danny wrote:Ah, sorry, for some reason I just assumed that sideways G's could always be annhilated 'slowly', but alas, I was wrong. Here's my most efficient snowflake destruction (a.k.a. not very good XD):
Two way for destroying a snowflake using a 6G slow salvo:
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x = 75, y = 42, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6$52b2o5b2o$52bo6bo$19b2o10b2o19b2o5b2o5b2o$6bo12bo11bo34bo$4b5o10b2o
10b2o7b2o24b2o$4bo3bo31bo$3b2obob2o30b2o$4bo3bo$4b5o$6bo12$19b2o10b2o
18b2o4b2o4b2o$6bo12bo11bo19bo5bo5bo$4b5o10b2o10b2o18b2o4b2o4b2o$4bo3bo
$3b2obob2o31b2o$4bo3bo32bo$4b5o32b2o$6bo!
And a 3G way for a getting a front-snowflake-pushback still life (above I used 4G):
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x = 45, y = 16, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4$24b2o6b2o$6bo17bo7bo$4b5o15b2o6b2o$4bo3bo32b2o$3b2obob2o31bo$4bo3bo
32b2o$4b5o$6bo!
Edit1:
Slightly better snowflake destruction (5G):
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x = 36, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
3$10b2o4b2o$4bo5bo5bo$2b5o3b2o4b2o$2bo3bo16b2o$b2obob2o15bo$2bo3bo16b
2o7b2o$2b5o11b2o12bo$4bo13bo13b2o$18b2o!
10G for a side- and back-snowflake-pushback (3/4 snow-flake) still life and a Z out of it:
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x = 134, y = 31, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
3$52b2o$52bo$19b2o10b2o19b2o36b2o$6bo12bo11bo26b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o6bo$
4b5o10b2o10b2o7b2o16bo5bo5bo5bo5bo7b2o$4bo3bo31bo17b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o
$3b2obob2o30b2o$4bo3bo$4b5o$6bo4$127b2o$52b2o73bo$52bo74b2o$19b2o10b2o
19b2o36b2o12b2o$6bo12bo11bo26b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o6bo13bo$4b5o10b2o10b2o
7b2o16bo5bo5bo5bo5bo7b2o12b2o$4bo3bo31bo17b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$3b2obob
2o30b2o$4bo3bo$4b5o$6bo!
Similarly, the sideways hooked snowflake:
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x = 49, y = 13, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
$25b2o5b2o5b2o5b2o$10b2o13bo6bo6bo6bo$10bo14b2o5b2o5b2o5b2o$10b2o6b2o$
5bo12bo$3b5o10b2o$3bo3bo$2b2obob2o$3bo3bo$3b5o$5bo!
And not sure if it is relevant but 4G for a snowflake pushback (without sending a G back) and 6G for a side-way push:
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x = 29, y = 12, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
2$10b2o4b2o$4bo5bo5bo8b2o$2b5o3b2o4b2o7bo$2bo3bo18b2o$b2obob2o$2bo3bo$
2b5o11b2o$4bo13bo$18b2o!
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x = 60, y = 20, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
5$5bo$3b5o$3bo3bo$2b2obob2o$3bo3bo$3b5o10b2o$5bo12bo38b2o$10b2o6b2o26b
2o9bo$10bo14b2o5b2o12bo10b2o$10b2o13bo6bo13b2o$25b2o5b2o!
Edit2:
improved 3/4 snowflake (7G) and Z (9G) on both directions:
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x = 119, y = 70, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6$20b2o4b2o53b2o$7bo12bo5bo54bo$5b5o10b2o4b2o53b2o$5bo3bo31b2o$4b2obob
2o22b2o6bo$5bo3bo23bo7b2o9b2o6b2o$5b5o23b2o17bo7bo10b2o$7bo44b2o6b2o9b
o$71b2o12$20b2o4b2o53b2o$7bo12bo5bo54bo$5b5o10b2o4b2o53b2o$5bo3bo31b2o
$4b2obob2o22b2o6bo$5bo3bo23bo7b2o9b2o6b2o$5b5o23b2o17bo7bo10b2o18b2o$
7bo44b2o6b2o9bo19bo$71b2o18b2o$113b2o$113bo$113b2o9$20b2o4b2o53b2o$7bo
12bo5bo54bo$5b5o10b2o4b2o53b2o$5bo3bo31b2o$4b2obob2o22b2o6bo$5bo3bo23b
o7b2o9b2o6b2o$5b5o23b2o17bo7bo10b2o$7bo44b2o6b2o9bo$71b2o4$91b2o$91bo$
91b2o2$108b2o$108bo$108b2o!
Edit3:
All 3 types of reflectors: 5G front, 13G sideways, 16 backwards:
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x = 149, y = 74, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
5$18b2o6b2o$10bo7bo7bo18b2o$8b5o5b2o6b2o17bo12b2o$8bo3bo22b2o8b2o11bo$
7b2obob2o21bo22b2o$8bo3bo22b2o$8b5o$10bo11$23b2o4b2o53b2o$10bo12bo5bo
54bo$8b5o10b2o4b2o53b2o$8bo3bo31b2o$7b2obob2o22b2o6bo$8bo3bo23bo7b2o9b
2o6b2o$8b5o23b2o17bo7bo10b2o$10bo44b2o6b2o9bo$74b2o4$94b2o36b2o$94bo
18b2o4b2o11bo$94b2o17bo5bo12b2o$113b2o4b2o4$110b2o$110bo$110b2o10$98b
2o5b2o5b2o5b2o$83b2o13bo6bo6bo6bo$83bo14b2o5b2o5b2o5b2o$57b2o4b2o18b2o
6b2o35b2o5b2o$57bo5bo8b2o17bo36bo6bo6b2o$19b2o36b2o4b2o7bo18b2o35b2o5b
2o5bo$10bo8bo14b2o36b2o68b2o$8b5o6b2o13bo$8bo3bo21b2o$7b2obob2o51b2o
67b2o$8bo3bo52bo68bo$8b5o52b2o67b2o$10bo!
Edit4:
for the p3 we don't have to use the complicated 2Z-version - we can use the 2-snowflakes version:
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x = 279, y = 37, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
5$255b2o$255bo$255b2o$243b2o$243bo$243b2o$152b2o15b2o47b2o$152bo16bo
48bo$152b2o6b2o7b2o47b2o$160bo$160b2o47b2o$119b2o88bo$59b2o4b2o4b2o4b
2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o16bo89b2o$59bo5bo5bo5bo5bo5bo5bo5bo17b2o$59b2o4b2o4b
2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$194b2o$17b2o5b2o83b2o18b2o6b2o6b2o47bo68b2o11b
2o$17bo6bo17b2o65bo19bo7bo7bo34b2o12b2o67bo12bo$17b2o5b2o4b2o4b2o4bo
12b2o52b2o18b2o6b2o6b2o33bo82b2o11b2o$8bo21bo5bo5b2o11bo124b2o$6b5o19b
2o4b2o17b2o$6bo3bo$5b2obob2o$6bo3bo$6b5o$8bo!
and its destruction:
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x = 117, y = 112, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
9$7bo$5b5o$5bo3bo10b2o$4b2obob2o9bo67b2o$5bo3bo10b2o66bo5b2o$5b5o78b2o
4bo$7bo86b2o$11bo$8bobo2bo$11bo36b2o10b2o36b2o$7bo27b2o11bo11bo37bo$5b
5o25bo12b2o10b2o7b2o27b2o$5bo3bo25b2o32bo$4b2obob2o58b2o10b2o6b2o$5bo
3bo71bo7bo$5b5o71b2o6b2o$7bo27$23b2o$11bo11bo$23b2o$10bobo55b2o10b2o
18b2o4b2o4b2o$6bo4bo4bo28b2o21bo11bo19bo5bo5bo$4b5o5b5o26bo22b2o10b2o
18b2o4b2o4b2o$4bo3bo2bo2bo3bo26b2o13b2o$3b2obob2o3b2obob2o40bo29b2o$4b
o3bo5bo3bo41b2o28bo$4b5o5b5o71b2o$6bo9bo18$20b2o4b2o$11bo8bo5bo$9b5o6b
2o4b2o$9bo3bo80b2o$8b2obob2o20b2o57bo$9bo3bo21bo50b2o6b2o$9b5o21b2o49b
o$11bo31b2o41b2o$7bo35bo$5bo2bobo32b2o$7bo$11bo$9b5o$9bo3bo64b2o$8b2ob
ob2o63bo$9bo3bo64b2o$9b5o$11bo51b2o4b2o17b2o4b2o4b2o$63bo5bo18bo5bo5bo
$63b2o4b2o17b2o4b2o4b2o!