Operations are a Computation Resource in Universal Paperclips.
Summary[]
Operations are simply the amount of available and used processing power for various Projects. It is expressed as CURRENT VALUE / MAXIMUM VALUE, for example 14,422 / 18,000.
The maximum amount of Operations you can have stored is based on the amount of Memory (Computational Resources) you've purchased.
It is increased by having Processors (Computational Resources); the more Processors you have the faster it increases.
It can also be increased or decreased by using the "Compute" function of Quantum Computing
Unlocks[]
| Operations | Prerequisite | Unlocks | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| -10,000 | Quantum Temporal Reversion | "Return to the beginning" (resets the game)(Quantum Computing & Photonic Chip is needed to unlock this) | |
| 500 | RevTracker | Automatically calculates revenue per second | |
| 750 | Improved AutoClippers | Increase AutoClippers performance by 25% | |
| 1,750 | Improved Wire Extrusion | +50% wire per spool | |
| 2,500 | Even Better AutoClippers | Increase AutoClippers performance by an additional 50% | |
| 3,500 | Improved Wire Extrusion | Optimized Wire Extrusion | +75% more wire per spool |
| 4,500 Ops & 45 Creat | Catchy Jingle | Double Marketing Effectiveness (+100% Demand) | |
| 5,000 | Optimized AutoClippers | +75% AutoClipper performance | |
| 6,000 | Hadwiger Clip Diagrams | +500% AutoClipper performance | |
| 7,000 | WireBuyer | Automatically Purchase wire when you run out | |
| 7,500 | Optimized Wire Extrusion | Microlattice Shapecasting | +100% Wire per spool |
| 7,500 Ops & 1 Trust | Hypno Harmonics | +400% Marketing Effectiveness | |
| 10,000 | Algorithmic Trading | Unlock the Investment engine for generating funds | |
| 10,000 Ops | Buy 5 Processors | Quantum Computing | Unlocks the Quantum Computing ability (can't be used yet, needs Photonic Chip ) |
| 10,000 Ops | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip, needed to generate Ops (Recommended to download some AutoClicker program) |
| 12,000 | Strategic Modeling | Unlocks generation of the Yomi resource | |
| 12,000 | Spectral Froth Annealment | +200% Wire per spool | |
| 12,000 | Buy 75 AutoClippers | MegaClippers | Unlocks MegaClippers (+500% of a baseline AutoClipper) |
| 15,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic chip |
| 15,000 | New Strategy A100 | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 17,500 | New Strategy B100 | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 19,500 | Optimized MegaClippers | +100% MegaCliper performance | |
| 20,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 20,000 | New Strategy: GREEDY | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 20,000 Ops & 500 Creat & 3,000 Yomi | Coherent Extrapolated Volition | +1 Trust | |
| 20,000 | Male Pattern Baldness | +20 trust | |
| 22,500 | New Strategy: GENEROUS | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 25,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 25,000 | Cure for Cancer | +10 Trust | |
| 25,000 | New Strategy: MINIMAX | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 30,000 | New Strategy: TIT FOR TAT | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 30,000 Ops & 15,000 Yomi | World Peace | +12 Trust | |
| 32,500 | New Strategy: BEAT LAST | +1 Yomi strategy option | |
| 35,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 40,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 45,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 50,000 | Quantum Computing | Photonic Chip | +1 Photonic Chip |
| 50,000 Ops & 4,000 Yomi | Global Warming | +15 Trust | |
| 70,000 | HypnoDrones | Unlocks Stage 2 in the game |