So, to try and get the level over and done with, I followed the diagrams in another video for each of the reactors to the very detail, and to begin with they sort of worked, but then got problems. So, I went back to the first video, and copied it’s details to the very detail including length and direction of pipes between reactors and it partially worked, but not enough to complete the level as problems began to emerge. It looked pretty all tight and done, but then there were problems with the reactor, ones I could not solve off the top of my head. For this occasion though I looked into some walkthroughs on YouTube for help, and I sort of understood what I needed to do, but for the extra assist, I copied the final reactor process in one of the videos to give me an idea of what I was looking to do. It’s a difficult task as it can be a real headscratcher. But three have been sent, so what happens to the other H? The 3 H’s meanwhile are now sent to another plant to be turned into Hydrogen, which consists of 2 H’s. The H and still attached C are sent away to be turned into Hydrogen Cyanide. It dismantles it so that 3 H atoms are removed, and sent somewhere else. One plant dismantles a molecule with 4 H atoms and 1 C atom on it ( Methane). The real struggle of the level though comes in the form of a remainder. The level sounds pretty simple, you just need to dismantle several molecules, and then reassemble them somewhere else into brand new molecules. Well, today I re-reached that level, and struggled once more. Eventually I stopped trying and stopped playing altogether. It was a pretty hard level, and at the time I was unable to complete it. I played SpaceChem once many months ago, and got to a level on the third set (planet) of missions called ‘Nothing Works’. The reactor systems themselves can be fun just to watch, especially if you have a really complex one, which can make the creation of an atom look like the construction of an entire car. It can be at times frustrating, but ‘if’ you are able to complete the task, it can also feel pretty rewarding. The game is pretty fun, and also rather challenging, and you can sometimes find time whizzing by on one standard puzzle alone. The player does this by creating a system within a reactor which gathers the atom/ molecule which needs processing, and then by creating a string of commands for a cursor to follow, the molecules/atoms can be assembled/dismantled through chemical bonding, and then shipped off to their next process. SpaceChem is a puzzle game where the player is tasked with assembling and dismantling molecules. If you’re successful, your creation will appear on the leaderboard ranking, which may give you a bit of inspiration to try and create something even more stellar next time.Over the last couple of days I have been replaying SpaceChem which I bought off GOG.com some time ago. The ultimate goal is to make this complicated factory before your circuits fall apart. From there, you can begin to combine several circuits to create a complex factory web. In the game, players are asked to build circuits that can generate specific molecular structures indefinitely. It’s mentally stimulating, for sure, but it’s way more fun than the stressful screenshot above may suggest. There’s no prerequisite required to play SpaceChem- you don’t need a college degree to enjoy the game. SpaceChem offers truly challenging puzzles that require you to perfect your skills in programming and circuitry, but solutions never feel hidden or unfair - they just require trial and error, like any scientific enterprise. Many puzzle game challenges tend to be somewhat unfair, with leaps in logic that are designed to be nearly unsolvable.
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