Ultra-Fractal-Redux

2026 MAY Challenge:  THE SPIDER AND THE NECROMANCER   For this month’s challenge, first update your Public Formulas. Then, on the Formula tab, open a browser window and go to Standard.ufm in your top -level Formulas folder. Select and open Plug-In Formula. Back on the formula tab, to the right of the default Mandelbrot plug-in slot, open a browser window and go to the Public Formulas folder.  You will notice that under OM2.ulb there are some recently-added formulas, including the “Arachnomancer” formula.    For your first base fractal use any of the pixel formulas. Then, update your Public Formulas. Then, on the Formula tab, open a browser window and go to Standard.ufm in your top -level Formulas folder. Select and open Plug-In Formula. Back on the formula tab, to the right of the default Mandelbrot plug-in slot, open a browser window and go to the Public Formulas folder.  You will notice that under OM2.ulb there are some recently-added formulas, including the “Arachnomancer”

2026 APRIL Challenge:  Gnarlodious Designs   For this month’s challenge, first update your Public Formulas. Then, on the Formula tab, open a browser window and go to Standard.ufm in your top -level Formulas folder. Select and open Plug-In Formula. Back on the formula tab, to the right of the default Mandelbrot plug-in slot, open a browser window and go to the Public Formulas folder.  You will notice that under OM2.ulb there are some recently-added formulas, including the “Klein X 17” formula.  Choose "Klein X 17" as your .ufm formula for all or most layers.   Now, under the OUTSIDE TAB, use the “Browse” button to find MT (one of the first few formulas listed) “Soft Gnarly”.  That will be the coloring formula which you are required to have on at least one of your major "Klein X17" layers.  You may, on some of your layers, use other coloring formulas.   The MT.ucl “Soft Gnarly” coloring has a lot to explore.  There are functions for “trap”, “real”, “imaginary”, and “Overall”.