Alright ... SPOILERS AHEAD ... you have been warned!
In this level
you can stop them escaping with the dad, by the following program:
0:
Jump
Left
Cast (1)
1:
Attack
Of course you will not progress with the game this way, but I feel like this is unintended. There is also the way to get in front of him and block the way yourself with:
0:
Jump
Left
Cast (1)
Jump
Left
Jump
Right
Jump 2
Right
Jump
1:
Wait 5
Attack
Wait
Attack
Which uses multiple maybe unintenden strategies. Take a closer look at the execution of this one ;) it makes a double step on the second step of the Jump 2 instruction in 0.
I think it is possible to trap the dad is possible in more levels although I have not tested it. Also as I am writing a lot already here are 2 more thoughts:
1. All programs appart from 0 are saved between levels, which I think is weird.
2. I tried to solve 1 level by using one of the bots I programmed to programm my familiar. This would have been helpful for timing issues (the need to count how much I need to wait in my program would have been eliminated). This might be an interesting mechanic to add, although I am not sure, if it is too complicated for this game (not sure how much the levels will teach/ how hard they get).
All of these are rather small issues. I still hope they are helpful to you :)