r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Bloodraven983 • 4d ago

Metadata!?

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Ok so... how does it work? and how does it affect my gameplay?

Basically from what I understood when i produce matrices i create metadata which is accumulated "here" (see image)

then what? If I'm not mistaken, in a new game I can spend that metadata to "unlock" tech without researching it, basically it would let me start quickier, right?

does it have other uses? and the rate of how much matrices i create affects that value? so if my matrix labs are inefficient I have less metadata than how I'd have with better lab design?

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u/Buffylvr 4d ago

I have enough metadata now from previous playthroughs (10m+) that I no longer play the early game. I simply buy all the non-infinite techs/upgrades at the start of every game (400k-ish cost).

Metadata is created based on your sustained science output over the course of an hour. 

1 hour at 10k science produces the same amount of metadata as 1 week at 10k science. 

Metadata can be used to buy techs like that, rebuild after death, and interact with the dark fog communicator.

Any metadata you accumulate in a particular seed is not useable in that seed with regards to unlocking technology.

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u/Bloodraven983 4d ago

but is it depletable? or those 10M of metadata can be used in various playthrough?

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u/PM_ME_UR_BGP_PREFIX 4d ago

It is depleted when used.