The Codex of Alchemical Engineering

Like Alchemy, but More Tangible!

The Codex of Alchemical Engineering is a puzzle game about programming “manipulators” to move, transmute, and bind alchemical “atoms” into complex compounds.

A few notes about the game:

  • After completing a level, your progress is saved so long as your Flash “cookies” aren’t deleted. Your design, however, is not; if you want to keep your design, you must go to the Save screen and save the text shown there (I keep my solutions in a text file on my desktop). You can reload a saved design by pasting the design code into the Load window and pressing the load button.
  • The music playing is Evan’s “Rever… Peut-etre…”, which you can find here on jamendo.com.

Requires: Flash

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The Magnum Opus Challenge

With Fifteen Levels Inspired by Players

If you haven’t beaten The Codex of Alchemical Engineering, you probably shouldn’t play this yet – it’s much harder!

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146 Comments

  1. chris barnes October 8, 2011 4:38 am

    Love this game! So much so that I wonder if I can change the shift and ctrl key bindings. I can play the game on my htc merge but the physical keyboard doesn’t have those keys. Is there a solution?
    Thanks,
    Chris

  2. shiester November 11, 2011 5:38 am

    can someone please help with lvl 8? i have the solution aaaaaalmost but my secondary salt production is too fast for the rest of the machine! anything would be appreciated.
    here is my code for now.

    c,5,11;t,5,9;t,1,9;t,3,7;
    c,1,11;b,7,10;b,1,1;
    m,4,5,0,2,cddloruuw;
    m,1,7,90,1,cl1orwwww;
    m,7,7,180,3,cl1doruww;
    m,5,7,180,1,wwwwlcr1o;
    m,8,7,90,2,cld1lorru;
    m,11,5,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwcrjw;
    m,11,10,90,2,cdr2uolww;
    m,5,13,180,1,cr2uuoddl;
    m,1,13,270,3,ddrcl1uuo;
    m,1,5,0,1,clu1uoddr;
    m,3,3,90,1,ouucddwww;
    m,4,1,0,1,22orc2rrr;

  3. cho7052002 February 9, 2012 12:16 pm

    woops sorry for that
    b,6,9;b,10,6;
    t,13,2;t,11,2;
    c,3,11;
    c,11,11;
    t,13,4;t,13,6;
    m,3,9,90,3,clorcddluourwww;
    m,7,6,90,2,wwcwwwwwww1lorw;
    m,11,4,90,1,wwjwwwwwwwwwclloll;
    m,11,9,90,3,cddlluourrwwwww;
    m,11,0,90,1,cr1uodl;

  4. Maniek March 15, 2012 9:11 am

    Does anyone solved lvl VI ?
    I counted, that it’s required 10 units of Mercury, to create final compound.
    I don’t see how it’s possible to gain more than 6 units from one source in 18 cycles.

    In my opinion, there should be 2 sources of Mercury in order to solve this level.

  5. MaroonJack March 15, 2012 10:00 am

    My level 8 looks like this:

    c,1,11;c,13,11;t,3,9;t,11,9;b,5,11;b,7,7;
    m,5,13,180,1,wwcrolwwww;
    m,3,11,90,1,crrudurodr;
    m,7,5,90,1,crrorrwwww;
    m,11,11,90,1,clludorrww;
    m,6,9,90,1,wwjwwwwcrroll;
    m,11,7,90,1,jwwwwcruodl;

    I think it’s pretty neat.

    My final level, is a bit messy, but it works:

    p,9,11;b,12,8;t,1,8;p,3,10;b,2,6;
    b,6,8;b,11,3;t,13,6;m,3,13,270,2,;
    m,7,10,90,2,wwcurodlwwwwwwwwww;
    m,1,11,90,1,wwcrruduodllwwwwww;
    m,1,4,90,3,wwwwwwwwcddouuwwww;
    m,1,10,90,2,wwwwclorwwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,13,180,2,cdruolcdruolwwwwww;
    m,3,8,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwcllollww;
    m,6,6,90,2,rwwwwwwwwwwwwcdlou;
    m,5,6,180,3,wwwwwwwwwwwcdouwww;
    m,10,7,270,2,1olwwwwwwwwwwwwwcr;
    m,9,13,0,3,wwcldorucldoruwwww;
    m,9,8,90,2,wwwwwwwclorwwclorw;
    m,7,11,90,1,clorwwwclorwwwwwww;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdlorucdloruwwwwww;
    m,13,11,90,1,wwwwcruodlcruodlww;
    m,13,10,270,1,wwluucrddoluucrddo;
    m,10,8,0,2,lorwwwwwwc2llorrwc;
    m,8,5,0,1,wcuuoddwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,12,1,90,3,wwwwcddouuwwwwwwww;
    m,10,1,90,2,wwwwwwwcdr1oluwwww;

  6. Cereal_Triumph April 8, 2012 1:47 am

    I find it a lil bit funny looking at your guys lvl 8 setups, i had far fewer things on the board

    c,13,11;t,11,9;b,3,9;
    m,11,11,90,1,clludoll;
    m,3,11,90,1,wwwwwwwwwcrrorrw;
    m,4,5,180,3,crolwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,2,1,0,1,wwwwcuuoddcuuodd;
    m,8,9,0,2,crruodll;m,3,6,90,2,wwwwwrwwwwwolc11;

    Maroon Jack, you might see your level 15 solution as messy, but if it doesn’t fail it’s all good. My solution was fairly similar, and a tiny bit less complicated, but i thought both were fun to watch.

    p,9,11;t,13,6;t,1,8;b,3,6;p,3,11;b,6,8;b,12,8;b,9,6;
    m,13,10,90,2,wwwwwwcullduddourr;
    m,7,11,90,1,clorwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,3,13,270,3,rwclddouu;
    m,3,9,90,1,wwwwwwjclluorrdw;
    m,1,10,90,2,wwwjcrdrorruw;
    m,1,11,90,1,cluodrwww;
    m,4,13,180,1,uwcdlllol;
    m,1,6,90,1,wwwwwwwjculordwww;
    m,10,8,180,2,wwwwc1rdoluwwwwwww;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdloruwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,13,11,90,1,wjcruodlwww;
    m,9,8,0,1,rroluwwwwwwwwwcld2;
    m,4,8,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwcrolwww;
    m,6,6,0,1,wwrrcr1ruodwwwwwww;
    m,10,2,90,3,wwwwwwwwwcrd1oluww;

    Maniek, i’d like to help you here, but i really don’t know what the problem is. you say you need another mercury source, but level VI has zero mercury sources to begin with, and level VII only needs 2 mercury in a cycle of 18. Anyway, this is my solution to level VI, hope it helps

    t,11,7;t,13,9;c,11,11;c,1,9;b,4,7;
    m,1,7,0,1,orcluwwwd;
    m,1,11,90,1,crwrorrww;
    m,3,13,270,1,rorrcrwww;
    m,5,10,0,2,rcllorwww;
    m,8,7,0,2,cllr2uodr;
    m,11,9,90,1,cllorrwww;
    m,13,11,90,1,crolwwwww;

  7. archene April 22, 2012 6:21 am

    For those who are seeing the black powder level breaking and not working for aparently no reason, here is my (hyper messy) version:

    XI. Black Powder

    t,5,11;t,7,9;t,3,13;c,11,11;b,10,7;b,3,9;m,1,9,90,3,cdwwwwldouucduorww;m,3,11,90,1,wwwcllollwwwwwwwww;m,5,13,0,1,crrollwwwwwwwwwwww;m,7,11,90,1,wwcrrorrwwwwwwwwww;m,9,9,180,1,wwwwwcuuoddwwwwwww;m,4,5,90,3,wjcddouu;m,13,11,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwcrrorr;m,8,7,180,3,wwwwwcrdd1rwuwluol;m,11,9,0,1,wwwwwwwwwclorwwwww;m,10,3,180,1,c1uodw;m,9,11,90,1,cllollwwwwwwwwwwww;m,11,13,180,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwrrcrro;m,9,5,90,3,wwwwwcddouuwwwwwww;m,13,7,180,3,wwwwwwwwwwwcdouwww;

  8. Red Eye May 17, 2012 11:54 pm

    Maniek, look here please:

    Magnum Opus lvl 6 “Tychic Alloy”

    p,7,12;
    p,7,8;
    b,4,10;
    b,2,5;
    m,1,9,0,3,wclolwwwww;
    m,2,10,0,2,1ollwcdouc;
    m,4,12,90,1,wwculordww;
    m,5,12,270,1,rwwclorclo;
    m,7,5,90,3,wwwwcrr2ow;
    m,7,10,0,2,rdorwcuwww;
    m,7,14,180,2,cdroluwwww;
    m,8,14,0,1,clorclorww;
    m,10,12,90,1,wwcrolclor;
    m,12,8,180,3,olcrolwwcr;
    m,12,14,270,1,olwwwwwwcr;

    As you can see, all my manipulators have ten-step programs. But some of them work at “wrong” direction half the time…

    10 mercury atoms per molecule * 2 cycles per atom = 20
    10 steps “for something” + 10 steps “for nothing” = 20

    GOOD and EVIL are in balance :lol:

  9. Red Eye May 18, 2012 9:33 pm

    Codex lvl 11 “Black Powder” symbols: 84 cycles: 31

    t,1,3;
    t,3,3;
    t,10,10;
    c,4,10;
    b,4,8;
    b,8,6;
    b,12,8;
    m,0,9,270,2,cuod;
    m,0,10,270,3,orcl;
    m,1,7,270,3,orcl;
    m,1,8,0,3,c1ow;
    m,1,10,90,2,clor;
    m,3,0,90,2,clor;
    m,3,5,180,1,oucd;
    m,4,5,180,2,clor;
    m,4,6,90,3,clor;
    m,4,13,270,2,olcr;
    m,6,5,90,2,olcr;
    m,7,10,0,2,orcl;
    m,8,8,180,3,olcr;
    m,8,10,0,1,crol;
    m,10,13,180,2,crol;
    m,12,5,90,2,crol;
    m,12,10,270,1,olcr;
    m,13,10,90,2,cldlorur;
    m,13,11,270,2,ordrclul;

  10. james June 1, 2012 11:06 pm

    it keeps saying it’s two atoms have collided when they havent, i’ve been playing this game for hours and i’ve been beaten by a glitch

    b,12,9;
    c,10,11;
    c,4,11;
    b,2,5;
    b,12,5;
    b,1,9;
    b,6,9;
    b,7,7;
    m,3,1,180,1,cluuoddrwwwwwwwwww;
    m,3,7,270,1,c2ruuoddlwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,7,0,1,wwwwwclorwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,1,90,1,wwwwwwwcl11uuorddw;
    m,10,7,0,1,llowwwwwwwwwwwwrrc;
    m,13,3,270,1,wwwcrrollwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,13,180,2,cdrolucdroluwwwwww;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdlorucdloruwwwwww;
    m,4,9,90,1,wwwcrowwlcrolwwwww;
    m,10,9,90,1,wwwclowwrclorwwwww;
    m,1,11,90,1,wwcrrww22ollwwwwww;
    m,12,7,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwc2rroll;
    m,13,11,90,1,wwcllww11orrwwwwww;
    m,2,7,90,1,wwwwwwwwwwwc1rroll;

  11. Red Eye June 9, 2012 10:12 pm

    2 James

    Your design DOES work perfectly with my cheap computer.

  12. Prolist (Ivan) June 22, 2012 4:27 pm

    This game is great! I’ve only just completed Magnum Opus Challenge!

  13. Red Eye June 24, 2012 12:46 pm

    Magnum VIII “Asisite & Rust” symbols 124, cycles 54

    b,1,5;
    b,5,9;
    b,12,5;
    c,3,7;
    c,13,11;
    p,8,7;
    t,11,9;
    m,1,2,0,2,1odrcul1;
    m,1,7,0,1,cl1orwww;
    m,2,9,0,2,orcl;
    m,2,14,270,1,orcl;
    m,3,9,270,1,olcl;
    m,4,12,90,1,crol;
    m,5,12,180,2,crol;
    m,6,5,0,3,orcr;
    m,6,7,90,1,clol;
    m,6,11,180,1,crol;
    m,6,12,270,2,orcl;
    m,7,11,180,2,olcr;
    m,7,12,90,1,clor;
    m,8,5,0,2,odrwcl2u;
    m,8,9,0,1,cror;
    m,9,5,0,1,cuod;
    m,9,9,270,1,orcl;
    m,10,11,0,2,orcl;
    m,11,7,90,1,crol;
    m,11,11,270,1,orcl;
    m,12,7,180,3,crwwdolu;
    m,13,1,90,3,odwwwc1u;
    m,13,2,90,2,wwcurodl;
    m,13,9,90,1,crol;
    m,13,14,180,2,crol;

  14. Samuel June 29, 2012 10:30 am

    this is my level 8. 48 symbols and 65 cycles

    c,3,11;c,11,11;t,3,7;t,1,9;t,13,9;t,11,7;b,6,9;m,7,13,180,3,wwcrolwwwwww;m,7,6,90,2,clluolldwwww;m,11,9,90,3,cddllluuolww;m,3,9,90,3,cddrrrudouur;

  15. jwilman185 July 12, 2012 1:44 am

    How do you solve the oil of vitol?

    And can you make more free flash games Zach?

  16. Red Eye July 16, 2012 12:56 pm

    Codex lvl 5 “Oil of Vitriol” symbols: 20, cycles: 50

    b,8,13;
    c,4,10;
    t,6,13;
    t,12,9,;
    m,4,13,180,2,crrduuodll;
    m,8,9,270,3,wcllo;
    m,11,13,270,1,rowcr;

    Codex lvl 5 “Oil of Vitriol” symbols: 57, cycles: 19

    t,6,8;
    b,8,10;
    c,3,11;
    t,11,7;
    m,1,11,0,1,orcl;
    m,3,13,180,1,crol;
    m,6,11,180,2,crol;
    m,3,8,0,2,orcl;
    m,8,8,180,1,clor;
    m,6,10,0,1,olcr;
    m,8,7,90,2,clor;
    m,8,6,270,2,orcl;
    m,11,10,270,2,olcr;
    m,11,4,90,2,crol;
    m,13,11,90,2,odcu;
    m,13,10,90,3,crol;
    m,9,13,270,2,orcl;
    m,10,13,0,2,jdouc;

  17. Red Eye July 16, 2012 1:08 pm

    Codex lvl 5 “Oil of Vitriol” symbols: 56 :), cycles: 19

    t,6,8;
    b,8,10;
    c,3,11;
    t,11,7;
    m,1,11,0,1,orcl;
    m,3,13,180,1,crol;
    m,6,11,180,2,crol;
    m,3,8,0,2,orcl;
    m,8,8,180,1,clor;
    m,6,10,0,1,olcr;
    m,8,6,270,2,orcl;
    m,11,10,270,2,olcr;
    m,11,4,90,2,crol;
    m,13,11,90,2,odcu;
    m,13,10,180,3,olcr;
    m,9,13,0,2,clor;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdou;
    m,8,7,90,2,clor;

  18. Red Eye July 17, 2012 12:13 pm

    Magnum 13 “Verditer” symbols: 103, cycles: 47 “2+2+2 style”

    b,1,1;
    b,1,3;
    b,3,5;
    b,5,7;
    p,8,9;
    m,1,7,0,3,orcl;
    m,1,14,0,2,jlorc;
    m,2,7,270,3,22orcl;
    m,3,7,0,2,cllror;
    m,4,11,180,2,olcr;
    m,5,9,270,1,olcr;
    m,5,11,180,3,crol;
    m,6,5,90,1,wwcrol;
    m,6,9,0,1,clor;
    m,7,11,0,2,orcl;
    m,7,12,90,1,crol;
    m,8,7,180,1,olcr;
    m,8,11,0,1,clor;
    m,8,12,270,2,olcr;
    m,9,12,0,2,clor;
    m,10,12,0,1,orcl;
    m,12,9,180,2,olcr;
    m,12,14,180,1,crol;
    m,4,1,180,2,owwlcr;
    m,1,5,270,3,cdduou;
    m,11,2,180,3,wc11ow;
    m,4,2,270,1,rorrcr;

    Maagnum 13 “Verditer” symbols: 126, cycles: 45 “3+3 style”

    p,8,9;
    b,2,8;
    b,4,6;
    b,1,4;
    b,1,2;
    m,0,6,90,3,cl11or;
    m,10,3,180,2,c2o;
    m,2,10,0,1,wclorw;
    m,12,9,180,2,olcr;
    m,8,6,90,2,wwcrol;
    m,0,12,0,1,wwclor;
    m,3,11,270,2,orcl11;
    m,0,8,0,1,orwwcl;
    m,4,4,90,3,crdoul;
    m,2,6,270,2,uodrcl;
    m,4,3,0,2,ollcrr;
    m,4,12,270,1,llcrro;
    m,4,10,180,3,olwwcr;
    m,5,10,270,2,c11oww;
    m,6,9,0,1,crolww;
    m,5,9,270,2,orwwcl;
    m,7,12,90,1,crol;
    m,7,11,0,2,orcl;
    m,8,12,270,2,olcr;
    m,8,11,0,1,clor;
    m,9,12,0,2,clor;
    m,10,12,0,1,orcl;
    m,12,14,180,1,crol;
    m,2,14,0,1,jlorwwc;

  19. Red Eye July 19, 2012 9:23 pm

    Magnum 3 “Yohimbine” symbols: 53, cycles: 38

    c,13,4;
    b,7,11;
    b,9,9;
    b,12,12;
    m,4,11,0,2,orcl;
    m,5,11,0,2,odcuw1;
    m,7,14,180,2,crol;
    m,9,5,0,2,lollcl;
    m,10,11,180,1,crw1ol;
    m,10,12,0,1,orwwcl;
    m,12,9,90,2,crolww;
    m,12,14,180,1,wwcrol;
    m,13,9,90,2,oc1;
    m,13,14,180,2,cdrolu;

    Magnum 3 “Yohimbine” symbols: 81, cycles: 37

    b,8,10;
    c,6,12;
    b,12,12;
    b,11,7;
    b,11,5;
    m,8,14,180,3,wwcrol;
    m,12,9,90,2,crroll;
    m,8,6,270,2,orwc2l;
    m,9,7,90,2,clorww;
    m,4,12,90,1,clorww;
    m,4,10,0,3,orwwcl;
    m,6,10,90,1,wwcul2ordwww;
    m,9,12,270,1,oulwwwwwcrd2;
    m,13,14,180,2,cdrolu;
    m,12,14,180,1,wwcrol;
    m,10,12,0,1,orwwcl;
    m,13,10,90,1,oc1;

  20. Red Eye July 24, 2012 9:00 pm

    Magnum 15 “Pillar of Unity” symbols: 118, cycles: 54

    d,3,5;
    t,1,8;
    t,3,10;
    b,5,12;
    b,7,8;
    b,7,10;
    m,0,5,90,3,lcro;
    m,0,6,90,2,lorc;
    m,1,5,270,2,wwwjrolc;
    m,1,10,0,1,clor;
    m,1,14,0,1,olcr;
    m,3,2,270,1,lcro;
    m,3,3,0,2,lcro;
    m,3,7,0,1,c1lo;
    m,3,12,180,1,crol;
    m,4,3,90,1,lcro;
    m,4,8,0,2,lwwcdruo;
    m,5,8,90,3,orcl;
    m,5,10,0,2,rdwwculo;
    m,5,14,180,1,crol;
    m,6,5,180,3,wwwc1j222w111w;
    m,7,5,180,1,dluorwwc;
    m,7,6,90,3,rclo;
    m,8,6,90,2,22douwwc;
    m,9,12,180,2,oucd;
    m,10,10,0,1,rorc;
    m,10,12,180,3,cdouwwww;

  21. Red Eye July 25, 2012 7:48 pm

    Magnum 4 “Baron Wheel” symbols: 46, cycles: 55

    d,4,12;
    b,9,8;
    m,0,12,0,2,1dwuc1w1w1;
    m,5,8,0,3,orcl;
    m,5,14,0,1,clor;
    m,6,7,270,3,rwclo;
    m,7,11,270,2,c1ulo;
    m,7,12,180,1,olcr;
    m,9,12,180,3,crol;
    m,13,8,180,2,w1oucdw1w1;

    Magnum 7 “Resina Draconis” symbols: 226, cycles: 101

    t,1,5;
    t,10,8;
    c,1,11;
    c,6,12;
    b,3,9;
    b,7,10;
    p,7,6;
    m,0,9,0,2,wwwwwwwwwwcuodwwww;
    m,1,7,0,1,clorww;
    m,1,9,0,1,wdowwwwwwrclwuodcu;
    m,1,14,0,2,wjlorwclorc;
    m,3,1,0,2,wrclow;
    m,3,6,90,2,orcll11wl;
    m,3,11,180,1,wwwwwwwwcrolcrw2ol;
    m,4,6,0,2,wwwwcrorw;
    m,4,11,90,2,rolwwwwwc;
    m,4,12,0,1,orwwclorwwwwwwwwcl;
    m,6,8,0,3,orwwclorwwwwwwwwcl;
    m,6,14,180,1,wwcrolwwwwwwwwcrol;
    m,7,8,0,1,lollcl;
    m,8,8,0,1,clor;
    m,8,14,180,3,crolwwwwwwwwcrolww;
    m,10,6,180,1,olcr;
    m,10,10,90,3,cdroluwwwwwwcdrolu;
    m,10,12,180,3,crolwwcrolwwwwwwww;

    Magnum 9 “Focusing Crystal” symbols: 122, cycles: 44

    b,5,9;
    b,8,6;
    b,11,6;
    b,11,8;
    b,12,12;
    t,13,2;
    t,13,4;
    m,4,7,0,2,cuodww;
    m,4,11,90,2,clor;
    m,4,12,180,1,olcr;
    m,5,6,0,2,wwcuod;
    m,5,7,0,1,orwwcl;
    m,5,11,270,1,orcl;
    m,5,12,180,2,crol;
    m,6,6,90,2,clorww;
    m,6,11,180,1,crol;
    m,6,12,270,2,orcl;
    m,7,11,180,2,olcr;
    m,7,12,90,1,clor;
    m,8,9,180,2,wwcrol;
    m,10,3,0,2,wwc12llorrww;
    m,10,10,270,3,oc2;
    m,10,12,0,2,odrclu;
    m,11,3,270,1,uluoddrrc12l;
    m,12,10,270,1,oc2;
    m,12,14,180,1,rolwwc;
    m,13,10,180,1,lcllol;
    m,13,14,270,2,lcrdou;
    m,14,6,180,2,crolww;

    Magnum 10 “Lunar Caustic” symbols: 218, cycles: 67

    d,1,12;
    p,10,9;
    b,1,2;
    b,6,8;
    t,2,4;
    t,4,6;
    t,13,11;
    m,0,14,270,2,du2wc2du22;
    m,1,6,270,2,dwwwc2uuod;
    m,2,6,0,3,wclor;
    m,2,7,270,2,cuodw;
    m,2,8,90,3,clorwwclor;
    m,2,14,270,1,orcl;
    m,4,2,270,1,ulodwwwwcr;
    m,4,3,180,1,wwcr2rollw;
    m,4,4,180,1,olcrolc1wr;
    m,4,8,0,2,odcuowdwcu;
    m,4,10,0,2,clluod;
    m,4,12,90,1,jrolc;
    m,5,12,0,2,llwwcrrdou;
    m,6,6,90,1,crolcrowwl;
    m,6,10,0,3,wwwwclorww;
    m,6,12,270,3,olcrolwwcr;
    m,7,10,0,1,clowrclorw;
    m,7,11,90,2,wclol;
    m,9,12,270,1,olwcrolwcr;
    m,10,6,90,3,wwcuodwwww;
    m,10,7,90,3,wwwwcddouu;
    m,10,11,0,2,orwwclorcl;
    m,10,12,90,1,cruodlwwww;
    m,11,11,0,1,clor;
    m,13,9,180,1,olcr;
    m,13,14,180,2,wwcrolcrol;

    Magnum 11 “Stannite” symbols: 103, cycles: 58

    b,2,8;
    b,4,5;
    p,6,11;
    t,12,12;
    m,0,8,90,1,lorwc;
    m,1,5,90,2,lww22orwwc;
    m,3,3,90,1,clorw;
    m,3,11,0,2,lorwc;
    m,4,10,0,3,rwcro;
    m,4,11,90,2,wwwwcdloru;
    m,5,8,180,2,wcuod;
    m,5,9,0,3,clorw;
    m,6,8,180,2,lwcro;
    m,6,14,180,1,cruodlwwww;
    m,7,14,0,2,clorclorww;
    m,9,5,180,3,olcwr;
    m,9,12,0,2,clor;
    m,10,11,180,2,lwcro;
    m,10,12,90,1,wclor;
    m,12,9,180,2,olcr;
    m,12,14,270,1,olwcr;

    Magnum 12 “Camphor” symbols: 84, cycles: 55

    b,3,5;
    p,6,7;
    c,2,12;
    c,12,12;
    t,1,7;
    t,4,10;
    t,9,9;
    m,1,5,0,1,orcl;
    m,1,10,0,2,clor;
    m,2,10,90,1,clor;
    m,2,14,0,1,jlorc;
    m,3,7,180,1,crol;
    m,4,7,180,2,olcr;
    m,4,12,90,1,wwjlorc;
    m,6,5,180,1,w1olcrw1;
    m,6,10,180,1,olcr;
    m,7,5,180,2,wwc1wrol;
    m,7,9,0,1,clor;
    m,7,11,180,2,olcl;
    m,9,7,180,1,olcr;
    m,9,12,270,2,orcl;
    m,10,7,270,3,cror;
    m,10,12,0,1,orcl;
    m,12,9,90,2,crol;
    m,12,14,180,1,crol;

    Magnum 14 “Sunlight Heart” symbols: 181, cycles: 76

    p,8,9;
    t,13,11;
    t,11,9;
    b,12,4;
    b,1,12;
    d,3,8;
    b,2,4;
    b,7,6;
    m,12,14,270,1,olcr;
    m,9,12,0,2,clor;
    m,5,12,180,2,wwcuodcuodww;
    m,1,14,270,2,dwwwc2owc1uo;
    m,2,14,0,1,clorclorwwww;
    m,4,12,180,1,olcrolcrolcr;
    m,7,11,90,2,wjclo;
    m,8,11,270,1,wjorcl;
    m,10,6,180,2,odwwwwcuodcu;
    m,13,14,180,2,crol;
    m,11,11,270,1,orcl;
    m,11,6,90,2,crol;
    m,6,9,0,1,wwcwluodrwww;
    m,3,10,180,1,crorww;
    m,6,8,270,1,wwc1luuoddrw;
    m,2,6,0,1,uuwwwwcddlor;
    m,1,7,90,1,wwwwcrr1orrw;
    m,5,5,180,2,douuwwwwcdww;
    m,3,6,270,1,rrwwwwwcl1lo;
    m,0,4,0,2,uodwwc;
    m,4,1,90,1,wclorw;

  22. Peter B. July 27, 2012 3:10 am

    Codex of Alchemy…
    What a strange little game. Definitely not for everyone with its primitive yet adequate interface. But, boy what a satisfactory experience to solve these puzzles! Any solution is valid but I always want to try to make a better one. I usually try 2 strategies for each level: A machine producing as fast as possible (shortest loop) and a machine with the least possible number of components. They come out quite differently! These 2 approaches actually reflect real-life industrial robot design. Very clever indeed! My 6 year old son likes to play with this and has actually solved some levels. Makes dad proud!

  23. TerryDactyl August 10, 2012 2:27 pm

    This game… really ought to track scores. Lowest # of glyphs, lowest # of machines, time running. For personal and global bests.

  24. Red Eye August 25, 2012 8:13 pm

    Magnum 2 “Potash & Orpiment” symbols: 126, cycles: 43

    d,1,12;
    d,9,10;
    b,6,8;
    b,9,6;
    m,0,14,270,1,wc2w1o;
    m,2,8,0,3,rclo;
    m,2,14,0,1,wwwjlorc;
    m,3,8,0,3,dwwcuo;
    m,4,8,0,2,uw2odc;
    m,4,12,90,1,wjrolc;
    m,5,6,270,2,rwcl2o;
    m,5,12,180,3,2owrcl;
    m,6,12,180,3,rolc;
    m,7,11,270,1,cro;
    m,9,8,0,2,orcr;
    m,10,8,90,1,wwwjllollc;
    m,10,12,90,1,clloll;
    m,11,8,270,3,odlcru;
    m,12,6,180,2,odlcru;
    m,12,10,90,1,cllorr;
    m,12,14,270,1,olwwcr;
    m,13,6,180,2,cuodww;
    m,13,10,180,3,odwwcu;
    m,14,6,90,3,crolww;
    m,14,14,180,3,wwjrolwwc;

  25. Red Eye September 1, 2012 3:30 pm

    Magnum 5 “Elemental Spirits” symbols: 120, cycles: 49

    d,5,5;
    b,8,7;
    t,4,9;
    t,6,11;
    t,10,5;
    t,10,9;
    m,6,7,0,1,olcr;
    m,1,9,0,2,odcu;
    m,3,5,0,2,orcl;
    m,3,6,90,2,cdou;
    m,3,7,90,1,orcl;
    m,4,7,0,2,cld2jw1;
    m,5,3,0,2,oucd;
    m,5,7,90,3,clor;
    m,5,14,180,2,orrwcrr2;
    m,6,3,0,1,crol;
    m,6,9,180,1,clor;
    m,7,9,90,3,crol;
    m,8,3,180,3,olcl11ll;
    m,8,5,180,1,clor;
    m,8,10,270,2,jurrodrrc;
    m,8,11,180,2,odcu;
    m,9,1,180,1,clor;
    m,9,3,0,3,orwwwwcl;
    m,9,11,0,3,olwwcr11;
    m,11,7,180,1,orclolcr;
    m,13,5,180,1,udolcrud;
    m,13,9,270,1,clududor;

  26. Red Eye September 2, 2012 7:54 pm

    Oops! :-)
    Previous post \ symbols = 124
    I’m sorry…

    Need to replace “m,9,3,0,3,orwwwwcl;” with “m,9,3,0,3,olcl;” – symbols will be =120

  27. My Alchemical Uncle September 12, 2012 2:03 am

    @Maniek
    Tychic Alloy is indeed possible. In fact, it is one of my favorite solutions! You don’t need to get it all done in one 18-cycle round. You have to layer it. No idea how to explain better. See for yourself.

    p,11,5;
    p,8,7;
    p,5,9;
    p,2,11;
    b,3,5;
    b,2,3;
    m,7,14,0,2,cdrrolluwwww;
    m,10,12,270,1,llclluod;
    m,12,7,180,1,uodwwwwc;
    m,8,9,0,1,wwwwwwwcrrorrwww;
    m,12,9,180,1,cruuoddlwwww;
    m,10,11,270,1,wcuuoddw;
    m,6,5,0,3,wwclddlorruuwwww;
    m,0,9,0,3,wwclddoruuwwwwww;
    m,11,1,90,3,wwwwclllolww;
    m,0,5,0,2,ld1ourwcuorddclu;
    m,3,1,0,3,cddr1luuodcuowww;
    m,5,11,90,2,wwwwcdroluww;
    m,2,14,0,1,wclowcuodrww;
    m,8,5,270,1,wrowcuodrcrr;
    m,5,7,270,1,wrowcuodrcrr;
    m,2,9,270,1,wrowcuodrcrr;
    m,3,7,0,3,wwclddoruuwwwwww;

  28. My Alchemical Uncle September 12, 2012 2:09 am

    Sunlight Heart- 180 Symbols 197 cycles
    Beat Redeye in symbols by 1 YAY!
    Nowhere near the cycles though xD

    b,1,12;
    p,9,10;
    b,4,7;
    b,11,7;
    m,7,10,90,3,cddloluuwwwwwwwwww;
    m,10,12,90,1,cllorrwwwwww;
    m,1,14,0,2,cdloulwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,11,90,2,wwcdlluuodrr;
    m,5,10,180,3,c2rolwwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,4,12,180,1,wwdlcru1odlcruowww;
    m,1,7,0,2,wwwwwwwwcuod;
    m,7,5,90,1,cl2uuorddwwwwwwwww;
    m,9,7,90,2,cruwdd22rroulwwwww;
    m,11,2,180,2,wwwwwwwwwwwwc11uod;
    m,12,3,90,1,wwwwwc1uuwwroddl2w;

  29. Sho October 19, 2012 12:40 am

    I used the least components I could in Yohimbine:

    b,6,12;
    b,12,12;
    b,9,8;
    c,3,8;
    m,10,12,90,1,cluordclu2ordclorw;
    m,4,12,90,1,cluordclu2ordclorw;
    m,12,9,180,2,2olwwwwwwwwwwwwwcr;
    m,6,8,0,3,d1ouc2llr11ollucld;
    m,6,7,270,1,uuoddc;

  30. Sho October 19, 2012 12:54 am

    THis is for Elemental Spirits:

    d,8,7;
    b,4,5;
    t,9,4;
    m,4,7,0,2,cj2wwwwwwwwwwwwwww;
    m,1,5,90,1,cluuorddcluordww;
    m,7,5,0,1,llwwwwwwwwwc2rro;
    m,9,2,90,1,uuddl1orwwwwwwwc;
    m,11,7,270,3,rr22ollc;
    m,7,11,0,3,rr22ollc;
    m,3,7,90,3,rr22ollc;
    m,7,3,180,3,rr22ollc;

  31. mutecebu February 28, 2013 5:23 pm

    Red Eye, your solution was amazing. Bravo.

  32. Red Eye March 4, 2013 6:08 pm

    Thx, mutecebu! :)

    Magnum 2 “Potash & Orpiment” symbols: 109, cycles: 39

    b,1,11;
    d,6,8;
    b,12,12;
    d,11,8;
    m,1,14,270,2,orwwcl;
    m,2,14,270,2,orwwcl;
    m,3,7,270,3,rrcllo;
    m,4,11,90,2,jrowwlc;
    m,5,10,270,1,owcu1wru;
    m,5,11,180,2,cdouww;
    m,7,14,180,2,wwcdou;
    m,8,14,180,3,crojw;
    m,9,6,0,2,clorww;
    m,9,8,180,1,c1olcrrulo;
    m,10,10,180,1,wwjr21loc;
    m,10,12,0,1,odrclu;
    m,12,5,90,1,ouucdd;
    m,12,10,180,3,owcd;
    m,12,14,180,1,rolwwc;
    m,13,14,270,2,lcdrou;
    m,14,10,90,1,wcrolw;

  33. Red Eye March 5, 2013 11:49 am

    Magnum 2 “Potash & Orpiment” symbols: 112, cycles: 38

    b,1,11;
    b,12,12;
    d,5,8;
    d,11,8;
    m,1,14,270,2,orwwcl;
    m,2,7,0,3,lorwwc;
    m,2,14,270,2,orwwcl;
    m,3,7,0,2,rucldo;
    m,3,8,90,2,dloucr;
    m,4,10,0,2,cl2w11rod;
    m,4,11,90,2,jrolwwc;
    m,5,11,180,2,cdouww;
    m,7,14,180,2,wwcdou;
    m,8,8,90,1,wwcroljcl21ro;
    m,8,14,180,3,crojw;
    m,9,6,0,2,lorwwc;
    m,10,12,0,2,drcluo;
    m,12,5,90,1,uucddo;
    m,12,14,270,1,olwwcr;
    m,13,14,180,2,cdroul;
    m,14,10,90,1,crolww;

  34. Red Eye March 6, 2013 7:24 pm

    Magnum 15 “Pillar of Unity” symbols: 90, cycles: 50

    b,8,10;
    b,12,13;
    d,4,7;
    t,3,10;
    t,6,13;
    m,0,7,0,3,cd1j11w122w2;
    m,1,0,90,1,cuod;
    m,1,6,0,3,olcr;
    m,1,7,0,3,olcr;
    m,1,9,90,2,clor;
    m,3,12,270,1,olcr;
    m,3,13,270,2,crol;
    m,4,12,0,2,olcr;
    m,5,4,90,1,cuod;
    m,5,10,0,2,olcr;
    m,6,10,0,2,orcl;
    m,8,7,180,2,jlorc;
    m,9,12,180,1,crol;
    m,9,13,270,2,crol;
    m,10,12,0,1,wwcuodww;
    m,10,14,0,1,cuod;
    m,12,10,90,2,orcl;
    m,13,10,270,2,jollwwcll;

  35. Whitewings March 23, 2013 3:38 am

    The following is my current attempt at Aqua Regia, but I’m not sure how to fix the jam I get after the first cycle. Any suggestions? Or this approach fundamentally unworkable?

    b,10,11;
    c,4,8;
    c,4,6;
    t,1,5;
    t,3,11;
    m,7,11,0,3,wwjcdouw;
    m,7,12,0,1,clor;
    m,7,7,90,2,crol;
    m,2,7,0,1,cruduodl;
    m,3,2,90,2,clor;m,10,13,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc2o;
    m,13,11,90,1,crodl;

    b,10,11;
    c,4,8;
    c,4,6;
    t,2,4;
    t,2,2;
    m,7,11,0,3,wwjcdouw;
    m,7,12,0,1,clor;
    m,7,7,90,2,crol;
    m,10,13,270,1,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc2o;
    m,13,11,90,1,crodl;
    m,4,2,180,1,cluuordd;
    m,2,7,0,1,c1luuoddr;

  36. Red Eye April 18, 2013 12:13 am

    Whitewings, look here:

    Aqua Regia

    b,10,11;
    c,4,8;
    c,4,6;
    t,8,10;
    t,12,6;
    m,8,6,180,3,clllolww;
    m,9,6,180,3,owcr;
    m,13,11,90,1,crol;
    m,14,11,180,2,wwcuwww2odcuodww;

  37. Gary McCammon May 2, 2013 12:49 am

    May I just say how much I love this game, and how appropriate the music chosen is.

  38. Red Eye May 3, 2013 7:07 am

    Codex 7 “Haematite” symbols: 56, cycles: 27

    b,4,11;
    p,2,7;
    p,7,9;
    m,1,11,0,2,cdou;
    m,2,3,90,2,clor;
    m,2,11,0,1,orcl;
    m,3,5,90,1,olcr;
    m,4,13,180,2,cdou;
    m,5,8,180,2,olcr;
    m,5,9,0,1,crol;
    m,5,13,270,1,orcl;
    m,7,11,270,1,orcl;
    m,9,5,90,3,crol;
    m,9,13,180,1,crol;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdou;
    m,12,9,180,3,olcr;
    m,13,9,180,3,olcr;

  39. Red Eye May 11, 2013 2:59 pm

    Codex 7 “Haematite” symbols: 104, cycles: 26

    b,4,11;
    p,2,7;
    p,8,7;
    m,0,11,0,2,oucd;
    m,1,11,90,1,culdorww;
    m,2,3,0,2,rwcduwlo;
    m,3,5,0,1,rolc;
    m,3,9,270,1,rclo;
    m,4,13,270,2,lwwcdrou;
    m,5,5,0,2,lorc;
    m,5,8,90,2,crolwwww;
    m,5,9,0,3,clorwwww;
    m,5,13,270,1,orcl;
    m,7,9,90,1,rorrwwcr;
    m,7,11,90,1,crol;
    m,8,11,270,3,dlwwcruo;
    m,9,5,90,3,wwcddouu;
    m,9,11,270,3,ddwwcuuo;
    m,9,13,270,3,orcl;
    m,13,9,90,3,crol;

  40. Red Eye May 13, 2013 8:36 pm

    Codex 11 “Black Powder” symbols: 100, cycles: 30

    b,6,6;
    b,9,11;
    c,4,10;
    t,2,2;
    t,2,8;
    t,11,7;
    t,13,7;
    t,13,9;
    t,13,11;
    m,1,10,0,2,orcl;
    m,2,5,0,2,clor;
    m,2,6,0,3,olcr;
    m,2,10,0,1,clor;
    m,3,12,270,2,orcl;
    m,4,13,180,2,crol;
    m,5,8,270,2,olcr;
    m,6,9,180,2,crol;
    m,6,10,90,1,orcl;
    m,7,8,270,1,owc2w2w2;
    m,7,9,0,2,wloruwcd;
    m,7,11,0,1,orcl;
    m,9,5,180,1,crol;
    m,9,13,180,1,crol;
    m,10,13,0,2,cdl1oruw;
    m,10,14,270,2,owwwc1w1;
    m,11,9,90,1,cllollww;
    m,11,13,270,2,drcuulod;
    m,12,3,90,3,rolc;

  41. Red Eye May 14, 2013 6:53 pm

    Magnum 9 “Focusing Crystal” light edition :-) symbols: 50, cycles: 72

    b,1,8;
    b,4,6;
    b,9,8;
    b,9,10;
    b,12,12;
    t,13,2;
    t,13,4;
    m,1,6,0,2,uodc;
    m,2,6,90,1,clor;
    m,2,10,270,1,olcr;
    m,4,10,90,3,crol;
    m,5,8,180,3,olcr;
    m,7,12,90,1,crol;
    m,8,6,90,1,orcl;
    m,9,12,0,3,dcuo;
    m,10,3,180,2,c12llo;
    m,10,12,0,3,clor;
    m,12,14,270,1,olcr;
    m,14,8,180,3,crol;

  42. Red Eye May 15, 2013 5:37 pm

    Magnum 6 “Tychic Alloy” ultra fast edition :-) symbols: 86, cycles: 105

    b,6,12;
    b,7,10;
    p,11,8;
    m,4,10,180,2,doluuwwcdl;
    m,4,12,90,1,cluodlwwww;
    m,6,14,0,1,orrcr;
    m,7,7,180,3,llclo;
    m,8,14,270,3,crorr;
    m,10,10,90,3,clor;
    m,11,4,90,3,2dollcu1ud;
    m,11,10,90,2,wlrowrrcdu;
    m,11,11,0,1,ourcd;
    m,11,12,180,3,wwwcrlrorw;
    m,12,10,0,1,clor;
    m,14,8,180,1,olcr;
    m,14,14,270,3,olcr;

  43. Red Eye May 15, 2013 10:51 pm

    Magnum 6 “Tychic Alloy” final edition :-) symbols: 78, cycles: 104

    I don’t know how to reduce symbols&cycles number further

    b,2,8;
    p,6,11;
    m,0,8,270,2,ldouc;
    m,0,14,0,3,wwclorclol;
    m,2,10,270,1,olwwcrolcr;
    m,3,11,180,2,c22lrorrww;
    m,4,11,0,2,ruodc;
    m,6,7,90,2,urrodwwwc1;
    m,6,8,270,1,orrucwwrld;
    m,6,9,180,1,cuodr;
    m,6,14,180,1,curod;
    m,7,14,0,2,clor;
    m,10,11,180,2,olcr;

  44. Red Eye May 18, 2013 3:02 pm

    HEH! 103 cycles :-) it was really difficult

    Magnum 6 “Tychic Alloy” symbols: 128, cycles: 103

    b,1,7;
    b,1,13;
    p,5,7;
    p,5,10;
    m,1,10,0,3,wldorcuwww;
    m,1,11,270,1,cll11owwll;
    m,2,9,90,2,cuodw;
    m,2,10,0,2,wwclrrloww;
    m,3,9,180,1,owrcl;
    m,3,10,90,1,lwwwwcluod;
    m,4,12,0,1,orcrrollcr;
    m,5,5,90,1,ollwwuucdd;
    m,5,12,90,1,wwcrrollww;
    m,6,5,90,2,cdowu;
    m,6,12,270,1,wwcuuoddrr;
    m,6,14,270,3,orcl;
    m,7,14,0,1,ocrwr;
    m,8,14,180,3,cdoucdourr;
    m,9,7,180,3,crowl;
    m,9,10,90,3,crowl;
    m,10,10,90,3,crol;

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  46. Red Eye May 20, 2013 3:21 pm

    Magnum 10 “Lunar Caustic” symbols: 170, cycles: 61

    b,1,12;
    b,11,4;
    d,3,9;
    p,10,9;
    t,6,12;
    t,8,6;
    t,12,2;
    t,13,11;
    m,0,14,0,3,cdoucdouww;
    m,1,9,270,2,lolwc;
    m,1,10,90,1,2owc2;
    m,1,14,0,1,wwclorclor;
    m,2,7,180,1,wwwl22cr22;
    m,2,14,0,1,wwclorclor;
    m,3,5,90,1,uoc22;
    m,4,12,0,1,llrorrwwcl;
    m,6,7,90,1,cro;
    m,7,8,0,2,wcrro;
    m,7,10,90,3,cddouuwwww;
    m,8,10,180,3,rolwc;
    m,10,6,90,1,ll2orrwwwc;
    m,10,7,0,1,rwcro;
    m,10,11,0,2,orcl;
    m,10,12,270,2,olwcr;
    m,11,0,180,2,olwcr;
    m,11,6,180,2,wcrol;
    m,11,7,180,2,rolwc;
    m,11,11,0,1,clor;
    m,12,6,270,3,ddorwwcuul;
    m,12,7,270,2,wwwcd1ouww;
    m,13,9,180,1,olcr;
    m,13,14,180,2,crol;
    m,14,4,180,2,wcdou;
    m,14,9,90,2,jorwcr;

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