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Stimulation Clicker

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Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by latexr »

p0w3n3d wrote: post #139
Petersipoi wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As far as clickers go, finishing this game without cheating is very easy. Only takes like 20-30 min. But nonetheless, it was enjoyable. Really regretted clicking the subway surfer wormhole button. Luckily that was right at the end.

How much does it require to finish? I mean how many stimulation points? I gave up when I bought auto hydraulic press.

You need 2,000,000 stimulation points for the last item which wins the game. It sounds like a lot, but by that point you’ll be generating an insane amount of points per second and passive consumption is worth more than clicking. It does get overwhelming, at one point I had to mute the sound for a minute or two before resuming.

If you want to know what the last item is, rot13 the next paragraph (https://rot13.com/ is an easy way to do it):

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Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by jakeydus »

p0w3n3d wrote: post #139
Petersipoi wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As far as clickers go, finishing this game without cheating is very easy. Only takes like 20-30 min. But nonetheless, it was enjoyable. Really regretted clicking the subway surfer wormhole button. Luckily that was right at the end.

How much does it require to finish? I mean how many stimulation points? I gave up when I bought auto hydraulic press.

you can see the credits by paying 2m points so depending on your definition of winning ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by duskwuff »

adamtaylor_13 wrote: post #126

The "Meditation" one made me chuckle. "Relax your mind"... As you wage all-out war on your senses.

Not to mention the "faster meditation" upgrade, which plays the calming audio at 2x speed. (You know, so that you can relax twice as fast.)

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by p0w3n3d »

I have a serious question. If I know someone who plays such type of games, should I worry about his health?

I mean games that do not require to make any decisions at all or little as possible - similar to this one. Just numbers going up

Re: Stimulation Clicker

#195

Post by allemagne »

ertgbnm wrote: post #179
allemagne wrote: post #167

This is a fun clicker game whose point seems cynical and self-defeating on multiple levels. Despite the HN comments complaining about it being overwhelming and a dark reflection of how awful and distracting the internet is, clearly enough people enjoyed it to get to the front page. The stimulation torture wasn't really torture, but another level to the game. All the content creators whose inclusion at first seems lik…

These trends wouldn't be trends if they didn't work. The game can be awful and distracting, yet still succeed at garnering engagement. Not just in spite of the stimulation but partially due to the stimulation. It's not self defeating or hypocritical, it's a bad thing, an indictment, and also engaging all at the same time.

It got me to think and engage, so already I think it succeeds at being a great piece of art.

But is "overstimulation" ... "bad", according to the overall message? Is this game, livestreamer Ludwig, and all the achievements part of the problem being highlighted? (Not to mention the mean-spirited Mindspace parody) If you get enough stimulation here, it just seems like you get to cash it in so that you can advance to a state of higher enlightenment

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by mkoryak »

thispbowden wrote: post #138
cscheid wrote: post #58

Since we're all sharing clicker games, this one by Frank Lantz is a real classic: https://decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

Don't forget Kittensgame! - https://kittensgame.com/web/#

I have not forgotten it. I have been playing it every since I started at google (long build times, ya know?) 7 years ago...

All-Time Stats

Total Years Played 7.951M

Run Number 24

Total Paragon 23.614K

Buildings Constructed 143.148K

Total Clicks 2.411M

Transcendence Tier 25

Challenges Completed 11

I have never cheated in it, or used a script to click things.

Re: Stimulation Clicker

#197

Post by floren »

otteromkram wrote: post #161
dachris wrote: post #118

It feels like this quote from "Ready Player One" (2018 film) "Once we can roll back some of Halliday's ad restrictions, we estimate we can sell up to 80% of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures"

> 2018 Film It was also a great book!

Well, you're half right -- it was a book.

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by p0w3n3d »

latexr wrote: post #191
p0w3n3d wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much does it require to finish? I mean how many stimulation points? I gave up when I bought auto hydraulic press.

You need 2,000,000 stimulation points for the last item which wins the game. It sounds like a lot, but by that point you’ll be generating an insane amount of points per second and passive consumption is worth more than clicking. It does get overwhelming, at one point I had to mute the sound for a minute or two before resuming. If you want to know what the last item is, rot13 the next paragraph ( https://rot13.com/ is…

Or

  tr 'A-Za-z' 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m'
If one is on computer or has access to shell from phone.

Gunaxf!

Re: Stimulation Clicker

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Post by [deleted] »

Petersipoi wrote: post #130
zdc1 wrote: post #91

I finished the game without cheating. I felt like a frog being slowly boiled (and it really does feel like you're boiling at the end). It's quite the journey... I love how everything here isn't even farfetched. It's just standard YouTube and TikTok content. The red notification bubbles were also a nice touch, I felt myself really drawn to those, and if I think back, I guess that's the earliest example I can recall of…

As far as clickers go, finishing this game without cheating is very easy. Only takes like 20-30 min. But nonetheless, it was enjoyable. Really regretted clicking the subway surfer wormhole button. Luckily that was right at the end.

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