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Without any fuel source at all, your mecha only generates 80 kW of power to recharge itself. Fuel sources change this amount by varying amounts. In this guide, we will aim to keep mecha energy consumption at a minimum, but if you find yourself getting low, you can either just hang back and let the 80kW recharge itself over time, or find some fuel. You will have 5 Hydrogen Fuel Rods at the start of the game, but using them this early is a bit of a waste. This guide recommends that you use nearby natural fuel sources in the early game, such as trees and plants, organic crystal, or Coal Ore if you are lucky enough to have some nearby. | Without any fuel source at all, your mecha only generates 80 kW of power to recharge itself. Fuel sources change this amount by varying amounts. In this guide, we will aim to keep mecha energy consumption at a minimum, but if you find yourself getting low, you can either just hang back and let the 80kW recharge itself over time, or find some fuel. You will have 5 Hydrogen Fuel Rods at the start of the game, but using them this early is a bit of a waste. This guide recommends that you use nearby natural fuel sources in the early game, such as trees and plants, organic crystal, or Coal Ore if you are lucky enough to have some nearby. | ||
===Trees | ===Trees and Rocks=== | ||
You have probably heard the adage "waste not, want not" -- or, do not let things go to waste simply because you do not want them. In {{abbr|Dyson Sphere Program|DSP}}, every resource has a use, although you may not know the uses until you research a particular technology. Trees and Rocks that are scattered around are no exception to this rule. | You have probably heard the adage "waste not, want not" -- or, do not let things go to waste simply because you do not want them. In {{abbr|Dyson Sphere Program|DSP}}, every resource has a use, although you may not know the uses until you research a particular technology. Trees and Rocks that are scattered around are no exception to this rule. | ||
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Try not to use [[Organic Crystal]] for fuel. You will find yourself wanting some later, since they are very tedious to make via recipe. If you feel that you must burn some, try to keep at least 120 of them set aside. | Try not to use [[Organic Crystal]] for fuel. You will find yourself wanting some later, since they are very tedious to make via recipe. If you feel that you must burn some, try to keep at least 120 of them set aside. | ||
Note: The original draft of this guide was a bit too long and focused on a particular path. In the end, it did not work out when tried on random other seeds, and it was not the intent to pigeonhole the player to a specific seed. The guide will be re-written soon. | |||
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===Order of Operations=== | ===Order of Operations=== | ||
There is no "one right way" to play a sandbox game like Dyson Sphere Program. The order of operations for getting started that is laid out by this guide is intended to follow the following precepts: | There is no "one right way" to play a sandbox game like Dyson Sphere Program. The order of operations for getting started that is laid out by this guide is intended to follow the following precepts: | ||
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Before we can fully automate Science, we need to <em>properly</em> automate our Assemblers and our Smelters so we're not doing so much manual labor. | Before we can fully automate Science, we need to <em>properly</em> automate our Assemblers and our Smelters so we're not doing so much manual labor. | ||
== | ==Automating Logistics== | ||
* You should still have 10 Gears and 10 Circuit Boards from the end of the last section. If not, use the Assemblers to make enough. | * You should still have 10 Gears and 10 Circuit Boards from the end of the last section. If not, use the Assemblers to make enough. | ||
* At the very top of the Technology tree, research [[Basic Logistics System_(Tech)|Basic Logistics System]]. | * At the very top of the Technology tree, research [[Basic Logistics System_(Tech)|Basic Logistics System]]. | ||
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Now, we have automated Mining and Smelting, but don't have enough conveyors to automate Assembly. At this stage, the Guide has only 4 conveyors left! How do we do this without making anything else by hand? | Now, we have automated Mining and Smelting, but don't have enough conveyors to automate Assembly. At this stage, the Guide has only 4 conveyors left! How do we do this without making anything else by hand? | ||
* Make at least | * Make at least 32 more Circuit Boards and 16 more Gears with the Assemblers | ||
* Deconstruct both Assemblers | * Deconstruct both Assemblers | ||
* extend the Iron Ingot conveyor belt as far out as you can with your remaining conveyors. Try to get as much of it into a Powered area as you can. | * extend the Iron Ingot conveyor belt as far out as you can with your remaining conveyors. Try to get as much of it into a Powered area as you can. | ||
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==Automating Research== | ==Automating Research== | ||
We've learned a lot already up to this point. The last thing to do, is to automate Research. | We've learned a lot already up to this point. The last thing to do, is to automate Research. | ||
You should, hopefully, still have 14 circuit boards in your inventory. If you do, great! If not, go ahead and hand-craft enough to get up to that point, and tell the guide author that he doesn't know how to count. | |||
* Take 10 Magnetic Coils from the approriate Assembler. | |||
* With those and 10 of the remaining Circuit Boards, Research [[Electromagnetic Matrix_(Tech)|Electromagnetic Matrix]] | |||
* With the last 4 circuit boards, take some Iron Ingots and Gears from appropriate sources, and make another Assembler and 2 Sorters. | |||
* Place the Assembler on the Copper Ingot line, on the side facing where the Iron Ingot line comes out. | |||
* Set the Assembler to making Circuit Boards. | |||
* Extend the Iron Ingot belt until it reaches the Circuit Board Assembler. | |||
* Set up Sorters to take FROM the Ingot Belts TO the Circuit Board Assembler. | |||
The only things at this point that we are not automating, that we'll need more and more of, are Sorters, and maybe Tesla Towers. This guide will hand-craft Sorters as-needed, but leave it as exercise to the reader if they wish to automate these and Tesla Towers as well. However, do read ahead first, as we have to be careful with some of our space to make the Research work. | |||
Our first Research type is with [[Electromagnetic Matrix]] a.k.a. "Blue Jello". MOST technologies and upgrades ultimately use Blue Matrices in their consumption, so you'll become intimately familiar with setting up your own production pipelines for them. Our setup is one of many many different ways to approach this. | |||
Upon finishing the Electromagnetic Matrix research, you were given one [[Matrix Lab]]. Unfortunately, we need 2 right now, and these truly are not worth automating the construction of. | |||
* Open up your Crafting panel and make 1 more Matrix Lab. It is an exercise for the reader to determine what they need. | |||
* Place one matrix lab such that it is adjacent to both the Magnetic Coil and the Circuit Board Assemblers. | |||
* Place the other matrix lab adjacent to the first one. | |||
** You may need to move the Tesla Coil to make this possible. | |||
* Add Wind Turbines or Tesla Towers as needed to give everything power again. | |||
* You probably will not be able to have a direct connection between each of the assemblers and the first Lab. Set up Conveyor belts to carry either Circuit Boards or Magnetic Coils as needed, to one side of the first Matrix Lab. | |||
* Set up Sorters to feed Circuit Boards and Magnetic Coils TO the first Matrix Lab. | |||
* Set up a Sorter to Direct-feed FROM the first Matrix Lab TO the second one. | |||
* Click on the first Matrix Lab, and then click on the Blue Matrix Cube. | |||
** This Matrix Lab is now '''producing''' Electromagnetic Matrices | |||
* Click on the second Matrix Lab and then click on the Beaker icon. | |||
** This Matrix Lab is now '''researching''' technologies. | |||
** The second lab requires the Matrices to be able to do its research. We already set up a sorter to feed those in automatically! | |||
* Open the Technology Tree and switch to Upgrades screen | |||
* At the very top left, select and Activate research of [[Universe_Exploration_(Upgrade)|Universe Exploration Lv1]] | |||
{{Note| Universe Exploration Level 1 allows you to see all Ore Deposits and other veins on the entire planet upon which you are standing. Be sure to go into the UI Settings and enable it (top middle option). You can hit 'M' to view the whole planet and look around for ore deposits without having to move your mecha!}} | |||
{{Note Box| Turn OFF "Use Inventory Item" at this point. You should try to use Matrix Labs for all research from this point forward. However, there are some Upgrades remaining that cannot be researched by the Labs - they can only use Matrices for research, so the Upgrades that do not use Matrices you will still have to do by hand. To re-enable "Use Inventory Item", go into the Technology or Upgrade Tree, start researching an item, and there will be an option in the top left of the Technology screen.}} | |||
Congratulations! You've automated the first types of research! As technologies finish researching, you unlock and can research more and more technologies, unlocking new and exciting things. | |||
==Where To Go Next== | |||
At this stage, the choice is yours on what you want to do next. This guide has given you the foundation for automating just about everything in the game. Here are some suggestions for what to look into next: | |||
* Build some [[Storage Mk.I]] and use Conveyors and Sorters from each of the assemblers to output to the Storages, for easy grab-and-go building | |||
* Add more Assemblers to automate other components or buildings | |||
* Add more miners and Smelters to keep up with your factory's growing demands | |||
* Finish off all of the Upgrades that must be done by hand (See the note box at the end of the Automating Upgrades section) | |||
* Start planning world conquest | |||
* Tear down the factory again and lay it out the way YOU want, not the way this stupid guide writer did... | |||
* Set up a Miner on a Coal deposit to provide a much better fuel source for your mecha | |||
** Research [[Smelting Purification_(Tech)|Smelting Purification]] to get access to [[Energetic Graphite]] for a more compact fuel source | |||
** Research [[Thermal Power_(Tech)|Thermal Power]] to be able to use [[Thermal Power Station]] to burn fuels for factory power | |||
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* Start working your way up the Technology tree towards building a [[Dyson Sphere]]!!! | |||
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