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I have been enlightened of this 'Hat'. Thank you forums!

I just found a pattern that creates a Test tube:

x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
o$3obo$bo2bo$3obo$o!

That's a hat

It looks like a test tube when rotated 90º clockwise, although it does look like a hat when turned 90º counterclockwise. :mrgreen:

EDIT:
I also found a soup that creates a ...

I just found a pattern that creates a Test tube:

This looks really interesting!

This reaction isn't immediately useful, but I'm sure someone can do something with it:

x = 11, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bobo$5bo2$bo$obo3b2o$bo3bobo$5b2o$9bo$8bobo$8bobo$9b2o!

The product of this reaction looks somewhat like a face!

EDIT: Also here's a soup that generates a pentadecathlon ...

But I want the actual grid to consist of hexagons.
Download Ready if you want to see actual hexagons. After installing it, load Patterns/CellularAutomata/hex_B2oS2m34_gliders.vtu. It should be simple to modify the displayed kernel code to run other hex rules like B2o45/S2o45.



Thank you. Now I ...

gameoflifeboy wrote:Golly can do this, if you click View->Show Cell Icons. It will still be on a square grid, but after a certain zoom level the cells will appear as sideways hexagons, if the rule is on a hexagonal neighborhood.

I know that. But I want the actual grid to consist of hexagons.

But I want a program that actually uses hexagons for cells.

Extrementhusiast wrote:

Xenonquark wrote:The glider would be a cheap and nimble ship. Problem is finding a way for it to move in all directions.

So, a zipline?

Reflectors, I guess.

What should we name it?

We need more ludicrously big things. So I made a ludicrously huge still life with the assistance of JLS.

I'm calling it the Harddrive:
x = 62, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
26b2o6b2o$b2obo4bo4bo9b3o8b3o9bo4bo4bob2o$b2ob3obobo3b3o3bo2bo4bob2obo
4bo2bo3b3o3bobob3ob2o$7b2o2bo5bo2b4obob2ob2ob2obob4o2bo5bo2b2o ...

You can do it Gustavo!

I have decided to find some still lives using JLS, and found... this..:

x = 35, y = 15
14booboboo$11bobbob3obobbo$5bobbobobobo5bobobobobbo$5b4obobobb5obbobob4o$3boo5bo
b3o5b3obo5boo$4boboobo5b5o5boboobo$4boboob5o7b5oboobo$3boo9b7o9boo$4boboob5o7b5o
boobo$4boboobo5b5o5boboobo$3boo5bob3o5b3obo5boo ...

You posted the patterns in such a way that they all explode. Is there any way to change it?

EDIT:
Now over 10 posts!

I saw this thread, and what I saw looked pretty cool, so I decided to test my name.

Here it is:
x = 59, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
o3bob5ob2o2bo2b3o2b2o2bo2b3o2bo3bo2b3o2b4o2bo3bo$o3bobo5bobobobo3bobob
obobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo2bo$o3bobo5bobobobo3bobobobobo3bobo3bobo3bobo
3bobobo ...

The glider would be a cheap and nimble ship. Problem is finding a way for it to move in all directions.

I'm thinking that the large diagonally moving ship should be called 'Battleship'.

Cool thread!

I would consider it to be a wickstretcher.

Found these using a search program that gives you low-period oscillators. P2 oscillators and still lives come quickly, P3 is a bit slow, and P4 and above can take an eternity. ESPECIALLY with the higher periods. Did you use your own search program??? I'm very interested on how it works. Well it ...

This is really interesting.

Sad that there's no download for this. At least on this forum.

I'm not sure if any of these oscillators have been discovered yet. They've probably been seen before.

Here they are:
x = 263, y = 222, rule = B3/S23
10$151bo$150bobo5bobob2ob2o2b2o$150bo2bo3b2obob2obobo2bo75b2o4b2o$12b
2obo52b2obo12b2o14b2ob2o44b2o3bo2bo8b4o24bo15b2o31bo2bobo2bobo2bo$12bo ...

If B0 rules aren't "cheating", you might like this rule, found by David Eppstein:

x = 555, y = 283, rule = B013468/S02
555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$
555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$
555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o$555o ...

So.. I'm not the only one who knew of this.

EDIT: A tagalong for one of the c/2 spaceships posted in this thread. A very small one at that.