Oscillator Discussion Thread

For discussion of specific patterns or specific families of patterns in Conway's Game of Life, both newly-discovered and well-known.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Timelord Missionary wrote: March 20th, 2025, 9:48 pm By the way, that other component also looks familiar. I think it was first spotted at the back of another sparker or something, and somebody -tho I don't remember who- dimerized it using Montana. The stabilization in your reflector is smaller, however. Here are both, for your curiosity:

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x = 19, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
3$11b2o$12bo$12bob2o$13bobo$15bob2o$2b2o10bo2bo$bo2bo9bo2bo$bobo7bo2b
3o$2b2ob2obo3bo$4b2obobobo2b3o$2b2o2bo2bo4bo2bo$bo2bobo7bo2bo$2bobobo
bo6bob2o$3bo3bobo3bobo$8b2o2bob2o$12bo$11b2o$bobo3b2o$b2obobobo$4bobo
$b2obo2bo$bobob3o$3bobo$3b2o2b3o$4bo2bo2bo$b3o3bo2bo$bo6bob2o$6bobo$5b
ob2o$5bo$4b2o!
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hotcrystal0 wrote: January 16th, 2025, 8:23 am Here is a suitable completion:

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x = 20, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12bobob2obo$14bobob2o$b2o10bo2bo$o2bo9bo2bo$obo7bo2b3o$b2ob2obo
3bo$3b2obobobo2b3o$b2o2bo2bo4bo2bo$o2bobo7bo2bo$bobobobo6bobob2o$2bo3b
obo3bobob2obo$7b2o3b2o!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Not that it matters since we already have one, but p18 independent reflector based on the p18 glider gun

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x = 107, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$35bo$32b3o7bo$32bo2b3o3bobo$29b2obo2bo2bobobo$27bo2bobobob2ob3o
$27b2o3b2ob2o3bo$31bo5bo23b2o$31b4obob5o17bobo$36bo4bo18bo$33bo2bo3bo
bo10bo4b2ob4o$33b3ob4o2bo2bo2bo2bobo2bobo4bo$38bob2ob4o2b4obo2bobob2o
2b2o$33b2ob2o3bo5b2o5b2obobo3b2o2bo$33b2obo3bob2obo2bobob2o3bobob2o2b
2o$36bob2o2bob3o2bobobob2obo4bo$36bobobobo8bobo2bobob2obob2o$33b2obo4b
ob4o3bo3b2o3bob2ob2o2bo$33b2obo6bo3bo2bo4bob2o8b2o$36bobo4bo2bobob2ob
o2bo$36bo2b2ob2obo2bo2bob2obo$37bo5bobo5bo2bob2o$35bobobo3bobob4obo4b
o$34bobob2o2b2obob2obobo3b2o$34bobo9bobo3bobob2o6b3o$32b3obob7obo5bob
ob2o5bo2bo$3b2o2b2o22bo4bobo3bo2bobobo2bobob2o5b3o$b3obo2bo2bobo3b2o12b
ob2obo2bo4bo2bob3o2bo2bo$o4b2o4b2obo2bo14b2o2bobobo4b2obo3bobob2o$ob2o
3b4o3bo4bo15bobo2bo7bob2o2bobo$b2ob2o6b2ob4obo11b4o3b2o4b3obobobo3bo$
4bobob3o2bo4bobo7b2obo4bo3bo3bo2bobo3b4o2b2obo2bo$b4obo4bob2o2b2ob2o7b
ob2o2b3o6b2obob4o3bo5b3o$bo2bobobob3o3bobobo4bo3bobobobo2bo2bobobob2o
2bobobo2bobo$2b2o2bobobob2o3b2o3bo5b2obobobo3bob7o4b2o2b2ob2o$3bobo2b
obo2bo4bobo2bob2ob2o15bobo4b2o2b2o2b2o6bo$2bo2b2obobo5bobob2obo6bo3b2o
b2o2b2o4bo4b3o5b2o4bobo36bo$2b2o2bob2ob6obo2bob2ob6o4bo4b2o11bobo10b2o
35bo$6bo4bo5bobo2bo10b2o5b3o2b3o2b2ob5obobo42b3o$5b2o4bob2o2bob2obob2o
3b3obo5bo2bo3b2obo3bo3bobobo10bo$12bobo3bo2bobobo5bobo4bob2o7bobobobo
6bo10bo$19bobobo2b3obo2b2o3bo10bo2bobob4obo9b3o$18b2obobo4bobobo4b2o10b
o4bo6bo$22bo2bo3bo2bo13bo4b3obob5o$23b2obo5b2o11b4o4bobobo3bo15bo$26b
o2bo15bob2ob3o2bobob5o11bobo18bo$26bobobo13b3o6b2o3b2o2b2o12b2o17bo$19b
2o2b2o2bo2bo13b2o4b3o42b3o$19bo2bobobo3b2o9b2o4bobo2bo3b5obo18bo$20bo
b2ob5o10bobo3b3o2bo3bo2bob2o20bo$17b3o3bo6b2o8bo11b4o15b2o7b3o8bo$16b
o3b2obo3b2o2bo9b4ob6o8b4o8bo2b2o14bobo$17bo2bob4obob2o7b3o4bo5bobo6bo
3bo7bobo2bo13b2o$18bobob2obobobo8bo2bo2b5o3bobo5bobobo2bo5bobobo8bo$19b
2o3bo2bobo9bobobobobobo3bo7b2o2b3o7bob2o5bobo$21bo5bob2o9bo2bobo3bo4b
3o2bo3b2o10bo9b2o$19b7obo2bo7bobobo2bobob2o5bo2b4o2bo4b2obobob2o$18bo
4bo4bo9b2obob3ob2o2bo6bo4bobo4bob2obob2o2b2o$17bobobobob3o13bobo2bo3b
o6b2obobobo9bo6b2o3bo$19bo2bo2bo15bob3o2b2o6bobobobo8b2o12bobo$16b2ob
o2bo2bo14b2o4b2o7bob2o4bo7bo14bobo$19bobobob2o14bob2o2bo7b2o3b4o8bo4b
2ob2o6bo$18bo2b4o2bo13bo2bobo6b2o16b2o5bob2o6b2o$19b2o4b2o15bo2bo6bo2b
2o2b3o14bo$21b4o18b2o6bobobo6bo12bob5o$21bo2bo27bo2bo4bobo13bo5bo$53b
2o4bobo16bobob3o$58bo5bo12b2ob2o3bo$58bob5o14bo3b2o$57b3o19bob2o$55bo
bo3b2o17bobo$53b3obob2obo$52bo3b3o$53b2o5b2o$54bobobobo$52bobo5bobo$52b
2obobobob2o$55bobobo$55b5o$53b2o5b2o$52bo2b2ob2o2bo$53bo2bobo2bo$54b2o
3b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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WhiteHawk wrote: March 26th, 2025, 5:04 am Not that it matters since we already have one, but p18 independent reflector based on the p18 glider gun
Reduced by removing unnecessary components from the eater 5:

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x = 102, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$35bo$32b3o7bo$32bo2b3o3bobo$29b2obo2bo2bobobo$27bo2bobobob2ob3o
$27b2o3b2ob2o3bo$31bo5bo23b2o$31b4obob5o17bobo$36bo4bo18bo$33bo2bo3bo
bo10bo4b2ob4o$33b3ob4o2bo2bo2bo2bobo2bobo4bo$38bob2ob4o2b4obo2bobob2o
2b2o$33b2ob2o3bo5b2o5b2obobo3b2o2bo$33b2obo3bob2obo2bobob2o3bobob2o2b
2o32bo$36bob2o2bob3o2bobobob2obo4bo35bobo$36bobobobo8bobo2bobob2obob2o
32b2o$33b2obo4bob4o3bo3b2o3bob2ob2o2bo$33b2obo6bo3bo2bo4bob2o8b2o$36b
obo4bo2bobob2obo2bo$36bo2b2ob2obo2bo2bob2obo$37bo5bobo5bo2bob2o$35bob
obo3bobob4obo4bo$34bobob2o2b2obob2obobo3b2o32bo$34bobo9bobo3bobob2o6b
3o23bobo$32b3obob7obo5bobob2o5bo2bo23b2o$3b2o2b2o22bo4bobo3bo2bobobo2b
obob2o5b3o$b3obo2bo2bobo3b2o12bob2obo2bo4bo2bob3o2bo2bo28bo$o4b2o4b2o
bo2bo14b2o2bobobo4b2obo3bobob2o27bo$ob2o3b4o3bo4bo15bobo2bo7bob2o2bob
o28b3o$b2ob2o6b2ob4obo11b4o3b2o4b3obobobo3bo$4bobob3o2bo4bobo7b2obo4b
o3bo3bo2bobo3b4o2b2obo2bo$b4obo4bob2o2b2ob2o7bob2o2b3o6b2obob4o3bo5b3o
$bo2bobobob3o3bobobo4bo3bobobobo2bo2bobobob2o2bobobo2bobo$2b2o2bobobo
b2o3b2o3bo5b2obobobo3bob7o4b2o2b2ob2o$3bobo2bobo2bo4bobo2bob2ob2o15bo
bo4b2o2b2o2b2o$2bo2b2obobo5bobob2obo6bo3b2ob2o2b2o4bo4b3o5b2o$2b2o2bo
b2ob6obo2bob2ob6o4bo4b2o11bobo$6bo4bo5bobo2bo10b2o5b3o2b3o2b2ob5obobo
$5b2o4bob2o2bob2obob2o3b3obo5bo2bo3b2obo3bo3bobobo10bo$12bobo3bo2bobo
bo5bobo4bob2o7bobobobo6bo7bobo$19bobobo2b3obo2b2o3bo10bo2bobob4obo9b2o
$18b2obobo4bobobo4b2o10bo4bo6bo$22bo2bo3bo2bo13bo4b3obob5o5b2o$23b2ob
o5b2o11b4o4bobobo3bo5b2o3bo$26bo2bo15bob2ob3o2bobob5o7bobo$26bobobo13b
3o6b2o3b2o2b2o8bobo$19b2o2b2o2bo2bo13b2o4b3o21bo$19bo2bobobo3b2o9b2o4b
obo2bo3b5obo11b2o$20bob2ob5o10bobo3b3o2bo3bo2bob2o$17b3o3bo6b2o8bo11b
4o$16bo3b2obo3b2o2bo9b4ob6o8b4o$17bo2bob4obob2o7b3o4bo5bobo6bo3bo$18b
obob2obobobo8bo2bo2b5o3bobo5bobobo2bo$19b2o3bo2bobo9bobobobobobo3bo7b
2o2b3o$21bo5bob2o9bo2bobo3bo4b3o2bo3b2o$19b7obo2bo7bobobo2bobob2o5bo2b
4o2bo$18bo4bo4bo9b2obob3ob2o2bo6bo4bobo$17bobobobob3o13bobo2bo3bo6b2o
bobobo$19bo2bo2bo15bob3o2b2o6bobobobo$16b2obo2bo2bo14b2o4b2o7bob2o4bo
$19bobobob2o14bob2o2bo7b2o3b4o$18bo2b4o2bo13bo2bobo6b2o$19b2o4b2o15bo
2bo6bo2b2o2b3o$21b4o18b2o6bobobo6bo$21bo2bo27bo2bo4bobo$53b2o4bobo$58b
o5bo$58bob5o$57b3o$55bobo3b2o$53b3obob2obo$52bo3b3o$53b2o5b2o$54bobob
obo$52bobo5bobo$52b2obobobob2o$55bobobo$55b5o$53b2o5b2o$52bo2b2ob2o2b
o$53bo2bobo2bo$54b2o3b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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WhiteHawk wrote: March 26th, 2025, 5:04 am Not that it matters since we already have one, but p18 independent reflector based on the p18 glider gun
Well... we only had a color-preserving one (banana spark) previously, but now we also have a color-changing one.
P14, P15, and P16 currently only has color-preserving reflectors.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Smaller "trivial p6":

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x = 17, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo3b2o$b3o2bo2bo2b2o$o5b3o2bo2bo$b3o10bo$3bob4ob2o3b2o$4b2o2b3o2bobo$
3b2o2b3o2b2obo$3bo2bo6bob2o$8bo2bobo2bo$3bob4ob6o$b5o3bo$o5b2ob4ob2o$o
bobo2bobo2bob2o$b2ob2o3bobo$9b2o!
Found with JLS + LLS + JLS

Edit: alternative one:

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x = 19, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
b2o4b2o3b2o$bo5bo2b3obo2bo$2bobo3b3obob4o$5bo5bo$3bobob4o2b5o$b3o2b2o
5bobo2bo$o4b2o2bo5bob2o$b3obo2bo5b2obo$3bo6b3o2bobo$5bob4o2b2o2b2o$4b
4o6b3o$8b3o3bobo$4b2o2bo2bo2b2o$4b2o3b2o!
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Edit: the minimal height of an even-symmetric p3 domino sparker with two "clear row"s seems to be 18.

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x = 46, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
22b2o2$4b2obobobo5bob2o4b2obo5bobobob2o$3bob3obobo2b2obo3b4o3bob2o2bob
ob3obo$3bobo2bobobo6bo2b2o2bo6bobobo2bobo$2b2o3b2o2bob2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b
2obo2b2o3b2o$bo2b2o2bobo3bo3b3o4b3o3bo3bobo2b2o2bo$ob5o2bob2o2b2o4b4o
4b2o2b2obo2b5obo$bo5b3obobo2b2o10b2o2bobob3o5bo$bob2ob2obobob2ob2ob3o
2b3ob2ob2obobob2ob2obo$2bo6bo2b3o6b4o6b3o2bo6bo$2bob6o7b3o6b3o7b6obo$
4b2o2bo2b3obo3bob4obo3bob3o2bo2b2o$3bo2bobobob2o2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2b2obo
bobo2bo$3b2o2b2obo2b3ob2obo4bob2ob3o2bob2o2b2o$11bo3bo4b2o2b2o4bo3bo$
2bob7o4bob2o2bo2bo2b2obo4b7obo$2b2obo2bo7bob2o6b2obo7bo2bob2o!
with one "clear row", 16.

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x = 44, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$b2ob2o2bo26bo2b2ob2o$bo3bo2b3o5bob2o4b2obo5b3o2bo3bo$2bobo6bob2o
bo3b4o3bob2obo6bobo$3bo6bo7bo2b2o2bo7bo6bo$3obob2o3b3o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b3o
3b2obob3o$o2bo4bo4bo3b3o4b3o3bo4bo4bo2bo$bobobobo3bo2b2o4b4o4b2o2bo3bo
bobobo$2obobo3bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo3bobob2o$o2bo2b3o2bo2bobob3o2b3obobo2b
o2b3o2bo2bo$2bo3bobob2o8b4o8b2obobo3bo$ob2o3bobob2obo2b2o6b2o2bob2obob
o3b2obo$2o3bobobo3bobobob6obobobo3bobobo3b2o$3b2obo2bo2b4o12b4o2bo2bob
2o$3obobobo3bo2bo5b2o5bo2bo3bobobob3o$o4b2ob2o3b2o6b2o6b2o3b2ob2o4bo!
with none, 12.

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x = 82, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
10b2o21bobo4b2o4bobo21b2o$2ob2o4bo16b4o2bo2bo10bo2bo2b4o16bo4b2ob2o$bo
bo3b3obob2ob3ob2ob4o2b3o5b2o4b2o5b3o2b4ob2ob3ob2obob3o3bobo$o3bo2bob2o
10bobobob2o2b2obo4b4o4bob2o2b2obobobo10b2obo2bo3bo$b2obobo2bo3bobo2b2o
4b2o2bo7b2o2b2o2b2o7bo2b2o4b2o2bobo3bo2bobob2o$2bobob2o2bob3o2b3obobo
2b2o6bo3bob2obo3bo6b2o2bobob3o2b3obo2b2obobo$bo2bo2bobo2b2o3bob2ob3o5b
2o2bob2o6b2obo2b2o5b3ob2obo3b2o2bobo2bo2bo$b2o2bo3b4obo2bo2bo8bo2b3o2b
ob4obo2b3o2bo8bo2bo2bob4o3bo2b2o$6b3o6bo4bo4bob5o5bobo2bobo5b5obo4bo4b
o6b3o$8bo2bobo6bob2obobo4bo2bobo2b2o2bobo2bo4bobob2obo6bobo2bo$11b2o5b
obobo2bobob3o4b2o6b2o4b3obobo2bobobo5b2o$18b2o3b2o3b2o22b2o3b2o3b2o!
with -1, 10 (known oscillator)

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x = 18, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
3bo10bo$2bobo3b2o3bobo$2bobo8bobo$b2ob3o4b3ob2o$2bobo2b4o2bobo$o3b2o2b
2o2b2o3bo$4o2bob2obo2b4o$4b2o6b2o$2bo2bob4obo2bo$2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o!
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Here's a reduction of the period-39 bumper loop (from 202 cells to 148 cells), using the recently-found alternate p3 bumper mechanism with a completely different clearance from the traditional mechanism (allowing a much neater p39 bumper loop to be constructed):

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x = 37, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
7b3o$25bo$6bo6b2o8b3o$5bo3bo3bo8bo$5b4o2bobo8b2o$5b2o3bobo18b3o$10bo
20b2obo$16b2o14bo3bo$10bo2bo3bo14bo3bo$11b2o5bo14bo2bo$17b2o9bob2o$b2o
24bo4bo$2bo24bo3bo$2bobo23bo3b3o$3b2o29bo2$29bo$26bob2o$9b2o15b2o$7b2o
bo$7bo2$2bo29b2o$2b3o3bo23bobo$5bo3bo24bo$4bo4bo24b2o$5b2obo9b2o$o2bo
14bo5b2o$o3bo14bo3bo2bo$o3bo14b2o$2bob2o20bo$3b3o18bobo3b2o$13b2o8bobo
2b4o$14bo8bo3bo3bo$11b3o8b2o6bo$11bo$27b3o!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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P294 wing hassler partial with extra junk. Emits gliders:

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x = 74, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
7b3o$7bo$8bo13$2o4b2o46bo$obo2bo2bo44b2o3b2o$2bo2bob2o44b2o3b2o$obo2b
o2bo45bo$2o4bo46bo2bo$9b2obo39b3obo$10b2o40bo3b2o$11bo41b2o3bo$8bobo43b
ob3o$7bo3bo42bo2bo$7bo3bo44bo$8bobo40b2o3b2o$11bo39b2o3b2o$10b2o44bo$
9b2obo$2o4bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2bob2o$obo2bo2bo21b3o7b2o$2o4b2o22bo2bo5bo2b
2o$30b2o2bo5bo2bo22b2o4b2o$32b2o7b3o21bo2bo2bobo$65b2obo2bo$65bo2bo2b
obo$67bo4b2o$61bob2o$17bo44b2o$16b2o3b2o39bo$16b2o3b2o40bobo$17bo44bo
3bo$16bo2bo42bo3bo$15b3obo43bobo$15bo3b2o41bo$16b2o3bo40b2o$17bob3o39b
ob2o$17bo2bo46bo4b2o$19bo45bo2bo2bobo$14b2o3b2o44b2obo2bo$14b2o3b2o44b
o2bo2bobo$19bo46b2o4b2o13$65bo$66bo$64b3o!
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Completed p294 wing hassler by adding an absurd amount of additional cleanup compared to the above partial:

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x = 76, y = 82, rule = B3/S23
48bo2bo$47bo$46bo5bo$46bo4b2o$47bo$48bo$44bob4o$45bo3bo$47bo3bo$47b4ob
o$48bo$26b2o21bo$27bo9b2o5b2o4bo9bo$27bob2o5bo7bo5bo7b3o$28b2obo7bo9bo
7bo$30bo6b2o6bo2bo8b2o$30bo$30b2o$28bobob2o26b2o$26b3ob2o27bo2bo$25bo
3bo3b2o25bobo$20b2o4b2obobob2o22b4ob2o$15b2o2bo8bobobo24bo3bo2bo$15b2o
2bo8bobo28bobobobo$19b2o8b2o27b2ob2obobo3bo$22bo41bo2bobobo2bo$18bobob
o41bob2obob4o$17b2o3bo40b2obo2bo$16bo3b2o41bo4bobob3o$16bobobo43bobobo
bo4bo$16bo47bobobob2o2b2o$18b2o44bobob3o$19bo2b2o9bo30bobo4bo$19bo2b2o
8bobo28bo2bobob2o$17b2o14b2o28b2obobo$64bobo2b3o$47bo16bobo4bo$32b2o
12b3o16bo$32bobo10bo2b2o$33bo5b2o4b3obo$39b2o7b2o$26b2o7b2o$26bob3o4b
2o5bo$26b2o2bo10bobo$10bo16b3o12b2o$4bo4bobo16bo$4b3o2bobo$7bobob2o28b
2o14b2o$4b2obobo2bo28bobo8b2o2bo$4bo4bobo30bo9b2o2bo$5b3obobo44b2o$2o
2b2obobobo47bo$o4bobobobo43bobobo$b3obobo4bo41b2o3bo$6bo2bob2o40bo3b2o
$b4obob2obo41bobobo$bo2bobobo2bo41bo$5bo3bobob2ob2o27b2o8b2o$10bobobob
o28bobo8bo2b2o$11bo2bo3bo24bobobo8bo2b2o$12b2ob4o22b2obobob2o4b2o$13bo
bo25b2o3bo3bo$13bo2bo27b2ob3o$14b2o26b2obobo$44b2o$45bo$17b2o8bo2bo6b
2o6bo$18bo7bo9bo7bob2o$15b3o7bo5bo7bo5b2obo$15bo9bo4b2o5b2o9bo$26bo21b
2o$27bo$23bob4o$24bo3bo$26bo3bo$26b4obo$27bo$28bo$23b2o4bo$23bo5bo$28b
o$24bo2bo!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Can a P5 be made out of this? (check the marked part)

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x = 10, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
2C$C.C$3C$2.C.C$4.C4A$4.CA3.A$7.A.A$7.A.A!
133 days until New York's age verification law goes into effect.

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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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hotcrystal0 wrote: March 29th, 2025, 4:37 pm Can a P5 be made out of this? (check the marked part)

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x = 10, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
2C$C.C$3C$2.C.C$4.C4A$4.CA3.A$7.A.A$7.A.A!
Yes.

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x = 16, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
8bo$2o5bobo$obo4bobo$3o5bob2o$2bob3obobobo$4b3obo3bo$4bo2b3o2bob2o$8bo
2b2ob2o$7bo$7b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Here's a slightly longer extension of a partial based on hotcrystal0's partial.

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x = 17, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
8bo2$5bo5bo$4bo3bo3bo$5b2o3b2o$5bobobobo$4b3o3b3o$2obobo5bobob2o$ob2o
9b2obo$7bobo$b2obo7bob2o$bo2b3obob3o2bo$2bo2b2o3b2o2bo$5b3ob3o2$2b2ob
3ob3ob2o$2bob2o5b2obo$6bo3bo$7bobo$3bo4bo4bo$3b3obobob3o$3bo4bo4bo$4b
3obob3o$2b3o7b3o!
an odd-symmetric rotor-width 7 stator-width 4 ofind search gave negative results starting from the 3rd and 4th row. (Counting the dot spark as the 1st row)

Edit: an extension of the other partial:

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x = 19, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
9bo2$6bo5bo2$6b2obob2o$2obo3b2ob2o3bob2o$ob2o2b2o3b2o2b2obo2$6b3ob3o$
6bobobobo$2o5b2ob2o5b2o$o3bo9bo3bo$b3o2b2obob2o2b3o$8b3o$3b4o5b4o$2bo
2bobo3bobo2bo$o2b2o9b2o2bo$2obo11bob2o$bobob2o5b2obobo$bob2ob7ob2obo$
2bo5b3o5bo$3bobobo3bobobo$4b2o7b2o$5bo7bo$6b3ob3o$3b2o4bo4b2o$9bo!
Again, a (7, 4) search starting from the 6th and 7th row yielded no solutions.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I've been doing the following; the sacrificial ship turning into a block is equivalent to the p3 catalyst in the p63 and p102 and some of the partials below. I haven't had that much time to run my script, though; I've been clocked in to my job, and while I can do both, it severely lowers productivity at my job.

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x = 23, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2o$obo$b2o3$4b2o$4bobo$6bo$4bobo$4b2o$17b2o$16bobo$16bo$16bobo$17b2o3$
20b2o$20bobo$21b2o!
Edit April 2: April Fools on the two oscillators below being complete. The method listed above of how I found these partials is accurate, though, and the p102 is still a decent partial.

Here's a complete p63:

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x = 35, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo2bo$b2obob2o$2bob2o$2bo2bo$b2o2b2obo$o6b2o$2ob2ob2o$6bo$6bobo$
7b2o4$14bo4b3o$10b2o2bo3bo$10b2o2bo4b3o2bo$10b2o11bobo$9bobo11b2o$10bo
2b3o4bo2b2o$16bo3bo2b2o$13b3o4bo4$26b2o$26bobo$28bo$27b2ob2ob2o$26b2o
6bo$26bob2o2b2o$29bo2bo$29b2obo$27b2obob2o$27bo2bo$29b2o!
																								[[ THEME Mono LOOP 63 ]]
And here's a p102.

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x = 41, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo2bo$b2obob2o$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$b2ob2obo$o2b2o3b2o$2o2b3o$6bo$6bobo
7bo$7b2o6bobo$14bo3bo$13b2o3b2o$11b3obo2b2o$11b3ob2o2bo$15b2o4b2o$15b
2o4b2o$14b2ob3ob2o$15b2o3bo$16bo3bo$11b3o3b3o2$21b3o3b3o$20bo3bo$20bo
3b2o$18b2ob3ob2o$18b2o4b2o$18b2o4b2o$21bo2b2ob3o$21b2o2bob3o$21b2o3b2o
$22bo3bo$23bobo6b2o$24bo7bobo$34bo$34b3o2b2o$31b2o3b2o2bo$33bob2ob2o$
35bo2bo$35bo2bo$33b2obob2o$33bo2bo$35b2o!
																								[[ THEME Mono LOOP 102 ]]
Partials:

p33

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x = 26, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10bo2bo$7b2obob2o$8bobo$8bo15bo$7b2o2b2obo7b3o$6bo2b2o3bo6bo$6b
2o3b2obo6b2o$12bo$bo10bo2bo$bo11b2o4bo$3o5bo9bobo$b2o4b3o7b2ob2o$b2o4b
o2bo$3o2bob2o10bo$bo2b2ob3o2bo$bo6b2o5b3o$6bo6bobo$10bobo6bo$8b3o5b2o
6bo$13bo2b3ob2o2bo$6bo10b2obo2b3o$15bo2bo4b2o$4b2ob2o7b3o4b2o$5bobo9bo
5b3o$6bo4b2o11bo$10bo2bo10bo$13bo$3b2o6bob2o3b2o$4bo6bo3b2o2bo$b3o7bob
2o2b2o$bo15bo$15bobo$12b2obob2o$12bo2bo$14b2o!
unrelated p33

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x = 29, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo2bo$b2obob2o$2bobo$2bo$b2o2b2obo$o2b2o3bo$2o3b2obo$6bo$6bob2o$
11b2o$7bo5bo$12b2o$9b2o3b2o$13bo2bo$13bo2bo$13bo2bo$5b2o2b2o3b2o6b2o$
5b3obo2b2o7b3o$6b2o2bo2bo2b3o2b2o$6b2o2b3o2bo2bo2b2o$5b3o7b2o2bob3o$5b
2o6b2o3b2o2b2o$12bo2bo$12bo2bo$12bo2bo$13b2o3b2o$15b2o$15bo5bo$16b2o$
19b2obo$22bo$20bob2o3b2o$20bo3b2o2bo$20bob2o2b2o$26bo$24bobo$21b2obob
2o$21bo2bo$23b2o!
a third p33 partial

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x = 31, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
11bo$6b2o3b3o$2bo2bobo6bo$2b4o7b2o$6bo$3o2b3o13b2o$o2b3obo12b3o$2bo4b
3o5b3o2b4o$b2o2bo4bo3bo2bo2b4o$6bo2b2o3b2o2bob3o$6bo5b2o3b2o2b2o$11bo
2bo$11bo2bo$11bo2bo$12b2o3b2o$14b2o2bo$14bo2bo$15b3o8$13b3o$13bo2bo$
12bo2b2o$12b2o3b2o$16bo2bo$16bo2bo$16bo2bo$8b2o2b2o3b2o5bo$8b3obo2b2o
3b2o2bo$7b4o2bo2bo3bo4bo2b2o$7b4o2b3o5b3o4bo$8b3o12bob3o2bo$8b2o13b3o
2b3o$24bo$16b2o7b4o$16bo6bobo2bo$17b3o3b2o$19bo!
p41 (prime means periodic catalyst can't be used)

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x = 30, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9bobo8b2o$10b2o8b2o$19bobo6bo$18bo4b2o3bo$14bobobo6bob3o$14b3o6b
2o2b2o$15b2o4b3o3b2o$14b3o4bo5b3o$bo12b3o4bo6bo$b3o10b5o9bo$4bo$3b2o
20b2o$25bo$bo9b5o10b3o$bo6bo4b3o12bo$3o5bo4b3o$b2o3b3o4b2o$b2o2b2o6b3o
$3obo6bobobo$bo3b2o4bo$bo6bobo$8b2o8b2o$8b2o8bobo$19b2o!
p48

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x = 28, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo2bo$b2obob2o$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$b2ob2obo$o2b2o3b2o$2o2b3o$6bo$6bobo
$7b2o4$9b3o$6b2o4bo$6b3obobo$5b4ob3o$6b3o$6b2o12b2o$19b3o$15b3ob4o$15b
obob3o$15bo4b2o$16b3o4$19b2o$19bobo$21bo$21b3o2b2o$18b2o3b2o2bo$20bob
2ob2o$22bo2bo$22bo2bo$20b2obob2o$20bo2bo$22b2o!
p107

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x = 44, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10bobo$11b2o3$35b2o$34b3o$34b4o$2o13bo14bo3b4o$2o9b2ob2o12b4o2b
3o$14bobo10bobob2o2b2o2$7b2o2b2obobo10bobo$7b3o2b4o12b2ob2o9b2o$6b4o3b
o14bo13b2o$6b4o$7b3o$7b2o3$31b2o$31bobo$32b2o!
p248 that surprisingly requires no sparkers, but the internal tubs need to be deleted as well as finding a valid p4 block corner (edited: I forgot to turn the block back into a ship at first to mark where the p4 needs to be)

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x = 49, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
39bo$37b3o$36bo$21b2o13b2o$20bobo$20b2o6$30bo$29bobo$3b2o23bo3b2o$7bo
18bobo4bo$2b2o2bobo16bo2bo$bo2b3obobo14b2o2bo3bo$2b6o2bo17bo4b2o$3b2ob
2o21b3o3b2o$o2b6o19bo2bo3b2o$obob3o2bo19b3o3b2o$2bobo2b2o20b4obo$3bo
27b2o$6b2o$26b2o$28bo$26b2o4$8b2o$8bobo$9b2o2$38b2o$38bobo$39b2o4$21b
2o$20bo$21b2o$41b2o$16b2o27bo$14bob4o20b2o2bobo$12b2o3b3o19bo2b3obobo$
12b2o3bo2bo19b6o2bo$12b2o3b3o21b2ob2o$14b2o4bo17bo2b6o$15bo3bo2b2o14bo
bob3o2bo$20bo2bo16bobo2b2o$15bo4bobo18bo$15b2o3bo23b2o$17bobo$18bo6$
27b2o$26bobo$11b2o13b2o$12bo$9b3o$9bo!

Technical edit: dvgrn told me that if I include an edit reason, people will be able to see "last edited at [date/time]". I'm testing that now. My "April Fools reveal" edit was about 10 hours ago.
Last edited by hotdogPi on April 2nd, 2025, 8:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: I'm testing if adding a reason gives an "edit date and time" as dvgrn requested.
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun »

hotdogPi wrote: April 1st, 2025, 8:18 am p248 that surprisingly requires no sparkers, but the internal tubs need to be deleted as well as finding a valid p4 block corner (edited: I forgot to turn the block back into a ship at first to mark where the p4 needs to be)

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snip
One spark required:

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x = 33, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
31bo$29b3o$28bo$13b2o13b2o$12bobo$12b2o10$3bo$b5o$b5o14b3o$2b3o15bo$6b
o13b3o3bo$6bo18bobo$6bo5bob2o12bo$12bobob2o6b2obo$2b3o7bo3b2o5bobo$13b
ob3o5bobo$6bo16b2o$6bo$6bo12b3o$19b3o2$2o$obo12b3obo$b2o11b2obobo$13b
o5bo$13bobob2o11b2o$13bob3o12bobo$31b2o2$11b3o$11b3o12bo$26bo$8b2o16b
o$7bobo5b3obo$7bobo5b2o3bo7b3o$5bob2o6b2obobo$4bo12b2obo5bo$5bobo18bo
$6bo3b3o13bo$12bo15b3o$10b3o14b5o$27b5o$29bo10$19b2o$18bobo$3b2o13b2o
$4bo$b3o$bo!
Unfortunately, the required block corner would actually interact twice.

EDIT: The p41 partial can be supported by a pi hassler:

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x = 102, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
6b2o16bo$5bobo14b3o$b2o2bo10bo4bo3b2o$bobob2o7b3o3bob2o3bo$3bobobo5bo
6bobob3o$3b2o2bo5b2o4b2obobo$b2o3bo16bo$o2b3o22b2o$2obo6b3o15bobo$3bo
19bo5bo$3b2o5bobo9bobo$11bo13bo3bo$22bobo2b2obo$6b2o19b2o$5bobo15b2o3b
o3bo$5bo14bo12bo$4b2o28bo$20bo28b2o$21bo12bo14bo$22bo3bo3b2o15bobo$26b
2o19b2o$24bob2o2bobo$25bo3bo13bo$30bobo9bobo$25bo5bo24b2o$24bobo15b3o
11b2o$25b2o28bobo6bo$31bo22bo4b2o3bo$30bobob2o4b2o8bobobo6bob3o$28b3o
bobo6bo8b3o6b2o2b2o$27bo3b2obo3b3o10b2o4b3o3b2o$28b2o3bo4bo11b3o4bo5b
3o$30b3o17b3o4bo6bo$30bo19b5o9bo4$37bo9b5o19bo$37bo6bo4b3o17b3o$36b3o
5bo4b3o11bo4bo3b2o$37b2o3b3o4b2o10b3o3bob2o3bo$37b2o2b2o6b3o8bo6bobob
3o$36b3obo6bobobo8b2o4b2obobo$37bo3b2o4bo22bo$37bo6bobo28b2o$44b2o11b
3o15bobo$44b2o24bo5bo$57bobo9bobo$58bo13bo3bo$69bobo2b2obo$53b2o19b2o
$52bobo15b2o3bo3bo$52bo14bo12bo$51b2o28bo$67bo28b2o$68bo12bo14bo$69bo
3bo3b2o15bobo$73b2o19b2o$71bob2o2bobo$72bo3bo13bo$77bobo9bobo5b2o$72b
o5bo19bo$71bobo15b3o6bob2o$72b2o22b3o2bo$78bo16bo3b2o$77bobob2o4b2o5b
o2b2o$75b3obobo6bo5bobobo$74bo3b2obo3b3o7b2obobo$75b2o3bo4bo10bo2b2o$
77b3o14bobo$77bo16b2o!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
[[ STEP 30 ]]
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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These were all found by Period1GliderGun on Discord.

p45 HF+block, monomer of existing, "pretend the catalyst on the right is smaller" (their words)

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$4bo$4b5o$8bo8bo$4b2o9b3o6b2o$2obobo8bo10bo$ob2o10b2o9bob2o$4b
o17b2ob2obo$b3obo17bo$o2bobo17bo$2o2bo7bo9b2ob2obo$11b3o11bob2o$10bo2b
o11bo$11b2o11b2o3$8b2o$8bo3$11bo$9bobo3$9b3o$9b3o$10bo3$10bo$9b3o$9b3o
3$9bobo$10bo!
p56 R; I personally replaced the 180P8s with p7 pipsquirters

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x = 46, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$28b2obo$bo2bo2bo24bo$b7o2bo6b2o10bo$8b3o7bo11bob2obo2b2o$3b4o11b
obo11b2obo2bo2bo$2bobob3o10b2o$2bobo4bo28bo2bo$b2obob3obo26bo2bo$2bo5b
obo18b2o6bobo$2bob4o2b2o19bo6bo$obo2bobobo$2ob2o2bobo19bo8b2o$3bobobob
2o19bobo5b2o$3bob2obo10bo10bobo$2ob2obobo9b2o13bo4b2o$obo3bob2o7bo2bo
12bo3bobo$3b3o5bo5bobo17bo$7b3obo6b2o16b2obo2bo$3b4o4bo22bo4b4o$3bo2bo
b2o16b2o6bob3o$8bo17bobo5bo5b3o$6bobo3bo12bo2bo7b2obo3bobo$6b2o4bo13b
2o9bobob2ob2o$13bobo10bo10bob2obo$6b2o5bobo19b2obobobo$6b2o8bo19bobo2b
2ob2o$36bobobo2bobo$7bo6bo19b2o2b4obo$6bobo6b2o18bobo5bo$5bo2bo26bob3o
bob2o$4bo2bo28bo4bobo$25b2o10b3obobo$4bo2bo2bob2o11bobo11b4o$6b2o2bob
2obo11bo7b3o$16bo10b2o6bo2b7o$13bo24bo2bo2bo$14bob2o$16b2o!
another p56 R; I've personally reduced the p4 fountains

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x = 55, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$26bobo$25bo2bob2obo$23b3obobobob3o$22bo4bo3bo4bo$22b5obobob5o$
23bo2bobobobo2bo$14bo8bobo7bobo$14b3o10b2ob2o$17bo5b2o4bo4b2o$16b2o7b
2o5b2o2$2b2o5bo9bo9bo$o2bo4bo9b2o$9bo2b2o3b2o$6b2obobo2bo4bo$o4b2o2b2o
4bo3bo5b2o$bo2bobob2o16b2o$2b2o2bo18b2o$7bo4bo2bo7b3o5bo$6bo5b2o9bo7bo
9b2o5bo$23bo5b3o7bo2bo4bo$28b2o18bo2b2o$27b2o16b2obobo2bo$28b2o5bo3bo
4b2o2b2o4bo$35bo4bo2bobob2o$36b2o3b2o2bo$35b2o9bo4bo2bo$25bo9bo9bo5b2o
2$21b2o5b2o7b2o$19b2o4bo4b2o5bo$23b2ob2o10b3o$19bobo7bobo8bo$19bo2bobo
bobo2bo$18b5obobob5o$18bo4bo3bo4bo$19b3obobobob3o$21bob2obo2bo$26bobo$
26b2o!
Listed as "a special p104". Unsure if this was an April Fools' joke or not, since it was the 1st in US Mountain Time but the 2nd in US Central Time. 104 is not a multiple of 6, but it feels like a partial to me rather than something hopeless.

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x = 32, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
7b2o14b2o$6bobo14bobo$6bo18bo$4b2ob4o10b4ob2o$2obo3bo2bo10bo2bo3bob2o
$2obobo5b2o6b2o5bobob2o$3bo4b3o2bo4bo2b3o4bo$3bob2o4b2obo2bob2o4b2obo
$4bo3bobo3bo2bo3bobo3bo$5b3o3b3o4b3o3b3o$7bobobo8bobobo$8b3o10b3o$9bo
12bo$4bo22bo$3bobo20bobo$4bo22bo7$9b2o10b2o$9bobo8bobo$8bo2bo8bo2bo$9b
2o10b2o$9bo12bo5$9bo12bo$9b2o10b2o$8bo2bo8bo2bo$9bobo8bobo$9b2o10b2o7$
4bo22bo$3bobo20bobo$4bo22bo$9bo12bo$8b3o10b3o$7bobobo8bobobo$5b3o3b3o
4b3o3b3o$4bo3bobo3bo2bo3bobo3bo$3bob2o4b2obo2bob2o4b2obo$3bo4b3o2bo4b
o2b3o4bo$2obobo5b2o6b2o5bobob2o$2obo3bo2bo10bo2bo3bob2o$4b2ob4o10b4ob
2o$6bo18bo$6bobo14bobo$7b2o14b2o!
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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hotdogPi wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 8:37 am These were all found by Period1GliderGun on Discord.

p45 HF+block, monomer of existing, "pretend the catalyst on the right is smaller" (their words)

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$4bo$4b5o$8bo8bo$4b2o9b3o6b2o$2obobo8bo10bo$ob2o10b2o9bob2o$4b
o17b2ob2obo$b3obo17bo$o2bobo17bo$2o2bo7bo9b2ob2obo$11b3o11bob2o$10bo2b
o11bo$11b2o11b2o3$8b2o$8bo3$11bo$9bobo3$9b3o$9b3o$10bo3$10bo$9b3o$9b3o
3$9bobo$10bo!
Why pretend when we can make it happend?

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$4bo$4b5o$8bo8bo$4b2o9b3o$2obobo8bo$ob2o10b2o$4bo17b2o$b3obo17b
o$o2bobo17bob2o$2o2bo7bo9b2obo2bo$11b3o11bob2o$10bo2bo11bo$11b2o11b2o
3$8b2o$8bo3$11bo$9bobo3$9b3o$9b3o$10bo3$10bo$9b3o$9b3o3$9bobo$10bo!
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edit: a 80-bit reduction was posted above.
hotdogPi wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 8:37 am These were all found by Period1GliderGun on Discord.

p45 HF+block, monomer of existing, "pretend the catalyst on the right is smaller" (their words)

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$4bo$4b5o$8bo8bo$4b2o9b3o6b2o$2obobo8bo10bo$ob2o10b2o9bob2o$4b
o17b2ob2obo$b3obo17bo$o2bobo17bo$2o2bo7bo9b2ob2obo$11b3o11bob2o$10bo2b
o11bo$11b2o11b2o3$8b2o$8bo3$11bo$9bobo3$9b3o$9b3o$10bo3$10bo$9b3o$9b3o
3$9bobo$10bo!
[...]
The catalyst on the right is smaller (minimum population = 83 alive cells, down from 88):

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$4bo$4b5o$8bo8bo$4b2o9b3o$2obobo8bo$ob2o10b2o$4bo17b2ob2o$b3o
bo17bobo$o2bobo17bobo$2o2bo7bo9b2obob2o$11b3o11bob2o$10bo2bo11bo$11b2o
11b2o3$8b2o$8bo3$11bo$9bobo3$9b3o$9b3o$10bo3$10bo$9b3o$9b3o3$9bobo$10bo!
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I said "pretend the catalyst is smaller" because I was tired and too lazy to reduce it.

P45 pi/unnamed hassler:

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x = 48, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
$31bo$17b2o12bo$18bo11bobo$18bob2o9bo$19bobo9bo$31bo$11bo19bo$11b3o16b
obo$14bo16bo$13b2o4b3o9bo$19bob2o$19bo$20b3o$21bo6bo$28bo5bo2bo4bo2bo$
2bo2bo4bo2bo18b3o2b6o2b3o$3o2b6o2b3o18bo2bo4bo2bo$2bo2bo4bo2bo5bo$19bo
6bo$25b3o$28bo$25b2obo$16bo9b3o4b2o$16bo16bo$15bobo16b3o$16bo19bo$16bo
$16bo9bobo$16bo9b2obo$15bobo11bo$16bo12b2o$16bo!
EDIT: A p4 oscillator that is technically a LoM hassler:

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x = 22, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
6bo8bo$4b3o8b3o$3bo14bo$4bo12bo$bo2bo12bo2bo$o20bo$o2bo14bo2bo$2bobob
obob2obobobobo$6bo2bo2bo2bo$8b6o$10b2o$11bo$9b2ob2o$9b2ob2o2$8b2ob2o$
8b2ob2o$10bo$10b2o$8b6o$6bo2bo2bo2bo$2bobobobob2obobobobo$o2bo14bo2bo
$o20bo$bo2bo12bo2bo$4bo12bo$3bo14bo$4b3o8b3o$6bo8bo!
Last edited by Period1GliderGun on April 2nd, 2025, 1:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 11:54 am [...]

P45 pi/unnamed hassler:

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x = 48, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
$31bo$17b2o12bo$18bo11bobo$18bob2o9bo$19bobo9bo$31bo$11bo19bo$11b3o16b
obo$14bo16bo$13b2o4b3o9bo$19bob2o$19bo$20b3o$21bo6bo$28bo5bo2bo4bo2bo$
2bo2bo4bo2bo18b3o2b6o2b3o$3o2b6o2b3o18bo2bo4bo2bo$2bo2bo4bo2bo5bo$19bo
6bo$25b3o$28bo$25b2obo$16bo9b3o4b2o$16bo16bo$15bobo16b3o$16bo19bo$16bo
$16bo9bobo$16bo9b2obo$15bobo11bo$16bo12b2o$16bo!
I think it's called the "seven blinkers" sequence (because it evolves into seven blinkers). Here is another hassler, this one going at period 40:

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x = 57, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
9$22b2o$22bo5b2o$23b3obobo$25bobo$26bobo$27bo2$16bo19b2o$15bobo12bo5b
2o5bo$15bobo11b3o10bobo$14b2ob2o9bo14bo$14bo13bob2o$15bob2o9b3o15bo$13b
obob2o17b2o7bo4b2o$13b2o30bo3bobo$18b3o25b5o$17b5o25b3o$16bobo3bo30b2o
$16b2o4bo7b2o17b2obobo$21bo15b3o9b2obo$36b2obo13bo$24bo14bo9b2ob2o$23b
obo10b3o11bobo$24bo5b2o5bo12bobo$30b2o19bo2$40bo$39bobo$40bobo$38bobo
b3o$38b2o5bo$44b2o!
Helloshe, I like pentadecathlons and small-period motifs.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Timelord Missionary wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 1:15 pm I think it's called the "seven blinkers" sequence (because it evolves into seven blinkers). Here is another hassler, this one going at period 40:
WhiteHawk wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 2:57 pm Reduction using blinkers.
This oscillator is known since 2023, as are reductions (tub -> blinker and eater 2 -> mazing).
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Period1GliderGun wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 3:11 pm [some quotes]

This oscillator is known since 2023, as are reductions (tub -> blinker and eater 2 -> mazing).
Yeah, I probably should have mentioned that it came from the wiki and has been known since that time. On that note, we should update some of that stuff if I quote an obscure oscillator from the wiki without citing it (which I will not do in the future as I have now learned my lesson) and people automatically suggest reductions.
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A p4 corner dot sparker with questionable usability:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
4bobo5b2o$7bo5bo$4bo2bo5bobo$2b4obob4obobo$bobo4bobobobobo$bo2bo6bobob
o$2bob2o2bo2bobo$3b2o2b2o2bobo$bob2ob2o5b2o$obobo2bo2b3o2bo$obobo9b2o$
bobo2b7obo$3bob2o5bobo$3b2obob2o3bo$6bobobo$7bo2bo$3b2ob2obo$2bobobobo
$3bo3bo!
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Edit: a p7 sparker partial that's not worth its own post

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x = 21, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
10bo$8bo3bo$7bo5bo$2b2ob2obo3bob2ob2o$2bo6b3o6bo$3b4ob5ob4o2$3b3o9b3o$
3bo5bobo5bo$o3b3o7b3o3bo$4o2bo3bo3bo2b4o$4b2o3b3o3b2o$2bo3bo7bo3bo$bob
7ob7obo$o2bo4bo3bo4bo2bo$3o3b2ob3ob2o3b3o$3b3ob7ob3o$2o5bo5bo5b2o$ob2o
13b2obo$2bo4bo5bo4bo$o2bo2b2o5b2o2bo2bo$2obo4b2ob2o4bob2o$3bob3obobob
3obo$2obob2o2b3o2b2obob2o$o2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo$2bo4b2obob2o4bo$3b2obob
obobobob2o$4b2ob7ob2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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hotdogPi wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 8:37 am These were all found by Period1GliderGun on Discord.

<snip>
p56 R; I personally replaced the 180P8s with p7 pipsquirters

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x = 46, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$28b2obo$bo2bo2bo24bo$b7o2bo6b2o10bo$8b3o7bo11bob2obo2b2o$3b4o11b
obo11b2obo2bo2bo$2bobob3o10b2o$2bobo4bo28bo2bo$b2obob3obo26bo2bo$2bo5b
obo18b2o6bobo$2bob4o2b2o19bo6bo$obo2bobobo$2ob2o2bobo19bo8b2o$3bobobob
2o19bobo5b2o$3bob2obo10bo10bobo$2ob2obobo9b2o13bo4b2o$obo3bob2o7bo2bo
12bo3bobo$3b3o5bo5bobo17bo$7b3obo6b2o16b2obo2bo$3b4o4bo22bo4b4o$3bo2bo
b2o16b2o6bob3o$8bo17bobo5bo5b3o$6bobo3bo12bo2bo7b2obo3bobo$6b2o4bo13b
2o9bobob2ob2o$13bobo10bo10bob2obo$6b2o5bobo19b2obobobo$6b2o8bo19bobo2b
2ob2o$36bobobo2bobo$7bo6bo19b2o2b4obo$6bobo6b2o18bobo5bo$5bo2bo26bob3o
bob2o$4bo2bo28bo4bobo$25b2o10b3obobo$4bo2bo2bob2o11bobo11b4o$6b2o2bob
2obo11bo7b3o$16bo10b2o6bo2b7o$13bo24bo2bo2bo$14bob2o$16b2o!
</snip>
A four cell reduction:

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x = 46, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$28b2obo$bo2bo2bo24bo$b7o2bo6b2o10bo$8b3o7bo11bob2obo2b2o$3b4o11b
obo11b2obo2bo2bo$2bobob3o10b2o$2bobo4bo28bo2bo$b2obob3obo26bo2bo$2bo5b
obo18b2o6bobo$2bob4o2b2o19bo6bo$b2o2bobobo$3b2o2bobo19bo8b2o$3bobobob
2o19bobo5b2o$2obob2obo10bo10bobo$o2b2obobo9b2o13bo4b2o$2bo3bob2o7bo2bo
12bo3bobo$3b3o5bo5bobo17bo$7b3obo6b2o16b2obo2bo$5b2o4bo22bo4b4o$6bob2o
16b2o6bob3o$5bo2bo17bobo5bo5b3o$4bo3bo3bo12bo2bo7b2obo3bo$4b4o4bo13b2o
9bobob2o2bo$13bobo10bo10bob2obob2o$6b2o5bobo19b2obobobo$6b2o8bo19bobo
2b2o$36bobobo2b2o$7bo6bo19b2o2b4obo$6bobo6b2o18bobo5bo$5bo2bo26bob3obo
b2o$4bo2bo28bo4bobo$25b2o10b3obobo$4bo2bo2bob2o11bobo11b4o$6b2o2bob2ob
o11bo7b3o$16bo10b2o6bo2b7o$13bo24bo2bo2bo$14bob2o$16b2o!
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Scorbie wrote: April 2nd, 2025, 7:43 pm A p4 corner dot sparker with questionable usability:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
4bobo5b2o$7bo5bo$4bo2bo5bobo$2b4obob4obobo$bobo4bobobobobo$bo2bo6bobob
o$2bob2o2bo2bobo$3b2o2b2o2bobo$bob2ob2o5b2o$obobo2bo2b3o2bo$obobo9b2o$
bobo2b7obo$3bob2o5bobo$3b2obob2o3bo$6bobobo$7bo2bo$3b2ob2obo$2bobobobo
$3bo3bo!
<snip>
A five cell reduction:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
4bobo5b2o$7bo5bo$4bo2bo5bob2o$2b4obob4obobo$bobo4bobobobo$bo2bo6bobo2b
o$2bob2o2bo2bobob2o$3b2o2b2o2bobo$bob2ob2o5bo$obobo2bo2b3o$obobo$bobo
2b7o$3bob2o5bo$3b2obob2o$6bobobo$7bo2bo$3b2ob2obo$2bobobobo$3bo3bo!
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I'm not sure if this has been done before, but here is a completion of a p40 LoM hassler from Jason Summers's partials:

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x = 48, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
31b2o$29b3obo$28bo4bo$29b3obob2ob2o$31bo2bobobo$32bo3bo2bo$28b2o6b2ob
o$28bobo6bob2o$30bo3b2obo3bo$30b2o2b2ob2ob2o$33bo$33bo2b2ob2obo$33b3o
bobob2o$21b2o$20bobo$20bobo16bobobo$20b2o17bobobo$33bo5bo3bo$31b2ob2o
4bobo$33bo5bo3bo$14b3o22bobobo$13bo2bo22bobobo$13b3o2$31b2obo$30bo3b2o
$28b3obo3bo3bob2o$27bo4bobobo2b2o3bo$2bo3b2o18bob5obobobo3bob3o$bobo2b
o19bobo4b2obobobobo4bo$bobo3b3o15b2obo2bo4bobobob5o$2ob2o4bo8bo5bo3bo
bob3obobob2o$o4bo12bo5bob3o2bo2bob2o5b2o$b3o6b3o4bobo9bobo12bo$4bo3b2o
2bo5bo5b2ob3ob2o9bo$3bo4b2o2bo5bo6bo16b2o$3b4o4bo14b7o$6b4ob2o19bo$3b
2o4bo18b4o$3bob3o3b2o2b3ob3o5bo$7bobobo6bo7b2ob3o$8b2o2bo2b2o3b2o9bo$
11b2o5bo7bob3o3b2o$15b3ob3o4bo3bobo2bo$27b2obob2o$28bobo$28bobo$29bo!
EDIT: This also implies a higher-clearance version of the p20 TL hassler:

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x = 17, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$2b3obo$bo4bo$2b3obob2ob2o$4bobo2bobo$9bo2bo$b2o3bo3bobo$bobo6bob
2o$3bo4bobo3bo$3b2o2b2ob2ob2o$8bobo$6b2ob5obo$6b2o4bob2o2$6b2o$12bobo
bo$5b3o4bobobo$4bo3bo3bo3bo$4bo3bo4bobo$4bo3bo3bo3bo$5b3o4bobobo$12bo
bobo$6bo$5bo3bo$10bo2bo$5b2obob4o$7b2o$6bo2b3o$6bo2bo2bo$7b2ob2obo$4b
6obobo$3bo5bobo2b2o$3b5o4bobo$7bobob2o2bo$3b2o3b2o3b2o$obo2bobo3b2o$2o
b2o4b2obo$3bob2obo2bo$3bo2bobobo$4bobob2o$5bo!
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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p7 heavyweight sparker.

Smaller population, and bounding box, respectively

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x = 70, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
15b2o37b2o$13bo4bo33bo4bo2$8b3ob2o4b2ob3o23b3ob2o4b2ob3o$10bo2b2o2b2o
2bo27bo2b2o2b2o2bo$10b2obo4bob2o27b2obo4bob2o$11bo2b4o2bo29bo2b4o2bo$
8b2ob2obo2bob2ob2o23b2ob2obo2bob2ob2o$7b2o4bo4bo4b2o21b2o4bo4bo4b2o$6b
obob3o6b3obobo19bobob3o6b3obobo$5bo2bobo10bobo2bo17bo2bobo10bobo2bo$3b
3ob2o14b2ob3o13b3ob2o14b2ob3o$2bo4b2o14b2o4bo11bo4b2o14b2o4bo$2bob4o
16b4obo11bob4o16b4obo$3bo5bo2b2o4b2o2bo5bo13bo5bo2b2o4b2o2bo5bo$4bo2bo
2bo2bo4bo2bo2bo2bo15bo2bo2bo2bo4bo2bo2bo2bo$b3o6b2obob2obob2o6b3o9b3o
6b2obob2obob2o6b3o$bo2b4o3bob2obobobo3b4o2bo9bo2b4o3bob2obobobo3b4o2bo
$4bo3b2obo5b2obob2o3bo13bobo3b2obo5b2obob2o3bobo$5b3obobo8bobob3o13b2o
2b3obobo8bobob3o2b2o$3bobobobobob2o2b2obobobobobo13bobobobobob2o2b2obo
bobobobo$b3obobob2obobo2bobob2obobob3o11bobobob2obobo2bobob2obobobo$o
4bobo4bo6bo4bobo4bo9b2obobo4bo6bo4bobob2o$b3obo5b2o6b2o5bob3o11bobo5b
2o6b2o5bobo$3bob4obo2b2o2b2o2bob4obo13bob4obo2b2o2b2o2bob4obo$8bob2obo
4bob2obo17b2o4bob2obo4bob2obo4b2o$4b2o3bo3bo4bo3bo3b2o15b2o3bo3bo4bo3b
o3b2o$4bo2bo2b3o6b3o2bo2bo15bo2bo2b3o6b3o2bo2bo$5bob3o12b3obo17bob3o
12b3obo$3bob2o3bo10bo3b2obo13bob2o3bo10bo3b2obo$2bobo3b2o12b2o3bobo11b
obo3b2o12b2o3bobo$3bo2b2o16b2o2bo13bo2b2o16b2o2bo$4b2obo16bob2o15b2obo
16bob2o!
found with JLS + LLS.

edit: 2-cell stator reduction by jeremydover
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