Oscillator Discussion Thread

For discussion of specific patterns or specific families of patterns in Conway's Game of Life, both newly-discovered and well-known.
8than888
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just rephased Charity's p16 to p15!

I noticed that rephasing it like this almost works:

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5b4o$4bo2b2o$5bo2bob2o$bo4b2obobo$obo3b5o$bo6b2o2$6b2o$6b2o!
So I decided to try adding sparks and eating reactions, but almost none of them returned the block. I eventually found that an Eater 3 eating the block almost worked, and after some searching I found that a glider can actually return the block! I couldn't make it smaller, though.

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x = 63, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
31bobo2$30bo$37b2o2b2o$28bo2b3o3b2o2bobo8bo$27bobo3bo9bo4b2obobo$28bo
4b3o9b2ob3obo$33b3o9b2o3bo$32bo2bo4b3o4b4o$20b2o12bo10b3obo11b2o$10bo
4bo3bobo8bo3bob2o7bobo13bo$9bobo2bo4b2o8bo6bobo7bo12bobo$10bo2b2obo3b
2o8bobo3bo15b4o3b2o$13bo2b2o2b2o9bo20bo2b2o$13b2o6b2o17b2o11bo2b2o$2o
11bo2b2o21b2o5b2o5bo2bo$bo13bobo7bo15bo3bo2bo5b2o3b2o$bobo12bo8b2o17b
2o2bo10bobo$2b2o4b2o14bobo18b2o2bo11bo$6b2ob2o23b3o9b4o11b2o$6bo2bo11b
2o11b3o5bo12bo$6bo2bo5b2o3bobo12bo5bobo10bobo$2b2o3b2o5bo2bo4bo12bo4bo
3bo7bob3o$bobo10bo2bo17bo4bobobo6b4o4b3o$bo11b2ob2o16bobo14bo3b2o$2o
12b2o11bo21bob3ob2o$7bo18b3o19bobob2o4bo$6bobo10b3o12bobo12bo8bobo$6b
2o2bo7bob2o13bo4bobobo14b2o$b2o6b2o7bo3bo3b3o6bo4bo3bo$2b2o2b2o2bo8bo
2bo12bo5bobo$2b2o3bob2o2bo12bobo5b3o5bo$3b2o4bo2bobo11bobo5b3o$2bobo3b
o4bo5bo2bo$2b2o14bo3bo3b3o$18bob2o$19b3o$26b3o$27bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Aleph wrote: September 28th, 2026, 11:06 am Proof of concept P60 quetzal using a banana sparker to reflect gliders out of Simkin's P60. Obviously the sparker is driven by a gun, but it shows that this is possible, at least in principle.
A p60 emu based on it

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x = 170, y = 170, rule = B3/S23
119bo$110b2o5b3o$111bo4bo$111bobo3bo$112bobo3bo$114bo2b2o$114bo$104bo
$103bo2bo4bo$97b2o3bo4bo4bo$97b2o4b2o2bo$101b2o2b3o2$121b2o4$104b2o2$
119b3o2b2o$119bo2b2o4b2o$114bo4bo4bo3b2o$115bo4bo2bo$113b3o6bo2$116bo
$116bo$94b2o21bo$95bo$93bo$90bo2b5o$88b5o5bo$87bo4b5obo$88b3o4bo$90bo
2bo2b2o23b2o$76b2o15b2o26b2o$76bo17b2o$77bo4bo11b2o$76b2o3bobo4b2o4bo
5bobo$73b2o6bo2bobo5b2o6b2o$20b2o37bo9bo3bob5ob3o17bo$20b2o37b3o5b3o5b
o4bo3b2o6bo$47b2o13bo3bo7bo3bobo2bo2b6o$47bo13b2o3b2o5bo3bobo3b2o$19b
o28bo24b2o3bo38b2o$19bobo25b2o68b2o$20bobo$13bo6bo2bo10b2o41b2o15bo29b
ob2o$13bo5bo14b2o42b2o6b5o4bo20bo7b2obo$19bo2bo32b3o19bo7bob3obo2b3o18b
3o$2o17b3o29b8o7b3o16bo3b2o4bo18b2o2bo$bo2b2o38b2o4b4o3bobo26b2o5b2o3b
2o14b2ob3o$bobobo21bo16b2o3bobobo4b2o4b2obobob2o15bo3bo5bobo6b2o5b3ob
2o$2bo22b2o21b2o2bobo3b2o4bo2bobo18bobobo7bo6bobo5bob3o$22b2o25b5o10b
3obo20b3o8b2o7bo6bo2bo$4b3o14bobo26b3o20bo16bo18b2o8b2o$3bo19bo43bo5b
o45b2o$4bo4bo62b2o18bo2bo22b3o$b3o4bo61b2o3b2o15b4o20b2obo$bo53bo6b2o
11bobo38b3o9b2o$53b3o6b2o13bo16b2o32bo$52bo24b2o15b2o30bobo$9b3o40b2o
55b2o15b2o$8bo2bo97b2o$11bo5bo97b3o$7bo2bo6bo97bobo$8bobo104bo3bo6b2o
$9bobo26bo74bo2b2obo6bobo$11bo27b2o13bo60bo3bo8bo$38b2o12b3o61b2o10b2o
$51bo59bo$9b2o20b2o18b2o58bo5bo$9b2o19bo3bo77bo4bo$30bobobo14bo62b3o10b
2o2b2o$27b2obob2o2b2o10b3o6b2ob2o63bobo2bo$27bo2bobo2b4o8bobobo6bob2o
48b2o16b2o$29b2obob2o3bo11bo6bo52bo17bobob2o$31b2o6bobo10b2o3b2o49b3o
9bobo3bo2bob2obo$31bo10bo6bo4bo53bo12b2o2bobobo$30b2ob2o7bo5bobo2b3o65b
o4bo2bo$31bobo4bo3bo5b3o3bo72b2o$31bobo4bo3bo5b2o2b2o75b3o$32bo9bo5b2o
bo77bo2bo$39bo2bo5bo2bo74b2obobo$41bo7b2o75bobobo$39bobobo75b2o7bo$38b
obob2o74bo2bo5bo2bo$37bo2bo77bob2o5bo9bo$38b3o75b2o2b2o5bo3bo4bobo$41b
2o72bo3b3o5bo3bo4bobo$40bo2bo4bo65b3o2bobo5bo7b2ob2o$40bobobo2b2o12bo
53bo4bo6bo10bo$35bob2obo2bo3bobo9b3o49b2o3b2o10bobo6b2o$35b2obobo17bo
52bo6bo11bo3b2obob2o$40b2o16b2o48b2obo6bobobo8b4o2bobo2bo$39bo2bobo63b
2ob2o6b3o10b2o2b2obob2o$39b2o2b2o10b3o62bo14bobobo$52bo4bo77bo3bo19b2o
$52bo5bo58b2o18b2o20b2o$58bo59bo$40b2o10b2o61b3o12b2o$41bo8bo3bo60bo13b
2o27bo$41bobo6bob2o2bo74bo26bobo$42b2o6bo3bo104bobo$52bobo97bo6bo2bo$
52b3o97bo5bo$59b2o97bo2bo$42b2o15b2o55b2o40b3o$41bobo30b2o15b2o24bo$41b
o32b2o16bo13b2o6b3o$40b2o9b3o38bobo11b2o6bo53bo$50bob2o20b4o15b2o3b2o
61bo4b3o$49b3o22bo2bo18b2o62bo4bo$49b2o45bo5bo43bo19bo$49b2o8b2o18bo16b
o20b3o26bobo14b3o$50bo2bo6bo7b2o8b3o20bob3o10b5o25b2o$50b3obo5bobo6bo
7bobobo18bobo2bo4b2o3bobo2b2o21b2o22bo$50b2ob3o5b2o6bobo5bo3bo15b2obo
bob2o4b2o4bobobo3b2o16bo21bobobo$50b3ob2o14b2o3b2o5b2o26bobo3b4o4b2o38b
2o2bo$51bo2b2o18bo4b2o3bo16b3o7b8o29b3o17b2o$52b3o18b3o2bob3obo7bo19b
3o32bo2bo$42bob2o7bo20bo4b5o6b2o42b2o14bo5bo$42b2obo29bo15b2o41b2o10b
o2bo6bo$147bobo$51b2o68b2o25bobo$51b2o38bo3b2o24bo28bo$85b2o3bobo3bo5b
2o3b2o13bo$78b6o2bo2bobo3bo7bo3bo13b2o$77bo6b2o3bo4bo5b3o5b3o37b2o$68b
o17b3ob5obo3bo9bo37b2o$68b2o6b2o5bobo2bo6b2o$67bobo5bo4b2o4bobo3b2o$74b
2o11bo4bo$74b2o17bo$47b2o26b2o15b2o$47b2o23b2o2bo2bo$74bo4b3o$71bob5o
4bo$71bo5b5o$72b5o2bo$76bo$74bo$52bo21b2o$53bo$53bo2$47bo6b3o$46bo2bo
4bo$40b2o3bo4bo4bo$40b2o4b2o2bo$44b2o2b3o2$64b2o4$47b2o2$62b3o2b2o$62b
o2b2o4b2o$57bo4bo4bo3b2o$58bo4bo2bo$65bo$55bo$51b2o2bo$51bo3bobo$52bo
3bobo$53bo4bo$50b3o5b2o$50bo!
Last edited by WhiteHawk on September 29th, 2026, 3:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Is there a completion to this p20 partial - based on Banana Spark turning glider

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4bo$4bobo$4b2o$b2o$o!
#C [[ PASTET EVERY 20 0 PASTE b2o$o! 0 3 ]]
#C [[ PASTET EVERY 20 5 PASTE o$bo$bo! -1 -3 ]]
#C [[ PASTET EVERY 20 10 PASTE 2bo$2o! 4 -4 ]]
#C [[ PASTET EVERY 20 15 PASTE o$o$bo! 6 1 ]]
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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8than888
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just found a P24 traffic light-phi shuttle!

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x = 42, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13b2o12b2o$14bo12bo$14bobo8bobo$15b2o2b2o4b2o$o17bo2bo19bo$3o15bo2bo
17b3o$3bo14bo2bo16bo$2b2o15b2o17b2o2$6b2o3b2o16b2o3b2o$5bo2bo4bo4b2o2b
2o4bo4bo2bo$5bo4bo2bo4b2o2b2o4bo2bo4bo$6b2o3b2o5b2o2b2o5b2o3b2o$2b2o
34b2o$3bo34bo$3o36b3o$o40bo!
After I completed it, I noticed that it's actually a completion for a known partial:
hotdogPi wrote: October 3rd, 2021, 4:23 pm p24, probably already known

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x = 16, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o12b2o$bo12bo$bobo8bobo$2b2o8b2o$8bo$7b2o$8bo2$7b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Timelord Missionary »

8than888 wrote: September 29th, 2026, 6:19 am I just found a P24 traffic light-phi shuttle!

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x = 42, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13b2o12b2o$14bo12bo$14bobo8bobo$15b2o2b2o4b2o$o17bo2bo19bo$3o15bo2bo
17b3o$3bo14bo2bo16bo$2b2o15b2o17b2o2$6b2o3b2o16b2o3b2o$5bo2bo4bo4b2o2b
2o4bo4bo2bo$5bo4bo2bo4b2o2b2o4bo2bo4bo$6b2o3b2o5b2o2b2o5b2o3b2o$2b2o
34b2o$3bo34bo$3o36b3o$o40bo!
...
You know, I think we already had a p12 inverted domino sparker based on this interchange reaction, but this one is just way better.

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x = 100, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
19.2A14.2A$19.A16.A$20.3A10.3A22.A40.A$22.A10.A24.3A36.3A$.A.B.A21.2C
21.A.B.A6.A16.2C16.A$B5AB10.2A6B6A6B2A10.B5AB4.2A.B5.A6B6A6BA5.B.2A$.
B.A.B2.2BA6B3A5B2A2B2A5B3A6BA2B2.B.A.B5.4B2A.4A5B2A2B2A5B4A.2A4B$2BA.
A2B.2A2B3AB.3BAB.BA6BAB.BA3B.B3A2B2A.2BA.A2B6.BAB2A4BAB.BA6BAB.BA4B2A
BAB$.B.A.B2.2BA6B3A5B2A2B2A5B3A6BA2B2.B.A.B6.2BA4B2ABA4B2A2B2A4BAB2A4B
A2B$B5AB10.2A6B6A6B2A10.B5AB6.2B4A.2A5B6A5B2A.4A2B$.A.B.A21.2C21.A.B.
A5.5BA5.B6.2C6.B5.A5B$22.A10.A26.2A34.2A$20.3A10.3A25.A34.A$19.A16.A21.
3A36.3A$19.2A14.2A21.A40.A!
I also like how it creatively used that one p12 honey farm hassler. Nice work!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Timelord Missionary wrote: September 29th, 2026, 3:03 pm
8than888 wrote: September 29th, 2026, 6:19 am I just found a P24 traffic light-phi shuttle!
...
You know, I think we already had a p12 inverted domino sparker based on this interchange reaction, but this one is just way better.

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x = 100, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
19.2A14.2A$19.A16.A$20.3A10.3A22.A40.A$22.A10.A24.3A36.3A$.A.B.A21.2C
21.A.B.A6.A16.2C16.A$B5AB10.2A6B6A6B2A10.B5AB4.2A.B5.A6B6A6BA5.B.2A$.
B.A.B2.2BA6B3A5B2A2B2A5B3A6BA2B2.B.A.B5.4B2A.4A5B2A2B2A5B4A.2A4B$2BA.
A2B.2A2B3AB.3BAB.BA6BAB.BA3B.B3A2B2A.2BA.A2B6.BAB2A4BAB.BA6BAB.BA4B2A
BAB$.B.A.B2.2BA6B3A5B2A2B2A5B3A6BA2B2.B.A.B6.2BA4B2ABA4B2A2B2A4BAB2A4B
A2B$B5AB10.2A6B6A6B2A10.B5AB6.2B4A.2A5B6A5B2A.4A2B$.A.B.A21.2C21.A.B.
A5.5BA5.B6.2C6.B5.A5B$22.A10.A26.2A34.2A$20.3A10.3A25.A34.A$19.A16.A21.
3A36.3A$19.2A14.2A21.A40.A!
I also like how it creatively used that one p12 honey farm hassler. Nice work!
It's funny that people are focused on the domino sparker! I actually made it accidentally while trying to rephase a p12 honey farm hassler to p11. Because of that, I noticed that it can turn a traffic light into a beehive:

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x = 42, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
A40.A$3A36.3A$3.A34.A$2.2A34.2A$6.2A.A2.2A2.A.CD2.DC.A2.2A2.A.2A$5.A.
2A2.A.2A.AD.A2DA.DA.2A.A2.2A.A$4.2A.A2.2A.A2.A.CD2.DC.A2.A.2A2.A.2A$
5.2A2.A.2A16.2A.A2.2A2$2.2A34.2A$3.A34.A$3A36.3A$A40.A!
I also have the p11 version, but it currently just needs a higher-clearance dot sparker (the partial p11 pipsquirter works):

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x = 47, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
41b2o$4b2o31b2o2bobo$3bobo2b2o27bobobo2bo$2bo2bobobo29bobob2o$2b2obobo
30b2obo$5bob2o18bo13bob2o$2b2obo26b2ob2o4bobo2bo$o2bobo4b2ob2o5bo3b3o
5b6o4bo2b2o$2o2bo4b6o4bob2obo2bo3bo6bo$8bo6bo3bo2bob2obo4b6o4bo2b2o$2o
2bo4b6o5b3o3bo5b2ob2o4bobo2bo$o2bobo4b2ob2o26bob2o$2b2obo13bo18b2obo$
5bob2o30bobob2o$2b2obobo29bobobo2bo$2bo2bobobo27b2o2bobo$3bobo2b2o31b
2o$4b2o!
[[ PASTET EVERY 11 0 PASTE o! 19 12 ]]
[[ PASTET EVERY 11 0 PASTE o! 27 5 ]]
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Timelord Missionary »

From the partials that were in the post by Hotdog Pi that 8than888 quoted:
hotdogPi wrote: October 3rd, 2021, 4:23 pm ...
p15

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x = 21, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o17b2o$bo17bo$bobo13bobo$2b2o13b2o$7bo5bo$7b2o3b2o$7bo5bo2$7b2o3b2o!
...
Some alternate factories that could support one of the traffic light sequences, so that there don't have to be domino sparks so close together:

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3$bo11bobo$bo3b2o6bobo3b2o$bobo11bobo$o2bo10bo2bo$3bo13bo$5b2o12b2o!
I did see a period-15 oscillator that makes something that technically works, but it still has too little clearance, so a pentadecathlon cannot provide the domino spark on the bottom:

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x = 41, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
2$3b2o3bo2bob2o2b2o9b2o$3bobo2b4obo2bobo9bo$5b3o5bob2o9bobo$4bo3bob2o
bo4bo7b2o$bo2b2o2bobobob2o$b3o2b3o3bobo4bo19b2o$4b2o3b2obob3o2bo19bo$
3bo2b3o5bobo5b3o12bobo$3bobo2b2o3bob4o3bo2bo11b2o$2b2ob2o2bo4bo7bo3bo
6bo$26bo5b2o$2b2ob2o2bo4bo7bo3bo6bo$3bobo2b2o3bob4o3bo2bo$3bo2b3o5bob
o5b3o7b2o$4b2o3b2obob3o2bo$b3o2b3o3bobo4bo$bo2b2o2bobobob2o$4bo3bob2o
bo4bo7b2o$5b3o5bob2o9bobo$3bobo2b4obo2bobo9bo$3b2o3bo2bob2o2b2o9b2o!
hotdogPi wrote: October 3rd, 2021, 4:23 pm
...
p20

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x = 30, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
23bo$22bobo$22bobo$21b2obob2obo$20bo3bobob2o$20b2ob2o$20bo4bo$19bo2bob
2o$20bo$21b5o$26bo$9bo11b5o$9b3o8bo$12bo6bo2bob2o$11b2o7bo4bo$20b2ob2o
$20bo3bobob2o$8bo12b2obob2obo$10b3o3b3o3bobo$8bo13bobo$14bo8bo$13bobo$
16bo$13bo$14bobo$6bo8bo$5bobo13bo$5bobo3b3o3b3o$ob2obob2o12bo$2obobo3b
o$5b2ob2o$4bo4bo7b2o$4b2obo2bo6bo$9bo8b3o$4b5o11bo$3bo$4b5o$9bo$4b2obo
2bo$4bo4bo$5b2ob2o$2obobo3bo$ob2obob2o$5bobo$5bobo$6bo!
...

P20 almost-completion:

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x = 52, y = 46, rule = B3/S23Investigator
34.A$33.A.A$33.A.A$10.2A20.2A.A.2A.A$10.2A19.A3.A.A.2A$31.2A.2A$8.4A19.
A4.A$8.A3.A17.A2.A.2A$5.2A.A2.A19.A$5.A2.A.2A20.5A$6.A.3A3.2A21.A$14.
A5.A11.5A.A$.A.2A.A5.A2.A4.3A8.A6.A$.A.3A2.A.2A3.3A5.A6.A2.A.2A.2A$2A
3.A.A.A12.2A7.A4.A.A$4.2A.A2.2A2.3A14.2A.2A2.A$4.A2.A3.2A.3A2.A11.A3.
A.A.2A$5.A.A2.A3.A.A15.2A.A.A2.A$3.3A.A.3A2.A.A2.A.3A3.3A3.A.A.2A$2.A
3.A.A3.A3.A16.A.A$.A3.A2.A.2A4.A2.A5.A6.2A.AD2A10.2A$.A.A.A.A.A6.A7.A
.A5.A2.E3.A9.A$2A.A.A.A.A17.A5.3A2.2A3.A3.A.A$2.A.A3.A3.2A2.3A5.A17.A
.A.A.A.2A$2.A9.A3.E2.A5.A.A7.A6.A.A.A.A.A$.2A10.2ADA.2A6.A5.A2.A4.2A.
A2.A3.A$16.A.A16.A3.A3.A.A3.A$13.2A.A.A3.3A3.3A.A2.A.A2.3A.A.3A$11.A2.
A.A.2A15.A.A3.A2.A.A$11.2A.A.A3.A11.A2.3A.2A3.A2.A$13.A2.2A.2A14.3A2.
2A2.A.2A$13.A.A4.A7.2A12.A.A.A3.2A$12.2A.2A.A2.A6.A5.3A3.2A.A2.3A.A$13.
A6.A8.3A4.A2.A5.A.2A.A$13.A.5A11.A5.A$14.A21.2A3.3A.A$15.5A20.2A.A2.A
$20.A19.A2.A.2A$15.2A.A2.A17.A3.A$15.A4.A19.4A$16.2A.2A$11.2A.A.A3.A19.
2A$11.A.2A.A.2A20.2A$16.A.A$16.A.A$17.A!
hotdogPi wrote: October 3rd, 2021, 4:23 pm ...
p18

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x = 18, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
9bo$7b3o$6bo$6b6o$4b2o5bo$3bo3b2o$4b3obo$o$3o3b3o$3bo3bo$2bo2bo3bo$2b
7o$14b2o$4b5o$3bo5bo6bo$2bobo3b3o4bobo$3bo5bo4b2obo$4b5o7bo2$4b5o7bo$
3bo5bo4b2obo$2bobo3b3o4bobo$3bo5bo6bo$4b5o$14b2o$2b7o$2bo2bo3bo$3bo3bo
$3o3b3o$o$4b3obo$3bo3b2o$4b2o5bo$6b6o$6bo$7b3o$9bo!
...
If we ever get a decent 18 domino sparker, this has a better chance of working:

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x = 22, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
2o3bo$o2bo2bob2o$2b2obo2b2o$obo2bobo2bo7b2o$2o2bo2b6o$5b2o6bo6bo$7b2o
3b3o4bobo$7bo5bo4b2obo$8b5o7bo2$8b5o7bo$7bo5bo4b2obo$7b2o3b3o4bobo$5b
2o6bo6bo$2o2bo2b6o$obo2bobo2bo7b2o$2b2obo2b2o$o2bo2bob2o$2o3bo!
I feel most good about the p20 one, but for now, these will all have to stay partials until the next person takes a stab at them.
Helloshe, I like pentadecathlons and small-period motifs.
I may not be very skilled in search programs, but I have many ideas.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Timelord Missionary wrote: September 29th, 2026, 11:16 pm
hotdogPi wrote: October 3rd, 2021, 4:23 pm p20 [partial]

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x = 30, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
23bo$22bobo$22bobo$21b2obob2obo$20bo3bobob2o$20b2ob2o$20bo4bo$19bo2bob
2o$20bo$21b5o$26bo$9bo11b5o$9b3o8bo$12bo6bo2bob2o$11b2o7bo4bo$20b2ob2o
$20bo3bobob2o$8bo12b2obob2obo$10b3o3b3o3bobo$8bo13bobo$14bo8bo$13bobo$
16bo$13bo$14bobo$6bo8bo$5bobo13bo$5bobo3b3o3b3o$ob2obob2o12bo$2obobo3b
o$5b2ob2o$4bo4bo7b2o$4b2obo2bo6bo$9bo8b3o$4b5o11bo$3bo$4b5o$9bo$4b2obo
2bo$4bo4bo$5b2ob2o$2obobo3bo$ob2obob2o$5bobo$5bobo$6bo!
P20 [traffic light hassler] almost-completion:

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x = 52, y = 46, rule = B3/S23Investigator
34.A$33.A.A$33.A.A$10.2A20.2A.A.2A.A$10.2A19.A3.A.A.2A$31.2A.2A$8.4A19.
A4.A$8.A3.A17.A2.A.2A$5.2A.A2.A19.A$5.A2.A.2A20.5A$6.A.3A3.2A21.A$14.
A5.A11.5A.A$.A.2A.A5.A2.A4.3A8.A6.A$.A.3A2.A.2A3.3A5.A6.A2.A.2A.2A$2A
3.A.A.A12.2A7.A4.A.A$4.2A.A2.2A2.3A14.2A.2A2.A$4.A2.A3.2A.3A2.A11.A3.
A.A.2A$5.A.A2.A3.A.A15.2A.A.A2.A$3.3A.A.3A2.A.A2.A.3A3.3A3.A.A.2A$2.A
3.A.A3.A3.A16.A.A$.A3.A2.A.2A4.A2.A5.A6.2A.AD2A10.2A$.A.A.A.A.A6.A7.A
.A5.A2.E3.A9.A$2A.A.A.A.A17.A5.3A2.2A3.A3.A.A$2.A.A3.A3.2A2.3A5.A17.A
.A.A.A.2A$2.A9.A3.E2.A5.A.A7.A6.A.A.A.A.A$.2A10.2ADA.2A6.A5.A2.A4.2A.
A2.A3.A$16.A.A16.A3.A3.A.A3.A$13.2A.A.A3.3A3.3A.A2.A.A2.3A.A.3A$11.A2.
A.A.2A15.A.A3.A2.A.A$11.2A.A.A3.A11.A2.3A.2A3.A2.A$13.A2.2A.2A14.3A2.
2A2.A.2A$13.A.A4.A7.2A12.A.A.A3.2A$12.2A.2A.A2.A6.A5.3A3.2A.A2.3A.A$13.
A6.A8.3A4.A2.A5.A.2A.A$13.A.5A11.A5.A$14.A21.2A3.3A.A$15.5A20.2A.A2.A
$20.A19.A2.A.2A$15.2A.A2.A17.A3.A$15.A4.A19.4A$16.2A.2A$11.2A.A.A3.A19.
2A$11.A.2A.A.2A20.2A$16.A.A$16.A.A$17.A!
This works with just a modification of the stator (found with JLS):

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x = 52, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
32b2o$33bo$33bob2o$10b2o20b2obobo$10b2o19bo3bobo$31b2ob2o2b2o$8b4o19bo
4bobo$8bo3bo17bo2bob2obo$5b2obo2bo19bo5bo$5bo2bob2o20b5o$6bob3o3b2o$
14bo5bo11b5o$bob2obo5bo2bo4b3o8bo5bo$bob3o2bob2o3b3o5bo6bo2bob2obo$2o
3bobobo12b2o7bo4bobo$4b2obo2b2o2b3o14b2ob2o2b2o$4bo2bo3b2ob3o2bo11bo3b
obo$5bobo2bo3bobo15b2obobo$3b3obob3o2bobo2bob3o3b3o3bob2o$2bo3bobo3bo
3bo15bo$bo3bo2bob2o4bo2bo5bo5bob6o10b2o$bobobobobo6bo7bobo5bo6bo9bo$2o
bobobobo17bo5b3o2b2o3bo3bobo$2bobo3bo3b2o2b3o5bo17bobobobob2o$2bo9bo6b
o5bobo7bo6bobobobobo$b2o10b6obo5bo5bo2bo4b2obo2bo3bo$19bo15bo3bo3bobo
3bo$15b2obo3b3o3b3obo2bobo2b3obob3o$14bobob2o15bobo3bo2bobo$14bobo3bo
11bo2b3ob2o3bo2bo$12b2o2b2ob2o14b3o2b2o2bob2o$13bobo4bo7b2o12bobobo3b
2o$13bob2obo2bo6bo5b3o3b2obo2b3obo$14bo5bo8b3o4bo2bo5bob2obo$15b5o11bo
5bo$36b2o3b3obo$15b5o20b2obo2bo$14bo5bo19bo2bob2o$13bob2obo2bo17bo3bo$
13bobo4bo19b4o$12b2o2b2ob2o$14bobo3bo19b2o$14bobob2o20b2o$15b2obo$18bo
$18b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I almost found a p13 pipsquirter!

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x = 22, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
b2o7b2o2b2o$bo2b2o5bo2bo$2b2o2bo3bo4bo$5bobo2b2o2b2o$bobobob3o2bo3b2o
$ob2ob2o4bob2o2bo$o3bo3bobo2bob2o$b2obob3o3bo2bo$3bobo2bo6bo$3bobob2o
4bob2o$4b2obo4bobo2bob2o$7bo3b2obob2obobo$7b2o3bobobo2bobo$10bobobo2b
2obo$7b4obobobo2bo$7bo4b2ob4o$8bo3bo$7b2o4b6o$15bo2bo!
It's just a rephasing of the p14 pipsquirter but I tried and I really can't find a billiard table or anything that can complete it.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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8than888 wrote: September 30th, 2026, 1:16 am I almost found a p13 pipsquirter!

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x = 22, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
b2o7b2o2b2o$bo2b2o5bo2bo$2b2o2bo3bo4bo$5bobo2b2o2b2o$bobobob3o2bo3b2o
$ob2ob2o4bob2o2bo$o3bo3bobo2bob2o$b2obob3o3bo2bo$3bobo2bo6bo$3bobob2o
4bob2o$4b2obo4bobo2bob2o$7bo3b2obob2obobo$7b2o3bobobo2bobo$10bobobo2b
2obo$7b4obobobo2bo$7bo4b2ob4o$8bo3bo$7b2o4b6o$15bo2bo!
It's just a rephasing of the p14 pipsquirter but I tried and I really can't find a billiard table or anything that can complete it.
One way to activate this reaction is with a 2c/3 signal, giving period 7n+6 signal-to-pipsquirt converter:

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x = 41, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
26bo$22b2o2bo4b2o2b2o$22bo9bo3bo$23b3obo3bo4bob2o$24bo3bo2b2o2b2o2bo$
22bobobob3o2bo3bo$21bob2ob2o4bob2ob2o$21bo3bo3b2obobobo$22b2obob2o2bo
4bo$24bobo3b4o2bob2o$24bobob2ob4obo2bo$25b2obo3bo2bobo$28bo3b2obob2o$
28b2o3bobobo2bo$25b2obo2bobobo3b2o$25bo2bob2obobo$27b2o2bobo2b5o$29bob
obo6bo$29bobo2b4o$26b2obobo5bo$25bobob6o$25bobobo4bo$22b2obobo2b4o$23b
obobo$23bobo2b4o$20b2obobo5bo$19bobobo2b3o$19bobobo4bo$16b2obo2bob4o$
17bobobo$17bobo2b4o$14b2obobo5bo$13bobobo2b3o$13bobobo4bo$10b2obobo2b
4o$11bobobo$11bobo2b4o$8b2obo7bo$7bobobob4o$7bobobo4bo$4b2obobo2b4o$5b
obobo$5bobo2b4o$2b2obobo5bo$o2bobo2b3o$2obobo5bo$3b8o$3bo4bo$4b3o$6b2o
!
We already have a more direct signal-to-pipsquirt converter that works at period 13:

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x = 40, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
5bo$b2o2bo4b2o2b2o$bo9bo2bo$2b3obo3bo4bo$3bo3bo2b2o2b2o$bobobob3o2bo3b
2o$ob2ob2o4bob2o3bo$o3bo3b2obobob2obo$b2obob2o2bo4bobo$3bobo3b4o2bo$3b
obob2ob4obo$4b2obo3bo2bob2o$7bo3b2obobobob2o$7b2o3bobobobobo$5bobo2bob
obo2b2o2bo$5b2o2b2obobo4b2o$12bo2b4o$12bo6b2o$13b3ob2o2bo$18bobobob2o$
11b7o2bobobo$11bo6b2o2bobo$14b4o4bobob2o$14bo3b4o2bobobo$17bo6bobobo$
17b2o2b3o2bobob2o$21bo6bobo$22b5obobo$28bobob2o$24b4o2bobobo$24bo5bobo
bo$27b3o2bobob2o$27bo4bobobobo$28b4o2bobobo$34bobob2o$30b7o$30bo5bo$
33b3o$33bo!
However, this new method may allow for non-signal activation.Unfortunately, searching for such an activation with LLS will require adding constraints to prevent it from just extending a signal wire as a "solution".
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I noticed that a regenerative loop almost produces a glider:
8than888 wrote: July 1st, 2026, 7:38 am While looking through 2c/3 wire fizzles, I found a double-length 2c/3 fizzle ... removing the block instead produces a temporary glider that might even be useful.
but I just found out that there's a Period-44 MWSS gun that produces a glider-shaped object formed by something very similar:

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x = 46, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
24.2A$21.2A2.A$19.3A.2A$18.A$19.3A.2A$21.A.2A4$25.D15.D$25.DC14.2D$
24.D.C13.D.D$40.2A$24.A.A.2A9.A2.A$24.6A10.A.A$21.2A2.A2.A9.A.A.A2.A$
20.A4.A8.2A2.2A3.2A$16.2A16.A$16.2A2.2A3.A6.A.A$11.A12.A6.A.A$11.3A$
14.A$13.2A2$2.2A32.2A$2.A2.A28.A2.A$4.2A10.A6.A10.2A$3.3A9.3A4.3A9.3A
$3.A10.A2.2A2.2A2.A10.A$.2A10.4A.A2.A.4A10.2A$14.5A2.5A$2.2A13.2A2.2A
13.2A2$2.A8.2A14.2A8.A$10.3A.3A6.3A.3A$3A8.2A14.2A8.3A$.3A32.3A$17.2A
2.2A$.2A11.5A2.5A11.2A$8.2A3.4A.A2.A.4A3.2A$2.A5.2A4.A2.2A2.2A2.A4.2A
5.A$.A13.3A4.3A13.A$.2A13.A6.A13.2A$.3A32.3A$3.A32.A$3.3A28.3A$.2A34.
2A$.2A34.2A$15.2A6.2A$15.2A6.2A!
Maybe this means that there is a way to get a glider from a regenerative loop?
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p14 unix hassler, with minor reductions by iNoMed:

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x = 30, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$2o3bobo6bo$2o3bo2bo4b2o$6bo3bo$8bobo2$8bobo$6bo3bo$2o3bo2bo4b2o$
2o3bobo6bo$5b2o4$3b2o$3b2o3b2o10b2o5b2o$8b2o11bo5bo2$b2o5bo$bo5bobo12b
2ob2o$2b3o3bobo2b2o$4bo4bobob2o6bobobobo$2b2o6bo9bo7bo$2bo16bo2bo3bo2b
o$3bo15b3o5b3o$4bo3b2o4b2o$5bobobo4b2o$6b2obobo$10b2o8b2o5b2o$20b2o5b
2o!
(The form I discovered(?) this in had eater bridge eaters, and the 34P14 shuttles were flipped.)

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x = 19, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
13b3o$12b4o$11b2obobo$13bobo$15bo12$10b2o$bobo7bobo$o7b2o3b2o$o3bo2b3o
3bo$o6b4obo$o2bo7bo$3o12bobo$18bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$18bo$9bo5bo2bo$8b3o
5b3o2$10bo$2bobo4b2o$5bo2b3o$5bo2b3o$2bo2bo2b2obo$3b3o3b3o$10bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun »

p22 HF hassler, a degunned version of this:

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x = 28, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
18bo$16b3o$15bo$15b2o2$10bo$9bobo$8bo4b2o$9bo5bo$11b2o2bo$12bob2o6$12b
2obo$12bo2b2o$12bo5bo$13b2o4bo$16bobo$17bo2$11b2o$12bo$2b2o5b3o$2bobo
4bo7b3o$4bo11bo3bo$4b2o9bo5bo$15bo5bo5bo$2b4o9bo5bo3b3o$2bo2bo2b3o5bo
3bo3bo$3bo3bo3bo5b3o2bo2bo$3o3bo5bo9b4o$o5bo5bo$6bo5bo9b2o$7bo3bo11bo
$8b3o7bo4bobo$16b3o5b2o$15bo$15b2o2$10bo$9bobo$8bo4b2o$9bo5bo$11b2o2b
o$12bob2o6$12b2obo$12bo2b2o$12bo5bo$13b2o4bo$16bobo$17bo2$11b2o$12bo$
9b3o$9bo!
Currently on another planet.

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

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p54 century shuttle (discovered before midnight UTC); p18 and p9 sparker examples but there must be a p6 that works

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x = 59, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33bobo$5b2ob2o2b2ob2o18bo$6bobo2bobobo15b4ob2o$6bo2b2o2bo3b2obo
10bo2bobobob2o$7b2o2bobo3bob2o2bo5b2o2b2obobob2o$8bob2obo7b3o4bo2b2o2b
2obo$8bobo4b6o6bob2o2b2obobo$7b2o2b3o8b2o3bo3b2o4bo$6bo2bobo2b5o2b2obo
3b3obob3o$6bo2bobo12bo5bo3bo$7b2o3b3ob4ob3o$14b8o10bo$7b2o23bo$6bo2bo$
5bobobo$5bobob2o$3b2obo3bo$3bo2bob2o8b2o3b2o$2obobobo2bo6bobo5bo$o2bob
obob2o6bobo4bo$b2o6bo7b2o$3b5obo45bo$3bo4bo45bobo$4b4o30b2o3bo10bobo$
5bo32bobobobo8b2o2b2o$3bo36bobobo2b2o3bo2bobo$3b2o25b2o7b2obobobobo3b
4o2bo$30bo8bobo2bob2o3bo4bobo$30b2ob2o5b2o2bobo4bobobobo$31bobo5b3o2b
2o5bo3bo$32bo6b3o2b2o5bo3bo$40b2o2bobo4bobobobo$39bobo2bob2o3bo4bobo$
39b2obobobobo3b4o2bo$40bobobo2b2o3bo2bobo$38bobobobo8b2o2b2o$38b2o3bo
10bobo$28b3o23bobo$27bobobo23bo$25b3o3b3o$24bo4bo4bo$23bob2obo2b2obo$
23bobob4o2bo$20b2obob2o4b2o$20b2obobobo2bo$24b2ob4o$26bo$26bobo$27b2o!
p52 LOM shuttle (discovered one minute before midnight UTC)

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x = 59, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
53b2o$5b2o47bo$6bo36bo7b3o4bo$5bo37b2o6bo4b3o$5b4o7bo26b2o10bo$8bo6bo
2bo25bo10b2o$3b3o8bo3b2o17b2o$2bo2bo7bo2bo2b2o17bo$2b2o11bo2b2obo16bob
o13b2o$10bob3o6b2o3b3o10b2o5bobo5b2o$8b3o2bo5bobo2b2o2bo20b2o$8b2o5bo
4bo3bo2b2o13b2o5bobo$8b3o4b2o7b3o15b2o6b2o$10bo30bo5bo$40b3o$3b2o13b2o
21bo$3b2o13bobo21bo3bo8b2o$20bo21bo2bo7bo2bo$20b2o22bo8b3o$2b2o10bo35b
o$3bo10b2o34b4o$3o4bo6b2o37bo$o4b3o7bo36bo$4bo47b2o$4b2o!
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Periods discovered:

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

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

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

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hotdogPi wrote: October 1st, 2026, 9:30 pm p52 LOM shuttle (discovered one minute before midnight UTC)
Congrats, you can update your discovered evens list now!
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 2nd, 2026, 1:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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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hotdogPi wrote: October 1st, 2026, 9:30 pm p54 century shuttle (discovered before midnight UTC); p18 and p9 sparker examples but there must be a p6 that works

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x = 59, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33bobo$5b2ob2o2b2ob2o18bo$6bobo2bobobo15b4ob2o$6bo2b2o2bo3b2obo
10bo2bobobob2o$7b2o2bobo3bob2o2bo5b2o2b2obobob2o$8bob2obo7b3o4bo2b2o2b
2obo$8bobo4b6o6bob2o2b2obobo$7b2o2b3o8b2o3bo3b2o4bo$6bo2bobo2b5o2b2obo
3b3obob3o$6bo2bobo12bo5bo3bo$7b2o3b3ob4ob3o$14b8o10bo$7b2o23bo$6bo2bo$
5bobobo$5bobob2o$3b2obo3bo$3bo2bob2o8b2o3b2o$2obobobo2bo6bobo5bo$o2bob
obob2o6bobo4bo$b2o6bo7b2o$3b5obo45bo$3bo4bo45bobo$4b4o30b2o3bo10bobo$
5bo32bobobobo8b2o2b2o$3bo36bobobo2b2o3bo2bobo$3b2o25b2o7b2obobobobo3b
4o2bo$30bo8bobo2bob2o3bo4bobo$30b2ob2o5b2o2bobo4bobobobo$31bobo5b3o2b
2o5bo3bo$32bo6b3o2b2o5bo3bo$40b2o2bobo4bobobobo$39bobo2bob2o3bo4bobo$
39b2obobobobo3b4o2bo$40bobobo2b2o3bo2bobo$38bobobobo8b2o2b2o$38b2o3bo
10bobo$28b3o23bobo$27bobobo23bo$25b3o3b3o$24bo4bo4bo$23bob2obo2b2obo$
23bobob4o2bo$20b2obob2o4b2o$20b2obobobo2bo$24b2ob4o$26bo$26bobo$27b2o!
also wouldnt say that p1 and/or p2 and p3 bespoke catalysts are out of the question

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x = 26, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bobo$17bo$13b4ob2o$13bo2bobobob2o$11b2o2b2obobob2o$10bo2b2o2b
2obo$9bob2o2b2obobo$9bo3b2o4bo$10b3obob3o$12bo3bo2$14bo$14bo3$5b2o$5b
o$6bo$5b2o$ob2o$2obob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo$21bo$20bobo$12b2o6bobo$12bo6b
2obob2o$12b2ob2o5b2obo$13bobo3b2o$14bo4bo$20bo$19b2o5$10b3o$9bobobo$7b
3o3b3o$6bo4bo4bo$5bob2obo2b2obo$5bobob4o2bo$2b2obob2o4b2o$2b2obobobo2b
o$6b2ob4o$8bo$8bobo$9b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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synperiplanar wrote: October 2nd, 2026, 12:29 am
hotdogPi wrote: October 1st, 2026, 9:30 pm p54 century shuttle (discovered before midnight UTC); p18 and p9 sparker examples but there must be a p6 that works
also wouldnt say that p1 and/or p2 and p3 bespoke catalysts are out of the question
I tried searching for a p3 bespoke catalyst with LLS, but got a p6 one instead:

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x = 34, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$19bobo$21bo$17b4ob2o$17bo4bobob2o$15b2o2b2obobob2o$14bo2b2o3bob
o$13bob2o2b2obobo$13bo4bo4bo$14b3obob3o$7bo8b2ob2o$7b3o$5b2o3bo$4bo2b
2obo$5bobobo$4b2o2bo$7bo$2bo2b2o$5b2o2bo$bob2obo2bo5bo$3b2o2b2obo3b3o
$obo2b2o2bo4bo2bo$o6bo8b2o$b6o$3bo2bobo16b2o$7b2o16bobo2bo$27b6o$26bo
6bo$24bo2b2o2bobo$23bob2o2b2o$17bo5bo3bob2obo$27b2o$27b2o2bo$26bo$25b
o2b2o$24bobobo$23bob2o2bo$15bo7bo3b2o$14b3o7b3o$13bobobo8bo$11b3o3b3o
$10bo3bobo3bo$9bob2o4b2obo$9bo4b3o2bo$6b2obobo5b2o$6b2obo3bo2bo$10b2o
b4o$12bo$12bobo$13b2o!
EDIT:
Here is a truly p3 catalyst, but it has a slightly higher population:

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x = 40, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22bobo$24bo$20b4ob2o$20bo4bobob2o$18b2o2b2obobob2o$17bo2b2o3bob
o$16bob2o2b2obobo$16bo4bo4bo$17b3obob3o$b2o16b2ob2o$2bo8b2o$2bob2o4bo
bo$3bo2bo$6bo2bobo$4bo4bo$5bo4b3o$2obobob3o$ob2o2bob2obo$4bobob2o3bo4b
o$4bobo6bo3b3o$5bob3o2bo4bo2bo$7bo2bo8b2o$7bobo$8bo$31bo$30bobo$29bo2b
o$27bo2b3obo$26bo6bobo$20bo5bo3b2obobo$28bob2obo2b2obo$30b3obobob2o$27b
3o4bo$30bo4bo$28bobo2bo$33bo2bo$18bo8bobo4b2obo$17b3o7b2o8bo$16bobobo
16b2o$14b3o3b3o$13bo3bobo3bo$12bob2o4b2obo$12bo4b3o2bo$9b2obobo5b2o$9b
2obo3bo2bo$13b2ob4o$15bo$15bobo$16b2o!
Edit 2: reduced the stator of the p3
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p35 DRL:

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x = 61, y = 99, rule = B3/S23
bo4$14bo$15bo2b2o$15b2ob2o$14b2o$14bo$11b2o2b3o$12bobob2o$13b2obobo$13b
3o2b2o$16bo$15b2o$11b2ob2o$11b2o2bo$16bo$30b2o$32bo2b2o$32bo2b2o$10bo
20b2o$9bobo17bo$9bobo17bobobo$10bo18bo3b2o$30b2o3bo$18bo12bobobo$17bo
bo15bo$11bo6bo5b2o6b2o$3b2o5b4o11bo2b2o2bo$3bo5bo3bo10bo3b2o2bo$2obo3b
3o14b2o7b2o$o2bob2ob2o$2b2obobo$5bo5bo$5b2o4bo18bo$14b2o3b2o7bobo$12b
4o3bobo7b2o$11bo2bo2bo3bo$11bo4bo3b2o$5b2o5bo3bo$5bobo9bo$6bo2$37bobo
$8b2o28b2o$3b2o3bobo27bo12b2o$3b2o4bobo39b2o$9bobo2$49bobo$8b2o39bobo
4b2o$8b2o12bo27bobo3b2o$21b2o28b2o$21bobo2$54bo$43bo9bobo$44bo3bo5b2o
$39b2o3bo4bo$39bo3bo2bo2bo$30b2o7bobo3b4o$30bobo7b2o3b2o$30bo18bo4b2o
$49bo5bo$53bobob2o$51b2ob2obo2bo$26b2o7b2o14b3o3bob2o$28bo2b2o3bo10bo
3bo5bo$28bo2b2o2bo11b4o5b2o$27b2o6b2o5bo6bo$25bo15bobo$25bobobo12bo$25b
o3b2o$26b2o3bo18bo$27bobobo17bobo$31bo17bobo$28b2o20bo$24b2o2bo$24b2o
2bo$29b2o$44bo$45bo2b2o$45b2ob2o$44b2o$44bo$41b2o2b3o$42bobob2o$43b2o
bobo$43b3o2b2o$46bo$45b2o$41b2ob2o$41b2o2bo$46bo4$59bo!
EDIT: higher-clearance p15 QB hassler:

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x = 23, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
3b2o4b2o$3bobo2bobo$5bo2bo$4bo4bo$4b6o$5b4o4$7b3o$6bo3bo$5bo5bo9b2o$5b
o5bo9bo$5bo5bob3o3bobo$2b2o2bo3bobo3bo2b2o$bobo3b3obo5bo$bo9bo5bo$2o9b
o5bo$12bo3bo$13b3o3$16b2o$7b2o6bob2o$7bo7bo3bo$15bob2o$16b2o3$13b3o$12b
o3bo$2o9bo5bo$bo9bo5bo$bobo3b3obo5bo$2b2o2bo3bobo3bo2b2o$5bo5bob3o3bo
bo$5bo5bo9bo$5bo5bo9b2o$6bo3bo$7b3o4$5b4o$4b6o$4bo4bo$5bo2bo$3bobo2bo
bo$3b2o4b2o!
the phi has more fallback than that of a PD; for example it can eat a block in a position that would destroy a PD:

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x = 55, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
3b2o4b2o$3bobo2bobo$5bo2bo$4bo4bo$4b2o2b2o$6b2o5$8bo$7bobo11b2o$7bo2b
o10bo$8b2o9bobo$2b2o4b2o3b2o4b2o$bobo9b2o$bo10bo2bo$2o11bobo$14bo4$13b
2o10b2o26b2o$7b2o3bobo3bo2bo3b2o11bo2bo4bo2bo3b2o$7b2o2b2o3b3o2b3o12b
3o2b6o2b3o$12bobo3bo2bo16bo2bo4bo2bo$13b2o4$14bo$2o11bobo$bo10bo2bo$b
obo9b2o$2b2o4b2o3b2o4b2o$8b2o9bobo$7bo2bo10bo$7bobo11b2o$8bo5$6b2o$4b
2o2b2o$4bo4bo$5bo2bo$3bobo2bobo$3b2o4b2o!
EDIT2: p37 beehive shuttle

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x = 38, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$5b2o3bo$5bo2bo$6b4o2$4b6o$3bo2bo2bo$3b2o2$16b3o$16bobo9b2o$9b3o4b
obo5b2o3bo$7bo8b3o5bo2bo$7b2o2bo2bo2bo7b4o$5bo3b2o2b2obo$3b3o8bo8b6o$
3b3o2b3o11bo2bo2bo$22b2o12bo$9bo2bo22bobo$12bo21bo2bo$10bobo15b3o4b2o
$28bobo$27bo2bo$6bobo18bobo$6bo20b3o$6bo2bo$18b2o$8b3o2b3obo2bo$4bo8b
3o2b2o$2bob2o2b2o3bo$bo2bo2bo2b2o$3o8bo$obo4b3o$obo$3o2$14b2o$9bo2bo2b
o$9b6o$27b3o$9b4o14bobo$10bo2bo12bo2bo$8bo3b2o12bobo$8b2o10b2o4b3o$19b
o2bo$19bobo$20bo12b2o$28bo2bo2bo$28b6o2$28b4o$29bo2bo$27bo3b2o$27b2o!
Last edited by Period1GliderGun on October 2nd, 2026, 3:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Here's a reduction to the p54 century shuttle, with reductions all throughout:

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x = 32, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8bo$2b2o4bob2o17b2o$3bo2b2obobo17b2o$3bobo3bobob2o$2obobo2bo2bobo
2bo$o2bob2obo2bo3b2o12b3o$2bobo7bo11b2o2bob2o$3bo6b2o12b2o2b2o$28b2o3$
7b3o$10bo$2b2o2bo3bo17b2o$2b2o3bo5b2o13b2o$7b2o5b2o$9bo3b2o$13bo2$3b4o
$2bo4bo12bo6b2o$bobo3bo11bobo7bo$obo3bo8b2o3bob2obo2bo2bo$o14bo2bobobo
2bo2bob2o$o16b2obobo3bobo$o2bo16bobob2o2bo$b2o17b2obo4b2o$23bo$23b2o!
Edit: 2-cell reduction:

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x = 32, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$2b2o4bo2bo17b2o$3bo2b2obobo17b2o$3bobo3bobob2o$2obobo2bo2bob
o2bo$o2bob2obo2bo3b2o12b3o$2bobo7bo11b2o2bob2o$3bo6b2o12b2o2b2o$28b2o
3$7b3o$10bo$2b2o2bo3bo17b2o$2b2o3bo5b2o13b2o$7b2o5b2o$9bo3b2o$13bo2$3b
4o$2bo4bo12bo6b2o$bobo3bo11bobo7bo$obo3bo8b2o3bob2obo2bo2bo$o14bo2bobo
bo2bo2bob2o$o16b2obobo3bobo$o2bo16bobob2o2bo$b2o17bo2bo4b2o$21bobo$22b
o!
Edit 2: Alternate 141-cell form using the p3 catalyst (catalysing component remains the same, I just reduced it in rlifesrc using the component as a partial):

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x = 32, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$14bobo$11b2obo2bo$11b2obob2o$14bo14b2o$15b3o11b2o$5b2o4bob3o2bo$
3bo3bobo3bo3b2o$2bo2bobobo19b3o$2b2o3bo4bo11b2o2bob2o$10b2o12b2o2b2o$
28b2o3$7b3o$10bo$2b2o2bo3bo17b2o$2b2o3bo5b2o13b2o$7b2o5b2o$9bo3b2o$13b
o2$3b4o$2bo4bo12b2o$bobo3bo11bo4bo3b2o$obo3bo15bobobo2bo$o12b2o3bo3bob
o3bo$o12bo2b3obo4b2o$o2bo10b3o$b2o14bo$14b2obob2o$14bo2bob2o$15bobo$
16b2o!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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here's a reduction to an existing p100 HFH

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x = 53, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
19b2o4b2o$19bobo2bobo$21bo2bo$20bo4bo$20bo4bo$14bo5bo4bo$13bobo6b2o$14b
o2$51b2o$20b2o29bo$20b2o27bobo$31b2o16b2o$31b2o$16b2o4b2o$15bo2bo3b3o
$16b2o4b2o5b2o4b2o$28b3o3bo2bo$29b2o4b2o$20b2o$2b2o16b2o$bobo27b2o$bo
29b2o$2o2$38bo$29b2o6bobo$27bo4bo5bo$27bo4bo$27bo4bo$28bo2bo$26bobo2b
obo$26b2o4b2o!
EDIT: one of HDP's period-agnostics completed at p110

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x = 61, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
50b2o$50bo$45b2o5bo$40bo5bo4b2o$39bobo4bob2o$39bobo3b2obob5o$38b2ob2o
12bo$37bo4bo3b3obob3o$38b3o2b2o3b2ob2o$40bo2b2obo$44bobo$56b2o$55bo2b
o$34b2o19b2obo$35bo22b2o$35bobo17b2o3bo$25bo10b2o9b2o5bo2b3o$24bobo17b
2o2bo4bob2o$24bobo17bob2o6bo2bo$25bo18bo2bo8b2o$45b4o$20b2o7b2o14b4o$
19bo2bo5bo2bo17bo$20b2o7b2o14bo$18bo16bo7bo$18bo6bo8bobo6bobo$24bobo7b
obo$15bobo6bobo8bo6bo$17bo7bo16bo$15bo14b2o7b2o$11bo17bo2bo5bo2bo$12b
4o14b2o7b2o$12b4o$3b2o8bo2bo18bo$3bo2bo6b2obo17bobo$4b2obo4bo2b2o17bo
bo$b3o2bo5b2o9b2o10bo$o3b2o17bobo$b2o22bo$2bob2o19b2o$2bo2bo$3b2o$14b
obo$14bob2o2bo$8b2ob2o3b2o2b3o$6b3obob3o3bo4bo$5bo12b2ob2o$6b5obob2o3b
obo$11b2obo4bobo$8b2o4bo5bo$8bo5b2o$10bo$9b2o!
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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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Somehow I didn't realize this p80 heavyweight sparker existed. Using it, here are two oscillators:

p80 R-pentomino shuttle, mechanism just found just now (yes it's just a domino, but my one-spark program only checks the leading edge, which this isn't)

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x = 56, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$27b3o$26bo2bo9b2o4b2o$25b2o3bo8bobo2bobo$26b4obo9bo2bo$27b2obob
3o5b2o2b2o$29b2o2b2o4b3o2b3o$26bo2b2o2bo7bo2bo$21b2o2bobo2b3o17bo$21b
2o3bo4bo17bobo$48bo3bo$49bo3bo$25b2o23bo3bo$25b2o24bo3bo$39bobo10bobo$
13bo25bobo11bo$13b3o14b3o6bo$16bo11b2o2bo7b4o$15b2o12b2o2bo5bo3b2o$30b
4o4b2o4bo$39bo3bo$17b3o23bo$6bo11bo$6b3o8bo9b2o17b2o$9bo8bo7bo2bo16bo$
8b2o8bo6b2ob2o17b3o$27bo21bo4$11b2o26b2o$10b4o25bo$10b3o2bo24b3o$2bo5b
o5bobo25bo$bobo5b2obo4bo$o3bo4b4o3bo12b2o$bo3bo5bobob2o12b2o$2bo3bo$3b
o3bo$4bobo17bo4bo3b2o$5bo17b3o2bobo2b2o$11bo2bo7bo2b2o2bo$9b3o2b3o4b2o
2b2o$10b2o2b2o5b3obob2o$11bo2bo9bob4o$9bobo2bobo8bo3b2o$9b2o4b2o9bo2bo
$26b3o$26b2o!
p160 traffic light/R-pentomino hassler, completion of one of my earlier partials

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x = 66, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
51b2o$51b2obo$28bo26bo$26bobo23bo$27bobo23bob2o$27bo11b2o14b2o$40bo$
20b2o18bobo$20bobo7bo10b2o16bo2b2o$22bo6bobo27b2o2bo$22b2o5bobo20b2o4b
5o$30bo22b2o$45b3ob3o2bo$49b5o4b5o$28b3o18b2ob2o5b2o2bo$7b2o19bobo28bo
2b2o$6b3o19b3o18b3o$5bo2bo40bobo$4b2o3bo36b4obo$5b4obo35bo2b2o$6b2obob
3o33b3o10b2o$8b2o2b2o34bo11b2o$5bo2b2o2bo$2o2bobo2b3o$2o3bo4bo44bo4bo
3b2o$54b3o2bobo2b2o$53bo2b2o2bo$4b2o11bo34b2o2b2o$4b2o10b3o33b3obob2o$
15b2o2bo35bob4o$14bob4o36bo3b2o$14bobo40bo2bo$14b3o18b3o19b3o$2b2o2bo
28bobo19b2o$2bo2b2o5b2ob2o18b3o$3b5o4b5o$11bo2b3ob3o$11b2o22bo$3b5o4b
2o20bobo5b2o$2bo2b2o27bobo6bo$2b2o2bo16b2o10bo7bobo$23bobo18b2o$25bo$
9b2o14b2o11bo$9b2obo23bobo$13bo23bobo$10bo26bo$11bob2o$13b2o!
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Periods discovered:

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

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

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

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Four p110 shuttles

R-pentomino

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x = 76, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
38b2o6b2o$32bob2obobo6bobob2obo$32b2obobo10bobob2o$38bo8bo$36b3o8b3o2$
39b3o2b3o2$42b2o16bo$35b2obo8bob2o8bobo$35b2obo8bob2o8bob3o$39bo6bo9b
2obo4bo$40b6o10bobobobobo$58bobob2o5bo$57bobo8bobo$58bo9bobo$67b2obob
2o$66bo3bobo2bo$65b3ob2o3b2o$65b2obo2bo$53b3o3bo5b3o2b2o$13bo25bo12b2o
4b2o6bobo$13b3o21b2ob2o7b2ob3o3b2o6bobob4o$16bo21bo2bo7b2o3bo3bo7bobob
o2bo$7bo7b2o22b2o8bo2bo4b2o7bob2o$6bobo41bo7b2o7b2o$4b3obo42b2o3bo2b2o
5b2obo$3bo4b2o10b2o37b3o7b3o$4b3o7b3o37b2o10b2o4bo$6bob2o5b2o2bo3b2o
42bob3o$7b2o7b2o7bo41bobo$6b2obo7b2o4bo2bo32b2o7bo$2bo2bobobo7bo3bo3b
2o32bo$2b4obobo6b2o3b3ob2o33b3o$7bobo6b2o4b2o38bo$4b2o2b3o5bo3b3o$4bo
2bob2o$2o3b2ob3o$o2bobo3bo$2b2obob2o$5bobo9bo$5bobo8bobo$6bo5b2obobo$
11bobobobobo10b6o$11bo4bob2o9bo6bo$12b3obo8b2obo8bob2o$14bobo8b2obo8bo
b2o$15bo16b2o2$29b3o2b3o2$26b3o8b3o$28bo8bo$22b2obobo10bobob2o$22bob2o
bobo6bobob2obo$28b2o6b2o!
R-pentomino

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x = 80, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
64bo$63bobo$63bob3o$42b2o4b2o10b2obo4bo$42bobo2bobo10bobobobobo$44bo2b
o14bobob2o5bo$43b2o2b2o12bobo8bobo$42b3o2b3o12bo9bobo$44bo2bo23b2obob
2o$31b2o37bo3bobo2bo$30bobo36b3ob2o3b2o$30b2o37b2obo2bo$57b3o3bo5b3o2b
2o$13bo10b2o30b2o4b2o6bobo$13b3o9bo27b2ob3o3b2o6bobob4o$16bo8bobo25b2o
3bo3bo7bobobo2bo$7bo7b2o9b2o18b2o5bo2bo4b2o7bob2o$6bobo36bo2bo5bo7b2o
7b2o$4b3obo36b2ob2o5b2o3bo2b2o5b2obo$3bo4b2o10b2o25bo15b3o7b3o$4b3o7b
3o22b2o17b2o10b2o4bo$6bob2o5b2o2bo3b2o13bo2bo29bob3o$7b2o7b2o7bo13bo
31bobo$6b2obo7b2o4bo2bo11bo13b2o9b2o7bo$2bo2bobobo7bo3bo3b2o7b4o2bo2bo
8bobo8bo$2b4obobo6b2o3b3ob2o7b3o4b2o11bo9b3o$7bobo6b2o4b2o30b2o10bo$4b
2o2b3o5bo3b3o$4bo2bob2o37b2o$2o3b2ob3o36bobo$o2bobo3bo37b2o$2b2obob2o
23bo2bo$5bobo9bo12b3o2b3o$5bobo8bobo12b2o2b2o$6bo5b2obobo14bo2bo$11bob
obobobo10bobo2bobo$11bo4bob2o10b2o4b2o$12b3obo$14bobo$15bo!
century

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x = 80, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$23bo$21bo5b2o$21b2o4bo5bo$24b2obo4bobo$19b5obob2o3bobo$18bo4bobo
2bo2b2ob2o$19b3obob2o4bo4bo$21b5obobob5o$26bo6bo$29b2o$16b2o$15bo2bo$
15bob2o19b2o$14b2o22bo25bo$13bo3b2o9b2o6bobo24bobo$14b3o2bo7b2ob2o4b2o
25bob3o$17b2obo5b2ob3o28b2obo4bo$16bo2bo6bobo2b2o27bobobobobo$16b2o8bo
4b2o29bobob2o5bo$24b3o3b2o29bobo8bobo$62bo9bobo$43b2o26b2obob2o$43b2o
25bo3bobo2bo$13bo55b3ob2o3b2o$13b3o53b2obo2bo$16bo40b3o3bo5b3o2b2o$7bo
7b2o39b2o4b2o6bobo$6bobo44b2ob3o3b2o6bobob4o$4b3obo24b3o17b2o3bo3bo7bo
bobo2bo$3bo4b2o10b2o11bo19bo2bo4b2o7bob2o$4b3o7b3o16b2obo17bo7b2o7b2o$
6bob2o5b2o2bo3b2o10b2o10b2o6b2o3bo2b2o5b2obo$7b2o7b2o7bo20bo2bo13b3o7b
3o$6b2obo7b2o4bo2bo19bo2bo8b2o10b2o4bo$2bo2bobobo7bo3bo3b2o20b2o22bob
3o$2b4obobo6b2o3b3ob2o44bobo$7bobo6b2o4b2o39b2o7bo$4b2o2b3o5bo3b3o40bo
$4bo2bob2o53b3o$2o3b2ob3o55bo$o2bobo3bo25b2o$2b2obob2o26b2o$5bobo9bo$
5bobo8bobo29b2o3b3o$6bo5b2obobo29b2o4bo8b2o$11bobobobobo27b2o2bobo6bo
2bo$11bo4bob2o28b3ob2o5bob2o$12b3obo25b2o4b2ob2o7bo2b3o$14bobo24bobo6b
2o9b2o3bo$15bo25bo22b2o$40b2o19b2obo$61bo2bo$62b2o$49b2o$46bo6bo$44b5o
bobob5o$43bo4bo4b2obob3o$44b2ob2o2bo2bobo4bo$45bobo3b2obob5o$45bobo4bo
b2o$46bo5bo4b2o$51b2o5bo$56bo$56b2o!
lumps of muck

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x = 71, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
55bo$54bobo$54bob3o$51b2obo4bo$51bobobobobo$53bobob2o5bo$31bo20bobo8bo
bo$31b3o19bo9bobo$34bo27b2obob2o$33b2o26bo3bobo2bo$61b2ob2o3b2o$47b4o
10bo4bo$20bo2bo21b4ob5o6bo2b3o$44bo6b4o6bo$16bo2bo4bo2bo15bob2ob3o11b
2ob4o$16b4ob2ob4o15bo2b2o2bo10bob3o2bo$20bo2bo19b3o2b2o11bo$18b3o2b3o
18bo2bo14bo$17bo8bo34b2obo$17b2obo2bob2o37b3o$61b2o4bo$17b4o2b4o35bob
3o$16bo3bo2bo3bo34bobo$13bo2b4ob2ob3o20bo2bo3b2o7bo$13b3o3bo4bo29bo$
16bo29bo4bo3b3o$7bo7b2o3bo2bo20b3ob2ob4o2bo$6bobo34bo3bo2bo3bo$4b3obo
35b4o2b4o$3bo4b2o$4b3o25b3o9b2obo2bob2o$6bob2o22bobo9bo8bo$8bo14bo2bo
5bo2bo9b3o2b3o$9bo11b2o2b3o5bobo11bo2bo$2bo2b3obo10bo2b2o2bo5b3o7b4ob
2ob4o$2b4ob2o11b3ob2obo15bo2bo4bo2bo$9bo6b4o6bo$4b3o2bo6b5ob4o21bo2bo$
4bo4bo10b4o$2o3b2ob2o$o2bobo3bo26b2o$2b2obob2o27bo$5bobo9bo19b3o$5bobo
8bobo20bo$6bo5b2obobo$11bobobobobo$11bo4bob2o$12b3obo$14bobo$15bo!
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Periods discovered:

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

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

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

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a while back there had been discussion of "hybrid shuttles" - e.g. shuttles with each half having a different period but the same offset. here is a p37 honey farm shuttle based on a p36 and a p38.

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x = 46, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8bo3b2o$10bo2bo$9b4o2$9b6o$9bo2bo2bo$bo12b2o$obo$o2bo$b2o5bo$6bo
$6bob2o$9bo2$6b2o$5bob2obo$7b2obo9$8bob2o$8bob2obo$11b2o$30b2o$9bo12b
2o6bo$9b2obo10bo7bo$12bo10bob2ob3obo$10bo5b2o6bobobo3bo$15bo2bo6bo6bo
bo$16bobo12b2ob3o$3b2o12bo19bo$3bo2bo2bo21b2ob3o$4b6o21b2obo2$6b4o13b
2ob2o$5bo2bo14bo3bo$5b2o3bo13b3o$9b2o4b2o$14bobo20b2o$14bo22bo2b2o$13b
2o23bobobo$37b2o3bo$37bo2bobobo$32b3o3b2obob2o$31bo3bo3bobo$30bo5bobo
2bo$30bo5bo2b2ob2o$30bo5bo3bobo$31bo3bo4bobo$22b2o8b3o6bo$21bobo$21bo
$20b2o$36b2o3b2o$36bobo2b2o$37b2o$29b2o$29b2o6b2o3b2o$37bo4bo$38bo4b3o
$37b2o6bo!
similarly here is a p48 based on a p60 and a p36.

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x = 31, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
26b4o$14bo6b2o7bo$14b3o4b2o2b2o3bo$6bo10bo7b2o2bo$6bo9b2o$6bobo20bo$6b
ob2o2bo14b2o$8b2o2b3o14b2o$12bo15bo$4bo2b2o$3bobo2bo11bo$3bo2b2o11b3o
6bo$2b2o14bo2b2o5bobo$18b2o3bo3bobo$18bobo2b2o4bo$20b3ob2o$17b2ob5o$17b
obo3bo3b2o$18bo2bo5bobo$18bo10bo$29b2o$25bo$23b3o$22bo$22b2o$6b2o$5b4o
6bo$4b2ob3o4bobo9bo$3b3o3bo3bo3bo7bobo$bobo5b3obo3bo8bo$ob2ob3obo3bo3b
o$b2o3b2o6bobo$15bo9bo$b2o3b2o17bo$ob2ob3obo11bo3bo$bobo5b3o8bobo$3b3o
3bo11bobo$4b2ob3o6b2obobo$5b4o7bob2obob2o$6b2o13bo$21b2o!
EDIT: here is a partial p46 that needs a pond to die.

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x = 64, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
58b2o$58bo$56bobo$52b2o2b2o$52b2o$40bo$38b3o$37bo$37b2o$29b2o21bo$29b
2o20b3o$50b2o2bo8bo$49bo3b2o6b3o$48b2o10bo$47b3o9bobo$48b2o10b2o$21b2o
3b2o21bo3b2o$8bo3b2o6b3o3b3o6b3o12b2o2bo5b2o$2o4b2obob3o4b3o7b3o3bo3b
o12b3o7bo$2o4bo4b3o4b3o7b3o2bo5bo5b2o5bo7bo$6bo3bo7b3o7b3o3bo3bo6bo14b
2o$7b3o10b3o3b3o6b3o5bobo$21b2o3b2o15b2o8b2o$7b3o28bo15bo$6bo3bo27b3o
12bo$2o4bo4b3o13b2obo2bobo5bo11b2o$2o4b2obob3o13b2ob4ob5ob3o$8bo3b2o20b
o4bo4bo$32b2o2bo4b3o$31bo2b2obo2b2o$31b2o4bo$37b2o!
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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doublepost but different topic. extremely contrived p29 odd traffic stop hassler.

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x = 46, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$10b2o2bobo$10bo3bo$11b3ob4o$13bobo2bo5bo$9b3obobo6b3o$8bo2bob2o
6bo$8b2o11b2o2$16b3o$15bo3bo$15bo3bo$15bo3bo8bo8b2o$12b2o2b3o7b3o5bo2b
obob2o$11bobo11bo6b3o4bobo$11bo13b2o4bo6b2obo$10b2o10bo8b2o5bo2b2o$17b
5obo15b2o2bo$13b2o2b4o2bo16bobo$12bo2bo4b3o17bob2o$15bo12b3o8b2obo2bo
$12bo2bo26bob2o$11b2ob2o10bo4bo2b3o5bo$12bo2bo10bo4bo9b2o$13b2o11bo4b
obo4bo$33bo4bo$8bo7b2o10b3o2bo4bo$8bo7bobo$2bo5bo9bo9bo5b3o$bob2o13b2o
7bobo4b2o$2bo2b2o3b3o15bo5b2o$6bobobo23b2o$8bo6b2o$15bobo$b2o3bo10bo$
o2b2obobo8b2o$o3bo3b3o$bobo$6bo11b2o$6bo8b2o2bo$6bo4bo2bob3o$11b4o$8b
o6b4o$8b6obo2bo$12bobo$10bo$10b2o!
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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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 1st, 2026, 2:52 pm
yyh_baboon wrote: October 1st, 2026, 5:35 am Any ideas on how to make a P29 Herschel factory?( need to turn excess block into ship, the ship can’t form too early)
I have a partial for a DRL but no factory unless you can find a banana sparker:

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x = 34, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
18bo$18b3o$21bo$20b2o$24b2o$23bobo6b2o$25bo6bo$9bo10bo8b2obo$8bo11bo6b
o3bo$11b2o3b2o2bo5bo$9b4o3bobo11bo$8bo2bo2bo3bo8bo$8bo4bo3b2o6bo4bo$2b
2o5bo3bo11b4o2bo$2bobo9bo4b2obo6b3o$3bo15b2ob4o2bo$25bo2b2o$19b2ob3o$
5b2o13bobo$2o2bo2b2o11bobo$2o2b2ob2o12bo$4b2ob2o$6bo9bo$5b2o8b2o$5b2o
8bobo$5b2o!
p29 dependent reflector loop:

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x = 90, y = 90, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$22bobo$22bo$20b2ob4o$19bo3bo2bo$19bobobo$17b2ob3o$16bo2bo9b2o$
16bob2o9b2o5b2o7b2o$14b2o3bo16bo8b2o$13bo2b3o15bobo2b2o$13b2obo17b2o3b
obo$16bo23bo$16b2o6bo19b2o4b2o26b2o$23b3o17bo2bo3b2o26bobo$30bo5b2o6bo
bo33bo$29b3o4bo2bo5bo30b4ob2o$35bo40bo2bo3bo$36bo2bo39bobobo$23bo12b3o
6b2o33b3ob2o$22bobo20bobo35bo2bo$23bo5b2o14bo37b2obo$29b2o38bo13bo3b2o
$68bobo4bo8b3o2bo$69bo5b2o9bob2o$75bo10bo$26b2o25bo9bo21b2o$27bo12b2ob
o8b2o7b3o$27bobo10b2ob3o6bobo5bo$28b2o4bo11bo13b2o5b2o4bo7b2o$34bo5b2o
b3o21b2o4b2o6b2o$33bobo5bobo4b2o23bo$34bo6bo7bo$34bo3b2ob2o6bobo6bo$
39bo10b2o4b2ob2o17b2o$28bo10bo18bo13bo5bo$26b2o10b2ob2o27b2ob2o4b3o$
27b2o11bobo27bo3bo6bo$13b2o18b2o5bo12bo2bo13bo$13b2o19bo4b2o9bo2b4o14b
obo4b2o$31b3o16b3o6bob2o14bobo$31bo21bo2b4ob2o15bo$20bo31b2o2bo$8b2o4b
2o3bo9bo28b2ob2o12bo$8b2o3bo2bo2b3o6bobo28bobo12bobo$13bobo12bobo28bob
o6b3o2bo2bo3b2o$14bo12b2ob2o28bo9bo3b2o4b2o$33bo2b2o31bo$11bo15b2ob4o
2bo21bo$10bobo14b2obo6b3o16b3o$10b2o4bobo14b4o2bo9b2o4bo19b2o$19bo13bo
2bo12bo5b2o18b2o$8bo6bo3bo27bobo11b2o$8b3o4b2ob2o27b2ob2o10b2o$11bo5bo
13bo18bo10bo$10b2o17b2ob2o4b2o10bo$31bo6bobo6b2ob2o3bo$40bo7bo6bo$16bo
23b2o4bobo5bobo$7b2o6b2o4b2o21b3ob2o5bo$7b2o7bo4b2o5b2o13bo11bo4b2o$
29bo5bobo6b3ob2o10bobo$26b3o7b2o8bob2o12bo$3b2o21bo9bo25b2o$3bo10bo$2o
bo9b2o5bo$o2b3o8bo4bobo$b2o3bo13bo38b2o$3bob2o37bo14b2o5bo$3bo2bo35bob
o20bobo$4b2ob3o33b2o6b3o12bo$6bobobo39bo2bo$6bo3bo2bo40bo$7b2ob4o30bo
5bo2bo4b3o$9bo33bobo6b2o5bo$9bobo26b2o3bo2bo17b3o$10b2o26b2o4b2o19bo6b
2o$49bo23bo$48bobo3b2o17bob2o$49b2o2bobo15b3o2bo$43b2o8bo16bo3b2o$43b
2o7b2o5b2o9b2obo$59b2o9bo2bo$67b3ob2o$66bobobo$63bo2bo3bo$63b4ob2o$67b
o$65bobo$65b2o!
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