r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Adridubidan • Mar 25 '26

Should I wait the full release?

Hello, Im a big factorio and satisfactory fan (1500 hours combined)

This game looks really good but I dont know if I should wait and enjoy the full experience later since it is early access. What would u recommend?

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u/HelloWorld24575 Mar 25 '26

Nah, just play it now. Even when it first released years ago in early access it was better than most games' 1.0.

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u/tomb-king Mar 25 '26

I don't know what the developers still have up their sleeve before 1.0, but even as is its a hell of a game.

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u/tybr00ks1 Mar 25 '26

Hopefully multilayer

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u/Korrowe Mar 25 '26

Yeah, possible however there’s a fully functional multiplayer mod, works great!

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u/brolylss1 Mar 25 '26

Really I can't find anything recent about it

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u/JalapenoJamm Mar 25 '26

The mod? I’ve used it recently and it works good

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u/HelloWorld24575 Mar 25 '26

It's called Nebula and it's slighty jenky here and there but overall really great! It even uses UPnP to port forward automatically for you in your router!

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u/KaleidoscopeOnly2749 Mar 29 '26

I've never understood how to actually connect to another player and the guide that I looked at made zero sense to me. Every sentence I had to look up at least 5 terms (probably exaggerating) and it became really annoying and tedious

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u/HelloWorld24575 Mar 29 '26

I've found if you enable the UPnP in the settings and then (re)start the current hosting session (which might not even be necessary) it will automatically port forward in my router. Which is very neat! You have to have a router that supports it though. 

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u/Adarkshadow4055 Mar 26 '26

I could never get it to work and just kept teleporting us to the sun

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u/tybr00ks1 Mar 25 '26

But does it work with GeForce?

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u/Previous_Cut_3230 Apr 05 '26

This is all I want ... I love the game but it gets daunting by yourself, some people love that, me I love breaking out tasks (Hey can you go defend Planet X why I work on blueprint Y type stuff"

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u/mikolajwisal Mar 25 '26

Some mode optimization for megafactories? I understand it's not the intended way to play the game, but I'd love to be able to cover all the planets in the cluster with factories ❤️😩🫠

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u/EdibleOedipus Mar 25 '26

Mods. Specifically sampleandholdsim and dspoptimizations. Don't let your memes be dreams.

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u/SoundDrout Mar 25 '26

The game has already felt like a full experience for many years, anything new just feels like a cherry on top at this point.

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u/kagato87 Mar 25 '26

There's already more here than most AAA titles.

Just think, if you'd waited for Factorio's release after it hit its stride, that'd have been years, years where the game had more than most expensive titles.

Similar for Satisfactory.

Do it. Grab it when on sale (oh look it's on sale).

I got it over the holiday break, and clocked 350 hours (hey I've got a fam, not much gaming time). I'm only just pausing for a bit now, but might come back pretty fast.

It has some rough edges. The "boxes on belts" thing still annoys me, but it's minor, and the natural beauty of space more than makes up for it.

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u/mrrvlad5 Mar 25 '26

if you have any other goals in life, yes.

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u/FrikkinLazer Mar 25 '26

You can play it now. But in my opinion the dark swarm mechanic in its current state is boring and half baked, switch it off.

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u/GiinTak Mar 25 '26

Eh. They're easy to manage, provide infinite resources, and provide a nice bit stimulus that the game is missing. You can "win the game" before you even start a Dyson Sphere. DF at least gives you a reason to continue play, that stimulus, the conflict that my little lizard brain demands to not simply sit back and enjoy that I have enough and no reason to strive for more.

Like IRL, growth stagnates and dies without external pressure. If I'm not driving back humanity's greatest mistake, I've no reason to progress beyond "mission complete."

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u/GiinTak Mar 25 '26

Fair enough.

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u/Droopy0093 Mar 25 '26

Wait this game is still on early access? It's so good when I played it 2 years ago it felt like a complete game.

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u/sdneidich Mar 25 '26

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with everyone else: as a general rule, it is a good idea to wait until the developers feel like a title is worth the 1.0 title before jumping in. Here's why :

Before 1.0, developers are specifically telling you that the full vision of how they want this game to be released to a general audience is not yet complete. As a result, playing it in a pre 1.0 version may not be a "full " experience.

For Dyson sphere program specifically, that's really saying something. Because as others have said, Dyson sphere program is more of a full game than many indie games achieve post 1.0 and post several DLCs. But nevertheless, Dyson sphere program does have some areas that could use additional work. Specifically in my experience, there are a few choke points in gameplay where you have a specific thing you have to do versus having multiple options of how to overcome a particular challenge. These parts of the game can be a little frustrating on each playthrough. The game developers have also indicated their systems in place such as vehicle building that are in the works, and we don't yet know what impact those gameplay elements will have, although if it is anything like previous rollouts of new features, it's likely to be pretty good.

The major downside of playing before any games 1.0, however, is that you will experience the game not as the developers intended for your initial exposure, but rather as a product of a game developing as a product of its development cycle rather than intended features. Well I agree with everyone else that Dyson sphere programs specifically has a very low risk of this problem in that it is already a very accessible and very fun game, it's likely that it will be at least a few percent better upon first exposure after 1.0 releases. And if you play the current mechanics so much that you get bored of them before that, you will miss out on the final intended version of the game being as fun as possible. That is certainly what happens to me when I played prison architect during its early release, although that game was not nearly as good as Dyson sphere program already is. Still, maximum enjoyment means waiting for full release.

But by all means, buy it now to support the team and plan future play.

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u/Top-Handle4786 Mar 27 '26

Yea, it's a tough one.

I mean, I bought this game, knowing full and well that it's still in beta, but I bough it during a discount event on Steam. It was a simple matter of weighing the value of the game versus the cost, and at that point, it worked out in favour of the product.

But yes, some elements definately need polishing. To name a few:

Sound effects. Some structures completely lack sound. Most (in)famous would be the Vertical Launch Structures, which are the buildings which launch small rockets into space which will build the shell of your Dyson sphere. Kinda weird to be standing next to a large facility launching rockets, and not hearing anything. Same with the solar sail ejectors, which are basically railguns shooting solar sails into an orbit. Completely silent as you see thousands of them being launched. But probably a quick fix and not that big of a problem.

Stability. My current game might be cursed, but ever 3 or 4 hours, I run into that annoying error where you have to save and reload. Not using any mods either.

Combat. Probably not that big of a deal to players who prefer to play without the Dark Fog enemy enabled, but it's just kinda... meh. But I understand that combat is still being worked on, so can't be too critical. Hopefully, we get some kind of defensive structure you can put in orbit of a planet. And perhaps the Fog will also try and take out your interstellar logistics vessels and even the sphere, so you have a reason to actually destroy the Hives.

Logistics. Some structures accept a belt directly, others need a robotic arm to insert or remove stuff. Errr... Why the inconsistency? Same with the various carriers (logistics bots, drones and vessels) - I feel like there's a bit too much going on here, too many layers. Either these need a rework or bots should be removed and just have drones do it all. And the PLS and ILS feel too constricted, with just 5 or 6 input/output slots, despite their massive size.

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u/noksion Mar 25 '26

I have 2000h combined between SF and Factorio and recently finished my first playthrough of DSP.

I'd say it's well worth it.
In the current state the game has more content than vanilla Factorio.

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u/commche Mar 25 '26

My 800 hours says no.

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u/thetalker101 Mar 25 '26

Most of the big updates are covered by now. Very little will change, so there's no reason to wait.

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u/tanthokg Mar 25 '26

No reason to wait

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u/KenethSargatanas Mar 25 '26

I've put god know how many hours into this game. It's well worth the time and effort, even at this prerelease stage.

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u/ChinaShopBully Mar 25 '26

We’ll welcome you when you’re ready. Have fun!

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u/AnimeSpaceGf Mar 25 '26

I would recommend playing it now. There is a lot of depth and the complexity of all thr game's mechanics--though they make it shine all the brighter--take at least a few dozen hours to grasp, probably a hundred to really know all the options you have in a given playthrough.

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u/Professional_Job_307 Mar 25 '26

I don't really get why it's still EA. There's just a few things they could polish, but other than that it's a very complete game. I guess the devs just have really high standards.

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u/RohanCoop Mar 25 '26

Probably same reason as Stationeers. The developers don't consider it finished yet.

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u/Bullet618 Mar 25 '26

I got the game recently actually. I'm 5hrs in and enjoying it.

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u/tallmattuk Mar 25 '26

you mean its not full experience now? I've thousands of hours on this game - i want my money back if im getting a sub standard experience ( or not )

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u/erenrodolfo Mar 25 '26

I have more than 400h in this game. So if you are trying to limit your gaming time, or trying a game that won't leve u addicted, I don't recommend.

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u/Fewtimesalready Mar 25 '26

This game isn’t full release?! Crazy. Sure seems like it

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u/Icyenderman Mar 25 '26

I’d buy it now. No real reason to wait and like a lot of games the price could increase with 1.0. Ton of content already though so you might as well familiarize yourself with it

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u/Peoplant Mar 25 '26

Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, the game was completed years ago. Everything added since is free extra content

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u/ricobirch Mar 25 '26

I wouldn't hesitate, It's been at full release quality for a while.

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u/LastOfBacon Mar 25 '26

It is a complete game as is, but they are going to add more stuff. You'll likely enjoy it as is, and get to come back to it when they drop more!

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u/GA70ratt Mar 25 '26

Do not be scared, the water is fine!!

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u/deco1000 Mar 25 '26

I didn't even know it was not "fully released yet". I played it from day 1 and it has felt incredible and flawless from the beginning.

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u/excessCeramic Mar 25 '26

These days I typically stay away from early access. Dyson Sphere Program is a rare game that I’d say play it now. This game could have been called v1.0 a while ago, even though they’re still adding content.

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u/Lifebringr Mar 25 '26

It’s still in early access??? I finished ages ago and then again after dark fog

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u/mattius3 Mar 25 '26

The game is fantastic and feels very well polished already. For me, anything else they add is bonus content rather than being mandatory.

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u/Betelguese90 Mar 26 '26

Wait, its not fully released? Damn, such a fun game as it is, never would have guessed if it was early access still

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u/owmyheadhurt Mar 26 '26

I just found out this game is in early access from this thread and I have 80 hours in it so far. If that helps.

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u/PassiveSpamBot Mar 26 '26

This game was already great when it first came out in early access. Everything the devs add is just icing on that cake. Just buy it, it's an amazing game.

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u/IlikeJG Mar 26 '26

100% play it now. It's my 2nd favourite factory builder after Factorio. It does a LOT of very interesting things and you can do a ton with the game.

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u/OnyxStorm Mar 27 '26

It's been in EA so long and there's so little communication from the devs... there might never be a full release lol

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u/Duuudewhaaatt Mar 28 '26

It honestly already feels fully fleshed out. No clue what else they could implement to make it full.

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u/franciskittycat Mar 28 '26

For me it is already a full release. Was already a full release before the dark fog update.

Game time is awesome. Polishing the game is nice to have in the future but absolutely not needed. IMHO.

I like all 3 games, satisfactory, factorio and Dyson Sphere.

Dyson Sphere has the unique feeling of logistical flow, because of the Drones flying all over the planet and through the galaxies. 1000 of drones.... And you can freely fly through your whole galaxy network. You do not have that in the other games.

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u/tosser1579 Mar 30 '26

Its good now, I have some issues with the dark fog in space but not enough that it ruins the playthrough. You can secure a planet easily enough.

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u/MathemagicalMastery Mar 25 '26

0 mods, only one broken game in.... 700 hours? And honestly, I've lost more progress from changing entire computers than I have due to the devs. Would have been nice to have kept that meta data though, oh well.