I forgot to conclude with this: this game is awesome, though it will lead to some industrial grade procrastination. Many work-hours has been lost to this game.
@Boyman
Read the help section - it tells you all you need to know to solve the game.
If you claim that it doesn't, then ask yourself this:
How come we are able to play the game successfully if the lack of a "holding-your-hand" tutorial is debilitating? A game doesn't necessarily suck just because you're unable to solve it; the answer might be as simple as you not possessing the necessary mental faculties.
Looking at the all time high scores I see that the two best scores ever on level 1 are 11 cycles. How is that possible? The best I can figure is 13 cycles, and then I grab every water unit as they appear.
While working on level 15 I think I've found the most efficient machine for level 1 (13 cycles):
m,11,12,180,3,wjcrol;m,3,12,0,3,clor;m,3,4,0,3,orcl;m,11,4,180,3,wjolcr;
My Elixir of Life - Level 14.
This one was fun.
c,1,9;b,1,7;b,6,11;c,13,9;b,7,7;b,12,7;m,2,11,270,3,wwwwwwwwwwcrol;m,13,4,270,2,crrollcrwrollw;m,7,5,90,1,wcrroll;m,11,13,0,1,wwcrrollwwwwww;m,7,9,90,1,wwwcr22rowwll;m,13,11,90,1,clluwwwuorrddw;m,10,7,0,2,wwwjcdoucdwll1orru;m,1,4,270,2,cllorrclwlorrw;m,4,7,180,2,wwwjcdoucdouwwwwww;m,1,11,90,1,crruwwwuollddw;m,7,13,0,1,wwjwwwclor;
Level 10 - Vertigris (quite like this one)
c,4,11;b,7,9;p,10,11;b,4,7;m,11,13,0,1,clorww;m,10,13,180,2,cdrolu;m,4,13,180,2,crdoluwwwww;m,4,9,90,1,wwwcwwwluodr;m,10,9,90,1,wjwwcrolwwcrol;m,7,7,90,1,wwwwjwwwwc22wwrol;m,1,11,90,1,wwwcrwrollw;m,4,3,90,3,wcdloru;m,1,7,90,1,wwwwwjwcrrwwwruodr;
Level 11- Black Powder
b,3,11;t,3,6;t,5,6;t,9,6;t,11,6;m,7,11,90,1,cruold;m,1,6,90,2,clor;m,7,6,180,2,crrlol;m,3,13,180,1,wwwwwjwwwwwwwwcrol;m,4,13,0,2,wwjcdloru;m,1,11,90,1,clww2jw2ww2wwlorc2;
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