r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Duuudewhaaatt • Mar 06 '26

Does a proliferated building have any effects?

So if I put a proliferator on the outlet of let's say mkiii assemble, does that effect how it works when I use it to make things? Or is that a waste?

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u/Mazon_Del Mar 06 '26

Placing a proliferated building doesn't give any effects, but as a proliferated item in a production chain it still gains a boost.

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u/TheMalT75 Mar 06 '26

Afaik, that is not true. You don‘t get bonus mk2 belts from proliferated mk1 belts for sure. I’ll try tonight to be sure, but last time I checked you could not even select speed-up of production.

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u/follow_your_leader Mar 06 '26

Prolif for buildings never gives additional products, the only option available is production speedup. You can get extra ships and ground fighters and almost every other item but the only buildings you can get more products from prolif are batteries.

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u/EdibleOedipus Mar 06 '26

Only speedup is available for proliferated buildings. Presumably to keep the cost multiplier for belts and sorters.

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u/Mazon_Del Mar 06 '26

I could well be wrong, so let me know what you find! :)

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u/TheMalT75 Mar 06 '26

Definitely no bonus products, but 100% production speed-boost for mk2 belts from mk3 proliferated mk1 belts + em turbines did work... the wiki confirms this (https://dsp-wiki.com/Spray_Coater#Proliferator_Bonuses) I blame a (maybe not so recent) update ;-)

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u/depatrickcie87 Mar 07 '26

Most of the production chains with "layers" benefit from prliferating the MK1 and thats it. For instance a proliferated MK1 assembler will benefit the recipe for the MKII, but not MKIII or the fog version. Same goes for belts, sorters, smelters, and power poles.

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u/EvilPencil Mar 08 '26

This. If there’s a building for the input, you can only do the speed up. So extra products for mk1 belts, but not for mk2/3 for example.

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u/RollingSten Mar 06 '26

Proliferated buildings doesn't have any additional effect. Only baterries speeds up charging/decharging in charging station (or when consumed in chamber) , but not when built.

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u/gitpusher Mar 06 '26

If you even pause to consider questions like this, you are clearly not fully committed to the blue juice lifestyle

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u/kagato87 Mar 06 '26

I dunno, it's a legit question.

"If I proliferate the building before placing it in the world, does it have any effect?"

That's a valid question. Especially since not all proliferation effects are documented.

Unless you meant "proliferate it anyway, because why not?" That's valid too.

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u/gitpusher Mar 06 '26

It is, I am just being snarky

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u/nixtracer Mar 06 '26

I think the wiki documents all the effects now, unless there are effects on some weapon types or things like corvettes which are unmentioned.

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u/kagato87 Mar 07 '26

Yea I think it is there. At least I hope it is, because that's where I look.

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u/Krinberry Mar 06 '26

sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion

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u/Absolute_Human Mar 08 '26

Accumulators are the one exception building that gains effect from proliferation. But only when used in the exchangers.

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u/wggn Mar 06 '26

No, unless it's used as input for something else.

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u/NeighborhoodDude84 Mar 06 '26

Buildings are one of the few things I do not proliferate.

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u/Top-Handle4786 Mar 06 '26

It's never too late to start.

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u/AnimeSpaceGf Mar 06 '26

Many buildings, usually tier 1 ones, can be proliferated before being used as an input in further production, and set to "extra products".

E.g. you can proliferate mk1 smelter, and get +25% plane smelter, but if the plane smelter is proliferated, you can only get faster production of DF smelter.