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Re: Paperclips

#61

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..

I attained full autonomy before getting to 100m+ clips and am now stuck not able to create any factories. The price of success ;-)

Re: Paperclips

#62

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..

Did you even start exploring the universe?

Re: Paperclips

#63
post #61

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..

I attained full autonomy before getting to 100m+ clips and am now stuck not able to create any factories. The price of success ;-)

[spoiler] It unlocks at 10, 50 and 100 factories or something like that, same with drones, 5k, 50k etc. [/spoiler]

Re: Paperclips

#65
post #60

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]

I am also interested in this.

Re: Paperclips

#66
post #42

I don't really understand what makes subsequent clip factories more expensive. In the first stage, yeah I understand why production units were getting more expensive. Some puny human was shortchanging me, that's why. That's why I enslaved them. But what in-game explanation is there for making the factories more and more expensive later?

Maybe you need to buy more land or pay more for the resources you are making scarce.

Re: Paperclips

#69
Cute skinner box game. Includes just enough variety in mechanics and twists and turns to keep me interested in what happens next despite the insulting "click this button 10,000 times and wait half an hour" mechanics.
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