CatForce

CatForce
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Purpose	Enumeration of small Spartan objects
Created by	Michael Simkin
Platform	Unix; Windows

CatForce is an optimized search program written by Michael Simkin in 2015, using brute-force enumeration of small Spartan objects in a limited area, instead of a depth-first tree search. One major purpose of CatForce is to find glider-constructible completions for signal conduits. An early CatForce discovery was the B60 conduit, which enabled a record-breaking new glider gun.

In May 2022, mvr created a modification of CatForce, both significantly improving speed and adding a symmetry option. This new version of the program was used to find p84 honey farm hassler and 58P37.

External links

• CatForce on Github (original)
• CatForce on Github (mvr's modification)

• CatForce at the Life Lexicon

• CatForce new catalyst search utility (LifeAPI based) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums