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- Yesterday, 11:47 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 812101
Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
well, shrunk that p1815... I did find another still life that allows the output glider to be on a transparent lane, and here that means 1 row and column less:
x = 83, y = 62, rule = LifeHistory
4$59.2A$58.A2.A12.2A$59.2A13.A$46.2A24.A.A$42.2A3.A24.2A$42.A2.A8.A
12.A$40.2A2.3A6.A.A10.A.A$39.A2.2A3 ...
- Yesterday, 3:28 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 812101
Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
well, shrunk that p1815... I did find another still life that allows the output glider to be on a transparent lane, and here that means 1 row and column less:
x = 83, y = 62, rule = LifeHistory
4$59.2A$58.A2.A12.2A$59.2A13.A$46.2A24.A.A$42.2A3.A24.2A$42.A2.A8.A
12.A$40.2A2.3A6.A.A10.A.A$39.A2.2A3 ...
x = 83, y = 62, rule = LifeHistory
4$59.2A$58.A2.A12.2A$59.2A13.A$46.2A24.A.A$42.2A3.A24.2A$42.A2.A8.A
12.A$40.2A2.3A6.A.A10.A.A$39.A2.2A3 ...
- September 3rd, 2026, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The hunt for the ever-elusive piship
- Replies: 18
- Views: 628
Re: The hunt for the ever-elusive piship
Well, I did dig up these for this forum I guess: (from Posted by H. Koenig on March 19, 2005. , but I added block trail stabilators and combined a few)
x = 1753, y = 1364, rule = B3/S23
418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o
97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o6 ...
x = 1753, y = 1364, rule = B3/S23
418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o
97b2o8$418b2o97b2o$418b2o97b2o6 ...
- September 3rd, 2026, 8:50 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The hunt for the ever-elusive piship
- Replies: 18
- Views: 628
Re: The hunt for the ever-elusive piship
Not sure if this is known, but here some beacon/carrier action:
x = 595, y = 399, rule = LifeHistory
64$499.2C$125.2C223.C148.2C$125.C2.C37.2C181.C.C145.2C$127.2C37.2C
181.2C146.2C6$499.2C$125.2C223.C148.2C$125.C2.C37.2C181.C.C145.2C$
127.2C37.2C181.2C146.2C6$499.2C$125.2C223.A148.2C$125.C2.C37 ...
x = 595, y = 399, rule = LifeHistory
64$499.2C$125.2C223.C148.2C$125.C2.C37.2C181.C.C145.2C$127.2C37.2C
181.2C146.2C6$499.2C$125.2C223.C148.2C$125.C2.C37.2C181.C.C145.2C$
127.2C37.2C181.2C146.2C6$499.2C$125.2C223.A148.2C$125.C2.C37 ...
- September 3rd, 2026, 2:05 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1445
- Views: 1315231
Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
Here is one more captain obvious correlary to the new HRx86W, HR157H:
x = 70, y = 80, rule = LifeHistory
7$31.A$30.A.A4.2A$30.A.A3.B2AB$29.2A.2A2.3B7.A$32.B3.2B6.3A$29.2AB2AB
.3B4.A10.A$27.A2.A.2A5B4.2A8.A.A$27.2A5.7B.3B8.A.A$35.8B9.2A2.2A$34.
10B6.2B2.A.A.A$34.5B2A2B5.4B3A2.A.A$33.6B2A2B5.3BA3.A ...
x = 70, y = 80, rule = LifeHistory
7$31.A$30.A.A4.2A$30.A.A3.B2AB$29.2A.2A2.3B7.A$32.B3.2B6.3A$29.2AB2AB
.3B4.A10.A$27.A2.A.2A5B4.2A8.A.A$27.2A5.7B.3B8.A.A$35.8B9.2A2.2A$34.
10B6.2B2.A.A.A$34.5B2A2B5.4B3A2.A.A$33.6B2A2B5.3BA3.A ...
- September 3rd, 2026, 1:49 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
...
So, W-to-G :
x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A$13.A.A$15.A3.2A$11.4A4.A12.B$11.A3.3A.A11.2B$13.BA2.2A11.3B$13.
B2A2B11.4B$10.6B12.4B$9.6B12.4B$9.6B11.4B$6.10B9.4B$5.13B6.4B$2.7B2C
9B3.4B$10BC10B.4B$8B2C15B$.7BC16B$2.23B$2.22B$4.20B$5.5B4.10B$6.3B6.
8B$7.B8.5B$17.2B$15.4B$15.2A$16.A$13.3A ...
- September 3rd, 2026, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Still-life 'factories'
- Replies: 340
- Views: 280853
Re: Still-life 'factories'
...
EDIT 2:
Some manual tests:
x = 438, y = 41, rule = 12ColorMarkedLife
4.A57.A57.A57.A57.A57.A57.A57.A$3.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.
2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A$3.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A
4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A49.A.A4.2A$.3A.2A12.A39.
3A.2A12.A39 ...
- September 2nd, 2026, 10:34 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1445
- Views: 1315231
Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
Here is a p5 F186, using the FNG of the output Herschel to clean up (repeat time 259). I almost got a second Herschel out (R333), but that Herschel has so little clearance and just immediately crashes into the block if not eaten.
EDIT: works in all timings except for the one that creates an ...
- August 30th, 2026, 9:06 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
- Replies: 465
- Views: 171063
Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Did not manage to get an h-to-g here... got useless octomino instead
x = 77, y = 68, rule = LifeHistory
13$38.A$38.3A6.2B13.2A$34.4B3.A4.4B12.A$34.2A3B.2A4.5B8.BA.A$35.A16B
4.2B.B2A$35.A.AB2D.12B.5B$36.2ABD19B$38.23B$38.B2A20B$38.A2BA19B$38.B
ABA4B2.5BD5B.B2A$38.2BA5B3.2B3D4B2.BA.A$39.9B2.2D7B4.A ...
x = 77, y = 68, rule = LifeHistory
13$38.A$38.3A6.2B13.2A$34.4B3.A4.4B12.A$34.2A3B.2A4.5B8.BA.A$35.A16B
4.2B.B2A$35.A.AB2D.12B.5B$36.2ABD19B$38.23B$38.B2A20B$38.A2BA19B$38.B
ABA4B2.5BD5B.B2A$38.2BA5B3.2B3D4B2.BA.A$39.9B2.2D7B4.A ...
- August 17th, 2026, 9:48 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Pi-to-G:
x = 32, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A$9.A5.2B$9.A.AB.5B12.A$10.2AB.6B9.3A$12.9B7.A$12.10B6.2A$13.11B.B
.3B$9.2B.16B$7.22B$7.23B$2A4.2A21B.A$A2.B.B2A7B3C11BA.A$.3A11BCBC9B.2B
AB$3.AB6.4BCBC9B2.2B$.2A8.4B.10B2.2B$.A9.3B4.8B.B2AB$2.A15.7B3.2A$.2A
16.5B$19.4B$18.4B$17.4B$16.4B$15.4B$14.4B ...
- August 13th, 2026, 11:21 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Stable signal converters
- Replies: 508
- Views: 447462
Re: Stable signal converters
might be time for this g-to-gx2 to shine (as far as compactness at least, but the repeat time is 550):
x = 105, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
67.A$66.A.A$66.A.A$65.2A.3A$66.B4.A$65.2AB3A$65.2A.A$44.2A17.4B$44.A.
A15.4B9.3B2AB$45.A16.6B7.3BABAB$74.4B.2A2B$73.4B.4B$71.10B$67.B2.11B$
67.12B$36.2A29.12B7 ...
x = 105, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
67.A$66.A.A$66.A.A$65.2A.3A$66.B4.A$65.2AB3A$65.2A.A$44.2A17.4B$44.A.
A15.4B9.3B2AB$45.A16.6B7.3BABAB$74.4B.2A2B$73.4B.4B$71.10B$67.B2.11B$
67.12B$36.2A29.12B7 ...
- August 10th, 2026, 11:11 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your periodic conduits that do not necessarily involve Herschels
- Replies: 164
- Views: 96076
Re: Thread for your periodic conduits that do not necessarily involve Herschels
...
It produces a pre-banana spark that can be used to generate an additional glider with a domino or duoplet (Karel's p15 shown, though this would be period 240):
x = 36, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$9.2A$8.2A7$9.A$8.A.A$3A6.A$3A7.A$3A6.A.A6.2A$3.3A6.A5.2A$3.3A3.A.
A13.D$3.3A4.A14.D$23.D.D8.A ...
- August 5th, 2026, 10:58 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1445
- Views: 1315231
Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
I managed to complete it into a Lx103, though the output clearance isn't great (though it still fits with SW-2 to make a H-to-G3 of SW1T202, as shown in the RLE):
A little more output clearance:
x = 25, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$7b3o$2b2o2bo4bo$2bo3bob2ob3o$3b3obobo4bo$5bobo3b3o$5bobobobo ...
- August 5th, 2026, 2:26 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Still-life 'factories'
- Replies: 340
- Views: 280853
Re: Still-life 'factories'
H-to-Unidentified:
x = 27, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A.2A$14.A.A$9.2A.A5.A.2A$8.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A$7.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A$8.6A
B.B6A$5.3A3.3B.B.3B3.3A$5.A3.3AB.3B.B3A3.A$6.3A.BA3BA3BAB.3A$9.A3.BAB
AB3.A$8.A4.BABAB4.A$8.A.A2.2BA2B2.A.A$9.A.A.2B.2B.A.A$10.A2.5B2.A$13.
2BA2B$13.BABAB$13.BABAB$12 ...
- August 5th, 2026, 2:02 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
- Replies: 1445
- Views: 1315231
Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits
HBx192H (for dependent h outputs only)
x = 61, y = 60, rule = LifeHistory
4$31.2A3.2A$31.A.A.A2.A$5.B27.A.3A.A$4.3B22.4A.A4.A$4.5B20.A2.A.A.3A
3.2A$4.5B2.4B8.3B5.4B2A4.A.A$4.13B2.2B2.4B4.4B6.A$4.9BD13B2.6B.B2.B2A
$4.7BDBD23BA2B2.2A$4.4B2AB3D23B4A2.A$4.4B2ABD27B2.2A$4.35B2A$4.9B3.
22B2.A$4.4B2.B7 ...
x = 61, y = 60, rule = LifeHistory
4$31.2A3.2A$31.A.A.A2.A$5.B27.A.3A.A$4.3B22.4A.A4.A$4.5B20.A2.A.A.3A
3.2A$4.5B2.4B8.3B5.4B2A4.A.A$4.13B2.2B2.4B4.4B6.A$4.9BD13B2.6B.B2.B2A
$4.7BDBD23BA2B2.2A$4.4B2AB3D23B4A2.A$4.4B2ABD27B2.2A$4.35B2A$4.9B3.
22B2.A$4.4B2.B7 ...
- August 5th, 2026, 1:27 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
- Replies: 457
- Views: 350870
Re: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
H-to-g3, with SW1T202 and natural glider... and some failed h-to-h that I hope can be fixed in some fashion but...
x = 203, y = 106, rule = LifeHistory
13$51.3D2.D3.D3.D3.5D2.3D3.3D3.3D$50.D3.D.D3.D2.2D5.D3.D3.D.D3.D.D3.D
$50.D5.D3.D3.D5.D7.D.D2.2D5.D$51.3D2.D.D.D3.D5.D6.D2.D.D.D4.D$54.D.D.
D.D3.D5 ...
x = 203, y = 106, rule = LifeHistory
13$51.3D2.D3.D3.D3.5D2.3D3.3D3.3D$50.D3.D.D3.D2.2D5.D3.D3.D.D3.D.D3.D
$50.D5.D3.D3.D5.D7.D.D2.2D5.D$51.3D2.D.D.D3.D5.D6.D2.D.D.D4.D$54.D.D.
D.D3.D5 ...
- July 11th, 2026, 12:15 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Still-life 'factories'
- Replies: 340
- Views: 280853
Re: Still-life 'factories'
Hoping for something else, but here is a long barge factory I guess:
x = 79, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
6$39.A$37.3A$36.A$33.2B.2A$31.7B6.B9.4B$30.6B3.7B2.2B2.7B$29.7B2.17BD
3B2.B$29.8B.17BDBDB.B2C$8.2A18.27B3D3B2C$9.A19.28BDB.2B$9.A.AB15.31B$
10.2AB.2A12.17B.3B.B5.3B$12.2B2AB9.14B2A3B13.B$7.2A2 ...
x = 79, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
6$39.A$37.3A$36.A$33.2B.2A$31.7B6.B9.4B$30.6B3.7B2.2B2.7B$29.7B2.17BD
3B2.B$29.8B.17BDBDB.B2C$8.2A18.27B3D3B2C$9.A19.28BDB.2B$9.A.AB15.31B$
10.2AB.2A12.17B.3B.B5.3B$12.2B2AB9.14B2A3B13.B$7.2A2 ...
- July 10th, 2026, 10:35 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Found a new variation on thie i-to-h, which allows to put the usual eater that manages the natural block from the herschel, and clear the hive which is often in the way of the input, as the expense of getting a block to clear instead:
x = 42, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$.A2B.A2B$.A4BAB$2.A ...
x = 42, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$.A2B.A2B$.A4BAB$2.A ...
- July 4th, 2026, 10:30 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
repeat time 424:
x = 159, y = 160, rule = LifeHistory
2$5.D.D$6.2DCB$6.DB.C$7.3C61$58.A$94.4B$93.4B$92.4B$91.4B$90.4B$78.D
2.D7.4B$79.D2.D5.4B$80.D2.D3.4B$81.D2.D.4B$81.3B.4B$74.A5.8B10.A$80.
9B7.3A$80.10B5.A$78.12B5.2A$77.14B.5B$77.18B$76.22B$76.23B$74.2DB.22B
$73.D.CA.23B$73.D.2A.22B$72.2D5 ...
- July 3rd, 2026, 6:27 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
- Replies: 139
- Views: 118502
Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
repeat time 424:
x = 159, y = 160, rule = LifeHistory
2$5.D.D$6.2DCB$6.DB.C$7.3C61$58.A$94.4B$93.4B$92.4B$91.4B$90.4B$78.D
2.D7.4B$79.D2.D5.4B$80.D2.D3.4B$81.D2.D.4B$81.3B.4B$74.A5.8B10.A$80.
9B7.3A$80.10B5.A$78.12B5.2A$77.14B.5B$77.18B$76.22B$76.23B$74.2DB.22B
$73.D.CA.23B$73.D.2A.22B$72.2D5 ...
- July 2nd, 2026, 5:10 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Weird b-to-h with extra glider outputs... but the usefulness is a bit obscure:
x = 102, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
7$74.2A$74.A$75.A$62.A11.2A$58.4B3AB7.B2.2A$58.7BA7.B2A2.A$45.2A11.6B
2A6.2B.A.A$44.B2AB10.B2A7BA2B.BA.A.2A$44.4B10.2BA6BABA3B2A$44.3B5.A7.
ABAB.2BA2BA3B$43.2A3B4.3A5.B2AB.3B2A2B6.B6 ...
x = 102, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
7$74.2A$74.A$75.A$62.A11.2A$58.4B3AB7.B2.2A$58.7BA7.B2A2.A$45.2A11.6B
2A6.2B.A.A$44.B2AB10.B2A7BA2B.BA.A.2A$44.4B10.2BA6BABA3B2A$44.3B5.A7.
ABAB.2BA2BA3B$43.2A3B4.3A5.B2AB.3B2A2B6.B6 ...
- June 29th, 2026, 4:01 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
- Replies: 139
- Views: 118502
Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
stable bouncer with an horrible and undisclosed repeat-time:
x = 186, y = 166, rule = LifeHistory
14$69.4B$68.4B$50.B16.4B$49.3B14.4B$49.3BC12.4B27.2A$50.CBCB10.4B21.
2A3.2B2AB$51.2C2B8.4B21.B2AB2.4B$47.A4.4B6.4B23.2B3.6B.B$47.3A3.4B4.
4B25.2B2.10B7.A$50.A3.4B2.4B25.2B2A11B5.3A8.2A$49.2A4.8B3.2A18 ...
x = 186, y = 166, rule = LifeHistory
14$69.4B$68.4B$50.B16.4B$49.3B14.4B$49.3BC12.4B27.2A$50.CBCB10.4B21.
2A3.2B2AB$51.2C2B8.4B21.B2AB2.4B$47.A4.4B6.4B23.2B3.6B.B$47.3A3.4B4.
4B25.2B2.10B7.A$50.A3.4B2.4B25.2B2A11B5.3A8.2A$49.2A4.8B3.2A18 ...
- June 28th, 2026, 9:45 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
- Replies: 3996
- Views: 1905448
Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Feels like this needs to be looked at a bit more... systematically:
x = 41, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
36.A$35.A.A$35.A.A$33.2A.A.2A$32.A3.A3.A$32.A.2A.2A.A$14.B18.A.A.A.A$
12.3B20.4B$11.4B19.4B$11.4B12.2B2.8B$11.4B12.13B$10.5B12.14B$10.3BCB
12.5BD8B$9.4B2C17BDBD6B$9.3B2C18B3D6B$7.27BD5B$7.32B$7 ...
x = 41, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
36.A$35.A.A$35.A.A$33.2A.A.2A$32.A3.A3.A$32.A.2A.2A.A$14.B18.A.A.A.A$
12.3B20.4B$11.4B19.4B$11.4B12.2B2.8B$11.4B12.13B$10.5B12.14B$10.3BCB
12.5BD8B$9.4B2C17BDBD6B$9.3B2C18B3D6B$7.27BD5B$7.32B$7 ...
- June 28th, 2026, 8:42 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
- Replies: 457
- Views: 350870
Re: H-to-G and H-to-Gn converter collection
EDIT: C_R_116 found this SW-16T38_NE-16T112, though I'm struggling to find a Herschel conduit this can connect to (BFx59H and transparent BF20H don't work, and even RF48H doesn't):
x = 11, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5bobo$5bobo$3b2obob2o$2bo3bo3bo$2bob2ob2obo$3bobobobo6$2bo$2bobo$
2b3o$4bo6$b2o ...
- June 18th, 2026, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
- Replies: 1129
- Views: 601503
Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
I highly suggest adding other common conduit objects, especially the staircase hexamino, aka LoM.
I am kind of leaning towards not introducing that octomino or proscrastinator;, however, if some conduits are indeed "welds" of conduits that happens to have these "as bottleneck", I would rattler ...