Search found 1204 matches

Go to advanced search

by Period1GliderGun
October 24th, 2026, 5:58 am
Forum: The Sandbox
Topic: Thread for your Trolls
Replies: 607
Views: 345088

Re: Thread for your Trolls

a p16 oscillator with only 20 cells

Code: Select all

x = 9, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3o$3obo2bo$7b2o2$2o$bo2bob3o$6b3o!







[[ LOOP 16 THEME Inverse ]]
by Period1GliderGun
October 24th, 2026, 5:27 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Gun Discussion Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 495418

Re: Gun Discussion Thread

here's a neat p77 gun based on a 0-degree reflector by Carson Cheng:
x = 69, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
32bo12bo$32b3o9bobob2o$35bo8bobob2o$34b2o7b2obo7b2o$43bo2b4o4bo$37bo5b
3o3bo6bo$36bobo4bo2b4o5b2o$32b2o2b2o5b2obo2bo4bo2b2o$32b2o10bob2o2bo2b
4o2bo$44bobobo2bo4bobo$45b2ob4obobo2b2o$47bo4bob2obo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 24th, 2026, 4:22 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6057
Views: 2538927

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

smaller p17 bumper:
x = 98, y = 82, rule = B3/S23
44b2o22b2o$45bo22bo$45bobo18bobo$46b2o18b2o2$50b2o10b2o$42b2o5b2o12b2o
5b2o$43bo7bo10bo7bo$43bobo22bobo$44b2o22b2o$50b3o8b3o$47bob2obo8bob2o
bo$38b2o10bo12bo10b2o$38bo36bo$35b2obo36bob2o$34bobob2o5b2o20b2o5b2ob
obo$33bo6bo4b2o20b2o4bo6bo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 24th, 2026, 2:45 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: HighLife
Replies: 216
Views: 158769

Re: HighLife

periodic G-LWSS (p8 shown), RT 88 (EDIT: actually 86)
x = 53, y = 41, rule = B36/S23
obo$b2o29b2o$bo$29bo6bo$28bo2bo2bo2bo$29b3o2b3o3$30bo4bo$30b2o2b2o$31b
4o$30b6o$31b4o$30b2o2b2o$30bo4bo3$29b3o2b3o$28bo2bo2bo2bo$29bo6bo2$32b
2o$22bobo$23b2o13bo13bo$23bo15bo11bo$39b2ob2obob2ob2o$38b2o2bo5bo2b2o
3 ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 23rd, 2026, 5:04 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)
Replies: 154
Views: 120298

Re: Let's find a G-to-X (Done!)

solved an old G-to-X using a periodic catalyst based on 8than888's recent beehive hasslers:
x = 39, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
b2o8b2o$obo8b2o$obob2o$bobobo23bobo$3bo10b2o13b2o$2b2o5bo3bo2bo13bo$b
3o4bobo3b2o$b3o5b2o$b3o28b2obo$2b2o9bo18b2ob3o$3bo8bobo11b2o10bo$bobo
bo7bo12b2o4b2ob3o$obob2o27bobo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 23rd, 2026, 2:45 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits
Replies: 201
Views: 79110

Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits


A potential H to SE chaos :
x = 22, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
20.2A$19.A.A$20.A8$12.7.A2.$12.6.A.A.$12.7.A.A$12.8.2A$12.10.$12.10.$
7.2A3.10.$8.A3.10.$8.A.A.10.$9.2A.10.$12.10.$12.10.$12.10.$12.10.$12.
10.$12.10.$9.C2.10.$9.C.C10.$9.3C10.$11.C10.$7.15.$7.15.$7.15.$7.15.$
2.2A3.15.$3.A3.15.$3A4 ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 19th, 2026, 11:59 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your periodic conduits that do not necessarily involve Herschels
Replies: 169
Views: 96997

Re: Thread for your periodic conduits that do not necessarily involve Herschels

Tiny periodic G-to-G0 (p6 shown)
x = 22, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
bo$b3o$4bo$3b2o11b2o$16b2o2b2o$14b2obo2b2o$14b3o2$bo$2bo12b2o$3o12b2o
4$10b2o$10b2o2$14b2o$14bobo$16bo$4b2o10b2o$5bo3b2o$2b3o3b4o$2bo4bobo2b
o$7b2o2bobo$12bobo$14b2o$13b3o$12bobo$12b2o!


Minimum RT is 87. Should work with sparkers of ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 19th, 2026, 9:47 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1505
Views: 824052

Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

massive and tidy reduction to gun_297 (4672 -> 2964)
x = 57, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
23bo6bo14bo$19b2obobo3b2obo13bo3bo$19b2obob5ob2o9b3o2bo3bo$22bobo2bo13b
obo3bo2bo$17b6obo2bo7bo7bo2bo2bo$16bo2bo3bo2bo7bobo$16b2o2bobo11bo2bo
2bo2bo2bo8bo$22bo12b2o4b2o2bob3o2b3obo$46bo2bo2bo2bo$26bo22bo2bo$24b3o ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 19th, 2026, 7:59 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 1146
Views: 608224

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits


RL56B:

x = 24, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bobob2o$17bobo$16b2obo$16bo2b2o$17b2o2bo$18bobo$18bob2o$17b2ob
o2bo$20bob2o$9b2o9bo$9b2o8b2o$bo$obo$bo14b2o$16b2o5$8bo$7b3o$9bo!



can be connected to HLx111R for a F226
x = 59, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$14.2A.A.A$15.A.A$15.A.2A$14.2A2.A$13 ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 19th, 2026, 12:31 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1505
Views: 824052

Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

gun_529 (prime square) reduction (5767 -> 5360)
x = 80, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
44b2o$44bobo$46bo4b2o$42b4ob2o2bo2bo$42bo2bobobobob2o$45bobobobo$46b2o
bobo$50bo2$36b2o$37bo7b2o$37bobo5b2o$38b2o5$70bo$68b3o$48b2o17bo$48bo
18b2o$49b3o$51bo$75b2o$76bo$76bob2o$68b2o4b3o2bo$14b2o52b2o3bo3b2o$7b ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 19th, 2026, 12:09 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6057
Views: 2538927

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

an old unnamed/wing hassler by Nora Brown, monomerized
x = 36, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
34bo$32b3o$31bo$31b2o4$30b2o$29b3o$26bob2o$19b2o5bo2bo$18bo2bo4bo$18b
obo2bo6bo$19bo3bo4bobo$23bo4bo2bo$20bo8bob2o$21b2o6bobo$30bo4$23bo$22b
obo6b2o$21b2obo8bo$22bo2bo4bo$23bobo4bo3bo$8bo14bo6bo2bobo$7bobo17bo4b ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 11:25 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: HighLife
Replies: 216
Views: 158769

Re: HighLife


Interesting, spark to X:
x = 8, y = 9, rule = B36/S23
2bo$b2o$2bo$5bo$4bobo$3bob2o$b3o$o3b2obo$2o2bob2o!


almost p14, stabilized in highlifeinvestigator with state 4 cells
x = 11, y = 17, rule = B36/S23Investigator
2A.A2.2A$A.2A3.A$4.3A$.2A.A$.A.A$2.A3.E$4.A.A$4.A2.A$4.A.A3$4.E3.A$7.
A.A$6.A ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 10:42 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Rules 2 transitions from Life
Replies: 673
Views: 178904

Re: Rules 2 transitions from Life

p24 gun in a rule where traffic light predecessors become honey farms
x = 32, y = 33, rule = B35k8/S23
25bo$23b3o$22bo$3b2o12b2o4bo$4bo12b3ob2obo4bo$4bobo10b2obobobo3bobo$5b
2o16bo4b3o$20b3o5b2o$2o17b3o7b2o$obo16b3o8bo$2bo16b3o8bo$2bobo15bo8b2o
$3b2o4bo18b2o$8bobo17b3o$7bo3bo16bobo$8bobo18bo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 9:38 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: LakeLife (B3/S235e)
Replies: 41
Views: 12926

Re: LakeLife (B3/S235e)

hotcrystal0 wrote: October 18th, 2026, 7:16 pm Apparently that one works in B3/S235e with a stator modification:

Code: Select all

snip
4 cell stator reduction

Code: Select all

x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S235e
8bo$7bobo$8bo$bobo$ob2o2b5o$bobobo5bo$5b6obo$4bo6bo$4b2o3b2o$8bobobob
2o$4b5obob2obo$4bo4bo$7bo$7b2o!
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 9:32 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Travelling Ts(b3s23-a5) and its variants
Replies: 1395
Views: 106119

Re: Travelling Ts(b3s23-a5) and its variants


Edit: WOW!


p6 WOW! hassler
x = 16, y = 9, rule = B3/S23-a5
5b2o$o2bo2bo4bo2b2o$2ob2o7bo2bo$4bobo2bo3b2o$9bo3bo$4bo2bo2b2o2bo$4bo
bo4bob2o$5bo5bo$10b2o!


four WOW!s hassling each other (also p6)
x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23-a5
8b2o$4b2o2bobob2o$4bo5b2obo$b2obo4bo$bo2b2o2bo3b4o$2bo3bo5bo2bo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 7:44 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Synthesising every natural still life
Replies: 63
Views: 2852

Re: Synthesising every natural still life


And another 3G to delete half the bakery. pretty sure cheaper should exist


2g to delete the half-bakery
x = 58, y = 73, rule = B3/S23
48bo$48bobo$48b2o2$53bo$52bo$52b3o3$12bo$10bobo$11b2o26$47b3o$47bo$48b
o7$7b2o$8b2o$7bo3$48bo$47b2o$19b2o26bobo$18bobo$20bo4$55b3o$55bo$43b3o
10bo$43bo$44bo7$3o ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 6:29 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 5185
Views: 2241224

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

very stupid p58 gun partial:

Code: Select all

x = 29, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
19bo$18bobo$18bob3o$15b2obo4bo$15bobobobobo$17bobob2o4b2o$16bobo8bo$17b
o7bobo$2bo22b2o$bobo5bo2b3o$o2bo5bobo3bo$2ob2o6bo3bo$bo4bo4bo3bo$o2b4o
5b3o$b2o$3b2o$3bo$4bo$b3o$bo2$19b3o$15bo4b3o$14bobo$15bo!
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 5:07 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 4093
Views: 1927798

Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries


Using a fish hook higher up also works, but it’s no better than eating the glider once it’s fully formed.


block (also smaller BB)
x = 62, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
2b2ob6o$2b2ob6o$2b2o11bo$2b2o5b2o3bobo32bo$2b2o5b2o4b2o31bobo$2b2o5b2o
40bo$9b2o37bo3bo$2b6ob2o39b3o$2b6ob2o34bo5bo$44bo2bo6b2o ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 3:12 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 5185
Views: 2241224

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

parkes24 wrote: October 18th, 2026, 2:45 pm Also I don't know where to post fuses...
Fuse thread
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 3:00 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your unsure discoveries
Replies: 4093
Views: 1927798

Re: an hwss gun but it's actually an lwss gun

(belated) welcome to the forums! to avoid clutter, please do not make new threads for things unless they actually represent a new and notable topic. while there isn't explicitly a forum rule against this kind of thing, I feel that rules 3a and 4c are the most relevant.

not to discourage you from ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 1:48 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)
Replies: 91
Views: 4184

Re: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)

finally managed to build an emulator that can create a p148 gun:
x = 39, y = 28, rule = B3/S23-q4i
27b2ob2o$28bobo$27b2ob2o5$9bobo$9b3o2$9b3o$5b2obo2bo$5b2ob2o$8bo$8b2o
2$8b4o12b3o$7bo4bo11bo2bo$7b2obo2bo10bo2bo8bobo$13bo12bo9b3o$4b2o7bo$
bo3bobo5bo8b2o12b3o$bobo2b2o2bo2bo22bobo$obo9bo$2bo7bobobo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 1:12 am
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)
Replies: 91
Views: 4184

Re: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)

p8 backrake:
x = 19, y = 31, rule = B3/S23-q4i
b3o7b3o$bobo7bobo2$2ob2o5b2ob2o$5bo3bo$bo2b2obob2o2bo$2b2o3bo3b2o$2ob
obobobobob2o2$4b7o$b2obo5bob2o$5b5o$5bo3bo$6bobo$6bobo$6bobo2$5b2ob2o
6b3o$5b2ob2o5bo2bo$3bo2bobo2bo6bo$3b3o3b3o2bo3bo$2b2o7b2obo3bo$2b2o7b
2o5bo$2bo2bo3bo2bo2bobo2$3b2o5b2o3$13bo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 18th, 2026, 12:01 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1505
Views: 824052

Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

different H-G, same mechanism as last time. p413 reduction (3776 -> 3540)
x = 61, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
20bo$20b3o8b2o$6b2o15bo8bo$6b2o4b2o8b2o5b3o$11bob2ob2o11bo$9b3obob4o18b
o3bo$25b2o7bobobobobobo$5b4obob3o10b2o6bo2bobobobo2bo$6b2ob2obo21bo3b
obo3bo$10b2o4b2o16bo3bobo3bo$16b2o16bo2bo3bo2bo ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 17th, 2026, 9:06 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)
Replies: 91
Views: 4184

Re: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)


P1GG I refuse to believe you are finding these by hand. What is the trick to finding these (and things like the p17)?


it's more often than not just throwing things at a wall and seeing what works. I spent a lot of time on this rulefamily specifically.

so that the post has something in it, P10 ...
by Period1GliderGun
October 17th, 2026, 7:39 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)
Replies: 91
Views: 4184

Re: Tables (B3/S23-q4i)

double post, but big new topic. here are some small billiard-table-y oscillators, all related to each other (period 6,7,8,11,12) (EDIT: fixed the RLE, duh) :
x = 14, y = 69, rule = B3/S23-q4i
10b3o$4b2o3b3o$4bo$b2ob3o$2bo4bobo$2bob2ob3o$3bob2o$8b2o$9bo$8bo$8b2o
4$7b2ob2o$2b2o4bob2o$2bobo3bo ...

Go to advanced search