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Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

Planetary Anomalies

A Dyson Sphere Program mod that makes location matter.

Give exploration a reason beyond finding the next ore deposit.

Planetary Anomalies gives planets distinct industrial advantages: a particular recipe produces more output on one world than it does elsewhere. Finding that world is only the beginning. Is its advantage worth moving production, building new supply lines, and holding distant ground?

The mod adds a logistics decision, not just a bigger number. Anomalies are derived from the galaxy seed, with configurable output multipliers and discovery information in the star map and item tooltips.

Install

Planetary Anomalies is a Dyson Sphere Program mod, not a standalone application.

Get Planetary Anomalies on Thunderstore. Use a mod manager such as Gale or r2modman; follow the release’s installation and compatibility guidance.

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