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My solution to the 2nd puzzle. It's not efficient in terms of components, but good in terms of time, and fun to watch. It was the best way to work around there not being a way to position the joiner so that it was equidistant from the generators. For aesthetic reasons I really wish I could fit 2 more manipulators on that one spot so they would continuously rotate instead of going back and forth.
b,6,9;m,6,12,0,3,clor;m,4,9,90,2,clor;m,6,6,90,1,odcu;m,7,6,90,2,crol;m,7,6,180,2,crol;
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This is one of the best games i've ever played on this site(maybe even one of the best games i've played ever), the soundtrack is great, the mechanics work just fine. This is a clear 5/5. It took me a while to figure out, not because of lack of information, simply because i'm not used to thinking in this way.
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Also try this on Oil of Vitrol: b,12,11;b,6,9;b,6,7;b,6,11;b,3,8;b,3,10;m,13,9,90,3,cdou;m,13,8,90,2,oucd;m,10,11,0,2,cdou;m,8,13,270,1,owc2;m,10,9,180,1,cuod;m,9,9,180,2,odcu;
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This is an awesome game, but there is one VERY annoying bug, if you accidently place an arm over the edge, EVEN by one square on either end, it is destroyed. It would be MUCH appreciated if it would instead just pop to its original position.
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A great little game, although having already cut my teeth on such tough programming games as Manufactoria and Zachtronic's own SpaceChem, I found it a little on the easy side. Play this first is my advice!
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@minecraftgenuis: here is my oil of vitriol, its not compact but it is fast, finishes in about 45 cycles (compared to your 171)
c,5,9;b,9,11;t,7,9;m,5,13,180,3,crolwwww;m,3,9,0,3,ddcuuduo;m,7,11,270,1,rolwwwwc;m,9,7,90,3,wcllollw;m,10,13,270,2,doruwwcl;
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@ormek & a386, i think faced the same problem on another puzzle, i think it takes one cycle to finished product to disappear from the circle
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Sal Ammoniac (4 ticks per output)
b,7,10;b,11,6;m,10,10,90,1,crol;m,7,8,90,1,wwwjclor;m,8,8,270,1,wwwwwwwjcuod;m,4,10,90,1,clor;m,9,6,90,1,wwwwwjcrol;m,3,10,0,2,wjcuod;
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@a386 with a little modification it does work, (at least for the first cycle) but I would still consider this a bug!!
c,3,11;t,3,9;t,1,9;b,8,11;b,8,6;m,5,9,180,3,owwddcuu;m,13,11,90,1,wwwwwwwwjcruuoddl;m,1,6,90,2,clor;m,6,6,180,1,wwcrroll;m,9,8,90,2,cdllorru;m,5,11,180,1,clluodrr;m,3,7,90,1,uucddoww;m,1,11,90,1,wwwjclor;m,10,4,90,1,cllollww;m,14,2,180,1,oddcuuww;m,12,2,180,3,cuodwwww;
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You know, Magnum Opus is supposed to be filled with harder ones, but the last level here is harder than most of them. At least that's what I found.
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Noobish but working Aqua Regia :)
c,3,11;t,11,9;b,8,9;b,12,11;c,13,7;b,5,11;t,9,7;m,1,11,90,1,wwclwuuoddrwwwwwww;m,5,13,180,3,cddroluuwwwwwwwwww;m,8,11,180,2,wwwwcdww2roluwwwww;m,10,11,0,2,wwwcdouwwwwwwwwwww;m,13,9,90,3,cddouucddll11luuol;m,9,5,90,3,cddrr22uollu;
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Kinda late to add in that pat on the shoulder Dawca, though I do agree with you. There's that and the ability to rotate all components that should be added if this is ever re-released.
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Just in case you don't know there is a sequel/spiritual succesor to this game: Opus Magnum. Available on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/558990/Opus_Magnum/
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Dear DerpySamm, the symbols that look like rotate are actually for rotating the atom in the manipulators hand. You want the sideways arrows, the up and down ones being retract and extend.
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Perfect, except that the simulations are bloody slow, which is impossibly frustrating to someone who has played the magnum opus challenge and is just trying to minimise symbols and cycles.
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Aqua Vitae in in 13 cycles. absolutely the fastest possible time:
m,4,12,270,2,owwrcl;m,8,9,180,3,crowwl;m,10,12,270,2,wlcrow;m,6,9,270,3,owwrcl;m,7,8,90,3,crrorrcrjro;
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Hiper-Ultra-Mega-Bugged version for Black Powder, srsly, you MUST see this: b,3,11;c,7,9;t,10,10;t,10,12;t,11,6;t,11,4;c,7,7;b,2,6;m,3,13,180,1,crol;m,1,11,0,1,orcl;m,6,11,180,2,wjcdc1w1w1ou;m,4,8,0,3,orcl;m,11,8,0,2,clor;m,11,1,90,2,oucd;m,11,2,90,2,crol;m,10,8,0,2,orcl;m,7,11,0,2,olcr;m,9,8,180,1,c1ow;m,8,5,270,2,owc2;m,4,8,90,3,clor;m,4,2,90,3,lcro;m,0,6,0,3,cdou;m,6,6,180,3,odcu;
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I absolutely love this game. If I could I'd give it about 100 out of five. First of all, I thought the music was incredible as soon as I loaded the game. The gameplay is wonderful as well. It's really rare to find a game that is so challenging and yet so much fun to play. It's so satisfying to finish a difficult substance and watch your machine do its magic. The graphics are simple, but anything more complex would likely distract from this game's elegance. The interface style and music fit together magnificently into the theme. There are only two things I would suggest: one, a fast forward button. Watching five repetitions is a little much. Two, a 'duplicate manipulator' button, so that I don't have to code something twice if I want to use it in more than one place. Other than that... brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
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Not that there's going to be any updates, but if anyone ever republishes this they should make it so all the components, not just the manipulators, can rotate. That'd make it much easier to streamline your contraptions.
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Why does the combined atoms not match? It also needs a better saving feature instead of codes... I don't like codes... Other than that, 5/5!
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c,4,10;b,6,13;c,11,11;t,13,9;t,11,7;b,7,9;m,11,9,0,1,wwjclluodrr;m,4,13,180,2,crdjrollucrd;m,7,11,90,1,wwwwjc1r1roll;m,10,13,0,2,jwcrrollw;m,13,11,90,1,crrollww;m,7,6,90,2,wwwwwwwwwjcrr11oll;
Elegant solution for Aqua Fortis - 48 cycles
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c,13,11;t,11,9;t,9,11;b,7,7;c,7,13;t,5,11;b,2,7;t,2,11;m,5,13,180,1,cllorrwwwwww;m,0,11,0,2,wwwwwwwcdouw;m,7,11,90,1,wwwcruuoddlw;m,11,11,90,1,crolclllolww;m,9,9,270,1,rrcrrorrcrro;m,11,7,180,1,dcuodcuuodww;m,2,9,270,1,ollwwwwwwcrr;m,5,7,0,1,wwwc22llorrw;m,2,3,0,3,1orwwwwwcrrr;
its so cool!
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This is an extraordinary game; my brother showed it to me, and we've been sharing solutions since. It's fascinating trying to find your way to the answer, and even when you don't have the best answer - which I never do - it's incredibly satisfying to see your mechanism working. Excellent!
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My solution to gold - I tried to aim for the fewest cycles (fastest) possible:
p,10,11;m,11,13,0,1,clor;m,13,11,90,1,wjcrol;m,10,7,90,3,wwwjwwwwwwcrol;m,10,13,180,2,crdoluwwww;m,6,5,90,1,wwwwwwwjwwwwcrrorr;
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Very cool solution to Black Powder: b,9,11;t,6,9;t,6,7;m,7,11,90,1,clor;m,10,9,90,1,c1ow;m,6,11,0,2,ldlroruwwwwwwwwc;m,6,5,90,2,wwwwwcrrorrwwwww;m,13,11,90,1,curoldwwwwwwwwww;
56 symbols, 5 manipulators.
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super compact brimstone c,1,11;t,3,9;b,5,11;c,13,11;t,11,9;b,8,11;m,3,11,90,1,crroll;m,6,13,180,1,rolucd;m,5,9,180,1,lorclr;m,6,9,90,1,wcl1or;m,9,9,0,1,rolcud;m,11,11,90,1,wwwwwjcllorr;m,8,13,270,2,douucd;m,7,9,90,1,wclorw;m,6,7,270,3,ordcul;
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The gameplay can be fun and entertaining, but I gave this game 5/5 solely for the soundtrack! It's so beautiful and creative. Much effort was put into this, for sure! Great game :D
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With how wonderful a finished working machine... well, works, I'd love to be able to save the final result, either to a file on the game or just text I could store somewhere.