BREAKING NEWS:
UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION MAY BE POSSIBLE!
You see, our biggest problem was that single-channel was very limited, and couldn’t make certain instructions(for the slow salvo). But double-channel was impossible, because to be able to fit 2 duplicators, the spacing between the channels would be greater than a snowflake. BUT, I have a workaround. MEET THE Disasterous Quadruplicator(DQ).
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x = 22, y = 31, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
bo2$3o12$12bo7bo$11bobo2bo2bobo$12bo3bo3bo$14b2ob2o$16bo$16bo4bo$21bo$
7bo$7b2o$7bo$21bo$16bo4bo$16bo$14b2ob2o$12bo3bo3bo$11bobo2bo2bobo$12bo
7bo!
In its raw form, it takes in a T and turns it into 4 Ts. First, I capped off a direction we don’t need. But, the bigger issue was that there was a T firing backwards, which would definitely be a problem. So the solution was to add ANOTHER stream to remove that T(Note that in this RLE, the stream could be closer. I put it this far as a proof of concept, not the final design). This stream could be fired from yet another loop, or another(normal) duplicator could duplicate the loop on another side, and a few reflectors could reflect it back to the DQ.
So, here’s a rough sketch of how the final result will look like
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x = 80, y = 129, rule = LifeSuper
33.9P$33.9P$33.9P$33.9P$33.9P$33.9P$33.9P$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.
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34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D
4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$
34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$34.D
4.D$34.D4.D$34.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H19D6H3.D4.D$6H19.6H
3.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H22.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D
5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.
D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D
24.D.6B3.D$7H21.D.6B3.D$7H21.D.6B3.D$7H23D6B3.D$7H23.6B3.D$7H23.6B3.D
$7H25.D6.D$7H25.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D
28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.
D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.
D$3.D28.D6.D$6H23.7H3.D$6H23.7H3.D$6H23.7H3.D$6H23D7H3.D$6H23.7H3.D$
6H23.7H3.D$6H23.7H3.D$39.D$39.D$38.6H$38.6H29.5H$38.6H29.5H$38.6H29D
5H$38.6H29.5H$38.6H29.5H$38.6H32.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.
D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$40.D
35.D$40.D35.D$40.D35.D$37.7H32.D$37.7H32.D$37.7H29.7H$37.7H29.7H$37.
7H29D7H$37.7H29.7H$37.7H29.7H$73.7H!
(Red=T stream, Purple = Normal Reflector/Duplicator, Blue = DQ, Pink = Target)
I’ll let islptng work on the spaceship, I’ll work on some fun stuff like a c/11d gun with this tech or something.
Edit 1:
I think we need another DQ.

. 2 designs work.
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x = 201, y = 129, rule = LifeSuper
154.9P$154.9P$154.9P$154.9P$33.9P112.9P$33.9P112.9P$33.9P112.9P$33.9P
113.D4.D$33.9P113.D4.D$33.9P113.D4.D$33.9P113.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$
34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D
4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D
115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D
4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$
34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D
4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D
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4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D115.D4.D$
34.D4.D115.D4.D$34.D4.D81.6H19.6H3.D4.D$34.D4.D81.6H19.6H3.D4.D$34.D
4.D81.6H19D6H3.D4.D$34.D4.D81.6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D81.6H19.6H3.
D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D81.6H19.6H3.D4.D$6H19D6H3.D4.D81.6H22.D5.D4.D$6H19.
6H3.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$6H19.6H3.D4.D84.D
24.D5.D4.D$6H22.D5.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D
24.D5.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D84.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D84.
D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D3.6H19.6H50.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D3.6H19.
6H50.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D3.6H19D6H50.D24.D5.D4.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D3.
6H19.6H50.D24.D.6B3.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D3.6H19.6H47.7H21.D.6B3.D$3.D24.D5.
D4.D3.6H19.6H47.7H21.D.6B3.D$3.D24.D5.D4.D5.D22.6H47.7H23D6B3.D$3.D
24.D.6B3.D5.D24.D50.7H23.6B3.D$7H21.D.6B3.D5.D24.D50.7H23.6B3.D$7H21.
D.6B3.D5.D24.D50.7H25.D6.D$7H23D6B3.D5.D24.D50.7H25.D6.D$7H23.6B3.D5.
D24.D53.D28.D6.D$7H23.6B3.D5.D24.D53.D28.D6.D$7H25.D6.D5.D24.D53.D28.
D6.D$7H25.D6.D5.D24.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D5.D24.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D
6.D5.D24.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D6.D5.D24.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D5.6B.D24.D
53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D5.6B.D21.7H50.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D5.6B.D21.7H50.D28.D
6.D$3.D28.D5.6B23D7H50.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D5.6B23.7H50.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D5.
6B23.7H50.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D8.D25.7H50.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D8.D25.7H50.D28.D
6.D$3.D28.D8.D28.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D8.D28.D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D8.D28.
D53.D28.D6.D$3.D28.D8.D28.D50.6H23.7H3.D$3.D28.D8.D28.D50.6H23.7H3.D$
3.D28.D8.D28.D50.6H23.7H3.D$3.D28.D8.D28.D50.6H23D7H3.D$6H23.7H5.D28.
D50.6H22.D7H3.D$6H23.7H5.D28.D50.6H22.D7H3.D$6H23.7H5.D28.D50.6H22.D
7H3.D$6H23D7H5.D28.D53.D24.D10.D$6H22.D7H5.D28.D53.D24.D10.D$6H22.D7H
5.D28.D53.D24.D9.6H$6H22.D7H5.D28.D53.D24.D9.6H29.5H$3.D24.D12.D28.D
53.D24.D9.6H29.5H$3.D24.D12.D28.D53.D24.D9.6H29D5H$41.D28.D53.D24.D9.
6H29.5H$41.D28.D53.D24.D9.6H29.5H$38.7H23.6H50.D24.D9.6H32.D$38.7H23.
6H48.5H19.5H10.D35.D$38.7H23.6H48.5H19.5H10.D35.D$38.7H23D6H48.5H19D
5H10.D35.D$38.7HD22.6H48.5H19.5H10.D35.D$38.7HD22.6H48.5H19.5H10.D35.
D$38.7HD22.6H87.D35.D$45.D24.D90.D35.D$45.D24.D90.D35.D$161.D35.D$
161.D35.D$161.D35.D$161.D35.D$161.D35.D$161.D35.D$158.7H32.D$158.7H
32.D$158.7H29.7H$158.7H29.7H$158.7H29D7H$158.7H29.7H$158.7H29.7H$194.
7H!
Edit 2:
Uhh new tech dropped I guess?!
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x = 33, y = 12, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
5bo7bo15bo$4bobo2bo2bobo14bo$5bo3bo3bo13b2ob2o$7b2ob2o17bo$9bo19bo$9bo
$22bo$o21b2o4b2o$2o6b2o12bo8bo$o10bo18bobo$10bobo18bo$11bo!
A very easy way to turn Ts into a push at 90° with something I randomly found. Sadly, when a snowflake pushes into it, it flips the domino, but it makes another spark, so it can’t activate anything. This can only reflect, not split, but it is still fine for the second thing. So we are BACK TO THE OLD DESIGN!
Edit 3:
Ok we are finally back to double-channel but the only thing I am missing is PULL. (the channels I am using are the absolute furthest apart. You can move one in, but it might not work as well.
So, we have DELETE(useful because EVERYTHING makes like a bunch of snowflakes), PUSH4, and PUSH6+FIRE
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x = 101, y = 115, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
94bo$94bo$92b2ob2o$94bo$94bo4$89bo9bo$44bo43b3o7b3o$44bo$42b2ob2o$44bo
$44bo4$39bo9bo$38b3o7b3o6$6bo$6bo$4b2ob2o$6bo$6bo5$11bo$bo8b3o$3o2$89b
o9bo$88b3o7b3o2$49bo$39bo8b3o$38b3o4$11bo$10b3o11$49bo$48b3o$99bo$98b
3o21$99bo$89bo8b3o$88b3o13$99bo$98b3o15$99bo$98b3o!
Funnily enough, those two channels, can in fact make the c/11d, but I still want a version using the slow salvo construction as a proof-of-concept. We also have what the heck this is
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x = 13, y = 156, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
6bo$6bo$4b2ob2o$6bo$6bo4$bo9bo$3o7b3o28$bo9bo$3o7b3o23$11bo$10b3o3$3o
2$bo20$bo$3o8bo$10b3o13$bo$3o51$bo9bo$3o7b3o!
Edit 4:
The tub-bit is really weird:
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x = 104, y = 39, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
6b3o$7bo8$6b3o$7bo12$51b3o45b3o$52bo47bo2$30b3o14b3o$31bo16bo6$3bo$3bo
2b2o$bo7bo21bo16bo3bo15bo24bo6bo$obo5bobo20bo2b2o12bo3bo15b2o23b2o5bo$
bo7bo19bo7bo8bo7bo13bo24bo8bo$28bobo5bobo6bobo5bobo45bobo$29bo7bo8bo7b
o47bo!
Sadly it can only turn gliders into signals and nothing else.
The PULL operation still doesn’t exist…
Edit 5:
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x = 9, y = 15, rule = B2i3-knqr4cikyz5cjkry6kn7/S1e2ci3-ekq4ijqwyz5-cei6ekn7
6bo$6bo$2o2b2ob2o$6bo$2bo3bo$2bo$2ob2o$2bo$2bo5$2bo$b3o!
Tub seed for slow salvo
Exit 6:
No DQs needed!
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x = 61, y = 52, rule = LifeSuper
35.6R$35.6R$35.6R$35.6R$35.6R$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D
$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$36.D
2.D$36.D2.D$36.D2.D$.5H14.5H11.D2.D$.5H14.5H9.4H.D$.5H14D5H9.4H.D$.5H
14.5H9D4H.D$.5H14.5H9.4H.D$2.D19.D11.4H.D$2.D19.D16.D$2.D19.D16.D$2.D
19.D14.5H14.5H$2.D19.D14.5H14.5H$2.D19.D14.5H14D5H$2.D19.D14.5H14.5H$
2.D19.D14.5H16.D$2.D19.D16.D18.D$2.D19.D16.D18.D$2.D19.D16.D18.D$4H
16.5H14.D18.D$4H16.5H14.D18.D$4H16D5H14.D18.D$4H16.5H14.D18.D$20.5H
14.D18.D$39.D18.D$39.D18.D$39.D18.D$39.D18.D$39.D18.D$37.5H14.5H$37.
5H14.5H$37.5H14D5H$37.5H14.5H$37.5H14.5H!