Hi All,
This produces 13096 loaves in 60 X 60 (parity only needs to be attended to for long streams of lone block laying gliders):
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x = 60, y = 60, rule = B3/S23
11b6o2b4ob4ob2o25bob2o$13bo7b4obobo2bo10b3o12b3o$17bo6bobo2bo5bo5bo2bo
14bo$12b5o6bo3bobo4bob2obo4bo11b2obo$14b2o21bobo15bob3o$11bob2o24bobo
16b2o$5bo8bo14bo24b3ob2o$5b3o21b3o12b2o9bo$8bo23bo12bo8bo3bo$7b2o3bo
16b2obo9b3o10bo$12bobo14bobo3b2o4bo$11bobo21b2o4b4o$6bobo4bo30bo$7b2o
22b2o6b3o$7bo23b2o6bo2bo$15b2o3b2o2b2o14b2o$15b2o2bo2bo2bo18bo8b2obo$
3b2ob2o11bob2obo18bobo6bo5b2o$3b3o2bo3bo7bo3b2o10bo5bobo8b2ob2obo$2bo
4b2o2bobob2obobob2o6b2o3bobo5bo8b3obob2o$b3ob3o3bobobob2ob2obo6bobo3bo
16bo4b2o$b2obob2o4bo18b2o18bobo2bo2bo$bo49b2obobo$bo2b3obo44bo2bob2o$b
ob2o41bo6bo2bo2bo$21b2o13bo7b3o11b2o$4bo16b2o12bo2bo4bo7b2obo4bo$3bo
31bo2bo4b2o10b2ob2o$31b2o4bo21bo$2ob3o18b2o4bobo17b2obo3bo$2o2bo2bo16b
2o4b2o18bob2o$o6bo6b2o32bobo$2o2bo2bobo5bo11b2o5b2o11bobo2b2o$2bo4bo7b
obo8bobo4bobo12bo4bo$3bo2bobo7b2o3bo4b2o5bo4b2o3b2o7bo$5bo14bobo9b2o4b
2o3b2o7b2o$2bob3o3bo10bo25bob2obo$4bo5bo7bo10b2o9b3o4b2obo2bo$3bo3bo2b
2o5bobo8bobo9b3o7bob2o$12bo5bo4b2o3bo12bo5b2obobo4bobo$12b3o8b2o2b2o4b
2o12bobo2bo5bo$18bo14bo14bo3b2o3bobo$16bo18bo22b2o$12bo4b4o7b2o4b2o20b
o2bo$14bobo11b2o3bo24b2o$14b2o5bo4b2o6bobobob2o12b3o2bo$13b2o3bob2o4b
2o3bo3b2obobo3bo14bo$12bo3bo4bobo7bo5b3o2bo13bo$14bo2bo11b3o5bo2b4o$
18bob2o2b2obo3bobobob2ob2obo$18b4o5bo6b2o3bo$24b3o2b4ob2o3b3obo$24b2o
3b2o7bo3bo$18b2o4bobo2bobo3b2o3bob2o$22b2o9b2ob2o2bo3bo$18b3o4b2obobob
3o2bo2b2o2bo$16bob4ob3o4b2o4bob2obo$14b2o4bo2b2o2b3o2bo3b2o2bo2bo$15bo
2b2ob3obo3bobob3o2b2ob2o$18b2obob3ob8obob2obobo!
calcyman said:
I notice that there's a constellation whose sole purpose is to absorb a dying spark and produce a delayed SEward glider:
CODE: SELECT ALL / SHOW IN VIEWER
x = 8, y = 7, rule = LifeSuper
.2O3.2O$2.O4.O$2.O.3O$.2O.O$O2.O$2O4.2O$6.2O!
Would it be possible to eliminate this completely, and instead have the SEward glider be produced by modifying this constellation?
CODE: SELECT ALL / SHOW IN VIEWER
x = 12, y = 10, rule = LifeSuper
10.2M$11.M$8.3M$4.O3.M$3.O.O$3.O.O2.O$4.O.3O$.O3.O$O.O3.O$2O3.2O!
Because this is triggered later in the shutdown, there's no longer a constraint to delay the SEward glider; it can appear at any time.
This was a quick hack. My intention has always been to trigger the final cleanup of the remains of the Simkin gun at the bottom with a spaceship from straight above. This was looking difficult so I implemented the available quick glider cleanup, which took a short while to set up and about a second of computer time.
My search for a spaceship based cleanup succeeded after a while:
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x = 117, y = 89, rule = B3/S23
100b2o$100b2o$78b2o27bo$b3o3bob4o23b2o7b2o7bo3bo19bo27bobo3b2o$3bo3bob
2o25bo2b2obobo2bobo4b4obo10bo5bobo18b2o7bo2bobobo$2bo5bo4b2o22b2o2b2ob
2o2b2o6b2o2b2o7bobo4b2o3b2o2b2o6b2o2b2o8b2o3bo$9b3obo25bo18bo2bo7b2obo
8bo2bo2bo4b2o$5bobobo2bo4b2o17bobo13b3o14b2ob2o9b2obo7bo5b2o8bo$o3bo
11bobo17b2o3b2o8b3o15b2obo7bo4bo14b2o6b3o4b2o$ob2ob2o4bobobobo23bobo
14bo10bobo8b5o22bo7b2o$2b2o3bo8bo25b2o13bobo10bo36b2o$bobo54bo16b2o3b
5o$o4bobo29b2o16bo5bo10b2o2bo3bo3bo4b2o21b2o$3b4o13b2o15b2o5bo9bobo3bo
bo2b2o4bobobo7bo4bob3o19b2o$o3bo2bo14bo21b2o9bo5bo3bobo3bo3b2o6b2o2bo
5bo$2obobobo11bo24b2o6bo5bo7b2o4b3o2bo10b3obo$20b2o23bo5bobo3bobo14bob
o13b2o$obob3o45bo5bo5bo4b2o4bob3o$obo22b2o22bo5bo7bobo3bobo5bo2bo$3o3b
o18b2o4bo16bobo3bobo7bo5b2o5bobo13b2o$3bo3bo21b3o5bo11bo5bo3b2o17bo13b
o2bo12bo2bobobo$obobob2o20bo7b3o13bo6bobo6bo4b2o15b3obo9b2o2b5obo$19b
2o7b2o5b5o5b2o4bobo7bo5bobo3bobo13bo4b2o8b2o$19b2o13bobobobo4b2o5bo8b
2o5bo5b2o13bob2o2bo14bo3b2o$9b2o23b2o3b2o8bo36b2obobob2o9b2o3bobo$9bo
38bobo4b2o29bobo15bo2bo2bob2o$11bo31b2o4bo5b2o30bo17bob4o3bo$5bobo2b2o
30bobo23b2o22b2o10b2o9bo$o3bo37b2o24bo23b2o10bo2b4obo2bo$ob2ob2o49bobo
7bobo13b2o21b2obo4b3o$2b2o3bo48bo2bo6b2o14bobo13b2o11b3o$bobo30b2o5bo
5b2o10b2o22b2o4b2o6bobo13bo$o4bobo13b2o12bo4bobo4b2o8bo3b2o16bo9b2o6b
2o5b2o3b3obobo$3b4o14bobo8b3o6bo10b2o5b2o10bo6bobo13bo9b2o8bo$o3bo2bo
7b2o6bo8bo5bo5bo6bo4bo2bo10bobo6bo6bo6bobo14bo$2obobobo7b2o6b2o12bobo
3bobo10bobo12bo13bobo4bobo12bob4ob2o$28b2o2bo5bo5bobo27bo10bobo3bobo
13b2ob2o3bo$obob3o20bob4o8bo3bo6bo20bobo10bo5bo6bo15bo$obo23bo13bobo8b
obo10b2o8bo8bo5bo7b3o$3o3bo20b4o10bo10bo3bo8bo5bo10bobo3bobo5bo7b2o3bo
b2o$3bo3bo11b2o7bo2bo15b2o6bobo4b3o5bobo10bo5bo6b2o6b2o3b2ob3o$obobob
2o11b2o5bo3bobo2b2o10b2o6bobo4bo8bobo6bo5bo28bo$26b2o3bo3b2o19bo11bo3b
obo4bobo3bobo26bo$45bo21bobo3bo6bo5bo13b2o11bo$9b2o27b2o4bobo5b2o4b2o
8bo8bo5bo16b2o11b2o$9bo4b2o15b2o5bobo4b2o4bobo3bo2bobo13bobo3bobo20b2o
$11bo2bobo14b2o7bo10b2o3bobo2b2o14bo5bo21bo$b2o3bo3b2o4bo22bob2o14bo
16bo5bo10b2o3b2o4b2obo4b2o$o2bobo10b2o16b2o4bo2bo4b2o23bobo3bobo12bo6b
obob2o3bo$2o2b3o20b2o5bobo4b2o4bobo24bo5bo10bo5bo2bo2bo2bo4bo2b2o$o3b
2o21b2o7bo10b2o5b2o15bo5bo14b2ob2o4b2ob2o6bo2bo$6bo28bob2o16bo4b2o8bob
o3bobo5bo8bobo6bobo4bo3b2o$3ob3o8b2o13b2o4bo2bo5bo6b3o3b3obo8bo5bo5bob
o8bo7bobo3bobo$o4bo11bo5b2o5bobo4b2o5bobo5bo4bo5bo4bo5bo9bo9bo8bo5bobo
$4obo8bo8b2o7bo12bo11bo2b3o4bobo3bobo5bo5bo12b3o7b2o2b2o$o2b2o10b2o14b
ob2o7bo5b2o4b2obobo8bo5bo5bobo3bobo11bo14bo$3o23b2o4bo2bo5bobo3bo2bo3b
o2bob2o4bo5bo9bo5bo16b2o2b3o2b2o$o2bo15b2o5bobo4b2o7bo5b2o5b2o7bobo3bo
bo11bo5bo5b2o6b2o7b3o$2obo2bo12b2o7bo10bo5bo19bo5bo5b2o4bobo3bobo4bo
11b2obobo$b3o23bob2o7bobo3bobo21bo7bobo5bo5bo6b3o13b3o$3b2obo15b2o4bo
2bo7bo5bo12bo8bobo6bobob2o5bo5bo5bo8b3o4bo$12b2o3bo4bobo4b2o4b2o5bo14b
obo8bo8b2obo5bobo3bobo12b2o3b2obo$13bo2bobo5bo9bo2bo3bobo14bo5bo7b2o7b
o5bo5bo13b4o$16bobo4bob2o7bobobo3bo3b2o4bo2bo7bobo6bo2b5obo8bo5bo7b2ob
2o2b3o$15b2ob2o4bo2bo7bo2bo7bo5b4o8bo8b2obo2bob2o6bobo3bobo6b2o2b2o5bo
$13bo2bo3bo4b2o11b2o7b3o11bo5bo22bo5bo10bob2o$2bobobo2bo2bo3bo3bo21bo
6bo2b2o6bobo3bobo24bo15bobobobo$3b2o4bobo5b2obob2o5b4o8bobo9bo7bo5bo
11bo12bobo16b2o2bo$4o2bob2o2bobo4bobobo3b2o4b2o7bo8bo6bo5bo13bobo12bo
20b2o$7b2o3b3o4bobo5b2o5bo4bo7b2o2b2o4bobo3bobo12bobo15bo8b2ob2obo2b2o
$2obo2bo2b2o2bob2o3b2o7b2obobo3bobo4b3obobo6bo5bo9b2o3bo15bobo7b2obob
2o$b2obo4b2o3b2o18bo4bo4bo4bobo3bo5bo12bo21bo13bo4bo$b2obob2o2bo2bo2bo
13bo3bo8bob4obo3bobo3bobo9bobo30b2obobobobo$o12bo2bobo11bo4bo7bo4bo6bo
5bo9bobo27b2o2bo2bo4b3o$2o2bob3obo2bo18b3o3bo3b2ob2obo9bo12b2o28b2o4bo
bo5bo$o2bob2o4bo2bo3bo13b2o4bo5bo2bo9bobo9b2o5bo31bobo$3o2bo5b2ob2ob3o
18b2o4bobo3b2o6bo9bobo3b4o11bo11b2o3bobo2bo$o4b3o2b2o28bo4bo4bo2bo11bo
3bo6bo8b2o2b3o9b2o3b2o2b2o$2o4bobo3b2o26b3o8b3o8b4o9b2o3b2o2bobo5bo$b
2obo2b2o3b2o32bo7b2o8bo3bo2bob3o4b2o2b2o5bo$2o2bo2bo2bo2bobo28bo8bo2bo
2bo4b3o2bobo5bo12bo$3o4bo4b2obo24bo4b4o4bobo5bo2b3obob3o2bo14b2o$2o9b
3o28bobo9bo4bob2obobo5bobobo2b2obo2b2o$bo3b3o5bo28b2o5bo10bo2bo2b2o3bo
3b2ob4o21b2o5bobo$4bo36b2o3bob2o9b2o2b3o2bo4bo3b2ob2o2bo5bo2bo9b2o4bo
2bob2o$40bo3bo4bobo8b3obo4b3o2b2o5b2o3b5obo14bo2bo$42bo2bo13bo3bo2b2o
4bob2o7b2o2bo5bo6b2o5bob3o3bo$46bob2o14bob2obob3o2bo3bo5bo2b2o9b2o6bob
3ob2o$46b4o10b3o3bob4o3bo3bobo5b3obo2bo13bob2obobo!
This has the exact same initialization as Toroidalet's last post, but it lasts 660 ticks longer at the very end. This is because the spaceship destructor is triggered 132 ticks later and the multiplier is 5. Here is the shutdown sequence:
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x = 111, y = 91, rule = B3/S23
86b2o$86b2o$42b2o20b2o27bo$22b2o7b2o10bo20bo27bobo3b2o$22bo2b2obobo2bo
bo7bobo6b2o8bobo18b2o7bo2bobobo$23b2o2b2ob2o2b2o8b2o6bobo7b2o3b2o2b2o
10b2o8b2o3bo$25bo29bo11bo2bo2bo$22bobo13b3o11bo2bo13b2obo13b2o8bo$22b
2o3b2o8b3o15bo10bo4bo14b2o6b3o4b2o$27bobo22bobo11b5o22bo7b2o$28b2o22b
2o39b2o$61b2o3b5o$23b2o33b2o2bo3bo3bo27b2o$23b2o5bo26bobobo7bo28b2o$
30b2o25bo3b2o6b2o$30b2o26b3o2bo37b2o$31bo28bobo22bobo13b2o7bo$61bob3o
21bo20b3o$63bo2bo16bobo21bo$63bobo17bo23b2o$64bo17bobo$82b2o$20b2o3b2o
54bo$21b5o56b2o$21b2ob2o49b2o6bo$21b2ob2o15b2o32b2o$22b3o16b2o$54b2o
22b2o$54bo23b2o$41bo10bobo$40bobo9b2o$20b2o11b2o4bob2o32b2o13b3o$21bo
11b2o3b2ob2o32b2o13b3o$18b3o18bob2o46bo3bo$18bo21bobo47b5o$41bo49b4o$
14b2o2bo$13bob4o66bo$12bo70b3o$13b4o65bo7b2o3bob2o$14bo2bo64b2o6b2o3b
2ob3o$12bo3bobo82bo$12b2o3bo36bo45bo$53bobo24bo5b2o11bo$54bo24b3o4b2o
11b2o$78bo3bo8b2o$77bob3obo7bo$78b5o5b2obo4b2o$87bobob2o3bo$39b2o45bo
2bo2bo4bo2b2o$39b2o46b2ob2o6bo2bo$88bobo4bo3b2o$b2o85bobo3bobo$3bo85bo
5bobo$o85b3o8bo2b2o$b2o83bo10bobobo$90b2o6bo$82b2o6b2o$82bo$83b3o$44bo
40bo7b2o$43bobo47b2o$44bo$38bo2bo48b2o$38b4o48b2o2$38b2o$39bo25bo$37bo
26bobo$12bob3o16b2o2b2o25bobo$12bob4o13b3obobo27bo$12bo5bo11bo4bobo$
13bobobo2b3o6bob4obo$14bobob4o7bo4bo$15bo2bob2o6b2ob2obo37bo$15bo3b3ob
o6bo2bo28b2o3bo4b2o$16b3o2b2obo5bobo29b2o2b2o5b2o$22bo8bo35b2o4bo26b3o
4b2o$23bo2bo41bo3bo26bo2bo4bo$24bo2bo71bo2bo5b3o$25b2o3bo79bo$26b5o68b
o$27b4o36b2o30bo3bo$27bobo36b3o2bo17b2o9bobo$26bob2obo33b2o2b3o17b2o
10bo$26bo3bobo32b2o2b3o$26bo2bo2b2o31b2o6bo2bo9b2o5b2o$27b2obob2o32bo
6b3o10b2o5b2o6b2o$29bo2b2o67b2o$30bo$31b3o!
It has been mentioned that a 32x32 diehard would more or less fit in the open space now. While this is true, it would be a fair amount of engineering to get it to work. I am currently thinking more along the lines of trying to turn the following design based on Pavgran's into a diehard:
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x = 88, y = 88, rule = B3/S23
44b2o$44bo$42bobo$42b2o34b2o$78b2o3$75b2o$45b2o5b2o21b2o$45b2o5b2o$78b
2o$48b2o28b2o7bo$48b2o35b3o$84bo$84b2o$39bo3bo$25b2o10bo2bob3o$25b2o
13bobobo$38bo$21b2o5b2o7b2o$21b2o5b2o8bobo3bo32bo$38bobo36b2o$76bobo3$
b2o20b2o26b2o19b4o$2bo20bo27bo19bo2b3o$2bobo8b2o6bobo15bo9bobo15b2o3bo
3bo$3b2o7b3o6b2o14bobo9b2o16b2o3bo2bo$9bob2o23bobo34b3o$9bo2bo22bo2bo
31b2o$9bob2o23bobo14bobo14b2o$12b3o16b2o4bobo6bo6b2o$13b2o15bobo6bo6bo
bo5bo$30bo15b2o19b2o$29b2o36b2o3$70b2o$71bo2$67bo$66bobo$48b2o19bo$12b
o35b2o16bo2bo$11bo55bob2o$11b3o55b3o$35b3o13b2o13b2ob2o$ob3o30bo15b2o
13b2o2bo$ob4o30bo30b3o$o5bo41b2o18bo$bobobo2b3o37b2o5b2o$2bobob4o43b2o
bo$3bo2bob2o43b2o$3bo3b3obo43b2o$4b3o2b2obo44b2o25b2o$10bo73bo$11bo2bo
41bobo26b3o$12bo2bo41bo20b2o7bo$13b2o3bo59b2o$14b5o$15b4o56b2o$15bobo
20bo36b2o$14bob2obo17b2o26b2o$14bo3bobo16bobo25bobo$14bo2bo2b2o45bo10b
2o$15b2obob2o45b2o9b2o$17bo2b2o3b2o5b2o25b2o$18bo6b2o5b2o25b2o$19b3o$
29b2o25b2o$29b2o25b2o3$59b2o$52b2o5b2o$44b3o4bo2bo$43b2o3bo2bo$42b2o2b
obo7b2o$43bo5bo7bo$44b2o2bo4bo$48bo4bo2bo3$46b2o$46bobo$48bo$48b2o!
While it is not "light and airy" like the current design, it is significantly smaller. I am also investigating modifying the current design by replacing the three hour tour that the gliders go on with another Simkin gun at the top.
Have a happy day,
-Tim Coe