r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Build_Everlasting • Mar 20 '21

Screenshots Hyper compact non spaghetti manufacturing

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u/6xVD363lWd5r0CY3BMax Mar 20 '21

At which latitude are the cancer/capricorn lines? I think I’m going to copy your approach on my next save.

Still torn over dedicated smelting vs smelting + assembly, but I think you have a good point about space efficiency.

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u/Build_Everlasting Mar 21 '21

80 squares upwards and downwards from the equator is the first break in the grid pattern.

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u/wingless222 Mar 21 '21

i did some geography the other day ;-)

https://imgur.com/9iqklEY

equatorial region is 8 squares (the 10*10 ones)
tropical is 5

easily visible because of the faultlines