Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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RKTES
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Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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I found a potential shuttle in HighLife, but no stabilization:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B36/S23
3o$obo$bo!
It creates a t-tetromino 5 cells behind it, and moves 3 cells in the other direction while flipping around in 12 generations. If there is a way to eat a HighLife t-tetromino in less generations than it takes to die normally, then could someone post it here?
Or a way to eat this:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B36/S23
3o2$bo!
That is the predecessor for the tetromino that the pattern makes.
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Re: Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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This will work:

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x = 11, y = 22, rule = B36/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o5$4b3o$4bobo$5bo2$5bo2$5bo4$7b2o$7bo$8b3o$10bo!
You're thinking about it too late.
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Re: Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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That eater design is extensible:

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x = 7, y = 38, rule = B36/S23
6bo$4b3o$3bo$3b2o4$bo2$bo2$bo$obo$3o11$3o$obo$bo2$bo2$bo4$3b2o$3bo$4b
3o$6bo!
Not completely unlike the queen bee shuttle.
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Re: Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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A small naturally occurring p10. I wonder, if there is something like pentadecathlon.com but for HighLife.

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x = 6, y = 2, rule = B36/S23
2obobo$b2ob2o!
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Re: Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

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The p24 shuttle and p10 are previously known. Here is a gun discovered by Dean Hickerson using the shuttle:

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x = 37, y = 23, rule = B36/S23
21bo$19b3o$18bo$18b2o8$15b3o$15bobo$15b3o$16bo$35b2o$2o33bo$bo31bobo$b
obo20bo8b2o$2b2o20bo$12b2o9bob2o$11b2obo9bo$12b2o10bo!
codeholic wrote:I wonder, if there is something like pentadecathlon.com but for HighLife.
There is not nearly as much work done in HighLife as is done in Life, but pentadecathlon.com sometimes carries news related to HighLife (and other cellular automata). The most interesting recent discoveries in HighLife are the basilisks found by Adam P. Goucher and Helmut Postl (see here).
Two other patterns mentioned in the article that may not be available elsewhere:

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#C c/5 diagonal spaceship
#C By Matthias Merzenich
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B36/S23
2bo$3b2o$2o3bo$2b2obo$4bo2$5bo$5b2o$6bo$7b2o$8b2o2b2o$11bo2bo$12bobo$
12bo2bo$13bo$13bo!

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#C c/22 diagonal blinker puffer
#C By Dean Hickerson
x = 579, y = 572, rule = B36/S23
3bo5bo$2bobo3bobo$2b2o5b2o2$2b2o5b2o$2bobo3bobo$3bo5bo4$25b3o$24bo2bo$
2b3o18bo3bo$bo2bo18bo2bo$o3bo18b3o3b3o$o2bo24bo2bo$3o3b3o18bo3bo$5bo2b
o18bo2bo$4bo3bo18b3o3b3o$4bo2bo24bo2bo$4b3o24bo3bo$31bo2bo$31b3o3b3o$
36bo2bo$35bo3bo$35bo2bo$35b3o3b3o$40bo2bo$39bo3bo$39bo2bo$39b3o2$22b3o
$21bo2bo$20bo3bo$20bo2bo$20b3o3b3o$25bo2bo$24bo3bo$24bo2bo$24b3o10$65b
3o$64bo2bo$42b3o18bo3bo$41bo2bo18bo2bo$40bo3bo18b3o3b3o$40bo2bo24bo2bo
$40b3o3b3o18bo3bo$45bo2bo18bo2bo$44bo3bo18b3o$44bo2bo$44b3o3b3o$49bo2b
o$48bo3bo24b3o$48bo2bo24bo2bo$48b3o24bo3bo$75bo2bo$75b3o3b3o$80bo2bo$
58b3o18bo3bo$57bo2bo18bo2bo$56bo3bo18b3o$56bo2bo$56b3o3b3o$61bo2bo$60b
o3bo$60bo2bo$60b3o3b3o$65bo2bo$64bo3bo$64bo2bo$64b3o14$109b3o$108bo2bo
$86b3o18bo3bo$85bo2bo18bo2bo$84bo3bo18b3o$84bo2bo$84b3o2$117b3o$116bo
2bo$115bo3bo$115bo2bo$115b3o4$125b3o$124bo2bo$123bo3bo$123bo2bo$123b3o
6$110b3o$109bo2bo$108bo3bo24b3o$108bo2bo24bo2bo$108b3o3b3o18bo3bo$113b
o2bo18bo2bo$112bo3bo18b3o3b3o$112bo2bo24bo2bo$112b3o3b3o18bo3bo$117bo
2bo18bo2bo$116bo3bo18b3o3b3o$116bo2bo24bo2bo$116b3o24bo3bo$143bo2bo$
143b3o3b3o$148bo2bo$147bo3bo$147bo2bo$147b3o2$130b3o$129bo2bo$128bo3bo
24b3o$128bo2bo24bo2bo$128b3o24bo3bo$155bo2bo$155b3o3b3o$160bo2bo$138b
3o18bo3bo$137bo2bo18bo2bo$136bo3bo18b3o$136bo2bo$136b3o3b3o$141bo2bo$
140bo3bo$140bo2bo$140b3o3b3o$145bo2bo$144bo3bo$144bo2bo$144b3o10$185b
3o$184bo2bo$162b3o18bo3bo$161bo2bo18bo2bo$160bo3bo18b3o$160bo2bo$160b
3o4$170b3o$169bo2bo$168bo3bo24b3o$168bo2bo24bo2bo$168b3o3b3o18bo3bo$
173bo2bo18bo2bo$172bo3bo18b3o$172bo2bo$172b3o4$182b3o$181bo2bo$180bo3b
o24b3o$180bo2bo24bo2bo$180b3o3b3o18bo3bo$185bo2bo18bo2bo$184bo3bo18b3o
$184bo2bo$184b3o4$194b3o$193bo2bo$192bo3bo$192bo2bo$192b3o10$233b3o$
232bo2bo$210b3o18bo3bo$209bo2bo18bo2bo$208bo3bo18b3o$208bo2bo$208b3o2$
241b3o$240bo2bo$239bo3bo$239bo2bo$239b3o3b3o$244bo2bo$222b3o18bo3bo$
221bo2bo18bo2bo$220bo3bo18b3o$220bo2bo$220b3o3b3o$225bo2bo$224bo3bo24b
3o$224bo2bo24bo2bo$224b3o24bo3bo$251bo2bo$251b3o3b3o$256bo2bo$234b3o
18bo3bo$233bo2bo18bo2bo$232bo3bo18b3o3b3o$232bo2bo24bo2bo$232b3o24bo3b
o$259bo2bo$259b3o2$242b3o$241bo2bo$240bo3bo$240bo2bo$240b3o3b3o$245bo
2bo$244bo3bo$244bo2bo$244b3o10$285b3o$284bo2bo$262b3o18bo3bo$261bo2bo
18bo2bo$260bo3bo18b3o$260bo2bo$260b3o4$270b3o$269bo2bo$268bo3bo$268bo
2bo$268b3o2$301b3o$300bo2bo$278b3o18bo3bo$277bo2bo18bo2bo$276bo3bo18b
3o$276bo2bo$276b3o2$309b3o$308bo2bo$307bo3bo$307bo2bo$307b3o4$317b3o$
316bo2bo$315bo3bo$315bo2bo$315b3o3b3o$320bo2bo$298b3o18bo3bo$297bo2bo
18bo2bo$296bo3bo18b3o$296bo2bo$296b3o3b3o$301bo2bo$300bo3bo24b3o$300bo
2bo24bo2bo$300b3o24bo3bo$327bo2bo$327b3o4$337b3o$336bo2bo$335bo3bo$
335bo2bo$335b3o6$322b3o$321bo2bo$320bo3bo24b3o$320bo2bo24bo2bo$320b3o
3b3o18bo3bo$325bo2bo18bo2bo$324bo3bo18b3o3b3o$324bo2bo24bo2bo$324b3o3b
3o18bo3bo$329bo2bo18bo2bo$328bo3bo18b3o$328bo2bo$328b3o3b3o$333bo2bo$
332bo3bo24b3o$332bo2bo24bo2bo$332b3o24bo3bo$359bo2bo$359b3o3b3o$364bo
2bo$342b3o18bo3bo$341bo2bo18bo2bo$340bo3bo18b3o3b3o$340bo2bo24bo2bo$
340b3o24bo3bo$367bo2bo$367b3o3b3o$372bo2bo$371bo3bo$371bo2bo$371b3o3b
3o$376bo2bo$375bo3bo$375bo2bo$375b3o2$358b3o$357bo2bo$356bo3bo24b3o$
356bo2bo24bo2bo$356b3o24bo3bo$383bo2bo$383b3o3b3o$388bo2bo$366b3o18bo
3bo$365bo2bo18bo2bo$364bo3bo18b3o$364bo2bo$364b3o3b3o$369bo2bo$368bo3b
o24b3o$368bo2bo24bo2bo$368b3o24bo3bo$395bo2bo$395b3o6$382b3o$381bo2bo$
380bo3bo24b3o$380bo2bo24bo2bo$380b3o3b3o18bo3bo$385bo2bo18bo2bo$384bo
3bo18b3o3b3o$384bo2bo24bo2bo$384b3o3b3o18bo3bo$389bo2bo18bo2bo$388bo3b
o18b3o3b3o$388bo2bo24bo2bo$388b3o24bo3bo$415bo2bo$415b3o2$398b3o$397bo
2bo$396bo3bo24b3o$396bo2bo24bo2bo$396b3o24bo3bo$423bo2bo$423b3o6$410b
3o$409bo2bo$408bo3bo$408bo2bo$408b3o2$441b3o$440bo2bo$418b3o18bo3bo$
417bo2bo18bo2bo$416bo3bo18b3o3b3o$416bo2bo24bo2bo$416b3o3b3o18bo3bo$
421bo2bo18bo2bo$420bo3bo18b3o3b3o$420bo2bo24bo2bo$420b3o24bo3bo$447bo
2bo$447b3o2$430b3o$429bo2bo$428bo3bo$428bo2bo$428b3o3b3o$433bo2bo$432b
o3bo$432bo2bo$432b3o6$469b3o$468bo2bo$446b3o18bo3bo$445bo2bo18bo2bo$
444bo3bo18b3o$444bo2bo$444b3o2$477b3o$476bo2bo$475bo3bo$475bo2bo$475b
3o3b3o$480bo2bo$458b3o18bo3bo$457bo2bo18bo2bo$456bo3bo18b3o$456bo2bo$
456b3o3b3o$461bo2bo$460bo3bo$460bo2bo$460b3o3b3o$465bo2bo$464bo3bo24b
3o$464bo2bo24bo2bo$464b3o3b3o18bo3bo$469bo2bo18bo2bo$468bo3bo18b3o$
468bo2bo$468b3o4$478b3o$477bo2bo$476bo3bo$476bo2bo$476b3o2$509b3o$508b
o2bo$486b3o18bo3bo$485bo2bo18bo2bo$484bo3bo18b3o$484bo2bo$484b3o2$517b
3o$516bo2bo$515bo3bo$515bo2bo$515b3o6$502b3o$501bo2bo$500bo3bo$500bo2b
o$500b3o6$537b3o$536bo2bo$514b3o18bo3bo$513bo2bo18bo2bo$512bo3bo18b3o$
512bo2bo$512b3o4$522b3o$521bo2bo$520bo3bo24b3o$520bo2bo24bo2bo$520b3o
3b3o18bo3bo$525bo2bo18bo2bo$524bo3bo18b3o$524bo2bo$524b3o4$534b3o$533b
o2bo$532bo3bo$532bo2bo$532b3o2$565b3o$564bo2bo$542b3o18bo3bo$541bo2bo
18bo2bo$540bo3bo18b3o$540bo2bo$540b3o4$550b3o$549bo2bo$548bo3bo24b2o$
548bo2bo25b2o$548b3o24b2o$575b2o3$558b2o$558b2o$556b2o$556b2o!
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Re: Stabilization for highlife shuttle?

Post by Tropylium »

Sokwe wrote:
codeholic wrote:I wonder, if there is something like pentadecathlon.com but for HighLife.
There is not nearly as much work done in HighLife as is done in Life, but pentadecathlon.com sometimes carries news related to HighLife (and other cellular automata). The most interesting recent discoveries in HighLife are the basilisks found by Adam P. Goucher and Helmut Postl (see here).
Reasonably notable patterns like these should probably be included on LifeWiki. I notice we don't even have an oscillators section for HighLife yet (unlike Move and 2x2).
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