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I just found a p9 traffic light-phi hassler!

x = 27, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$2bobo$2o2b2o$bobo8bo$o2b3o5bobo$obo3bo5bo$bob3ob2o$3bo21b2o$
3bo7b2obo10bo$bob3ob2o5bo8bobo$obo3bo5bobo2bo2bo2b2o$o2b3o10bo4bo$bobo
12bo4bo$2o2b2o6b2o2bo4bo$2bobo7bobo2bo2bo2b2o$2bobo4b2obobo8bobo$3bo5b
obobo11bo ...

A phoenix is a pattern where every live cell dies in every generation, which also means they're composed of Instant Deaths.

(Source: LifeWiki)

x = 58, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3bobo$bo5bo$7bobo9bo7bo$2o15bobo5bobo$10b2o9bobo5bo$2bo12b2o6bo$10b
o18b2o$2b2o12bo$8bobo17bo$4bobo10b2o$6bo3bobo14b2o ...

do you plan to do some research about P13 sparkers? They might be helpful in completing P39 or P26 glider guns and stuff.


I actually was thinking about p13 sparkers because I wanted to make a p13 pseudo-glider gun:

Has anyone tried making a p13 pseudo-glider gun? A real glider gun can't be ...

I just made a collection of p11 sparkers and other useful p11s! Some aren't technically sparkers, but I thought they were worth including since they can be useful in p11 oscillator construction.

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


x = 221, y = 395, rule = LifeSuper
129.AG2H ...

I found a p19 partial from 2024 which is basically my p11 honey farm reaction, but with the beehives replaced with blinkers, dimerized, and without any eaters:
Edit: p19 partial:

x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
6b3o2$4bo$3bobo$2bo3bo$2bo3bo$2bo3bo$3bobo$4bo2$3o!


It works with the common 2x3 ...

I just found a better way to produce my p11 phi spark partial!

x = 6, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b3o$obobo$obobo$b3o$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo2$2b2obo2$bo!


This common predecessor:

x = 4, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b3o3$b3o$bobo$bobo$o2bo!


produces the phi spark and leaves a blinker, which can be ...

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!

A successful catalysis for this could be useful for theoretical high-clearance sparkers:

x = 14, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o3$4b3o$3bo3bo$2bo5bo ...

I found an almost-working activation for my p11 pipsquirter partial! I found a period-5 reaction called Hooks , whose front looked very similar to the Diamondback's. Then I tried editing it to activate my pipsquirter, and somehow it almost became a working p11 and I got this:

x = 20, y = 20, rule ...

I found a p11 moderate domino/v-sparker/beehive hassler!

x = 35, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$23bo$22bo$22b4o$20b2o4bo$19bo2b2o$19b2obo$20bo2b2o$18bobo2b2o$
16b3ob2o$15bo10b2o$15b2o9bo$27b3o$2o27bo$bo11b2o7bo7b2o$bobo3b3o3b2o5b
2obo7bo$2b2o2bo3bo2b2o4bo3bo7bob2o$5bo5bo7bob2o7b2o2bo ...

I found a p11 moderate domino/v-sparker/beehive hassler!




New S8-triggering period, p11
x = 35, y = 29, rule = B3/S238
22b2o$23bo$22bo$22b4o$20b2o3bo$19bo2b2o$19b2obobo$20bobobo$18bobob3o$
16b3ob2o$15bo10b2o$15b2o9bo$27b3o$2o27bo$bo6bo4b2o6b2o7b2o$bobo3b3o2b
o2bo4b2obo7bo ...

What are some examples of "line extenders" in Life?
I've been looking at reactions where an edge temporarily extends by one cell, like these ones

x = 25, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
5b2o10b2o$6bo11bo$4bo11bo$4b5o7b5o$2o6bo4bo6bo$bo2b3o6b6o$bobo$2obo9b
3o$bobo8bo3bo3b2o$bobob2o5bobo6bo ...

What about this?

2026-08-22:

I found another p11 honey farm hassler! It produces the same predecessor, but in a different way. It also seems like only the other version of the honey farm can stabilize it on either side:

x = 25, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
8bo5b2o$8b3o3bo2bo$11bo3b3o$10b2o$5b2o10b3o$6bo10bo2bo ...

I found another p11 honey farm hassler! It produces the same predecessor, but in a different way. It also seems like only the other version of the honey farm can stabilize it on either side:

x = 25, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
8bo5b2o$8b3o3bo2bo$11bo3b3o$10b2o$5b2o10b3o$6bo10bo2bo$6bobo10b2o$7b2o
3b2o ...

Does this count as a "iwona active region hassler"?
x = 23, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo$3bobo$2obob2o2b2o$ob2o2bo2b2o$5b2o2$ob2o3bo4bo$2obo3bo2b2obo
2b3o$9bob3o3bo$4b3o3b2o$16b3o$15bo3bo$14bo5bo$14bobobobo$13b2obobob2o$
12bo2b2ob2o2bo$12b2o7b2o!


Maybe, considering how this counts as a pi ...

I'm thinking of making more pentadecathlons/phi spark mechanisms/sparkers at different periods, like this p11 phi spark partial

x = 13, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
6.C$6.C$5.3C3$5.3C$6.C$A2.A2.C2.A2.A$A2.3A.3A2.A$.A9.A$2.A.A.A.A.A$6.
A!

or this p11 pentadecathlon/undecathlon partial. (the hook ...

I found a p11 moderate domino/v-sparker/beehive hassler!

x = 35, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$23bo$22bo$22b4o$20b2o4bo$19bo2b2o$19b2obo$20bo2b2o$18bobo2b2o$
16b3ob2o$15bo10b2o$15b2o9bo$27b3o$2o27bo$bo11b2o7bo7b2o$bobo3b3o3b2o5b
2obo7bo$2b2o2bo3bo2b2o4bo3bo7bob2o$5bo5bo7bob2o7b2o2bo$5bo5bo8bo8bo2b ...

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 ...

Is there a better way to activate this catalyst like this without single-length 2c/3 signals?

And even a pseudo-glider gun can be useful because since it acts like a glider, certain reactions or sparks can be made:

x = 44, y = 44, rule = StateInvestigator
28.ED$18.CD2ED2ED2ED$10.CEDE2.DED6.A2.A$.2DE3.C2.ED3.2EA10.A4.E.C$A3.
DE.D2.D3.E.D10.2A5.A$A.A3.E.DE5.A10.3A6.A$.A3.A2.CED4.A11.2A4 ...

Has anyone tried making a p13 pseudo-glider gun? A real glider gun can't be p13 because the gliders will bump into each other:

x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobo$5bo$bo$b2o$obo!



Just for an idea of what 8than888 is trying to say here, here is a StateInvestigator example. The thing on ...

Has anyone tried making a p13 pseudo-glider gun? A real glider gun can't be p13 because the gliders will bump into each other:

x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobo$5bo$bo$b2o$obo!


But perhaps a pseudo-glider gun can act similarly. The glider has to be repeatedly eaten and then regenerated. I ...

On this phone I had a problem with the lifeviewer buttons glitchingly blinking before but now I can't move in the lifeviewer anymore with 2 fingers, so now I can only zoom, by pressing the zoom button. At least the lifeviewer in catalogue and my other phone still works.

I found a 3-glider-to-pipsquirter (functional dot and domino sparker) reaction which is different from the one included in the Pipsquirter article. 2 gliders can be replaced with a high-clearance domino/obo sparker. Its repeat time is 16.

x = 75, y = 110, rule = B3/S23
69bo$69bobo$69b2o2$65bo ...

I've also posted this in the oscillator discussion thread, but I'm looking specifically for help completing these p11 pipsquirter partials. If anyone has ideas, catalysts, or search results for this, I'd really appreciate it.

I've been working on a p11 pipsquirter partial for months now. After ...