RuleEmulator v1.0

[hibiscus]

I've just begun development of a rule that allows you to "emulate" multiple life-like cellular automata (including Life itself) inside of a single rule table.
Rule table (for now):

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@RULE RuleEmulator5
@TABLE
n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
0, 1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0, 1
0, 2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0, 2
0, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 2
0, 3,3,3,0,0,0,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3, 3
0, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4, 4
0, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5
1, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, 0
2, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, 0
3, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,3,3,3,0,0,0, 0
4, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,4,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 0
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 255 0 0
3 255 255 0
4 0 255 0
5 0 255 255

The rules emulated include:

• Life (B3/23, white)
• HighLife (B36/S23, red)
• Day and Night (B3678/S34678, yellow)
• Diamoeba (B35678/S5678, green)
• Move (B368/S245, blue)

Here's a collection of spaceships in multiple cellular automata, emulated using RuleEmulator:

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x = 159, y = 39, rule = RuleEmulator5
2.3A13.C18.4C.2C11.C4.C.C4.C10.D4.D10.4E14.B42.2A$.A2.A12.3C16.C.C3.
3C10.2C3.3C3.2C9.D.4D.D10.2E15.2B37.3A.3A$4.A11.5C15.5C.4C10.2C2.3C2.
2C11.6D11.2E15.B.B35.2A3.A$A3.A11.5C19.5C13.2C3.2C13.6D29.3B30.A.A2.A
2.2A.2A$A3.A10.C.3C.C15.2C2.C3.C13.2C.2C15.4D11.3E49.4A.A6.A$4.A10.7C
37.5C14.6D10.2E11.3B36.A2.A.2A$.A.A12.5C59.2D13.E12.B.B34.2A.A3.2A4.A
$14.C.5C.C38.C16.6D25.2B32.A2.A.A8.2A$15.7C58.2D28.B31.A4.3A.5A2.A$
15.7C57.4D59.A4.A9.A$14.C.5C.C57.2D61.A3.A3.A2.A.2A$16.5C57.6D24.B36.
2A9.A$16.5C59.2D26.B30.A4.2A2.2A$15.7C57.4D25.B30.A2.3A4.A.2A3.A$14.
9C57.2D55.2A.A5.5A.A.2A$14.2C.3C.2C56.4D53.3A2.2A.2A.2A.2A$16.C.C.C
59.2D52.A4.A.A$18.C59.6D49.6A3.A.A4.2A$17.3C60.2D54.2A7.A$17.3C59.4D
58.A3.A$16.5C59.2D45.A6.3A3.A4.A$16.5C57.6D41.2A.2A2.2A.2A3.5A$17.3C
60.2D47.A2.2A.A2.A.2A$17.3C59.4D42.3A2.A4.A5.2A$15.7C58.2D51.A.A.A.A.
3A$15.C.3C.C56.6D49.A2.A$15.C2.C2.C57.4D55.A.A$18.C59.6D55.A$17.3C59.
4D$17.3C58.6D51.3A$17.3C59.4D52.3A$18.C58.8D$18.C60.4D54.2A$16.C.C.C
56.8D52.2A$15.C.3C.C57.4D54.A$15.7C57.4D$15.7C$16.5C$16.2C.2C!
@RULE RuleEmulator5
@TABLE
n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
0, 1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0, 1
0, 2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0, 2
0, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 2
0, 3,3,3,0,0,0,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3, 3
0, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4, 4
0, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5
1, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, 0
2, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, 0
3, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,3,3,3,0,0,0, 0
4, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,4,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 0
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 255 0 0
3 255 255 0
4 0 255 0
5 0 255 255

I haven't figured out exactly what to do if a dead cell has, say, three state-1 neighbours ("Life neighbours"), and three state-2 neighbours ("HighLife neighbours"). What happens then? Should a cell be born as a Life cell or as a HighLife cell?

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I haven't figured out exactly what to do if a dead cell has, say, three state-1 neighbours ("Life neighbours"), and three state-2 neighbours ("HighLife neighbours"). What happens then? Should a cell be born as a Life cell or as a HighLife cell?

Just leave it off, otherwise it won't be a symmetric rule.
p80 hybrid pi hassler:

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x = 20, y = 11, rule = RuleEmulator5
7.2B2.2B$7.2B2.2B2$10.2A$3.B5.A.A4.B$4BA4.A5.A4B$3.B5.A.A4.B$10.2A2$
7.2B2.2B$7.2B2.2B!

@RULE RuleEmulator5
@TABLE
n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
0, 1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0, 1
0, 2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0, 2
0, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 2
0, 3,3,3,0,0,0,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3, 3
0, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4, 4
0, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5
1, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, 0
2, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, 0
3, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,3,3,3,0,0,0, 0
4, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,4,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 0
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 255 0 0
3 255 255 0
4 0 255 0
5 0 255 255

p48 hybrid replicator hassler:

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = RuleEmulator5
19.2A$19.2A$14.3B$14.B2.B$14.B3.B$15.B2.B$16.3B4$6.3B$6.B2.B$6.B3.B$
7.B2.B$8.3B5$2A$2A!

@RULE RuleEmulator5
@TABLE
n_states:6
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
0, 1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0, 1
0, 2,2,2,0,0,0,0,0, 2
0, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 2
0, 3,3,3,0,0,0,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,0,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,0, 3
0, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3, 3
0, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,0,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,0,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,0, 4
0, 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4, 4
0, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 5
0, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5
1, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0, 0
1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, 0
2, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,0,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,0,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0, 0
2, 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, 0
3, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
3, 3,3,3,3,3,0,0,0, 0
4, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,0,0,0,0,0, 0
4, 4,4,4,4,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,0,0,0,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,0,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,0, 0
5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 0
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 255 0 0
3 255 255 0
4 0 255 0
5 0 255 255

[hotdogPi]

Is this supposed to have Symbiosis vibes? One neighbor of a different state is enough to keep any cell alive.

[muzik]

So basically the same concept as the 2016 Rainbow rules?: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2078&p=28554#p28554