA4B2.5B10.A$13.5A.A2.15B2.3BA2B.2A3.3A$11.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.ABA
2B.A3.A$10.A2.A4B.2A4.13B2.A.A2B.A$10.2A.A.ABAB.A2B.8B4.2A.A.AB2.A$
13.A2.A.3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A$13.2A.A.B.A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A$15.A.A.2A6.4B
5.2A.2A.A.A.A.A$15.A.A.A8.3BA5.A.A3.2A.2A$16.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A$17.2A11.
3AB4.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by BlinkerSpawn » April 23rd, 2019, 9:03 pm

Kazyan wrote:EDIT 3: p474, with some inconvenient syringe geometry leading to an overhang at the bottom, but it's still good.

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This removes one of the excess rows, not sure if the other is removable:

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x = 78, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A3.2A14.AB5.2A$20.A.2A.A.A2.A2.A.2A.A7.A.2A2B.A2.A.2A3.A$20.2A.A.
A4.A.2A.A.2A7.2A.5A.2A.A.A.A.A$8.2A14.A.5A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A2.A.A.2A$9.A
16.A4.AB2A6.5B4.A2BA.2BA.A.A$9.A.AB12.A2.BA.A.2A4.7B5.AB.2AB3A.A$10.
2AB.2B8.A.2BA.A2.13B8.3B3.A$12.5B7.2A.2BA5.13B5.A2.A.2A$12.5B9.B.3B3.
15B3.BA2BA.A3.2A$12.7B8.4B3.15B4.AB.A.A4.A$7.A3.12B5.4B.17B7.A3.A$6.A
.A.40B11.5A$7.A.27B2A13B14.A$8.28B2A14B7.4AB$8.39B3.B2A6.A2.AB$11.35B
4.A2.A6.6B$10.20B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A6.6B$8.20B13.6B7.A7.5B$8.19B12.9B6.
2A4.7B9.2A$6.21B12.2A4.4B10.11B6.A$4.24B8.A3.A5.4B10.12B.BA.A$4.25B7.
4A7.4B7.14B.B2A$4.20B2.4B18.4B2.20B$2.2AB.14B7.4B7.4A7.25B$.A.AB.12B
10.4B5.A3.A8.24B$.A6.11B10.4B4.2A12.21B$2A9.7B4.2A6.9B12.19B$11.5B7.A
7.6B13.20B$11.6B6.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$12.6B6.A2.A4.35B$14.BA2.A6.2AB
3.39B$14.B4A2.2A3.15BA28B$12.A8.2A4.13B3A26B.A$12.5A11.11BABA26B.A.A$
16.A4.4A3.8B2A7B.4B5.12B3.A$14.A5.A4.A3.9BA5B3.4B8.7B$14.2A4.5A.A2.
15B3.3B.B9.5B$18.2A2.BAB.A3.13B5.A2B.2A7.5B$17.A2.3ABA.2A4.13B2.A.A2B
.A8.2B.B2A$17.2A.A.ABAB.3B.8B4.2A.A.AB2.A12.BA.A$20.A2.A.2A2B2A6B6.2A
BA4.A16.A$20.2A.A.A.3B3.4B7.B2.5A.A14.2A$22.A.A.2A6.4B4.A.2A.A4.A.A$
22.A.A.A8.4B3.2A2.A3.2A2.A$23.A2.A9.3BA5.A4.A3.2A$24.2A11.3BA5.3A.A$
38.3AB6.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 23rd, 2019, 9:33 pm

Kazyan wrote:EDIT 3: p474, with some inconvenient syringe geometry leading to an overhang at the bottom, but it's still good.
The overhang can be reduced to save one row:

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x = 78, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A3.2A14.AB5.2A$20.A.2A.A.A2.A2.A.2A.A7.A.2A2B.A2.A.2A3.A$20.2A.A.
A4.A.2A.A.2A7.2A.5A.2A.A.A.A.A$8.2A14.A.5A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A2.A.A.2A$9.A
16.A4.AB2A6.5B4.A2BA.B.A.A.A$9.A.AB12.A2.BA.A.2A4.7B5.AB.2AB3A.A$10.
2AB.2B8.A.2BA.A2.13B8.3B3.A$12.5B7.2A.2BA5.13B5.A2.A.2A$12.5B11.3B3.
15B3.BA2BA.A3.2A$12.7B10.2B3.15B4.AB.A.A4.A$7.A3.12B5.4B.17B7.A3.A$6.
A.A.40B11.5A$7.A.27B2A13B14.A$8.28B2A14B7.4AB$8.39B3.B2A6.A2.AB$11.
35B4.A2.A6.6B$10.20B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A6.6B$8.20B13.6B7.A7.5B$8.19B12.
9B6.2A4.7B9.2A$6.21B12.2A4.4B10.11B6.A$4.24B8.A3.A5.4B10.12B.BA.A$4.
25B7.4A7.4B7.14B.B2A$4.20B2.4B18.4B2.20B$2.2AB.14B7.4B7.4A7.25B$.A.AB
.12B10.4B5.A3.A8.24B$.A6.11B10.4B4.2A12.21B$2A9.7B4.2A6.9B12.19B$11.
5B7.A7.6B13.20B$11.6B6.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$12.6B6.A2.A4.35B$14.BA2.A
6.2AB3.39B$14.B4A7.15BA28B$12.A14.13B3A26B.A$12.5A11.11BABA26B.A.A$
16.A11.8B2A7B.4B5.12B3.A$14.A14.9BA5B3.2B10.7B$14.2A13.15B3.3B11.5B$
30.13B5.A2B.2A7.5B$21.BABAB6.13B2.A.A2B.A8.2B.B2A$20.A6B.2A.8B4.2A.A.
AB2.A12.BA.A$20.2AB.3A3BA6B6.2ABA4.A16.A$21.B2.B2A.2B3.4B7.B2.5A.A14.
2A$25.4B5.4B4.A.2A.A4.A.A$26.A2B6.4B3.2A2.A3.2A2.A$26.ABAB2A4.3BA5.A
4.A3.2A$29.3A5.3BA5.3A.A$30.B7.3AB6.2A!
I replaced the pipsquirter with a small p6 to demonstrate that you don't need a particularly strong spark for this reaction (and for style). While this alternate p6 is typically worse than the pipsquirter, there might be some working sparker that is better.

Edit: It seems that BlinkerSpawn found this reduction half an hour before I did. I was also wrong in thinking a different p6 sparker could make the general glider-releasing syringe shorter. Unfortunately, the outgoing glider does not allow for the shorter eater 2 + tub with tail catalyst.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 24th, 2019, 12:20 am

Thanks to both of you for showing the improvement, and that's a great demonstration of the necessary spark--the reaction might work down to p4 with a clever enough WLS result. p3 would be particularly useful, but that seems unlikely. Incidentally, where did that p6 come from? It looked like some sort of copy/paste error during experimentation at first.

Here's a p354, at a big 1544-cell improvement:

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x = 62, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
19.B13.2A5.2A$18.2AB11.A.2BAB.A.A$14.B2A3BAB10.2A.BA2BA$13.B3ABAB2A7.
5B2.A2.A$12.BA3B.AB2A5.BA3B4.B2A$13.AB2A3.2B3.2BABA3B3.A$14.2B3.2ABA.
2BA2BA4B3.B3A$14.2ABA.3BA4B2A4B4.2A2.A$14.2ABAB3AB3.6B4.A.2BA.A$14.BA
3B2AB4.5B4.A.A2.A.A$15.B2A7.7B3.A.A3.A$16.B7.4B.4B3.A$9.A13.4B3.4B$9.
3A10.4B5.4B$12.A8.4B7.4B$11.2A7.4B9.4B$11.5B3.4B11.4B$13.3B2.4B13.4B$
3.2A7.9B15.4B$3.A8.8B17.4B$2A.A.B3.10B19.4B$A2.3AB.2B2A7B20.4B$.2A2.B
A3B2A7B21.4B$3.4A12B22.4B$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A21.4B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A21.4B5.2A
$7.A4.4B5.A16.A5.4B3.B2A2B$2.5A5.4B5.2A15.3A4.4B3.4B$2.A10.4B24.A4.
10B$4.A9.4B10.A11.2A3.B.9B$3.2A10.4B7.3A11.15B6.A$16.4B5.A16.13B4.3A$
17.4B4.2A15.15B.A$10.2A6.9B14.17B.A$11.A7.6B14.19B2A$11.A.2A5.6B3.B2.
2B2.21BA$12.AB.A4.37B5A$13.2AB3.27B.7B.2B4.A$9.2A3.32B2.6B3.2A$9.2A4.
31B2.6B4.A$16.12B3A14B4.5B4.A.A$9.4A3.9B2A2BA3B.B.2B11.5B5.2A$8.A4.A
3.8BABA4B4.3B11.B.3B$8.5A.A2.15B5.A2B.2A6.3BA3B$6.2A2.2BA.A3.13B5.A.A
2B.A6.A.A.A2.A$5.A2.A4B.2A4.13B2.A.AB2.A5.3A.A.4A$5.2A.A.ABAB.A2B.8B
4.2A.A.A3.A5.A5.A$8.A2.A.3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A3.2A6.A$8.2A.A.B.A2B3.4B7.B
2.A.A3.A.A9.2A$10.A.A.2A6.4B5.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$10.A.A.A8.3BA5.A.A2.2A3.A
$11.A2.A9.3BA4.A.A$12.2A11.3AB4.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 24th, 2019, 12:27 am

Kazyan wrote:where did that p6 come from?
It was found by Nicolay Beluchenko in April 2004 according to jslife. I recall that Martin Grant found a synthesis for it a while back.

Edit: Stator minimization of Kazyan and BlinkerSpawn's p474 gun:

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x = 78, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
25.2A.A.2A15.AB5.A2.2A$24.A2.2A.A2.A.2A.A7.A.2A2B.A.A2.A2.2A$23.A.A4.
A.2A.A.2A7.2A.5A.2A.A.A.A$8.2A14.A.5A2.B8.6B2.A2.A.A2.A.A$9.A16.A4.AB
2A6.5B4.A2BA.B.A.A.A$9.A.AB12.A2.BA.A.2A4.7B5.AB.2AB3A.A$10.2AB.2B8.A
.2BA.A2.13B8.3B3.A$12.5B7.2A.2BA5.13B5.A2.A.2A$12.5B11.3B3.15B3.BA2BA
.A3.2A$12.7B10.2B3.15B4.AB.A.A4.A$7.A3.12B5.4B.17B7.A3.A$6.A.A.40B11.
5A$7.A.27B2A13B14.A$8.28B2A14B7.4AB$8.39B3.B2A6.A2.AB$11.35B4.A2.A6.
6B$10.20B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A6.6B$8.20B13.6B7.A7.5B$8.19B12.9B6.2A4.7B9.
2A$6.21B12.2A4.4B10.11B6.A$4.24B8.A3.A5.4B10.12B.BA.A$4.25B7.4A7.4B7.
14B.B2A$4.20B2.4B18.4B2.20B$2.2AB.14B7.4B7.4A7.25B$.A.AB.12B10.4B5.A
3.A8.24B$.A6.11B10.4B4.2A12.21B$2A9.7B4.2A6.9B12.19B$11.5B7.A7.6B13.
20B$11.6B6.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.20B$12.6B6.A2.A4.35B$14.BA2.A6.2AB3.39B$
14.B4A7.15BA28B$12.A14.13B3A26B.A$12.5A11.11BABA26B.A.A$16.A11.8B2A7B
.4B5.12B3.A$14.A14.9BA5B3.2B10.7B$14.2A13.15B3.3B11.5B$30.13B5.A2B.2A
7.5B$21.BABAB6.13B2.A.A2B.A8.2B.B2A$20.A6B.2A.8B4.2A.A.AB2.A12.BA.A$
20.2AB.3A3BA6B6.2ABA4.A16.A$21.B2.B2A.2B3.4B7.B2.5A.A14.2A$25.4B5.4B
4.A.2A.A4.A.A$26.A2B6.4B3.2A2.A3.2A2.A$26.ABAB2A4.3BA5.A4.A3.2A$29.3A
5.3BA5.3A.A$30.B7.3AB6.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 24th, 2019, 5:24 am

This is the smallest p7 variant that I could find for this new mechanism:

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x = 35, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
19bo$17b3o$16bo$16b2o$b2o$2bo$2bob2o$3bo2bo$4b2o9bo$16b2ob2o$15b2o2b2o
3$4bo$3bobo22bo3b2o$3bobo21bobo3bo$2obob2o19bobo3bo$o2bo3bo14b2obobo3b
o$2bob4o14b2obo2b4obo$b2o5bo17bobo3bobo$2bo3bob2o12b2ob2o2bo2bobo$2bob
obobo14bobo2b2o3bo$3b2obobobo12bobo$5bo2bob3o11bo$5bobo5bo$6bo5b2o!
Here are p4 and p5 variants, although I suspect something smaller exists (especially for p5):

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x = 105, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
24bo64bo$22b3o62b3o$21bo64bo$21b2o63b2o$6b2o63b2o$7bo64bo$7bob2o61bob
2o$8bo2bo61bo2bo$9b2o9bo53b2o9bo$21b2ob2o60b2ob2o$20b2o2b2o59b2o2b2o2$
7bo54bo2b2obo2bo$6bobo52bobo2bob6o$6bobo24bo3b2o20b3obobo8bo23bo3b2o$
3b2obob2o22bobo3bo19bo3bobob3ob2ob2o22bobo3bo$2bobobo4b2o18bobo3bo20bo
bobobo5b2o3b2o19bobo3bo$bobo3b2ob3o14b2obobo3bo22b3ob2o5bo4bo16b2obobo
3bo$ob3o4bo2bo14b2obo2b4obo36b2ob2o12b2obo2b4obo$bo2bob2o2bobo18bobo3b
obo19b3ob2o5bo4bo20bobo3bobo$4bo3bo3bo14b2ob2o2bo2bobo18bobobobo5b2o3b
2o15b2ob2o2bo2bobo$5bob2o3b2o14bobo2b2o3bo19bo3bobob3ob2ob2o18bobo2b2o
3bo$2bo2bobo2bo3bo13bobo28b3obobo8bo18bobo$2b2obo2bo3b2obo13bo31bobo2b
ob6o20bo$5bo3b3o3bo46bo2b2obo2bo$5b2o4bo3b2o!
p3 won't work in any sort of reasonable way. A p9 variant can be made to work, but it might be too bulky to be useful:

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x = 39, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
23bo$21b3o$20bo$20b2o$5b2o$6bo$6bob2o$7bo2bo$8b2o9bo$20b2ob2o$19b2o2b
2o4$32bo3b2o$31bobo3bo$10bo19bobo3bo$9bobo14b2obobo3bo$9bo16b2obo2b4ob
o$10b3o17bobo3bobo$2o11bo12b2ob2o2bo2bobo$bo10b2o13bobo2b2o3bo$bobo5bo
2b2o13bobo$2b2o5bobo16bo$9b3o$6b2o$9b3o$2b2o5bobo$bobo5bo2b2o$bo10b2o$
2o11bo$10b3o$9bo$9bobo$10bo!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Jormungant » April 24th, 2019, 7:25 am

Very nice pattern, It seems one can simply use to turn glider and change their phase in periodic constructions. There use to be 5 p4 glider turners, now there will be more (though a bit bulky).

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x = 204, y = 97, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A$19.2A3.2B2AB$18.B2AB2.4B98.2A$19.2B3.6B.B87.2A3.2B2AB$20.2B2.
10B84.B2AB2.4B$19.2B2A11B5.B2AB7.2A67.2B3.6B.B$16.B.3B2A12B3.2BAB7.B
2AB67.2B2.10B$15.2A18B2.BABA9.2B67.2B2A11B5.B2AB7.2A$15.2AB.15B2.2B2A
11.2B3.B59.B.3B2A12B3.2BAB7.B2AB$16.B3.19B11.4B.B2A57.2A18B2.BABA9.2B
$20.18B10.8B2A57.2AB.15B2.2B2A11.2B3.B$21.19B2.2B2.6B2AB.B59.B3.19B
11.4B.B2A$21.31B2A66.18B10.8B2A$22.7B.24B67.19B2.2B2.6B2AB.B$22.6B2.
28B63.31B2A$21.7B.29B64.7B.24B$21.6B.29B2A63.6B2.28B$15.A6.9B7.4B.14B
2A62.7B.29B$15.3A4.8B9.4B2.11B.B63.6B.29B2A$18.A2.8B11.4B2.10B59.A6.
9B7.4B.14B2A$17.2A2.7B13.14B60.3A4.8B9.4B2.11B.B$17.5BA4B15.14B62.A2.
8B11.4B2.10B$19.3BA4B15.13B62.2A2.7B13.14B$19.4BA3B15.13B62.5BA4B15.
14B$16.2B.2B2A4B15.8B.2B66.3BA4B15.13B$14.5B4A4B15.8B69.4BA3B15.13B$
14.4BA2BA5B15.9B65.2B.2B2A4B15.8B.2B$13.5BA2BA5B15.8BAB62.5B4A4B15.8B
$14.5B3A6B13.7B.2B2A61.4BA2BA5B15.9B$13.10B2.4B11.8B2.2A2B59.5BA2BA5B
15.8BAB$11.B.11B2.4B9.8B4.4B59.5B3A6B13.7B.2B2A$10.2A14B.4B7.9B5.4B
57.10B2.4B11.8B2.2A2B$10.2A29B.6B5.4B54.B.11B2.4B9.8B4.4B$11.29B.7B6.
4B52.2A14B.4B7.9B5.4B$11.28B2.6B8.4B51.2A29B.6B5.4B$15.24B.7B9.4B51.
29B.7B6.4B$15.2A31B9.D3B50.28B2.6B8.4B$12.B.B2A6B2.2B2.19B10.4B53.24B
.7B9.4B$11.2A8B10.18B10.4B52.2A31B9.D3B$11.2AB.4B12.18B3.B7.4B48.B.B
2A6B2.2B2.19B10.4B$12.B3.2B11.2AB3.15B.B2A7.4B46.2A8B10.18B10.4B$17.
2B9.A.AB2.18B2A8.4B45.2AB.4B12.18B3.B7.4B$16.B2AB8.A5.12B2A3B.B10.4B
45.B3.2B11.2AB3.15B.B2A7.4B$17.2A8.2A6.11B2A2B14.4B49.2B9.A.AB2.18B2A
8.4B$35.10B2.2B16.4B47.B2AB8.A5.12B2A3B.B10.4B$37.B.6B3.2B16.4B47.2A
8.2A6.11B2A2B14.4B$41.4B2.B2AB16.4B64.10B2.2B16.4B$40.B2A2B3.2A18.4B
65.B.6B3.2B16.4B$41.2A26.4B10.A57.4B2.B2AB16.4B$70.4B7.3A56.B2A2B3.2A
18.4B$71.4B5.A60.2A26.4B10.A$4.A67.4B4.2A88.4B7.3A$65.2A6.9B89.4B5.A$
27.B38.A7.6B92.4B4.2A$B25.2B38.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B76.2A6.9B$2B23.3B39.A2.
A4.17B74.A7.6B$3B21.4B40.2AB3.19B73.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B$4B19.4B42.14B2A8B
74.A2.A4.17B$70.13B2A8B75.2AB3.19B$71.20B.B2A74.14B2A8B$66.A4.17B4.BA
.A74.13B2A8B$65.A.A4.15B8.A75.20B.B2A$65.A.A4.15B8.2A69.A4.17B4.BA.A$
62.2A.A.2A4.13B6.2A.A69.A.A4.15B8.A$61.A.A.A3.B2A3.13B.2A2.A.A69.A.A
4.15B8.2A$60.A.A.B.2AB3AB.8B4.2A2.A.A2.2A65.2A.A.2A4.13B6.2A.A$59.A.
3A2B2.A.BA8B6.2ABA2.2A67.A.A.A3.B2A3.13B.2A2.A.A$60.AB.A.2A2BABAB3.4B
9.A.A68.A.A.B.2AB3AB.8B4.2A2.A.A2.2A$63.A.B.A3BA5.4B8.A.A67.A.3A2B2.A
.BA8B6.2ABA2.2A$63.BA.2A3B2A5.4B8.A4.A64.AB.A.2A2BABAB3.4B9.A.A$61.AB
.A.A.BAB2.A5.4B10.3A67.A.B.A3BA5.4B8.A.3A$61.2A.A2.A3.2A.A5.4B8.A70.B
A.2A3B2A5.4B8.A3.A$64.A3.3A3.A6.4B7.2A67.AB.A.A.BAB2.A5.4B9.A.A5.C2AB
$64.2A4.A3.2A6.3BD3.5B67.2A.A2.A3.2A.A5.3BD7.3A5.D2BC$83.D2BD2.3B72.A
3.3A3.A6.3BD5.A7.D2BC$84.D2BD5B7.2A.2A59.2A4.A3.2A6.D2BD4.2A5.D2BD$
85.D2BD4B8.A.2A78.D2BD5B4.D2BD$86.D2BD6B3.B.A82.D2BD2B5.D2BD$86.BD2BD
2B2A2B.B3A82.BD2BD3B2.D2BD$86.2BD2BDB2A3BAB2.2A78.4BD2BD3BD2BD$86.3BD
2BD5B4A2.A73.A3.5BD2BDBD2BD$84.2AB.2BD2BDB3.2B.A.2A77.6BD2BD2BD$83.A.
AB.3BD2BD2.B3A2.A76.2AB.5BD3BD$83.A5.BD2BD2B.A5.A75.A.AB3.B2ABDBDB$
82.2A5.D2BD4B.5A76.A6.B2A2BD3B$88.D2BD2.4B2.A77.2A6.4B2.4B$87.D2BD4.
4B88.3B3.4B$86.D2BD6.4B88.2B.BA.4B$85.D2BD8.4B86.B2ABA.A.4B$84.D2BD
10.3B70.B14.BABABA.A2.4B$83.D2BD12.2B83.A2.A.A.A.2A2.3B$82.C2BD98.4A.
2A2.A$81.BABC103.A4.A$80.2BAC100.2A2.A.3A$79.4B101.2A3.2A$78.4B$77.4B
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 24th, 2019, 11:33 am

Nice--the p4 version allows for a smaller p572 and p580:

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#572
x = 78, y = 54, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A$11.A10.2A3.2A.2A5.2A6.B2AB$9.3A10.A.A3.A.A2.A.A2.A6.3B$8.A5.2A
8.A2.A2.A.2A.2A9.B.B$2.2B4.2A5.A7.2A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$.9B5.A.2A3.A2.A.4A
2.AB2A6.6B$.7B8.A.A4.A3.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.9B8.A.3A3.A2.BA.A2.13B$.10B.3B
2.2A.A4.A.2BA.A5.13B$.2B2A10B.5B4.2A.2BA5.15B$2BA2BA14B9.3B4.15B$2BA
2BA14B10.2B.B.17B$.2B2A15B.31B$20B.17B2A13B$.19B.17B2A14B$.8B2.38B3.B
2A$2.4B.2B.38B4.A2BA$11.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$11.18B14.6B7.A9.2A$11.
16B14.9B6.2A8.2A$11.15B15.2A4.4B19.A$10.17B15.A5.4B14.5A$11.16B12.3A
7.4B12.A.B$10.2A.3B.10B2A10.A10.4B11.BA.3A$10.2A2B2AB3.7BA.A21.4B9.B
2.2A2.A$11.3B2A.B3.4B4.A17.2A3.4B7.6B.2A$6.2A.6B7.4B3.2A17.A4.4B5.2A
3B$6.A2.2A2.B9.4B21.A.AB2.4B3.B2A2B2A$7.3A.AB11.4B10.A10.2AB.6B3.3B.
2A$10.B.A12.4B7.3A12.16B$7.5A14.4B5.A15.15B$7.A19.4B4.2A15.14B$10.2A
8.2A6.9B14.15B$10.2A9.A7.6B14.17B$21.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.21B$22.AB.A4.
37B7.2B$23.2AB3.9BABA15B.10B2.3B.4B$24.14BA2BA14B2.19B$25.13BA2BA14B
2.20B$26.13B2A14B3.15B2A2B$21.A4.9B2A6B.B.2B10.14BA2BA2B$20.A.A4.8B2A
5B4.3B9.14BA2BA2B$20.A.A4.15B5.A2B.2A4.5B.10B2A2B$17.2A.A.2A4.13B5.A.
A2B.A4.A.2A2.3B.10B$16.A.A.A3.A2B3.13B2.A.AB2.A3.3A.A8.9B$15.A.A.B.5A
BA.8B4.2A.A.A3.A3.A4.A.A8.7B$14.A.3A2B2.B.A2BA6B6.2ABA2.4A.A2.A3.2A.A
5.9B$15.AB.A.2A2B2A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.2A7.A5.2A4.2B$18.A.A.5B5.4B5.2A.
2A.A.A.A.A8.2A5.A$18.BA.A3BABA5.4B5.A.A3.2A.A.A12.3A$16.AB.A.A.ABA2.A
5.4B4.A.A7.A13.A$16.2A.A2.A3.2A.A5.3BA4.A$19.A3.3A3.A6.3BA$19.2A4.A3.
2A6.3AB!

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#580
x = 79, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A$11.A10.2A3.2A.2A5.2A6.B2AB$9.3A10.A.A3.A.A2.A.A2.A6.3B$8.A5.2A
8.A2.A2.A.2A.2A9.B.B$2.2B4.2A5.A7.2A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$.9B5.A.2A3.A2.A.4A
2.AB2A6.6B$.7B8.A.A4.A3.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.9B8.A.3A3.A2.BA.A2.13B$.10B.3B
2.2A.A4.A.2BA.A5.13B$.2B2A10B.5B4.2A.2BA5.15B$2BA2BA14B9.3B4.15B$2BA
2BA14B10.2B.B.17B$.2B2A15B.31B$20B.17B2A13B$.19B.17B2A14B$.8B2.38B3.B
2A$2.4B.2B.38B4.A2BA$11.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$11.18B14.6B7.A$11.16B14.
9B6.2A9.2A$11.15B15.2A4.4B16.2A$10.17B15.A5.4B19.A$11.16B12.3A7.4B14.
5A$10.2A.3B.10B2A10.A10.4B12.A.B$10.2A2B2AB3.7BA.A21.4B11.BA.3A$11.3B
2A.B3.4B4.A22.4B9.B2.2A2.A$6.2A.6B7.4B3.2A17.2A3.4B7.6B.2A$6.A2.2A2.B
9.4B22.A4.4B5.2A3B$7.3A.AB11.4B21.A.AB2.4B3.B2A2B2A$10.B.A12.4B10.A
10.2AB.6B3.3B.2A$7.5A14.4B7.3A12.16B$7.A19.4B5.A15.15B$10.2A16.4B4.2A
15.14B$10.2A9.2A6.9B14.15B$22.A7.6B14.17B$22.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.21B$23.
AB.A4.37B7.2B$24.2AB3.9BABA15B.10B2.3B.4B$25.14BA2BA14B2.19B$26.13BA
2BA14B2.20B$27.13B2A14B3.15B2A2B$22.A4.9B2A6B.B.2B10.14BA2BA2B$21.A.A
4.8B2A5B4.3B9.14BA2BA2B$21.A.A4.15B5.A2B.2A4.5B.10B2A2B$18.2A.A.2A4.
13B5.A.A2B.A4.A.2A2.3B.10B$17.A.A.A3.A2B3.13B2.A.AB2.A3.3A.A8.9B$16.A
.A.B.5ABA.8B4.2A.A.A3.A3.A4.A.A8.7B$15.A.3A2B2.B.A2BA6B6.2ABA2.4A.A2.
A3.2A.A5.9B$16.AB.A.2A2B2A2B3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.2A7.A5.2A4.2B$19.A.A.5B5.
4B5.2A.2A.A.A.A.A8.2A5.A$19.BA.A3BABA5.4B5.A.A3.2A.A.A12.3A$17.AB.A.A
.ABA2.A5.4B4.A.A7.A13.A$17.2A.A2.A3.2A.A5.3BA4.A$20.A3.3A3.A6.3BA$20.
2A4.A3.2A6.3AB!
I'm not particularly concerned about the p5; it's large, but it takes up what is often unused space in a bounding box. The p4 has a larger overhang.

EDIT: Unrelated, a smaller p972 by using a different base gun:

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x = 92, y = 59, rule = LifeHistory
11.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A$10.A2.A.BA2B.A9.A2.A.A2.A3.2A$10.2A.A2BAB.2A11.2A.
2A4.A2.A$11.A.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$10.BA.3AB4.5B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.
3A$9.A3B.2A5.7B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$9.3BA8.13B2.A.AB2.A11.2A$7.3A.A7.13B5.
A.A2B.A7.5B$6.B4A7.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$7.A.B8.15B4.3B10.5B$17.7B2A8B.B.2B
10.6B.B$17.5B2ABA20B3.9B$16.6B2A16B3ABA2B2.11B.B$15.7B2ABA13BA3BAB2A
2.12B2A$14.2AB3.4B2A13B2A4BAB.13B2A$13.A2.A4.18BAB4A15B.B20.A2.2A$12.
A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.22B23.4A.A$12.A7.6B14.20B27.A$11.2A6.9B14.20B18.7A.
2A$18.4B4.2A15.19B17.A2.B3.A.A2.A$17.4B5.A15.19B18.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$16.
4B7.3A12.17B2ABA.2A8.2A6.B2AB2A$15.4B10.A10.2AB.3B.11B2A.2A.A8.A8.5B$
14.4B21.A.AB6.11B16.A7.3B$4.A8.4B22.A8.10B14.5A6.2A3B$2.5A5.4B5.2A15.
2A7.10B15.A9.B2AB2A$.A5.A4.4B5.A25.11B16.B4A3.2ABA4B$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A
25.11B16.BA2.A2.9B$2A.A.2B3.4BA2B.B2A25.13B15.4B4.7B$A2.4A4BAB2A4B24.
2B.13B.2B8.2A3.15B$.2A2.BA3BA4BA3B23.7BA5BA7B7.A2.A.2A14B$3.3AB.2BA8B
21.7B2ABA3BAB2A7B7.2A.2A3BA10BA$3.A.B3.2BA7B21.6BA3BA3BA3BA6B11.B.BAB
A7BABA$2A.A8.8B19.7BA4BABA4BA7B13.BA7B2.2A$2A.2A7.9B18.7B2A4BA4B2A7B
7.A5.7B5.B$13.3B2.4B16.10BA7BA10B4.3A5.9B$11.5B3.4B16.11BA3BA11B4.A7.
4B4.2A$11.2A7.4B15.6B2.3BA3BA3B2.6B4.2A5.4B5.A$12.A8.4B13.4B.B3.11B3.
B.9B4.4B7.3A$9.3A10.4B11.4B7.B.B3AB.B7.6B5.4B10.A$9.A13.4B9.4B11.3B
10.8B2.4B$24.4B7.4B11.5B7.15B$25.4B5.4B12.3BAB7.14B$16.A9.4B3.4B14.BA
BAB6.13B$16.3A8.4B.4B10.B2.2B2.A.A2.A.2A12B$19.A8.4BA2B10.2AB.B3A2.4A
B2A2B2.7B$18.AB9.3BAB11.2A2BAB2.2A5.B2.B.9B$18.A2BA7.6B11.B.BA.2A2.4A
.2A4.2B2A4B$20.BA.B2.3B3A4B13.BA2.A.A2.A.A5.2B2A2B$19.AB.3AB.2B2A6B
15.A2.A2.A.A6.5B$20.AB4A4BABA3B17.2A4.A8.3B$21.B3.B4.BA3B32.5B$21.ABA
2BA5.5B29.B2AB2A$22.BA4B7.2A26.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$25.3A7.A27.A2.B3.A.A2.A$
26.B9.3A25.7A.2A$38.A32.A$66.4A.A$66.A2.2A!
EDIT 2: A few osc3 gun families could be fitted with the standard p3 syringe. Examples:

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#414osc3
x = 63, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
20.A9.2A5.2A$19.BAB7.A.BABA.A.A$16.AB2ABA7.2A.2BABA$15.BA4B5.5B2.B2.A
$15.A3.A4.BA3B4.3A$14.B2A2BA4BABA3B3.B$13.BA.3BA.2BA2BA4B3.4A$14.2A.A
2.4B2A4B4.2B2.A$12.4B7.6B4.A.2BA.A$12.2A9.5B4.A.A2.A.A$13.A8.7B3.A.A
3.A$10.3A8.4B.4B3.A$10.A9.4B3.4B$19.4B5.4B$18.4B7.4B$17.4B9.4B$16.4B
11.4B$2A13.4B13.4B$.A12.4B15.4B$.A.AB2.B5.4B17.4B$2.2AB.3B3.4B19.4B
18.A$4.6B.4B21.4B11.2A3.A.A$4.10B23.4B11.A3.A2.A$4.2B2A5B25.4B10.A.2A
.A.A$5.A2BA3B27.4B10.A.A.A.2A$5.BABA4B27.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$6.BA6B27.4B
10.4B2.2A$6.3B2.4B27.4B6.7B$3.B2.3B3.4B27.4B3.8B$2.3A.A.B4.4B22.2A3.
4B.8B$2.3ABAB6.4B22.A4.12B$3.BA.2A7.4B21.A.AB2.B3A7B.2B$2.3A.3B7.4B
10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$.B.A2BA2.A7.4B7.3A12.5BA10B2A$2A.A2B4A8.4B5.A15.
14B.2B$.BAB.B13.4B4.2A15.13B$2.A2BA.3A2.2A6.9B14.14B.2B$2.BA.2A.A4.A
7.6B14.18B2A$4.A5.A2.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$3.2A4.2A3.A2.A4.35B2.B$
3.A.2A8.2AB3.27B.8B$4.A2.A8.14B2A16B2.7B$5.2A10.13B2A16B2.7B$18.29B3.
7B$18.17B.B.2B11.6B.BA$8.A.B8.15B4.3B10.7BA.A$7.B4A7.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA
$8.3A.A7.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B$10.3BA8.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$10.A3B.2A5.7B4.
2A.A.A3.A8.6B$11.BA.3AB4.5B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$12.A.A2.A2.6B8.B2.A.A
3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B$11.2A.A2BAB.2A11.2A.2A.A2.A2.4A7.3BA$11.A2.A.BA2B.A9.
A2.A.A2.A.A3.A2.A8.ABAB$12.2A5.2A10.2A5.2A.2A3.2A10.2A2B!

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#369osc3
x = 60, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
22.B9.2A5.2A$21.B2A7.A.2BAB.A.A$18.BAB2AB7.2A.BA2BA$17.6A5.5B2.A2.A$
17.A3.B4.BA3B4.B2A$16.3AB3A3BABA3B3.A$15.BA.2BAB.2BA2BA4B3.B3A$16.2A.
B2.4B2A4B4.2A2.A$14.B2AB7.6B4.A.2BA.A$10.2A2.2A9.5B4.A.A2.A.A$11.A3.A
8.7B3.A.A3.A$9.A2.3A8.4B.4B3.A$9.3A10.4B3.4B$12.A8.4B5.4B$11.2A7.4B7.
4B$11.5B3.4B9.4B18.A$13.3B2.4B11.4B11.2A3.A.A$3.2A7.9B13.4B11.A3.A2.A
$3.A8.8B15.4B10.A.2A.A.A$2A.A.B3.10B17.4B10.A.A.A.2A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.
4B10.2B2A.A2.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B10.4B2.2A$3.4A12B20.4B6.7B$3.A.2B3.
7B.B2A19.4B3.8B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A14.2A3.4B.8B$7.A4.4B5.A15.A4.2B2A8B$2.
5A5.4B5.2A14.A.AB2.BABA7B.2B$2.A10.4B10.A10.2AB.2BA11B2A$4.A9.4B7.3A
12.16B2A$3.2A10.4B5.A15.14B.2B$16.4B4.2A15.13B$9.2A6.9B14.14B.2B$10.A
7.6B14.18B2A$10.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B.B2A$11.A2.A4.35B2.B$12.2AB3.27B.
8B$13.14B2A16B2.7B$14.13B2A16B2.7B$15.29B3.7B$15.17B.B.2B11.6B.BA$5.B
.B8.15B4.3B10.7BA.A$4.3ABA7.15B5.A2B.2A6.8BA$5.2BA.A7.13B5.A.A2B.A6.
6B.B$7.B2AB8.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B$7.3AB.2B5.7B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B$8.BA.4A4.5B
6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.5B$9.A.A2.B2.6B8.B2.A.A3.A.A2.A.AB3.4B$8.2A.ABA2B.
2A11.2A.2A.A2.A2.A2BA7.3BA$8.A2.A.ABAB.A9.A2.A.A2.A.A3.A2.A8.3BA$9.2A
5.2A10.2A5.2A.2A3.2A10.3AB!
EDIT 3: p970 down from 5950 cells to 4312. The high period guns could use inspection, I think. Similarly, p954 with a much smaller cut.

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#970
x = 77, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
65.2A$64.B2AB$65.3B$64.B.B8.2A$64.5B6.A$64.6B2.BA.A$59.11B2.B2A$57.2A
14B$47.2A5.3B2A15B$48.A4.20B$48.A.A20B.B2A$26.2A16.2A3.2A19B2.BA.A$
10.2A14.A17.A6.19B5.A$10.2A11.BA.A18.A5.19B5.2A$17.3B.B.B2A18.2A5.21B
$10.4A3.7B20.B6.23B$10.A3.A2.7B18.3B6.20B2A2B$12.BA2B.7B16.6B4.21B2A
2B$12.BABA10B11.10B2.25B$12.2B2A13B2.2B3.11B.26B$10.2A.28B2A29B$10.A
4.26B2A29B$8.A.A6.56B$8.2A7.56B$16.57B$2A13.4B8.4B.14B5.22B$.A12.4B
10.4B4.B.7B7.19B$.A.AB2.B5.4B12.4B7.4B9.18B$2.2AB.3B3.4B14.4B5.4B11.
7B.9B$4.6B.4B16.4B3.4B10.6B4.8B$4.10B18.4B.4B11.2A8.9B$4.2B2A5B20.7B
13.A8.10B$5.A2BA3B22.5B11.3A8.12B.B$5.BABA4B21.5B11.A10.13B2A$6.BA6B
19.7B22.12B2A$6.3B2.4B17.4B.4B20.2A9B2.B$6.3B3.4B15.4B3.4B14.2A2.A2BA
5B2.2B$6.B6.4B13.4B5.4B10.A2.A3.BABA.2B3.B2A$4.5B5.4B11.4B7.4B8.A.A.A
.4BA8.A.A$4.5B6.4B9.4B9.4B8.A2.A.2AB8.A.A.3A$3.7A6.4B7.4B11.4B10.A.BA
B8.2A5.A$.3A.3A.3A5.4B5.2A2B13.4B10.A4.A12.2A$A3.B3AB3.A5.4B3.2B2A15.
4B10.5A$A.3A.A.4A7.4B.2BAB5.A2.2A7.4B7.A.A7.2A$.A3.3B12.7B5.A.A2.A8.
4B6.2A3.2A2.A.A$3.A.A.A.2A.A8.5B6.A.A.A10.4B9.A.4A$2.2A.ABA.A.2A7.6B
5.2A.A.2A10.4B4.5A5.A$3.A.A2.A10.9B.BAB.2A3.A10.4B3.A4.2A2.2A$3.A2.2A
10.5B3A2B.3A2B.2AB.A10.4B3.3A.A.A3.2A$2.2A15.4BA5B3A2B2A.A.A11.4B4.AB
A.2A.A2.A$20.3BAB4.3A2B.2ABA13.4B4.BA2B3.3A$18.5B6.BAB.2A18.4B3.2AB4A
$18.2A11.2A.A.5A13.11B.A.2A$19.A12.A.A2.A2.A14.3BA2B.A2BAB.A.A$16.3A
13.A2.A20.3BA3.2A2B.A.A$16.A16.2A22.3AB3.B2.2A.2A!

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#954
x = 93, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
24.2A11.A$23.B2AB9.A.A$24.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A$23.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A$23.5B
8.B2.A.A3.A.A12.A$23.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A11.3A$23.8B4.2A.A.A3.A12.A$24.13B
2.A.AB2.A11.2A$22.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$21.15B5.A2B.2A6.4B$21.15B4.3B10.5B
$20.7B2A8B.B.2B10.6B.B$20.6BABA12B2A6B3.9B$19.7BA14BABA6B2.11B.B$18.
8BABA12BA8B2.12B2A$17.2AB3.4B2A21B.BA11B2A$16.A2.A4.27B3A9B.B$15.A.2A
5.6B3.B2.2B2.7B2ABABABA7B$15.A7.6B14.4B2ABA3B2A7B20.A2.2A$14.2A6.9B
14.3BA2BAB2A10B18.4A.A$21.4B4.2A15.AB2AB2A12B23.A$20.4B5.A15.B2AB4A
11B17.7A.2A$19.4B7.3A12.2B4A11B2ABA.2A11.A2.B3.A.A2.A$18.4B10.A10.2AB
.3B.11B2A.2A.A11.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$17.4B21.A.AB6.11B20.B2AB2A$16.4B22.A8.
10B23.5B$15.4B22.2A7.10B25.3B$14.4B32.11B23.2A3B$4.A8.4B33.11B22.B2AB
2A$2.5A5.4B5.2A26.13B13.2A6.2ABA4B$.A5.A4.4B5.A24.2B.13B.2B11.A5.9B$.
A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A23.21B10.A.AB3.7B$2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A22.25B9.2AB.10B$A2.4A
12B24.25B11.13B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B23.27B10.13BA$3.3AB.2B2A7B23.27B7.A2.11B
ABA$3.A.B3.8B2A22.29B4.3A4.8B2.2A$2A.A8.5BABA7.B14.BA23BAB4.A7.6B5.B$
2A.2A7.5BA3B6.2B13.A5B2.11B2.5BA4.2A5.9B$13.3B2.4B5.3B11.B3A.B3.11B3.
B.3A6B4.4B4.2A$11.5B3.4B4.2BAB6.8B6.B.5B.B7.6B5.4B5.A$11.2A7.4B4.B3A
6.7B9.3B10.8B2.4B7.3A$12.A8.4B4.3BA5.6B9.5B7.15B10.A$9.3A10.4B4.B2A4.
4B.B10.3BAB7.14B$9.A13.4B4.9B14.BABAB6.13B$24.4B5.6B10.B2.2B2.A.A2.A.
2AB.10B$25.4B2.8B9.2AB.B3A2.4AB2AB3.4BA2B$26.15B7.2A2BAB2.2A5.B4.4BAB
A2B$27.14B8.B.BA.2A2.4A.2A4.3BABA2B$28.13B11.BA2.A.A2.A.A5.4BAB$29.
10B.B2A12.A.A3.A.A6.5B$31.3B2AB3.BA.A12.A5.A8.3B$31.3B2AB6.A26.5B$33.
4B6.2A24.B2AB2A$33.3B30.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$30.AB.2B31.A2.B3.A.A2.A$29.A.AB
2AB31.7A.2A$29.A.ABABAB37.A$28.2A.A.A.A2.A30.4A.A$29.A2.2A.4A30.A2.2A
$29.A4.A$30.3A.A2.2A$32.2A3.2A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Sokwe » April 24th, 2019, 11:34 pm

Here are some p4 sparkers of the minimum height:

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x = 53, y = 104, rule = B3/S23
37bo$35b3o$34bo$34b2o$8b2o9b2o$7bo2bob2o6bo$7bob2obo7bob2o$4b2obo2bobo
8bo2bo$4b2ob3o2b2o8b2o9bo$10bobo21b2ob2o$9b2obo20b2o2b2o$6b2o4bob2o$6b
2obobobobo3b2o$8b2obo3bobo2bo$5b2o5b3o2b2o27bo3b2o$5b7o6bo3b2o21bobo3b
o$12b3obob4o3bo18bobo3bo$5b6o3bob3o2bo3bo14b2obobo3bo$10b2obo2bo8bo14b
2obo2b4obo$5bob2o5b2o3b2o2b3o18bobo3bobo$5b2ob5o3bob3o2bobo14b2ob2o2bo
2bobo$5b3o8b2o5bo17bobo2b2o3bo$7bo2bob3ob2o2b6o15bobo$8bobo10bo3bo16bo
17$37bo$35b3o$34bo$34b2o$19b2o$20bo$20bob2o$21bo2bo$8b2o2b2o8b2o9bo$6b
3obo2bo20b2ob2o$5bo4b3o20b2o2b2o$5bobobo3b3o$8bobobo2bo3b2o$7bob2obo2b
obo2bo$11bob2o2b2o27bo3b2o$6b4obo6bo3b2o21bobo3bo$5bo4bob3obob4o3bo18b
obo3bo$3b2ob2o2bo3bob3o2bo3bo14b2obobo3bo$5b2obob2obo2bo8bo14b2obo2b4o
bo$3b2o3bo5b2o3b2o2b3o18bobo3bobo$4bobob5o3bob3o2bobo14b2ob2o2bo2bobo$
4b4o8b2o5bo17bobo2b2o3bo$7bo2bob3ob2o2b6o15bobo$8bobo10bo3bo16bo17$37b
o$35b3o$34bo$34b2o$19b2o$20bo$20bob2o$21bo2bo$22b2o9bo$34b2ob2o$5b2o6b
2o18b2o2b2o$4bo2bo4bo2bo$4bobo2b2o2bobo3b2o$3b2obob2ob2o2bobo2bo$7bo5b
2o2b2o27bo3b2o$b5obob3o6bo3b2o21bobo3bo$o3bobobo3b3obob4o3bo18bobo3bo$
3o3bo3bo3bob3o2bo3bo14b2obobo3bo$3bo2bobob2obo2bo8bo14b2obo2b4obo$4o2b
o7b2o3b2o2b3o18bobo3bobo$o2bo2b7o3bob3o2bobo14b2ob2o2bo2bobo$b2o4bo8b
2o5bo17bobo2b2o3bo$7bo2bob3ob2o2b6o15bobo$8bobo10bo3bo16bo!
This reduces the p572 and p580 guns:

p572:

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x = 78, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A$11.A12.2A4.2A5.2A6.B2AB$9.3A12.A2.A2.A2.A.A2.A6.3B$8.A5.2A10.2A
4.2A.2A9.B.B$2.2B4.2A5.A6.4A4.A.A2.B8.5B$.9B5.A.2A3.A2.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B
$.7B8.A.A4.A3.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.9B8.A.3A3.A2.BA.A2.13B$.10B.3B2.2A.A4.A.
2BA.A5.13B$.2B2A10B.5B4.2A.2BA5.15B$2BA2BA14B9.3B4.15B$2BA2BA14B10.2B
.B.17B$.2B2A15B3.29B$20B2.16B2A13B$.19B2.16B2A14B$.4B.3B2.10B.27B3.B
2A$2.2B7.37B4.A2.A$11.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$12.17B14.6B7.A9.2A$12.15B
14.9B6.2A8.2A$12.14B15.2A4.4B19.A$12.15B15.A5.4B14.5A$11.16B12.3A7.4B
12.A.B$10.2A.3B3.6B.B2A10.A10.4B11.BA.3A$10.2A2B2AB3.4B2.BA.A21.4B9.B
2.2A2.A$11.3B2A5.4B4.A17.2A3.4B7.6B.2A$6.2A.6B7.4B3.2A17.A4.4B5.2A3B$
6.A2.2A2.B9.4B21.A.AB2.4B3.B2A2B2A$7.3A.AB11.4B10.A10.2AB.6B3.3B.2A$
10.B.A12.4B7.3A12.16B$7.5A14.4B5.A15.15B$7.A19.4B4.2A15.14B$10.2A8.2A
6.9B14.15B$10.2A9.A7.6B14.17B$21.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.21B$22.A2.A4.37B7.
2B$9.2A2.2A8.2AB3.27B.10B2.3B.4B$7.3A.A2.A9.32B2.19B$6.A4.3A11.31B2.
20B$6.2AB2A3.3A9.12B3A14B3.15B2A2B$7.A2B.A.A2.A3.2A4.9B2A2BA3B.B.2B
10.14BA2BA2B$6.BAB3A.A2.A.A2.A5.8BABA4B4.3B9.14BA2BA2B$6.BA4.A.2A.B3A
6.15B5.A2B.2A4.5B.10B2A2B$7.4A.A3.2B.A.2BAB3.13B5.A.A2B.A4.A.2A2.3B.
10B$5.2A4.A.3A.2ABA3B2AB3.13B2.A.AB2.A3.3A.A8.9B$4.BA.2A2.A3.A.ABAB.A
2BABA.8B4.2A.A.A3.A3.A4.A.A8.7B$4.2ABA.A.4A.2B.2B2A.B.2BA6B6.2ABA2.4A
.A2.A3.2A.A5.9B$4.2B.A.A4.2A5BA.2A3B3.4B7.B2.A.A4.3A7.A5.2A4.2B$4.2A.
B.3A2B.A.A.A2B3A.AB4.4B5.2A.2A.A.A.A10.2A5.A$5.B2AB3.2A2BA2B.2A2.A.2A
5.3BA5.A.A3.2A.2A13.3A$6.B.B2A4BABAB2.2A3B2A6.3BA4.A.A21.A$9.BA2B.BA.
A3.2A.B.B8.3AB4.A!
p580:

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x = 79, y = 53, rule = LifeHistory
46.2A$11.A12.2A4.2A5.2A6.B2AB$9.3A12.A2.A2.A2.A.A2.A6.3B$8.A5.2A10.2A
4.2A.2A9.B.B$2.2B4.2A5.A6.4A4.A.A2.B8.5B$.9B5.A.2A3.A2.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B
$.7B8.A.A4.A3.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$.9B8.A.3A3.A2.BA.A2.13B$.10B.3B2.2A.A4.A.
2BA.A5.13B$.2B2A10B.5B4.2A.2BA5.15B$2BA2BA14B9.3B4.15B$2BA2BA14B10.2B
.B.17B$.2B2A15B3.29B$20B2.16B2A13B$.19B2.16B2A14B$.4B.3B2.10B.27B3.B
2A$2.2B7.37B4.A2.A$11.21B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$12.17B14.6B7.A$12.15B14.9B
6.2A9.2A$12.14B15.2A4.4B16.2A$12.15B15.A5.4B19.A$11.16B12.3A7.4B14.5A
$10.2A.3B3.6B.B2A10.A10.4B12.A.B$10.2A2B2AB3.4B2.BA.A21.4B11.BA.3A$
11.3B2A5.4B4.A22.4B9.B2.2A2.A$6.2A.6B7.4B3.2A17.2A3.4B7.6B.2A$6.A2.2A
2.B9.4B22.A4.4B5.2A3B$7.3A.AB11.4B21.A.AB2.4B3.B2A2B2A$10.B.A12.4B10.
A10.2AB.6B3.3B.2A$7.5A14.4B7.3A12.16B$7.A19.4B5.A15.15B$10.2A16.4B4.
2A15.14B$10.2A9.2A6.9B14.15B$22.A7.6B14.17B$22.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.21B$
23.A2.A4.37B7.2B$10.2A2.2A8.2AB3.27B.10B2.3B.4B$8.3A.A2.A9.32B2.19B$
7.A4.3A11.31B2.20B$7.2AB2A3.3A9.12B3A14B3.15B2A2B$8.A2B.A.A2.A3.2A4.
9B2A2BA3B.B.2B10.14BA2BA2B$7.BAB3A.A2.A.A2.A5.8BABA4B4.3B9.14BA2BA2B$
7.BA4.A.2A.B3A6.15B5.A2B.2A4.5B.10B2A2B$8.4A.A3.2B.A.2BAB3.13B5.A.A2B
.A4.A.2A2.3B.10B$6.2A4.A.3A.2ABA3B2AB3.13B2.A.AB2.A3.3A.A8.9B$5.BA.2A
2.A3.A.ABAB.A2BABA.8B4.2A.A.A3.A3.A4.A.A8.7B$5.2ABA.A.4A.2B.2B2A.B.2B
A6B6.2ABA2.4A.A2.A3.2A.A5.9B$5.2B.A.A4.2A5BA.2A3B3.4B7.B2.A.A4.3A7.A
5.2A4.2B$5.2A.B.3A2B.A.A.A2B3A.AB4.4B5.2A.2A.A.A.A10.2A5.A$6.B2AB3.2A
2BA2B.2A2.A.2A5.3BA5.A.A3.2A.2A13.3A$7.B.B2A4BABAB2.2A3B2A6.3BA4.A.A
21.A$10.BA2B.BA.A3.2A.B.B8.3AB4.A!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by Kazyan » April 25th, 2019, 12:15 am

Great--those will help!

Another high-period cut: p765, from 6120 -> 4958:

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x = 67, y = 74, rule = LifeHistory
32.A16.A2.2A$32.3A13.A.A2.A$35.A12.A.A.A$34.2A11.2A.A.2A$34.5B6.2BA.B
A3.A$36.5B4.3BAB.3A.A$35.12BA2B2A.B.A$34.3BABA4B.3BAB.4A$35.BA2BA4B.
2BA.BA$36.BA2BAB5.2A.A.5A$37.3BAB6.A.A2.A2.A$36.3B2A2B5.A2.A$35.4B.4B
5.2A6.A$34.4B3.4B10.3A$33.4B5.4B8.A$32.4B7.4B7.2A$31.4B9.4B3.5B$30.4B
11.4B2.3B$29.4B13.9B7.2A$28.4B15.8B8.A$27.4B17.10B3.B.A.2A$26.4B18.7B
2A2B.B3A2.A$25.4B19.7B2A3BAB2.2A$5.A18.4B20.12B4A$4.A.A3.2A11.4B19.2A
B.7B3.2B.A$3.A2.A3.A11.4B19.A.AB.7B2.B3A$3.A.A.2A.A10.4B20.A5.4B4.A$
2.2A.A.A.A10.2A2B20.2A5.4B5.5A$A2.A.2A2B10.ABAB27.4B10.A$2A2.4B10.3BA
27.BA2B9.A$4.7B6.4B27.2A2B10.2A$5.8B3.4B27.2B2A$6.8B.4B3.2A22.4B$6.
12B4.A22.4B$3.2B.11B2.BA.A21.4B$2.2A14B.B2A10.A10.4B$2.2A9BAB2A3B12.
3A7.4B$3.2B.6BA2BAB2AB15.A5.4B$6.6BA5BA15.2A4.4B$3.2B.4B2A2BABA3B14.
9B6.2A$2.2A6BA3BAB2A4B14.6B7.A$2.2AB.4BABABABA8B2.2B2.B3.6B5.2A.A$3.B
2.5B3A27B4.A2.A$6.8B.27B3.3A$6.7B2.6BABA14BA4BABAB$6.7B2.7B2A13B4A3B
2A$6.7B3.6BA12BA2BABA2BAB$5.7B11.2B.B.6BAB2A2BA4B5.A2.A.2A2.A$5.7B10.
3B4.4B3AB2A2BA2B4.6A.A2.A.A$6.6B6.2A.2BA5.3BA6B3A2B3.A8.A.A.3A$6.5B7.
A.2BA.A5.6BA2B2A2B4.2A2BA4B.A.A3.A$7.5B7.A2.BA.A2.10B2AB4.2A2.B6A.A.A
.A.A$7.5B8.A3.A.A.2A4.A3B3AB.AB.A5B.5A2B3A$9.B.B6.A.4A2.AB2A6.A2BA3BA
BA3B$8.3B6.A.A3.A.A2.B7.4B3.AB.A5B.5A2B3A$8.B2AB5.A2.A.A2.2A.2A5.4B6.
2A2.B6A.A.A.A.A$9.2A7.3A.2A2.A.A5.4B9.2A2BA4B.A.A3.A$22.B3.A.A4.5B9.A
8.A.A.3A$17.A.2AB2A3.A4.5B7.A3.6A.A2.A.A$17.2A.A.2A7.7B5.BAB4.A2.A.2A
2.A$22.5B3.4B.B3A4.3B$13.2A9.3B2.4B3.3B3.2BA2B$12.A.A8.9B3.A3BA2.BABA
B$12.A8.B.8B4.B3AB.7B$9.2A.AB.B3.BA9B6.4B.2B3A2B$10.A.A.2AB.3A9B6.3B.
9B$10.A.A.2A2B2A10B6.3B.9B$9.2A.A2.5BA9B6.4B.2B3A2B$9.A2.4A3BA8B.B2A
3.B3AB.7B$10.2A2.BAB.BA8B.BA.A2.A3BA2.BABAB$12.2A6.7B5.A3.3B3.2BA2B$
12.A7.2B.3BA5.2A2.3A4.3B$14.A9.3BA9.B5.BAB$13.2A10.3AB15.A!
EDIT: Related p255:

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x = 67, y = 73, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A2.A16.A$13.A2.A.A13.3A$14.A.A.A12.A$13.2A.A.2A11.2A$12.A3.AB.BAB
6.5B$11.A.ABA.3BAB4.5B$11.A.B.2A3BA11B$12.2ABA.3BAB.B2AB2A4B$16.AB.BA
B.2BA2BA3B$10.5A.A.2A5.B2A3B$10.A2.A2.A.A6.5B$15.A2.A5.7B$9.A6.2A5.4B
.4B$9.3A10.4B3.4B$12.A8.4B5.4B$11.2A7.4B7.4B$11.5B3.4B9.4B$13.3B2.4B
11.4B$3.2A7.9B13.4B$3.A8.8B15.4B$2A.A.B3.10B17.4B$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.4B$
.2A2.BA3B2A7B19.4B$3.4A12B20.4B18.A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A19.4B11.2A3.A.A$4.
3AB2.7B.BA.A19.4B11.A3.A2.A$7.A4.4B5.A20.4B10.A.2A.A.A$2.5A5.2BAB5.2A
20.4B10.A.A.A.2A$2.A10.2B2A27.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$4.A9.2A2B27.2B2A10.4B2.
2A$3.2A10.4B27.BABA6.7B$16.4B27.A3B3.8B$17.4B22.2A3.4B.8B$18.4B22.A4.
12B$19.4B21.A.AB2.11B.2B$20.4B10.A10.2AB.14B2A$21.4B7.3A12.16B2A$22.
4B5.A15.14B.2B$23.4B4.2A15.B2A10B$16.2A6.9B14.2BAB2A8B.2B$17.A7.2B2A
2B14.7BA10B2A$17.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.8BABA8B.B2A$18.A2.A4.A3BABA12BABA2B
2A9B2.B$19.2AB3.5B2A13B2A5B.8B$20.4BA4B2A15BA5B2.7B$21.B3A3B2A22B2.7B
$22.2BA4B2A20B3.7B$7.A2.2A.A2.A5.8B2A7B.B.2B11.7B$6.A.A2.A.6A4.3BA3BA
BA5B4.3B10.7B$4.3A.A.A8.A3.8B2A5B5.A2B.2A6.6B$3.A3.A.A.2AB6A4.3B2A2BA
5B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$3.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A4.2B3A8B2.A.AB2.A7.6B.A$4.6A4B.2A
2BAB.AB.4BA3B4.2A.A.A3.A8.5B.A.A$18.B3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A7.3B3.A$4.6A4B.
2A2BAB.AB3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A6.2B$3.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A6.4B5.2A.2A2.A2.A.A
$3.A3.A.A.2AB6A9.4B5.A.A2.2A3.A$4.3A.A.A8.A9.5B4.A.A12.2B$6.A.A2.A.6A
12.4B4.A11.6B$7.A2.2A.A2.A15.4B13.10B$33.4B10.2A3BA2BA3B2A$34.4B8.B5A
4B5AB$35.4B8.2A3BA2BA3B2A$36.4B9.10B$37.4B10.6B$38.4B11.2B$39.4B7.2AB
2.B2A$40.4B4.BA8BAB$41.4B2.BA2BA4BA2BAB$42.4B.2BA8BAB$43.3BA2B.2A4.2A
$44.3BA$45.3A!
EDIT 2: ...and p801.

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x = 68, y = 77, rule = LifeHistory
22.2A$22.A.A$24.A4.2A$20.4A.2A2.A2.A$20.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$22.BABABA.A$23.
B2ABA.A$24.2B.BA$23.3B7.A$14.2A6.4B7.3A$15.A6.B2A3B8.A$15.A.AB3.B2A3B
7.A.A$16.2AB.10B5.A.AB$18.13B5.A3B$18.14B6.4B$18.15B5.6B$20.8B2.4B4.
7B$20.6B5.4B2.8B.4B.B$19.9B4.17B.B2A$18.4B4.2A5.18B2A$17.4B5.A6.16B.
2B$16.2A2B7.3A3.4BA11B$3.2A10.ABAB10.A3.5B2A8B$4.A9.3BA11.A.2AB.2B2A
8B$2.A10.4B10.2A.A.AB2.11B$2.5A5.4B5.2A4.A2.A5.10B$7.A4.4B5.A7.2A5.2B
2A6B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A13.3B2A6B$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A15.10B$3.4A12B17.8B.B2A.A$
.2A2.BA3B2A7B16.7B3.B2AB3A$A2.3AB.2B2A7B16.6B6.B4.A$2A.A.B3.10B17.6B
4.2A.3A$3.A8.8B16.5B4.A2.2A$3.2A7.9B14.8B.A.A$13.3B2.4B4.A8.8BA.A.3A$
11.5B3.4B3.3A6.BABA2B.2BAB.A2.A$11.2A7.4B5.A4.2BA2BAB2.2B2.A.A.A$12.A
8.4B3.2A4.2BA2BAB3.B.2A2.A.A$9.3A10.4B2.4B.3BA3BA2.A.A2.A.A.A$9.A13.
4B3.7BABAB2.2A2.2A.2A$24.4B.9BA2B$25.3BA12B$26.B2A11B10.A$27.ABA7B11.
3A$26.12B9.A8.A$25.16B6.2A5.3A$18.A6.24B4.A$18.3A3.23B6.2A$21.A2.24B
2.5B$20.A.B.24B2.3B9.2A$20.2A32B8.A.A$18.2A2.A22B.8B.B8.A$17.A2.3A3B
3.2B3.B7.2B3.11B3.B.BA.2A$18.A4.2B3.4B.3B5.BA2B2.3BA8B.B2A.A.A$19.4A
5.B2AB.B2AB4.A.A3.4B2A8B2A.A.A$21.A7.2A3.2A6.A4.3B2A3B2A5B2.A.2A$23.A
21.2AB.5BA2BA3B4A2.A$22.2A20.A.AB.6B2A2B.BAB2.2A$37.A6.A5.7B6.2A$37.
3A3.2A5.4B.2B7.A$40.A8.4B9.A$39.2A7.4B10.2A$39.5B3.4B$30.2A9.3B2.4B$
29.A.A8.9B$29.A8.B.8B$26.2A.AB.B3.BA9B$27.A.A.2AB.3A9B$27.A.A.2A2B2A
10B$26.2A.A2.5BA9B$26.A2.4A3BA8B.B2A$27.2A2.BAB.BA8B.BA.A$29.2A6.7B5.
A$29.A7.2B.3BA5.2A$31.A9.3BA$30.2A10.3AB!
EDIT 3: Big cut to p814 (6279 -> 4725) and a one-row savings on p407:

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#814
x = 75, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A3.2A.2A$37.A.A.A.A.A$34.2A.A.A.A.A.A$31.A.A2.A.A.A.A.A$29.3A.2A
3.A3.A$28.A4.B3.2A.B.2A$29.3AB2A2.7B3.2A$31.A.2A4.4B3.A.A$33.10B3.A$
35.8B2.2A9.2A$25.2A8.8B.2B10.A$26.A8.12B6.BA.A$26.A.AB4.15B.2B.B2A$
27.2AB.23B$29.25B11.A$8.A20.25B9.3A$8.3A5.2A12.4B2A3B2A13B8.A$11.A3.B
2AB10.5BABA2BABA13B7.2A$10.2A4.3B8.9B2A3B2A8B.4B3.5B$10.5B2.B2.2B2.
13B2A2BA2B.B.2B4.4B2.3B$12.26B3A2B11.9B7.2A.2A$11.2A21B.4BA4B11.8B8.A
.2A$11.2A3B2A16B2.7B13.10B3.B.A$12.B.2B2A16B2.7B13.7B2A2B.B3A$14.9BAB
A7B4.6B13.7B2A3BAB2.2A$18.5B2AB10.7B13.12B4A2.A$17.7BA12.6B11.2AB.7B
3.2B.A.2A$17.7B13.7B9.A.AB.7B2.B3A2.A$18.7B12.8B8.A5.4B4.A5.A$9.2A7.
8B6.2A2.9B7.2A5.4B5.5A$10.A6.9B5.B2AB2.7B14.4B8.A$10.A.AB2.9B7.2B5.4B
14.4B$11.2AB.12B6.2B3.B2A2B5.2A6.4B$13.18B.2BAB3.2A8.A5.4B$13.20BA.A
11.A6.4B$11.B2.2A17B.A12.2A4.4B$10.2AB.2A16B3.3A10.2B2.4B$10.2A20B5.A
9.8B6.2A$11.2B.20B13.7B7.A$15.B.20B2.2B2.B2.7B5.2A.A$18.35B4.A2.A$17.
9B.27B3.B2A$18.7B2.16B2A14B$18.7B2.16B2A13B$12.2A4.6B4.29B$11.B2AB3.
7B10.2B.B.17B$11.4B3.6B10.3B4.15B$12.2B3.7B6.2A.2BA5.15B$3.2A7.4B2.5B
7.A.2BA.A5.13B$3.A.A5.5B.6B8.A2.BA.A2.13B$4.A.19B7.A3.A.A.2A4.8B$5.
17B.2A5.A.4A2.AB2A6.6B$5.14B4.A5.A.A3.A.A2.B8.5B$5.15B4.3A2.A.A2.A2.
2A.2A9.B.B$4.3B2A12B5.A3.A3.2A2.A.A9.3B$4.3B2A13B16.A.A9.B2AB$2.2AB.
11B2.4B16.A11.2A$.A.AB2.8B5.4B$.A5.10B4.4B$2A5.B.B5.2A5.4B$8.3B4.A7.
3BA$7.B2AB5.3A5.3BA$8.2A8.A6.3AB!

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#407
x = 67, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
28.2A.2A3.2A$29.A.A.A.A.A$29.A.A.A.A.A.2A$30.A.A.A.A.A2.A.A$32.A3.A3.
2A.3A$31.2A.B.2A3.B4.A$26.2A3.7B2.2AB3A$26.A.A3.4B4.2A.A$28.A3.10B$
17.2A9.2A2.8B$18.A10.2B.8B8.2A$18.A.AB6.12B8.A$19.2AB.2B.15B4.BA.A$
21.23B.B2A$9.A11.25B$9.3A9.25B20.A$12.A8.24B12.2A5.3A$11.2A7.26B10.B
2AB3.A$11.5B3.4B.24B8.3B4.2A$13.3B2.4B4.2B.B.20B2.AB2.B2.5B$2A.2A7.9B
11.19B4A8B$2A.A8.8B11.9B.9BAB5A5B2A$3.A.B3.10B13.7B2.8B2A6BA4B2A$3.3A
B.2B2A7B13.7B2.9B3ABA3BA2B.B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B13.6B4.9B2A2BABA3B$A2.4A12B
13.7B10.8B$2A.A.2B3.7B.B2A11.6B12.8B$.A2.3AB2.7B.BA.A9.7B13.7B$.A5.A
4.4B5.A8.8B12.7B$2.5A5.4B5.2A7.9B2.2A6.8B7.2A$4.A8.4B14.7B2.B2AB5.9B
6.A$14.4B14.4B5.2B7.9B2.BA.A$15.4B6.2A5.2B2AB3.2B6.12B.B2A$16.4B5.A8.
2A3.BA2B.18B$17.4B6.A11.A.A15BABA2B$18.4B4.2A12.A.13BA3BAB2.B$19.4B2.
2B10.3A3.11B6AB.B2A$12.2A6.8B9.A5.11BA8B2A$13.A7.7B13.20B.2B$13.A.2A
5.7B2.B2.2B2.20B.B$14.A2.A4.35B$15.2AB3.27B.9B$16.14B2A16B2.7B$17.13B
2A16B2.7B$18.29B4.6B$18.17B.B.2B10.7B$19.15B4.3B10.6B$19.15B5.A2B.2A
6.7B$20.13B5.A.A2B.A7.5B$22.13B2.A.AB2.A8.6B$21.8B4.2A.A.A3.A7.9B$21.
6B6.2ABA2.4A.A5.2A.7B$21.5B8.B2.A.A3.A.A5.A5.4B$21.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A
2.3A7.4B$22.3B9.A.A2.2A3.A3.A10.3BA$21.B2AB9.A.A23.3BA$22.2A11.A25.3A
B!
EDIT 4: p909, p455, and p910:

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#909
x = 83, y = 74, rule = LifeHistory
31.2A$30.A.A$24.2A4.A$22.A2.A2.2A.4A$22.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$25.A.ABABAB$25.
A.AB2AB$26.AB.2B$29.3B$29.4B6.2A$27.6B6.A$27.6B3.BA.A$25.4B3A3B.B2A$
24.4BA3BA4B$9.A13.4BA5BA3B$9.3A10.6BA3BA4B$12.A8.4B2.2B3A3B$11.2A7.4B
5.6B$11.5B3.4B4.9B$13.3B2.4B5.2A4.4B$3.2A7.9B7.A5.4B$3.A8.8B5.3A7.4B$
2A.A.B3.10B6.A10.4B$A2.3AB.2B2A7B18.4B18.A$.2A2.BA3B2A7B6.B12.4B11.2A
3.A.A$3.4A12B6.B13.4B11.A3.A2.A$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A19.4B10.A.2A.A.A$4.3AB
2.7B.BA.A19.4B10.A.A.A.2A$7.A4.4B5.A20.4B10.2B2A.A2.A$2.5A5.4B5.2A20.
4B10.4B2.2A$2.A10.4B27.4B6.7B$4.A9.4B27.4B3.8B$3.2A10.4B22.2A3.4B.8B
14.A2.2A$16.4B22.A4.12B14.4A.A$17.BABA21.A.AB2.11B.2B16.A$18.B2AB10.A
10.2AB.14B2A8.7A.2A$19.A3B7.3A12.7B2A7B2A7.A2.B3.A.A2.A$20.4B5.A15.6B
2A6B.2B8.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$21.4B4.2A15.7BA5B14.B2AB2A$14.2A6.9B14.14B.2B
12.5B$15.A7.6B14.18B2A12.3B$15.A.2A5.6B3.A2.2B2.19B.B2A11.2A3B$16.A2.
A4.8BA2BA23B2.B11.B2AB2A$17.2AB3.13BA13B.8B6.2A6.2ABA4B$18.12BA5BA13B
2.7B7.A5.9B$19.11BA4B2A13B2.7B7.A.AB3.7B$20.10BA18B3.7B8.2AB.10B$20.
9B4ABA2B.B.2B11.6B.BA7.13B$21.15B4.3B10.7BA.A6.13BA$21.15B5.A2B.2A6.
8BA4.A2.11BABA$22.13B5.A.A2B.A6.6B.B3.3A4.8B2.2A$24.13B2.A.AB2.A7.5B
5.A7.6B5.B$23.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.6B4.2A5.9B$23.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A4.2AB.2BABA
5B4.4B4.2A$23.5B8.B2.A.A3.2A3.A.AB3.B2A3B5.4B5.A$23.B.B9.2A.2A.A.A6.A
6.BA6B2.4B7.3A$24.3B9.A.A3.A.3A2.2A4.15B10.A$23.B2AB9.A.A4.A2.A8.14B$
24.2A11.A6.2A9.13B$53.2AB.10B$52.A.AB3.4BA2B$52.A5.4BABA2B$51.2A6.3BA
BA2B$59.4BAB$60.5B$61.3B$60.5B$59.B2AB2A$56.2A2.2A.AB2.2A$56.A2.B3.A.
A2.A$57.7A.2A$64.A$59.4A.A$59.A2.2A!

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#455
x = 68, y = 60, rule = LifeHistory
23.2A$22.A.A$16.2A4.A$14.A2.A2.2A.4A$14.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$17.A.ABABAB$17.
A.AB2AB$18.AB.2B$21.3B$21.4B6.2A$19.3B2AB6.A$19.3B2AB3.BA.A$17.10B.B
2A$16.13B$2A13.14B$.A12.15B$.A.AB2.B5.4B2.8B$2.2AB.3B3.4B5.6B$4.6B.4B
4.9B$4.10B5.2A4.4B$4.2B2A5B7.A5.4B$5.A2BA3B5.3A7.4B$5.BABA4B4.A10.4B$
6.BA6B15.4B$6.3B2.4B15.4B$6.3B3.4B15.4B$6.B6.4B15.4B$4.5B5.4B15.4B16.
2A$4.5B6.4B15.4B14.B2A2B3.2A$3.2ABAB2A6.4B15.4B14.4B2.B2AB$.3A.ABA.3A
5.4B15.4B9.B.6B3.2B$A3.5B3.A5.4B15.4B6.10B2.2B$.4A.A.3A.A6.4B10.A4.4B
5.11B2A2B$5.3A3.A8.4B7.3A5.4B3.12B2A3B.B$A.2A.A.A.A11.4B5.A9.4B2.18B
2A$2A.A.ABA.2A11.4B4.2A9.4B2.15B.B2A$4.A2.A.A5.2A6.9B10.19B3.B$5.2A2.
A6.A7.6B13.18B$9.2A5.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B$17.A2.A4.12BA22B$18.2AB3.
13B2A12B.7B$19.17BAB2A11B2.6B$20.16BABA13B.7B$21.10BA4B2A15B.6B$6.A2.
2A.A2.A5.17B.B.2B7.9B$5.A.A2.A.6A4.15B4.3B7.8B$3.3A.A.A8.A3.15B5.A2B.
2A4.8B$2.A3.A.A.2AB6A4.13B5.A.A2B.A5.7B$2.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A4.13B2.A.A
B2.A7.6B$3.6A4B.2A2BAB.AB.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.7B$17.B3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A6.7B$
3.6A4B.2A2BAB.AB3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A5.8B$2.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A6.4B5.2A.2A
2.A2.A.A5.10B$2.A3.A.A.2AB6A9.4B5.A.A2.2A3.A6.10B.B$3.3A.A.A8.A10.4B
4.A.A14.12BA$5.A.A2.A.6A12.4B4.A16.10BA.A$6.A2.2A.A2.A15.4B24.5B.BA$
32.3BA24.4B$33.3BA22.B2A2B$34.3A23.2A!

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#910
# The p10 oscillator was moved two cells closer once I had access to WLS again.
x = 68, y = 65, rule = LifeHistory
23.2A$22.A.A$16.2A4.A$14.A2.A2.2A.4A$14.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$17.A.ABABAB$17.
A.AB2AB$18.AB.2B$21.3B$21.4B6.2A$19.3B2AB6.A$19.3B2AB3.BA.A$17.10B.B
2A$16.13B$2A13.14B$.A12.15B$.A.AB2.B5.4B2.8B$2.2AB.3B3.4B5.6B$4.6B.4B
4.9B$4.10B5.2A4.4B$4.2B2A5B7.A5.4B$5.A2BA3B5.3A7.4B$5.BABA4B4.A10.4B$
6.BA6B15.4B$6.3B2.4B15.4B$6.3B3.4B15.4B$6.B6.4B15.4B$4.5B5.4B15.4B16.
2A$4.5B6.4B15.4B14.B2A2B3.2A$3.2ABAB2A6.4B15.4B14.4B2.B2AB$.3A.ABA.3A
5.4B15.4B9.B.6B3.2B$A3.5B3.A5.4B15.4B6.10B2.2B$.4A.A.3A.A6.4B10.A4.4B
5.11B2A2B$5.3A3.A8.4B7.3A5.4B3.12B2A3B.B$A.2A.A.A.A11.4B5.A9.4B2.18B
2A$2A.A.ABA.2A11.4B4.2A9.4B2.15B.B2A$4.A2.A.A5.2A6.9B10.19B3.B$5.2A2.
A6.A7.6B13.18B$9.2A5.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B$17.A2.A4.19B2A14B$18.2AB3.
19B2AB2A3B.7B$19.14B2A8B2AB2A3B2.6B$20.13B2A10B3A4B.7B$21.32B.6B$6.A
2.2A.A2.A5.17B.B.2B7.9B$5.A.A2.A.6A4.15B4.3B7.8B$3.3A.A.A8.A3.15B5.A
2B.2A4.8B$2.A3.A.A.2AB6A4.13B5.A.A2B.A5.7B$2.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A4.13B2.
A.AB2.A7.6B$3.6A4B.2A2BAB.AB.8B4.2A.A.A3.A8.7B$17.B3A9B6.2ABA2.4A.A6.
7B$3.6A4B.2A2BAB.AB3.4B7.B2.A.A3.A.A5.8B$2.A.A.A.A.BA4BA2.2A6.4B4.A.
4A.A2.A2.A5.10B$2.A3.A.A.2AB6A9.4B3.2A5.A.A3.2A4.10B.B$3.3A.A.A8.A10.
4B5.2A.A2.4A2.A3.12BA$5.A.A2.A.6A12.4B5.A.2A5.A.A4.10BA.A$6.A2.2A.A2.
A15.4B3.A4.2A2.2A.2A7.5B.BA$32.4B3.3A.A.A3.A2.A7.4B$33.4B4.ABA.2A.A2.
A7.B2A2B$34.4B4.BA2B3.2A9.2A$35.4B3.2AB4A$36.11B.A.3A$37.3BA2B.A2BAB.
A2.A$38.3BA3.2A2B.A.A$39.3AB3.B2.2A.2A!
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