Extended Life Extensions

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by hotcrystal0 » February 10th, 2026, 5:35 pm

P42 and P100:

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x = 43, y = 27, rule = StateInvestigator
$.B6EB$2.B4DB2$4.2A33.E2B$4.2A3$10.A$9.A.A$8.A3.A$9.A.A17.C4.A$10.A22.
D.A$34.D.A$10.A20.A.B.A$9.A.A18.A.D$8.A3.A18.A.D$9.A.A20.A4.C$10.A3$4.
2A$4.2A2$2.B4DB17.2BE$.B6EB!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by b-engine » February 10th, 2026, 6:06 pm

hotcrystal0 wrote:
February 10th, 2026, 5:35 pm
P42 and P100:

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x = 43, y = 27, rule = StateInvestigator
$.B6EB$2.B4DB2$4.2A33.E2B$4.2A3$10.A$9.A.A$8.A3.A$9.A.A17.C4.A$10.A22.
D.A$34.D.A$10.A20.A.B.A$9.A.A18.A.D$8.A3.A18.A.D$9.A.A20.A4.C$10.A3$4.
2A$4.2A2$2.B4DB17.2BE$.B6EB!
Reduced the p42 by 8 cells:

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x = 12, y = 25, rule = B3/S23Investigator
P2.2D2.P$.B4DB2$3.2A$3.2A3$9.A$8.A.A$7.A3.A$8.A.A$9.A2$9.A$8.A.A$7.A3.
A$8.A.A$9.A3$3.2A$3.2A2$.B4DB$P2.2D2.P!

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by qqd » February 11th, 2026, 6:47 am

A better 3 cell highway robber with repeat time 87:

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x = 27, y = 33, rule = LifeInvestigator
A.A$.2A$.A19$23.A$24.A$22.3A5$17.C2$26.D2$26.B!
Strange 3 cell glider to glider plus block:

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x = 6, y = 12, rule = LifeInvestigator
2.A$3.A$.3A7$5.D$C$5.B!
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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by Citation needed » April 3rd, 2026, 6:30 am

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#C Monomer (using four gray cells) of a four-barrel gun from CGoL
x = 9, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.2A$4.2A8$.2A3.2A$2.5A$3.3A$4.A4$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A5.E4$4.E!

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by hotcrystal0 » April 3rd, 2026, 8:08 am

Citation needed wrote:
April 3rd, 2026, 6:30 am

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#C Monomer (using four gray cells) of a four-barrel gun from CGoL
x = 9, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.2A$4.2A8$.2A3.2A$2.5A$3.3A$4.A4$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A5.E4$4.E!
Better monomer:

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x = 9, y = 25, rule = StateInvestigator
4.2A$4.2A9$.2A.A.2A2$.A5.A2$2.2A.2A$4.A$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A2$5.E!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by I6_I6 » April 4th, 2026, 12:19 pm

hotcrystal0 wrote:
April 3rd, 2026, 8:08 am
Citation needed wrote:
April 3rd, 2026, 6:30 am

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#C Monomer (using four gray cells) of a four-barrel gun from CGoL
x = 9, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.2A$4.2A8$.2A3.2A$2.5A$3.3A$4.A4$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A5.E4$4.E!
Better monomer:

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x = 9, y = 25, rule = StateInvestigator
4.2A$4.2A9$.2A.A.2A2$.A5.A2$2.2A.2A$4.A$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A2$5.E!
Betterer monomer (smaller BB):

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x = 9, y = 24, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.2A$4.2A9$.2A.A.2A2$.A5.A2$2.2A.2A$4.A$8.E2$4.A3.E$4.A$4.A2$3A$6.E!

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by WhiteHawk » April 4th, 2026, 12:58 pm

I6_I6 wrote:
April 4th, 2026, 12:19 pm
hotcrystal0 wrote:
April 3rd, 2026, 8:08 am
Citation needed wrote:
April 3rd, 2026, 6:30 am
Better monomer:
Betterer monomer (smaller BB):
Even better

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x = 20, y = 9, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.E.E$11.A.A$E8.A3.A$9.A$3.3A2.A4.A5.E$9.A$.A7.A3.A$.A9.A.A$.A!
EDIT: Interesting capped form

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x = 20, y = 9, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.E.E$11.A.A$E8.A3.A$9.A$3.3A2.A4.A5.E$9.A$.A7.A3.A$.A9.A.A$.A3.E!
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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by hotcrystal0 » April 7th, 2026, 3:37 pm

Period1GliderGun wrote:
September 3rd, 2024, 3:49 pm
hotcrystal0 wrote:
September 2nd, 2024, 10:36 pm
P23 traffic light hassler:

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R4$E7.E$3.3A$4.A!
p25 version:

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x = 9, y = 19, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.R4$E2.3A2.E$3.A.A$3.3A6$3.3A$3.A.A$E2.3A2.E4$4.R!
P19 version and weirder P25:

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x = 35, y = 18, rule = StateInvestigator
6.R17.R2$4.A.A.A$3.A5.A$2.E7.E9.E7.E$5.3A15.3A$2.A.A3.A.A13.A4$30.A$29.
3A$ED2E22.E7.E$D.A$E.2A$.EA$.D28.R$.E!
P48 (23+25) and P90 (23+25+19+23):

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x = 25, y = 18, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R15.R4$E7.E7.E7.E$3.3A13.3A$4.A15.A5$3.2A12.A2.A$.A4.A$E6.E8.D4.A$D
6.D7.ED4.D$E6AE8.D3.DE$17.3DE$18.E!
Edit: Smaller P19:

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R2$2.A.A.A$.A5.A$E7.E$3.3A$A.A3.A.A4$5.AB$4.BA!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » May 14th, 2026, 1:02 am

The regenerating block and regenerating boat catalysts have been known for a good amount of time:

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x = 20, y = 11, rule = StateInvestigator
5.A11.A$5.A.A9.A.A$5.2A10.2A2$3.2A10.2A$3.2A10.A.A$16.A$.B4DB6.E$ED.
2E.DE5.DA$13.D2.DE$14.2DE!
But when two copies of the regenerating block catalysts are placed together, it forms a p9:

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x = 10, y = 11, rule = StateInvestigator
2.ED.2E.DE$3.B4DB2$5.2A$5.2A2$3.2A$3.2A2$.B4DB$ED.2E.DE!
When one of each or when two copies of the regenerating boat catalysts are placed together, it forms a p23:

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x = 22, y = 15, rule = StateInvestigator
18.E2D$17.ED2.D$.ED.2E.DE11.AD$2.B4DB13.E$18.A$4.2A11.A.A$4.2A12.2A2$
2.2A12.2A$2.A.A11.A.A$3.A13.A$E13.E$DA12.DA$D2.DE9.D2.DE$.2DE11.2DE!
EDIT: Two copies of this fishhook-type replacement catalyst can form a p8:

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x = 8, y = 11, rule = StateInvestigator
3.C$5.A$3.E3A$3.D.Q.R$4.AD.C2$C.DA$R.Q.D$.3AE$2.A$4.C!
This can be used to turn the regenerating block and boat catalysts into p9 and p23 duoplet sparkers:

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x = 24, y = 13, rule = StateInvestigator
4.C14.C2$4.E14.E$4.D.Q.R10.D.Q.R$5.AD.C11.AD.C2$3.2A13.2A$3.2A13.2A$
20.A$.B4DB9.E$ED.2E.DE8.DA$16.D2.DE$17.2DE!
Last edited by Entity Valkyrie 2 on May 14th, 2026, 8:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Extended Life Extensions

Post by hotcrystal0 » May 14th, 2026, 7:36 am

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
May 14th, 2026, 1:02 am
The regenerating block and regenerating boat catalysts have been known for a good amount of time:

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x = 20, y = 11, rule = StateInvestigator
5.A11.A$5.A.A9.A.A$5.2A10.2A2$3.2A10.2A$3.2A10.A.A$16.A$.B4DB6.E$ED.
2E.DE5.DA$13.D2.DE$14.2DE!
But when two copies of the regenerating block catalysts are placed together, it forms a p9:

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x = 10, y = 11, rule = StateInvestigator
2.ED.2E.DE$3.B4DB2$5.2A$5.2A2$3.2A$3.2A2$.B4DB$ED.2E.DE!
When one of each or when two copies of the regenerating boat catalysts are placed together, it forms a p23:

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x = 22, y = 15, rule = StateInvestigator
18.E2D$17.ED2.D$.ED.2E.DE11.AD$2.B4DB13.E$18.A$4.2A11.A.A$4.2A12.2A2$
2.2A12.2A$2.A.A11.A.A$3.A13.A$E13.E$DA12.DA$D2.DE9.D2.DE$.2DE11.2DE!
Just to clarify: the regenerating boat catalyst comes from Symbiosis.
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

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