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.
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C_R_116 wrote: October 15th, 2026, 12:02 am I never seen that traffic push before. New P71 traffic jam?
I had actually gotten the push from that traffic jam. See conwaylife.com/wiki/Traffic_light_hasslers#p71
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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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I just found a p10 pi hassler! It seems to be the first p10 pi hassler, and it only uses 2 oscillators!

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x = 24, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
4b2o7b2o$3bobo7bobo$3bobob2ob2obobo$4bobobobobobo$6bobobobo$4bo2bobobo
2bo$6bobobobo$2bo13bo$bob2o9b2obo$bo15bo$2o6bo8b2o$7b3o$7bobo4$6b2o11b
2o$4b3ob2ob2ob2ob2ob3o$3bo8bobo8bo$4b5obobobobob5o$9b2obobob2o$6b2o5bo
5b2o$6bo13bo$7bo11bo$6b2o11b2o!
I noticed that pi's are sometimes hard to turn around, but then I found that a hybrid/full fountain can actually turn a pi into a traffic light in the opposite direction, and I was able to use that weird 55p10 phase to turn it back!
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8than888 wrote: October 15th, 2026, 1:00 am I just found a p10 pi hassler! It seems to be the first p10 pi hassler, and it only uses 2 oscillators!

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x = 24, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
4b2o7b2o$3bobo7bobo$3bobob2ob2obobo$4bobobobobobo$6bobobobo$4bo2bobobo
2bo$6bobobobo$2bo13bo$bob2o9b2obo$bo15bo$2o6bo8b2o$7b3o$7bobo4$6b2o11b
2o$4b3ob2ob2ob2ob2ob3o$3bo8bobo8bo$4b5obobobobob5o$9b2obobob2o$6b2o5bo
5b2o$6bo13bo$7bo11bo$6b2o11b2o!
I noticed that pi's are sometimes hard to turn around, but then I found that a hybrid/full fountain can actually turn a pi into a traffic light in the opposite direction, and I was able to use that weird 55p10 phase to turn it back!
Nice!! :mrgreen: Here's a 7-cell minpop reduction (103 cells) using a smaller sparker:

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x = 21, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10bo2bo2$13bo$9b3o$10bo$7bo4bobo$3b2o2b2o3b2obo$3bo3bo7bo$9b2ob
3o$4bobo3bobo$9bo2bo$5bo4b2o$4bobo$3b2ob2o4$4bo11bo$3bobo9bobo$b3ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob3o$o4bobobobobobo4bo$b5obobobobob5o$6b2obobob2o$3b2o5bo5b2o
$3bo13bo$4bo11bo$3b2o11b2o!

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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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p14 HF hassler:

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x = 35, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$10bo2bo$10bo2bo$8bob4obo$6b2obo4bob2o$6bobob4obobo$4b2o2bobo2bo
bo2b2o$4bo3b2o4b2o3bo$3bob3o8b3obo$4bo2bo8bo2bo$b3ob2o10b2ob3o$o2bobo
12bobo2bo$o2bobo12bobo2bo$b3ob2o10b2ob3o$4bo2bo8bo2bo$3bob3o8b3obo$4b
o3b2o4b2o3bo$4b2o2bobo2bobo2b2o$6bobob4obobo$6b2obo4bob2o$8bob4obo$10b
o2bo7b2o$10bo2bo6bobo$11b2o7b2o$24b2o$24bobo$16b3o7bo$11b2o2bo3bo6b2o
$11b2obo5bob2o$7b2o6bo3bo2b2o$8bo7b3o$8bobo$9b2o$13b2o7b2o$12bobo6bo2b
o$12b2o7bo2bo$19bob4obo$17b2obo4bob2o$17bobob4obobo$15b2o2bobo2bobo2b
2o$15bo3b2o4b2o3bo$14bob3o8b3obo$15bo2bo8bo2bo$12b3ob2o10b2ob3o$11bo2b
obo12bobo2bo$11bo2bobo12bobo2bo$12b3ob2o10b2ob3o$15bo2bo8bo2bo$14bob3o
8b3obo$15bo3b2o4b2o3bo$15b2o2bobo2bobo2b2o$17bobob4obobo$17b2obo4bob2o
$19bob4obo$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$22b2o!
EDIT: p10 HF hassler in similar vein

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x = 31, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
10bo6bo$5bo4b3o4bobo$4bobo6bo2bobo$3bo2bo5b2o4bo$3b4ob2o19b2o$7bobo17b
o2bo$2o3bobo6b3o5bo3b4o$o2b3ob2o4bo3bo2bo2bo2bo$b2o3b2o2bobo5bobo2b2o
3b2o$4bo2bo2bo2bo3bo4b2ob3o2bo$b4o3bo5b3o6bobo3b2o$o2bo17bobo$2o19b2o
b4o$12bo4b2o5bo2bo$12bobo2bo6bobo$11bobo4b3o4bo$13bo6bo!
EDIT2: very weird p12 TL hassler:

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x = 29, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
2o25b2o$bo25bo$bob2o6b2o3b2o6b2obo$2obobo5bobobobo5bobob2o$o4bo7bobo7b
o4bo$2b2ob2o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o$2b2o4bo11bo4b2o$3bo4bo11bo4bo$2bo5bo4b3o4b
o5bo$5bobo13bobo$b2o2bo7bobo7bo2b2o$14bo$2b3o19b3o3$9bo2b5o2bo$8bo2b2o
3b2o2bo$8bo11bo$10bo2bobo2bo$8b2obo5bob2o$8bob2ob3ob2obo$7bo4bobobo4b
o$8b3obobobob3o$10bo2bobo2bo$11bobobobo$12bo3bo!
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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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The p10 is known, but the other two aren’t. Nice job!
JP21 wrote: February 12th, 2025, 1:12 am […]

[EDIT] Here are reduced p6, p10, p14 honey farm hasslers (their hassling mechanisms all by me from the past, supporting oscillators not mine):

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x = 66, y = 66, rule = B3/S23
52bo2bo2bo$49bo2b7o$49b3o$52bo2b6o$51bo2bobobo2bo$51bob2obo3b2o$29bo
20b2o2bob2o$27b3o22bobob2o$26bo5bo19bo$25bob6o20b2o5b2o$25bobo27bobo3b
o$24b2o3bob2o7b2o13b2ob3o$26bo4b2o7bobo6b2o6b2o$26bo2b2o11bo2b2obobo4b
o3b4o$27b2o12b2obobobo5b5o3bo$11bo27bo4bo3b2o3bo5bo$9b3o26b4obobobo4b
2obobobo$8bo3b2o3b2ob2o2b2o4b3o4bo4b2o7bobobob2o$4b2obob2o3bob3obo3b2o
3bo3bo2b2o3bo6b2o2bob2o$4b2obo2bobo2b2obobo2bobo2bo5bo2bobo2bobob2o2bo
bo2bob2o$7b2obo2b2o6bo3b2o2bo3bo3b2o3bob3obo3b2obob2o$4b2obobobo7b2o4b
o4b3o4b2o2b2ob2o3b2o3bo$3bobobob2o4bobobob4o26b3o$3bo5bo3b2o3bo4bo27bo
$o3b5o5bobobob2o12b2o$4o3bo4bobob2o2bo11b2o2bo$4b2o6b2o6bobo7b2o4bo$2b
3ob2o13b2o7b2obo3b2o$bo3bobo27bobo$b2o5b2o20b6obo$10bo19bo5bo$5b2obobo
22b3o$5b2obo2b2o20bo$b2o3bob2obo$bo2bobobo2bo$2b6o2bo$11b3o$4b7o2bo$4b
o2bo2bo3$57b2o$56bobo2b3o$56bob3o2bo$55b2obob3obo$13bo6bo23bo9bo2b4o2b
3o$11bobo4b3o4bo18b3o6b3o7b3o$12bobo2bo6bobo20bo5b3o2b4o2bo$12bo4b2o5b
o2bo18b2o6bob3obob2o$2o19b2ob4o27bo2b3obo$o2bo17bobo18bo12b3o2bobo$b4o
3bo5b3o6bobo3b2o10bobo4b3o9b2o$4bo2bo2bo2bo3bo4b2ob3o2bo11bo4bo3bo$b2o
3b2o2bobo5bobo2b2o3b2o16bo5bo$o2b3ob2o4bo3bo2bo2bo2bo20bo3bo4bo$2o3bob
o6b3o5bo3b4o7b2o9b3o4bobo$7bobo17bo2bo5bobo2b3o12bo$3b4ob2o19b2o5bob3o
2bo$3bo2bo5b2o4bo16b2obob3obo6b2o$4bobo6bo2bobo15bo2b4o2b3o5bo$5bo4b3o
4bobo13b3o7b3o6b3o$10bo6bo15b3o2b4o2bo9bo$34bob3obob2o$35bo2b3obo$35b
3o2bobo$40b2o!
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oscillator (can't be bothered to find period)

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x = 199, y = 232, rule = B3/S23
13$130bo$128bobo$118b2o6b2o12b2o$117bo3bo4b2o12b2o$106b2o8bo5bo3b2o$106b
2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$116bo5bo7bo$117bo3bo46b2o$118b2o48b2o$59bo$57bobo$47b
2o6b2o12b2o$46bo3bo4b2o12b2o$35b2o8bo5bo3b2o$35b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$45bo
5bo7bo$46bo3bo46b2o$47b2o48b2o68b3o$166bo3bo$165bo5bo$165bo5bo$168bo$
166bo3bo$167b3o$168bo2$96b3o$95bo3bo69b3o$94bo5bo68b3o$94bo5bo67bo3bo
$97bo$95bo3bo67b2o3b2o$96b3o$97bo3$98b3o$98b3o$97bo3bo2$96b2o3b2o$152b
2o16b2o$152b2o16b2o8$81b2o16b2o$81b2o16b2o10$32bo$30bobo$20b2o6b2o12b
2o$19bo3bo4b2o12b2o$8b2o8bo5bo3b2o$8b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$18bo5bo7bo$19bo
3bo$20b2o29$57b2o$57b2o3$61b2o$61b2o3$65b2o$65b2o3$69b2o$69b2o3$73b2o
$73b2o10$45b2o4b2o14bo$45b2o4b2o13bo$37b2o27b3o$33bo3bobo33bo$32bobo4b
o17b2o12b3o$32bobo4b2o15bobo11bo$30b3ob2o21bo11bobo$29bo40bo$30b3ob2o
$32bob2o$68b2o$68b2o3$67bo$66bobo$28b2o37bo$28b2o7$65b2o$46b2o17b2o$46b
2o4$49b2o14b2o$49b2o14bobo$67bo$67b2o$108b2o3b2o$108bobobo2bo$110bob2o
bo$109b2obo2b2o$114bo2bo$115b2o$82bo$81bobo$82bo48b2o$131bo$80b5o44bo
bo$80bo4bo43b2o$72b2o9bo2bo$66bob2obobo9b2obo2bo$66b2obobo8bo5bobobo$
70b2o7bobo4bo2bo$79bo2bo2b2o$80b2o$67b2o$67b2o23bo$90b3o$89bo$89b2o11b
obo$102b2o$103bo7$100b2o$100b2o41b2o$143b2o2$70b2o$70b2o2$97b2o$66b2o
29bo19b2o$67bo30bo17bobo11b2o$67bobo22b2o3b2o17bo13b2o7b2o$68b2o22bob
o20b2o22bo$94bo45b3o$84b2o8b2o46bo$84b2o$68b2o$67bobo$67bo$66b2o2$76b
2o$76b2o!
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edit: it breaks
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atanisaduts wrote: October 15th, 2026, 4:43 pm oscillator (can't be bothered to find period)

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The pattern you posted isn’t an oscillator, since it collapses around generation 1750.
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x = 5, y = 17, rule = B3-ry4acenqt5eir6-ek/S2-a3-a4nq5aeknr6-akHistory
C$2C$.2C$2C11$.3D$3.D$2.3D!
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yea just saw that, I wonder why it doesn't work tho and how you could get it to work


also I found out it's an off by one generation error from the toad and bronco causing it to compound and discombobulate
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Does this work, or does it somehow defeat the purpose?

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x = 99, y = 86, rule = B3/S23
5$57b2o$57bobo$58bo2$53bo$52b3o$51bobobo$51bobobo$52b3o$53bo7bo$62b2o
3b2o$62b2o3b2o$53bo4b5o$52b3o3b2ob2o12b3o2b2o$51bobobo3b2o16bobobo$51b
obobo24bo$52b3o22bobo$53bo20bo$73bob3obo$73bo2b2o2bo$76bob2o$77bo$74b
obo$79bo$70b2o6bobo$72bo6bo$70bobo$70b2o3b2o$76bo$74bo2b2o$74b3o2bo$68b
2obo6b2o$68b2ob4o$74bo$68b2ob3o$53bo12bo2bobo$52bo13b2o$52b3o7$22b2o4b
2o$22b2o4b2o$14b2o$10bo3bobo$9bobo4bo17b2o$9bobo4b2o15bobo$7b3ob2o21b
o$6bo$7b3ob2o$9bob2o5$44bo$43bobo$5b2o37bo$5b2o6$58b2o$42b2o14b2o$23b
2o17b2o$23b2o4$26b2o14b2o$26b2o14bobo$44bo$44b2o!

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atanisaduts wrote: October 15th, 2026, 4:53 pm yea just saw that, I wonder why it doesn't work tho and how you could get it to work


also I found out it's an off by one generation error from the toad and bronco causing it to compound and discombobulate

Fixed:

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x = 106, y = 120, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22b2o2$12b2o$13bo$13bobo$14b2o$30b2o$30b2o8b2o46bo$40bo45b3o$14
2o22bobo20b2o22bo$13bobo22b2o3b2o17bo13b2o7b2o$13bo30bo17bobo11b2o$12b
2o29bo19b2o$43b2o2$16b2o$16b2o2$89b2o$44b2o43b2o$43bo2bo$43bo2bo$43bo
bo7$35b2o$35bo$36b3o$13b2o23bo$13b2o$26b2o$25bo2bo2b2o$16b2o7bobo4bo2b
o$12b2obobo8bo5bobobo$12bob2obobo9b2obo2bo$18b2o9bo2bo$26bo4bo43b2o$26b
5o44bobo$77bo$17b2o4b2o3b2obo45b2o$17b2o4b2o3bob2o$9b2o$5bo3bobo33bo15b
2o$4bobo4bo17b2o12b3o14bo2bo$4bobo4b2o15bobo11bo12b2obo2b2o$2b3ob2o21b
o11bobo12bob2obo$bo40bo11bobobo2bo$2b3ob2o46b2o3b2o$4bob2o$40b2o$40b2o
3$39bo$38bobo$2o37bo$2o4$49bo$49b2o$49b2o18b2o3b2o$37b2o11bo18bobobo2b
o$18b2o17b2o32bob2obo$18b2o50b2obo2b2o$75bo2bo$76b2o2$21b2o14b2o4bob2o
$21b2o14bobo3b2obo45b2o$39bo52bo$39bob5o44bobo$38b2obo4bo43b2o$33b2o9b
o2bo$27bob2obobo9b2obo2bo$27b2obobo8bo5bobobo$31b2o7bobo4bo2bo$40bo2b
o2b2o$41b2o$28b2o$28b2o23bo$51b3o$50bo$50b2o7$58bobo$58bo2bo$58bo2bo$
59b2o43b2o$104b2o2$31b2o$31b2o2$58b2o$27b2o29bo19b2o$28bo30bo17bobo11b
2o$28bobo22b2o3b2o17bo13b2o7b2o$29b2o22bobo20b2o22bo$55bo45b3o$45b2o8b
2o46bo$45b2o$29b2o$28bobo$28bo$27b2o2$37b2o$37b2o!
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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$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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noice, but I was planning to use my weird gosper glider gun thingamabob somehow
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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 15th, 2026, 3:15 pm p14 HF hassler:

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x = 35, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$10bo2bo$10bo2bo$8bob4obo$6b2obo4bob2o$6bobob4obobo$4b2o2bobo2bo
bo2b2o$4bo3b2o4b2o3bo$3bob3o8b3obo$4bo2bo8bo2bo$b3ob2o10b2ob3o$o2bobo
12bobo2bo$o2bobo12bobo2bo$b3ob2o10b2ob3o$4bo2bo8bo2bo$3bob3o8b3obo$4b
o3b2o4b2o3bo$4b2o2bobo2bobo2b2o$6bobob4obobo$6b2obo4bob2o$8bob4obo$10b
o2bo7b2o$10bo2bo6bobo$11b2o7b2o$24b2o$24bobo$16b3o7bo$11b2o2bo3bo6b2o
$11b2obo5bob2o$7b2o6bo3bo2b2o$8bo7b3o$8bobo$9b2o$13b2o7b2o$12bobo6bo2b
o$12b2o7bo2bo$19bob4obo$17b2obo4bob2o$17bobob4obobo$15b2o2bobo2bobo2b
2o$15bo3b2o4b2o3bo$14bob3o8b3obo$15bo2bo8bo2bo$12b3ob2o10b2ob3o$11bo2b
obo12bobo2bo$11bo2bobo12bobo2bo$12b3ob2o10b2ob3o$15bo2bo8bo2bo$14bob3o
8b3obo$15bo3b2o4b2o3bo$15b2o2bobo2bobo2b2o$17bobob4obobo$17b2obo4bob2o
$19bob4obo$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$22b2o!
Reduced:

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x = 37, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
14bo$13b3o$5b2o5b2ob2o$5bobo4bo3bobo11b2o$6b2o2bo3b2o3b2o9bo$2b2o5bo5b
2o4bo6bobo$bobo6bo4b2o5bo5b2o$bo9b2o3b2o3bo2b2o$2o11bobo3bo4bobo$15b2o
b2o5b2o$16b3o$17bo2$22b2o$21bobo$21b2o$25b2o$25bobo$17b3o7bo$12b2o2bo
3bo6b2o$12b2obo5bob2o$8b2o6bo3bo2b2o$9bo7b3o$9bobo$10b2o$14b2o$13bobo
$13b2o2$19bo$18b3o$10b2o5b2ob2o$10bobo4bo3bobo11b2o$11b2o2bo3b2o3b2o9b
o$7b2o5bo5b2o4bo6bobo$6bobo6bo4b2o5bo5b2o$6bo9b2o3b2o3bo2b2o$5b2o11bo
bo3bo4bobo$20b2ob2o5b2o$21b3o$22bo!
Corollary P15 and P16:

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x = 57, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
o7b2o$3o5bobob2o32b3o$3bo6bob2o32b3o$2b2o5bo36b3o$3b2o4bob3o29b3o$4b4o
5bo29b3o$3bob2o4bo31b3o$3b2obo4bo$8b2o4b2o33b2o$13bobo32bobo$13b2o33b
2o$17b2o33b2o$17bobo32bobo$9b3o7bo24b3o7bo$4b2o2bo3bo6b2o18b2o2bo3bo6b
2o$4b2obo5bob2o22b2obo5bob2o$8bo3bo2b2o26bo3bo2b2o$9b3o32b3o3$12b2o33b
o$12bo33bobo$13b3o29bo3bo$15bo29bo3bo$33b2ob2obo5bo3bo$32b2o2b2ob2o5b
obo$40bo6bo$32b2o16b2obo2bo$32b2o5b2o10bob4o$39b2o8bobo$32bo16b2o2b2o
$32b2ob2o2b2o13bo$33bob2ob2o13bo$53b2o!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p328 R-pentomino shuttle/H' factory, based on something from Jormungant's conduit collection:

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x = 78, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
42bo$42b3o$32b2o11bo$29bo2bo2b2o7bo4b2o$27b3o3b2ob3o4bo5b2o$26bo12bo3b
ob3o$26b2o5b2ob3o5b2obobo$33b2obo9b2obo2$47bo$46b3o4$76bo$75bobo$75bo
bo$76bo6$31bo$29b2ob2o$29bo13b2o$29bo3bo8bobo$30b3o12bo$bo42b3o$obo41b
3o$obo$bo51bo$52bobo$53bo2$29b3o$30bo2$28bob2o9bob2o$28bobob2o5b3ob2o
5b2o$30b3obo3bo12bo$27b2o5bo4b3ob2o3b3o$27b2o4bo7b2o2bo2bo$32bo11b2o$
33b3o$35bo!
EDIT:
synperiplanar wrote: October 15th, 2026, 9:14 pm could i see that "something"
this (RF48H_B164R), but with a t-nosed p4 replacing the top catalyst

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x = 39, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$17.A.A$17.A$15.2A.A4.A$14.A.A.A2.3A$14.ABA.A.A$13.2ABABA.2A$13.
4BA4B$14.4B.B$15.5B$14.6B$14.10B$14.10B4.2B2.2B$13.3BD18BD$12.4B2D17B
DBD$10.5B2D18B3DB$8.29BD$7.29B$8.21B.4B$9.16B4.4B$.2DB.B.B.16B3.4B$2D
23B2.4B$.D23B.4B$2.27B$2.26B$.26B$2.24B$4.22B$8.19B$10.B3.13B$14.13B$
14.5B2.6B$13.5B4.5B$11.A.2A.B3.6B$9.3AB2A5.2A$8.A4.B7.A$9.3A.2A3.3A$11.
2A2.A2.A$14.2A!
Last edited by Period1GliderGun on October 15th, 2026, 10:20 pm, edited 3 times 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

Post by synperiplanar »

Period1GliderGun wrote: October 15th, 2026, 8:38 pm p328 R-pentomino shuttle/H' factory, based on something from Jormungant's conduit collection:

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x = 78, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
42bo$42b3o$32b2o11bo$29bo2bo2b2o7bo4b2o$27b3o3b2ob3o4bo5b2o$26bo12bo3b
ob3o$26b2o5b2ob3o5b2obobo$33b2obo9b2obo2$47bo$46b3o4$76bo$75bobo$75bo
bo$76bo6$31bo$29b2ob2o$29bo13b2o$29bo3bo8bobo$30b3o12bo$bo42b3o$obo41b
3o$obo$bo51bo$52bobo$53bo2$29b3o$30bo2$28bob2o9bob2o$28bobob2o5b3ob2o
5b2o$30b3obo3bo12bo$27b2o5bo4b3ob2o3b3o$27b2o4bo7b2o2bo2bo$32bo11b2o$
33b3o$35bo!
could i see that "something"
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by ray1234 »

new P480

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x = 88, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
27bo35b2o$27b3o20b2o11b2o$7bo22bo19bo$7b3o19b2o17bobo$10bo36bobo11bo$
9b2o14b2o5b2o9b2o3bo$25b2o4bobo9b2o14bob3o$31b2o28b2obo$61bob2o$62b3o
bo$15b3o$17bo46bo$3bo13bo34b2o$2b2o9bob2o35bo6bo4bo$bob2o7b2o19bo16bo
bo5bobo$3o2bo44b2o7bo3b2o3b2o$2bobobo48b2o5b2o4b2o$3bobobo47bo$4bo2b3o
11b2o14b2o17b3o$5b2obo12b2o35bo11b2o4b2o$6b2o5b2o55bobo2bobo$6bo4bo4b
o55bo2bo$11bo4bo16bo37bo4bo$11bo4bo24b3o10bo16bo4bo$12bo2bo24bo3bo26b
o4bo4bo$10bobo2bobo22bo3bo28b2o5b2o$10b2o4b2o11bo10bo4b2o18b2o12bob2o
$29b3o10bo4bob2o14b2o11b3o2bo$32bo8bobo3bo32bobobo$18b2o4b2o5b2o9bo4b
o33bobobo$18b2o3b2o3bo7b2o3bo3b2o35bo2b3o$27bobo5bobo3bo2bo9bo19b2o7b
2obo$23bo4bo6bo8bo26b2obo9b2o$34b2o5b3o26bo13bo$23bo46bo$70b3o$21bob3o
$23b2obo$23bob2o28b2o$24b3obo14b2o9bobo4b2o$39bo3b2o9b2o5b2o14b2o$26b
o11bobo36bo$37bobo17b2o19b3o$37bo19bo22bo$23b2o11b2o20b3o$23b2o35bo!
this really wants to be a gun but the figure 8 gets in the way of everything.

EDIT 1: period untripled

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x = 88, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
58b2o$58b2o4$27bo35b2o$27b3o20b2o11b2o$7bo22bo19bo$7b3o19b2o17bobo$10b
o36bobo11bo$9b2o14b2o5b2o9b2o3bo$25b2o4bobo9b2o14bob3o$31b2o28b2obo$61b
ob2o$62b3obo$15b3o$17bo46bo$3bo13bo34b2o$2b2o9bob2o35bo6bo4bo$bob2o7b
2o19bo16bobo5bobo$3o2bo44b2o7bo3b2o3b2o$2bobobo48b2o5b2o4b2o$3bobobo47b
o$4bo2b3o11b2o14b2o17b3o$5b2obo12b2o35bo11b2o4b2o$6b2o5b2o55bobo2bobo
$6bo4bo4bo55bo2bo$11bo4bo16bo37bo4bo$11bo4bo24b3o10bo16bo4bo$12bo2bo24b
o3bo26bo4bo4bo$10bobo2bobo22bo3bo28b2o5b2o$10b2o4b2o11bo10bo4b2o18b2o
12bob2o$29b3o10bo4bob2o14b2o11b3o2bo$32bo8bobo3bo32bobobo$18b2o4b2o5b
2o9bo4bo33bobobo$18b2o3b2o3bo7b2o3bo3b2o35bo2b3o$27bobo5bobo3bo2bo9bo
19b2o7b2obo$23bo4bo6bo8bo26b2obo9b2o$34b2o5b3o26bo13bo$23bo46bo$70b3o
$21bob3o$23b2obo$23bob2o28b2o$24b3obo14b2o9bobo4b2o$39bo3b2o9b2o5b2o14b
2o$26bo11bobo36bo$37bobo17b2o19b3o$37bo19bo22bo$23b2o11b2o20b3o$23b2o
35bo4$28b2o$28b2o!
Last edited by ray1234 on October 16th, 2026, 12:53 am, edited 1 time in total.

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x = 37, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18bobo$19b2o2$35b2o$9b2o24b2o$9b2o3$3b2o19b2o$3b2o19b2o8b2o$34b2o
5$2o$2o6$b2o$b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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ray1234 wrote: October 16th, 2026, 12:48 am new P480
this really wants to be a gun but the figure 8 gets in the way of everything
Different capping for p160, but really awesome use of the figure eight to eat the extra glider

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x = 88, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
27bo$27b3o22bo$7bo22bo20bobo$7b3o19b2o20bobo$10bo39b2ob2o6bo$9b2o14b2o
5b2o20bo$25b2o4bobo16b2obo5bob3o$31b2o17b2obobo5b2obo$54b2o5bob2o$62b
3obo$15b3o$17bo46bo$3bo13bo34b2o$2b2o9bob2o35bo6bo4bo$bob2o7b2o19bo16b
obo5bobo$3o2bo44b2o7bo3b2o3b2o$2bobobo48b2o5b2o4b2o$3bobobo47bo$4bo2b
3o11b2o14b2o17b3o$5b2obo12b2o35bo11b2o4b2o$6b2o5b2o55bobo2bobo$6bo4bo
4bo55bo2bo$11bo4bo16bo37bo4bo$11bo4bo24b3o10bo16bo4bo$12bo2bo24bo3bo26b
o4bo4bo$10bobo2bobo22bo3bo28b2o5b2o$10b2o4b2o11bo10bo4b2o18b2o12bob2o
$29b3o10bo4bob2o14b2o11b3o2bo$32bo8bobo3bo32bobobo$18b2o4b2o5b2o9bo4b
o33bobobo$18b2o3b2o3bo7b2o3bo3b2o35bo2b3o$27bobo5bobo3bo2bo9bo19b2o7b
2obo$23bo4bo6bo8bo26b2obo9b2o$34b2o5b3o26bo13bo$23bo46bo$70b3o$21bob3o
$23b2obo5b2o$23bob2o5bobob2o17b2o$24b3obo5bob2o16bobo4b2o$33bo20b2o5b
2o14b2o$26bo6b2ob2o39bo$34bobo20b2o19b3o$34bobo20bo22bo$35bo22b3o$60b
o!
EDIT: this gun was known, sadly.
KtT wrote: June 11th, 2025, 11:21 am A p160 4-barreled glider gun that is not only a gun form of the oscillator that can be seen in jslife/osc/o0160.lif but also a smaller solution for this gun:
Last edited by WhiteHawk on October 16th, 2026, 5:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Period1GliderGun »

i can't remember if this p31 pre-anvil hassler made it to the forums (from my "completed" file)

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x = 50, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
35b2o7b2o$35b2o7b2o3$3b2o7b2o18bo15bo$3b2o7b2o17bo17bo$34bo2b3ob3o2bo
$32bob2o9b2obo$32bo6bobo6bo$3bo9bo19b2o3bo3bo3b2o$2b3o7b3o18b5o5b5o$b
o2bo7bo2bo$o2b2o7b2o2bo6b2o$2obo9bob2o7bo8b5o5b5o$bo2bo7bo2bo8bo8b2o3b
o3bo3b2o$b3o9b3o7bo8bo6bobo6bo$b3o9b3o4b3o9bob2o9b2obo$bo2bo7bo2bo18b
o2b3ob3o2bo$2obo9bob2o14bo17bo$o2b2o7b2o2bo15bo15bo$bo2bo7bo2bo$2b3o7b
3o$3bo9bo21b2o7b2o$35b2o7b2o3$3b2o7b2o$3b2o7b2o!
also I would like to request that everything in my "completed" file (see here) gets put on the wiki. i will try to get some done but i don't have the time to do it all myself. everything should have dates and credits for the original partials.

EDIT: reduction to a p49 C from the same file (p7 pipsquirter -> 34P7). i will put further completed-file osc reductions in this post.

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x = 56, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27bo$25bobo$21b2o2b2o$21b2o7$20b2o$19bo2bo$22bo2$21b2o$21bobo2$
16b2o$16b2o9b2o$27b2o2$21bobo$22b2o$33bo$22bo8b3o$22bo2bo4bo$23b2o5b2o
11bo$41b3o$40bo$40b2o4$22b2o$18b2o2b2o7b3o$17bobo10bo3bo$17bo11bo4bo$
16b2o11bo2b2o$30b2o2$43b2o$43b2o4b3o$o18b2o27bo6bo$3o16b2o26b2obobo2b
o$3bo39b3o6b3o$2b2o38bo2bobob2o$25b3o14bo6bo$17bo5b5o6b2o10b3o4b2o$3b
2o10bobo3bobo10b2o17b2o$3b2o6b5o5bo$11b3o$35b2o$35bo$18b2o16b3o$18b2o
18bo!
EDIT2: this p72 was in my collection despite having been found earlier. here is a reduction, replacing p6 pips with mazing.

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x = 46, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
18b3o$18b3o$16b2o2b3o7b2o$16b2o11bo2bo$16b3o10bobobo$18bo11bo2bo$18bo
15bo6bo$31bobo7b2o$40b2obo$5bo33bo2b3o$18b3o17bobobo$3b3obo8b2o2bo16b
obobo$2bob2o10bo2b2o14b3o2bo$2b2obo10b3o17bob2o$ob3o32b2o$38bo4bo$2bo
4bo$7b2o32b3obo$6b2obo17b3o10bob2o$5bo2b3o14b2o2bo10b2obo$4bobobo16bo
2b2o8bob3o$3bobobo17b3o$b3o2bo33bo$2bob2o$3b2o7bobo$4bo6bo15bo$12bo2b
o11bo$12bobobo10b3o$13bo2bo11b2o$14b2o7b3o2b2o$25b3o$25b3o!
EDIT: reduction to a p116 by swapping out all of the sparkers

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x = 61, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$11bobo$11bo$9b2ob4o$8bobobo2bo$8bobo$6b2o2bo$5bo4b2o$5b5o$3b2o4b
o12bo$2bo2b2o9bo4bobo$2b2obo8b2ob2o3bo$5bo10bo$5b2o3$9b2o7bo4b2o13b2o
9b2o$9b2o5b2ob2o2b2o12bo2bo7bo2bo$18bo18b3o2b5o2b3o$40b2o5b2o$39bo9bo
$12b2o25b2obo3bob2o$7b2o4bo30bo$7bo2b3o$8bobo$7b2o$6bo2bo$6b2obo42b2o
2b2o$4b2o3b2o41bobo2bo$bobo2bobo3bo41b2obob2o$b2obobob3o9bo31bo4bo2bo
$4bo2bobo3bo5b3o30b2obob3o$b2obo13bo3bo34bo$b2ob2o3b2obo5b2ob2o29b2ob
2o$3bo3b3o41b3o3bo$4b2ob2o29b2ob2o5bob2o3b2ob2o$3bo34bo3bo13bob2o$b3o
bob2o30b3o5bo3bobo2bo$o2bo4bo31bo9b3obobob2o$2obob2o41bo3bobo2bobo$3b
o2bobo41b2o3b2o$3b2o2b2o42bob2o$51bo2bo$52b2o$50bobo$48b3o2bo$16bo30b
o4b2o$11b2obo3bob2o25b2o$11bo9bo$12b2o5b2o$9b3o2b5o2b3o18bo$9bo2bo7bo
2bo12b2o2b2ob2o5b2o$10b2o9b2o13b2o4bo7b2o3$54b2o$44bo10bo$38bo3b2ob2o
8bob2o$37bobo4bo9b2o2bo$38bo12bo4b2o$51b5o$49b2o4bo$50bo2b2o$50bobo$45b
o2bobobo$45b4ob2o$49bo$47bobo$47b2o!
reduction to the other one by using a smaller p4 fountain

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x = 68, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
36bob2o9b2obo$36b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$39bobobobobobo$36b3obo7bob3o$36bo2b
obo5bobo2bo$39b4o3b4o$38bo3bo3bo3bo$39b2o7b2o$29b2o$29bobo6b4o5b4o$30b
o6bob2o2b3o2b2obo$38b2ob7ob2o$12b2o$11bobo$11bobob2o$12bobobo$14bo$5b
o7b2o$4bobo5b3o$4bobo5b3o7b3o$3b2ob2o4b3o6bo3bo$6bo6b2o5bo5bo15bo$5b2o
4bo2bo4bo3bo3bo14b2o$2b2obob2obo2bo5bo7bo$o2bobo3b3o7bobo3bobo15bobo$
2obobo9b2o3b2o3b2o16bobo7b2o7b2o$3bobo2bo5bobo36bo6b3obo$3bob3o6bo36b
obo5bo2bobo$4b2o7b2o7bobo16b2o3b2o3b2o9bobob2o$22bobo15bobo3bobo7b3o3b
obo2bo$40bo7bo5bo2bob2obob2o$24b2o14bo3bo3bo4bo2bo4b2o$25bo15bo5bo5b2o
6bo$42bo3bo6b3o4b2ob2o$43b3o7b3o5bobo$53b3o5bobo$53b2o7bo$53bo$51bobo
bo$51b2obobo$54bobo$54b2o$17b2ob7ob2o$16bob2o2b3o2b2obo6bo$17b4o5b4o6b
obo$37b2o$18b2o7b2o$17bo3bo3bo3bo$18b4o3b4o$15bo2bobo5bobo2bo$15b3obo
7bob3o$18bobobobobobo$15b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$15bob2o9b2obo!
EDIT4: reduction to a p64 R (not by me) (100 -> 67)

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x = 38, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$19bo2bo10b2o$18bobobo10b3o$18bo2bo5b2o2bo2bobo$17bo9b2o2b2o2b2o
$18bobo10b2o5$32b2o$32b2obo$36bo$20b2o11bo$19b2o13bob2o$2b2o16bo6b2o7b
2o$bobo11bo11bo$bo12bobo11b3o$2o12bob2o12bo!
reduction to p138 from completed file (twin bees shuttle + block -> different block + weird loop thing)

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x = 60, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
35b2o$26bo7bo2bob2obo$26b3o6bobobob2o$29bo4b2ob2o$22b2o4b2o$23bo$23bo
bo$16b2o6b2o$17bo$17bobo22b2o$18b2o22b2o3$30b3o$29bo3bo$11b2o16bo3bo15b
2o$12bo14b2ob3ob2o7b2o4bo$4b2o6bobo11bobo5bobo6b2o5bo$5bo7b2o11bo9bo12b
2o$5bobo18b2obo3bob2o12bo$6b2o2b2o16b2o3b2o12b3o6b2o$10b2o35bo2bo5bo$
46bo3bo6bo$51bo4b2o$44b2o3b2o$10b3o29bo5bo7b2o$9bo2bo29bo4bo7bobo$9bo
3bo28bo5bo7bo$o7bo35b2o3b2o6b3o$3o6b2o3b2o35bo7bo$3bo7bo5bo28bo3bo$2b
obo7bo4bo29bo2bo$2b2o7bo5bo29b3o$9b2o3b2o$2b2o4bo$2bo6bo3bo$3bo5bo2bo
35b2o$2b2o6b3o12b2o3b2o16b2o2b2o$10bo12b2obo3bob2o18bobo$9b2o12bo9bo11b
2o7bo$9bo5b2o6bobo5bobo11bobo6b2o$10bo4b2o7b2ob3ob2o14bo$9b2o15bo3bo16b
2o$26bo3bo$27b3o3$16b2o22b2o$16b2o22bobo$42bo$34b2o6b2o$34bobo$36bo$30b
2o4b2o$21b2ob2o4bo$17b2obobobo6b3o$17bob2obo2bo7bo$23b2o!
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 16th, 2026, 1:00 am reduction to the other one by using a smaller p4 fountain

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x = 68, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
36bob2o9b2obo$36b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$39bobobobobobo$36b3obo7bob3o$36bo2b
obo5bobo2bo$39b4o3b4o$38bo3bo3bo3bo$39b2o7b2o$29b2o$29bobo6b4o5b4o$30b
o6bob2o2b3o2b2obo$38b2ob7ob2o$12b2o$11bobo$11bobob2o$12bobobo$14bo$5b
o7b2o$4bobo5b3o$4bobo5b3o7b3o$3b2ob2o4b3o6bo3bo$6bo6b2o5bo5bo15bo$5b2o
4bo2bo4bo3bo3bo14b2o$2b2obob2obo2bo5bo7bo$o2bobo3b3o7bobo3bobo15bobo$
2obobo9b2o3b2o3b2o16bobo7b2o7b2o$3bobo2bo5bobo36bo6b3obo$3bob3o6bo36b
obo5bo2bobo$4b2o7b2o7bobo16b2o3b2o3b2o9bobob2o$22bobo15bobo3bobo7b3o3b
obo2bo$40bo7bo5bo2bob2obob2o$24b2o14bo3bo3bo4bo2bo4b2o$25bo15bo5bo5b2o
6bo$42bo3bo6b3o4b2ob2o$43b3o7b3o5bobo$53b3o5bobo$53b2o7bo$53bo$51bobo
bo$51b2obobo$54bobo$54b2o$17b2ob7ob2o$16bob2o2b3o2b2obo6bo$17b4o5b4o6b
obo$37b2o$18b2o7b2o$17bo3bo3bo3bo$18b4o3b4o$15bo2bobo5bobo2bo$15b3obo
7bob3o$18bobobobobobo$15b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$15bob2o9b2obo!
mind your sparkers

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x = 54, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
29bo$27b3o4b2o$26bo3b2o2bo$26b2obo2bobo9b2o$4b2o6b2o8b2o5bob2o2b2o7bo$
4bobo5bo9bobo8bo7b2obo$6bo3bobo10bo4b6obob3o3bo$6b2ob3o20bob5o$8b2o29b
o$4b3obo31b2o$3bo3b2o$3bobo$4bo2bo$6b2o$5b3o$4bob2o$3bo3bo$3bobo2bo22b
2o$b2o3b2o8bo15b2o$o2b2obo7b2ob2o11bobo$bobo2bo7b2ob2o12bo5b2o$2bo2b2o
b2o27b2o7b2o$7bobo36bo$7bo36bobo$6b2o7b2o27b2ob2o2bo$15b2o5bo12b2ob2o
7bo2bobo$21bobo11b2ob2o7bob2o2bo$20b2o15bo8b2o3b2o$21b2o22bo2bobo$46bo
3bo$46b2obo$46b3o$46b2o$46bo2bo$48bobo$45b2o3bo$12b2o31bob3o$14bo29b2o
$15b5obo20b3ob2o$10bo3b3obob6o4bo10bobo3bo$9bob2o7bo8bobo9bo5bobo$9bo
7b2o2b2obo5b2o8b2o6b2o$8b2o9bobo2bob2o$19bo2b2o3bo$18b2o4b3o$24bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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In a somewhat surprising full-circle moment (initially begun with an attempted p92 Pi hassler reduction successfully reducing a p64 glider gun variant), here's an attempted reduction to the p64 glider gun variant successfully reducing a p92 Pi hassler:

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x = 64, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
47b2o$40b2o5bobo$40bo8bo2b2o$28b2o8bobo7b2obobo$29bo4b2o2b2o5b4o2bo$
20b2o5bo6b2o6b2o4bo3bo$21bo5b2o14bo3bo2bobo$20bo23bo6bo$19bob3o20bo2bo
9b2o$18bobo2bo22bobobo5bo2bob2o$18bobobo27bo4bobobobo$16b2o2bob2o21bo
6bobo2bobo2bo$17bobo4bo3bo15bobo5bo7bobo$b2ob2o10bo2bobobo4b2o14bobo8b
6ob2o$2bob2o10bobo11bo12b2o2b2o3b2o7bo$2bo3bo8b2o2b2o7b2o15bobo9bobobo
$2ob5ob3o5bobo8bo12b4o2bo10b2ob2o$bobo4bobo6bobo21bo2bobo$bo2b2ob2o4bo
4bo23b2o2b2o$2bobobobo2bo3bo27bobo$b2obo2bo5bo3bo22bo2bobo$5b2o8bobobo
20b3obo$18bo2bo21bo$11b2o5bo16b2o5bo$11bob2o3b2obo6b2o6bo5b2o$12bo2b2o
bobo3b2o2b2o4bo$10bobobo8bobo8b2o$10b2o2bo8bo$14bobo5b2o$15b2o!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 16th, 2026, 1:00 am i can't remember if this p31 pre-anvil hassler made it to the forums (from my "completed" file)
The search function reveals this was the last pre-anvil hassler posted to the forums and labeled as such
Period1GliderGun wrote: December 25th, 2024, 2:06 am p31 pre-anvil hassler:
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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ray1234 wrote: October 16th, 2026, 12:48 am this really wants to be a gun but the figure 8 gets in the way of everything.
This almost works

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x = 86, y = 86, rule = B3/S23Investigator
73.2A$74.2A$73.A16$57.2A$26.A29.A.A$26.3A29.A$6.A22.A$6.3A19.2A$9.A$8.
2A14.2A5.2A$24.2A4.A.A$30.2A$12.2A51.2A$12.A.A46.2A.A2.A.2A$61.A4.A2.
2A$12.A52.A$10.A3.A2.A33.2A9.A.A.E$.3A5.A3.A3.A11.A12.A8.A6.A$A9.A.2A
3.A10.2A11.2A6.A.A5.A.A2.A$A3.A6.A.A26.3A6.2A7.A3.A4.2A$A2.A.A7.3A9.A
2.A10.2A13.2A5.2A4.2A$2.A.A2.A17.A2.A15.A9.A$3.A3.A12.2A3.3A15.A.A9.3A
$7.A12.2A22.2A11.A11.2A4.2A$4.3A62.A.A2.A.A$11.A2.A25.2A29.4A$9.A2.2A
2.A25.A26.A2.2A2.A$9.A2.2A2.A23.2A.2A24.A2.2A2.A$11.4A27.2A27.A2.A$9.
A.A2.A.A62.3A$9.2A4.2A11.A17.A17.2A12.A$28.3A15.A11.3A3.2A12.A3.A$31.
A14.A10.A2.A17.A2.A.A$17.2A4.2A5.2A25.A2.A9.3A7.A.A2.A$17.2A4.A3.A7.2A
35.A.A6.A3.A$23.A2.A.A5.A.A19.2A10.A3.2A.A9.A$27.A6.A21.A11.A3.A3.A5.
3A$19.E.A.A9.2A33.A2.A3.A$20.A52.A$15.2A2.A4.A$15.2A.A2.A.2A46.A.A$19.
2A51.2A$54.2A$53.A.A4.2A$53.2A5.2A14.2A$76.A$32.A23.2A19.3A$30.2A24.A
22.A$31.2A24.3A$59.A19$7.A$7.A.A$7.2A!
And for the moderators, feel free to move this post to the gun discussion thread.
EDIT: ray1234 already made a completion to this.
ray1234 wrote: October 16th, 2026, 1:19 am 4 barrelled gun. P160
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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reduction of my p152 traffic light thing:

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x = 70, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
32b2o2$30bo3bo$30bo4bo$32bobobo$33bobobo$34bo4bo$35bo3bo2$30bo5b2o$28b
2obo$27bo7bo$26bobo2bo3bo$26bo2bo4bobo$27b2o6bo$35bo4$62bo$60b2o$62b2o
$57b2o2bo6b2o$22b2o33bobo7bobo$47b2ob2o15bo$20bo3bo23bobobo6b2ob2ob3o
bo$20bo4bo10bo11bo4bob2o5b2o4b2o$22bobobo9bo7bo2b2obo2bo3b3o2b2ob2o$23b
obobo7bobo6b2obo2bo4b2o8bo$24bo4bo6bo7bo3b3o2bo2b2o9bo$25bo3bo2bo3bo9b
o3b5o2bo8b2o$32bo13bob2o2bo4b2o2b2o$10b2o14b2o4bo15bo2b5obobo2bo$10bo
bo6bo23b5o8bo2b2o$13bo3b5o12b3o5b3ob2o2bobo2bo3bo$11b2obobo5bo20b5o2b
o2bobobobo$10bobobobo2bo2b5o20bo5bobob2o$10bo3bo2bobo2b2ob3o2b3o15b5o
3bo$9b2o2bo8b5o23bo6bobo$7bo2bobob5o2bo12bo23b2o$7b2o2b2o4bo2b2obo10b
o8bo$2b2o8bo2b5o3bo10bo7bobo$2bo9b2o2bo2b3o3bo4bo10bo3bo$4bo8b2o4bo2b
ob2o4bo11bo3bo$3b2ob2o2b3o3bo2bob2o2bo4bo12bo3bo$2o4b2o5b2obo4bo22bo3b
o$ob3ob2ob2o6bobobo10b3o10bobo$2bo15b2ob2o23bo$obo7bobo$2o6bo2b2o$6b2o
$8b2o24bo$7bo26bo$34bo2$30b3o3b3o2$34bo6b2o$34bo5bo2bo$34bo3bo2bobo$42b
o$38bob2o$39bo$33bo$32bobo$31bo3bo$32bo3bo$33bo3bo$34bo3bo$35bobo$36b
o!
EDIT: if this wick could be terminated then we would get an extensible form

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x = 33, y = 48, rule = B3/S23:T50-8,48
3o3bobo5b4obob3o$2bo3b3o3b2o4bo$6bob2obo3bo2bob2o$9b2ob5obo2bo$4bobo6b
2o2bo2bo3b2o$2bo5bo6bo4bobo2bo$2bo4bo7b4obob3o$2bo4b3o3b2o4bo$4bo5bo3b
ob2obob2o$7bo3bob3o3bo2bo$7bo2bo7bob2o3b2o$4b3o9bo2bobobo2bo$3b7o6b4ob
ob3o$4b3o7b2o4bo$10b2o3bob2obob2o$8b4o2bo2b2obo2bo$8b2obo2bo3b2o2bo3b
2o$5bo11bo4bobo2bo$5b2ob2obo5b4obob3o$5bo2b2o5b2o4bo$9bo4bo3b2obob2o$
8bob6o3bobo2bo$12bo2bo4bob2o3b2o$6bo3bo7bo2bobobo2bo$4b3o3bobo5b4obob
3o$6bo3b3o3b2o4bo$10bob2obo3bo2bob2o$13b2ob5obo2bo$8bobo6b2o2bo2bo3b2o
$6bo5bo6bo4bobo2bo$6bo4bo7b4obob3o$6bo4b3o3b2o4bo$8bo5bo3bob2obob2o$
11bo3bob3o3bo2bo$11bo2bo7bob2o3b2o$8b3o9bo2bobobo2bo$7b7o6b4obob3o$8b
3o7b2o4bo$14b2o3bob2obob2o$12b4o2bo2b2obo2bo$12b2obo2bo3b2o2bo3b2o$9bo
11bo4bobo2bo$9b2ob2obo5b4obob3o$9bo2b2o5b2o4bo$13bo4bo3b2obob2o$12bob
6o3bobo2bo$16bo2bo4bob2o3b2o$10bo3bo7bo2bobobo2bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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got tired of looking at this partial in my collection. p80 unnamed object rotator.

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x = 106, y = 110, rule = B3/S23
55bo$54b2o$53bob2o$52b3o2bo$54bobobo$55bobobo$56bo2b3o$42b2o13b2obo$43b
o14b2o$43bobo12bo$44b2o19b2o$48b2o3bo7b3o2bo$48b2o3bo10b2o$49bo3bo6bo
$60bo$49b3o3b3o6b2o$61b3o2bo$53bo11b2o$53bo$53bo6$40bob2o4b2o$40b2obo
4b2o$48b2o2$49bo2b2o$50b3o$51bo7$45b2o$45b2o2$8b2o4b2o$8bobo2bobo65b2o
$10bo2bo67bo$9bo4bo67bo17bo$9bo4bo28bo17b2o18b2o15b3o$9bo4bo28b3o15bo
35bo$11b2o33bo12bobo6b2o27b2o$3b3o39bobo10bobo7b2o$3b3o40bo6b2o4bo$3b
3o46bo23bobo$3o48bo3bo12b2o5b2ob2o$3o47bo3bo12bo2bo7bo15bo$3o11b2o34b
o2bo12b2o2bo4b2o17b2o$13b3o7b2o25bobo14b2o2bo3b2o5bo9bo2bobo$12bo9b3o
43b4o4bo3bobo7b2o6bo$14bo7bob2o51bo12bobo3b2o5b3o$10b2obobo5b2ob4o53b
o8b7o6b3o$10bo4bo6bobo66bobo9b3o$11b5o7bo76b3o$12b2o32bo12bo40b3o$36b
2o7bobo10bobo39b3o$7b2o27b2o6bobo12bo33b2o$8bo35bo15b3o28bo4bo$5b3o15b
2o18b2o17bo28bo4bo$5bo17bo67bo4bo$24bo67bo2bo$23b2o65bobo2bobo$90b2o4b
2o2$59b2o$59b2o9$55b2o$55b2o2$62bob2o$62b2obo8$39b2o12b3o$39bo2b3o7bo
2bo$40b2o10bo2bo$45bo$45bo5b2o$40b2o9bo$39bo2b3o$39b2o19b2o$47bo12bob
o$46b2o14bo$45bob2o13b2o$44b3o2bo$46bobobo$47bobobo$48bo2b3o$49b2obo$
50b2o$50bo!
EDIT: p80 R hassler, another completed partial from my collection:

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x = 119, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
75bo$58b2o14bobo$58b2o14bobo$73b2ob3o13b2o$10b2o4b2o46b3o12bo12bo$10b
obo2bobo55b2ob3o14bo17bo$12bo2bo46b2o9b2obo15b2o15b3o$11bo4bo28b2o15b
o4bo40bo$11b2o2b2o27bo2bo14bo16b2o27b2o$6bo6b2o30b2obo14bo2bo12b2o$6b
2o38bobo16bo35bo$5b2obo36bo2b2o49bo3bo$4bo2b3o35bobo18b2o21b2o13bo$3b
obobo38bob2o16b2o21b2o6b2o5b2o$2bobobo7bo33bo48bo8bo$3o2bo7b3o32bobo46b
o4bobo10bo$bob2o6b2o2bo33b2o47b3o3bo2bo7b2o$2b2o7bo2bo3b3o47b2o33bo2b
2o6b2obo$3bo10bobo4bo46bobo32b3o7bo2b3o$12bo8bo48bo33bo7bobobo$13b2o5b
2o6b2o21b2o16b2obo38bobobo$14bo13b2o21b2o18bobo35b3o2bo$15bo3bo49b2o2b
o36bob2o$17bo35bo16bobo38b2o$38b2o12bo2bo14bob2o30b2o6bo$9b2o27b2o16b
o14bo2bo27b2o2b2o$10bo40bo4bo15b2o28bo4bo$7b3o15b2o15bob2o9b2o46bo2bo
$7bo17bo14b3ob2o55bobo2bobo$26bo12bo12b3o46b2o4b2o$25b2o13b3ob2o$42bo
bo14b2o$42bobo14b2o$43bo!
EDIT2: search request - find a p6 half-MW that doesn't die (new p78 if completed)

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x = 37, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
26bo$24bo2bo$24bo2bo$25bo$16bob3o$16bob2obo6b2o$15bob5o5bo2bo$16b2ob3o
5bobobo$16bob2o6b2obobo$17b2ob2o6bobob2o$11b3o5bo3b2o2b2obo2bo$29bobo
bob2o$15bo10b2obob3o2bo$15bo11bo2bo3b2o$18bo8bob5o$2b2o12bo11bo4bo$3b
o17bo7b4o$3o12bo6bo8bo$o12b3obo2bobo10bo$12bo4bob2ob3o7b2o$11bo2b4o2b
o4bo$12b3o4bob4o$16bobo2bo$14b4obo2bo$13bo4b5o$11bo2bo2b2o4b2o$11b2ob
obo2bob2o2bo$14bo2b3obo2bo$14bo7b2o$15b3o$17bo!
EDIT3: aaaaargh (annoying blinker, would be a p74)

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x = 32, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12b3o$15bo11bo$14b2o9b3o$24bo$o23b2o$3o$3bo13bo$2b2o12bobo$15bo3b
o$15bo3bo7b2o$15b2ob2o7b2o3$28b2o$28bo$8b2o19b3o$8b2o21bo$4b2o$3bobo$
3bo6bo$2b2o5bobo5b2o$9b2o7bo$15b3o$15bo!
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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Period1GliderGun wrote: Yesterday, 1:03 am EDIT3: aaaaargh (annoying blinker, would be a p74)

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x = 32, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12b3o$15bo11bo$14b2o9b3o$24bo$o23b2o$3o$3bo13bo$2b2o12bobo$15bo3b
o$15bo3bo7b2o$15b2ob2o7b2o3$28b2o$28bo$8b2o19b3o$8b2o21bo$4b2o$3bobo$
3bo6bo$2b2o5bobo5b2o$9b2o7bo$15b3o$15bo!
completed:

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x = 59, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
49b2o$45b2o3bo$45bo2bo$46b4o$50bo$44b7o$43bo2bo3b2o$43b2o5b3o4bo$48b9o
bo$48b2obobo4bo$49bo7bo$48bobo2b2ob2o$46b3o4bo$46b4obo$49bo2$48b3o$12b
o35b3o$12b3o34bo$15bo11bo$14b2o9b3o$24bo$o23b2o$3o$3bo13bo$2b2o12bobo
30bo$15bo3bo28b3o$15bo3bo7b2o19b3o$15b2ob2o7b2o$49bo$47bob4o$28b2o15b
o4b3o$28bo12b2ob2o2bobo$8b2o19b3o9bo7bo$8b2o21bo8bo4bobob2o$4b2o34bob
9o$3bobo35bo4b3o5b2o$3bo6bo36b2o3bo2bo$2b2o5bobo5b2o29b7o$9b2o7bo29bo
$15b3o31b2ob2obo$15bo26bo7bobob2o$41b3o6bobo$40b2obo7b2o$40b3o$16b2o22b
3o$17bo30b2o$17bobo28bobo$18b2o30bo$25b3o22b2o$25b3o$15b2o7bob2o$15bo
bo6b3o$12b2obobo7bo$12bob2ob2o$19bo$13b7o$12bo2bo3b2o$12b2o5b3o4bo$17b
9obo$17b2obobo4bo$18bo7bo$17bobo2b2ob2o$15b3o4bo$15b4obo$18bo2$17b3o$
17b3o$18bo7$18bo$17b3o$17b3o2$18bo$16bob4o$14bo4b3o$10b2ob2o2bobo$10b
o7bo$9bo4bobob2o$9bob9o$10bo4b3o5b2o$16b2o3bo2bo$17b7o$17bo$18b4o$19b
o2bo$17bo3b2o$17b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: Yesterday, 1:03 am [...]
EDIT2: search request - find a p6 half-MW that doesn't die (new p78 if completed)

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x = 37, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
26bo$24bo2bo$24bo2bo$25bo$16bob3o$16bob2obo6b2o$15bob5o5bo2bo$16b2ob3o
5bobobo$16bob2o6b2obobo$17b2ob2o6bobob2o$11b3o5bo3b2o2b2obo2bo$29bobo
bob2o$15bo10b2obob3o2bo$15bo11bo2bo3b2o$18bo8bob5o$2b2o12bo11bo4bo$3b
o17bo7b4o$3o12bo6bo8bo$o12b3obo2bobo10bo$12bo4bob2ob3o7b2o$11bo2b4o2b
o4bo$12b3o4bob4o$16bobo2bo$14b4obo2bo$13bo4b5o$11bo2bo2b2o4b2o$11b2ob
obo2bob2o2bo$14bo2b3obo2bo$14bo7b2o$15b3o$17bo!
[...]

A normal MW would also work if it's robust enough:

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x = 37, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
26bo$24bo2bo$24bo2bo$19b2o4bo$14b2o3bo$13bo2bo5bo5b2o$12b2o2bo4b2o4bo
2bo$13b2o12bobobo$13b3o10b2obobo$19b2o7bobob2o$11b3o3bo3bob2o2b2obo2b
o$17b2o2bo7bobobob2o$18b3o5b2obob3o2bo$19bo7bo2bo3b2o$18bo8bob5o$2b2o
12bo3bo7bo4bo$3bo25b4o$3o12bo5bo9bo$o9b2o2bo2b3o2bo2b2o6bo$10bo4bo5bo
4bo5b2o$11b5o5b5o$8b3o7bo7b3o$8bo3b2o3b3o3b2o3bo$9b2obo2bob3obo2bob2o
$10bo2b2o7b2o2bo$10bo4bo5bo4bo$11b15o2$13b2o7b2o$13bo2b2ob2o2bo$11bob
o9bobo$11b2o5bo5b2o$17b3o!
Unfortunately, existing ones still can't survive the blinker.

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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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