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A '''lane''' is a path traveled by a [[glider]], or less commonly a [[spaceship]] such as a [[loafer]]. The lane is centered on the line of [[symmetry]] (if any) of the spaceship in question. If a lane is clear, then the spaceship can travel along it without colliding or interfering with any other [[object]]s. | A '''lane''' is a path traveled by a [[glider]], or less commonly a [[spaceship]] such as a [[loafer]]. The lane is centered on the line of [[symmetry]] (if any) of the spaceship in question. If a lane is clear, then the spaceship can travel along it without colliding or interfering with any other [[object]]s. | ||
Diagonal lanes are often numbered consecutively, in [[half- | Diagonal lanes are often numbered consecutively, in [[half-diagonal]]s ([[hd]]). Occasionally diagonal lane measurements are given in [[quarter-diagonal]]s ([[qd]]), in part because diagonally symmetric spaceships have a line of symmetry 1qd away from the lines available for gliders. It's also convenient that moving a glider forward by 100qd (for example) has the same effect as [[evolution|evolving]] the same glider for 100 [[tick]]s. | ||
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{{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#lane}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_l.htm#lane}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 24 January 2018
A lane is a path traveled by a glider, or less commonly a spaceship such as a loafer. The lane is centered on the line of symmetry (if any) of the spaceship in question. If a lane is clear, then the spaceship can travel along it without colliding or interfering with any other objects.
Diagonal lanes are often numbered consecutively, in half-diagonals (hd). Occasionally diagonal lane measurements are given in quarter-diagonals (qd), in part because diagonally symmetric spaceships have a line of symmetry 1qd away from the lines available for gliders. It's also convenient that moving a glider forward by 100qd (for example) has the same effect as evolving the same glider for 100 ticks.
External links
- Lane at the Life Lexicon