Gun Discussion Thread

For discussion of specific patterns or specific families of patterns in Conway's Game of Life, both newly-discovered and well-known.
WhiteHawk
Posts: 1198
Joined: July 10th, 2024, 5:34 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk » September 27th, 2025, 3:23 pm

a new p45 gun found when rubbing stuff against the so-called "Tanner's" p45

Code: Select all

x = 37, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
6b2o6b2o$4bo4bo2bo4bo$4bo4bo2bo4bo$4bo4bo2bo4bo$6b2o6b2o2$2o$obo9bobo
$bo9bo2bo$11bo2bo$10bo3bo$9bo3bo$10bo4$10b2o23b2o$10b2o23bo$33bobo$33b
2o$25b3o$15b2o7bo3bo$15b2o7b2ob2o3$14b2o$15bo8b3o$12b3o$12bo12b2o$30b
3o$30bobo$30b3o$30b3o$30b3o$30b3o$30bobo$30b3o$13b3o$12bo3bo$12bo3bo4b
o$13b3o3b2obo$19bo2b2o$23bo4b2o$21bobo4b2o$23bo$13b3o$12bo3bo$12bo3bo
3b2o$13b3o3$19bo$18bobo$18b2o!
EDIT: Of course it had to go that way

Code: Select all

x = 26, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
19.2A$18.A.A$19.A$24.A$24.A$23.3A3$23.3A$15.A8.A$9.2A4.3A6.A$9.2A6.2A
5.A$18.A5.A$16.2A.A3.3A$16.3A$17.2A$23.3A$24.A$24.A2$14.2D$15.D$13.D.
D7$23.2A$23.A$21.A.A$21.2A$13.3A$3.2A7.A3.A$3.2A7.2A.2A3$2.2A$3.A8.3A
$3A$A12.2A$18.3A$18.A.A$18.3A$18.3A$18.3A$18.3A$18.A.A$18.3A$.3A$A3.A
$A3.A4.A$.3A3.2A.A$7.A2.2A$11.A4.2A$9.A.A4.2A$11.A$.3A$A3.A$A3.A3.2A$
.3A3$7.A$6.A.A$6.2A!
Likewise, another fail (capped with eater 5)

Code: Select all

x = 25, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$17bobo$18bo2$13b3o6b3o$13bo2bo5b3o$12bo3bo6bo$12bobob2o5bo$13b2o
b2o5bo$14b3o5bobo$8b2o$8b2o4b3o$13b2ob2o4bobo$12bobob2o5bo$12bo3bo6bo
$13bo2bo6bo$13b3o6b3o$22b3o$3bo$3b3o$6bo$5bobo$6bo3$7b2o$7b2o3$23b2o$
14bo8bo$13b3o5bobo$12b5o4b2o$11b2o3b2o$3b2o5b2o5b2o$3b2o6b2o3b2o$12bo
3bo2$2b2o$3bo15bo$3o15b3o$o16bobobo$17bobobo$18b3o$19bo3$19bo$18b3o$b
3o13bobobo$b3o13bobobo$2bo5bo9b3o$2bo3bo2bo9bo$2bo3bo$bobo$10bo5b2o$7b
2ob2o4b2o$bobo6bo$2bo$2bo$2bo$b3o$b3o2$7bo$6bobo$6b2o!
Last edited by WhiteHawk on November 2nd, 2025, 11:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

Pseudastur albicollis

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » October 14th, 2025, 1:09 am

Partial for gliderless p30 HWSS gun; need a spark and a block replacement. (Jam fails in place of the dead block.)

Code: Select all

x = 55, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
32bo$31b3o$23b3o4b5o$22bo2bo$25bo$21bo3bo$21bo3bo$25bo$22bobo19bo$30b
5o8bobo$31b3o9bobo4b2ob2o$32bo9b2ob2o4bobo$41bo5bobobo2bo$42b5ob7o$41b
2o$44bo2bo2b3o$44bo6bobo$19bo3b3o10b2o6bob4o3bo$19bo2bo2bo9bo2bo3b2ob
o4b3o$21bo13b2ob2o3bobob2obo$10b2o10bo2bo11bo5bo2bob2o$9bo2bo9bob2o18b
2o$9bobo2bo$10bo3bo29b2o$14bo13b2o12bo4bo$11bo16b2o11bo6bo$12b2o26bo8b
o$40bo8bo$2bo6bo30bo8bo$b2o6b2o30bo6bo$3o6b3o30bo4bo$b2o6b2o33b2o$2bo
6bo$18b2o$17bobo$17bo2bo$18b2o$19bo$26b3o$12bobo10bo3bo$11bob2o3bo5bo
5bo$9b3obo4b3o$8bo4bob3o3bobo7bo$9b3obo4b2obobo7bo$11bobo3bo2bo$12bo2b
obobo4bo5bo$13bo3bob2o4bo3bo$12b2o3bo2bo5b3o$10bo2bobo2b2o$10b4ob2obo
$13bobo2bo$10b2obo2b2o$10bob2o!
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

User avatar
iNoMed
Moderator
Posts: 761
Joined: August 29th, 2020, 3:05 pm
Location: Scotland

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by iNoMed » October 14th, 2025, 7:00 am

Here's a fully-completed period-30 gliderless HWSS gun, using a p6 frontend figured out by Sokwe on the Discord server, which I had then re-located (in a different, completed form) in the EV2 sparker stamp collection and then completed in a suitable manner using rlifesrc:

Code: Select all

x = 69, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
39b2obo$35b2o2bob2o$34bo2bobo$34bob2ob4o$24b3o6b2o2bobo2bo$25bo6bo2bo
3b2o$25bo6b2obo3bo$24b3o6bobobo2bo$32bo2bo3bobo$24b3o4bob2o4bob3o$24b
3o4bo3b3obo4bo$32b3o4bob3o$24b3o7bo3b2obo$25bo12bobo$25bo$24b3o$17b2o
17bo$17bobo15b2o$19b3o$18bo3bo9bo2bo$17bobobo10bo2bo$17b2o2bo10b3o6bo
2bob2obo2bo$40b2o2bo4bo2b2o$21b2o18bo2bob2obo2bo2$23b3obo$4bo2bob2obo
2bo7bo4bo$4b4ob2ob4o7b2o3bo20b2o$4bo2bob2obo2bo11bo19bo4bo$33b6o14bo$
32bo5bo8bo5bo$38bo9b6o$32bo4bo$9b2o23b2o$5b2obo2bo7b3o$4bob2obobo9bo
12b2o$2b3o4bob2o8bo15bo24b2o$bo3b4obo6bob2o12bobob2o3bo10bo7bobo$bobo
6bo5b2o15bo4b3obo2bobo4bob2o3b3o$2b3o2bo2bo23b4o4bo4bo3bo2bob2o2b2o$
12b2o14b3o6b4o3bo3bob7ob2o6bo$7ob5o13bo7b2o3b2ob3obo3bo9bobobo2bo$o2bo
bobo5bo8bo3bo4bo2bo6bo2bobobobob8obobo2bo$bobo4b2ob2o8b3o3bo2bobobo4bo
bob2obob2obo7bobo4bo$2ob2o4bobo17bo2b2o3b3ob2o2bobo3bob5obo4bo$9bobo
18b2o4bo7bo2bo3b2obo2bob4o2bob2o$10bo10b3o8b2o2b2o7b2o10bo4b5o$32bo25b
3o2bo$21bobo9bo25bobo5bo$21bobo8b2o23bo4bo3bobo$57b2o4b2o2bo$21b3o38b
2ob2o$61bobobo$60bo6bo$21b3o36bobob3obo$22bo36b2obobo3bo$58bo2b2o2bobo
$58b2o4b2ob2o!
Edit: And here's a small reduction found immediately after:

Code: Select all

x = 69, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
39b2obo$35b2o2bob2o$34bo2bobo$34bob2ob4o$24b3o6b2o2bobo2bo$25bo6bo2bo
3b2o$25bo6b2obo3bo$24b3o6bobobo2bo$32bo2bo3bobo$24b3o4bob2o4bob3o$24b
3o4bo3b3obo4bo$32b3o4bob3o$24b3o7bo3b2obo$25bo12bobo$25bo$24b3o$17b2o
17bo$17bobo15b2o$19b3o$18bo3bo9bo2bo$17bobobo10bo2bo$17b2o2bo10b3o6bo
2bob2obo2bo$40b2o2bo4bo2b2o$21b2o18bo2bob2obo2bo2$23b3obo$4bo2bob2obo
2bo7bo4bo$4b4ob2ob4o7b2o3bo20b2o$4bo2bob2obo2bo11bo19bo4bo$33b6o14bo$
32bo5bo8bo5bo$38bo9b6o$32bo4bo$9b2o23b2o$5b2obo2bo7b3o$4bob2obobo9bo
12b2o$2b3o4bob2o8bo15bo24b2o$bo3b4obo6bob2o12bobob2o3bo10bo7bobo$bobo
6bo5b2o15bo4b3obo2bobo4bob2o3b3o$2b3o2bo2bo23b4o4bo4bo3bo2bob2o2b2o$
12b2o14b3o6b4o3bo3bob7ob2o$7ob5o13bo7b2o3b2ob3obo3bo9bobo$o2bobobo5bo
8bo3bo4bo2bo6bo2bobobobob8obob2o$bobo4b2ob2o8b3o3bo2bobobo4bobob2obob
2obo7bobo$2ob2o4bobo17bo2b2o3b3ob2o2bobo3bob5obo$9bobo18b2o4bo7bo2bo3b
2obo2bobobobobo$10bo10b3o7bo4b2o7b2o12bob2o2b2o$30bo27bo2bo3b2o$21bobo
6b2o27b3o2b2o2bo$21bobo42b3o$59b4o$21b3o35bo2bob3o$61b2o3bo$61b2o3bobo
$21b3o38b2o3b2o$22bo!

Code: Select all

x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » October 14th, 2025, 11:07 am

While I'm on the topic of gliderless guns, here is a p44 LWSS gun:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
41b3o25b2o3b2o$19b2o3b2o14bo2bo26bo3bo$20bo3bo18bo26bob2o2bo$18bo2b2o
bo18bo24b2obobob2o$18b2obobob2o13bobo26bobobobo$19bobobobo43bob3obo$19b
ob3obo44b5o$20b5o3$65b2o4b3o$21b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo
6bo2$50bo2bo16b2o$23b2o24bo3bo15bo2bo6b3o$13b3o6bo2bo16b3o4bo4bo14bo2b
o20b2o$2o20bo2bo16bobo4bo4bo13bo3b2o19b2o$2o19b2o3bo15b3o5bo3bo14b2o$
24b2o25bobo3$38b2o20bob2o$31bo6b2o18b3ob2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o38bo18b3o
3b3o$10b3o3b3o8b2o5b2o7b2o13b3ob2o14bo3bo$12bo3bo8b2o4bo4b2o6bo15bobo
12b3o5b3o$9b3o5b3o9b2ob2o7b3o16bobo15bo3bo$12bo3bo8bobo7bobo3bo19bo12b
o3b2ob2o3bo$8bo3b2ob2o3bo4bo2bobobobo2bo$24b5obobob5o36b2ob2ob2ob2o$9b
2ob2ob2ob2o4bo4bo3bo4bo38bo5bo$11bo5bo7b3obobobob3o$27bob2obo2bo38b3o
7b3o$8b3o7b3o6bo4bobo33b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b2ob3o2bo34bo3b2o
bob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bobo2b2o37b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob
2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3bo2bo34b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o4bo33bo2bob4o
3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo5b2o37bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46b
o8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6bobo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo
3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48bobobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bob
ob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo43b3o2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2b3o$2b3o2b2o2bo5bo2b
2o2b3o40bo3b2o5b2ob2o5b2o3bo$bo3b2o5b2ob2o5b2o3bo40bo2bo6b2ob2o6bo2bo
$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bo2bo42bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
It illustrates that any two sufficient H factories can be combined into a gliderless LWSS gun. Here is a p166 example as well:

Code: Select all

x = 103, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$28bo45b2o$28bob2obo40bo$27b2obob2o35bob2obo$69b2obob2o$27b3o$27b
o2bo42b3o$29b2o41bo2bo$72b2o2$22b2o$20bo2bo55b2o$24bo54bo2bo$7b2o10bo
3bo4b2obo46bo$7b2o10bo3bo4b2ob3o37bob2o4bo3bo10b2o$34bo34b3ob2o4bo3bo
10b2o$19bo2bo5b2ob3o34bo$19b2ob2o5bobo37b3ob2o5bo2bo$19b2ob2o5bobo39bo
bo5b2ob2o$20bobo7bo40bobo5b2ob2o$21bo50bo7bobo$13bo67bo$4bo7bobo74bo$
3bobo5b2ob2o72bobo7bo$3bobo5b2ob2o71b2ob2o5bobo$b3ob2o5bo2bo71b2ob2o5b
obo$o86bo2bo5b2ob3o$b3ob2o4bo3bo86bo$3bob2o4bo3bo71bo3bo4b2ob3o$10bo
17b2o57bo3bo4b2obo$11bo2bo13b2o43b2o17bo$11b2o60b2o13bo2bo$90b2o2$4b2o
53b2o$4bo2bo51b2o36b2o$5b3o17b2o68bo2bo$25bo28b2o20b2o17b3o$b2obob2o
18bo27bo22bo$bob2obo18b2o28b3o18bo18b2obob2o$6bo50bo18b2o18bob2obo$6b
2o88bo$95b2o!
The lowest period possible for this reaction is p39.
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » October 17th, 2025, 3:20 pm

More gliderless tech. p88 HWSS:

Code: Select all

x = 52, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
26b2o$25b4o$21bob2ob2obo$20bo2b2o$19b3o2b2o2b2o4bo$19b3o2bob4o3bobo$20b
o2bo3bo2bo3b2o$21b4obo2b3o$21b2o2b2o2b3o15b2o$26b2o2bo14bo4bo$21bob2o
b2obo21bo$22b4o19bo5bo$23b2o21b6o3$28b2o$27bobo$27bo$24b2obo$24b2ob2o
6$40bo$39bobo$12b2o26b2o$3bo9bo$2bobo8bob2o31bo$bo2bo7b2o2bo29b3o2bo$
o3b2o5bo2b2o17b2o10bo3b3o$b3o2bo3bobobo20bo5bo2bo2b2o$3bobobo2bo5bo15b
o3bo4b2obo4bo$3bo2bobob3obo16bo9bo2bo2b3o$4bo3bo2b2obo16bob3obo7bo4b2o
$9bo3b2o3bo4bo6bo2bo2bo9b3o2bo$4b2o2bo5bo7bobo6bo16b2o$3b2o8b2o6bo3bo
$2bobo8bo2bo5bobo11bo$2b2o5bo3b2o8bo6b2o2bo$8bobo2b3o14bo5bo$2b2o5bo3b
2o8bo6b2o2bo$2bobo8bo2bo5bobo11bo$3b2o8b2o6bo3bo$4b2o2bo5bo7bobo6bo$9b
o3b2o3bo4bo6bo2bo2bo$4bo3bo2b2obo16bob3obo$3bo2bobob3obo16bo$3bobobo2b
o5bo15bo3bo$b3o2bo3bobobo20bo$o3b2o5bo2b2o17b2o$bo2bo7b2o2bo$2bobo8bo
b2o$3bo9bo19b2o$12b2o19b2o!
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

jeremydover
Posts: 45
Joined: April 6th, 2021, 9:56 am

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by jeremydover » October 24th, 2025, 2:53 pm

Period1GliderGun wrote:
October 14th, 2025, 11:07 am
While I'm on the topic of gliderless guns, here is a p44 LWSS gun:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
41b3o25b2o3b2o$19b2o3b2o14bo2bo26bo3bo$20bo3bo18bo26bob2o2bo$18bo2b2o
bo18bo24b2obobob2o$18b2obobob2o13bobo26bobobobo$19bobobobo43bob3obo$19b
ob3obo44b5o$20b5o3$65b2o4b3o$21b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo
6bo2$50bo2bo16b2o$23b2o24bo3bo15bo2bo6b3o$13b3o6bo2bo16b3o4bo4bo14bo2b
o20b2o$2o20bo2bo16bobo4bo4bo13bo3b2o19b2o$2o19b2o3bo15b3o5bo3bo14b2o$
24b2o25bobo3$38b2o20bob2o$31bo6b2o18b3ob2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o38bo18b3o
3b3o$10b3o3b3o8b2o5b2o7b2o13b3ob2o14bo3bo$12bo3bo8b2o4bo4b2o6bo15bobo
12b3o5b3o$9b3o5b3o9b2ob2o7b3o16bobo15bo3bo$12bo3bo8bobo7bobo3bo19bo12b
o3b2ob2o3bo$8bo3b2ob2o3bo4bo2bobobobo2bo$24b5obobob5o36b2ob2ob2ob2o$9b
2ob2ob2ob2o4bo4bo3bo4bo38bo5bo$11bo5bo7b3obobobob3o$27bob2obo2bo38b3o
7b3o$8b3o7b3o6bo4bobo33b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b2ob3o2bo34bo3b2o
bob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bobo2b2o37b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob
2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3bo2bo34b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o4bo33bo2bob4o
3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo5b2o37bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46b
o8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6bobo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo
3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48bobobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bob
ob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo43b3o2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2b3o$2b3o2b2o2bo5bo2b
2o2b3o40bo3b2o5b2ob2o5b2o3bo$bo3b2o5b2ob2o5b2o3bo40bo2bo6b2ob2o6bo2bo
$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bo2bo42bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
...
For the p44 gliderless LWSS gun, a 12-cell stator reduction that also shrinks the bounding box by one row at the top:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
41b3o23b2o7b2o$17b2o7b2o13bo2bo22bo2b2ob2o2bo$17bo2b2ob2o2bo13bo26b2ob
obob2o$18b2obobob2o14bo27bo5bo$19bo5bo16bobo24bo5bo$19bo5bo44b5o$20b5o
46b3o$21b3o47bobo$21bobo47b3o$21b3o41b2o4b3o$21b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5b
obo34bo$29bo2$51bo18b2o$23b2o25bob2o16b2o7b3o$13b3o7b2o17bobo4bo4bo38b
2o$2o40bo2bo4bo18b4o20b2o$2o20b4o16bobo6b4o15bobo$22bobo3$38b2o20bob2o
$38b2o18b3ob2o$57bo18b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o7bo2b5o2bo6b2o13b3ob2o13bo5bo$
11bo5bo7bo2b2o3b2o2bo6bo15bobo14bo5bo$11bo5bo7bo11bo3b3o16bobo10b2obo
7bob2o$7b2obo7bob2o5bo2bobo2bo5bo19bo14bobo3bobo$10bobo3bobo6b2obo5bob
2o37b2ob2ob2ob2o$9b2ob2ob2ob2o5bob2ob3ob2obo39bo5bo$11bo5bo6bo4bobobo
4bo$25b3obobobob3o$27b2obob2obo$30bo37b2o21b2o$2b2o21b4obo37bobob7obob
7obobo$2bobob7obob7obobo2bo40b2o2b2obo5bob2o2b2o$4b2o2b2obo5bob2o2b2o
3bo37b4obo5bo5bo5bob4o$4obo5bo5bo5bob3o38bo2bo2b2obo2b5o2bob2o2bo2bo$o
2bo2b2obo2b5o2bob2o2bo44bo19bo$4bo19bo46b3o6bo6b3o$5b3o6bo6b3o51bo3bob
o3bo$9bo3bobo3bo53b3o4bo4b3o$7b3o4bo4b3o50bobo11bobo$6bobo11bobo48bobo
13bobo$5bobo13bobo46bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo$4bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo45bo4b2obo3bob
2o4bo$4bo4b2obo3bob2o4bo43b2ob3o2bo2bobo2bo2b3ob2o$2b2ob3o2bo2bobo2bo
2b3ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bo2bo$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo
44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
{/code]

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » October 24th, 2025, 3:24 pm

jeremydover wrote:
October 24th, 2025, 2:53 pm
For the p44 gliderless LWSS gun, a 12-cell stator reduction that also shrinks the bounding box by one row at the top:
Using a smaller p4 sparker can reduce it even more, to 4655 cells:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
41b3o21b2o3b2o2b2ob2o$16b2ob2o2b2o3b2o10bo2bo21bo4bobo2b4o$16b4o2bobo
4bo13bo22b3obob2o3b2o$16b2o3b2obob3o14bo24bo2bob3o5bo$13bo5b3obo2bo13b
obo26bo6bo3bo2bo$11bo2bo3bo6bo49b3o2bo2bo$11bo2bo2b3o45b2o4b3o3bo4bo$
12bo4bo3b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo6bo$73b2o11b2o$7b2o11b2o
34b2o13b4o11b4o$5b4o11b4o13b2o13b2ob3o12bo8b3o8bo$4bo8b3o8bo12b3ob2o8b
3ob2o12bo21bob2o$2obo21bo12b2ob3o8b2ob3o12bo19bo2b2o$2o2bo19bo12b3ob2o
12b2o14b3o13b3o$5b3o13b3o48b2o13b2o$6b2o13b2o57bo$14bo15b2o31b2o15bo$
14bo23bobo19bobo$30bo7b2o18b5o$57bo4bo14bo5bo$11bo5bo9b2o5b2o7b2o13b3o
b2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o6b2o4bo4b2o6bo15bobo12bobobobobobo$9bobobobobob
o9b2ob2o7b3o16bobo11b3ob2ob2ob3o$8b3ob2ob2ob3o4bobo7bobo3bo19bo13bobo
bobobobo$9bobobobobobo5bo2bobobobo2bo38b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o5b5obobob5o38b
o5bo$11bo5bo6bo4bo3bo4bo$25b3obobobob3o$27b2obob2obo38b3o7b3o$8b3o7b3o
9bo37b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b4obo37bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b
2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo2bo40b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3b
o37b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o38bo2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4o
bo44bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46bo8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6b
obo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48b
obobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bobob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo45bo2b2o
2bo5bo2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2bo43b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2ob2o5b2ob
2o5b2ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bo2bo$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bo
bo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

jeremydover
Posts: 45
Joined: April 6th, 2021, 9:56 am

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by jeremydover » October 24th, 2025, 4:14 pm

Period1GliderGun wrote:
October 24th, 2025, 3:24 pm
Using a smaller p4 sparker can reduce it even more, to 4655 cells:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
41b3o21b2o3b2o2b2ob2o$16b2ob2o2b2o3b2o10bo2bo21bo4bobo2b4o$16b4o2bobo
4bo13bo22b3obob2o3b2o$16b2o3b2obob3o14bo24bo2bob3o5bo$13bo5b3obo2bo13b
obo26bo6bo3bo2bo$11bo2bo3bo6bo49b3o2bo2bo$11bo2bo2b3o45b2o4b3o3bo4bo$
12bo4bo3b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo6bo$73b2o11b2o$7b2o11b2o
34b2o13b4o11b4o$5b4o11b4o13b2o13b2ob3o12bo8b3o8bo$4bo8b3o8bo12b3ob2o8b
3ob2o12bo21bob2o$2obo21bo12b2ob3o8b2ob3o12bo19bo2b2o$2o2bo19bo12b3ob2o
12b2o14b3o13b3o$5b3o13b3o48b2o13b2o$6b2o13b2o57bo$14bo15b2o31b2o15bo$
14bo23bobo19bobo$30bo7b2o18b5o$57bo4bo14bo5bo$11bo5bo9b2o5b2o7b2o13b3o
b2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o6b2o4bo4b2o6bo15bobo12bobobobobobo$9bobobobobob
o9b2ob2o7b3o16bobo11b3ob2ob2ob3o$8b3ob2ob2ob3o4bobo7bobo3bo19bo13bobo
bobobobo$9bobobobobobo5bo2bobobobo2bo38b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o5b5obobob5o38b
o5bo$11bo5bo6bo4bo3bo4bo$25b3obobobob3o$27b2obob2obo38b3o7b3o$8b3o7b3o
9bo37b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b4obo37bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b
2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo2bo40b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3b
o37b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o38bo2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4o
bo44bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46bo8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6b
obo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48b
obobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bobob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo45bo2b2o
2bo5bo2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2bo43b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2ob2o5b2ob
2o5b2ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bo2bo$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bo
bo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
Very minor, but a 2-cell stator reduction by replacing Eater 1's at the muzzle with aircraft carriers:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
41b3o26b2o2b2ob2o$16b2ob2o2b2o15bo2bo26bobo2b4o$16b4o2bobo18bo23b2obob
2o3b2o$16b2o3b2obob2o15bo21bo2bo2bob3o5bo$13bo5b3obo2bo2bo10bobo22b2o
2bo6bo3bo2bo$11bo2bo3bo6bo2b2o45b3o2bo2bo$11bo2bo2b3o45b2o4b3o3bo4bo$
12bo4bo3b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo6bo$73b2o11b2o$7b2o11b2o
34b2o13b4o11b4o$5b4o11b4o13b2o13b2ob3o12bo8b3o8bo$4bo8b3o8bo12b3ob2o8b
3ob2o12bo21bob2o$2obo21bo12b2ob3o8b2ob3o12bo19bo2b2o$2o2bo19bo12b3ob2o
12b2o14b3o13b3o$5b3o13b3o48b2o13b2o$6b2o13b2o57bo$14bo15b2o31b2o15bo$
14bo23bobo19bobo$30bo7b2o18b5o$57bo4bo14bo5bo$11bo5bo9b2o5b2o7b2o13b3o
b2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o6b2o4bo4b2o6bo15bobo12bobobobobobo$9bobobobobobo
9b2ob2o7b3o16bobo11b3ob2ob2ob3o$8b3ob2ob2ob3o4bobo7bobo3bo19bo13bobobo
bobobo$9bobobobobobo5bo2bobobobo2bo38b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o5b5obobob5o38bo
5bo$11bo5bo6bo4bo3bo4bo$25b3obobobob3o$27b2obob2obo38b3o7b3o$8b3o7b3o
9bo37b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b4obo37bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b
2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo2bo40b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3b
o37b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o38bo2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4o
bo44bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46bo8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6bo
bo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48bo
bobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bobob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo45bo2b2o2b
o5bo2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2bo43b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2ob2o5b2ob2o
5b2ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bo2bo$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo
44bo19bo$4bo19bo!

User avatar
EvinZL
Posts: 1040
Joined: November 8th, 2018, 4:15 pm
Location: A tungsten pool travelling towards the sun
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by EvinZL » October 24th, 2025, 7:20 pm

And replacing the eater for cleanup with a sneaky tub works:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
41b3o26b2o2b2ob2o$16b2ob2o2b2o15bo2bo26bobo2b4o$16b4o2bobo18bo23b2obo
b2o3b2o$16b2o3b2obob2o15bo21bo2bo2bob3o5bo$13bo5b3obo2bo2bo10bobo22b2o
2bo6bo3bo2bo$11bo2bo3bo6bo2b2o45b3o2bo2bo$11bo2bo2b3o45b2o4b3o3bo4bo$
12bo4bo3b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo6bo$73b2o11b2o$7b2o11b2o
34b2o13b4o11b4o$5b4o11b4o13b2o13b2ob3o12bo8b3o8bo$4bo8b3o8bo12b3ob2o8b
3ob2o12bo21bob2o$2obo21bo12b2ob3o8b2ob3o12bo19bo2b2o$2o2bo19bo12b3ob2o
12b2o14b3o13b3o$5b3o13b3o48b2o13b2o$6b2o13b2o57bo$14bo15b2o17bo13b2o15b
o$14bo23bobo7bobo9bobo$30bo7b2o9bo8b5o$57bo4bo14bo5bo$11bo5bo9b2o5b2o
22b3ob2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o6b2o4bo4b2o22bobo12bobobobobobo$9bobobobob
obo9b2ob2o26bobo11b3ob2ob2ob3o$8b3ob2ob2ob3o4bobo7bobo23bo13bobobobob
obo$9bobobobobobo5bo2bobobobo2bo38b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o5b5obobob5o38bo5bo
$11bo5bo6bo4bo3bo4bo$25b3obobobob3o$27b2obob2obo38b3o7b3o$8b3o7b3o9bo
37b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b4obo37bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo3b2o
bob2o3b2obob2o3bo2bo40b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o3bo
37b4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob3o38bo2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4o
bo44bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46bo8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6b
obo4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48b
obobo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bobob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo45bo2b2o
2bo5bo2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2bo43b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2ob2o5b2ob
2o5b2ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bo2bo$2bo2bo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bo
bo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!

User avatar
JP21
Posts: 1924
Joined: October 26th, 2019, 5:39 am
Location: MX
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by JP21 » October 25th, 2025, 6:44 am

+ replacing the p4 dot fountain with an eater 2 variant:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
70b2o2b2o$19b2o2b2o45bobo2b5o$15b5o2bobo42b2obob2o$21b2obob2o37bo2bobo
3b2o$19b2o3bobo2bo35b2o8bo4b3o$12b3o4bo8b2o40bo3bobobo2b3o$11b3o2bobob
o3bo40b2o10bo$17bo10b2o34bobo4b3o$21b3o4bobo34bo$29bo2$59b4o$32b4o22b
2o2bo12b2o7b2o$9b2o7b2o12bo2b2o20b2o2bo13b2o2b3o2b2o7b2o$2o7b2o2b3o2b
2o13bo2b2o20bo2bo12bo4b3o4bo6b2o$2o6bo4b3o4bo12bo2bo22b2o4bo8bo5bo5bo$
8bo5bo5bo8bo4b2o29bo9bo9bo$9bo9bo9bo35bo$29bo19bo$38b2o8bobo9bob2o$31b
2ob2o2b2o9bo8b3ob2o$31b2obo22bo$36bo21b3ob2o14bo3bo$12bo3bo13bob5o23b
2o2bo11bobo3bobo$10bobo3bobo11b2o31b2o$33b2o41b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o15bo42b
2o3b2o$11b2o3b2o14bo$32b2o3$68b2o3b5o5b5o3b2o$2b2o3b5o5b5o3b2o41bobob
2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobo$2bobob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobo$66b4obobobobob3obobobobob
4o$4obobobobob3obobobobob4o37bo2bob2o5b5o5b2obo2bo$o2bob2o5b5o5b2obo2b
o41bo3bo11bo3bo$4bo3bo11bo3bo46b2o7bo7b2o$5b2o7bo7b2o51bo3bobo3bo$9bo
3bobo3bo53bobo4bo4bobo$7bobo4bo4bobo50bo2bo9bo2bo$6bo2bo9bo2bo48bo3bo
9bo3bo$5bo3bo9bo3bo46bob2ob3o5b3ob2obo$4bob2ob3o5b3ob2obo45bo19bo$4bo
19bo43b2ob2o2b2o2bobo2b2o2b2ob2o$2b2ob2o2b2o2bobo2b2o2b2ob2o42bobo6b2o
b2o6bobo$3bobo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo44bo19bo$4bo19bo!
rle version with lwss at the edge of the bounding box:

Code: Select all

x = 95, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
41b3o26b2o2b2ob2o$16b2ob2o2b2o15bo2bo26bobo2b4o$16b4o2bobo18bo23b2obob
2o3b2o$16b2o3b2obob2o15bo21bo2bo2bob3o5bo$13bo5b3obo2bo2bo10bobo22b2o
2bo6bo3bo2bo$11bo2bo3bo6bo2b2o45b3o2bo2bo$11bo2bo2b3o45b2o4b3o3bo4bo$
12bo4bo3b3o4b2o34bobo5bo$22bo5bobo34bo6bo$22bo6bo$73b2o11b2o$7b2o11b2o
34b2o13b4o11b4o$5b4o11b4o13b2o13b2ob3o12bo8b3o8bo$4bo8b3o8bo12b3ob2o8b
3ob2o12bo21bob2o$2obo21bo12b2ob3o8b2ob3o12bo19bo2b2o$2o2bo19bo12b3ob2o
12b2o14b3o13b3o$5b3o13b3o48b2o13b2o$6b2o13b2o57bo$14bo34bo13b2o15bo$
14bo15b2o6bobo7bobo9bobo$32bob2o2b2o9bo8b5o$32b3o22bo4bo14bo5bo$11bo5b
o14bo3bo21b3ob2o12b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o11bob5o23b2o2bo10bobobobobobo$9bobo
bobobobo10b2o31b2o9b3ob2ob2ob3o$8b3ob2ob2ob3o12b2o40bobobobobobo$9bobo
bobobobo14bo41b3o3b3o$10b3o3b3o13bo44bo5bo$11bo5bo14b2o2$74b3o7b3o$8b
3o7b3o47b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o$2b2o2b7o3b7o2b2o41bo3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo$2bo
3b2obob2o3b2obob2o3bo43b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2ob2ob3ob2ob2ob2o41b
4obo17bob4o$4obo17bob4o37bo2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2bo$o2bob4o3bo3bo3b4obo2b
o41bo2bo13bo2bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo46bo8bo8bo$5bo8bo8bo48bobo4bobo4bobo$6bob
o4bobo4bobo52b2o3bo3b2o$9b2o3bo3b2o52bo2b2o7b2o2bo$6bo2b2o7b2o2bo48bob
obo9bobobo$5bobobo9bobobo46bobob3o7b3obobo$4bobob3o7b3obobo45bo2b2o2bo
5bo2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo5bo2b2o2bo43b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b
2ob2o42bobo6b2ob2o6bobo$3bobo6b2ob2o6bobo43bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo44bo
19bo$4bo19bo!

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » October 27th, 2025, 2:27 pm

I had an idea last night - namely, to make a tablebase similar to Catagolue's guntrue census, but for XWSS guns. Does such a census already exist?
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

User avatar
synperiplanar
Posts: 243
Joined: February 22nd, 2023, 4:01 pm
Location: Haha sometimes

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by synperiplanar » October 30th, 2025, 11:02 am

get_Snacked wrote:
January 6th, 2025, 7:30 pm
glider_rider wrote:
January 23rd, 2024, 6:47 pm
Speaking of loops, here's a p20:

Code: Select all

x = 33, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$12b2o5bo$12bo5b2o$4bob2ob2obo14b2o$4b2obobobo11bo3bo$10bo
11b2o4bo$17b2o8b2o$7bobo6b3o$5bo2b2o7b4obo4b2o$5bo2b2o8bo4b2obobo$19bo
3b2o2bo$20bo7b3o$2b2o26bo$bobo$bo7bo$2o8bo20b2o$8b3o20bo$24bo4bobo$2bo
20bobo3b2o$2b3o17bo3bo$5bo11b2o3bo3bo$4bobo3bo7b2o2b2ob2o$4b2o4b2o5bo$
12bo$4b2o4b2o$4bo5bo11bo$5bo15bobobob2o$4b2o14bob2ob2obo$13b2o5bo$13bo
5b2o$14b3o$16bo!
maybe?

Code: Select all

x = 17, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bo$8bo4bobo$7b3o3b2o$6b2ob2o$ob2ob2o3b2o$2obo2b2ob2o4$6bo$5bo
bobob2o$4bob2ob2obo$4bo$3b2o!
[[ STOP 20 ]]
could someone make an LLS catalyst pls
edit: you could literally make the catalyst so big that it's 15x79 and it still will be a new record p20 glider gun
the call of the p33 edge blinker factory has still not been answered... please im getting desperate you can even just use glider guns

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » November 2nd, 2025, 7:08 pm

Could something like this p92 gun work in Life? It would likely lead to a smaller p92:

Code: Select all

x = 35, y = 23, rule = Symbiosis
16.5A$14.BA5.AB2$3.2A11.A3.A2.B$2.A.A13.A4.A$3.A20.B3.2A$19.2A6.A.A$8.
A10.A2.A4.2A$2A5.2A9.A12.2A$2A4.2A10.A.A.2A7.A.A$7.2A2.2A7.A12.A$20.2A
11.2A$19.A.A$19.A.A$7.2A2.2A$2A4.2A$2A5.2A$8.A13.2A.A$24.4A$3.A24.A$2.
A.A17.2A.3A$3.2A15.A2.A.A$20.2A!
All p4 sparkers that I tried get destroyed.
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

User avatar
Entity Valkyrie 2
Posts: 2052
Joined: February 26th, 2019, 7:13 pm
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » November 3rd, 2025, 8:39 am

Period1GliderGun wrote:
November 2nd, 2025, 7:08 pm
Could something like this p92 gun work in Life? It would likely lead to a smaller p92:

Code: Select all

x = 35, y = 23, rule = Symbiosis
16.5A$14.BA5.AB2$3.2A11.A3.A2.B$2.A.A13.A4.A$3.A20.B3.2A$19.2A6.A.A$8.
A10.A2.A4.2A$2A5.2A9.A12.2A$2A4.2A10.A.A.2A7.A.A$7.2A2.2A7.A12.A$20.2A
11.2A$19.A.A$19.A.A$7.2A2.2A$2A4.2A$2A5.2A$8.A13.2A.A$24.4A$3.A24.A$2.
A.A17.2A.3A$3.2A15.A2.A.A$20.2A!
All p4 sparkers that I tried get destroyed.
A variant of this partial:

Code: Select all

x = 33, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
16b2ob2o$14b2o2bo2b2o$30b2o$3b2o25bo$2bobo13bo12bo$3bo26b2o$18bobo8bo$
7b2o9bo3bo6b3o$2o4bobo9bo2b2o9bo$2o3b2obo11bo2bo7b2o$6b2o12bobo$7bo11b
o$21b2o$7bo$6b2o$2o3b2obo$2o4bobo$7b2o14bobo$22b2ob3o$3bo24bo$2bobo17b
2ob3o$3b2o16bo2b2o$21b2o!
None of the p4 sparkers in my sparker collection worked, however.
Bx222 IS MY WORST ENEMY.

HyperConway — explore cellular automata on HyperRogue's hyperbolic tiling

Creator of the rule StateInvestigator
Please click here for my own pages (and oscillator stamp collections)

WhiteHawk
Posts: 1198
Joined: July 10th, 2024, 5:34 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk » November 12th, 2025, 2:41 pm

Is this almost reduction to guntrue_66 known? (5 cells too large)

Code: Select all

x = 48, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
35bo$12bo20b3o$12b3o17bo$15bo16b2o$14b2o$26b3o$20b2o3bo3b2o$18b2o2bo2b
o5bobo$15b2ob2o2bo3bo2b3obo$14b3o2b3o4b2obo4bo$13bo6bo7b2o3bo$14b5o14b
o$15b4o10b2o$17bo$31b2o$16bo11bo$15b4o9bo3b2o$15b5o7bo4bob2o$13bo6bo7b
ob3o2bo10bo$bo10b3o2b3o8bobo5bo7b3o$b3o7bo2b2ob2o12b2o3bo6bo$4bo6bo2b
2o17b3o7b2o$3b2o7b2o$28b2o7b2o$9b2o7b2o9bo6bo2b2o$8bo2bo6bo7b3o7bo2b2o
b2o$5b2ob2obo7b3o4bo5bo4b3o2b3o$3b2o4b2o5bo4bo8b2o6bo6bo$3bo10bobo14b
2o7b5o$3b2o3bo6b2o23b4o$5b3o33bo2$27b2o4bo8bo$22b3obobo2bobo6b4o$4b3o
20bo4bobo4b5o$3bo3b2o13b2o8bo5bo6bo$8bo14bo15b3o2b3o$b2o4b2o14b2o15b2o
b2o2bo$ob2ob2o16b2o18b2o2bo$o2bo41b2o$b2o$39b2o$7b2o31bo$7bo24bo4b3o$
8b3o22bo3bo$10bo20b3o!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

Pseudastur albicollis

User avatar
Period1GliderGun
Posts: 1097
Joined: March 9th, 2022, 1:50 am
Location: Everywhere you look
Contact:

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun » November 24th, 2025, 8:32 pm

Here is a p199 gun based on 84P199 - unfortunately it's almost 2x the size of the smallest one:

Code: Select all

x = 111, y = 73, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$34bobo$36bo4b2o$32b4ob2o2bo2bo$32bo2bobobobob2o$35bobobobo$36b2o
bobo$40bo34b2o16b2o$75b2o7b2o7b2o$26b2o56b2o$27bo7b2o$27bobo5b2o$28b2o
40bo28bo$69b3o26b3o$59b2o7b2ob2o24b2ob2o7b2o$59b2o6b3ob3o22b3ob3o6b2o
$68b2ob2o24b2ob2o$69b3o26b3o$70bo7b2o10b2o7bo$38b2o33b2o2bo2bo8bo2bo2b
2o$38bo33bobob3ob2o6b2ob3obobo$39b3o31bo3b2ob2o6b2ob2o3bo$41bo36b2obo
6bob2o$79b2o8b2o$76bo16bo$75bobo14bobo$53bobo11b2o7bo16bo7b2o$54b2o11b
2o32b2o$54bo3$67b2o32b2o$67b2o7bo16bo7b2o$75bobo14bobo$3b2o71bo16bo$4b
o74b2o8b2o$2bo75b2obo6bob2o$2b5o14b2o50bo3b2ob2o6b2ob2o3bo$7bo13bo35b
2o13bobob3ob2o6b2ob3obobo$4b3o12bobo27bo7b2o14b2o2bo2bo8bo2bo2b2o$3bo
15b2o4bo23bo20bo7b2o10b2o7bo$3b4o16b3o23bo19b3o26b3o$b2o3bo3b2o10bo45b
2ob2o24b2ob2o$o2b3o4b2o4b2o4b2o17bo25b3ob3o22b3ob3o6b2o$2obo12bobo20b
3o26b2ob2o24b2ob2o7b2o$3bo12bo21bo30b3o26b3o$3b2o33b2o30bo28bo3$11b2o
71b2o$12bo62b2o7b2o7b2o$9b3o63b2o16b2o$9bo$48b2o$48b2o$17b2o4bo$10b2o
4bo6b2o$10b2o3bo5bo$15bo3b2o$15bo$16bobo32b2o$16b2o13b2o19bo$31bobo15b
3o$33bo15bo$33b2o$17b2o$16bob2o$16b3o$20b2o$22bo$18bo$2o19bo$2o16b3o!
Currently on another planet.

Code: Select all

x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]

WhiteHawk
Posts: 1198
Joined: July 10th, 2024, 5:34 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk » November 24th, 2025, 8:58 pm

Period1GliderGun wrote:
November 24th, 2025, 8:32 pm
Here is a p199 gun based on 84P199 - unfortunately it's almost 2x the size of the smallest one:
I think these 3 are all smaller
confocaloid wrote:
August 25th, 2023, 7:19 am
Three different reasonably small p199 glider guns:
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

Pseudastur albicollis

User avatar
Mimila99
Posts: 20
Joined: September 22nd, 2025, 12:07 am

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Mimila99 » November 30th, 2025, 11:38 pm

C_R_116 wrote:
February 20th, 2025, 2:35 am
AK-60:

Code: Select all

x = 24, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
13bo$3b2o6b5obo$4bo5bo5b2o$3bo5bobob2o$3b2o4bobobob5o$6b2obobobobo4bo$
b5obobobo3bob3o$o4bobobo2b2o3bo$b3obo3bo3bob2o$3bo3b2o$4b2obo5$22b2o$
14b3o5b2o$13bo3bo$12bo5bo$12bo5bo$3b2o7bo5bo$2bo2bo7bo3bo2b2o$2bobobo
7b3o3bobo$3bo2bo15bo$7bo14b2o$4bobo!
I put 2 together and made a p180 oscillator that is probably not new but if it is that's cool B)

Code: Select all

#CXRLE Pos=2,-17 Gen=0
x = 52, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
38bo$34bob5o6b2o$34b2o5bo5bo$37b2obobo5bo$32b5obobobo4b2o$31bo4bobobob
ob2o$32b3obo3bobobob5o$34bo3b2o2bobobo4bo$35b2obo3bo3bob3o$43b2o3bo$
44bob2o5$28b2o$28b2o5b3o$34bo3bo$33bo5bo$33bo5bo$33bo5bo7b2o$30b2o2bo
3bo7bo2bo$29bobo3b3o7bobobo$29bo15bo2bo$28b2o14bo$45bobo14$4bobo$7bo
14b2o$3bo2bo15bo$2bobobo7b3o3bobo$2bo2bo7bo3bo2b2o$3b2o7bo5bo$12bo5bo$
12bo5bo$13bo3bo$14b3o5b2o$22b2o5$4b2obo$3bo3b2o$b3obo3bo3bob2o$o4bobob
o2b2o3bo$b5obobobo3bob3o$6b2obobobobo4bo$3b2o4bobobob5o$3bo5bobob2o$4b
o5bo5b2o$3b2o6b5obo$13bo!
My abbreviated username:

Code: Select all

#CXRLE Pos=7,7
x = 15, y = 15, rule = B37/S1234
15o$o13bo$ob5ob5obo$obobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobo$ob
obobobobobobo$o13bo$ob5ob5obo$obo3bobo3bobo$ob5ob5obo$o5bo5bobo$ob5ob
5obo$o13bo$15o!

WhiteHawk
Posts: 1198
Joined: July 10th, 2024, 5:34 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk » January 4th, 2026, 10:52 pm

KtT wrote:
January 4th, 2026, 2:46 am
Period1GliderGun wrote:
January 17th, 2023, 12:52 pm
Completed hotdogPi's p46 partial: There is probably a smaller one, bounding box- and/or population-wise.
Reduced:
And so I bring before you... a p46 edgeshooter gun!

Code: Select all

x = 62, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$13bo$5bob2ob2obo$5b2obobobo$11bo13bo16bo$23b3o15bobo$22bo18bob3o
$22b2o14b2obo4bo$38bobobobobo$ob2o4b2o3b2o25bobob2o4b2o$2obo3bobo3bob
o5b2o16bobo8bo$6b2o7b2o4b2o17bo7bobo$7b2o5b2o32b2o$8bo5bo22b3o$9b5o22b
o3bo$10b3o22bo5bo$11bo23bo5bo$35bo5bo$36bo3bo$37b3o6$22b3o$21bo3bo$20b
o5bo$20bo5bo23bo$11b2o7bo5bo22b3o$11b2o8bo3bo22b5o$22b3o22bo5bo$46b2o
5b2o$21bo17b2o4b2o7b2o$20bobo16b2o5bobo3bobo3bo$16b2obobo25b2o3b2o4b3o
$15bobobobobo37bo$15bo4bob2o14b2o20b2o$16b3obo18bo$18bobo15b3o$19bo16b
o13bo$49bobobob2o$48bob2ob2obo$48bo$47b2o!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

Pseudastur albicollis

User avatar
hotcrystal0
Posts: 4338
Joined: July 3rd, 2020, 5:32 pm
Location: wherever you think I am

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotcrystal0 » January 20th, 2026, 9:53 pm

cvojan wrote:
October 10th, 2022, 6:26 pm
Here is a partial p35 gun.

Code: Select all

x = 155, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
63b2obobo2b2o$35b2o4bob2o13b2o3b2ob2obo2bo$31b2o2bo4bob2obob2obo7bobo
8b3o6bo$5b2o15b2o7bobobo4bo4bobob2o9bo2b2ob2o8b3o2b2o$6bo15bo10bobob2o
bob2obo13b2obobobob2o5bo6bo24b2o12b2ob2ob2o$6bobo11bobo9b2obo2bobo2bob
2o13bobobobobobo4bo2b4o20b2o2bo2bo9bo2bob2obo3b2o$7b2o4bo6b2o8b2obo4bo
bo2bobobo11b4o3bobo3bob2obo2bo3b2o11b2o2bobo2b2o2bob2o3b4obo5bo2bo2b2o
3bo$12bobo10bo3b3o2bobob4obo3bo3b2ob3obo4bo3b2o3b2o3b2obobo2bo6b2o2bob
4o6b3obobobo5bob3obo3bobobo2b3o$11b2ob2o9bo2b2obo2bobo3bo3bo3b5o4bob2o
3bobo5bo4bo3b2obo6bob4o5b6o4bobob2o2b2obobobob4o3bo5bo5b2o$12bobo9bob
2obo2b2o3b4o4bo2bo3bobo2b2obobo6bo3b2obobo11bo7b3o7b3o3bo2bo2bo2bo2bo
2bo3b3ob5o6bo$2ob2o8bo7b2o6bo2b2o2bo2bobo3b3ob3o10bo5b6obo2b4o4bo3bob
6o5bob2o5bo2b4o3b2ob2o2bobo3bobo4b3o5bob2o$o21bob2o3bo13bo2bobo5b2o3b
2obo4b2o3b3o2b2obo6bobo7bo7b2o4b2o4b2o2b2o3bo6b2o2b3o2bo2bo3b3obo$b2o
2bo16bo8bob2ob4o2bo3bo2b2o3b2obo2b2obobo2b2o3b2o2bo4bob2o2b2obobo3b3o
7bobobo3b2o2b3o2bob3o5b2obo2bobob2o2bo$2b3o17b2obo3b2o4b2ob3o5b3o3b2o
9bobo2b2o3bo2bob2o2bo2b2ob2obobo3bo2bob3obob2o3bo5bo7bo2b2obobobo3b2o
3b4ob2o$2b3o17bo6bo7bo10bo2bo2b10o2b3o4b5o3bo10bo4bob2o5bo4b3o6b2o2bob
o2b2o2bo8bo2bo3b2o2bo$b2o2bo12b2o2b2o2b2obo3bo3bo6b2ob2o3b2o10b2o28b2o
bob3o4bo7b3o6bo3bo2bo2b3o6bo9bobo$o21bo6bo7bo10bo2bo2b10o2b3o4b5o3bo
10bo4bob2o5bo4b3o6b2o2bobo2b2o2bo8bo2bo3b2o2bo$2ob2o17b2obo3b2o4b2ob3o
5b3o3b2o9bobo2b2o3bo2bob2o2bo2b2ob2obobo3bo2bob3obob2o3bo5bo7bo2b2obob
obo3b2o3b4ob2o$22bo8bob2ob4o2bo3bo2b2o3b2obo2b2obobo2b2o3b2o2bo4bob2o
2b2obobo3b3o7bobobo3b2o2b3o2bob3o5b2obo2bobob2o2bo$22bob2o3bo13bo2bobo
5b2o3b2obo4b2o3b3o2b2obo6bobo7bo7b2o4b2o4b2o2b2o3bo6b2o2b3o2bo2bo3b3ob
o$21b2o6bo2b2o2bo2bobo3b3ob3o10bo5b6obo2b4o4bo3bob6o5bob2o5bo2b4o3b2ob
2o2bobo3bobo4b3o5bob2o$24bob2obo2b2o3b4o4bo2bo3bobo2b2obobo6bo3b2obobo
11bo7b3o7b3o3bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo3b3ob5o6bo$25bo2b2obo2bobo3bo3bo3b5o4bob
2o3bobo5bo4bo3b2obo6bob4o5b6o4bobob2o2b2obobobob4o3bo5bo5b2o$25bo3b3o
2bobob4obo3bo3b2ob3obo4bo3b2o3b2o3b2obobo2bo6b2o2bob4o6b3obobobo5bob3o
bo3bobobo2b3o$30b2obo4bobo2bobobo11b4o3bobo3bob2obo2bo3b2o11b2o2bobo2b
2o2bob2o3b4obo5bo2bo2b2o3bo$32b2obo2bobo2bob2o13bobobobobobo4bo2b4o20b
2o2bo2bo9bo2bob2obo3b2o$33bobob2obob2obo13b2obobobob2o5bo6bo24b2o12b2o
b2ob2o$31bobobo4bo4bobob2o9bo2b2ob2o8b3o2b2o$31b2o2bo4bob2obob2obo7bob
o8b3o6bo$35b2o4bob2o13b2o3b2ob2obo2bo$63b2obobo2b2o!
I know there already is a P35 gun, but I guess this is progress towards completing that partial:

Code: Select all

x = 160, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
68b2obobo2b2o$40b2o4bob2o13b2o3b2ob2obo2bo$36b2o2bo4bob2obob2obo7bobo
8b3o6bo$10b2o15b2o7bobobo4bo4bobob2o9bo2b2ob2o8b3o2b2o$11bo15bo10bobo
b2obob2obo13b2obobobob2o5bo6bo24b2o12b2ob2ob2o$11bobo11bobo9b2obo2bob
2obobo14bobo7bo4bo2b4o20b2o2bo2bo9bo2bob2obo3b2o$12b2o11b2o11bobo2bo2b
obobo2b2o4b2o3bo2bob2o4bo2b3obo6b2o11b2o2bobo2b2o2bob2o3b4obo5bo2bo2b
2o3bo$5b2o29b4ob3o2bobobobo3bobo6b2obobob3o4bo2b2o4bobo6b2o2bob4o6b3o
bobobo5bob3obo3bobobo2b3o$5bo2b3o18bob2ob2obo5bo5b3ob2ob3o6b2obobo2bo
2b2obo3b3ob3o8b4o5b6o6bobo2bobobo3bob4o3bo5bo5b2o$6b2o20bobo3bobo5b4o
2bo2bobo3bob5obob4o2b2o3b3o3bo2bo5b2obo6b2o2bo4b2ob3obobo4bobobobobo3b
3ob5o6bo$11bo3bob2o8b3ob2obo2b4o5bobo2b2ob2o2bo2bo7bob2obobob2o3b2ob2o
2b2o4b3ob3obo3bo4bo5bo8bobobobobo3bobo4b3o5bob2o$11bo2b3ob2obo5bo3b2o
2b2o2b5o2b3o2bobo2bobo3b2obo2b2ob3o13bo2b2o7bo4bo2bobob2o4b2o3b2obo3b
2o3bob4o3b3obo2bo3b3obo$6b2o5bo4bo11bo2bo2bobo15b2o3bo2b2o3b2o2bo7bo4b
2obo2bo3b4o2b2o2b2obo4bob2o2bo2bobobo5bo2bo9b2obob2o2bo$5bo2b3o3b3obo
b3o5b3o2bobo3bo2b4o7b2o2b2o9bobo2bo4bo4b4ob2o4bo3bobo4bo2b2obo2b2o2bo
b6o4bo2b3o3b3o4bo2bo3bob3o$5b2o8bob2o5b2obo4bo6bo2bobo5b2obob2o2b10o2b
3o4b6o3b4o2bo4b2o3bobobo5b2o2b2o3bo2bo4b2o2bob2o2b2o7bobobobo2bo$18b2o
bo2b3ob3ob2o6bobob2o4b3o5bo10b2o29b2o3b5o2b2o5b3o6bo5b2o3bo8bo6b3obo$
20bo3b2obo4bo6bo2bobo5b2obob2o2b10o2b3o4b6o3b4o2bo4b2o3bobobo5b2o2b2o
3bo2bo4b2o2bob2o2b2o7bobobobo2bo$10b2o16b3o2bobo3bo2b4o7b2o2b2o9bobo2b
o4bo4b4ob2o4bo3bobo4bo2b2obo2b2o2bob6o4bo2b3o3b3o4bo2bo3bob3o$10bobob
2o4b2o8bo2bo2bobo15b2o3bo2b2o3b2o2bo7bo4b2obo2bo3b4o2b2o2b2obo4bob2o2b
o2bobobo5bo2bo9b2obob2o2bo$3b2o3b2obo2b2o11bo3b2o2b2o2b5o2b3o2bobo2bo
bo3b2obo2b2ob3o13bo2b2o7bo4bo2bobob2o4b2o3b2obo3b2o3bob4o3b3obo2bo3b3o
bo$2bo2bo2b3o16b3ob2obo2b4o5bobo2b2ob2o2bo2bo7bob2obobob2o3b2ob2o2b2o
4b3ob3obo3bo4bo5bo8bobobobobo3bobo4b3o5bob2o$2b3o2b2o19bobo3bobo5b4o2b
o2bobo3bob5obob4o2b2o3b3o3bo2bo5b2obo6b2o2bo4b2ob3obobo4bobobobobo3b3o
b5o6bo$8b2o19bob2ob2obo5bo5b3ob2ob3o6b2obobo2bo2b2obo3b3ob3o8b4o5b6o6b
obo2bobobo3bob4o3bo5bo5b2o$5ob3o27b4ob3o2bobobobo3bobo6b2obobob3o4bo2b
2o4bobo6b2o2bob4o6b3obobobo5bob3obo3bobobo2b3o$o2bo34bobo2bo2bobobo2b
2o4b2o3bo2bob2o4bo2b3obo6b2o11b2o2bobo2b2o2bob2o3b4obo5bo2bo2b2o3bo$5b
ob2o28b2obo2bob2obobo14bobo7bo4bo2b4o20b2o2bo2bo9bo2bob2obo3b2o$4b2ob
o30bobob2obob2obo13b2obobobob2o5bo6bo24b2o12b2ob2ob2o$4bo2bo28bobobo4b
o4bobob2o9bo2b2ob2o8b3o2b2o$5b2o29b2o2bo4bob2obob2obo7bobo8b3o6bo$40b
2o4bob2o13b2o3b2ob2obo2bo$68b2obobo2b2o!
Good luck trying to fit a P7 sparker (P5 doesn’t work) in a space that tight, though.
wherever I go on the internet I bring with myself nothing but problems.

Code: Select all

x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

User avatar
hotcrystal0
Posts: 4338
Joined: July 3rd, 2020, 5:32 pm
Location: wherever you think I am

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotcrystal0 » January 23rd, 2026, 8:20 pm

This might be a possible angle of attack for the P38 gun:
hotcrystal0 wrote:
January 22nd, 2026, 10:02 pm
P38 dependent reflector loop:

Code: Select all

x = 150, y = 150, rule = B3/S23
53b2o$29b2o16b2o5bo$23bob2obobo3b2o6b2o3bobob3o$23b2obobo4bo10bo4bobo
5bo$27b2o20b2o4b3o$35bobo2bobo11bo$35bo6bo12bo$18b3o3b3o5bo2bo6bo2bo5b
o3bo$19b3obo10bo8bo$28bo6b2o4b2o6bo5bo14bo$28bo20bo5bo13bobo$28bo20bo
5bo13bob3o$19b3obo33b2o7b2obo4bo$18b3o3b3o24b3o3bobo6bobobobobo$34b2o
6b2o15bo8bobob2o4b2o$34b2o6b2o7bo7b2o6bobo8bo$50b3o15bo7bobo$49bo2bo23b
2o$49b2o4bo2bo77bo5bo$54b3obo11bobo63b2o3b2o$53b2ob2o9bobob3o62b2o3b2o
$53b2o7b2o4b3o2bo63bo3bo$54b3o5b3o$45bo2b3o4b2o7b2o71bo3bo4b2o$40b2o3b
3obobo9b2ob2o70bo5bo3bo$40b2o4bobo11bob3o71bo5bo4bo$60bo2bo4b2o10bo55b
o5bo3b2o$66bo2bo11b2o62bo$50bo15b3o11b2o56b3o4b3o$49bobo6b2o7bo80bo$45b
2obobo8bo87b2o$44bobobobobo6bobo3b3o$44bo4bob2o7b2o80bo$45b3obo96bo$47b
obo84b2o5bo5bo$48bo85b2o4bob3o2bo$71b2o16bobo48bo$65b3o3bobo16b2o52bo
$73bo16bo$55b2o16b2o$56b2o66b2o18bo$55bo7bo60b2o14bo$59bo74b2o4bob3o2b
o$58bo5bo5b2o62b2o5bo5bo$58bo2b3obo4b2o45b2o27bo$65bo33bo16bo2bo5b2o15b
o$61bo38b2o14bob2o4b2o$99b2o14b2o8bo21b2o$46bo67bo3b2o4bobo21bo$46b2o
13bo53b3o2bo4b2o4b2o5b3o4b3o$45bobo17bo52b2obo4bo4bobo11bo$58bo2b3obo
4b2o45bo2bo4bo7b2obo5bo3b2o$58bo5bo5b2o45b2o13b2o2bo10bo$59bo68b2o6bo
10bobo$63bo63b4o13bo3b2o$108bobo15b2o2b2o6b3ob2obo$57b2o50b2o15b2ob2o
14bo$57bo34b2o15bo19bo6b2o7b2o$36b2o20b3o4b3o18bob2obobo3b2o6b2o13bo9b
2o5bo$37b2o21bo25b2obobo4bo10bo10b3o13b3o$36bo21b2o3bo5bo20b2o25bo5b2o
9bo$58bo4bo5bo28bobo2bobo11b2o6bo$59bo3bo5bo28bo6bo18b2ob2o$58b2o4bo3b
o12b3o3b3o5bo2bo6bo2bo14b2o2b2o$82b3obo10bo8bo17b4o$64bo3bo22bo6b2o4b
2o6bo5bo6b2o$63b2o3b2o21bo20bo5bo2b2o13b2o$27bo35b2o3b2o21bo20bo5bob2o
7bo4bo2bo$27b2o34bo5bo12b3obo34bobo4bo4bob2o$26bobo52b3o3b3o32b2o4b2o
4bo2b3o$14bo82b2o6b2o21bobo4b2o3bo$14b3o80b2o6b2o5b2o15bo8b2o$17bo95b
o15b2o4b2obo$16b2o92b3o15b2o5bo2bo$110bo25b2o$12b2o25bo$11bo2bo5b2o15b
3o92b2o$11bob2o4b2o15bo95bo$10b2o8bo15b2o5b2o6b2o80b3o$9bo3b2o4bobo21b
2o6b2o82bo$10b3o2bo4b2o4b2o32b3o3b3o52bobo$13b2obo4bo4bobo34bob3o12bo
5bo34b2o$12bo2bo4bo7b2obo5bo20bo21b2o3b2o35bo$12b2o13b2o2bo5bo20bo21b
2o3b2o$23b2o6bo5bo6b2o4b2o6bo22bo3bo$22b4o17bo8bo10bob3o$21b2o2b2o14b
o2bo6bo2bo5b3o3b3o12bo3bo4b2o$21b2ob2o18bo6bo28bo5bo3bo$24bo6b2o11bob
o2bobo28bo5bo4bo$15bo9b2o5bo25b2o20bo5bo3b2o21bo$13b3o13b3o10bo10bo4b
obob2o25bo21b2o$12bo5b2o9bo13b2o6b2o3bobob2obo18b3o4b3o20b2o$3b2o7b2o
6bo19bo15b2o34bo$4bo14b2ob2o15b2o50b2o$4bob2ob3o6b2o2b2o15bobo$2o3bo13b
4o63bo$obo10bo6b2o68bo$2bo10bo2b2o13b2o45b2o5bo5bo$2b2o3bo5bob2o7bo4b
o2bo45b2o4bob3o2bo$4bo11bobo4bo4bob2o52bo17bobo$2b3o4b3o5b2o4b2o4bo2b
3o53bo13b2o$bo21bobo4b2o3bo67bo$b2o21bo8b2o14b2o$24b2o4b2obo14b2o38bo
$7bo15b2o5bo2bo16bo33bo$3bo27b2o45b2o4bob3o2bo$2bo5bo5b2o62b2o5bo5bo$
2bo2b3obo4b2o74bo$9bo14b2o60bo7bo$5bo18b2o66b2o$75b2o16b2o$59bo16bo$5b
o52b2o16bobo3b3o$9bo48bobo16b2o$2bo2b3obo4b2o85bo$2bo5bo5b2o84bobo$3b
o96bob3o$7bo80b2o7b2obo4bo$82b3o3bobo6bobobobobo$b2o87bo8bobob2o$bo80b
o7b2o6bobo$2b3o4b3o56b2o11b3o15bo$4bo62b2o11bo2bo$2b2o3bo5bo55bo10b2o
4bo2bo$2bo4bo5bo71b3obo11bobo4b2o$3bo3bo5bo70b2ob2o9bobob3o3b2o$2b2o4b
o3bo71b2o7b2o4b3o2bo$85b3o5b3o$8bo3bo63bo2b3o4b2o7b2o$7b2o3b2o62b3obo
bo9b2ob2o$7b2o3b2o63bobo11bob3o$7bo5bo77bo2bo4b2o$72b2o23bo2bo$71bobo
7bo15b3o$71bo8bobo6b2o7bo7b2o6b2o$70b2o4b2obobo8bo15b2o6b2o$75bobobob
obo6bobo3b3o24b3o3b3o$75bo4bob2o7b2o33bob3o$76b3obo13bo5bo20bo$78bobo
13bo5bo20bo$79bo14bo5bo6b2o4b2o6bo$106bo8bo10bob3o$94bo3bo5bo2bo6bo2b
o5b3o3b3o$94bo12bo6bo$95bo11bobo2bobo$92b3o4b2o20b2o$92bo5bobo4bo10bo
4bobob2o$96b3obobo3b2o6b2o3bobob2obo$95bo5b2o16b2o$95b2o!
Edit: Another one:

Code: Select all

x = 84, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$11b2o16b2o5bo$5bob2obobo16bobob3o$5b2obobo5bo8bo5bobo5bo$11bo4b
2o6b2o4bo6b3o$9bo7b2o4b2o7bo3bo$17b3o2b3o11b2o$3o14b3o2b3o$b3o5bo2bo4b
3o2b3o4bo2bo$14bo2b2o4b2o2bo$9b3o4b2o6b2o4b3o$16bo8bo$b3o$3o$16b2o6b2o
16bo3bo$16b2o6b2o15bobo$40bo3bobo$40bo3bo$40b2ob2o13$39b2ob2o$39bo3bo
$37bobo3bo$40bobo15b2o6b2o$37bo3bo16b2o6b2o$81b3o$80b3o$58bo8bo$51b3o
4b2o6b2o4b3o$56bo2b2o4b2o2bo$51bo2bo4b3o2b3o4bo2bo5b3o$59b3o2b3o14b3o
$46b2o11b3o2b3o$47bo3bo7b2o4b2o7bo$44b3o6bo4b2o6b2o4bo$44bo5bobo5bo8b
o5bobob2o$48b3obobo16bobob2obo$47bo5b2o16b2o$47b2o!
wherever I go on the internet I bring with myself nothing but problems.

Code: Select all

x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

User avatar
ElijahKen
Posts: 233
Joined: March 9th, 2024, 7:32 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by ElijahKen » January 24th, 2026, 10:23 am

hotcrystal0 wrote:
January 23rd, 2026, 8:20 pm
This might be a possible angle of attack for the P38 gun:
hotcrystal0 wrote:
January 22nd, 2026, 10:02 pm
P38 dependent reflector loop:

Code: Select all

x = 150, y = 150, rule = B3/S23
53b2o$29b2o16b2o5bo$23bob2obobo3b2o6b2o3bobob3o$23b2obobo4bo10bo4bobo
5bo$27b2o20b2o4b3o$35bobo2bobo11bo$35bo6bo12bo$18b3o3b3o5bo2bo6bo2bo5b
o3bo$19b3obo10bo8bo$28bo6b2o4b2o6bo5bo14bo$28bo20bo5bo13bobo$28bo20bo
5bo13bob3o$19b3obo33b2o7b2obo4bo$18b3o3b3o24b3o3bobo6bobobobobo$34b2o
6b2o15bo8bobob2o4b2o$34b2o6b2o7bo7b2o6bobo8bo$50b3o15bo7bobo$49bo2bo23b
2o$49b2o4bo2bo77bo5bo$54b3obo11bobo63b2o3b2o$53b2ob2o9bobob3o62b2o3b2o
$53b2o7b2o4b3o2bo63bo3bo$54b3o5b3o$45bo2b3o4b2o7b2o71bo3bo4b2o$40b2o3b
3obobo9b2ob2o70bo5bo3bo$40b2o4bobo11bob3o71bo5bo4bo$60bo2bo4b2o10bo55b
o5bo3b2o$66bo2bo11b2o62bo$50bo15b3o11b2o56b3o4b3o$49bobo6b2o7bo80bo$45b
2obobo8bo87b2o$44bobobobobo6bobo3b3o$44bo4bob2o7b2o80bo$45b3obo96bo$47b
obo84b2o5bo5bo$48bo85b2o4bob3o2bo$71b2o16bobo48bo$65b3o3bobo16b2o52bo
$73bo16bo$55b2o16b2o$56b2o66b2o18bo$55bo7bo60b2o14bo$59bo74b2o4bob3o2b
o$58bo5bo5b2o62b2o5bo5bo$58bo2b3obo4b2o45b2o27bo$65bo33bo16bo2bo5b2o15b
o$61bo38b2o14bob2o4b2o$99b2o14b2o8bo21b2o$46bo67bo3b2o4bobo21bo$46b2o
13bo53b3o2bo4b2o4b2o5b3o4b3o$45bobo17bo52b2obo4bo4bobo11bo$58bo2b3obo
4b2o45bo2bo4bo7b2obo5bo3b2o$58bo5bo5b2o45b2o13b2o2bo10bo$59bo68b2o6bo
10bobo$63bo63b4o13bo3b2o$108bobo15b2o2b2o6b3ob2obo$57b2o50b2o15b2ob2o
14bo$57bo34b2o15bo19bo6b2o7b2o$36b2o20b3o4b3o18bob2obobo3b2o6b2o13bo9b
2o5bo$37b2o21bo25b2obobo4bo10bo10b3o13b3o$36bo21b2o3bo5bo20b2o25bo5b2o
9bo$58bo4bo5bo28bobo2bobo11b2o6bo$59bo3bo5bo28bo6bo18b2ob2o$58b2o4bo3b
o12b3o3b3o5bo2bo6bo2bo14b2o2b2o$82b3obo10bo8bo17b4o$64bo3bo22bo6b2o4b
2o6bo5bo6b2o$63b2o3b2o21bo20bo5bo2b2o13b2o$27bo35b2o3b2o21bo20bo5bob2o
7bo4bo2bo$27b2o34bo5bo12b3obo34bobo4bo4bob2o$26bobo52b3o3b3o32b2o4b2o
4bo2b3o$14bo82b2o6b2o21bobo4b2o3bo$14b3o80b2o6b2o5b2o15bo8b2o$17bo95b
o15b2o4b2obo$16b2o92b3o15b2o5bo2bo$110bo25b2o$12b2o25bo$11bo2bo5b2o15b
3o92b2o$11bob2o4b2o15bo95bo$10b2o8bo15b2o5b2o6b2o80b3o$9bo3b2o4bobo21b
2o6b2o82bo$10b3o2bo4b2o4b2o32b3o3b3o52bobo$13b2obo4bo4bobo34bob3o12bo
5bo34b2o$12bo2bo4bo7b2obo5bo20bo21b2o3b2o35bo$12b2o13b2o2bo5bo20bo21b
2o3b2o$23b2o6bo5bo6b2o4b2o6bo22bo3bo$22b4o17bo8bo10bob3o$21b2o2b2o14b
o2bo6bo2bo5b3o3b3o12bo3bo4b2o$21b2ob2o18bo6bo28bo5bo3bo$24bo6b2o11bob
o2bobo28bo5bo4bo$15bo9b2o5bo25b2o20bo5bo3b2o21bo$13b3o13b3o10bo10bo4b
obob2o25bo21b2o$12bo5b2o9bo13b2o6b2o3bobob2obo18b3o4b3o20b2o$3b2o7b2o
6bo19bo15b2o34bo$4bo14b2ob2o15b2o50b2o$4bob2ob3o6b2o2b2o15bobo$2o3bo13b
4o63bo$obo10bo6b2o68bo$2bo10bo2b2o13b2o45b2o5bo5bo$2b2o3bo5bob2o7bo4b
o2bo45b2o4bob3o2bo$4bo11bobo4bo4bob2o52bo17bobo$2b3o4b3o5b2o4b2o4bo2b
3o53bo13b2o$bo21bobo4b2o3bo67bo$b2o21bo8b2o14b2o$24b2o4b2obo14b2o38bo
$7bo15b2o5bo2bo16bo33bo$3bo27b2o45b2o4bob3o2bo$2bo5bo5b2o62b2o5bo5bo$
2bo2b3obo4b2o74bo$9bo14b2o60bo7bo$5bo18b2o66b2o$75b2o16b2o$59bo16bo$5b
o52b2o16bobo3b3o$9bo48bobo16b2o$2bo2b3obo4b2o85bo$2bo5bo5b2o84bobo$3b
o96bob3o$7bo80b2o7b2obo4bo$82b3o3bobo6bobobobobo$b2o87bo8bobob2o$bo80b
o7b2o6bobo$2b3o4b3o56b2o11b3o15bo$4bo62b2o11bo2bo$2b2o3bo5bo55bo10b2o
4bo2bo$2bo4bo5bo71b3obo11bobo4b2o$3bo3bo5bo70b2ob2o9bobob3o3b2o$2b2o4b
o3bo71b2o7b2o4b3o2bo$85b3o5b3o$8bo3bo63bo2b3o4b2o7b2o$7b2o3b2o62b3obo
bo9b2ob2o$7b2o3b2o63bobo11bob3o$7bo5bo77bo2bo4b2o$72b2o23bo2bo$71bobo
7bo15b3o$71bo8bobo6b2o7bo7b2o6b2o$70b2o4b2obobo8bo15b2o6b2o$75bobobob
obo6bobo3b3o24b3o3b3o$75bo4bob2o7b2o33bob3o$76b3obo13bo5bo20bo$78bobo
13bo5bo20bo$79bo14bo5bo6b2o4b2o6bo$106bo8bo10bob3o$94bo3bo5bo2bo6bo2b
o5b3o3b3o$94bo12bo6bo$95bo11bobo2bobo$92b3o4b2o20b2o$92bo5bobo4bo10bo
4bobob2o$96b3obobo3b2o6b2o3bobob2obo$95bo5b2o16b2o$95b2o!
So close:

Code: Select all

x = 79, y = 69, rule = B3/S23Investigator
27.A5.A$27.2A3.2A$27.2A3.2A$28.A3.A2$37.2A$37.A$38.A$37.2A$36.A$29.3A
4.3A$31.A.A5.A$31.4A3.2A$31.A.A.A$33.A$29.A2.3A2.A$25.2A5.3A$25.2A2.2A
5.2A7$25.2A2.2A5.2A$25.2A5.3A$2A27.A2.3A2.A$.A31.A$.A.A27.A.A.A$2.2A18.
2A7.4A3.2A$23.A7.A.A5.A$23.A.A3.3A4.3A$24.2A10.A$37.2A2.2A5.A$38.A3.A
4.A.A$31.A6.A.A6.A.3A$37.DA.2A2.2A.A4.A$12.2A17.A.2A3.A.A3.A.A.A.A.A$
11.2A19.2A3.A2.A5.A.A.2A$13.A18.A5.2A5.A.A$46.A2$27.A$27.2A.3A22.2A$33.
A21.2A$28.2A.3A$22.A7.2A11.2A$21.2A18.3A.2A$21.A.A17.A$42.3A.2A$47.A$
19.2A$18.A.A7.A$18.A8.A.A6.2A15.2A6.2A$17.2A4.2A.A.A8.A15.2A6.2A$22.A
.A.A.A.A6.A.A36.3A$22.A4.A.2A7.2A35.3A$23.3A.A19.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A$25.A.
A19.A6.A6.A6.A$26.A20.4A14.4A$49.A2.2A8.2A2.A8.3A$48.6A8.6A8.3A$41.2A
6.A2.2A8.2A2.A$42.A7.A14.A$39.3A4.2A6.A6.A6.2A$39.A5.A.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A
.A.2A$43.3A.A.A16.A.A.2A.A$42.A5.2A16.2A$42.2A!
Engineering macro-spaceships is hard.

User avatar
LuveelVoom
Posts: 463
Joined: April 27th, 2022, 7:59 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by LuveelVoom » January 24th, 2026, 2:27 pm

If this weld is somehow solvable...

Code: Select all

x = 79, y = 69, rule = B3/S23Investigator
27.A5.A$27.2A3.2A$27.2A3.2A$28.A3.A2$37.2A$37.A$38.A$37.2A$36.A$29.3A
4.3A$31.A.A5.A$31.4A3.2A$31.A.A.A$33.A$29.A2.3A2.A$25.2A5.3A$25.2A2.2A
5.2A7$25.2A2.2A5.2A$25.2A5.3A$2A27.A2.3A2.A$.A31.A$.A.A27.A.A.A$2.2A18.
2A7.4A3.2A$23.A7.A.A5.A$23.A.A3.3A4.3A$24.2A10.A$37.2A2.2A5.A$37.EDE2.
A4.A.A$31.A5.3EA6.A.3A$37.2A.2A2.2A.A4.A$12.2A17.A.2A3.A.A3.A.A.A.A.A
$11.2A19.2A3.A2.A5.A.A.2A$13.A18.A5.2A5.A.A$46.A2$27.A$27.2A.3A22.2A$
33.A21.2A$28.2A.3A$22.A7.2A11.2A$21.2A18.3A.2A$21.A.A17.A$42.3A.2A$47.
A$19.2A$18.A.A7.A$18.A8.A.A6.2A15.2A6.2A$17.2A4.2A.A.A8.A15.2A6.2A$22.
A.A.A.A.A6.A.A36.3A$22.A4.A.2A7.2A35.3A$23.3A.A19.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A$25.A
.A19.A6.A6.A6.A$26.A20.4A14.4A$49.A2.2A8.2A2.A8.3A$48.6A8.6A8.3A$41.2A
6.A2.2A8.2A2.A$42.A7.A14.A$39.3A4.2A6.A6.A6.2A$39.A5.A.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A
.A.2A$43.3A.A.A16.A.A.2A.A$42.A5.2A16.2A$42.2A!
OCA primer (WIP): User:LuveelVoom/A_Primer_On_OCA
My rules: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6843
YBOCAD: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7036
Discord user: LuveelVoom

User avatar
ElijahKen
Posts: 233
Joined: March 9th, 2024, 7:32 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by ElijahKen » January 24th, 2026, 3:16 pm

LuveelVoom wrote:
January 24th, 2026, 2:27 pm
If this weld is somehow solvable...

Code: Select all

x = 79, y = 69, rule = B3/S23Investigator
27.A5.A$27.2A3.2A$27.2A3.2A$28.A3.A2$37.2A$37.A$38.A$37.2A$36.A$29.3A
4.3A$31.A.A5.A$31.4A3.2A$31.A.A.A$33.A$29.A2.3A2.A$25.2A5.3A$25.2A2.2A
5.2A7$25.2A2.2A5.2A$25.2A5.3A$2A27.A2.3A2.A$.A31.A$.A.A27.A.A.A$2.2A18.
2A7.4A3.2A$23.A7.A.A5.A$23.A.A3.3A4.3A$24.2A10.A$37.2A2.2A5.A$37.EDE2.
A4.A.A$31.A5.3EA6.A.3A$37.2A.2A2.2A.A4.A$12.2A17.A.2A3.A.A3.A.A.A.A.A
$11.2A19.2A3.A2.A5.A.A.2A$13.A18.A5.2A5.A.A$46.A2$27.A$27.2A.3A22.2A$
33.A21.2A$28.2A.3A$22.A7.2A11.2A$21.2A18.3A.2A$21.A.A17.A$42.3A.2A$47.
A$19.2A$18.A.A7.A$18.A8.A.A6.2A15.2A6.2A$17.2A4.2A.A.A8.A15.2A6.2A$22.
A.A.A.A.A6.A.A36.3A$22.A4.A.2A7.2A35.3A$23.3A.A19.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A$25.A
.A19.A6.A6.A6.A$26.A20.4A14.4A$49.A2.2A8.2A2.A8.3A$48.6A8.6A8.3A$41.2A
6.A2.2A8.2A2.A$42.A7.A14.A$39.3A4.2A6.A6.A6.2A$39.A5.A.A4.A.A6.A.A4.A
.A.2A$43.3A.A.A16.A.A.2A.A$42.A5.2A16.2A$42.2A!
It isn't, but I agree, if it was it would be awesome!
Engineering macro-spaceships is hard.

WhiteHawk
Posts: 1198
Joined: July 10th, 2024, 5:34 pm

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk » January 24th, 2026, 3:28 pm

ElijahKen wrote:
January 24th, 2026, 3:16 pm
LuveelVoom wrote:
January 24th, 2026, 2:27 pm
If this weld is somehow solvable...
It isn't, but I agree, if it was it would be awesome!
I think we may have a need for some sort of different reconfigured blinker factory or a more sparky p38. Does raucci's p38 hold any potential?
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

Pseudastur albicollis

Post Reply