Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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ElijahKen wrote: October 1st, 2025, 10:19 pm
1247 (9728 -> 6162):
Pointless population reduction

Code: Select all

x = 78, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20bo2b2o$21bobo$8bo11b2o2bo$8b3o11bobo$11bo8b2obo$5bo4b2o9bo$4b
obo7bo4bobo$4bobo6bobo3b2o$b2obobobo4bo2bo$b2obo2b2o5b2o22b2o18b2o$4b
o24bo8bobo18bo14b2o$4b2o21b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b2o$4b3o19b
2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$4bobo36b2o
30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o$6bobo$6bo$5b2o$4bo$5bobo13b2o15b2o$4b2ob3o
11bo16b2o$2o8bo11bo$bo7b2o10b2o$bobo$2b2o11bo$15b2o4bo$8bob6obo2bobo$
6b2o2b2obo2b3o2bo$7bo4bo4bo$2o6b2o5b2o$o2b2o5bo3bo$b2obo5bobobo$11b3o
$b3o8bo8bo$bo2bo15bobo36b2o$2bobo15bo2bo35bo$3bo8bo8b3o16b2o19bo$11b3o
27bo18b2o$10bobobo5bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$10bo3bo5b2o2bo17b2o7bo2bo3b
4o2bo$8b2o5b2o6b2o27b2o7bob2o$7bo4bo4bo28b3o9b2obobo$3bo2b3o2bob2o2b2o
29bo9b2obobo$2bobo2bob6obo30bo13bob2o$3bo4b2o51bo$9bo49bobo$34bo24b2o
$14b2o16b3o17b2o$14bo16bo21bo$15b3o13b2o15b2o3bob2o$17bo9bo20b2o2b2ob
o2bo$25bobo8bo18bob2o$26b2o8b2o10b2o5bo$35bobo10bo5b2o$50bo$49b2o$21b
2o$20bobo5b2o$20bo7b2o$19b2o2$33bo$29b2obobo$28bobobobo$25bo2bobobobo
b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 1st, 2025, 10:46 pm
ElijahKen wrote: October 1st, 2025, 10:19 pm
1247 (9728 -> 6162):
Pointless population reduction

Code: Select all

x = 78, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20bo2b2o$21bobo$8bo11b2o2bo$8b3o11bobo$11bo8b2obo$5bo4b2o9bo$4b
obo7bo4bobo$4bobo6bobo3b2o$b2obobobo4bo2bo$b2obo2b2o5b2o22b2o18b2o$4b
o24bo8bobo18bo14b2o$4b2o21b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b2o$4b3o19b
2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$4bobo36b2o
30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o$6bobo$6bo$5b2o$4bo$5bobo13b2o15b2o$4b2ob3o
11bo16b2o$2o8bo11bo$bo7b2o10b2o$bobo$2b2o11bo$15b2o4bo$8bob6obo2bobo$
6b2o2b2obo2b3o2bo$7bo4bo4bo$2o6b2o5b2o$o2b2o5bo3bo$b2obo5bobobo$11b3o
$b3o8bo8bo$bo2bo15bobo36b2o$2bobo15bo2bo35bo$3bo8bo8b3o16b2o19bo$11b3o
27bo18b2o$10bobobo5bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$10bo3bo5b2o2bo17b2o7bo2bo3b
4o2bo$8b2o5b2o6b2o27b2o7bob2o$7bo4bo4bo28b3o9b2obobo$3bo2b3o2bob2o2b2o
29bo9b2obobo$2bobo2bob6obo30bo13bob2o$3bo4b2o51bo$9bo49bobo$34bo24b2o
$14b2o16b3o17b2o$14bo16bo21bo$15b3o13b2o15b2o3bob2o$17bo9bo20b2o2b2ob
o2bo$25bobo8bo18bob2o$26b2o8b2o10b2o5bo$35bobo10bo5b2o$50bo$49b2o$21b
2o$20bobo5b2o$20bo7b2o$19b2o2$33bo$29b2obobo$28bobobobo$25bo2bobobobo
b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
p1247 from 6162 to 6006:

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x = 78, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$8bo9bobo$8b3o9bo2b2o$11bo7b2obo2bo$10b2o10bob2o$5b2o7bo4b4o$4bob
o6bobo3bo3b3o$bo2bobobo4bo2bo3b3o3bo$obobo2b2o5b2o6bo2bo15b2o15b2o$bo
2bo17bobo4bo12bo16bo14b2o$4b2o17bo3b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b
2o$4b3o19b2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$
4bobo36b2o30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o$6bobo$6bo$5b2o$4bo$5bobo13b2o15b
2o$4b2ob3o11bo16b2o$2o8bo12bo$bo7b2o11b2o$bobo$2b2o11bo$15b2o4bo$8bob
6obo2bobo$6b2o2b2obo2b3o2bo$7bo4bo4bo$2o6b2o5b2o$o2b2o5bo3bo$b2obo5bob
obo$11b3o$b3o8bo8bo$bo2bo15bobo36b2o$2bobo15bo2bo35bo$3bo8bo8b3o16b2o
19bo$11b3o27bo18b2o$10bobobo5bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$10bo3bo5b2o2bo17b
2o7bo2bo3b4o2bo$8b2o5b2o6b2o27b2o7bob2o$7bo4bo4bo28b3o9b2obobo$3bo2b3o
2bob2o2b2o29bo9b2obobo$2bobo2bob6obo30bo13bob2o$3bo4b2o51bo$9bo49bobo$
34bo24b2o$14b2o16b3o17b2o$14bo16bo21bo$15b3o13b2o15b2o3bob2o$17bo9bo
20b2o2b2obo2bo$25bobo8bo18bob2o$26b2o8b2o10b2o5bo$35bobo10bo5b2o$50bo$
49b2o$21b2o$20bobo5b2o$20bo7b2o$19b2o2$33bo$29b2obobo$28bobobobo$25bo
2bobobobob2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
EDIT:
ElijahKen wrote: October 1st, 2025, 10:19 pm A few reductions to p43 * prime guns:
989 (7440 -> 7304):

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x = 88, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
30b2o$30bo2b2o$31bobo$18bo11b2o2bo$18b3o11bobo$21bo8b2obo$15bo4b2o9bo$
14bobo7bo4bobo$14bobo6bobo3b2o$11b2obobobo4bo2bo$11b2obo2b2o5b2o22b2o
18b2o$14bo24bo8bobo18bo14b2o$14b2o21b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$16bo19bo13b2o
18b2o$14b3o19b2o44b4o$13bo67bo3bo$13b2o67bo$80bobo$16b2o62b2o$16bo36b
2o29b2o$14bobo36b2o30bo$14b2o69bobo$86b2o2$17b2o23b2o$16bobo23b2o$16bo
$15b2o$41b2o$31b2o7bo2bo4b2o$2bo7b2o19bo8bo2bo4b2o$2b3o5bobob2o16bo8b
2o44bo$5bo6bobobo7bo6b2o24bobo25bobo$4b2o5bo2bo2bo5bobo31b2o27b2o$11b
2o2b2o7bo33bo$11b2o$12bo$2o9b4o$bo8bo3b2o7b2o26b2o$bobo12bo6b2o26bobo$
2b2o47bo$10b3o6b3o$10b3o6b3o$10b3o6b3o$28b2o$7b2o6bo12bobo$7b2o7b2o3bo
8bo$17b4o9b2o$19bo53b2o$19b2o4bo47bo$7bo7b2o2b2o5b2o26b2o19bo$6bobo5bo
2bo2bo4b2o28bo18b2o$7bo7bobobo35bobo14bo3b2o$16b2obobo34b2o14b4o2bo$
20b2o45b2o6bob2o$67b2o3b2obobo$72b2obobo$75bob2o$75bo$56b3o14bobo$23b
2o12bo10bo9bo14b2o$22bobo10bobo8b3o8bo$22bo13b2o7bo18b2o$21b2o22b2o17b
o$28b2o35b3o$29bo11bo25bo$26b3o11bo$26bo12b2o2bo2b2o$38b3obobob3o$39b
2o2bo2b2o$35b2o3bo5bo$34bobo4b5o$34bo7b3o$33b2o8bo2$47bo$43b2obobo$42b
obobobo$39bo2bobobobob2o$39b4ob2o2bo2bo$43bo4b2o$41bobo$41b2o!
p989 from 7304 to 7128:

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x = 88, y = 81, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$18bo9bobo$18b3o9bo2b2o$21bo7b2obo2bo$20b2o10bob2o$15b2o7bo4b4o$
14bobo6bobo3bo3b3o$11bo2bobobo4bo2bo3b3o3bo$10bobobo2b2o5b2o6bo2bo15b
2o15b2o$11bo2bo17bobo4bo12bo16bo14b2o$14b2o17bo3b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$16b
o19bo13b2o18b2o$14b3o19b2o44b4o$13bo67bo3bo$13b2o67bo$80bobo$16b2o62b
2o$16bo36b2o29b2o$14bobo36b2o30bo$14b2o69bobo$86b2o2$17b2o23b2o$16bobo
23b2o$16bo$15b2o$41b2o$31b2o7bo2bo4b2o$2bo7b2o19bo8bo2bo4b2o$2b3o5bobo
b2o17bo7b2o$5bo6bobobo7bo7b2o23bobo$4b2o5bo2bo2bo5bobo31b2o$11b2o2b2o
7bo33bo$11b2o$12bo$2o9b4o$bo8bo3b2o7b2o26b2o$bobo12bo6b2o26bobo$2b2o
47bo$10b3o6b3o$10b3o6b3o$10b3o6b3o$28b2o$7b2o6bo12bobo$7b2o7b2o3bo8bo$
17b4o9b2o$19bo53b2o$19b2o4bo47bo$7bo7b2o2b2o5b2o26b2o19bo$6bobo5bo2bo
2bo4b2o28bo18b2o$7bo7bobobo35bobo14bo3b2o$16b2obobo34b2o14b4o2bo$20b2o
45b2o6bob2o$67b2o3b2obobo$72b2obobo$75bob2o$75bo$56b3o14bobo$23b2o12bo
10bo9bo14b2o$22bobo10bobo8b3o8bo$22bo13b2o7bo18b2o$21b2o22b2o17bo$28b
2o35b3o$29bo11bo25bo$26b3o11bo$26bo12b2o2bo2b2o$38b3obobob3o$39b2o2bo
2b2o$35b2o3bo5bo$34bobo4b5o$34bo7b3o$33b2o8bo2$47bo$43b2obobo$42bobobo
bo$39bo2bobobobob2o$39b4ob2o2bo2bo$43bo4b2o$41bobo$41b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote: October 3rd, 2025, 4:07 am
WhiteHawk wrote: October 1st, 2025, 10:46 pm Pointless population reduction

Code: Select all

x = 78, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20bo2b2o$21bobo$8bo11b2o2bo$8b3o11bobo$11bo8b2obo$5bo4b2o9bo$4b
obo7bo4bobo$4bobo6bobo3b2o$b2obobobo4bo2bo$b2obo2b2o5b2o22b2o18b2o$4b
o24bo8bobo18bo14b2o$4b2o21b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b2o$4b3o19b
2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$4bobo36b2o
30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o$6bobo$6bo$5b2o$4bo$5bobo13b2o15b2o$4b2ob3o
11bo16b2o$2o8bo11bo$bo7b2o10b2o$bobo$2b2o11bo$15b2o4bo$8bob6obo2bobo$
6b2o2b2obo2b3o2bo$7bo4bo4bo$2o6b2o5b2o$o2b2o5bo3bo$b2obo5bobobo$11b3o
$b3o8bo8bo$bo2bo15bobo36b2o$2bobo15bo2bo35bo$3bo8bo8b3o16b2o19bo$11b3o
27bo18b2o$10bobobo5bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$10bo3bo5b2o2bo17b2o7bo2bo3b
4o2bo$8b2o5b2o6b2o27b2o7bob2o$7bo4bo4bo28b3o9b2obobo$3bo2b3o2bob2o2b2o
29bo9b2obobo$2bobo2bob6obo30bo13bob2o$3bo4b2o51bo$9bo49bobo$34bo24b2o
$14b2o16b3o17b2o$14bo16bo21bo$15b3o13b2o15b2o3bob2o$17bo9bo20b2o2b2ob
o2bo$25bobo8bo18bob2o$26b2o8b2o10b2o5bo$35bobo10bo5b2o$50bo$49b2o$21b
2o$20bobo5b2o$20bo7b2o$19b2o2$33bo$29b2obobo$28bobobobo$25bo2bobobobo
b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
p1247 from 6162 to 6006:

Code: Select all

x = 78, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$8bo9bobo$8b3o9bo2b2o$11bo7b2obo2bo$10b2o10bob2o$5b2o7bo4b4o$4bob
o6bobo3bo3b3o$bo2bobobo4bo2bo3b3o3bo$obobo2b2o5b2o6bo2bo15b2o15b2o$bo
2bo17bobo4bo12bo16bo14b2o$4b2o17bo3b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b
2o$4b3o19b2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$
4bobo36b2o30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o$6bobo$6bo$5b2o$4bo$5bobo13b2o15b
2o$4b2ob3o11bo16b2o$2o8bo12bo$bo7b2o11b2o$bobo$2b2o11bo$15b2o4bo$8bob
6obo2bobo$6b2o2b2obo2b3o2bo$7bo4bo4bo$2o6b2o5b2o$o2b2o5bo3bo$b2obo5bob
obo$11b3o$b3o8bo8bo$bo2bo15bobo36b2o$2bobo15bo2bo35bo$3bo8bo8b3o16b2o
19bo$11b3o27bo18b2o$10bobobo5bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$10bo3bo5b2o2bo17b
2o7bo2bo3b4o2bo$8b2o5b2o6b2o27b2o7bob2o$7bo4bo4bo28b3o9b2obobo$3bo2b3o
2bob2o2b2o29bo9b2obobo$2bobo2bob6obo30bo13bob2o$3bo4b2o51bo$9bo49bobo$
34bo24b2o$14b2o16b3o17b2o$14bo16bo21bo$15b3o13b2o15b2o3bob2o$17bo9bo
20b2o2b2obo2bo$25bobo8bo18bob2o$26b2o8b2o10b2o5bo$35bobo10bo5b2o$50bo$
49b2o$21b2o$20bobo5b2o$20bo7b2o$19b2o2$33bo$29b2obobo$28bobobobo$25bo
2bobobobob2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
These also apply to gun_1849 (6318 -> 6006):
(Along with another improvement. A CP semi-snark works at p43!)

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x = 78, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$8bo9bobo$8b3o9bo2b2o$11bo7b2obo2bo$5bo4b2o10bob2o$4bobo7bo4b4o$
4bobo6bobo3bo3b3o$b2obobobo4bo2bo3b3o3bo$b2obo2b2o5b2o6bo2bo14b2o16b2o
$4bo17bobo4bo11bo17bo14b2o$4b2o17bo3b3o10bo18bobo12b2o$6bo19bo13b2o18b
2o$4b3o19b2o44b4o$3bo67bo3bo$3b2o67bo$70bobo$6b2o62b2o$6bo36b2o29b2o$
4bobo36b2o30bo$4b2o69bobo$76b2o2$7b2o23b2o$6bobo22bo2bo$6bo25b2o$5b2o$
4bo$5bobo13b2o15b2o$4b2ob3o11bo16b2o$2o8bo11bo54bo$bo7b2o10b2o24bobo
25bobo$bobo43b2o27b2o$2b2o44bo$5b2o14bo$5bobo7b2o3bobo$5bo9b2o4bo$41b
2o$2o8bo30bobo$o2b2o4b2o30bo$b2obo3b2o2bo$10b3o$b3o10bo6bo$bo2bo4bo5bo
4bobo36b2o$2bobo4bo5bo4bo2bo35bo$3bo6bo10b3o16b2o19bo$12b3o26bo18b2o$
12bo2b2o3bob2o17bobo8b2o4bo3b2o$14b2o4b2o2bo17b2o7bo2bo3b4o2bo$14bo8b
2o27b2o7bob2o$58b2obobo$3bo4b2o9bo38b2obobo$2bobo3b2o7bobo41bob2o$3bo
14b2o41bo$59bobo$34bo24b2o$14b2o16b3o$14bo16bo18b2o$15b3o13b2o5b3o9bo$
17bo22bo10b3o$39bo13bo3$17b2ob2o$15bo2bob2o$15b2o$28b2o$20bo2bo4b2o$
20b4o$17bo$17b5o11bo$21bo7b2obobo$19bo8bobobobo$19b2o4bo2bobobobob2o$
25b4ob2o2bo2bo$29bo4b2o$27bobo$27b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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guntrue_833 reduced to an exact square box (5775 -> 5625)

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x = 75, y = 75, rule = B3/S23
54b2o$48bob2obobo$48b2obobo$52b2o5$60b2o$53b2o5b2o$52bobo$51bobo$52bo
$2b2o5bo12b2o$o2bo4bo8b2o2bobo$9bo2b2o3bo3bo$6b2obobo2bo3b3ob4o$o4b2o
2b2o4bo4bobo2bo$bo2bobob2o$2b2o2bo$7bo4bo2bo25b2o2bobo$6bo5b2o26bobo2b
o2bo$40bo3bob2o$22bo16b2ob2o$21b3o15bo2b2o$21b3o15b3o3b3o$17bo9bo15b2o
2bo$9b2o5b3o3bo3b3o14b2ob2o$9b2o4bob2o3bo3b2obo9b2obo3bo$14b2ob2o3bo3b
2ob2o7bo2bo2bobo$15b4o7b4o9bobo2b2o$20bo3bo31b2o$17b2o7b2o28b2o$18bo7b
o47bo$63bo8bobo$63b3o7b2o$46b2o18bo$46b2o17b2o3$10b2o$9bobo$9bo41b2o$
8b2o37b2o2b2o$46bobo$46b2o$64b2o$64bo$62bobo$23bo2bo35b2o3bo$27bo38bo
bob2o$22bo5bo36bo2bobobo$22b2o4bo35bo3bo3bo$27bo16b2obo17b3ob3o$26bo17b
ob2o19bobo$25b4obo36bobob3o$25bo3bo38b2obo2bo$23bo3bo45b2o$22bob4o$26b
o40bo$25bo40bobo$24bo4b2o35bo2bo$24bo5bo36b2o$25bo$26bo2bo40b2o$70bob
o$72bo$51b2o13b2o4b2o$52bo5bo7bo$49b3o4b3o3b2o3b3o$49bo5bo6bobo5bo$55b
2o3bobob6o$60b2o$66b2o$66b2o!
Any gun using the old x7 multiplier version will probably benefit from this reduction.
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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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!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Reduction of guntrue_119 (2450 -> 2250)

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x = 49, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
2b2o5bo12b2o$o2bo4bo8b2o2bobo$9bo2b2o3bo3bo$6b2obobo2bo3b3ob4o4b2o$o4b
2o2b2o4bo4bobo2bo4b2o$bo2bobob2o$2b2o2bo$7bo4bo2bo25b2o2bobo$6bo5b2o26b
obo2bo2bo$40bo3bob2o$39b2ob2o$39bo2b2o$39b3o3b3o$43b2o2bo$9b2o32b2ob2o
$9b2o10b3o15b2obo3bo$20bo3bo13bo2bo2bobo$20b2ob2o14bobo2b2o10$10b2o$9b
obo$9bo$8b2o5$24b2o$24b2o3$27bo$20bo2bo2bobo$20b4o3bo2$22b2o$22b2o!
EDIT: guntrue_357

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x = 50, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$21b2o17bo2b2o$40b4obo$19b4o3bo18bo$19bo2bo2bobo10b7ob2o$26bo10b
o6bobo2bo$37b2o2b2obo3b2o$41b2ob2o$23b2o$23b2o$41b2o$41b2ob2o$32b2o6b
2obo$33bo$7b2o24bobo$8bo25b2o$8bobo$9b2o38bo$47bobo$48b2o3$44b2o$17b2o
5b2o18bo$15b2o2bo3bo2b2o17b3o$15b2o3bobo3b2o19bo$15bo2b2o3b2o2bo$13bo
2b2o7b2o2bo9bo3b2o$9bob2ob3o9b3obo7b4o3bo$8bo6bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bobo$8bo
9bo5bo6bo4bo2bo5b2o$9b2o2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo9bob2o3bo$12b2o2b2o7b2o2b2o
8b2o3b2o$36bo3b2obo$20bobo15b2o5bo2bo$39bobo5bo$5bobo3b2o7b3o16bo3b4o
$4bo2bo2bo2bo6b3o17b2o3bo$3bo9bo$2b4o4bo2bo$2o3b4o3b2o5bobo2bo$o2bo4b
4o5b3ob4o$o9bo5bo3bo$o2bo2bo2bo6b2o2bobo$b2o3bobo12b2o!
guntrue_238

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x = 52, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20b2o$48bo$18b4o3bo20b3o$18bo2bo2bobo18bo$25bo11b2o6b2o$37bobo$
38bo$22b2o$22b2o19b2o$43b2o5b2o$50b2o3$6b2o25b2o$7bo25b2o$7bobo$8b2o38b
2o$48bobo$50bo$15b3o32b2o$14bo2bo$14bobo$15bo2$18bo$18b3o$21bo20b2o7b
o$19bobo15b3o2bobo4bobo$7b2o10b2o5b2o9bo2b3obo5b2o$7b2o19bo7bob3obob2o
$26b3o6b3o2b4o2bo$18b3o6b2o6b3o7b3o$17b2o4b2o11bo2b4o2b3o$16b3o18b2ob
ob3obo$14b2o2b2o18bob3o2bo$4b2o4b2o9b2o15bobo2b3o$4b3o3b2o9b2o16b2o$3b
o3bo2b2o$ob4o3b3o$o10bo6bobo2bo$3o3b4obo4b3ob4o$2o2bo3bo6bo3bo$2o3b3o
7b2o2bobo$2o4b2o12b2o!
guntrue_476

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x = 45, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
b4o$o3bo$o4bo$bobob2o$5bobo$4b2o2bo$2o2bo$4bo2b2o21bo$o2b2o9b2o12b3o$
bobo9bo2bo10bo$2b2obobo5bo13b2o$3bo4bo7bo$4bo3bo3bo3bo$4b4o4b2o3bo$16b
o$15b2ob3o$b2o9bo3b2ob2o$bobo8b2o3bo3bo$3bo10bo3bo2bo$3b2o8bo4bobo19b
2o$b2o4b2obo8bo21bo$o2b2o2b2o6bo25bob2o$2obo3b2obo8bo20b2ob2o$3bo9bo4b
obo14b2o$3b2o9bo3bo2bo13b2o$12b2o3bo3bo18bo$12bo3b2ob2o18bobo$15b2ob3o
19bo$16bo$12b2o3bo$12bo3bo$13b3o14b2o$30b3o$30b2obo$32bobo$31bo2bo$11b
o2bo17b2o$15bo10b2o10b2o$10bo5bo8bo2bo9bobo$8b3obobob2o8b2o12bo$7bo3b
2o3bo15bo7bob2o$7bobobobo2bo15b3o2b2obobo$33b2o2b2obobo$8bo2bobobobo14b
o7bob2o$8bo3b2o3bo3b2o10bo3b4o2bo$7b2obobob3o3bobo10bo3bo3b2o$8bo5bo5b
o18b2o$9bo9b2o5bo13bo$10bo2bo11bo12bo$25b3o10b2o!
guntrue_595

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x = 59, y = 66, rule = B3/S23
2b2o4bo13b2o$bobo4bobo6b2o2bobo$3o6bo2bo4bo3bo$2o5bobob3o4b3ob4o$b2o3b
4o3b2o5bobo2bo$2b3obobo5b2o$3bo2bo6b3o$5bobo4bobo$7bo4b2o8bo$22bo$21b
obo15b2o$39b2o4b2o$18b2ob3ob2o17bob2ob2o$15bob2obo3bob2obo12b3obob4o$
9b2o3b5obo3bob5o$9b2o4b2o2bo5bo2b2o8b4obob3o$19b2o3b2o13b2ob2obo$14bo
2bo2bo3bo2bo2bo12b2o4b2o$19bobobobo23b2o$15bo3b2o3b2o3bo$19bo5bo$18bo
7bo$54b2o$54bo$52bobo$52b2o2$10b2o35b2o$9bobo36b2o$9bo35bo2bo$8b2o33b
2o$44b2o3$52bob2o$24b2o21b2o3b3obo$24b2o22bo3b3o2bo$56b2o$52bobo$27bo
21bobo3b2obo$20bo2bo2bobo19bob2obobob2o$20b4o3bo20bo3bobo$47b2o3bo$3b
2ob2o12b2o29b2o$3b2ob2o12b2o14bo$8b2o5bo20b3o$3b5o2bo4b3o21bo12b2o$3b
o3bo3bo6bo19b2o11bob3o$5bo11b2o32bo4bo$4b5o26bo7bo6b2ob3o$3bo6bo22b3o
6bobo5bo2bo$3bobobo3bo20bo9bo2bo4b2o$4b2o4bo21b2o9b2o5b2obo$7bobo40bo
2bob2o$4b5o5b2o3b2o29b2obo$4bo3bo5b2o2bo2bo7b2o20bobobobo$5b4o9bo2bo6b
o2bo19bob3o2bo$3bobo2bo10b2o8b2o21bo3b3o$3b2o2b2o44b3o$8bobo45bo$6bo2b
obo43b2o$6b2obobo5b2o$8bobo7bo$8bo6b3o36bo$7b2o6bo39bo$53b3o!
EDIT 2: Finally a guntrue_1785 which defeats the old design (4851 -> 4602)

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x = 59, y = 76, rule = B3/S23
2b2o4bo13b2o$bobo4bobo6b2o2bobo$3o6bo2bo4bo3bo$2o5bobob3o4b3ob4o$b2o3b
4o3b2o5bobo2bo$2b3obobo5b2o$3bo2bo6b3o$5bobo4bobo8b2o$7bo4b2o9b2o2$39b
2o$17bo21b2o4b2o$17b2o7b6o12bob2ob2o$17b2o13bobobo5b3obob4o$9b2o7bobo
3bo9b2o$9b2o7bobo3b2o8bo3b4obob3o$15b2o3bo3b2ob2o3bobo4b2ob2obo$15b3o
15bo9b2o4b2o$17bo14bo16b2o$29bo2bo$30bo$16b3o$54b2o$54bo$52bobo$52b2o
2$10b2o$9bobo36b2o$9bo37bo2bo$8b2o37bobo$48bo2$40bobo$40b2o10bob2o$24b
2o15bo5b2o3b3obo$24b2o22bo3b3o2bo$56b2o$52bobo$27bo21bobo3b2obo$20bo2b
o2bobo19bob2obobob2o$20b4o3bo20bo3bobo$47b2o3bo$3b2ob2o12b2o29b2o$3b2o
bo13b2o14bo$15bo20b3o$3b8o4b3o21bo12b2o$3bo3bob2o7bo19b2o11bob3o$5bo3b
2o6b2o32bo4bo$4b6o25bo7bo6b2ob3o$3bo6bo22b3o6bobo5bo2bo$3bob6o21bo9bo
2bo5bo$4b2obob2o21b2o9b2o6bobo$7bo42bo2b3o$4b2ob2o5b2o3b2o29b2o3b2o$4b
o3bo5b2o2bo2bo7b2o20bobobobo$5bobo10bo2bo6bo2bo19bob2o3bo$3bobo2bo10b
2o8b2o21bo3b3o$3b2o2b2o44b3o$8bobo45bo$6bo2bobo43b2o$6b2obobo5b2o$8bo
bo7bo$8bo6b3o$7b2o6bo24b3o$39bo3bo4bo$39bo3bo3bobo$40b3o4bob2o7bo$46b
2o8bobo$57b2o2$46b2o$40b3o4bob2o$39bo3bo3bobo$39bo3bo4bo$40b3o!
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 23rd, 2025, 12:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by ElijahKen »

WhiteHawk wrote: October 3rd, 2025, 11:12 pm guntrue_238

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x = 52, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20b2o$48bo$18b4o3bo20b3o$18bo2bo2bobo18bo$25bo11b2o6b2o$37bobo$
38bo$22b2o$22b2o19b2o$43b2o5b2o$50b2o3$6b2o25b2o$7bo25b2o$7bobo$8b2o38b
2o$48bobo$50bo$15b3o32b2o$14bo2bo$14bobo$15bo2$18bo$18b3o$21bo20b2o7b
o$19bobo15b3o2bobo4bobo$7b2o10b2o5b2o9bo2b3obo5b2o$7b2o19bo7bob3obob2o
$26b3o6b3o2b4o2bo$18b3o6b2o6b3o7b3o$17b2o4b2o11bo2b4o2b3o$16b3o18b2ob
ob3obo$14b2o2b2o18bob3o2bo$4b2o4b2o9b2o15bobo2b3o$4b3o3b2o9b2o16b2o$3b
o3bo2b2o$ob4o3b3o$o10bo6bobo2bo$3o3b4obo4b3ob4o$2o2bo3bo6bo3bo$2o3b3o
7b2o2bobo$2o4b2o12b2o!
Smaller (2295):

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x = 50, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$21b2o$39b2o3b2o$19b4o3bo12b2o2bob3o$19bo2bo2bobo15bo4bo$26bo12b
4ob2o2bo$33b2o4bo2bo3bob2o$33bo9b4obo$23b2o10bo8bobobo$23b2o6b5o11bo$
31bo11bo$34b4o3bo$34bo2bo3bobo$29b2o11b2o$7b2o21bo$8bo21bobob2o13bo$8b
obo20b2ob2ob2o8bobo$9b2o27b2o8b2o$39bo3$45b2o$45bo$17b2o5b2o20b3o$15b
2o2bo3bo2b2o20bo$15b2o3bobo3b2o$15bo2b2o3b2o2bo$13bo2b2o7b2o2bo9bo3b2o
$9bob2ob3o9b3obo7b4o3bo$8bo6bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bobo$8bo9bo5bo6bo4bo2bo5b2o
$9b2o2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo9bob2o3bo$12b2o2b2o7b2o2b2o8b2o3b2o$36bo3b2obo$
20bobo15b2o5bo2bo$39bobo5bo$5bobo3b2o7b3o16bo3b4o$4bo2bo2bo2bo6b3o17b
2o3bo$3bo9bo$2b4o4bo2bo$2o3b4o3b2o5bobo2bo$o2bo4b4o5b3ob4o$o9bo5bo3bo$
o2bo2bo2bo6b2o2bobo$b2o3bobo12b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by WhiteHawk »

guntrue_830 reduced (1728 -> 1645)

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x = 35, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$27bobo$27bo$26b2o2$26b4o$26bo2bo$28bo$29b3o$31bo3$21bo$6b2o12bo
bo4b2obo$6b2o12bobo4b2ob3o$21bo11bo$16bo10b2ob3o$15b3o10bobo$15b3o10b
obo$29bo3$3bo$2bobo10b3o10b2o3b2o$2bobo10b3o10bo4b2o$b2ob2o10bo9bobo$
bo9bo14b2o3b4o$2bob2o4bobo17bo3bo$obob2o4bobo16bob3o$2o9bo17bobo$28b2o
$27bo3bo2bo$bo25b8o$b3o24bo$4bo23b5o$3bo2bo21bo3bo$3b4o22b3o2$5b2o20b
7o$5bo20bo6bo$3bobo20b5o$3b2o21bo3bo$25b5o3b2o$25bo3bobo2bo$8bo17b2ob
ob2o$7bo16bobo2bo$7b3o14b2o2b2o!
EDIT: guntrue_790 reduced (4800 -> 4225)

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x = 65, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o20bo$19bo18bobo$18b2o18b2o$30b2o2bo3b2o$23bo6b2o2bo2b2o$22b
obo5bo4bobo$22bo2bo4bo3bob2o$12b2o9b2o5bo3bobo4b2o3b2o3b2o$11bobo17b2o
bobobobobo2bo2bobo2bo$4bo5bo2bob2o16bo2bob2o5bo2bobo2bo$3bobo4bobobob
o16bobo$3bobo3bo4bo19bo7b2o4bobo4b2o$2b2ob2o2b4obo20b3o4bo2bob2ob2obo
2bo$2bo3bo2bo3bo24bo4bob2o5b2obo$3b3ob2ob3o24bobo4bo9bo$5bo4bo26bobo5b
9o$38bo8bobobo$6bo2bo$49bo$49bo$7bo$6bobo$5bo2bo$6b2o3$2b2o29b2o$bobo
28bobo$bo30bo$2o29b2o7b2o$40b2o2$48b2obobo$48b2ob2obo$54bo$48b2ob4obo
$47bo2b2o3bobo6bo$46bobo4bobobo4bobo$39bo5bobob5obob2o4b2o$38b4o4bo2b
o5bo4bo$38b4o7bob4ob5o$48b2obo2bobo5bo$45bobo9b2obo2bo$38b4o3b2o2b2o7b
obo2bo$39b3o8bo2bo2bo3bobo$19bo20bo7bo4b4obob2o$19b3o26b2o7bobo4bo$22b
o30b3obobob4o$21b2o30bo2bob2obo$56bo5b3o$55b2o7bo$22bo$21bobo19b2o$21b
2o20b2o3$44b2o$44bo$45b3o$47bo$29b2o$30bo$27b3o$27bo!
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 4th, 2025, 2:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by WhiteHawk »

Doublepost, but a comparison of two catalysts used in some catagolue guns. The yellow catalyst (right, used in some guns) is one row longer than the white catalyst (left, used in some other), which renders the yellow catalyst obsolete since it can be outperformed by the left catalyst.

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x = 139, y = 65, rule = LifeHistory
30.A73DA$28.3A38.D32.3A$13.2A12.A41.D17.2A12.A$11.3A.A11.2A40.D15.3A.
A11.2A$10.A4.A53.D14.A4.A$11.3A.2A6.A45.D15.3A.2A6.A$13.A2.A5.A.A44.D
17.A2.A5.A.A$15.A5.A2.A44.D19.A5.A2.A$13.A.A6.2A45.D17.A.A6.2A$11.3A2.
A52.D15.3A2.A$10.2A3.2A52.D14.2A3.2A$9.A.A.A.A53.D13.A.A.A.A$8.A3.2A.
A53.D12.A3.2A.A$8.3A3.A54.D12.3A3.A$11.3A55.D15.3A$10.A58.D14.A$2A8.2A
57.D4.2A8.2A$.A67.D5.A$.A.A65.D5.A.A$2.2A42.2A21.D6.2A42.2A$47.A21.D51.
A$47.A.A3.2A14.D51.A.A3.2A$6.2A40.2A2.A.A14.D10.2A40.2A2.A.A$5.A2.A44.
A15.D9.A2.A44.A$6.A.A60.D10.A.A$7.A61.D11.A$69.D$63.2A4.D67.2A$63.A5.
D67.A$5.3A53.A.A5.D9.3A53.A.A$4.A.3A52.2A6.D8.A.3A52.2A$4.A2.A.A20.A38.
D8.A2.A.A20.A$9.A18.3A38.D13.A18.3A$10.2A15.A41.D14.2A15.A$5.5A2.A14.
2A40.D9.5A2.A14.2A$5.2A4.A.A55.D9.2A4.A.A$5.A2.3A2.A55.D9.A2.3A2.A$3.
A.A.A5.A.2A52.D7.A.A.A5.A.2A$2.A6.2A3.A2.A23.2A26.D6.A6.2A3.A2.A23.2A
$.A3.A4.A4.2A23.2A.2A24.D5.A3.A4.A4.2A23.2A.2A$2.2A5.A20.2A8.2A.2A24.
D6.2A5.A20.2A8.2A.2A$8.A21.2A10.3A24.D12.A21.2A10.3A$8.2A2.2A55.D12.2A
2.2A$12.A.A38.2A14.D16.A.A38.2A$15.A37.2A2.2A10.D19.A37.2A2.2A$9.A3.2A
.A22.C3.2C12.A.A9.D13.A3.2A.A22.E3.2E12.A.A$8.A5.A.A21.C.C3.C14.A9.D12.
A5.A.A21.E.E3.E14.A$8.A3.3A.2A19.C.C3.C15.2A8.D12.A3.3A.2A19.E.E3.E15.
2A$9.A2.2A.A2.A14.2C.C.C3.C26.D13.A2.2A.A2.A14.2E.E.E3.E3.2E$15.3A15.
2C.C2.4C.C24.D19.3A15.2E.E2.4E.E2.E$9.A2.2A.A2.A18.C.C3.C.C23.D13.A2.
2A.A2.A18.E.E4.2E$8.A3.3A.2A14.C.4C.C2.C2.C23.D12.A3.3A.2A15.2E.2E.E.
2E$8.A5.A.A15.2C5.C.C3.2C22.D12.A5.A.A17.E.E2.E.E$9.A3.2A.A18.2C.C2.4C
2.C21.D13.A3.2A.A16.E2.E.2E.E3.2E.2E$15.A20.C.2C5.C.C21.D19.A18.3E4.2E
3.E.E$12.A.A20.C4.2C2.2C.2C20.D16.A.A22.4E5.E.E2.E$12.2A22.3C.C.C3.C2.
C19.D16.2A22.E4.2E2.2E2.3E$38.C.C.2C.C2.C20.D41.3E.E.E3.2E$40.C5.2C21.
D43.2E2.2E.E2.E$39.2C.4C23.D46.E4.3E$45.C.3C19.D47.4E$37.A3.C2.C2.C2.
C18.D41.A8.E.2E$38.A3.2C3.C.C19.D42.A4.2E3.E.E$36.3A7.2C.2C18.D40.3A4.
3E2.E.E$2.119D2E.2E!
EDIT: guntrue_1620 reduced with a weld (2832 -> 2726)

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x = 57, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
bo9bo$b3o5b3o$4bo3bo23bo$3b2o3b2o22bo$31b3o3$6bo12b2o10b3o$5bobo6b2o2b
o2bo10bo8b2o6b2o$6bo7bobo2bobo10bo7bo2bo4bo2bo$17b2obo11bo6b6o2b6o$18b
o13bo7bo2bo4bo2bo$18bo12b3o7b2o6b2o$15b2ob3o$bo13b2o4bo2bo30b2o$obo8b
o6b2ob4o6b3o20bobo$obo7bobo6bo5b2o5bo22bo$bo8b2o7bob4o2bo4bo11bo3bo$17b
obobo2bobobo14b2o3b2o$17b2o6bob3o12b2o5b2o$6b2o19bo15b2o3b2o$5bo2bo18b
2o$6b2o13bo5b2o$21b3o7bo$24bo6bobo11bobo$23b2o6b2o13b2o4$9bo$8bobo9b2o
$8bobo10b2o2bo$9bo12b4o7b2o$13b2o8b2o8bobo$13bobo7b2ob2o7bo$15bo9b3o7b
2o$15b2o4$23b2ob2o$19b2o3bob2o2b2o$19bo2bobo6bo$21b2ob7o$13bo9bo$14bo
8bob4o$12b3o9b2o2bo!
guntrue_1250 (3584 -> 3465)

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x = 55, y = 63, rule = B3/S23
11b2o4b2o$11bobo2bobo$13b4o5b2o5b2o$11bo2b2o2bo2bo2bo4bo$11bo2b2o2bo3b
3o5bo$13bo2bo8b2o2b2o2bo$6b2o12b4obobo3b3o$7bo12bo2bobob2obo3b2o$7bob
o15bo5b3o2bo$5b2ob2o5bo8b3ob3o4b2o4b2o$4bobo7bo10b3o2bob3o2b2o2bo$4bo
bo6b2o12b3o2bo3bo2bobo$2b2obob2o5b2o3b2o6b2o3bob2ob3ob2o$3bobo3bo5b3o
b2o10b2o2bobobobo$3bobob2o8bobo13bo9bo$2obobob2o9b2o6bo4b2ob3obob3obo
$o2b5o16bobo5bo3b2ob2o3bo5b2ob2o$2bo4bo17b2o5bob2ob3ob3o5bobob2o$3b5o
4bo20bobo5bo5bo$12bo3b2o32b5o$b5o5bo6bo17bo3bo6b2obo3bo$2bo2bo7bo3bo20b
o9bo3bo$o13bobo5bo26b5o$2o20b3o24bo4bo$4b2o2b2o3bo11bo20b5obobo$4b2o2b
2o4b2o8b2o26b2o$13b2o35bo$42b2o2bo3b4o$27b2o9b2o2b2o2bo3bo2bo$26bo2bo
7bobo10b3o$27b2o8b2o8bo4bobo$5b7o37b2o2b2o$3b3ob3ob3o33bobo$2bo4b3o4b
o31bobo2bo$2bob3obob4o25b2o5bobob2o$3bo35bo7bobo$5bobobob2obo25b3o6bo
$4b2obobobob2o27bo6b2o$5bobo2bo$5bo2b2o32bo6b2o$4b2o34b3o6bo$12b2o4bo
20bo7bobo$12b2o3bobo19b2o5bobob2o$18bo3bo23bobo2bo$22b3o22bobo$25bo23b
2o2b2o$5b2o2b2o13b2o22bo3bobo$5b2o2b2o31bo5b2ob2o$41bobo4bo4bo$27b2o12b
obo4bo2b3o$26bo2bo12bo5bobo$9b3o15b2o18bobo2b2o$4b2o2b3obo33b2o3b2obo
$4bo2bobo2bo36bo4bo$5bobo42b4o$6bo32b2o8bo2bo$7b5o27bo10bo3bo$10b2o28b
3o4b2ob5o$7b2o2bo30bo5b2o$6bo2bobobo37bob2o$6b2o6bo14bo20b2ob2o$11bo3b
o14bo$13b2o13b3o!
guntrue_1180 (3397 -> 3375)

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x = 74, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
6b2o5b2o2b2ob2o$6bo2b2obo2bo2bob2o$7b2obob2ob2obo21bo$3b2o3bobo2bobo2b
ob2o17bobo$o2bo2bo4bo3bob2o2bo15b3obo$3o2b2obo3bobobo2bo16bo4bob2o$3b
2o2b5o6b2o16bobobobobo$2bo2bo6b2o4bo12b2o4b2obobo$3b2o8bo18bo8bobo9b2o
$32bobo7bobo8b2o$33b2o7bo2bo$9b2o35bo$2o6bo2bo6b2o21bo5bo$bo7b2o7bo21b
o3bo3bo$bobo12bobo21bo2bobo2bo10b2o$2b2o12b2o22bo3bo3bo8bo2bo$41bo5bo
9b2o2b2o$42bo3bo15bo$19bo23b3o14bo$19b3o38b2o$22bo32bo$21b2o5bo25bobo
$26b2o25bo2bo10b2o$27b2o25b2o11b2o$59bo$8bo49bobo$7bobo30b2o15b2ob2o$
7bobo31bo14bobo2bo$8bo24b2o3b3o16b4obo$12b2o18b3o3bo19bo3bo$12bobo16b
ob2o19bo5bob2o$14bo8b2o5bobo20bobo5bo9b2o$14b2o7b2o5bo2bo18bo7b2o8bo2b
o$31b2o20b3o4b2o6bo2b2o$59b2o6bob2o$49b2o17bo2b2o$21b2ob2o22bobo3b3o12b
2o2bo$22bob2o2b2o18bo5b3o15b2o$17b2obobo6bo17b2o6bo7bo5b2obo$17bob2ob
7o33b4o3bo2bo$21bo40b2o6b2o$21bob4o$14bo7b2o2bo$15bo47b2o$13b3o47b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Is there a better way to place blocker for guntrue_1720?

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x = 60, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
10b2o5b2o2b2ob2o22b2o$10bo2b2obo2bo2bob2o18b2obobo6b2o$11b2obob2ob2ob
o12bo7bobobo8bo$7b2o3bobo2bobo2bob2o8bobo5bo2bo2bo5bobo$4bo2bo2bo2bob
3obob2o2bo9bo7b2o2b2o5b2o$4b3o2b2obo3bo2b2o2b2o$7b2o2b5o5b3o$6bo2bo2b
6o4b2o34b2o$7b2o7b2o40bo$56bobo$35b3o12b2o4b2o$13b2o35bobo$4b2o6bo2bo
6b2o$5bo7b2o7bo12bobo$5bobo12bobo7b2o4b2o12b3o$6b2o12b2o7bobo$29bo$28b
2o$23bo$23b3o$26bo12b2o2b2o7bo$25b2o4bo7bo2bo2bo5bobo$30bo9bobobo7bo$
30b3o5bobob2o$38b2o$12bo$11bobo$11bobo$12bo24b2o$16b2o10b2o6b3o$16bob
o9b2o5bob2o$18bo15bobo$18b2o14bo2bo$35b2o3$25b2ob2o$21b2o3bob2o2b2o$21b
o2bobo6bo$5bo17b2ob7o$3ob2o2b2o15bo$4o4b2o7bo7bob4o$4b2o12bo7b2o2bo$16b
3o!
EDIT: Here is a pretty good reduction for guntrue_2170, though the p5 sparker's size seems questionable and potentially reducible, which is why I am posting it here.

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x = 77, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
37b2o$38bo$38bobo10b2o$39b2o10b2o5$25b2o$25bobo8bo$26bobob3o2bobo$27b
2obobo3bo3b2o$28b3o9b2o$24b3o6b2o$30bob3o$18b2o9bob3o$19bo5bo4b2o12b2o
$14bo2bo7b3o16bobo$14b5o9bo15bobo$19bo5b2obo2b2o11b3o$16b4o5bo2bobobo
11b2o10bo9b2o2b2o$15bo2bob2o5bo2bo15bo7b3o9bobo2bo$15b2o2bo8bo2bo12bo
bo6bo14b2obob2o$23bo3b3o14bobo6b2o12bo3bobo2bo$23bo2bo2bo9b3o3bo13b2o
7b2obo3b2o$20bo2bo2bo2bo9b2ob2o15b2o7bo3bo$21b2o4b3o12b2o25b4o$28bo2b
o7b5o25bo5bo$27bo2bo38b7o$25bo2bobobo$25b2obo2b2o38b3o$28bo6b2o34bo2b
o$28b2o6bo34b4o$33b3o34bo$33bo12bo15b2o6b2ob4o$43bobobo14b2o5bo3bo2bo
$41b3obobo22b2o$40bo5bo24bobo2bo$40b2o8b2o19bob4o$51bo20bo$48b3o5b2o15b
4o$48bo8bo18bo$54b3o14b4o$52b3o15bo3b2o$51bo17bobo$52b3o15bo$55bo$14b
2o4b2o11b2o19b2o16bo$14bo2b2o2bo11bo15bo19bobobo$15b3ob2o10bobo15b3o17b
2o2bo$4bob2o23b2o19bo20b2o$4b2obo5b5ob2o30b2o$13bo3bob2o$4b3o3bo4bo$3b
o3bobobo2b3o$3b2o5bobo$b2o2bo6b5o$2bob2o7bo2bo31b2o$bo2bo8b3o32b2o17b
2o$o3bo8b3o51b2o$obob2o7bo2bo$b2o2bo6b5o$3b2o5bobo55b2o$3bo3bobobo2b3o
51bo$4b3o3bo4bo39b2o12b3o$13bo3bo20b2o16bo14bo$4b2obo5b5o20bo14b3o$4b
ob2o24bo6b3o11bo$12bob2o17bo7bo$12b2obo15b3o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 12th, 2025, 12:33 pm Is there a better way to place blocker for guntrue_1720?
Yes, but it only saves 17 cells from the bounding box.

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x = 61, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
11b2o5b2o2b2ob2o22b2o$11bo2b2obo2bo2bob2o18b2obobo6b2o$12b2obob2ob2obo
12bo7bobobo8bo$8b2o3bobo4bo2bob2o8bobo5bo2bo2bo5bobo$5bo2bo2bob4obobob
2o2bo9bo7b2o2b2o5b2o$5b3o2b2o6b3o4bo$8b2o8bo2b2o$7bo2bobo5bo3bobo34b2o
$8b2o4b2o2bo17bobo6bo13bo$40b2o5bo9bobo$36bo11bo8b2o$14b2o27bo7bo$5b2o
6bo2bo6b2o12b3o10b3o$6bo7b2o7bo14bo7bo$6bobo12bobo7b2o8bo11bo$7b2o12b
2o7bobo9bo5b2o$30bo13bo6bobo$29b2o$24bo$24b3o$27bo5bo6b2o2b2o7bo$26b2o
4bo7bo2bo2bo5bobo$32b3o6bobobo7bo$39bobob2o$39b2o$13bo$12bobo$12bobo$
13bo24b2o$17b2o10b2o6b3o$17bobo9b2o5bob2o$19bo15bobo$19b2o14bo2bo$36b
2o3$26b2ob2o$22b2o3bob2o2b2o$5bo16bo2bobo6bo$3ob2o2b2o14b2ob7o$4o4b2o
7bo8bo$4b2o12bo7bob4o$16b3o8b2o2bo!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Last edited by Period1GliderGun on October 12th, 2025, 3:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Reduction to gun_69 (5525 -> 5330); this pi-G mechanism should also reduce the guns of periods 71 and 73.

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x = 82, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$23b2obobo9bo$24bobo9b3o$24bob2o7bo$21b2obo10b2o$21bo2b4o4bo7b2o
$22b2o3bo3bobo6bobo$24b3o3bo2bo4bobob3o$24bo6b2o5b2o5bo23b2o$22bobo19b
2o23bo$22b2o43bobo$48bo14b2o2b2o$34b3o10b2o14b2o$40bo6bobo$39bobo39bo
$28b3o7b2obo37b3o$28b2o5bobo2bo22bo8b2o4bo$30bo4b2o25b3o8b2o3b2o$61b2o
2bo7b2o$21b3o36b2o3b2o7b2o$23bo8b3o23bobo2bobo8b2o$22bo3b2o11b2o17b2o
3b2o14bobo$26bo13bo40bo$27b2o3b3o3b2o34bo6bo$31bo3bo15b2o21bo2bo2bo$3b
2o20b7o3b7o8bobo$4bo20bo6bobo6bo8bo$2bo23bobob2o3b2obobo8b2o24b2o$2b5o
14b2o4b2obo5bob2o35b2o$7bo13bo10bobo$4b3o12bobo9b2ob2o$3bo15b2o$3b4o56b
2o$b2o3bo3b2o51b2o$o2b3o4b2o$2obo13b2o31bobo$3bo12b2o32b2o$3b2o13bo32b
o3$11b2o$12bo$9b3o20bo$9bo22b3o$35bo$34b2o2$36b3o$35bo3bo$34bo5bo$34b
o5bo$34bo5bo$35bo3bo4b2o$36b3o5bobo$46bo$46b2o2$33bo$32bobob2o$32bobo
bobo$29b2obobobobo2bo$29bo2bo2b2ob4o$31b2o4bo$37bobo$38b2o!
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!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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It indeed reduces the p73 gun from 89x68 (6052-cell BB) to 85x68 (5780-cell BB):

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x = 85, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
30b2o$26b2obobo9bo$27bobo9b3o$27bob2o7bo$24b2obo10b2o$24bo2b4o4bo7b2o$
25b2o3bo3bobo6bobo$27b3o3bo2bo4bobob3o$27bo6b2o5b2o5bo23b2o$25bobo19b
2o23bo$25b2o43bobo$66b2o2b2o$39bo26b2o$38bobo5bo$46b2o36bo$38b2o7b2o
33b3o$47bo27b3o3bo$26b2o18bo34b2o$27b2o$26bo9bo$35bobo28b3o$29b2o4bobo
4b2o20bob2obo$29bo2bo3bo3bo2bo24b3o$30b3o7b3o28bo$54b2o14bo$28b7o3b7o
8bobo13b2o$28bo6bobo6bo8bo11b2o2bo$29bobob2o3b2obobo8b2o12b3o9b2o$30b
2obo5bob2o24bo10b2o$b2o32bobo$bo2bo29b2ob2o$2b5o14b2o$7bo13bo44b2o$4b
3o12bobo44b2o$3bo9b2o4b2o$3b4o6b3o$b2o3bo3b2o2bo$o2b3o4b2o$2obo$3bo45b
o$3b2o43bo$48b3o2$11b2o$12bo$9b3o20bo$9bo22b3o$35bo$34b2o4$32bo$31b2o$
31bobo$44b2o$37bo6bobo$37b2o7bo$38b2o6b2o$37bo$33bo3bo$32bobo$32bo2bob
o$31b2obobobo2bo$32bo2b2ob4o$30bobo4bo$30b2o5bobo$38b2o!
However, the same isn't true whatsoever for the period-71 glider gun design, as the Snarks are shifted 3 cells out diagonally between the period-69 and period-73 glider gun designs (adding 24 more generations to the glider loop's period (with only one glider instead of seven) from p414 to p438) - attempting to add 12 more generations to the loop's timer (p426) to achieve a period-71 glider gun would require shifting the pair of Snarks out by 1.5 cells diagonally, thus giving an extrapolated bounding box of 83.5x66x5... which would've been larger than the current smallest period-71 glider gun design (78x59) anyway.

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Is there a better way to reduce the top right weld?

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x = 98, y = 99, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$34bobo$28b2o4bo$26bo2bo2b2ob4o$26b2obobobobo2bo$29bobobobo$29bo
bob2o$30bo2$43b2o9b2o$34b2o7bo10bobo2b2o$34b2o5bobo12bo3bo$33b2o6b2o9b
4ob3o$32bobo17bo2bobo$34bo20bobob3o$32b3o21b2obo2bo$61b2o2$9bo59b2o$9b
3o19b2o36b2o$12bo19bo40b2o$11b2o16b3o35b4o2bo3bo$29bo36bo4bobo2bobo$67b
o2bo2b4o2bo$3b2o61b2o2b2o5bobo$3bo50b2ob2o9b2o2b3obobo$2obo50b2ob2o5b
4o2bo3bobo$o2b3o4b2o52bo4bo5b2o$b2o3bo3b2o54b2ob2o$3b4o60bo2bo$3bo15b
2o46bobo$4b3o12bobo22b2o22bo$7bo13bo21bobo7bo29b2o$2b5o14b2o20bo8bobo
21b2o5b2o$2bo39b2o4b2obobo21bobo$4bo42bobobobobo18bobo$3b2o42bo4bob2o
19bo$48b3obo$50bobo$51bo2$46b2o$47bo$47bobo$26bo10bo10b2o$27bo7b3o$25b
3o6bo$34b2o19bo4bo$19b2o34b2o3b2o7b2o$20bo35b2o3b2o6b2o$20bob2o31bo4b
2o$21bo2bo34b2o$22b2o$37b2o$37b2o7bo$44b2o33b2o$45b2o32b2o$45b2o50bo$
46bo3b2o34bo8bobo$45bobo3bo34b3o7b2o$44bobo3bo18b2o18bo$40b2obobo3bo19b
2o17b2o$40b2obo2b4obo5b2o$44bobo3bobo5bo$40b2ob2o2bo2bobo2b3o$41bobo2b
2o3bo3bo$29b2o10bobo25b2o3b2o$29b2o11bo25bo2bo2b2o$68bo2bo$69b2o$87b2o
$87bo$85bobo$85b2o3bo$89bobob2o$88bo2bobobo$87bo3bo3bo$67b2obo17b3ob3o
$67bob2o19bobo$90bobob3o$91b2obo2bo$96b2o2$90bo$89bobo$89bo2bo$90b2o2$
93b2o$93bobo$95bo$74b2o13b2o4b2o$75bo5bo7bo$72b3o4b3o3b2o3b3o$72bo5bo
6bobo5bo$78b2o3bobob6o$83b2o$89b2o$89b2o!
EDIT: This post is part of an ongoing attempt by yours truly to fill gun periods from 1000 to 2000 in catagolue (this is the last 7n period below 1100, I filled in the other two today).

In terms of other periods, 5n periods still lacking include guntrue_1065, guntrue_1045, and guntrue_1025
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 13th, 2025, 8:33 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 13th, 2025, 6:31 pm Is there a better way to reduce the top right weld?

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x = 98, y = 99, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$34bobo$28b2o4bo$26bo2bo2b2ob4o$26b2obobobobo2bo$29bobobobo$29bo
bob2o$30bo2$43b2o9b2o$34b2o7bo10bobo2b2o$34b2o5bobo12bo3bo$33b2o6b2o9b
4ob3o$32bobo17bo2bobo$34bo20bobob3o$32b3o21b2obo2bo$61b2o2$9bo59b2o$9b
3o19b2o36b2o$12bo19bo40b2o$11b2o16b3o35b4o2bo3bo$29bo36bo4bobo2bobo$67b
o2bo2b4o2bo$3b2o61b2o2b2o5bobo$3bo50b2ob2o9b2o2b3obobo$2obo50b2ob2o5b
4o2bo3bobo$o2b3o4b2o52bo4bo5b2o$b2o3bo3b2o54b2ob2o$3b4o60bo2bo$3bo15b
2o46bobo$4b3o12bobo22b2o22bo$7bo13bo21bobo7bo29b2o$2b5o14b2o20bo8bobo
21b2o5b2o$2bo39b2o4b2obobo21bobo$4bo42bobobobobo18bobo$3b2o42bo4bob2o
19bo$48b3obo$50bobo$51bo2$46b2o$47bo$47bobo$26bo10bo10b2o$27bo7b3o$25b
3o6bo$34b2o19bo4bo$19b2o34b2o3b2o7b2o$20bo35b2o3b2o6b2o$20bob2o31bo4b
2o$21bo2bo34b2o$22b2o$37b2o$37b2o7bo$44b2o33b2o$45b2o32b2o$45b2o50bo$
46bo3b2o34bo8bobo$45bobo3bo34b3o7b2o$44bobo3bo18b2o18bo$40b2obobo3bo19b
2o17b2o$40b2obo2b4obo5b2o$44bobo3bobo5bo$40b2ob2o2bo2bobo2b3o$41bobo2b
2o3bo3bo$29b2o10bobo25b2o3b2o$29b2o11bo25bo2bo2b2o$68bo2bo$69b2o$87b2o
$87bo$85bobo$85b2o3bo$89bobob2o$88bo2bobobo$87bo3bo3bo$67b2obo17b3ob3o
$67bob2o19bobo$90bobob3o$91b2obo2bo$96b2o2$90bo$89bobo$89bo2bo$90b2o2$
93b2o$93bobo$95bo$74b2o13b2o4b2o$75bo5bo7bo$72b3o4b3o3b2o3b3o$72bo5bo
6bobo5bo$78b2o3bobob6o$83b2o$89b2o$89b2o!
Notice that the period septupler can be moved diagonally one cell closer to the p151 gun, assuming an appropriate weld can be found (which indeed it can). The easiest way to do this is with JLS. Very briefly, the process looks something like this:
  1. Open JLS, set the size to 50x50, the period to 25, and set "after last generation is..." to "unknown". Then set the whole grid in generation 0 to OFF.
  2. Copy and paste the following pattern into JLS and select "Search->Accept displayed state":

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    x = 44, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
    2b2o9b2o$2bo10bobo2b2o$obo12bo3bo$2o9b4ob3o$11bo2bobo$14bobob3o$15b2ob
    o2bo$20b2o2$28b2o$28b2o$32b2o$26b4o2bo3bo$25bo4bobo2bobo$26bo2bo2b4o2b
    o$25b2o2b2o5bobo$13b2o12b2o2b3obobo$12bob2o7b4o2bo3bobo$12bo3bo6bo4bo
    5b2o$13b3o9b2ob2o$14bo11bo2bo$26bobo6b3o$3b2o22bo10bo$2bobo7bo25bo3b2o
    $2bo8bobo22bo5b2o$b2o4b2obobo24b2o$6bobobobobo20bo$6bo4bob2o19bo3bo$7b
    3obo23b5o$9bobo24b3obo$10bo25b2o2b2o$36b2ob2o$5b2o29b2ob2o$6bo31bo$6bo
    bo$7b2o!
  3. Select the regions containing the stator cells of the welded catalysts and press the "1" key to set them as period 1. Do not select any of the rotor cells during this process. You may need to do this multiple times, depending on the shape of the stator.
  4. Clear all of the period-1 (yellow) cells.
  5. Select the rightmost catalytic reaction and move it diagonally up and left by one cell (use ctrl+shift+arrow keys).
  6. Run the search to see if there are any solutions.
  7. If there is a solution, restart the search, adjusting the population limit (under the "constraints" tab of "Search->Options...") until you find the minimal solution.
In this case, the above process gives the following weld, shown here as part of the complete p1057 gun:

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x = 97, y = 98, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$34bobo$28b2o4bo$26bo2bo2b2ob4o$26b2obobobobo2bo$29bobobobo$29bob
ob2o$30bo2$43b2o9b2o$34b2o7bo10bobo2b2o$34b2o5bobo12bo3bo$41b2o9b4ob3o
$34bo17bo2bobo$33b2o20bobob3o$33bobo20b2obo2bo$61b2o2$9bo$9b3o19b2o$
12bo19bo36bo$11b2o16b3o35b3o$29bo36bo3b2o$67bo2bo5b2o$3b2o61b2o3b3obob
o$3bo50b2ob2o9b3o2bobo$2obo50b2ob2o5b4o2bo3b2o$o2b3o4b2o52bo4bo$b2o3bo
3b2o54b2ob2o$3b4o60bobo$3bo15b2o46bobo$4b3o12bobo22b2o22bo13b2o$7bo13b
o21bobo7bo21b2o5b2o$2b5o14b2o20bo8bobo19bobo$2bo39b2o4b2obobo19bobo$4b
o42bobobobobo18bo$3b2o42bo4bob2o$48b3obo$50bobo$51bo2$46b2o$47bo$25bo
21bobo$26bo10bo10b2o3b2o$24b3o8b3o13b2o$34bo16bo5bo$34b2o15bo$19b2o35b
ob3o8b2o$20bo34bobo2bo8b2o$20bob2o28b2obobob2o$21bo2bo$22b2o32b3o$37b
2o8bo$37b2o6b2o31b2o$46b2o30b2o$96bo$85bo8bobo$46bo3b2o33b3o7b2o$45bob
o3bo16b2o18bo$44bobo3bo17b2o17b2o$40b2obobo3bo$40b2obo2b4obo5b2o$44bob
o3bobo5bo$40b2ob2o2bo2bobo2b3o$41bobo2b2o3bo3bo12b2o3b2o$29b2o10bobo
23bo2bo2b2o$29b2o11bo24bo2bo$68b2o$86b2o$86bo$84bobo$84b2o$88b2o$88bob
o2b2o$90bo3bo$66b2obo16b4ob3o$66bob2o16bo2bobo$89bobob3o$90b2obo2bo$
95b2o2$89bo$88bobo$88bo2bo$89b2o2$92b2o$92bobo$94bo$73b2o13b2o4b2o$74b
o5bo7bo$71b3o4b3o3b2o3b3o$71bo5bo6bobo5bo$77b2o3bobob6o$82b2o$88b2o$
88b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Thanks Sokwe. Alas, I currently have no life software set up on my new computer, nor do I currently have time to install it (school, ugh).

Somewhat related, this is my best pass at the last even period below 1100 not in catagolue (guntrue_1042), but here the problem is more of a fitting issue than a situation where a weld is needed. Posting if anyone wants to try increasing compression or row shaving.

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x = 78, y = 94, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27bobo$29bo4b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$25bo2bobobobob2o$28bobobobo$29b2o
bobo$33bo2$19b2o$20bo7b2o$20bobo5b2o$21b2o7$31b2o$31bo$11b2o19b3o$12b
o21bo$b2ob2o3b3o$b2obo4bo$4bo$4bob2o$5bo2bo$7b2o4$29bo11b2o25bo$28bob
o10b2o23b3o$20bo3b2o2bobo34bo$19bobo2bo2b2ob2o33b2o$19bobo3bobo$2b2o16b
ob4o2bob2o$3bo18bo3bobob2o41b2o$3o18bo3bobo46bo$o19bo3bobo47bob2o$20b
2o3bo40b2o4b3o2bo$66b2o3bo3b2o$71b4o$57b2o15bo$33b2o21bobo12b3o$33b2o
16b2o3bo13bo$48b2o2bo2b2o14b5o$47bo2b2o23bo$48bo24bo$49b3o21b2o$52bo$
2b2o32b2o13b2o4bo$2b2o33bo18bo$8b2o24b3o19b3o$8b2o24bo3$6b2o$6b2o5b2o
46b2o$13b2o39b2o5bobo$54b2o7bo$63b2o2$50bo$49bobob2o$49bobobobo20b2o$
46b2obobobobo2bo16bobo$46bo2bo2b2ob4o18bo$48b2o4bo4b2o$54bob2o2bo$55b
ob3o2$56b4o$55bo3bo$55b2o2$50b2o$44b2o4b2o$44bo11bo$46bo8bobo$45b2o8b
2o$44bo$43bob2o$42bo2bobo$42b2o2bo$63b2o$61bo2bo$50b2o9b3o$51bo6bo$48b
3o7b4o$48bo12bo$60bo$60b2o!
EDIT: Finished filling in 3n, 5n, 2n, and 7n periods below 1100. Remaining periods in next post
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 14th, 2025, 1:30 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 13th, 2025, 8:58 pm Thanks Sokwe. Alas, I currently have no life software set up on my new computer, nor do I currently have time to install it (school, ugh).

Somewhat related, this is my best pass at the last even period below 1100 not in catagolue (guntrue_1042), but here the problem is more of a fitting issue than a situation where a weld is needed. Posting if anyone wants to try increasing compression or row shaving.

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x = 78, y = 94, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27bobo$29bo4b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$25bo2bobobobob2o$28bobobobo$29b2o
bobo$33bo2$19b2o$20bo7b2o$20bobo5b2o$21b2o7$31b2o$31bo$11b2o19b3o$12b
o21bo$b2ob2o3b3o$b2obo4bo$4bo$4bob2o$5bo2bo$7b2o4$29bo11b2o25bo$28bob
o10b2o23b3o$20bo3b2o2bobo34bo$19bobo2bo2b2ob2o33b2o$19bobo3bobo$2b2o16b
ob4o2bob2o$3bo18bo3bobob2o41b2o$3o18bo3bobo46bo$o19bo3bobo47bob2o$20b
2o3bo40b2o4b3o2bo$66b2o3bo3b2o$71b4o$57b2o15bo$33b2o21bobo12b3o$33b2o
16b2o3bo13bo$48b2o2bo2b2o14b5o$47bo2b2o23bo$48bo24bo$49b3o21b2o$52bo$
2b2o32b2o13b2o4bo$2b2o33bo18bo$8b2o24b3o19b3o$8b2o24bo3$6b2o$6b2o5b2o
46b2o$13b2o39b2o5bobo$54b2o7bo$63b2o2$50bo$49bobob2o$49bobobobo20b2o$
46b2obobobobo2bo16bobo$46bo2bo2b2ob4o18bo$48b2o4bo4b2o$54bob2o2bo$55b
ob3o2$56b4o$55bo3bo$55b2o2$50b2o$44b2o4b2o$44bo11bo$46bo8bobo$45b2o8b
2o$44bo$43bob2o$42bo2bobo$42b2o2bo$63b2o$61bo2bo$50b2o9b3o$51bo6bo$48b
3o7b4o$48bo12bo$60bo$60b2o!
Here's a weld anyways:

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x = 78, y = 93, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27bobo$29bo4b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$25bo2bobobobob2o$28bobobobo$29b2o
bobo$33bo2$19b2o$20bo7b2o$20bobo5b2o$21b2o7$31b2o$31bo$11b2o19b3o$12b
o21bo$b2ob2o3b3o$b2obo4bo$4bo$4bob2o$5bo2bo$7b2o4$29bo11b2o25bo$28bob
o10b2o23b3o$20bo3b2o2bobo34bo$19bobo2bo2b2ob2o33b2o$19bobo3bobo$2b2o16b
ob4o2bob2o$3bo18bo3bobob2o41b2o$3o18bo3bobo46bo$o19bo3bobo47bob2o$20b
2o3bo40b2o4b3o2bo$66b2o3bo3b2o$71b4o$57b2o15bo$33b2o21bobo12b3o$33b2o
16b2o3bo13bo$48b2o2bo2b2o14b5o$47bo2b2o23bo$48bo24bo$49b3o21b2o$52bo$
2b2o32b2o13b2o4bo$2b2o33bo18bo$8b2o24b3o19b3o$8b2o24bo3$6b2o$6b2o5b2o
46b2o$13b2o39b2o5bobo$54b2o7bo$63b2o2$50bo25b2o$49bobob2o20bobo$49bob
obobo21bo$48b2obobobo2bo$49bo2b2ob4o$49bo4bo$50b3o2b4o$52b3o3bo$55b3o
$54bo$54b2o2$49b2o$43b2o4b2o$43bo11bo$45bo8bobo$44b2o8b2o$43bo$42bob2o
$41bo2bobo$41b2o2bo$62b2o$60bo2bo$49b2o9b3o$50bo6bo$47b3o7b4o$47bo12b
o$59bo$59b2o!
EDIT: an even tighter one

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x = 78, y = 92, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27bobo$29bo4b2o$25b4ob2o2bo2bo$25bo2bobobobob2o$28bobobobo$29b2o
bobo$33bo2$19b2o$20bo7b2o$20bobo5b2o$21b2o7$31b2o$31bo$11b2o19b3o$12b
o21bo$b2ob2o3b3o$b2obo4bo$4bo$4bob2o$5bo2bo$7b2o4$29bo11b2o25bo$28bob
o10b2o23b3o$20bo3b2o2bobo34bo$19bobo2bo2b2ob2o33b2o$19bobo3bobo$2b2o16b
ob4o2bob2o$3bo18bo3bobob2o41b2o$3o18bo3bobo46bo$o19bo3bobo47bob2o$20b
2o3bo40b2o4b3o2bo$66b2o3bo3b2o$71b4o$57b2o15bo$33b2o21bobo12b3o$33b2o
16b2o3bo13bo$48b2o2bo2b2o14b5o$47bo2b2o23bo$48bo24bo$49b3o21b2o$52bo$
2b2o32b2o13b2o4bo$2b2o33bo18bo$8b2o24b3o19b3o$8b2o24bo3$6b2o$6b2o5b2o
46b2o$13b2o39b2o5bobo$54b2o7bo$63b2o11b2o$75bobo$50bo26bo$49bobob2o$49b
obobobo$46b2obobobobo2bo$46bo2bo2b2ob4o$48b2o4bo$50b4o2bo$50bo3b3o$53b
o$53b2o2$48b2o$42b2o4b2o$42bo11bo$44bo8bobo$43b2o8b2o$42bo$41bob2o$40b
o2bobo$40b2o2bo$61b2o$59bo2bo$48b2o9b3o$49bo6bo$46b3o7b4o$46bo12bo$58b
o$58b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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guntrue_1001 reduced by a row.

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x = 112, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
36bo19bo3b2o$36b3o16bobobob3o$39bo15bobobo4bo$13bo24b2o16bobobobobo$13b
3o7b2o33bobob2o4b2o$16bo6bo33bobo8bo$15b2o4bobo34bo7bobo$21b2o43b2o2$
10b2o5b3o$10b2o5bo2bo5b2o$17bo2bo5b2o29bo$19bo36bobo$5bo14bo34bo2bo$4b
obo13bobo24bo8b2o11bo$4b2o9b2o4bo48bo$15b2o4bo25bo4b2o14b3o$47bo4b2o9b
2o$11b2o8bo24bobo13bobo$10bo2bo34bo14bo$10bobo36bo$11bo29b2o5bo2bo$2o
39b2o5bo2bo5b2o$2o47b3o5b2o$92b2o$46b2o32b2o9bobo$10bo34bobo4b2o19b2o
4bo2bo8bo$9bobo33bo6bo20b2o4bo2bo7b2o$5b2obobo27b2o4b2o7b3o24b2o$4bob
obobobo16b2o8bo15bo50b2o$4bo4bob2o16bo8bo67bo$5b3obo20b3o5b2o8bo30b2o
23bobo$7bobo22bo7bo6bobo29b2o23b2o$8bo29b3o5bobo$37bo8b2o$37b2o68b2o$
68b2o36bobo$68b2o36bo$105b2o2$45b2o61b2o$45b2o62bo$85b2o19b3o$71b2o13b
o19bo$72bo10b3o3bo17b2o$72bobo8bo4bobo17bo$73b2o12bo2bo6b2o5b2o2bob2o
$86bo3b3o3bo2bo4bobobob2o$87b3o3bo3bobo6bobo$90b4o4bo7bobo$87b2obo10b
2o4bo$87bo2bob2o7bo$71bo16b2o2bo9b3o$72bo19bobo9bo$70b3o20b2o!
In other news concerning remaining missing guns below 1100 in catagolue, after solving all periods of form 2n, 3n, 5n, and 7n the list is down to only five: guntrue_1027 (edit: posted), guntrue_1037 (edit: also in there now), guntrue_1067, guntrue_1073, and guntrue_1079
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 20th, 2025, 3:44 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by ElijahKen »

Sub-optimal gun_1027:

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x = 127, y = 104, rule = B3/S23
36b2o2bo$35bob4o$35bo$33b2ob7o$31bo2bobo6bo$31b2o3bob2o2b2o$35b2ob2o4$
22b2o$22bo24b2o$17b2o5bo13b2o7bo$17bo5b2o13b2o5bobo$14b2obo27b2o$14bo
2bob2o2b2o$16b2obo3b2o$19bo33b2o$19b2o25b2o5b2o$12b2o33bo$11bobo33bobo
$11bo23b2o11b2o11bo$8b2obo24bo23bobo$9bobob2o18b3o21bo2bobo$9bobob2o
18bo23b4o2b2o$8b2obo7b2o40bobo$8bo2b4o3bo2bo7b2o26b2ob2obo$9b2o3bo4b2o
8bobo26bobo2b2o$11b2o18bo24bobobobo$11bo19b2o23b2o3b2o$13bo$12b2o39b2o
$52b2o$54bo5$46b2o$42b2obobo$43bobo34b2o$43bo2bo33b2o$44bobo$45bo3$83b
3o$74bo8b2ob2o$60b2o10b4o5bo6bo$60b2o9bob4obo2b2o5bo$70b2o7bo7b2o$71b
3obo3bobo$66b2o4b2o2bobo2bo4bo$40b2o23bobo15b2o$39bobo23bo$39bo24b2o
51bo$38b2o7b2o66b3o$47b2o65bo$65b2o47b2o$3b2o50b2obo5bo2bo2b2o$4bo9b2o
39b2ob3o4b2o2bobo$2bo10bobo45bo5b2o16b2o35b2o$2b5o8bo5b2o32b2ob3o6bo
17bo37bo$7bo13bo32bo2b2o5b2obo2bo15b3o20bobo11bob2o$4b3o12bobo31bobo8b
ob2obobo16bo21b2o3b2o4b3o2bo$3bo15b2o14bo16bobob2obo8bobo39bo4b2o3bo3b
2o$3bob2o28b3o15bo2bob2o5b2o2bo50b4o$b2o3bo3b2o26bo17bo6b3ob2o37b2o15b
o$o2b3o5bo25b2o16b2o5bo42bobo12b3o$2obo48bobo2b2o4b3ob2o36bo13bo$3bo
48b2o2bo2bo5bob2o6bo28b2o14b5o$3b2o52b2o15bob2o46bo$74bob2o44bo$75b2o
7b2o36b2o$11b2o45b2o24bo$12bo45bo13b2o8bobo$9b3o44bobo13b2o8b2o$9bo46b
2o3$62b2o$62b2o17b2o6bo10bo$80b2o7b3o7bo$82bo9bo6b3o$91b2o2$78bo$77bob
o$42b2o33bobo$42b2o34bo$79b3o$81bo19b2o$94b2o5bobo$94b2o7bo$103b2o2$
90bo$89bobob2o$89bobobobo$86b2obobobobo2bo$86bo2bo2b2ob4o$75bo12b2o4bo
$76bo17bobo$74b3o18b2o!
Edit: Better:

Code: Select all

x = 119, y = 104, rule = B3/S23
28b2o2bo$27bob4o$27bo$25b2ob7o$23bo2bobo6bo$23b2o3bob2o2b2o$27b2ob2o4$
14b2o$14bo24b2o$9b2o5bo13b2o7bo$9bo5b2o13b2o5bobo$6b2obo27b2o$6bo2bob
2o2b2o$8b2obo3b2o$11bo33b2o$11b2o25b2o5b2o$4b2o33bo$3bobo33bobo$3bo23b
2o11b2o11bo$2obo24bo23bobo$bobob2o18b3o21bo2bobo$bobob2o18bo23b4o2b2o$
2obo7b2o40bobo$o2b4o3bo2bo7b2o26b2ob2obo$b2o3bo4b2o8bobo26bobo2b2o$3b
2o18bo24bobobobo$3bo19b2o17b3o3b2o3b2o$5bo36bo$4b2o37bo7$38b2o$34b2obo
bo$35bobo34b2o$35bo2bo33b2o$36bobo$37bo$76bo$75bobo$74bo$64bo8b2o$52b
2o6b2o11b2o6b4o$52b2o6bo19bo3bo$61b4o3b2o10bo2b2o$3b2o57b3o3b2o2b3obo
2bo2bo$4bo53b2o4bo7b3obo2b3o$2bo29b2o23bobo16bo2b3o$2b5o14b2o8bobo23bo
$7bo13bo9bo18b2o4b2o51bo$4b3o7bo4bobo8b2o7b2o9bo56b3o$3bo9bobo3b2o18b
2o10bo54bo$3b4o5bo3bo33b2o54b2o$b2o3bo5bo3bo30b2o8bo$o2b3o6bo3bo30b2ob
2o4bobo2b2o$2obo9bobo34bo4bobo2bobo14b2o35b2o$3bo10bo32b2o3bo2bo2b2o
17bo37bo$3b2o41bo2b4o3bobo19b3o34bob2o$45bobobo5b2obo2bo18bo26b2o4b3o
2bo$27bo18bo2bob2o5bobobo41bo2b2o3bo3b2o$11b2o14b3o19bobo3b4o2bo41b3o
6b4o$12bo17bo17b2o2bo2bo3b2o7bo29b2o4b2o9bo$9b3o17b2o14bobo2bobo4bo9b
3o27bobo12b3o$9bo35b2o2bobo4b2ob2o5bo2b2o26bo13bo$50bo8b2o5b3o27b2o14b
5o$56b2o58bo$56bo57bo$51bo5bo18b2o36b2o$49b3o4b2o18bo$48bo17bo7bobo$
48b2o24b2o$19bo$19b3o$22bo47b3o$21bo32b2o14bo$21b2o31b2o15bo9bo$19b2o
2bo57b3o$18bo2b3o60bo$19bo23bo39b2o4bobo$20b4o6b2o3b2o5bobo44b2o$22bo
7b2o3b2o6bo26bo19bo$24bo44bobo$23b2o44bobo$70bo$71b3o$73bo19b2o$86b2o
5bobo$86b2o7bo$95b2o2$82bo$81bobob2o$81bobobobo$78b2obobobobo2bo$78bo
2bo2b2ob4o$69bo10b2o4bo$70bo15bobo$68b3o16b2o!
Edit 2: Even better:

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x = 104, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
30b2o61b2o$30bobo57bobo2bo$32bo4b2o51b2o2b2o$28b4ob2o2bo2bo47b2o6b2o$
28bo2bobobobob2o43b2obobob4obobob2o$31bobobobo47bobo2b2o2b2o2bobo$32b
2obobo46bo2bo10bo2bo$36bo47b2o2bo8bo2b2o2$22b2o64bo8bo$23bo7b2o54bobo
6bobo$23bobo5b2o55bo8bo$24b2o19bo43b2o4b2o5b2o$45b3o37b2o3b6o3b2o2bo$
48bo32b2o2bo2bobob2obobo2bobo$47bobo31bobobob2obob2obob2obob2o$47bobo
33bobo2bob2o2b2obo2bo$28b2o18bo33b2ob2o12b2o$29b2o51bo$28bo5b2o47bob2o
$34bo46bobob2o$35b3o43b2o$37bo25b2o$48bo14b2o$46bobo$47b2o2$43b2o$42bo
bo$42bo18b2o30bo$3b2o36b2o18bo30b3o$4bo57bo20b2o6bo11bo$2bo48b2o8b2o
21bo7b2o7bobo$2b5o14b2o26b2obo5b2o21b3o8bo9b2o$7bo13bo26bo3bo5b2ob2o
18bo$4b3o12bobo26bo2b2o8bo$3bo10bo4b2o28b3o6b2o3bo$3b4o8b2o33bo6bo2b4o
$b2o3bo3bo2b3o40bobobo38b2o$o2b3o4bo2b2o23bo18bo2bob2o35bobo$2obo34b3o
19bobo38bo$3bo37bo17b2o2bo37b2o$3b2o35b2o14bobo2bobo$56b2o2bobo$61bo$
11b2o$12bo$9b3o$9bo51b2o28b2o$38bo22bo20b2o7b2o$37b9o13bobo21bo$35b8ob
obo11b3o22bobo$34bo4bobob2obo2b2o2b2o3bo19b2o4b2o$34b2obobo5bo3b2o3bob
3o20bo20b2o$33bo5bo4b2o10bobo20bob2o17bo$34bo2bo6bo12b2o10bo10bo4bo12b
obo$34bo2bo5bo23b3o15bo12b2o$66bo15bo7bo$42bo23b2o20bo3bo$42b2o7b2o34b
o4bo$52bo33b2o5bo$52bob2o30b2o2b3o$45b2o6bo2bo34b2o$45b2o7b2o34bo2$64b
2o11bobo$66bo10b2o$64b2o3bo8bo13b2o$68b3o21b2o2b2o$67bo2b2o6bo3b2o12bo
bo$66b5o6bobo3bo14bo$66b3o7bobo3bo15b2o$72b2obobo3bo$72b2obo2b4obo5b2o
$76bobo3bobo5bo$72b2ob2o2bo2bobo2b3o$73bobo2b2o3bo3bo$61b2o10bobo$61b
2o11bo!
Edit 3: A column shaved off the p7 sparker:

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x = 103, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
30b2o61b2o$30bobo57bobo2bo$32bo4b2o51b2o2b2o$28b4ob2o2bo2bo47b2o6b2o$
28bo2bobobobob2o43b2obo3b4o3bob2o$31bobobobo47bobobobo2bobobobo$32b2ob
obo46bo2b4o4b4o2bo$36bo47b2o14b2o2$22b2o64bo8bo$23bo7b2o54bob2o4b2obo$
23bobo5b2o55bo2bo2bo2bo4bo$24b2o19bo46b2o6b3o$45b3o37b2o4bo2bo4bo$48bo
32b2o2bo2bobob2obobo2bo$47bobo31bobobob2obo4bob2obo$47bobo33bobo2bobo
4bobo2b2o$48bo33b2ob2o3bo4bo3bo2bo$27b2o53bo9b2o6b2o$28b2o4b2o47bob2o$
27bo6bo46bobob2o$35b3o43b2o$37bo9bo15b2o$45bobo15b2o$46b2o3$43b2o6bobo
$42bobo6bob2o$42bo8bob2o$3b2o36b2o50bo8bo$4bo78b2o7b3o5bobo$2bo81bo7b
3o6b2o$2b5o14b2o26bob2o5b2obo19b3o$7bo13bo27b3o6b2ob3o17bo9b4o$4b3o12b
obo28bo13bo26b5o$3bo15b2o37b2ob3o28bob2o$3b4o6b3o41bo2b2o$b2o3bo3b4o
42bobo40b2o$o2b3o4b3obo23bo16bobob2obo36bobo$2obo34b3o15bo2bob2o38bo$
3bo37bo17bo41b2o$3b2o35b2o16b2o$55bobo2b2o$55b2o2bo2bo$11b2o47b2o$12bo
$9b3o$9bo51b2o28b2o$61bo20b2o7b2o$59bobo21bo$37b3o5bo4bo8b2o22bobo$36b
o2b7o3bo3b2o23b2o4b2o$35bob2ob4o2bo2bo4bobo22bo20b2o$35bobo5bob5o4b2ob
2o20bobo18bo$35b2o7b6obob5o11bo10b2o16bobo$48b3o3b3o10b3o15b2obo9b2o$
41b2o23bo16b2obo2bo$41b3o22b2o15bo5bo$51b2o32bobo2b2o$52bo31b2obo3bo$
52bob2o29bobobobo$45b2o6bo2bo31b3o$45b2o7b2o$61bo16bobo$61bo3bo12b2o$
64bo14bo$63b2o27b2o$63b2o3b2o22b2o2b2o$69bo8bo3b2o12bobo$66b3o8bobo3bo
14bo$66b3o7bobo3bo15b2o$60b3o9b2obobo3bo$63b2o7b2obo2b4obo$60bo3bo11bo
bo3bobo$60bo11b2ob2o2bo2bobo$63bo9bobo2b2o3bo$60bo2bo9bobo$61b2o11bo!
WhiteHawk wrote: October 12th, 2025, 12:33 pm EDIT: Here is a pretty good reduction for guntrue_2170, though the p5 sparker's size seems questionable and potentially reducible, which is why I am posting it here.

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x = 77, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
37b2o$38bo$38bobo10b2o$39b2o10b2o5$25b2o$25bobo8bo$26bobob3o2bobo$27b
2obobo3bo3b2o$28b3o9b2o$24b3o6b2o$30bob3o$18b2o9bob3o$19bo5bo4b2o12b2o
$14bo2bo7b3o16bobo$14b5o9bo15bobo$19bo5b2obo2b2o11b3o$16b4o5bo2bobobo
11b2o10bo9b2o2b2o$15bo2bob2o5bo2bo15bo7b3o9bobo2bo$15b2o2bo8bo2bo12bo
bo6bo14b2obob2o$23bo3b3o14bobo6b2o12bo3bobo2bo$23bo2bo2bo9b3o3bo13b2o
7b2obo3b2o$20bo2bo2bo2bo9b2ob2o15b2o7bo3bo$21b2o4b3o12b2o25b4o$28bo2b
o7b5o25bo5bo$27bo2bo38b7o$25bo2bobobo$25b2obo2b2o38b3o$28bo6b2o34bo2b
o$28b2o6bo34b4o$33b3o34bo$33bo12bo15b2o6b2ob4o$43bobobo14b2o5bo3bo2bo
$41b3obobo22b2o$40bo5bo24bobo2bo$40b2o8b2o19bob4o$51bo20bo$48b3o5b2o15b
4o$48bo8bo18bo$54b3o14b4o$52b3o15bo3b2o$51bo17bobo$52b3o15bo$55bo$14b
2o4b2o11b2o19b2o16bo$14bo2b2o2bo11bo15bo19bobobo$15b3ob2o10bobo15b3o17b
2o2bo$4bob2o23b2o19bo20b2o$4b2obo5b5ob2o30b2o$13bo3bob2o$4b3o3bo4bo$3b
o3bobobo2b3o$3b2o5bobo$b2o2bo6b5o$2bob2o7bo2bo31b2o$bo2bo8b3o32b2o17b
2o$o3bo8b3o51b2o$obob2o7bo2bo$b2o2bo6b5o$3b2o5bobo55b2o$3bo3bobobo2b3o
51bo$4b3o3bo4bo39b2o12b3o$13bo3bo20b2o16bo14bo$4b2obo5b5o20bo14b3o$4b
ob2o24bo6b3o11bo$12bob2o17bo7bo$12b2obo15b3o!
This reduction also applies here:

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x = 77, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
37b2o$38bo$38bobo10b2o$39b2o10b2o5$25b2o$25bobo3bo4bo$26bobobobo2bobo$
32bo3bo3b2o$25b2obob2obo6b2o$25bo4b3obo$25bo4bo$18b2o9bo4bo$19bo5bo4b
2o$14bo2bo7b3o15b3o$14b5o9bo15b2o$19bo5b2obo2b2o11b2o$16b2o7bo2bobobo
23bo9b2o2b2o$15bo4bo6b2obo8bo3bo10b3o9bobo2bo$15b2o2b2o9bo8bo3b2o8bo
14b2obob2o$27bob2o9bo4bo7b2o11bo4bobo2bo$22b3obo2b2o9b2o2bo14b2o8b3o3b
2o$21bobo2bo2b2o7b2o3b2o14b2o4bo3bo2bo$21b2o4bob2o8b3obo27b2o$30bo35bo
8bo$27b2obo37b8o$25bo2bobobo$25b2obo2b2o37b4o$28bo6b2o31bo5bo$28b2o6bo
36b2o$33b3o31bo3bo$33bo12bo15b2o7b6o$43bobobo14b2o4bo4bo2bo$41b3obobo
22b2o$40bo5bo24bobo2bo$40b2o8b2o19bob4o$51bo20bo$48b3o5b2o15b4o$48bo8b
o18bo$54b3o14b4o$52b3o15bo3b2o$51bo17bobo$52b3o15bo$55bo$14b2o4b2o11b
2o19b2o16bo$14bo2b2o2bo11bo15bo19bobobo$15b3ob2o10bobo15b3o17b2o2bo$4b
ob2o23b2o19bo20b2o$4b2obo5b5ob2o30b2o$13bo3bob2o$4b3o3bo4bo$3bo2bo2bob
o2b3o$3bob2o3bo$b2o3bo3bo3b4o$2bob2o5bobo34b2o$bo2bo7bobo3bo29b2o17b2o
$o3bo7bobo3bo48b2o$obob2o5bobo$b2o3bo3bo3b4o$3bob2o3bo57b2o$3bo2bo2bob
o2b3o51bo$4b3o3bo4bo39b2o12b3o$13bo3bo20b2o16bo14bo$4b2obo4bob3obo12bo
6bo14b3o$4bob2o4bo3bobo13bo6b3o11bo$11b2o4bo12b3o8bo!
Edit #4: Wait, the third and fourth "reductions" I posted are a different period gun, gun_553. It might be possible to beat that record with a little rearranging (current gun_553 record: 4956 cells).
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 14th, 2025, 1:33 pm guntrue_1001 reduced by a row.

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x = 112, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
36bo19bo3b2o$36b3o16bobobob3o$39bo15bobobo4bo$13bo24b2o16bobobobobo$13b
3o7b2o33bobob2o4b2o$16bo6bo33bobo8bo$15b2o4bobo34bo7bobo$21b2o43b2o2$
10b2o5b3o$10b2o5bo2bo5b2o$17bo2bo5b2o29bo$19bo36bobo$5bo14bo34bo2bo$4b
obo13bobo24bo8b2o11bo$4b2o9b2o4bo48bo$15b2o4bo25bo4b2o14b3o$47bo4b2o9b
2o$11b2o8bo24bobo13bobo$10bo2bo34bo14bo$10bobo36bo$11bo29b2o5bo2bo$2o
39b2o5bo2bo5b2o$2o47b3o5b2o$92b2o$46b2o32b2o9bobo$10bo34bobo4b2o19b2o
4bo2bo8bo$9bobo33bo6bo20b2o4bo2bo7b2o$5b2obobo27b2o4b2o7b3o24b2o$4bob
obobobo16b2o8bo15bo50b2o$4bo4bob2o16bo8bo67bo$5b3obo20b3o5b2o8bo30b2o
23bobo$7bobo22bo7bo6bobo29b2o23b2o$8bo29b3o5bobo$37bo8b2o$37b2o68b2o$
68b2o36bobo$68b2o36bo$105b2o2$45b2o61b2o$45b2o62bo$85b2o19b3o$71b2o13b
o19bo$72bo10b3o3bo17b2o$72bobo8bo4bobo17bo$73b2o12bo2bo6b2o5b2o2bob2o
$86bo3b3o3bo2bo4bobobob2o$87b3o3bo3bobo6bobo$90b4o4bo7bobo$87b2obo10b
2o4bo$87bo2bob2o7bo$71bo16b2o2bo9b3o$72bo19bobo9bo$70b3o20b2o!
The stator of the large catalyst in the period septupler can be reduced to its standard form:

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x = 112, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
36bo19bo3b2o$36b3o16bobobob3o$39bo15bobobo4bo$13bo24b2o16bobobobobo$13b
3o7b2o33bobob2o4b2o$16bo6bo33bobo8bo$15b2o4bobo34bo7bobo$21b2o43b2o2$
10b2o5b3o$10b2o5bo2bo5b2o$17bo2bo5b2o29bo$19bo36bobo$5bo14bo34bo2bo$4b
obo13bobo24bo8b2o11bo$4b2o9b2o4bo48bo$15b2o4bo25bo4b2o14b3o$47bo4b2o9b
2o$11b2o8bo24bobo13bobo$10bo2bo34bo14bo$10bobo36bo$11bo29b2o5bo2bo$2o
39b2o5bo2bo5b2o$2o47b3o5b2o$92b2o$46b2o32b2o9bobo$10bo34bobo4b2o19b2o
4bo2bo8bo$9bobo33bo6bo20b2o4bo2bo7b2o$5b2obobo27b2o4b2o7b3o24b2o$4bob
obobobo16b2o8bo15bo50b2o$4bo4bob2o16bo8bo67bo$5b3obo20b3o5b2o8bo30b2o
23bobo$7bobo22bo7bo6bobo29b2o23b2o$8bo29b3o5bobo$37bo8b2o$37b2o68b2o$
68b2o36bobo$68b2o36bo$105b2o2$45b2o61b2o$45b2o62bo$85b2o19b3o$71b2o13b
o19bo$72bo10b3o4b2o15b2o$72bobo8bo6bo17bo$73b2o12b2obo6b2o5b2o2bob2o$
87bo2b3o3bo2bo4bobobob2o$88b2o3bo3bobo6bobo$90b4o4bo7bobo$90bo10b2o4b
o$88bobob2o7bo$71bo16b2o2bo9b3o$72bo19bobo9bo$70b3o20b2o!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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WhiteHawk wrote: October 4th, 2025, 2:34 pm EDIT: guntrue_1620 reduced with a weld (2832 -> 2726)

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x = 57, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
bo9bo$b3o5b3o$4bo3bo23bo$3b2o3b2o22bo$31b3o3$6bo12b2o10b3o$5bobo6b2o2b
o2bo10bo8b2o6b2o$6bo7bobo2bobo10bo7bo2bo4bo2bo$17b2obo11bo6b6o2b6o$18b
o13bo7bo2bo4bo2bo$18bo12b3o7b2o6b2o$15b2ob3o$bo13b2o4bo2bo30b2o$obo8b
o6b2ob4o6b3o20bobo$obo7bobo6bo5b2o5bo22bo$bo8b2o7bob4o2bo4bo11bo3bo$17b
obobo2bobobo14b2o3b2o$17b2o6bob3o12b2o5b2o$6b2o19bo15b2o3b2o$5bo2bo18b
2o$6b2o13bo5b2o$21b3o7bo$24bo6bobo11bobo$23b2o6b2o13b2o4$9bo$8bobo9b2o
$8bobo10b2o2bo$9bo12b4o7b2o$13b2o8b2o8bobo$13bobo7b2ob2o7bo$15bo9b3o7b
2o$15b2o4$23b2ob2o$19b2o3bob2o2b2o$19bo2bobo6bo$21b2ob7o$13bo9bo$14bo
8bob4o$12b3o9b2o2bo!
Reduced again by unwelding.

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x = 56, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
bo9bo$b3o5b3o$4bo3bo$3b2o3b2o2$30b3o$30bobo$6bo12b2o9b3o$5bobo6b2o2bo
2bo8b3o8bobo2bobo$6bo7bobo2bobo8b3o4b2obo2bo2bo2bob2o$17b2obo9b3o8bobo
2bobo$18bo11bobo$18bo11b3o$15b2ob2o34b2o$bo13b2obo34bobo$obo8bo8bo3b2o
28bo$obo7bobo6b2o2bo2bo17bobo$bo8b2o7bo3bobo2bo14bo3bo$17bobo4bo3bo15b
obo$17b2o9bo16bo$6b2o17bo6bo$5bo2bo11bo5b2o4bobo$6b2o12b3o9b2o$23bo21b
2o$22b2o21b2o$23b3o$24b3o$23b5o$22b2o3b2o$9bo11b3o3b3o$8bobo11b2o3b2o$
8bobo12b5o4b2o$9bo14b3o5bobo$13b2o10bo8bo$13bobo18b2o$15bo$15b2o3$22b
2ob2o$18b2o3bob2o2b2o$18bo2bobo6bo$20b2ob7o$12bo9bo$13bo8bob4o$11b3o9b
2o2bo!
Also three columns off gun_5000 (seems like an interesting enough period):

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x = 64, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
23b2o2b2ob2o10bo9bo$21b3obo2bobobo7bo4b2o3b3o$20bo4b2obobobo2bo4bo5bo
2bo$20bob3o3b5obobo2bo2bob2o3b2o$21bo3b2o2bo2bobo2b4o$22bo5b3o3bo4bo
17b2o$18bo7bob2o2b4o2bo15b2o2bo$17bobobo2bo4bo3b2o19bob2o$18b2ob4ob4ob
o3b2obo8b2o4bo$20bo4bo6bobo3bo5b2o3bo3bo$7b2o5b2o2b2o2b2obob4obobob2o
7bob2o5bob2o$7bo2b2obo2bo2bob2obobo2bobo3bo8b2obo6b2o2bo$8b2obob2ob2ob
o4bobo9bobo6bo11b2o$4b2o8bobo2bob2obob2o9b2o$bo2bo2bobob4obob2o2bobo2b
o4b2o17b2o$b3o2b3ob2o2bobo2bo5b2o4b3o18bo2bo$4b2o7b2ob4o10bob2o18bobob
o$3bo2bo6b3ob3o9bobo19b2obobo$4b2o23bo2bo18bo2b2o$30b2o19b3o$24b2o24bo
2bo$2o8b2o8b2obobo20b2obob2o$obo6bo2bo6bobobo14bo6bo3bobo$2bo7b2o7bo3b
o13bo8bo2bo3bob2o$2bobo12bobo3bob2o10b3o8b2obob2obo$3b2o12b2ob2obob2o
18bo4bobo$20bo2bo7b2o12b4obobo$20bo2b4o3bo2bo7b2o5bob2o$21b2o3bo4b2o8b
obo3bo$23b2o18bo2bo12b2ob2o$23bo19bobo12bobob2o$24bo17b2ob2o4bo4b3o$
23b2o24b3o4b2ob5o$48bo8bobo3bo$48b2o8bo2bo$9bo21bo26b5o$8bobo20b3o29bo
$8bobo23bo20b2o2b3obo$9bo23b2o20b2ob2ob2o$13b2o41b2obo$13bobo30b2o3b2o
3b2o2b3o$15bo20b2o7bo2bo2b2o3b2obo2bo$15b2o18bo2bo6bo2bo7b3ob2o$36b2o
8b2o9bo3bobo$58b2o2b2o$56bobo$55bobo2bo$48b2o5bobob2o$48bo7bobo$12bo
36b3o6bo$13bo38bo5b2o$11b3o37b2o!
And gun_1037 (not previously in catagolue):

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x = 98, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
31b2o2bo$30bob4o$30bo$28b2ob7o$26bo2bobo6bo$26b2o3bob2o2b2o$30b2ob2o7b
2o$43bo$41bo$18b2o21b5o$18bo12bo13bo$13b2o5bo9bobo6b4o$13bo5b2o9bobo6b
o2bo$10b2obo17bo$10bo2bob2o2b2o25b2o$12b2obo3b2o20b2obo2bo$15bo25b2ob
2o$15b2o$8b2o$7bobo$7bo50bo$4b2obo22b2o25bobo$5bobob2o20bo6b3o17bo$5bo
bob2o17b3o7bo7b2o$4b2obo7b2o11bo10bo6b2o8b5o4b2o$4bo2b4o3bo2bo7b2obo
26bo4bo5bo$5b2o3bo4b2o8bobob2o23bo2bo8bob2ob2obo$7b2o18bo2bo20bo2bob2o
9bobobob2o$7bo19b2o21bobobo5bo7bo$9bo41bo2bo4bobo$8b2o44b2o2bo2bo14b2o
$59b2o5bo9bo8bo$66bo7bobo7bobo$38b2o34b2o8bob3o$34b2obobo29bo11b2obo4b
o$35bobo31bo11bobobobobo$35bo2bo28b3obo11bobob2o$36bobo15b2o10b5obo9bo
bo$37bo15b2o6bobo2b2ob3o11bo$55bo6b2o6bo$63bo$68bo23b2o$67bobo10bo11b
2o$52b2o14bo10bobo$52b2o26bo$85bo$3b2o51b2o20bo6b2o$4bo50bobo7bo11b3ob
2o2bobo$2bo29b2o21bo8bobo9bob5o$2b5o14b2o8bobo20b2o4b2obobo11bob3o$7bo
13bo9bo18b2o7bobobobobo11bo$4b3o12bobo8b2o7b2o9bo8bo4bob2o11bo$3bo15b
2o18b2o10bo8b3obo8b2o$3b4o43b2o10bobo7bobo7bo$b2o3bo3b2o35b2o14bo8bo9b
o5b2o6b2o$o2b3o4b2o35b2ob2o19b2o14bo2bo2b2o2bo$2obo46bo36bobo4bobo$3bo
43b2o3bo27bo7bo5bob2o$3b2o41bo2b4o21b2obobobo9b2obo$45bobobo24bob2ob2o
bo8bo2bo$27bo18bo2bob2o29bo5bo4bo$11b2o14b3o19bobo30b2o4b5o$12bo17bo
17b2o2bo$9b3o17b2o14bobo2bobo37bo$9bo35b2o2bobo37bobo$26b2o22bo39bo$
26bobo$26bo$51bo$49b3o$48bo$48b2o$19bo$19b3o$22bo$21bo$21b2o$19b2o2bo$
18bo2b3o$19bo23bo$20b4o6b2o3b2o5bobo$22bo7b2o3b2o6bo10bo$24bo30bo$23b
2o28b3o!
Edit: Another column and row off gun_5000, and some population reductions (I believe optimal) (3213):

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x = 62, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
22b2o2b2ob2o20bo$20b3obo2bobobo8b2o2b2o3b3o$19bo4b2obo3bo2b2obo2b2obob
o2bo$19bob2o2bobo2b2obo4bo5bo3b2o$20b2obob3o3bo2bo4b2o$26b2o2b3o2bobo
8bo6bo2b2o$23bo2b2o2b2o4bo8b3o5b2o2bo$7b2o14bobo2bobo2bo2bo7b2o2bo3b5o
$8bo12b3ob4obobobob2o7b4o$6bo13bo3bo6bobo3bo5bobo$6b2o5b2o2b2o2bo2bobo
b2obobob2o5bo2bo6b5o$9b2obo2bo2bob2o3b2obobo3bo8b3o7b2o2bo$4b5obob2ob
2obo16bobo6bobo6bo2b2o$3bo4bobo4bo2bob2o14b2o6bobo$4b3obob2obobob2ob2o
9b2o11b3o3b2o$6b5o4bo3bo10b3o18bo2bo$11bo7bo9bob2o18bobobo$12bobo3bo9b
obo19b2obobo$13bo3bo10bo2bo18bo2b2o$29b2o9bo10b2o$23b2o14bo12bo$9b2o8b
2obobo14b3o3b2ob4o$2o6bo2bo6bobobo22b2obobo$bo7b2o7bo3bo25bo3bob2o$bob
o12bobo3bob2o19bob2obob2obo$2b2o12b2ob2obob2o18bo4bobo$19bo2bo7b2o12b
4obobo$19bo2b4o3bo2bo7b2o5bob2o$20b2o3bo4b2o8bobo3bo10b2ob2o$22b2o18bo
2bo12bob2o$22bo19bobo4bo$24bo18bo3b3o4b8o$23b2o21bo7b2obo3bo$46b2o6b2o
3bo$29bo25b6o$8bo20b3o22bo6bo$7bobo22bo21b6obo$7bobo21b2o21b2obob2o$8b
o48bo$12b2o30b2o3b2o5b2ob2o$12bobo19b2o7bo2bo2b2o5bo3bo$14bo18bo2bo6bo
2bo10bobo$14b2o18b2o8b2o10bo2bobo$56b2o2b2o$54bobo$53bobo2bo$46b2o5bob
ob2o$46bo7bobo$10bo36b3o6bo$11bo37bo6b2o$9b3o!
The same weld also takes a row and column off of gun_1000 (2288 -> 2193):

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x = 50, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
6b2o5b2o2b2ob2o$6bo2b2obo2bo2bob2o$7b2obob2ob2obo$3b2o3bobo4bo2bob2o$o
2bo2bob4obobob2o2bo15b2o4b2o$3o2b2o6b3o4bo16bobo2bobo$3b2o8bo2b2o7b2o
5b2o5bo2bo$2bo2bobo5bo3bobo6bo4bo2bo3bo4bo$3b2o4b2o2bo11bo5b3o4bo4bo$
25b2o2b2o7bo4bo$23b2o3bobob4o4b2o6b2o$9b2o11bo2bob2obobo2bo12bo$2o6bo
2bo6b2o2b3o5b2o14bobo$bo7b2o7bo6b4obo10b2o3b2o$bobo12bobo3b2obo2bo12bo
bo$2b2o12b2o3bobo3b2o7b2o5bo$20bo2bo3b2o6b2obo2b3o3b2o$19bo3b2o11bo2b
2o5bobo$18bo20b2o6bo$19b3o16bo$22bo24bo$21b2o22b4o$45bo$46bo$36b2o2b2o
3b2o$8bo27bo2bob3ob2o$7bobo12bo14bobo4bob2o$7bobo12bobo13bo2b2o2bobo$
8bo13b2o9b2o4b2o5bo$12b2o18b3o6bo$12bobo16bob2o4b2o2b6o$14bo8b2o5bobo
5bo2b2o3bo2bo$14b2o7b2o5bo2bo5bo8b2o$31b2o5b2ob2o$36bo2bobo4b4o$36b2o
3bob3o3bo$21b2ob2o15b2o4bo$17b2o3bob2o2b2o9b2o3bo2b2o$17bo2bobo6bo8bo
2b2obo4bo$19b2ob7o9b2obo4bob2o$12bo8bo19bo3b2obo$13bo7bob4o14b2o2bo2bo
$11b3o8b2o2bo19b2o!
Edit 2:
gun_900 (2091 -> 2028) (-2 rows, +1 column) using a new sparker I just found with LLS:

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x = 52, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
11b2o26b2o4b2o$bobo4bo6bo2b3o2b2o14bobo2bobo$bob4obobo2bobobob2o2b2o2b
2o5b2o5bo2bo$2o3b2o3b4o6b3o5bo4bo2bo3bo4bo$5b2o15bo4bo5b3o4bo4bo$4bobo
15bo4b2o2b2o7bo4bo$5bo19b2o3bobob4o4b2o6b2o$2b3o6b2o11bo2bob2obobo2bo
12bo$2bo8b2o7b2o2b3o5b2o14bobo$20bo6b4obo10b2o3b2o$18bobo3b2obo2bo12bo
bo$10b2o6b2o3bobo3b2o7b2o5bo$9bo2bo9bo2bo3b2o6b2obo2b3o3b2o$9bo2bo8bo
3b2o11bo2b2o5bobo$10b2o8bo20b2o6bo$21b3o16bo$24bo24bo$23b2o22b4o$47bo$
48bo$25bo12b2o2b2o3b2o$10bo14b2o11bo2bob3ob2o$9bobo12bob2o11bobo4bob2o
$9bobo14b2o12bo2b2o2bobo$10bo22b2o6b2o5bo$14b2o17bobo7bo$14bobo9b2o7bo
5b2o2b6o$16bo18b2o3bo2b2o3bo2bo$16b2o23bo8b2o$40b2ob2o$38bo2bobo4b4o$
38b2o3bob3o3bo$23b2ob2o15b2o4bo$19b2o3bob2o2b2o9b2o3bo2b2o$19bo2bobo6b
o8bo2b2obo4bo$21b2ob7o9b2obo4bob2o$14bo8bo19bo3b2obo$15bo7bob4o14b2o2b
o2bo$13b3o8b2o2bo19b2o!
The last gun used a heavyweight sparker instead. It also had a random caterer in it.

Also gun_1000 again using that same sparker (2193 -> 2028):

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x = 52, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
11b2o26b2o4b2o$bobo4bo6bo2b3o2b2o14bobo2bobo$bob4obobo2bobobob2o2b2o2b
2o5b2o5bo2bo$2o3b2o3b4o6b3o5bo4bo2bo3bo4bo$5b2o15bo4bo5b3o4bo4bo$4bobo
15bo4b2o2b2o7bo4bo$5bo19b2o3bobob4o4b2o6b2o$2b3o6b2o11bo2bob2obobo2bo
12bo$2bo7bo2bo6b2o2b3o5b2o14bobo$11b2o7bo6b4obo10b2o3b2o$18bobo3b2obo
2bo12bobo$18b2o3bobo3b2o7b2o5bo$22bo2bo3b2o6b2obo2b3o3b2o$21bo3b2o11bo
2b2o5bobo$20bo20b2o6bo$4b2o15b3o16bo$3bobo18bo24bo$3bo19b2o22b4o$2b2o
43bo$48bo$38b2o2b2o3b2o$10bo27bo2bob3ob2o$9bobo12bo14bobo4bob2o$9bobo
12bobo13bo2b2o2bobo$10bo13b2o9b2o4b2o5bo$14b2o18b3o6bo$14bobo16bob2o4b
2o2b6o$16bo8b2o5bobo5bo2b2o3bo2bo$16b2o7b2o5bo2bo5bo8b2o$33b2o5b2ob2o$
38bo2bobo4b4o$38b2o3bob3o3bo$23b2ob2o15b2o4bo$19b2o3bob2o2b2o9b2o3bo2b
2o$19bo2bobo6bo8bo2b2obo4bo$21b2ob7o9b2obo4bob2o$14bo8bo19bo3b2obo$15b
o7bob4o14b2o2bo2bo$13b3o8b2o2bo19b2o!

A third edit: This also reduces gun_1200 (2120 -> 2028):

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x = 52, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
11b2o26b2o4b2o$bobo4bo6bo2b3o2b2o14bobo2bobo$bob4obobo2bobobob2o2b2o2b
2o5b2o5bo2bo$2o3b2o3b4o6b3o5bo4bo2bo3bo4bo$5b2o15bo4bo5b3o4bo4bo$4bobo
15bo4b2o2b2o7bo4bo$5bo19b2o3bobob4o4b2o6b2o$2b3o6b2o11bo2bob2obobo2bo
12bo$2bo7bo2bo6b2o2b3o5b2o14bobo$11b2o7bo6b4obo10b2o3b2o$18bobo3b2obo
2bo12bobo$18b2o3bobo3b2o7b2o5bo$7b2o13bo2bo3b2o6b2obo2b3o3b2o$6bo2bo
11bo3b2o11bo2b2o5bobo$7b2o11bo20b2o6bo$21b3o16bo$24bo24bo$23b2o22b4o$
47bo$48bo$38b2o2b2o3b2o$10bo27bo2bob3ob2o$9bobo12bo14bobo4bob2o$9bobo
12bobo13bo2b2o2bobo$10bo13b2o9b2o4b2o5bo$14b2o18b3o6bo$14bobo16bob2o4b
2o2b6o$16bo8b2o5bobo5bo2b2o3bo2bo$16b2o7b2o5bo2bo5bo8b2o$33b2o5b2ob2o$
38bo2bobo4b4o$38b2o3bob3o3bo$23b2ob2o15b2o4bo$19b2o3bob2o2b2o9b2o3bo2b
2o$19bo2bobo6bo8bo2b2obo4bo$21b2ob7o9b2obo4bob2o$14bo8bo19bo3b2obo$15b
o7bob4o14b2o2bo2bo$13b3o8b2o2bo19b2o!
Edit 4: I just realized that the tail on the sparker is unnecessary. Here it is in its minimal form:

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x = 25, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bobo$4bo2bo3b2o9b2o$3o6b6o4b2obo$bobo2bo3bo2bo2bo7bo$3bobobobob2o
bobobobo2b2o$19bo!
It might be already known, but I didn't find it in the sparker stamp collection.
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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guntrue_3154 reduction (infinity -> 58*63 = 3654)

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x = 58, y = 63, rule = B3/S23
$33b3o$32b3o$28b3o$29b2o25b2o$29b2o24bobo$28b2obo25bo$28b2obo15bo$33b
2o10b3o$29bo4bo9bo$29bo3b2o9b2o$31b2o2$36b2o$23b2o9b2o3bo$24bo9bo4bo$
21b3o10b2o$21bo15bob2o$37bob2o$38b2o$38b2o$3b2o33b3o$3bobo28b3o$5bo18b
2o7b3o$5b2o18bo$24bo$2ob4o17b2o$bobo2bo48bo$bo2bo49bobo$2b2o49bo2bo$53b
obo$54bo$2o25b2o14bob4o$o10bo15b2o14b2o4bo$2bob2o4bobo30bo3bob2o$b2ob
2o4bobo31b3obo$11bo$b2ob2o9b3o34b2o$2bobo46bobo$2bobo10bobo33b2o$3bo12b
o$54b2o$54bo$16bo12bo25b3o$15bobo10bobo2b2o22bo$28bobo3bo$15b3o9b2ob4o
$21bo$6b2o12bobo4b2ob2o$6b2o12bobo4b2obo2bo$21bo10b2o3$31bo$29b3o$28b
o$26bo2bo$26b4o2$26b2o$27bo$27bobo$28b2o!
This can likely reduce other periods of the form LCM(38, some big number).
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!
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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

Post by WhiteHawk »

Period1GliderGun wrote: October 19th, 2025, 6:51 pm guntrue_3154 reduction (infinity -> 58*63 = 3654) This can likely reduce other periods of the form LCM(38, some big number).
Reduced population, same bb

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x = 58, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
33b3o$32b3o$28b3o$29b2o25b2o$29b2o24bobo$28b2obo25bo$28b2obo15bo$33b2o
10b3o$29bo4bo9bo$29bo3b2o9b2o$31b2o2$36b2o$23b2o9b2o3bo$24bo9bo4bo$21b
3o10b2o$21bo15bob2o$37bob2o$38b2o$38b2o$3b2o33b3o$3bobo28b3o$5bo18b2o
7b3o$5b2o18bo$24bo$3b4o17b2o$3bo2bo48bo$4bo49bobo$b3o49bo2bo$bo51bobo
$54bo$27b2o14bob4o$2o9bo15b2o14b2o4bo$obob2o4bobo30bo3bob2o$2bob2o4bo
bo31b3obo$bo9bo$b2ob2o9b3o34b2o$2bobo46bobo$2bobo10bobo33b2o$3bo12bo$
54b2o$54bo$16bo12bo25b3o$15bobo10bobo2b2o22bo$28bobo3bo$15b3o9b2ob4o$
21bo$6b2o12bobo4b2ob2o$6b2o12bobo4b2obo2bo$21bo10b2o3$31bo$29b3o$28bo
$26bo2bo$26b4o2$26b2o$27bo$27bobo$28b2o!
Also a failed attempt to do it with p1520 (LCM 80,38) - yes, the herschel crashing into the boat (not the boat-bit as a whole) was intentional and it can be moved down.

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x = 57, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
32b3o$31b3o$27b3o$28b2o$28b2o$27b2obo$27b2obo15bo$32b2o10b3o$28bo4bo9b
o$28bo3b2o9b2o$30b2o2$35b2o$22b2o9b2o3bo$23bo9bo4bo$20b3o10b2o$20bo15b
ob2o$36bob2o$37b2o$37b2o$37b3o$33b3o$23b2o7b3o$24bo$5bo17bo$5b3o15b2o
$8bo45bo$7b2o44bobo$52bo2bo$52bobo$53bo$14b2o10b2o14bob4o$13b2ob2o8b2o
14b2o4bo$12bo4bo24bo3bob2o$11b3o3bo25b3obo$10bo4b2o$3o7bobo38b2o$3o8b
2o37bobo$3o47b2o$3b3o$3b3o47b2o$3b3o30b2o15bo$36bo17b3o$10b4o23bo18bo
$9b6o21b2o$9bo4bo$10bo2bo$8bobo2bobo$8b2o4b2o!

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x = 57, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
32b3o$31b3o$27b3o$28b2o$28b2o$27b2obo$27b2obo15bo$32b2o10b3o$28bo4bo9b
o$28bo3b2o9b2o$30b2o2$35b2o$22b2o9b2o3bo$23bo9bo4bo$20b3o10b2o$20bo15b
ob2o$36bob2o$37b2o$37b2o$37b3o$33b3o$23b2o7b3o$24bo$5bo17bo$5b3o15b2o
$8bo45bo$7b2o44bobo$52bo2bo$52bobo$53bo$14b2o10b2o14bob4o$13b2ob2o8b2o
14b2o4bo$12bo4bo24bo3bob2o$11b3o3bo25b3obo$10bo4b2o$3o7bobo38b2o$3o8b
2o37bobo$3o47b2o$3b3o$3b3o47b2o$3b3o47bo$54b3o$10b4o20b2o20bo$9b6o19b
o$9bo4bo20bo$10bo2bo20b2o$8bobo2bobo$8b2o4b2o!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad

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Reduction to guntrue_833 in pop and bounding box using the new odd-period x7 conduit.

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x = 74, y = 74, rule = B3/S23
57b4o$57bo3bo$56bo4bo$55b2obobo$54bobo$53bo2b2o$57bo2b2o$31bo21b2o2bo
$31b3o12b2o9b2o2bo$34bo11b2o10bobo$33b2o19bobob2o$53bo4bo$53bo3bo$54b
4o$34b2o13bo$34b2o12bobo$59b2o$58bobo$32b2o18bo5bo$20b2o9bo2b2o9b2o10b
2o$20bo10b2ob2o12bo2bo7b2o$17b2obo10b2ob2o9bo4bo6b2o2bo$17b2ob2o11bo13b
o10bob2o$25b2o20bobo8bo$25b2o21bo8b2o$21bo$20bobo$21bo7$41bo$40bo$40b
3o4bo2bo$46bo$45bo5bo$44b2obobob3o$45bo3b2o3bo$45bo2bobobobo2$20b2o22b
obobobo2bo$21bo8b2o12bo3b2o3bo$20bo8bo2bo4b2o6b3obobob2o6bo$20b2o7bo2b
o4b2o8bo5bo6bobo$30b2o20bo7bobo$4b2o42bo2bo7b2ob2o$5bo59bo2b2o$5bobo23b
2o26b2ob4o2bo$6b2o23b2o26b2obo6b3o$65b4o2bo$65bo2bo$3b2o$3bobo36b2o$5b
o36b2o16bo$5b2o53bo9b2o$60bo9bobo$2b2o68bo$2bo69b2o$3b3o19b2o$5bo19bo
13b2o19b2o$3b2o15b2o4b3o10bo21bo$3bo17bo6bo11bo17b3o$2obo2b2o5b2o6bob
2o14b2o17bo$2obobobo4bo2bo3b3o2bo$3bobo6bobo3bo3b2o49bo$3bobo7bo4b4o49b
obo$4bo4b2o10bo50b2o$10bo7b2obobo$7b3o9bo2b2o$7bo9bobo$17b2o!
EDIT: Is there a better way to get clearance to shrink guntrue_791

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x = 112, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
65b2o$66bo$66bobo$67b2o4$77bo$75bo3bo$45b2o33bo$45bo18b2o7b2o5b2o$43b
obo18b2o7bo8bo9b2o4b2o$39bo3b2o28bo5bo3bo8b2o4b2o$38b3o33b3ob2o3bo$37b
o2b2o37b4o$37bo3bo39bo10b2o$39bobo50b2o$111bo$36b2ob2o68b3o$30b2o6bo7b
2obo58bo$12b2o4b2o10b2o6bo7b2ob3o29b2o25b2o$12b2o4b2o17bobo12bo6bobo19b
2o10bo$27b2o7bo2bo11b2o6b2o6b2o23b4o$26bo2bo7b2o21bo4bo2bo22bo3b2ob3o
$18b2o7b2o4b5o27b2o2b2o4b2o4b2o8bo3bo5bo$18b2o13b3ob2o32bo3b2o4b2o9bo
8bo7b2o$o9bo2b3o16bo7bo30bo21b2o5b2o7b2o$3o6b3ob3o17b3ob3o29bob2o21bo
$3bo4bo7bo16b3o2bo30b2o2bo21bo3bo$2b2o6b2ob3o13b2o41b2o23bo$11b5o4b2o
7b2o$10b2o7bo2bo$9bo2bo7b2o$9bobo17b2o4b2o69b2o$b2o7bo6b2o10b2o4b2o69b
obo$b2o7bo6b2o89bo$8b2ob2o33b2o21b2o37b2o$47bo3b2o16bobo$7bobo34b3o5b
o18bo$7bo3bo32bo4b3o19b2o$7b2o2bo37bo$8b3o$4b2o3bo$3bobo$3bo62bo$2b2o
63bo$65b3o!
EDIT 2: Got one!

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x = 112, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
65b2o$66bo$66bobo$67b2o4$77bo$75bo3bo$45b2o33bo$45bo18b2o7b2o5b2o$43b
obo18b2o7bo8bo9b2o4b2o$39bo3b2o28bo5bo3bo8b2o4b2o$38b3o33b3ob2o3bo$37b
o2b2o37b4o$37bo3bo39bo10b2o$39bobo50b2o$111bo$36b2ob2o68b3o$30b2o6bo7b
2obo58bo$12b2o4b2o10b2o6bo7b2ob3o29b2o25b2o$12b2o4b2o17bobo12bo6bobo5b
2o12b2o10bo$27b2o7bo2bo11b2o6b2o6bobo22b4o$26bo2bo7b2o21bo8bo21bo3b2o
b3o$18b2o7b2o4b5o31b2o4b2o4b2o8bo3bo5bo$18b2o13b3ob2o32bo3b2o4b2o9bo8b
o7b2o$o9bo2b3o16bo7bo30bo21b2o5b2o7b2o$3o6b3ob3o17b3ob3o29bob2o21bo$3b
o4bo7bo16b3o2bo30b2o2bo21bo3bo$2b2o6b2ob3o13b2o41b2o23bo$11b5o4b2o7b2o
$10b2o7bo2bo$9bo2bo7b2o$9bobo17b2o4b2o69b2o$b2o7bo6b2o10b2o4b2o69bobo
$b2o7bo6b2o89bo$8b2ob2o33b2o21b2o37b2o$47bo3b2o16bobo$7bobo34b3o5bo18b
o$7bo3bo32bo4b3o19b2o$7b2o2bo37bo$8b3o$4b2o3bo$3bobo$3bo62bo$2b2o63bo
$65b3o!
Now, is there a better weld for guntrue_1113

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x = 61, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
24b2o$23bobo$17b2o4bo$15bo2bo2b2ob4o$15b2obobobobo2bo$18bobobobo$18bo
bob2o$19bo2$32b2o$23b2o7bo$23b2o5bobo$30b2o2$b2o$2bo$2bobo$3b2o2$20b2o
$7b2o12bo$6bo2bo8b3o27b2o$2b2o3bobo8bo29b2o5b2o$3bo4bo39b2o5b2o$2bo44b
3o$2b2o42bo2bo$4bo23bo16bo3bo5bo$2b3o21b3o12b4o9bobo$bo4bo18bo15b4obo
6b2ob2ob2o$o2b5obo2bo12b2o18bo7bo5b2o$b2o4bob4o40b2o$3b2ob2o$3bo4b3ob
3o35b2o$4b4o2bobo2bo33bo2bo$9bo3b2o35bobo$6b3o19b2o22b2o$6bo21b2o23bo
$49b2o$49b2o$13bo35b2o$12bobo22bo3b2o7bob2ob2o$12bobo21bobo3bo7b4obob
o$9b2obob2o19bobo3bo9bo5bo$9bo2bo18b2obobo3bo16b2o$11bob3o15b2obo2b4o
bo9b2o$10b2obob2o18bobo3bobo8bobo$11bo3bo15b2ob2obob2o2bo9b2o$11bobob
ob2o13bobo3bobobob2o$12b2obobobo12bobo6b2obo2bob2o$14bo2bob3o11bo11b3o
bobo$14bobo5bo26bobo3b2o$15bo5b2o24b3obobo2bo$46bo3bob4o$47bo2bo$44b4o
3b3o$43bo4b3o2bo$43b2o2bo2bo$47b2o$52b2o$52bobo$54bo$46bo7bob2o$46b3o
2b2obobo$47b2o2b2obobo$46bo7bob2o$35b2o10bo3b4o2bo$34bobo10bo3bo3b2o$
34bo18b2o$33b2o5bo13bo$39bo12bo$39b3o10b2o!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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