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I actually made a whole document about it at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRI ... sp=sharing .

https://catagolue.hatsya.com/census/b3s34 It appears that no-one has yet apgsearched the D4_x1 symmetry.

May13 wrote: April 26th, 2022, 7:01 am (2,1)c/5 partials in B3/S34:

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x = 151, y = 19, rule = B3/S34
22bo38bo40bo39bo$20b3obo2b2o30b3obobo34b3obo2b2o31b3obo2b2o$11b3o5b2o
2bobob3o28b2o2bob4o31b2o2bobob3o29b2o2bobob3o$10b2obobob2ob2ob4o3bo25b
2ob2obo4b2o28b2ob2o2b3o3bo26b2ob2o2b3o3bo$7b2ob2o2b3ob3obo3b2o27b6obo
3b2obo26b6obo2b2o28b6obo2b2o$7b3o2bobo4bo2bo31bo3bo2b3o4bo26bo3bo3b4ob
o26bo3bo3b4obo$6bo14b4o28b4obo3bob4ob2o23b4obo6bo27b4obo6bo$4b2o2bo3b
3o2bo4bobo27b2ob2o6b3obo25b2ob2o8bo26b2ob2o8bo$4b2o2bobobo2b6o42b4o2b
2o28bo39bo$4bobo5b2o2bobobobo31b2ob2obo2bob2o27b2o7b2obo27b2o8b2o$8bob
ob2o38b2o4bo2b3o4bo22bo2bob3o4b2obo24bo2bob3o4b2o$5bo2b2o3bobobo3bo29b
3o5b3o3b2obo21b3ob4o8bo23b3ob4o5bo$b4o2bo2b2obo4bobo29b2ob2o5bobobo25b
o3bobo6b3obo22bo3bobo7bo$ob3o5bo6bo30b2ob2ob2o5bo3bo25bob2o3b5o3bo24bo
b2obob7o$48b2o3bob3o7bob2o23b2o5b2o2bo28bo3bo4bo$50b2ob2ob2ob3o3b3o21b
2o2b5o5b2obo19b5obob2obob4o$48bo10b2o5b2o20b2o2b2ob2o5bo2bo18b4o2bo7b
2o$49bobo4bo2b2o26b3o2b2o4bo2bobob2o15b2obo4bo2bo4bo$86b2o5b2o7bo!

May13 wrote: August 14th, 2022, 10:31 am Here's a 2c/5 orthogonal spaceship in B3/S34 that I found using LSSS, first known 2c/5 orthogonal spaceship in rules B3(678)/S34(78):

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x = 28, y = 55, rule = B3/S34
13b2o$13b2o$3bo4b4o4b4o4bo$2b4o3bo3b2o3bo3b4o$b2o2bob3ob6ob3obo2b2o$4b
ob2o3bo4bo3b2obo$5bo2bob2o4b2obo2bo$2b2o2b2ob3o4b3ob2o2b2o$3bo9b2o9bo$
5b2o2bo3b2o3bo2b2o$6bo2bobob2obobo2bo$7b4obo2bob4o$7bo2bobo2bobo2bo$6b
o3bobo2bobo3bo$5bob2obobo2bobob2obo$4bobo3bobo2bobo3bobo$6b4obo4bob4o$
5b2o2b2obo2bob2o2b2o$7bo2bob4obo2bo$6b2ob2o2b2o2b2ob2o$9b3o4b3o$5bo4bo
6bo4bo$4b3o14b3o$3b2obo14bob2o$3bobo16bobo$4bo2bo12bo2bo$5bobo12bobo$
3b2o18b2o$7b3o8b3o$4bo3b2o8b2o3bo$5bo3b2ob4ob2o3bo$5b2obo3bo2bo3bob2o$
3bobo2b4o4b4o2bobo$2b4o16b4o$2bo4b2obo6bob2o4bo$2b4obo2bo6bo2bob4o$4bo
bob4o4b4obobo$12bo2bo$5bo4b2o4b2o4bo$4b2o4bo6bo4b2o$3b2obo14bob2o$6b3o
10b3o$3bo2b2o12b2o2bo$4bo2bo12bo2bo$3bo20bo$3bo20bo$4bob2o12b2obo$2b6o
12b6o$2b2o3bo12bo3b2o$2o5bo4b4o4bo5b2o$2bo8b2o2b2o8bo$9b2o6b2o$8bobo6b
obo$8b2obob2obob2o$6b2o2bo6bo2b2o!

3 other speeds (c/5o, c/4d, c/5d):

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x = 121, y = 59, rule = B3/S34
64b2o$62b2o2bo$61b2o3b2o28bo$61b2o3b2o26b2ob2o$62bo2bo28bo3bo$58b2o3bo
bo27b2o2bo$57b4o33bo4b3o$4bo7bo44bo3bo32bo3b2obo$2b5o3b5o41bo33bo3bo3b
o2bo$bo5bobo5bo40bo3b2o26b6o2bo$bo5bobo5bo41b3o28bo12bo2bo$b2obob2ob2o
bob2o42b2o27bo6bo6b3o$4bo7bo75bobo11bo2bo$5bo5bo76b2o2b2o8b3o$91b2o10b
2ob2o$4b2o5b2o78bo13b4o$2bo4bobo4bo76b3ob2o8bo4bo$3bo2bo3bo2bo82b3o7bo
bo2b2o$3b4o3b4o82bob2o9bo2bo$95bo2b2o11bo$4b2o5b2o84bo2b2o9b3o$2bo2bo
5bo2bo84b2obo10b4o$6bo3bo88b2o11bob3o$2ob3o5b3ob2o83bobo13b2o$2bo2bo5b
o2bo88bo12bo$2bo4b3o4bo86bo14bo$2bobob5obobo87bob2o10bobo$b2o3bo3bo3b
2o86b2obobo7b2obo$b2ob3o3b3ob2o89b2o9bo2bo$2bobo2bobo2bobo91b2o11bo$b
2o3bobobo3b2o90b2o4bo4bo2bo$106b8o5b2o$3o3b5o3b3o91bo6bo4bo$b3o9b3o95b
2o$b2o2bo5bo2b2o97b2obo$4bo7bo102b3o$2bo2bo5bo2bo$5bo5bo$4b2o5b2o$3bo
9bo$3b2o7b2o2$4bo7bo$4bo7bo$4bobo3bobo$4b2o5b2o$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o$4b2o5b
2o$4bo7bo$3b2o2bobo2b2o$4bo2bobo2bo$3b2o2bobo2b2o$3bobobobobobo$3bo3bo
bo3bo$4bobo3bobo$2bo3bo3bo3bo$3b2o7b2o$2bo11bo!

H. H. P. M. P. Cole wrote: September 26th, 2023, 6:36 am Are these known? I couldn't find these in GliderDB. (All found using rlifesrc)

B3/S34

2c/6d

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S34
5bo$4b3o$4bo$5bo$b2o2bob2o$2ob2ob4o$bo3bo2b2o$6b2ob2o$6b3o$5b2o!

2c/6o which is a known c/3o with a tagalong

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x = 9, y = 34, rule = B3/S34
3bo$b4ob2o$bo3bob2o$o2bobo$4bobo$b4o$5b2o$2b2o$b5o$3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$4o$
bo$bobo$o$3bo$2o$2bo2$3b2o$2b4o$2bob2o$2b2o2b2o$3bobobo$2b2o$4bo$b3o$
4b2o$2b2obo$4bo$b4o$3bo!

tommyaweosme wrote: January 15th, 2024, 1:19 pm I actually made a whole document about it at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRI ... sp=sharing .

Welcome to the forums, tommyawesome!

Generally, most of the 'interesting' outer-totalistic rules can be found on the LifeWiki.

To me, B3/S34, though it doesn't have an article in the LifeWiki, is interesting to me simply because it was one of the first ever CA that I investigated. I found the same objects as you, but gave them different names.

I originally called the three 4-cell p2s 'block', 'reflector', and 'tripod' (guess which is which), and the p16 'hexadecimal'. (Sidenote: it was this CA that spurred me on to create this game.)

Here's my advice to you (and all newbies to CA) on which sites to go to find out whether a pattern you discovered is new.
- The LifeWiki. Most notable patterns in Conway's Life can be found here. It is a common misconception that large still-lifes or p2s can be found in the LifeWiki. They are usually not there unless they have an interesting property (e.g., for catalyses).
- Catagolue. Here is the link for B3/S34. Click on each of the links to find known objects in the rule. The characters after the rulestring are called the symmetry.
- gliderdb-searcher. This only works on outer-totalistic rules. Enter B3/S34 in the rule box, check 'Ignore Velocity', and you will find known spaceships in this rule.
- And, of course, the forums. Generally, post questions you have in Thread for non-CGOL basic questions when the question is not about Life. Otherwise, post in Thread for basic questions.

Here are some things to do to find new patterns:
- Install Golly. It is one of the best cellular automaton software around, and can, of course, simulate B3/S34. Also try using nbsearch2a, if you want to find new oscillators.
- Use rlifesrc. It is an online program that can help you find SLs, oscillators, and spaceships in any OT (outer-totalistic) or INT (isotropic non-totalistic) rule.

I hope this helps!

confocaloid wrote: January 15th, 2024, 2:14 pm

H. H. P. M. P. Cole wrote: September 26th, 2023, 6:36 am 2c/6d

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S34
5bo$4b3o$4bo$5bo$b2o2bob2o$2ob2ob4o$bo3bo2b2o$6b2ob2o$6b3o$5b2o!

2c/6o which is a known c/3o with a tagalong

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x = 9, y = 34, rule = B3/S34
3bo$b4ob2o$bo3bob2o$o2bobo$4bobo$b4o$5b2o$2b2o$b5o$3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$4o$
bo$bobo$o$3bo$2o$2bo2$3b2o$2b4o$2bob2o$2b2o2b2o$3bobobo$2b2o$4bo$b3o$
4b2o$2b2obo$4bo$b4o$3bo!

Still, are these known? If not, can someone add them to GliderDB?

Most B3 interesting outer totalistic rules are already known, and this is quite stable. While there may be many things to find, searching is going to be a puzzle.