PK22's Sandbox Thread

[PK22]

This thread is to allow me to share minor discoveries, as well as progress on longer-term projects, without clogging up other threads.

Currently, I am working on a Thessalonic Demonoid 2, which will be fully Thessalonic - no pesky Snarks at all.
This means that I need:

• Self-destruct circuitry for each edgeshooter + reflector unit, instead of slow-salvo destruction using Snarks
• 'Countdown circuitry', to control when a unit should be destroyed.
• A single-channel recipe that uses a mixture of 0-degree and 90-degree recipes.

I have created a much simpler edgeshooter unit, with way too many blocks as self-destruct circuitry, which has a 3G destruction:

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#C Green cells are the edgeshooter circuitry, white cells are self-destruct circuitry
x = 334, y = 285, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$A.A$.2A151$287.A$288.A$286.3A8$308.2C2.2C$308.2C2.2C6$289.2C16.2C
$289.2C16.2C$311.2C$311.2C3$297.2A$297.A$295.A.A$295.2A13.2A$310.2A3$
274.2A40.2A$274.2A40.2A$312.2A$312.2A4$317.2A$317.2A6$286.2A$286.A$
287.3A$289.A5$270.2A$269.A.A$269.A$251.A16.2A$249.A.A$250.2A5$278.2C$
278.2C7.2A16.2A$286.A.A16.2A7.2A$286.A27.A$285.2A25.A.A$312.2A$295.2A
$281.2C12.2A$281.2C2.2A$269.2C15.A$269.2C15.A.A$287.2A5$272.2C$272.2C
3$276.2C3.2C8.2A$276.2C3.2C7.A.A$290.A$289.2A5$271.2C$271.2C33.2A$
306.2A2$297.2A$298.A$295.3A$295.A4$273.2A$273.2A$295.A$295.3A$298.A$
297.2A7.2A$287.A18.2A21.2A$287.3A39.2A$290.A$270.2A2.2A13.2A24.2A7.2A
$270.2A2.2A5.2A32.2A7.2A2.2A$281.2A45.2A3$276.2A$276.2A9.2A9.2A14.2A
15.2A$286.A.A9.2A14.A9.2A5.2A$286.A23.2A3.3A6.2A$285.2A23.A.A4.A$312.
A17.2A$312.2A16.2A3$272.2A4.2A12.2A15.2A$272.2A4.2A11.A.A15.A.A15.2A$
291.A19.A15.2A3.2A$290.2A19.2A19.2A$295.2A$296.A$293.3A$293.A!

EDIT: Countdown circuitry is complete! Here is a demonstration (the units are in the positions they will have in the finished product):

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x = 420, y = 382, rule = LifeHistory
376.A$375.A$375.3A$292.2A$292.2A3$297.2A$297.2A7$172.2A$173.A$173.A.A
$174.2A6$170.2A$170.2A4$166.2A$166.2A15$199.2A$199.2A3$194.2A$194.2A$
188.2A$188.2A3$193.2A$193.2A59.2A$254.2A3$259.2A$259.2A5$234.2A$234.
2A$249.2A$249.2A2$218.2A$218.2A10$252.2A$252.A.A$254.A$242.2A10.2A$
209.2A31.A$209.2A29.A.A$240.2A2$214.2A$214.2A3$394.2C2.2C$394.2C2.2C
3$89.2A$90.A$90.A.A$91.2A282.2C16.2C$375.2C16.2C$397.2C$397.2C2$252.
2A$87.2A163.A.A128.2A$87.2A165.A128.A$242.2A10.2A125.A.A$242.A138.2A
13.2A$240.A.A153.2A$83.2A155.2A$83.2A$360.2A40.2A$360.2A40.2A$398.2A$
398.2A4$403.2A$403.2A6$116.2A254.2A$116.2A254.A$252.2A119.3A$252.A.A
120.A$111.2A141.A$111.2A141.2A$105.2A$105.2A$356.2A$355.A.A$110.2A
243.A$110.2A59.2A163.D17.2A$171.2A164.2D$336.2D2$176.2A$176.2A2$364.
2C$364.2C7.2A16.2A$372.A.A16.2A7.2A$151.2A219.A27.A$151.2A218.2A25.A.
A$166.2A230.2A$166.2A213.2A$367.2C12.2A$135.2A230.2C2.2A$135.2A218.2C
15.A$355.2C15.A.A$373.2A5$358.2C$358.2C2$169.2A$169.A.A190.2C3.2C8.2A
$171.A190.2C3.2C7.A.A$159.2A10.2A203.A$126.2A31.A215.2A$126.2A29.A.A$
157.2A2$131.2A$131.2A224.2C$357.2C33.2A$392.2A$311.2C2.2C$311.2C2.2C
66.2A$384.A$381.3A$6.2A373.A$7.A$7.A.A$8.2A282.2C16.2C$292.2C16.2C47.
2A$314.2C43.2A$314.2C65.A$381.3A$169.2A213.A$4.2A163.A.A128.2A81.2A7.
2A$4.2A165.A128.A72.A18.2A21.2A$171.2A125.A.A72.3A39.2A$298.2A13.2A
61.A$313.2A41.2A2.2A13.2A24.2A7.2A$2A354.2A2.2A5.2A32.2A7.2A2.2A$2A
365.2A45.2A$277.2A40.2A$277.2A40.2A$315.2A45.2A$315.2A45.2A9.2A9.2A
14.2A15.2A$372.A.A9.2A14.A9.2A5.2A$372.A23.2A3.3A6.2A$371.2A23.A.A4.A
$320.2A76.A17.2A$320.2A76.2A16.2A3$358.2A4.2A12.2A15.2A$358.2A4.2A11.
A.A15.A.A15.2A$377.A19.A15.2A3.2A$33.2A254.2A85.2A19.2A19.2A$33.2A
254.A91.2A$290.3A89.A$292.A86.3A$28.2A349.A$28.2A$22.2A$22.2A$273.2A$
272.A.A$27.2A243.A$27.2A59.2A163.D17.2A$88.2A164.2D$253.2D2$93.2A$93.
2A2$281.2C$281.2C7.2A16.2A$289.A.A16.2A7.2A$68.2A219.A27.A$68.2A218.
2A25.A.A$83.2A230.2A$83.2A213.2A$284.2C12.2A$52.2A230.2C2.2A$52.2A
218.2C15.A$272.2C15.A.A$290.2A5$275.2C$275.2C2$86.2A$86.A.A190.2C3.2C
8.2A$88.A190.2C3.2C7.A.A$88.2A203.A$292.2A5$274.2C$274.2C33.2A$309.2A
$228.2C2.2C$228.2C2.2C66.2A$301.A$298.3A$298.A3$209.2C16.2C$209.2C16.
2C47.2A$231.2C43.2A$231.2C65.A$298.3A$301.A$217.2A81.2A7.2A$217.A72.A
18.2A21.2A$215.A.A72.3A39.2A$215.2A13.2A61.A$230.2A41.2A2.2A13.2A24.
2A7.2A$273.2A2.2A5.2A32.2A7.2A2.2A$284.2A45.2A$194.2A40.2A$194.2A40.
2A$232.2A45.2A$232.2A45.2A9.2A9.2A14.2A15.2A$289.A.A9.2A14.A9.2A5.2A$
289.A23.2A3.3A6.2A$288.2A23.A.A4.A$237.2A76.A17.2A$237.2A76.2A16.2A3$
275.2A4.2A12.2A15.2A$275.2A4.2A11.A.A15.A.A15.2A$294.A19.A15.2A3.2A$
206.2A85.2A19.2A19.2A$206.A91.2A$207.3A89.A$209.A86.3A$296.A4$190.2A$
189.A.A$189.A$188.2A7$198.2C$198.2C7.2A16.2A$206.A.A16.2A7.2A$206.A
27.A$205.2A25.A.A$232.2A$215.2A$201.2C12.2A$201.2C2.2A$189.2C15.A$
189.2C15.A.A$207.2A5$192.2C$192.2C3$196.2C3.2C8.2A$196.2C3.2C7.A.A$
210.A$209.2A5$191.2C$191.2C33.2A$226.2A2$217.2A$218.A$215.3A$215.A4$
193.2A$193.2A$215.A$215.3A$218.A$217.2A7.2A$207.A18.2A21.2A$207.3A39.
2A$210.A$190.2A2.2A13.2A24.2A7.2A$190.2A2.2A5.2A32.2A7.2A2.2A$201.2A
45.2A3$196.2A$196.2A9.2A9.2A14.2A15.2A$206.A.A9.2A14.A9.2A5.2A$206.A
23.2A3.3A6.2A$205.2A23.A.A4.A$232.A17.2A$232.2A16.2A3$192.2A4.2A12.2A
15.2A$192.2A4.2A11.A.A15.A.A15.2A$211.A19.A15.2A3.2A$210.2A19.2A19.2A
$215.2A$216.A$213.3A$213.A!

A slow^2 glider will be used to activate the countdown circuitry at the start of each construction cycle.

Now for the hard part: creating the construction recipe.

[PK22]

The previous design had terrible clearance. Here is my new design, shown with a 5G destruction:

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x = 638, y = 418, rule = LifeHistory
291.A$292.A$290.3A74$A$.2A$2A117$571.2C2.2C$571.2C2.2C$553.A$551.3A
25.2C$550.A28.2C$550.2A3$584.2C$584.2C2$557.A$555.3A6.2C$554.A9.2C$
554.2A14.2C5.2C$570.2C5.2C2$565.2C$565.2C$533.2A34.2C$532.A.A34.2C3.
2C56.A$532.A41.2C3.2C52.A$531.2A46.2C50.3A$636.2C$574.2C60.2C$536.2A
36.2C$535.A.A30.2C$535.A32.2C$534.2A96.2C$632.2C5$545.2A$527.2C16.2A$
296.A230.2C24.2A$297.A255.A$295.3A256.3A$556.A7$557.A$555.3A$554.A$
545.2A7.2A$545.2A18.A$563.3A$562.A$536.2A24.2A$536.2A5$537.2A14.2A9.
2A$538.A14.2A9.A.A$535.3A3.2A23.A$255.2C278.A4.A.A23.2A$255.2C283.A$
539.2A$530.2C$530.2C$250.2C16.2C272.2A15.2A$250.2C16.2C271.A.A15.A.A$
261.2C278.A19.A$261.2C277.2A19.2A$247.2C278.2C4.2C21.2A$247.2C18.2C2.
2C61.2C191.2C4.2C21.A$267.2C2.2C61.2C221.3A$559.A4.2C$247.2C315.2C$
247.2C12.2C60.2C245.2C$261.2C3.2C55.2C245.2C$266.2C5.2C$273.2C$309.A$
264.2C41.3A$259.2C3.2C31.2A7.A14.2C$259.2C37.A7.2A13.2C$298.A.A$299.
2A16.A$315.3A$314.A259.2C$314.2A4.2A252.2C$320.A$258.2A33.2A23.A.A$
259.A25.2A7.A23.2A$259.A.A23.A8.A.A$260.2A21.A.A9.2A9.2A$249.2A32.2A
21.2A$250.A$250.A.A$251.2A4$281.2A13.2A$281.2A13.2A2$314.2A$308.2A4.A
$308.A6.3A$309.3A5.A$311.A$306.2A$272.2A26.2A4.A.A$272.A27.2A6.A$273.
3A32.2A$266.2A7.A42.2C$266.A51.2C$267.3A$269.A42.2C$312.2C2$282.2C34.
2C$282.2C34.2C13$454.A$455.A$453.3A8$268.2A$268.2A3$263.2A$263.2A9$
470.2C$470.2C$481.2C$481.2C$468.2C2.2C$468.2C2.2C7$471.2C$471.2C$485.
2C$485.2C2$419.2C$419.2C67.2C$488.2C$427.2C38.A$427.2C36.3A23.2C$421.
2C32.2A7.A26.2C$421.2C33.A7.2A$456.A.A$457.2A16.A$473.3A$472.A$472.2A
4.2A$478.A$416.2A33.2A23.A.A$417.A25.2A7.A23.2A$417.A.A23.A8.A.A$418.
2A21.A.A9.2A9.2A$441.2A21.2A7$439.2A13.2A$439.2A13.2A2$472.2A$466.2A
4.A$466.A6.3A$467.3A5.A$469.A$464.2A$430.2A26.2A4.A.A$430.A27.2A6.A$
431.3A32.2A$424.2A7.A$424.A$425.3A$427.A4$421.2C$421.2C$436.2C$436.2C
$431.2C$431.2C!

It still uses far too many blocks, but the clearance for the construction arm is adjustable, so the bottom two reflectors can be built with a 90 degree elbow and the top reflector with a 0 degree elbow.

I should have the spaceship finished by the end of November, if not later today.
EDIT: Self-destruct and countdown circuitry are complete:

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x = 666, y = 583, rule = LifeHistory
285.2A$285.2A3$280.2A$280.2A55$224.2A$224.2A4$228.2A$228.2A11$126.2C$
126.2C3$121.2C$121.2C18$385.2A$385.2A4$389.2A$389.2A6$380.2A$380.2A3$
378.2A$378.2A2$386.2A$381.2A3.2A$381.2A55$222.2A$222.2A3$224.2A$224.
2A2$216.2A$216.2A3.2A$221.2A17$2C$2C4$4.2C$4.2C236.2A$242.2A3$244.2A$
244.2A2$236.2A$236.2A3.2A$241.2A$225.2A$225.2A7$235.2A$230.2A3.2A$
230.2A2$168.2C$168.2C2$269.2A$269.2A$172.2C$172.2C2$270.2A$262.2A6.2A
$262.2A$266.2A$266.2A3$279.3D$279.D$280.D22$301.2A$301.2A3$306.2A$
306.2A8$293.2A$293.2A3$288.2A$288.2A8$301.2A$301.2A3$306.2A$306.2A8$
293.2A$293.2A3$288.2A$288.2A6$283.D25.D$282.D25.D$282.3D16.2A5.3D$
301.2A3$306.2A$306.2A34$612.2C2.2C$612.2C2.2C$594.A$592.3A25.2C$591.A
28.2C$591.2A3$625.2C$625.2C2$598.A$596.3A6.2C$595.A9.2C$595.2A14.2C5.
2C$611.2C5.2C2$606.2C$606.2C$574.2A34.2C$573.A.A34.2C3.2C$573.A41.2C
3.2C$572.2A46.2C2$615.2C$577.2A36.2C$576.A.A30.2C$576.A32.2C$575.2A5$
660.D$586.2A73.D$568.2C16.2A71.3D$568.2C24.2A68.2C$594.A69.2C$595.3A$
597.A2$660.2C$660.2C4$598.A$596.3A$595.A$586.2A7.2A$586.2A18.A$604.3A
$603.A$577.2A24.2A$577.2A5$578.2A14.2A9.2A$579.A14.2A9.A.A$576.3A3.2A
23.A$296.2C278.A4.A.A23.2A$296.2C283.A$580.2A$571.2C$571.2C$291.2C16.
2C272.2A15.2A$291.2C16.2C271.A.A15.A.A$302.2C278.A19.A$302.2C277.2A
19.2A$288.2C278.2C4.2C21.2A$288.2C18.2C2.2C61.2C191.2C4.2C21.A$308.2C
2.2C61.2C221.3A$600.A4.2C$288.2C315.2C$288.2C12.2C60.2C245.2C$302.2C
3.2C55.2C245.2C$307.2C5.2C$314.2C$350.A$305.2C41.3A$300.2C3.2C31.2A7.
A14.2C$300.2C37.A7.2A13.2C$339.A.A$340.2A16.A$356.3A$355.A259.2C$355.
2A4.2A252.2C$361.A$299.2A33.2A23.A.A$300.A25.2A7.A23.2A$300.A.A23.A8.
A.A$301.2A21.A.A9.2A9.2A$290.2A32.2A21.2A$291.A$291.A.A$292.2A4$322.
2A13.2A$322.2A13.2A2$355.2A$349.2A4.A$349.A6.3A$350.3A5.A$352.A$347.
2A$313.2A26.2A4.A.A$313.A27.2A6.A$314.3A32.2A$307.2A7.A42.2C$307.A51.
2C$308.3A$310.A42.2C$353.2C2$323.2C34.2C$323.2C34.2C13$495.D$496.D$
494.3D7$303.D$304.D4.2A$302.3D4.2A3$304.2A$304.2A9$511.2C$511.2C$522.
2C$522.2C$509.2C2.2C$509.2C2.2C7$512.2C$512.2C$526.2C$526.2C2$460.2C$
460.2C67.2C$529.2C$468.2C38.A$468.2C36.3A23.2C$462.2C32.2A7.A26.2C$
462.2C33.A7.2A$497.A.A$498.2A16.A$514.3A$513.A$513.2A4.2A$519.A$457.
2A33.2A23.A.A$458.A25.2A7.A23.2A$458.A.A23.A8.A.A$459.2A21.A.A9.2A9.
2A$482.2A21.2A7$480.2A13.2A$480.2A13.2A2$513.2A$507.2A4.A$507.A6.3A$
508.3A5.A$510.A$505.2A$471.2A26.2A4.A.A$471.A27.2A6.A$472.3A32.2A$
465.2A7.A$465.A$466.3A$468.A4$462.2C$462.2C$477.2C$477.2C$472.2C$472.
2C!

The Thessalonic Demonoid 2 is definitely being completed today.
EDIT 2: Done.