Combat update overview | Rise of the Dark Fog | Dyson Sphere Program

There's more than angry robots in this update. A quick overview!
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[@TheDutchActuary]

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[@GrimlanderMG]

Pulling from a fellow youtuber, the signal tower is not just a beacon for drawing enemies. It also forms a network for your missile turrets. Any missile turret within the radius of a signal tower is part of the network, and any enemy that enters the radius of ANY signal tower on that planet is targetable by any missile turret in that network. So you can build your missile turrets anywhere, place a signal tower near them, then place another signal tower near the front lines and see missiles flying from around the other side of the planet. It seems stupidly overpowered and thus stupidly fun.

[@alosvods615]

Please note: THIS IS NOT THE FULL COMBAT UPDATE. This update is more for the dark fog and basic defenses with a bit of offense. The big offense update will come later, I think they said spring.

[@TheDutchActuary]

"First" combat update I suppose then! :)

[@psionx3134]

Thanks for the great, short intro to the changes with this patch. Loving it so far.

[@Firebuck]

Love this! You answered pretty much all of my initial "what's new, what changed?" questions.

[@shiningfateofhearts]

That change for the logistic bot from the green turbines to new engines with the magnetic ring and copper is brilliant. I can't tell you how many times I've held off logistic bot production just because its so tedious to automate and integrate green turbines into the starter mall at that point in time in the game.

[@TheDutchActuary]

Personally I just make a mini-mall for the items that require more advanced materials - the bots actually make that very easy to do! That said, I like how this update rebalances a lot of materials. You need far more copper now than before, which used to be all over the place but not really needed that much outside of the early game.

[@shietinghd3020]

Ok good i have conquered max dark fog with minimal resources. First: you not allowed to build any automation dark fog will send most at the start an army after 8-9 min. By 2 or 3 windturbine. Second: you will build most at the start in inventory Third: you need to rush canon. You need minimal 8 to survive the first wave around of 10-20. After the first wave you want to destroy immediantly all energy production. They will double evry wave to the 5 th wave. The count will stop at 180 units. Now you need to find a base with minimal 25k copper and 15k iron. You need mass copper for munition and i say you need massive amount of it. You you have around 8h to setup base. Now you need research basics and you must unlock rocket launcher the you. The dark fog like to attack from all side. To stop it you need to wall with canon and rocket. Before the canon you place small storage for meat shild. You need for evry site 8 rocket launcher to survive 180 dark fog wave. After you set up base with blue and red research you must unlock energy weapon, with minimal resources you do not want to build rockets as main defense they will drain 1-2k per hour. you need later battle cordination center in evry corner to heal and collect stuff. After 5-6h of struggle to survive you should have finish research + mass items from the dark fog. Now you tear down you hole base. The new base design is a wall of 1 small storage as meat shield and 2 energy weapon. To support the energy Output you need mass acumulator+ mass solarpanel. You cant use any other because other energy production take to much space (wind) or use resources (furnace) After this you have two way to continue. First: use Rockets and clear out dark fog to conquer the planet. Second and more dump way: set on evry side and farm dark fog. They drop evry resource even hydrogen. To sort the item you build a circle with convayer bays and use chest to sort out all items.

[@absolutehuman951]

Thx for the info

[@wigcrazy9614]

Take care my man! Get some more rest for your throat! Hope that you get well real soon.

[@khanxkenovis6761]

I like that with this update copper ore has more use since it is used for both ammo and engines.

[@TheDutchActuary]

Yup!

[@P_Petkov]

Out of curiosity, have the devs mentioned the 1.0 version release target? I have limited time due to family and work commitments so I would only like to experience the full kit and caboodle when it's ready.

[@TheDutchActuary]

Not that i'm aware. That said, this game *without* combat plays like a full fledged completed game as is, and is definitely worth your time. I'm not sure what will be added to that, if anything, for 1.0. The combat system itself is going to be expanded upon in a next update however, so if that's the thing you're waiting for it'll take some more time.

[@elcuentahistorias6781]

The wind turbines ar basically OP in an ocean world no more need to use Tesla towers and foundation, just wind turbines and ready

[@Funk08]

Your newest combat pack removed the first basic mall blueprint. Also the drone blueprint lacks engine production or insertion. Minor nitpicks but just fyi.

[@user-gi3xn9nz7z]

Ive set those parameters for dark fog: Agressiveness: sharp Max density 2x Power threat factor 200% Combat threat factor 200% All other default + minimum resorces possible. Pretty hard, but fun. I have built main base on fartherest planet in system as fog didt get there yet. On other 2 planets there are 3 and 7 of its bases of level 3 and i cant destoy them with current technology, even though i did it with precious level hives. Also fog has 2 giant space bases with collosal fleets it the system. It is kinda fun as i have one fully controlled planet and other 2 serve as resource mining facilities with heaviest defemces i could build. Resource scarsity has its role as i have no more silicon in system and have other resources for 4-5 hours of production. I will have to advance fast and build minig stations in other systems brfore it's too late.

[@user-gi3xn9nz7z]

Although the constant warning about the attack of some unfinished drone is annoying

[@arti7594]

wind turbines on the water lol, thank you for this! Didn't even try it out of habit :D

[@TheDutchActuary]

I found out by accident :D (it's in the patch notes though)

[@BlackRainEntertain]

do you have any experience with the nebulamultiplayer mod? people talk about a port forwarding method wich would be better than using hamachi, id love to see a tutorial about that

[@TheDutchActuary]

You mean... playing games... with other, like, human beings? :O Woah, easy now! (but seriously: No I don't have any multiplayer experience with DSP)

[@tlayme4706]

Is it possible de construct fleet and send them to attack the fog without leading them ?

[@TheDutchActuary]

You can send them forward while staying back yourself. You're going to need a LOT of ships though (or have the fog follow you to a planet to get mauled by the missiles)

[@oofboxer]

are you using a mod bc i cant find any of the "new buildings" that are very fast, along with stuff missing in the upgrade tree

[@TheDutchActuary]

Some of the new stuff doesn't come from things you make yourself, but rather from doing battle with (high level) Dark Fog

[@patricknecke6234]

where i can tech the new buildings?

[@TheDutchActuary]

They have been added to the tech tree, but you will need to start a new game in order to have access to that.

[@patricknecke6234]

@@TheDutchActuary Hi and thanks for the answer i have already started a new game but the high density controlled annihilation didnt exist in my new game. Idk why?

[@Koh-Wei-Jian]

​@@patricknecke6234it is a mob drop

[@harleymcnulty4706]

I am missing a couple of the new technology's anyone know why?

[@TheDutchActuary]

Did you start a new game?

[@harleymcnulty4706]

@@TheDutchActuary yes sir

[@user-kg3hi4mr6v]

​@@harleymcnulty4706 Were you able to solve the problem?

[@pankaktus7772]

4:27 no f#@*ing way i created a full blueprints book of every single recipe in game with polifaretion and mk3 station and now I have to do the same again with new machines

[@WhitedevilEE]

Well... Yes, but no. Not every recipe is changed. But yes, for those who changed.. But that is the fun. Only going from start to finish with only blueprints is kinda booting after a while

[@pankaktus7772]

@@WhitedevilEE yeah that will be fun to do this again and maybe now I will digitize this thing

[@LuanDR]

AND use new engines ha ha

[@pankaktus7772]

@@LuanDR 🤣🤣

[@1979ce]

new fuel rod?

[@TheDutchActuary]

It's a very late game item that comes from the dark fog itself

[@Yardiff]

Those new buildings are making my fingers itch. The question becomes: “Can we farm the Dark Fog for the stuff needed to build them?” Mmmmmm! We will find out if some form of “sustainable farming” is possible. :)

[@TheDutchActuary]

Right now the dark fog is farmable, but only for soil pile (and honestly, that is NOT a bad thing!)

[@intellectualredneck1813]

The new production buildings are not in the game it seems. They are no where to be found in the tech tree. Yes, i did start a new game and im about 50 hours into it.

[@Farad2050]

Same problem. How do i get it to show in tech tree?

[@user-kg3hi4mr6v]

​@@Farad2050 Were you able to solve the problem?

[@Njordin2010]

This isn't what the signal tower is for...

[@intellectualredneck1813]

Right now, it's not possible to actually play the game in the combat update. The hives are TOTALLY unkillable. This causes a MAJOR issue. When you start to build a dyson swarm, it REALLY makes the hive angry and they will start attacking non-stop. So you end up with space ships wiping your planets over and over and over and with zero way to actually kill a hive. The reason you cannot kill a hive is many. Mainly the moment you engage them, your energy starts dropping like a ton of bricks.... You will be lucky to get 10 seconds of combat before you loose all your energy. You ships get slaughtered and if you even take a couple hits yourself, you get fragged instantly. I am 60 hours into my game and with every science, up to white ones. With all this tech and stuff, i cannot even kill a basic hive. It's immpossible. It's like the developlers did not even play the game????