B3/S13 "LowLife"

[TheWayOfTheCon]

Eater for the Creeper composed of only still lifes. No need for that one period-4 oscillator.

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x = 9, y = 35, rule = B3/S13
3bobo$3bobo$3bobo$4bo$4bo4$3bobo$3bobo$3bobo$4bo$4bo4$3bobo$3bobo$3bo
bo$4bo$4bo4$3bobo$3bobo$3bobo$4bo$4bo3$2o5b2o$2o5b2o$4bo$4bo!

I suspect that with the right induction coil for one of the blocks, you could safely turn the consumption into a signal.

Nice find! I've added it to LifeWiki. How did you find it? Manually?

Pretty much. I was indeed trying to create a still life-based Creeper eater, where my plan was to use two blocks close together along with a duo of a different still life above and further apart. It just so happened of those failed eaters evolved into an actual eater.

[I6_I6]

I haven't seen a proper oscillator collection for this rule, so I went ahead and made one myself:

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x = 61, y = 208, rule = B3/S13
2b2o6bo4bo5bo4bo5bo$10bo4b2o3bo4bo4bobo$5bo5bo4bo4bo9bo$5bo15bo3b2o6b
o$26bo4b2o$2b2o21bo$11bobo4bo$o10bobo4bobo$o10bobo5bo$20b2o$2b2o21bob
o$25bobo$10bobo2bobo7bobo$11bob2obobo6bobo7$2b2o6b2o14bo2bo$17b2obo5b
obo$5bo4bo2bo13b2ob2o$5bo13bob2o7bobo$12b2o15bo2bo$2b2o$25b2o$5bo$5bo
9bo2bo4b6o$14b2o2bo4bo4bo$2b2o7bo5bo5bo4bo$10bo2b2o8b6o$10bo2bo$25b2o
7$11bo14bo7bo9bo$10bo2b2o2b4o4bo6b2o21b3o$o4bo5bo8bo4bo6b2o8b5o7bo3bo
$o4bo13bo5bo8bo15bo$18b2o6bo24bo$2b2o41bo5bo5bo$12bo28bo5bo3bo5b2o$5b
o7bo19bo8bo2b2o3bo$5bo7bo2bo4bo2b2o6b2o8bo12bo4bo$13bo7bo2b2o8b2o6bo4b
o8b4o$12bo3b2o4bo8bo2bo6bo$29b2obo12b5o$31bo$22bo8bo23b3o$13bo8b2o30b
o3bo$12b2o6b2o13bo3b2o3bo$10bo2bobo5bobo12bo4bo3bo$11bobo2bo8bo10bo2b
o5bo$13b2o9bob2o8bo8bo$13bo11bo9bo8bo$25bo6$2b2o$25b2o$o10bo2bo4bobob
o$o9b2o6bo2bo3bo$11b2obobo4bo$2b2o7b2obobo4bo$10b2o6bo2bo3bo$5bo5bo2b
o4bobobo$5bo19b2o2$2b2o7$2b2o7b2ob2o4bo4bo$10bo5bo3bo2bobo$o11bobo$o10b
o3bo4bobo2bo6bo$20bo4bo8bo$2b2o27bo2bo$30bo2bob2o$o4bo22bo5bo$o4bo4b2o
b2o11bo4bo5bo$13bob2o12b2obo2bo$2b2o6b2o13b2o4bo2bo$13b4o14bo$33bo7$2b
2o$15b4o$5bo8b2o2b2o$5bo4b2o3bo2bo2$15bo2bo3b2o$14b2o2b2o$5bo9b4o$5bo
7$2b2o21bo9bo$21bo2b2o3bo3bobo$o4bo7b2o6bo2bo4bo$o4bo6bo2bo6bo2bo2bo7b
o$33bo2bo$2b2o8bo2bo17bo2bo$12bo2bo17bo$o4bo16bo3bo$o4bo6bo2bo5bo2b2o
8bobo$13b2o19bo$2b2o19b2o2bo$22bo3bo7$5b2o2$o2bo4bo$o2bo4bo5b2o$13bo$
15bo$15bo$o2bo4bo$o2bo4bo2$5b2o7$5b2o8bo19bo2bobo2bo$16bo18bo2bobo2bo
$o7bo7bo18bobo3bobo$o7bo8bo17bobo3bobo$19bo16bo5bo$5b2o11bo17bo5bo$21b
o7b4o13b4o$o2bo16bo12b2o9b2o$o2bo18bo8b2o13b2o$23b2o4b2o17b2o$5b2o18b
o$29b2o17b2o$31b2o13b2o$33b2o9b2o$29b4o13b4o$36bo5bo$20bo15bo5bo$10b2o
bob3o17bobo3bobo$15b3obob2o12bobo3bobo$12bo22bo2bobo2bo$35bo2bobo2bo7$
5b2o$18bobo6bo3b2ob2o$o2bo4bo8bo2bo6bo$o2bo4bo23bo$16b2o9bobo$5b2o10b
o3bo5bo7bo$17bo3bo11bobo$o2bo4bo7b2o12bo$o2bo4bo26bo$17bo2bo6b2ob2o3b
o$5b2o11bobo8$2b2o6b2o$25bo$5bo2bo4bo10bo$5bo2bo4bo10bob2o$20bo$2b2o15b
o3bo$19bo$o7bo4bo5bo$o7bo4bo6bo2$2b2o6b2o!

They're all from this thread and catagolue. For the lower periods I only included the most common/notable ones because there are just so many of them.
(Edit: Removed duplicate p4)

[TheWayOfTheCon]

I haven't seen a proper oscillator collection for this rule, so I went ahead and made one myself:

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x = 71, y = 208, rule = B3/S13
2b2o6bo4bo5bo4bo5bo$10bo4b2o3bo4bo4bobo$5bo5bo4bo4bo9bo$5bo15bo3b2o6bo
$26bo4b2o$2b2o21bo$11bobo4bo$o10bobo4bobo$o10bobo5bo$20b2o$2b2o21bobo$
25bobo$10bobo2bobo7bobo$11bob2obobo6bobo7$2b2o6b2o14bo2bo$17b2obo5bobo
$5bo4bo2bo13b2ob2o$5bo13bob2o7bobo$12b2o15bo2bo$2b2o$25b2o$5bo$5bo9bo
2bo4b6o$14b2o2bo4bo4bo$2b2o7bo5bo5bo4bo$10bo2b2o8b6o$10bo2bo$25b2o7$
11bo14bo7bo9bo19bo$10bo2b2o2b4o4bo6b2o31bo$o4bo5bo8bo4bo6b2o8b5o11bo3b
o2bo4bo$o4bo13bo5bo8bo15bo6bo3b2o2bo3bo$18b2o6bo24bo5bo7bo3bo$2b2o41bo
5bo5bo6bo4bo$12bo28bo5bo3bo6bo11bo$5bo7bo19bo8bo2b2o3bo$5bo7bo2bo4bo2b
2o6b2o8bo$13bo7bo2b2o8b2o6bo4bo$12bo3b2o4bo8bo2bo6bo$29b2obo12b5o$31bo
24bo$31bo23b2o$13bo8bo34b2o$12b2o9bo11bo3b2o3bo10bobo$10bo2bobo7bo2bo
9bo4bo3bo7bo$11bobo2bo6bo12bo2bo5bo5b2obo$13b2o7bo3b2o8bo8bo7bo$13bo
21bo8bo8bo7$2b2o$25b2o$o10bo2bo4bobobo$o9b2o6bo2bo3bo$11b2obobo4bo$2b
2o7b2obobo4bo$10b2o6bo2bo3bo$5bo5bo2bo4bobobo$5bo19b2o2$2b2o7$2b2o7b2o
b2o4bo4bo$10bo5bo3bo2bobo$o11bobo$o10bo3bo4bobo2bo6bo$20bo4bo8bo$2b2o
27bo2bo$30bo2bob2o$o4bo22bo5bo$o4bo4b2ob2o11bo4bo5bo$13bob2o12b2obo2bo
$2b2o6b2o13b2o4bo2bo$13b4o14bo$33bo7$2b2o$15b4o$5bo8b2o2b2o$5bo4b2o3bo
2bo2$15bo2bo3b2o$14b2o2b2o$5bo9b4o$5bo7$2b2o21bo9bo$21bo2b2o3bo3bobo$o
4bo7b2o6bo2bo4bo$o4bo6bo2bo6bo2bo2bo7bo$33bo2bo$2b2o8bo2bo17bo2bo$12bo
2bo17bo$o4bo16bo3bo$o4bo6bo2bo5bo2b2o8bobo$13b2o19bo$2b2o19b2o2bo$22bo
3bo7$5b2o2$o2bo4bo$o2bo4bo5b2o$13bo$15bo$15bo$o2bo4bo$o2bo4bo2$5b2o7$
5b2o8bo19bo2bobo2bo$16bo18bo2bobo2bo$o7bo7bo18bobo3bobo$o7bo8bo17bobo
3bobo$19bo16bo5bo$5b2o11bo17bo5bo$21bo7b4o13b4o$o2bo16bo12b2o9b2o$o2bo
18bo8b2o13b2o$23b2o4b2o17b2o$5b2o18bo$29b2o17b2o$31b2o13b2o$33b2o9b2o$
29b4o13b4o$36bo5bo$20bo15bo5bo$10b2obob3o17bobo3bobo$15b3obob2o12bobo
3bobo$12bo22bo2bobo2bo$35bo2bobo2bo7$5b2o$18bobo6bo3b2ob2o$o2bo4bo8bo
2bo6bo$o2bo4bo23bo$16b2o9bobo$5b2o10bo3bo5bo7bo$17bo3bo11bobo$o2bo4bo
7b2o12bo$o2bo4bo26bo$17bo2bo6b2ob2o3bo$5b2o11bobo8$2b2o6b2o$25bo$5bo2b
o4bo10bo$5bo2bo4bo10bob2o$20bo$2b2o15bo3bo$19bo$o7bo4bo5bo$o7bo4bo6bo
2$2b2o6b2o!

They're all from this thread and catagolue. For the lower periods I only included the most common/notable ones because there are just so many of them.

Cool! I wonder what makes odd-period oscillators so rare compared to their even counterparts. Maybe its connected to the lack of even-numbered survival conditions?

Out of all of these, my favorite oscillator is either this or the period 10.

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S13
3b2o$3b2o$bob2obo$o6bo$o6bo$bob2obo$3b2o$3b2o!

[hotdogPi]

Cool! I wonder what makes odd-period oscillators so rare compared to their even counterparts. Maybe its connected to the lack of even-numbered survival conditions?

Every oscillator in that collection with period 8 or greater, as well as the entire p6 section, is required to be even: all but two are flippers in some way, and the other two are a p12 that's a period-doubling reaction and a p20 that's LCM(4,10).

[TheWayOfTheCon]

Some things before I go:

Here's a one-time Fighter-to-Creeper converter. I don't see how a small, reusable version could be made without having to create a Creeper from the ground up.

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x = 7, y = 16, rule = B3/S13
o5bo$o2bo2bo$3bo6$3bo$3bo2$3bo$3bo$2bobo$2bobo$2bobo!

A collection of inductees I have recognized, and named, because why not? The larger still lifes you'll find in Catagolue are just inductee galore, so I think it's important to keep these in mind.

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#C [[ THEME INVERSE GRID ]]
#C [[ LABEL 4 -2 15 "Fah" LABEL 10 -2 15 "Sickle" LABEL 19 0 15 "Sombrero" LABEL 29 0 15 "Barn" ]]
x = 32, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
4bo5bo$3bo7bo$3b2o5b2o$3bo6bo8bo8b3o$3bo6bo6b5o5bobobo3$4bo5bo$3bo4bo
2bo7bo7bob2o$3b2o3bob2o5b5o6b2obo$2obo6bo$2obo6bo8bo8b3o$20bo6bobobo!

[I6_I6]

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A collection of inductees I have recognized, and named, because why not? The larger still lifes you'll find in Catagolue are just inductee galore, so I think it's important to keep these in mind.

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#C [[ THEME INVERSE GRID ]]
#C [[ LABEL 4 -2 15 "Fah" LABEL 10 -2 15 "Sickle" LABEL 19 0 15 "Sombrero" LABEL 29 0 15 "Barn" ]]
x = 32, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
4bo5bo$3bo7bo$3b2o5b2o$3bo6bo8bo8b3o$3bo6bo6b5o5bobobo3$4bo5bo$3bo4bo
2bo7bo7bob2o$3b2o3bob2o5b5o6b2obo$2obo6bo$2obo6bo8bo8b3o$20bo6bobobo!

"Sombrero" might cause confusion because Sombreros is an oscillator in Life and each half is a singular Sombrero.

[TheWayOfTheCon]

...
A collection of inductees I have recognized, and named, because why not? The larger still lifes you'll find in Catagolue are just inductee galore, so I think it's important to keep these in mind.

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#C [[ THEME INVERSE GRID ]]
#C [[ LABEL 4 -2 15 "Fah" LABEL 10 -2 15 "Sickle" LABEL 19 0 15 "Sombrero" LABEL 29 0 15 "Barn" ]]
x = 32, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
4bo5bo$3bo7bo$3b2o5b2o$3bo6bo8bo8b3o$3bo6bo6b5o5bobobo3$4bo5bo$3bo4bo
2bo7bo7bob2o$3b2o3bob2o5b5o6b2obo$2obo6bo$2obo6bo8bo8b3o$20bo6bobobo!

"Sombrero" might cause confusion because Sombreros is an oscillator in Life and each half is a singular Sombrero.

Noted. If, for some reason, I need to make a post featuring that specific inductee in the future I will give it a different name.

[TheWayOfTheCon]

Using three of the p4 oscillators, I present to you a Fighter eater, from what I can tell the first to be made.

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x = 63, y = 11, rule = B3/S13
54b5o2$56bo$62bo$3o11b3o11b3o11b3o17bo$3b2ob2o9b2ob2o9b2ob2o9b2ob2o10b
obo$3o11b3o11b3o11b3o17bo$62bo$56bo2$54b5o!

I'll eventually try to find a stable one.

Also, I'll try to slow down with the posts on this topic since I'm by far the most active one on it. If I make any new discoveries or finds they'll probably come in batches every week or so.

In the meantime, I'm working on a user page that will get pretty detailed when it comes to this specific rule. It will also contain why I chose LowLife, goals I have for the rule, and potential ways to progress from here. User:TheWayOfTheCon/LowLife zone

[mmmmmmmmm]

The Creeper can turn into a fuse for this certain wick, and function as an eater for dominoes, where it transforms into a Fighter at the end (unless there's something to cleanly remove the last domino).

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x = 32, y = 19, rule = B3/S13
29b3o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o4b2o$29b3o12$3bobobobobobobobobobo$2bobo
bobobobobobobobobo6b3o$27b2o$2bobobobobobobobobobobo6b3o$3bobobobobob
obobobobo!

Clean fuse end:

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x = 32, y = 3, rule = B3/S13
o28b3o$bob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o4b2o$29b3o!

Another fuse:

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x = 32, y = 3, rule = B3/S13
29b3o$2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2ob2o2b2o$29b3o!

[TheWayOfTheCon]

I think this is the first engineered pattern that produces a spaceship with a reaction.

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x = 26, y = 15, rule = B3/S13
7b2o$8bo$9bo$6b4o2$2o$25bo$3b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$o24bo$bo2$6b4o$9b
o$8bo$7b2o!

In the pattern, a fuse burns from one end and approaches two period-4 oscillators, disrupting their natural motion. A T-tetromino flips horizontally because of the chaos, and finds itself slip into a Creeper predecessor. Thus, a Creeper is made and begins to safely travel, albeit in the direction of the former pattern.

Its not super useful on its own, but I think its something of note because of just how rare spaceships are in this rule. What could be useful is if I could figure out how to get the Creeper facing the other direction.

EDIT: You can also use this reaction to make a Sidewinder, as it too has an isolated T-tetromino in one of its phases.

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x = 25, y = 15, rule = B3/S13
6b2o$7bo$8bo$5b4o3$24bo$2b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$24bo$o$o$5b4o$8bo$7b
o$6b2o!

[I6_I6]

Honestly, I think the best chance for linear growth in this rule is to find a sparky oscillator or spaceship, then rub them together to make a gun or a puffer. A simple wickstretcher or puffer might turn up in a spaceship search though.

[TheWayOfTheCon]

Honestly, I think the best chance for linear growth in this rule is to find a sparky oscillator or spaceship, then rub them together to make a gun or a puffer. A simple wickstretcher or puffer might turn up in a spaceship search though.

Considering all my experience with this rule, that wont come easy. Most oscillators don't produce sparks and are pretty fragile. The only exception would be that period-4 used in eaters, but if the dot sparks interfere with each other than usually the oscillator is destroyed. And yeah, there are many spaceships found from search engines, but most of them, once again, are fragile, at least at first glance. And they contain a lot of space dust.

I'm not suggesting that one couldn't make a linear growth pattern in LowLife, just that it will not come easy like in other rules, and we just don't have the tech. The natural puffer/wickstretcher idea sounds interesting, but it would probably take some nuanced searching, and I couldn't even figure out how to compile apgsearch. For now I'll just continue to document whatever might be interesting here and on a user page I have.

I do want to bring up that on Catagolue some searches into spaceship synthesis have been conducted by PK22, and some of them do end up creating an entirely different spaceship, like this 3-Sidewinder synthesis for a Creeper. And the opposite has been done, just with more Creepers. So for making a specific spaceship gun, that's something to be noted. But if we ever reach the point where a spaceship gun seems within reach, it should be for the Creeper due to its symmetry.

[I6_I6]

Honestly, I think the best chance for linear growth in this rule is to find a sparky oscillator or spaceship, then rub them together to make a gun or a puffer. A simple wickstretcher or puffer might turn up in a spaceship search though.

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I'm not suggesting that one couldn't make a linear growth pattern in LowLife, just that it will not come easy like in other rules, and we just don't have the tech. The natural puffer/wickstretcher idea sounds interesting, but it would probably take some nuanced searching, and I couldn't even figure out how to compile apgsearch. For now I'll just continue to document whatever might be interesting here and on a user page I have.
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Oh, by spaceship search I meant something like lifesrc, not a soup searcher like apgsearch. Occasionally, spaceship partials turn out to be a puffer or a wickstretcher. It isn't exactly common, though, so it certainly isn't the best way to find a linear growth pattern, but someone might stumble into one by accident.

[NNlk05]

Honestly, I think the best chance for linear growth in this rule is to find a sparky oscillator or spaceship, then rub them together to make a gun or a puffer. A simple wickstretcher or puffer might turn up in a spaceship search though.

Considering all my experience with this rule, that wont come easy. Most oscillators don't produce sparks and are pretty fragile. The only exception would be that period-4 used in eaters, but if the dot sparks interfere with each other than usually the oscillator is destroyed. And yeah, there are many spaceships found from search engines, but most of them, once again, are fragile, at least at first glance. And they contain a lot of space dust.

I'm not suggesting that one couldn't make a linear growth pattern in LowLife, just that it will not come easy like in other rules, and we just don't have the tech. The natural puffer/wickstretcher idea sounds interesting, but it would probably take some nuanced searching, and I couldn't even figure out how to compile apgsearch. For now I'll just continue to document whatever might be interesting here and on a user page I have.

I do want to bring up that on Catagolue some searches into spaceship synthesis have been conducted by PK22, and some of them do end up creating an entirely different spaceship, like this 3-Sidewinder synthesis for a Creeper. And the opposite has been done, just with more Creepers. So for making a specific spaceship gun, that's something to be noted. But if we ever reach the point where a spaceship gun seems within reach, it should be for the Creeper due to its symmetry.

If you want a build of apgsearch, tell me your OS and CPU and I can build it for you.

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x = 16, y = 49, rule = B3/S13
9bo$9bo2$6bo2bo2bo$5b3obob3o$3b2obobobobob2o$7bo3bo$6b2o3b2o2$8b3o2$8b
o2bo$6bo3b2o$6bo$8bo$7bo$6bo$5b3o2$7b2o2$5b2o2$3bob2o$3bo2bo2$2b2obo$
2bo$2bobo$5b2o$4bo$5b2o$3b2o$4bo$3b2o$2b3o2$2b2obo$2bobo$2b3o2$2obo$3b
2o$b4o$o$3bo$3o$bo3bo$obobo!

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x = 13, y = 33, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$3bo2bo2bo$2b3obob3o$2obobobobob2o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$5b3o2$5bo
2bo$3bo3b2o$3bo$5bo$4bo$3bo$2b3o3$4b2o$b3o$b3o$2bo$2b2o$2bob2o$4bobo$
5bo$obobo$bob3o$2bo$o5bo$b2o!

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x = 14, y = 34, rule = B3/S13
7bo$7bo2$4bo2bo2bo$3b3obob3o$b2obobobobob2o$5bo3bo$4b2o3b2o2$6b3o
2$6bo2bo$4bo3b2o$4bo$6bo$5bo$4bo$3b3o2$bobo2$bo$bobo$bob2o$o3bobo$
o2bo2bo$bo$2b2o2bo$b2o3bo$4bo$2bo$b3obo$b2obo$2bo!

Three cursed c/5 frontends

EDIT: Longer:

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#C depth = 228
#C breadth = 4
#CLL state-numbering golly
x = 15, y = 55, rule = B3/S13
8bo$8bo2$5bo2bo2bo$4b3obob3o$2b2obobobobob2o$6bo3bo$5b2o3b2o2$7b3o
2$7bo2bo$5bo3b2o$5bo$7bo$6bo$5bo$4b3o2$6b2o2$4b2o2$2bob2o$2bo2bo2$
b2obo$bo$bobo$4b2o$3bo$4b2o$2b2o$3bo$2bobo$3b2o2$3bo$o2bo$bo2bo$2b
3o2$4b2o$4bobo$5b2o$4bo$2b3o2bo$7bo$bo$6bo$2b2o2bo$3bo2bo$4b2o$b2o
2bo$2bobo!

[TheWayOfTheCon]

If you want a build of apgsearch, tell me your OS and CPU and I can build it for you.

I was gonna download the precompiled 5.43 version for Windows and see if I can get that up and running. If not, I'll get a build from you. Thanks for the offer.

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x = 16, y = 49, rule = B3/S13
9bo$9bo2$6bo2bo2bo$5b3obob3o$3b2obobobobob2o$7bo3bo$6b2o3b2o2$8b3o2$8b
o2bo$6bo3b2o$6bo$8bo$7bo$6bo$5b3o2$7b2o2$5b2o2$3bob2o$3bo2bo2$2b2obo$
2bo$2bobo$5b2o$4bo$5b2o$3b2o$4bo$3b2o$2b3o2$2b2obo$2bobo$2b3o2$2obo$3b
2o$b4o$o$3bo$3o$bo3bo$obobo!

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x = 13, y = 33, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$3bo2bo2bo$2b3obob3o$2obobobobob2o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$5b3o2$5bo
2bo$3bo3b2o$3bo$5bo$4bo$3bo$2b3o3$4b2o$b3o$b3o$2bo$2b2o$2bob2o$4bobo$
5bo$obobo$bob3o$2bo$o5bo$b2o!

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x = 14, y = 34, rule = B3/S13
7bo$7bo2$4bo2bo2bo$3b3obob3o$b2obobobobob2o$5bo3bo$4b2o3b2o2$6b3o
2$6bo2bo$4bo3b2o$4bo$6bo$5bo$4bo$3b3o2$bobo2$bo$bobo$bob2o$o3bobo$
o2bo2bo$bo$2b2o2bo$b2o3bo$4bo$2bo$b3obo$b2obo$2bo!

Three cursed c/5 frontends

Neat. Looks like they share the same top. I might be wrong, but looking the frontend of the frontend, it seems like one big problem is a line of three at the bottom not being there in the next generation. Otherwise, the rest of the partial stays the same. If we were able to stabilize just that, we could end up with a small and symmetric c/3.

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$3bo2bo2bo$2b3obob3o$2obobobobob2o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$5b3o!

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x = 22, y = 73, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$3bo2bo2bo$2b3obob3o$2obobobobob2o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$5b3o2$
4bo2bo$4b2o3bo$9bo$7bo$8bo$9bo$8b3o2$7b2o2$9b2o2$9b2obo$9bo2bo2$
11b2obo$11bobo$15b2o$14bo2bo$14bo2bo$18bo$15b2o$16bo$16bo$17bo$15b
o$16bobo$19bo$15b2ob2o$14b3obo$14bo3bo$16bo2bo$17bo$15bob2o$15bo$
16bo$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$18bo$20bo$18b2o$17b2o$17b2o$17b3o$18bo$20b
2o$18bobo$19bo$17b2o$15bo2bo$14b2obo$15bob2obo$14bo4bo$15bobo$15b
3o$16b3o$14b2obo$14bo3bo$18b2o$16b2o$14b4o2bo!

this is ridiculous
I'll run for another 12 CPU hours and see what I have

[R2INT]

Collection of c/5 spaceships found using qfind:

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x = 269, y = 51, rule = B3/S13
27b2obo9bob2o11b3o15bobo9bobo6b2obo9bob2o7bobo9bobo7b2o11b2o13bo22bo20b
3o$2o13b2o13bo9bo13b2ob2o13b3o11b3o8bo9bo9b3o11b3o5b2o2bo7bo2b2o12bo22b
o21bo14b2o11b2o16b3o$b4o7b4o16bo5bo17bo17bo2bo5bo2bo12bo5bo13bo2bo5bo
2bo11bo7bo61bo13b2o2bo7bo2b2o16bo$5bo5bo20b3ob3o13b3o3b3o17bo3bo16b3o
b3o17bo3bo16bo5bo14bo2bo2bo16bo2bo2bo12b3o7b3o11bo7bo20bo$4bobo3bobo38b
2o7b2o16b2ob2o40b2ob2o16bobobobo13b3obob3o14b3obob3o9b2o2bob2ob2obo2b
2o10bo5bo15b3o7b3o$5bobobobo21b2ob2o62b2ob2o41bobo13b2obobobobob2o10b
2obobobobob2o8b2o3bo3bo3b2o11bobobobo13b2o2bob2ob2obo2b2o$32b3ob3o10b
ob2o7b2obo15bobo17b3ob3o18bobo17bobobobo15bo3bo18bo3bo12bo13bo13bobo16b
2o3bo3bo3b2o$5bobobobo18b3o5b3o8bo3bo5bo3bo12b3o3b3o12b3o5b3o13b3o3b3o
15b2ob2o15b2o3b2o16b2o3b2o37bobobobo14bo13bo$5b2o3b2o19bo7bo8bo7bo7bo
10b2o7b2o12bo7bo13b2o7b2o12bo7bo54bo3bo2bo2bo3bo12b2ob2o$4bo7bo43bo85b
o9bo13b2ob2o18b2ob2o12b2ob4ob4ob2o10bo7bo13bo3bo2bo2bo3bo$3b2o7b2o16b
2o7b2o10bo9bo13b2o7b2o11b2o7b2o12b2o7b2o13bo5bo13bo7bo14bo7bo11b3o7b3o
10bo9bo12b2ob4ob4ob2o$29b2o9b2o8b2o3b3o3b2o33b2o9b2o32bo11bo53bo11bo12b
o5bo15b3o7b3o$3bo9bo35bobo4bo4bobo9b2o11b2o30b2o11b2o8b2o9b2o7b3obo5b
ob3o8b3obo5bob3o8bo2bobobobo2bo9bo11bo12bo11bo$bo13bo13b2o9b2o8b2o3bo
bo3b2o11bo11bo9b2o9b2o10bo11bo9b2o9b2o9b4o3b4o12b4o3b4o12bo7bo11b2o9b
2o12bo2bobobobo2bo$bo13bo12b2o11b2o6bo2bo7bo2bo10bo11bo8b2o11b2o9bo11b
o9bo11bo8bo2b2o3b2o2bo10bo2b2o3b2o2bo11bo2bobo2bo11b2o9b2o14bo7bo$2bo
11bo13bo4bo3bo4bo5bobobo7bobobo9b2o2bo3bo2b2o8bo4bo3bo4bo9b2o2bo3bo2b
2o10bo2bo3bo2bo9bo2bo5bo2bo10bo2bo5bo2bo12bo5bo12bo11bo14bo2bobo2bo$6b
o3bo17bo3b3ob3o3bo7bo11bo11b2o2bo3bo2b2o8bo3b3ob3o3bo9b2o2bo3bo2b2o7b
3o3bo3bo3b3o6bo2bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo2bo2bo2bo10b2o7b2o11bo2bo3bo2bo16bo
5bo$2b2o2bo3bo2b2o13bobo9bobo5bobo11bobo7bo2bobobobobobo2bo6bobo9bobo
7bo2bobobobobobo2bo5bobo11bobo7b3o5b3o12b3o5b3o11bo4bo4bo8b3o3bo3bo3b
3o11b2o7b2o$o15bo31b3o11b3o9bo2bobobobo2bo32bo2bobobobo2bo8b3o2bo3bo2b
3o11b2ob2o18b2ob2o15bo2b3o2bo9bobo11bobo11bo4bo4bo$b2o2b3ob3o2b2o14b3o
bobob3o8bo13bo9b3obobobobob3o9b3obobob3o10b3obobobobob3o11b3ob3o16bob
o20bobo17bo5bo11b3o2bo3bo2b3o13bo2b3o2bo$28bobo2bo3bo2bobo6b2o11b2o9b
2o4b3o4b2o7bobo2bo3bo2bobo8b2o4b3o4b2o7b2ob4ob4ob2o52bob3o3b3obo12b3o
b3o18bo5bo$2bobo2bobo2bobo18bo3bo13bo9bo38bo3bo36b2o9b2o11bobobobo16b
obobobo13bo9bo9b2ob4ob4ob2o11bob3o3b3obo$b4o3bo3b4o17b5o15bo5bo18b5o17b
5o18b5o17bobobo16b2ob2o18b2ob2o35b2o9b2o13bo9bo$3bob3ob3obo16bo4bo4bo
12bo5bo15bo4bo4bo11bo4bo4bo12bo4bo4bo12bobo3bobo58bo5bo16bobobo$3b2ob
o3bob2o16bobo5bobo10bobo5bobo14bo7bo12bobo5bobo13bo7bo12b4obob4o15bo22b
o19bo3bo15bobo3bobo17bo5bo$4bobobobobo18bob5obo12b4ob4o15bobo3bobo13b
ob5obo14bobo3bobo15bobobo62bobo15b4obob4o17bo3bo$4bobo3bobo17b2obo3bo
b2o10b2o7b2o13b2o2b3o2b2o11b2obo3bob2o12b2o2b3o2b2o14bobobo16b2ob2o18b
2ob2o14b2obo3bob2o14bobobo21bobo$8bo20bo2bo5bo2bo34bo2b3o2bo11bo2bo5b
o2bo12bo2b3o2bo11bob2o5b2obo12bo3bo18bo3bo13bob2o5b2obo13bobobo17b2ob
o3bob2o$2bob2o2bo2b2obo13b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o7bo2bo5bo2bo10b2o3b5o3b2o7b2o
2b2o3b2o2b2o8b2o3b5o3b2o7bo4b2ob2o4bo54bo7bo11bob2o5b2obo12bob2o5b2ob
o$bob2o2bobo2b2obo16bo2bo2bo12b2o3bo3b2o16bo3bo16bo2bo2bo17bo3bo15bo7b
o13b2o3b2o16b2o3b2o13bob2o3b2obo9bo4b2ob2o4bo13bo7bo$4b2o5b2o18b3o3b3o
11b2o3bo3b2o14bo7bo13b3o3b3o14bo7bo13bo7bo12b3o3b3o14b3o3b3o10b2o2b3o
b3o2b2o10bo7bo15bob2o3b2obo$4b2o5b2o19bo5bo12b3o5b3o15bobobobo15bo5bo
16bobobobo16b2ob2o12b2o9b2o10b2o9b2o8bo2bo2bobo2bo2bo10bo7bo13b2o2b3o
b3o2b2o$6b2ob2o39bo2bo2bo2bo2bo100bo3bobo3bo12bo3bobo3bo10bob3o3b3obo
13b2ob2o15bo2bo2bobo2bo2bo$31bo7bo10bo3bo3bo3bo13bo7bo13bo7bo14bo7bo13b
o7bo12bo7bo14bo7bo12bo9bo35bob3o3b3obo$30bo9bo10bo3bobo3bo14bo7bo12bo
9bo13bo7bo12bo9bo12bo5bo16bo5bo12b3o7b3o11bo7bo15bo9bo$3bobo5bobo41bo
bo19bo5bo38bo5bo14b2o5b2o11bo9bo12bo9bo12bo2bobo2bo12bo9bo13b3o7b3o$53b
obobobo16bo7bo36bo7bo11bo2bo5bo2bo9bo9bo12bo9bo14b2ob2o15b2o5b2o16bo2b
obo2bo$b2obob2ob2obob2o12b5o5b5o12bobo37b5o5b5o31bo11bo8bo2bo5bo2bo10b
o2bo5bo2bo13bo3bo13bo2bo5bo2bo16b2ob2o$28b2ob2o5b2ob2o10b3ob3o35b2ob2o
5b2ob2o30bo13bo6b2o11b2o8b2o11b2o9b2obo3bob2o10bo11bo16bo3bo$28b2ob2o
5b2ob2o31b5o3b5o8b2ob2o5b2ob2o9b5o3b5o9bo11bo10bo7bo14bo7bo11bo11bo8b
o13bo12b2obo3bob2o$74b2ob2o3b2ob2o32b2ob2o3b2ob2o8bo13bo8b2o7b2o12b2o
7b2o10bo11bo9bo11bo12bo11bo$74b2ob2o3b2ob2o32b2ob2o3b2ob2o8bo2bo3bo3b
o2bo8bo9bo12bo9bo10b3o7b3o8bo13bo11bo11bo$96bobo7bobo35bo2bo2bo11bo11b
o10bo11bo9bo11bo8bo2bo3bo3bo2bo11b3o7b3o$142b3o2bo2b3o11bo7bo14bo7bo11b
obo7bobo12bo2bo2bo15bo11bo$94b2obob2o3b2obob2o29bo2b2o5b2o2bo6b3obo5b
ob3o8b3obo5bob3o9bob2o3b2obo11b3o2bo2b3o13bobo7bobo$141b3o2bobo2b3o9b
3o5b3o12b3o5b3o14bo3bo12bo2b2o5b2o2bo12bob2o3b2obo$162bo2bo5bo2bo10bo
2bo5bo2bo9b2o9b2o9b3o2bobo2b3o16bo3bo$146bobo13bobobo3bobobo10bobobo3b
obobo8bo13bo33b2o9b2o$160b2o13b2o6b2o13b2o6bo13bo13bobo16bo13bo$144b2o
bob2o12bo9bo12bo9bo9bobo9bobo32bo13bo$163b2ob2ob2ob2o12b2ob2ob2ob2o35b
2obob2o14bobo9bobo!

[NNlk05]

Collection of c/5 spaceships found using qfind:

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Long-ah RLE

NOOOOOOOOO

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#C depth = 287
#C breadth = 6
#CLL state-numbering golly
x = 22, y = 66, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$3bo2bo2bo$2b3obob3o$2obobobobob2o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$5b3o2$
4bo2bo$4b2o3bo$9bo$7bo$8bo$9bo$8b3o2$7b2o2$9b2o2$9b2obo$9bo2bo2$
11b2obo$11bobo$15b2o$14bo2bo$14bo2bo$18bo$15b2o$16bo$16bo$17bo$15b
o$16bobo$19bo$15b2ob2o$14b3obo$14bo3bo$16bo2bo$17bo$15bob2o$15bo$
16bo$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$18bo$20bo$18b2o$17b2o$17b2o$17bo$16b2o$16bo
b2o$14bo$17bo2b2o$17bob2o$14bo3b2obo$14b2o3b3o$15bobo$16bob2obo$
19bo!

My best

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x = 5, y = 17, rule = B3/S13
bobo$o3bo$bobo2$2bo$2bo$b3o4$b3o$2bo$2bo2$bobo$o3bo$bobo!
[[ STOP 10 ]]

IDK if this is known or not
It regens the spaceship
Searching D4_+1 since is it the least searched

[TheWayOfTheCon]

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x = 5, y = 17, rule = B3/S13
bobo$o3bo$bobo2$2bo$2bo$b3o4$b3o$2bo$2bo2$bobo$o3bo$bobo!
[[ STOP 10 ]]

IDK if this is known or not
It regens the spaceship

It doesn't really remake the spaceship, the Fighters just turn into Creepers. Really, the Fighter is just the Creeper with a domino in front.

[TheWayOfTheCon]

Alright, I figured out how to compile apgsearch and did some standard hauls for C1 and D2+1.

[R2INT]

I have found a new p4 sparker using rlifesrc:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
3b7o$2bo7bo$3bo5bo$bob2o3b2obo$2b2o5b2o$2obo5bob2o$3b2o3b2o$2obo5bob2o
$2b2o5b2o$bob2o3b2obo$3bo5bo$2bo7bo$3b7o!

EDIT: two p3 LWSS sparkers, with different clearances:

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x = 41, y = 24, rule = B3/S13
6b5o14bob2ob5ob2obo$8bo15b4o2b5o2b4o$3b4obob4o12bo2bo5bo2bo$4o3b3o3b4o
11bo7bo$3bobo5bobo15bo5bo$5bobobobo16b3o3b3o$2o13b2o11bo2bobo2bo$5bo5b
o14bobo2bobo2bobo$2bo2b2o3b2o2bo11bobo2bobo2bobo$5bo2bo2bo15b2o7b2o$b
3o2b2ob2o2b3o14bo3bo$b2o11b2o10bo2bo5bo2bo$2bobo3bo3bobo10bo3bo5bo3bo
$2bobo3bo3bobo10bo13bo$7bobo$7bobo$8bo$4b2o2bo2b2o2$7bobo$3b2obobobob
2o$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o!

EDIT2: p4 LWSS sparker

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S13
5bo$3bo3bo$2bob3obo$bo7bo$b3o3b3o$2bobobobo$2o7b2o$obo5bobo$bob2ob2ob
o$3b5o!

[TheWayOfTheCon]

I have found a new p4 sparker using rlifesrc:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
3b7o$2bo7bo$3bo5bo$bob2o3b2obo$2b2o5b2o$2obo5bob2o$3b2o3b2o$2obo5bob2o
$2b2o5b2o$bob2o3b2obo$3bo5bo$2bo7bo$3b7o!

EDIT: two p3 LWSS sparkers, with different clearances:

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x = 41, y = 24, rule = B3/S13
6b5o14bob2ob5ob2obo$8bo15b4o2b5o2b4o$3b4obob4o12bo2bo5bo2bo$4o3b3o3b4o
11bo7bo$3bobo5bobo15bo5bo$5bobobobo16b3o3b3o$2o13b2o11bo2bobo2bo$5bo5b
o14bobo2bobo2bobo$2bo2b2o3b2o2bo11bobo2bobo2bobo$5bo2bo2bo15b2o7b2o$b
3o2b2ob2o2b3o14bo3bo$b2o11b2o10bo2bo5bo2bo$2bobo3bo3bobo10bo3bo5bo3bo
$2bobo3bo3bobo10bo13bo$7bobo$7bobo$8bo$4b2o2bo2b2o2$7bobo$3b2obobobob
2o$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o!

EDIT2: p4 LWSS sparker

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S13
5bo$3bo3bo$2bob3obo$bo7bo$b3o3b3o$2bobobobo$2o7b2o$obo5bobo$bob2ob2ob
o$3b5o!

Neat. I found that you can use this to eat blocks

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x = 13, y = 19, rule = B3/S13
5b2o$5b2o5$3b7o$2bo7bo$3bo5bo$bob2o3b2obo$2b2o5b2o$2obo5bob2o$3b2o3b2o
$2obo5bob2o$2b2o5b2o$bob2o3b2obo$3bo5bo$2bo7bo$3b7o!

or hassle two blocks simultaneously.

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x = 13, y = 18, rule = B3/S13
4b2ob2o$4b2ob2o4$3b7o$2bo7bo$3bo5bo$bob2o3b2obo$2b2o5b2o$2obo5bob2o$3b
2o3b2o$2obo5bob2o$2b2o5b2o$bob2o3b2obo$3bo5bo$2bo7bo$3b7o!

You can also use these as eaters, but other than that I haven't found a good use for these. Still a good find.

[TheWayOfTheCon]

I did some searching using ikpx2 and found a relatively small c/6.

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S13
6bo$6bo2$6bo$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$5bobo$5bobo$4b2ob2o$3ob2ob2ob3o$3o7b
3o$b2o7b2o!

I'll update this post if I find any more interesting ships.

EDIT: After 50,000 iterations, here's the last partial my c/6 search showed.

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x = 13, y = 35, rule = B3/S13
3bo5bo$3bo5bo2$3bo5bo$3bo5bo$2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobo3$obo
7bobo$ob2o5b2obo$3bobobobo$3b2o3b2o$2bobo3bobo$4bo3bo$bo9bo$b2o7b
2o$2bob2ob2obo$4b2ob2o$5bobo$3bobobobo$4bo3bo$2b4ob4o2$b2o7b2o$2b
2o5b2o2$2bo7bo$4b2ob2o$3ob2ob2ob3o2$bo2b2ob2o2bo$b3o5b3o$2o9b2o!

It seems to me that most of these c/6 partials depend on the Fighter as the front-end. Kinda lame. Moving on to speed c/8.

EDIT 2: No spaceships came out of my c/8 search. This is my first time using ikpx2, so maybe I shouldn't have expected to get one on the first search attempt.

EDIT 3: Found this small c/4. Doesn't have any interesting sparks, though.

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x = 14, y = 10, rule = B3/S13
6b2o$2bob2o2b2obo$2b2obo2bob2o$bo4b2o4bo2$o2bo6bo2bo$2b2o6b2o$o12b
o$3o8b3o$o12bo!

FINAL EDIT: Out on a whim, I decided to do some knightship searching. Here was the best partial.

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x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S13
4b2o$4b3o$2bo4bo$b2o3b3o$o3bo4bo$o2bobo3bobo$o4b2o4bo$2b2o6bobo$b
3ob3o2b2ob2o$2b2o3bo2bob2o$3b2ob2o$2bo3bobo3bob2o$2b2o5b4obo$3b3ob
o3bobo!

[TheWayOfTheCon]

LINEAR GROWTH LINEAR GROWTH LINEAR GROWTH

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = B3/S13
3ob4o3bo3b4ob3o$2b2obob2ob3ob2obob2o$4bobobo5bobobo$4bo2b2obobob2o
2bo$2bo7bobo7bo$2bo2bob3o3b3obo2bo$8bo5bo$b2o7bobo7b2o$3bo6bobo6bo
$3b2o3bo5bo3b2o$10bobo$9b2ob2o$10bobo$7b2o5b2o$6bob2o3b2obo$5b2o9b
2o$9bo3bo$5bo2b2o3b2o2bo2$10bobo$8bobobobo$8bo5bo$9bo3bo$8bo5bo$7b
3obob3o$9bobobo2$10bobo$9bobobo$8b2o3b2o$8b2o3b2o$7bo2bobo2bo$6b3o
5b3o$8bo5bo2$8b2o3b2o$9bo3bo$7b2o5b2o2$6bobo5bobo$6bo2bo3bo2bo$5bo
11bo$6b3o5b3o$8bo5bo$7bobo3bobo$7b3o3b3o2$7bobo3bobo$6bo3bobo3bo$
6b5ob5o$8bo5bo$5bo4bobo4bo$6b3obobob3o!

This puffer was found after I searched extensions of a c/2 spaceship. Specifically, it puffs blocks, dominoes, and duoplets. This is likely the first linear growth ever documented for this rule. Swell. I still want to make a gun, though.

There will probably be a few more distinct puffers once the hauls have been commited to Catagolue. ikpx2 went blazing fast.

EDIT: New puffer, this one produces dominoes only.

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = B3/S13
3ob4o3bo3b4ob3o$2b2obob2ob3ob2obob2o$4bobobo5bobobo$4bo2b2obobob2o
2bo$2bo7bobo7bo$2bo2bob3o3b3obo2bo$8bo5bo$b2o7bobo7b2o$3bo6bobo6bo
$3b2o3bo5bo3b2o$10bobo$9b2ob2o$10bobo$7b2o5b2o$6bob2o3b2obo$5b2o9b
2o$9bo3bo$5bo2b2o3b2o2bo2$10bobo$8bobobobo$8bo5bo$9bo3bo$8bo5bo$7b
3obob3o$9bobobo2$10bobo$9bobobo$8b2o3b2o$8b2o3b2o$7bo2bobo2bo$6b3o
5b3o$8bo5bo$8b2o3b2o$10bobo2$9bo$8b2o$8bobo2$6bo2bo$5b3o$7bo2$7b2o
$7bo$8b2o2$8bobo$7bo2b2o$6b4obo$6bo2bo2bo2$9b2o$7b2o2b2o$9b2o$6bo
6bo$6b2o4b2o$8bo2bo$6b3o2b3o$5b2o6b2o$4bo3bo2bo3bo$6bobo2bobo$6b2o
4b2o2$6b2o4b2o2$5bobo4bobo$5bo8bo$6bo6bo$4b3o6b3o$3bobobo4bobobo$
6bo6bo$5bo8bo$4bo2bo4bo2bo$5bobo4bobo2$5bobo4bobo$5bobo4bobo$4bo3b
o2bo3bo$5b3o4b3o$6bo6bo$4bo3bo2bo3bo$5bo2bo2bo2bo$4b2o3b2o3b2o$7b
2o2b2o$6bo2b2o2bo$4b4o4b4o$3b2obo6bob2o$3b2o10b2o$5bo2bo2bo2bo$5b
2obo2bob2o$5bobo4bobo$4b2o8b2o$6b3o2b3o$7b2o2b2o$5bobo4bobo$5bobo
4bobo$4bo3bo2bo3bo$6bo6bo$4bobobo2bobobo$5bo2bo2bo2bo$4b2o2b4o2b2o
$3b2o3bo2bo3b2o$3bobobob2obobobo!

I'm pretty satisfied to know that linear growth in this rule absolutely exists.

[NNlk05]

My internet just broke
However, I ran some sims for what is the best elbow.
The best space ship is creeper.
The best elbow is block.

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x = 34, y = 31, rule = B3/S13
b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o2$bo$bo9bo$obo8bo9bo$obo7bobo8bo9bo$ob
o7bobo7bobo8bo$10bobo7bobo7bobo$20bobo7bobo$30bobo10$b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$
b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o2$2bo$2bo9bo$bobo8bo9bo$bobo7bobo8bo9bo$bobo7bobo7bobo
8bo$11bobo7bobo7bobo$21bobo7bobo$31bobo!

Creeper + Block