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Katrina

Can B345/S345 have any spaceships? A lot of times you get partials like this:
x = 87, y = 95, rule = B345/S345
70bo8bo$70bobo4bobo$68b4o2b2o2b4o$68b3o2bo2bo2b3o$66b5o8b5o$65b4obo3b
2o3bob4o$65bobob2o8b2obobo$64b4ob2o2b4o2b2ob4o$64b8o6b8o$65b7ob4ob7o$
64bob6o6b6obo$6b4o55b4ob4o2b4ob4o ...

Katrina

Lowest periods INT SMOS and SMOSMOS
P5 SMOS (From deleted user on discord) (Would need to repost here and find the identity of the deleted user if we were to use in the nomination)
https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/1412644518058004543

Credit me for it. That ...

Katrina

Smaller (2,1)c/5
Used multiple LLSSS commands.
LSSS_HALT_ON_ENDS=true LLSSS_MAX_TABLE_SIZE=23 ./rlife llsss-recentering --pre-reify-autochoke 512MB --rule 'B2/S25H' raw:1:0:0:-2:-3:5:0:1:0 (@bg or 0.in) __
x = 64, y = 101, rule = B2/S25H
2b2o$b2obob3o$b2o3bobo$bobo5bo$4bo2b2o2bo$bo6b6o ...

Katrina

c/23o in this rule:

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = R2,C0,S4-7,9-12,B4,11-12,NB
bo3bobo3bo$o4b3o4bo$2bobobobobo$2bo3bo3bo$3bo5bo!

Katrina

Really small 3c/5o rake
x = 33, y = 34, rule = B26/S5
14bo3bo2$14bo3bo$11b4o3b4o$10bo2bo5bo2bo$13b7o$10bobo7bobo2$6b4obo9bob
4o$8bo15bo$3bo4bobo2bo5bo2bobo4bo$4bo3bo3bobo3bobo3bo3bo$2b2obo6bo7bo
6bob2o$bo3bo21bo3bo$b3o4bo2bo9bo2bo4b3o$2o5bo17bo5b2o$6bo2bo13bo2bo$5b
3o2bo11bo2b3o$o9bo2b3ob3o2bo9bo ...

Katrina

Here's a very different rule with the same premise. It only has stripes and vacuum, but it has interesting growth.
x = 0, y = 0, rule = B2e3acin4-qrwy5-ejkq6-en7e8/S1c2en3ejkq4jnqw5-acin6-e78
!
[[ RANDOMIZE RANDWIDTH 100 RANDHEIGHT 100 ]]

Spaceships (none exist in the stripes dual):
x = 92, y ...

Katrina

DualWars: Rule with competing duals

x = 0, y = 0, rule = B2ei3aeijr4eikrz5aciky6-ik7c8/S1e2ik3ejnqr4-ckntz5cknqy6-ei78
!
[[ RANDOMIZE RANDWIDTH 64 RANDHEIGHT 64 ]]

I golfed this rule using a script to flip self-complementary rule transitions. This rule has amoeba-like growth on a vacuum, with ...

Katrina

2c/5d searches give the best partials in the rule space B25(678)/S4(5678). (with one or more of S5, S6)
x = 95, y = 95, rule = B25/S456
16b3o$16bo2bo$14b2ob2ob2o$13bo2bo6bo$15bo3bob3obobo$16bobo2b5o$15b2o5b
ob3obo$14bobo3bo2b2ob3o$15bo4bo3bob2obo$16bo2bo4b3obo$24b2obobobo$11bo
b2o4b4ob2ob2ob2obo ...

Katrina

self-complementary 3c/4o partial:
x = 72, y = 152, rule = B2568/S14578
32bo6bo$30b2o2bo2bo2b2o$33b2o2b2o$28b3obob4obob3o$29b4o2b2o2b4o$30b3o
2b2o2b3o$26bo3bo2b6o2bo3bo$28bobobo2b2o2bobobo$25b2o3b12o3b2o$24bo3bob
o10bobo3bo$23bob2o7bo2bo7b2obo$24b2obo2b2o3b2o3b2o2bob2o$24bobo4b2o2b
2o2b2o4bobo ...

Katrina

This rule looks like an alternating R1 INT rule at double speed for some reason. It's also self-complementary.

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#R R2,C0,S1-4,13-19,22-28,B7-8,16-23,28,NW0010002420140410242000100

!

[[ RANDOMIZE RANDWIDTH 100 RANDHEIGHT 100 RANDFILL 50 ]]

Katrina

Pi Rep-tomino (except it's not a heptomino as the predecessor)

x = 4, y = 3, rule = pi_rep
3A$3A$A2.A!
@RULE pi_rep

@TABLE
n_states:3
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute

var a={0,1,2}
var b=a
var c=a
var d=a
var e=a
var f=a
var g=a
var h=a
var i=a

0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1
0,1,1,1,1,1,1,a,b,2
2,1,a ...

Katrina

What the hell is this rule (originally MAPgggggg (von Neumann), but converted to Moore for extra compatibility)
Indescribable photon wick mess things.
x = 65, y = 3, rule = MAPzAAAzAAAzADMAADMAADMAADMAADMAADMAMwAAMwAAMzMAADMAADMAMwAAMwAAMwAAMwAAMwAAMwAzAAAzAAAzA
o11bo9bo2bo10bob2obo12bobobo3bobo ...

Katrina

Are spaceships possible in either of these rules?

MAPAj8PAX6IQhRIiAYFSgEnFAiJFQVQCKCEdhBixcgA5RQBlgwBCBTgECaQwEGIDSEUyJmWAchIQaTkWKJQAwgiJA
MAPAj8PAX6IQhRIiAYFSgEnFAiJFSVQCKCEdhBixcgA5RQBngwBCBTgECaQwEGIDSEUyJmWAchIQaTkWKJQAwgiJA

Yes.
x = 8, y = 9, rule ...

Katrina

Chaotic replicator and a handful of spaceships, 5 lines and 3 states
x = 76, y = 8, rule = Kat1
63.A$58.A$33.A2.A27.A$A2.A29.A15.B.B12.A$A2.BA29.3B.A5.A6.B4.A.2B2.3B
$.B34.B7.A11.A4.B10.A2.A$2.B33.B8.2B10.2B4.A8.A$3.2A32.2A9.2A10.2A11.
2B!
@RULE Kat1

@TABLE
n_states:3
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries ...

Katrina

Its clear now this is not the case, we're getting attacked by a LLM-based spambots that are very convincing up until the point they post the spam link. I am fooled my then in all three times.

I wouldn't be fooled if it said "I've been experimenting with Still Life and was wondering how well it ...

Katrina

I don't even know if this makes sense for this channel, but if you run a pattern in B3/S234 for long enough it very closely approximates a circle.

Katrina

I think a more layman explanation would be very tough to give.

I can very barely understand what LSSS is doing and how LLSSS is similar. However when many of the features completely surpass the features LSSS already has, including stuff like recentering, even the size of the source code, it ...

Katrina

Fun objects:

x = 126, y = 68, rule = MAPARMTNxM2N34TNjd+Nmx+7DZsfuxsyOzIbMjsyMiAyIATNjd+Nmx+7DZsfuxsyOzIbMjsyMiAyIDIgMiAgACAAA
bo4b2o4b2o4bo4bo4bo5b2o4bo3bo4b2o7bo5b4o6bo4b4o15bo4bo$3o2b4o2b4o2b3o
2b3o2b3o3b4o2b2o3b2o3b2o5bo3bo4bobo4bo6bo2bo9b3o2b3o2b3o10b2o6b2o$obo ...

Katrina

NNlk05 wrote: July 26th, 2026, 1:03 am Since this is a R1 weighted rule with symmetric weights, there should be a corresponding INT rule.
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1 2 1
1 C 1
1 2 1

This would only allow MAP rules because this is D2 symmetric, not D8

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MAPARMTNxM2N34TNjd+Nmx+7DZsfuxsyOzIbMjsyMiAyIATNjd+Nmx+7DZsfuxsyOzIbMjsyMiAyIDIgMiAgACAAA

Katrina

Search Program Review: LLSSS

Katrina Pleasedon'tstalkme
Please don't stalk me, Earth
✭✭✭☆☆ - 7/21/2026

This program is good, but it is very intensive on even medium-end computers. While attempting to find a 2c/5d in B256/S4568 in w19 with LLSSS my computer managed to restart itself due to the ...

Katrina

How are people using apgsearch with B0 rules? Whenever I run them I always get an error.

A lot of hauls seem to be from apgsearch version 5, as recently as 2021-2022.

: https://catagolue.hatsya.com/rules/lifelike; apgsearch_b0.png (16.87 KiB) Viewed 252 times

: apgsearch_error.png (24.27 KiB) Viewed 252 times

Katrina

I have no idea

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x = 2, y = 3, rule = B2ce3c/S1
o$bo$o!

Edit: similar one

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x = 2, y = 3, rule = B2ce4y5k/S1
o$bo$o!

Katrina

Gun made of replicator made of spaceships.
AKA: Glider Gun

x = 50, y = 51, rule = B3aeijn4jw5ij6-i7e8/S2-c3jknqr4-ekny5-inqr6aik
21bo12bo$21bobo8bobo$21b2o10b2o3$10bo$9b2o$5bobo3bo9b2o10b2o$6b6o9bobo
8bobo$3bo3bo3bo9bo12bo$5b3o4bo$7b2obo$7b2o$7b2o$4bo3bo31b2o6b2o$7bo33b
2o4b2o$5bo2bo31bo8bo7 ...

Katrina

(4, 2)c/4 spaceship according to square grid.
edit: it's p2 photon on hex
x = 22, y = 25, rule = B01/S0235H
4b2ob2ob2o$6bo3bo$3b2obob2obob2o$5b3o2b4o$3bob3o4b3obo$6bo7bo$10b2obo$
b2o2bob3o2bo4bo$4bob4ob2obo2b3o$2obob2obo4bo2bobo$4bob2obo3bobo3bobo$
2bobobo5bobo2bobo$o3bo3bo2bo2bobo$3bobob2obo2bobo ...

Katrina

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