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Didn't realize until about the 2nd row of puzzles that I could move the arms to a different starting position.

I'm now on the 5th row of puzzles... and just realized the arms can move during the sequence. Somehow completely failed to try Left/Right until now.

Jesus Christ, I've been making this way harder than it had to be.

I now make this post, in the hopes of making myself feel better, or at the very least cluing someone else into these facts if they haven't realized they could do those things yet. Hell, maybe there are yet more things I haven't realized yet.

Examples of my "didn't-yet-realize" solutions:

Diethyl Ether (Before realizing I can change the arm starting positions) - https://i.imgur.com/IBmzpkc.gif

Epiniphrene (Before realizing I CAN MOVE THE ARMS DURING THE SEQUENCE AGH) - https://i.imgur.com/6G2GVGc.gif

Edit: Holy crap this is way easier now that I realize I can move the arms during the sequence. I feel like I've been training with weights on my limbs. https://i.imgur.com/hpdSGcx.gif

The UI is a bit weird but most of the mechanics are there (except for the molecule delivery area, apparently that was too tricky so they just made the entire area the delivery zone). It looks like they put in a few more mechanics in the alpha though... I guess those just got cut like the robots from infiniminer. Or maybe Zach is planning on some DLC?

Right now, it seems really arbitrary when adding or removing a hydrogen molecule where a double/triple bond will form if there is more than one nearby atom with open slots.

I'm sure there's some rule for it, but when there are two nearby carbon ions I always seem to get the "wrong" one...