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Unexpected catalysis of a double BTS: Here's an H→Q based off of it: x = 46, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory 11.D$10.3D$9.5D12.A.2A$8.2D3.2D10.A.2A.A$25.A4.A$22.2A.6A.2A$22.A.A6. A.A$24.A.4A.A$23.2A.A2.A.2A4$2.2A$.A.A$.A42.2A$2A42.2A6$11.2A$11.2A2$ 33.3C$24.2A8.C$25.A6.3C$22.3A$22.A! Whoops to mislead y...

# This should be parsed as 'gliders exist', not 'glider sexist': '''glidersexist = self.rg.ess[2] & self.rg.ess[3] & (not self.rg.ess[1]) & (not self.rg.ess[4]) glidersexist = glidersexist & (not (self.rg.bee[4] | self.rg.bee[5]))''' # Ironically, the spelling of this variable is incurrrect: currre...

Each 2c/3 signal is made up of two half-signals that can be separated from each other by an arbitrary number of ticks. I don't see the half-signals, can anyone provide an example? Maybe it's referring to a double-length signal? No, a single-length signal. x = 86, y = 24, rule = B3/S23 7b2o28b2o28b2...

bubblegum wrote: ↑

January 4th, 2021, 6:57 pm

MathAndCode wrote: ↑

January 4th, 2021, 4:50 pm

I don't think that the stairstep hexomino has an agreed-upon letter yet

It does but it's ad-hoc and it's three letters.

I'm guessing you mean LoM for Lumps of muck?

A completion of the p20 base reaction from A for awesome (praosylen on discord) Just posted here for archiving purposes. (And a little fun) x = 51, y = 36, rule = B3/S23 21b2o$22bo2b2o$22bobo2bo$21b2ob3obob2o$22bobobob2obo$20bo$19bob3obob4o $19bo3b2ob2o3bo$20b3ob3ob3o$bo2bo5b2o10bo5bo10b2o5bo2bo$b4o...

HelicopterCat3 wrote: ↑

December 31st, 2020, 5:58 pm

3. Where do I download qfind or a spaceship searcher like lifesrc?

Some programs can be found in LifeWiki. (e.g. lifesrc)

Hunting wrote: ↑

December 29th, 2020, 8:47 am

Hopefully I'm looking at rewriting it (in Python first as a proof-of-understanding then C++) after my final exam.

Why haven't I thought of that; I should do that myself! Looking forward to your rewrite and good luck with your exams!

Congrats!!!
The two trails can be out-of-phase, or you can use only one trail.

MathAndCode wrote: ↑

December 31st, 2020, 11:26 pm

except for the 17G RCT, as I believe that it is already covered under #3 (cheaper universal construction).

Cheaper universal construction looks more coherent and comprehensive, seconded :+1:

Wait it may make an entertaining version of the c/2 variable-period rake/puffer/ etc Edit: I was talking about this one, but I can see that the spacing is a bit off... x = 108, y = 46, rule = B3/S23 39bo$36b4o$36b2o$34bo$34b4o$33bo10bo$32b3o2bo4b3o$33b3o5b2o$34bo6bo$ 35b3obobo$35bo2b2o5b4o$36b2o3bo2...

Bellman can be run on Linux as well. There's an ubuntu binary in Bellman-szlim repo. (and compiling isn't too hard)

I happened to find this: x = 16, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory 3.A.2A$3.3A6.2A.A$4.A7.A.2A2$5.2A$5.2A16$4.3D2.2A$4.D4.A.A$3.3D5.A$11. 2A$.D$D$3D3.2A$6.A$7.3A$9.A! Is there a permanent catalyst that works in this situation? The closest I could find was this: x = 12, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory 10.A$4.3C...

A smaller but less clear p3 domino sparker x = 38, y = 26, rule = B3/S23 5bo4bo16bo4bo$4bobo2bobo14bobo2bobo$4bob4obo14bob4obo$3b2o6b2o12b2o6b 2o$2bo2bob2obo2bo10bo2bob2obo2bo$bob2o2b2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2o2b2obo$bobo 2b4o2bobo8bobo2b4o2bobo$2ob3o4b3ob2o6b2ob3o4b3ob2o$bobo8bobo8bobo8bobo $bobo3b2o3bobo8b...

2718281828 wrote: ↑

February 8th, 2019, 10:51 am

Is there a ntdr2 version? I mean for searching in non-totalistic rules? I see in the code that a modification is implemented for 'just friends' - so I think 'the architecture' allows for it.

For what is worth, actaully the Just Friends rule support is sort of a manual hack as far as I know.

dr2.c: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1445&p=16609&hilit=dr2#p13159
also: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4247

I'd suggest to leave the historical inconsistencies alone (HWV is a strong p5 domino sparker, Emulators are usually p4), for backwards-compatibility, and start over with a clean nomenclature: "LW/MW/HW sparkers". (Cause people already using the words would be confused.) I have been trying to use th...

"Heavyweight volcano" has become a generic term for strong domino sparkers, especially p5 domino sparkers. Note the variants on the wiki page . I think that we should change the nomenclature in order to make it fit with other pages, such as Heavyweight emulator and Middleweight volcano . I'd sugges...

I think you're right; I searched for the wiki for that, but I guess that's just a p5 domino sparker misnamed as a HWV. Oh well. Another historical baggage...

Here's the shallowest (according to JLS) Heavyweight Volcano (with the first two rows clear): x = 38, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 18b2o2$11b2obo8bob2o$3b2o6b2obo8bob2o6b2o$2bobo6b3o4b2o4b3o6bobo$2bo 10bob3o2b3obo10bo$b2ob5obo2b3obo2bob3o2bob5ob2o$2bob2o3b4o4b4o4b4o3b2o bo$o2bo2b2o5b4o4b4o5b2o2bo2bo$2obobo...

What is your OS, and does it only happen in Golly?
I'm worried of the problem not being able to be reproduced in other enviornments

1. Suggest changing 230P8 , 209P8 , 104P9 , and 80P6 to something like P8 HW sparker, P8 MW sparker, P9 MW sparker, and P6 MW sparker. (Note the use of the term sparker rather than emulator) Cause god, I'm never memorizing those populations, and somebody will optimize it at the time I do memorize it...

Since it seems like periodic catalysts are now being put in here, here's an interesting timing-independent p5 catalyst (asymmetrized for clearance) (RLE) In a lot of cases — but not all cases — it's probably equivalent to a BTS or the more versatile drifty eater 3. The clearance would probably be b...

Just an anchor for Seeds of Destruction; Wasn't in the Scripts Forum.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1091&p=7903

@"A for Awesome"
Thank you! That looks as good as a stable catalyst!

A for awesome wrote: ↑

December 16th, 2020, 4:44 pm

(NOTE TO PEDANTS: Just because the example pattern shows it catalyzing a spark doesn't mean sparks are the only thing it can catalyze)

I love when you say this XD