Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: May 10th, 2026, 4:33 pm For those who may have chosen to go sandless, a while ago I posted an "extroduction" in the Sandbox. It was written in-the-moment and looking back on it I think it is a bit over-the-top but the gist is the same: I will be tamping down my activity on this forum. I have been suffering from a bad case of LWTDS and I think 4 years and almost 1100 posts is enough for now.

The reason this is in the oscillator discussion is that I have a partials collection that I have been keeping since about 2024. I also have a collection of oscillators (and a couple of periodic conduits) that I completed from that collection. The headers at the top should explain everything. There may be some oscs in the "completed" file that already got posted by me - I wasn't that discriminating and was just dumping everything I had tagged as complete into one file.
Completed a p21:

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x = 46, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
29bo$28bobo$28bobo$27b2ob3o$33bo$27b2ob3o$27b2obo$2b2o5bo$o2bo4bo$9bo
2b2o10bo8b2o$6b2obobo2bo8bob2o6b2o4b3o$o4b2o2b2o4bo8b2o12bo6bo$bo2bobo
b2o27b2obobo2bo$2b2o2bo26b3o6b3o$7bo4bo2bo16bo2bobob2o$6bo5b2o4b3o11bo
6bo$16b2o9bobo6b3o4b2o$16bo13bo12b2o$16bo3bo4b3o2b3o$17b3o4bo2b3ob2o$
24b2o2bo3bo$30bo$28bo$28bo2bo$29b2obo$32bo$32b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote: May 10th, 2026, 8:47 pm Completed a p21:
Reduced BB

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x = 46, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
26b2o$26bo2b2o$27b2ob3o$33bo$27b2ob3o$27b2obo$2b2o5bo$o2bo4bo$9bo2b2o
10bo8b2o$6b2obobo2bo8bob2o6b2o4b3o$o4b2o2b2o4bo8b2o12bo6bo$bo2bobob2o
27b2obobo2bo$2b2o2bo26b3o6b3o$7bo4bo2bo16bo2bobob2o$6bo5b2o4b3o11bo6b
o$16b2o9bobo6b3o4b2o$16bo13bo12b2o$16bo3bo4b3o2b3o$17b3o4bo2b3ob2o$24b
2o2bo3bo$30bo$28bo$28bo2bo$29b2obo$32bo$32b2o!
Period1GliderGun wrote: May 10th, 2026, 4:33 pm For those who may have chosen to go sandless, a while ago I posted an "extroduction" in the Sandbox. It was written in-the-moment and looking back on it I think it is a bit over-the-top but the gist is the same: I will be tamping down my activity on this forum. I have been suffering from a bad case of LWTDS and I think 4 years and almost 1100 posts is enough for now.

The reason this is in the oscillator discussion is that I have a partials collection that I have been keeping since about 2024. I also have a collection of oscillators (and a couple of periodic conduits) that I completed from that collection. The headers at the top should explain everything. There may be some oscs in the "completed" file that already got posted by me - I wasn't that discriminating and was just dumping everything I had tagged as complete into one file.
Wish you well! Might you leave us with one more great discovery before your well-deserved hiatus?
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: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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this is known right

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x = 16, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6bo2bo$7b3o2b2o$13bo$5b8o$4bo$2obob2o3bo$2obobo3bobo$3bobo4b2o$3b
2o2$6b2o$6bo$9bo$8b2o2$11b2o$4b2o4bobo$4bobo3bobob2o$5bo3b2obob2o$11b
o$3b8o$2bo$2b2o2b3o$6bo2bo$8b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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synperiplanar wrote: May 11th, 2026, 10:06 am this is known right

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x = 16, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6bo2bo$7b3o2b2o$13bo$5b8o$4bo$2obob2o3bo$2obobo3bobo$3bobo4b2o$3b
2o2$6b2o$6bo$9bo$8b2o2$11b2o$4b2o4bobo$4bobo3bobob2o$5bo3b2obob2o$11b
o$3b8o$2bo$2b2o2b3o$6bo2bo$8b2o!
Probably, but I can't be sure.
Here's a reduced version:

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x = 16, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
7b2ob2o$7b2obo$12bo$5b8o$4bo$2obobo3b2o$2obobo5bo$3bob2o3b2o$3b2o2$6b
2o$6bo$9bo$8b2o2$11b2o$4b2o3b2obo$4bo5bobob2o$5b2o3bobob2o$11bo$3b8o$
3bo$5bob2o$4b2ob2o!

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x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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P72 R-pentomino hassler, a completion of one of Period1GliderGun's partial:

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x = 58, y = 139, rule = B3/S23
20bobo$20bo2bo$20bobo2$22bo$21bobo$24bo3bobo$27bo$28bo2bo$20bo7bobobo
$23bo5bo2bo$20bo3bo5b2o$20b2obo$15b2o13b2o$15b2o3b2obo6bo$20b2obo4bob
o$28b2o3$11bo9b2o12bo$b2o8b3o9bo9b3o$2bo11bo6b2o9bo$2bob2o7b2o17b2o$3b
2obo$5bo17bo$5bo15b2ob2o$5b2o14b2ob2o12b2o$3bobob2o29bo$b3o6bo25bobo$
o3bobobobo25b2o4b2o$b2obobo3bo31bobo$3bobob2o30b2obobo$3bobo31bo3bobo
b2o$4b2o4b2o25bobobobo3bo$9bobo25bo6b3o$9bo29b2obobo$8b2o12b2ob2o14b2o
$22b2ob2o15bo$24bo17bo$41bob2o$14b2o17b2o7b2obo$15bo9b2o6bo11bo$12b3o
9bo9b3o8b2o$12bo12b2o9bo3$18b2o$17bobo4bob2o$17bo6bob2o3b2o$16b2o13b2o
$24bob2o$16b2o5bo3bo$15bo2bo5bo$15bobobo7bo$16bo2bo$20bo$17bobo3bo$24b
obo16b2o$13b2o10bo7b2o8bo$14bo18b2o6bobo$14bobo8bobo13b2o$15b2o7bo2bo
$25bobo3$29b2o$20bo6b2o2bo$19b2o6b2o$18b3o$19b2o16b2o$37b3o$29b2o6b2o
$26bo2b2o6bo$27b2o3$30bobo$30bo2bo7b2o$15b2o13bobo8bobo$14bobo6b2o18b
o$14bo8b2o7bo10b2o$13b2o16bobo$34bo3bobo$37bo$38bo2bo$30bo7bobobo$33b
o5bo2bo$30bo3bo5b2o$30b2obo$25b2o13b2o$25b2o3b2obo6bo$30b2obo4bobo$38b
2o3$21bo9b2o12bo$11b2o8b3o9bo9b3o$12bo11bo6b2o9bo$12bob2o7b2o17b2o$13b
2obo$15bo17bo$15bo15b2ob2o$15b2o14b2ob2o12b2o$13bobob2o29bo$11b3o6bo25b
obo$10bo3bobobobo25b2o4b2o$11b2obobo3bo31bobo$13bobob2o30b2obobo$13bo
bo31bo3bobob2o$14b2o4b2o25bobobobo3bo$19bobo25bo6b3o$19bo29b2obobo$18b
2o12b2ob2o14b2o$32b2ob2o15bo$34bo17bo$51bob2o$24b2o17b2o7b2obo$25bo9b
2o6bo11bo$22b3o9bo9b3o8b2o$22bo12b2o9bo3$28b2o$27bobo4bob2o$27bo6bob2o
3b2o$26b2o13b2o$34bob2o$26b2o5bo3bo$25bo2bo5bo$25bobobo7bo$26bo2bo$30b
o$27bobo3bo$34bobo$35bo2$35bobo$34bo2bo$35bobo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I6_I6 wrote: May 11th, 2026, 10:41 am
synperiplanar wrote: May 11th, 2026, 10:06 am this is known right
Probably, but I can't be sure.
Here's a reduced version:
Fun flipped variant

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x = 45, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
5b2o23b2o$5b2o23b2o2$5b4o21b4o$4bo3bo20bo3bo$3bob3o20bob3o$3bo3bo2b2o
16bo3bo2b2o$2obo6bo14b2obo6bo$2obo9bo11b2obo9bo$3bobo6b2o14bobo6b2o$2o
bobobo17b2obobobo$o2bo2b2o7b2o8bo2bo2bobo6b2o$2b2o4b2o3b2obo10b2o3bob
o3b2obo$8bo5bobob2o13bo5bobob2o$9b2o3bobob2o14b2o3bobob2o$15bo24bo$7b
8o17b8o$7bo24bo$9bob2o21bob2o$8b2ob2o20b2ob2o!
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: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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WhiteHawk wrote: May 10th, 2026, 11:32 pm Wish you well! Might you leave us with one more great discovery before your well-deserved hiatus?
I suppose I have one thing - a p210 thunderbird shuttle, a completion of a partial by hotdogPi here. (EDIT: reduced by replacing fumaroles with caterers)

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x = 40, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
24bo$22b3o$21bo$21b2o$32b2o$31bo2bo$16bo14bobo2bo2bo$15bob2o11b2obob5o
$14b2o13bo3bo$17bobo9bo4bob2o$17bo2bo5bo2bo3b2o3bo$9b2o9bo5bo2bo4bobo
bo$8bo2bo9b2o3bo2bo3bo3bo$2obo5bobo9bo8b2obob2o$ob2o6bo9b2o9bobobo$31b
obo2bo$32bo2b2o6$b2o$b4obo7b3o$bobo2b3o$15bo$5b2o8bo$5bo9bo9$5bo$5b2o
2$bobo2b3o$b4obo$b2o6$19bo12bo2b2o$18bobo10bobo2bo$ob2o14bobo10bobobo
$2obo3b3o9bo10b2obob2o$7bo21bo3bo3bo$7b2o3bo10b2o4bo4bobobo$9b2o5b2o4b
o2bo3bo3b2o3bo$10bo2b2obo6b2o4bo4bob2o$14b2o13bo3bo$30b2obob5o$31bobo
2bo2bo$31bo2bo$32b2o$21b2o$21bo$22b3o$24bo!
EDIT: I forgot to mention this earlier - the oscillators in the "completed" file should be uploaded to the wiki (with correct credits). Some of them such as the p125 pi hassler are proof-of-concept completions and could be reduced.
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: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p178 Pi hassler

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x = 44, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
8bo8b2o14bo$8b3o6b2o12b3o$11bo18bo$10b2o18b2o$o$3o31bo$3bo29bobo$2b2o
30bo5$34bob2o$15b2o4bo12b2obo$21b2o$21b3o2$20b3o$21b2o$6bob2o12bo4b2o$
6b2obo5$9bo30b2o$8bobo29bo$9bo31b3o$43bo$12b2o18b2o$13bo18bo$10b3o12b
2o6b3o$10bo14b2o8bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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WhiteHawk wrote: May 11th, 2026, 6:10 pm
I6_I6 wrote: May 11th, 2026, 10:41 am
synperiplanar wrote: May 11th, 2026, 10:06 am this is known right
Probably, but I can't be sure.
Here's a reduced version:
Fun flipped variant

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x = 45, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
5b2o23b2o$5b2o23b2o2$5b4o21b4o$4bo3bo20bo3bo$3bob3o20bob3o$3bo3bo2b2o
16bo3bo2b2o$2obo6bo14b2obo6bo$2obo9bo11b2obo9bo$3bobo6b2o14bobo6b2o$2o
bobobo17b2obobobo$o2bo2b2o7b2o8bo2bo2bobo6b2o$2b2o4b2o3b2obo10b2o3bob
o3b2obo$8bo5bobob2o13bo5bobob2o$9b2o3bobob2o14b2o3bobob2o$15bo24bo$7b
8o17b8o$7bo24bo$9bob2o21bob2o$8b2ob2o20b2ob2o!
Here is a monomer:

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x = 18, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7b2ob2o$7b2obo$12bo$5b8o$4bo$2obob2ob3o$2obobo2bo2bo$3bobo4b2o$3b2o2$
7bo8bo$6bobo6bobo$7bob2o2b2obo$10bo2bo$10bo2bo!
So now we have yet another oscillator whose mechanism resembles the typical termination to a signal wire or drifter, like the 2c/3 signal (StateInvestigator used here for demonstrative purposes):

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x = 135, y = 39, rule = StateInvestigator
104.A$102.3A$101.A5.A$101.7A$98.2A.A.A$98.2A.A.A2.4A$101.A.A.A4.A$
101.A.A.A2.3A$102.2A.A.A5.A$105.A.A2.4A$105.A.A.A$73.A30.2A.A.A2.4A$
73.3A31.A.A.A4.A$76.A30.A.A.A2.3A$75.2A31.2A.A.A5.A$111.A.A2.4A$111.A
.A.A$110.2A.A.A2.4A$77.A.A6.2A25.A.A.A4.A$77.2A7.2A25.A.A.A2.3A$78.A
35.2A.A.A5.A$117.A.A2.4A$78.2A37.A.A.A$78.2A7.2A.A2.A22.2A.A.A2.4A$
87.2A.4A25.A.A.A4.A$119.A.A.A2.3A$74.A12.5A28.2A.A.A5.A$49.2A.2A19.A.
A.2A7.A5.A.2A27.A.A2.4A$49.2A.A20.A.A.A.A7.2A2.2A.A28.A.A.A$6.2A46.A
17.2A.A.A.A2.A2.A.A.A6.A25.2A.A.A2.4A$6.2A39.8A18.A2.2A.7A.A.A.6A28.A
.A.A4.A$2.2A42.A26.A4.A7.A.A2.A33.A.A.A2.A.A$A2.A2.4A32.2A.A.6A21.3A.
A2.2A.A.A2.2A3.A31.2A.A.A.A$2A.A.A4.A31.2A.A.A.2A2.A22.2A3.2A.2A.A.A
3.A.A33.A.A$3.A2.A2.2A34.A.A4.2A33.A.A4.2A30.2A.A.A$3.A3.A37.2A40.2A
37.2A.2A$4.A$7.D40.AD40.AD40.AD$6.2D40.2D40.2D40.2D!
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p116 Karel hassler

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x = 32, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12b2o3$20b2o$20b2o$4bo$3bobo$4bo2$11b3o$11bo2bo$12b3o$2o11bo$2o
8$30b2o$18bo11b2o$17b3o$17bo2bo$18b3o2$27bo$26bobo$27bo$10b2o$10b2o3$
18b2o$18b2o!
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mvr wrote: May 15th, 2026, 5:15 am p116 Karel hassler

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x = 32, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12b2o3$20b2o$20b2o$4bo$3bobo$4bo2$11b3o$11bo2bo$12b3o$2o11bo$2o
8$30b2o$18bo11b2o$17b3o$17bo2bo$18b3o2$27bo$26bobo$27bo$10b2o$10b2o3$
18b2o$18b2o!
This appears to be the new SKOP116 at 50 cells (the previous SKOP116 LCM oscillator xp116_y6o4an7zy711zy166y5ok4kozym31e8zx32acyc6a8oz2egozy535453y5cc had a minimum population of 68 cells.)
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I feel like "Karel hassler" is a bit ambiguous since there's more than one oscillator named after him. This region matches Karel's p177, but there's also Karel's p15 and Karel's p28.

I personally call it "offset LOM".
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5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
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SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I found a p44 stairstep hexomino hassler. (I found the core reaction accidentally, but after finding it, I worked intentionally to derive an oscillator from it.)

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x = 93, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
14bo$2b2o2b3o2bob2o5bo$2b2o2b2obobob2obobobo3b2o$4b3o6bo4bo2b2o2bo$4b
o17b2o$4bo17b3o3$9b2o$9b2o2$29b2o$15bo13bo$14b3o10bobo55bo$13b5o9b2o49b
o4bobo3b2o$2o10b2o3b2o48b2o2b3o2bob2obobo2b2o2bo$2o9b2o5b2o11b2o34b2o
2b2obobob2o7b2o$12b2o3b2o12b2o24bobo9b3o7bo7b3o$13bo3bo37b3ob3o7bo$54b
o7bo6bo$54b2o5b2o13b3o$13bo3bo58bobo3b2o$12b2o3b2o57b3o3b2o$2o9b2o5b2o
4bo7bo$2o10b2o3b2o3b2o7b3o$13b5o12b5o11b2o3b3o12bo$14b3o8b2o2b2o3b2o11b
2o2bo13b3o$15bo7bob3o2b5o13b2ob4o10bo2bo$25bobo3b3o20b3o6b2o2b3o7bo13b
2o$27bo4bo21b2o3bo2b2o3b2o7bobo7bob2ob2o$9b2o15bo36b2o2b2o18b2o$9b2o65b
3o$30b2o5b2o$30bo7bo$4bo17b3o6b3ob3o38b3o$4bo17b2o9bobo24b2o25b2o$4b3o
6bo4bo2b2o2bo34b2o14bobo7bob2ob2o$2b2o2b2obobob2obobobo3b2o51bo13b2o$
2b2o2b3o2bob2o5bo43b2o$14bo48bobo$63bo$62b2o2$76b3o3b2o$76bobo3b2o$76b
3o$69bo$69bo$69b3o7bo7b3o$67b2o2b2obobob2o7b2o$67b2o2b3o2bob2obobo2b2o
2bo$78bo4bobo3b2o$85bo!
The two fishhooks closest to the center are only there because my understanding of the definition of a hassler is that the thing that hassles/stablizes the hassled region must not depend on the hassled region for stability, and the fishhooks delete loaves that only would form if the hassled region were absent. Removing them would yield a perfect valid oscillator, just not a stairstep hexomino hassler if my understanding of the definition is correct (but please correct me if I'm wrong).

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x = 93, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
14bo$2b2o2b3o2bob2o5bo$2b2o2b2obobob2obobobo3b2o$4b3o6bo4bo2b2o2bo$4b
o17b2o$4bo17b3o3$9b2o$9b2o2$29b2o$15bo13bo$14b3o10bobo55bo$13b5o9b2o49b
o4bobo3b2o$2o10b2o3b2o48b2o2b3o2bob2obobo2b2o2bo$2o9b2o5b2o11b2o34b2o
2b2obobob2o7b2o$12b2o3b2o12b2o26bo9b3o7bo7b3o$13bo3bo41b3o7bo$62bo6bo
$61b2o13b3o$13bo3bo58bobo3b2o$12b2o3b2o57b3o3b2o$2o9b2o5b2o4bo7bo$2o10b
2o3b2o3b2o7b3o$13b5o12b5o11b2o3b3o12bo$14b3o8b2o2b2o3b2o11b2o2bo13b3o
$15bo7bob3o2b5o13b2ob4o10bo2bo$25bobo3b3o20b3o6b2o2b3o7bo13b2o$27bo4b
o21b2o3bo2b2o3b2o7bobo7bob2ob2o$9b2o15bo36b2o2b2o18b2o$9b2o65b3o$30b2o
$30bo$4bo17b3o6b3o42b3o$4bo17b2o9bo26b2o25b2o$4b3o6bo4bo2b2o2bo34b2o14b
obo7bob2ob2o$2b2o2b2obobob2obobobo3b2o51bo13b2o$2b2o2b3o2bob2o5bo43b2o
$14bo48bobo$63bo$62b2o2$76b3o3b2o$76bobo3b2o$76b3o$69bo$69bo$69b3o7bo
7b3o$67b2o2b2obobob2o7b2o$67b2o2b3o2bob2obobo2b2o2bo$78bo4bobo3b2o$85b
o!
Again, please correct me if my understanding of the definition of a hassler is wrong.



Edit: I made a version where everything is necessary when the hassled object is present (although the p4 domino sparkers are not necessary when the hassled object is absent).

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x = 97, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
88bo$76bo4b3o2bo2bo3b2o$71b2o2bobobo4bobobob2o2bo$71bo7bo$53b2o18bob2o
5b2o7bobo$52bobo4b2o11b2o18bo$52bobob2o2bo$53bobobobo18bob2obo$55bobob
2o17bo3b6o$55bo2bo2bo16bo5b4o$53bob4obobo$53b2ob2o2bo2bo2b2o12b3o$57bo
bo2b2o3bo$7bo5b2o44bo7bobo$2b2o2bobobo8bo38b2o8b2o$2bo7bo4bobo2bo3b2o
21b2o8bobo20b3o12b2o$4bob2o4b3o2bobob2o2bo20bo2bo2b4o8b2o13bo3bo11b2o$
3b2o28bobo10b3o2b6obo5b2o12bo5bo$22bobo6b3ob3o11b9o$23bo6bo7bo9bo28bo
7bo$30b2o5b2o9b2o27bo7bo$9b2o55bo$9b2o18b2o3bo30bo3b3o6bo5bo$14b3o10bo
6bo29b2o13bo3bo11b2o$35b2o18b3o7b2obo3bo7b3o12b2o$13bo3bo19bo10b2o3b2o
b4o5b2o5bo$13bo3bo12bo2bo3bo11b2o2bo3bo13b3o$11bo7bo7b2o3bo4bo12b2ob2o
b2o13b2o$2o7b2o4bo4b2o9bo3b2o19b2o10b4o8b3o$2o7bo4bobo4bo9bo2bo35bo$9b
o3bo3bo3bo12bo43bo5b4o$10b2obo3bob2o10b3o44bo3b6o$12bo5bo22b4o2b2o9b2o
5b2o11bob2obo$12bo5bo21b6o2bo9bo7bo$10b2obo3bob2o19b8o11b3ob3o6b2o18bo
$9bo3bo3bo3bo9b2o5b2o8b3o10bobo9bob2o5b2o7bobo$2o7bo4bobo4bo9b2o5bo8bo
2bo20bo7bo$2o7b2o4bo4b2o14b2o10b2o21b2o2bobobo4bobobob2o2bo$11bo7bo7b
2o9bo37bo4b3o2bo2bo3b2o$13bo3bo9bobo58bo$13bo3bo11bo3b2o3bo$29b2o2bo2b
ob2o2b2o$14b3o17bob2o5bo$9b2o24bo2bobobo$9b2o25b2o3bo$37bobobobo$23bo
12bo2b2obobo$22bobo11b2o4bobo$3b2o37b2o$4bob2o4b3o2bobob2o2bo$2bo7bo4b
obo2bo3b2o$2b2o2bobobo8bo$7bo5b2o!


Another edit: Angels also work.

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x = 83, y = 99, rule = B3/S23
17b2o9b2o$13bobo2bo9bo2b2o$11b3ob2o12b2ob3o22b2o9b2o$10bo24bo18b2o2bo
9bo2bobo$11b3ob2o12b2ob3o17b3ob2o12b2ob3o$13bob2o12b2obo18bo24bo$52b3o
b2o12b2ob3o$54bob2o12b2obo3$19bo6bo$18b3o4b3o32bo6bo$17bo2b2o2b2o2bo30b
3o4b3o$17b3obo2bob3o29b2o2bo2bo2b2o$15b2obob2o2b2obob2o31bo2bo$14bo2b
o10bo2bo25bo3bob2obo3bo$4b2o7b6o8b6o28b6o$4bo9bo2bo10bo2bo23bo4b2o4b2o
4bo$6bob2o5b2obob2o2b2obob2o5b2o15b3o3b2o6b2o3b3o6b2o$5b2ob2o7b3obo2b
ob3o7b2o17bo4b2o4b2o4bo9bo$17bo2b2o2b2o2bo20b2o10b6o10b2obo$5b2ob2o8b
3o4b3o7bob3o9b2o6bo3bob2obo3bo6b2ob2o$6bobo2b2ob2o3bo6bo8b2o3bo21bo2b
o$6bobo3bobo23b2o7b3obo6b2o2bo2bo2b2o7b2ob2o$7bo4bo2bo18bob2o8bo3b2o7b
3o4b3o2b2ob2o2bobo$13bobo18b2obo9b2o11bo6bo4bobo3bobo$12b2o2b2o31b2ob
o18bo2bo4bo$10bo2bo3bo31bob2o18bobo$10b2o4bo52b2o2b2o$16b2o4bo46bo3bo
2bo$21bobo46bo4b2o$22bo41bo4b2o$35bo27bobo$33bobo28bo$34b2o15bo$50bo$
50b3o6$39bo2bo$40bobo$40b3o2$40bo$40b2o$41b2o$42bo7$36b2o$35bobo$37bo
$41b3o$41bo$42bo4$18bo$17bobo$12b2o4bo6b2o33bo$6b2o4bo11bobo32bobo$6b
o2bo3bo12bo33bo4b2o$8b2o2b2o38b3o11bo4b2o$9bobo18b2obo18bo12bo3bo2bo$
3bo4bo2bo18bob2o19bo11b2o2b2o$2bobo3bobo23b2o9bob2o18bobo$2bobo2b2ob2o
19b2o3bo8b2obo18bo2bo4bo$b2ob2o25bob3o7b2o23bobo3bobo$42bo3b2o19b2ob2o
2bobo$b2ob2o26b2o9b3obo25b2ob2o$2bob2o9bo6bo9b2o$o13b2o6b2o21b2o11b4o
11b2ob2o$2o11b3o6b3o20b2o10b6o10b2obo$9bo4b2o6b2o4bo27b8o14bo$10b2o3b
o6bo3b2o27b2o6b2o12b2o$9b2o16b2o20bobo4b8o4bobo$50b2o5b6o5b2o$50bo7b4o
7bo$14b3o4b3o$14bo8bo$15bo6bo33b2o4b2o$56bobo2bobo$56bo6bo$9bob2o12b2o
bo$7b3ob2o12b2ob3o$6bo24bo18bob2o12b2obo$7b3ob2o12b2ob3o17b3ob2o12b2o
b3o$9bobo2bo9bo2b2o18bo24bo$13b2o9b2o22b3ob2o12b2ob3o$50b2o2bo9bo2bob
o$53b2o9b2o!
Do we have any p44 angel factories (besides using glider syntheses of angels) (or really anything more compact than the current version)?
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P10 lom shuttle:

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x = 30, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
20bo$19bobo$20bo2$18b5o$3b2o2bo10bo4bo$3bo2bobo12b2obo$4bobobo12b2obo
2bo$3b2obob2o8bo5bobobo$2bo3bo3bo6bobo4bo2bo$bobobo4bo6bo2bo2b2o$bo3b
2o3bo7b2o$2b2obo4bo$6bo3bo3b3o5b2o$5obob2o3bo2bo4bo2bo$o2bo2bobo4b3o5b
obo2bo2bo$5bo2bo11b2obob5o$6b2o11bo3bo$15bo3bo4bob2o$15bo3bo3b2o3bo$5b
2o2b3o7bo4bobobo$2bo2bo4b2o7bo3bo3bo$bobobo5bo8b2obob2o$2bo2bob2o12bob
obo$5bo2bo12bobo2bo$6bo4bo10bo2b2o$7b5o2$9bo$8bobo$9bo!
Edit: immediate reduction:

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x = 30, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
3b2o2bo$3bo2bobo$4bobobo$3b2obob2o10b2o$2bo3bo3bo9bo$bobobo4bo7bobo$b
o3b2o3bo7b2o$2b2obo4bo$6bo3bo3b3o5b2o$5obob2o3bo2bo4bo2bo$o2bo2bobo4b
3o5bobo2bo2bo$5bo2bo11b2obob5o$6b2o11bo3bo$15bo3bo4bob2o$10b2o3bo3bo3b
2o3bo$9bobo7bo4bobobo$9bo9bo3bo3bo$8b2o10b2obob2o$21bobobo$21bobo2bo$
22bo2b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p38 blinker shuttle:

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x = 55, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
41bo$40bo2bo$40bo2bo2bo$42bo3bo$46bo3$13bo14bo16b2o$12bo2bo12b3o13b2o
$12bo2bo2bo12bo11b2o$14bo3bo11b2o12bo$18bo26bo2$37bo$o27b2obo6bo12b2o
$3o24bo3bo6b2o11bo$3bo14bo8b4o6b2o13b3o$2b2o14b2o16b2o16bo$17b2o2$8b2o
26bo$7b2o14b2o11bo3bo$8bo14bo12bo2bo2bo$24b3o12bo2bo$26bo14bo3$8bo$8b
o3bo$8bo2bo2bo$11bo2bo$13bo!
Edit: The entire oscillator technically isn't a true shuttle, but the mechanism is.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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can someone make or find a bespoke catalyst that finishes this monomer of Hilton's p66?

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x = 132, y = 129, rule = B3/S23
17bo4b2o16bo$16bobo2bobo15bobo$17bo4bo17bo$49bo57bo16b2o4bo$48b3o55bo
bo15bobo2bobo$40bo6bo3bo55bo17bo4bo$23bo8bo6bobo4b3o$22b2o8bo6b2o5bo3b
2o46bo$20bo2bo4bo2bo2bo11bo3b2o45b3o7bo$19b3o5bo5b2o61b2ob2o5bobo6bo$
18bo5bo3bobo6b2o7bo5bo43bo10b2o6bo3bobob3o$19bo5bobo5b4o4bo10bo41b2ob
2ob2o13bo2bo6b2o$20bo4b4o5bobo5bo3bo5bo44bo2bo17bo6bobo$4bo18b2o6bobo
3bo5bo3b4o3b3o37b2o5bo10b3o3bo8b2o$3bobo21b2o5bo5b3o53b2o2bo6bob2o7bo
4b2o2bo$4bo22bo2bo2bo4bo2bo55b2ob2o4bo2b2o4bo7b2obo$13bo15bo8b2o5b3o3b
4o36b3o11b2o8bo3b3o$12b3o14bo8bo10bo5bo7b2o41bobo6bo$4bo6bo3bo33bo13b
o43b2o6bo2bo$3bobo4b3o36bo5bo5bobo36b3o5b3obobo3bo$3b2o5bo3b2o45b2o4b
o15b2o7b2ob2o21bo$10bo3b2o34b2o3bo10bobo15bo8bo2b2o$35b2o6bo6b2o3bo8b
3obo15bobo5bo5b2o$10bo5bo19bo7b2o7b3o7bo4b2o10bo4b2o6bo2bo$16bo16b3o7b
2o5bo3bo8bob2o3bo8bobo10b2ob2ob2o$10bo5bo16bo17b3o8b2obob4o8bob3o13bo
5bobo5b2o$11b4o3b3o31bo8bo3bobo10b2o4bo8b2ob2o5b2o6bo$60b3ob2ob4o6bo3b
2obo9b3o7bo7b3o$56b6o2b2obo2bo6b4obob2o9bo18bo$9b3o3b4o38bo3bo5b2o13b
o4bo$13bo5bo7b2o23bo4bo6bo2bo9b2obo3b2o3b2o$13bo13bo25bo9bobobo9bo4b3o
3b4o$13bo5bo5bobo23b3o4b3o3bobo12b2ob2o2bobo$25b2o38bo14bo2bo11bo$14b
2o3bo60bobobo3b2o5bobo$14b2o3bo61bobo4bo6b2o$4bo4b2o6b3o62bo5bo$3bobo
2bobo3bo3bo$4bo4bo5b3o$16bo8bo33bobo$26b2o32b2o$25b2o33bo27bo$19bo66b
2o$11bobobo3bo67b2o$9bob2ob2o3bo$8b2o12bobo$7b2o2bo3bo6bobo$8b2ob2ob2o
5bo3b2o7bo34bo$9b2o3bo5b2ob2ob2o7bo31bobo$11bobo6bo3bo2b2o4b3o32b2o9b
o$11bobo12b2o50bo$16bo3b2ob2obo51b3o$16bo3bobobo$16bo14bo$30b2o40bo$30b
2o2bo35b2ob2o$31b2ob3o4bobo27bobo$29bo12b2o28bo$22b2o8bo9bo38b2o$23bo
4bobo43b2o$20b3o3b3ob2o2bo39b2o3b3o$20bo4bo5b3obo42bo2b2o$25bob3ob2ob
obo$24b2obo7bo33b3o9bo$23bo4bobob3o16bo20bo2bo2bobobo$24b3obo3bo16bob
o17bo3bo4b2o$26bobobo19b2o$27b2ob2o36b2o7bo$67bob2o4bo$63bobob2o$55bo
7bo4bo$55b2o6bo13b2o$54bo2bo6bo12b2o$55b2o8bo$24b2ob2o26bo3b2o$23bobo
bo19b3o9b2o3bo3bo$21b3obobobo19bo$20bo4b7o16bo18bo3b2o$21b2obo7bo28bo
2b2o5b2o$22bob5o2bobo26bo4bo$17bo4bo4b2obobo27bo3bo$17b3o3b3o5bo26bob
2obo$20bo4bobo33bo2bo$19b2o5b4o9b2o$27b2o3bo7b2o$28bo3bo6bo$28bo3bo$28b
3o$13bo14bo$13bo3bobob3o$13bo2bo6b2o$16bo6bobo5b2o$10b3o3bo8b2o3bobo$
5bob2o7bo4b2o2bo6bo$4bo2b2o4bo7b2obo$3b2o8bo3b3o$4bobo6bo$5b2o6bo2bo$
6b3obobo3bo$16bo6bo$23b2o$13bo8bobo$12bobo$bo4bo4bo2b2o$obo2bobo6bo$b
o4b2o8bo$10bo4b3o$10bo2bo$11b2o9b2o$11bo10bobo$8b2ob2obo9bo$9bobobobo
8b2o$6b2o$8bo4bo$10bo4bo$16b2o$8bobobobo$9bob2ob2o$12bo$11b2o$10bo2bo
$2o4b3o4bo$obo4bo$bo7bo$8b2o2bo$9bobo$bo8bo$obo$bo!
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synperiplanar wrote: May 18th, 2026, 12:26 pm can someone make or find a bespoke catalyst that finishes this monomer of Hilton's p66?

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x = 132, y = 129, rule = B3/S23
17bo4b2o16bo$16bobo2bobo15bobo$17bo4bo17bo$49bo57bo16b2o4bo$48b3o55bo
bo15bobo2bobo$40bo6bo3bo55bo17bo4bo$23bo8bo6bobo4b3o$22b2o8bo6b2o5bo3b
2o46bo$20bo2bo4bo2bo2bo11bo3b2o45b3o7bo$19b3o5bo5b2o61b2ob2o5bobo6bo$
18bo5bo3bobo6b2o7bo5bo43bo10b2o6bo3bobob3o$19bo5bobo5b4o4bo10bo41b2ob
2ob2o13bo2bo6b2o$20bo4b4o5bobo5bo3bo5bo44bo2bo17bo6bobo$4bo18b2o6bobo
3bo5bo3b4o3b3o37b2o5bo10b3o3bo8b2o$3bobo21b2o5bo5b3o53b2o2bo6bob2o7bo
4b2o2bo$4bo22bo2bo2bo4bo2bo55b2ob2o4bo2b2o4bo7b2obo$13bo15bo8b2o5b3o3b
4o36b3o11b2o8bo3b3o$12b3o14bo8bo10bo5bo7b2o41bobo6bo$4bo6bo3bo33bo13b
o43b2o6bo2bo$3bobo4b3o36bo5bo5bobo36b3o5b3obobo3bo$3b2o5bo3b2o45b2o4b
o15b2o7b2ob2o21bo$10bo3b2o34b2o3bo10bobo15bo8bo2b2o$35b2o6bo6b2o3bo8b
3obo15bobo5bo5b2o$10bo5bo19bo7b2o7b3o7bo4b2o10bo4b2o6bo2bo$16bo16b3o7b
2o5bo3bo8bob2o3bo8bobo10b2ob2ob2o$10bo5bo16bo17b3o8b2obob4o8bob3o13bo
5bobo5b2o$11b4o3b3o31bo8bo3bobo10b2o4bo8b2ob2o5b2o6bo$60b3ob2ob4o6bo3b
2obo9b3o7bo7b3o$56b6o2b2obo2bo6b4obob2o9bo18bo$9b3o3b4o38bo3bo5b2o13b
o4bo$13bo5bo7b2o23bo4bo6bo2bo9b2obo3b2o3b2o$13bo13bo25bo9bobobo9bo4b3o
3b4o$13bo5bo5bobo23b3o4b3o3bobo12b2ob2o2bobo$25b2o38bo14bo2bo11bo$14b
2o3bo60bobobo3b2o5bobo$14b2o3bo61bobo4bo6b2o$4bo4b2o6b3o62bo5bo$3bobo
2bobo3bo3bo$4bo4bo5b3o$16bo8bo33bobo$26b2o32b2o$25b2o33bo27bo$19bo66b
2o$11bobobo3bo67b2o$9bob2ob2o3bo$8b2o12bobo$7b2o2bo3bo6bobo$8b2ob2ob2o
5bo3b2o7bo34bo$9b2o3bo5b2ob2ob2o7bo31bobo$11bobo6bo3bo2b2o4b3o32b2o9b
o$11bobo12b2o50bo$16bo3b2ob2obo51b3o$16bo3bobobo$16bo14bo$30b2o40bo$30b
2o2bo35b2ob2o$31b2ob3o4bobo27bobo$29bo12b2o28bo$22b2o8bo9bo38b2o$23bo
4bobo43b2o$20b3o3b3ob2o2bo39b2o3b3o$20bo4bo5b3obo42bo2b2o$25bob3ob2ob
obo$24b2obo7bo33b3o9bo$23bo4bobob3o16bo20bo2bo2bobobo$24b3obo3bo16bob
o17bo3bo4b2o$26bobobo19b2o$27b2ob2o36b2o7bo$67bob2o4bo$63bobob2o$55bo
7bo4bo$55b2o6bo13b2o$54bo2bo6bo12b2o$55b2o8bo$24b2ob2o26bo3b2o$23bobo
bo19b3o9b2o3bo3bo$21b3obobobo19bo$20bo4b7o16bo18bo3b2o$21b2obo7bo28bo
2b2o5b2o$22bob5o2bobo26bo4bo$17bo4bo4b2obobo27bo3bo$17b3o3b3o5bo26bob
2obo$20bo4bobo33bo2bo$19b2o5b4o9b2o$27b2o3bo7b2o$28bo3bo6bo$28bo3bo$28b
3o$13bo14bo$13bo3bobob3o$13bo2bo6b2o$16bo6bobo5b2o$10b3o3bo8b2o3bobo$
5bob2o7bo4b2o2bo6bo$4bo2b2o4bo7b2obo$3b2o8bo3b3o$4bobo6bo$5b2o6bo2bo$
6b3obobo3bo$16bo6bo$23b2o$13bo8bobo$12bobo$bo4bo4bo2b2o$obo2bobo6bo$b
o4b2o8bo$10bo4b3o$10bo2bo$11b2o9b2o$11bo10bobo$8b2ob2obo9bo$9bobobobo
8b2o$6b2o$8bo4bo$10bo4bo$16b2o$8bobobobo$9bob2ob2o$12bo$11b2o$10bo2bo
$2o4b3o4bo$obo4bo$bo7bo$8b2o2bo$9bobo$bo8bo$obo$bo!
here you go:

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x = 132, y = 129, rule = B3/S23
17bo4b2o16bo$16bobo2bo2bo14bobo$17bo2bo2bo16bo$20bo86bo16b2o4bo$24bo20b
3o58bobo15bobo2bobo$24b2o14bo3b2obo59bo17bo4bo$19bo19bob3o4bo76bo$19b
o7bo7bo3b2o5bobo74bobo$20bo3bo18bo6b3o47b3o4bo14bo3bo$20b2o6bo2bo12b3o
2bo4bo45bo2bo2bobo6b3o4bo3b2o$22b3ob2o4bo13b10o45bob2o2b2o3b5o4b2obo2b
o$27bo9b2o12b2ob2o39b2obob2obo7b3ob2o4bo4b2o$23b2o9bo18bobo40bobo2b2o
9bobobo4bo2b2o$4bo24bo4b2ob3o12bob3o36b2o2bo12bob2obo5b2o$3bobo24bo2b
o6b2o3bo7b4o32b2o2b2o15bob2o7bobo$4bo32bo3bo3b4o7bo32b3o2b2o14bobo7b2o
bo$26bo7bo10b3obo40b2obobo15b2o5bob2obo$9b3o34bobo14b2o25b2o2bo13b2o2b
o4bobobo$4bo3b2obo24bo5bo3b2ob2o12bo35bo2b2o2b2o4bo4b2ob3o$3bob3o4bo23b
o4b2o3b10o5bobo34bobob2o2bo2bob2o4b5o$3b2o5bobo24b3o7bo4bo2b3o3b2o4bo
15b2o13b2o2b3ob2o3bo4b3o$7bo6b3o32b3o6bo7bobo15bo14b2o2b2o2bo3bo$8b3o
2bo4bo16b2o16bobo3bo4b3obo15bobo9bo2b2o7bobo$10b10o16bo16bo4bo4bo4b2o
10bo4b2o4b2o2bobo11bo$15b2ob2o13b3o18bob2o5bob2o3bo8bobo8bob2obob2o$17b
obo13bo13bo6b3o5b2obob4o8bob3o5b2obo18b2o$16bob3o27bo11bo4bo12b2o4bo5b
o2bo17bo$9bo7b4o25b3o8b2o3b2o3bob2o6bo3b2obo6b3o18b3o$9b4o7bo35b4o3b3o
4bo6b4obob2o14bo13bo$9b3obo45bobo2b2ob2o11bo5bo13bobo$10bobo14b2o35bo
2bo9b2o2b2ob2o5bo8b2o$10b2ob2o12bo30b2o3bobobo9bo2bobo4b2o2bo$10b10o5b
obo31bo4bobo12b2o6b2obo$11bo4bo2b3o3b2o32bo5bo14bo3bo2b3o$13b3o6bo31b
obo23bobobo3b2o$17bobo3bo31b2o24bobo3b2o$4bo4b2o6bo4bo32bo26bo10bo$3b
obo2bobo7bob2o69b2o$4bo4bo8b3o71b2o2$10bo9b2o$9b3o6b4o$8bo3bo5b3o8bo34b
o$8bob3o17bo31bobo$8b2obo7bob2o5b3o32b2o19bo$18bob3o60bo$11b2o6b2o3bo
58b3o$13bo9b2o$11b2o9bo$11bo3b2o6b2o$13b3obo53bo$13b2obo7bob2o8bobo33b
2o$23b3obo9b2o32b2o$15b3o5bo3bo2b2o5bo37bobo$14b4o6b3o5bo42b2o$14b2o9b
o7b2o41bo$31b5o48bo$31b3obo43b2o3bobo$22b2o5bo49b2o2bobo$23bo4bobo15b
o38bo$20b3o3b3obo2b2o9bobo$20bo4bo9bo9b2o$25bob2ob2o2bobo$24b2obo2bo4b
o36b2o3b2ob2o$23bo4b2ob4o37b2o2bo4bo$24b3obo3bo44bob2o$26bobobo47b2o$
27b2ob2o21bo$54b2o$53b2o2$51bo25b2o$51b2o10b2o12b2o$50bobo10b2o$24b2o
b2o$23bobobo$21b3obo3bo34bo$20bo4bobob3o31bobo5b2o$21b2obo7bo30bo2bo4b
2o$22bob3ob2obobo23b2o6b2o$17bo4bo5b3obo9b3o12b2o4bobo$17b3o3b3ob2o2b
o12bo18b2o$20bo4bobo15bo$19b2o8bo28bo$26bo29b2o$22bo5b2ob3o24b2o$21bo
bo3b2o2bo25bo$20bo3bo2b2o$13b3o4bo3b2o2bo5b2o$10b5o4b2obo2bo9b2o$9b3o
b2o4bo4b2o8bo$10bobobo4bo2b2o$8bob2obo5b2o$8bob2o7bobo$8bobo7b2obo$9b
2o5bob2obo$6b2o2bo4bobobo6b2o$4b2o4bo4b2ob3o4bobo$4bo2bob2o4b5o7bo$4b
2o3bo4b3o$5bo3bo$6bobo$6bo11b2o$bo4bo7b2o3bo$obo2bobo6bo$bo4b2o5bo6bo
$11bobo6bo$11bobobo4bo$18b2o2b2o$7bo5bo8bobo$12b2o2bo7bo$14bo9b2o$10b
o$9bo$14bo$13bo$9bo$7bo2b2o$10bo5bo$5bo$bo2b2o2bobobo$obo7bobo$o9bo$b
o7bo$2b2o4b2o$6b2o$bo$obo$bo!
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p38 dependent reflector loop:

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x = 88, y = 86, rule = B3/S23
25b2o3b2o$24bo7bo$27bobo$25b2o3b2o2$20b2o$21bo$20bo$20b2o$22bo5bo$20b
3o5bo$19bo8bo$19b2o2$24b3o$23bo3bo$22bo5bo3b2o$22bo5bo3b2o17b2o$22bo5b
o22bo5b2o16b2o$52b3obobo16bobob2obo$23bo3bo20bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o$
23bo3bo9bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$37b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$22bo5bo11bo
9b2o11bobo2bobo$22bo5bo3b2o5b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$22bo5bo3b2o22bo3bo3bo
4bo3bo3bo6b3o$23bo3bo16bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o$24b3o16bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b
3ob2o$43bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$19b2o14b2o7b2o10bo20bo6b3o$19bo8bo6bo49b3o
$20b3o5bo4bobo26b2o6b2o$22bo5bo4b2o6b2o12b2o5b2o6b2o$20b2o18bobo12bo$
20bo21bo5bo7b3o$18bobo28b2o7bo5b2o$18b2o3b2o23b2o14bo$22bobo37bobo$22b
o39b2o$21b2o34bo$56bobo2$31b3o20bo2b2o$29b2o2bo20b3o2$29bobo$30bo34b2o
$24b2o39bo$23bobo37bobo$23bo14b2o23b2o3b2o$22b2o5bo7b2o28bobo$29b3o7bo
5bo21bo$32bo12bobo18b2o$16b2o6b2o5b2o12b2o6b2o4bo5bo$16b2o6b2o26bobo4b
o5b3o$3o49bo6bo8bo$b3o6bo20bo10b2o7b2o14b2o$9b6o3bo4bo3b6o8bo2bo$8b2ob
3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o8bobo16b3o$9b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o10bo16bo3bo$b3o6bo3bo3bo4bo
3bo3bo22b2o3bo5bo$3o14bobo2bobo22b2o5b2o3bo5bo$17bobo2bobo11b2o9bo11bo
5bo$17bo2b2o2bo11bo11b3o$9b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o4b3o10bo9bo3bo$5b2obobo
5b3o4b3o5bobo5bo20bo3bo$5bob2obobo16bobob3o$11b2o16b2o5bo22bo5bo$35b2o
17b2o3bo5bo$54b2o3bo5bo$60bo3bo$61b3o2$67b2o$59bo8bo$59bo5b3o$59bo5bo$
66b2o$67bo$66bo$66b2o2$56b2o3b2o$58bobo$55bo7bo$56b2o3b2o!
A quick forum search gives no mention of this, so it's probably new.

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x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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I6_I6 wrote: May 22nd, 2026, 9:58 am p38 dependent reflector loop...
A quick forum search gives no mention of this, so it's probably new.
I guess that makes two things to add to the p38 section of the "dependent reflector" LifeWiki article. There's also this p38 dependent reflector loop by hotcrystal0 from January of this year.
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p79 HF hassler

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x = 47, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22b2o4$13b2o14b2o$14bo14b2o$14bobo21b2o$15b2o21bo$36bobo$36b2o2$
20b3o4b2o$19bo3bo$8bo9bo5bo11b2o$7bobo9bo3bo11bo2bo2b2o$8bo6b2o3b3o4bo
7bobo4bo2bo$14bobo10bo8bo5bobobo$6b5o3bo24b2obo2bo$5bo4bo2b2o24bo2bo$
4bo2bo24b2o2bo4bo$bo2bob2o24bo3b5o$obobo5bo8bo10bobo$bo2bo4bobo7bo4b3o
3b2o6bo$4b2o2bo2bo11bo3bo9bobo$9b2o11bo5bo9bo$23bo3bo$18b2o4b3o2$9b2o$
8bobo$8bo21b2o$7b2o21bobo$16b2o14bo$16b2o14b2o4$23b2o$23b2o!
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The dependent reflector works in 12 different timings:

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x = 117, y = 139, rule = B3/S23
23bo46bo16bo$7bo13b3o47bo13b3o$5bobo12bo48b3o12bo$6b2o12b2o5b2o6b2o47b
2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o21b2o10bo20b
o6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3o
b2o27bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b
4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o
15b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2bobo33bo9b2o11bobo2bobo$2b3o11bo11b
o2b2o2bo30b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o22bo10b3o4b
2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob
2o$17b3obobo16bobob2obo33b3obobo16bobob2obo$16bo5b2o16b2o38bo5b2o16b2o
$16b2o62b2o5$69bo$6bo16bo46bo16bo$4bobo14b3o44b3o14b3o$5b2o13bo63bo$20b
2o5b2o6b2o47b2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o
21b2o10bo20bo6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2o
b3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o27bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b
4o3b4o2b4o3b4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22b
obo2bobo14b3o15b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2bobo33bo9b2o11bobo2b
obo$2b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo30b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o
4b2o22bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bob
o5b3o4b3o5bobob2o$17b3obobo16bobob2obo33b3obobo16bobob2obo$16bo5b2o16b
2o38bo5b2o16b2o$16b2o62b2o4$68bo$5bo63bo$3bobo17bo43b3o17bo$4b2o15b3o
61b3o$20bo63bo$20b2o5b2o6b2o47b2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b
3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o21b2o10bo20bo6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3b
o4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o27bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o
3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4b
o3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o15b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2b
obo33bo9b2o11bobo2bobo$2b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo30b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b
3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o22bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o
4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o$17b3obobo16bobob2obo33b3obobo16b
obob2obo$16bo5b2o16b2o38bo5b2o16b2o$16b2o62b2o3$67bo$4bo63bo$2bobo61b
3o$3b2o18bo63bo$21b3o61b3o$20bo63bo$20b2o5b2o6b2o47b2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b
2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o21b2o10bo20bo6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3b
o4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o27bobo8b2ob3o5b
o2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3b
o3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o15b2o22bobo2bobo14b
3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2bobo33bo9b2o11bobo2bobo$2b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo30b3o11bo
11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o22bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o
4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o$17b3obobo16bo
bob2obo33b3obobo16bobob2obo$16bo5b2o16b2o38bo5b2o16b2o$16b2o62b2o2$66b
o$3bo63bo$bobo61b3o$2b2o$23bo63bo$21b3o61b3o$20bo63bo$20b2o5b2o6b2o47b
2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o21b2o10bo20b
o6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3o
b2o27bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b
4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o
15b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2bobo33bo9b2o11bobo2bobo$2b3o11bo11b
o2b2o2bo30b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o22bo10b3o4b
2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob
2o$17b3obobo16bobob2obo33b3obobo16bobob2obo$16bo5b2o16b2o38bo5b2o16b2o
$16b2o62b2o$65bo$2bo63bo$obo61b3o$b2o2$23bo63bo$21b3o61b3o$20bo63bo$20b
2o5b2o6b2o47b2o5b2o6b2o$27b2o6b2o54b2o6b2o$50b3o61b3o$9b2o10bo20bo6b3o
21b2o10bo20bo6b3o$8bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o28bo2bo8b6o3bo4bo3b6o$8bobo8b2o
b3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o27bobo8b2ob3o5bo2bo5b3ob2o$9bo10b4o3b4o2b4o3b4o29bo10b
4o3b4o2b4o3b4o$21bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o33bo3bo3bo4bo3bo3bo6b3o$4b2o22b
obo2bobo14b3o15b2o22bobo2bobo14b3o$5bo9b2o11bobo2bobo33bo9b2o11bobo2b
obo$2b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo30b3o11bo11bo2b2o2bo$2bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o
4b2o22bo10b3o4b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o$13bo5bobo5b3o4b3o5bobob2o29bo5bob
o5b3o4b3o5bobob2o$17b3obobo16bobob2obo33b3obobo16bobob2obo$16bo5b2o16b
2o38bo5b2o16b2o$16b2o62b2o!
That means I can shift the timings of one or more of the gliders in the loop to change the period:

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#C The marked gliders have been shifted back 2 ticks.
x = 280, y = 86, rule = LifeHistory
25.2A3.2A14.3D.3D.3D64.2A3.2A15.D3.D2.D.D64.2A3.2A14.3D.3D$24.A2B3.2B
A15.D3.D.D.D63.A2B3.2BA13.2D2.2D2.D.D63.A2B3.2BA15.D.D$25.2BA.A2B14.3D
.3D.3D64.2BA.A2B15.D3.D2.3D64.2BA.A2B16.D.3D$25.2A3.2A14.D3.D3.D.D64.
2A3.2A15.D3.D4.D64.2A3.2A16.D.D.D$27.3B16.3D.3D.3D66.3B16.3D.3D3.D66.
3B18.D.3D$20.2A4.5B85.2A4.5B85.2A4.5B$21.A2.9B84.A2.9B84.A2.9B$20.A3.
9B83.A3.9B83.A3.9B$20.2A3.7B84.2A3.7B84.2A3.7B$22.AB2.2BA2B87.AB2.2BA
2B87.AB2.2BA2B$20.3A5BA2B85.3A5BA2B85.3A3B3A2B$19.A2.B.2B.BAB85.A2.B.
2B.BAB85.A2.B.2A.3B$19.2A3.7B84.2A3.7B84.2A3.3B2A2B$23.8B88.8B88.4BA3B
$23.B3A3B89.B3A3B89.7B$21.2BA3BA2B.2B84.2BA3BA2B.2B84.9B.2B$19.3BA5BA
3B2A81.3BA5BA3B2A81.2B4AB4A2B2A$19.3BA5BAB.B2A17.2A62.3BA5BAB.B2A17.2A
62.6BA4B.B2A17.2A$19.3BA5BAB2.B18.A5.2A3.3B4.3B3.2A38.3BA5BAB2.B18.A5.
2A3.3B4.3B3.2A38.11B2.B18.A5.2A3.ABA4.ABA3.2A$20.9B23.3A.A.A3.10B3.A.
A.2A.A33.9B23.3A.A.A3.10B3.A.A.2A.A33.9B23.3A.A.A3.ABA4BABA3.A.A.2A.A
$20.3BA3BAB19.A5.A.A4.B3A4B3AB4.A.A.2A33.3BA3BAB19.A5.A.A4.B3A4B3AB4.
A.A.2A33.9B19.A5.A.A4.4BA2BA4B4.A.A.2A$20.3BA3BAB8.A10.3A4.2AB3.2A2BA
2BA2B2A3.B2A37.3BA3BAB8.A10.3A4.2AB3.2A2BA2BA2B2A3.B2A37.9B8.A10.3A4.
2AB3.2B2A4B2A2B3.B2A$20.9B8.3A11.A3.2B2.4BA2B2A2BA4B2.2B37.9B8.3A11.A
3.2B2.4BA2B2A2BA4B2.2B37.9B8.3A11.A3.2B2.3BA8BA3B2.2B$19.3BA5BAB2.B7.
A9.2A4.7BABA2BABA7B2.2B4.B28.3BA5BAB2.B7.A9.2A4.7BABA2BABA7B2.2B4.B28.
11B2.B7.A9.2A4.7B2A4B2A7B2.2B4.B$19.3BA5BAB.B2A5.2A9.5B.7BABA2BABA7B.
3B2.B3A27.3BA5BAB.B2A5.2A9.5B.7BABA2BABA7B.3B2.B3A27.6BA4B.B2A5.2A9.5B
.6BA8BA6B.3B2.B3A$19.3BA5BA3B2A5.5B8.4BA.2BA3BA4BA3BA2B.A5B.3AB27.3BA
5BA3B2A5.5B8.4BA.2BA3BA4BA3BA2B.A5B.3AB27.2B4AB4A2B2A5.5B8.5B.4BA2BA2B
A2BA4B.6B.3AB$21.2BA3BA2B.2B8.5B4.5B4A3B4A2B4A3B4A5B.B31.2BA3BA2B.2B8.
5B4.5B4A3B4A2B4A3B4A5B.B31.9B.2B8.3BAB4.3B2A8BABA2BABA8B2A3B.B$23.B3A
3B10.3B3A2B.5B2AB3A5BA2BA5B3AB2A4B35.B3A3B10.3B3A2B.5B2AB3A5BA2BA5B3A
B2A4B35.7B10.3BABA2B.3B3A24B3A2B$23.8B8.4BABA9B6A3BA4.A3B6A5B.B33.8B8.
4BABA9B6A3BA4.A3B6A5B.B33.4BA3B8.4BA2BA6B2A10B4.10B2A3B.B$19.2A3.7B4.
2A3.4B2A5B.4BA.2B2.B8.B2.2B.A5B.3AB27.2A3.7B4.2A3.4B2A5B.4BA.2B2.B8.B
2.2B.A5B.3AB27.2A3.3B2A2B4.2A3.5BA5B.5B.2B2.B8.B2.2B.6B.3AB$19.A2.B.2B
.BAB5.A5.6B5.3B6.3B6.3B6.3B2.B3A27.A2.B.2B.BAB5.A5.6B5.3B6.3B6.3B6.3B
2.B3A27.A2.B.2A.3B5.A5.BA2BAB5.3B6.3B6.3B6.3B2.B3A$20.3A5BA2B.BA.A6.5B
5.5B4.B2AB4.B2AB7.2B4.B29.3A5BA2B.BA.A6.5B5.5B4.B2AB4.B2AB7.2B4.B29.3A
3B3A2B.BA.A6.A4B5.5B4.B2AB4.B2AB7.2B4.B$22.AB2.2BA2B.B2A6.2A5B6.B2A5.
2A6.2A46.AB2.2BA2B.B2A6.2A5B6.B2A5.2A6.2A46.AB2.2BA2B.B2A6.3BA3B6.B2A
5.2A6.2A$20.2A3.9B6.ABAB.4B6.A60.2A3.9B6.ABAB.4B6.A60.2A3.9B6.3BA.4B6.
A$20.A4.8B6.3BA3.BCBC6.3A57.A4.8B6.3BA3.BCBC6.3A57.A4.8B6.4B3.4B6.3A$
18.A.A4.8B5.4B5.B2CB7.A5.2A48.A.A4.8B5.4B5.B2CB7.A5.2A48.A.A4.8B5.4B5.
2BCB7.A5.2A$18.2A3.2AB.3B7.4B7.C3B12.A49.2A3.2AB.3B7.4B7.C3B12.A49.2A
3.2AB.3B7.4B7.2B2C12.A$22.A.AB.4B5.4B9.4B5.B2.BA.A53.A.AB.4B5.4B9.4B5.
B2.BA.A53.A.AB.4B5.4B9.2C2B5.B2.BA.A$22.A5.BAB4.4B11.4B3.3B.B2A54.A5.
BAB4.4B11.4B3.3B.B2A54.A5.3B4.4B11.4B3.3B.B2A$21.2A6.AB3.4B13.4B.BA4B
55.2A6.AB3.4B13.4B.BA4B55.2A6.2B3.4B13.4B.2B2A2B$28.3B2.4B15.4BABA3B62.
3B2.4B15.4BABA3B62.3B2.4B15.5B3A2B$28.8B17.9B62.8B17.9B62.4B3CB17.4BA
2BAB$27.4B3AB19.A2B2A2B62.4B3AB19.A2B2A2B62.7BC19.4B2AB$27.2B2A2BA19.
B3A4B62.2B2A2BA19.B3A4B62.B2A3BC19.A7B$26.9B17.8B62.9B17.8B62.2BA6B17.
BABA4B$26.3BABA4B15.4B2.3B62.3BABA4B15.4B2.3B62.2B3A5B15.2B2A2.3B$26.
4BAB.4B13.4B3.BA6.2A55.4BAB.4B13.4B3.BA6.2A55.6B.4B13.4B3.2B6.2A$24.2A
B.3B3.4B11.4B4.BAB5.A54.2AB.3B3.4B11.4B4.BAB5.A54.2AB.3B3.3BA11.4B4.3B
5.A$23.A.AB2.B5.4B9.4B5.4B.BA.A53.A.AB2.B5.4B9.4B5.4B.BA.A53.A.AB2.B5.
B2AB9.4B5.4B.BA.A$23.A12.2B2A7.4B7.3B.B2A3.2A49.A12.3BC7.4B7.3B.B2A3.
2A49.A12.ABAB7.4B7.3B.B2A3.2A$22.2A5.A7.2A2B5.4B5.8B4.A.A48.2A5.A7.B2C
B5.4B5.8B4.A.A48.2A5.A7.4B5.4B5.8B4.A.A$29.3A6.BA2B3.A3B6.8B4.A57.3A6.
CBCB3.A3B6.8B4.A57.3A6.4B3.4B6.8B4.A$32.A6.4B.BABA6.9B3.2A60.A6.4B.BA
BA6.9B3.2A60.A6.4B.C3B6.9B3.2A$16.2A6.2A5.2AB6.5B2A6.2AB.2BA2B2.BA46.
2A6.2A5.2AB6.5B2A6.2AB.2BA2B2.BA46.2A6.2A5.2AB6.4BCBC6.2AB.2BA2B2.BA$
.B4.2B7.B2AB4.B2AB4.5B5.5B6.A.AB.2BA5B3A29.B4.2B7.B2AB4.B2AB4.5B5.5B6.
A.AB.2BA5B3A29.B4.2B7.B2AB4.B2AB4.5B5.3B2C6.A.AB.2B3A3B3A$3AB2.3B6.3B
6.3B6.3B5.6B5.A5.BAB.2B.B2.A27.3AB2.3B6.3B6.3B6.3B5.6B5.A5.BAB.2B.B2.
A27.3AB2.3B6.3B6.3B6.3B5.6B5.A5.3B.2A.B2.A$B3A.5BA.2B2.B8.B2.2B.A4B.5B
2A4B3.2A4.7B3.2A27.B3A.5BA.2B2.B8.B2.2B.A4B.5B2A4B3.2A4.7B3.2A27.B3A.
6B.2B2.B8.B2.2B.5B.5B2A4B3.2A4.2B2A3B3.2A$2.B.5B6A3BA4.A3B6A8BA2BA4B8.
8B33.B.5B6A3BA4.A3B6A9BABA4B8.8B33.B.3B2A10B4.10B2A6BA2BA4B8.3BA4B$4.
4B2AB3A5BA2BA5B3AB2A5B.2BABA3B10.3B3AB35.4B2AB3A5BA2BA5B3AB2A5B.2B3A3B
10.3B3AB35.2B3A24B3A3B.2BABA3B10.7B$2.B.5B4A3B4A2B4A3B4A5B4.BA3B8.2B.
2BA3BA2B31.B.5B4A3B4A2B4A3B4A5B4.5B8.2B.2BA3BA2B31.B.3B2A8BABA2BABA8B
2A3B4.BA3B8.2B.9B$B3A.5BA.2BA3BA4BA3BA2B.A4B8.5B5.2A3BA5BA3B27.B3A.5B
A.2BA3BA4BA3BA2B.A4B8.5B5.2A3BA5BA3B27.B3A.6B.4BA2BA2BA2BA4B.5B8.5B5.
2A2B4AB4A2B$3AB2.3B.7BABA2BABA7B.5B9.2A5.2AB.BA5BA3B27.3AB2.3B.7BABA2B
ABA7B.5B9.2A5.2AB.BA5BA3B27.3AB2.3B.6BA8BA6B.5B9.2A5.2AB.4BA6B$.B4.2B
2.7BABA2BABA7B4.2A9.A7.B2.BA5BA3B28.B4.2B2.7BABA2BABA7B4.2A9.A7.B2.BA
5BA3B28.B4.2B2.7B2A4B2A7B4.2A9.A7.B2.11B$9.2B2.4BA2B2A2BA4B2.2B3.A11.
3A8.9B37.2B2.4BA2B2A2BA4B2.2B3.A11.3A8.9B37.2B2.3BA8BA3B2.2B3.A11.3A8.
9B$9.2AB3.2A2BA2BA2B2A3.B2A4.3A10.A8.BA3BA3B37.2AB3.2A2BA2BA2B2A3.B2A
4.3A10.A8.BA3BA3B37.2AB3.2B2A4B2A2B3.B2A4.3A10.A8.9B$5.2A.A.A4.B3A4B3A
B4.A.A5.A19.BA3BA3B33.2A.A.A4.B3A4B3AB4.A.A5.A19.BA3BA3B33.2A.A.A4.4B
A2BA4B4.A.A5.A19.9B$5.A.2A.A.A3.10B3.A.A.3A23.9B33.A.2A.A.A3.10B3.A.A
.3A23.9B33.A.2A.A.A3.ABA4BABA3.A.A.3A23.9B$11.2A3.3B4.3B3.2A5.A18.B2.
BA5BA3B38.2A3.3B4.3B3.2A5.A18.B2.BA5BA3B38.2A3.ABA4.ABA3.2A5.A18.B2.11B
$35.2A17.2AB.BA5BA3B62.2A17.2AB.BA5BA3B62.2A17.2AB.4BA6B$54.2A3BA5BA3B
81.2A3BA5BA3B81.2A2B4AB4A2B$55.2B.2BA3BA2B84.2B.2BA3BA2B84.2B.9B$58.3B
3AB89.3B3AB89.7B$57.8B88.8B88.3BA4B$57.7B3.2A84.7B3.2A84.2B2A3B3.2A$58.
BAB.2B.B2.A85.BAB.2B.B2.A85.3B.2A.B2.A$57.2BA5B3A85.2BA5B3A85.2B3A3B3A
$57.2BA2B2.BA87.2BA2B2.BA87.2BA2B2.BA$56.7B3.2A84.7B3.2A84.7B3.2A$55.
9B3.A83.9B3.A83.9B3.A$55.9B2.A84.9B2.A84.9B2.A$57.5B4.2A85.5B4.2A85.5B
4.2A$58.3B93.3B93.3B$56.2A3.2A89.2A3.2A89.2A3.2A$56.2BA.A2B89.2BA.A2B
89.2BA.A2B$55.A2B3.2BA87.A2B3.2BA87.A2B3.2BA$56.2A3.2A89.2A3.2A89.2A3.
2A!
Is there a name for dependent reflector loops like the ones above, where the period of the entire loop is not the same as the period of the reflector mechanism because some gliders were shifted?

I stole the bumper-like dependent reflector mechanism from a post by KtT. That p72 loop is also missing in LifeWiki!
Since it works for most blinker factories with a period of at least 34, you can make lots of dependent reflectors.
Here's a p35 example:

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x = 49, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
21.A$5.D14.A.A$3.D.DA14.A17.2A$4.CDA32.A$5.2A13.A20.A$20.6A11.5A$7.2A
8.3A3.2A.2A9.A$6.A2.A6.A.2A2.A.A.2A12.4A$6.A.A7.2A4.2A2.2A12.A2.A$7.A
13.2A2.2A5.2A$21.2A4.A2.A$2.2A22.A2.A4.2A$3.A19.2A5.2A2.2A$3A10.A2.A
12.2A2.2A4.2A$A12.4A12.2A.A.A2.2A.A$19.A9.2A.2A3.3A5.2A$15.5A11.6A8.A
.A$15.A20.A10.A$17.A29.2A$16.2A17.A$34.A.A$35.A!

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Scorbie wrote: October 13th, 2022, 8:47 pm Edit 3: That p6 can exhibit a 6n-1 phase-shifting reaction:

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x = 34, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo$3bobo$b2o2b2o$obobo2bo$o2bobob2o$bobo4bo$2bobob2o2b2o$4bobo
3bobo$4bobo5bo$5bo6b2o10$4bo19bo$3bobo17bobo$3bobo17bobo$b2o2b2o14b2o
2b2o2bo$obobo2bo2bo9bobobo2bo$o2bobob2o11bo2bobob2o$bobo4bo12bobo4bo$
2bobob2o2b2o10bobob2o2b2o$4bobo3bobo11bobo3bobo$4bobo5bo11bobo5bo$5bo
6b2o11bo6b2o!
5blink can shift the phase of the p6 into p5:

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x = 76, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
69b3o2b2o$11b3o2b2o53bobobo$13bobobo33b2o21bo$16bo24bo4bo3bobo18bobo$
13bobo24bobo2bobobobo16bo$10bo30bo3bo21bob3obo$4bo4bob3obo22bo5bob2ob
ob2o10bo3bo2b2o2bo$3bobo3bo2b2o2bo20bobo3bob3o4bo9bobo5bob2o$3bobo6bo
b2o21bobo7bo4bo9bobo6bo$b2o2b2o6bo21b2o2b2o2bo4bo11b2o2b2o2bobo$obobo
2bo2bobo21bobobo2bo4b2o11bobobo2bo6bo$o2bobob2o6bo18bo2bobob2o16bo2bo
bob2o4bobo$bobo4bo5bobo18bobo4bo17bobo4bo5bo$2bobob2o2b2o3bo20bobob2o
2b2o15bobob2o2b2o$4bobo3bobo25bobo3bobo16bobo3bobo$4bobo5bo25bobo5bo16b
obo5bo$5bo6b2o25bo6b2o16bo6b2o!
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johamwit
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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WhiteHawk wrote: May 10th, 2026, 11:32 pm
Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote: May 10th, 2026, 8:47 pm Completed a p21:
Reduced BB
Axed BB

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
3.2E$3.E2.2E$4.2E.3E$10.E$4.2A.3E$4.2A.E3$.A8.2E$A.2A6.2A4.3A$.2A12.A
6.A$14.2A.A.E2.A$10.3A6.3A$9.A2.E.A.2A$9.A6.A$4.A.A6.3A4.2A$7.A12.2E$
2.3E2.3A$.E2.2AE.2A$.2E2.E3.A$7.A$5.A$5.E2.E$6.2E.E$9.E$9.2E!
This isn't a reduction — the relevant portion was the traffic light hassler. This portion was entirely known. --hotdogPi
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mvr
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p95 HF hassler

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x = 58, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$14b2o6bo$14bo5bo$15b3obob4o16bo$6b2o2b2o5bobobo2bo6bo7b3o$6bo2bobo8bo8b
3o6bo$7bobo18bo9b2o10bo$6b2ob2o17b2o18b3o$2b2obo2bo2bo35bo$o2bob2o2b2o36b2o$
2obo$3bo$3b2o2$20b4o$19bobobo13bo12b2o$6b2o11bob2o12b2obo11b2o$6b2o12bo13bobo
bo$34b4o2$53b2o$54bo$54bob2o$9b2o36b2o2b2obo2bo$10bo35bo2bo2bob2o$7b3o18b2o
17b2ob2o$7bo10b2o9bo18bobo$19bo6b3o8bo8bobo2bo$16b3o7bo6bo2bobobo5b2o2b2o$16b
o16b4obob3o$37bo5bo$35bo6b2o$35b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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johamwit wrote: May 23rd, 2026, 2:42 am
Axed BB

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
3.2E$3.E2.2E$4.2E.3E$10.E$4.2A.3E$4.2A.E3$.A8.2E$A.2A6.2A4.3A$.2A12.A
6.A$14.2A.A.E2.A$10.3A6.3A$9.A2.E.A.2A$9.A6.A$4.A.A6.3A4.2A$7.A12.2E$
2.3E2.3A$.E2.2AE.2A$.2E2.E3.A$7.A$5.A$5.E2.E$6.2E.E$9.E$9.2E!
I think the completed p21 they were referring to was the part on the left
WHAT A MOMENT
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