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by Timelord Missionary
October 15th, 2026, 5:37 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Replies: 2383
Views: 1714695

Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries


p210 glider gun from gosper glider guns

x = 193, y = 159, rule = B3/S23
9$141bo$139bobo$129b2o6b2o12b2o$128bo3bo4b2o12b2o$117b2o8bo5bo3b2o$117b
2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$127bo5bo7bo$128bo3bo46b2o$129b2o48b2o$70bo$68bobo$58b
2o6b2o12b2o$57bo3bo4b2o12b2o$46b2o8bo5bo3b2o$46b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$56bo
5bo7bo ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 15th, 2026, 5:06 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Does this work, or does it somehow defeat the purpose? x = 99, y = 86, rule = B3/S23
5$57b2o$57bobo$58bo2$53bo$52b3o$51bobobo$51bobobo$52b3o$53bo7bo$62b2o
3b2o$62b2o3b2o$53bo4b5o$52b3o3b2ob2o12b3o2b2o$51bobobo3b2o16bobobo$51b
obobo24bo$52b3o22bobo$53bo20bo$73bob3obo$73bo2b2o2bo$76bob2o$77bo$74b
obo ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 15th, 2026, 4:30 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

The p10 is known, but the other two aren’t. Nice job!
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[EDIT] Here are reduced p6, p10, p14 honey farm hasslers (their hassling mechanisms all by me from the past, supporting oscillators not mine): x = 66, y = 66, rule = B3/S23
52bo2bo2bo$49bo2b7o$49b3o$52bo2b6o$51bo2bobobo2bo$51bob2obo3b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 14th, 2026, 5:23 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad
Replies: 1495
Views: 821696

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



to continue the 124n fervor, here is a reduction to the left-hand catalysts (shown with the p124) that should shave a column off every gun so far:




Small problem in the form of Coolout Conjecture Counterexample:
x = 59, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
11.A.A$10.A.4A$8.3A5.A$7.A3.A.3A3.A$7.A.A ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 12th, 2026, 2:35 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread


I just made a collection of p13 sparkers and other useful p13s! Some aren't technically sparkers, but I thought they were worth including since they can be useful in p13 oscillator construction.

(Pink = removable; Blue = cells I want to be removable)


x = 238, y = 395, rule = LifeSuper
127.B ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 10th, 2026, 10:52 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries
Replies: 2383
Views: 1714695

Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

Stupid, nigh-unusable 2-cell, 35 generation pulsar push:

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 x = 21, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
3$12b2o$12b2o2$9b3o$8bo3bo$8bo3bo$9b3o2$7bo5bo$6b3o3b3o$b2o2bobobobob
obo2b2o$b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o$5bobobobobobo$6b3o3b3o2$6b3o3b3o$5bobobobo
bobo$4b3ob2ob2ob3o$2o3bobobobobobo3b2o$2o4b3o3b3o4b2o$7bo5bo!
by Timelord Missionary
October 7th, 2026, 7:38 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread


p92 partial based on synperiplanar's p38; p4 prob works but i'm lazy
x = 28, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
15bobo$10b2o2bob2o$10bo3bo3b2o$11b3ob2o3bo$13bobob3obobo$6bo8bobo2bob
2o$o8bo5b2o3bo$3o4b2o10b2o$3bo$2b2o5b2o$9b3o$9bobo10b2obo$3b2o5b2o2bo
7bob2o$3b2o3bo2bo2bo$7bo2b2o2bo$8bobo2b2o$14bo$10bo ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 6th, 2026, 9:35 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread


[...]

p32 partial:
x = 29, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
7b2o2$8bo$6b2ob2o$8bo5$20bo2bo$19bo4bo$19bo5bo$22b2ob2o$19bo7bo$19bob
ob3o2bo$9b3o8b2obob3o$8bo2bo$8bo3bo7b2obob3o$7b2o2bo7bobob3o2bo$9bo9b
o7bo$10b2o10b2ob2o$4b2o13bo5bo$4b2o13bo4bo$20bo2bo$10b2o$9bo7b3o$7b2o
2bo5bo2bo$8bo3bo3bo3bo$8bo2bo5bo2b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 6th, 2026, 3:07 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread


[…]
Edit: Never mind, the top domino can't be delayed, but if it isn't delayed, it should work.
Edit 2: Is it even possible to do that though?


Apparently, it is ok for it to be delayed, given that exact sparkydoodle:
x = 12, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
7bo2bo$8b3o$4b2ob4o$3o2bo2b2o$2bo$2bo5b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
October 3rd, 2026, 9:36 am
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Agar discussion thread
Replies: 60
Views: 28823

Re: Agar discussion thread

Sooo, can these all be stacked on top of each other like a precarious tower of pancakes? I find these 1*n ones hard to interpret, given that they are skewed. Can someone make a compilation post where the most interesting ones are easier to interpret?
by Timelord Missionary
September 30th, 2026, 10:53 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Still-life 'factories'
Replies: 349
Views: 282643

Re: Still-life 'factories'

So that's where I recognize that object from! x = 52, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
$12bo$7bo4b3o$3b4obo6bo$3b3obobo4b2o$8bobo$9bo$8b2o$8b2o7bo$8b2o7bo$16b
obo$16b2o$16b2o6$15bo$14bobo$14bobo$15bo$19b2o$19bobo$21bo$21b2o10$29b
2o$30bo$30bobo$31b2o$36bo$35bobo$35bobo$36bo6$34b2o$34b2o$33bobo$34bo
7b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 29th, 2026, 11:16 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

From the partials that were in the post by Hotdog Pi that 8than888 quoted:
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p15
x = 21, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o17b2o$bo17bo$bobo13bobo$2b2o13b2o$7bo5bo$7b2o3b2o$7bo5bo2$7b2o3b2o!


...
Some alternate factories that could support one of the traffic light sequences, so that there don't have to ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 29th, 2026, 3:03 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread


I just found a P24 traffic light-phi shuttle!

x = 42, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13b2o12b2o$14bo12bo$14bobo8bobo$15b2o2b2o4b2o$o17bo2bo19bo$3o15bo2bo
17b3o$3bo14bo2bo16bo$2b2o15b2o17b2o2$6b2o3b2o16b2o3b2o$5bo2bo4bo4b2o2b
2o4bo4bo2bo$5bo4bo2bo4b2o2b2o4bo2bo4bo$6b2o3b2o5b2o2b2o5b2o3b2o$2b2o
34b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 27th, 2026, 11:03 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 5165
Views: 2235567

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

As edited to Whitehawk's specifications.
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EDIT: Alas the septupler barely fails
x = 128, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
81b2o3bo$41bo3b2o32b3obobobo$40bobobob3o29bo4bobobo17b2o$21b2o17bobob
o4bo28bobobobobo15bo2bo$22bo2bo15bobobobobo23b2o7bobo15b3o3b3o$19b3o3b
3o15bobob2o4b2o19bo4b2o3b2o13bo3b3o3bo9b2o ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 25th, 2026, 5:57 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Gun Discussion Thread
Replies: 1019
Views: 493744

Re: Gun Discussion Thread


Bounding box reduced:

x = 55, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
41bo3b2o$40bobobob3o$21b2o17bobobo4bo$22bo2bo15bobobobobo$19b3o3b3o15b
obob2o4b2o$7b2o9bo3b3o3bo13b2ob3o5bo$8bo2bo6b2obo3b3o12bo3b2o5bobo$5b
3o3b3o8b2obo13bo3bo7b2o$4bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo18bo$4b3o4b3o3b2ob2o15bo5b
o$8b2obo23bo7b2obo ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 21st, 2026, 6:12 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

p6 traffic lights suttle: x = 58, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
9bob2o32b2obo$7b4obo32bob4o$6bo44bo$5bob2ob2o34b3obobo$5bobobo2bo32bo
2bobobo$bob2o6b2o32b2o4bob2obo$b2obobo41b2obobob2o$4bo4b4o32b3o3bobo$
4b3o2bo2bo32bo5bobo$2b2o3bo3bo34bobo5b2o$bo2b4obobobo30bob3ob4o2bo$ob
2o4bo3bobo28bobo3bo4b2obo ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 21st, 2026, 5:51 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Bespoke Oscillators/Periodic Catalysts
Replies: 61
Views: 25923

Re: Bespoke Oscillators/Periodic Catalysts


Can you find a replacement catalyst for the hook with tail here?

x = 9, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
o5bo$bo3bo$2b3o2$4bobo$4b2obo$7bo$7b2o!

I don't see a suitable replacement in Tutorials/Catalyses .
If there isn't a stable catalyst that works here, there might be a good solution by using a ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 19th, 2026, 11:00 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries
Replies: 5165
Views: 2235567

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries


Also a crazy MWSS synth I found:
x = 56, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
54bob$53bo2b$53b3o$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$29b3o24b$29bobo24b$29b3o24b$56b$36bo19b$35bobo18b$37b2o17b$35bobo18b$34b3o19b$32bo2bo20b$32bo2bo20b$34bo21b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$53b3o ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 12th, 2026, 4:29 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Oscillator Discussion Thread
Replies: 6027
Views: 2530526

Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

p128 LOM partial: x = 42, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
2$18bo$18b3o$21bo$20b2o13$40b2o$22bo17bo$21b4o13bobo$20bobob2o12b2o$4b
2o13b2o3bobo$3bobo14bobo3b2o$3bo17b2obobo$2b2o18b4o$24bo$25bo5$21bo$19b
2obo$18b4o$18b3o3$22b2o$22bo$23b3o$25bo!
If things could be configured so that the big ol thingamabobs could ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 12th, 2026, 3:25 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: high density predecessors of the full board
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: high density predecessors of the full board

Here is an extensible line agar that, at its peak, has a density of 3/4, no matter what period it is: x = 3, y = 17, rule = B3/S23:T8,17
b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o$b2o!
x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23:T16,17
3ob3o2b3ob3o$3ob3o2b3ob3o$3ob3o2b3ob3o$3ob3o2b3ob3o ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 12th, 2026, 2:20 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread For Your Naming Proposals of Unnamed Patterns
Replies: 267
Views: 211741

Re: Thread For Your Naming Proposals of Unnamed Patterns


I think we need a name for the "traffic light-phi" that 8than888 has been making a ton of hasslers out of.
It's no one object. It's a traffic light sequence that gets hassled/catalyzed into a phi spark in a particular way, and back again. Though I do think it would be helpful to compile ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 11th, 2026, 10:30 pm
Forum: Other Cellular Automata
Topic: Extended Life Extensions
Replies: 1187
Views: 275833

Re: Extended Life Extensions

Random stuff from lines of eggs:

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x = 35, y = 12, rule = B3/S23Investigator
3$3.2A9.8A9.2A$4.A9.8A9.A$4.28A$3.30H$4.28A$4.A9.8A9.A$3.2A9.8A9.2A!

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23Investigator
3$2.3A3H!

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x = 25, y = 12, rule = B3/S23Investigator
2$10.A2$.A2.17A$.A.17H4A$.A2.17A2$10.A!
by Timelord Missionary
September 9th, 2026, 7:32 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Replies: 475
Views: 173350

Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits



I do agree e9jp is a useful conduit object and perhaps should be investigated further

but what's the use for it outside of it being the intermediate of the speed tunnel

Because... because I like it. And even if it doesn't show up quite as much as the others in random soups, it sure as heck ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 9th, 2026, 2:26 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits
Replies: 1137
Views: 606957

Re: The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

People were making some stuff around this object around 2022, though it hasn’t been very well-documented:
unidentified to W
x = 13, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$11bo$9bobo$3o6b2o$bobo$3bo$ob2o$2o!

to glider
x = 15, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3o$bobo$3bo9b2o$ob2o9b2o$2o5$6b2o$6bo$7b3o$9bo![\code ...
by Timelord Missionary
September 9th, 2026, 1:28 pm
Forum: Patterns
Topic: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits
Replies: 475
Views: 173350

Re: Thread for your speculative elementary conduits


P-to-strange stuff:(poor connectabitily though)
x = 22, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
11b3o$13bo$11b3o$18b2o$18bobo$9b2o9bo$4b2o2bo2bo8b2o$bo2bo4bobo$obobo
5bo$bo2bob2o$4bo2bo$5bo4bo$6b5o2$8bo$7bobo$8bo!
Better: x = 11, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3o$2bo$3o$7b2o$7bobo$9bo$b2o6b2o$b2o!
also, people sometimes ...

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