More progress on the Orthogonoid. I got the feeling that the slow salvo construction by As only seems to be the most practical way to do.
This leads to the new modified design (run a few generations):
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x = 73, y = 62, rule = B2cen3ek4ejkwz5-ein6an7e8/S12an3-eijq4enrty5e6k
7$38b2o$38b2o21$10bo$8bo3bo2$10bo50bo$10bo50bo2$8bo3bo$10bo13$10bo$10b
o6b2o24bo$43bo!
With 3dominos for the splitting and reflecting part, the block for applying the fire command and a domino for the construction. (After creating the slow salvo noticed that it is easier to keep it as a block, but here the elbow has only 12 cells
) . This pattern has to be created by a slow salvo from the highlighted/vanishing domino.
Here we have the slow salvo construction using 148 As:
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x = 822, y = 836, rule = B2cen3ek4ejkwz5-ein6an7e8/S12an3-eijq4enrty5e6k
32$30bo$30bo$29bo7$35bo$35bo$34bo4$39bo$39bo$38bo3$43bo$43bo$42bo3$47b
o$47bo$46bo2$55bo$55bo$54bo2$60bo$60bo$59bo2$65bo$65bo$64bo2$70bo$70bo
$69bo2$75bo$75bo$74bo2$80bo$80bo$79bo5$79bo$79bo$78bo3$83bo$83bo$82bo
3$94bo$94bo$93bo2$99bo$99bo$98bo5$100bo$100bo$99bo3$104bo$104bo$103bo
4$116bo$116bo$115bo2$121bo$121bo$120bo10$102bo$102bo$101bo7$107bo$107b
o$106bo4$111bo$111bo$110bo3$115bo$115bo$114bo3$119bo$119bo$118bo3$123b
o$123bo$122bo3$127bo$127bo$126bo3$131bo$131bo$130bo3$135bo$135bo$134bo
4$145bo$145bo$144bo3$149bo$149bo$148bo4$155bo$155bo$154bo2$165bo$165bo
$164bo3$174bo$174bo$173bo4$179bo$179bo$178bo4$185bo$185bo$184bo4$189bo
$189bo$188bo6$192bo$192bo$191bo3$201bo$201bo$200bo$210bo$210bo$209bo2$
215bo$215bo$214bo5$225bo$225bo$224bo2$230bo$230bo$229bo2$235bo$235bo$
234bo2$240bo$240bo$239bo2$245bo$245bo$244bo2$250bo$250bo$249bo2$255bo$
255bo$254bo2$260bo$260bo$259bo2$265bo$265bo$264bo2$270bo$270bo$269bo2$
275bo$275bo$274bo2$280bo$280bo$279bo2$285bo$285bo$284bo2$290bo$290bo$
289bo2$295bo$295bo$294bo2$300bo$300bo$299bo2$305bo$305bo$304bo3$309bo$
309bo$308bo4$315bo$315bo$314bo$327bo$327bo$326bo4$333bo$333bo$332bo4$
337bo$337bo$336bo4$382bo$382bo$381bo3$388bo$388bo$387bo5$391bo$391bo$
390bo3$395bo$395bo$394bo3$399bo$399bo$398bo3$403bo$403bo$402bo3$407bo$
407bo$406bo3$411bo$411bo$410bo3$415bo$415bo$414bo3$419bo$419bo$418bo3$
423bo$423bo$422bo3$427bo$427bo$426bo3$431bo$431bo$430bo3$435bo$435bo$
434bo3$439bo$439bo$438bo3$443bo$443bo$442bo3$447bo$447bo$446bo3$451bo$
451bo$450bo3$455bo$455bo$454bo3$459bo$459bo$458bo3$463bo$463bo$462bo3$
467bo$467bo$466bo3$471bo$471bo$470bo3$475bo$475bo$474bo3$479bo$479bo$
478bo3$483bo$483bo$482bo3$487bo$487bo$486bo3$491bo$491bo$490bo3$495bo$
495bo$494bo3$499bo$499bo$498bo3$503bo$503bo$502bo3$507bo$507bo$506bo5$
515bo$515bo$514bo4$521bo$521bo$520bo4$525bo$525bo$524bo5$527bo$527bo$
526bo3$536bo$536bo$535bo4$544bo$544bo$543bo2$549bo$549bo$548bo2$554bo$
554bo$553bo2$559bo$559bo$558bo2$564bo$564bo$563bo2$569bo$569bo$568bo2$
574bo$574bo$573bo2$579bo$579bo$578bo2$584bo$584bo$583bo2$589bo$589bo$
588bo2$594bo$594bo$593bo2$599bo$599bo$598bo3$603bo$603bo$602bo4$609bo$
609bo21bo$608bo22bo$630bo5$636bo$636bo$635bo3$644bo$644bo$643bo2$649bo
$649bo$648bo2$654bo$654bo$653bo5$657bo$657bo$656bo$668bo$668bo$667bo2$
673bo$673bo$672bo5$674bo$674bo$673bo3$678bo$678bo$677bo4$683bo$683bo$
682bo4$689bo$689bo$688bo8$688bo$688bo$687bo5$692bo$692bo$691bo3$701bo$
701bo$700bo3$709bo$709bo$708bo5$715bo$715bo$714bo5$735bo$735bo$734bo4$
739bo$739bo$738bo7$741bo$741bo$740bo3$745bo$745bo$744bo7$747bo$747bo$
746bo3$751bo$751bo$750bo7$753bo$753bo$752bo3$757bo$757bo$756bo7$759bo$
759bo$758bo3$763bo$763bo$762bo7$765bo$765bo$764bo3$769bo$769bo$768bo7$
771bo$771bo$770bo3$775bo$775bo$774bo7$777bo$777bo$776bo3$781bo$781bo$
780bo4$786bo$786bo$785bo4$792bo$792bo$791bo3$795bo$795bo!
And the fancy 4A destruction:
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x = 87, y = 80, rule = B2cen3ek4ejkwz5-ein6an7e8/S12an3-eijq4enrty5e6k
8$34bo$34bo$33bo7$47bo$47bo$46bo3$47b2o$47b2o11$19bo$19bo$18bo15$70bo$
70bo6$16bo$16bo$15bo4$19bo$19bo6b2o24bo$52bo!
This means 152A's in total.
The operators on the elbow that I suggest are:
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x = 144, y = 392, rule = B2cen3ek4ejkwz5-ein6an7e8/S12an3-eijq4enrty5e6k
5$11bo6bo6bo5bo5b2o12bo14b2o$10bo6bo6bo5bo7b2o10bo16b2o$11bo6bo6bo5bo
5b2o12bo14b2o2$7b2o$7b2o10$11bo6bo11bo9bo5bo6b2o$10bo6bo11bo9bo5bo8b2o
$11bo6bo11bo9bo5bo6b2o2$7b2o$7b2o11$11bo15bo5b2o12bo8b2o6b2o$10bo15bo
7b2o10bo10b2o6b2o$11bo15bo5b2o12bo8b2o6b2o2$7b2o$7b2o9$11bo6bo11bo6b2o
8bo7bo$10bo6bo11bo8b2o6bo7bo$11bo6bo11bo6b2o8bo7bo2$7b2o$7b2o12$11bo
15bo5b2o12bo6bo$10bo15bo7b2o10bo6bo$11bo15bo5b2o12bo6bo2$7b2o$7b2o10$
11bo12bo7b2o9b2o5b2o5b2o$10bo12bo9b2o9b2o5b2o5b2o$11bo12bo7b2o9b2o5b2o
5b2o2$7b2o$7b2o17$11bo15bo6bo5b2o6bo10b2o$10bo15bo6bo7b2o4bo12b2o$11bo
15bo6bo5b2o6bo10b2o2$7b2o$7b2o9$11bo8bo5bo5b2o14bo7b2o$10bo8bo5bo7b2o
12bo9b2o$11bo8bo5bo5b2o14bo7b2o2$7b2o$7b2o11$11bo7bo7b2o6bo5b2o5b2o$
10bo7bo9b2o4bo7b2o5b2o$11bo7bo7b2o6bo5b2o5b2o2$7b2o$7b2o10$11bo7bo10b
2o8b2o6bo$10bo7bo12b2o8b2o4bo$11bo7bo10b2o8b2o6bo2$7b2o$7b2o10$11bo16b
2o8b2o4b2o7bo$10bo18b2o8b2o4b2o5bo$11bo16b2o8b2o4b2o7bo2$7b2o$7b2o13$
11bo12bo10b2o6bo9bo$10bo12bo12b2o4bo9bo$11bo12bo10b2o6bo9bo2$7b2o$7b2o
5$11bo6bo12b2o$10bo6bo14b2o$11bo6bo12b2o2$7b2o$7b2o11$11bo6bo5bo5bo7b
2o$10bo6bo5bo5bo9b2o$11bo6bo5bo5bo7b2o2$7b2o$7b2o14$11bo7bo7bo8b2o9bo
14b2o$10bo7bo7bo10b2o7bo16b2o$11bo7bo7bo8b2o9bo14b2o2$7b2o$7b2o16$11bo
7bo6bo12b2o6bo5b2o$10bo7bo6bo14b2o4bo7b2o$11bo7bo6bo12b2o6bo5b2o2$7b2o
$7b2o8$11bo10bo5bo5b2o4b2o5bo8b2o$10bo10bo5bo7b2o4b2o3bo10b2o$11bo10bo
5bo5b2o4b2o5bo8b2o2$7b2o$7b2o9$11bo6bo10b2o10b2o4b2o4b2o$10bo6bo12b2o
10b2o4b2o4b2o$11bo6bo10b2o10b2o4b2o4b2o2$7b2o$7b2o16$11bo12b2o7bo6bo
12bo10bo7bo5bo9bo7b2o5bo$10bo14b2o5bo6bo12bo10bo7bo5bo9bo9b2o3bo$11bo
12b2o7bo6bo12bo10bo7bo5bo9bo7b2o5bo2$7b2o$7b2o18$11bo12b2o7bo6bo12bo
10bo12b2o7bo6bo12bo$10bo14b2o5bo6bo12bo10bo14b2o5bo6bo12bo$11bo12b2o7b
o6bo12bo10bo12b2o7bo6bo12bo2$7b2o$7b2o9$11bo6bo11bo5b2o5b2o8bo5bo28bo
6bo10b2o10b2o4b2o4b2o$10bo6bo11bo7b2o5b2o6bo5bo28bo6bo12b2o10b2o4b2o4b
2o$11bo6bo11bo5b2o5b2o8bo5bo28bo6bo10b2o10b2o4b2o4b2o2$7b2o$7b2o16$11b
o6bo11bo5b2o5b2o8bo5bo$10bo6bo11bo7b2o5b2o6bo5bo$11bo6bo11bo5b2o5b2o8b
o5bo2$7b2o$7b2o26$11bo6bo11b2o12bo6b2o6b2o$10bo6bo13b2o10bo8b2o6b2o$
11bo6bo11b2o12bo6b2o6b2o2$7b2o$7b2o!
These are just shifts (+4,+3,+2,+1,-1,-2,...,-9,-11,...,-16,-18,-19,-25)
And a single A-fire command which is a fire and +2 shift (but this is relatively cheap 6G) and we have better pull than push reactions anyway. Thus most the time applying one or two shifts and then fire should be sufficient. I estimate the cost in average to be about 20, using the methodology [most of the shifts cost about 6/7Gs].
Thus we have roughly (148+4)x20 = 3040 G in the orthogonoid lane. I have the feeling that this macro-ship is relatively small.
So in principle the Orthogonoid is there, the rest is programming... (it did the slow salvos manually).