Build Mode No AutoZoom

A quality-of-life camera mod for Dyson Sphere Program.

This mod disables the automatic camera zoom / pitch / distance changes that occur when entering or exiting build mode, while keeping full manual camera control intact.

It also permanently increases the maximum zoom-out distance slightly, matching the comfortable zoom range normally available in build mode — without causing any camera jumps or snapping.

Features

• 🚫 No automatic camera zoom or pitch changes when entering or exiting build mode
• 🎮 Manual camera controls remain fully functional
• 🔄 No freezing, snapping, delays, or post-build camera corrections
• 🔭 Slightly increased maximum zoom-out distance (permanent, configurable)
• ⚡ Extremely lightweight — no per-frame locking or heavy patches

How It Works (High Level)

• Prevents the camera system from switching to the special build-mode camera pose
• Allows the camera blender to run normally using the non-build pose
• Applies a one-time increase to the camera’s maximum zoom distance without altering the current zoom level

Configuration

The config file is generated automatically on first launch.

[General]
## Enable the mod
Enabled = true

## Permanent extra maximum zoom-out distance (meters)
## Set to 0 to disable zoom extension
ExtraMaxZoomOut = 2

Changelog

1.0.5

• Corrected error in changelog

1.0.4

• Added a compact startup compatibility check for the DSP camera and build-mode members used by the mod.
• Added graceful feature-level fallback when a required game member or Harmony patch is unavailable.
• Cached reflected camera fields instead of resolving them repeatedly during camera updates.
• Corrected Shift-click pin timing to use Unity's current frame count.
• Removed temporary diagnostic probes and per-frame diagnostic logging used during development.

1.0.3

• Improved performance.

1.0.2

• Fixed camera movement when entering build mode with Shift-click.

1.0.1

• Fixed keyboard camera panning being disabled during blueprint placement and paste mode.

1.0.0

• Initial release.