Catalyses (Game)

[hotcrystal0]

If still lifes are permitted, then oscillators too?

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[b-engine]

What's wrong? Do you hit the wrong button?

[hotcrystal0]

What's wrong? Do you hit the wrong button?

I was about to say that oscillators weren’t allowed, but then I realized that you were talking about the next active region and not what to catalyze the region into.
Eaten:

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x = 19, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o4bo$7bobo$8bo2$6b5o$5bo3bobo$2bo2bo4b2o2bo$bobobo5bobo
bo$2bo2b2o4bo2bo$5bobo3bo$6b5o2$8bo$7bobo5b2o$8bo6bo$16b3o$6b2ob2o7bo
$7bobo$5bobobobo$5b2o3b2o!

Next:

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
o4b2o4bo$2o4b2obobo$2o3bobo3bo$bo3b3o2bo$o4b2ob4o!

Edit on 4/24/2024: corrected typo

[b-engine]

Next:

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x = 12, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
o4b2o4bo$2o4b2obobo$2o3bobo3bo$bo3b3o2bo$o4b2ob4o!

I've got an active region that eventually turns into block and beehive after catalysis:

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x = 17, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o$5bo4b2o4bo$5b2o4b2obobo$5b2o3bobo3bo$6bo3b3o2bo$5bo4b
2ob4o!

Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo3bo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$5b2o$b2o$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo3bo!

If you can turn the oscillator above into glider synthesis it, then better.

[hotcrystal0]

Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo3bo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$5b2o$b2o$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo3bo!

If you can turn the oscillator above into glider synthesis it, then better.

Ugh. Can’t quite get it to work.

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x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
b2o$bobo$3bo6b2o$3b2o4bo2bo$b2o7b2o$o2b2o$2obo5bo3bo$3bo4bobobobo$3b2o
4b2obo2bo$13b2o$9b2o$8bo2bob2o$9bobobobo$10bo3bo!

[d/dx]

Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo3bo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$5b2o$b2o$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo3bo!

I mean... it did get eaten...

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x = 12, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
8bob2o$bo3bo2b2obo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$3bob2o$b2obo$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo
3bo2$8b2o$8bobo$10bo$10b2o!

[hotcrystal0]

Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo3bo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$5b2o$b2o$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo3bo!

I mean... it did get eaten...

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x = 12, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
8bob2o$bo3bo2b2obo$obobobo$b2obo2bo$3bob2o$b2obo$o2bob2o$bobobobo$2bo
3bo2$8b2o$8bobo$10bo$10b2o!

Actually eaten:

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x = 16, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10bo$8bobo$4b2o2b2o$4b2o2$5bo3bo$4bobobobo$5b2obo2bo$2o7b2o3b2o
$2o3b2o7b2o$4bo2bob2o$5bobobobo$6bo3bo2$10b2o$6b2o2b2o$5bobo$5bo$4b2o
!

Next:

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2bo3b4o$obo3bob2o$bo4b2obo$obo2bo2bo$5b2o2bo!

Don't eat it, and you have to interact with it before it turns into a honey farm.

[b-engine]

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x = 10, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
b2o$b2o3$2bo3b4o$obo3bob2o$bo4b2obo$obo2bo2bo$5b2o2bo9$4b2o$4bo$5b3o$
7bo!

Next:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3o$o2bo$o3bo$bo2bo$2b3o!

[rayansh1234]

Pi:

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x = 23, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
8bo$7bobo$8bo2$6b5o$5bo4bo$4bo2bo$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2b
o2bo9b2o$9b2o10bo$12b3o4bobo$12bo2bo3b2o$12bo3bo$13bo2bo$14b3o2$12b2o
$13bo$10b3o$10bo!

Next: Don't eat and only interact until generation 20

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2b2o$bobo$2o$bo!

[MathAndCode]

Next: Don't eat and only interact until generation 20

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2b2o$bobo$2o$bo!

I made an R-sequence.

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x = 17, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bo$13bobo$13b2o$7bo$6b2o$5bobo$2o2b2o$2o3bo!

Let's use the same sequence, again with no eating, but this time, the catalysts may only interact after generation 20.

[rayansh1234]

This was tough

Generation 3 of pi:

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x = 31, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
21bo$19b3o$18bo$18b2o$3bo$3b3o$6bo$5b2o$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o$13bo15b2o$12b
2o15b2o$11bobo$10b2o$11bo4$2o$obob2o$2bob2o$bo$b2ob2o$2bobo$2bobo18b2o
$3bo11bo7bo$14bobo7b3o$15bobo8bo$7b2o3b3o2b3o$7b2o2bo3b2o3bo$11bob2o2b
3o$12bo2bobo$14bobo$15bo!

Next (Don't eat)

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
3b4o$3bobo$4b2o$o$3o$bo!

[b-engine]

Traffic light:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8b4o$8bobo$9b2o$5bo$5b3o$6bo4$2b2o$3bo$3o$o!

Next:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobo$3bo$2obo3b2o$2obo4bo$4b4o2$4b2o$4b2o!

[Antonin Duda]

Traffic light:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8b4o$8bobo$9b2o$5bo$5b3o$6bo4$2b2o$3bo$3o$o!

Next:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobo$3bo$2obo3b2o$2obo4bo$4b4o2$4b2o$4b2o!

E A T:

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
14bo$12b3o$11bo$11b2o$2o15b2o$bo7b2o6bo$bobo4bobo4bobo$2b2o4bo6b2o$5b
2obo3b2o$5b2obo4bo$2b2o5b4o$bobo$bo7b2o$2o7b2o2$7b2o2b2o$8bo2bo$5b3o4b
3o$5bo8bo!

Next, Convert it, but don't eat it nor let it die since it's a spark:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b3o$5bo2$3o$bo!

[C_R_116]

Next, Convert it, but don't eat it nor let it die since it's a spark:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b3o$5bo2$3o$bo!

Octomino II:

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
bo$b3o$4bo$3b2o$9bo$8b3o$10bo$2o$2o3b3o$6bo!

Next:

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x = 10, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
10o2$6bo!

[rayansh1234]

Eaten:

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x = 19, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
9b10o2$2b2o11bo$bobo$bo$2o!

Next:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bobo$6bo$3o3bo$o4bo$4bo$b3o!

[hotcrystal0]

Eaten:

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x = 15, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$o7bo$3o6bo$3bo4b2o$2b2o2$6b2o$6bobo$8bo$2b3o3bo$2bo4bo3b2o$6bo4b
obo$3b3o7bo$13b2o3$6b2obo$3bobobob3o$2bob2obo4bo$2bo3bobobobo$b2o3bob
ob2o$7bo!

Next:

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x = 4, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$ob2o$3bo2$o$3o$bo!

Don’t eat it.

[b-engine]

Longboat:

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9bob2o$12bo$2b2o$bobo5bo$bo7b3o$2o8bo3$10b2o$10b2o!

Next:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
9b2o2$6bo6bo$6bob4obo$b2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$bo4bo6bo4bo$2b3o10b3o$4bobo6b
obo$2b3o3bo2bo3b3o$bo6b4o6bo$b2o14b2o$5b10o2$4bob2ob2ob2obo$3bo2bobo2b
obo2bo$o2b2obobo2bobob2o2bo$3o2b2ob4ob2o2b3o$3bo3bo4bo3bo$2bo4bob2obo
4bo$2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o!

Don't eat it since it's a spark.

[MathAndCode]

This was tough

It shouldn't have been. Here are a B-sequence, Herschel without its first natural glider, and an extra glider.

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x = 30, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$5bo$5b2o22bo$2o25b3o$o2b4o19bo$bobo2bo10bo9bo$2o2b2o10b2o8b2o
$2bobo10bobo$2bo2bo8b2o$3b2o10bo$9b2o$10bo$7b3o$7bo!

Next:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
9b2o2$6bo6bo$6bob4obo$b2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$bo4bo6bo4bo$2b3o10b3o$4bobo6b
obo$2b3o3bo2bo3b3o$bo6b4o6bo$b2o14b2o$5b10o2$4bob2ob2ob2obo$3bo2bobo2b
obo2bo$o2b2obobo2bobob2o2bo$3o2b2ob4ob2o2b3o$3bo3bo4bo3bo$2bo4bob2obo
4bo$2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o!

Don't eat it since it's a spark.

Do honeyfarm predecessors count?

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o$9b2o2$6bo6bo$6bob4obo$b2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$bo4bo6bo4bo$2b3o10b
3o$4bobo6bobo$2b3o3bo2bo3b3o$bo6b4o6bo$b2o14b2o$5b10o2$4bob2ob2ob2obo
$3bo2bobo2bobo2bo$o2b2obobo2bobob2o2bo$3o2b2ob4ob2o2b3o$3bo3bo4bo3bo$
2bo4bob2obo4bo$2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o!

[b-engine]

Do honeyfarm predecessors count?

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o$9b2o2$6bo6bo$6bob4obo$b2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$bo4bo6bo4bo$2b3o10b
3o$4bobo6bobo$2b3o3bo2bo3b3o$bo6b4o6bo$b2o14b2o$5b10o2$4bob2ob2ob2obo
$3bo2bobo2bobo2bo$o2b2obobo2bobob2o2bo$3o2b2ob4ob2o2b3o$3bo3bo4bo3bo$
2bo4bob2obo4bo$2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o!

This count, as long as you don't eat it.
Next:

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x = 22, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$8bo4bo$8bo4bo$4b4ob4ob4o$8bob2obo$5bob2ob2ob2obo$2b2ob3o6b3ob2o
$bo6b2o2b2o6bo$bo2b2o3bo2bo3b2o2bo$5b4o4b4o$bobo5b4o5bobo$2o3b4o4b4o3b
2o$2o7b4o7b2o$b2obo3bo4bo3bob2o$5bo2bob2obo2bo$3b2o4bo2bo4b2o$bo2bo5b
2o5bo2bo!

[tommyaweosme]

catalysed into methuselah i forgot the name of

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o3$3o2b4o$ob4ob2o$7obo$ob5obo$2o6bo$9o!

that strange methuselah that is an eater gone wrong is the next thing to catalyse

[hotcrystal0]

that strange methuselah that is an eater gone wrong is the next thing to catalyse

That’s a century.
Pi:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
b2o4b2o$b2o4bobo$8bo3$o12b2o$2o7b2o2b2o$b2o6b2o$bo3$7b2o$7bobo$9bo$9b
2o!

Next:

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2b2ob2o$o2bobobobo$2o6b2o2$2o6b2o$bo6bo$o8bo$obob2obobo$b2ob2ob2o!

[tommyaweosme]

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x = 106, y = 87, rule = B3/S23
5bo$6bo9bo$4b3o10bo$15b3o3$bo$2bo$3o20$65bobo$65b2o$66bo5$60b4o$59b6o
$58b2ob4o$59b2o3$59b2o$57bo6bo$56bo8bo$56bo8bo$56b9o2$44b3o$46bo13b4o
$45bo13b6o$58b2ob4o$59b2o33$80b2o21b2o$80bobo20bobo$80bo22bo!

glider catalysed into hwss

[hotcrystal0]

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x = 106, y = 87, rule = B3/S23
5bo$6bo9bo$4b3o10bo$15b3o3$bo$2bo$3o20$65bobo$65b2o$66bo5$60b4o$59b6o
$58b2ob4o$59b2o3$59b2o$57bo6bo$56bo8bo$56bo8bo$56b9o2$44b3o$46bo13b4o
$45bo13b6o$58b2ob4o$59b2o33$80b2o21b2o$80bobo20bobo$80bo22bo!

glider catalysed into hwss

no, that doesn’t count since you didn’t use catalysts and you didn’t use the right pattern.

[hotcrystal0]

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x = 106, y = 87, rule = B3/S23
5bo$6bo9bo$4b3o10bo$15b3o3$bo$2bo$3o20$65bobo$65b2o$66bo5$60b4o$59b6o
$58b2ob4o$59b2o3$59b2o$57bo6bo$56bo8bo$56bo8bo$56b9o2$44b3o$46bo13b4o
$45bo13b6o$58b2ob4o$59b2o33$80b2o21b2o$80bobo20bobo$80bo22bo!

glider catalysed into hwss

It’s already very late, but here’s the next pattern?

Edit: nevermind.

Next:

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x = 2^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^32, y = 12857734109516935901367563459351073486102, rule = B3/S23
bob4obo2bobo2b2ob11obo$3obobo2b2obo2bob2ob4obo2bo!

I know it’s a little too late, but I-sequence:

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x = 32, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobo$4bo3$bob4obo2bobo2b2ob11obo$3obobo2b2obo2bob2ob4obo2bo2$11b
o$10bobo$10b2o2$16b2o$17bo$14b3o$14bo!

[b-engine]

Since hotcrystal0 didn't post the next pattern, I took over:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2bo$4o$3bo$2bo!

Catalyse it into anything other than glider or nothing.