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Title: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 01:00:40
Anyone else find themselves obsessed with playing it?

http://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

Right now:
Paperclips: 137,744,829,354,811,000
Clips per Second: 466.00 trillion

I even dreamed about paperclips last night :eek:

Mind you, those figures are hopelessly out of date by the time I've typed the rest of this!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Duckyreddy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 01:07:21
ok I like this
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 04:30:40
I'm playing it at home too (got in trouble for that last night - late for bed), but I haven't got as far as launching the drones yet.

The game is so different.

I don't know what's happening any more.

Send help!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Thu, 19 October 2017, 06:57:45
I'm playing it at home too (got in trouble for that last night - late for bed), but I haven't got as far as launching the drones yet.

The game is so different.

I don't know what's happening any more.

Send help!
After you posted that link in the other thread, I had played it for a few hours and left it running all day. Then I accidentally closed out of the window/sad. Probably for the best haha
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: SBJ on Thu, 19 October 2017, 07:30:22
I'm playing it at home too (got in trouble for that last night - late for bed), but I haven't got as far as launching the drones yet.

The game is so different.

I don't know what's happening any more.

Send help!
After you posted that link in the other thread, I had played it for a few hours and left it running all day. Then I accidentally closed out of the window/sad. Probably for the best haha
Okay I'll be that guy. The point of this game is what exactly?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Duckyreddy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 13:17:32
I'm playing it at home too (got in trouble for that last night - late for bed), but I haven't got as far as launching the drones yet.

The game is so different.

I don't know what's happening any more.

Send help!
After you posted that link in the other thread, I had played it for a few hours and left it running all day. Then I accidentally closed out of the window/sad. Probably for the best haha
Okay I'll be that guy. The point of this game is what exactly?


make cooooool paperclipsss!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 19 October 2017, 13:41:23
y u do dis? I can't stop.... :eek:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: nickheller on Thu, 19 October 2017, 13:48:09
reminds me of http://dogeminer.se/, but this is better since I can do it at work...  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: davkol on Thu, 19 October 2017, 14:35:20
It's always nice to see an incremental game, that isn't a bad clone of Cookie Clicker. (Okay, the list is very short actually: it's Trimps and other but lesser Civ clones.)

Unfortunately, it's very poorly optimized and doesn't even appear to support saving (either through an exported string, or local storage). Yeah, I'm spoiled by Trimps and Cookie Clicker.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 18:17:28
I'm playing it at home too (got in trouble for that last night - late for bed), but I haven't got as far as launching the drones yet.

The game is so different.

I don't know what's happening any more.

Send help!
After you posted that link in the other thread, I had played it for a few hours and left it running all day. Then I accidentally closed out of the window/sad. Probably for the best haha

It saves your progress and continues on next time you open the tab.

You are DOOMED!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 18:18:17
> Terrestrial resources fully utilized in 3 hours 47 minutes 12 seconds|

Paperclips: 5,999,999,999,989,510,000,000,000,000

Space Exploration
0.000000000000% of universe explored

Does this game ever end?!?!?!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Thu, 19 October 2017, 18:58:13
> Terrestrial resources fully utilized in 3 hours 47 minutes 12 seconds|

Paperclips: 5,999,999,999,989,510,000,000,000,000

Space Exploration
0.000000000000% of universe explored

Does this game ever end?!?!?!

Oh damn really?? Welp.. Have a nice weekend..
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 20:55:25
I've now got nearly 8000 probe exploring the universe, but still haven't explored any % of it.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Thu, 19 October 2017, 22:32:01
I've now got nearly 8000 probe exploring the universe, but still haven't explored any % of it.

I think I messed up, I went full automation too early. I didn't have nearly as many paperclips as you lol
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 13:50:29
Yeah if I don’t get any % of universe explored then I’m giving up. Already have trillions of probes exploring while I stamp out the drifters.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Fri, 20 October 2017, 13:55:10
Yeah if I don’t get any % of universe explored then I’m giving up. Already have trillions of probes exploring while I stamp out the drifters.

You will start to. I finished it today. I wish there was more
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: davkol on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:54:45
Uh, guys. Those games take months…
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:56:27
Uh, guys. Those games take months…
...yeah

I'm on pace to finish it in about half an hour now  :-\
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:58:06
My limiting factor right now is how much yomi I can gain. Is there any strategy that yields more? or are they all pretty much the same?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: yuktsi on Fri, 20 October 2017, 15:40:42
it's almost 5am and I just started playing   :'(
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 16:22:14
Everything is paperclips. Thank you rowdy.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Fri, 20 October 2017, 18:45:57
My limiting factor right now is how much yomi I can gain. Is there any strategy that yields more? or are they all pretty much the same?

tbh, in the beginning not too much. basically wait til you get the perk that automatically runs tourneys for you. Then you just leave it on lol.. day and night..

I should add I'm on play through 2 lol
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 18:49:43
My limiting factor right now is how much yomi I can gain. Is there any strategy that yields more? or are they all pretty much the same?

tbh, in the beginning not too much. basically wait til you get the perk that automatically runs tourneys for you. Then you just leave it on lol.. day and night..

I should add I'm on play through 2 lol
Good on you for going for round 2. After I reached 100% I just eliminated the drift chance and called it a day. That said, it was 8 hours well spent.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 20 October 2017, 21:42:25
0.000000000008% of universe explored

It has begun!

This is at home, btw.  The work one I just left running Friday afternoon.

Paperclips: 11,379,174,517,444,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

lol what do these numbers even mean any more? all i can see are paperclips and more paperclips and more
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: kmba on Fri, 20 October 2017, 21:50:11
started last night.  reminds me of adventure capitalist.  no point other than to keep going.  so addicting

I should restart on my pc since I can't keep my phone on long enough.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 20 October 2017, 22:14:48
I walk away for 5 minutes and this happens:

100.000000000000% of universe explored

> Universal Paperclips achieved in 9 hours 14 minutes 17 seconds|

Paperclips: Paperclips: 29,999,999,999,999,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

:eek:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Fri, 20 October 2017, 22:23:01
My limiting factor right now is how much yomi I can gain. Is there any strategy that yields more? or are they all pretty much the same?

tbh, in the beginning not too much. basically wait til you get the perk that automatically runs tourneys for you. Then you just leave it on lol.. day and night..

I should add I'm on play through 2 lol
Good on you for going for round 2. After I reached 100% I just eliminated the drift chance and called it a day. That said, it was 8 hours well spent.

well it's relatively passive, I just leave my browser open at home lol. Anyway, in the upper corner it keeps track of world and sim level. I'm on world 1 sim level 2. I don't know that it's any different than the previous one, I wasn't paying attention before, however I'd like to see if it says anything different this time around. If not, maybe I'll call it quits. whooooo knooooows
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 20 October 2017, 23:00:37
My limiting factor right now is how much yomi I can gain. Is there any strategy that yields more? or are they all pretty much the same?

tbh, in the beginning not too much. basically wait til you get the perk that automatically runs tourneys for you. Then you just leave it on lol.. day and night..

I should add I'm on play through 2 lol
Good on you for going for round 2. After I reached 100% I just eliminated the drift chance and called it a day. That said, it was 8 hours well spent.

well it's relatively passive, I just leave my browser open at home lol. Anyway, in the upper corner it keeps track of world and sim level. I'm on world 1 sim level 2. I don't know that it's any different than the previous one, I wasn't paying attention before, however I'd like to see if it says anything different this time around. If not, maybe I'll call it quits. whooooo knooooows
I guess I just took the non-passive approach lol. Started last night then finished this morning
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: AuthenticDanger on Sat, 21 October 2017, 18:18:30
That was a great friggin' game! The ending is great (I did not accept) and I'm glad I took that wild ride.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 22 October 2017, 21:04:21
I've finished it twice now (once at home, once at work).

A colleague also finished it, but opted for a different ending, so I've got to play it through again to experience that ending too.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: kmba on Sun, 22 October 2017, 22:51:28
And I advance to a simulated universe inside my universe. 
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: xtrafrood on Mon, 23 October 2017, 03:26:39
Damn you Rowdy!  :))  The Paperclips game is about as addictive as Kingdom Of Loathing
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 23 October 2017, 20:42:47
Damn you Rowdy!  :))  The Paperclips game is about as addictive as Kingdom Of Loathing

tee hee
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 23 October 2017, 21:58:35
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Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: xtrafrood on Tue, 24 October 2017, 00:10:41
*Mic drop*
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Tue, 24 October 2017, 00:17:33
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lol did you just leave it on?

I screwed up, it let me reallocate my points, so in order to cut the game short I dumped all my points into the max operations points stat, but I was one short with 69, so then I had to sit there and make a bajillion clips until I hit my next talent marker. I managed to slowly turn it around with 2 points into processors.. ugh gonna be awhile.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 24 October 2017, 20:46:18
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lol did you just leave it on?

I screwed up, it let me reallocate my points, so in order to cut the game short I dumped all my points into the max operations points stat, but I was one short with 69, so then I had to sit there and make a bajillion clips until I hit my next talent marker. I managed to slowly turn it around with 2 points into processors.. ugh gonna be awhile.


It was left running overnight once or twice.

The first time was not long after I started playing.  I had the investment thingy running and the next morning thought I had around $300K, but it turned out to be $300M!

I tried leaving it running over a weekend while exploring the universe, but it was still 0.0000000000000% on Monday morning.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: ojrask on Wed, 25 October 2017, 09:27:28
Cookie Clicker all over again.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: xtrafrood on Wed, 25 October 2017, 10:28:19
I thought maybe Paperclips was a ploi to mine cryptocurrency through the browser but after a time of loading my network remained silent and my cpu/gpu unspiked. The can have all my furry cookies. It's fine.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 25 October 2017, 20:46:51
I thought maybe Paperclips was a ploi to mine cryptocurrency through the browser but after a time of loading my network remained silent and my cpu/gpu unspiked. The can have all my furry cookies. It's fine.

An interesting thought, I hadn't considered that.

But I also didn't notice any unexpected bouts of network traffic or spikes in CPU/GPU usage/temperature.

And that's with sometimes 2 or 3 games going on at once.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 25 October 2017, 23:33:32
Didn't even know this was an option :eek:

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Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: davkol on Thu, 26 October 2017, 12:54:41
It's an incremental game, of course there's some soft reset option.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: AuthenticDanger on Thu, 26 October 2017, 12:56:39
I thought maybe Paperclips was a ploi to mine cryptocurrency through the browser but after a time of loading my network remained silent and my cpu/gpu unspiked. The can have all my furry cookies. It's fine.

An interesting thought, I hadn't considered that.

But I also didn't notice any unexpected bouts of network traffic or spikes in CPU/GPU usage/temperature.

And that's with sometimes 2 or 3 games going on at once.

The game is 100% local. You can play offline if you cache the javascript for it.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: djfunh8r on Thu, 26 October 2017, 16:15:12
Reminds me a lot of this shark game I've killed too much time with: http://cirri.al/sharks/
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 26 October 2017, 20:58:00
Reminds me a lot of this shark game I've killed too much time with: http://cirri.al/sharks/

Legit quote in some of our source:

  // This piece of cod, African glass catfish, African lungfish, Aholehole, Airbreathing catfish, Airsac catfish, Alaska blackfish,
  // Alfonsino, Algae eater, alligatorfish, Amago, American sole, Amur pike, Anchovy, Anemonefish, angelfish, Angler, Angler catfish,
  // Anglerfish, Antarctic cod, Antarctic icefish, Antenna codlet, Arapaima, Archerfish, Arctic char, Armored gurnard, Armored searobin,
  // Armorhead, Armorhead catfish, armoured catfish, Arowana, arrowtooth eel, Aruana, Asian carps, Asiatic glassfish, Atka mackerel,
  // Atlantic cod, Atlantic eel, Atlantic herring, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic saury, Atlantic silverside, Atlantic trout,
  // Australasian salmon, Australian grayling, Australian herring, Australian lungfish, Australian prowfish, Ayu, Baikal oilfish,
  // Bala shark, Ballan wrasse, Bamboo shark, Banded killifish, Bandfish, bango, bangus, Banjo catfish, barb, barbel, Barbeled dragonfish,
  // Barbeled houndshark, Barbelless catfish, Barfish, Barracuda, Barracudina, Barramundi, Barred danio, Barreleye, Basking shark, Bass,
  // Basslet, batfish, Bat ray, Beachsalmon, Beaked salmon, Beaked sandfish, Beardfish, Beluga sturgeon, Bengal danio, Bent-tooth, Betta,
  // Bichir, Bigeye, Bigeye squaretail, Bighead carp, Bigmouth buffalo, Bigscale, Bigscale fish, Bigscale pomfret, Billfish, Bitterling,
  // Black angelfish, black bass, black dragonfish, blackchin, blackfish, blacktip reef shark, Black mackerel, Black pickerel,
  // Black prickleback, Black scalyfin, Black sea bass, Black scabbardfish, Blacksmelt, Black swallower, Black tetra, Black triggerfish,
  // bleak, Blenny, Blind goby, Blind shark, Blobfish, blue catfish, blue danio, blue-redstripe danio, blue eye, bluefin tuna, bluefish,
  // bluegill, blue gourami, blue shark, blue triggerfish, blue whiting, bluntnose knifefish, bluntnose minnow, boafish, boarfish,
  // bobtail snipe eel, bocaccio, boga, Bombay duck, bonefish, bonito, bonnetmouth, bonytail chub, bonytongue, bottlenose, bowfin,
  // boxfish, bramble shark, bream, bristlemouth, bristlenose catfish, broadband dogfish, brook lamprey, brook trout, brotula,
  // brown trout, buffalofish, bullhead, bullhead shark, bull shark, bull trout, burbot, buri, burma danio, burrowing goby, butterfly ray,
  // butterflyfish, California flyingfish, California halibut, California smoothtongue, canary rockfish, candiru, candlefish, capelin,
  // cardinalfish, carp, carpetshark, carpsucker, catalufa, catfish, catla, cat shark, cavefish, Celebes rainbowfish, central mudminnow,
  // cepalin, chain pickerel, channel bass, channel catfish, char, cherry salmon, chimaera, Chinook salmon, Cherubfish, chub, chubsucker,
  // chum salmon, cichlid, cisco, climbing catfish, climbing gourami, climbing perch, clingfish, clownfish, clown loach,
  // clown triggerfish, cobbler, cobia, cod, cod icefish, codlet, codling, coelacanth, coffinfish, coho salmon, coley,
  // collared carpetshark, collared dogfish, Colorado squawfish, combfish, combtail gourami, combtooth blenny, common carp, common tunny,
  // conger eel, convict blenny, convict cichlid, cookie-cutter shark, coolie loach, Cornish Spaktailed Bream, cornetfish, cowfish,
  // cownose ray, cow shark, crappie, creek chub, crestfish, crevice kelpfish, croaker, crocodile icefish, crocodile shark, crucian carp,
  // cuchia, cuckoo wrasse, cusk-eel, cuskfish, cutlassfish, cutthroat eel, cutthroat trout, dab, dace, daggertooth pike conger,
  // damselfish, danio, darter, dartfish, dealfish, Death Valley pupfish, deep sea anglerfish, deep sea bonefish, deep sea eel,
  // deep sea smelt, deepwater cardinalfish, deepwater flathead, deepwater stingray, delta smelt, demoiselle, denticle herring,
  // desert pupfish, Devario, devil ray, dhufish, discus, diver: New Zealand sand diver or Long-finned sand diver, dogfish, dogfish shark,
  // dogteeth tetra, dojo loach, Dolly Varden trout, dorab, dorado, dory, dottyback, dragonet, dragonfish, dragon goby, driftfish,
  // driftwood catfish, drum, duckbill, duckbilled barracudina, duckbill eel, dusky grouper, dwarf gourami, dwarf loach, eagle ray,
  // earthworm eel, eel, eelblenny, eel cod, eel-goby, eelpout, eeltail catfish, elasmobranch, electric catfish, electric eel,
  // electric knifefish, electric ray, electric stargazer, elephant fish, elephantnose fish, elver, emperor, emperor angelfish,
  // emperor bream, escolar, eucla cod, eulachon, European chub, European eel, European flounder, European minnow, European perch,
  // false brotula, false cat shark, false moray, false trevally, fangtooth, fathead sculpin, featherback, featherfin knifefish,
  // fierasfer, filefish, finback cat shark, fingerfish, fire bar danio, firefish, flabby whalefish, flagblenny, flagfin, flagfish,
  // flagtail, flashlight fish, flatfish, flathead, flathead catfish, flat loach, flier, flounder, flying characin, flying gurnard,
  // flyingfish, footballfish, forehead brooder, four-eyed fish, french angelfish, freshwater eel, freshwater flyingfish,
  // freshwater hatchetfish, freshwater herring, freshwater shark, frigate mackerel, frilled shark, frogfish, frogmouth catfish,
  // fusilier fish, galjoen fish, Ganges shark, gar, garden eel, garibaldi, garpike, ghost flathead, ghost carp, ghost knifefish,
  // ghost pipefish, ghoul, giant danio, giant gourami, giant sea bass, giant wels, gianttail, gibberfish, Gila trout, gizzard shad,
  // glass catfish, glassfish, glass knifefish, glowlight danio, goatfish, goblin shark, goby, golden dojo, golden loach, golden shiner,
  // golden trout, goldeye, goldfish, goldspotted killifish, gombessa, goosefish, gopher rockfish, gouramie, grass carp, graveldiver,
  // gray eel-catfish, grayling, gray mullet, gray reef shark, great white shark, green swordtail, greeneye, greenling, grenadier,
  // grideye, ground shark, grouper, grunion, grunt, grunter, grunt sculpin, gudgeon, guitarfish, gulf menhaden, gulper eel, gulper,
  // gunnel, guppy, gurnard, haddock, hagfish, hairtail, hake, half-gill, halfbeak, halfmoon, halibut, halosaur, hamlet, hammerhead shark,
  // Hammerjaw, handfish, hardhead catfish, harelip sucker, hatchetfish, hawkfish, herring, herring smelt, hillstream loach, hog sucker,
  // hoki, horn shark, horsefish, houndshark, huchen, humuhumu-nukunuku-apua�a, hussar, icefish, ide, ilisha, inanga, inconnu, Indian mul,
  // jack, jackfish, Jack Dempsey, Japanese eel, javelin, jawfish, jellynose fish, jewelfish, jewel tetra, jewfish, john dory, Kafue pike,
  // kahawai, kaluga, kanyu, kelp perch, kelpfish, killifish, king of herring, kingfish, king-of-the-salmon, kissing gourami, knifefish,
  // knifejaw, koi, kokanee, kokopu, kuhli loach, kappy, labyrinth fish, ladyfish, lagena, lake chub, lake trout, lake whitefish,
  // lampfish, lamprey, lancetfish, lanternfish, large-eye bream, largemouth bass, largenose fish, leaffish, leatherjacket,
  // lefteye flounder, lemon shark, lemon sole, lenok, leopard danio, lightfish, lighthousefish, limia, lined sole, ling, ling cod,
  // lionfish, livebearer, lizardfish, loach, loach catfish, loach goby, loach minnow, longfin, longfin dragonfish, longfin escolar,
  // longfin smelt, long-finned char, long-finned pike, longjaw mudsucker, longneck eel, longnose chimaera, longnose dace,
  // longnose lancetfish, longnose sucker, longnose whiptail catfish, long-whiskered catfish, lookdown catfish, loosejaw,
  // Lost River sucker, louvar, loweye catfish, luderick, luminous hake, lumpsucker, lungfish, lyretail, mackerel, mackerel shark, madtom,
  // mahi-mahi, mahseer, mail-cheeked fish, mako shark, manefish, man-of-war fish, Manta Ray, marblefish, marine hatchetfish, marlin,
  // masu salmon, medaka, medusafish, megamouth shark, menhaden, merluccid hake, Mexican blind cavefish, Mexican golden trout, midshipman,
  // milkfish, minnow, Modoc sucker, mojarra, mola, molly, Molly Miller, monkeyface prickleback, monkfish, mooneye, moonfish,
  // Moorish idol, mora, moray eel, morid cod, morwong, Moses sole, mosquitofish, mosshead warbonnet, mouthbrooder, Mozambique tilapia,
  // mrigal, mud catfish (mud cat), mudfish, mudminnow, mud minnow, mudskipper, mudsucker, mullet, mummichog, murray cod, muskellunge,
  // mustache triggerfish, mustard eel, naked-back knifefish, nase, needlefish, neon tetra, New World rivuline, New Zealand smelt,
  // nibbler, noodlefish, North American darter, North American freshwater catfish, North Pacific daggertooth, northern anchovy,
  // northern clingfish, northern lampfish, northern pearleye, northern pike, northern sea robin, northern squawfish, northern Stargazer,
  // Norwegian Atlantic salmon, nurseryfish, nurse shark, oarfish, ocean perch, ocean sunfish, oceanic flyingfish, oceanic whitetip shark,
  // oilfish, oldwife, Old World knifefish, Old World rivuline, olive flounder, opaleye, orange roughy, orangespine unicorn fish,
  // orangestriped triggerfish, orbicular batfish, orbicular velvetfish, Oregon chub, Oriental loach, Owens pupfish, Pacific albacore,
  // Pacific argentine, Pacific cod, Pacific hake, Pacific herring, Pacific lamprey, Pacific salmon, Pacific saury, Pacific trout,
  // Pacific viperfish, paddlefish, panga, paperbone, paradise fish, parasitic catfish, parrotfish, peacock flounder, peamouth, pearleye,
  // pearlfish, pearl danio, pearl perch, pejerrey, peladillo, pelagic cod, pelican eel, pelican gulper, pencil catfish, pencilfish,
  // pencilsmelt, perch, Peter's elephantnose fish, pickerel, pigfish, pike characid, pike conger, pike eel, pike, pikeblenny, pikehead,
  // pikeperch, pilchard, pilot fish, pineconefish, pink salmon, p�ntano, pipefish, piranha, pirarucu, pirate perch, plaice, platy,
  // platyfish, pleco, plownose chimaera, plunderfish, poacher, pollyfish, pollock, pomfret, pompano, pompano dolphinfish, ponyfish,
  // poolfish, popeye catafula, porbeagle shark, porcupinefish, porgy, Port Jackson shark, powen, priapumfish, prickleback, pricklefish,
  // prickly shark, prowfish, pufferfish, pumpkinseed, pupfish, pygmy sunfish, queen danio, queen parrotfish, queen triggerfish,
  // quillback, Quillfish, Rabbitfish, Raccoon butterfly fish, Ragfish, Rainbow trout, Rainbowfish, Rasbora, Ratfish, Rattail, ray,
  // Razorback sucker, razorfish, Red salmon, red snapper, Redfin perch, Redfish, Redhorse sucker, redlip blenny, redmouth whalefish,
  // redside, redtooth triggerfish, red velvetfish, Red whalefish, Reedfish, Reef triggerfish, regal whiptail catfish, remora,
  // requiem shark, ribbon eel, ribbon sawtail fish, ribbonbearer, ribbonfish, rice eel, ricefish, ridgehead, riffle dace,
  // righteye flounder, Rio Grande perch, river loach, river shark, river stingray, rivuline, roach, roanoke bass, rock bass, rock beauty,
  // rock cod, rocket danio, rockfish, rockling, rockweed gunnel, rohu, ronquil, roosterfish, ropefish, rough pomfret, rough scad,
  // rough sculpin, roughy, roundhead, round herring, round stingray, round whitefish, rudd, rudderfish, ruffe, Russian sturgeon, s�balo,
  // sabertooth, saber-toothed blenny, sabertooth fish, sablefish, Sacramento blackfish, Sacramento splittail, sailback scorpionfish,
  // sailbearer, sailfin silverside, sailfish, salamanderfish, salmon, salmon shark, sandbar shark, sandburrower, sand dab, sand diver,
  // sand eel, sandfish, sand goby, sand knifefish, sand lance, sandperch, sandroller, sand stargazer, sand tiger, sand tilefish,
  // sarcastic fringehead, sardine, sargassum fish, sauger, saury, sawfish, saw shark, sawtooth eel, scabbard fish,
  // scaleless black dragonfish, scaly dragonfish, scat, scissor-tail rasbora, scorpionfish, sculpin, scup, scythe butterfish, sea bass,
  // sea bream, sea catfish, sea chub, sea devil, sea dragon, seahorse, sea lamprey, seamoth, sea raven, searobin, sea snail, sea toad,
  // Sevan trout, seatrout, sergeant major, shad, shark, sharksucker, Canthigaster rostrata, sheatfish, Shingle Fish, sheepshead,
  // sheepshead minnow, shell-ear, shiner, shortnose chimaera, shortnose greeneye, shortnose sucker, shovelnose sturgeon, shrimpfish,
  // Siamese fighting fish, sillago, silver carp, silver dollar, silver driftfish, silver hake, silverside, sind danio, sixgill ray,
  // sixgill shark, skate, skilfish, skipjack tuna, skipping goby, slender barracudina, slender mola, slender snipe eel, sleeper,
  // sleeper shark, slickhead, slimehead, slimy mackerel, slimy sculpin, slipmouth, smalleye squaretail, smalltooth sawfish, smelt,
  // smelt-whiting, smooth dogfish, smoothtongue, snailfish, snake eel, snakehead, snake mackerel, snake mudhead, snapper, snipe eel,
  // snipefish, snoek, snook, snubnose eel, snubnose parasitic eel, soapfish, sockeye salmon, soldierfish, sole, South American darter,
  // South American Lungfish, southern Dolly Varden, southern flounder, southern grayling, southern hake, southern sandfish,
  // southern smelt, spadefish, spaghetti eel, Spanish mackerel, spearfish, speckled trout, spiderfish, spikefish, spinefoot, spiny-back,
  // spiny basslet, spiny dogfish, spiny dwarf catfish, spiny eel, spinyfin, splitfin, spookfish, spotted danio, spotted dogfish, sprat,
  // springfish, squarehead catfish, squaretail, squawfish, squeaker, squirrelfish, staghorn sculpin, stargazer, starry flounder,
  // steelhead, stickleback, stingfish, stingray, stonecat, stonefish, stoneroller minnow, straptail, stream catfish, streamer fish,
  // striped bass, striped burrfish, sturgeon, sucker, suckermouth armored catfish, summer flounder, Sundaland noodlefish, sunfish (opah),
  // sunfish (mola mola), surf sardine, surfperch, surgeonfish, swallower, swamp-eel, swampfish, sweeper, swordfish, swordtail,
  // Steve fish, tadpole cod, tadpole fish, tailor, taimen, tang, tapetail, tarpon, tarwhine, telescopefish, temperate bass,
  // temperate ocean-bass, temperate perch, tench, tenpounder, tenuis, tetra, thorny catfish, thornfish, thornyhead, threadfin,
  // threadfin bream, threadsail, threadtail, three spot gourami, threespine stickleback, three-toothed puffer, thresher shark,
  // tidewater goby, tiger barb, tigerperch, tiger shark, tiger shovelnose catfish, tilapia, tilefish, titan triggerfish, toadfish,
  // tommy ruff, tompot blenny, tonguefish, tope, topminnow, torpedo, torrent catfish, torrent fish, trahira, treefish, trevally, trench,
  // triggerfish, triplefin blenny, triplespine, tripletail, tripod fish, trout, trout cod, trout-perch, trumpeter, trumpetfish,
  // trunkfish, tubeblenny, tube-eye, tube-snout, tubeshoulder, tui chub, tuna, turbot, turkeyfish, unicorn fish, upside-down catfish,
  // velvet-belly shark, velvet catfish, velvetfish, vendace, vimba, viperfish, wahoo, walking catfish, wallago, walleye, walleye pollock,
  // walu, warbonnet, warmouth, warty angler, waryfish, wasp fish, weasel shark, weatherfish, weever, weeverfish, wels catfish,
  // whale catfish, whalefish, whale shark, whiff, whiptail gulper, whitebait, white croaker, whitefish, white marlin, white shark,
  // whitetip reef shark, whiting, wobbegong, wolf-eel, wolffish, wolf-herring, woody sculpin, worm eel, wormfish, wrasse, wrymouth,
  // x-ray tetra, yellow-and-black triplefin, yellowbanded perch, yellow bass, yellow-edged moray, yellow-eye mullet, yellowhead jawfish,
  // yellowfin croaker, yellowfin cutthroat trout, yellowfin grouper, yellowfin pike, yellowfin surgeonfish, yellowfin tuna, yellow jack,
  // yellowmargin triggerfish, yellow moray, yellow perch, yellowtail, yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail barracuda, yellowtail clownfish,
  // yellowtail horse mackerel, yellowtail kingfish, yellowtail snapper, yellow tang, yellow weaver, yellowbelly tail catfish, zander,
  // zebra bullhead shark, zebra danio, zebrafish, zebra lionfish, zebra loach, zebra oto, zebra pleco, zebra shark, zebra tilapia, ziege,
  // zingel, zebra trout, zebra turkeyfish, er, sorry, this piece of CODE was used to evaluate the functionality of the email template system.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: invariance on Thu, 26 October 2017, 23:12:26
What does the Quantum Computing do besides increases the Operations?


Edit: Worked it out: increases the Operations above the max to open up the relevant Projects.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: chuckdee on Fri, 27 October 2017, 13:12:47
I won.

(https://i.imgur.com/F4nedBR.png)
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: djfunh8r on Fri, 27 October 2017, 14:43:37
Reminds me a lot of this shark game I've killed too much time with: http://cirri.al/sharks/

Legit quote in some of our source:

  //

You worked on the shark game?  I had the whole office playing for two weeks solid.  Very amusing in addition to being addicting.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: kmba on Fri, 27 October 2017, 17:45:58
I chose to destroy the enemy this go around, but I'm sad that I did.. because now it's over and I have to start again to get to sim level 4.  or do i?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Tally810 on Sat, 28 October 2017, 16:21:49
I played for a couple days then got bored.  Good thing since it is a time hog

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 29 October 2017, 20:51:35
Reminds me a lot of this shark game I've killed too much time with: http://cirri.al/sharks/

Legit quote in some of our source:

  //

You worked on the shark game?  I had the whole office playing for two weeks solid.  Very amusing in addition to being addicting.

No, just a minor fish obsession, and a kind of running joke.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 30 October 2017, 10:21:39

No, just a minor fish obsession, and a kind of running joke.


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Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 30 October 2017, 20:46:39

No, just a minor fish obsession, and a kind of running joke.


(Attachment Link)

I like fish, but not like that.

In other news, started again with: Universe: 2 / Sim Level: 3
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 31 October 2017, 20:11:07
plz send helpz ...

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Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: chuckdee on Tue, 31 October 2017, 21:31:35
Having the same problem :(
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 01 November 2017, 20:50:01
Just turned auto-wire buying on again.

Kinda funny how slowly the game seems to start off, then it ramps up pretty astronomically.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: chuckdee on Thu, 02 November 2017, 13:06:40
Just turned auto-wire buying on again.

Kinda funny how slowly the game seems to start off, then it ramps up pretty astronomically.

There's always a dead space in phase 2 for me.  Need 5 oct clips to go to phase 3, which doesn't flow like phase 1->2 for me.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 02 November 2017, 20:50:44
Just turned auto-wire buying on again.

Kinda funny how slowly the game seems to start off, then it ramps up pretty astronomically.

There's always a dead space in phase 2 for me.  Need 5 oct clips to go to phase 3, which doesn't flow like phase 1->2 for me.

Such a shift in approach though.

I started again in a VM 'cause it thinks its window is on top all the time even if I minimise the VM window, and I'm about to release the HypnoDrones! :D :D :D



:D
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: xtrafrood on Thu, 02 November 2017, 21:45:20
Just turned auto-wire buying on again.

Kinda funny how slowly the game seems to start off, then it ramps up pretty astronomically.

There's always a dead space in phase 2 for me.  Need 5 oct clips to go to phase 3, which doesn't flow like phase 1->2 for me.

Such a shift in approach though.

I started again in a VM 'cause it thinks its window is on top all the time even if I minimise the VM window, and I'm about to release the HypnoDrones! :D :D :D



:D

(https://media0.giphy.com/media/zj09QpEVgMbZK/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Thu, 02 November 2017, 21:58:46

There's always a dead space in phase 2 for me.  Need 5 oct clips to go to phase 3, which doesn't flow like phase 1->2 for me.

Such a shift in approach though.

I started again in a VM 'cause it thinks its window is on top all the time even if I minimise the VM window, and I'm about to release the HypnoDrones! :D :D :D



:D
My favorite stage was definitely after releasing the Hypnodrones. While the stock trading and money was fun, the power balancing just struck a chord with me. Plus we are a hive-mind by that point and who doesn’t enjoy a good hive-minding :cool:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 07 November 2017, 20:06:29

There's always a dead space in phase 2 for me.  Need 5 oct clips to go to phase 3, which doesn't flow like phase 1->2 for me.

Such a shift in approach though.

I started again in a VM 'cause it thinks its window is on top all the time even if I minimise the VM window, and I'm about to release the HypnoDrones! :D :D :D



:D
My favorite stage was definitely after releasing the Hypnodrones. While the stock trading and money was fun, the power balancing just struck a chord with me. Plus we are a hive-mind by that point and who doesn’t enjoy a good hive-minding :cool:

Yes, the balancing of price per clip gets a bit annoying at times, especially before auto-wire-buying.

Once you get past that you can leave it running and it will just accumulate things.

Left it running over the long weekend and had over 400,000,000 creativity :eek:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Wed, 08 November 2017, 10:57:29
Good long read about this subject if you have.. oh of course you guys have plenty of time.
https://www.wired.com/2011/12/ff_cowclicker/
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: dubious on Wed, 08 November 2017, 11:55:49
also Cookie Clicker (http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/) and Clicker Hero's (http://store.steampowered.com/app/629910/Clicker_Heroes_2/) on steam 
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: chuckdee on Wed, 08 November 2017, 12:02:34
Good long read about this subject if you have.. oh of course you guys have plenty of time.
https://www.wired.com/2011/12/ff_cowclicker/

Not to disable my adblocker and trust them and then them distribute malware...
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 08 November 2017, 20:02:18
How far do the Threnodies go?

Currently waiting for yomi to increase to get Threnody for the Heroes of Rivoli 16 (650,000 creat, 65,000 yomi).

Got over 43 million creat at the moment mwahahaha :D
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: chuckdee on Wed, 08 November 2017, 20:41:09
How far do the Threnodies go?

Currently waiting for yomi to increase to get Threnody for the Heroes of Rivoli 16 (650,000 creat, 65,000 yomi).

Got over 43 million creat at the moment mwahahaha :D

https://universalpaperclips.gamepedia.com/Threnody_for_the_Heroes

Quote
This project is endlessly repeatable as long as the conditions are met (that is, until you reach a max trust higher than your desired probe trust), with random names (given from the names of battles you have fought), with increasing costs and fixed rewards of 10,000 honor each.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 09 November 2017, 15:59:18
How far do the Threnodies go?

Currently waiting for yomi to increase to get Threnody for the Heroes of Rivoli 16 (650,000 creat, 65,000 yomi).

Got over 43 million creat at the moment mwahahaha :D

https://universalpaperclips.gamepedia.com/Threnody_for_the_Heroes

Quote
This project is endlessly repeatable as long as the conditions are met (that is, until you reach a max trust higher than your desired probe trust), with random names (given from the names of battles you have fought), with increasing costs and fixed rewards of 10,000 honor each.

It has a wiki?!?!

Shouldn't be surprised these days, nearly everything has a wiki :))

I found out for myself that the Threnodies seem to pretty much keep going indefinitely.

I got to Threnody for the Heroes of Berezina 12 and creat kept going up by 10,000 each time and yomi by 1,000.

I got to 1,500,000 creat and 150,000 yomi required (with loads of each to spare), and gave up.

Now I'm in universe 1 sim level 3 (in this particular browser on this particular operating system).
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: joey on Thu, 09 November 2017, 16:02:14
I finished the game  :thumb:
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 09 November 2017, 20:00:00
I finished the game  :thumb:

How many times?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: joey on Fri, 10 November 2017, 03:11:39
Just once. Enough for me.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Duckyreddy on Fri, 10 November 2017, 12:54:14
I have an exam coming up, why am i playing this
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 11 November 2017, 00:45:02
Just once. Enough for me.

I admire your determination.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 12 November 2017, 23:59:09
https://teespring.com/stores/universal-paperclips

Oh, the temptation ...
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: 9999hp on Mon, 13 November 2017, 04:05:48
https://teespring.com/stores/universal-paperclips

Oh, the temptation ...

The Hypno drone one was dope
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 22 November 2017, 03:59:19
So who else has bought the mobile version?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 28 November 2017, 23:06:46
Universe: 1 / Sim Level: 9
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 29 November 2017, 23:14:07
Not a particularly efficient run - anyone done better?

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Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Thu, 30 November 2017, 01:00:11
I think my run was just under 8.5 hrs. I thought I took a picture of it but I can’t find it anywhere. Make it under 7!
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 06 December 2017, 19:57:25
I think my run was just under 8.5 hrs. I thought I took a picture of it but I can’t find it anywhere. Make it under 7!

That's the plan!  But probably not while I'm at work ;)
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 10 December 2017, 22:41:43
Well under 7!

[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 11 December 2017, 07:55:25
DOES ANYBODY ON HERE REMEMBER CLIPPIT FROM OFFICE 97?
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 11 December 2017, 19:54:11
DOES ANYBODY ON HERE REMEMBER CLIPPIT FROM OFFICE 97?

Yes.

Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: ander on Fri, 15 December 2017, 02:26:26
It sounds like some of you are already beyond this, but:

Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Paperclips' (https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/10/18/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-paperclips/#5786a82c1392) (Forbes.com)

A "Universal Paperclips" veteran shares his game tips.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: Atredl on Fri, 15 December 2017, 03:53:01
It sounds like some of you are already beyond this, but:

Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Paperclips' (https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/10/18/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-paperclips/#5786a82c1392) (Forbes.com)

A "Universal Paperclips" veteran shares his game tips.
Oh my wow. There is a Forbes article for this game.
Title: Re: Paperclips game
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 21 December 2017, 20:05:05
It sounds like some of you are already beyond this, but:

Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Paperclips' (https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/10/18/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-paperclips/#5786a82c1392) (Forbes.com)

A "Universal Paperclips" veteran shares his game tips.


Seen that, instinctively applied half the ideas before I read the article, and adopted a few of the others since.