Varying max neighbour count for diverging form

The following series show growth to cells of highest neighbourcount, exploring restriction by varying the max neighbourcount. Highlighting indicates blocked cells where the max neighbourcount has been reached. Note that counts can exceed the max following subsequent growth in adjacent cells.

Growth is recorded at 5 cells, 10 cells, 20 cells and 60 cells.

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 5:

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 4:

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 3:

The next series are now using highest counts of neighbours with shared edges to determine growth, to keep forms contiguous. Growth is still restricted by varying max counts of all 12 neighbours.

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 6:

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 5:

Sequence of max neighbourcount = 4: