OCAfan55's Rules

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OCAfan55
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OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 11th, 2026, 7:23 pm

This is a collection of rules either not discovered or not brought to attention that I have encountered. Starting off with the first rule:
B3-q5y/S234q5e (HayLife)
The namesake comes from this following constellation unofficially nicknamed "Haybale"

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x = 27, y = 19, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
4$13bo$13bo$13bo$6b2o11b2o$6b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o$10b2o3b2o3$10b2o3b2o$6b2o
2b2o3b2o2b2o$6b2o11b2o$13bo$13bo$13bo!
It is a rule 4 transitions from Life with some pretty interesting mechanics. Such as this P24 shuttle unofficially nicknamed "Drone"

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x = 8, y = 15, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
6b2o$6b2o5$3b3o$2bo3bo3$2bo3bo$3b3o2$b2o$b2o!
It is also infinitely extensible

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x = 12, y = 28, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
10b2o$10b2o5$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo2$5b2o$5b2o5$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$
3bo2$2o$2o!
This small P52

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
o2bo$b2o2$3o!
And this 6-cell P100 RRO

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
2$4bo$3b2o$b2obo!
Can someone apgsearch this rule?
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by Drelectron8 » January 12th, 2026, 5:00 am

Here are some spaceships found in the rule:

a c/2

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x = 8, y = 13, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
3b2o$2bo$bo3b2o$o2b2o$o6bo$6obo2$6obo$o6bo$o2b2o$bo3b2o$2bo$3b2o!
the c/3 "hat"

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
3bo$b3o$o$b3o$3bo!
a c/4

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
2bo$2o10bo$2bo4b2o2b2o$4b3o3bo$4bo5bo$4b4ob3o2$4b4ob3o$4bo5bo$4b3o3bo
$2bo4b2o2b2o$2o10bo$2bo!
Ill post more of my findings if I successfully found more speeds. So far, I'm searching for a c/5 at the moment, but results do not look that promising.

Also, here's the pattern that commonly makes the Haybale constellation:

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x = 1, y = 6, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
o$o$o$o$o$o!
people, places :!:

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by I6_I6 » January 12th, 2026, 10:22 am

OCAfan55 wrote:
January 11th, 2026, 7:23 pm
...
It is also infinitely extensible

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x = 12, y = 28, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
10b2o$10b2o5$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$8bo2$5b2o$5b2o5$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$
3bo2$2o$2o!
The p24 extension is trivial, but it can be made non-trivial:

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x = 10, y = 24, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
8b2o$8b2o2$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo7$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$3bo2$2o$2o!
It produces some extra sparks, too.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by R2INT » January 12th, 2026, 5:16 pm

2c/23

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
5bo$5bo$5bo5$4b3o$2o7b2o$2o3bo3b2o!
Range-2 INT
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Currently missing OCA catalyst search software and OCA conduit search software (the one I have is hardcoded to B3/S23-a5)

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 13th, 2026, 7:33 pm

A block is absurdly close to eating a glider

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x = 8, y = 12, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
2$5bo$3bobo$4b2o4$4b2o$4b2o!
EDIT: A blinker can

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x = 6, y = 9, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
2bo$obo$b2o6$3b3o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by ThePlayzr » January 17th, 2026, 6:47 am

Smaller c/2o:

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x = 13, y = 7, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
3bo5bo$b2ob2ob2ob2o$b2o2bobo2b2o$bobobobobobo$2o9b2o$bo9bo$obo7bobo!
LWSS, MWSS, and HWSS work, so there's a 2c/4o.
A few huge c/5os and one decent sized c/5o from qfind:

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x = 136, y = 174, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
4b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o$4b3o7b3o10b3o7b
3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o2$7bo5bo16bo5bo16bo5bo16bo5bo16b
o5bo16bo5bo$3bobo2bo3bo2bobo8bobo2bo3bo2bobo8bobo2bo3bo2bobo8bobo2bo3b
o2bobo8bobo2bo3bo2bobo8bobo2bo3bo2bobo$2b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o6b2obo2b2ob
2o2bob2o6b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o6b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o6b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o6b2o
bo2b2ob2o2bob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bo6bo3bobo3bobo3bo6bo3bobo3bobo3bo6bo3b
obo3bobo3bo6bo3bobo3bobo3bo6bo3bobo3bobo3bo$2bobobobo3bobobobo6bobobo
bo3bobobobo6bobobobo3bobobobo6bobobobo3bobobobo6bobobobo3bobobobo6bob
obobo3bobobobo$b2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o4b2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o4b2o2b2obo3bob2o
2b2o4b2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o4b2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o4b2o2b2obo3bob2o2b2o$b2o5b
o3bo5b2o4b2o5bo3bo5b2o4b2o5bo3bo5b2o4b2o5bo3bo5b2o4b2o5bo3bo5b2o4b2o5b
o3bo5b2o$8b2ob2o18b2ob2o18b2ob2o18b2ob2o18b2ob2o18b2ob2o$7b3ob3o16b3o
b3o16b3ob3o16b3ob3o16b3ob3o16b3ob3o$7bobobobo16bobobobo16bobobobo16bo
bobobo16bobobobo16bobobobo$6b4ob4o14b4ob4o14b4ob4o14b4ob4o14b4ob4o14b
4ob4o$4b2o3bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo3b2o10b2o3bo
bo3b2o10b2o3bobo3b2o$4bob2obobob2obo10bob2obobob2obo10bob2obobob2obo10b
ob2obobob2obo10bob2obobob2obo10bob2obobob2obo$9bobo20bobo20bobo20bobo
20bobo20bobo$b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o4b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o4b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o
4b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o4b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o4b2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2o$ob4o3bobo3b
4obo2bob4o3bobo3b4obo2bob4o3bobo3b4obo2bob4o3bobo3b4obo2bob4o3bobo3b4o
bo2bob4o3bobo3b4obo$o2b2o3bo3bo3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3bo3bo3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3bo3b
o3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3bo3bo3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3bo3bo3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3bo3bo3b2o2bo2$
2b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o$4bo11bo10bo11b
o10bo11bo10bo11bo10bo11bo10bo11bo$2b4obo5bob4o6b4obo5bob4o6b4obo5bob4o
6b4obo5bob4o6b4obo5bob4o6b4obo5bob4o$3b2obob2ob2obob2o8b2obob2ob2obob
2o8b2obob2ob2obob2o8b2obob2ob2obob2o8b2obob2ob2obob2o8b2obob2ob2obob2o
$4b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o10b3o7b3o2$6bo7bo12b2o2b
o3bo2b2o12bo2bobo2bo14bo2bobo2bo14bo2bobo2bo14bo7bo$6bo7bo39bo3bo18bo
3bo18bo3bo16bo7bo$3bobobobobobobobo8bobo9bobo11bobo3bobo14bobo3bobo14b
obo3bobo11bobobobobobobobo$2bo3bobo3bobo3bo8bob3o3b3obo11b2obo3bob2o12b
2obo3bob2o12b2obo3bob2o9bo3bobo3bobo3bo$3bo3bo5bo3bo10b2o2bobo2b2o13b
ob2ob2obo14bob2ob2obo14bob2ob2obo11bo3bo5bo3bo$4b3o7b3o12bob2ob2obo10b
2o2bob2ob2obo2b2o6b2o2bob2ob2obo2b2o6b2o2bob2ob2obo2b2o8b3o7b3o$5b2o7b
2o11b3o2bobo2b3o8bo6bobo6bo6bo6bobo6bo6bo6bobo6bo9b2o7b2o$27bobobo3bo
bobo6b2o6b2ob2o6b2o2b2o6b2ob2o6b2o2b2o6b2ob2o6b2o$30bo5bo11b2o5bobo5b
2o6b2o5bobo5b2o6b2o5bobo5b2o$46b2obo4bo3bo4bob2o2b2obo4bo3bo4bob2o2b2o
bo4bo3bo4bob2o8bobo3bobo$27b2ob2o3b2ob2o81b2obobob2o$26bo3b3ob3o3bo8b
obo9bobo8bobo9bobo8bobo9bobo14bobo$26b3obobobobob3o8b2o11b2o8b2o11b2o
8b2o11b2o9b2obobobobob2o$26bobo3bobo3bobo10bo9bo12bo9bo12bo9bo13bo2bo
bo2bo$27b3ob2ob2ob3o11bo9bo12bo9bo12bo9bo9bo2bo2bo3bo2bo2bo$32bobo16b
o9bo12bo9bo12bo9bo8bo2bo11bo2bo$23b4o4bo3bo4b4o33bo3bo18bo3bo10bo3bob
obo3bobobo3bo$23b2o17b2o31b4ob4o14b4ob4o8bo4b2obo3bob2o4bo$25bo15bo8b
3o7b3o10b2obobobobob2o10b2obobobobob2o11bo9bo$49bo13bo56b3o5b3o$26b3o
9b3o35bo5bo16bo5bo$27bo11bo9bobo9bobo10bob2o3b2obo12bob2o3b2obo12bo2b
o3bo2bo$48bo15bo6bo2bob2o3b2obo2bo6bo2bob2o3b2obo2bo12b2ob2o$24b2ob2o
9b2ob2o5bobo2b2o3b2o2bobo5bo3bo9bo3bo4bo3bo9bo3bo9bobo3bobo$24bo5b2o3b
2o5bo8bo3bobo3bo9bob2o9b2obo6bob2o9b2obo10bo7bo$25b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o7b2o
2b2o3b2o2b2o8bob4o3b4obo8bob4o3b4obo9b3o7b3o$30bobobobo17b2ob2o12b2o13b
2o6b2o13b2o6b2ob2o7b2ob2o$27b3ob2ob2ob3o14b2ob2o11bo17bo4bo17bo$28b2o
7b2o14bo5bo10bo2bo11bo2bo4bo2bo11bo2bo4bo2bo2b2o3b2o2bo2bo$27b3o7b3o31b
o15bo6bo15bo8bob3o3b3obo$26bo13bo9b3o2bobo2b3o55bob2o7b2obo$50bob3o3b
3obo8b3o2b2o3b2o2b3o6b3o2b2o3b2o2b3o9b2o7b2o$27b2ob2o3b2ob2o32bo2b3o3b
3o2bo8bo2b3o3b3o2bo5b3o15b3o$28bo2b2ob2o2bo11bobo7bobo10b3o7b3o10b3o7b
3o8bo2bo9bo2bo$28bo9bo11b3o7b3o14b2ob2o18b2ob2o13bo13bo$28bobobobobob
o36bob2ob2obo14bob2ob2obo13bo9bo$29bo2bobo2bo14b2o5b2o14b2o5b2o14b2o5b
2o12b2o9b2o$31b2ob2o16b2o5b2o14bo7bo14bo7bo9b3o13b3o$28b3obobob3o15bo
3bo57b3o13b3o$26bo2b2obobob2o2bo9bo3b2ob2o3bo12b3o3b3o14b3o3b3o10bo2b
o9bo2bo$25b2o3bobobobo3b2o6b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o9bo3bobo3bo12bo3bobo3bo9b
2ob2o7b2ob2o$25bo2bo3bobo3bo2bo6bo15bo53bobo9bobo$26bobo2b2ob2o2bobo7b
3o3b2ob2o3b3o9bo9bo12bo9bo13bo7bo$29bo7bo17bobo17bobo3bobo14bobo3bobo
12bobo7bobo$26bob2o7b2obo11b3o3b3o12bo2b2o3b2o2bo10bo2b2o3b2o2bo10bo11b
o$28b2ob2ob2ob2o13b2o5b2o11bo3b2o3b2o3bo8bo3b2o3b2o3bo13b2ob2o$26b3ob
obobobob3o30b2obo3bobo3bob2o6b2obo3bobo3bob2o10b2obobob2o$26b3o3bobo3b
3o11bobo3bobo12b2o2bo3bo2b2o10b2o2bo3bo2b2o11b2o2bobo2b2o$52bobo3bobo
13b2o7b2o12b2o7b2o13bo2bobo2bo$25bobo11bobo10bobo3bobo13b2o7b2o12b2o7b
2o10b5obobob5o$24bobo13bobo31bobo5bobo12bobo5bobo8bobo3bobobobo3bobo$
24bo17bo10bo5bo11b2obobo5bobob2o6b2obobo5bobob2o4bo8bobo8bo$53bo5bo12b
o4bo3bo4bo8bo4bo3bo4bo5bo2bob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo$53bo5bo13bobo7bobo10bob
o7bobo$50b2o9b2o10bo11bo10bo11bo6b3o5b2ob2o5b3o$49bo2bo7bo2bo12bo5bo16b
o5bo$49bo4b2ob2o4bo10b3o5b3o12b3o5b3o13bo2bobo2bo$48b2ob3obobob3ob2o10b
obo3bobo14bobo3bobo13b5ob5o$49bo5bobo5bo10bo3bobo3bo12bo3bobo3bo11bo11b
o$50b4obobob4o8b2ob3obobob3ob2o6b2ob3obobob3ob2o7b3ob3ob3ob3o$50bobo2b
obo2bobo10bo3b2ob2o3bo10bo3b2ob2o3bo10bo11bo$51b4o3b4o56b2o11b2o$52bo
7bo14b2o5b2o14b2o5b2o$72b2obobo3bobob2o8b2obobo3bobob2o10b2o7b2o$52b2o
5b2o11b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o8b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o9b4o5b4o$52b3o3b3o12b2o3bobo3b2o
10b2o3bobo3b2o14bo3bo$54bo3bo14b2o9b2o10b2o9b2o14b2ob2o$50bobob2ob2ob
obo9b3o9b3o8b3o9b3o14bobo$49bo5bobo5bo5b4o13b4o2b4o13b4o5bo2bo2bobo2b
o2bo$50bo3bo3bo3bo11bo9bo12bo9bo9b3obobo3bobob3o$50b5o3b5o6b2obobo9bo
bob2o2b2obobo9bobob2o4bobob2o5b2obobo$50bo2bo5bo2bo9b2o11b2o8b2o11b2o
6b2ob2o9b2ob2o$72bo2b2o5b2o2bo8bo2b2o5b2o2bo13bo3bo$74b3o5b3o12b3o5b3o
13b2obobob2o$50b3o7b3o10bo2bo5bo2bo10bo2bo5bo2bo12b2obobob2o$50b2obo5b
ob2o58b2obobob2o$47b2obo3bo3bo3bob2o7bobo7bobo10bobo7bobo10bobo2bobo2b
obo$47b2obobobo3bobobob2o52b3obobobobob3o$50bo3b2ob2o3bo8bob3o7b3obo6b
ob3o7b3obo9bobobobobobo$51b2obo3bob2o9bo15bo6bo15bo9bobobobobobo$52b3o
3b3o58bo2bobobobo2bo$52bo7bo11b2o11b2o8b2o11b2o8bo3bobobobo3bo$51b2o7b
2o9bo2bo9bo2bo6bo2bo9bo2bo6b2o3bobobobo3b2o$51b2o7b2o58bobobobobobo$50b
obo7bobo9b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o8b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o9b4obobob4o$51bo2b2ob2o2bo9bo
bobo2bobo2bobobo6bobobo2bobo2bobobo10b2obobob2o$53bobobobo11b2o2bobo3b
obo2b2o6b2o2bobo3bobo2b2o8bo4bobo4bo$55bobo12bo6bo3bo6bo4bo6bo3bo6bo7b
4obobob4o$70bob4obo3bob4obo4bob4obo3bob4obo6bo2bo2bobo2bo2bo$78bobo20b
obo$70bo2bo2b2o3b2o2bo2bo4bo2bo2b2o3b2o2bo2bo6b2o11b2o$70bo17bo4bo17b
o$74b2o7b2o12b2o7b2o13b4ob4o$71b2o3bo5bo3b2o6b2o3bo5bo3b2o10b2obobob2o
$71bo2b2o7b2o2bo6bo2b2o7b2o2bo6b2o5bobo5b2o$117bo4bobobobo4bo$75bo7bo
14bo7bo12bo2b2o3b2o2bo$74bobo5bobo12bobo5bobo10bobo9bobo$77bo3bo18bo3b
o11b3o13b3o$77bo3bo18bo3bo10b2o2bo11bo2b2o$74bo9bo12bo9bo12bo9bo$74bo
9bo12bo9bo7b2o3bo9bo3b2o$73b2ob2o3b2ob2o10b2ob2o3b2ob2o$74bo2bo3bo2bo
12bo2bo3bo2bo$76bo5bo16bo5bo13b3o7b3o$74bobo5bobo12bobo5bobo10bo13bo$
73bo11bo10bo11bo10b2o9b2o$76b3ob3o16b3ob3o13b3o7b3o$71bobo4bobo4bobo6b
obo4bobo4bobo9b3o5b3o$71bo4bo5bo4bo6bo4bo5bo4bo8bo3bo3bo3bo$76b2o3b2o
16b2o3b2o12b2o2bo5bo2b2o$72b3o9b3o8b3o9b3o7b2o13b2o$72bo2bo7bo2bo8bo2b
o7bo2bo8b3o9b3o$72bobo2b2ob2o2bobo8bobo2b2ob2o2bobo7bobo11bobo$71b2ob
o3bobo3bob2o6b2obo3bobo3bob2o7b2o11b2o$70b2o2b2o2bobo2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o
2bobo2b2o2b2o3b2o17b2o$70bo2b2o2b2ob2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2ob2o2b2o2bo6b2o
bo7bob2o$71bo15bo6bo15bo6b2o2bo7bo2b2o$73b2o9b2o10b2o9b2o$72b2ob2o5b2o
b2o8b2ob2o5b2ob2o12b2o3b2o$72b2ob2o5b2ob2o8b2ob2o5b2ob2o11bo2bobo2bo$
72bobo9bobo8bobo9bobo10bo3bobo3bo$71b2o13b2o6b3o11b3o8bobob2ob2obobo$
74b2o7b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo$93bo2bo11bo2bo7bobo7bobo$93bo2bo11bo2bo7b2o9b2o
$97bobo5bobo$93b3o4b2ob2o4b3o7b6ob6o$100b2ob2o15bob3ob3obo$119b2o3bob
o3b2o$120bo2bo3bo2bo$121b2obobob2o$120bo3bobo3bo$120bobobobobobo$117b
2obo3bobo3bob2o$117b2o3bobobobo3b2o$117bo6bobo6bo$119b3ob2ob2ob3o$121b
o7bo$119bo11bo$118bo4b2ob2o4bo$118bo3bobobobo3bo$118bob2obo3bob2obo$120b
o9bo$117b2o13b2o$116bobo13bobo$117bo15bo!
R2INT apgsearched this rule, and it is like a gold mine.
Natural gun:

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x = 26, y = 16, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
21b3o$21bo2bo$21bo3bo$3o22bo$obo19bo2bo$o22b2o$bo7$9b3o$11bo$9b3o!
Natural spaceship collection and oscillator SKOP:

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x = 101, y = 88, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
3o3b3o8bo8bo16bo$o4bo2bo7bobo6b3o4bo10bo$bo6bo7bobo6b3o3b3o9bo$8bo6b2o
b2o11b3o$5bobo24bo$25b3o$15bo3bo5b3o$6b3o5bobobobo5bo15b3o$5bo2bo5bob
obobo17b2o7b2o$8bo7bobo8b3o8b2o3bo3b2o$4bo3bo7bobo$8bo6b2ob2o$5bobo3$
6b3o6bo3bo$5bo2bo5bobobobo9bo$8bo5bobobobo8b3o$4bo3bo4b2obobob2o7b3o$
4bo3bo7bobo$8bo7bobo$5bobo7b2ob2o9b3o$29b3o$30bo$3o3b3o$o2bobo2bo20bo
$o7bo19b3o$o7bo19bo$o7bo$bobobobo19bo$27bo$26bo$27b2o$26bo2bo$27b2o6$
28bo$28bo18bo2bo$28bo8b3o6bob2obo$3b2o23bo11b2o5bo2bo41b2o$3b2o8b3o8b
4ob4o14bo2bo41b2o$28bo9b2o6bob2obo42bo$28bo11b3o4bo2bo42bo$28bo64bo$28b
o4$5b2o16b3o23bo$b2o2b2o42bo$bobo7bo6bo8bobo18bo$3b2o6b8o8b2o2bo16bo$
11b8o9bo18bobo$2o9bo6bo10b3o16bo$2o46bo$32b3o12bo$47bo3$8b3o8b3o68b3o
$89b2ob2o$13b4o72b2o2bo3bo$13b4o74b2o3b2o$13b4o80bo4$3b2o$3b2o2$o6bo$
b2o2b2o$o6bo3$3b2o91b2o$3b2o90b2o$96b5o$97b3o$33bo13bo50bo$33bo13bo$33b
o4b2o7bo$37b4o$38b2o!
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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 17th, 2026, 8:27 pm

Creating a list of goals:
Find a puffer
Find reflectors for the glider and hatship
Find syntheses for natural spaceships
Find hasslers for traffic light spark
Find more elementary spaceships
Find more useful catalyses
Find other diagonal spaceships
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by I6_I6 » January 18th, 2026, 8:47 am

A couple more guns appeared in C1:

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x = 83, y = 18, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
2b3o$2bobo$2bo$3bo3$78b2o$76bo2bo$76bo2bo$61b2o13bo$59bo2bo14bo3b2o$60b
3o15bo3bo$79b3o2$3o$obo$o$bo!
One is double-barrelled and rotates.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 18th, 2026, 11:51 pm

Playing around with the Investigator form of this rule and found a p4012 3-barreled gun

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x = 150, y = 103, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5eInvestigator
41$75.H2.A2.H$77.ANA5$78.D3$78.D!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 21st, 2026, 5:34 pm

Adding another rule
B3-qy4w5c/s23-cky5q (Armada)
Named due to the copious amounts of ships released per soup

The 3 most common ships

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x = 46, y = 5, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
3o20bo$o21b3o$bo20bob2o17b2o$43bobo$44bo!
Their speeds are c/4d, 7c/30d, and 3c/18d (c/6d) respectively

The beehive is a OTT for the boatship

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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
6$9b2o$8bo2bo$9b2o3$b3o$o2bo$o2bo$b2o!
EDIT: Interesting reaction

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x = 35, y = 33, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
8$10bo$11bo$9b3o5$23b2o$23bo$22b3o$20b4o$20bobo!
Can this rule be apgsearched as well?
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 22nd, 2026, 5:37 pm

Two zeroes form a mirrored very long house

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
3ob3o$obobobo$obobobo$obobobo$3ob3o!
EDIT: in HayLife, two zeroes also form something rather interesting

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3-q5y/S234q5e
3ob3o$obobobo$obobobo$obobobo$3ob3o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by R2INT » January 22nd, 2026, 6:21 pm

puffers

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x = 972, y = 121, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
48bo$6bo41bo$9bo$6b2ob2o42bo$10b2o2bo37bob2o10b3o74b5o74b3o$4b2o3b2o2b
obo39b2o9bo2bo25b5o45b2obo31b3o40b2o$4bo4bo6bo34bo4b2o8bo30b2obo44bo2b
o31bo2bo39b2o$3b3o8b2o35bo4bo13b2o25bo2bo40b2o3bobo30bo3bo43bo$18b2o29b
obo3bo11b2o3bo20b2o3bobo45b2o31b4o44b2o$17bo2bo29b2o14bo4bo26b2o40b3o
37bo40bo4bob2o81bo$7b2o8bo2bo29b2o15b4o21b3o11bo34bo79bo4bobo81bobo$7b
2o7b2ob2o29b2o9b2o5bo24bo11b3o118b2o81bo2bo$b2o14b2o34bo8bobo39b2o2bo
161bo38bo4bo66b3o$o2bo44b2obo11bo40b2ob2o30bo42b2o85b3o36b2obo3bo65bo
2bo$b2o45b2o5b2o81b3o34b2o4b2o38bo46b2o2bo36bobo3bo65bo$11bo36b2o5b2o
39b3o5bo3bo28bo3bo42b2o33b2o47b2ob2o37bo2b3o69b2o205b3o$11bo41bob2o46b
2obo4bo20b3o2b2o3bo41b2o196b2o3bo203bo3bo$2o49bo53bo6bo25b2o2bo47b2o76b
o3bo34bo58bo14bo4bo204bo2bo81bo$2o43b2o6b2o55bobo28b2o47b4o73b2obo4bo
30bo58b3o14b4o204b2o2bo80b3o$45b2o64bo79bo2bo29bo44bo6bo30b2o55bo2b2o
7b2o5bo206b2ob3o78b2obo$135b2o57bo28b3o48bobo31bo59bo8bobo211b3o3bo$135b
2o51b2o2b3o27b2ob2o48bo77b3o13bo8bo219b2o80bo$48bo40b3o43b3o39b2o9b2o
25b2o5bo2b2o126bo2bo11bo228b3o76bo2bobo$47bobo127b2o8b2o26b2o5bob2o131b
o5b4o56bo251bo3b2o$47bobo172b2o4bo125bo2b2o4bo62bo160bobob2o83b4o$48b
o178bobo38b2o44b3o37b2obo6bo58b2ob2o159bo2bo79b3o3b2o$229b2o37b2o43bo
2bo32bo5b2o14b2o54b2o158b2o81b2o$272b2o39b2obo32b3o69b2o3b2o244bo2b3o
$271bo2bo31bo42b3o69bo4bo3bo163b3o77bo3bo$262b2o7bo2bo30bobo11bo100b3o
6b3o161bo2bo66b2o9b2ob2o$261b2o7b2ob2o30bobo10b3o33bo73b2ob2o160b2obo
65bo2bo10b3o$263bo7b2o33bo7bo38bobo307b2o13bo$310bo3bo3b2o33bobo75bo167b
o78bo$309bobo3bo38bo76bobo164b3o72bobo$309bo108b2o7bobo153bo10bo77b2o
bo$310bo107b2o7b3o153b2o9bo3b2o73bo$427bo154b2ob2o2b2o4bo$421b2o155bo
6b2o70bobo4b2obo$421b2o154bobo4bo2b3obo65bobo3bobo$577bobo4b3o3bo67bo
3b2o4bo$578bo5b3o76b3o3bo$656b2o6b2ob2o$655bo12bo$652bo3b2o$651bobo$651b
obo$647b2o3bo$647b2o88bo$740bo$737b2ob2o$741b2o$735b2o3b2o$735bo4bo$734b
3o$734b2o$734bo$734b2o$736bo$735bo$738b2o$737b4o$737bo2b2o$736bo2b2o$
736b4o9$964b3o$963bo3bo$963bo2bo$962b2o2bo$962b2ob3o$963b3o3bo$970b2o
$969b3o5$960bo$959b3o$966bo2bo$959b3o4b3obo$959b2o4b2o3bo$960b2o3bo4b
o$916b2o47b5o$915b2obo47b2o$915bo2bo$916b2o$942b2o$928bo12bobo9b2o$927b
obo13bo8bo2bo$927bobo23b2o$928bo5$937bo$936bobo7b2o$936bobo7b2o$937bo
5b2o2bo$926bo15b5o$925bobo14bo4bo$925bobo9b4o3b3o$926bo9b2o4b4o$937b3o
$938b3o4$923b2o4b3o$923bo$922b3o$920b4o$920bobo!
EDIT:

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x = 102, y = 114, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
98b3o$100bo$99bo4$92b2o$91bobo$93bo5$85b3o$87bo$86bo4$79b2o$78bobo$80b
o4bo$85bo2$90bo$89bob2o$72b3o17b2o$74bo13bo4b2o$73bo14bo4bo$86bobo3bo
$87b2o2$66b2o$65bobo27bo$67bo26b3o$93b2o2bo$93b2ob2o$83bo$81bo2bo8bo3b
o$59b3o19bo2b2ob2o3b2obo4bo$61bo23bo8bo6bo$60bo25bo3bo8bobo$90b2o8bo$
70bo13bo3bob2o$70bo12bo2bob4o$53b2o15bo17bo2bobo$52bobo29b6obo4bo$54b
o13b2o19bobob6o$68b2o19bobo2bo4bo$89bo4b5o$83b3o3bo4bobo$89bo$46b3o34b
2o5b2o$48bo34bobo$47bo35bobo$69b2o12bobo$69b2o8bo4bobo$67bo2bo7bobo2b
2ob2o$40b2o24b2ob2o2bobo2bobo3bo2b2o$39bobo25b4o2bo5bo7b2o$41bo26b2o16b
2o2$71b2o$71bo2bo$71b4o$33b3o37bo$35bo$34bo4$27b2o$26bobo30b3o$28bo$64b
2o$63b2o2b2o$64bo4bo$64bo3bobo$20b3o41b2o4bo$22bo41b3obo2bo$21bo47b2o
$68b3o$66b3o$65bo3bo$14b2o50b3o$13bobo26b3o22bo$15bo20b2o$36b2o4$7b3o
$9bo$8bo4$b2o13bobob2o$obo12b2obob2o$2bo12b3obo2bo$16bo3bobo$19bo2bo$
19bo$15b2o2b2obo$21bob2o$16bobob4o$18bobo$24bo$20bo3bo$20bo3bo$20bo2b
o6bo$30bo$30bo5b2o$36b2o!
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R2INT's Rule Collection

Currently missing OCA catalyst search software and OCA conduit search software (the one I have is hardcoded to B3/S23-a5)

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 25th, 2026, 2:25 pm

I think this is a new rake

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x = 52, y = 42, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
18$33bo$22bo9b3o$21b3o8bob2o$21bob2o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 26th, 2026, 7:32 pm

P6 i found in Armada

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x = 12, y = 11, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
2$3bo3bo$2bo3bobo$3bobo$4bobo$5bobo$2bobo3bo$3bo3bo!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 27th, 2026, 10:31 pm

a new boatship backrake

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x = 53, y = 51, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
6$24b3o$24bo2bo$23bo3bo$23b4o$24bo4$26b2o$19b2o4b2o$28b2o$28b2o$34b2o
$34b4o$35bo2bo$38bo$32b2o2b3o$21b2o9b2o$21b2o8b2o15$17bo$16b3o$15b2ob
o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » January 30th, 2026, 11:27 pm

Accidental MWSS

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x = 37, y = 24, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
6$8b2o$7bo2bo$8b2o4$9b2o$9b2o$20bobo$22bo$20b3o!
Soup that has the reaction

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x = 64, y = 64, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
5ob3o2b2o2bobo2bob3o2b3o3bob2obobobob2o4bobobo2bob3obo$bobobob5obob2o
2b3ob4o2bobob2obob3o2bobo3b2o2b3ob5o$b2o2b4ob3obo3b2ob2obo2b5o2bo3bo4b
2obo2bob2o2bo2bo3b2o$3bo2b2ob4o7b2o5bo2b3o3b2obo2bo2b2o5bo3bo3bob2o$o
3bob2ob2o2bo4b4obob2ob3o2b2obo3bob3o3b2o2b2o2bo2b2o$6bo2bo5b3o5bobo2b
o7b6o2bo4bob2ob2ob3ob2o$obo2bobo4bob3obobobob2obobobo3bobo3b2o2b2o5b4o
b2o2b2o$b2obo4bo3bo4b2o2bob3o3bo3b2obob5obo2b2o3b4ob2obo$b3obob8o7bo2b
o3b4o2bob2ob3o2bo5bo2b2ob2obob2o$2o3bob5o3bob2obo3bo3b4o4bo3bobo3b3o2b
4o2b2obo2bo$b3o4b4o3bob2o5b5o2bob2o2bob2o2b4ob4obobo2bo2bo$2bo3bo5b4o
bo4bobo4bobo4bobob3o2bo3bo7b2o$4bob3ob4o3b2o2bobo2b2obo4b3o2bobob5o3b
o2b6obobo$obo3bo3bob3o6b2o2b4o4b3o2bob3obob2o2bo2bo3b2obo$ob2o2bob3ob
obo3bob2o6bobo2bo3bob3ob2o2b3ob2o3bob2ob3o$3obobob3o2bo2bobobob6ob2ob
3o2bo4bobobobo3b3ob5o$3bobobobobo5bo3b2ob3ob2o4bo5bo3b2obobobobob2o2b
4o$ob4ob4obobob2obobob2ob2ob4o2bobo3b3o2b4o2b6ob5o$obob4o6b2ob4ob2o2b
ob2o2bo4b2o2b3ob2o2b2o4b4ob3o$4o2bo2b5ob2o3bobo2b5o2b2o2b2ob2o5b3o3b2o
bo4bobo$bo2bobob2obobob5obob2o2b2ob3o2bobobobo4b3obobobobobob2o$ob2o2b
o3bob2o2bobobob2ob3o3bobo3bo2bob4obob3obob4o3bo$4bob2ob3obobo3b4o2bob
3o3b3o5bo3bo4bo3b4ob3o$ob2ob3o2b2obobobo4b2o3bob4ob2ob3o2b2o2b3o2b2o4b
2ob3o$5o4bob2o3b2obo5bobo2b2o4bo2bob2ob2obo2bo6bobo2bo$bobob4o2b2ob3o
5bo3b2o2bobo2bo9bob3o3b3ob2obo2bo$o8b12ob2o5b2o4bobobo2b2ob2o5bo2b3ob
ob3o$2obobob2o2bo5b2o2bo3b5ob2o2bo2b5o6bobo5bobo2b2o$b4o2b2o2bob3obob
o2bo4b2o3bobo2bo2b2obo5bo3b2o2b2ob2obo$3bo3bobob2ob4o2bo3b2o5bo3b3ob2o
2b2obo2bob4obo3b4o$2obobobobob2obob2ob5o4b2o3bo2b3o3b6o2b4o5b4o$o3b3o
2bobo5b3obo2bobob3o4bobob2obob2o2b2obob3o3b3o$4b2ob2o3bo2b2ob2o2b2ob9o
b2o4bobo2b6obob5o3bo$2bobo9b4obobob2obob2obo8bo3bo3b4obo2bob3obo$bob2o
b2o3b2ob4o2bobo3b8obo2bo2bob4o2bo3b3obobo3bo$b2obo2bo2bo2b2obobo2bobo
2bo2bo3b4o3b2o3b2o2bob4ob2obo2bo$2obo2b2obobob2obo2b2obo2bo3b2o2b2ob3o
4bobob2o4bo4bo2bobo$3o3bo2b4ob2o2bo4bobo2bobo2bobo2b3obobobo3b6o5b2o$
obobobob3o3bob3ob5obo2bob4o4b4obo2bo2b6o2bobo2bo$8b3o3bob2o2b4o6bob5o
4bo2b2obobob2ob3o5b2o$bo2bo3bobob5ob3ob4o4b3o8bo2b5o3b3obob3ob2o$obo2b
o2bo5b4o3b2ob3obob3o2b2o2bobob4o3b5o3b3ob2o$2bo9b5o2b2obobo2b2obob3o5b
o6bob2o2b4o2bob3o$2o6bobobob3obob2ob2o5bo2bo2b2ob4o2b2obo3bobo2bo2bob
o$3ob3o2bo4b6o3b3o2bo2bobo2b3obo3bo2b3obob2o4b4o$b2obob2ob3obobo2b3o2b
3o2bob3obob3ob5o2bo2bob2o2b2ob2o$o3bobo3b2o6bob2o6bob2obob3o3b3o2bo2b
2obo3bo2bo$bo2b4o5b5obo3bo2b3ob3obobo4b4o2b2obo7bob4o$obob2o3bob3ob2o
2bob6ob2ob3o2bo4bo2b3o2b2ob3o3b3o2bo$ob3obo2bobo4bo2bob3o2b4ob2ob3obo
b2o2bobo2b2obob2ob3ob2o$3bo2bo2b4obob2o2b2ob5o2bobobo2b3o2bobo8bo2b2o
$2b3obob4o3bo5b3obob7o2b2obob2o3b2o2b2obo2bobo2b3o$bo2bobobobob4obobo
2bo2b2o4bo3b2o3bo2b2ob2o3b2ob6o2bo$b2o3bo5bo2bo2b2obobobob2o4bo3bobob
3ob2obob2ob5o3b3o$7o2bobo2b5o5bo2b5o4b3ob4obo2b5o2b4o3bo$b2ob2ob6o2b2o
b2o3b2o2bo3bo3bo6b4o2bo4b2obobo2b3o$o3bo3bobo3bo2b5o3bo3bo3b2o2b2o5bo
2b3obobo3bobo2bo$bobob3o2bo4bobobo2bo2b3o2b3o5bo5b5obobo3b2obo2bo$b2o
bo2b3obo2b2o6b2o2bo2bob6o2b2obo2b2o2b2o3b2ob3o2b2o$bob2o2b2obob3o2b2o
8bobob7o2b2obo3b2ob4o3bo2b2o$2bob2o4bob4ob2obob2o2bo6bobob2o3b2obo5bo
b5o2b2obo$ob2ob4ob2o3b4obo2bob3obo3b2o3b4obobobobo2bo3bob3o2bo$bobobo
6b2o4b4ob2o2b3o2b10obo5b2obob4o2b2o$o2b2o2bob2o4bobo2b3o2bo2bobo5b2ob
o7bob5o2b2ob2ob2o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » February 15th, 2026, 4:02 pm

yet another boatship backrake that produces pairs of ships instead of just one.

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x = 24, y = 24, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
9b2o$8b2o$9b2o$10bo3$22b2o$21b2o$bo20b2o$3o20bo$ob2o11$7bo$6b3o$6bob2o
!
edit: miscellaneous spaceships on catalogue (thank you R2INT and PK22)

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x = 9, y = 29, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
bob2o$2o3bo$5bo$2o3bo$bob2o5$2bo3b3o$2b3o3bo$4bobobo$4bo2bo4$3bo$2b2o
$3bobo$5bo$4b2o4$2bo$3b2o$2obo$b2o$3o!
P264 on catalogue

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x = 8, y = 4, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
bo3bo$2o3b2o$6b2o$5b2o!
Edit 2: mango puffer

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x = 28, y = 25, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
5$24bo$24bo$24bo3$26b2o$25b2o$20b3o2b2o$20bo$6b2o12bo2bo$7bobo11b4o$8b
o4b2o8b2o$11b2obo$10b2o2bo$10b2ob2o$11b3o$12bo!
edit 3: multi-ship rake from the mango puffer

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x = 59, y = 66, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
17$45bo$44b2o$43b2o$44b2o17$33bo$33bo$33bo3$35b2o$34b2o$29b3o2b2o$29b
o$15b2o12bo2bo$16bobo11b4o$17bo4b2o8b2o$20b2obo$19b2o2bo$19b2ob2o$20b
3o$21bo!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » February 16th, 2026, 12:30 pm

Does this soup have a growing spaceship?

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
4o2b2o3b2o$7b5obo$11o3bo$ob3ob4obo2b2o$9obo2b2o$b7o3bobo$b6o3b2obo$4o
2bob4o3bo$6obobobob3o$bo2b2ob2o5bo$obobobo3b2ob2o$4ob2o4bobo$3bobo2bo
3bo$3o4bob6o$2b2ob6o2b3o$6o2b2o3bo!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by b-engine » February 17th, 2026, 2:30 am

OCAfan55 wrote:
February 16th, 2026, 12:30 pm
Does this soup have a growing spaceship?
Maybe, although the beehive can exist without the rake.

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by I6_I6 » February 19th, 2026, 4:30 pm

OCAfan55 wrote:
February 16th, 2026, 12:30 pm
Does this soup have a growing spaceship?

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3-qy4w5c/S23-cky5q
4o2b2o3b2o$7b5obo$11o3bo$ob3ob4obo2b2o$9obo2b2o$b7o3bobo$b6o3b2obo$4o
2bob4o3bo$6obobobob3o$bo2b2ob2o5bo$obobobo3b2ob2o$4ob2o4bobo$3bobo2bo
3bo$3o4bob6o$2b2ob6o2b3o$6o2b2o3bo!
Yes.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » February 19th, 2026, 6:49 pm

Time to add yet another rule
B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
P20 "traffic light" hassler, where the traffic light on its own forms a checkerboard still life

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 x = 14, y = 5, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
7b3o$6bo4b2o$2o4bo6bo$2o4bo6bo$7b3o2bo!
The two most common spaceships (c/5 and c/8d respectively)

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 x = 3, y = 8, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
bo$b2o$bo3$2o$3o$bo!
Common P64

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
3b2o2bo$7b3o$7bo$o7b3o$o7b4o$11bo$9bobo$3o5b3o$bob2o2bo$bob2ob2o$3b2o
2bo$4b3o!
Still new to this rule, more patterns coming soon
EDIT: transparent block reaction

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x = 3, y = 7, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2o$obo$obo$bo2$2o$2o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » February 20th, 2026, 9:19 pm

T-ship siderake!

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2b2o$bo$2o$b3o$2bo!
EDIT: small P2

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2o$obo$b3o$2bobo$3b2o!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by LuveelVoom » February 22nd, 2026, 2:55 am

OCAfan55 wrote:
February 20th, 2026, 9:19 pm
T-ship siderake!

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2b2o$bo$2o$b3o$2bo!
EDIT: small P2

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2o$obo$b3o$2bobo$3b2o!
Corderized:

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x = 104, y = 196, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
94b2o$89bo4bobo$94b3o2$87b2o$88bo2bo$89bob2o$91bo7$79b3o$78b2o$78bo$78b
o2bo6$62bo$62bo$61bobo2$62bo5bo$66bobo$68bo$65b3o12$55bo$54b3o$55b2o$
36bo$36bo$35bobo2$36bo6$43bo$42b2o$41b2obo$43bo5$7b2o$5b2o2b2o$10bo$4b
o$5b2o2b2o$6b2obo$8bo21b3o$29b2o$29bo$29bo2bo$19b2obo$19b2obo24b2o24b
2o24b2o$20b3o24b2o24b2o24b2o4$8b2o$7b3o$4bob3o$bo2bob2o$5bobo$4bobo$5b
o94b2o$99b4o$98bo4bo$97bo3bobo$97b4o2bo$50bo2bo43b2ob3o$53bo45b2o$52b
2o$50b3o2$34b2o24b2o$34b2o24b2o3$32b2o24b2o$32b2o24b2o2$49b3o$51b2o$52b
o44b2o$49bo2bo42b2ob3o$95b4o2bo$95bo3bobo$96bo4bo$97b4o$4bo93b2o$3bob
o$4bobo$o2bob2o$3bob3o$6b3o$7b2o4$19b3o24b2o24b2o24b2o$18b2obo24b2o24b
2o24b2o$18b2obo$28bo2bo$28bo$28b2o$7bo21b3o$5b2obo$4b2o2b2o$3bo$9bo$4b
2o2b2o$6b2o5$42bo$40b2obo$41b2o$42bo6$35bo2$34bobo$35bo$35bo$54b2o$53b
3o$54bo12$64b3o$67bo$65bobo$61bo5bo2$60bobo$61bo$61bo6$77bo2bo$77bo$77b
2o$78b3o7$90bo$88bob2o$87bo2bo$86b2o2$93b3o$88bo4bobo$93b2o!
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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » February 22nd, 2026, 3:13 pm

Beehive fuse

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x = 70, y = 3, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2bo9b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$3o8bo2bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bo$2bo9b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o
3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o!
EDIT: Tub fuse

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x = 92, y = 87, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
90bo$89bobo$90bo2$86bo3bo$85bobobobo$86bo3bo2$82bo3bo$81bobobobo$82bo
3bo2$78bo3bo$77bobobobo$78bo3bo2$74bo3bo$73bobobobo$74bo3bo2$70bo3bo$
69bobobobo$70bo3bo2$66bo3bo$65bobobobo$66bo3bo2$62bo3bo$61bobobobo$62b
o3bo2$58bo3bo$57bobobobo$58bo3bo2$54bo3bo$53bobobobo$54bo3bo2$50bo3bo
$49bobobobo$50bo3bo2$46bo3bo$45bobobobo$46bo3bo2$42bo3bo$41bobobobo$42b
o3bo2$38bo3bo$37bobobobo$38bo3bo2$34bo3bo$33bobobobo$34bo3bo2$30bo3bo
$29bobobobo$30bo3bo2$26bo3bo$25bobobobo$26bo3bo2$22bo3bo$21bobobobo$22b
o3bo2$18bo3bo$17bobobobo$18bo3bo2$14bo3bo$13bobobobo$14bo3bo2$10bo3bo
$9bobobobo$10bo3bo2$2bo7bo$3o6bobo$2bo7bo!
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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Re: OCAfan55's Rules

Post by OCAfan55 » March 5th, 2026, 12:21 am

Does this have any potential to be hassled? (paste used for spark generation)

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B2n3-cq5ck7c/S2-i34cekq6i7
2b2o$2b2o$o4bo$2b2o$2b2o$o4bo$2b2o$2b2o!
[[ PASTEMODE COPY PASTET EVERY 12 0 PASTE o! 0 5 PASTE o! 0 2 PASTE o! 5 2 PASTE o! 5 5 ]]
Placing random cells in fourfold symmetry

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b2o5b2o$obo5bobo$2o2bobo2b2o$4bobo$2b2o3b2o$5bo$2b2o3b2o$4bobo$2o2bob
o2b2o$obo5bobo$b2o5b2o!

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