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Because of this post, I just found out about Human Resource Machine... I’m hooked. Currently I’m trying to optimize my Level 17 solution. I hope these people

Because of this post, I just found out about Human Resource Machine... I’m hooked. Currently I’m trying to optimize my Level 17 solution. I hope these people continue producing new games.

shhsshs 8y ago
I love games like Human Resource Machine. If you’re interested in more games of that genre, check out TIS-100, Shenzhen I/O, and SpaceChem!
- tech2 8y ago
  Also in a same-but-different kind of way, Opus Magnum (but then you can spiral out into Factorio and other games of its ilk)
  - OskarS 8y ago
    It sounds like you guys aren't aware of EXAPUNKS, which is Zachtronics newest game. It's my favorite of the whole bunch, you guys should check it out! You get a hacker zine to print out along with it!
    - bspammer 8y ago
      The speed at which Zachtronics pumps out quality games is astonishing to me. Every time I buy one, it hooks me immediately and 5 hours later I'm still playing.
    - shhsshs 8y ago
      You’re right, I wasn’t aware of EXAPUNKS. Checking it out now!
hylianwarrior 8y ago
They actually just recently released a sequel to Human Resource Machine called "7 Billion Humans". Builds on the gameplay but adds parallelism
- shhsshs 8y ago
  Thanks for the heads up!
- daemin 8y ago
  It's actually a different mechanism entirely. Human Resource Machine is optimising a single threaded small memory process. (Single Instruction Single Data) 7 Billion Humans is about massively parallel programming more like code on a GPU. (Single Program Multiple Data) The ways to solve the puzzles are very different because of this, and it's interesting but not a way of optimising that I'm used to (so I haven't finished it yet!).
zimpenfish 8y ago
If you want a slightly quicker REPL for HRM, I've got a clunky-but-functional CLI version that I use when I'm at work for testing ideas - https://bitbucket.org/rjp/hrm/src/master/ https://bitbucket.org/rjp/hrm/src/master/ Pull requests gratefully accepted, etc.
- gpiancastelli 8y ago
  When following the link to the repository, I'm forced to login, then receive an access denied error from Bitbucket. Is the repository private?
  - zimpenfish 8y ago
    Ah, bugger, sorry, I thought I’d made it public a while back but obviously didn’t. Apologies again, it’s definitely public now.
- wodenokoto 8y ago
  Is there a way to view the repo without signing up?
  - zimpenfish 8y ago
    Should be possible now; I had mistakenly thought it was public already. Apologies for that.

Because of this post, I just found out about Human Resource Machine... I’m hooked. Currently I’m trying to optimize my Level 17 solution. I hope these people continue producing new games.

shhsshs 8y ago

I love games like Human Resource Machine. If you’re interested in more games of that genre, check out TIS-100, Shenzhen I/O, and SpaceChem!

tech2 8y ago
Also in a same-but-different kind of way, Opus Magnum (but then you can spiral out into Factorio and other games of its ilk)
- OskarS 8y ago
  It sounds like you guys aren't aware of EXAPUNKS, which is Zachtronics newest game. It's my favorite of the whole bunch, you guys should check it out! You get a hacker zine to print out along with it!
  - bspammer 8y ago
    The speed at which Zachtronics pumps out quality games is astonishing to me. Every time I buy one, it hooks me immediately and 5 hours later I'm still playing.
  - shhsshs 8y ago
    You’re right, I wasn’t aware of EXAPUNKS. Checking it out now!

hylianwarrior 8y ago

They actually just recently released a sequel to Human Resource Machine called "7 Billion Humans". Builds on the gameplay but adds parallelism

shhsshs 8y ago
Thanks for the heads up!
daemin 8y ago
It's actually a different mechanism entirely. Human Resource Machine is optimising a single threaded small memory process. (Single Instruction Single Data) 7 Billion Humans is about massively parallel programming more like code on a GPU. (Single Program Multiple Data) The ways to solve the puzzles are very different because of this, and it's interesting but not a way of optimising that I'm used to (so I haven't finished it yet!).

zimpenfish 8y ago

If you want a slightly quicker REPL for HRM, I've got a clunky-but-functional CLI version that I use when I'm at work for testing ideas - https://bitbucket.org/rjp/hrm/src/master/ https://bitbucket.org/rjp/hrm/src/master/ Pull requests gratefully accepted, etc.

gpiancastelli 8y ago
When following the link to the repository, I'm forced to login, then receive an access denied error from Bitbucket. Is the repository private?
- zimpenfish 8y ago
  Ah, bugger, sorry, I thought I’d made it public a while back but obviously didn’t. Apologies again, it’s definitely public now.
wodenokoto 8y ago
Is there a way to view the repo without signing up?
- zimpenfish 8y ago
  Should be possible now; I had mistakenly thought it was public already. Apologies for that.