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Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 1:28 pm
by testitemqlstudop
This is a little game I came up of...
1. We start with the domino spark, which stabilizes in 1 generation.
2. Another different person must find a pattern that stabilizes in more than the time it takes for the previously posted pattern to stabilize.
3. Repeat step 2.
Tell me if you have any questions!
Rules added from Alexey_Nigin (Thank you!)
Firstly, limit the bounding box to 20x20 or something. Otherwise one could post a long diagonal line. Limiting the number of cells is not an option, since one could post a glider hitting a faraway block.
Secondly, either explicitly disallow infinite growth or provide criteria for when an infinite growth pattern "stabilizes".
Thirdly, make it so one can't just post the best methuselah known to date and spoil all fun. To accomplish this, you may say that every pattern should stabilize in exactly one more generation than the one before it.
Start:
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 2:33 pm
by Alexey_Nigin
Code: Select all
#C Stabilizes in 2 generations
x = 4, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
4o!
I think the rules should be more specific.
Firstly, limit the bounding box to 20x20 or something. Otherwise one could post a long diagonal line. Limiting the number of cells is not an option, since one could post a glider hitting a faraway block.
Secondly, either explicitly disallow infinite growth or provide criteria for when an infinite growth pattern "stabilizes".
Thirdly, make it so one can't just post the best methuselah known to date and spoil all fun. To accomplish this, you may say that every pattern should stabilize in exactly one more generation than the one before it.
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 4:07 pm
by drc
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#C stabilizes in 3 generations
x = 3, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
3o$2bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 4:15 pm
by biggiemac
I like the one generation at a time version; it prevents
this.
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#C 4-gen spark
x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$4o$3bo$bo$b4o$2b2o$bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 7:54 pm
by toroidalet
5 generations, coming right up!
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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
4bo$b2o$obo$2bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 8:43 pm
by praosylen
6 gens:
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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B36/S23
2b3ob$2o3bo$o$b4o$o4bo$b4o!
Sort of looks like a 6.
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 10th, 2016, 9:38 pm
by blah
7 gens, looks like a 7:
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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
5o$4bo$4bo$3bo$2bo$2bo$bo$bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 12th, 2016, 2:09 pm
by drc
A for awesome, yours is in highlife.
8 gens, looks absolutely nothing like an 8:
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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3o$3o$bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 12th, 2016, 4:03 pm
by praosylen
drc wrote:A for awesome, yours is in highlife.
Yes, I know. It's B3
6/S23, fits in a
6x
6 box, lasts
6 gens, and looks kind of like a
6.
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 12th, 2016, 7:29 pm
by toroidalet
9-generation spark:
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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o3bo$bo3bo$5bo$3bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 12th, 2016, 10:57 pm
by blah
I took some time making a 9-generation spark, and then I realised it was supposed to be 10 and made this on the second try. :^|
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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
ob3o$obobo$obobo$obobo$ob3o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 12:35 am
by Kazyan
Lifespan 11:
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x = 7, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
o2b2obo$ob2o2bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 1:10 am
by wildmyron
Departing from the theme of sparks, but in keeping with the theme of increment by one, here is Lifespan 12:
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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
4bo$4b4o$6b2o$b3o3bo$b2obobo2b2o$bo3bo3bo$2o2bobob2o$3bo3b3o$3b2o$3b4o
$6bo!
(Bonus gen 5: 4 x pi)
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 1:28 am
by blah
13.
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x = 8, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo2b4o$2o5bo$bo3b3o$bo5bo$bo5bo$3ob4o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 3:46 am
by Kazyan
The lifespan 14 pattern with the smallest bounding box:
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 4:26 am
by blah
15.
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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o2bo2$o2bo$4o!
:]
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 4:37 am
by PHPBB12345
blah wrote:15.
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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o2bo2$o2bo$4o!
:]
16:
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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2bobo2$4o$o2bo!
17:
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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 4:58 am
by Goldtiger997
18
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x = 3, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$obo$bo$o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 6:14 am
by Bullet51
19:
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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$bobo$2obo$bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 7:13 am
by PHPBB12345
Bullet51 wrote:19:
Code: Select all
x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$bobo$2obo$bo!
20:
Code: Select all
x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o2$bo2bo$b3o$bo!
21:
Code: Select all
x = 4, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o$b3o$2bo2$2o!
22:
Code: Select all
x = 5, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo2$ob2o$b2obo$2bobo!
23:
Code: Select all
x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
b2o$2bo$o$obo$3b3o$3bobo!
24:
Code: Select all
x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b2o$obob2o$3o$3b3o$2bo2bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 13th, 2016, 9:52 am
by M. I. Wright
let's only do one at a time
25
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x = 10, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$b3ob2o$2o3bo$o2b5o$2b2o$7b3o$4bob2o$4b2o$5bo6$4bo$3bobo$4bo!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 14th, 2016, 10:59 pm
by Caenbe
A 26-tick 26-omino:
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x = 16, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
13o$3b13o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 15th, 2016, 11:29 am
by toroidalet
27 generation tub predecessor:
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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2bo$ob2o$bobo3$bob2o$ob2o$b2o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 15th, 2016, 12:28 pm
by Bullet51
A 28-tick one-liner:
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x = 21, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
4o6b4ob6o!
Re: Lifespan
Posted: October 15th, 2016, 1:52 pm
by toroidalet
29 generations:
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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bo2bo$3bo$bo5bo$3o3b2o$o3b2o$bo2bo$2b3o!