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Future levels will have more obstacles, including "dead zones" where cells can't be brought to life, which should make solutions like this harder. I'm thinking obstacles which you have to bump a glider into and get the glider to change direction.

My R pentomino initial configuration. [1]

Pieces played: 5

Game won in 499 generations.

[1] http://i.imgur.com/r2IcsRO.png

Won in 117 generations with a "lightweight spaceship"

http://imgur.com/jWziNy1

I'll still raise you a glider - http://imgur.com/GBjevny

My configuration: http://imgur.com/UvWrDNN

Won in 234 generations.