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Greeting, engineers!



It's getting closer and closer to the major update and the Chinese New Year holidays. CentreBrain may also looking forward to the vacation, but it's not time to slack off in catching up on the patch development...!

This time we sneaked out some pictures from the major update version. As we already know, "Mecha customization" is a very important feature in this update, where we can design a unique external armor for Icarus. It is not just about color, but the shape, the armor piece of material, decorations, back to spread the "light wings"... Wow, Icarus is already the light of Dyson sphere universe, but after the update, you engineers will be able to design an exclusive shining light for it.

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Dear Engineers,

Hope you all had a merry Christmas! We are happy to announce today that Dyson Sphere Program is going to welcome the 2022 with a major update “The Icarus' Evolution”!



So you already know this patch is most about Icarus! However keep in mind that something big is going on with Dyson sphere system, and the new arrival Advanced Mining Machine and Proliferator.



We will release more information about this new patch. Wish you all happy 2022!

Good day, engineers!
Here is the very first patch in December. Let's see what's going on in this patch:

[Version 0.8.23.9989]
Features:

• Now you can set the color of the Traffic Monitor.

Change:

• Partially solved the problem of the Conveyor Belt not running at full capacity (modified the upper limit of Sortor's unload pushing mechanism from 48 cargoes to 288 cargoes)

Bugfix:

• Fixed the bug that the planet atmosphere color was not rendered correctly in Planet View (M) and in the prologue.
  
• Fixed the bug that pop-click may appeared when the speaker ends its playing.
  
• Fixed the bug that the numbers in the product icon of Mining Machine were displayed incorrectly.

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Good day, engineers!
December is coming before you know it, woo. Here we brought a small update this week. Have a nice weekend and all the best.

And - [/]
THE STEAM AWARDS kick off today! If you think Dyson Sphere Program is there with the best games you’ve played this year then we would, really really love, for you to nominate us.

You can nominate Dyson Sphere Program for Steam Game of the Year Award by clicking here.

The Steam Awards

Or nominate The Dyson Sphere Project directly by clicking on this icon on the store page:

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Hi engineers!
We fixed some bugs that may affect your gaming&concern play experiences. Hope you have a nice weekend with the new function^^

[Version 0.8.23.9832]
Bugfix:

• Fixed the bug that the cargo texture of the Traffic Monitor may displayed incorrectly.
  
• Fixed the bug that the Traffic Monitor in Blueprint Mode may triggered an error report.

Changes:

• Modified the collision detection logic between the Conveyor Belt and the Trafic Monitor.
  
• Modified the some English translation in Traffic Monitor UI.

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Good day, engineers!

In this patch, we are bringing you a new function: "Traffic Monitor". Literally, It will display the amount that cargo is passing through the production line. You will not only be able to monitor the passing radio by reading the number, but also hearing its alarm sound.
...... hmm? Why does it sound like a piano?




[Version 0.8.23.9808]
Features:

• Added Traffic Monitor. You can build it on the conveyor belt to monitor the status of the production line.
  
  
• Added Global Alert System. You can activate this feature to monitor the status of some buildings, for example, to see if the last smelter is wor...

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Dear engineers,
It's almost the last 1/6 of 2021, and the season is changing. Dyson Sphere Program is also changing little by little, with the combat system development in progress.

Let's see what's in today's patch:

[Version 0.8.22.9331]
Features:

• Added a new space navigation direction icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
  
• Added 4 new sound FX, including advisor pop-ups, tutorial pop-ups, and several UI sound FX.
  
• Added the Kickstarter Reward - Cosmic Radio ( will be shown as Cosmic Message in game).

Changes:

• The Random button for seed selection has been changed to Seed Increment. Players can now go back to the previous seeds more easily.

Bugfix:

• Fixed the bug that the color of the shad...

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We are glad that Dyson Sphere Program has sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide. \Wohoo/! We want to deliver our appreciation from the very bottom of our hearts. Thank you, dear engineers!!

TGS Clip:


Yesterday we updated our Achievement and Milestone system. Today, we revealed a bit about the combat system at the Tokyo Game Show. Our wish is to bring this highly anticipated system to you as soon as possible.

However, the combat system is a very large and complex content, which intersects and affects every branch of the game's system so we will need a lot of time to justify, produce and polish the battle system. We hope that the final presentation of Dyson Sphere Program's combat system will bring a different experience.

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Dear engineers,
The CentreBrain just meet a computing issue, so we have to cancel the update scheduled for Sept 30... and rearrange it earlier to Sept 29! :D
You can always trust the CentreBrain!

[version 0.8.22.8915]

Features:

• 100 new Steam achievements are now live! Time to enrich your showcase!
  
  
• 42 Milestones are now live in-game! This system will engrave your glorious moments for each new game!
  
  
  
• Added new pop-up for achievements and milestones achieved. You can press P to...

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Hi Engineers,
How are you guys getting along with the colorful Icarus? We are eating Chinese mooncakes while sending you this announcement - Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

CentreBrain plans to the Steam Achievement system on the evening of September 30. \WOW/!
We will test the achievement system in the next few days, and the achievements will be visible during our test. You will be able to read about the achievements. However, these achievements cannot be unlocked until our official update on the 30th. Keep patient...!

We hope these achievements will bring you some FUN. See you at the 30th Sept ;)

Hi engineers!

When you finish the update and enter the game, you'll find the Icarus is kinda different - Yes, Icarus the HD Remastered! New textures, cool animations, and even more hardcore (face) landing technology!
Along with it comes new types of gas giants, factory rendering efficiency improvements, and other enhancements.

We've looked at a few ways to save engineers from having to reopen a new game every time a new planet type is added. For example, we tried the method of "leaving the visited planets unchanged and re-randomizing the unvisited planets", but we found that the randomization process was too complicated that the visited planets may also change under it. So now we are adding "subtypes" of planets to solve the problem.

Take a look at today's update.

[Version 0.8.21.8562]
Features:

• The model of Icarus was remade. It now has high-resolution body modeling and textures!
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Hey engineers!
We have done some, hmmm, subsequent updates from the last update. Hope you Icarus have a happy Blueprint and a happy game!

[Version 0.8.20.8116]

Bugfix:

• Fixed a bug that the Conveyor Belt could not be connected end to end in the Blueprint construction mode caused by the optimization of the Conveyor Belt collision in [8092] patch .
  
• Fixed a bug that the Logistics Station could not be connected in a specific location caused by the optimization of the Conveyor Belt collision in [8092] patch .
  
• Fixed a bug that the Conveyor Belt and the Conveyor Belt near the pole could still be connected even though they are too far away from each other.

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Hi engineers, how's going? We brought some new fixes to improve your operation experiences.

[version 0.8.20.8092]

Features:

• Added the real-time calculation logic of the Conveyor Belt into the multi-threaded system.

Changes:

• Optimized the length of savedata. Reduced the length of [Entity Data] by about 50%, and the length of [Conveyor Belt and Cargo] by about 10%. Please "Save" once after updating the version to enable this optimization.
  
• Modified the collision detection of the Conveyor Belt in the Blueprint construction mode to solve collision problems that may occurred during the construction of the multi-layer Conveyor Belt in Blueprint.
  
• Optimized the algorithm for controlling target frame rate and slightly improved the util...

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Dyson Sphere Program engineers,

We gradually improved the blueprint system. From this version0.0.000, the new Blueprint generated by the new production line manually built by the engineers will no longer have the problem of Sorters mismatch.

However, Bugs in the old version or some early MODs such as "Sorter quick copy" caused abnormal game data, and these abnormalities may remain in the blueprint generated by the production line of the old version. An abnormal blueprint may also contain mismatched sorters, and so on.

Therefore, for future Blueprint dissemination considerations, we hope our engineers can use the newly built production line in the version 0.8.20.7996 (or higher) when making Blueprints, and not copy Blueprints built lower than 0.8.20.7996 In addition, please delete and do not spread the Blueprint that reports the sorter error to prevent data errors* from spreading through the Blueprint. We will continue to optimize related issues to make the g... Read more

Hi engineers,

In addition to the optimization and fix of the Blueprint system, today we also bring you a brand new "Performance Test" tool. You can use it to detect how much computer performance each part of your production line consumes. The test results of this tool will further guide the next optimization work.

Besides, today we also want to make a statement about the source code of Dyson Sphere Program: We have published part of the code, which is intended to support players in making Mods, but does not mean that our code can be published or posted wherever, who want.

[Version 0.8.20.7962]


Features:

• Added sand and dust VFX for Arid Desert.
  
• Added the "Performance Test" function to the statistics panel. You can see real-time CPU consumption, GPU rendering works and savedata length analysis to optimize the production line.
  
• Added the real-time path calculation logic of the Dyson Sphere ...

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Engineers,

We made some fixes today to help Icarus to build its assembly line more neat and tidy.

[Version 0.8.19.7863]

Changes:

• Adjusted the mouse pivot position of the Blueprint mode from the center to the starting point of Blueprint.

BugFix:

• Fixed the bug in Blueprint mode that if several Conveyor Belts were input to one Conveyor Belt may broke the connection.
  
• Fixed the bug in Blueprint Mode that Conveyor Belt could not connect to "dead spots" when the belts were dragged and built in batches.

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Hi engineers,

We brought a memo tag function for you in today's update. You can mark the Conveyor Belt in advance while planning for a new assembly line to manage your production more smoothly.
By the way, we have started a survey on Kickstarter for the backers who supported the tiers include a physic reward. Please don't forget to finish the survey.


[Version 0.8.19.7815]

Features:

• Now you can add an icon tag on Conveyor Belt as a memo, and the memo icon tag can be replicated in Blueprint. Memo - your best friend for production line management.

Changes:

• Now you can press the right mouse button to cancel the icon selection in the Blueprint/Blueprint set.
  
• Now the space navigation obscured by planets won't be displayed when Icarus is standing on a planet surface.
  
• Modified the collision detection in Blueprint build mode, in order to solve the problem occ...

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Hi engineers,

\A new update for Blueprint system!/

[Version 0.8.19.7715]

Feature:

• Added the Blueprint book information editing interface, which can change the thumbnail and save path of the Blueprint Book, etc.

Bugfix:

• Fixed the bug that the thumbnail icon could not be selected in the Blueprint interface.
  
• Fixed the bug that the controller input may made the camera kept spinning in Blueprint Mode.
  
• Fixed the bug of collision detection between Conveyor Belt - Logistics Station & Fliter's input and output in Blueprint.
  
• Fixed the bug of collision detection between Conveyor Belt and factory facilities in Blueprint.
  
• Fixed the bug that the color of the Blueprint plate my displayed uncorrectly.
  
• Fixed the bug that the Space Warper's output data of the Logistics Station could not be copied in Blueprint.

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Hi engineers,

We are still allocating and fixing the problems reflected in the BluePrint update, and we will keep update and optimize the BluePrint system. Thank you for all of your encouragement and support for Dyson Sphere Program!

Before the update log, here is some tips for BluePrint system:
How to use blueprints:
Double-click the saved blueprint to use it. We will add more prompt in future updates.

About the Tropic (details in previous Dev Progress):
The vicinity of the tropic can be divided into six situ... Read more

Dear engineers,

\WE REACHED BLUEPRINT SYSTEM YAAAY!!!/
This is the first time for Dyson Sphere Program to have a BluePrint system. We are well aware that the system is still in an immature stage, and our team will be ready to fight the bugs in the few days after the BluePrint patch. If you find a bug, please don't hesitate to send your feedback in Discord[discord.gg] or Google Form[forms.gle]!, we will listen carefully and continue to improve the BluePrint system!
At the same time, when you use the Blueprint function the first times, please do NOT forget to save and back up the savedata, just in case.

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