Wow, in the game you said you did this in about 20 hours. This is phenomenal for that amount of time. It's so polished and works so well. I'd say this could easily become an educational tool for helping kids learn chemistry! I think it'd be fun if the atoms repelled one another once bonded so the molecules would sort of self-arrange into their natural shape, but maybe that wouldn't translate well for a 2D game. Very impressive! Good job!
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Thanks so much! I actually came up with the idea late Saturday night and initially thought it’d take around 6 hours. But then I ended up working on it most of Sunday and Monday! 😄 There are definitely some issues, but I really appreciate the kind words.
Turning it into an full educational tool would require a ton more work, but that was definitely on my mind, which is why I tagged it as educational (even though I see it more as a puzzle game). The idea of self-arranging molecules is really cool! The challenge would be projecting it in 2D, and I’m honestly not sure how complex the math behind bond angles is. I’d probably need to bring in a real chemist for that!