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Dvgrn: add link to explanation of the specific sense of "transition" used throughout this tutorial

2024-07-06T14:52:27Z

add link to explanation of the specific sense of "transition" used throughout this tutorial

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	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their [[bounding box]] and [[spaceships]] are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their [[bounding box]] and [[spaceships]] are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each [[transition (rule definition)\|transition]] is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

	== Isotropic non-totalistic rules ==		== Isotropic non-totalistic rules ==

Iddi01: /* Further reading */ Adding a link to an incomplete but nice guide in the user namespace, in case that's allowed.

2024-03-21T11:15:14Z

Further reading: Adding a link to an incomplete but nice guide in the user namespace, in case that's allowed.

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	* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2792\|title=Random Non Totalistic Rules}}		* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2792\|title=Random Non Totalistic Rules}}
	* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2718\|title=Request a Rule to be "Tamed"}}		* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2718\|title=Request a Rule to be "Tamed"}}
			* [[User:H._H._P._M._P._Cole/How_to_make_a_good_isotropic_rule]]

	{{Tutorial}}		{{Tutorial}}

Confocal: link forum threads, formatting

2023-11-02T21:58:15Z

link forum threads, formatting

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	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

	== [[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules ==		== Isotropic non-totalistic rules ==

	~~Non~~-totalistic rules allow greater flexibility than Totalistic rules, as they allow you to specify the specific arrangement of cells. For a list of those arrangements of cells, see the article linked above in the title of this section.		[[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules allow greater flexibility than Totalistic rules, as they allow you to specify the specific arrangement of cells. For a list of those arrangements of cells, see the article linked above in the title of this section.

	Analogous to outer-totalistic rules, your transitions to avoid are B1e, B1c and B2a.~~<br>~~		Analogous to outer-totalistic rules, your transitions to avoid are B1e, B1c and B2a.
	You will also require one or both of B3i and B2c to make patterns able to escape their [[bounding box]],~~<br>~~		You will also require one or both of B3i and B2c to make patterns able to escape their [[bounding box]],
	and one or both of B2e and B3a to enable patterns to escape their bounding diamonds.~~<br>~~		and one or both of B2e and B3a to enable patterns to escape their bounding diamonds.

	Making isotropic non-totalistic rules can be difficult, however once you get a "feel" for it you will start to notice general trends in rule "characters", such as the typical behavior of rules with S1 and a lot of B2 transitions.		Making isotropic non-totalistic rules can be difficult, however once you get a "feel" for it you will start to notice general trends in rule "characters", such as the typical behavior of rules with S1 and a lot of B2 transitions.

	It helps to start first with a well known "good" rule, but otherwise there isn't much else to say. It may also help to think up a spaceship, attempt to make it work and then go from there, adding/removing transitions as required. Or, you could start with a small [[pattern]], say, a pre-traffic light (one half of a [[pre-pulsar]]) and try to make a rule where it does something nice, such as become a large spark.		It helps to start first with a well known "good" rule, but otherwise there isn't much else to say. It may also help to think up a spaceship, attempt to make it work and then go from there, adding/removing transitions as required. Or, you could start with a small [[pattern]], say, a pre-traffic light (one half of a [[pre-pulsar]]) and try to make a rule where it does something nice, such as become a large spark.

			== Further reading ==
			* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=3120\|title=Rules with interesting dynamics}}
			* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=5167\|title=How to make certain patterns more common}}
			* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=3262\|title=Transition dynamics}}
			* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2792\|title=Random Non Totalistic Rules}}
			* {{LinkForumThread\|format=ref\|f=11\|t=2718\|title=Request a Rule to be "Tamed"}}

	{{Tutorial}}		{{Tutorial}}

TYCF: /* Outer-totalistic rules */

2023-08-11T08:32:47Z

Outer-totalistic rules

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	For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.		For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.
	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding ~~boxes~~ and [[spaceships]] are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their [[bounding box]] and [[spaceships]] are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

TYCF: /* Isotropic non-totalistic rules */

2023-08-11T08:31:37Z

Isotropic non-totalistic rules

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	Analogous to outer-totalistic rules, your transitions to avoid are B1e, B1c and B2a.<br>		Analogous to outer-totalistic rules, your transitions to avoid are B1e, B1c and B2a.<br>
	You will also require one or both of B3i and B2c to make patterns able to escape their bounding box,<br>		You will also require one or both of B3i and B2c to make patterns able to escape their [[bounding box]],<br>
	and one or both of B2e and B3a to enable patterns to escape their bounding diamonds.<br>		and one or both of B2e and B3a to enable patterns to escape their bounding diamonds.<br>

	Making isotropic non-totalistic rules can be difficult, however once you get a "feel" for it you will start to notice general trends in rule "characters", such as the typical behavior of rules with S1 and a lot of B2 transitions.		Making isotropic non-totalistic rules can be difficult, however once you get a "feel" for it you will start to notice general trends in rule "characters", such as the typical behavior of rules with S1 and a lot of B2 transitions.

	It helps to start first with a well known "good" rule, but otherwise there isn't much else to say. It may also help to think up a spaceship, attempt to make it work and then go from there, adding/removing transitions as required. Or, you could start with a small pattern, say, a pre-traffic light (one half of a [[pre-pulsar]]) and try to make a rule where it does something nice, such as become a large spark.		It helps to start first with a well known "good" rule, but otherwise there isn't much else to say. It may also help to think up a spaceship, attempt to make it work and then go from there, adding/removing transitions as required. Or, you could start with a small [[pattern]], say, a pre-traffic light (one half of a [[pre-pulsar]]) and try to make a rule where it does something nice, such as become a large spark.

	{{Tutorial}}		{{Tutorial}}

TYCF: /* Outer-totalistic rules */

2023-08-11T08:28:56Z

Outer-totalistic rules

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	Welcome to the "big and scary" world of Other Cellular Automata! So, you want to create a nice rule. Really, there's no such thing as a "good rule" - different people are interested in different types of rules, but here are some general tips that should give you a general outline of what to do, because there are a lot of things you ''can'' do.		Welcome to the "big and scary" world of Other Cellular Automata! So, you want to create a nice rule. Really, there's no such thing as a "good rule" - different people are interested in different types of rules, but here are some general tips that should give you a general outline of what to do, because there are a lot of things you ''can'' do.

	== [[Outer-totalistic]] rules ==		== Outer-totalistic rules ==

	Firstly, please be aware that because the amount of [[outer-totalistic]] rules is small (relative to the amount of [[Non-totalistic]] rules), ''most'' of the interesting rules here are known. But don't be frustrated! There ''are'' some recently (at the time of writing) found-to-be-interesting Outer-totalistic rules like B378/S2458 and B35/S2467, and there will probably be more.		Firstly, please be aware that because the amount of [[outer-totalistic]] rules is small (relative to the amount of [[Non-totalistic]] rules), ''most'' of the interesting rules here are known. But don't be frustrated! There ''are'' some recently (at the time of writing) found-to-be-interesting Outer-totalistic rules like B378/S2458 and B35/S2467, and there will probably be more.

TYCF: Links

2023-08-11T08:28:36Z

Links

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	== [[Outer-totalistic]] rules ==		== [[Outer-totalistic]] rules ==

	Firstly, please be aware that because the amount of outer-totalistic rules is small (relative to the amount of Non-totalistic rules), ''most'' of the interesting rules here are known. But don't be frustrated! There ''are'' some recently (at the time of writing) found-to-be-interesting Outer-totalistic rules like B378/S2458 and B35/S2467, and there will probably be more.		Firstly, please be aware that because the amount of [[outer-totalistic]] rules is small (relative to the amount of [[Non-totalistic]] rules), ''most'' of the interesting rules here are known. But don't be frustrated! There ''are'' some recently (at the time of writing) found-to-be-interesting Outer-totalistic rules like B378/S2458 and B35/S2467, and there will probably be more.

	For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.		For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.
	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes and spaceships are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes and [[spaceships]] are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

TYCF: "spaceships are not possible"

2023-08-11T08:25:39Z

"spaceships are not possible"

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	For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.		For outer-totalistic rules, one of the most basic principles is a lack of B1 and B2. (B0 also tends to create strange explosions.) Both are guaranteed to make your rule explosive.
	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes.		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes and spaceships are not possible.<ref>https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6083&p=164725#p164725</ref>

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

Confocal: /* Outer-totalistic rules */ +1 link

2023-04-06T17:55:08Z

Outer-totalistic rules: +1 link

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	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes.		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes.

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of [[Rulegolfing\|removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough]]. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

	== [[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules ==		== [[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules ==

Book: /* Outer-totalistic rules */

2021-12-10T01:19:58Z

Outer-totalistic rules

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	B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes.		B3 is also going to be a requirement, as it can be easily proven that without B0, B1 or B2, B3, no patterns can escape their bounding boxes.

	Aside from that, it is generally a matter of removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still ~~lives~~, in combination with other things.		Aside from that, it is generally a matter of removing transitions if the rule is too explosive, and adding them if the rule isn't chaotic enough. It helps to get a feel for what each transition is like, for example S0 and S1 tend to have very strong effects and S4 tends to create very large still lifes, in combination with other things.

	== [[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules ==		== [[Isotropic non-totalistic]] rules ==