The One Arm Challenge !

[jimrocky]

The challenge is to solve any and/or all the puzzles using only one arm. Now of course it's no problem for the earliest ones, but it might be an issue or even impossible for some of the later puzzles.

Can you do a tough one? I'm working on a couple. I'll post back if I have success!

[cake>pie]

One arm solutions aren't that uncommon -- using only one arm is the basis of nearly all low-cost solutions (and many low-area ones as well). Limiting yourself to using only one arm (and not laying track all over the place) is a good starting point for optimizng your solutions on the cost and area histograms / leaderboards.

Other than 3 of the last 4 puzzles in Chapter V (that I haven't got around to golfing yet), I have one-arm solutions for the rest of the main campaign. So it's definitely achievable.

Good luck!

[Pothocket]

https://i.imgur.com/YCjDQXH.gifv

Here is a one arm version of Life-Sensing Potion that also features a special scripting method. It feeds itself one atom per a programming loop and uses a series of checks to build the product correctly.

[Chibi Biscuit]

I really enjoy doing those types of solutions. This is a one-arm solution to Very Dark Thread that I was particularly happy with.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ccmtrpktw0r4ejf/Opus%20Magnum%20-%20Very%20Dark%20Thread%20%282017-12-19-23-21-36%29.gif?dl=0

[jimrocky]

Originally posted by Pothocket:

https://i.imgur.com/YCjDQXH.gifv

Here is a one arm version of Life-Sensing Potion that also features a special scripting method. It feeds itself one atom per a programming loop and uses a series of checks to build the product correctly.

That one is really good. I'm truly impressed.

[jimrocky]

Originally posted by cake>pie:

One arm solutions aren't that uncommon -- using only one arm is the basis of nearly all low-cost solutions (and many low-area ones as well). Limiting yourself to using only one arm (and not laying track all over the place) is a good starting point for optimizng your solutions on the cost and area histograms / leaderboards.

Other than 3 of the last 4 puzzles in Chapter V (that I haven't got around to golfing yet), I have one-arm solutions for the rest of the main campaign. So it's definitely achievable.

Good luck!

Yes, but I'm hoping to see someone do one of the really complicated ones near the end. It gets really tough at least so it seems to me.

[cake>pie]

Originally posted by jimrocky:

Yes, but I'm hoping to see someone do one of the really complicated ones near the end. It gets really tough at least so it seems to me.

My one arm solutions for Timing Crystal and Unstable Compund are kind of blah (due to the symmetry). So I did Curious Lipstick for you.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1243171467

[jimrocky]

Originally posted by cake>pie:

Originally posted by jimrocky:

Yes, but I'm hoping to see someone do one of the really complicated ones near the end. It gets really tough at least so it seems to me.

My one arm solutions for Timing Crystal and Unstable Compund are kind of blah (due to the symmetry). So I did Curious Lipstick for you.

That is really good. I was expecting a lot more track sprawl. Got any more? How about htat really hard one? :)

[cake>pie]

Originally posted by jimrocky:

How about htat really hard one? :)

Sure.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1243575529