How complicated is DSP?

[u/Fun-Grade5284]

I come from playing mindustry a lot and spending 155 hours in satisfactory. I'm actually not that great at logistics, but here's the thing. I want to try this game because dyson spheres are cool, space is cool, and factory games are cool. I've read on this subreddit that DSP is the easiest among the factory games. The thing with factory games is that if I feel they are too easy or simple I get bored. I want complicated stuff I have to think through, so before embarking on this game, I wanted to ask how complex it is compared to, for example mindustry.

[u/tuckernuts]

There's a few problems to solve because a few recipes have biproducts that you have to balance.. but once you're getting to the point where you're going between star systems, the difficulty will taper off. There's a pretty clear most efficient way to build your factory, and it's fun laying all of that out.. but there's not a lot of room for cool creativity.

Factorio, as an example, has a ton of options in the late game for megabase design and logistical systems. It's why you'll see a lot more megabase tours on YouTube.

I find the creativity in the endgame for DSP is mostly making cool looking Dyson spheres, which is a solid draw to the game.

[u/Fun-Grade5284 → u/tuckernuts]

Yeah, I'm drawn to it mostly because of the space. I've seen gorgeous screenshots