Stopbox

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 8th, 2025, 6:55 am

Probably the smallest p24 gun:

x = 10, y = 8, rule = Stopbox
3B$2.A$2.A$3B2$4.6B$4.BA2BAB$4.6B!

The 8-cell p2 could function as a sparker in some cases:

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = Stopbox
3B$2.A$2.A$3B5$4.3B$4.BABAB$4.BABAB$6.3B!

Strange p2:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = Stopbox
.3B$B2.A$B.2BAB$BA2B.B$2.A2.B$2.3B!

This should be the smallest p4:

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x = 5, y = 8, rule = Stopbox
2.3B$4.A$4.A$2.3B2$.B$BAB$.B!

EDIT:
Accidentally engineered this p12 NOT gate:

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x = 13, y = 31, rule = Stopbox
10.3B$10.BAB$10.B.B20$5.B2.3B$3B.BAB.BAB$2.A2.B2.3B$2.A$3B$6.A3BA$4.B
2.BAB$3.BAB.3B$4.B!

EDIT 2:
P2 duoplet supported by 2 p2s:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = Stopbox
6.B2.B$6.B2.B$6.B2AB$4.A$3.A2$3B$2.A$2.A$3B!

Probably the first semi-natural oscillator not having the "L" rotor:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = Stopbox
4.3B2.3B$4.BAB2.BAB$4.3B2.3B2$3B2.B.2B.B2.3B$BAB.2BA2BA2B.BAB$3B2.A4.
A2.3B$4.2B4.2B$4.2B4.2B$3B2.A4.A2.3B$BAB.2BA2BA2B.BAB$3B2.B.2B.B2.3B2$
4.3B2.3B$4.BAB2.BAB$4.3B2.3B!

The first known constructed example I discovered is this:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = Stopbox
.2B$.BA.3B$.2B.BAB2$BAB.2B$3B.AB$4.2B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 8th, 2025, 9:24 pm

Period 30, made from a p5 sparking a p2 sparking a dot:

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = Stopbox
4.5B$3B.BABAB$BAB.8B$5.A3.BAB$.BAB.B3.3B$.3B2$10.3B$6.3B3.A$6.BAB3.A$
6.3B.3B!

EDIT:
Period 7:

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x = 8, y = 13, rule = Stopbox
3B$BAB$3B$A.A2$.3B$.BAB$A3B2.B$5.BAB$6.B$3B$BAB$3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 10th, 2025, 6:28 am

Period 19:

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x = 12, y = 9, rule = Stopbox
6.3B$3B3.BAB$BAB2.B2.B$3B2.BAB$5.3B$3.A$.4B5.B$2.BAB4.BAB$2.3B5.B!

Gun based on it, with a dot to help transmitting the spark and another to convert spark into a box:

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x = 17, y = 16, rule = Stopbox
4.3B$4.BAB$4.3B2$11.3B$5.3B3.BAB$5.BAB2.B2.B$5.3B2.BAB$10.3B$8.A$6.4B
5.B$7.BAB4.BAB$7.3B5.B$3B$BAB$3B!

EDIT:
Period 31 sparker:

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x = 7, y = 9, rule = Stopbox
4.3B$4.BAB$2.5B$2.BAB$2.3B2$3BAB$BA3B$3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 13th, 2025, 9:10 pm

The second known 6c/12 spaceship, and the first one occurred in C1:

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x = 11, y = 9, rule = Stopbox
3.B.B$3.BAB$3.3B2.B.B$8.BAB$BAB4.A3B$3B2.A$3B.BAB$4.B.B$6.B!

It emits large spark, therefore very useful to catalyze boxes:

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x = 9, y = 85, rule = Stopbox
2.3B$2.2BA$2.3B$6.3B$.2B3.BA$2.2A2.3B$3B$4.A$4.3B$4.BA$4.3B9$4.B.B$4.
BAB$4.3B11$2.3B$2.2BA$2.3B$6.3B$.2B3.BA$2.2A2.3B$3B$4.A$4.3B$4.BA$4.3B
9$3.B.B$3.BAB$3.3B10$2.3B$2.2BA$2.3B$6.3B$.2B3.BA$2.2A2.3B$3B$4.A$4.3B
$4.BA$4.3B9$5.B.B$5.BAB$5.3B!

hotcrystal0 · Post by **hotcrystal0** » February 13th, 2025, 9:25 pm

Accidental P4:

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x = 7, y = 15, rule = Stopbox
.B$BAB$.B3$.B$BAB$.B5$4.B.B$4.BAB$4.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 17th, 2025, 6:18 pm

Inefficient splitter:

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x = 10, y = 20, rule = Stopbox
7.3B$7.BAB$7.3B8$.B$BAB$.B5$4.B.B$4.BAB$4.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 18th, 2025, 3:45 am

The largest known natural spaceship, 6c/12:

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x = 54, y = 10, rule = Stopbox
.3B$.A2B$.3B.4B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B$5.A2.A3.2BA3.2BA3.2BA3.2B
A3.2BA3.2BA3.2BA$3B.5B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B3.3B$A2B2.AB$3B.3B44.3B
$47.3B2.AB$47.A2B.3B$47.3B!

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b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » February 24th, 2025, 1:18 am

Failed superbreeder:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = Stopbox
17.3B$17.A2B$17.3B$13.3B$14.AB$13.3B8$.3B$.A2B$.3B.4B$5.A2.A$3B.5B$A2B
2.AB$3B.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » March 12th, 2025, 10:10 am

Period 28 puffer of p22 oscillators:

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x = 294, y = 336, rule = Stopbox
124.3B$7.3B114.A2B$7.A2B114.3B9.3B11.3B$7.3B9.3B11.3B84.3B13.BA12.BA$
3.3B13.BA12.BA86.AB13.3B9.A.2B.3B$4.AB13.3B9.A.3B84.3B24.BA4.A2B$3.3B
24.BA115.BAB3.3B$30.BAB114.3B$30.3B96.3B$12.3B114.3B$12.3B114.BAB$12.
BAB125.BAB$23.BAB114.3B$23.3B114.3B$23.3B$136.3B$19.3B114.3B$19.3B114.
BAB$19.BAB111.BAB$16.BAB114.3B$16.3B114.3B$16.3B$141.BA3B$24.BA3B95.3B
16.3B$7.3B16.3B96.AB13.2B.BAB$8.AB13.2B.BAB95.3B13.BA$7.3B13.BA103.3B
9.3B$11.3B9.3B102.A2B$11.A2B114.3B$11.3B136.3B$33.3B114.3B$33.3B114.B
AB$33.BAB4$157.3B$40.3B114.3B$40.3B114.BAB$40.BAB4$164.3B$47.3B114.3B
$47.3B114.BAB$47.BAB4$171.3B$54.3B114.3B$54.3B114.BAB$54.BAB4$178.3B4.
BAB$61.3B114.3B4.3B$61.3B114.BAB4.3BA$61.BAB41.B.B.B21.B.B.B52.A3B$75.
BABAB25.B3AB16.B.B.2B3.B16.BABAB32.3B$70.B.B2.5B16.BABAB4.5B16.BABA6B
11.B.B2.5B16.BABAB11.BAB$70.BABA2BA3B6.3B2.B.B2.B.3B6.BA4B6.BAB4.3B.4B
13.BABA2BA3B6.3B2.B.B2.B.3B$70.3B.B11.BA4BAB2.B.3B6.B.4B4.BA3B9.BAB6.
BA3B2.3B.B11.BA4BAB2.B.3B$68.3B.B.B11.B.4B.BAB14.BABA3.BAB.3B14.B.B.B
A4B.B.B11.B.4B.BAB18.3B$68.B.B.3B7.B.B4.BAB.3B17.ABA4B.BAB14.BAB.B.2B
.B.3B7.B.B4.BAB.3B18.BAB$68.B.3B9.BAB6.BA3B2.3B.2B.B8.3B2.3BAB11.BA4B
AB2.B.3B9.BAB6.BA3B2.3B.2B.B8.B.B$68.BABAB4.3BA4B6.B.B4.3B.2BAB8.3B2.
BAB2.B.3B6.3B7.BABAB4.3BA4B6.B.B4.3B.2BA3B$70.B.B4.5B16.BABA6B16.BABA
B4.5B9.B.B4.5B16.BABA2B.B.B$77.BABAB21.B3AB16.B.B.B4.B3.B16.BABAB21.B
3.B$65.BAB35.B.B.B25.B.B.B44.B.B$65.3B112.BA3B$65.3B4$175.BAB$58.BAB114.
3B$58.3B114.3B27.3B$58.3B144.BAB$205.B.B3$168.BAB$51.BAB114.3B$51.3B114.
3B$51.3B4$161.BAB$44.BAB114.3B$44.3B114.3B55.3B$44.3B172.BAB$219.B.B3$
154.BAB$37.BAB114.3B$37.3B114.3B$37.3B4$147.BAB$30.BAB114.3B$30.3B114.
3B83.3B$30.3B92.3B105.BAB$8.3B114.A2B105.B.B$8.A2B114.3B9.3B$8.3B9.3B
98.3B13.BA$4.3B13.BA100.AB13.2B.BAB$5.AB13.2B.BAB95.3B16.3B$4.3B16.3B
112.BA3B$21.BA3B$130.3B$13.3B114.3B$13.3B114.BAB$13.BAB117.BAB$16.BAB
114.3B$16.3B114.3B111.3B$16.3B228.BAB$137.3B107.B.B$20.3B114.3B$20.3B
114.BAB$20.BAB103.BAB$9.BAB114.3B$9.3B114.3B$9.3B132.3B$27.3B114.BAB3.
3B$27.BAB87.3B24.BA4.A2B$3B24.BA89.AB13.3B9.A.2B.3B$.AB13.3B9.A.3B84.
3B13.BA12.BA$3B13.BA12.BA89.3B9.3B11.3B$4.3B9.3B11.3B88.A2B137.3B$4.A
2B114.3B137.BAB$4.3B254.B.B12$275.3B$275.BAB$275.B.B12$289.3B$289.BAB
$289.B.B5$291.B.B$291.BAB$291.3B12$277.B.B$277.BAB$277.3B12$6.3B254.B
.B$6.A2B114.3B137.BAB$6.3B9.3B11.3B88.A2B137.3B$2.3B13.BA12.BA89.3B9.
3B11.3B$3.AB13.3B9.A.3B84.3B13.BA12.BA$2.3B24.BA89.AB13.3B9.A.2B.3B$29.
BAB87.3B24.BA4.A2B$29.3B114.BAB3.3B$11.3B132.3B$11.3B114.3B$11.BAB114.
3B$22.BAB103.BAB$22.3B114.BAB$22.3B114.3B$139.3B107.B.B$18.3B228.BAB$
18.3B114.3B111.3B$18.BAB114.3B$15.BAB117.BAB$15.3B114.BAB$15.3B114.3B
$132.3B$23.BA3B$6.3B16.3B112.BA3B$7.AB13.2B.BAB95.3B16.3B$6.3B13.BA100.
AB13.2B.BAB$10.3B9.3B98.3B13.BA$10.A2B114.3B9.3B$10.3B114.A2B105.B.B$
32.3B92.3B105.BAB$32.3B114.3B83.3B$32.BAB114.3B$149.BAB4$39.3B$39.3B114.
3B$39.BAB114.3B$156.BAB3$221.B.B$46.3B172.BAB$46.3B114.3B55.3B$46.BAB
114.3B$163.BAB4$53.3B$53.3B114.3B$53.BAB114.3B$170.BAB3$207.B.B$60.3B
144.BAB$60.3B114.3B27.3B$60.BAB114.3B$177.BAB4$67.3B$67.3B112.BA3B$67.
BAB35.B.B.B25.B.B.B44.B.B$79.BABAB21.B3AB16.B.B.B4.B3.B16.BABAB21.B3.
B$72.B.B4.5B16.BABA6B16.BABAB4.5B9.B.B4.5B16.BABA2B.B.B$70.BABAB4.3BA
4B6.B.B4.3B.2BAB8.3B2.BAB2.B.3B6.3B7.BABAB4.3BA4B6.B.B4.3B.2BA3B$70.B
.3B9.BAB6.BA3B2.3B.2B.B8.3B2.3BAB11.BA4BAB2.B.3B9.BAB6.BA3B2.3B.2B.B8.
B.B$70.B.B.3B7.B.B4.BAB.3B17.ABA4B.BAB14.BAB.B.2B.B.3B7.B.B4.BAB.3B18.
BAB$70.3B.B.B11.B.4B.BAB14.BABA3.BAB.3B14.B.B.BA4B.B.B11.B.4B.BAB18.3B
$72.3B.B11.BA4BAB2.B.3B6.B.4B4.BA3B9.BAB6.BA3B2.3B.B11.BA4BAB2.B.3B$72.
BABA2BA3B6.3B2.B.B2.B.3B6.BA4B6.BAB4.3B.4B13.BABA2BA3B6.3B2.B.B2.B.3B
$72.B.B2.5B16.BABAB4.5B16.BABA6B11.B.B2.5B16.BABAB11.BAB$77.BABAB25.B
3AB16.B.B.2B3.B16.BABAB32.3B$63.BAB41.B.B.B21.B.B.B52.A3B$63.3B114.BA
B4.3BA$63.3B114.3B4.3B$180.3B4.BAB4$56.BAB$56.3B114.BAB$56.3B114.3B$173.
3B4$49.BAB$49.3B114.BAB$49.3B114.3B$166.3B4$42.BAB$42.3B114.BAB$42.3B
114.3B$159.3B4$35.BAB$35.3B114.BAB$35.3B114.3B$13.3B136.3B$13.A2B114.
3B$13.3B9.3B102.A2B$9.3B13.BA103.3B9.3B$10.AB13.2B.BAB95.3B13.BA$9.3B
16.3B96.AB13.2B.BAB$26.BA3B95.3B16.3B$143.BA3B$18.3B$18.3B114.3B$18.B
AB114.3B$21.BAB111.BAB$21.3B114.BAB$21.3B114.3B$138.3B$25.3B$25.3B114.
3B$25.BAB114.3B$14.BAB125.BAB$14.3B114.BAB$14.3B114.3B$32.3B96.3B$32.
BAB114.3B$5.3B24.BA115.BAB3.3B$6.AB13.3B9.A.3B84.3B24.BA4.A2B$5.3B13.
BA12.BA86.AB13.3B9.A.2B.3B$9.3B9.3B11.3B84.3B13.BA12.BA$9.A2B114.3B9.
3B11.3B$9.3B114.A2B$126.3B!

tommyaweosme · Post by **tommyaweosme** » March 12th, 2025, 12:51 pm

p43 oscillator made using the 6c/6 wire and the reflector

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x = 50, y = 50, rule = Stopbox
7.3B$7.BAB$7.3B2$11.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B$11.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.
BAB2.BAB2.BAB$4.3B4.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B.4B2.3B2.3B$4.BAB23.ABA14.3B$4.3B23.
3B14.BAB$47.3B2$4.3B36.3B$4.BAB36.BAB$4.3B36.3B3$4.3B36.3B$4.BABAB34.
BAB$4.5B34.3B$6.BAB2$4.3B36.3B$4.BAB36.BAB$4.3B36.3B3$4.3B36.3B$4.BAB
36.BAB$4.3B36.3B2$41.BAB$4.3B34.5B$4.BAB34.BABAB$4.3B36.3B3$4.3B36.3B
$4.BAB36.BAB$4.3B36.3B2$3B$BAB14.3B23.3B$3B14.ABA23.BAB$6.3B2.3B2.4B.
3B2.3B2.3B2.3B4.3B$6.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.BAB2.BAB$6.3B2.3B2.3B2.
3B2.3B2.3B2.3B2$40.3B$40.BAB$40.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » March 16th, 2025, 2:36 am

Period 99:

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = Stopbox
3.3B$3.BAB$3.6B$3B3.BAB$BAB3.3B$3B5.3B$2.3B3.BAB$2.BAB3.3B$2.3BA5.A3B
$6.3B3.BAB$6.BAB3.3B$6.3B5.3B$8.3B3.BAB$8.BAB3.3B$8.6B$11.BAB$11.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » March 22nd, 2025, 10:02 pm

I think I should include all my "official" rules with box here, like Phox.

Anyway, here are some logic gates in Phox:

ANDNOT:

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x = 23, y = 19, rule = Phox
16.3B$16.BAB$16.3B3$3B17.3B$2BA17.2B$3B17.3B9$14.BAB$14.3B$14.3B!

AND (flawed):

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x = 19, y = 14, rule = Phox
8.B.B$8.3B$8.3B5$3B13.3B$2BA13.A2B$3B13.3B2$6.3B$6.BAB$6.3B!

NOT:

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x = 39, y = 40, rule = Phox
12.3B$12.BAB$12.3B$3B2.3B$BAB2.BAB$3B2.3B4.3B$12.BAB$5.BAB4.3B$5.3B$10.
3B$3.3B4.BAB$3.BAB$3.3B4.3B$10.BAB$10.3B$3.3B$3.BAB$3.3B20$36.BAB$36.
3B$36.3B!

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » March 24th, 2025, 6:41 pm

Period 4 (?) rake:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = Stopbox
.3B2.3B$.BA3.BA$.3B2.3B2$5.A$5.3B$5.BA$3B2.3B$2BA$3B!

hotcrystal0 · Post by **hotcrystal0** » March 24th, 2025, 9:08 pm

b-engine wrote: March 24th, 2025, 6:41 pm Period 4 (?) rake:
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x = 9, y = 10, rule = Stopbox
.3B2.3B$.BA3.BA$.3B2.3B2$5.A$5.3B$5.BA$3B2.3B$2BA$3B!

It’s actually P8.

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » March 29th, 2025, 12:13 am

Almost "gray"puffer:

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x = 18, y = 6, rule = Stopbox
3B2.3B4.3B$BA3.BA5.BA$3B2.3B4.3B$16.2B$16.BA$16.2B!

PiSpaceships · Post by **PiSpaceships** » April 3rd, 2025, 5:30 am

It's widely known that Stopbox is unique because of existence of fleshes - random soups that can expand only with the help of rakes.

Well... now it's not.

I discovered an INT rule where fleshes also exist:

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#R B2e3-a/S1e2-in
#C [[ RANDOMIZE ]]

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » April 3rd, 2025, 6:17 am

PiSpaceships wrote: April 3rd, 2025, 5:30 am It's widely known that Stopbox is unique because of existence of fleshes - random soups that can expand only with the help of rakes.

Well... now it's not.

I discovered an INT rule where fleshes also exist:
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#R B2e3-a/S1e2-in
!
#C [[ RANDOMIZE ]]

Not quite - fleshes should have a high density and composed of still lifes and stuck spaceships gluing with each other. I didn't observe anything that expands with help of rakes.

b-engine · Post by **b-engine** » April 5th, 2025, 9:30 am

4-box p10 gun:

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x = 8, y = 15, rule = Stopbox
5.3B$5.BAB$5.3B2$3B2.3B$BA3.BAB$3B2.3B6$5.B.B$5.BAB$5.3B!

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