This is a collection of blueprints for basic factories or infrastructure that I've found useful. I hope you think they're useful, too. These setups are designed to take the load off your mech by automating production of common materials without taking up an unreasonable amount of construction space, or to expedite late-game manufacturing setups. These factories are quick and dirty setups that are not especially optimized, but should be modular enough to easily modify/upgrade as needed.

Using any blueprints requires unlocking the blueprint technology in-game. Most of the included blueprints will also require some leveling up of the technology (to increase the build limit), as well as unlocking the corresponding material/building technologies.

To add blueprints to your game, copy the .txt file(s) into your game's blueprints directory, which is found at:

C:\Users\<current user>\Documents\Dyson Sphere Program\Blueprint


example:

For Linux users the directory path is: steamapps/compatdata/1366540/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Dyson Sphere Program/Blueprint
(Thank you for the info, Steam user "El Presidente")

These are helpful for setting up basic infrastructure on a new planet/system





Equator Lines
(Continuous Mk 2 conveyor belt lines that wrap around the equator zone)

1x Conveyor Line[drive.google.com]

2x Conveyor Line[drive.google.com]

3x Conveyor Line[drive.google.com]

4x Conveyor Line[drive.google.com]

5x Conveyor Line[drive.google.com]


Iron Processing Station[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore
Output - Iron ingot, magnet, steel beam


Power Pole Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot
Output - Tesla tower


Conveyor Belt Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, electromagnetic turbines (optional)
Output - Mk 1 conveyor belts, Mk2 conveyor belts (if turbines are supplied)


Turbine Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot
Output - Electromagnetic turbine


Windmill Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot
Output - Wind turbine


Solar Panel Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, silicon ore
Output - Solar Panel


Foundation Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, stone
Output - Foundation


Sorter Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot
Output - Mk2 Sorter

These blueprints are for automating production of common mid-to-late game components





Oil Refinery (lvl1)[drive.google.com]
Input - Crude oil
Output - Refined oil, hydrogen*


Oil Refinery (lvl2)[drive.google.com]
Input - Crude oil
Output - Hydrogen, refined oil*, energetic graphite*


Organic Crystal Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - water, energetic graphite, refined oil
Output - Organic crystal


Titanium Beam Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, titanium ingot, refined oil, stone, water
Output - Titanium Alloy


Processor Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, silicon ore
Output - Processor


Graphene Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Stone, water, refined oil, energetic graphite
Output - Graphene


Deuterium Refinery[drive.google.com]
Input - Hydrogen
Output - Deuterium


Titanium Crystal Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Refined oil, energetic graphite, water, titanium ingot
Output - Titanium Crystal


Battery Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, silicone ore, energetic graphite
Output - Accumulator (empty, obviously)


Magnetic Ring Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, energetic graphite
Output - Super-magnetic ring


Broadband Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Silicone ore, energetic graphite, refined oil, titanium ingot, fire ice
Output - Particle broadband, hydrogen


Graviton Lens Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, energetic graphite, deuterium, fire ice
Output - Graviton Lens


(* = overflow goes to power generation)

These blueprints are mainly dedicated to mass production of dyson sphere components not already already covered.





Deuteron Fuel Rod Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, energetic graphite, titanium alloy, deuterium
Output - Deuteron Fuel Rod


Frame Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Silicone ore, titanium ingot, titanium alloy, fire ice
Output - Frame material, hydrogen


Solar Sail Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Stone, iron ore, copper ingot, fire ice
Output - Solar sail, hydrogen


Quantum Chip Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Stone, water, hydrogen, titanium ingot, organic crystal, graphine, organic crystal, processor
Output - Quantum Chip


Quantum Chip Factory (fire ice version)[drive.google.com]
Input - Stone, water, hydrogen, titanium ingot, organic crystal, fire ice, processor
Output - Quantum Chip

These blueprints are for combat-oriented components, and are a WIP




Missile Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, raw coal
Output - Missile Set


Prototype Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, stone
Output - Prototype drone


Combat Base Factory[drive.google.com]
Input - Iron ore, copper ingot, silicone ore
Output - Combat Base

- If you're having trouble placing a blueprint try moving away from any bodies of water, existing power structures, or planetary zone borders

- If your current research is below the facility limit for a blueprint, but it's close, you can try making a temporary copy of the blueprint (so you don't affect the original), erasing a certain type of component by right-clicking the icon in the right-side menu (i.e. sorters), then manually placing the components that you deleted after the rest of the factory is done being constructed.

- If you haven't yet researched the required level of an item in a blueprint (i.e. mk2 conveyors), or you simply can't make one right now for some reason, you can still place the blueprint then use the upgrade/downgrade tool to bring the missing buildings down to whatever level you can create (use the shift-key to highlight entire conveyor belt sections). Mind that downgrading parts of factories may create bottlenecks, though.


Updates:
- (2.14.22) Minor updates to the following factories: battery, titanium crystal, titanium alloy, magnetic ring, organic crystal, broadband cable, solar sail, quantum chip, deuteron fuel rod
- (2.15.22) Moderate re-work of graviton lens factory to better fit within planetary grids
- (2.27.22) Corrected sorter directions in quantum chip factories
- (3.10.22) Updated Sorter Factory to only use one input for each resource
- (10.22.23) Minor updates to frame factory, solar panel factory, graphene factory
- (8.9.24) Added combat blueprint section (missile factory, combat base factory, prototype factory)