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x = 12, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
$6b4o$5bo4bo$4bobo3bo$3bobo3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo2bo$4b2o3$7bo$6bo$6bo3$2b2o
3b2o$5bo$2bo5bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo$5bo$5bo5$5b2o$5b2o!
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$6b4o$5bo4bo$4bobo3bo$3bobo3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo2bo$4b2o3$7bo$6bo$6bo3$2b2o
3b2o$5bo$2bo5bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo$5bo$5bo5$5b2o$5b2o!
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ob2ob3o4bob3obo4b3ob2obo$2bobo2b6o2bo2b6o2bobo$2bobob2obo4b3o4bob2obo
bo$2obo2bo2b5o3b5o2bo2bob2o$6b2o5bobobo5b2o$ob2obobobo2b7o2bobobob2ob
o$2b2ob3obo2bo2bo2bo2bob3ob2o$3obo4b2o2bobobo2b2o4bob3o$3b2o4bo4bobo4b
o4b2o$bo4bobobo2bobobo2bobobo4bo$3ob2o6b2obob2o6b2ob3o$bobo5bo2bob3ob
o2bo5bobo$b3obobo6b3o6bobob3o$3obobob2o2bo5bo2b2obobob3o$2o2b2obo2b2o
b2ob2ob2o2bob2o2b2o$b4obo2b3ob5ob3o2bob4o$2o2b2obo2b2ob2ob2ob2o2bob2o
2b2o$3obobob2o2bo5bo2b2obobob3o$b3obobo6b3o6bobob3o$bobo5bo2bob3obo2b
o5bobo$3ob2o6b2obob2o6b2ob3o$bo4bobobo2bobobo2bobobo4bo$3b2o4bo4bobo4b
o4b2o$3obo4b2o2bobobo2b2o4bob3o$2b2ob3obo2bo2bo2bo2bob3ob2o$ob2obobob
o2b7o2bobobob2obo$6b2o5bobobo5b2o$2obo2bo2b5o3b5o2bo2bob2o$2bobob2obo
4b3o4bob2obobo$2bobo2b6o2bo2b6o2bobo$ob2ob3o4bob3obo4b3ob2obo!
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oooobboobooobboo$
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oboooboobobooobo!
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ooobbobboooooooo!
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oobbobbbboobobob!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
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oobobobbbbbbbbbb!
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obobooooooobboob$
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bboooboobooobobb!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
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obboobobbbbooobo!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
booboooboobobobo$
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oboobobboobbobob!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oboobbobobooboob$
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bobbobbbbobobboo!
Code: Select all
x = 14, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
3b3o2$7bo$7bo$7bo$2b2o$bobo$o$o2bo$o$bo$2bo3bo$3b3o6b2o$12b2o!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
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boobobooooobbobb$
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bobobbbbooooobob$
boooobooboobobob!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oobbbbobobboobbb$
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oooobooobooobboo$
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boooooboobobbobo$
bbooooobooboboob$
obbbooboobobobob!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bboboobobobbbboo$
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obobooboooboobbo$
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bboooboboboboooo$
bobooboboobboobb$
bobobbooobobobbb$
bbobobobbbbboboo!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bbbbooooobbbbooo$
ooobooobobobooob$
boobobobboobobbb$
obbbobbbbboboooo$
oobooboooboobboo$
bboobobbbbobbooo$
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booobbobooboobob$
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oobboobooooobobo$
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bbbooobbooboboob$
oboboobbobooobbo$
oooooboooboboboo!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
7o3b2ob2o$ob3o3b2o2bo$obo4b2o2b2ob2o$2o3b2ob2ob2obo$6o2bobobo2bo$6obo
5bo$bo2bobo3bo2b3o$ob2ob2obobobobo$3b2o2b3obob2o$o3bo2bobo3b2o$5bo2bo
3bob2o$3b3o5bo$3obobo2b2o2b2o$7obo3b3o$3o2bo3b3o$b2o2bo4bob3o!
That leads to this predecessor, which might be able to lead to a synthesis for under 10 gliders (the current record):
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x = 9, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$6bo$5bobo$6boo$7boo$8bo4$3o$$bo$5bo$4bobo$5bo$3boo$3bo!
I tried putting something together this morning, and got a 10G recipe. The red patterns are the same three active reactions as above, just eight ticks later:mniemiec wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 4:14 pmThat leads to this predecessor, which might be able to lead to a synthesis for under 10 gliders (the current record):Code: Select all
x = 9, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 6bo$6bo$5bobo$6boo$7boo$8bo4$3o$$bo$5bo$4bobo$5bo$3boo$3bo!
Code: Select all
x = 43, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
27.A$25.2A$26.2A10.A.A$38.2A$4.A34.A$5.2A$4.2A2$22.2D$20.5D$19.D4.D$
19.D2.2D$19.D$20.D$21.D2.D$22.2D2.3A$17.D8.A$16.3D8.A$15.2D.2D$16.3D$
17.D3.D$20.4D$19.D4.D$18.D.D3.D$18.D4.2D$18.D2.D19.2A$19.D20.2A$42.A$
26.A$25.2A$2A23.A.A$.2A$A6.2A$6.A.A19.3A$8.A19.A$29.A10$40.3A$40.A$
41.A!
Code: Select all
x = 43, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
27.A$25.2A$26.2A2$4.A$5.2A$4.2A2$22.2D$20.5D$19.D4.D$19.D2.2D$19.D$
20.D$21.D2.D$22.2D2.3A$17.D8.A$16.3D8.A$15.2D.2D$16.3D$17.D$20.4D$17.
2AD4.D$17.B2AD3.D$17.CB4.2D$16.B.B2.D$19.D2$26.A$25.2A$2A23.A.A$.2A$A
6.2A$6.A.A19.3A$8.A19.A$29.A10$40.3A$40.A$41.A!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oboobobbbboboobb$
obbboboboooooobb$
ooobobooooooobbo$
ooooboboooobobbo$
boooooooboboooob$
bbboobbbboobboob$
oboboobooobooobb$
bbbooboboobbooob$
obobbooobooobbob$
bobbbbbobooobobb$
bbobobooboobobob$
bboboboooobboobb$
obobbbbbbbooobbo$
bobbbooooobboobo$
ooobobobboobboob$
bobooobbbbobbboo!
A second occurrence of xs15_321e88gzxca1 has been found less than 24 hours after the first:Billabob wrote: ↑February 22nd, 2023, 5:36 amxs15_321e88gzxca1 has appeared...
Soup c_ifIzvy3oWoOF375607654 was found on 2023-02-21 at 23:43:17 UTC and is owned by TechnobladeNeverDies
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obbobobbooobobbo$
boboboboobobbobo$
ooobobboooobbobb$
bbboboboooooobbo$
ooooooobobbooooo$
bbobbbboooobbboo$
obbooooobbbbobbb$
bobobbobobbobbbb$
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oobobbbboobboboo$
obbbobbbbbbbbbob$
obooobbobooooobo!
Code: Select all
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
3b4o3b2o3bo$b4o4b3o3bo$2bob4obo2bobo$o3b2obob2o4bo$6obob2ob2o$b3o2bo2b
2obob2o$2o2bo2bo2b2ob2o$bo3b2ob2o4b2o$ob2ob4o2bob3o$o3bobobo6bo$2b5ob
o6bo$o2bo2bobobo2b2o$bo2b3obobo2bo$6o2b5o$o8b2ob2obo$2b4o3bo3bobo!
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x = 14, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2ob2o7b2o$bobo8b2o$2bo!
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x=4, y=9, rule=1e234j/3-j/6
.2A3$2A$A.EA$.BEA$2.C$.B2C$2.2A!
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x = 31, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
b3obobo3bobobobobo3bobob3o$o2bo3b3ob4ob4ob3o3bo2bo$obobob2o2bob2o3b2o
bo2b2obobobo$2o2b2o2bo2bob2ob2obo2bo2b2o2b2o$2b4o2b2o4bobo4b2o2b4o$o2b
2o3bob3ob3ob3obo3b2o2bo$2bo3bo3bob7obo3bo3bo$3o4bob2o3bobo3b2obo4b3o$
bob3o5bobobobobo5b3obo$bo2bo2bobo4bobo4bobo2bo2bo$2bo2b3o3b2obobob2o3b
3o2bo$2obobo2bobob3ob3obobo2bobob2o$b2o2b2o3b2o7b2o3b2o2b2o$4o2bobo2b
obobobobo2bobo2b4o$bob5ob3o2bobo2b3ob5obo$o4b2obo4bobobo4bob2o4bo$bob
5ob3o2bobo2b3ob5obo$4o2bobo2bobobobobo2bobo2b4o$b2o2b2o3b2o7b2o3b2o2b
2o$2obobo2bobob3ob3obobo2bobob2o$2bo2b3o3b2obobob2o3b3o2bo$bo2bo2bobo
4bobo4bobo2bo2bo$bob3o5bobobobobo5b3obo$3o4bob2o3bobo3b2obo4b3o$2bo3b
o3bob7obo3bo3bo$o2b2o3bob3ob3ob3obo3b2o2bo$2b4o2b2o4bobo4b2o2b4o$2o2b
2o2bo2bob2ob2obo2bo2b2o2b2o$obobob2o2bob2o3b2obo2b2obobobo$o2bo3b3ob4o
b4ob3o3bo2bo$b3obobo3bobobobobo3bobob3o!
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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
4obob2ob2o2b2o2bob3obob3o2bo$bo5b2o3b2o2b3o3bob2ob2ob2o$2bo3bo2b2ob2ob
ob3obobo2b2obobo$2o2bobobobob3ob2o2b2obob3o3bo$4obob2o2b7obo2b2ob2obo$
ob3obobob2obobob2obobo2bobo3bo$bob3o12bo4bo2bob2o$2o5bo2bo2bobo2b2o2bo
bo2bo2b2o$2b3obo2bo4b2obobob2o3b3ob2o$2o2b2ob4ob3obobo3b2o5bo$ob2o4bo
2b4o5bobobobob2obo$o2bobo4b4obo2b4o4b2o3bo$2bobo2b2o2b5o3b4o4b4o$3o2b
3obobob2obob5obob5o$b5o2bo5b2ob3ob3o3b2o2bo$bob2o4bo3bob3ob2o2b2ob2obo
bo$obob2ob2o2b2ob3obo3bo4b2obo$o2b2o3b3ob3ob2o5bo2b5o$b5obob5obob2obob
ob3o2b3o$b4o4b4o3b5o2b2o2bobo$o3b2o4b4o2bob4o4bobo2bo$ob2obobobobo5b4o
2bo4b2obo$2bo5b2o3bobob3ob4ob2o2b2o$2ob3o3b2obobob2o4bo2bob3o$2o2bo2bo
bo2b2o2bobo2bo2bo5b2o$2b2obo2bo4bo12b3obo$o3bobo2bobob2obobob2obobob3o
bo$3bob2ob2o2bob7o2b2obob4o$o3b3obob2o2b2ob3obobobobo2b2o$obob2o2bobob
3obob2ob2o2bo3bo$2ob2ob2obo3b3o2b2o3b2o5bo$o2b3obob3obo2b2o2b2ob2obob
4o!
Wow! (Don't you mean 14P2.4, rather than 24P4.2?). Unfortunately, the way it forms doesn't seem as if it would provide a useful path to a cheaper synthesis.Sokwe wrote: ↑March 17th, 2023, 6:36 amOn March 4, 2023, Charity Engine found a C4_4 soup that produces 4 copies of the asymmetric oscillator 14P2.4: ... This is the first occurrence of 24P4.2 in a soup of any symmetry. It is one of the last two known 14-cell oscillators for which a C1 soup has not been found (the other being octapole).
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x = 31, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
19b2o2$19b3o$20bo$22bo$18bo3bo$17bobo$17bo2bo$4b2o12b2o$2bo$ob2o3bo$o
bo3bobo$5bo2bo$6b2o4$23b2o$22bo2bo$22bobo3bobo$23bo3b2obo$28bo$11b2o12b
2o$10bo2bo$11bobo$8bo3bo$8bo$10bo$9b3o2$10b2o!
Three octo3obj results and a 3G (that may form too late?) from Catagolue:get_snackeTWO wrote: ↑March 31st, 2023, 12:16 pma seed for xs28_g0g88b5oz11078k45213zy011, which has no synthesis yet:found with hashsoup eS2UvUivWssD23538146. octohashers, anyone?Code: Select all
x = 31, y = 31, rule = B3/S23 19b2o2$19b3o$20bo$22bo$18bo3bo$17bobo$17bo2bo$4b2o12b2o$2bo$ob2o3bo$o bo3bobo$5bo2bo$6b2o4$23b2o$22bo2bo$22bobo3bobo$23bo3b2obo$28bo$11b2o12b 2o$10bo2bo$11bobo$8bo3bo$8bo$10bo$9b3o2$10b2o!
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x = 189, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
186bobo$186b2o$8b3o61b2o54b2o6b3o48bo$68b2o2b2o54b2o$6bo61b2o$bo4bo$ob
o3bo$obo176bobo$bo4b2o58b3ob3o107b2o2bobo$6bobo61bo62bo46bo3b2o$6bo57b
o6bo61bo51bo$64bo68bo$64bo66bo$130b2o$130bobo!
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x = 19, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o$17bo$4bo11bobo$4obo11bo$3o3bo$3bobo!
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x = 12, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
o9bo$4o5b3o$o3bo6bo$2b3o2b3o$8b2o!
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x = 24, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$20bo2bo$21b2o3$18b3o$18bo2bo$18b2o2bo$20b2o2$3o!
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x = 18, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$11b2o3$6b2o$6b2o6$2b3o$13b3o$o5bo5bo3bo$o5bo4bo5bo$o5bo4bo5bo$
11bo5bo$2b3o7bo3bo$13b3o!
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oobobboooboobbbo$
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bboobobbbboobobo$
oboobbbbbbobooob$
boobobboboobbbbb$
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bboobboobooooooo$
oboooobbbbbobbob$
ooooobobobbobbob$
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bbboobooboooobbb$
ooboooboobobbboo$
ooboobooobbboboo!
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x = 47, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
9b3o5b3o15b3o4$7bo4b2ob2o4bo11b2o4bo$6bobo2bobobobo2bobo10bobo2bobo$5bo2b2obobobobob2o2bo6b2obobob2o2bo$4bo4bo2bo3bo2bo4bo5b2ob2o2bo4bo$5b2o2bo9bo2b2o13bo2b2o$o5b3o11b3o5bo9b3o5bo$o27bo17bo$o4b2o15b2o4bo11b2o4bo$4bo2bo13bo2bo14bo2bo$4b3o15b3o14b4o2$4b3o15b3o14b2o$4bo2bo13bo2bo14b2o$o4b2o15b2o4bo$o27bo$o5b3o11b3o5bo$5b2o2bo9bo2b2o$4bo4bo2bo3bo2bo4bo$5bo2b2obobobobob2o2bo$6bobo2bobobobo2bobo$7bo4b2ob2o4bo4$9b3o5b3o!
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x = 31, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
oboboobbobbobooooobobbobboobobo$
bboobbbbbbobooboboobobbbbbboobb$
oooboobobbbbbobbbobbbbboboobooo$
bobbbbboboobbooooobboobobbbbbob$
obobbbooobbooobobooobbooobbbobo$
obobbbbbooobbbooobbbooobbbbbobo$
bbbbobbbooboobbbbbooboobbbobbbb$
bbooobboooobbbobobbboooobbooobb$
obbboooooboobbooobboobooooobbbo$
bbbobooobbooboboboboobbooobobbb$
bobobobooobooobobooobooobobobob$
obbbobobooobbbbbbbbbooobobobbbo$
bobbobobbbobooooooobobbbobobbob$
ooooobbbboobobbobboboobbbbooooo$
obboboboobbbobooobobbboobobobbo$
oobooobbooobooobooobooobboooboo$
obboboboobbbobooobobbboobobobbo$
ooooobbbboobobbobboboobbbbooooo$
bobbobobbbobooooooobobbbobobbob$
obbbobobooobbbbbbbbbooobobobbbo$
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If that particular soup appeared in catalogue, would the 2 engine cordership still be engineered or natualistic?Macbi wrote: ↑June 7th, 2020, 7:15 am16x16 soup:calcyman wrote: ↑June 7th, 2020, 6:59 am19x17 parent:dvgrn wrote: ↑June 7th, 2020, 5:59 amReally the lower bound would be much higher than that, because if one soup exists then there are probably gajillions of variants of it. Here's a 20x18 sample that can probably be packed into 16x16 with some effort:
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I believe the general opinion is that we would start calling the 2-engine Cordership "natural" -- using the specific artificial definition of "natural" that we've got on the LifeWiki. Seems like it would maybe still be an engineered spaceship, though.Haycat2009 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2023, 8:07 pmIf that particular soup appeared in catalogue, would the 2 engine cordership still be engineered or natualistic?
I find it strange how a smaller spaceship like a 2-engine Cordership or Pufferfish spaceship is in the same category as an enormous ship like the Caterpillar or Centipede; I feel like these should be two different categories, like “Engine-based spaceships” and “Crawler-ships”… What is the consensus on that?
I'm not tempted to claim that there is any consensus on this, or any likelihood of producing one -- but personally I think it's totally true thatEntity Valkyrie 2 wrote: ↑September 25th, 2023, 1:48 amI find it strange how a smaller spaceship like a 2-engine Cordership or Pufferfish spaceship is in the same category as an enormous ship like the Caterpillar or Centipede; I feel like these should be two different categories, like “Engine-based spaceships” and “Crawler-based spaceships”… What is the consensus on that?