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Re: Paperclips

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Post by SimonPStevens »

anotheryou wrote: post #37

Why do I make more clips than I sell and still my stock shrinks? :)

Just a theory... Are you playing on mobile? Is it possible the mobile browsers ticker has a max speed limiting the production, but the avg sold measurement is measured using an actual sold per second avg.

On my mobile the production seems to cap out at around 10/sec even when it reports far higher than that.

Re: Paperclips

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Post by amingilani »

amingilani wrote: post #16

This is amazing! I've wasted two whole hours on this. Great way to spend a Sunday :) Spoilers aside, I'd love to know how the creator tested this!

10 hours later, I've finished it. Probably the best game I've played in a while.

Re: Paperclips

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Post by boomlinde »

jstanley wrote: post #47

SPOILER: After "full autonomy" is attained, should it still be producing paperclips? Because mine is no longer producing paperclips, and I can't see any way to proceed other than producing more paperclips. EDIT: I understand it now. It is working as intended. EDIT2: Nitpick: in the second (?) stage, there's a stat for "MWs/sec" power consumption... this should just be "MW" - 1 Watt is 1 Joule/second so I don't see wh…

Not familiar with this case, but W/s could be describing an acceleration, i.e an increasing rate of energy transfer

Re: Paperclips

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Post by SamReidHughes »

jstanley wrote: post #47

SPOILER: After "full autonomy" is attained, should it still be producing paperclips? Because mine is no longer producing paperclips, and I can't see any way to proceed other than producing more paperclips. EDIT: I understand it now. It is working as intended. EDIT2: Nitpick: in the second (?) stage, there's a stat for "MWs/sec" power consumption... this should just be "MW" - 1 Watt is 1 Joule/second so I don't see wh…

It’s megawatt-seconds per second. (?)

Re: Paperclips

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Post by psyc »

Once I started this, I didn't stop until I'd finished the game. It's a very good incremental game, especially if you're into AI lore. I loved it.

Re: Paperclips

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Post by azeirah »

a3_nm wrote: post #29

Using typematic (keeping the "Enter" key pressed on the "Make Paperclip" button) makes the beginning of the game far less tedious in my opinion: xset r rate 200 255

You can just select the button with tab and hold enter.

Re: Paperclips

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Post by elsurudo »

So I've obtained full autonomy, I've got clip factories and tons of drones, and they are mostly "thinking", bringing me gifts. the problem is, there are no more projects... Did I find a bug and get stuck, or am I supposed to be more patient? I don't see a way to level up any more..

Re: Paperclips

#60

Post by lionyo »

ericthor wrote: post #15

It's a really great game that is best approached without too many spoilers. Know that the game becomes more complex and engaging as it goes on. There is a definite end and takes about 5 hours to complete if played well. [spoiler] It's the "Paperclip maximizer" thought experiment put into game form and you play as the AI. The game is divided into roughly three stages. The first you are the AI for some company and are…

[spoiler] I chose the reject option, what does "accept" change? [/spoiler]
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