SphereEditorTools

SphereEditorTools

A QoL mod aims to improve dyson sphere editing experience.

Feature

Custom Hotkeys

When the building plan toolbox is displayed, you can use the hotkeys to switch between different tools.

All hotkeys used in this mod are customizable in configuration, key name can be found in Unity manual - InputManager.

Symmetric Building Tool

You can now build or remove multiple entities at once!

Symmetric tool can be toggle with tab. There are two types of symmetry in the tool:

Mirror symmetry: When it is activated (hotkey m), it will create corresponding reflections on the other side of the equator.

Rotational symmetry: Numpad [+]/[-] to increase/decrease the number of brushes on the same latitude, ranging from 1 to 90.

To multiple selection, hold ctrl and click 3 times to include the original object. To keep selecting, hold Ctrl and click on other objects.

Orbit Modification Tool

Anchor Mode: When enabled, the selected layer rotation will stop, the grid orientation will be changed immediately when the orbit is modified and the position of structures will remain unchanged. It can fix the grid misalignment problem.

Angular speed: Change the angular speed of selected layer. Input empty string will reset the orbit angular speed.

Hide Object

When mask is enabled in the GUI window, a black mask will appear in the background.

You can also use hotkey h to hide dyson swarm and the star.

Compatiblity

• ImportDysonLayer: The symmetry building tools may not work with this mod.
• NebulaMultiplayerMod: Some features (e.g. anchor mode) won't sync. Recommand to create blueprint in single player mode.

Installation

Via r2modman, or manual download the file and put SphereEditorTools.dll in BepInEx/plugins folder.

Configuration

Run the game one time to generate.cfg file. Restart the game to make the changes take effect.

Manual download.cfg file loaction: BepInEx\config\com.starfi5h.plugin.SphereEditorTools.cfg

If you're using r2modman, go to Config editor to change the cfg file.

General

|| Default | Description |

|:----- |:------ |:---------- |

| EnableToolboxHotkey | true | Switch between build plan tools with hotkeys. |

| EnableDisplayOptions | true | Enable display control of star and black mask. |

| EnableSymmetryTool | true | Enable mirror and rotation symmetry of building tools. |

| EnableToolboxHotkey | true | Enable dyson sphere layer orbit modifiy tool. |

GUI

|| Default | Description |

|:----- |:------ |:---------- |

| EnableGUI | true | Display a toolbox window. |

| WindowPosition | 300, 250 | Position of the window. Format: x,y |

| WindowSize | 240, 200 | Size of the window. Format: width,height |

Hotkeys

|| Default | Description |

|:-------------- |:------ |:------------ |

| Toolbox |

| KeySelect | space | Inspect |

| KeyNode | q | Build Node |

| KeyFrameGeo | w | Build Frame(Geodesic) |

| KeyFrameEuler | e | Build Frame(Euler) |

| KeyShell | r | Build Shell |

| KeyGrid | g | Toggle Grid |

| Visibility |

| KeyHideMode | h | Toggle mask & star hide mode |

| Symmetry Tool |

| KeySymmetryTool | tab | Toggle symmetry tool |

| KeyMirroring | m | Toggle mirroring mode |

| KeyRotationInc | [+] | Increase the degree of rotational symmetry |

| KeyRotationDec | [-] | Decrease the degree of rotational symmetry |

Ball drawing auxiliary tools

Add the function of Dyson Sphere Editor to improve the game experience of drawing balls.

Function

Custom hotkeys

When the toolbox is displayed, hotkeys can be used to switch between different construction tools. Other functions can also be controlled using hotkeys.

The hotkeys used by this MOD can be customized in the settings, and the key names can be found in the Unity Manual - Input Manager.

Symmetry building tools

Once enabled, you can use the hotkey tab switch. When enabled, you can use multiple brushes to build or demolish at the same time.

Mirror symmetry is symmetrical on the equatorial plane. When turned on (m) will generate a corresponding brush on the other side of the equator hemisphere.

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