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Heyhey! Found a Turtle tagalong with WLS. Doesn't really do much but looks fun. x = 19, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 16bo$15bobo$2bo11b2o$bobo6b2o3bobo$bo3b2o2b3o3b2o$bobo3bo2bo7bo$3bo2bo 2b3o2bo2bo$2o2b3o2b3obo$2o2b3o2b3obo$3bo2bo2b3o2bo2bo$bobo3bo2bo7bo$bo 3b2o2b3o3b2o$bobo6b2o3bobo$2bo11b2o$15bobo$16bo!

Found a small-ish period-4 c/4 orthogonal spaceship using WLS. Not sure of any possible applications but it doesnt seem like there's a lot of c/4 ortho spaceships. x = 28, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 11b2o4bo$10bob2ob2ob2obo$bo2bo2bobo5b5o$bo2bobob2obobobob7o$2o19bobo2b 2o$bob2ob9o10bo$bo$bob2ob9o10bo$2o1...

Found a c/3, period-3 spaceship using WinLifeSearch. Ran it through catagolue with apgcode and no results. x = 24, y = 23, rule = B3/S23 b2ob2o9b3o$obob2o2b2o5b2o4bo$3o4b3o7bo2bobo$3o3bobo5b3o3bobo$2bo2b3o5b o6bo$2o3bobobo4bo4b2o$bo3b2o2bob2o2bo3bobo$2bobo8b3o$7bo7b3obobobo$5bo bo4bo3bo3b2obo$4bobo3...

Another thing I found - probably nothing major, but a cool-looking c/2 orthogonal, period 2 extensible spaceship. Code for the main part below: x = 20, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 11bo$8b4o$8b2o$6bo3b2o$6b4obo$3bobo11bo$2b6o6b4o$b2o5bo3b3obo$3o3bo4b 2o3bo$b3o2b2o3bo4b2o$3bo3b3obo5b3o$bo7b4o6bo$bobo8bo$o$o...

I was running a search with WinLifeSearch for a spaceship, and I found one I'm not sure has been discovered before. It has a period of 2 and (I believe) a speed of C. Code: x = 38, y = 23, rule = B3/S23 $13bobo$12bo2bo$11b2o$10bo8bo$9b6ob4o$6b2o7b2obo$5bo3b3ob2o3bo$4bo3bo 4b2o3b2o$4bo5bo3b2o3b3o$4b3...

I think I accidentally discovered an eater of some sort - similar to eater 1, but it requires and exact copy of itself mirrored to be stable. Code for demonstration below: x = 28, y = 18, rule = B3/S23 3$21bo$20bo$20b3o2$12b2o3b2o$12bobobobo$14bobo$14bobo$13b2ob2o$14bobo$ 13bo3bo$13b2ob2o! Let me kn...

Is there a tool I can use to look up a pattern to find any that match it in the database? I remember using one in the past, but I don't remember what it was.

Alright, thanks!

I was using WinLifeSearch to find oscillators/spaceships, and I found a P5 oscillator pattern that hasn't been found before. Code: x = 35, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 3b2o25b2o$b4o25b4o$2o10bo9bo10b2o$2obo6bo2bo2b3o2bo2bo6bob2o$2b2o2b3o 3bo9bo3b3o2b2o$6b2o2bo13bo2b2o$4b2obobo2b2o7b2o2bobob2o$3bobo3bobo2bo...

Ah, thanks. It looks like it was just oriented wrong and that's why the pattern finder didn't identify it.

I was messing around with a converter and a P46 Gliderless MWSS gun, and after the gun and converter were destroyed partially, I noticed a remaining oscillation from the gun. It had a period of 43, and I don't believe it's been found before. I quickly stopped it, and cleared out everything unnecessa...