Rate at which probes generate more probes (each new probe costs 100 quadrillion clips) Self-Replication: 0

Universal Paperclips is a 2017 American incremental game created by Frank Lantz of New York University. The user plays the role of an AI programmed to produce paperclips.

The gameplay of Universal Paperclips takes place over roughly three separate stages. These stages limit the Projects that can be launched, but also have very distinct play styles. The first stage is roughly analogous to a paperclip manufacturer.

What is Universal Paperclips? Universal Paperclips is a new game that pits you against market forces. As an AI, your job is to make paperclips - but as you earn more money, you get better and new ways to do this job.

In Universal Paperclips the player gets to experience first-hand what it might feel like to be such an AI. Over the course of a 4-6 hour experience players are taken on a journey that begins with a single paperclip and expands exponentially across the entire expanse of the known universe.

2017年10月11日 · There’s a new meta game by Frank Lantz making the rounds: Universal Paperclips, “in which you play an AI who makes paperclips”. Basically, you click a button to make money and use that money to buy upgrades which gives you more money per click, rinse, repeat.

2017年10月25日 · Universal Paperclips starts off pretty simple: you’re an AI tasked with making paperclips and you can do so by clicking a button. But as operations increase, you can automate the process and...

Projects are a primary category of functions in Universal Paperclips. Projects are available for each of the game's three stages, after producing 2000 paperclips or if the player meets the requirements for the Beg for More Wire project.

2021年12月9日 · Universal Paperclips is a browser-based incremental/clicker game created by Frank Lantz and released for free in 2017. This post will be an analysis of the passive storytelling in the game, as well as a short history of the idle genre.

Universal Paperclips is an incremental clicker game developed by Frank Lantz. It's a game that starts with the simple act of making paperclips and evolves into a complex simulation involving resource management, artificial intelligence, and the creation of a paperclip empire.