Gun Discussion Thread

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by iNoMed » May 17th, 2021, 6:45 am

Sokwe wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 6:15 am
wwei47 wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 1:37 am
I think this might be gun material, but I'm not sure.

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Partial gun, sacrificial block replaces P4
Indeed! JLS gave me a p4 oscillator that can release the glider, giving a new p20 gun:

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Completed gun
Amazing! I was always under the impression that the period-20 glider gun would remain in its 2013-era form (a theory supported by the older period-24 guns and the modern period-28 glider gun).

...if only those enormous period-5 high-clearance middleweight volcanoes could be reduced though...

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » May 17th, 2021, 7:08 am

hotdogPi wrote:
May 13th, 2021, 3:14 pm
p29 domino sparker needed for p29 gun (the unix is only used to delete a block)

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x = 28, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$14bo2bo$17bo$17bo$11bo3bobo$10bo3bobo$10bo4bo$11b4o2$b2o$2o$2bo$
13bo$9b2obo2b2o$8bobobo5bo$6bobo9bo2bo$6bo2bo9bobo$9bo5bobobo$11b2o2bo
b2o$14bo$25bo$26b2o$25b2o2$13b4o$12bo4bo$11bobo3bo$10bobo3bo$10bo$10bo
$10bo2bo$11b2o!
The unix can be replaced with a block:

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x = 28, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o$b2o$2o$2bo$13bo$9b2obo2b2o$8bobobo5bo$6bobo9bo2bo$6bo2bo9bob
o$9bo5bobobo$11b2o2bob2o$14bo$25bo$26b2o$25b2o$18b2o$18b2o!
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Perhaps it's possible to alter the P29 pre-pulsar shuttle in a way to produce a domino spark.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » May 17th, 2021, 7:13 am

iNoMed wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 6:45 am
...if only those enormous period-5 high-clearance middleweight volcanoes could be reduced though...
Oddly enough, those p5 volcanoes _are_ already somewhat reduced from the ones in the current gun collection. The problem here is that no checkins have been done to the actual "ceebo glider guns" repository for a couple of years, so the p20N guns there aren't quite up to date. Anyone interested in volunteering for gun-collection maintenance? chris_c would probably appreciate a carefully constructed pull request to get everything back up to date -- or if not, I suppose a fork of the repository would work instead.

This new gun is related to the current p20, p40 and p80 guns, but the new mechanism is a bit wider than the existing best mechanism so it doesn't actually set any records.

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by calcyman » May 17th, 2021, 7:15 am

dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 7:13 am
This new gun is related to the current p20, p40 and p80 guns, but the new mechanism is a bit wider than the existing best mechanism so it doesn't actually set any records.
The existing best mechanism is actually this reduction by Scorbie: https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewt ... 709#p85709
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » May 17th, 2021, 7:30 am

dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 7:13 am
the new mechanism is a bit wider than the existing best mechanism so it doesn't actually set any records.
If we use the same p5 engine-supporting sparkers, the new gun would need to have a height of 29 to break the record, but I think I've eliminated the possibility of a p4 or p5 glider-releasing sparker at that height.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by LaundryPizza03 » May 17th, 2021, 7:37 am

Sokwe wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 6:15 am
Indeed! JLS gave me a p4 oscillator that can release the glider, giving a new p20 gun:

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x = 78, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
46bo12b2ob2o$44b3o12b2ob2o3bobo4b2o$43bo22bob4o2bo$14b2ob2o24b2o12b10o
5bobo$2b2o4bobo3b2ob2o38bo10b2ob2o2b2o$3bo2b4obo28b3o16bo3bob2obobo2bo
bo$3bobo5b10o18bo3bo14b2o2bob2o2bob3obo2bo$b2o2b2ob2o10bo19bo17bo4b2o
4b3o2bob2o$2bobo2bobob2obo3bo26bo12b3ob2o10bo$o2bob3obo2b2obo2b2o26bo
8bo2b2o2b2o9b2o$2obo2b3o4b2o4bo20b2o3bo4b2o2bo3bo3bo2bo2bobo2bo$3bo10b
2ob3o20bo8bobob3o2bobo2b3o2b2obobobo$3b2o9b2o2b2o2bo18b3o5bo3b3ob2o2b
2o8bo2b2o$4bo2bobo2bo2bo3bo3bo2b2o21bobob3o2bobo2b3o2b2obo$2bobobob2o
2b3o2bobo2b3obobo21b2o2bo3bo3bo2bo2bobo$2b2o2bo8b2o2b2ob3o3bo5b3o18bo
2b2o2b2o9b2o$6bob2o2b3o2bobo2b3obobo8bo20b3ob2o10bo$7bobo2bo2bo3bo3bo
2b2o4bo3b2o20bo4b2o4b3o2bob2o$3b2o9b2o2b2o2bo8bo26b2o2bob2o2bob3obo2bo
$3bo10b2ob3o12bo26bo3bob2obobo2bobo$2obo2b3o4b2o4bo17bo19bo10b2ob2o2b
2o$o2bob3obo2b2obo2b2o7b3o4bo3bo18b10o5bobo$2bobo2bobob2obo3bo4b2o10b
3o28bob4o2bo$b2o2b2ob2o10bo2bo2bob2ob3o25b2ob2o3bobo4b2o$3bobo5b10o4b
2obo2bobo25b2ob2o$3bo2b4obo14bobo2bob2o6bo$2b2o4bobo3b2ob2o7bob2o3b2o
7bo$14b2ob2o8bo2bo9b3o$28b3o$32bo$30b2ob2o11bo$29bobo15bo$29bo2bo2bo9b
3o$30bobo4bo$31b2ob4o$33bo17bo$33bobo16bo$34b2o14b3o!
This gun has a smaller population and bounding box than the period-20 glider gun on LifeWiki, so the article needs to be updated.

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3-q4z5y/S234k5j
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » May 17th, 2021, 7:43 am

LaundryPizza03 wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 7:37 am
This gun has a smaller population and bounding box than the period-20 glider gun on LifeWiki, so the article needs to be updated.
As has been mentioned a few times now, the actual smallest known p20 gun is here.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » May 17th, 2021, 8:01 am

Sokwe wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 7:43 am
LaundryPizza03 wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 7:37 am
This gun has a smaller population and bounding box than the period-20 glider gun on LifeWiki, so the article needs to be updated.
As has been mentioned a few times now, the actual smallest known p20 gun is here.
The p20 article does need an update -- it will be good to get links in to the more recent period-20 gun variants.

Whoever tackles this editing job should maybe have a look at the period-24 glider gun article as a model. The original meaning of "period-24 glider gun" was the one Noam Elkies put together in 1997, and that's still what the first paragraph of the article says. Later paragraphs describe later, smaller discoveries. Ideally the pattern shown in the infobox should be the most recent discovery -- and the first pattern in the Gallery section should show the original version.

... That said, the period-24 glider gun article also seems to need an update. The current best p24 gun is 42x31, but the LifeWiki's displayed version is 43x32.

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » May 17th, 2021, 8:11 am

dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:01 am
... That said, the period-24 glider gun article also seems to need an update. The current best p24 gun is 42x31, but the LifeWiki's displayed version is 43x32.
Am I missing something? The dueling banjos version is 40×31.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » May 17th, 2021, 8:13 am

hotdogPi wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:11 am
dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:01 am
... That said, the period-24 glider gun article also seems to need an update. The current best p24 gun is 42x31, but the LifeWiki's displayed version is 43x32.
Am I missing something? The dueling banjos version is 40×31.
The smallest known version is 38×31.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » May 17th, 2021, 8:17 am

hotdogPi wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:11 am
dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:01 am
... That said, the period-24 glider gun article also seems to need an update. The current best p24 gun is 42x31, but the LifeWiki's displayed version is 43x32.
Am I missing something? The dueling banjos version is 40×31.
Nah, it was me that was missing something again -- I only looked in the ceebo glider gun collection, which is again not up-to-date, and didn't check all the bounding boxes.

Does it make sense to everyone that the goal should be to have the current smallest known "period-N glider gun" shown in the infobox for the LifeWiki article, for each N -- but that the Gallery section should show previous gun variants that used to be the smallest, so that if someone was talking about "period-N glider gun" ten years ago, it's still possible to figure out from the article what exactly they were talking about?

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by wwei47 » May 17th, 2021, 8:22 am

dvgrn wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 8:17 am
but that the Gallery section should show previous gun variants that used to be the biggest
Pretty sure a gun can be as big as you want.

EDIT by dvgrn: edited to say "smallest", thanks.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » May 17th, 2021, 3:42 pm

Back to the p29:

Maybe someone can search dr for something that eats pre-pulsars like a tub does and emits a domino spark when doing so?
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by dvgrn » May 17th, 2021, 4:11 pm

hotdogPi wrote:
May 17th, 2021, 3:42 pm
Back to the p29:

Maybe someone can search dr for something that eats pre-pulsars like a tub does and emits a domino spark when doing so?
Alternatively, it seems possible that someone might be able to prove that there are no predecessors of a domino spark that work in that location and that move into position fast enough to actually let that particular glider escape. (?)

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by wwei47 » May 18th, 2021, 9:07 pm

How might we try to construct guns with a period lower than 20? The double traffic light method doesn't work below P20.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by hotdogPi » May 19th, 2021, 8:35 am

My new p48 emits sparks. Is there any way to make a gun from this? It would be 41×30 plus whatever is used to convert the sparks into gliders, while the existing dueling banjos p48 on the wiki is 51×35.

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x = 30, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$17b2obobo$18bobo$18bob2o$17b2obobob2ob2o$16bo3b2o3bobo$17b3o3bob
obo$20b7o$17b2obo$16bob2o3b6o$16bo3b2o7bo$17b3o6b3o$19bo6bo$20b6o3$11b
2o$10bobo$10bobo$11b2o$11b2o4b2o$17b2o$17bobo$17bobo$17b2o3$4b6o$3bo6b
o$b3o6b3o$o7b2o3bo$b6o3b2obo$9bob2o$3b7o$2bobobo3b3o$2bobo3b2o3bo$b2ob
2obobob2o$8b2obo$9bobo$7bobob2o$7b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by JP21 » May 19th, 2021, 8:45 am

hotdogPi wrote:
May 19th, 2021, 8:35 am
My new p48 emits sparks. Is there any way to make a gun from this? It would be 41×30 plus whatever is used to convert the sparks into gliders, while the existing dueling banjos p48 on the wiki is 51×35.
Useless:

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x = 32, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$19b2obobo$20bobo$20bo2bo$19b2obobob2ob2o$18bo3b2o3bobo$19b3o5bob
o$22b5obo$19b2obo2bo$18bobob2o2b5o$18bo3bo3bo4bo$19b3ob2obob3o$bo12bo
6bo6bo$bo11bobo$3o4b2o3bo9bo4bo$3o2b2ob2o3bo2b2o6b2o$3o2b2ob2o6bobo$3o
b2o2bo$3o4bo2bo$bo2b3o4bo11bo3bo$bo4b2ob2o2b3o2b3o2b2ob2o$6bo3bo11bo4b
3o$23bo2bo$25bo2b2o$15bobo6b2ob2o$8b2o6b2o2bo3b2ob2o$6bo4bo9bo3b2o$18b
obo$5bo6bo6bo$3b3obob2ob3o$2bo4bo3bo3bo$3b5o2b2obobo$8bo2bob2o$5bob5o$
4bobo5b3o$4bobo3b2o3bo$3b2ob2obobob2o$10bo2bo$11bobo$9bobob2o$9b2o!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » May 20th, 2021, 12:08 am

The new p20 gun reminded me of Kazyan's p87 gun that uses the same block+pre-pi -> glider reaction. It seemed unlikely that a p3 would work, because the reaction takes place very close to a catalyzing block, but JLS was astoundingly able to find a solution:

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x = 51, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
43b2ob2o$38b2obo2bob2o$39bob2obo$38bo5bo$38b2obobob2o$43bo3bo2bo$38b2o
b3o3b4o$37bo2bob5o$37b2o5bo3bo$39b3o3b4o$39bo2b2o$41b2o4b2o$20b2o16bo
2bob2obo2bo$6b2o12b2o12bob3o2b3o2bo2bo$6b2o26b2o4b2o5bob2o$26bo4bo5b4o
4bobo2bo$25bobo3b6o5b2o2bobo$26bo10bob2o2b2ob2o$21b2o10b2obobob3obo$
21b2o9bo3bo2b2o2b2o$12b3o17b2o2bobo4bo$11bo25bobo2bobo$12b3o22b5o4bo$
5b2o34bobob2o$5b2o30b2ob2obob2o$32b2o3b2o2bob2o$16b2o14b2o2b2o6bo$9b2o
25bob2o$8bo2bo8bo16bo2bob5o$9bobo9bo2b2o14bobo4bo$10bo3b2o9b2o3bo10bo
3bobo$2b2o11b2o2bo9bobo9bo2bobo$bobo16bo8bo2bo10bo$bo28b2o11bo$2o21b2o
2$34b2o$34b2o$26b3o$29bo$26b3o$18b2o$18b2o$14bo$13bobo34bo$14bo33bobo$
33b2o14b2o$19b2o12b2o$19b2o2$o!
Notice that the reaction actually relies on the nearby block catalyst. It doesn't work directly with just the p3 and pre-pi. There might be a p3 that gives a smaller bounding box for the gun. I'm just posting the first one I found.

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Kazyan » May 20th, 2021, 12:58 am

Sokwe wrote:
May 20th, 2021, 12:08 am
The new p20 gun reminded me of Kazyan's p87 gun that uses the same block+pre-pi -> glider reaction. It seemed unlikely that a p3 would work, because the reaction takes place very close to a catalyzing block, but JLS was astoundingly able to find a solution:

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x = 51, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
43b2ob2o$38b2obo2bob2o$39bob2obo$38bo5bo$38b2obobob2o$43bo3bo2bo$38b2o
b3o3b4o$37bo2bob5o$37b2o5bo3bo$39b3o3b4o$39bo2b2o$41b2o4b2o$20b2o16bo
2bob2obo2bo$6b2o12b2o12bob3o2b3o2bo2bo$6b2o26b2o4b2o5bob2o$26bo4bo5b4o
4bobo2bo$25bobo3b6o5b2o2bobo$26bo10bob2o2b2ob2o$21b2o10b2obobob3obo$
21b2o9bo3bo2b2o2b2o$12b3o17b2o2bobo4bo$11bo25bobo2bobo$12b3o22b5o4bo$
5b2o34bobob2o$5b2o30b2ob2obob2o$32b2o3b2o2bob2o$16b2o14b2o2b2o6bo$9b2o
25bob2o$8bo2bo8bo16bo2bob5o$9bobo9bo2b2o14bobo4bo$10bo3b2o9b2o3bo10bo
3bobo$2b2o11b2o2bo9bobo9bo2bobo$bobo16bo8bo2bo10bo$bo28b2o11bo$2o21b2o
2$34b2o$34b2o$26b3o$29bo$26b3o$18b2o$18b2o$14bo$13bobo34bo$14bo33bobo$
33b2o14b2o$19b2o12b2o$19b2o2$o!
Notice that the reaction actually relies on the nearby block catalyst. It doesn't work directly with just the p3 and pre-pi. There might be a p3 that gives a smaller bounding box for the gun. I'm just posting the first one I found.
Wow--hats off to that! This will likely expand the use of the p87 engine for small guns in general.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by yujh » June 10th, 2021, 7:57 am

Guned, Is there anything smaller in population?

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x = 65, y = 90, rule = B3/S23
38b2o$38bo$39bo$29b2o5b4o$29b2o5bo$39b3o$39bo2bobo$41b2ob3o$47bo$41b2o
b3o$41b2obo16$28b2o$28b2o20$26b2o$26b2o$35b2o$17b2obo14b2o$17bob2o2$5b
2o51b2o$4bo2bo49bo2bo$5bo2bo47bo2bo$bo6bo47bo6bo$obo3bo2bo45bo2bo3bobo
$b2o3b3o47b3o3b2o2$b2o3b3o30bo16b3o3b2o$obo3bo2bo27b2o16bo2bo3bobo$bo
6bo29bobo15bo6bo$5bo2bo30b2ob3o11bo2bo$4bo2bo5b2o24b2o16bo2bo$5b2o6b2o
43b2o8$5b2o43b2o6b2o$4bo2bo16b2o24b2o5bo2bo$5bo2bo11b3ob2o30bo2bo$bo6b
o15bobo29bo6bo$obo3bo2bo16b2o27bo2bo3bobo$b2o3b3o16bo30b3o3b2o2$b2o3b
3o47b3o3b2o$obo3bo2bo45bo2bo3bobo$bo6bo47bo6bo$5bo2bo47bo2bo$4bo2bo49b
o2bo$5b2o51b2o3$28b2o5b2o$28b2o5b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » June 10th, 2021, 8:16 am

This is smaller in population:

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x = 65, y = 81, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$23b2o8$38b2o$38b2o11$18b2o$19bo$16b3o$16bo4$34b2o$34bobo$36bo$
36b2o7$26b2o$26b2o$35b2o$17b2obo14b2o$17bob2o2$5b2o51b2o$4bo2bo49bo2bo
$5bo2bo47bo2bo$bo6bo47bo6bo$obo3bo2bo45bo2bo3bobo$b2o3b3o47b3o3b2o2$b
2o3b3o30bo16b3o3b2o$obo3bo2bo27b2o16bo2bo3bobo$bo6bo29bobo15bo6bo$5bo
2bo30b2ob3o11bo2bo$4bo2bo5b2o24b2o16bo2bo$5b2o6b2o43b2o8$5b2o43b2o6b2o
$4bo2bo16b2o24b2o5bo2bo$5bo2bo11b3ob2o30bo2bo$bo6bo15bobo29bo6bo$obo3b
o2bo16b2o27bo2bo3bobo$b2o3b3o16bo30b3o3b2o2$b2o3b3o47b3o3b2o$obo3bo2bo
45bo2bo3bobo$bo6bo47bo6bo$5bo2bo47bo2bo$4bo2bo49bo2bo$5b2o51b2o3$28b2o
5b2o$28b2o5b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by MathAndCode » June 10th, 2021, 8:38 am

It might be possible to decrease at least the bounding box by using a periodic conduit instead of a stable conduit.

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x = 65, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
42b2o$42bo$40bobo$5bo2bo15bo2b3o10b2o14bo2bo$4bo4bo16bo2bo25bo4bo$3bo
5bo16bo2bo25bo5bo$2b2ob2o18bo2bo29b2ob2o$bo7bo15bo2bo2b2o22bo7bo$o2b3o
bobo16bobo26bobob3o2bo$b3obob2o18bob2o25b2obob3o$22bo7bobo$b3obob2o16b
5o2b3o21b2obob3o$o2b3obobo12bo3b5obo2bo19bobob3o2bo$bo7bo13b2o30bo7bo
$2b2ob2o18b2ob2o28b2ob2o$3bo5bo3b2o6b2o3bo8bo14b2o3bo5bo$4bo4bo3b2o5b
o2bo9b2o15b2o3bo4bo$5bo2bo12b2o33bo2bo6$5bo2bo33b2o12bo2bo$4bo4bo3b2o
15b2o9bo2bo5b2o3bo4bo$3bo5bo3b2o14bo8bo3b2o6b2o3bo5bo$2b2ob2o28b2ob2o
18b2ob2o$bo7bo30b2o13bo7bo$o2b3obobo19bo2bob5o3bo12bobob3o2bo$b3obob2o
21b3o2b5o16b2obob3o$32bobo7bo$b3obob2o25b2obo18b2obob3o$o2b3obobo26bo
bo16bobob3o2bo$bo7bo22b2o2bo2bo15bo7bo$2b2ob2o29bo2bo18b2ob2o$3bo5bo25b
o2bo16bo5bo$4bo4bo25bo2bo16bo4bo$5bo2bo26b3o18bo2bo$35b2o$28b2o5b2o$28b
2o5b2o!
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » June 10th, 2021, 4:49 pm

yujh wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 7:57 am
Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 8:16 am
MathAndCode wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 8:38 am
Discussion moved to the gun discussion thread.
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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Jormungant » June 11th, 2021, 10:51 am

well, we have a newly baked conduit unit that could be used here:

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x = 83, y = 74, rule = LifeHistory
2$13.B5.B13.B5.B$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$10.3B2A3.2A3B7.3B2A3.2A3B$9.3B2A.
A.A.2A3B5.3B2A.A.A.2A3B$9.2B3ABA.AB3A2B5.2B3ABA.AB3A2B$9.BA3B2A.2A3BA
B5.BA3B2A.2A3BAB$9.BA5B.5BAB5.BA5B.5BAB$9.2BA4B.4BA2B5.2BA4B.4BA2B$9.
7B.7B5.7B.7B$9.5B2A.2A5B5.5B2A.2A5B$9.4BA.A.A.A4B5.4BA.A.A.A4B$10.4BA
3.A4B7.4BA3.A4B21.A$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B23.3A$13.B5.B13.B5.B4.A22.A$17.
3B.3B5.3B.3B7.A.A20.2A$16.5B2A7B2A5B6.A.A14.2B4.4B$16.5B2A7B2A5B5.2A.
2A12.5B4.4B$16.21B5.A2.B9.10B2.6B$16.21B6.AB2AB2.15B2.7B$17.19B5.A.A.
2AB.16B2.8B$18.17B6.2A4.18B.9B$17.19B11.20BC8B$16.5B2A14B10.19BCBC7B$
16.5BABA13B11.18B2C9B$16.5BABA13B13.27B$15.23B14.19B3.4B$12.B.3B2A20B
.B10.20B4.4B$10.3BA4BA24B8.20B5.4B$10.4B2A3B3A21B9.14B11.3BD$7.B.5B3A
3B2A22B.B3.2B.13B13.DBDB$6.2A7B2A28B2A.2A16B13.2D2B$6.A8BA2BA26B2A.2A
16B4.2A8.3B$7.3BA6B2A27B3.B2.12B.B2A.A.A9.2B$7.A2BA2.6BA16B2A2B2.4B8.
10B.B2ABA12.B$13.2B3A8B.8B3A2B5.7B.10B4.B2.A$7.4B2.2B2A16BA6B5.19B2.
2A.2A$7.27B2A7BC20B3.A.A$6.2A26BA2BA6BC18B4.A.A$6.2A28B2A6B2C17B5.A$
7.B.22B2A3B3A4B2C2B2A13B2A$10.21B3A3B2A4BC3B2A13B2A$10.24BA4BA21B$12.
B.20B2A3B.B2.10B2.5B$15.23B6.6B5.7B$16.13BABA5B8.3B8.B3.2A$16.13BABA
5B8.B14.A$16.14B2A5B7.2A15.3A$17.19B8.A18.A$18.17B10.A$17.19B8.2A$16.
21B$16.21B$16.5B2A7B2A5B$16.5B2A7B2A5B$17.3B.3B5.3B.3B$13.B5.B13.B5.B
$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$10.4BA3.A4B7.4BA3.A4B$9.4BA.A.A.A4B5.4BA.A.A.A4B$
9.5B2A.2A5B5.5B2A.2A5B$9.7B.7B5.7B.7B$9.2BA4B.4BA2B5.2BA4B.4BA2B$9.BA
5B.5BAB5.BA5B.5BAB$9.BA3B2A.2A3BAB5.BA3B2A.2A3BAB$9.2B3ABA.AB3A2B5.2B
3ABA.AB3A2B$9.3B2A.A.A.2A3B5.3B2A.A.A.2A3B$10.3B2A3.2A3B7.3B2A3.2A3B$
12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$13.B5.B13.B5.B!

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Re: Gun Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » June 11th, 2021, 8:15 pm

Jormungant wrote:
June 11th, 2021, 10:51 am
well, we have a newly baked conduit unit that could be used here:

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x = 83, y = 74, rule = LifeHistory
2$13.B5.B13.B5.B$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$10.3B2A3.2A3B7.3B2A3.2A3B$9.3B2A.
A.A.2A3B5.3B2A.A.A.2A3B$9.2B3ABA.AB3A2B5.2B3ABA.AB3A2B$9.BA3B2A.2A3BA
B5.BA3B2A.2A3BAB$9.BA5B.5BAB5.BA5B.5BAB$9.2BA4B.4BA2B5.2BA4B.4BA2B$9.
7B.7B5.7B.7B$9.5B2A.2A5B5.5B2A.2A5B$9.4BA.A.A.A4B5.4BA.A.A.A4B$10.4BA
3.A4B7.4BA3.A4B21.A$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B23.3A$13.B5.B13.B5.B4.A22.A$17.
3B.3B5.3B.3B7.A.A20.2A$16.5B2A7B2A5B6.A.A14.2B4.4B$16.5B2A7B2A5B5.2A.
2A12.5B4.4B$16.21B5.A2.B9.10B2.6B$16.21B6.AB2AB2.15B2.7B$17.19B5.A.A.
2AB.16B2.8B$18.17B6.2A4.18B.9B$17.19B11.20BC8B$16.5B2A14B10.19BCBC7B$
16.5BABA13B11.18B2C9B$16.5BABA13B13.27B$15.23B14.19B3.4B$12.B.3B2A20B
.B10.20B4.4B$10.3BA4BA24B8.20B5.4B$10.4B2A3B3A21B9.14B11.3BD$7.B.5B3A
3B2A22B.B3.2B.13B13.DBDB$6.2A7B2A28B2A.2A16B13.2D2B$6.A8BA2BA26B2A.2A
16B4.2A8.3B$7.3BA6B2A27B3.B2.12B.B2A.A.A9.2B$7.A2BA2.6BA16B2A2B2.4B8.
10B.B2ABA12.B$13.2B3A8B.8B3A2B5.7B.10B4.B2.A$7.4B2.2B2A16BA6B5.19B2.
2A.2A$7.27B2A7BC20B3.A.A$6.2A26BA2BA6BC18B4.A.A$6.2A28B2A6B2C17B5.A$
7.B.22B2A3B3A4B2C2B2A13B2A$10.21B3A3B2A4BC3B2A13B2A$10.24BA4BA21B$12.
B.20B2A3B.B2.10B2.5B$15.23B6.6B5.7B$16.13BABA5B8.3B8.B3.2A$16.13BABA
5B8.B14.A$16.14B2A5B7.2A15.3A$17.19B8.A18.A$18.17B10.A$17.19B8.2A$16.
21B$16.21B$16.5B2A7B2A5B$16.5B2A7B2A5B$17.3B.3B5.3B.3B$13.B5.B13.B5.B
$12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$10.4BA3.A4B7.4BA3.A4B$9.4BA.A.A.A4B5.4BA.A.A.A4B$
9.5B2A.2A5B5.5B2A.2A5B$9.7B.7B5.7B.7B$9.2BA4B.4BA2B5.2BA4B.4BA2B$9.BA
5B.5BAB5.BA5B.5BAB$9.BA3B2A.2A3BAB5.BA3B2A.2A3BAB$9.2B3ABA.AB3A2B5.2B
3ABA.AB3A2B$9.3B2A.A.A.2A3B5.3B2A.A.A.2A3B$10.3B2A3.2A3B7.3B2A3.2A3B$
12.3B3.3B11.3B3.3B$13.B5.B13.B5.B!
It has a size of 71x69:

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x = 71, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
7bo5bo13bo5bo$7bo5bo13bo5bo$5b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o$4b2o9b2o7b2o9b2o$3b3o2b2o
b2o2b3o5b3o2b2ob2o2b3o$3b2o3b2ob2o3b2o5b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$4b3obo3bob3o7b3o
bo3bob3o$5b2o7b2o9b2o7b2o$6b3o3b3o11b3o3b3o$8b2ob2o15b2ob2o$7bobobobo
13bobobobo$8bo3bo15bo3bo25bo$58b3o$38bo22bo$37bobo20b2o$24b2o11bobo$
24b2o9b3ob2o13b2o$34bo17bobobo$18b2o15b3ob2o15bobo$17b3o17bob2o9b2ob3o
2bo$15bo3bo26b4ob2o$17bo32b3o8bo$13b2o10b2o19b2o2bo2bo6bobo$15bo34bo9b
2o$17b3o5b2o2bo40bo$17b2o5bobob2o38bobo$24bo3bo22bobo15b2o$24bobo25bo$
25bo$23bo$2o21bo15b2ob2o$2o37b2ob2o$60b2obo$60b2ob3o$66bo$60b2ob3o$61b
obo$2o59bobo$2o15bo44bo$17bo23b2o13b2o$15bo25b2o13b2o$14bobo$12bo3bo$
11b2obobo5b2o$11bo2b2o5b3o30b2o$25bo28bo$14b2o10b2o10b2o15b3o$23bo14bo
18bo$21bo3bo13b3o$21b3o17bo$21b2o2$15b2o$15b2o4$8bo3bo15bo3bo$7bobobob
o13bobobobo$8b2ob2o15b2ob2o$6b3o3b3o11b3o3b3o$5b2o7b2o9b2o7b2o$4b3obo
3bob3o7b3obo3bob3o$3b2o3b2ob2o3b2o5b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$3b3o2b2ob2o2b3o5b3o
2b2ob2o2b3o$4b2o9b2o7b2o9b2o$5b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o$7bo5bo13bo5bo$7bo5bo13bo
5bo!
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