Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

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Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

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Wickstretchers and Spaceships is an explosive rule that features 4 spaceships, a wickstretcher and some common oscillators.
Pattern collection

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x = 155, y = 18, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
23bo40bo$22b2o39b3o26b3o16b3o27b3o8b3o$21b2o41b3o25b3o16b3o27b3o8b3o$
22b2o68b2o18bo29bo9b3o$142b2o$141b2o$142b2o$141b2o$142bo$bo2bobobo6bo
bobo2bo3bobo4bo2bo2bobobo6bobo3bobo4bo2bo3bo2bobobo6bobo4bo2bo2bo3bo6b
obobo2bobo4bo2bo3bo11b3o$141b3o$o3bo14bo3bo2bo5bo3bo6bo8bo3bo5bo3bo3b
o2bo3bo6bo5bo3bo2bo3bo10bo2bo5bo3bo3bo2$o3bobobo6bobobo3bo2bo5bo3bo2b
obobo6bobo3bo5bo5bobo2bo3bo6bo5bo3bo4bobo6bobobo2bo5bo5bobo2$o7bo6bo7b
o2bo4bo4bo6bo8bo3bo4bo8bo2bo3bo6bo4bo4bo6bo6bo6bo4bo8bo$12bo$bo2bobob
o2bo3bobobo2bo3bobo2bo4bo2bobobo6bobo3bobo2bo8bo2bobobo6bobo2bo4bo6bo
6bobobo2bobo2bo8bo!
Tasks:
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Feel free to contribute to this rule! :D :D
EDIT: Fixed oblique spaceship slope
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Re: Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

Post by CasperWen8805181 »

I mean... okay?

Here's a ship that has a very interesting spark that could probably be used in the manufacturing of wicks, ships, puffers, and rakes:

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x = 5, y = 12, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
bobo$2bo$2bo$2bo$bobo$5o$bobo$b3o$b3o$5o$b3o$b3o!
well I mean I guess this makes interesting puff

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x = 5, y = 15, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
2bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b3o4$b3o$2ob2o$2bo2$2bo$b3o$b3o!
I remember once when I was in your shoes...
But welcome to the forums! :D :D :D

Edit: First clean puffer!

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x = 29, y = 11, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
24bo$22b5o$23bo2b2o$3bobob2o8bo3b2obob2o$bo3b4o2bo5bo2b2o2b2obo$7obo3b
2o2bob2o2b7o$bo3b4o2bo5bo2b2o2b2obo$3bobob2o8bo3b2obob2o$23bo2b2o$22b
5o$24bo!
Potential rake:

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x = 20, y = 25, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
8bo4bo$5bobo5b2o2b2o$7b2ob2ob4ob2o$5bobo5b2o2b2o$8bo4bo16$3bo4bo$obo5b
2o2b2o$2b2ob2ob4ob2o$obo5b2o2b2o$3bo4bo!
seems ya beat me to it! :D
Last edited by CasperWen8805181 on August 15th, 2026, 11:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

Post by J5L »

Found a p38 c/2 (5,2)c/13 forerake.

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x = 49, y = 31, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
5bo3bo$o3b8o$b3obob5o$o3b8o$5bo3bo10$42bo3bo$37bo3b8o$38b3obob5o$37bo
3b8o$42bo3bo8$39bo3bo$34bo3b8o$35b3obob5o$34bo3b8o$39bo3bo!
EDIT: Also found a p38 c/2 c/14 forerake modified from the (5,2)c/13 forerake.

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x = 100, y = 87, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
5bo3bo$o3b8o$b3obob5o$o3b8o$5bo3bo52$56bo3bo$51bo3b8o$52b3obob5o$51bo
3b8o$56bo3bo10$93bo3bo$88bo3b8o$89b3obob5o$88bo3b8o$93bo3bo8$90bo3bo$
85bo3b8o$86b3obob5o$85bo3b8o$90bo3bo!
Predecessor of a breeder:

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x = 409, y = 353, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
397bo3bo$392bo3b8o$393b3obob5o$392bo3b8o$397bo3bo8$400bo3bo$395bo3b8o
$396b3obob5o$395bo3b8o$400bo3bo10$363bo3bo$358bo3b8o$359b3obob5o$358b
o3b8o$363bo3bo52$312bo3bo$307bo3b8o$308b3obob5o$307bo3b8o$312bo3bo49$
314bo3bo$309bo3b8o$310b3obob5o$309bo3b8o$314bo3bo52$365bo3bo$360bo3b8o
$361b3obob5o$360bo3b8o$365bo3bo10$402bo3bo$397bo3b8o$398b3obob5o$397b
o3b8o$402bo3bo8$399bo3bo$394bo3b8o$395b3obob5o$394bo3b8o$399bo3bo99$5b
o3bo$o3b8o$b3obob5o204bo3bo$o3b8o199bo3b8o$5bo3bo202b3obob5o$211bo3b8o
$216bo3bo8$42bo3bo$37bo3b8o$38b3obob5o204bo3bo$37bo3b8o199bo3b8o$42bo
3bo202b3obob5o$248bo3b8o$253bo3bo6$39bo3bo$34bo3b8o$35b3obob5o204bo3b
o$34bo3b8o199bo3b8o$39bo3bo202b3obob5o$245bo3b8o$250bo3bo!
Last edited by J5L on August 16th, 2026, 12:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

Post by CasperWen8805181 »

J5L wrote: August 15th, 2026, 11:49 pm Found a p38 c/2 (5,2)c/13 forerake.

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x = 49, y = 31, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
5bo3bo$o3b8o$b3obob5o$o3b8o$5bo3bo10$42bo3bo$37bo3b8o$38b3obob5o$37bo
3b8o$42bo3bo8$39bo3bo$34bo3b8o$35b3obob5o$34bo3b8o$39bo3bo!
thats interesting, though, cause that means:

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x = 11, y = 6, rule = B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578
2o$2o$8b2o$8b2o$8b3o$9bo!
My Rules:
Hash2F (R3,C2,S4,B5-6,N#)
Growth & Isolation (123/2cn345678/8|236/345678/8)
*unnamed rule* (2-a45678/35aei678/3|4568/2-ce35aei678/3)
*unnamed rule* (/2-e3ae/3)
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Re: Wickstretchers and Spaceships(B2in3-jy5e6-ak78/S2i3-nqy4578)

Post by J5L »

Unrelated, but the 3c/40d and the c/14d could be SMOShable.
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