I recently introduced MergeLife to the Cellular Automata Sub-Reddit and it was well received. From the discussion several new MergeLife rules were posted. MergeLife was also added to the Visions of Chaos software package as a result of this posting to Reddit.
These were my favorite 5:
- 6B66-C434-078F-DB59-ED98-9EA4-485C-49C3 Unless it gets an amoeba starting in the middle the edge growths will die out.
- ef12-d680-9430-8853-a368-55f9-7451-7c44 is a little different and probably worth a look.
- 6779-7d57-ed1c-04c2-750a-9a1b-bc1b-1c30 is…I don’t even know. What’s up with those worms?
- 2e6d-3b3d-f632-6afe-896f-7056-8278-48e9 Strange evolving writing over chaos. Runs for a long time.
- 7b58-f7b4-A5b4-fd87-22fa-eb12-6de8-107F These “Glowing Ships”, was a mutation of your Yellow World
A complete list of the MergeLife rulesets is provided:
- 5753-1ca1-0793-5e26-8046-423c-da3a-2d7e has an interesting look to it.
- 44e7-9661-9bfc-88bb-c391-09ed-56fb-3109 is a weird one. I wonder what causes that pulsing behavior?
- 2e45-8070-c12d-6a61-d59d-0419-01da-d6de is pretty trippy, makes interesting patterns too.
- a118-d9f6-26bd-35aa-1c07-04f6-9e1f-bf08 is an interesting one.
- 5971-ebfa-71da-aaa8-3f1d-1186-6c6d-e545 has a similar thing going on.
- c397-3136-7c62-2240-ce01-64e7-2f6c-d7dd is neat and a little different.
- 067f-93cb-5405-869c-4a64-1447-8f91-4569 is kinda strange and unusual.
- 6a16-6d6b-2b4f-fd50-7c4f-7440-d6fa-6dc6 has an interesting aesthetic.
- ef12-d680-9430-8853-a368-55f9-7451-7c44 is a little different and probably worth a look.
- 0763-e740-eae4-c97a-9f80-1f6b-a689-3e39 is interesting. If you don’t see it at first, restart a few times.
- 4e55-bb05-8973-fd33-ac61-af42-1b12-f226 has an awesome start before turning into a mess. Worth a look.
- 7f2d-5e09-5736-15b1-a40c-621f-95dd-9b0c is…a little creepy. Possibly the most lifelike I’ve seen so far.
- 636c-9615-818c-1b68-e1dd-dd92-bb73-f472 is a fun one. If you don’t see it at first, restart a few times.
- 6779-7d57-ed1c-04c2-750a-9a1b-bc1b-1c30 is…I don’t even know. What’s up with those worms?
- d86c-3c03-212b-3e37-5810-f1e1-5d79-53c3 Somewhat chaotic.
- a271-5186-f1f4-780a-5e7e-f086-149d-86d4 Also chaotic.
- bdce-cfc6-e867-7dc3-12e2-a6d4-a6a8-ffda Expanding blobs.
- 584b-02f5-7b5a-c53b-01dd-692d-5f5b-3bca Blobs in a yellow sea.
- 96d5-5428-fd5b-1713-0815-6aed-f4d9-87ec White blobs take over chaos.
- 3886-28b3-7919-9d5d-716d-397c-a4b2-63b4 Blobs in a strange yellow sea.
- 2e6d-3b3d-f632-6afe-896f-7056-8278-48e9 Strange evolving writing over chaos. Runs for a long time.
- 96da-43d8-5cf6-a123-f262-55b9-5583-db66 Expanding white blobs take over chaos.
- 5a02-e955-9475-f2db-389f-6e1f-ccc6-f9c1 Red chaos takes over green chaos.
- 9de2-5602-1ecb-9596-427c-3173-a556-4a62 Sparkles!
- fd9c-f824-2b30-767b-5ade-4d27-540f-ecec Yellow sparks.
- cee7-8540-2beb-50fe-b6ec-2ee5-c11f-6bb5 Yellow blobs over blue.
- 5745-4301-9f35-d5d9-a040-ca6a-fe2d-1891 Green to red fade.
- 6524-9606-ec31-8b44-b43c-15be-00a4-63a2 Yellow to cyan chaos.
- 2190-bf66-f88d-5e0f-5ca7-0528-b29f-51bd amoeba like.
- f7ec-766a-3a94-f972-dadd-666e-ef90-93c9 Strings.
- 3ed3-7d46-23fd-e55a-84b4-8be7-dcfc-478e Puff takeover.
- 71a8-05c1-9e56-338f-71db-7207-853f-c1d2 Plasma.
- b5a1-d061-3a6a-565f-a597-5389-5613-b41a Exploding purple chaos.
- 3bda-5efd-2deb-e65c-9520-42e6-bcb0-4ed9 Many yellow blobs on chaos.
- 2c7f-749f-b1d8-4089-8b05-7bdf-e4d9-49e9 Yellow cellular on green.
- 421e-a4f6-d2d2-81e8-453e-95fc-4851-9b54 Yellow cellular on blue gives way with embedded green space ships.
- 34b3-bd63-31f7-db7b-c7d7-218f-653f-67b5 Horiz and vert lines.
- 6B66-C434-078F-DB59-ED98-9EA4-485C-49C3 Unless it gets an amoeba starting in the middle the edge growths will die out.
- 7b58-f7b4-A5b4-fd87-22fa-eb12-6de8-107F These “Glowing Ships”, was a mutation of your Yellow World
- 72E0-1DAD-AC78-9055-BD83-653B-28B8-181D Flickering Large Spirals
- 3498-5FCF-E3DB-D9FB-3A43-8C1D-A7B2-724E Pipes
- 101D-A28D-A8FB-4349-D5C4-A166-61AD-1A1C Boiling
- 6639-E9FE-797D-EC06-6949-6AF5-4E05-7556 Moss