The Codex of Alchemical Engineering: Magnum Opus Challenge
Yes, that's exactly what cerebral puzzler The Codex of Alchemical Engineering needed. A longer title. Anyway, there are fifteen new brain-teasers here, created by both the author of the original game and its fans. When Zach (the author) says that this expansion may destroy the minds of those who haven't finished the first game, do not take his words lightly.
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Love the CoAE sequel. Shall hope for a walkthrough soon (hint hint)
I worked my way through the first 5 Codex levels... I love this game! I'm really enjoying how the challenges have been mixed up a little since the last incarnation of this gem.
Anyway, here are my solutions for now.
I'm looking forward to Monday when I have time to work through the rest.
Level 1:
b,6,12;
b,2,9;
t,10,6;
t,10,8;
t,7,10;
m,7,14,0,2,cdloru;
m,4,12,90,1,clorww;
m,2,14,0,1,wwcluuoddrww;
m,3,12,0,2,lorc11;
m,2,7,90,1,wwlorucd11ww;
m,7,7,270,3,dlwwcrrrlluo;
Level 2:
b,11,9;
d,7,12;
b,1,8;
m,8,9,90,2,clor;
m,9,9,0,3,ddcuwuwo;
m,11,6,90,2,lluodllc;
m,10,12,90,1,wwwwwwwjcrol;
m,8,14,0,1,wwwwwjclor;
m,11,12,180,2,wjcrolwwww;
m,5,9,0,1,cruojw;
m,3,12,0,1,wwwcu2wjw2w12211;
m,8,8,90,2,droluucd;
m,0,12,270,1,llwcrrow;
m,2,10,0,1,rrollwwc;
m,2,14,0,1,wwwwwwwjcrrollww;
m,4,12,270,1,wwwwwwwjllwwcrro;
m,3,10,180,2,wjcdou;
m,4,8,0,1,wwcllorr;
m,1,6,90,3,cdwdouuw;
m,1,12,270,3,oddwcuwu;
m,2,6,90,1,wwrolc11;
m,4,6,180,3,wwwcrolw;
Level 3:
b,3,10;
b,9,10;
c,1,8;
b,4,6;
m,4,12,90,1,cllorr;
m,7,10,270,1,orucdwwwwww2wwwwwl;
m,10,12,90,1,cllorr;
m,1,10,270,1,orucdwwwwww2wwwwwl;
m,7,11,270,2,cuodwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,9,6,180,1,wwcuuoddwwwwwwwwww;
m,1,6,90,1,clu1wwww21ordwwwww;
m,3,2,90,3,wwwwwwwwwwcld1ourw;
Level 4:
d,3,11;
b,8,7;
m,4,9,0,2,clldojw;
m,4,7,0,3,orclorclorcl;
m,8,11,180,3,crolwwwwcrol;
m,7,11,90,2,wwwwcrolcrol;
m,9,11,90,2,wwwclluodrrw;
m,11,14,180,3,cddouuwwwwww;
m,4,14,0,2,wjwwwwclorclor;
m,11,7,180,1,w1wwrolcw1w1;
m,2,7,90,1,wwwwcuu1j1w;
m,11,2,90,2,wwwwwcruodlw;
m,3,2,0,3,c1o;
Level 5:
b,5,10;
b,5,4;
t,3,6;
t,3,8;
d,8,7;
m,11,7,0,1,crol;
m,9,9,270,1,orcl;
m,9,10,270,2,cdluorww;
m,5,7,0,1,cjw1ww;
m,9,4,180,2,olwwcdru;
m,5,1,0,1,cruodlww;
m,5,13,270,2,drwwcluo;
m,8,3,0,3,oddcuu11;
m,10,5,90,1,cllorrww;
m,5,8,180,1,olwwcrud;
m,6,8,180,2,wwwwwwwwcullorrd;
m,5,6,270,1,cludorww;
m,6,6,0,3,owwwwwwwwlldcurr;
m,1,9,0,1,cr2uodlwwwwwwwww;
m,1,5,0,1,wwwwcl2uodrwwwww;
m,8,11,0,1,cuuoddww;
m,10,9,90,1,orrwcwll;
Oh no! More CoAE! My brain may indeed explode.
Whew! Finally done with Magnum Opus (started on Wednesday when I saw it in a comment on CoAE). On some of the levels, it was hard to see what had to be done. For example, in VI. Tychic Alloy,
10 atoms of Mercury are required, but only one can be grabbed every 2 cycles, and there's an 18-cycle limit in programming. The answer? Use programs that don't loop back until two or four times through.
Here's a couple of my favorite solutions:
VII. Resina Draconis
t,6,8;
p,8,11;
b,11,8;
b,2,5;
c,2,12;
b,12,3;
m,7,14,180,2,wwwwwwclorwwwwclor;
m,7,13,0,3,orwwwwwwclorwwwwcl;
m,11,10,90,2,clorwwwwwwclorwwww;
m,8,8,90,2,wwclorwwwwwwclorww;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorclorclorww;
m,4,12,180,1,olcrolwwwwcrolwwcr;
m,2,9,0,3,rdwwcrruolldcrruor;
m,8,14,0,1,wwwcluodrwwcluodrw;
m,3,8,0,2,wwclorwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,6,12,180,3,wwcrolcrolcrolcrol;
m,6,11,0,2,olwwcrolcrolcrolcr;
m,5,5,180,3,odwwwwwwcdouwwwwcu;
m,2,8,90,3,clorwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,6,5,180,2,wwwwcrrdoullwwwwww;
m,12,10,0,1,wwclorwwwwwwclorww;
m,11,6,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwclor;
m,13,1,90,2,douuwwwwwwwwwwwwcd;
m,10,3,90,1,wwwwwwwwcluodrwwww;
m,12,6,90,1,wwwwc2wwwrrollwwww;
m,12,0,90,2,wwwwwwwwwwwcrolwww;
m,4,2,0,3,wwwwwwwwwwwwwc2oww;
XII. Camphor
t,11,9;
c,13,11;
p,8,6;
b,2,7;
c,1,12;
t,1,4;
t,1,2;
m,7,10,90,3,wwclorww;
m,13,14,180,2,crol;
m,10,11,0,2,orcl;
m,11,11,0,1,clor;
m,13,9,180,1,olcr;
m,11,7,90,2,wwwwcrol;
m,11,12,270,3,odcu;
m,11,5,90,3,cdou;
m,9,8,0,1,clor;
m,11,6,180,1,olcr;
m,8,10,270,3,odwwwwcu;
m,8,9,180,2,orwwwwcl;
m,1,9,90,1,rrollucd;
m,2,10,270,1,llcrruod;
m,1,14,0,1,clor;
m,2,9,90,1,rrollucd;
m,2,14,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwjclor;
m,0,14,0,3,wwwwwwwwwjcdou;
m,1,10,270,1,llcrruod;
m,5,7,180,2,oucd;
m,3,9,0,1,clorwwww;
m,3,10,270,2,owc1w1w1;
m,0,6,0,2,clorwwww;
m,4,3,0,2,llcdurro;
m,10,3,180,2,1owwwwwc;
Can someone help me? I'm not an engineer, but I'm pretty logical. I can't work out why this doesn't work beyond the first molecule:
Level I:
b,7,12;
b,7,7;
b,4,9;
t,1,11;
t,13,3;
t,13,1;
m,8,14,0,1,clorwwww;
m,4,7,90,1,cl2uordw;
m,11,7,90,2,wwwwjwc1druol;
m,8,5,90,1,wwwwjcluodrww;
m,13,5,180,1,cr1rlolw;
m,10,2,0,2,wwwwwjcll1orrw;
m,7,14,180,2,cdroluww;
m,4,11,90,2,wjwcrrdoullwwwwww;
m,8,10,90,1,wwwwjcruodlww;
m,8,9,90,2,wwwwwwwwjwwclorww;
Is there someone who can take a look and give me a hint for fixing it? THANKS!!
Sarah: The 'start script after' symbol actually uses a unit of time to process, so it counts like a wait symbol. It's only processed once. To get your one salt arm working, I removed a wait symbol from the start and put it at the end so the cycle would be sixteen beats after the "start after" symbol. It locks up later on on another arm, but I think it is the same "start after" symbol problem there too.
I had not noticed that about that symbol. Thanks! I'll try it again.
Thanks to the advice and a little bit of experimentation (and a belief that my design was sound) I have a cool little mechanism for the new CoAE Level 1:
b,7,12;
b,7,7;
b,4,9;
t,1,11;
t,13,3;
t,13,1;
m,4,7,90,1,cl2uordw;
m,11,7,90,2,wwwwjwc1druol;
m,8,5,90,1,wwwwjcluodrww;
m,13,5,180,1,cr1rlolw;
m,10,2,0,2,wwwwwjcll1orrw;
m,4,11,90,2,wjwcrrdoullwwwwwww;
m,7,14,180,2,cdroluww;
m,8,14,0,1,clorwwww;
m,8,10,90,1,wjwwcruodlwwcruodl;
m,8,9,90,2,clorwwwwwwwclorw;
The CoAE has some very nice levels.
I especially liked tychic alloy VI
p,6,7;
p,7,12;
b,4,10;
m,13,7,90,3,wwwwcdoucddruolujw;
m,12,8,90,3,wwcddroljw;
m,12,9,90,2,wwwwwwcdroljw;
m,12,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcroljw;
m,13,6,90,3,wwwwwwcddruoljw;
m,10,11,90,2,wwclorclorjw;
m,12,14,180,1,crolcrolcroljw;
m,4,12,90,1,lorwwclorwwwwclorc;
m,10,12,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwjcrol;
m,8,14,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwjorcl;
m,3,12,0,3,dcuodwwcuodwwwwcuo;
m,0,14,0,3,wwwwcrojw;
m,2,14,0,1,wcrrollwwwwwwwwwww;
m,0,10,90,3,clorwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,12,270,1,rclorwwclorwwwwclo;
m,2,10,0,1,wwucdouwwcdoudwwww;
m,2,7,90,2,cdluuodrwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,4,90,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,5,90,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,6,90,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,7,90,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,10,0,2,wwwcdluorwwwwwwwww;
m,3,6,0,2,wwwwwclu11odrwwwww;
m,0,2,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwcuodwwww;
m,1,2,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwcuuodd;
124 cycles
I love this game.
I. Elixir of Youth (144 symbols, 103 cycles)
t,2,12;
t,4,10;
b,7,7;
b,11,10;
b,10,12;
m,4,12,90,1,crrorrcllorrcrroll;
m,4,7,0,2,rwwclorwwclorwwclo;
m,11,7,180,3,ulorwcdouwwcdowwwc;
m,8,14,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwclor;
m,12,14,180,1,wwwwwwwwwwcruuoldd;
m,6,12,0,1,wwcuuoddwwwwwwwwww;
m,11,6,90,3,wwwwwcllorrwwwwwww;
m,13,2,180,1,wwwwwwwwc2uuoddwww;
II. Potash & Oripment (198 symbols, 94 cycles)
d,8,9;
b,11,7;
b,3,10;
m,10,12,90,1,clorclorclorclorww;
m,11,5,90,1,cllorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,9,7,0,1,orwwclorwwwwclorcl;
m,12,9,90,2,wwcrolcrolcrolcrol;
m,7,6,90,2,cwww22wwr1lwww1www;
m,14,7,180,2,wwwwwwcdouwwwwcdou;
m,9,12,270,2,wwwwwwwwclorwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,cluuoddrcluuoddrww;
m,6,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcrolwwww;
m,0,10,0,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwcuodw;
m,4,6,270,3,orrwwwwwwwwwc11wrr;
III. Yohimbine (104 symbols, 79 cycles)
b,12,12;
b,1,12;
c,4,9;
b,6,6;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorclorw;
m,12,14,180,1,crolcrolcrolw;
m,4,12,270,2,ldcuwww1wwwro;
m,10,12,270,2,rdcuwww1wwwlo;
m,10,7,90,1,cruodlwwwwwww;
m,6,9,180,1,curodlwwwwwww;
m,2,6,0,3,wwwwwc2lorwww;
m,4,2,0,1,orrwwwwwwwcrr;
IV. Baron Wheel (112 symbols, 82 cycles)
This one was fun...building the wheel from salt, and then coloring it in four double-spinning cycles!
b,9,12;
d,10,7;
m,7,12,90,1,wwjclorclorclorw;
m,9,14,180,1,wwjwwcrolcrolwww;
m,13,12,270,2,wwjulcdw1w1w1wro;
m,7,7,90,1,cljww1111wwwwwww;
m,14,7,90,1,wwjwcr111olwwwww;
m,10,9,0,1,wwjuodwwwwwwwwwc;
m,12,3,180,3,wwjolwwwwclll11w;
V. Elemental Spirits (110 symbols, 222 cycles)
on the other hand, this one was kind of a slog...I could only figure out how to put a single manufacturey in the board, so the spirits get passed from target to target until they disappear on the right one.
d,8,7;
t,7,3;
b,4,5;
m,5,7,270,3,rwwclddouuw;
m,7,5,270,3,cdduwduloru;
m,11,7,0,1,crrorrwwwww;
m,7,9,270,1,cwww1wwwwww;
m,5,2,180,2,lwwwwwwwcro;
m,2,5,270,2,cullodrrwww;
m,6,11,0,3,orrwwwwwcll;
m,8,11,0,1,cu11odwwwww;
m,5,10,180,2,wwwwc11owww;
m,11,6,270,3,1orrwwwcll1;
VI. Tychic Alloy (504 symbols, 210 cycles)
most of the symbols here are for the enormous delay chain required to be able to build the base metal core in two loops and have the first mercury get to the right place a loop-and-a-half later.
b,1,12;
p,5,10;
m,14,8,90,1,cllollcllollclloll;
m,14,12,270,1,ollcllollcllollcll;
m,14,4,270,1,ollcllollcllollcll;
m,10,11,180,1,wwwwwclworwclworww;
m,12,13,270,1,lwwwwwwwcrwolwcrwo;
m,12,9,90,1,rwolwwwwwwwcrwolwc;
m,12,14,180,1,cllollcllollclloll;
m,8,14,0,1,wwcluordcluordwwww;
m,14,0,90,1,crwolwcrwolwcrwolw;
m,10,0,90,1,olwcrwolwcrwolwcrw;
m,8,6,0,1,crwolwcrwolwcrwolw;
m,10,8,180,1,ruwwwwwwcdlorucdlo;
m,10,7,0,1,rwclworwwwwwwwclwo;
m,14,7,180,1,rwolwcrwolwwwwwwwc;
m,12,5,0,1,wwclworwclworwwwww;
m,10,3,0,1,wwwwwcrwolwcrwolww;
m,12,2,180,1,clworwclworwclworw;
m,12,6,180,1,orwcwlorwcwlorwclw;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,12,180,2,wwcuodwcuodwwwwwww;
m,8,10,180,1,orwclworwclworwclw;
m,6,8,0,1,wrolwwwwwwwcwrolwc;
m,1,10,270,1,wwwwwwcluuolddwwww;
m,5,7,90,1,wwwwdwworrcuwwwwww;
m,5,6,270,3,wwwurrcwwwwwwwwdow;
m,5,8,270,2,wwwwwdowwwwwwwurrc;
m,2,7,0,2,wwwwwwclorwwwwwwww;
m,4,2,90,1,wwwwwwwwcl2orwwwww;
VII. Resina Draconis (342 symbols, 204 cycles)
c,7,11;
t,10,8;
p,12,11;
b,12,6;
c,2,12;
b,1,8;
b,2,2;
t,13,3;
m,4,10,90,3,wwclorwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,14,180,2,crolwwcrolwwwwwwww;
m,12,14,180,1,cruodlwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,11,180,2,wwcrrollcrrollwwww;
m,8,6,90,3,wwwwclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,6,0,1,wwwwwwcuodwwwwwwww;
m,12,9,270,1,uodrrwwwwwwcrrwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,wwwwclorclorclorrr;
m,2,10,90,1,wwwwwwclorclorclor;
m,9,6,0,2,wcllollwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,8,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwcuodcuod;
m,4,8,180,1,olwwwwwwcrolcrolcr;
m,1,5,90,2,wwwwcldoruwwwwwwww;
m,3,0,90,3,wwwwwwwcddouuwwwww;
m,0,2,0,2,rrwwwwwwwwcdouwwww;
m,2,6,0,3,rrwwclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,3,6,180,1,rrwwc11luuorddwwww;
m,4,4,0,1,rrwwwwwwwwcruoldww;
m,10,1,0,2,drr22ouuwwwwwcrr1d;
VIII. Asisite & Rust (288 symbols, 192 cycles)
c,12,12;
p,7,10;
b,7,6;
t,10,10;
b,12,5;
b,4,12;
b,1,10;
c,4,7;
m,10,12,90,1,cllorrcllorrcrrorr;
m,12,10,180,3,oddcuuoddcuuoddcuu;
m,8,8,90,1,cllorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,8,90,1,crrorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,12,8,90,1,wwwwwwwcu11odrrwww;
m,10,5,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuodwww;
m,10,6,180,1,wwwcr2rorrwwwwwwww;
m,13,2,90,2,wwwwwwwcd2rourwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,clorwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,12,90,1,crrorrcrolwwwwwwww;
m,0,12,0,1,wwcuuoddwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwcrolwwwwww;
m,2,8,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwc22uodrr;
m,5,10,0,2,rrwwwwwwwwwwwwcuod;
m,1,7,90,2,cdloulwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,5,90,1,wwwcrrorrwwwwwwwww;
IX. Focusing Crystal (252 symbols, 195 cycles)
t,12,12;
t,2,12;
b,4,10;
b,7,8;
b,11,5;
t,10,10;
b,12,3;
b,11,1;
m,4,12,90,1,crrww11orrwwwwwwww;
m,10,12,90,1,cllollwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,10,90,3,cddroluucddroluuww;
m,4,7,90,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwclorww;
m,10,8,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwcrolww;
m,14,14,180,3,wwcdroruwwwwwwwwww;
m,14,9,90,1,wwwwwcrrorrwwwwwww;
m,12,7,0,1,wwwwwwwwclorwwwwww;
m,13,7,90,2,cu1odrrwwwwwwwwwww;
m,11,8,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwcrol;
m,8,5,0,2,cd2uuorrdwwwwwwwww;
m,11,7,270,1,wwwwwcuuoddrrwwwww;
m,10,3,0,2,wwwwwwwwcllowwwwww;
m,8,6,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuuoddw;
X. Lunar Caustic (240 symbols, 159 cycles)
b,12,12;
t,1,11;
p,3,8;
d,8,9;
b,11,6;
t,1,2;
t,3,4;
m,12,14,180,1,wwjcrolcrolcrol;
m,10,12,0,1,wwjwwcuodcuodww;
m,7,7,90,1,c1jlrw11wwwwwww;
m,7,12,90,1,wwjcrorwwwwwwww;
m,3,12,0,1,wwjwwcluuoddrww;
m,13,9,180,2,wwjduuoldwwwwcr;
m,12,9,180,2,wwjwwwcr1olwwww;
m,4,11,90,2,wwjcrrorrcrrorr;
m,0,8,0,2,wwjclwrowclwrow;
m,3,6,0,1,wwjolwwwwwwwwcl;
m,8,6,180,2,wwjcrrorrwwwwww;
m,11,4,90,1,wwjowwcll11llrr;
m,10,2,0,1,wwjcll22ollwwww;
m,4,2,180,1,wwjwwrrucdlloww;
m,2,0,90,1,wwjudud2owwwcww;
m,4,1,0,1,wwjrrwwwcrr11ow;
XI. Stannite (2 x 8 cycle loop!) (104 symbols, 90 cycles)
p,7,12;
t,4,8;
b,1,10;
b,5,6;
m,6,14,0,3,wwwwclor;
m,8,14,0,1,clorrrww;
m,10,12,90,1,wwcrolww;
m,4,12,90,1,cluordww;
m,7,8,0,3,worwwclw;
m,11,4,90,3,wcrdoluw;
m,1,14,0,2,wwcluold;
m,4,10,270,1,lollwwcl;
m,1,8,270,1,wc11orrw;
m,1,6,90,3,wclolwww;
m,2,6,270,2,wrwcdour;
m,8,6,270,1,wwwwclor;
m,4,3,180,2,1olwwwcl;
XII. Camphor (300 symbols, 147 cycles)
Most of the symbols, here too, are for a long delay chain while I build the center metal.
c,13,11;
t,10,8;
p,5,8;
c,1,11;
t,1,7;
t,1,3;
b,11,3;
m,10,11,90,2,cllollclloll;
m,7,12,90,1,crorwwwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,cuwlordwwwww;
m,1,14,0,2,wwclorwwwwww;
m,2,9,90,1,wwwwcrrorrww;
m,1,9,90,1,wwwwcrrorrww;
m,5,10,90,1,wwcllollwwww;
m,8,8,180,1,ollcllollcll;
m,5,6,90,1,clolwwwwwwww;
m,10,6,180,2,wwwcrolwwwww;
m,2,5,0,1,rwwwwwwcrror;
m,1,5,0,1,rwwwwwwcrror;
m,1,1,0,1,orwwwwwwwwcl;
m,2,1,0,1,orwwwwwwwwcl;
m,4,3,270,1,crrorrwwwwww;
m,3,3,270,1,crrorrwwwwww;
m,5,5,180,1,wwwcrrorrwww;
m,6,5,180,1,wwwcrrorrwww;
m,9,5,180,1,wwwwwwclloll;
m,10,5,180,1,wwwwwwclloll;
m,14,5,180,2,cwdouwwwwwww;
m,14,3,180,3,wwwwwcd2ourr;
m,11,5,90,1,wwww2orrcw2w;
m,12,1,90,3,cddouucddouu;
m,11,1,180,2,1uowrddwwcru;
XIII. Verditer (144 symbols, 102 cycles)
I'm very pleased with a one-loop build
for this one.
p,7,10;
b,4,8;
b,1,5;
b,2,3;
m,10,11,90,2,cllollcllollclloll;
m,7,12,90,1,crrorrcrrorrcrrorr;
m,8,8,90,1,lwwcrolwwcrolwwcro;
m,5,10,0,1,lorwwclorwwclorwwc;
m,4,11,180,2,rorrcrrorrcrrorrcr;
m,2,8,0,2,dc1ulordwwwwuc2lor;
m,2,1,90,2,wwwwwc2l11uordwwww;
m,1,8,270,3,ordwwwwcl11wwwwwwu;
XIV. Sunlight Heart (256 symbols, 174 cycles)
I'm just pleased I figured this one out at all!!
p,9,10;
b,1,12;
b,1,3;
b,5,8;
b,12,2;
m,7,10,90,3,cddloluuwwwwwwww;
m,12,14,180,1,wwcrorwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,12,180,1,wwcuodcuodwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorclorwwww;
m,4,10,270,3,rrwwwwwwwwcwrrow;
m,1,5,90,2,rr2orrwwwwwwwwwc;
m,1,1,90,1,wrrcuuoddwwwwwww;
m,1,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcrwwro;
m,10,12,90,1,cllorclollwwwwww;
m,1,8,270,3,wwwwwwwwwwclolww;
m,9,8,270,1,wwwcruwwwwwwwdro;
m,13,6,180,3,crolwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,3,90,1,roulwwwwwwwwwwcd;
m,6,5,180,3,wcrorwwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,1,180,1,wwwc1llull1odwww;
m,8,5,270,3,wwwwwwwwwwwcdouw;
XV. Pillar of Unity (288 symbols, 198 cycles)
d,5,7;
b,7,1;
b,7,13;
t,4,10;
b,10,11;
m,4,2,180,2,clorcrrorrwwwwwwww;
m,6,5,180,1,wwcrrrlollwwwwwwww;
m,6,9,180,1,wwwwclllrorrwwwwww;
m,7,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuodwww;
m,7,4,270,1,wwwwwwwcuodwwwwwww;
m,8,3,90,1,wwwwwwwcllollwwwww;
m,8,4,270,2,wwwwwwwwwwcrrorrww;
m,8,10,270,1,roluwwwwwwwwwcdwww;
m,10,13,270,1,ulwwwwwwwwwwwwcdro;
m,8,11,270,1,wwwwwwwwwcrrorrwww;
m,14,11,180,3,docdoucdwwwuouwwwc;
m,14,10,270,1,rrwwwwwwwwwwcll22o;
m,1,10,90,1,cuwlrlodrwwwwwwwww;
m,4,12,180,2,wwcrodcwwruollwwww;
m,1,7,0,2,cwwwww11wwwww2owww;
m,2,7,0,1,owwwwwwwwwwwwrrc22;
Three solutions.
First, elegance:
XI. Stannite
t,13,11;
b,2,9;
b,7,6;
b,9,8;
p,6,12;
m,7,14,0,1,wwclorwwww;
m,9,12,180,2,wwcrolwwww;
m,9,11,270,1,wwwwwwcuod;
m,12,8,180,1,ouwwwwwwcd;
m,4,12,90,1,wwclorwwww;
m,6,14,180,1,crolwwcrol;
m,8,14,0,1,wwclorclor;
m,13,8,90,2,curoldcrol;
m,0,9,0,1,ouwwwwwwcd;
m,3,12,0,2,clorwwclor;
m,6,9,180,2,wwcrw1olww;
m,10,6,90,1,wwwwcrolww;
m,11,12,180,3,odwwcuodcu;
m,12,14,180,1,cuodwwwwww;
m,13,14,270,2,olwwcrolcr;
m,5,5,270,1,ourwwwcld2;
Second, the exact opposite:
VIII. Asisite and Rust
t,11,9;
c,13,11;
p,8,6;
b,5,8;
c,1,12;
b,2,6;
m,13,14,180,2,crol;
m,10,11,0,2,orcl;
m,11,11,0,1,clor;
m,13,9,180,1,olcr;
m,11,5,90,2,oucd;
m,11,12,270,2,cuod;
m,9,8,270,1,orcl;
m,11,6,90,1,crol;
m,5,10,270,1,owwwwwc1;
m,5,5,90,3,wwwwcdou;
m,5,12,180,2,wwcrolww;
m,4,10,90,2,ouwwwwcd;
m,8,8,180,1,orcl;
m,8,9,270,2,odcu;
m,4,12,90,1,wwwjwwwwcrol;
m,4,11,90,1,crolwwww;
m,11,7,90,2,crol;
m,7,10,0,3,orcl;
m,0,14,0,3,wwcdouww;
m,1,14,0,1,wwwwclor;
m,2,14,0,1,wwwwclor;
m,5,11,180,2,wwcrolww;
m,6,11,180,2,odcu;
m,7,11,90,2,wwwjcrol;
m,3,8,90,2,cdrroull;
m,3,10,270,3,wwwwc2ow;
m,3,9,270,1,uodllcrr;
m,1,9,90,2,crwrollw;
m,2,9,90,2,crwrollw;
m,2,8,270,1,owwwwwc2;
m,5,6,180,3,wwwwcdou;
m,6,10,270,1,wwwwc1ow;
m,6,6,90,1,cw1rroll;
m,0,6,0,2,wc2lorww;
m,7,0,0,3,orwwwcl1;
m,0,1,0,2,odrwclwu;
Third, a fun solution:
II. Potash and Orpiment
I call this one "The Rubber Stamp."
d,8,7;
b,12,12;
d,4,11;
b,1,7;
m,8,11,90,2,;
m,14,14,180,2,ouwwcd;
m,13,14,180,1,jrolwwc;
m,12,14,180,1,jrolwwc;
m,8,12,0,3,wwcdou;
m,10,12,90,1,wwjulodrc;
m,9,10,270,2,uoddcu;
m,7,11,270,1,cuuodd;
m,7,10,270,2,1wlrc2;
m,2,11,0,3,wcdouw;
m,2,10,270,2,dlcruo;
m,9,12,0,2,clorww;
m,9,11,270,1,wwcuod;
m,11,5,180,1,wwcrol;
m,5,7,180,3,lwwcro;
m,6,7,180,3,douwwc;
m,1,9,270,1,jollcrr;
m,3,5,180,1,lcrrol;
m,0,13,270,3,odwwcu;
m,1,14,0,2,wwwwwwwwjlorwwc;
m,0,14,0,3,wwwwwwjlorwwc;
m,6,14,270,1,wwwwwjuodlcr;
Whew! Tychic alloy in 264 symbols, 118 moves. I borrowed the conveyor belt idea from Priha. There's actually some room for improvement if I built the string of molecules in the opposite order and therefore saved the double revolve before dropping on the finish area. Tough one!
p,6,11;
b,2,8;
p,5,6;
m,6,14,180,1,cruoldcruoldwwwwww;
m,4,11,90,2,wwcdloruwcdloruwww;
m,2,11,0,3,wwwcdlourwwwwwwwww;
m,7,14,270,2,wwwwwwwwwjorcl;
m,10,11,90,2,wwwwwwwwwjcrol;
m,10,9,90,3,wwcddlojw;
m,13,14,180,2,wwwwwwcdrojw;
m,12,14,180,1,wwwwwwwwcrojw;
m,10,10,90,3,cdoucdldojw;
m,12,6,90,2,cdroluwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,12,7,90,2,cdouwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,12,8,90,3,cddouuwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,14,14,180,3,wwcdrwwdojw;
m,10,12,0,2,wcdouucdowwwwwwwww;
m,8,6,0,1,clloucr22ocruoddww;
m,6,8,90,2,crolwwcrolcrolwwww;
m,5,8,180,2,wwwdroldcuwwwuwwww;
Elemental Spirits
60 symbols, 181 moves
On an 8-cycle
b,9,5;
t,7,3;
d,6,7;
m,7,5,270,3,cddudouu;
m,9,3,0,1,22orrcll;
m,10,7,0,2,crrrdour;
m,9,7,180,1,cuuj1wwwwwww;
m,11,7,90,3,ollcrr22;
m,7,11,270,3,rc11rror;
m,3,7,90,3,11rrorrc;
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Walkthrough Guide
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I love this game.
I. Elixir of Youth (144 symbols, 103 cycles)
t,2,12;
t,4,10;
b,7,7;
b,11,10;
b,10,12;
m,4,12,90,1,crrorrcllorrcrroll;
m,4,7,0,2,rwwclorwwclorwwclo;
m,11,7,180,3,ulorwcdouwwcdowwwc;
m,8,14,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwclor;
m,12,14,180,1,wwwwwwwwwwcruuoldd;
m,6,12,0,1,wwcuuoddwwwwwwwwww;
m,11,6,90,3,wwwwwcllorrwwwwwww;
m,13,2,180,1,wwwwwwwwc2uuoddwww;
II. Potash & Oripment (198 symbols, 94 cycles)
d,8,9;
b,11,7;
b,3,10;
m,10,12,90,1,clorclorclorclorww;
m,11,5,90,1,cllorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,9,7,0,1,orwwclorwwwwclorcl;
m,12,9,90,2,wwcrolcrolcrolcrol;
m,7,6,90,2,cwww22wwr1lwww1www;
m,14,7,180,2,wwwwwwcdouwwwwcdou;
m,9,12,270,2,wwwwwwwwclorwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,cluuoddrcluuoddrww;
m,6,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcrolwwww;
m,0,10,0,1,wwwwcuodwwwwwcuodw;
m,4,6,270,3,orrwwwwwwwwwc11wrr;
III. Yohimbine (104 symbols, 79 cycles)
b,12,12;
b,1,12;
c,4,9;
b,6,6;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorclorw;
m,12,14,180,1,crolcrolcrolw;
m,4,12,270,2,ldcuwww1wwwro;
m,10,12,270,2,rdcuwww1wwwlo;
m,10,7,90,1,cruodlwwwwwww;
m,6,9,180,1,curodlwwwwwww;
m,2,6,0,3,wwwwwc2lorwww;
m,4,2,0,1,orrwwwwwwwcrr;
IV. Baron Wheel (112 symbols, 82 cycles)
This one was fun...building the wheel from salt, and then coloring it in four double-spinning cycles!
b,9,12;
d,10,7;
m,7,12,90,1,wwjclorclorclorw;
m,9,14,180,1,wwjwwcrolcrolwww;
m,13,12,270,2,wwjulcdw1w1w1wro;
m,7,7,90,1,cljww1111wwwwwww;
m,14,7,90,1,wwjwcr111olwwwww;
m,10,9,0,1,wwjuodwwwwwwwwwc;
m,12,3,180,3,wwjolwwwwclll11w;
V. Elemental Spirits (110 symbols, 222 cycles)
on the other hand, this one was kind of a slog...I could only figure out how to put a single manufacturey in the board, so the spirits get passed from target to target until they disappear on the right one.
d,8,7;
t,7,3;
b,4,5;
m,5,7,270,3,rwwclddouuw;
m,7,5,270,3,cdduwduloru;
m,11,7,0,1,crrorrwwwww;
m,7,9,270,1,cwww1wwwwww;
m,5,2,180,2,lwwwwwwwcro;
m,2,5,270,2,cullodrrwww;
m,6,11,0,3,orrwwwwwcll;
m,8,11,0,1,cu11odwwwww;
m,5,10,180,2,wwwwc11owww;
m,11,6,270,3,1orrwwwcll1;
VI. Tychic Alloy (504 symbols, 210 cycles)
most of the symbols here are for the enormous delay chain required to be able to build the base metal core in two loops and have the first mercury get to the right place a loop-and-a-half later.
b,1,12;
p,5,10;
m,14,8,90,1,cllollcllollclloll;
m,14,12,270,1,ollcllollcllollcll;
m,14,4,270,1,ollcllollcllollcll;
m,10,11,180,1,wwwwwclworwclworww;
m,12,13,270,1,lwwwwwwwcrwolwcrwo;
m,12,9,90,1,rwolwwwwwwwcrwolwc;
m,12,14,180,1,cllollcllollclloll;
m,8,14,0,1,wwcluordcluordwwww;
m,14,0,90,1,crwolwcrwolwcrwolw;
m,10,0,90,1,olwcrwolwcrwolwcrw;
m,8,6,0,1,crwolwcrwolwcrwolw;
m,10,8,180,1,ruwwwwwwcdlorucdlo;
m,10,7,0,1,rwclworwwwwwwwclwo;
m,14,7,180,1,rwolwcrwolwwwwwwwc;
m,12,5,0,1,wwclworwclworwwwww;
m,10,3,0,1,wwwwwcrwolwcrwolww;
m,12,2,180,1,clworwclworwclworw;
m,12,6,180,1,orwcwlorwcwlorwclw;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,12,180,2,wwcuodwcuodwwwwwww;
m,8,10,180,1,orwclworwclworwclw;
m,6,8,0,1,wrolwwwwwwwcwrolwc;
m,1,10,270,1,wwwwwwcluuolddwwww;
m,5,7,90,1,wwwwdwworrcuwwwwww;
m,5,6,270,3,wwwurrcwwwwwwwwdow;
m,5,8,270,2,wwwwwdowwwwwwwurrc;
m,2,7,0,2,wwwwwwclorwwwwwwww;
m,4,2,90,1,wwwwwwwwcl2orwwwww;
VII. Resina Draconis (342 symbols, 204 cycles)
c,7,11;
t,10,8;
p,12,11;
b,12,6;
c,2,12;
b,1,8;
b,2,2;
t,13,3;
m,4,10,90,3,wwclorwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,14,180,2,crolwwcrolwwwwwwww;
m,12,14,180,1,cruodlwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,11,180,2,wwcrrollcrrollwwww;
m,8,6,90,3,wwwwclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,6,0,1,wwwwwwcuodwwwwwwww;
m,12,9,270,1,uodrrwwwwwwcrrwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,wwwwclorclorclorrr;
m,2,10,90,1,wwwwwwclorclorclor;
m,9,6,0,2,wcllollwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,8,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwcuodcuod;
m,4,8,180,1,olwwwwwwcrolcrolcr;
m,1,5,90,2,wwwwcldoruwwwwwwww;
m,3,0,90,3,wwwwwwwcddouuwwwww;
m,0,2,0,2,rrwwwwwwwwcdouwwww;
m,2,6,0,3,rrwwclorwwwwwwwwww;
m,3,6,180,1,rrwwc11luuorddwwww;
m,4,4,0,1,rrwwwwwwwwcruoldww;
m,10,1,0,2,drr22ouuwwwwwcrr1d;
VIII. Asisite & Rust (288 symbols, 192 cycles)
c,12,12;
p,7,10;
b,7,6;
t,10,10;
b,12,5;
b,4,12;
b,1,10;
c,4,7;
m,10,12,90,1,cllorrcllorrcrrorr;
m,12,10,180,3,oddcuuoddcuuoddcuu;
m,8,8,90,1,cllorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,8,90,1,crrorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,12,8,90,1,wwwwwwwcu11odrrwww;
m,10,5,0,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuodwww;
m,10,6,180,1,wwwcr2rorrwwwwwwww;
m,13,2,90,2,wwwwwwwcd2rourwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,clorwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,12,90,1,crrorrcrolwwwwwwww;
m,0,12,0,1,wwcuuoddwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwcrolwwwwww;
m,2,8,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwc22uodrr;
m,5,10,0,2,rrwwwwwwwwwwwwcuod;
m,1,7,90,2,cdloulwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,5,90,1,wwwcrrorrwwwwwwwww;
IX. Focusing Crystal (252 symbols, 195 cycles)
t,12,12;
t,2,12;
b,4,10;
b,7,8;
b,11,5;
t,10,10;
b,12,3;
b,11,1;
m,4,12,90,1,crrww11orrwwwwwwww;
m,10,12,90,1,cllollwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,7,10,90,3,cddroluucddroluuww;
m,4,7,90,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwclorww;
m,10,8,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwcrolww;
m,14,14,180,3,wwcdroruwwwwwwwwww;
m,14,9,90,1,wwwwwcrrorrwwwwwww;
m,12,7,0,1,wwwwwwwwclorwwwwww;
m,13,7,90,2,cu1odrrwwwwwwwwwww;
m,11,8,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwcrol;
m,8,5,0,2,cd2uuorrdwwwwwwwww;
m,11,7,270,1,wwwwwcuuoddrrwwwww;
m,10,3,0,2,wwwwwwwwcllowwwwww;
m,8,6,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuuoddw;
X. Lunar Caustic (240 symbols, 159 cycles)
b,12,12;
t,1,11;
p,3,8;
d,8,9;
b,11,6;
t,1,2;
t,3,4;
m,12,14,180,1,wwjcrolcrolcrol;
m,10,12,0,1,wwjwwcuodcuodww;
m,7,7,90,1,c1jlrw11wwwwwww;
m,7,12,90,1,wwjcrorwwwwwwww;
m,3,12,0,1,wwjwwcluuoddrww;
m,13,9,180,2,wwjduuoldwwwwcr;
m,12,9,180,2,wwjwwwcr1olwwww;
m,4,11,90,2,wwjcrrorrcrrorr;
m,0,8,0,2,wwjclwrowclwrow;
m,3,6,0,1,wwjolwwwwwwwwcl;
m,8,6,180,2,wwjcrrorrwwwwww;
m,11,4,90,1,wwjowwcll11llrr;
m,10,2,0,1,wwjcll22ollwwww;
m,4,2,180,1,wwjwwrrucdlloww;
m,2,0,90,1,wwjudud2owwwcww;
m,4,1,0,1,wwjrrwwwcrr11ow;
XI. Stannite (2 x 8 cycle loop!) (104 symbols, 90 cycles)
p,7,12;
t,4,8;
b,1,10;
b,5,6;
m,6,14,0,3,wwwwclor;
m,8,14,0,1,clorrrww;
m,10,12,90,1,wwcrolww;
m,4,12,90,1,cluordww;
m,7,8,0,3,worwwclw;
m,11,4,90,3,wcrdoluw;
m,1,14,0,2,wwcluold;
m,4,10,270,1,lollwwcl;
m,1,8,270,1,wc11orrw;
m,1,6,90,3,wclolwww;
m,2,6,270,2,wrwcdour;
m,8,6,270,1,wwwwclor;
m,4,3,180,2,1olwwwcl;
XII. Camphor (300 symbols, 147 cycles)
Most of the symbols, here too, are for a long delay chain while I build the center metal.
c,13,11;
t,10,8;
p,5,8;
c,1,11;
t,1,7;
t,1,3;
b,11,3;
m,10,11,90,2,cllollclloll;
m,7,12,90,1,crorwwwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,cuwlordwwwww;
m,1,14,0,2,wwclorwwwwww;
m,2,9,90,1,wwwwcrrorrww;
m,1,9,90,1,wwwwcrrorrww;
m,5,10,90,1,wwcllollwwww;
m,8,8,180,1,ollcllollcll;
m,5,6,90,1,clolwwwwwwww;
m,10,6,180,2,wwwcrolwwwww;
m,2,5,0,1,rwwwwwwcrror;
m,1,5,0,1,rwwwwwwcrror;
m,1,1,0,1,orwwwwwwwwcl;
m,2,1,0,1,orwwwwwwwwcl;
m,4,3,270,1,crrorrwwwwww;
m,3,3,270,1,crrorrwwwwww;
m,5,5,180,1,wwwcrrorrwww;
m,6,5,180,1,wwwcrrorrwww;
m,9,5,180,1,wwwwwwclloll;
m,10,5,180,1,wwwwwwclloll;
m,14,5,180,2,cwdouwwwwwww;
m,14,3,180,3,wwwwwcd2ourr;
m,11,5,90,1,wwww2orrcw2w;
m,12,1,90,3,cddouucddouu;
m,11,1,180,2,1uowrddwwcru;
XIII. Verditer (144 symbols, 102 cycles)
I'm very pleased with a one-loop build
for this one.
p,7,10;
b,4,8;
b,1,5;
b,2,3;
m,10,11,90,2,cllollcllollclloll;
m,7,12,90,1,crrorrcrrorrcrrorr;
m,8,8,90,1,lwwcrolwwcrolwwcro;
m,5,10,0,1,lorwwclorwwclorwwc;
m,4,11,180,2,rorrcrrorrcrrorrcr;
m,2,8,0,2,dc1ulordwwwwuc2lor;
m,2,1,90,2,wwwwwc2l11uordwwww;
m,1,8,270,3,ordwwwwcl11wwwwwwu;
XIV. Sunlight Heart (256 symbols, 174 cycles)
I'm just pleased I figured this one out at all!!
p,9,10;
b,1,12;
b,1,3;
b,5,8;
b,12,2;
m,7,10,90,3,cddloluuwwwwwwww;
m,12,14,180,1,wwcrorwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,12,180,1,wwcuodcuodwwwwww;
m,2,14,0,1,clorclorclorwwww;
m,4,10,270,3,rrwwwwwwwwcwrrow;
m,1,5,90,2,rr2orrwwwwwwwwwc;
m,1,1,90,1,wrrcuuoddwwwwwww;
m,1,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcrwwro;
m,10,12,90,1,cllorclollwwwwww;
m,1,8,270,3,wwwwwwwwwwclolww;
m,9,8,270,1,wwwcruwwwwwwwdro;
m,13,6,180,3,crolwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,4,3,90,1,roulwwwwwwwwwwcd;
m,6,5,180,3,wcrorwwwwwwwwwww;
m,10,1,180,1,wwwc1llull1odwww;
m,8,5,270,3,wwwwwwwwwwwcdouw;
XV. Pillar of Unity (288 symbols, 198 cycles)
d,5,7;
b,7,1;
b,7,13;
t,4,10;
b,10,11;
m,4,2,180,2,clorcrrorrwwwwwwww;
m,6,5,180,1,wwcrrrlollwwwwwwww;
m,6,9,180,1,wwwwclllrorrwwwwww;
m,7,10,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcuodwww;
m,7,4,270,1,wwwwwwwcuodwwwwwww;
m,8,3,90,1,wwwwwwwcllollwwwww;
m,8,4,270,2,wwwwwwwwwwcrrorrww;
m,8,10,270,1,roluwwwwwwwwwcdwww;
m,10,13,270,1,ulwwwwwwwwwwwwcdro;
m,8,11,270,1,wwwwwwwwwcrrorrwww;
m,14,11,180,3,docdoucdwwwuouwwwc;
m,14,10,270,1,rrwwwwwwwwwwcll22o;
m,1,10,90,1,cuwlrlodrwwwwwwwww;
m,4,12,180,2,wwcrodcwwruollwwww;
m,1,7,0,2,cwwwww11wwwww2owww;
m,2,7,0,1,owwwwwwwwwwwwrrc22;
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February 12, 2009 8:51 PM