Dyson Sphere Program Modding on OpenMods

Dyson Sphere Program's BepInEx-based modding

Dyson Sphere Program (Early Access 2021, currently maintained by Youthcat Studio) is a factory-building game played at planetary and stellar scale. The modding scene uses BepInEx plus the community-built DSP-Mod-Helper framework. The catalogue is moderate-sized but well-curated.

The toolchain

• BepInEx (Mono): the loader.
• DSP-Mod-Helper: common framework dependency.
• CommonAPI: utility library many mods use.
• r2modman: supports DSP via the Thunderstore ecosystem.

What you'll find on OpenMods

DSP mods live primarily on Thunderstore and Nexus Mods. GitHub hosts source for the framework mods. OpenMods catalogues GitHub-published DSP mods.

Practical notes

• r2modman supports DSP. Same workflow as Valheim and Lethal Company.
• Patches break mods. Youthcat updates periodically; mods catch up.
• Save compatibility. Most mods are save-safe; content-additive mods can leave references.
• Performance scales with mod count. DSP's late-game is heavy; mods amplify the load.