BioChem Rule - 4 state
Posted: March 25th, 2026, 11:28 pm
Thread for BioChem, a rule i've discovered.
4 state, Moore neighborhood cellular automaton with emergent stable mobile structures, sustained through chain reactions.
More information on github:
https://github.com/cactusjupiter/BioChe ... me-ov-file
Moving Factory example pattern - produces ships backwards and perpendicular to itself while moving away
4 state, Moore neighborhood cellular automaton with emergent stable mobile structures, sustained through chain reactions.
More information on github:
https://github.com/cactusjupiter/BioChe ... me-ov-file
Moving Factory example pattern - produces ships backwards and perpendicular to itself while moving away
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x = 247, y = 114, rule = BioChem
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