Alchemy for Beginners (prototype)

This is a small prototype of the game I'm working on. Please give feedback!

Controls: just point and click.

Goal:

Look at the "Orders" list and try to create a potion with the same properties inside the Cauldron. When potion is finished, pick it up and click the "Deliver" button. When you reach the score specified in the top right, you will advance to the next tier which unlocks new tools and ingredients. The score you gain from a particular potion is calculated based on the amount of Elements. Element Traces and Sludge decrease it.

• Elements: five elements are represented by circles that are divided into three parts
• Element Traces: each element has a trace, they are represented by three pips below each circle; when there are 3 traces of an element, they are combined to create 1 part of that element
• Essense: determines the special properties of the potion, it's represented by an icon in the middle of the element circle; a potion/ingredient can have only one essence of each type, when adding a different essence to the element that already has an essence, the old one will remain and the new one will disappear
• Sludge: excess elements and mixes with different Base Liquid create sludge, which is represented by 5 dots; when all sludge dots are filled, the potion turns into Sludge itself and becomes useless
• Base Liquid: when you reach Tier 3, you will be able to select different base liquids, mixing two ingredients with different base liquids will lead to accumulation of Sludge

The game has 4 tiers in total.

Tier 1:

This is where you start. You have access to 5 basic ingredients, Cauldron, Mortar and Knife. You also have access to 4 storage containers (blue cubes on the left). You have access to Tier 1 orders.

Cauldron: this is the main tool in your arsenal, you use it to combine different ingredients/potions together. 

Mortar: sometimes you can use it to unleash a different version of a basic ingredient. You can also use it to turn solid ingredients into powder and remove the Base Liquid if it has one.

Knifeboard: sometimes you can use it to unleash a different version of a basic ingredient. You can also use it to reduce all of the elements, traces and sludge by 1 part each.

Tier 2:

You gain access to 3 new basic ingredients. You also gain access to Dehydrator and Distillelry.

Dehydrator: you can use it to turn liquid into solid.

Distillery: you can use it to extract essences from a potion. Everything except for essences and fortified elements will be removed.

Tier 3:

You gain access to 3 new basic ingredients. You also gain acess to Base Liquids: water, spirit, oil. Base liquids can be changed only when the cauldron is empty.

• Water: used as the default base liquid if you don't choose another one.
• Spirit: used to remove elements and traces. Look at red arrows in the elements pentagram.
• Oil: used to improve elements and traces. Look at green arrows in the elements pentagram. When combining two full elements (3 parts), the improved element will become Fortified.

Fortified: when an element is fortified, it cannot be changed by any tools. Fortified elements are represented by rainbow outline.