BuildBackBetter
Adds an optional blueprint-style view to normal Construct Mode, with native build controls, smoother zoom, and improved Blueprint Mode camera handling.
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Build Back Better
Version 1.0.7
By Loki Moon Labs
Build Back Better adds an optional blueprint-style planet view to Dyson Sphere Program's normal Construct Mode while keeping the regular building tools and controls available.
Features
- Adds a Blueprint View toggle while Construct Mode is open.
- Uses DSP's blueprint-style white terrain and dense planet grid in normal Construct Mode.
- Keeps normal Construct Mode building functionality active underneath the visual mode.
- Keeps the camera focused on the area you are already viewing when changing modes.
- Preserves Construct Mode middle-mouse camera rotation.
- Uses smoother, more incremental mouse-wheel zoom while Blueprint View is enabled.
- Extends the smoother camera behavior into native Blueprint Copy/Paste while Blueprint View is enabled.
- Cleans up blueprint preview models and selection-grid artifacts when returning to Construct Mode.
- No configuration file is created.
- Blueprint View defaults to off each time the game starts.
Usage
Enter Construct Mode and use the Blueprint View checkbox near the build toolbar.
When enabled, normal construction uses the blueprint-style visual presentation. You can still select and place buildings normally.
Native Blueprint Copy/Paste remains available and keeps its blueprint functionality while using the improved camera behavior when Blueprint View is enabled.
Installation
r2modman Mod Manager
Install Build Back Better and launch Dyson Sphere Program modded. BepInEx 5.4.17 is the only dependency.
Manual
- Install BepInEx 5.4.17 for Dyson Sphere Program.
- Place Build.Back.Better.v.1.0.7.dll in a folder under Dyson Sphere Program/BepInEx/plugins.
- Launch the game modded.
Configuration
There is no configuration file. The Blueprint View checkbox is session-only and defaults to off when the game starts.
Compatibility
Build Back Better is designed around the current DSP Construct Mode and Blueprint Copy/Paste systems. Mods that replace the same camera, grid, or blueprint-preview behavior may conflict.
Credits
Loki Moon Labs
Dark Lord Coz — project direction, design, testing, and gameplay requirements.
Luna — architecture, implementation, compatibility work, and optimization.
Loki the Cat — official Loki Moon Labs companion and quality-control supervisor.
DSPWhiteBuildMode by IndexOutOfRange / LittleSaya was used as historical inspiration for the idea of a brighter Build Mode. Build Back Better is an independent current-game implementation and does not require that mod or its old Common.dll dependency.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: