incomplete diagonal c/12 ship

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David
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incomplete diagonal c/12 ship

Post by David » February 8th, 2014, 1:09 am

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x = 14, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$4o$o3b2obo$bo2bo4bo$b2o3bo3bo$ob2o2bo5bo$o4bo2bobob2o$o3bo3bo$2bobo
6bo$2bobob2o3bobo$3bo2b2o$4bobo3b2o$5b3o2$7bo$6bo!
Duh! I just wanted to discover diagonal c/12 ship which is not based on switch engines.
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Sphenocorona
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Re: incomplete diagonal d/12 ship

Post by Sphenocorona » February 8th, 2014, 3:29 am

Well, I chose to look for c/8 ships because it's the fastest possible diagonal speed that hasn't yet been found and has glide-reflect symmetry (which allows searching for an object with half the period)

Slower speeds get harder and harder to find, and if more people are looking for a speed then it is more likely to be found. Once a c/8 ship is found I'm sure people will be looking for c/9 and c/10.

Now I'm wondering if there is a spaceship with only one or two switch engines. There probably is, but the question is how hard to find it would be.

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