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Since CGOL is Turing complete, if you make a computer pattern, and then you put a copyrighted or patented program/technique on the computer's ROM, would the pattern count as copyrighted or patented? (Disclaimer: I'm not implying I support any side or response.)
I would argue copyright is ...

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JoshM wrote: December 16th, 2025, 1:31 am A: N/A; that rule is actually HighLife.

Q: What was the first c/pi spaceship?

A: Pi-heptomino
Q: How to synthesize eater E?

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Curled fishhook:
x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$2obo2bo$bobob2o$bobo$2b2o!

Curled integral:
x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o3b2o$obobo2bo$2bobob2o$2bobo$3b2o!

Curled prodigal/tub with curled nine/curled integral with tub:
x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo3b2o$bobobo2bo$3bobob2o$3bobo$4b2o ...

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RIP Unname New Web.

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Solifuge comparison (oldest vs newest):
x = 2303, y = 1557, rule = B3/S23
581b2o12b2o$580bobo10b2ob2o$582bo10b4o$594b2o17b2o$576b2o34b4o$577b2o
33b2ob2o$561b3o3b2o7bo37b2o$560bo3bo2b2o14b3o$547bo11bo5bo17bo2bo46b2o
$547bo12b5o18bo47b2ob2o$547bo35bo47b4o$584bobo45b2o17b2o$531bo34b2o9b
3o70b4o ...

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How do I begin making multistate rule files?
For example, say that I want to make a rule with state 0-10, each single cell other than 0 being a photon traveling in a respective direction (1: top-left diagonal, 2: top orthogonal, 3: top-right diagonal, 4: left orthogonal, 5: stationary, 6: right ...

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Attempted to make PD fuse, accidentally made temporary MWSS instead:
x = 1199, y = 254, rule = B3/S23
3ob5o4bo2bob2o3bo6b3ob9o4b3ob2ob2o4b2ob3o3b5o2b3o2b2o2b3o2b4o2bo4b3ob
o3bob2o$ob2ob2ob4ob3o3b2obobob2ob5o2bo2b4o2b3o3b2o7bo2b2obob3o2bo3b2o
4bobob2o2bobob2ob3o2bob8o ...

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3L Herschel synthesis:
x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2ob2o10bo2bo$4o10bo$b2o11bo3bo$14b4o4$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!

3L beehive:
x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2b2o11bo2bo$2ob2o9bo$4o10bo3bo$b2o11b4o4$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!

4L glider:
x = 19, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b3o$6bob2o ...

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There absolutely needs to be some way to do this, since the pattern archives are just not enough, descriptions are needed too, and some patterns are either classes of patterns (of which there are many members, so it doesn't refer to just one pattern) or patterns huge enough they are description-only ...

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Burnalong: Fuse tagalong.
x = 119, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
bobo$o2bo$bo2bo2b2ob2o$2bo2bob2ob3o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b
2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$5bo2bo4bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bo ...

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How do I begin making multistate rule files?
For example, say that I want to make a rule with state 0-10, each single cell other than 0 being a photon traveling in a respective direction (1: top-left diagonal, 2: top orthogonal, 3: top-right diagonal, 4: left orthogonal, 5: stationary, 6: right ...

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is there really any benefit of having a truly stable device instead of a functionally stable one? if there isn't, can we consider any oscillators that can be constructed with 6 or less gliders to be neo-Spartan as long as they're used for functionally stable purposes?

I think it is because a p1 ...

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Dump 2 (apgweb, multiple symmetries, also somehow the 7z archive is smaller than most files in it)! (I cannot add a new file to the old post, as far as I know)

CheckerLife Dump.7z: (5.49 KiB) Downloaded 33 times

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Idea: RCT15-based self-constructing spaceship (SMOS). Don't know if this idea has already been stated. It would be the smallest SMOS and self-constructing spaceship in Life by population, only about 75 cells at minimum, but it would be most probably extremely gargantuan (which is an also an ...

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Eiður wrote: December 12th, 2025, 12:44 am I added a second button that saves the pattern with blue and red cells, but I don't know how to save the rules with it. The first button saves the cells with the B3/S23 rule but not red and blue

Can't you use metadata in the RLE comments?

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I was randomly placing blocks in front of Rs and got this very messy almost-fuse:

#C The ash catches up to the front and destroys the fuse.
x = 37, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$24b2o9b2o$24b2o10$23b2o$12b2o9b2o$12b2o10$11b2o$2o9b2o$b2o$bo!

I managed to tame it with another row of blocks to make ...

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It works, but I meant something that saves the data about which cells belong to which player too, you know. Maybe you can add some metadata to the RLE using comments such that if you open in GOLGO then it uses the exact same saved state but if you open it in normal programs it works like normal Life.

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Just so you know, no one would pay for a CGOL simulator, most CA work is done out of actual usefulness (and some is for fun), not profit.

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It would be good to have some kind of way to save the state.

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The QBS you tried to make isn't an oscillator anymore since it is missing a block.

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Crosspost:

Carrier making soup:
x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
bob2o4bobo$3b6o2bo$obob2ob2obo$b3ob2obobo$b5o3bobo$2o3bobob3o$b3ob2ob
2o$b6obo$o7bo2bo$obobobo3b2o$bo2bob2o2bo$5ob2obo!

Extracted firecloud 1:
x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$2b2obo$2o3b3o$5ob2o4b2o$o3b3obo4b2o$b4o2b2o3bo$o3bo ...

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Carrier making soup:
x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
bob2o4bobo$3b6o2bo$obob2ob2obo$b3ob2obobo$b5o3bobo$2o3bobob3o$b3ob2ob
2o$b6obo$o7bo2bo$obobobo3b2o$bo2bob2o2bo$5ob2obo!

Extracted firecloud 1:
x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$2b2obo$2o3b3o$5ob2o4b2o$o3b3obo4b2o$b4o2b2o3bo$o3bo$2b2obo$bo3bo ...

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A list of -athlons

Next:
x = 316, y = 287, rule = B3/S23
161b2o$159b2ob2o$159b4o$160b2o17b2o$151b2o25b4o$150bobo25b2ob2o$141b2o
9bo27b2o$141b2o$146b2o51b2o$147b2o48b2ob2o$129b2o15bo50b4o$129b2o67b2o
17b2o$216b4o$216b2ob2o$218b2o$127b3o27b3o$130bo16b3o7bo2bo76b2o$131bo
17bo7bo77b2ob2o ...

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con922 wrote: November 22nd, 2025, 4:27 pm I enjoy Conway's game of life (and its variants) so I thought "why not join this forum".

Welcome!

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