"Hashwar": A Battle Royale for individual GOL configurations

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Congratulations to Phnx - for constructing patterns with unique generational counts substantially above the Agars. The chart above shows the currently longest-running Agar, Gentle Hypergiant, while pure_form and las_meninas have raised the longevity bar substantially above that!

I suggest the name "clockwork class" for those patterns based on the constructor idea Phnx pioneered.

[Vort]

Looks like "INCLUDE AGAR" switch in LONGEVITY_CHALLENGE needs rethinking.

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Looks like "INCLUDE AGAR" switch in LONGEVITY_CHALLENGE needs rethinking.

I am more than happy to adjust that switch if and when we discover further classes of patterns!

[Vort]

I am more than happy to adjust that switch if and when we discover further classes of patterns!

I think this pattern alone is enough reason for switch tuning:

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She's a real beauty, isn't she? 12 million unique steps...

[bobinou]

The next question is, what is the actual limit with those?
Edit: phnx really opened pandoras box here xd

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49 million non-repeating generations on the 32x32 torus ... I am in AWE!!!