@Haxton That is indeed very compact, nice!

Uses exorbitant amount of arms and miles of tracks, but apparently it is top percentile in area? https://imgur.com/a/3wzxG8j

@Scarlet nice work!

It's not the smallest or the fastest, but maybe it's the smallest space-time product?
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1286204404

Oh really? Huh. I'll have to give it a try sometime so I can see how.

@Dj The puzzle would be impossible without that quintessense output.

Out of curiosity, why is there a quintessence output? Is there a specific way it's meant to make the puzzle easier, other than just dumping the input straight down there?

@Medicdude Yes, but you seem to have missed the point. My objective here was to design a puzzle that was as "evil" as possible within the confines of a reasonably small-sized output "molecule".

Obviously you can make puzzles that are arbitrarily hard by going arbitrarily large -- and I have absolutely no problem with making ridiculously large puzzles -- but that's not what this is about.

You can use track movement and rotate an outer edge to build infinately big, just need your bonders in the right place.

@Sparky1x yup, try water purifier in 15 area!

Watching these solutions I did not realise spawners remained empty for the rest of that program slot. That looks useful for a lot of puzzles.

Here's one of my own solutions. This is from my first test solve:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1258141239

Just wanted to demonstrate that it can be done without stonking huge cost or miles of track.

Although in this case I edited the puzzle file by hand.

@PrepKeNile there is a 3rd party puzzle editor here : https://kotritrona.github.io/opusmagnum-puzzle-editor/ompuzzle.html

How did you get it to upload a triplex bonded iron atom? I understand how you make one, but the puzzle editor won't allow it for anything but fire in my experience.

That's a new lowest cycles score, good job!

solved it! https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1256550853 :D

Yes! Now go solve it ;)

I didn't realize that there was a quintessence output; now it makes sense!

Congrats!

edited to get my bonus points:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19jUkKae-BzjU8QvwmPedYO5ZoBtJuWU6

i did it!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aKiKCVmXMJjwWTHMYJwooKfl2QfditLR

With careful planning and knowledge of game mechanics!
(Histograms are now showing 2 other solutions besides my own. It's definitely doable.)

Okay, but

What

how