Catalyst Discussion Thread

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » November 20th, 2021, 4:33 am

MathAndCode wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 2:54 am
Sokwe wrote:
November 18th, 2021, 5:43 am
(I manually replaced eater 3s with smaller Hickerson eaters)
Is that what this is called?

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2o$o2bob2o$b3obobo$5bobo$b5ob3o$bo4bo3bo$4bobo2b2o$4b2o!
It doesn't have a name. That was just convenient shorthand for "a well-known eater discovered by Dean Hickerson".
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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by Wyirm » December 9th, 2021, 12:49 pm

Is there a suitable catalyst replacement for the leftmost eater 1?

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
9bo$9b3o$o11bo$3o8b2o$3bo$2b2o2$6b2o$6b2o2$14b2o$13b2o$14b3o!
The eater eats the first asymmetric spark but the second spark is symmetric.

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x = 36, y = 28, rule = TripleLife
17.G$17.3G$20.G$19.2G11$9.EF$8.FG.GD$8.DGAGF$10.DGD5$2.2G$3.G30.2G$3G
25.2G5.G$G27.G.G.3G$21.2G7.G.G$21.2G7.2G!
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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by wwei47 » January 9th, 2022, 9:49 pm

I saw this catalysis happen naturally, is there any use for it anywhere?

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$2bo5bo$3b5o3$2b2o$bo2bo$2b2o!
(This is what happened)

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x = 23, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
13bo2bo$11b3o2b3o$10bo8bo$9bob8o2b2o$9bobo7b2obo$8b2ob2o3b3ob2o$7bo3b
2ob2o$8bobo6bo2b2o$8b3o3b2obobo2bo$8b3o3b2obobo2bo$8bobo6bo2b2o$7bo3b
2ob2o$8b2ob2o3b3ob2o$9bobo7b2obo$9bob8o2b2o$10bo8bo$11b3o2b3o$13bo2bo
6$8bo4b2o$7b3o3bobo$2o4b2obo3bo$2o4b3o$6b3o$7b2o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by JP21 » January 15th, 2022, 3:12 am

I noticed that there's a p5 and p6 version of the block corner catalyst. (which is probably noticed already)

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x = 76, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
3b2o11bo37bo17bo$3bo11bobo35bobo15bobo$2obobo9bo2bo34bo2bo14bo2bo$o2b
5o3bo4b2o36b2o16b2o$b2o3b2o2bob2o$3b3o7b2o30bob6o11b2o4bo$3bo2b2obo3bo
12b2o3bo11bo2bob3o2bo8b3ob4obo$4bo2bobo2bo13bobo2b3o12bo5bo8bo4bo2b3o$
5b2o2bo6bo11b3o3bo6b4o17b3obo3bo$9bob6o10bo3bobobob2o2bobo6b2o12bobo2b
3o$10bo4bo10bob2obobo3bob2o3bo2b2ob2o13bo3bo$11b4o11bo4bobo2b3o2bobobo
2b3o19bo$13bo10b2obo3b2obo2bo2b2o2bo3b3o10b2o5b3o$15bo7bo3bobo3bobo2bo
bo5bo3bo10bobo4b3o$14b2o8b3o4b3ob4o2bo5bobo13bo4b4o$27b4o3bo4b2o5b2obo
bo11b2o5bobo$26bo3bo2bo2b2o2bobo7b2o13bo3b2ob3o$26b2o6b2ob2o2b2o20b2o
2bo2bo4bo$64bobobo3b3o$63bo2bobobobo$63b2o2bo$68b2ob4o$69bobo2bo$69bob
o$70bo!

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Re: Results of catalyst tests

Post by wwei47 » January 22nd, 2022, 4:59 pm

wwei47 wrote:
June 11th, 2021, 1:22 pm
Thanks! Can anyone look at this mess here?
wwei47 wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 9:55 pm
A for awesome wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 5:10 pm
Here's something that almost works:

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x = 21, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
14.2A$12.A2.A$10.5A$9.A$10.3A.3A$12.A.A2.A$13.A2.2AD3$15.2A$11.2A.A.3A
$12.A.A4.A$7.2C2.A3.4A.A$7.2C3.2A.A2.A.A$13.A5.A$13.A.A$A.A.A9.2A$A2.
A$A.A!
I've been running dr on it for quite a while now.
EDIT: This is infuriatingly close.

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x = 15, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo$2b3o$5bo7bo$4bo6b3o$5b3o2bo$7bo2b2o3$9b2o$5b2obob3o$b2o3bobo4bo$3b
obo3b4obo$3o3b2obo2bobo$2o5bo5bo$7bobo$8b2o!
Edit 2: Another near-miss:

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x = 12, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
bo$b3o$4bo$3b2o$7b2o$6bobo2bo$5bo3b3o$b2o2bob2o$3bo2bo2bo$3o5b2o$2o!
Here's a bad-clearance solution:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = Life
7b2o$5bo2bo$4bob2o$2o2bo$2o3b5o$10bo$7b2obo$3b2o3bob2o$5bobo4bo$2b3o3b
2ob2o$2b2o5bobo$9bobo$10bo!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by cvojan » January 22nd, 2022, 10:51 pm

Is there a way to replace the blinker on top? If so, then it would allow for a phase-changing variant for the 3/4 TL:

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x = 12, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
6b3o6$5bo5bo$3o2bo5bo$2bo2bo5bo$3o$7b3o!
Note that the reaction can already be supported by a domino spark, but it would be nice to have one that works for all odd periods.

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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
3b2o4b2o$3bobo2bobo$5bo2bo$4bo4bo$4bo4bo$4bo4bo$6b2o5$5bo5bo$3o2bo5bo$
2bo2bo5bo$3o$7b3o!
Last edited by cvojan on January 23rd, 2022, 2:12 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by wwei47 » January 23rd, 2022, 2:04 am

Two incidental findings

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x = 31, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
29.C$28.C.C$29.C2$.6A14.6A$A6.A12.A6.A.2C$A.6A12.A.6A.2C$2.A19.A$10.
2C$5.2C.C2.C14.2C.C$4.C.C.3C14.C2.2C$2.3C2.C17.2C$.C3.C.C.2C$.2C2.C.C
.2C$6.C!
EDIT: A third:

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x = 13, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b2o2$5b6o$4bo2bo3bo$4b2o3bo2bo$8b5o2$10bo$9bobo$b6o3b2o$o6bo$ob
5o$2bo6b2o$9bobo$11bo$11b2o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by Wyirm » January 28th, 2022, 10:47 am

wwei47 wrote:
January 23rd, 2022, 2:04 am
Two incidental findings

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x = 31, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
29.C$28.C.C$29.C2$.6A14.6A$A6.A12.A6.A.2C$A.6A12.A.6A.2C$2.A19.A$10.
2C$5.2C.C2.C14.2C.C$4.C.C.3C14.C2.2C$2.3C2.C17.2C$.C3.C.C.2C$.2C2.C.C
.2C$6.C!
EDIT: A third:

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x = 13, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b2o2$5b6o$4bo2bo3bo$4b2o3bo2bo$8b5o2$10bo$9bobo$b6o3b2o$o6bo$ob
5o$2bo6b2o$9bobo$11bo$11b2o!
Some minor reductions to each of the catalysts

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
.6A$A6.A$A.6A$2.A$10.2C$5.2C.C2.C$4.C.C.3C$2.3C2.C$.C3.C.C.2C$.2C.AC.
CA.C!

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$9bo2bo$8b5o2$10bo$9bobo$b6o3b2o$o6bo$ob5o$2bo6b2o$9bobo$11bo
$11b2o!

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x = 36, y = 28, rule = TripleLife
17.G$17.3G$20.G$19.2G11$9.EF$8.FG.GD$8.DGAGF$10.DGD5$2.2G$3.G30.2G$3G
25.2G5.G$G27.G.G.3G$21.2G7.G.G$21.2G7.2G!
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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by hotcrystal0 » January 29th, 2022, 12:16 pm

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x = 18, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
10bo$b2o8b2o$4o6b2o$2ob2o$2b2o$15b2o$15bobo$12bo4bo$12b5o$9bo$9b6o$14b
o$11b3o$11bo2$14b2o$13bobo$15bo!

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

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by cvojan » February 6th, 2022, 4:00 pm

New spartan honeyfarm catalyst by me and completed by iNoMed:

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x = 22, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bobo6b2o$11b2o7bo$18bobo$18b2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$7b2o$18b2o$2o16bobo$
obo17bo$obo17b2o$bo3b2o$5bobo$7bo$7b2o2b2o$11b2o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by wwei47 » February 7th, 2022, 9:30 am

A P4 version of the P6 syringe is not possible because it interacts too early.

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x = 33, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8bo13b2o$10bob2o8b2o$9b3o2bo$6b2o5bo2bo$ob2obo2b6ob2o11bobo$2obo
bobo6bo13b2o$5b2o2bob2obo14bo$4bo3bo3b2o$4b2obo2bo2$10bo18b2o$8bobo18b
obo$8b2o21bo$31b2o$14b2o$14b2o2$24b2o$10b2o12bobo$9bo2bo13bo$10b2o14b
2o4$13b2o$8b2o3bo$7bobo4b3o$5b3obobo4bo$4bo5b2o$4b2o!
That being said, the catalyst itself otherwise works.

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x = 18, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11bo$10bobo$10bobo$9b2ob2o$6b2o$ob2obo2b6o$2obobobo6bo$5b4o2b2obo$4bo
2b4ob2o$4b2o2$9bo4bo$8bobo2b2o$8b2o2bo2bobo$13b3o!
EDIT: Note to self: Set these things up horizontally, not vertically. (P5 version)

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x = 32, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$13bo$4b2o4b2obo$5bo3bobob2o$5bob3o5bo$6bo3b2ob2obo$8bobo3bobo$7b
2obobo2bo$5bo2bobo2b2o8b2o$5b2o10b2o4b2o$10bob3o2bo$15bobo$10bob2ob2o
$10bo2bo$10b2obo$5b2o4b2o$5bo2bo$6b7o$3b3o4bo2bob2o$3bo2b2obo2b2obo$4b
obo2b3o3bo$3b2o2b2o2bob2o$5b2o2bo3bo$3b2o2bo3bobo$2bo2bobo3bob2o$2bob
o2bobo2bo$2o2b2o3b2obo$bobo3bo3bob2o$o2b2obo4bobo$3o5bob2obo$3bob2o6b
2o$2obob2o2bob2o8b2o$2obobob3o2bo8b2o$3bo2b2obobo$3bobobo7bo$4bo8b3o11b
obo$9b2obo14b2o$2b5ob4obo14bo$2bo3b2o3b2o$3bo$2b2o$8bo19b2o$7bobo18bo
bo$7b2o21bo$30b2o$13b2o$13b2o2$23b2o$9b2o12bobo$8bo2bo13bo$9b2o14b2o4$
12b2o$7b2o3bo$6bobo4b3o$4b3obobo4bo$3bo5b2o$3b2o!
Edit 2: Now that's more like it! :D

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x = 40, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$21b2o5bo$16bo4bobob3o$16b3o4bobo$19bo3b2o$18b2o4$5b2o14b2o$6bo13b
o2bo$6bobo12b2o$7b2o2$17b2o$17b2o$2o29b2o$bo21b2o6bo$bobo18bobo3b2obo
bo$2b2o19bo4bobobobo$32bobo$25bobo4bob2o$22b2obobob2obo4b2o$3bo19bobo
bo3bob4obo$3b2o16bobobobobo3bo2bo$2bobo11b2o3b2o3b2obob2o3bo$16bobo9b
o6bob2o$18bo9bob2o4bo2bo$9b2o7b2o7b2obo6b2o$9b2o19bo$30b2o!
Edit 3: Smaller:

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x = 38, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$21b2o5bo$16bo4bobob3o$16b3o4bobo$19bo3b2o$18b2o4$5b2o14b2o$6bo13b
o2bo$6bobo12b2o$7b2o2$17b2o$17b2o9bo$2o26b3o$bo21b2o6bo$bobo18bobo3b3o
2b2o$2b2o19bo4bo2b2ob3o$29bo2bo4bo$25bobobobo2b3o$22b2obobo3bo2bo$3bo
19bobob3o$3b2o16bobobo4bo$2bobo11b2o3b2o3b4o3bo$16bobo11b3o$18bo9bo$9b
2o7b2o8b3o$9b2o20bo$30b2o!
Edit 4: Smaller:

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x = 37, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$21b2o5bo$16bo4bobob3o$16b3o4bobo$19bo3b2o$18b2o4$5b2o14b2o$6bo13b
o2bo$6bobo12b2o$7b2o2$17b2o$17b2o$2o$bo21b2o6b2o$bobo18bobo6bobo$2b2o
19bo9bo$28bo4bob2o$25bobo2bo2bobo$22b2obobo3bobo2bo$3bo19bobo3bo2bobo
bo$3b2o16bobobob5o2b2o$2bobo11b2o3b2o3bo4bobo$16bobo8b4o2bo$18bo14b2o
$9b2o7b2o7b2o$9b2o16b2o!
Edit 5: Smaller:

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x = 35, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$21b2o5bo$16bo4bobob3o$16b3o4bobo$19bo3b2o$18b2o4$5b2o14b2o$6bo13b
o2bo$6bobo12b2o$7b2o2$17b2o$17b2o$2o$bo21b2o8bo$bobo18bobo6b3o$2b2o19b
o6bo$27b2o2bo$25bo3b3o$22b2obobo4b2o$3bo19bobo2b3o3bo$3b2o16bobob2o2b
ob3o$2bobo11b2o3b2o6b2o$16bobo11bob2o$18bo9bobob2o$9b2o7b2o8b2o$9b2o!
Edit 6: Stator reduction:

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x = 34, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$21b2o5bo$16bo4bobob3o$16b3o4bobo$19bo3b2o$18b2o4$5b2o14b2o$6bo13b
o2bo$6bobo12b2o$7b2o2$17b2o$17b2o$2o28b2o$bo21b2o5bo$bobo18bobo6bo$2b
2o19bo6b2o$27b2o$25bo3b3o$22b2obobo4bo$3bo19bobo2b3o2bo$3b2o16bobob2o
2bob3o$2bobo11b2o3b2o6b2o$16bobo11bob2o$18bo9bobob2o$9b2o7b2o8b2o$9b2o
!
Edit 7: Some thoughts on P7, including an incidental blinker rephaser:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bobo$2bo3b2o$7b2o2$b2ob2o$2bobo$obobobo$2o3b2o2b2o$8bo$8bo!

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x = 32, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o18b2o$obo3bo2bobo8bobo$bo3bobo2bo10bo3b3o2bo$7bo2bo18bobo$3bo2bo21b
o$3bo19b2o4bo$4bo19bo$b3o17b3o$bo19bo!
Edit 8: Half of this P152 could be used somewhere:

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https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1437&p=136696&hilit=p152#p136696

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » February 11th, 2022, 4:06 pm

wwei47 wrote:
February 7th, 2022, 9:30 am
Edit 7: Some thoughts on P7, including an incidental blinker rephaser:

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x = 32, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o18b2o$obo3bo2bobo8bobo$bo3bobo2bo10bo3b3o2bo$7bo2bo18bobo$3bo2bo21b
o$3bo19b2o4bo$4bo19bo$b3o17b3o$bo19bo!
That second one doesn't quite work due to a dot being created in generation 4 (6 in your RLE):

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x = 35, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A20.2A$.A.A13.D5.A.A$2.A3.3A2.A4.3D5.A3.2A.A.A$10.A.A4.D11.A4.A$9.
A23.A$.2A.2A4.A5.3D4.2A.2A.D2.A$2.A.A13.D5.A.A$A.A.A.A9.3D3.A.A.A.A$
2A3.2A9.D5.2A3.2A2.2A$16.3D11.A$30.A!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Results of catalyst tests

Post by GUYTU6J » February 20th, 2022, 8:37 am

While reading the earlier posts in this thread to gather information for the wiki article on regenerative loop, I found that the name was previously assigned to another catalyst with a slightly different loop motif and without block for recovery:
Scorbie wrote:
November 23rd, 2015, 1:33 am
...
Edit: a slightly smaller scorbic variation of the regenerative loop :wink:

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x = 24, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
A$A.A$3A$2.A4$18.2A$17.A2.A$14.2C2.A.A$13.C.C3A.2AC$13.C9.C$14.C2A.3A
C.C$16.A.A2.2C$16.A2.A$17.2A!
Edit: I first thought of this, but am concerned if this is too obtrusive:

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x = 23, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
A$A.A$3A$2.A3$20.A$18.3A$17.A3.2A$14.2C2.A2.A$13.C.C2A.A.A$13.C4.A.A$
14.C2A.A$16.A.2C$16.C2.C$17.2C!
...
What are the other catalyses that this regenerative loop can perform?

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » April 12th, 2022, 10:02 am

A guide to the ship-tie/half-bakery doubler:

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x = 76, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
37.A21.A$8.3A24.A2.A18.A2.A$7.3ABA23.A3.A17.A3.A$6.A3B2A22.A4.A16.A4.
A$6.AB3AD22.A4.C16.A4.C$7.3AD27.C21.C$8.AD25.2AC2.2A15.2AC2.2A$39.A.A
19.A.A3.A$39.2A4.2A14.2A3.A.A$44.A.A18.A2.A$44.2A18.A.2A$42.2A19.A.A$
41.A.A18.A2.A$41.2A20.2A12$12.A24.3A23.3A$11.3A22.A3.A21.A3.A$10.5A
20.A5.A19.A5.A$9.2A3.2A18.A3.A3.A17.A3.A3.A$8.3A3.3A17.A2.A.A2.A17.A
2.A.A2.A$9.2A3.2AD17.A3.A3.C17.A3.A3.C$10.5AD19.A5.C19.A5.C$11.3AD21.
A3.C2.2A17.A3.C2.2A$12.A24.3A2.A.A18.3A2.A.A3.A$42.2A4.2A18.2A3.A.A$
35.2A10.A.A11.2A9.A2.A$36.A10.2A13.A8.A.2A$33.3A9.2A12.3A8.A.A$33.A
10.A.A12.A9.A2.A$44.2A24.2A10$22.A$D3.D7.3A6.A.A$.D.D8.A.AD4.A3.C$2.D
9.2AC6.A.C$.D.D9.D8.C$D3.D!
(yes, what I did was intentional)
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » May 9th, 2022, 9:28 pm

ljkiernan1 on Discord. Your typical pi → 2G, but using only two beehives and two tubs.

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x = 21, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
9bobo$9bobo$9b3o9$7b2o3b2o$6bo2bobo2bo$bo5b2o3b2o5bo$obo15bobo$bo17bo!
EDIT: This was found via symmetric 🐱Force, which exists now; mvr made the code modifications.
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User:HotdogPi/My discoveries

Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,486,576

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by cvojan » May 10th, 2022, 3:15 pm

P2 TL-push thing:

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
4bo2$3b3o$o7bo$o7bo$o7bo2$2b2ob2o$2bo3bo$3b3o$bobo$b2o!
It can reduce the P44 pi-heptomino hassler, as noted by iNoMed:

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x = 42, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
16b2o6b2o$16b2o6b2o10$6b3o24b3o$40b2o$3b2o12b2o4b2o12b2o2bo$2bobo11bob
o4bobo11bob2o$2bo13bo8bo13bo$b2obo11bobo4bobo11bobo$o2b2o12b2o4b2o12b
2o$2o$6b3o24b3o10$16b2o6b2o$16b2o6b2o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by hotcrystal0 » June 8th, 2022, 8:43 pm

Almost-catalyst

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x = 22, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
18bo$17bo$17b3o3$15bo$14bobo$14bobo$15bo$9b2o$4b2o2bo2bo7b2o$bo2bo4bo
bo6bo2bo$obobo5bo8b2o$bo2bob2o$4bo2bo$5bo4bo$6b5o2$8bo$7bobo$8bo!

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

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by cvojan » June 25th, 2022, 8:03 pm

June 22nd, bizarre Eater 1 replacement:

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x = 22, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o11b2o$16bo$6b2o8bob2obo$6b2o7b2obob2o$2b2o$bo2bo10b3o$2b
2o6b3o2bo2bo$9bo3bo3b2o$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$9bo3bo$10b3o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by Kazyan » July 9th, 2022, 11:48 pm

Big sparky blinker eater:

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x = 16, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$14bo$12bobo$12b2o7$5b2o$5b2o4$o3bo$o2bobo$o2bobo$4bo!
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Re: Catalyst discussion thread

Post by C28 » August 24th, 2022, 5:50 pm

Kazyan wrote:
September 7th, 2021, 10:51 am
A catalyst with an isolated Z-tetromino:

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x = 15, y = 11, rule = LifeBellman
6.2A$4.A2.A$4.2A$2.2A2.4A$3.A.A3.A$.A.A.A.C$A.A2.A.2C$A.A.A3.C2.2A$.A
.A.2A5.A.A$3.A2.2A4.3A$3.2A8.A!
apparently it can act as a replacement for a snake when it fails in a certain way

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x = 30, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
5.2A$5.2A2$5.4A$.2A.A3.A$2.A.A.A$A3.A.2A2.C.C8.A.2A2.C.C$4A3.A2.C10.2A
.A2.C$4.2A3.C16.C$2.A2.2A3.2C15.2C$2.2A6.2C15.2C!
- Christopher D'Agostino

adopted father of the U-turner

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x = 11, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$9bo8$b3o$b3o$obo$2o!
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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by squareroot12621 » August 25th, 2022, 8:13 am

Or go Thessalonic. (The clearance isn't that good, though.)

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x = 13, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
6.C.C$6.C$5.C5.2A$6.2C3.2A$2.2A2.2C$.A.A$.A$2A!
Edit: WAY better clearance:

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x = 14, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
2A$.A$.A.A$2.2A3.C.C$7.C4.2D$6.C5.2D$7.2C$2.AED2.2C$.ADAD$.AD$AED!

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4b8o$4b8o$4b8o$4b8o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4o8b4o$4b8o$4b8o$4b8o$4b8o![[ THEME 0 AUTOSTART GPS 8 Z 16 T 1 T 1 Z 19.027 T 2 T 2 Z 22.627 T 3 T 3 Z 26.909 T 4 T 4 Z 32 T 5 T 5 Z 38.055 T 6 T 6 Z 45.255 T 7 T 7 Z 53.817 LOOP 8 ]]

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Re: Catalyst discussion thread

Post by HotWheels9232 » August 25th, 2022, 11:42 am

C28 wrote:
August 24th, 2022, 5:50 pm
Kazyan wrote:
September 7th, 2021, 10:51 am
A catalyst with an isolated Z-tetromino:

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x = 15, y = 11, rule = LifeBellman
6.2A$4.A2.A$4.2A$2.2A2.4A$3.A.A3.A$.A.A.A.C$A.A2.A.2C$A.A.A3.C2.2A$.A
.A.2A5.A.A$3.A2.2A4.3A$3.2A8.A!
apparently it can act as a replacement for a snake when it fails in a certain way

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x = 30, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
5.2A$5.2A2$5.4A$.2A.A3.A$2.A.A.A$A3.A.2A2.C.C8.A.2A2.C.C$4A3.A2.C10.2A
.A2.C$4.2A3.C16.C$2.A2.2A3.2C15.2C$2.2A6.2C15.2C!
So add it to Tutorials/Catalyses!
My rules:
B34q/S23-k(ObliquePufferLife) and
B2n3-n4c5c/S234cz5cPM me to get some help on making rules!

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3-k/S23
2o3b2o$obo2bobo$2bo2bo$bo$b2o!

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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by otismo » August 25th, 2022, 2:25 pm

cvojan wrote:
June 25th, 2022, 8:03 pm
June 22nd, bizarre Eater 1 replacement:

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x = 22, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o11b2o$16bo$6b2o8bob2obo$6b2o7b2obob2o$2b2o$bo2bo10b3o$2b
2o6b3o2bo2bo$9bo3bo3b2o$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$9bo3bo$10b3o!
Made a DEMO :

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x = 163, y = 164, rule = B3/S23
70b2o6b2o$70b2o5bo2bo$50b2o25bobo2bo2bo$50b2o24b2obob5o$64b2ob2o6bo2b
2o$50b4o6bo8bo4b3o3b2obo$43bobo3bo3bo4bo3bo6bo4b3o2b2obobo$43b2obobob
3o4b5o7bo4b3o3b2o2bo$46bobo3b2o2b2ob3o5b2o6bo2b2o3bo$43b2obob2o2b2o3b
2o2bobo12b2obob2o$43b2obo2bobobo4bo18bobobo$45b2ob3o8bo2b2o6b2o5bobo2b
o$47bobo20b2o6bo2b2o$45bobob3o$43b3ob2o3bo9b3o3bo$42bo3bo3b2o3bobo6b2o
b2o6b2ob2obo$22bo3bo16b2obob2o5b2o5b4o10bobob2o$17bo2b2obobob2o2bo7b2o
3bob2obo6bo4b2o4b2o4bo2bo$15b2obobo2bobo2bobob2o3bo2bo3bo15bobo4b4o2b
2obo$15b2o3bobo3bobo3b2o9b2o15bo4b2obo3b2obo2bobo$17b2o2bo5bo2b2o5bo2b
o9bobo8bo9bo2b2o3bobo$38bo2bo8b2o6b3o5bo3b2o3bobo3bo$39bobo9bo6bo6b2o
2bobo4b2obob2o$40bo21b2o3b3obob2o2bob2o2bo$48b2o13bob2o4bobob2o5bo39b
2o$39b2o6bo15bobo2b3o2bo2bob4o33b2o5b2o$39b2o23bo2b2o4b2o2bobo35b2o$
53bo3bo$52bobobobo$53b2ob2o59b2o27b2o$17b2o2bo5bo2b2o85b2o27b2o$15b2o
3bobo3bobo3b2o16b3o5b3o50b2o$15b2obobo2bobo2bobob2o15bo4bobo4bo49b2o$
17bo2b2obobob2o2bo16bo5bobo5bo89b2o$22bo3bo22bo4bobo4bo90b2o$49b2o3bob
o3b2o86b2o$148b2o$51b3o3b3o3$153b2o$153b2o2$129b2o3bo9bo$129bo3bobo7b
3o$130bo3b2o6b2o2bo$131bo14bo$129bob5o9bo$128bobo4bo5bo$5b2o121bobo2bo
7bobo$6bo113b2o7bo3b2o6b2o$5bo114b2o$5b2o2b2o$8bobo$3b4obo113b2o$3bo2b
ob2o111bobo$11b3o$10bo3bo108b2o$9bo5bo106bobo33b2o$9bo5bo106b3o33bo$9b
o5bo123b2o15bobo$10bo3bo103bo20b2o15b2o$11b3o103b3o$5b2o39b2o68bo2bo4b
o$5b2o38b2ob3o65b3obo2bobo$46b5o66b3o2b2o2b2o$8bo38b3o67bo5b5o3b2o$2b
2o3bobo107b2o11bobo$bobo3bobo106bo2bo11bo$bo6bo110b3o$2o117b4o$122bo$
122bo36bo$138b2o14b2o2bobo$137bobo14bobo2bobo$137bo19b2o2bo$136b2o20bo
bo$155bo2bob2o$154bobobo$155bo2b4o$156b2o3bo$159bo$156b2ob2o$50b2o3b2o
99b2o$49b2obobob2o101b2o$48b3obobob3o101bo$14bobo2b3ob3o2bobo16bo3b2ob
2o3bo79b2o18bo$12bo3bo2bobobobo2bo3bo14bo11bo80bo18b2o$11bo2bo6bobo6bo
2bo14bo9bo81bobo9b3o$11bo4b3o7b3o4bo107b2o5bobo3bo$17b2o7b2o23b2ob2o
90bo5b2ob2o$50bobobobo99bo$47b2o2bo3bo92b3o3bobo$37b2o23bo2b2o4b2o2bob
o28bo13bo24bo7b3o5b2o$37b2o7b2o13bobo2b3o2bo2bob4o25b3o2bobobobo2b3o
39b2o$46b2o13bob2o4bobob2o5bo23bobo2bo2bobo2bo2bobo26bo$60b2o3b3obob2o
2bob2o2bo22bo7bobo7bo25b3o$36bob2o16bo6b2o2bobo2b2obobob2o24b3o3bo3bo
3b3o$17b2o7b2o8bobo10b2o5b3o4b2o4b2ob2obo3bo26bo13bo$11bo4b3o7b3o4bo3b
o11bobo7bo3b3o2b2obobo2b2obo66bo$11bo2bo6bobo6bo2bo3b2o2b2o6bo8bo5bobo
b3o3bo2b2o66bobo$12bo3bo2bobobobo2bo3bo4b2o3bo15bobo13b2o69bobo$14bobo
2b3ob3o2bobo6b2o3bob2obo14bob2o5b2obo71bo$41b2obob2o6b2o3b2o2bo10bobob
2o63b3o$40bo3bo3b2o4bobo7b3o6b2ob2obo63bo$41b3ob2o3bo3bo6b3ob2o$43bobo
b4o10bo44bo13bo$45b2o2bo18b2o6bo2b2o24b3o3bo3bo3b3o$42bo2bo4bo7b3o7b2o
5bobo2bo23bo7bobo7bo$41bo2bo2bob2o6bo2bo14bobobo24bobo2bo2bobo2bo2bobo
$41b2obobo2b2o5bo3bo13b2obob2o24b3o2bobobobo2b3o$44bobo9bo17bo2bo3bo
24bo13bo$41b2obobob2o6bobob2o2b3o8bo2b3obo$41bobo3bo3bo5b2ob2o2bobo7bo
2b2o3bo$48b4o7b3o2b3o8bo2b4o$74bo2bo$48b2o24b2obob5o25b2o$48b2o25bobo
2bo2bo21b2obo2bob2o$68b2o5bo2bo26b2o2bo4bo$68b2o6b2o32bo$103bo7bobo$
94b2ob2o3bobo2bo$95bob2o3bob4o$94bo4bob2o10b2o$95b5o3b3o8b2o$100b3o2bo
7bo$95b3obo2bobo$94bo2b5o2b2o12b2o$90b2obobo3bobobo4b2o7bo2bo$90b2obob
o2bo2bobo5b2o5bo2bo$93bob3o4bo5bo7bo6bo$93b2ob3o16bo2bo3bobo$116b3o3b
2o$103b2o$96bo7b2o10b3o3b2o$95b3o5bo11bo2bo3bobo$94b2ob2o10b2o5bo6bo$
95b2o2bo9bo6bo2bo$93bob2o9b2obo7bo2bo$95b3o7bo2bo9b2o$94bo4bo2bob3o4bo
$97bobo2bobo6b3o$92bo9b3o9bo$92bo10b2o2bo2bob2o$107bob2obo$92bo3bo6bob
2o4bo2bo$92bo3bo5b2ob3o3bob2o$93b3o10bo3b2obo$88b2o9b2o5bo2bo3bo$88b2o
9b2o7b5o$107bo$105b3o3b4o$93b3o10bobo2bo2bo$92b5o6bo3b3o2bo$91bob3obo
5b4o3bob2o$89b3o5b3o9b3o2bo$88bo3bo3bo3bo2b2o2bo5bo$88bob3obob4o3bo4bo
b2ob2o$89bo3b3o8bo2bo3bobo$91bobobob2obo2b2o3b3o2bo$90b2o2bo2bob2o9bob
o$91bobo2bo14bo$91bo2b2o$90b2o!
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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by affamatodidio » September 9th, 2022, 12:31 pm

Perhaps a different catalyst in place of the eater1 could give us a new H-G.

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x = 17, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo9bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o5$o$obo$3o$2bo!


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Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread

Post by pzq_alex » September 9th, 2022, 11:13 pm

affamatodidio wrote:
September 9th, 2022, 12:31 pm
Perhaps a different catalyst in place of the eater1 could give us a new H-G.

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x = 17, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo9bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o5$o$obo$3o$2bo!

An eater 2 almost works, but is destroyed by a spark

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x = 20, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
6bo8bo$5bobo6bobo$5bobo6bobo$6bo6b2ob3o$19bo$13b2ob3o$13b2obo5$o$obo$
3o$2bo!
\sum_{n=1}^\infty H_n/n^2 = \zeta(3)

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