Probably one of my favorite rules that I have created, this rule acts as a printer, that can "print" frozen drawings of Life patterns. Rule:
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@RULE PrintAndReleaseLife
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@TABLE
n_states: 24
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:rotate4reflect
var a={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23}
var b={a}
var c={a}
var d={a}
var e={a}
var f={a}
var g={a}
var h={a}
var j={a}
var k={2,20,21}
var l={k}
var m={k}
var t={k}
var n={0,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,22,23}
var o={n}
var p={n}
var q={n}
var r={n}
var s={n}
#1 Input
#2 Life
#3 Caps
#4 Block
#5 Push cell
#6 Detector cell
#7 Back of Signals
#8 Detector turn aid
k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,k
k,n,l,o,m,p,q,r,s,k
k,l,n,m,o,p,q,r,s,k
k,l,n,o,m,p,q,r,s,k
k,l,n,o,p,m,q,r,s,k
k,n,l,o,p,q,m,r,s,k
k,n,l,m,t,o,p,q,r,k
k,l,m,t,n,o,p,q,r,k
k,n,l,o,m,p,t,q,r,k
k,l,n,m,o,t,p,q,r,k
k,l,n,m,o,p,t,q,r,k
k,l,m,n,t,o,p,q,r,k
k,n,l,m,o,t,p,q,r,k
k,l,m,n,o,t,p,q,r,k
k,l,m,n,o,p,t,q,r,k
k,l,n,o,m,p,t,q,r,k
20,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,1
21,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,3
0,0,2,2,2,0,0,0,0,2
0,2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2
0,0,2,0,2,0,2,0,0,2
0,2,0,2,0,2,0,0,0,2
0,2,0,2,0,0,2,0,0,2
0,2,2,0,2,0,0,0,0,2
0,0,2,2,0,2,0,0,0,2
0,2,2,0,0,2,0,0,0,2
0,2,2,0,0,0,2,0,0,2
0,2,0,0,2,0,2,0,0,2
2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,0,2,0,2,0,0,0,0,2
2,2,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,2,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,2
2,2,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,2
2,0,2,0,0,0,2,0,0,2
2,0,2,2,2,0,0,0,0,2
2,2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,0,2,0,2,0,2,0,0,2
2,2,0,2,0,2,0,0,0,2
2,2,0,2,0,0,2,0,0,2
2,2,2,0,2,0,0,0,0,2
2,0,2,2,0,2,0,0,0,2
2,2,2,0,0,2,0,0,0,2
2,2,2,0,0,0,2,0,0,2
2,2,0,0,2,0,2,0,0,2
2,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5
5,4,4,0,0,0,0,7,0,0
5,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,7
7,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
0,5,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,5
0,4,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,4
0,5,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,5
4,5,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
0,4,4,0,0,0,0,5,0,5
0,4,4,5,0,0,0,0,0,5
5,4,4,0,0,0,0,7,0,0
0,5,4,4,0,0,4,0,0,5
0,5,4,4,4,0,4,0,0,5
0,5,4,4,0,0,0,4,0,5
0,5,0,4,4,0,4,0,0,5
0,5,4,0,0,0,0,0,4,5
0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6
0,6,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,6
0,4,4,0,0,0,0,6,0,6
0,6,4,4,4,0,4,0,0,6
6,4,4,0,0,0,0,7,0,0
0,6,4,4,0,0,0,4,0,6
0,6,0,4,4,0,4,0,0,6
0,6,4,0,0,0,0,0,4,6
0,6,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,8
0,8,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,6
0,4,4,6,0,0,0,0,0,6
8,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,7
6,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,7
0,6,a,b,1,c,d,e,f,6
0,6,a,b,c,1,d,e,f,6
#0,6,3,a,b,c,d,e,f,6
#0,6,a,1,b,c,d,e,f,6
0,6,a,b,3,c,d,e,f,6
0,6,a,b,c,3,d,e,f,6
0,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,2
3,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,21
1,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,20
0,n,k,l,m,o,p,q,r,2
3,n,k,l,m,o,p,q,r,21
1,n,k,l,m,o,p,q,r,20
0,n,k,r,l,o,m,p,q,2
3,n,k,r,l,o,m,p,q,21
1,n,k,r,l,o,m,p,q,20
0,k,n,l,o,m,p,q,r,2
3,k,n,l,o,m,p,q,r,21
1,k,n,l,o,m,p,q,r,20
0,k,n,l,o,p,m,q,r,2
3,k,n,l,o,p,m,q,r,21
1,k,n,l,o,p,m,q,r,20
0,k,l,n,m,o,p,q,r,2
3,k,l,n,m,o,p,q,r,21
1,k,l,n,m,o,p,q,r,20
0,n,k,l,o,m,p,q,r,2
3,n,k,l,o,m,p,q,r,21
1,n,k,l,o,m,p,q,r,20
0,k,l,n,o,m,p,q,r,2
3,k,l,n,o,m,p,q,r,21
1,k,l,n,o,m,p,q,r,20
0,k,l,n,o,p,m,q,r,2
3,k,l,n,o,p,m,q,r,21
1,k,l,n,o,p,m,q,r,20
0,k,n,o,l,p,m,q,r,2
3,k,n,o,l,p,m,q,r,21
1,k,n,o,l,p,m,q,r,20
1,19,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,18
1,a,19,b,c,d,e,f,g,18
3,13,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,12
3,a,13,b,c,d,e,f,g,12
1,18,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,17
1,a,18,b,c,d,e,f,g,17
3,12,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,11
3,a,12,b,c,d,e,f,g,11
1,17,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,16
1,a,17,b,c,d,e,f,g,16
3,11,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,10
3,a,11,b,c,d,e,f,g,10
1,16,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,15
1,a,16,b,c,d,e,f,g,15
3,10,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,9
3,a,10,b,c,d,e,f,g,9
1,15,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,14
1,a,15,b,c,d,e,f,g,14
#3,9,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,8
#3,a,9,b,c,d,e,f,g,8
19,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,18
18,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,17
17,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,16
16,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,15
15,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,14
14,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,20
13,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,12
12,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,11
11,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,10
10,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,9
9,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,3
3,19,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,12
3,a,19,b,c,d,e,f,g,12
1,13,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,18
1,a,13,b,c,d,e,f,g,18
3,18,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,11
3,a,18,b,c,d,e,f,g,11
1,12,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,17
1,a,12,b,c,d,e,f,g,17
3,17,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,10
3,a,17,b,c,d,e,f,g,10
1,11,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,16
1,a,11,b,c,d,e,f,g,16
3,16,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,9
3,a,16,b,c,d,e,f,g,9
1,10,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,15
1,a,10,b,c,d,e,f,g,15
#3,15,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,8
#3,a,15,b,c,d,e,f,g,8
1,9,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,14
1,a,9,b,c,d,e,f,g,14
1,6,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,19
1,a,6,b,c,d,e,f,g,19
3,6,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,13
3,a,6,b,c,d,e,f,g,13
@COLORS
1 20 20 255
2 255 255 255
3 150 150 150
5 0 255 0
6 150 0 150
7 255 255 0
A directional purple photon is shot at a Life pattern, with state 1 being the on state to be printed, and state 3 being off. When the purple photon hits the drawn frozen pattern, it converts it into a Life pattern, but leaves the drawing behind for further use. Using state 4 cells as reflectors and duplicators, we can create various spaceship guns, such as:
The print size for each purple photon is only 13x6, unless you modify the rule to add more states to push the converting timer signals. Still, many spaceships and other things can be printed at very high rates.