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by mjamil 1046 days ago
I don't know if people realize this, but the game now allows you to continue past the "you've converted all matter in the universe" point. You get to convert matter in other universes! (There is still a finite endpoint; I think there's only ~19 other universes you get to do this to.)
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I found some bugs in that interface that took wind out of my sails. I emailed the company about it but the last update was two years ago so I'm not hopeful for a patch. They're obvious things that would shake out in testing.

Specifics sent to dev:

>I progressed to world level 2. At the beginning I did not activate the new artifact but instead went back to world level 1 via the map then went back to world level 2 via the map. This process removed the world level 2 alien artifact. If this was by design it would make map usage conflict with artifact progression.

>Also, a second bug is that when clicking "Activate" in the artifact section with no artifact selected throws the error.

  > Welcome to Universal Paperclips|
  
   Universe: 49 / Sim Level: 5
  Paperclips: 183,735,416
  Make Paperclip
When it first came out I ran through it exactly 100 times before I accidentally clicked out of it with the "reject" option. About 6 months ago, that cookie had expired and I ran through it a few more(54) times
Oh no. No way you’re suckering me back into this. I have way too much to do today!
Does the gameplay loop change at that point?
It does not change in any substantial way, but you do get a boost to various stats in subsequent universes. You can also get "artifacts" by navigating the different universes which give some other significant stat boosts.