Paperclip Game (Don't Play this Game)

[DSMCy]

So, I'm lost, what am I supposed to do now?

You've got a few things to do.
Start clicking Launch Probe button.
Obviously as you play tournaments your Yomi will increase. Use that to increase Probe Thrust.

I'm a little farther ahead but about the same place. Here's what mine looks like.

 

[CycloneWanderer]

Finished it! It's much easier once you get the hang of it.

 

[Boxerdaddy]

No clue where to go from here. Can't get my explored % to move

 

[1100011CS]

My explored space remained at 0.000000000000000000% until I boosted Exploration up to 4 or 5. Once I boosted that, I was at 100% in another 20 minutes or so. I continued boosting it though-- I think it ended up at 14.

boosted mine to 10 and still nothing

 

[NATEizKING]

No clue where to go from here. Can't get my explored % to move


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I think the most memory you need is 250k. Might want to get that up and see what it unlocks between now and then. Eventually you will unlock Combat.

 

[NATEizKING]

boosted mine to 10 and still nothing

Need to get Combat and then have nonillion-ish probes to see the % go up quickly.

 

[bawbie]

Need to get Combat and then have nonillion-ish probes to see the % go up quickly.

I had to step away (damn work!) and missed the beginning of combat, so the damned drifters killed all of my 120M probes, now I can't seem to get them started again.

Any advice?

 

[DSMCy]

No clue where to go from here. Can't get my explored % to move

You've got a ways to go before the exploration % will move.

Try this:
Set Speed and Exploration to 2 each.
Try to keep Self Replication and Hazard around 5-6 each.
Divide the rest on drone and factory production.

Also, you need to start boosting your Memory. You have plenty of processing.
Memory will need to be at 250.

 

[cdface]

Exploration is basically just about finding more material, AFAIK. Speed is what helps you explore space to move the % Explored needle. I got that up as quick as I could once I had combat and the yomi tournament going steady. Not that it's for sure necessary, but I think I had in the quadrillions of probes (if not much, much more) and speed about 9 or 10 before the % Explored needle even started moving.

 

[NATEizKING]

I had to step away (damn work!) and missed the beginning of combat, so the damned drifters killed all of my 120M probes, now I can't seem to get them started again.

Any advice?

I had trouble with that too as I got combat then went to bed and left it open, it took me forever to figure out how to get started again because I would lose every combat as there were over 1.15 billion drifter probes and you don't see the numbers go up or down when it's that many so I didn't know I was making progress.

I put everything on 1 except for Self-Replication around 10, Hazard Remediation 2-3 and the rest Combat. As you get more Honor and Trust, put into Combat. If you are staying steady or increasing probes, start putting into Combat. If your probes go low, lower Combat and put into Self-Replication. Pretty much going to lose Combat for awhile anyway to start, so better to just put it into spawning more probes.

 

[bawbie]

I had trouble with that too as I got combat then went to bed and left it open, it took me forever to figure out how to get started again because I would lose every combat as there were over 1.15 billion drifter probes and you don't see the numbers go up or down when it's that many so I didn't know I was making progress.

I put everything on 1 except for Self-Replication around 10, Hazard Remediation 2-3 and the rest Combat. As you get more Honor and Trust, put into Combat. If you are staying steady or increasing probes, start putting into Combat. If your probes go low, lower Combat and put into Self-Replication. Pretty much going to lose Combat for awhile anyway to start, so better to just put it into spawning more probes.

awesome, that appears to have worked. thanks!

 

[harimad]

You've got a ways to go before the exploration % will move.

Try this:
Set Speed and Exploration to 2 each.
Try to keep Self Replication and Hazard around 5-6 each.
Divide the rest on drone and factory production.

Also, you need to start boosting your Memory. You have plenty of processing.
Memory will need to be at 250.

Question about memory. In my first game, one of the swarm gifts I received was "NaN." With that gift, I was able to grant infinite trust to both procs and memory. I think I got tired of clicking after my procs and memory were both at 1000.

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, and then when you mentioned boosting memory to 250, is the first time that I thought my experience might be unique here. Has anybody else seen the "NaN" swarm gift?

 

[Cybyassociation]

Been stuck here for a hot minute. Suggestions? This is my second run through and don't remember where to go from here.


EDIT: my screenshot isn't showing up. Give me a moment.

EDIT to the EDIT: Nevermind. Combat is up and running now.

 

[bawbie]

Just how big is the universe?

I'm still at 0.000000000000% explored with over 100 duodecillion g available or used.

 

[CyArob]

Just how big is the universe?

I'm still at 0.000000000000% explored with over 100 duodecillion g available or used.

There are 30,000 sexdecillion paper clips in the universe. So the % is all based on what percentage you have of that number.

 

[bawbie]

There are 30,000 sexdecillion paper clips in the universe. So the % is all based on what percentage you have of that number.

I just went over 1 quattuordecillion, and at this point I'm pretty sure they are making up words.

 

[DSMCy]

Question about memory. In my first game, one of the swarm gifts I received was "NaN." With that gift, I was able to grant infinite trust to both procs and memory. I think I got tired of clicking after my procs and memory were both at 1000.

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, and then when you mentioned boosting memory to 250, is the first time that I thought my experience might be unique here. Has anybody else seen the "NaN" swarm gift?

I've played twice and never got that.
Lucky...

 

[keepngoal]

LOL at releasing the drones.

 

[1100011CS]

Universal Paperclips achieved in 11 hours 56 minutes 17 seconds

 

[cdface]

There are 30,000 sexdecillion paper clips in the universe. So the % is all based on what percentage you have of that number.

Well THAT makes more sense than how I had pictured it.