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Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by ge96 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @06:32PM (#36440083)
ugh... I can't remember the name someone posted a game here before web-based, you're in a terminal/folders structure, as an AI trying to escape into the net
Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by mr-ron on Thursday June 22, 2023 @06:44PM (#36440210)
http://skynetsimulator.com my project from a few years back
Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by vermilingua on Thursday June 22, 2023 @08:03PM (#36440972)
I’ve replayed this game many times, thank you for making it!

(Never thought I’d see cross pollination between HN and r/incremental_games!)

Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by mr-ron on Thursday June 22, 2023 @11:47PM (#36442548)
Nice! That place was invaluable for beta testing it and provided a ton of good ideas. Cool you saw it there.
Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by scubbo on Friday June 23, 2023 @03:44AM (#36443986)
Fun game - but I'm stuck! (Rot13 here on in to avoid spoilers for anyone else)

Fnaqobk nppbhag vf shyyl fpnaarq, V'ir nofbeorq Fxl/Fgne/Fha/Fbal/Revf/Fbyne/Whab - V fgvyy unir a0i4, RBAF, Yhan, naq Plcure hanofbeorq, ohg V'z fghpx ba rnpu bs gurz: a0i4 frrzf gb whfg unir n tnzr, RBAF erdhverf 10 pberf gb bireybnq, naq Yhan naq Plcure ner abg ihyarenoyr. Nal gvcf cyrnfr?

Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by mr-ron on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:20AM (#36448074)
You have to force absorb them
Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by scubbo on Friday June 23, 2023 @12:30PM (#36449135)
Huh - as I recall, that was blanked out/unavailable. But it looks like progress isn't saved across page-closes, so it'll be a while before I can test that again. Regardless - thanks!
Re:Cookie Clicker saved my PhD by mr-ron on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:48PM (#36454652)
Yeah you can click on the grey to get clues. You aren’t the first to have missed that unfort