I just made a working version in LifeViewer!
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x = 10, y = 11, rule = DoubleOn
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@RULE DoubleOn
# 0 = Off, 1 = On (looks on, counts as 1), 2 = GlitchedOff (looks off, counts as 1), 3 = GlitchedOn (looks on, counts as 2)
# state 1 or 2 contributes 1; state 3 contributes 2. For states 2 and 3, the exact number of state-1 (On) neighbors is used.
@TABLE
n_states:4
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
var w={1,2}
var w1=w
var w2=w
var w3=w
var a={0,1,2,3}
var a1=a
var a2=a
var a3=a
var a4=a
var a5=a
var a6=a
var a7=a
var a8=a
var b={0,2,3}
var b1=b
var b2=b
var b3=b
var b4=b
var b5=b
var b5=b
var b6=b
# Off → On when weighted neighbor count = 3.
0,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,1
0,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
# On → On when weighted neighbor count is 2 or 3.
# The catch-all line afterward turns all other On cells off.
1,w1,w2,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,0
# GlitchedOff → GlitchedOn when exactly 3 neighbors are state On (state 1).
# The remaining neighbors cannot be state 1.
2,1,1,1,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,3
2,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,2
# GlitchedOn → GlitchedOff when the number of state On (state 1) neighbors is 2 or 3.
3,1,1,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,3
3,1,1,1,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,3
3,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,2
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 0 27 54
3 62 158 255
I vibe coded the rule with some help from ChatGPT, since I'm not familiar with LifeViewer rule scripting. The rule is based on my recreation of the glitch, though.
Edit: I learned how @TABLE worked and I optimized it:
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x = 3, y = 1, rule = DoubleOn
3B!
@RULE DoubleOn
# 0 = Off, 1 = On (looks on, counts as 1), 2 = GlitchedOff (looks off, counts as 1), 3 = GlitchedOn (looks on, counts as 2)
# state 1 or 2 contributes 1; state 3 contributes 2. For states 2 and 3, the exact number of state-1 (On) neighbors is used.
@TABLE
n_states:4
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute
var w={1,2}
var w1=w
var w2=w
var w3=w
var a={0,1,2,3}
var a1=a
var a2=a
var a3=a
var a4=a
var a5=a
var a6=a
var a7=a
var a8=a
# Off → On when weighted neighbor count = 3.
0,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,1
0,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
# On → On when weighted neighbor count is 2 or 3.
1,w1,w2,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,0
# GlitchedOff → GlitchedOn when weighted neighbor count = 3.
2,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,3
2,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
# GlitchedOn → GlitchedOn when weighted neighbor count is 2 or 3.
3,w1,w2,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,w1,w2,w3,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,w1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,2
@COLORS
0 0 0 0
1 255 255 255
2 0 27 54
3 62 158 255
And I noticed that the real glitched cells are also Double-On to themselves
