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Latest revision as of 19:38, 4 November 2024

The basic unit of length and distance in Dyson Sphere Program is the meter. Icarus's height was set as 3m, vegetation height as 1m ~ 6m, and building height as 2m ~ 30m. Distances between astronomical bodies are (beyond a certain range) given in AU (astronomical units), and ly (light years). However, in the game, these value differ from their real-world equivalents. Below are two tables, one for basic distance/length conversions and one supplying the diameters of different astronomical objects and structures.

Distance conversions
Distance	Conversion
1 AU	40000 m (40 km)
1 ly	60 AU (2400 km)

Diameters of objects and bodies
Object	Diameter
Planet	400 m (1 D)
Giant planet	1600 m (4 D)
Star	1600 m (1 R ⊙)
Red giant	40000 m (25 R ⊙ / 1 AU)
Planetary system	40000 - 400000 m (1 - 10 AU)
Dyson sphere	4000 - 72100 m

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-Distance in DSP is given in Meters, AU (Astronomical Unit), and ly (Light Year).
+The basic unit of length and distance in Dyson Sphere Program is the meter. Icarus's height was set as 3m, vegetation height as 1m ~ 6m, and building height as 2m ~ 30m. Distances between astronomical bodies are (beyond a certain range) given in AU (astronomical units), and ly (light years). However, in the game, these value differ from their real-world equivalents. Below are two tables, one for basic distance/length conversions and one supplying the diameters of different astronomical objects and structures.
-However, in the game, these value differ from their real-world equivalents.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Distance conversions
+! Distance !! Conversion
+|-
+| 1 AU || 40000 m (40 km)
+|-
+| 1 ly || 60 AU (2400 km)
+|}
-For DSP;
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Diameters of objects and bodies
+! Object !! Diameter
+|-
+| Planet || 400 m (1 D)
+|-
+| Giant planet || 1600 m (4 D)
+|-
+| Star || 1600 m (1 R ⊙)
+|-
+| Red giant || 40000 m (25 R ⊙ / 1 AU)
+|-
+| Planetary system || 40000 - 400000 m (1 - 10 AU)
+|-
+| Dyson sphere || 4000 - 72100 m
+|}
-* 1 AU = 40 km
+{{note| The values for Dyson sphere radius range are dependent upon the radius of the star. The absolute minimum radius observed is 4,000m. On a 20.03R Radius Red Giant, the range was 21,700m-72,100m for the Dyson Sphere.}}
-* 1 ly = 60 AU (= 2400 km)
+{{DSP Navbox}}
+[[Category:Dyson Sphere Program]]
-From the Feb 26, 2021 Dev Log;
-The basic unit of length on the game's planets had to be meters instead of kilometers. After several iterations, we finally set Icarus's height as 3m, vegetation height as 1m ~ 6m, and building height as 2m ~ 30m.
-Planet diameter: 1D = 400m
-Giant planet diameter: 4D = 1600m
-Star radius: 1R ⊙ = 1600m
-Radius of red giant: about 25 R ⊙ about 40000 m (HUGE!)
-Astronomical unit: 1AU = 40000 m
-Radius of planetary system: 1AU ~ 10au (according to the last development log)
-The radius of Dyson sphere is 0.2au ~ 1AU
-Light year: 1 LY = 60au