Part 2: Week 1 Challenges - Starting Off Easy - and Tutorial Video 2 - Sensors and Flip-Flops

Week 1 Challenge and Tutorial video 2

Before we can get to the first challenge, there's just a few more in-game things that need to be explained, namely chemical sensors and flip-flops.


Link to Video

I mention a guide in this video with images of flip-flops. Here it is. I find it a lot of help at times.

If you've never played a custom challenge before, here's what you need to do:

-Copy the block of code I put under each assignment.
-Launch the game, click 'sign on' to Research Net.
-If the game asks you to "hack in" to the network, this is just an in-game flavor warning that you haven't progressed far enough in the main game to have seen every possible mechanic yet. You can 'hack' into the system with no consequence whatsoever.
-Click "Create or Import an Assignment" at the bottom.
-Click "Import". If a valid level shows up, you've probably done everything correctly.



Week 1 Challenges - Starting off easy


The theme for this week is easy levels. Assignments that are really easy to beat, but have enough substance that perfecting the assignment requires some skill and ingenuity.


Challenge 1 - LP Methane


Task: Create methane from atomic hydrogen and carbon. Four bonders and a sensor are provided.
Goal: LEAST CYCLES
Tiebreaker is least symbols, then fastest time of solution submission.

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Challenge 2 - LP Methane


Task: Create methane from atomic hydrogen and carbon. Four bonders and a sensor are provided.
Goal: LEAST SYMBOLS
Tiebreaker is least cycles, then fastest time of solution submission.

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Challenge 3 - LP Too Easy


Task: Move Hydrochloric acid through the reactor from input alpha to output omega.
Goal: LEAST CYCLES
Tiebreaker is least symbols, then fastest time of solution submission.

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Good luck reaction engineers!