Extended Life Extensions

[hotcrystal0]

Signal loop:

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x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$4.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$3.A$E3.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$B
3.BEB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EBE.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.
EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$E
B.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.EBE2.BE2.BE2.BE
2.BEB3.B$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE3.E2$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE$3.EBE2.BE2.BE2.
BE2.BE!

The period is higher than it seems - it’s actually 103.

[breaker's glider gun]

Signal loop:

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x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$4.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$3.A$E3.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$B
3.BEB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EBE.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.
EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$E
B.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.EBE2.BE2.BE2.BE
2.BEB3.B$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE3.E2$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE$3.EBE2.BE2.BE2.
BE2.BE!

you missed a cell:

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x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EBE$4.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$3.A$E3.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EB$
B3.BEB2.EB2.EB2.EB2.EBE.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE
17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.
E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.E18.B3.B2$B3.B18.E.E$EB.BE17.EB.BE$.E.EBE2.BE2.BE2.
BE2.BEB3.B$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE3.E2$5.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE2.BE$3.EBE2.BE2.B
E2.BE2.BE!

[confocaloid]

The diagonal 5c/26 biblock wire, p8 version:

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x = 75, y = 80, rule = StateInvestigator
52.2A$52.2A3$46.2A$46.2A$50.2A$50.2A15.A$67.A5.2A$67.3A3.2A$69.A$45.
2A$45.2A3$41.2A11.2A$40.A2.A10.2A$40.A$40.A$40.A.2A11.2A$36.2A.E2.2A
10.A2.A$34.A2.A16.A2.A$55.2A$34.A2.A3.2A4.2A$35.A2.A2.2A4.2A$31.2A.E.
A.A$31.2A4.A9.2A3.2A.2A$47.2A3.2A.2A$36.2A4.2A$30.2A4.2A4.2A$26.2A.E
2A.A$26.2A5.A8.2A3.2A.2A7.2A$33.A8.2A3.2A.2A3.4A4.2A$26.A3.A2.A3.2A
16.3A.2A2.2A$25.A.A3.2A4.2A21.A$21.2A.EA2.A23.2A5.E$20.A2.A2.A2.A7.2A
3.2A.2A4.3A$20.A16.2A3.2A.2A3.A.A2.A2.2A$20.A5.A2.A2.2A16.2A2.2A2.2A$
20.A.2A2.2A4.2A20.2A$16.2A.E2.2A30.E$14.A2.A14.2A3.2A.2A7.A$32.2A3.2A
.2A3.2A2.2A.3A$14.A2.A3.2A4.2A16.2A4.4A$15.A2.A2.2A4.2A20.2A$11.2A.E.
A.A30.E$11.2A4.A9.2A3.2A.2A7.2A$27.2A3.2A.2A3.2A2.2A2.2A$16.2A4.2A16.
2A2.A2.A.A$10.2A4.2A4.2A22.3A$6.2A.E2A.A30.E.2A$6.2A5.A8.2A3.2A.2A7.
2A$13.A8.2A3.2A.2A3.4A4.2A$6.A3.A2.A3.2A16.3A.2A2.2A$5.A.A3.2A4.2A21.
A$.2A.EA2.A23.2A5.E$A2.A2.A2.A7.2A3.2A.2A4.3A$A16.2A3.2A.2A3.A.A2.A2.
2A$A5.A2.A2.2A16.2A2.2A2.2A$A.2A2.2A4.2A20.2A$2.2A30.E$12.2A3.2A.2A7.
A$12.2A3.2A.2A3.2A2.2A.3A$.2A4.2A16.2A4.4A$.2A4.2A20.2A$29.E$7.2A3.2A
.2A7.2A$7.2A3.2A.2A3.2A2.2A2.2A$20.2A2.A2.A.A$26.3A$5.A18.E.2A$7.2A.
2A7.2A$7.2A.2A3.4A4.2A$15.3A.2A2.2A$20.A$12.2A5.E$11.3A$10.A.A2.A2.2A
$10.2A2.2A2.2A$14.2A!

The blockers almost fit. In one phase, one has to prevent birth of an extra cell between two blockers:

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x = 10, y = 18, rule = StateInvestigator
6.2A$6.2A2$6.A$5.A.A$.2A.EA2.A$A2.A2.A2.A$A$A5.A2.A$A.2A2.2A$2.2A3$.2A
4.2A$.2A4.2A2$7.2A$7.2A!

Although there is a simpler stable solution in StateInvestigator, the p8 version with blockers is interesting because the local environment of the wire pulse reaction is "plain Life", with state-5 cells located 8hd away from the diagonals where the dot sparks are produced.

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x = 75, y = 75, rule = StateInvestigator
52.2A$52.2A3$46.2A$46.2A$50.2A$50.2A15.A$67.A5.2A$67.3A3.2A$69.A$45.
2A$45.2A3$41.2A11.2A$40.A2.A10.2A$40.A$40.A$40.A.2A11.2A$36.2A.E2.2A
10.A2.A$34.A2.A16.A2.A$55.2A$34.A2.A3.2A4.2A$35.A2.A2.2A4.2A$31.2A.E.
A.A$31.2A4.A9.2A3.2A.2A$47.2A3.2A.2A$36.2A4.2A$30.2A4.2A4.2A11.E$26.
2A.E2A.A$26.2A5.A8.2A3.2A.2A$33.A8.2A3.2A.2A$26.A3.A2.A3.2A$25.A.A3.
2A4.2A11.E$21.2A.EA2.A$20.A2.A2.A2.A7.2A3.2A.2A$20.A16.2A3.2A.2A$20.A
5.A2.A2.2A$20.A.2A2.2A4.2A11.E$16.2A.E2.2A$14.A2.A14.2A3.2A.2A$32.2A
3.2A.2A$14.A2.A3.2A4.2A$15.A2.A2.2A4.2A11.E$11.2A.E.A.A$11.2A4.A9.2A
3.2A.2A$27.2A3.2A.2A$16.2A4.2A$10.2A4.2A4.2A11.E$6.2A.E2A.A$6.2A5.A8.
2A3.2A.2A$13.A8.2A3.2A.2A$6.A3.A2.A3.2A$5.A.A3.2A4.2A11.E$.2A.EA2.A$A
2.A2.A2.A7.2A3.2A.2A$A16.2A3.2A.2A$A5.A2.A2.2A$A.2A2.2A4.2A11.E$2.2A$
12.2A3.2A.2A$12.2A3.2A.2A$.2A4.2A$.2A4.2A11.E2$7.2A3.2A.2A$7.2A3.2A.
2A2$15.E$5.A$7.2A.2A$7.2A.2A2$10.E!

There is a well-known p52 oscillator in Conway's Life (52.0.1 in Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection):

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#C 52.0.1   [NDE 2/21/95]  Period 52/4, symmetry type "nrk".  See
#C          description at 16.1.1.  One can also have two pulses
#C          traveling around the loop separated by 16, 20, or 24 gens,
#C          or three pulses separated by 16+16+20.
#C
#C ----------------------------------------------------------------------
x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$12bo2bo$11bobobo$10b3obo$10b3o$2bobo$5bo$bo2bo$obobo3b2o2bobob2o
$o2bo4b2o2bobob2o$b2o10bo$8b2o$8b2o$16b2o$16b2o$23b2o$8b2ob2o3b2o4bo2b
o$8b2ob2o3b2o2bo2bobo$24bo$20bob2o$6b2o13bo$6b3o$6b2obo$8bobo$7bo2bo$
8b2o!

[...]

[b-engine]

P46 thumb:

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x = 10, y = 3, rule = B3/S23Investigator
5.2A$B3.2D.A.B$5.2A!

1D multistate CA in a long enclosed chamber:

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x = 66, y = 4, rule = B3/S23Investigator
.EDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED$E64.
E$E5.A58.E$.DEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED
EDEDEDE!

[ababa11e]

This 34 by 33 glider shifter i made with:
a G-to-B i found where the sparks dont allow you to interact with the B, so it leaves a block and a herschel.
SW-2
a glider duplicator
and a glider reflector:

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x = 39, y = 33, rule = B3/S23Investigator
14.2A$13.A2.A$14.2A6$A$.2A$2A3$24.C$28.E9.R$9.E3$13.C$5.E5.O4$9.E5.B5$
19.C$29.E2$33.EDA$30.B3.DAE!

Could yall find a way to use the tech to make a faster glider shifter?

The base reaction [if you could use the spark to make a usable G to B you could probably make a much faster glider shifter]:

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x = 15, y = 14, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.E$4.A$2.A.A$3.2A3.C$E5.O4$4.E5.B5$14.C!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

By the way, the usual way to eat a Herschel in StateInvestigator is this, and not a beehive:

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = StateInvestigator
6.E4$A$A.A$3A$2.A!

[b-engine]

Accidental p26 when trying to catalyze something:

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x = 9, y = 5, rule = B3/S23Investigator
.2A$A2.A$3D4.AD$A2.A3.AD$.2A!

[b-engine]

Alternating 1DCA:

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x = 56, y = 3, rule = B3/S23Investigator
56E$28.A$JTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJTJT!

[hotcrystal0]

Accidental p26 when trying to catalyze something:

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x = 9, y = 5, rule = B3/S23Investigator
.2A$A2.A$3D4.AD$A2.A3.AD$.2A!

Period-doubled again to P52:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = StateInvestigator
.2A$A2.A$3D4.AD$A2.A3.AD$.2A4$3.EB$4.B!

[ababa11e]

P452 symmetric double-barreled glider gun [which is probably new as i have seen no mentions on this thread]:

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.A9.A$5.A7.A.A$3A.A7.A$3A10.A.A$5A2.2A2.2A.A$4.A3.A.2A.A3.A.A$2.3A4.
A2.H3.A3.A$9.A5.A.A.A$14.H.A.A$9.3A3.2A$8.2AHA3.A$8.AN2A.2A$8.3A4.2A$
16.A2$19.A$14.3A.A.A$14.A.A$14.A.3A$16.3A$16.3A!

Predecessor:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.H2$6.H2$2AH$ANA$3A!

[Citation needed]

For some reason, the orthogonal chain of killer cells in rule B3/S23-i0 can not kill gliders.

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23-i0Investigator
17C$C15.C$C15.C$C2.A12.C$C3.A11.C$C.3A11.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.
C$C15.C$C15.C$17C!

[unname4798]

For some reason, the orthogonal chain of killer cells in rule B3/S23-i0 can not kill gliders.

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23-i0Investigator
17C$C15.C$C15.C$C2.A12.C$C3.A11.C$C.3A11.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.
C$C15.C$C15.C$17C!

Killer cells also don't kill the glider in DotLifeInvestigator:

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S023Investigator
17C$C15.C$C15.C$C2.A12.C$C3.A11.C$C.3A11.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.C$C15.
C$C15.C$C15.C$17C!
3...

[hotcrystal0]

Fx71 in the rule:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = ExtendedCM
5.IBI$5.IAI3.I$16.I6$A$A.A$3A$2.A$9.2F!

This can easily be ported to StateInvestigator:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = StateInvestigator
5.2DE$5.EAE3.E$16.E6$A$A.A$3A$2.A$9.2B!

[hotcrystal0]

B89:

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x = 21, y = 17, rule = StateInvestigator
13.E3$20.B5$3.E5$A$A.A$3A$2.A!

Edit: this can be made into a gun:

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x = 40, y = 20, rule = StateInvestigator
32.E3$39.B2$18.A.A$18.A2.A$14.2A.A2.A$14.A2.A4.E$15.2A$15.2A$17.E5$B3$
7.E!

[Antonin Duda]

P91 Pre-pulsar and R-pentomino hassler:

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x = 29, y = 21, rule = StateInvestigator
28.C2$10.A$9.2A$8.A.A4$C13.C4$C13.C4$8.A.A$9.2A$10.A2$28.C!

[hotcrystal0]

P34 traffic light shuttle:

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = StateInvestigator
B$4.EB6$3A$A.A$3A2$4.EB$B!

[b-engine]

P84 O-pentomino hassler:

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x = 14, y = 9, rule = B3/S23Investigator
2.BA2$13.C$13.D$C12.C$D$C.5A2$11.B!

[hotcrystal0]

P23 traffic light hassler:

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R4$E7.E$3.3A$4.A!

[Period1GliderGun]

P23 traffic light hassler:

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R4$E7.E$3.3A$4.A!

p25 version:

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x = 9, y = 19, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.R4$E2.3A2.E$3.A.A$3.3A6$3.3A$3.A.A$E2.3A2.E4$4.R!

[hotcrystal0]

p25 version:

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x = 9, y = 19, rule = B3/S23Investigator
4.R4$E2.3A2.E$3.A.A$3.3A6$3.3A$3.A.A$E2.3A2.E4$4.R!

Monomerized:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = StateInvestigator
4.R4$E2.3A2.E$3.A.A$3.3A3$4.C!

[b-engine]

T to B:

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23Investigator
16.B$13.A$13.2A$13.A5$10.B$E8.B4$4.E!

EDIT:
Almost forgot this glider reflector:

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x = 39, y = 27, rule = B3/S23Investigator
17.E4$12.B8.E$11.B$34.E4$14.E3.E10.B8.E$28.B5$3.E3.E18.E3.2E3.E$8.A22.
A$8.A.A20.A.A$8.2A21.2A2$10.B22.B$E8.B13.E8.B4$4.E22.E!

[Antonin Duda]

Period-62 4-barreled glider gun

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = StateInvestigator
4.A$3.3A$.C$2.DA$B3$B$2.D$.C!

[hotcrystal0]

Useless 180° reflector:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = StateInvestigator
6.A$6.A.A$6.2A4$5.E2$E$2Q!

P175 gun that uses a G-to-H based on it:

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x = 38, y = 21, rule = StateInvestigator
12.E2DE2D$13.2A.2A8$6.A$6.A.A$6.2A4$37.D$33.2A2.E$E32.A.A$2Q7.E25.A$34.
DE$5.B20.E!

[hotcrystal0]

sorry for doublepost, as usual
New 2-cell reflector with horrible repeat time:

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = StateInvestigator
B2$D7$12.A$11.2A$11.A.A!

Edit: 0-degree “reflector”:

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x = 9, y = 15, rule = StateInvestigator
2.B2$D10$7.A$6.2A$6.A.A!

[confocaloid]

[...]
Edit: 0-degree “reflector”:

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x = 9, y = 15, rule = StateInvestigator
2.B2$D10$7.A$6.2A$6.A.A!

That's a "long-playing" 4-lane glider shifter. When followed by a mirror image of itself, it makes a 334-tick glider delayer:

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x = 22, y = 19, rule = StateInvestigator
2.D2$B2$15.B2$13.D10$9.2A8.2A$9.A.A7.A.A$9.A9.A!
#C [[ ZOOM 8 T 120 PAUSE 1 STOP 454 ]]