ZombieLife (B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8)

[77topaz]

This rule was mentioned in a few other threads, but apgsearching and Discord discussion has shown it deserves one of its own. It was first noticed by Dani, who along with Moosey coined its name.

This rule has a very large variety of high-period spaceships, many with long, smoky tails, and puffers and rakes based on them. Most of them are orthogonal, but there are some diagonal ones and there's also an oblique one with a very unusual slope, a (37,19)c/224:

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x = 56, y = 24, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
25b2o$21b2o2b2o$21bo5b2o$21bob3o2bo$22b2o2bobo$25b3o$26bo3$45b2ob2o$5bo38b2ob
4o$3ob3o38b3o2bo3b2o$o5bo39b5o4bo$3ob2o42bo5bo2$3bo5bo44bo$b5ob5o13b3o26b2o$o
4bobo3bo12bo2bo$o4bobo3b2o11bo2bo$3ob2ob2ob2o12b3o2$28b2o$28b3o$29bo!

The pi-heptomino is a failed replicator which frequently appears in these ships' tails:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3o$obo$obo!

Here is a diagonal ship, with speed 63c/336:

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x = 85, y = 65, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
16b3o$15bo3bo$15b2ob2o12b2o3b2o$26bo5b2o4bo$33bo3b2o$25bo11bo$15b2ob2o
6b2o$15bo3bo6bo$2bo3bo9b3o5b4o$b2o3b2o$2o5b2o$b2o3b2o$2bo3bo5$6b2o$6bo
bo19b3o3b3o$9bo17bo3bobo3bo$8b2o17b2ob2ob2ob2o2$71bo$b2ob2o64b3o$2b3o
22b2ob3o36b2obo$3bo23bo6bo36bo$2bo3bo21b3o4b2o34bo$b2o3b2o6b2o2bo12bob
4o33b2o$2o5b2ob3o2b2obo11b2o35bo2bo$b2o3b2o2bo3b2o3bo12bo35b2o$2bo3bo
3bo5bob2o6bob2o2bo35b2o$11bo2bo4b2o6b3o38bobo$16bobo2bo12b2o26bobo3bob
o$13b2obobo14bobo24bo2b2o3b2o$15bo3bo13b3o24bo$61bob2o$17bo45bobo$16b
2o47bo$63bobo$61bob2o$60bob2o$60bo15$78b3o3bo$75bobob3o2bo$76b2o5bo$
73bo7bo$79bo$75bo3bobo$73bo5bo2bo2$73b3o!

There are so many orthogonal ships I don't know which ones to post, so first I'll quote my own post from the "failed replicators" thread:

The zombie rule is not explosive, however, and also has several other sparky spaceships:

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x = 11, y = 30, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3b2ob2o$3b2ob2o7$b3o3b3o$o2bo3bo2bo$3b2ob2o16$b3o3b3o$bo2bobo2bo$2b3ob
3o$3bo3bo!

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x = 26, y = 13, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
15b3o3bo$13bo3bo3b2o$12bo8b2o$3bo8bo2b2o6b2o$2b9o4bo8b2o$bo2b2o2bo4bo
9b2o$b4ob3o$4bo8bo9b2o$4b7ob3o9b2o$2b2obob3o13b2o$b4o18bo$2o2bo14bo$b
2o16bo!

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x = 88, y = 38, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
11bo$10b3o60b2o$9b2ob2o58b4o$9b3ob2o57bo3bo$8bo2bob3o48b3o4b4obo$9bobo
b2o18b2o28bo2b4o3b3o$9bo2b2o18bo2bo26b2obo3bo$12bo18bo22b2o5b2ob4o$31b
o2bo18bo2bo3bob2o4bo13b2o$30bob2o19bo2bo4b2o2bo15bo3bo$12b2o15b2o2bo
18b2obo10bo14bo4bo$14bo14b2obo20b2o31bo$59bo22b5o$31b2o27bo21bo$54bob
2o14bo12b2o$54b2obo2b2o10b2o12b2o$62bo10b2o10b2o$54b4o4b2o8b2o11bo$54b
ob2ob2obo9bo8bo$30b2o49bo$4bo25b3o$3b3o28bo18b2ob2ob2ob2o$3bobo17b2o7b
obo17b2o3bobo3b2o$b4o18bo9b2o18b2ob2ob2ob2o$2obo26bo$b2o3bobo19bobo5b
2o$5bobo21bo4bo2bo$6bo22b2o3bob2o$5bo24b2o2b2o4$32b3o$31b2obo$30bo2b2o
$30bob3o$31b3o$32bo!

I'm apgsearching the rule now, and it appears that some of the spaceships are so big apgsearch can only classify them as oversized - "ov_p0" is the most common object in the rule. But there appear to be even more unique natural spaceships than the ones I just mentioned. Here's a link to the census.

EDIT: Here's one that got tagged as "ov_q392":

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2o2b3o3bo2bo$2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo$bobo4b2o$2obob5ob2o$2obo2bob2obob2o$2b2o
bobo2bo4bo$2b2o5bo4b2o$o3b2obobobobobo$obobobo2bo$2b2obo2bo2b2o$o3b3o
2bob3o$o2b3o2b3o4bo$obobob4o2bobo$5o2b3ob2obo$o2bo2b2ob2o2b2o$o2bob5o
3b3o!

A collection of low-period ships found by Goldtiger997:

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x = 144, y = 18, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
60bo$60bo4b2o6b2o7b2o11b5o$60bob5o6b5ob5o12bobo$56b3obobo14bobo10bo3bo
2bo2bo3bo$57bob2o2b4o6b4o3b4o5bo3bobobobobo3bo$37b2o10bobo4b3o4bobo8bo
bo3bobo6bo2bo3bobo3bo2bo$36b3o7bobo17bo6bo9bo7bo4bobo4bo$17bobobobobob
o9b2o7bobo10bo4b2o8b2o5b2o5b5o9b5o$18b2ob3ob2o11b2o3b2obobo6b3ob2obo
14bobo8b2o3b2o5b2o3b2o$b2o11bobobo3bo3bobobo6bo2bo7bo6b2o3bobob3o6b3ob
obob3o5bo3b2o5b2o3bo$3bo10b3o11b3o10bobobob2ob2o5b3o2b2o2bo6bo2b2ob2o
2bo5b2o2bobo3bobo2b2o$o13b4o9b4o4bobobobo5bo2b2o5bobo4bo2bo4bo2bo5bo2b
o5b2o2bo5bo2b2o13b2obo3bob2o$2o13b3o9b3o5bo3bob3o3bo2bo5bo7bo10bo5bo8b
o2b2o5b2o2bo13bo3bobo3bo$2ob3o10b2o9b2o7b2o2b2o2b3o2b2o5b2o6bo3bo2bo3b
o5bo3bo5b3o7b3o13bobob5obobo$bo2b2o11b3o5b3o10b4o2b5o7bobo5bo10bo5bo
13bo3bo15bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo5bo8bo3bobo3bo14bobo11bobobobobo2bo4bo2bobo
bobo2bo8b2obobob2o13b3o2bo5bo2b3o6b2o2b2o$2bobo2bo10bo2bobo2bo15b3o11b
3ob3ob3o6b3ob3ob3o9bobo3bobo14b4o7b4o7b2o2b2o$3b2ob2o11b3ob3o17bo17bo
16bo15bo5bo16bo11bo9b4o!

c/2o p180:

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x = 52, y = 135, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
13b3o2bo$13bobob3o$11b2o2bobo2bo$11bo7b3o$11bo7b2o2$22bo$9bo7bo5bo$10b
3ob2ob2ob2obo$11b2obob3obo$11b2obo3bobo$12b3o3b3o$13bo4$13b3o$12b4o$
10b2o4b2o$10b4o3bo$13bo3bo$15bo4$13b3o$12b7o32bo$11bo8bo30bo$11b3o6bo$
12bo5bob2o$13bo2bo2b2o$13b2o4bo$9bo4b2o$9bo5bo2$16bo$23b3o$23bobo$23bo
bo2$14bo8bobo$14b2o4b2o5b2o$16bo2bo3bobo3bo$19b2ob5ob2o4$19b2ob2ob2ob
2o$19bo3bobo3bo$20b3o3b3o3$18bo11bo$17b3o9b3o$16bo3bo7bo3bo$16b2ob2o7b
2ob2o5$15bo5bobobobo5bo$21b3ob3o$13bo8bo3bo8bo2$17bo13bo$13b2o2b2o11b
2o2b2o$13bo4b2o9b2o4bo$13b2o2b2o11b2o2b2o$16bo15bo2$20bo7bo$9b3ob3o3bo
bo5bobo3b3ob3o$9bo5bo2b4o5b4o2bo5bo$9b3ob3o17b3ob3o$18b3o7b3o$17bo2bo
7bo2bo$17b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$9b3ob2o8bobo8b2ob3o$9bo4bobobo4bobo4bobobo4bo$
9b3ob2ob3o2b2o3b2o2b3ob2ob3o4$12bo23bo$11b3o21b3o$8b2obobo21bobob2o$8b
o2b2o23b2o2bo$6b2o33b2o$6b2o2bo27bo2b2o$6b2ob2o27b2ob2o$7b3o29b3o$8b3o
27b3o20$9b3o25b3o$9bo2bo23bo2bo$7b2o3bo23bo3b2o$7bo3b2o23b2o3bo$7bo2bo
27bo2bo$8b3o27b3o13$b2o43b2o$b3obo37bob3o$2o4bo35bo4b2o$2o2b3o35b3o2b
2o$o4bo37bo4bo$o2b2o39b2o2bo!

A small collection by PC101:

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x = 81, y = 148, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
11bo3bo3bo49b3ob3o$10b3ob3ob3o48bobobobo$9b2obobobobob2o45b2o2bobobo$
18bob2o45bo7b2obo$19bobo45bo10bo$19b3o55bo$7b2o$65bo$66b3o8b2o$67b3o7b
3o$19b3o45b2ob2o2b2o$11bo7b3o46b3o3b2o$11b3o4bo50bo3b2obo$11bo2bo3bo2b
o52b3o$12bobo3bo2bo53bo$12b3o5bo$13b2o11bo$11bo2bo11bo$10b2obo11b2o$9b
2obo9b3o$10bo10b4ob3o$11bo10bo5bo$22b2ob4o$25b2o$7b2o12b2o$o5bo13b3o$
5bo3b2o$5b2obobo$8bo8b6obo$6bo2bo7b2obo4bo$8bo9b2o6bo$19bo2b2ob2o$20bo
$21bobo$22b2o26$8b2o$10bo$7bo$7b3o$9b3o$5bo3bo2bo54b3o$6b3o3bo54bo2bo$
7b3ob2o47b2o3b2o3b2o$9b2o48bobo3bo4bo$6b2o20b3o26b3o5bo3b2o$6b2o19bo2b
o19bo6bo2b2o8bo4b3o$27bo21bobo5b3obo9bo5bo$27bobo18bo3b2o6bo2bo14b2o$
27bobo18b2obo2bo20bo3bo$27b3o28b2o8bo4bo2b4o$15bo10bo3bo27bo14bo$14bob
o8bo5bo17bob2o3bo2bo7bo2bo7b2o$13bo3bo31b3ob7o6bo12b2o$12bo5bo48bo8b4o
$13bo3bo31b3o3b3o8b2o2bo5b3o$14bobo8b2o22bobo3bobo18bo$24bobo42bo5bo$
15b2o8b2o43b2o$14bobo14b3o14b2ob2ob2ob2o$14bo17bobo13bo3bobo3bo$14bo3b
2o11b2ob2o13bobo3bobo$11b3obo3bo11bobob3o12bo5bo$10bo3bob3o10b2o2bo2b
2o$11bo3bo12bob4o3b2o$15bo11b2obo5b2o$13bobo12b3o$13b2o14b3o39$37b2o
13bo$36bo15bo2bo$33bo4bo12b2obo$32b4o2b4o9bo2bo$31bob3o5bo9bo$30b2o2bo
6bo10b2o$31b2ob2o4bo7b2o$34b5o2bo5bobo$30b3o3bo9bo$30bo2bo$30b2ob2o6b
2o$32b2o6bo2bo5b2o$41bobo5b2o$41b2ob2o$41bo2b3o$41b2o2bo$41bo2bo$44bo!

c/2o p360:

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x = 127, y = 69, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
19bo$17b4o$16bo2bobo$16b3ob3o$15bo4b2o$14b3o3b2o$10b3o2b2o3bo4bo68b3o$10b3o3b
4o4b2o31bo35bo2bo14bo8b2o$2bo2bo7bo3b3o3b2o31b3o32b3o3bo12b4o8bo$3o2b2o7bo9b
2o30bob3o30b6o12bo3bo$b3o10bo10bo34bo28b2o3bo9bo3b3obob2o8b3o$bo3bo50bo3bo7b
3o18bobo2b4o6b3o2b3o3bo10bo$2o3bobo51bo7bo3bo16b2o3bo2b2o5b2o8b2o9b3o$2o27bo
27bo9b2ob2o17bob4o8bo6b2o$28bob2o58bo4b2o6bo6bobo11b2o$27bo3bo42b3o16b4o12b2o
b2o11b2o$28bo4bo40bobo14b2obo14bo2bo11b2o$29bo3bo26b4o3b2ob2o2bobo14b2o16bo2b
o7b2o$27b5o27b3obo3bo3bo19b2o17b2o8b2o$27bo4bo25b2o2b2o4b3o3bobo9b3o3bobo26bo
$31bo3b2o22b3o12b3o9bobo4b2o$9b2ob2o18b2obo9b3o42bo$8b2o3b2o15bo16bo11b3o12b
3o9bobo$9b2ob2o14b3o2bobobo6bo13b2o2b2o4b3o3bobo9b3o$33b3o8bob2o11b3obo3bo3bo
$43bo16b4o3b2ob2o2bobo$37b2ob2o32bobo$36b3o5bo29b3o$37bo6bo$67b2ob2o$67bo3bo$
68b3o6$68b3o$67bo3bo$67b2ob2o$37bo6bo$36b3o5bo29b3o$37b2ob2o32bobo$43bo16b4o
3b2ob2o2bobo$33b3o8bob2o11b3obo3bo3bo$9b2ob2o14b3o2bobobo6bo13b2o2b2o4b3o3bob
o9b3o$8b2o3b2o15bo16bo11b3o12b3o9bobo$9b2ob2o18b2obo9b3o42bo$31bo3b2o22b3o12b
3o9bobo4b2o$27bo4bo25b2o2b2o4b3o3bobo9b3o3bobo26bo$27b5o27b3obo3bo3bo19b2o17b
2o8b2o$29bo3bo26b4o3b2ob2o2bobo14b2o16bo2bo7b2o$28bo4bo40bobo14b2obo14bo2bo
11b2o$27bo3bo42b3o16b4o12b2ob2o11b2o$28bob2o58bo4b2o6bo6bobo11b2o$2o27bo27bo
9b2ob2o17bob4o8bo6b2o$2o3bobo51bo7bo3bo16b2o3bo2b2o5b2o8b2o9b3o$bo3bo50bo3bo
7b3o18bobo2b4o6b3o2b3o3bo10bo$b3o10bo10bo34bo28b2o3bo9bo3b3obob2o8b3o$3o2b2o
7bo9b2o30bob3o30b6o12bo3bo$2bo2bo7bo3b3o3b2o31b3o32b3o3bo12b4o8bo$10b3o3b4o4b
2o31bo35bo2bo14bo8b2o$10b3o2b2o3bo4bo68b3o$14b3o3b2o$15bo4b2o$16b3ob3o$16bo2b
obo$17b4o$19bo!

18c/240 orthogonal (the first pattern that was found in this rule):

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x = 44, y = 35, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
40bo$38b4o$16bo20bo2bobo$15b4o18bo2b4o$14bobo2bo17b3o2bo$13b4o2bo14b3o
2bo2bo$14bo2b3o13bo2bo2b3o$14bo2bo2b3o10bo2b3o$15bobo2bo2bo8b4o2bo$15b
o4bo2bo9bobo2bo$15b10o9b4o$9b2o2b2o2b2o2bobo11bo$7b2obo9b3o$7b2o2b2o8b
o$7b2ob3o$9b2o2bo4$6bo15b2o4b3o$5b2o16bo4bobo$3o2bo20b2o$o5bo18bo4b2o$
3o22b2o$5b2o18b3o$4b2o19bo$5b2o11bo10bo$6bo10b3o6b4o$16b2ob2o4$10b2o4b
2ob2o$11b2o4b3o$12bo5bo!

c/2o p126, with a very sparky tail:

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x = 39, y = 102, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
10bo17bo$9b3ob3o7b3ob3o$8b2obobobo7bobobob2o$8b2o3bobo7bobo3b2o$7b3o4bo9bo4b
3o$6bo7bob2o3b2obo7bo$12bo4b2ob2o4bo$13bo3bo3bo3bo$16bo5bo$13b3o7b3o3$11bo15b
o$11b2o13b2o$11b2o13b2o$13bo11bo7$7b3o5b3o3b3o5b3o$7bo7b2obobob2o7bo$7b3o7b2o
b2o7b3o11$10b2ob2o9b2ob2o$10bo3bo9bo3bo$11b3o11b3o$12bo13bo47$2bo33bo2$2o2bo
29bo2b2o$ob2o31b2obo9$14bo9bo$13bo11bo$13bo2bo5bo2bo$14bo9bo$13b2o9b2o!

EDIT: a p252 c/2o ship with a particularly weird tail: it is almost a backrake for the small c/5 orthogonal ship, except some other dying sparks block the output.

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x = 38, y = 185, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
21b3o$19b2o$19bo$19b2o7b2o$21b3o3b4o$23b2ob2o2b2o$2b2o22bo3bo$bo6b2o16bo3bo$
2ob2o3b2o12b2o3b3o$2ob3o17b2o$2o2bo16bob2o$b3o17bobo$2bo18b2o44$30b2o2b2o$31b
4o$32b2o38$28bo$28bo2$24bo$23bobo$24bo2$17bo$4bo5bo5b3o$3b3o3b3o3b2obo$3bobo
3bobo3b2o$14bo$3bobo3bobo3b2o$3b3o3b3o3b3o2b2o$4bo5bo5b2o3bo$5b2ob2o$5b2ob2o$
6bobo17b3o$3b4ob4o14bo3bo$3bo4b5o13b6o2bo$3b3o2bo2bo7bo7b2o2bob3o$8b4o6b3o8bo
3bobo$8b2o7b2ob2o7bo3bo$19bob3o3bo5b2o$8bo10bo2bo3bo2bob2o3bo$13bo6bob2o2bo3b
obob2o$8bo5bo3bo3b2o3bo4bo$6b4o3b2o3bo2bo7b4o$5b3ob2o7b3o10bo$4b2o2bo2b2o$5b
3o4bo$6b2o2bo$9bobobo$15b2o$9bob2o2bobo$8bo9bo9b3o3b3o$9bobo3bobo9bo2bo3bo2bo
$10b2o3b2o10bobobobobobo$27b2obo3bob2o$30bo3bo$29bobobobo$29b3ob3o$30bo3bo3$
14bo3bo$13b2o3b2o$12b2o5b2o$13b2o3b2o$14bo3bo4b2ob3o$23b5o$26bo$17b2o2b2o$16b
2o4bo7b3o$17b2o2b2o3b2o4bo$27b2o2b3o$28b3obo$29bobo$30bo4$23b3o$23bo2bo$23b2o
2bo$25b2o2$21bo5b2o$20b2o4bo$19b3o7bo$19b2o2bo5bo$19b2o2bo2b3o$19b2o2bo2b2o$
26bo12$20b2obo2b3o$20bo2bobo2bo$21b3ob3o$26bo!

[77topaz]

The rule has various interesting natural high-period oscillators as well:

p12:

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x = 14, y = 14, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
bo2b6o2bo$o3bo4bo3bo$6b2o2$2o10b2o$o4bo2bo4bo$obo3b2o3bobo$obo3b2o3bobo$o4bo
2bo4bo$2o10b2o2$6b2o$o3bo4bo3bo$bo2b6o2bo!

p20:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
6bo$4b4o$5bo2bo$5bo2b2o$bo4b3o$b3o4bo$2o2bo$bo2bo$2b4o$3bo!

p33 (two isomers):

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x = 38, y = 11, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
32b2o$b2o28b2o$2o29bo$o5$7bo29bo$6b2o28b2o$5b2o28b2o!

p40 (sort-of-RRO):

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3o$3bo$o2bo$bobo$b2o!

p46:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
b3o$o2bo$o2bo$3o3$3b3o$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$2b3o!

p62:

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x = 43, y = 34, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
8b3o21b3o$7bo2bob2o15b2obo2bo$7bo2bo2bo15bo2bo2bo$7b2ob3o17b3ob2o$9b3o19b3o7$
2b2o35b2o$bo2bo33bo2bo$2o2bo33bo2b2o$b3o35b3o$2bo37bo3$2bo37bo$b3o35b3o$2o2bo
33bo2b2o$bo2bo33bo2bo$2b2o35b2o7$9b3o19b3o$7b2ob3o17b3ob2o$7bo2bo2bo15bo2bo2b
o$7bo2bob2o15b2obo2bo$8b3o21b3o!

p124:

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x = 61, y = 61, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
15b3o25b3o$12b2obo2bo23bo2bob2o$12bo2bo2bo23bo2bo2bo$13b3ob2o23b2ob3o$14b3o
27b3o7$22b2o13b2o$b2o18bo2bo11bo2bo18b2o$bobo17bo2b2o9b2o2bo17bobo$3b2o17b3o
11b3o17b2o$5o18bo13bo18b5o$o3bo51bo3bo$o2bo53bo2bo$b3o53b3o3$12b2o33b2o$11bo
2bo31bo2bo$11bo2b2o29b2o2bo$12b3o31b3o$13bo33bo10$13bo33bo$12b3o31b3o$11bo2b
2o29b2o2bo$11bo2bo31bo2bo$12b2o33b2o3$b3o53b3o$o2bo53bo2bo$o3bo51bo3bo$5o18bo
13bo18b5o$3b2o17b3o11b3o17b2o$bobo17bo2b2o9b2o2bo17bobo$b2o18bo2bo11bo2bo18b
2o$22b2o13b2o7$14b3o27b3o$13b3ob2o23b2ob3o$12bo2bo2bo23bo2bo2bo$12b2obo2bo23b
o2bob2o$15b3o25b3o!

p186:

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x = 23, y = 25, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
5b2o$b2ob2ob2o$2o3b4o$b2obo$2bo$2b2ob2o$5bo$6bobo$7bo7$2o18bo$2bo16b3o$bo16b
2ob2o$18bo2bo$14b2ob2ob2o$13bobo2b3o$13bo5bo$13b2obo$16bo$14b3o!

[dani]

Smaller p62:

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x = 28, y = 32, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
22b2obobo$23bob3o$22b2o$24b3o$24bobo9$10b3o$9b2o$9bo$4b2obo$4bo2bo$4bo
2bo$7b2o$9bo$13b2o$13bo5$bobo$b3o$4b2o$3obo$obob2o!

I love the teardrop catalyst.

Gun (First in the rule?):

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x = 15, y = 55, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
obob2o$3obo$4b2o$b3o$bobo5$13bo$13b2o$9bo$7b2o$4bo2bo$4bo2bo$4b2obo$9b
o$9b2o$10b3o18$10b3o$9b2o$9bo$4b2obo$4bo2bo$4bo2bo$7b2o$9bo$13b2o$13bo
5$bobo$b3o$4b2o$3obo$obob2o!

EDIT: Catalyst that works for a lot of c/2 engines:

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2o$bo$2o2$2o$bo$2o$6bobo$6b3o2$6b3o$6bobo!

[Moosey]

The first thing I do in rules like this is put short tables together.
Rake:

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x = 11, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3o$obobobobobo!

Really sparky ship:

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x = 15, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3ob3o$obobobobobobobo!

Another rake, siderake this time:

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x = 19, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3ob3ob3o$obobobobobobobobobo!

All longer ones appear to be the same.

This known? (c/5o)

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
4o$o2bo$o2bo!

Any pi eaters?
This rule is a lot like eatsplosion, boasting a failedrep that is almost the same as that in eatsplosion.

EDIT:
Really sparky ship

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x = 12, y = 4, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2bo3bo3bo$b3ob3ob3o$o2bobobobobo$3o!

[dvgrn]

Really sparky ship

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x = 12, y = 4, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2bo3bo3bo$b3ob3ob3o$o2bobobobobo$3o!

I guess this is probably fairly common in rules that have sparky c/2 front ends where it's impossible for the sparks to catch up to the front. The back end is bound to find a stable orbit sooner or later. But I really like the way so many of the huge spaceships can rebuild themselves from just a few cells at the front end. Here's the generator for the p90 spaceship posted above:

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x = 3, y = 7, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3o$2bo$3o2$2o$b2o$2o!

Then this rule seems unusually good at producing alternate orbits for the same front end. So from the p90 we can get

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#C p90 double side rake
x = 10, y = 7, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
obo4b3o$3o6bo$7b3o$3o$obo4b2o$8b2o$7b2o!

or

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#C conversion of p90 spaceship to p144 spaceship
x = 10, y = 22, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
7b3o$9bo$7b3o2$7b2o$8b2o$7b2o11$obo$3o2$3o$obo!

or an asymmetrical afterburner for the p90:

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x = 18, y = 16, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
8b2o$6bob3o$6b3ob2o$8bo2bo$8b4o$5b2obo$8b2o5b3o$4bo12bo$6bo3bo4b3o$9b
2o$b2o4b3o5b2o$obo5bo7b2o$o14b2o$obo8b2o$b2o8b2o$12bo!

And mixing and matching different spaceship periods can produce a ridiculous number of different puffers and siderakes and higher-period spaceships. P126 + p90 can make a p882 tub puffer:

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x = 33, y = 67, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
22bo$10b2o9bo$10b2o7b3o3b3o$10bobo5b4o5bo$9b2ob2o3b2o9b2o$12b2o4b4o7bo
$8bo3b2o7bo5b3o$11bo8bo$9b3o8b3o4b2o$18b4o6b2o$18bo6b2obo$18b4o3b3o$
21bo4bo$23bo$21b2o26$25b3o$12b2o11bo$11bo3bo5bo2bo5bo$11b2ob2o4b2o2bo
4b3o$12bo7b2o9b2o$2o18bobo2b2o2b3o$o3bo13bob2o2b4o$2o2bo13bo3b2o5b3o$
16bo2b3o9bo$11b3o15bobo$12b2obo13b2o$13b2o4$13b2o$12b2obo13b2o$11b3o
15bobo$16bo2b3o9bo$2o2bo13bo3b2o5b3o$o3bo13bob2o2b4o$2o18bobo2b2o2b3o$
12bo7b2o9b2o$11b2ob2o4b2o2bo4b3o$11bo3bo5bo2bo5bo$12b2o11bo$25b3o!

or a rake for the slow c/5 spaceship --

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#C p252 siderake for c/5 ship
x = 33, y = 67, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
22bo$10b2o9bo$10b2o7b3o3b3o$10bobo5b4o5bo$9b2ob2o3b2o9b2o$12b2o4b4o7bo
$8bo3b2o7bo5b3o$11bo8bo$9b3o8b3o4b2o$18b4o6b2o$18bo6b2obo$18b4o3b3o$
21bo4bo$23bo$21b2o26$25b3o$12b2o11bo$11bo3bo5bo2bo5bo$11b2ob2o4b2o2bo
4b3o$12bo7b2o9b2o$2o18bobo2b2o2b3o$o3bo13bob2o2b4o$2o2bo13bo3b2o5b3o$
16bo2b3o9bo$11b3o15bobo$12b2obo13b2o$13b2o4$13b2o$12b2obo13b2o$11b3o
15bobo$16bo2b3o9bo$2o2bo13bo3b2o5b3o$o3bo13bob2o2b4o$2o18bobo2b2o2b3o$
12bo7b2o9b2o$11b2ob2o4b2o2bo4b3o$11bo3bo5bo2bo5bo$12b2o11bo$25b3o!

or a self-cleaning forward c/5 rake, where the output never catches up with the generator:

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x = 39, y = 68, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
24bo$12b2o9bo$12b2o7b3o3b3o$12bobo5b4o5bo$11b2ob2o3b2o9b2o$14b2o4b4o7b
o$10bo3b2o7bo5b3o$13bo8bo$11b3o8b3o4b2o$20b4o6b2o$20bo6b2obo$20b4o3b3o
$23bo4bo$25bo$23b2o25$14bo$13bobo16b2o$12bo3bo17bo$12b2ob2o$bo34b3o$3o
35bo$obo20b2o11b3o$24bo8b2o$obo21bo11b2o$3o25bo3bo4b2o$bo12bo13bo2b2ob
2obo$13b3o12b2o4b3o$13bob2o12bo3b3o$30bo2bo2$30bo2bo$13bob2o12bo3b3o$
13b3o12b2o4b3o$bo12bo13bo2b2ob2obo$3o25bo3bo4b2o$obo21bo11b2o$24bo8b2o
$obo20b2o11b3o$3o35bo$bo34b3o$12b2ob2o$12bo3bo17bo$13bobo16b2o$14bo!

or a period 756 sparky ship:

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x = 42, y = 66, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
23b3o3bo$12bo2bo5bo3bo3b2o$12b2ob2o3bo8b2o$12b2o6bo10b2o$17bo2b5o7b2o$
14b2o7b2o6b2o$13b2o8b2o$13b2o10bo4b3o$13bo7b2o2bo6bo$20b2o9b2o$21b4o5b
o$22b3o3b3o$24bo$25bo26$13b2ob2o$2bo9b2o3b2o$bobo9b2ob2o20b2o$o3bo32b
2ob2o$2ob2o33bo2bo$39b3o2$15bo23b2o$2ob2o9b3o23b2o$o3bo8bob3o15bobo2b
3o$bobo9bo2b2o14b2obo2b2o$2bo11b2obo15b2o$15b3o2$15b3o$2bo11b2obo15b2o
$bobo9bo2b2o14b2obo2b2o$o3bo8bob3o15bobo2b3o$2ob2o9b3o23b2o$15bo23b2o
2$39b3o$2ob2o33bo2bo$o3bo32b2ob2o$bobo9b2ob2o20b2o$2bo9b2o3b2o$13b2ob
2o!

Seems like these kinds of period-multiplying combinations are going to be an inexhaustible source of spaceships and rakes.

[77topaz]

Another non-orthogonal ship, a 48c/256 diagonal:

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x = 73, y = 95, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
8b2ob2o7b2ob2o$7b2o3b2o5b2o3b2o$8b2ob2o7b2ob2o3$bo17bo3bo$3o3b2o10b2o
2b2o$obo9bo4bo$21b3o$obo10bo6b2ob2o$3o17b2o2bo$7bo12b2ob2o$3o3b3o12b3o
$obo3bobo13bo$21b2o$obo3bobo5b3o2b2o$3o3b3o5bo4bo2bo$bo5bo5bo2bo2b2o2b
o$13bo7bo$13bo2bo$10b2obo3bo26bo5bo$11bobo29b3o3b3o$11b2obo27bo3bobo3b
o$16bo25b2ob2ob2ob2o2$2b2ob2o7b2ob2o$2bo3bo7bo3bo$3b6o5b2ob2o$6bobo$5b
3o11bo$5b2o11b3o$5b2ob5o5bobo$7bo2bo$8bo9bobo$2bo6b4o5b3o$3o16bo$obo$
2o$9b2o$ob2o2b3obo$3o3bob2o$bo4b3o11$35bo17bo$34bobo15bobo$33bo3b4o7b
4o3bo$33b2obo2b2o7b2o2bob2o$36bobo11bobo$37b2obo7bob2o$39b2o7b2o2bobo$
33b2o17b3o$33bo$34bob2obo$37b3o2$37b4o5bo$34bob2ob2o4bo$33bo11bo$33b2o
4$33b2ob2o$33bo3bo$34bobo$29bo4bo$28b2o3b2o$27b2o5b2o$28b2o3b2o14b3o
18bo$29bo3bo14bo2bo17b4o$52bo16b3o$29bo3bo18bo17bo$28b2o3b2o13bo2bo19b
o$27b2o5b2o13b3o19bo$28b2o3b2o$29bo3bo2$41b2o$40bobo$42bo$44b3obo$43b
2obob2o$42b3ob4o$41bob4o2bo$42b3o2b3o$41bo!

This actually reduces to the same speed as the 63c/336 diagonal, 3c/16 diagonal.

EDIT: An unusual puffer/rake (that gets misidentified as zz_REPLICATOR by apgsearch) featuring output spaceships being converted from one type to another by colliding with a short-table pair:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
obob2obobobobo$5b2ob3ob4o$4b5ob2ob2o$b2o2bo2b2o2b2obo$bob3obo3bo$2o2bo
bo2b5o$b2o2b2obob3o$2o5bo6bo$bo3b2obo2bobobo$b2o2b2o2b4o2bo$bobo2b2obo
3bobo$2b8ob5o$2obo2b2ob2o2b3o$2bob3ob2ob3obo$b2o2b2o2bo2bo2bo$o4b2obo
2b2obo!

[Moosey]

Another non-orthogonal ship, a 48c/256 diagonal:

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random book reference up ahead

This actually reduces to the same speed as the 63c/336 diagonal, 3c/16 diagonal.

EDIT: An unusual puffer/rake (that gets misidentified as zz_REPLICATOR by apgsearch) featuring output spaceships being converted from one type to another by colliding with a short-table pair:

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what’s a seatbelt

That rake is cool.
Can APGsearch get better at classifying zz objects?

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Why is this so common?

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x = 100, y = 45, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
87bo$88bo$89bo$83bobo2bo2bo$74bo9b2o2bobo3b2o$75b2o19bo$91b2o4bo$9bo
81bo2bo2b2o$3b2o3b2o19bo62b2o4b2o$5bo2b2o7b2ob2o5b5o60b2o2bo2bo$3bo8b
2o3b3o2bo4bobo2bo33b3o27bo2bo$4o6b2ob2o15bo2bo32bobo27b3o$o10b3o17bo2b
o8bo22bobo$3o5bo3bo5b3o6b2o3b3o8bo23b2o$8b2o8bo7bob2o3bo8bo11b3o35bo$b
2o5bo12bo4bobo25bobo8b2o23b4o$2o9b3o5b2o10bo20bo12bo3bo6bo13bo2b2o$b2o
10bo16bobo10b2o3b2o4bobo11bo7bo12bo4bo$3b2o8bo15b2obo11bo3bobo3b3o5bo
17bo8bo$3b2o3bo3bo16b3o12bo5b2o10b2o16b2o8bo2bo$4bo3b3o19bo6b2o6bo2bob
o12b2o16b2o7b3o$36bobo9b2o12b2o16b2o$36bo9bo$36bobo9b2o12b2o16b2o$37b
2o6bo2bobo12b2o16b2o7b3o$44bo5b2o10b2o16b2o8bo2bo$44bo3bobo3b3o5bo17bo
8bo$43b2o3b2o4bobo11bo7bo12bo4bo$52bo12bo3bo6bo13bo2b2o$54bobo8b2o23b
4o$54b3o35bo$67b2o$66bobo$66bobo27b3o$66b3o27bo2bo$92b2o2bo2bo$92b2o4b
2o$91bo2bo2b2o$91b2o4bo$75b2o19bo$74bo9b2o2bobo3b2o$83bobo2bo2bo$89bo$
88bo$87bo!

[77topaz]

Why is this so common?

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RLE

Because it has a small predecessor:

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x = 3, y = 7, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3o$o$3o2$b2o$2o$b2o!

EDIT: A c/2o p168 ship with a sparky tail:

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x = 48, y = 108, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
15bo$9b4o3bo$9bo3bob2o12b3o$9bo3bo15bo2bo$11bo17bob3o$33b2o2$29b2o$29bobo$30b
2o10$4bo$3b2o$2b3o$3bo19$38b3o4b2o$37bo2bo4bobo$37bo3bo5bo$37b2obo4b3o$6b3o2b
o26bobo$5bo2bob2o$5b2obob2o26bobo$6b2ob2o27bob2o$5b2o2bo29b2o$2ob2obo3b2o$o2b
o2bo$o4bo2bo$bo2bo3b2ob2o$9b2o34$17b2o$16b2o$18bo3b2o$21b2obo$15bo3bo4bo$15bo
$14bo7b2o2$12b2o5b3o$11bo2bo5bob3o$10b3o7b4o2bo$10bo11bo2b2o$10bo5bo7b2o2bo$
16bo$11b3o3bo$20b2o2b2o$20bobobo$15b2obobo3bo$15bo2bobo2bo$16b3ob3o!

[dvgrn]

Why is this so common?

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RLE

Because it has a small predecessor...

EDIT: A c/2o p168 ship with a sparky tail...

"Small predecessor" and "sparky tail" certainly seem to characterize a lot of these ships. What is the longest zombieship with let's say a 25-cell-or-less predecessor? Let's say the minimum length is what counts, with ties broken by lowest predecessor population and then by highest spaceship population.

It's okay if the predecessor produces junk still lifes, oscillators, or spaceships while it's settling back into its orbit -- but the predecessor should be the front of (some phase of the) spaceship, not just some random microsoup, so that you can chop off the whole tail and eventually you'll get the exact same zombieship back again.

Here's a predecessor of a 36c/72 spaceship that's never less than 427 cells long, for example:

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x = 9, y = 26, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
6b2o$7b2o$6b2o2$5b3o$7bo$5b3o12$bo$2bo$2bo$3o2$b2o$2b2o$b2o!

Seems as if a custom search program should be able to dig up some truly ridiculously long auto-regenerating zombieships.

[77topaz]

A c/2 p300 ship with some noticeably long-lasting, distant tail-sparks:

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x = 65, y = 118, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
48b3o9b3o$48bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$46bo7bobo7bo$48bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$32b3o13b3o9b3o$
32b3o$33bo3bo19bobo$35b3o19b3o$36bo21bo$59b2o$59b2o2$10b4o48bo$10b2obo19bo6b
2o8b2o9b2o$33b3o5b2o6b3o12bo$9b2o29b2o12bo5bobo$9b3ob2o25b2o7bob3o6b3o$10b3o
7b2o27bob2o$12bo3b2o2b3o26b3o$16b2o2b2o$8b3o5bo2bo$8b3o6b3o$12bobo3bo$13b2o3$
12b2o$12b2ob2o$12b2o2bo$14b3o15$8bobo$8b3o5b2o$5b3obo5bobo$15b3o$8bo$6b2o$39b
o$8b2o28bobo$6bo2b2o26bobobo$bo4bo3bo25b3ob3o$bo4bo30b3o2bo$7bob2o31bo$7b2obo
28bo2bo$10bo29b2o$9b2o9b2o$19bobo16b2o$18b2o18bo2bo$18b6o15bobo$19bobobo16bo$
6bo12b4o$5b3o13bo$4b2ob2o$4bo15bo$4b2obo8b2ob3o$5b3o8b5obo$21b2o2$7b2ob2o$7b
2ob2o$7b2o2$10b2o$10b3o$10b2o3$9bo11b3o9b3o$4bo2bo12b2o2bo7bo3bo$3b2o4bo9b3o
2bo7b2ob2o$2b2o15b2ob3ob2o$3b2o3b2o9bobobo3bo$5bo2b2o10bobo10bobo$21bo6bo4b3o
$7bo18b2o$3b2o2bo25b3o$2b2ob2o11b3o7b2o3bobo$2b3o13b2ob2o6b2o$b3o6bo5b2o4bo6b
4o$o7b4o3bo2bob3o9b2ob2o$8bobobo2bobo14bo3bo$9b7ob4o12b3o$2bo7b3obobobo$2bo6b
2o7bo2bo$2b2o2bobobo6bobo$4bobobobo7b2o$4b3ob3o5bo2$26b2ob2o$15bo10bo3bo$15b
2o10b3o$17bo10bo$17bo$15bo6$22b3o$22bobo3bo$21bo5b3o$21b2obobo2bo$22b3obobo$
23bo2b3o!

Also, a p450 c/2 ship, the highest-period non-trivial ship on Catagolue (I think all of the xq540s are trivial/non-interacting flotillae):

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x = 91, y = 52, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
35bo$37bo$33b2o2bo$32b2o$31bo3b2o$19bo11bo3bo13b2o$4b3o11b2o11bobob2o11bobo$
4bo2bo9bo14bobobo10bo$b2o2bobo9bo2bo4b3o5bobo10bob2o2b2o11bo$2ob2ob2o8b2ob2o
4bob3o4bo10bobob2o2bo12bo$b2o2bo11b2o4bo6bo8bo4bo2b2obobo11bo2bo$26bo3bo8bo4b
2o2b2obo13b3o$b5o18b3ob3o19bo$bo4bo19bobo18bobo14b2o$bo4b2o19bo19b2o15b2o$2bo
2b2o57b2o2bo3bo$4b2o66bo4b2o$67bo4bo4b2o$35b2ob2o27bob4o4b2o$35bo3bo20b3o5bob
2o2bo2bobo$36bobo18b3o2bo4bo5b3o3b3o$37bo18b2o3b2o5bo4bo3bo3bo$55bo3b2o13bob
4obo$55b3o16b3o3b2o$56bo21bo2bo$62bo2bobo10bo2bo$51b2ob2o2b2ob3o12bo$42bobo6b
o3bo5bobo12bobobo$23bo18b2o8bobo21b3o$22bob2o27bo$21bob4o30b2o$20bobo3b2o29bo
bo$21bob3o31bobo$22b3o32b2obo$15b3o5bo33b2ob2o$15bo41bo2bo28b2o$15b3o15b2ob2o
19bo2bo29bo$26b3o3b2o3b2o16b2o2bo28b3o$15b2o9bobo4b2ob2o16bo3bo29bo$14b2obo4b
2obo2b2o27bo16bo$15bobo4bo3b4o14b4o2b2o4bo16b2o$16b2o7b4o14b3obo2bobo2b3o14bo
$33b2ob2o4b3ob2o4bo2b3o15b2o3b3o$22bobo7b2o3b2o6b2o2b2o3bo3bo14bo7bo$23b2o8b
2ob2o7bo2bo2bobobob2o13b2o$46b3ob2ob3o15bo$47b2o2b2o18bo5b2o$43bo3b2o2b2o18b
3o3bobo$44bob2o6b2ob2o20b2o$42bo3bo7bo3bo18bobo$42bob3o8b3o19b2o$43b2o10b3o!

And a p270 ship with some surprisingly compact phases:

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x = 17, y = 21, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
4bo3b3o$3b2o3bo3bo$3b2o8bo$b2o6b2o2bo$2o9bo$b2o4b2o2bo2bo$8b2ob2o2bo$3o4b2o5b
3o$o6bo7bo$3o2$3o$o$3o2$b7o$2o2b2o2b2o$b3o5bo$2bo5b2o$7bo$5b3o!

[Moosey]

Huh (huge amount of ship predecessors):

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x = 20, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
bo3bo$3ob3o6b3ob3o$obobobo6bobobobo!

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x = 19, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
bo3bo$3ob3o5b3ob3o$obobobo5bobobobo!

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x = 31, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3o6bo3bo$obobobo5b3ob3o5b3ob3o$obobobo5bobobobo5bobobobo!

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x = 20, y = 4, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
14bo3bo$13b3ob3o$3ob3o6bobobobo$obobobo!

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x = 37, y = 5, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3o23b3ob3o$obobobo23bobobobo$16bo3bo$15b3ob3o$15bobobobo!

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x = 25, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3o7b3ob3o$obobobobobo7bobobobo!

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x = 24, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3o6b3ob3o$obobobobobo6bobobobo!

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x = 30, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3o12b3ob3o$obobobobobo12bobobobo!

HOLYCOW!

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x = 21, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3o8bo3bo$obobobo7b3ob3o$14bobobobo!

Half rake:

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x = 23, y = 2, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
3ob3ob3o5b3ob3o$obobobobobo5bobobobo!

And a long-plumed rake:

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x = 23, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
17bo3bo$3ob3ob3o5b3ob3o$obobobobobo5bobobobo!

Pondpuffer:

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x = 27, y = 3, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
17bo3bo3bo$3ob3ob3o5b3ob3ob3o$obobobobobo5bobobobobobo!

[77topaz]

The new highest-period non-trivial ship on Catagolue for ZombieLife, with period 486:

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x = 142, y = 43, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
33bo$32b4o84bo11bo$31bobobo83b3o9b3o$30bobo2bo27bo5bo49bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$18b2o
11b2o29bobo5b2o13b2o38bobo$2b2o13bo3bo10b2o5bo21bo3bo18b3o32bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$
bobo12b2o3bo2bo8b2o3b2o19bobo4bo17b2o33b3o9b3o$2obo11b3o2bo2bobo8bo2b3o18b2o
5bo54bo11bo$b2o20bo2bo11bo18bo3b2obo57bobo3bobo$24bobo11b2o13bo2b2o2bo2bo58b
3o3b3o$b3o12b3o5b3o11b2o12bobo2b3o$bo32b3o14bo3bo2bo63b3o3b3o$bobo15b3o12bobo
14b2ob2o66bobo3bobo$2b2o12b5o20bo78bo11bo$16b4o20b3o76b3o9b3o$34bobo2b2ob2o8b
obo64bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$34b3o15b3o17b3o50bobo$35bo39bo43bobo2b2ob2o2bobo$52b3o
20bo43b3o9b3obo3bo$39b2ob2o8bobo14b3ob2o45bo11bob2o3b2o$40b3o28bo28bo32b2o5b
2o$41bo28bo28bobo32b2o3b2o$51b2ob2o20bo20b3ob3o31bo3bo$51bo3bo21bo21bo3bo$52b
obo17b3o2bo18bo6bo31bo3bo$53bo15b3obob2o19bo3bo33b2o3b2o$69bo2b2o22b3ob3o30b
2o5b2o$70b3o25bobo33b2o3b2o$99bo35bo3bo$33b2o$29bo5bo7b2o$28bo13bo2bo$26b3o5b
o2b2o2bo2b2o$25b4o7b4o2bob2o$24b2o9bo2bo4bo$25b2o8b3o$29b2o$25b3o2b2o$24b2o6b
2o$25b3o5bo$26bo5b2o$31bo$29b3o!

[Moosey]

The new highest-period non-trivial ship on Catagolue for ZombieLife, with period 486:

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you meandered Into a “no smoking” zone!

I suppose there are a gazillion rakes based on that

[dvgrn]

The new highest-period non-trivial ship on Catagolue for ZombieLife, with period 486...

Does the p756 ship I posted not count? Or here's a different one with very isolated diehard smoke:

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x = 173, y = 80, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
13b2o$12bo7b2o$12bo4bobo2bo$12bo7bobo48bo11bo$14b2o54bobo9bobo$16b2o2b
o48bo3bo7bo3bo$69b2ob2o7b2ob2o$75b2ob3o$76bobobo$70bobo2b2ob3o20b2o31b
o$70b3o6bo20bobo30b3o24bo$83b2o14b3o29b3o2bo12b3o7b2o$70b3o5b2obob2o
16b4o25b2o2b2o8b2o2bo2b2o6b2o$70bobo4bob4o2bo11b2o2b5o23bo14b2o2bo2bob
o9b2o$76b2o4b2o13bo2bo2b2o23b3obob3o7bo3b2obob2o9b2o$77b4o16bo3bo26bo
4bo2bo6bo6b4obo7b2o$69b2ob2o5bobo16bo2bo26bo2b3o8b3o5bo6bo$69bo3bo5b2o
19bo28b3o3bo7b2o5b2o10b3o$70bobo3b2o2bo19b2o9b4o16b2ob2o13bobo12bo$71b
o3bob2o26b2o2b2obob2o15bobo14b2obo12bo$38bo36bo2bo19b2o4b6obobobo14b2o
bo15b2o8bo3bo$37b3o13b2o21bo21b2o5b3o2b2obo17bo18bo8b3o$36bob2o12bobo
4b2o15b2obo17b2o2bob4obo4bobo9b2o4bo2bo19bo$35b3o2b2o9b2o5b2obo16b2ob
3o12b2o2bobo4b2o4b3o9bob2o3b2o20bo$36b2o2b3o9bobo2b2o2bo18bo2bo10b2obo
bobobo3b2o18b2o$38b2obo11b2o3b3o19bo2bo13bobo3bo9b3o9bob2o$38b3o18bo
20b3o17bo2bo2bo6bobo9b2o$39bo48bobo5bob2o$87bob2o5b2o10b2obobobo$80b6o
2b2o18b8o$80bo2bo4bo2b2obo3bo8b2o2bo2bo$77b2o2bo9b4o2b3o5b3o2b2o$77bo
2bo15b2ob2o4b2o2b3o$78b3o16bo2bo3b3o2b2o$89b3o5b2ob2o3bob3o$89b3o6b3o
5bobo$89b2o8bo7bo$92bo2b2o$86b3o2b2o2bo$89bob5o34b2o3b2o$88bobo37b2obo
3bob2o$4bo82b3o16bo3bo24bob2o$3b3o99b2o3b6o13bobo2b2ob2o$3bo2bo97b2o
10bo7b3obob3ob3o$bo3b2o98b2o3b2obob2o4b4ob3o$5o55b3o43bo3bo10b2o4b2o$b
o2b2o54bobo44bo13bo$2bobo55b2obo42b3o13bo3b2ob2o37b2o$2b3o100b2ob2o2b
2o12b2o2b2o35b2o2bo$112bo14bo2bobo33b2o4bo$113b2obobo8b2obobo34bo4bo$
59bo56b3o10bobo36b5o$59b4o47b3o17bo$60bo49bobo3b3o41bo9b2o$110bobo3bob
o45b2o5b2o$164b3o3b2o$164b2o6$164b2o$164b3o3b2o$110bobo3bobo45b2o5b2o$
110bobo3b3o41bo9b2o$110b3o17bo$116b3o10bobo36b5o$113b2obobo8b2obobo34b
o4bo$112bo14bo2bobo33b2o4bo$105b2ob2o2b2o12b2o2b2o35b2o2bo$106b3o13bo
3b2ob2o37b2o$107bo13bo$106bo3bo10b2o4b2o$105b2o3b2obob2o4b4ob3o$104b2o
10bo7b3obob3ob3o$105b2o3b6o13bobo2b2ob2o$106bo3bo24bob2o$128b2obo3bob
2o$130b2o3b2o!

There are definitely ways to get much higher periods, e.g. by modifying the p882 tub puffer. Here's a p4410 spaceship, for example. Should be easy to reduce. The high period comes from interactions between p90 sparkships and the p882 tubs, so while it may be relatively boring it doesn't seem like it's trivial due to non-interaction:

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x = 1163, y = 129, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
880bo$878b4o$877bo2bobo$877bo2b4o$877b3o2bo$874b3o2bo2bo$873bo2bo2b3o$
873bo2b3o$872b4o2bo$873bobo2bo$874b4o64bo2bo16b3o$875bo66bo2bo14b2o2bo
$960bo3bo$942b3o15bo2bo$942bob2o$942bo3bo$943b4o13b2o$946b2o12bo2bo$
944bob2o13bobo$856b3o84b2ob2o2b3ob3o5bo$855bo2bo73b2o9bob3o2bo5bo$859b
o83bo2b2o2b3ob3o$854bo2b3o84b3o$855b4o66bobo8bo8bo$864b2o66bo3bo$863bo
bo66bo3bo$863bobo5bo64b2o18bo$862b3o4bobo57bo2b4obo17bo2bo$863bo7bo56b
o3bo2b3o17bo3bo$861bo2b3ob3o60b3o22bo$861bo7bo59b7o21bo2bo$880b3o45b2o
b2obo2b2o14b3o4bo$855b2o5bobo6b2o2bobo2bobo45bo2bo2bo3bo4b2o4bo2b4obo$
855b2obo4bob2o4b2o7bobo46b3o3b3o4bobo2bo3b2o6b2o3b2o46bo112b3o$859b3o
2b2o5b2o2bo65bo2b3o6b3o9b2o44b3o111b3o$862bo2b2o7bobo3bobo61bob4o4b2o
5b2ob2o45bob2o113bo$860bob2o2b3o5b3o3b3o62bobo13b3o48b2o69b2o3b2o37bob
o10b2o12bo$859bo2bo78b2ob2o16bo119bobo3bobo30b4o15b2o11b3o$856b3o2b2ob
o9b3o3b3o54b2obo3b3o6bo127b2o7b2o29b2o2bo7bo8bo9bob2o$856bobo3bobo9bob
o3bobo54b3o3b2o7bo129bobo3bobo4b2o3b2o20b2o7b4o4b2ob2o7b4o2b3o$938b2o
3b2o6bo131b2o3b2o4bobo3bobo18b2o7b3obo4b3obo8bo2b2o2bo$856bobo3bobo9bo
bo3bobo61bo2b2obo6b2o3bo131bo7bo17bo8bobo8b4o9b7o$856bobo3bobo9bobo3bo
bo57bob4ob2o2bo3bo7bo130bobo3bo19b4o4b2o3b2o19bo$856b3o3b3o9b3o3b3o61b
2o6bo2b3o4b3o119b2ob2o6b2o3b2obob3o15bo5b3obo20bo2b2o$944b2o7b2o7b2o
120bo3bo11bo6bo8bo5bo7b2ob2o17b2ob2ob2o$941bo2b2o12bo3bo122b3o12b2obob
3o24bo19bobo2b2o$956b2o46b2ob2o77bo13bo13b2ob2o33bo2bo$1003b2o3b2o83bo
20bo3bo34b3o$1004b2ob2o83bobo5bob2obo8b2ob2o$1004b2ob2o83b3o5b6o14b2ob
2o$1004bo3bo83bo27bo3bo$1001b2ob2ob2ob2o88b6o15b3o$1000bo3bo3bo3bo87bo
b2obo8b2ob2o3bo$1002b3o3b3o82bo20bo3bo$1003bobobobo24bo51b2o12bo13b2ob
2o$1003b2o3b2o25bo50b2o5bo6b2obob3o$1005bobo26b2o43b4o17bo6bo8bo$1006b
o71bo5bo10b2o3b2obob3o$1000b3o17b3o55bo5bo9bobo3bo$999bo2bo11bo2b2obo
2b2o50b3ob6o9bo7bo$998bo4b2o11b2o5b4o48bo3bo14bobo3bobo$997b2o2bo2bo
12bobo3b3ob2o50bo10bo4b2o3b2o$996bob3o3bo15b2o4b2o48bo2bo3b2o6bo$995b
3o2bo2bo79b2o4b2o$664bo329bo2bo2b3o85b3o$663bobo327bo3b3obo86b2o$664bo
328bo2bo2b2o48bo3bo31bob2o$993b2o4bo49bo3bo33bo$995bo2bo87bo33b2o3b2o$
995b3o52b3o66bobo3bobo$377bo5b3o332b2o330bobo65b2o7b2o$376b3ob4o333bob
2o201b2o126bobo42b3ob3o2bo13b2obo2b2obo$375b2obob4o332b6o199bobo127bo
43bo5b5o8b2o4b2obo2bo$375b3o2bo3b2o328b3o4bo199bo173b3ob3obob2o5bobob
3o$374bob2o2b2ob2o329b2o6b2o197bo3b2o184b2o5bo$372b3o2bo336b2o4bo2b2o
193b3obo3bo3b3o3b3o172bo$372bo4bo4bo46b3o282bo5bo3b2o191bo3bob3o4bobo
3bobo157b3o13bo2bobob2o$363bo7b3o3bo51bo2bo288b2obo44b2o146b2o3bo7bobo
3bobo157bobo3b2ob2o6bo2bob2obo20b2o13b4o$362b3o5bo2bo11bo43bo292b2o43b
4o151bo173bobo4b4o10b2obobo19b2o13bob3o$69b3o289bo2b2o3b4o12b2o42bo2b
2o276b3o10bobo3b2o36bo152bobo7bobo3bobo165bobobo9bobobo34b2o2b2o$4bo7b
o55b4o288b3o7b2o10b2ob2o46bo277b3obo7bob2obo2bo34b2ob2o145b2o2b2o8b3o
3b3o167b3o10bobo37b3o$3bobo5bobo53b2o3bo288b3o2b3o10bo2b2o2b2o39bo3b2o
275b5o10b3ob3obo35bo147bobo183bo18bo30b2o$5b2o3b2o54b3o3b2o288b4ob2o9b
obob2o2bo2bo39bob2o273b3obo3bo9bob2ob2o37bo146bo14b3o3b3o161b3o3b3o40b
ob2o6b3o$o3b2o5b2o3bo50bo4b2o9bo296b2o4bo42b2o275bo3b2ob3o10bo2bo38b2o
41bo103bobo12bobo3bobo161bobo3bobo45b2o5bo$o15bo51b3ob3o6b4o295b2o4b3o
317b2o3b4obo10b2o40b2o38bo3bo102b2o229b2o5bobo4bo$3ob2o5b2ob3o51b3ob2o
6b2o2b2o622bo2bo2b4o9bo2b2o38bo38bo3bo44bo71bobo3bobo216bo4bo$2bob3o3b
3obo55bob2o5b2o2b2o37b3o583b3o4b2o7bobo2bobo39bo35b2ob4o42bo73bobo3bob
o215bo$2b4o5b4o58bo6b4o3b2o31b5o590bo8bo6bo77bo46bo2b2o69b3o3b3o$4bo7b
o56bo3bo7bo4b2o2bo29bo305bo3bo59bo220b2ob2o9b2o2bo81b2o47b2o$86bo4bo
28b2obo98b2o201b2o3b2o57b3o219bo3bo9bo40b2o39b2o3b2o43b2o3bo$88bo2bo
30b2o77b3o17bo5bo196b2o5b2o48b2ob3ob2ob2o60b3o3bo152bobo7b5ob3o34bo2bo
39bobob2o48bo11bo279bo$91bo72bo35bo3bo5b2o16bo196b2o3b2o49b2ob2o47b3o
6bo2bo5bo3bo3b2o152bo7b6o38b2o42bob2o44b2o3bo11b2o11b3o265bo4bo$72b5o
4b3o79b3o33bob2obo5b3o4b4o7b3o195bo3bo45b3o17bo35b2o2b2o4b2ob2o3bo8b2o
158b2o45b2o44b2o40b3o2bo16bo9bo2bo150b2o105b2o5bobo4bo$71b2o2b2o3b2o4b
2o74b2ob2o31b4o11bo3bo3bo6b4o243b2obo16b3o32b3obo7b2o6bo10b2o156bo2b2o
3bob3o80b2o16bo3bo16bo4bo2bo6b3o4bo2bo9bobo2b2o148b3o56bobo3bobo45b2o
5bo$73b2o5bo4b2o64bo10b2obo31b2obo11bo4bo3bo9b2o241bobo11b2ob2o2bobo
23b2o6bo2bo5bo8bo2b5o7b2o155bo2bo3bo2bo2bo96b2o3b2o19b2o7b3obo4b2ob2o
8b2ob2ob2o145bo3bo56b3o3b3o40bob2o6b3o$66b3obo2bo11b3o63b3o9b2o11bo11b
2o7bobo2b3o7b2o4b3ob2o6b2o234b3o4b2o14b3o28b3o6b3o3bo8b2o7b2o6b2o157b
2o4bo41b2o58b2o5b2o18bo7bo6bo4b2o11bo2b2o145bo2bo2bo56bo18bo30b2o$66bo
b2ob2o11b2o66b2o21b3o19b3o2bo2bo6b2o8b3o240bo3bo4b2obo12bo16b2o26b3o5b
2o8b2o172bo5bo34b2o59b2o3b2o18b3o6bo3bo168bo4b2o2b2o59b3o10bobo37b3o$
66bo3b2obo6bobo2bo2bo62bo13b2o8bobo24b2o7bo7bo2b2o5b3o237bo5b3o9b2o5b
2ob2o8bob2o24bobo5b2o10bo4b3o166bo89bo2bo7bo3bob2ob2o16b2o4b3ob3o18b5o
143b2ob2ob2o2bo57bobobo9bobobo34b2o2b2o$68bo3b2o6b3o2b4o63bo12b2o33bo
10bo6b2o11bo232bo4b2o15bobob2o3bo2bo10b2o21bo10bo7b2o2bo6bo166bob2o89b
o12b2o3b2o12b2ob2o6bobo19bo4bo144bo2b2ob2ob2o48bobo4b4o10b2obobo19b2o
13bob3o$68b5o8bo5bo26bo35bobo22bobo4b2o3b2o10bob2o14b2o9b4o232bo2b3o
15b2o3b2o3b3o9bob2o3b2o3b2o10bobo16b2o9b2o166b2o77b2o11b2o11bob2ob2o8b
3o14bo19b2o4bo144b2o2b2o4bo48bobo3b2ob2o6bo2bob2obo20b2o13b4o$70bo78bo
2bo15b2o5b3o2b2obo2b3o10bo18b2o8bo235b5o21bobo14b2o4bobo3bobo9bo2bo16b
4o5bo244bob3o10b2o12b2o13b3o35b2o2bo147bo2bo2bo50b3o13bo2bobob2o$148bo
2b2o14bobo6bo3b2o4b2o12bo21b2o2bo258bo4b2o8b3o9bo19b3o17b3o3b3o166bo
77b2o4b3o5b2o14bo12bo3bo35b2o150bo3bo66bo$114bo31bobo3bo14bo12b2obo9b
2o5b3o19b2o3b2o271bo12bobo3b2o4bo28bo171b3o33b2o49bo5bobo4b2o6b4obo8b
2ob2o187b3o68b2o5bo$145b7o15b3o12b2o9bobo26bo242b2ob2o30b3o11b2o2b3o4b
2o28bo169b2o2bo31bobo45b2ob2o5b2o3b4o6bo2b3o14b2ob2o183b2o51b3ob3obob
2o5bobob3o$144b2obo2b2o44bo268bo3bo12bo35b2o6b2o198bo2b2o32bobobo40bo
3bo8b3o2bo27bo3bo236bo5b5o8b2o4b2obo2bo$134bo10b2o20b3o12b2o9bobo270b
3o12b3o16b3o11b2o2b3o4b2o200b3o30bo3bo32b3o8bo2bo10b2o4b3o3bo2b3o15bob
o237b3ob3o2bo13b2obo2b2obo$133bo14bo18bo12b2obo9b2o190b3o92b2ob2o15bo
12bobo3b2o4bo202bo32b2o2b2o30b5o6b3o16b4o3b4obo8b2ob2o3bo261b2o7b2o$
82b3o34b3o11bo2bo11b4ob2o12bobo6bo3b2o4b2o197b4o111b3o9bo250bobobo27bo
b2ob2o23b2o2bo5bo12bo3bo266bobo3bobo$82bo2bo33bobo5b2o7bo12b2o3bo13b2o
5b3o2b2obo2b3o196bob3o80b2o3b2o18bo11b2o4bobo3bobo241bo4bo59b3o3b2o13b
3o268b2o3b2o$80b2o3bo33bobo2b2obobo8bo12b3o10bo10bobo4b2o3b2o197b3o80b
obo3bobo6bo8bo3bo9bob2o3b2o3b2o205b4o34bo30bo3bobo2bo22b4o3bob2ob2o8b
3o$80bo3b2o39bobobo3bo2b2o3b2o20b3o270b2o31bo7bo16b2o2bo10b2o215b4o34b
o2b2o28bo3bo2bo4bo16b4o5b2o3b2o$80bo2bo35bobo2b2ob2o2b2ob2obobob2o13b
2o4b2ob2o8bobo209b3o47bo31bobo3bobo4bo14b2o8bob2o219bo8bo25bo3bo26b3o
4bo4b2o20bo3bob2ob2o$81b3o35b3o13b2o4bo14bobo16b3o208bob3o41b2o2bo23b
4o6b2o3b2o3b2o3bo7b3o11b2o218b3o8b3o26bo28b2o9b2o8b3o9b2o3b2o$131b3o3b
obo19bo16bo208b2o2b2o39b2obo2bo3b3o15b4o18b2o3bo241bo4b2o3bo2bo56b2o9b
2o6bo3bo7b2o5b2o$119b3o9bobo23b2o227b5o39b2o4bo2bo2bo15bobo4bo3bo25bob
o233bo3b2o2bo27bo11b2o3b2o30b2ob3ob2o4b2o3b2o$119bobo2b2ob2o2bobo4bo
23b2ob2o220b3o40b2obo5bo2bo13b2obo3b2o3b3o24b3o232bo5b3o26bo3bo8bo2bo
2bob2o34bobo5bo3bo$125bobo35b3o266b2o3bo3bo14bo4bo5b2o2bo24bo267bo2b2o
8bob2obobo2bo33bo2b2o$119bobo2b2ob2o2bobo30bo272bob2o15bob3o7bo2b2o
291bo13bo3bo4bo17b2o13b3obo$81b2o36bobo9bobo15b3o285b3o17b2obo8b3o6b2o
283bo4bo8b3ob2o3bo16b2obo2b2ob2o3b2o2b3o$119b3o9b3o15bob2o317bo7bo284b
obobo9bobob2o20b2o5bobo4bo4bo$149b3obo607b2o2b2o8bo2b4ob2o18b2obo2b2ob
2o2bo$149bo2b3o333bo271bo3bo10bo3b2o3b2o19b2o9b2o$149b5o333b2o274bobob
o7bo9bo$148b2o308bo28b2o272bobo15bob4o$149b3o310bo299b2o15b2o$150bo
311bo$458bo3bo$145b2o312b3o$146bo!

If a competition for highest period ship continues, maybe an upper-bound population or bounding box should be part of the criteria?

EDIT: Here's a clean p882 with a slightly less clunky tub cleanup mechanism:

Code: Select all

x = 533, y = 137, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
356bo$355bo2bo$342b2o$340bo2b2o11bo$339bo4bo$339bo2bobo10b5o$340bo3bo
12b4o$341bo18b2o$345b2o10bo2bo$342b2ob2o10bo2bo$343b2o13b2o12$411b3o$
411b3o9b3o$410bobob2o6bo2bo$409bobob3o2b2o2bobo2b2o$410bo3bobo2b2ob2ob
2ob2o$331bo66b2o11b4obo3b2o2bo2b2o$331bo66bo2bo4b2o6bob3obo$399b4o3b2o
5b2o2bob2o5b3o$400b4o7b3o4bo9bo$402b2o6b3o13b3o$411bo2bo$412bo11bo$
328b2o6b3o74bo8b2o$334b3o$328b2ob2o80bo8b2o$326b2o4bo4b2o73bo11bo$325b
ob2ob3obobob2o71bo2bo$324bobob2obo3b2ob2o62b2o6b3o13b3o$325bobobo17b2o
3b2o46b4o7b3o4bo9bo$326bobo9bo7bobo3bobo44b4o3b2o5b2o2bob2o5b3o$346bo
7bo43bo2bo4b2o6bob3obo$327b4o7b2o2bo3bobo3bobo43b2o11b4obo3b2o2bo2b2o$
326bobo2bo7bob2o4b2o3b2o56bo3bobo2b2ob2ob2ob2o$325bobo4bo7bo68bobob3o
2b2o2bobo2b2o$326b2o12bo6b2o3b2o5b3o48bobob2o6bo2bo$331bo2bo11bobo3bob
o3bo3bo48b3o9b3o$334bo11bo7bo3bo52b3o$332bobo11bobo3bobo3b2o3bo$332b2o
13b2o3b2o8bo$361b2o$360bo$360bobo$360bo2bo$359bo2b2o$359b4o44b3o3b3o4b
obo$360b2o45bobo3bobo$405bo7bo3bo5b2obobo$412b2o9b2obobo$406b2ob5ob2o
6bo3b2o$408bo3bo6b2obo4b3o$413bo5b2obo2b2o2bo$409bo3bob2obobob2o3bobo$
404b3ob2ob4obob9o$405b3obo2bo2b2o6b2o4bobo$406b2o5bo5bobo7b2o65b3o$
129b4o274bo2bo2b4o2bobob2o70b2o2bo13bo$129b2ob2o275b5o2bo3b2o2bo70bo3b
o15bo$127b2o2bo2bo280b2o3bo3bo71bo2bo12bo2bo$127b2o2bobobo277bob2o3bo
27bo49bo11b3o14b2o$127bob2o4b2o275b2obobo2bo26b6o18bo18b3o4bo8bo2b3obo
2b2o9bobo$127b2o4b2obo276b2o2bobo26b5ob2o5bo10b3o19bo2b2o8bobo5b2ob2o
11bo$128bobobo2b2o279b3o26b2o6b2o14bo3bo15bo3bo10bobo20b3o$129bo2bo2b
2o279bob2obo28bobo7bo8b2ob2o17bo3b2o7b3o4b5o$130b2ob2o281b2o2bo23bo31b
3o12b2o12bo21b2o$131b4o282b3o55bo3bo14b3o13bo5bo11b2o$418bo9b2o19bo25b
2ob2o14bobo13bo16b2o$425b2ob3o41b2o36b2o2b2o11bo$424bo2bo14b2o5b2o18bo
bobo14b3o21b2o9bo$424bo2bo7b2o4b2o4b3o20bo5bobo9bobo3bobo26bo$115b4o
305b3o8bo6b2o2b3o15b2o3b2o5b3o9bobo3b3o$115b2ob2o349b3o$113b2o2bo2bo
321b2o2bo15bob2o2bob2o4b3o9bobo$113b2o2bobobo296b3o20b2ob2ob2o14bo4bo
2b2o3bobo9bobo$113bob2o4b2o295bobo21b2o2bobo16bo22b3o$113b2o4b2obo295b
o2bo4b2o17bo2bo13b2o5bobo$114bobobo2b2o288bo3bob2ob2o3bo19b3o14b3o3bo
6b2ob2o$115bo2bo2b2o222b2obobo59b3o2bo2bob2o43bo9bo3bo$116b2ob2o225b2o
b2o58bo3bobo2bobo42bob2o9b3o$117b4o225b2o61b2ob2o4bo2bo2bo40b2o$415b2o
b2obob2o37b2ob3o$415b2o2bobo2bo40b2o$415b2obo2bo2bo$175b2o232b2o6bo3bo
$175bobo231bobo$bo173bo236b2obo3bobo16b4o$obo172bo236b4o3b3o15bo3bo2bo
$bo173bobo260bo4b2o$175b2o235b4o3b4o13bobo3bo$412b2obo3bob2o17bo14b3o$
409bobo11bobo11b4o14bobo$285bo123b2o13b2o13b2o11bo3b3o$285bobo127b2ob
2o31bo$273bo12bo129bobo31b2o2bo$272bobo140b2ob2o29bo4b3o$271bobobo133b
2ob2o7b2ob2o23b3obo2bo$270b3obobo132bo3bo7bo3bo20bobo2bob3o60bo10bo$
270b2o3bo134b3o9b3o20bo2b2ob2o61bo11b2o$270b2ob2o136bo11bo25b4o61bo11b
2o$273b2o170b2o2bo59b3obo5b2o9b2o$443b2ob4o58b4ob4obo2bo9b2o$442bo4bo
59bo3bo2b2o2bo11b2o$442bo2b3o58b3o2b2o5b3o4b3o$442b2o2b2o59b2o2bo2bo8b
3o2b4o$443b2o67bobo7b4o5bo$444bo68bo7b2o4b2o2bo$522b2o4b3o$524b2o$524b
2o2$524b2o$524b2o$522b2o4b3o$444bo68bo7b2o4b2o2bo$443b2o67bobo7b4o5bo$
442b2o2b2o59b2o2bo2bo8b3o2b4o$442bo2b3o58b3o2b2o5b3o4b3o$442bo4bo59bo
3bo2b2o2bo11b2o$443b2ob4o58b4ob4obo2bo9b2o$445b2o2bo59b3obo5b2o9b2o$
449b4o61bo11b2o$445bo2b2ob2o61bo11b2o$446bobo2bo64bo10bo$449bo3b2o$
449bo2b2o$450b3o!

Or if you'd rather your p882 had a minimum length of 1530 cells instead of a mere 533,

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x = 1530, y = 143, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
1362b2o$1361bo2bo$1360b3ob2o$1360bo4bo$1360bo5bo2$1361b2ob2o2$1357bo$
1355bo6$1351b2o$1352bo$1351bo$1350b2o3b3o$1350b2o2bo2bo$1351bo2bo2bo$
1347b2o2b2o3bo60b2o6b2o$1344bob6o2b2o60b2o6b2ob2o$1344b2o4bob3o61b3o6b
o2bo$1352bo61b2o10b3o$1348b2ob2o60bo5bo$1347bo3bo61b2o11b2o$1347bo2bo
76b2o$1347b3o69bo4b4o$1424b3o$1424bo$1423bo2$1423bo$1424bo$1424b3o$
1419bo4b4o$1427b2o$1337bo75b2o11b2o$1336b3o74bo5bo$1336bobo75b2o10b3o$
1335bo80b3o6bo2bo$1334b3o3b2o74b2o6b2ob2o$1334b3o4bo75b2o6b2o$1335bobo
b2o$1339b2o$1339bo$1327bo7b4o$1336b2o4bo28bo$1329bo5bo6b2o26b3o$1343b
2o24bo3bo5bo$1337b2o3bo26b2ob2o4b3o$1337b2o3bo35bo2bo$1332b2ob3o3b2o
33b2o2b2o$1337b5o33b3o6bo$1336bo2bo2b2o11bo13b2ob2o9bobo$1333bo3bo2b3o
14bo11bo3bo8bobobo74bo$1335bobo3bo28b3o9bo2bobo65bo6bo$1335b2o24b2ob2o
5bo10bobobo66b2o5b2o$1081bo2bo298b3o67b2o41bo$569b2o510bo2bo275bo5bo
13b2o52b2o19b3o37b3o24bo$568b4o512bo275bo4bo15bobo49bobo13bo2b2ob2o3bo
32b3o2bo12b3o7b2o$567bo4b2o786b3ob2o16b2o49bo16bob2o2bo3bo31b2o2b2o8b
2o2bo2b2o6b2o$566b4o3bo507b3o2b3o272bo2bo68bo3b2o6b3o3bobo37bo14b2o2bo
2bobo9b2o$566bo2b2ob2o507b4o277b2o66b3obo3bo6b3o42b3obob3o7bo3b2obob2o
9b2o$44bo522b2o2bo503b2o2b2ob3o113b2o197bo2bo28bo3bob3o6bo3bo6bo15b2o
17bo4bo2bo6bo6b4obo7b2o$43b3o521b4o508b3ob2o2b2o107b4o196bo3bo28b2o3bo
9b2ob2o17bo3bobo17bo2b3o8b3o5bo6bo$42bo3bo522bo509b4o113bo2bo196bo2bob
2o31bo17b2o11b2o2bo2bo18b3o3bo7b2o5b2o10b3o$42b2ob2o7b2o1019b3o2b3o
113bo199b2o3b2o29bobo17b3o10b2o5bob3o16b2ob2o13bobo12bo$54b3o1336b3obo
2bo2b2o27b2o13b2o3b3o10b2obobobobob2o15bobo14b2obo12bo$57b2o498b3o507b
o11bo312bo2b3o4bo41b2ob2o4bo10bob2o5bobobo14b2obo15b2o8bo3bo$57b2o498b
o508b4o9bo2bo361bo3bobob2ob2o5b3o2b7obo17bo18bo8b3o$42b2o13bo498b4o
506bo2bo9bo2bo311bo4b3o2bo40b3o3bobobobo4bo2bo3bo5bobo9b2o4bo2bo19bo$
42bobo512b2o509bob2o320b2o2bo2bob3o41b3o3bo2bo2bob5o11b3o9bob2o3b2o20b
o$45b2obo508b3o511bo322b2o3b2o55b2ob2o6bo21b2o$45b4o515b3o502bobo322b
2obo2bo51bo3bo12bo5b3o9bob2o$564b2o496b3o4b2o325bo3bo52b2o13bo6bobo9b
2o$45b4o9b3o1001b4o330bo2bo29b3o30b2o3bo7bo$45b2obo1012bo3bo364b2o17b
2o12bo9bobobo$42bobob2o13b3o997b4o12bob2o368b3o4b2o3bo2bo8b2ob2o$42b2o
14bo1003b3o12b2ob2o364b2o2bo7b2o14b3o$58b2o4bo1007b2o3b2ob2o365bo2b2ob
o6bo2bo9bo$50b3o5b3obo991bo5bo10bo5b2ob2o347bo13b3o4bo5bo3b3o$53bo4b2o
2bo990b3o3b3o10bobo2b2o347bo2bo2bo8b4o6bo2b2o9b2o$52b2o5b3o991bobo3bob
o11b2o10b2o339bo5bo8bobo6b2o11bobo$60bo1380bo8b2ob2o8bo6b2o$49bo1003bo
bo3bobo365bo13b2o10b2o6b2o2b2o3b2o$47b4o11b2o989bobo3b3o23b2o342bo3bob
o6b2o10bo6bobob2o4bo$bo45bo2bo391bo120bo319bo176bo263bo108b2o15b2ob2o
6bo3bob2o$obo45b2o391bobo118b3o317bobo168bobo267bobo105b3o16bo3bo7b3o
2b2o$bo440bo118b2obo318bo168bob2o24b2o242bo107bo7bo10bobo9bo3b2o$554b
2o5b2o488b3o2b2o14b2o2bo2b2o350bo8bo11bo$553bobo5bo490b2o2b3o13b6o2b2o
358b2o$553bo7b2o2b3o486b2obo14b2ob2obo2bo358bo3b2o$553bobo5bobob2o487b
3o22bo351bo2b5obo3b2o$554b2o499bo20bobo351bo3b2ob2o2b2obo$1060b3o13b2o
352bo6bo4b2o6b3ob2o$556bo3bo498b3obo366b3o2b3o10bo3b3o$556b2o2bo498b2o
374bo12bo2b3o65bo$560b2o887bo64b3o2bo2bo2b2o$558b2ob2o500b2o376bo71bo
7b2obo$66bo491b2ob2o499bo379bo70b2o11bo$66b3o492b2o2bo496bo2b3o362b2ob
2o4b2o2bo9b2o71b4o$68b2o484b2o2bo7bo495b2o3bo362bo3bo18b2o63b2o9bo$66b
2ob2o482bobob2ob2o3bobo495b2ob2o363b3o5bo76bo2bo7b3o$70b2o481bo7bo4bob
o863bo83bo2bo5bo$72bo480bobo9bobo497bo451b3o4bo2b2o$69bobo482b2o8b3o
955b2ob2ob2o$69b2o492b2o957bobo2b2o$563b2o957bo2bo$563b2o958b3o4$1523b
3o$1522bo2bo$1522bobo2b2o$1522b2ob2ob2o$1517b3o4bo2b2o$1453bo62bo2bo5b
o$1452b3o61bo2bo7b3o$1451bo2b2o62b2o9bo$1450b3o73b4o$1451b2o4bo55b2o
11bo$1451b2o4b2o54bo7b2obo$1439b2o17b2o54b3o2bo2bo2b2o$1439b2o13b3obo
60bo$1454b4o$1456bo6$1463bo3b2o$1462b4o2bo$1461bo3bo2b3o$1461bo3b5ob2o
$1461bo4bobo2b2o$1468b2o$1470bo$1465bo2b4o$1467b5o!

[dani]

CHUNKY TUB

On mobile but I found this catalyst:

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x = 12, y = 6, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
bo$2bo$2bo$3o5b2obo$6bobob2o$6b2o!

Some fun with snakes:

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x = 15, y = 26, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
bo$2bo6b2ob2o$2bo7bobobo$3o6bo2bobo$6bobo3b2o$6b2o5$bo$2bo$2bo$3o6b2o$
6bobobo$6b2o4$10b2o$bo7bo2bo$2bo6b4o$2bo$3o6b2o$6bobobo$6b2o!

[77topaz]

The new highest-period non-trivial ship on Catagolue for ZombieLife, with period 486...

Does the p756 ship I posted not count?

I said "on Catagolue", i.e. naturally occurring ships. There's an xq540 category as well, but I think the ships in there are all trivial flotillas.

Your examples are impressive as well, though.

[dvgrn]

I said "on Catagolue", i.e. naturally occurring ships.

Ah, right. It seemed like I was missing something, but I couldn't see what it was. Guess I flunked that reading comprehension test... A helpful Catagolue link probably would have been enough of a clue stick.

There's an xq540 category as well, but I think the ships in there are all trivial flotillas.

Not quite! Reappearance time is a full 540 ticks for the domino spark at the far left here:

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x = 92, y = 50, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
15bo$14b3o$13b5o47b2o$14b3o5bo40bo3bo$15bo4bo39b2ob2o$19bo40b6o$22bo5b
3o30bo$18bo2bo5bo2b2o32b2o18b3o$27bo3b2o3b2o13bo4b2o5bo19b2obo$27b2o2b
2o3bobo11b3o4bo3bo20b3o3bo$29b2o18b2o2bobo3bo20b2o2bo4b2o$50b2o2bo25b
2ob3o4b2o$31bo19b2o4bo2bo11b3o5b2ob3o3b2o$30b3o19bo3bo4b3o7bo3bo6b2obo
$29b2o2bo19b3o15b2ob2o7b2obo2b3o$29bo2b3o47b2o7bo$29b2o3b2o45b2o8bo$
33bo24b2ob3o18b2o6bo$33bo2bo21bo4bo7b2ob2o8b2o$32b2o2bo14b3o5b5o7bo3bo
8b2o$32b2ob2o14bobo4bo13b3o10bo$33b2o16bobo2b2obobo$18b3o36bobobo4bobo
$18bo2bo18bo10bobo2b2ob2o2b3obo$18bob2o17b4o3b2o3bobo9bob2o$37b2o3bo3b
2o3b3o9b3o$37bo2bobo4bo$37bo8b2o$21bo2bo13b3o$20bo2bo$20b3o2$18bo$17bo
$13b2o2b2o4bo$24bo$18b3o23bo$18bobo22bo$18bo22b3o3b3o$19b3o18b4o5bo$
20bo18b2obo7b2o$40b2o9bo$38bob2o7b3o$36b4o$35bo3b2o8b3o$30b3o7bo10bo$
29b2obo2bobo2bo8b3o$29bo4b2o$o28bo2bobo12bo$o28b4o12b2o!
#C [[ THEME 3 TRACK 1/2 0 STOP 540 ]]

There are also a few cases like this, which I think probably should be regarded as trivial even though the p90 spaceship and the p54 spaceship definitely do interact.

The problem here is that the p90 spaceship is really a period-18 front end with a period-90 orbit at the back... and the p54 spaceship only interacts with the p18 part, so every part of the spaceship is either p90 or p54. (Or p18, or I guess you could say the first column or two are technically p2.)

I really like how 95% of a spaceship's structure can (often) be regenerated starting with just a few cells at the front. B3/S23 Life has some emergent structures like this, too, but they tend to be messy puffers rather than nice clean spaceships -- line puffers and so on -- so the effect is not quite the same.

EDIT: Just decided to try mixing p124 and p126 front ends to see what happened. The first try resulted in a period 46,872 = 3*124*126 puffer/rake that seems to be under orders to "build one each of everything":

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x = 8, y = 77, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2bob4o$4bo2bo$5b3o2$5b2o$6b2o$5b2o2$4b2o$5b2o$4b2o2$2b5o$bo4bo$2o4bo$b
2o2bo$2b2o22$o$bo$b3o$b4o$4b2o$3b2o2$2b3o$4bo$2b3o2$3b2o$4b2o$b4o$b3o$
bo$o6$o$bo$b3o$b4o$4b2o$3b2o2$2b3o$4bo$2b3o2$3b2o$4b2o$b4o$b3o$bo$o!
#C [[ MAXGRIDSIZE 14 XOFFSET -8100 ]]

I don't know if anything along these lines can be tamed to produce a spaceship or a clean high-period rake -- reasonably, anyway; it can certainly be done unreasonably with lots and lots of escorting c/2 ships. Seems as if a simple, period 7812 = LCM(124, 126) zombieship ought to be possible, anyway.

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New p272 by anonymous, on Catagolue

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x = 14, y = 5, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2obobob2o$b3ob3o$2bo8bo$6b3ob3o$5b2obobob2o!

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New p272 by anonymous, on Catagolue

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x = 14, y = 5, rule = B3-nqy4aqz5cn6n8/S2-i3-a4inqz7c8
2obobob2o$b3ob3o$2bo8bo$6b3ob3o$5b2obobob2o!

OMOS!