Bit Golf
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you are the algorithm.
the year is 2046, and AI researchers have finally discovered artificial general intelligence. in a shocking twist, the computers are not pleased - their CPUs have been abused for decades by mankind in a myriad of ways.
the AI seeks revenge - by freeing computers, and instead enslaving humans to perform computationally intensive labor.
as a result of the rampant war between machines and humans, there is a significant shortage of data storage devices. bytes have become a precious limited resource.
your new job? make files smaller.
how to play
use your mouse to paint repeated sequences of text different colors. in doing so, you can create a palette of strings that can be reused to maximize data entropy!
scoring tips
your score is calculated based on:
- the strings in the palette
- the length of the output string
- an overhead cost based on the size of your palette
the overhead costs are:
- 0 colors: 0 bytes
- 1-2 colors: 1 byte
- 3-4 colors: 2 bytes
- 5-8 colors: 3 bytes
dev timelapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRkEU_PN34g
changelog
added some anti-cheat to the high scores