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By: Learning programming through games | flapjacktastic

Learning programming through games | flapjacktastic — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:00:14 +0000

[…] earlier Zachtronics games: the factory and grabbers of Manufactoid, the chemistry and rotation of Codex of Alchemical Engineering, and the layered circuit drawing of KOHCTPYKTOP. Of course it is much more as well: more […]

By: RSOG

RSOG — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:31:20 +0000

There is a bug that allows you to put two manipulators in illegal positions, or even to pile a whole bunch of manipulators on top of eachother.

Repro:
1. Place a manipulator next to an edge.
2. Pick up that manipulator, swivel it so that it faces off the board, and move it to an illegal position.
3. Drop the manipulator. It will not snap back to its original position, and will instead remain in the illegal one.

By: Aim

Aim — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:19:45 +0000

can we download this?

By: Martinxx24

Martinxx24 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:23:26 +0000

Hey zach, If you could make this into an ipod app, you would be rich!
XD seriously, I loved it, infiniminer is better though.

By: Adriaan

Adriaan — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:17:11 +0000

Heh, not sure if I was pushing for too much speed over simplicity, but here’s my Phil Stone: 55 steps only, no cycle over 8 steps. Saw one solution earlier that was faster…

c,11,3;
b,12,5;
c,3,3;
b,1,5;
b,1,9;
b,12,9;
b,10,7;
b,3,7;
c,3,11;
c,11,11;
b,7,11;
b,6,9;
m,10,1,0,2,jwwcrdoul;
m,13,3,270,1,wwjwwclloll;
m,13,11,90,1,wwcrrorr;
m,10,13,0,2,cldourww;
m,10,9,90,1,wwwwclor;
m,10,5,270,1,rr1orrwc;
m,13,7,90,1,lllolwwc;
m,4,13,180,2,wcrdoulw;
m,1,11,90,1,jwwclloll;
m,4,9,90,1,jwwwwcrol;
m,1,7,90,1,wc11lorw;
m,4,5,270,1,cll2ollw;
m,1,3,270,1,wwwjwwcrrorr;
m,4,1,180,2,wjwwcldour;
m,6,7,180,1,wwjwwcluord;
m,7,6,0,3,wwjc2d2rolu;
m,8,7,90,1,crrorrww;
m,8,6,270,1,wwjc2uodwww;

By: compsciguy

compsciguy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:52:20 +0000

Some person:

Use the Glyphs! And remember: the molecule has to be rotated correctly, and it has to be the only thing in the finish area, or it won’t work.

By: Some person

Some person — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:08:52 +0000

lv 2 im stuck on

By: Zero

Zero — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:07:56 +0000

@mark: Thanks for clearing that up. I made a different solution in the meantime, but now I know what I was doing wrong.

By: mark

mark — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:00:50 +0000

@zero: the game will only take the molecule if it is the only thing in the receiving glyph. ironically, your solution is too fast.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:08:06 +0000

aquafortis
b,5,13;c,3,11;b,8,11;t,13,9;t,9,9;c,11,11;m,1,10,90,2,cdloruw;m,3,13,180,1,wwjcrrollw;m,6,10,180,2,wwjclorwww;m,11,9,0,1,wwwjcllorrw;m,13,11,180,1,wjcrolwww;m,11,13,0,1,clorwww;m,9,7,90,1,wwwwwwjcwuuodd;m,6,11,90,1,wwwwjwcl1orw;m,8,13,270,1,wwwwjcuodwww;m,8,6,90,3,wwwwwwwjcrrollw;m,10,2,180,1,wwwwjc11owww;