Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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A very simple chaos-edgeshooting reaction:

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$13b2o8$o$obo$3o$2bo!

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3aijkr5j/S2aek3-acy4iz6c
8b3o$7bo2bo$7bo2bo$7b3o4$28b3o$28bo2bo$28bo2bo$29b3o11$3o$o2bo$o2bo$b
3o4$22b3o$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$21b3o!
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Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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TigerCub414 wrote: October 21st, 2025, 11:12 pm A very simple chaos-edgeshooting reaction:

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$13b2o8$o$obo$3o$2bo!
Here are two conduits from that:
H?104C (Herschel to century):

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x = 29, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
2o22bo$bo13b2o6bobo$bobo11b2o6bobo$2b2o18b2ob3o$28bo$22b2ob3o$22b2obo
4$2bo$2bobo$2b3o$4bo5$12b3o$14bobo$11bob2o$11b2o!
HF173B (Herschel to B-heptomino; currently p2, haven't found a p1 solution):

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x = 41, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
36bo$35bobo$35bobo$34b2ob3o$9b2o29bo$10bo13b2o8b2ob3o$10bobo11b2o8b2ob
o$11b2o6$37b2o$11bo25b2o$11bobo$11b3o$13bo4$2o$2o$17b2o$6bo12bo$6bo10b
2o$6bo10bo5$4bob2o$2b3ob2o$bo$2b3ob2o$4bobo$4bobo$5bo!
EDIT: HF104C is known
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Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote: October 26th, 2025, 10:53 pm HF173B (Herschel to B-heptomino; currently p2, haven't found a p1 solution):
p1 solution:

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x = 45, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
40bo$39bobo$39bobo$38b2ob3o$13b2o29bo$14bo13b2o8b2ob3o$14bobo11b2o8b2o
bo$15b2o6$41b2o$15bo25b2o$15bobo$15b3o$17bo6$2o19b2o$o2b2o18bo$bobo2b
2o13b2o$2o2bob2o13bo$2bobo$2bobo$3bo6$10b2o$11bo$8b3o$8bo!
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: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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H-to-chaos_fueled_by_an_r_pentomino:

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x = 40, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
22bo$3bo16b3o7b2o6b2o$3b3o13bo11bo7bo$6bo12b2o10bob2ob3o$5b2o25bobobo
$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o12$28b2o$bo26b2o$bobo$b3o$3bo4$11bo$10bobo4b2o$11bo5b
2o2$6b2o$6b2o3b2o$11b2o5b2o$18bobob2o$16bobob2obo$16b2o!
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Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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Anivec wrote: January 14th, 2026, 8:54 pm H-to-chaos_fueled_by_an_r_pentomino:

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x = 40, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
22bo$3bo16b3o7b2o6b2o$3b3o13bo11bo7bo$6bo12b2o10bob2ob3o$5b2o25bobobo
$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o12$28b2o$bo26b2o$bobo$b3o$3bo4$11bo$10bobo4b2o$11bo5b
2o2$6b2o$6b2o3b2o$11b2o5b2o$18bobob2o$16bobob2obo$16b2o!
Useless H-to-Pi+H+beehive:

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x = 54, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
38bo$36b3o$35bo$35b2o4$22bo$3bo16b3o15b2o$3b3o13bo20bo$6bo12b2o17b2o$
5b2o$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o3$37b2o9bo$37b2o9bo$48b3ob2o$26bo23bob2o$27bo$25b
obo$26bo2$41b2o$41b2o$bo$bobo$b3o$3bo4$11bo17b2o$10bobo4b2o11bo$11bo5b
2o8b3o$27bo$6b2o$6b2o3b2o$11b2o5b2o$18bobob2o$16bobob2obo$16b2o!
The output herschel connection must be dependent. The pi has bad clearance, and the beehive looks very hard to remove.

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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: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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It can be connected to an independent conduit using the 7x9 eater. Also, the pi can be removed, but the annoying beehive persists.

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x = 53, y = 45, rule = LifeHistory
38.A$36.3A$35.A$35.2A$42.2A$42.A$40.A.A$22.A17.2A$3.A16.3A$3.3A13.A$
6.A12.2A$5.2A$2A$.A$.A.A$2.2A3$37.2A9.D$37.2A9.D.D$48.3D$26.D23.D$25.
D.D$25.D.D$26.D$46.A3.2A$41.2A2.A.A3.A$41.2A2.2A3.A$.C47.A$.C.C41.5A.
A$.3C41.A4.A.A$3.C43.A2.A.A$46.2A3.A3$11.A17.2A$10.A.A4.2A11.A$11.A5.
2A8.3A$27.A$6.2A$6.2A3.2A$11.2A5.2A$18.A.A.2A$16.A.A.2A.A$16.2A!

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3aijkr5j/S2aek3-acy4iz6c
8b3o$7bo2bo$7bo2bo$7b3o4$28b3o$28bo2bo$28bo2bo$29b3o11$3o$o2bo$o2bo$b
3o4$22b3o$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$21b3o!
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Re: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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Anivec wrote: August 9th, 2024, 11:15 am Possibly useful:

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x = 29, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o14$o19b2o3b2o$obo17b2o3bobo$3o24bo$2bo24b2o!
...
NW31 variant that has higher input clearance that might be slightly easier to construct but with higher RT, might be known:

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x = 29, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o14$o19b2o3b2o$obo17b2o3bobo$3o24bo$2bo24b2o14$8b2o$8b2o!

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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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I6_I6 wrote: January 25th, 2026, 4:46 am
Anivec wrote: August 9th, 2024, 11:15 am Possibly useful:

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x = 29, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o14$o19b2o3b2o$obo17b2o3bobo$3o24bo$2bo24b2o!
...
NW31 variant that has higher input clearance that might be slightly easier to construct but with higher RT, might be known:

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x = 29, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o14$o19b2o3b2o$obo17b2o3bobo$3o24bo$2bo24b2o14$8b2o$8b2o!
It's also a spartan H-to-E - the E-to-H conduits I know about don't quite fit:

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x = 29, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$18.2A14$C19.2E3.2A$C.C17.2E3.A.A$3C24.A$2.C24.2A4$9.3D$8.2D$9.2D
!
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: Thread for your chaos-edgeshooting reactions that can probably yield new conduits

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Period1GliderGun wrote: January 27th, 2026, 2:24 am
I6_I6 wrote: January 25th, 2026, 4:46 am
Anivec wrote: August 9th, 2024, 11:15 am Possibly useful:

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x = 29, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o14$o19b2o3b2o$obo17b2o3bobo$3o24bo$2bo24b2o!
...
It's also a spartan H-to-E - the E-to-H conduits I know about don't quite fit:

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x = 29, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$18.2A14$C19.2E3.2A$C.C17.2E3.A.A$3C24.A$2.C24.2A4$9.3D$8.2D$9.2D
!
This one fits, but it's unclear what the output can be used for

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x = 38, y = 37, rule = LifeSuper
27.2A$27.2A14$9.C19.2E3.2A$9.C.C17.2E3.A.A$9.3C24.A$11.C24.2A4$18.3D$
2.D14.2D$D.D15.2D$3D$D6$28.2A$23.2A3.A$23.A5.3A$24.A6.A$23.2A!
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H-to-Chaos:

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x = 34, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
20.A$18.3A$17.A$17.2A$2A23.A$.A21.3A$.A.A18.A$2.2A18.2A6$24.2A$2.A21.
A.A$2.A.A21.A$2.3A21.2A$4.A2$26.2A$8.2D15.A2.A$8.2D16.2A$16.2A$15.A2.
A11.2A$16.A.A11.A.A$17.A14.A$32.2A!
Is there a way to remove the block in red while still keeping the robustness?
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G-to-Chaos/False-Promises:

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x = 34, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o5$23b2o$24bo$24bobo5b2o$25b2o5bo$30bobo$30b2o2$27b2o$26bo2bo
$26bobo$3b2o22bo$2bobo$2bo26b2o$b2o26bo$17b2o11b3o$17b2o13bo11$2b2o$3b
o$3bobo$4b2o$8b2o$7bobo$7b2o2$16b2o$12b2o3bo$12bo2bobobo$13b3obob3o$16b
2o4bo$13b2o3b4o$13bob3o2bo$17bo4bo$21b2o!
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Spartan H-to-Chaos:

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x = 30, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
C16.A$C.C13.A.A$3C13.A.A$2.C14.A$23.2A$23.2A$28.A$27.A.A$23.2A3.A$23.
2A!
The block near the beehive is the main concern.
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R-to-Chaos incomplete conduits:

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x = 864, y = 105, rule = LifeHistory
380.A.A3.2A$377.A2.2A.A2.2A$377.3A3.A$381.2A.4A$A378.2A3.A2.A$3A375.A
3.2A$3.A373.A.3A$2.2A373.A3.A$374.2A.A6.2A$374.2A.2A4.A2.A$4.2A371.A5.
A.A$3.A2.A20.2A348.A.A4.A$4.2A21.2A349.2A$.3A8.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C19.2A
52.2C73.2C$.A2.2A7.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C19.A53.2C73.2C$4.A8.C74.C74.C74.C
20.A.2A50.C74.C$5.A246.2A2.2A.2A.A$4.2A246.A2.A.A$164.2A87.3A.A$164.2A
68.2A20.A61.A6.2A$88.A145.2A19.A61.A.A3.A2.A$87.A.A165.2A60.A.A3.3A$82.
2A3.A.A228.A7.3A$82.A5.A77.2A157.A3.A$79.2A.A80.2A2.A158.3A$79.A.2A.2A
76.A.3A3.A152.3A$84.A77.A4.4A152.A2.A$84.A.A74.2A3.A158.2A$85.2A79.A.
A$167.2A46$614.2A$102.A510.A2.A160.A$101.A.A510.2A160.A.A$101.A.A672.
A.A$100.2A.3A669.2A.3A$106.A674.A$16.2A82.2A.3A136.2A531.2A.3A$16.A.A
76.2A3.2A.A138.2A139.2A312.2A71.2A3.2A.A$17.A15.2A59.A2.A284.A.A312.2A
70.A2.A$33.A61.2A280.2A3.2A92.A293.2A$31.A.A343.2A96.A.A$31.2A442.A.A
$101.2A373.A299.2A$12.2C73.2C12.A.A58.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C
73.2C73.2C12.A.A58.2C$13.2C73.2C13.A59.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.2C73.
2C10.2A61.2C73.2C13.A59.2C$13.C74.C14.2A58.C74.C16.2A56.C74.C74.C10.2A
.A60.C74.C11.2A61.C74.C14.2A58.C$255.A.A216.2A.3A$257.A222.A49.2A324.
2A4.A$257.2A215.2A.3A49.A2.A323.2A3.A.A$85.A80.2A138.2A167.A.A52.2A3.
A158.2A64.A101.A$84.A.A79.2A138.2A167.A.A56.A.A157.2A63.A.A$13.A70.A.
A389.A57.A.A222.A.A$12.A.A70.A217.2A230.A224.A89.2A$12.A.A287.A.A4.2A
540.A$13.A288.A6.A538.3A$163.2A136.2A7.3A535.A$159.2A2.2A147.A$158.A.
A$158.A$157.2A!
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