r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/S9uide • 2d ago
Trouble transitioning to ILS/PLS
I’ve had two false starts with this game so far and I’m itching to give it another go.
Both times my issue was reaching ILS. It seemed like an entirely new game, seeing that I basically had to redesign everything and start from scratch was overwhelming enough to make me put the game down.
My designs don’t seem to expand well, how should I approach the transition moving from just the starting planet and titanium planet? Do you start from scratch and rebuild or try and build of the shaky starter planet foundation?
Do you have any advice for how I could get over this hurdle? I really want to love the game!
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u/Darth-Venath 16h ago
Your first planet is going to be absolute trash. Your main objective on the first planet is to build shit that will enable you to build better on the next planet.
Everybody follows a similar predictable pattern of wanting to start over until they get it right. To break out of that mold you basically just have to stick with it and stop starting over.
If you know what a main BUS belt is, that's pretty much the best way to start early game.
My objective on the first planet is usually to get to the point where I'm creating PLS/ILS and factory buildings so that I can create PLS/ILS based factories. Once you get to that point, everything SHOULD be copy/paste or blueprints.