Sure, why not? Nice work setting everything up so that it's easy to see it run in LifeViewer -- thanks!Gustavo6046 wrote:Well could these two connect...
I usually use a batch file, generally copied from one of the samples that comes with Hersrch, and edit the various parameters until it turns into the search that I want.Gustavo6046 wrote:I am going to set up Hersrch. Basic instructions?
In this case, open the file you posted in a new Golly universe -- copy, then Ctrl+Shift+O. That way you'll see everything at the same coordinates as I will. Otherwise we might randomly paste the pattern at different locations, and then it's much harder to figure out what all the numbers mean.
When you open that pattern, you'll see that your glider+beehive collision produces a left-turn Herschel, L, at (18,2) in Golly's coordinate system. The signal that restores the beehive is a forward Herschel, F, at (12,42). So all you have to do is tell Hersrch to connect the L Herschel to the F Herschel, taking as many ticks as necessary.
That's a one-variable search. The input and output locations are both fixed, so the only thing that can change is the number of ticks. Here's my first attempt at setting search parameters:
GustavoConnect.bat:
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set x=100000
set u=10000
set t=100
set n=10000
set name=GustavoConnect
hersrch -p 997 -o %name%.rle -n %n% -f %name%.log -s -x %x% -u %u% -t %t% -e (t=192..600)L(0)[18,2]..F(t)[12,42]
pause
