User:PK22/Draft:Discovery

You want to make new discoveries, but you have no clue how? Excellent!

How are discoveries made?

New discoveries in Conway's Game of Life can generally be sorted into three types: those found using software/search programs, those found by hand, and those found using a mixture of the two. This document will walk you through some examples of how to make discoveries using the first two methods.

Using software

There exists plenty of free, open-source software for finding patterns - see Catagolue's software page for some examples.

The easiest to use is probably rlifesrc, which can be run from a browser - no installation or compilation needed! Other examples of easy-to-use software include apgsearch, ikpx2, and qfind - compilation is fairly simple, and you only need to specify some simple search parameters. Examples of patterns found using them include:

• apgsearch: 112P15, 34P14 shuttle, 58P8H4V0, Rob's p16, Rich's p16.
• ikpx2: Sprayer, Doo-dah, Taco, Walrus.
• qfind: 139P7H1V0.

Time taken for finding oscillators at a specific period

• Period 2-4: almost instant
• Period 5: on the order of an hour
• Period 6: on the order of a day
• Period 7: Can take quite a long time, or it might never happen
• Period 8+: Good luck. It's not impossible, though, given 180P8 (originally 230P8) and 104P9 exist.

This time may take longer if there are certain restrictions, e.g. the strictly volatile p4 took some time to find.

This applies both to finding things that fit certain criteria (e.g. 62P7 and 754P7 are both useful sparkers found from scratch, and the p7 in Medusa was required for a p28 glider gun) and completions of partials, with p2 and p6 examples immediately below and a p3 example where the p96 B-heptomino hassler on this page is shown.

Some ingenuity may be needed to complete an oscillator. For example, the original form of 754P7 (and proof that it could be completed) was 1320P7, which required realizing that there was a "gutter line" that could be reflected, even though the search program didn't do this. Similarly, 104P9 built on 50P9 and was not entirely from scratch.

26b2o$23b2o2bo$22bobobo$22bo3b2o$20bob2o2bo$23b2obo$18b3o2bobo$17bo2b 3o$17b2o2bo2bo$22bo$16bob4o$16b2obo5$10b2o$7b2o2bo$6bobobo$6bo3b2o$5b 2obobo17b2o$4b2o4bo16bo2bo14bob2o$2b3o2bobo18bobo12b4obo$bo4b3o20b2o 11bo$b2obo2bo33bo2bob2o$6bo11b2o20b3o4bo$ob4o12bobo18bobo2b3o$2obo14bo 2bo16bo4b2o$19b2o17bobob2o$37b2o3bo$38bobobo$37bo2b2o$37b2o5$29bob2o$ 27b4obo$26bo$24bo2bo2b2o$26b3o2bo$23bobo2b3o$22bob2o$22bo2b2obo$21b2o 3bo$22bobobo$21bo2b2o$21b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 60 ]] p134 wing hassler, where David Raucci found the partial and AbhpzTa completed it with a p2 sparker (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 152, y = 152, rule = B3/S23 73b2o2b2o$74bo2bo$69bo2bo6bo2bo$69b5o4b5o$74bo2bo$71b3o4b3o$70bo10bo$ 70bo2b6o2bo$69b2obo6bob2o$70bobobo2bobobo$67bo2bobo6bobo2bo$67b3o2b2o 4b2o2b3o$70b2o3b2o3b2o$69bo2b2o4b2o2bo$69b4obo2bob4o2$69b3o2b4o2b3o$ 68bo2bo3b2o3bo2bo$68b2o12b2o$73b2o2b2o$72b2o4b2o2$72b3o2b3o2$74bo2bo$ 75b2o$67b2o5bo2bo5b2o$68bo2bo2b4o2bo2bo$68bobob2o4b2obobo$66b2o2b4o4b 4o2b2o$66bo18bo$68bob2o2bo2bo2b2obo$67b2obo3bo2bo3bob2o$67bo2bo2b2o2b 2o2bo2bo$68bobob2o4b2obobo$67b2obo2bo4bo2bob2o$66bo18bo$67b2o4bo4bo4b 2o$64b3o8b2o8b3o$64bo2b3o3bo4bo3b3o2bo$67bo2bo2b6o2bo2bo$68b4obo4bob4o $65b3o4b2o4b2o4b3o$65bo2b2ob4o2b4ob2o2bo$66bobob2obob2obob2obobo$65b2o 4b2o6b2o4b2o$66bo18bo$66bob2o12b2obo$64bobob2o12b2obobo$63bobobo16bobo bo$63bobobobo12bobobobo$64bobob2o12b2obobo$66bobob3o6b3obobo$65b2o18b 2o$66bobo2b2obo2bob2o2bobo$66bob5o6b5obo$64b2obo2bob8obo2bob2o$65bo2b 2o2b2o4b2o2b2o2bo$65bo3bo12bo3bo$66b3ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob3o$68bo5b4o5bo2$ 69bo4bo2bo4bo$49b2o20b2o6b2o20b2o$38b2o8bo2bo4bo38bo4bo2bo8b2o$38bo3b 2obo3b2o2bo2b3o13bo6bo13b3o2bo2b2o3bob2o3bo$29b2o5bobo3bob5o2b5o3bo11b obo4bobo11bo3b5o2b5obo3bobo5b2o$10b2o14bo2bo2b2obobob2obo6b2o5bo2bo11b o2bo2bo2bo11bo2bo5b2o6bob2obobob2o2bo2bo14b2o$11bo5b2o7b3o2b2ob2obobob ob2o2b2o2b2ob2obob2o11bobo2bobo11b2obob2ob2o2b2o2b2obobobob2ob2o2b3o7b 2o5bo$2b2o4bo2bob2obobo20bobobo3b2ob2o3bob2o3bo11bo2bo11bo3b2obo3b2ob 2o3bobobo20bobob2obo2bo4b2o$3bo2b5obobobo11b2ob5o4b2o2bo7bo2b2o2bo11b 2obo2bob2o11bo2b2o2bo7bo2b2o4b5ob2o11bobobob5o2bo$3bobo6bobob2o9bobobo 9bob3o6bob2o3bo3bo2b2o2bo2bo4bo2bo2b2o2bo3bo3b2obo6b3obo9bobobo9b2obob o6bobo$2b2obo2b4ob2o5bobo5b2o4bo7b2obo6bob4o5bobo2bobo10bobo2bobo5b4ob o6bob2o7bo4b2o5bobo5b2ob4o2bob2o$o2bobobo3bobo5b2obo5b2o3b3obob6o11b2o 8bo4bo8bo4bo8b2o11b6obob3o3b2o5bob2o5bobo3bobobo2bo$2o2bo2bobo4bobo2bo 2bobob2o3b3o6bo2bo10bobo2b2obo4b4o10b4o4bob2o2bobo10bo2bo6b3o3b2obobo 2bo2bobo4bobo2bo2b2o$7bo4bo3b2o7bobo10bobo3bo11bo3bo30bo3bo11bo3bobo 10bobo7b2o3bo4bo$7bo4bo3b2o7bobo10bobo3bo11bo3bo30bo3bo11bo3bobo10bobo 7b2o3bo4bo$2o2bo2bobo4bobo2bo2bobob2o3b3o6bo2bo10bobo2b2obo4b4o10b4o4b ob2o2bobo10bo2bo6b3o3b2obobo2bo2bobo4bobo2bo2b2o$o2bobobo3bobo5b2obo5b 2o3b3obob6o11b2o8bo4bo8bo4bo8b2o11b6obob3o3b2o5bob2o5bobo3bobobo2bo$2b 2obo2b4ob2o5bobo5b2o4bo7b2obo6bob4o5bobo2bobo10bobo2bobo5b4obo6bob2o7b o4b2o5bobo5b2ob4o2bob2o$3bobo6bobob2o9bobobo9bob3o6bob2o3bo3bo2b2o2bo 2bo4bo2bo2b2o2bo3bo3b2obo6b3obo9bobobo9b2obobo6bobo$3bo2b5obobobo11b2o b5o4b2o2bo7bo2b2o2bo11b2obo2bob2o11bo2b2o2bo7bo2b2o4b5ob2o11bobobob5o 2bo$2b2o4bo2bob2obobo20bobobo3b2ob2o3bob2o3bo11bo2bo11bo3b2obo3b2ob2o 3bobobo20bobob2obo2bo4b2o$11bo5b2o7b3o2b2ob2obobobob2o2b2o2b2ob2obob2o 11bobo2bobo11b2obob2ob2o2b2o2b2obobobob2ob2o2b3o7b2o5bo$10b2o14bo2bo2b 2obobob2obo6b2o5bo2bo11bo2bo2bo2bo11bo2bo5b2o6bob2obobob2o2bo2bo14b2o$ 29b2o5bobo3bob5o2b5o3bo11bobo4bobo11bo3b5o2b5obo3bobo5b2o$38bo3b2obo3b 2o2bo2b3o13bo6bo13b3o2bo2b2o3bob2o3bo$38b2o8bo2bo4bo38bo4bo2bo8b2o$49b 2o20b2o6b2o20b2o$69bo4bo2bo4bo2$68bo5b4o5bo$66b3ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob3o$65bo 3bo12bo3bo$65bo2b2o2b2o4b2o2b2o2bo$64b2obo2bob8obo2bob2o$66bob5o6b5obo $66bobo2b2obo2bob2o2bobo$65b2o18b2o$66bobob3o6b3obobo$64bobob2o12b2obo bo$63bobobobo12bobobobo$63bobobo16bobobo$64bobob2o12b2obobo$66bob2o12b 2obo$66bo18bo$65b2o4b2o6b2o4b2o$66bobob2obob2obob2obobo$65bo2b2ob4o2b 4ob2o2bo$65b3o4b2o4b2o4b3o$68b4obo4bob4o$67bo2bo2b6o2bo2bo$64bo2b3o3bo 4bo3b3o2bo$64b3o8b2o8b3o$67b2o4bo4bo4b2o$66bo18bo$67b2obo2bo4bo2bob2o$ 68bobob2o4b2obobo$67bo2bo2b2o2b2o2bo2bo$67b2obo3bo2bo3bob2o$68bob2o2bo 2bo2b2obo$66bo18bo$66b2o2b4o4b4o2b2o$68bobob2o4b2obobo$68bo2bo2b4o2bo 2bo$67b2o5bo2bo5b2o$75b2o$74bo2bo2$72b3o2b3o2$72b2o4b2o$73b2o2b2o$68b 2o12b2o$68bo2bo3b2o3bo2bo$69b3o2b4o2b3o2$69b4obo2bob4o$69bo2b2o4b2o2bo $70b2o3b2o3b2o$67b3o2b2o4b2o2b3o$67bo2bobo6bobo2bo$70bobobo2bobobo$69b 2obo6bob2o$70bo2b6o2bo$70bo10bo$71b3o4b3o$74bo2bo$69b5o4b5o$69bo2bo6bo 2bo$74bo2bo$73b2o2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 9 THUMBSIZE 2 ]] The center part of this p18 was found by David Raucci with domino sparks required. He asked anyone available to find a p6 (p3 likely wouldn't work and p9 would take too long) to find a double domino sparker, and wwei23 completed it. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Time taken for finding spaceships of a specific period

• TBD (typically longer than oscillators though)

Write your own

You can always write your own software for searching for patterns. Golly supports scripting for both Python and Lua, and the library lifelib can be used with both Python and C++. See Tutorials/Your first Python script and Tutorials/lifelib for information on how to use Python with both of these.

Manually

Looking through old databases

Since 2000, a fumarole phase shift reaction was known for periods of the form 5N+2, but it was forgotten for a long time. In 2021, 83bismuth38 saw it and used it in combination with Merzenich's p31, which hadn't been discovered yet when the original phase shift reaction was found.

x = 24, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 7bob2o2b2obo$6bo3b4o3bo$2o4bob2ob2ob2obo4b2o$2o5b2o6b2o5b2o8$2o5b2o6b2o5b2o$ 2o4bob2ob2ob2obo4b2o$6bo3b4o3bo$7bob2o2b2obo6$9b6o$9bo4bo$10bo2bo$8bobo2bobo$ 8b2o4b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 31 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

jslife has "wick" and "supported oscillator" sections in addition to complete oscillators. Soon after the traffic stop was discovered, David Raucci looked through the even periods of at least 36 in that database and found that it worked with a wing wick, discovering the first p38.

x = 40, y = 12, rule = B3/S23 2b3o30b3o2$o5bo2b2o18b2o2bo5bo$o4b2o4bo16bo4b2o4bo$o11bo14bo11bo$11b2o 14b2o3$5b2o26b2o$5bo28bo$6b3o22b3o$8bo22bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 19 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Completing partials

There are databases of oscillator partials by Jason Summers, David Raucci, and others. Raucci's p38 above is an example. When a new sparker is found, such as 754P7, 104P9 and p10 domino fountain were in the past, it can complete existing partials. It is also possible to check Catagolue for unusual p15, p30, and p46 interactions to complete oscillators with periods that are multiples of those numbers.

x = 48, y = 45, rule = B3/S23 19b2o4b2o$19bobo2bobo$21bo2bo$20bo4bo$20b2o2b2o$22b2o$13b2o16b2o$13b3o 14b3o$4b2o9b2obo8bob2o9b2o$4bo5bo4bo2bo8bo2bo4bo5bo$9bo5b2obo8bob2o5bo $5bo3bo3b3o14b3o3bo3bo$7bo5b2o16b2o5bo2$21b2o$21b2o4$19b3o$bo2bob2obo 2bo6bobo$2o2bo4bo2b2o5b3o$bo2bob2obo2bo22bo2bob2obo2bo$26b3o5b2o2bo4bo 2b2o$26bobo6bo2bob2obo2bo$26b3o4$25b2o$25b2o2$9bo5b2o16b2o5bo$7bo3bo3b 3o14b3o3bo3bo$11bo5b2obo8bob2o5bo$6bo5bo4bo2bo8bo2bo4bo5bo$6b2o9b2obo 8bob2o9b2o$15b3o14b3o$15b2o16b2o$24b2o$22b2o2b2o$22bo4bo$23bo2bo$21bob o2bobo$21b2o4b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 30 THUMBSIZE 2 ]] This was originally a p60 partial found by David Raucci. From a whole bunch of GPU symmetric soups, one of them produced the p30 weak domino sparker that was able to complete this immediately after it was found. (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 50, y = 30, rule = B3/S23 24b2o$13b2o7bo4bo7b2o$13b2o6bo6bo6b2o$20bo8bo$20bo8bo$10b2o8bo8bo8b2o$ 10bobo8bo6bo8bobo$11bobo8bo4bo8bobo$12bo11b2o11bo$16b2o14b2o$10b3o3bob o12bobo3b3o$2bo15bo12bo15bo$bobo4bo5bo3b2o10b2o3bo5bo4bobo$2bo5bo32bo 5bo$8bo32bo$10b3o3bo16bo3b3o$14b2obo14bob2o$8b3o6bo14bo6b3o$2o4bo5bo4b 2o12b2o4bo5bo4b2o$2o4bo5bo24bo5bo4b2o$6bo5bo24bo5bo$11bo6b2o10b2o6bo$ 8bo2bo3b2o2bo10bo2b2o3bo2bo$11bo2bob3o12b3obo2bo$11b4o20b4o$8bo6b4o12b 4o6bo$8b6obo2bo12bo2bob6o$12bobo20bobo$10bo28bo$10b2o26b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 8 THUMBSIZE 2 ]] When the long boat spin was discovered, it could be created in many ways, where the only requirements were an output blinker and enough clearance. This could be combined with a p29 where a blinker that would normally destroy the oscillator was replaced with the long boat spin, creating a middleweight sparker. This allowed a higher-clearance version of a p29 domino sparker. (click above to open LifeViewer) Catagolue: here

Modifying existing oscillators

The oscillators below are hasslers that run more than once but not at the same period each time, combining for an overall higher period.

x = 33, y = 57, rule = B3/S23 9b2o$5bob4o$3b3o2bobo2$5b2o$6bo2$5bo2b3o$5bo2b4o$5bo2bo2bo7bo$7b2o10b 3o$8b2ob2o9bo$b2o6bob2o8bo$2b2o4b2obo9bo2bo$2b2o3bo4bo11bo3b2o$3bo2bob o2b2o11b2o2bobo$2bo4b3o10b2o3b3o2bo$2bob2ob2ob5o6bob2ob2o3b2o$3bo9bobo 13bobo$7bo2bo4b3o5bo2bob2o2bo$8bo5bo3bo5bo6b2o$14b2ob2o2$3bo25bo$2bobo 6b3o5b3o6bobo$3bo7bobo5bobo7bo$11b3o5b3o4$11b3o5b3o$3bo7bobo5bobo7bo$ 2bobo6b3o5b3o6bobo$3bo25bo2$14b2ob2o$2o6bo5bo3bo5bo$o2b2obo2bo5b3o4bo 2bo$bobo13bobo9bo$2o3b2ob2obo6b5ob2ob2obo$2bo2b3o3b2o10b3o4bo$2bobo2b 2o11b2o2bobo2bo$3b2o3bo11bo4bo3b2o$8bo2bo9bob2o4b2o$11bo8b2obo6b2o$10b o9b2ob2o$11b3o10b2o$13bo7bo2bo2bo$21b4o2bo$22b3o2bo2$26bo$26b2o2$22bob o2b3o$22b4obo$22b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 50 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 ]]

p57, edge: (15+14,3), centre: (14+14,3); alternates between 28 and 29. Found by Period1GliderGun on July 2, 2025 and reduced by iNoMed the same day. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 63, y = 34, rule = B3/S23 22b2o$18b2o2bobo$18bobobo2bo$21bob2o2bo16bo$18bobobo2b3o2bob2o9b2ob2o$ 18b2o4bo3b3obo10b5o$16b2o4bo2bobo4bo2b2o6b2o$15bo2b2o3b2obob3obob4ob2o $15b2obob2o4bobo2bo2bo7bobo$11b2o3bob4o5bo3bobo3bo2bobo$10bobo3bobob2o 2b3o5bo6bo$9b3o5b2ob5o$5bo3b2ob3o14bo$4bobo3b2ob2o14bo22bo$3bo3bo2b2o 2b2o19bo6b3o6bobo6bo$2bo3bo5bobo18b2o9bo7bo6bobo$bo3bo7bo5b2o12b3o6bob o13bo3bo$o3bo13bobo6b3o12b2o5bo7bo3bo$bobo6bo7bo9b2o18bobo5bo3bo$2bo6b obo6b3o6bo19b2o2b2o2bo3bo$10bo22bo14b2ob2o3bobo$33bo14b3ob2o3bo$38b5ob 2o5b3o$23bo6bo5b3o2b2obobo3bobo$20bobo2bo3bobo3bo5b4obo3b2o$18bobo7bo 2bo2bobo4b2obob2o$22b2ob4obob3obob2o3b2o2bo$18b2o6b2o2bo4bobo2bo4b2o$ 15b5o10bob3o3bo4b2o$15b2ob2o9b2obo2b3o2bobobo$18bo16bo2b2obo$37bo2bobo bo$38bobo2b2o$39b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 8 GPS 48 HEIGHT 500 ]]

p96, found by David Raucci on August 26, 2024. It is a combination of the oscillators in the p45 and p51 sections of this page; the Charity's p16 sparks it twice in different ways. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

Combining halves

Immediately after David Raucci found the p36 on the left (which is not an example of manual discovery), Matthias Merzenich changed 21+15 to 21+14 to create a p35 based on the p36.

x = 39, y = 18, rule = B3/S23 11bo15bo$11b3o11b3o$4b2o8bo9bo8b2o$3bobo7b2o9b2o7bobo$3bobob2o21b2obob o$b2obobo2bo19bo2bobob2o$o3bobob2o5b3o3b3o5b2obobo3bo$b3ob2o2bo5bobo3b obo5bo2b2ob3o$3bo3bo7b3o3b3o7bo3bo$5bobo23bobo$4b2o27b2o$5b2o25b2o$3bo 2bo25bo2bo$2bob2o27b2obo$2bo33bo$b2o12bo7bo12b2o$14bobo5bobo$15bo7bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 50 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 ]]

p36, left: (21,3), right: (15,3) Found by David Raucci and reduced by EvinZL on September 10, 2021 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 29, y = 53, rule = B3/S23 5b2ob2o$6bobobo$6bo3bo$2bob2obob2obobo$2b2obo2bo2bob2o$5bob2o2bo$5b2ob 2obob2o$9bo2bobo$b2o6b3o$bo2b2o2bo$2b2ob7o3b2o6b2o$4bobo4bo3bo8bo$2b2o 3b2o7bobo2b3o$2bo3bobo12b2o$4bobo2bo6bo2b4o$3b2obobo3b2o2bobobo$2bo5b 2o2bobo2bo5bo2bo$o2b2o8b4o6bo2bo$2obo10b2o5b2ob2ob2o$3bo19bo2bo$3bobo 17bo2bo$4b2o12bo2b2ob2ob2o$8b3o6bobo3bo2bo$8bobo7bo4bo2bo$8b3o4$8b3o$ 8bobo7bo4bo2bo$8b3o6bobo3bo2bo$4b2o12bo2b2ob2ob2o$3bobo17bo2bo$3bo19bo 2bo$2obo10b2o5b2ob2ob2o$o2b2o8b4o6bo2bo$2bo5b2o2bobo2bo5bo2bo$3b2obobo 3b2o2bobobo$4bobo2bo6bo2b4o$2bo3bobo12b2o$2b2o3b2o7bobo2b3o$4bobo4bo3b o8bo$2b2ob7o3b2o6b2o$bo2b2o2bo$b2o6b3o$9bo2bobo$5b2ob2obob2o$5bob2o2bo $2b2obo2bo2bob2o$2bob2obob2obobo$6bo3bo$6bobobo$5b2ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 50 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 10 HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 ]]

p35, left: (21,3), right: (14,3) Found by Matthias Merzenich on September 10, 2021 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

The pi-heptomino hassler below was conceptualized by David Raucci by looking at the shuttles and keeping track of each offset, noting which ones matched. There was a p64 and a p236 with the same offset, so by taking half of each, a p150, equal to (64+236)/2, could be created. Because the factors of 150 are different, different sparkers needed to be used, and Period1GliderGun completed it.

x = 43, y = 31, rule = B3/S23 33bo$32bobo$8bo22bo3bo$7bobo20bo3bo$6bo3bo7b2o9bo3bo$7bo3bo6b2o8bo3bo$ 8bo3bo16bobo$9bo3bo16bo$10bobo$11bo2$b3o18b3o$o20bo3bo10b3o$o3bo16b2ob 2o9bo$o2bobo29bo3bo$2bobo2bo27bo2bobo$3bo3bo29bobo2bo$7bo30bo3bo$4b3o 35bo$39b3o2$31bo$30bobo$12bo16bo3bo$11bobo16bo3bo$10bo3bo8b2o6bo3bo$9b o3bo9b2o7bo3bo$8bo3bo20bobo$7bo3bo22bo$8bobo$9bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 11 GPS 32 HEIGHT 500 ]]

original p64 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 61, y = 109, rule = B3/S23 32b2o$32b2o3$31bo$30bobo$31bo$28b3o$28bo30bo$57b2o$30bo15b3o10b2o$30b 2o14bobo3b2o4bo$30b2o14b3o2bo2bo$31bo7bo12b2o$39bo3bo$44bo$29bo9b2o2b o$28bobo$29bo5b3o$35b2o$35b4o$37b2o$36b3o5bo$43bobo$30bo2b2o9bo$29bo$ 30bo3bo$20b2o12bo7bo$19bo2bo2b3o14b2o$15bo4b2o3bobo14b2o$13b2o10b3o15b o$15b2o$14bo30bo$43b3o$16bo25bo$16b3o22bobo$19bo22bo$18bo2bo$18b4o2b2o $16b2o3bo2b2o14b2o$15bo2bobo19b2o$15b2obobo$18bo$18b2o6$11bo$11b3o13b 3o17b2o$14bo11bo3bo16bo$13b2o11b2ob2o13b2obo$19b2o20bo4bo$16b2ob2o19b o4bo$14bobo23bo3b3o$13bobo25bo4b2o$13bo32bo$12b2o33b3o$49bo6$41b2o$42b o$42bob2o$19b2o18b4o2bo$19b2o14b3o5b2o$35b5ob2o$38b2o2bo$18bo22bo$17b obo22b3o$18bo25bo$15b3o$15bo30bo$44b2o$17bo15b3o10b2o$17b2o14bobo3b2o 4bo$17b2o14b3o2bo2bo$18bo7bo12b2o$26bo3bo$31bo$16bo9b2o2bo$15bobo$16b o5b3o$22b2o$22b4o$24b2o$23b3o5bo$30bobo$17bo2b2o9bo$16bo$17bo3bo$7b2o 12bo7bo$6bo2bo2b3o14b2o$2bo4b2o3bobo14b2o$2o10b3o15bo$2b2o$bo30bo$30b 3o$29bo$28bobo$29bo3$27b2o$27b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 560 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 4 GPS 60 ]]

original p236 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 73, y = 43, rule = B3/S23 39b2o$39b2o3$39b3o$39b3o4$37b2o3b2o19bo$38b5o19b2o$39b3o8bo10b2o4b2o2b 2o$32bo7bo8bobo8b3o4b2o2b2o$10b2o18b3o16bob2o8b2o4b2o$10bo18bo22bo9b2o $8bobo18b2o21b2o9bo$4b2o2b2o$4b2o6bo$12b3o$15bo27bo5b3o$4b2o8b2o25b3o 5b2o$40b2o5b2obo$2o2bo2bo31bo7b3o$2o6bo3b2o26b2o5bo$5b5o$5bo2b2o22b2o$ 5bo2bo23bobo$6bobo25bo$32bobo$9b2o21b2o$9bobo$10b2o2$7b2o28b2ob2o$8bo 29bob2o$5b3o28bobo$5bo28b3obo$33bo3bo$30bo2b4o$30b3o$33b2o$32bo2bo$33b 2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 500 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 8 GPS 60 ]]

combined p150 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

Trying everything

This method isn't that successful, but there have been a few discoveries found this way.

x = 19, y = 21, rule = B3/S23 8b2o$2bob2obobo4bo$2b2obobo4b3o$6b2o3bo$11b2o$2o15b2o$bo15bo$bobo11bob o$2b2o3bo2bo4b2o$9b2o2$8b2o$2b2o4bo2bo3b2o$bobo11bobo$bo15bo$2o15b2o$ 6b2o$7bo3b2o$4b3o4bobob2o$4bo4bobob2obo$9b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 12 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

p23 honey farm hassler, found by hand by James Pascua. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

x = 42, y = 41, rule = B3/S23 12b2o20b2o$8b2obo2bob2o12b2obo2bob2o$6bo2bob4obo14bob4obo2bo$6b2obo2b 2o4bo10bo4b2o2bob2o$9bo7b2o4b2o4b2o7bo$9b2o3b2o7b2o7b2o3b2o$12b3o18b3o $9b4obo2bo12bo2bob4o$9bo5b3o2b8o2b3o5bo$11bobo5bo8bo5bobo$10b2obo20bob 2o2$23b2o8$17bobo$17bobo$17b3o6$17b2o2$4b2obo20bob2o$5bobo5bo8bo5bobo$ 3bo5b3o2b8o2b3o5bo$3b4obo2bo12bo2bob4o$6b3o18b3o$3b2o3b2o7b2o7b2o3b2o$ 3bo7b2o4b2o4b2o7bo$2obo2b2o4bo10bo4b2o2bob2o$o2bob4obo14bob4obo2bo$2b 2obo2bob2o12b2obo2bob2o$6b2o20b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 48 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

After James Pascua introduced a database of a whole bunch of p4 sparkers, David Raucci tried placing traffic lights, honey farms, pi-heptominoes, and a few other active regions next to some of the more robust sparkers. This one flipped itself, forming a p96. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here