"Untested unplayable metrics shall not belong to an alchemy tournament"
- A. Ravari

Had to give up my 4 MechA solution after sinking 15+ hours on it because changing anything to fix the issues I was encountering took 1 hour minimum to get to the point I was before. That solution bonded 6 products missing one full input per hex. The products could theoretically be debonded but I couldnt find a layout that worked, so I had to scrape the whole solution to leave time to submit anything at all. It would have been 4 MechA 4k cycles. I ruled out 3 MechA but maybe it is possible, idk.

I am certain this 5 MechA is by no means the fastest and probably the build method of my failed 4 MechA attempt was faster, but I had no extra time to test anything. Future hosts please refrain yourselves from this kind of bullshit. I have spent more time on this metric than on the first two weeks combined.

"I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know

I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end, it doesn't even matter"
-Linkin Park