The Codex of Alchemical Engineering: Magnum Opus Challenge
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.
And while 15 extra levels may not seem like much, these puzzles are extremely challenging and each one will likely take you hours to complete. We recommend you play some of Zach's other games in the Zachtronics series of games first before tackling this one. You may also want to go to your local university to get an engineering or computer science degree if these games appeal to you. :)
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;
Posted by: Chien D'Arren D'Or
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February 12, 2009 8:51 PM