Walrus

Walrus
x = 20, y = 18, rule = B3/S23 4b6o$6b2o$3bo5b2o$b8obo$4o3bo$o9b3o$3b2o3b2ob2o2b2o$2b3o2b5ob3o2bo$bob 2obobo2b3o4bo$2obo3bo4b3o4bo$7bo$2bo$3b2o$8b3o$8bo2$9bo$6b2ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 640 WIDTH 640 THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 24 TRACKLOOP 8 -1/8 -1/8 GPS 3 ]]
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Pattern type	Spaceship
Number of cells	68
Bounding box	21 × 20
Direction	Diagonal
Period	8 (mod: 4)
Speed	c/8 | c/8
Heat	72.5
Kinetic symmetry	n/e
Discovered by	Adam P. Goucher
Year of discovery	2023
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B38/S238 # of rules 22 = 4 Isotropic rules B3/S23-c – B34cet6cen7e8/S234ceq5ek6ei7c8
Pattern files Plaintext walrus.cells RLE walrus.rle
Identifiers apgcode xq8_goos99br95czho4ue08ke65frsk620cgzw244w1o88zy244064

Walrus was the first elementary c/8 diagonal spaceship to be discovered. It was found by Adam P. Goucher on January 12, 2023, using ikpx2.

The name was suggested by iNoMed, in analogy to the faster seal.

Gallery

x = 39, y = 23, rule = B3/S23 o$3o$3bo$2b2o2$23b6o$3b2o2b2o16b2o$3b2o2b2o13bo5b2o$20b8obo$19b4o3bo$ 19bo9b3o$22b2o3b2ob2o2b2o$21b3o2b5ob3o2bo$20bob2obobo2b3o4bo$19b2obo3b o4b3o4bo$26bo$13b2o6bo$14bo7b2o$11b3o13b3o$11bo15bo2$28bo$25b2ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 12 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 500 ]]

Walrus eater, found by Goldtiger997 and improved by iNoMed (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

x = 69, y = 83, rule = B3/S23 23bo$21b3o$10b2ob2o5bo$10b2obo6b2o$13bo$13b2o8$9b2o$3bob2obobo$3b2obo bo$7b2o19bo$26b3o$o24bo$3o23bo$3bo21b2o4bo$2b2o25b3o$28bo$28b2o7$19b6o $21b2o$18bo5b2o$16b8obo$15b4o3bo$15bo9b3o$4bo13b2o3b2ob2o2b2o$3bobo11b 3o2b5ob3o2bo$3b2o11bob2obobo2b3o4bo$15b2obo3bo4b3o4bo$22bo$17bo$18b2o $23b3o$23bo2$24bo$21b2ob2o16$54bo$54bo3bobo$54b2ob2obo$58bo$55b2o2bob o$50b6o2b3o$49b2ob4ob2o$48b2o2bo2bob3o$48b2o2bo6b2o$49b2obo3bo5b6o$50b o5bo5b3o3bo$51b2o2bo10b2o$52b2obo3$57b3o$56bobo2$56b3o$57b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 6 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 600 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 3 LOOP 650 ]]

Walrus to glider converter, found by Goldtiger997 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

x = 151, y = 122, rule = B3/S23 4b3o2b2o$9b3o$7bo3bo$3bo6bob2o$2bo3b2o2bo$2o2b2o3bo$o3bo4b2o$o3b2obo2b o4bo$2o2b3o3bo3b3o$3bob2o6bo2bo$2b5o6b2o3bo$10bo3b2o4bo$6bo7b2o4bo$11b o4bo4b2o$10bo8bo3bo$7b3o10bobo$7b2o12bo4bo$8bo16b3o$9bo14bo2bo$9bo14b 2o3bo$25b2o4bo$25b2o4bo$27bo4b2o$30bo3bo$31bobo$32bo4bo$36b3o$35bo2bo $35b2o3bo$36b2o4bo$36b2o4bo$38bo4b2o$41bo3bo$42bobo$43bo4bo$47b3o$46b o2bo$46b2o3bo$47b2o4bo$47b2o4bo$49bo4b2o$52bo3bo$53bobo$54bo4bo$58b3o $57bo2bo$57b2o3bo$58b2o4bo$58b2o4bo$60bo4b2o$63bo3bo$64bobo$65bo4bo$69b 3o$68bo2bo$68b2o3bo$69b2o4bo$69b2o4bo$71bo4b2o$74bo3bo$75bobo$76bo4bo $80b3o$79bo2bo$79b2o3bo$80b2o4bo$80b2o4bo$82bo4b2o$85bo3bo$86bobo$87b o4bo$91b3o$90bo2bo$90b2o3bo$91b2o4bo$91b2o4bo$93bo4b2o$96bo3bo$97bobo $98bo4bo$102b3o$101bo2bo$101b2o3bo$102b2o4bo$102b2o4bo$104bo4b2o$107b o3bo$108bobo$109bo4bo$113b3o$112bo2bo$112b2o3bo$113b2o4bo$113b2o4bo$115b o4b2o$118bo3bo$119bobo$120bo4bo$124b3o$123bo2bo$123b2o3bo$124b2o4bo$124b 2o4bo$126bo4b2o$129bo3bo$130bobo$131bo4bo$135b3o$134bo2bo$134b2o3bo$135b 2o4bo$135b2o4bo$137bo4b2o$140bo3bo$141bobo$142bo4bo$146b3o$145bo2bo$145b 2o3bo$146b2o$146b2o$148bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] [[ THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 600 X -45 Y -45 Z 6 TRACKLOOP 8 -1/8 -1/8 GPS 3 AUTOSTART ]]

Half-infinite wave supported by walrus, found by Frank Everdij (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

External links

• Walrus at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue