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| with rare ores:

|Sails in Dyson Swarm will expire after some time, based on corresponding research (min. 1.5 hours)

The number of sails in swarm is not limited

For comparison, Solar panels cost 150 ores, 130MJ per 1MW

| with rare ores:

| Each node in Dyson Sphere gives 30 max structure points

Frames between nodes gives max structure points based on their length

|with rare ores:

|Shells in Dyson Sphere, placed in closed frame shapes, give max cell points based on their area

Each Node which have at least 1 built structure point may consume 30 sails per minute from the swarm to fill nearby shells  

|with no Ray Transmission Efficiency research:

takes ~333% of produced energy from Dyson

with Ray Transmission Efficiency 3 (up to yellow science) researched:

takes ~204% of produced energy from Dyson

|Used to transport energy from Dyson Swarm and Dyson Sphere to the nearbly planets

The power they consume from Dyson is 2-3 times higher then the power they produce (lowered by research)

May consume [[Graviton Lens]] to double its power (useless for 15MW energy transfer) (research required)

May produce [[Critical Photon|Critical Photons]] instead of electricity, greatly increasing power to 120MW (research required)

To reach terawatts of Dyson energy output required for leaderboards, pro players have to take more things in consideration.

Common yellow stars, with 1x luminosity multiplier get replaced with the best of blue ones, with 2.5L.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that while the game's optimization of Dyson Sphere elements continues to improve over time, players should expect an increase in RAM usage and a decrease in game performance (lower FPS/UPS) as the number of sails/frames/shells increases.

A Dyson Sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that completely encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output. The first appearance of a Dyson Sphere is in the 1937 Science Fiction novel ''Star Maker'' by Olaf Stapledon. This book inspired physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson to formalize the concept in a 1960 paper "Search for Artificial Stellar Source of Infra-Red Radiation", published in the journal ''Science''. There is no known real-world example of a Dyson Sphere - the sheer quantity of resources and technological advancements required to achieve one can only be dreamed of by the human race, for now.

In {{abbr|Dyson Sphere Program|DSP}}, the player's goal is to construct a Dyson Sphere, though there are indications in pre-release footage that it may be possible to stop at a partial sphere, as well as construct more than one layer of sphere. It is also expected that players will be able to construct Dyson Spheres around multiple different stars in the same save.

In Dyson Sphere Program, constructing a Dyson Sphere is one of the primary goals for "completion" (though the game cannot really be completed, as you can continue playing after researching all technologies and building a complete Dyson Sphere). Building a Dyson Sphere takes a few stages:

Players typically start testing their ability to build a Dyson Sphere by first launching several [[Solar Sail|Solar Sails]] into a Dyson Swarm, which is an orbital ring around the host star of a loose collection of Solar Sails. They do not link up to one another, instead working independently to provide energy. At any orbit radius each solar sail in a Dyson Swarm provides a base 36 kW of power, which is then scaled by the star's luminosity. Solar sails are inexpensive to manufacture so can be launched in the thousands. However, the player will soon realize that Solar Sails have a lifespan after which they disappear. The base lifespan is 5400 seconds (1.5 hours), which can be upgraded to a maximum of 9000 seconds (2.5 hours) with the Solar Sail Life upgrades. Thus, the maximum power obtainable from a Dyson Swarm is dependent upon how many solar sails the player can manufacture and fire, per solar sail lifespan, on a continuous basis.

The next phase of building a Dyson Sphere is the Dyson Shell. A Dyson Shell requires additional technologies to unlock - they are comprised not just of [[Solar Sail|Solar Sails]], but also [[Dyson Sphere Component|Dyson Sphere Components]]. The player defines the location of Nodes and, for Nodes within a certain distance of each other, Frame segments to connect them. When enough Frame segments are defined such that an enclosed area is defined, that area can be designated as a Dyson Shell. This area can have any shape, it does not need to be a proper polygon, though guidelines are available in the Editor for rectangular and triangular shapes.

Once the Nodes and/or Frame are defined, the player then uses a [[Vertical Launching Silo]] to fire a number of [[Small Carrier Rocket|Small Carrier Rockets]] to construct the frame. These rockets can be considerably difficult to make in large quantities, depending on the player's industrial setup.

As soon as any Frame segment is put in place, the frame itself can begin to generate power, even before it is completed. Once all Frames encompassing a defined Shell are completed, it will draw any Solar Sails from nearby Dyson Swarms into the Shell to create a hexagonal-lattice panel between the frame segments. The Solar Sails' energy output is combined with that of the Frame segments, and the lifespan limitation of Solar Sails in a Swarm is negated - they last forever once placed in a Shell.

It is possible to deconstruct a Dyson Shell, at any stage of its construction. Take note, however, that doing so will not return all of the materials to the player. All Solar Sails that were absorbed into the Shell from a Dyson Swarm will be jettisoned back into space, immediately beginning their Lifespan countdown timer again. If left alone, they will spread out into an orbital ring. The Frame segments that were constructed of Small Carrier Rockets are converted into Solar Sails upon deconstruction, and these too join the new Swarm and get a lifespan timer. No Frame segments or Small Carrier Rockets will be returned to the player.

Based off the data accumulated below, a structure point generates 96 KW, a cell point generates 15 KW and a solar sail generates 36 KW. Times the system's luminosity.  

 

'''NO MATTER HOW FAR AWAY FROM THE STAR'''

or for a general case

Spheres around the same star do not block each other, the best single system power output is to find the brightest star and build the 10 largest spheres possible around that single star.

While the energy output of a sphere depends on the star's luminosity, the maximum energy output of a star depends much more on the largest possible Dyson sphere radius. It is possible to build up to 10 spheres around the same star. Additionally, spheres cannot be closer than 1000 units. This means that for a maxed out system total power is proportional to:

Preliminary testing indicates that certain mathematical rules apply to Dyson Shells as expected, while others do not, or apply in the opposite way as expected based on real-world physics (yet in a way that makes sense for a video game)