Billabob wrote:Nice rule! Here's an interesting oscillator that can be modified to produce oscillators of a few other periods:
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x = 6, y = 4, rule = 345/25678/7
2.A$.4A$F.A.B$.EDC!
I've seen that in other CAs, but the usual method of extending it isn't working. How did you? In other news, this produces a spaceship.
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x = 7, y = 5, rule = 345/25678/7
.EF$D.A2.A$C6A$B.A2.A$.A!
Edit 1; I also found this strange oscillator in the wild, I don't know what period (is there any easy way to check?)
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x = 5, y = 5, rule = 345/25678/7
2.D$.EAE$DF3A$EB2AF$.F.DC!
Edit 2;
I found four oscillators in the wild and they all seem to be different! They're all based around a block. Are there more of them or did I just happen to stumble upon all four close together? Must test! (I haven't done any searching on this rule yet)
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x = 60, y = 58, rule = 345/25678/7
6.AFBA$6.B2AF$6.F2AB$6.ABFA10$6.FD.F$7.2AB$6.D2AD$6.CFAC27$54.DEBA$
55.2AF$54.E2AB$54.ABFA7$3.ADAC$3.B2AD$2.AE2AB$3.BC.F!
Edit 3; (wow this rule is interesting) This simple seed spawns some growing puffers which look extremely like the replicators.
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x = 6, y = 2, rule = 345/25678/7
2A2.2A$2A2.2A!
Edit 4; I also found this thing. Don't ask me what to use it for, I just found it interesting.
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x = 34, y = 46, rule = 345/25678/7
18.FDB$19.ECA$19.FDB$20.ECA$20.FDB$21.ECA$21.FDB$22.ECA$22.FDB$23.ECA
$23.FDB$24.ECA$24.FDB$24.ECA$23.FDB$23.ECA$22.FDB$22.ECA$21.FDB$21.EC
A$20.FDB$20.ECA$19.FDB$19.ECA$18.FDB$18.ECA$17.FDB$17.ECA$16.FDB$16.E
CA$15.FDB$15.ECA$14.FDB$14.ECA$13.FDB$13.EC.A$12.FD2BA$12.E.CA$11.FCD
CB$11.DEB.BA$10.2FEDCA$11.ED2BA$11.FDCA$9.F.FECBA$11.EDBA$9.2FDC!
Edit 5; (this is getting ludicrous)
I also found this thing. I call it "The Meatball".
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x = 13, y = 18, rule = 345/25678/7
6.F$3.FABABAF$2.CDCBABCDC$.B.DE3.ED.B$2.C.F3.F.C$2.B2DF.F2DB$F.ACE3.E
CA.F$.EDBE.F.EBDE$.FC.F3.F.CF$EDC2.DFD2.CDE$.2EBCDEDCB2E$DBA2F3E2FABD
$.ACABCDCBACA$3A2D3A2D3A$.11A$.2A2BABA2B2A$3.2A3.2A$3.2A3.2A!
Edit 6;
I also found this Oscillator puffer.
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x = 35, y = 34, rule = 345/25678/7
13.2A5.2A$12.4A3.4A$11.A.2A5.2A.A$10.3A2C2A.2A2C3A$11.6A.6A$9.3AC2E5A
2EC3A$10.ACAB2ACBC2ABACA$9.C2AE2.5A2.E2AC$10.AECD2ADFD2ADCEA$9.E2A.B.
ABCBA.B.2AE$10.A.E2F2.D2.2FE.A$10.3A2D.3C.2D3A$10.AB2.EC3.CE2.BA$10.A
B2ABFD.DFB2ABA$10.AC2AD2CE2CD2ACA$10.2AE.E2.B2.E.E2A$9.BCEBDB5.BDBECB
$8.A.2D.2C5.2C.2D.A$7.BDEF.AED5.DEA.FEDB$6.A2CE2.3A5.3A2.E2CA$7.BDEFB
2AC5.C2ABFEDB$9.F.FDFB5.BFDF.F$2.2A27.2A$.3A27.3A$2.3A6.F.DC5.CD.F6.
3A$2ACA7.D2A7.2AD7.AC2A$B.2AD7.2AB5.B2A7.D2A.B$CD2EBC5.BCEA5.AECB5.CB
2EDC$.DE2D25.2DED$ED.C27.C.DE$FCDE7.EFCB5.BCFE7.EDCF$4.F6.C2AF5.F2AC
6.F$11.F3A5.3AF$11.ABD7.DBA!
All of these were found by placing blocks and dominoes near each other (in both symmetric and nonsymmetric patterns). I find it yields great results, especially when you want to find things like the replicator in the first post.
After all, the main body sure is replicated.
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