Paperclips

#1

Post by yangyang » Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 8:21 PM UTC

Paperclips
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Re: Paperclips

#2

Post by qbrass » Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 8:40 PM UTC

This is the third time I've seen this posted this week. I don't know if it isn't getting any responses because the game looks deceptively basic at first, or because the people who played it long enough to know better haven't come back.

Re: Paperclips

#3

Post by sidcool » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:35 AM UTC

qbrass wrote: post #2

This is the third time I've seen this posted this week. I don't know if it isn't getting any responses because the game looks deceptively basic at first, or because the people who played it long enough to know better haven't come back.

I honestly did not understand what this website is about.

Re: Paperclips

#4

Post by tarboreus » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:44 AM UTC

I lost 5 hours to this on Friday and made 5 octillion paperclips.

Re: Paperclips

#5

Post by tarboreus » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:45 AM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #3

qbrass wrote: post #2

This is the third time I've seen this posted this week. I don't know if it isn't getting any responses because the game looks deceptively basic at first, or because the people who played it long enough to know better haven't come back.

I honestly did not understand what this website is about.

It's about paperclips.

Why make paperclips? Because it's your utility function.

Re: Paperclips

#6

Post by dieterrams » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:52 AM UTC

This is definitely not merely what it appears to be.

Re: Paperclips

#7

Post by Bromskloss » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:54 AM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #3

qbrass wrote: post #2

This is the third time I've seen this posted this week. I don't know if it isn't getting any responses because the game looks deceptively basic at first, or because the people who played it long enough to know better haven't come back.

I honestly did not understand what this website is about.

Maybe this makes it clearer: http://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/

Re: Paperclips

#8

Post by dllthomas » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 3:57 AM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #3

qbrass wrote: post #2

This is the third time I've seen this posted this week. I don't know if it isn't getting any responses because the game looks deceptively basic at first, or because the people who played it long enough to know better haven't come back.

I honestly did not understand what this website is about.

FOOM

Re: Paperclips

#9

Post by AntiRush » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 4:08 AM UTC

I'm not sure if this gets revealed if you play long enough (I obviously did not).

But it is curious that there's some sort of battle simulation running (and being rendered to an invisible canvas).

  (function reveal() { document.getElementById('battleCanvasDiv').style = ''; requestAnimationFrame(reveal);})()

Re: Paperclips

#10

Post by Xoros » Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 4:18 AM UTC

So it's an idle game in JavaScript (or equivalent). Yet my iPhone is pretty hot after 30mn playing.

Is it mining or something ?