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ssaamm

Interesting...
I found the origin of that common ship:

x = 4, y = 26, rule = 23568/357/4
.2A$.2A$.2A9$.2A$.3A$.2A10$2.A$2A$2.A!

the first is a common short methuselah, the second is the same, but with symmetry blocked, and the third is a precursor

ssaamm

A lightspeed ship, rake, or puffer in a cylindrical universe can be made simply by making a vertical line and moving around a few of the pixels. I believe this is the smallest possible one: x = 2, y = 2, rule = B3/S23:T0,2 o$2o! other, larger ones can be made by moving pixels in a way that prevents ...

ssaamm

Well, I think that the problem can be solved using a CA. I think a CA in which all cells put out orthagonal-moving cells that leave a trail, and then the trails would "solidify" when it hit another trail or solid structure, and destroy unnecessary material around it. When it was all done, a special ...

ssaamm

Well, it does make it so that diagonal patterns don't end up with extra junk in them...I'm starting to like the polyomino setup, though, even though it may be difficult to calculate in larger patterns.

ssaamm

This is the loop they used as an example ancestor: x = 17, y = 17, rule = f-sexyloop .15B$BG.AG.AG.AG.4AB$BA13BAB$B.B11.BAB$BGB11.BAB$BAB11.BAB$B.B11.BAB$ BGB11.BIB$BAB11.B.B$B.B11.BAB$BGB11.BGB$BAB11.B.B$B.B11.BAB$BGB11.BGB $BA13B.B$B.GA.GA.GA.DA.DAB$.14BE! It appears unable to penetrate the sheath...

ssaamm

I'll be more specific to clear things up here, because I'm not sure we're all on the same page... If every cell were represented by a point in the very center of it, this would be the smallest possible equal-angular octagon, and it would be aligned with the grid so the top and bottom sides are flat ...

ssaamm

Well, I've been thinking about the theory of lightspeed and such, and I think it's about time we found a new standard better than "bounding box". I think that if every cell was represented by the smallest possible point, it would be the area of the smallest possible octagon that could have each of t...

ssaamm

I made some colors that I think work better: color = 1 247 247 247 color = 2 60 196 110 color = 3 181 77 105 color = 4 77 181 181 color = 5 92 91 107 color = 6 247 208 37 It's good not to adjust the background color, and I tweaked it to have a wider palette and be a little less computerish. P26 Glid...

ssaamm

So, 1 is a life cell, 2 makes dead cells come alive when they appear, 3 makes live cells dead when they appear, 4 switches the state of all cells around it, 5 always counts as an off life cell, and 6 always counts as an on life cell. Here are three unexploited interesting minimal patterns: P312: x =...

ssaamm

Well, I think that it can be figured out exactly how to find out how many possible significant interactions of three gliders there can be. I am aware that there are infinite possibilities due to gliders colliding with glider emitted from two-glider collisions. First, in any given pattern, we need to...

ssaamm

For some strange reason, tubes seem to clog up for me.

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23:T0,21
b2o$2o$bo!

Look at this at 4x or higher speed and it really slows down towards the end.

Also, regarding the first post, top this:

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23:T20,20
9bo$9bo$9bo$b3o$o2bo!

668, I think

ssaamm

I was just toying around with gliders, when I found this interaction:

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x = 24, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$b2o6bobo$obo6bo$2bo26$22b2o$21b2o$23bo!

I wonder how we could manipulate this?

ssaamm

nono, it's talking about a related topic, life integer constructions.

ssaamm

Well, how many threads do other people end, because every thread has an end...

ssaamm

Well, I noticed that many people find things that they don't know about, whether its new, or what, so I think those should go here.

ssaamm

Well, most every pattern in any looping universe could be considered an agar or a wick when copied in a grid in a non-looping one, so make sure that you're not posting a known one of those, or if it isn't known, make clear what kind of pattern it is.

ssaamm

Is this new? Glider gun (?), period 384, found it by accident this afternoon: x = 23, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 2$3bo$2bobo$2bobo$2bo2bo$3bobo$6bo$5b2o$5bo13b2o$19b2o3$3bo$2bobo$4bo$ 4bo$4bo2$5bo$b2ob3o$3b3ob2o$6bo! BT No, that's been known for a while, and several people have found it already. Technic...

ssaamm

But now, what new standards will be set? Would these patterns be considered official? x = 1, y = 11, rule = B3/S23:T0,12 o$o$o$o$o2$o$o$o$o$o! x = 30, y = 18, rule = B3/S23:T0,18 2o8bo8b3o5b3o$11bo8b2o5b3o$bobo6b3o14b3o$bobo6b5o8b2o2b3o$o3bo10bo2b2o 3b3ob3o$o3bo10bo2b2o3b3ob3o$bobo6b5o8b2o2b3o$bobo6...

ssaamm

or: x = 29, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 19b2o$7bo10bo$6bo8b4o2bo$5b2o2bo5bo6bo$5bo4bo2b5o$4b3obobo2bo3bo2b2o3b o$7b2o11b2o2bobo$3bo2bo2bobobo7b4o$2bo6bo3bo6bo3bo2bo$b2o3b2obobo8bo$ 3o2b2o2bo10bo7bo$3o2b2o2bo10bo7bo$b2o3b2obobo8bo$2bo6bo3bo6bo3bo2bo$3b o2bo2bobobo7b4o$7b2o11b2o2bobo$4b3obobo2bo3bo2b2o3bo$5...

ssaamm

A Bug:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = 3458/37/4
4.BC$3.3A.2A$4.2A.2A2$4.2A.2A$4.2A.2A$2.2A$2.2A$2A$2A!

ssaamm

sounds good to me, but how easy would this be to manipulate?
I know xml isn't very convenient...

ssaamm

Hmm...

Well, would there be a better way to incorporate custom neighborhoods based by state into the current rule table format?
Also, would it be possible to have the .colors file be part of the rule table?

ssaamm

Well, I think it's about time we brought together every format into an agreeable, deep, and effective rule table. It will be very difficult, but I have a list of all the things we need to specify in one of these tables. I believe the best way is XML, Like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859...

ssaamm

180 degree reflector:

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x = 9, y = 21, rule = 345/2/4
4.A.BA$2.C.3A$2.B2A.2AC$2.A.3A.B$3.A.A.A$4.BC13$2A$2B$2C!

ssaamm

Glider to crawler converter: x = 6, y = 10, rule = B017/S01 b2o$b2o2$5bo$3bo$3bo$5bo2$2o$2o! Here's a simpler one: x = 8, y = 8, rule = B017/S01 7bo$5bo$5bo$7bo2$o2$o! I don't know if this has been found already... x = 27, y = 9, rule = B017/S01 16bobobo2$6bo9bo3bo$4bo3bo14bo$2bobobobo11bo$o15bo5bo...

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