User:Ch4zm/Maps Revamp/Map Pattern Templates - Revision history

Ch4zm at 00:18, 12 August 2025

2025-08-12T00:18:10Z

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			==carbomb==

	Templates for car bombs:		Templates for car bombs:
	* top 1/3, middle 1/3, bottom 1/3 (wicks filling top/bottom 1/3, and methuselahs in middle)		* top 1/3, middle 1/3, bottom 1/3 (wicks filling top/bottom 1/3, and methuselahs in middle)
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	* NO PERIMETER		* NO PERIMETER
	* NO CHARLIE FOXTROT GLIDERS		* NO CHARLIE FOXTROT GLIDERS

			==quad==

	Methuselahs in quadrants templates:		Methuselahs in quadrants templates:
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	==Crashes==		==Crashes==


	Map pattern: "start your engines" demolition derby		Map pattern: "start your engines" demolition derby

Ch4zm: /* Sections */

2025-08-11T19:33:43Z

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-==Sections==
+Templates for car bombs:
-The most general template: slice the grid into M x N sections
+Map patterns/templates to remove:
-* Depending on how the math works out, stuff different kinds of patterns into different sections
+* NO RANDOM
-* We have a technique that cuts a grid into 4 parts, and then each part is either 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 mini squares
+* NO RABBIT FARM/PARTITION
-* should probably have a way to calculate a "minimum size" - rule of thumb? 15 x 15?
+* NO PERIMETER
-Map pattern: west X
+Methuselah spacing:
-* defensive oscillators, offensive methuselahs
+* vertical and horizontal 1/3, 2/3
 ==Crashes==

Ch4zm: /* Sections */

2025-08-04T16:52:58Z

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 * cols of oscillators on left/right, col of methuselahs in middle
 * symmetric, asymmetric colors, as long as things balance...
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-Guns Blazing:
+Map pattern: guns blazing
 * add some guns in the corners shooting toward the middle
 * optionally, four corners
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+Map pattern: spaceships crash into oscillators or still life
-Map pattern: quadrants, sextants
+* same idea as above: not much leeway if we ensure spaceships crash into oscillators
-* oscillators in the corners, methuselahs in the center column
+* the parameter we tweak is where the collision happens (sooner vs later) and how the resulting formations interact)
+* almost like you're setting up a spaceship and oscillator in a crash config, and then turning THAT into a stamp

Ch4zm at 16:50, 4 August 2025

2025-08-04T16:50:15Z

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			Map pattern: west X
			* defensive oscillators, offensive methuselahs
			* different combinations can be different X's, i dunno
			* rows of oscillators on top/bottom, row of methuselahs in middle
			* cols of oscillators on left/right, col of methuselahs in middle
			* symmetric, asymmetric colors, as long as things balance...


			Map pattern: "start your engines" demolition derby
			* marginal segments on left/right
			* spaceships or gliders only
			* stuff in middle - optional
			* sets us up with a nice spaceship crash test case


	~~Map pattern~~: ~~west hellmouth (various)~~		Guns Blazing:
	* ~~set of defensive oscillators~~		* add some guns in the corners shooting toward the middle
	* ~~set of offensive methuselahs~~		* optionally, four corners
	* ~~can do three on top, three on bottom, two~~ methuselahs in ~~middle~~		* dueling methuselahs in the center
	* ~~can do two on left, plus left methuselah, two on right, plus right methuselah~~		* boundaries to ensure everybody has a chance to grow first, then interact
	* can do symmetric, or asymmetric, ~~as long as everything balances~~


	Map pattern: sextants		Map pattern: car bomb
			* this is going to be a map filled with wicks
			* jersey carbomb might be a multi-colored wick, wrapping all the way around the map
			* detroit carbomb might be wicks of either color parallel top and bottom, and spaceships of either color crashing into each other (the irony is, the crash will always be the same 3 or 4 vertical pixels, no extra leeway, it's just a question of the wick configuration.)
			* north dakota carbomb: big blooming methuselah with long wicks either side?




			Map pattern: quadrants, sextants
	* oscillators in the corners, methuselahs in the center column		* oscillators in the corners, methuselahs in the center column

Ch4zm at 16:35, 4 August 2025

2025-08-04T16:35:46Z

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	~~Map pattern~~: ~~methuselah quadrants~~		==Sections==
	* ~~divide map~~ into ~~quadrants~~
	* each ~~quadrant can have one~~, ~~two~~, ~~four~~, ~~eight~~, or ~~sixteen~~ squares		The most general template: slice the grid into M x N sections
			* Depending on how the math works out, stuff different kinds of patterns into different sections
			* We have a technique that cuts a grid into 4 parts, and then each part is either 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 mini squares
	* should probably have a way to calculate a "minimum size" - rule of thumb? 15 x 15?		* should probably have a way to calculate a "minimum size" - rule of thumb? 15 x 15?

Ch4zm at 16:23, 4 August 2025

2025-08-04T16:23:18Z

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	* each quadrant can have one, two, four, eight, or sixteen squares		* each quadrant can have one, two, four, eight, or sixteen squares
	* should probably have a way to calculate a "minimum size" - rule of thumb? 15 x 15?		* should probably have a way to calculate a "minimum size" - rule of thumb? 15 x 15?


			Map pattern: west hellmouth (various)
			* set of defensive oscillators
			* set of offensive methuselahs
			* can do three on top, three on bottom, two methuselahs in middle
			* can do two on left, plus left methuselah, two on right, plus right methuselah
			* can do symmetric, or asymmetric, as long as everything balances


			Map pattern: sextants
			* oscillators in the corners, methuselahs in the center column


			Map pattern: three horizontal stripes
			* top stripe, bottom stripe: oscillators/star fields
			* middle stripe: methuselahs or spaceships


			Map pattern: long string (sunbeam moondog)
			* single row of methuselahs, w vertical jitter
			* randomly put some of em outta line


			Map pattern: spaceships crash into oscillators

			Map pattern: spaceships crash into still life patterns

			Map pattern: spaceships crash into wicks

Ch4zm: Replaced content with "Map pattern: methuselah quadrants * divide map into quadrants * each quadrant can have one, two, four, eight, or sixteen squares * should probably have a way to calculate..."

2025-08-04T16:14:00Z

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Ch4zm: Created page with "=patterns= ==oscillators== {| class="wikitable" |- !name !type !notes |- |70p70 |oscillator |looks like the sun |- |airforce |oscillator |like a tiny burloafiermeter, think..."

2025-08-04T16:12:34Z

Created page with "=patterns= ==oscillators== {| class="wikitable" |- !name !type !notes |- |70p70 |oscillator |looks like the sun |- |airforce |oscillator |like a tiny burloafiermeter, think..."

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=patterns=

==oscillators==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!name
!type
!notes
|-
|70p70
|oscillator
|looks like the sun
|-
|airforce
|oscillator
|like a tiny burloafiermeter, think of it as a "safe"
|-
|dinnertable
|oscillator
|our favorite old friend
|-
|harbor
|oscillator
|pretty
|-
|koksgalaxy
|oscillator
|another pretty
|-
|quadrupleburloaferimeter
|oscillator
|the classic safe
|-
|ring64
|oscillator
|pretty
|-
|switchbox
|oscillator
|pretty, flickers
|-
|
|}

==methuselahs==

{| class="wikitable"
!name
!type
!notes
|-
|acorn
|methuselah
|expands, kicks out to the right side
|-
|brx46b
|methuselah
|very short-lived, doesn't do much
|-
|bunnies
|methuselah
|awesome, develops fast without expanding much, then explodes
|-
|centinal
|methuselah
|this is a big, expanding, perfectly-symmetrical pattern
|-
|century
|methuselah
|very short-lived, hard to do much with this
|-
|cheptomino
|methuselah
|very short-lived, relatively simple, but makes a few spaceships
|-
|dove
|methuselah
|surprisingly effective, big development in small area
|-
|eve
|methuselah
|ugly but effective
|-
|fred
|methuselah
|part of fred & wilma, good development in the center before spreading
|-
|grandpa_13629876
|methuselah
|takes some time to generate a decent ash field, left corner becomes important eventually
|-
|grandpa_305230
|methuselah
|takes some time, again a decent ash field, fades after 600 or so generations
|-
|grandpa_42100
|methuselah
|growth really accelerates with time
|-
|justyna
|methuselah
|good solid one
|-
|multum in parvo
|methuselah
|the worm
|-
|mustardseed
|methuselah
|growth increases with time, starts to really spread out
|-
|piheptomino
|methuselah
|not huge, not long-growing, but very small, effective for random placement with 8 or 10
|-
|rabbits
|methuselah
|interesting that we now have rabbits AND bunnies...
|-
|roseluck
|methuselah
|looks like it's going to die out, then gets a second wind, only lasts 400 gens or so, creates some spaceships
|-
|spaceshipgrower
|methuselah
|this is a good solid fast-developing pattern that throws out some gliders and is super tiny
|-
|switchengine
|methuselah
|solid, fast-growing, gradually-spreading pattern
|-
|timebomb
|methuselah
|nice efficient small pattern
|-
|twoglidermess
|methuselah
|perfect pattern. tiny, glider, mess, and it starts small and expands solidly with time
|-
|unidimensionalinfinitegrowth
|methuselah
|perhaps the simplest methuselah, dimension-wise, just a 1D string of cells... great for creating an ash field
|-
|wilma
|methuselah
|part of wilma & fred, square (looks like QR code), solid growth
|-
|wing
|methuselah
|very small, very fast-developing, not super effective but can rapidly change anything in its near vicinity
|}

==spaceships, guns, rakes==

{| class="wikitable"
!name
!type
!notes
|-
|backrake2
|glider generator (moving - rake)
|this is the set of 3 or 5 puffers, one leaves a wake that the others turn into gliders
|-
|bisectingpuffers
|spaceship generator
|sends medium spaceships out to the left
|-
|coespaceship
|spaceship
|not very big, leaves a little puff of smoke at the back
|-
|flotilla_14wss
|spaceship
|fishhook spaceship, great tool for crashes
|-
|gosper_gun
|glider generator (static - gun)
|ping pong game that generates gliders
|-
|heavyweightspaceship
|spaceship
|there's nothing "heavy" about this one... the light/heavy spaceships are both small and floppy.
|-
|lightweightspaceship
|spaceship
|...rename to consolidate
|-
|middleweightspaceship
|spaceship
|...rename to consolidate
|-
|simkin_gun
|glider generator (static - gun)
|generates gliders up and to the right (might want to rotate 180 to be consistent with other guns)
|-
|spacebunnies
|spaceship generator
|similar to bisecting puffer, this makes a puffer ship while doing some methuselah stuff and making gliders
|-
|tagalong
|spaceship
|like the wickstretcher without the wick. big, slow-moving, horizontal spaceship
|-
|x66
|spaceship
|nice symmetric spaceship moving horizontally
|}

==other==

{| class="wikitable"
!name
!type
!notes
|-
|crabstretcher
|?
|crab that stretches a long strand of squares behind it
|-
|block
|still life
|just a regular ol square
|-
|cthulhu
|still life
|not much of note
|-
|wickstretcher
|?
|this is the "tagalong" spaceship, except it's weaving a web, and there's a base station catching the web behind it.
|}