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Here’s a family of 7n-1 rephasing oscillators after I saw a P13 in drift_stdin and remembered the P27 (6, 13, and 20 shown): x = 45, y = 13, rule = B3/S23-a5
2b2ob2o10b2ob2o11b2ob2o$o2bobobob2o4bo2bobobo8bo2bobo$2obobobobo5b2ob
obobo8b2obobobob2o$3bobobo2bo7bobobobo9bobob2obo$3bo4b2o5b2obo4b2o9bo ...

Next:

x = 11, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3ob3ob3o$obobo5bo$obob3o3bo$obo3bo3bo$3ob3o3bo!



Terrible clearance LOM: x = 15, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
11bo$9b3o$8bo$8b2o4$4b3ob3ob3o$bo2bobobo5bo$obobobob3o3bo$bo2bobo3bo3b
o$4b3ob3o3bo6$6b2o$6b2o!
Next: x = 14, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2b2o3bo$b4o2b4o2bo ...

wC (4c/6d) to wA: x = 63, y = 64, rule = B3/S23-a5Super
8$52.2M$51.M.M$51.M$49.2M.M$48.M.M2.M$43.2A3.M.M.2M$43.A2.3A.M.M$44.A
.A.A.M2.M$43.2A.A.A.2M.M$37.2A7.A.A2.M.3M$38.A4.4A.A.A2.M.M$37.3A2.A4.
2A.A.A$41.A2.2A5.A$39.2A.2A.6A$38.A.A9.A.A$33.2A3.A.A.8A2.3A$33.A2.3A
.A.A4.A4.A.A$34.A.A.A.A2.5A$33.2A ...

LuveelVoom wrote: October 25th, 2026, 5:36 pm Why is poll creation not enabled in the sandbox?

Probably because polls don't encourage constructive discussion or something.

A drifter component isolated from one of my drift run dumps which can be attached either preceding a wB (14c/62d) half or a truncated version of a turner: x = 101, y = 54, rule = B3/S23-a5Super
69.2M$69.M.M$71.M$38.2M30.M.2M$32.2A5.M29.M2.M.M$33.A4.4M.2M2.2M20.2M
.M.M3.2A$32.3A2.A4.2M.M2.M21.M.M.3A2 ...

Here is the latest version of my drifter note sheet: x = 483, y = 332, rule = B3/S23-a5Super
150.2D$150.D.D$144.D.D.D.2D71.D2.2D$144.D.D.D.D.D69.D.D.D.D$145.D.D2.
2D64.D.D.D.3D.2D$216.D.D.D.D.D.D.D$217.D.D2.D.D.2D2$137.2D2.D.D7.D.3D
.3D3.D$79.D58.D2.D.D7.D.D5.D3.D$78.D.D57.D2.3D2.2D2.D2.3D.3D2.2D41 ...

LuveelVoom wrote: October 25th, 2026, 10:49 am It seems like the SAT solver is not having fun reducing those. Are you on the most recent version of drift?

Not sure. Should I git pull just to make sure?

Some unsorted TTs drift results deemed connectable, using this input RLE:
x = 16, y = 21, rule = B3/S23-a5History
6.8B$6.8B$6.2B2A4B$6.3BA4B$4.2ABA6B$3.A2B3A5B$.A2BA9B$.B2AB2A7B$.4BAB
A6B$.3ABDBA6B$.2BABDB2A5B$.2A2BABA6B$.BAB2ABA6B$.BABA2B2A5B$.BA2BABA6B
$.2BABABA6B$.3BA2B2A5B$.4B2A2BA4B$.7B2A4B ...

Edit: you don't even need the tub, giving us a better shot at finding something to eat the second tub there.
x = 25, y = 17, rule = B3-qr4k5cek6c/S23-a4er56aek
12bo$13bo$11b3o5$16bo$15bobo$16bo$3b2o$b3o$bob2o18b2o$3obo16b3o$ob2o17b
ob2o$20b3obo$20bob2o!



Please reduce your catalysts: x = 22 ...

The spark-activated guns can be used for LCMs by swapping out the activating sparker with one of another period. For example, here’s a P378 T gun using a P42 engine and a P27 activating sparker: x = 23, y = 13, rule = B3-qr4k5cek6c/S23-a4er56aek
5b3o$5b3o$4bo3bo$5b3o$2bo2b3o2bo10bo ...

Bx280 and Bx284 by combining HR44B and HR48B respectively with BRx236H: x = 110, y = 61, rule = LifeHistory
14.A72.A$14.3A70.3A$2A15.A3.2A51.A15.A3.2A$.A14.2A4.A51.3A12.2A4.A$.A
.A18.A.2A51.A17.A.2A$2.2A15.2A.A2.A50.2A14.2A.A2.A$18.A.A.2A67.A.A.2A
$18.2A71.2A3$28.2A$29.A$2.C26.A.2A.A40.C25.2A$2.C ...

Here’s a collection of eaters that were discovered by drift, compiled from this thread, Discord, and drift_stdin: x = 74, y = 61, rule = B3/S23-a5
28b2o$29bo$26b5o$26bo$27b2o$bo16bo10bob2o$2o15b2o10b2obo$bo16bo8b2o$8b
2o16bobo$8bobo16bo$10bo$4b2o4b2o$3bobo2bobo$2bob5obo$2bo6bo$b2o3bobo$
6b2o9 ...

All rules from B3/S235 to B38/S235678 are omniperiodic by drifter loops originally discovered in Travelling Ts : x = 255, y = 99, rule = B3/S235
65bob2o16b2o89b2o21b2o16bo15b2o$obo10bobo4bo3bo23b2o15b2obo15bobo56bo
2bo11bo18bo21bo15b3o15bobo$49bo44b2ob2o14bo14b2o10bo2b4o11b3o15bo19b2o
bo14bo20b3o ...

Alt-Aleph starts teaching the eater and fiery toad basic glider syntheses, and they start by making an eater: x = 237, y = 239, rule = B3/S23Super
147.5J$147.5J$146.J2IJ2I$145.2JI3JI$145.3J3I$145.2J2.J3.J$145.J3.J2.2J
$148.3I3J$147.I3JI2J$147.2IJ2IJ$147.5J$147.5J19$111.2S$110.S2.S120.2M
$83.4O23.S2 ...

So, here's the explanation for how I found the drifter loop and proved Travelling Ts omniperiodic.

Here is my note sheet on wires and drifters: x = 581, y = 242, rule = B3/S23-a5Super
144.2D$144.D.D$138.D.D.D.2D71.D2.2D$138.D.D.D.D.D69.D.D.D.D$139.D.D2.
2D64.D.D.D.3D.2D$210.D.D.D.D.D.D.D$211.D.D2 ...

Here is my note sheet on wires and drifters: x = 581, y = 242, rule = B3/S23-a5Super
144.2D$144.D.D$138.D.D.D.2D71.D2.2D$138.D.D.D.D.D69.D.D.D.D$139.D.D2.
2D64.D.D.D.3D.2D$210.D.D.D.D.D.D.D$211.D.D2.D.D.2D2$131.2D2.D.D7.D.3D
.3D3.D$73.D58.D2.D.D7.D.D5.D3.D$72.D.D57.D2.3D2.2D2.D2.3D.3D2.2D41.D.
2D2.D ...

I'm surprised and amazed by how drifters found by drift managed to prove two different rules omniperiodic within a 24-hour timespan.

well well well.
x = 311, y = 285, rule = B3/S23Super
250.R3.R5.R5.3R$250.2R.2R13.R$250.R.R.R2.2R.R.2R2.3R$250.R3.R.R.R.R.R
.R.R$250.R3.R2.2R.R.R.R.3R3$257.2M.2M$256.M.M.M.M$255.M7.M$254.M9.M$253.
M11.M$253.2M4.M4.2M$258.M.M$253.2M4.M4.2M$253.M11.M$254.M9.M$255.M7.M
$256.M.M.M.M$257.2M.2M4$203 ...

Interesting loop (extendable): x = 131, y = 131, rule = B3/S23-a5
65b2o$66bo5b2o$63b3o6bo$57bob2obo3b3o2b3o$57b2ob2ob3o3bo$60b2o4b3ob2o
$57b3ob5o2bobobo$56bo8bob2obobo3b2o$56bob7o3bobob3o2bo$57bobo5b3o2bob
obobo$51b2o6b6o2bob2obobob2o$52bo5bo5bo2bobo2bobo7b2o$49b3o5bob4o2b3o
2bobob4o4bo ...

Weird p60:
x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23-q4i
7b2o4b2o$8bo4bo2b2o$8bob2ob2obobo2b2o$9bobobo2bobo3bo$2b2o9bob2o2b3o$
2bobo5b4o3bobo$4bo4bo4b4o$4b2o4b4o4bo7bo$2b2o3b3o4b3obo5b3o$bo3b2o2bo
b2obob3obo2bo$b4obob2obo2bo4bobo2bo$4bobobo2bobob3obobob2o$obo3bob4ob
o3bobobo$6obo6b2o3bob6o$5bobobo6b3obo3bobo ...

SKOP13 as well:
x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23-a5
6b2o$6bobo$9bo$2o2b5o$o2bo$bob8o$2bo6bobo$b3o3b2obo$6bobo$3b4obo$3bo3bo$6bo$6b2o!




Apparently that one works in B3/S235e with a stator modification: x = 16, y = 13, rule = B3/S235e
b2o5b2o$bo6bobo$3bo7bo$2b2o2b6o$o2bobo$2o3b7o$4bo6bo$4b2o3b2o ...

It appears my alpha dr2 INT port is "working".
x = 30, y = 39, rule = B3/S23-a5
2bo2b2o2b2obo3b2o4b2o2bo$bobo2bo2bob2o4bo5b4o2bo$ob2ob4o6bo6b2ob5o$ob
5obob10o2bobo2b2o$b2o2bo2bobo2bob2o2bo4bobo2bo$2ob2ob2ob5obo2b3o3bob4o
$b9ob2o2bob3o2b3o$2o2bo2bo3bo2b2obo2b3obob2o$b2ob3ob6o3bobo5b2obo$b5o ...

A rule is pseudo-omniperiodic if it has an oscillator for every period that is not ruled out by the following simple constraints:
An oscillator's period must be a multiple of the background period (this rules out odd-period oscillators in B0 rules)
An oscillator's period must be a period in which ...

The fiery phoenix and two bookends thing move out of the way of the watchtower thing in Main III, and other things happen: x = 325, y = 285, rule = B3/S23Super
264.R3.R5.R5.3R$264.2R.2R13.R$264.R.R.R2.2R.R.2R2.3R$264.R3.R.R.R.R.R
.R.R$264.R3.R2.2R.R.R.R.3R3$271.2M.2M$270.M.M.M.M$269.M7.M$268.M9.M ...

next
x = 19, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
8b3o4bob2o$8b3o3bo2b2o$b2o5bo5bo$o3bo9b2o$o2bo12bo$o2bo2b2o2bo$b2o5bo
2bo$7bo7bo$15bo$2o15bo$bo2bo2b2o$2o6bo4bobo$14bo2$2b2o$2bo7b2o4b3o$2b
o6bo2bo3b2o$2b2o5b2obo4bo$10bo!
It has a solution


Not a solution, but an unusual eater catalysis (middle right): x ...