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by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 19th, 2024, 11:33 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Replies: 2104
Views: 1486161

Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

iNoMed found this ridiculously cursed caterer catalysis: x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 9bo2bo$5b2o2bo2bo$5b2ob2o2b2obo$14bobo$15bo$2o5b3o$b2o8bo$o5bo4bo$10bo $7b2o$7bo$7bo$7bo! #C [[ GPS 6 ]] I reduced the interaction to this, where it's clear that the front (the "L") of the caterer is destroyed and...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 19th, 2024, 11:30 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4714
Views: 1840224

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

A version of Butter stabilized with P2 corner dot sparkers: x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bo2b2o$11bobobo$10b2o3bo$11bobob2o$11bo4b2o$12bobo2b3o$13b3o4b o$14bo2bob2o$10b2o3bo$2obo5bo6b4obo$ob4o4bo2bo4bob2o$6bo3bobobo$b2obo 2bo3bo2bo$bo4b3o3b2o$2b3o2bobo$4b2o4bo$5b2obobo$6bo3b2o$6bobobo$7b2o2...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 15th, 2024, 4:35 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
Replies: 15
Views: 4711

Re: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)

Updated sparker stamp collection... Thanks for the update! Similar to other collections we've talked about recently, maybe just edit the above post when future updates are needed? I've added a first post to this thread with a copy of the above collection, and a link to the post. It's all still a li...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 15th, 2024, 12:35 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
Replies: 106
Views: 105654

Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)

I think it can handle input gliders separated by 115 ticks. x = 110, y = 142, rule = B3/S23 98b2o$98b2o4$105b2o$105b2o2$93b2o$94bo$94b3o13$80b2o$79bobo$79bo$78b2o 15b2o$95b2o7b2o$104bo$102bobo$102b2o$85b2o$85b2o$75b2o$76bo$76bobo$77b 2o9$81b2o$80bobo$80bo$79b2o6$96b2o$96b2o2$87b2o7b2o$88bo8bo$85b3o...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 13th, 2024, 9:56 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4699
Views: 1882173

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

HLx86R can output a LWSS with a sacrificial Block. But it is useless due to the lane of the LWSS and the sacrificial Block. x = 38, y = 41, rule = LifeHistory 25.2D$25.DBD$25.D3B$26.4B$27.4B$27.4B$27.5B$26.6B$26.7B$26.8B$25.9B$ 24.10B$14.2A8.4BD4B$15.A9.2B3D3B$15.A.AB5.3BD5B$16.2AB.3B.10B$18.17B$ 1...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 13th, 2024, 9:02 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 911
Views: 448296

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

mvr just discovered the new smallest Herschel duplicator! It is a stable, Spartan form of Lx65 with an additional R64 output. x = 28, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 14b2o$15bo$15b3o3$2o23bo$bo21b3o$bobo18bo$2b2o18b2o3$22bo$21bobo$20bo 2bo2b2o$21b2o3b2o$2bo$2bobo$2b3o15b2o$4bo15b2o7$14b3o$14bo$13b2o! The FNGs...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
September 5th, 2024, 11:13 pm
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread
Replies: 860
Views: 329496

Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten x = 649, y = 56, rule = 12ColorMarkedLife B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5.B5. ...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 16th, 2024, 11:21 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4714
Views: 1840224

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Under hotcrystal0's request, here is the current 2024 oscillator stamp collection: x = 1755, y = 2347, rule = LifeHistory 1649.2A$1121.3A525.A22.A$8D8.12D27.2A507.4D4.4D4.12D37.2A441.12D4.4D 4.4D21.3A452.12D4.12D4.12D30.A14.2A4.A.A$8D8.12D22.A5.A507.4D4.4D4. 12D37.A3.2A72.A4.A359.12D4.4D4.4D28.A6.A4...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 16th, 2024, 11:21 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)
Replies: 15
Views: 4711

Re: Sparker Compilation (up to p16)

Updated sparker stamp collection: x = 3319, y = 1143, rule = LifeHistory 61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D8.12D288.8D 8.8D$61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D8.12D 288.8D8.8D$61.12D432.4D4.4D432.12D432.12D432.12D304.12D304.12D288.8D 8.12D288.8D8.8D$61.12...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 9th, 2024, 7:17 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 4714
Views: 1840224

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

P8 tumbling T-tetson, supported by rephasing P5 sparkers: (by sheptagon) x = 19, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 12b2obo$12bob2o$7bob2obo3b2o$7b2obo2b3o2bo$11bo3bobo$13b2o2b2o$14bobo $3bo4b3o3bobo$2bobo3b3o4bo$2bobo4bo$2o2bob2o$bobo$o2b2obobob2o$b2o3bo b2obo$3b2obo$3bob2o! Similarly, here is a P23 oscillator ...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 3rd, 2024, 12:05 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Honey Farm Catalysts
Replies: 49
Views: 30928

Re: Honey Farm Catalysts

Are these in the collection?

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x = 45, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
41b2o$5bo26bo8bo$4bobo4b2o18bobo4b2obo$4bobo5bo18bobo5bob2o$5bo6bob2o
16bo6bobo2bo$9b2obob2o20b2obo3b2o$9b2obo23b2o2bo$12bo26b2o$2b3o7b2o15b
3o$bo3bo22bo3bo$o5bo20bo5bo$o5bo20bo5bo$o5bo20bo5bo$bo3bo22bo3bo$2b3o
24b3o3$32b2o$32bo$33b3o$35bo!
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 2nd, 2024, 2:07 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 3394
Views: 1601878

Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries

there is the g0-to-h, not sure if that was pointed out before... it basically stem from a g-to-h' x = 101, y = 110, rule = LifeHistory 3$58.A6.A.2A$57.A.A.A.3A.2A$56.A2.A.2A8.2A$56.A.A.A3.5A3.A$57.2A.A.2A 3.A2.A$59.B2A2.2A3.3A$55.4B2.2BA2B6.A9.2A$54.8A.3A5.2A9.A$54.A.A5BA.A B5.5B3.BA.A$55.BA6BA9.5B...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 1st, 2024, 12:26 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Extended Life Extensions
Replies: 1013
Views: 175128

Re: Extended Life Extensions

By the way, the usual way to eat a Herschel in StateInvestigator is this, and not a beehive:

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = StateInvestigator
6.E4$A$A.A$3A$2.A!
by Entity Valkyrie 2
August 1st, 2024, 12:24 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1040
Views: 634235

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

guntrue_208 in 1312, down from 1394: x = 40, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 b2o8b2o$b2o9bo7bo$12bobo4bobo$13b2o5bo12b3o$3o6b2o22b3obo$2o7b2o23bob obo$3b2o30bo2bo$2b3o31b2o$bobo15b2o$b2o16bobo$19bob2o$16b6o14b2o$10b2o 3bo4bo15b2o$b2o6bo2bo2bo2bo$o2bo6b2o4b2o$obobo23b2o5b3o$bob3o22b2o5b2o $3b3o12bo19b2o$17bob...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 27th, 2024, 8:22 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Replies: 343
Views: 75080

Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits

Fast resettable 180-degree glider reflector... whose timing is identical to timing of the longboat one-time turner : x = 39, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory 38.A$36.3A$35.A$35.2A4$37.A$27.D8.2A$27.3D5.2A$27.D.D6.2A$29.D6$32.A$ 24.2C5.A.A$2.2C19.C2.C4.A.A$2.C.C19.2C4.2A.2A$3.C.C23.A6.A$4.C24.2A. 2A.2A$33...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 26th, 2024, 7:36 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Construction Challenges and Ideas
Replies: 100
Views: 40009

Re: Construction Challenges and Ideas

Not really, the problem isn't to cover all lines. One only needs to cover a finite interval, but the interval should be protected completely, and gliders on lanes outside that interval should pass unaffected without interacting with the eater. As I already wrote , the puzzle is to find a (finite) s...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 22nd, 2024, 9:05 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1040
Views: 634235

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

xs20_gbbgra96z11 instead of Eater 2 allows for 1 row reduction (2464 -> 2408): <removed> 1 less row: <removed> 3 less population: x = 56, y = 42, rule = B3/S23 14b2obo3bo$14bob2o2b4ob2o10bo$22bo3bobo3b2o3b2o15b2o$15b2ob2obo7bo2b2o 3b2o15bo$13bo2bob2ob5o2bo9bo2b2obo7bobo$13b2o2bo2bo23b3o5b2o$18bo2bo...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 20th, 2024, 4:15 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Synthesisable Spaceship Guns
Replies: 216
Views: 290490

Re: Thread For Synthesisable Spaceship Guns

P61 crab gun: x = 326, y = 265, rule = B3/S23 121bob2o$121b2obo2$119b5o4b2o$118bo4bo5bo$117bo2bo8bob2ob2o$114bo2bob 2o9bobobo2bo$72bo40bobobo5bo7bo4b2o81bo$71bobo40bo2bo4bobo93bobo$72bo 44b2o2bo2bo14b2o78bo$122b2o15bo8bo$70b5o62bobo7bobo61b2o4b5o$69bo4bo 12b2o48b2o8bob3o59bo5bo4bo$68bo2bo15b2o55b2o...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 18th, 2024, 12:13 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Extended Life Extensions
Replies: 1013
Views: 175128

Re: Extended Life Extensions

I'm curious what is the reason for 'must' (rather than 'can') in captions "The FNG eater of the output Herschel must be removed if followed by a dependent conduit" in the first page. Keeping the FNG-eating SI cell does not seem to cause troubles in connections like this (L112 + F166), even though t...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 17th, 2024, 2:45 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Extended Life Extensions
Replies: 1013
Views: 175128

Re: Extended Life Extensions

Finally made some more progress with the User:Entity Valkyrie 2/StateInvestigator pages:
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... l-conduits
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/User:Entity ... reflectors
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 16th, 2024, 6:31 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits
Replies: 160
Views: 42845

Re: The Hunting of the Periodic Herschel Conduits

I found this. How to replace the upper block? x = 20, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 18bo$17bo$17b3o$9b2o$ob2o5b2o$2obo2$9b2o$9b2o! Just completing something posted some time ago... (but it is periodic, and the recovery time is 272...) x = 113, y = 107, rule = LifeHistory 9$73.2A$73.A2.2A$74.A.A$61.A11.2A2.A...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 16th, 2024, 5:46 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
Replies: 106
Views: 105654

Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)

A little something: x = 35, y = 44, rule = B3/S23 19bo$17b3o$16bo$16b2o$28b2o$13b2o13bobo$13bobo13b2o$14b2o5$25b2o6b2o$ 24bobo6b2o$25bo4$31b2o$31bobo$33bo$11b2o20b2o$10bobo$10bo7b2o$9b2o6bob o$18bo5$11b2o$12b2o$11bo4$6b2o$7b2o$6bo3$2o$b2o$o! EDIT by dvgrn , for the usual reason that interesting patt...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 16th, 2024, 1:48 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Highway robber challenge
Replies: 24
Views: 14527

Re: Highway robber challenge

There's certainly some space to work with here. Even on an initial attempt with no bait I can get a repeat time of 983 -- nowhere near good enough, but at least it's a three-digit number. x = 293, y = 367, rule = LifeHistory 2.A$A.A$.2A244$246.C.C$247.2C$247.C6$231.2A$230.A.A$230.A5.A$221.2A6. 2A5....
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 15th, 2024, 1:49 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 3394
Views: 1601878

Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries

I don't know if it had been noted previously, but the AK-94 actually has several isomers: x = 91, y = 38, rule = B3/S23 15b2o3bo22bo3b2o27bo3b2o$16bo2bobo20bobo2bo27bobo2bo$14bo4bobo20bobo4b o25bobo4bo$14b5obo22bob5o26bob5o$18bo26bo32bo$7b2o5b2o3bo24bo3b2o5b2o 20bo3b2o5b2o$8bo5b2o4bo22bo4b2o5bo20bo4...
by Entity Valkyrie 2
July 15th, 2024, 1:27 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 4699
Views: 1882173

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

and this p8 wick I have yet to find a stabilizer for: x = 60, y = 3, rule = B3/S23 o3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b 2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o$o3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo 3bo3bo3bo! A stabilization was found by Extrementhusiast in June 2023: After...