PowerGridIsolator
Tag power poles into numbered isolation groups so they never auto-merge into the main grid, even in wire range. Hotkey or quick-bar toggle, drag-select with a live terrain-conforming highlight, works retroactively on existing grids.
| Date uploaded | 4 days ago |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Download link | Zicarius-PowerGridIsolator-1.0.0.zip |
| Downloads | 37 |
| Dependency string | Zicarius-PowerGridIsolator-1.0.0 |
This mod requires the following mods to function
README
PowerGridIsolator
Give a grid its own island - tag poles so one power network never drags another down.
Version: 1.0.0 Game: Dyson Sphere Program 0.10.x (built against 0.10.34) Loader: BepInEx 5.4.17+
For anyone running a dedicated backup generator, an isolated production line, or any setup that shouldn't share load with the rest of the planet's grid.
What it does
Vanilla DSP has exactly one flavor of power network: any pole within wire/wireless range of another automatically merges into the same grid, with no way to opt out short of physical distance. This mod adds a hotkey-driven tagging mode that assigns poles to a numbered isolation group (0 = vanilla/ungrouped, 1-9 = isolated islands). Poles in different non-zero groups never merge - even if they'd normally connect
- so a dedicated setup stays powered independently of whatever happens to the rest of the grid.
Features
- Hotkey (
Ctrl+Gdefault) or a quick-bar icon next to the mecha energy bar opens a small window to pick the active group. - Left-click a pole to assign it to the current group; right-click to clear it back to vanilla (group 0). Right-click on empty ground with nothing to clear exits tag mode, same as Escape.
- Drag-select either button to tag/clear every pole in the area at once. The selected area is a real terrain-conforming grid highlight, not a flat overlay, and the live "N pole(s) selected" count always matches exactly what's highlighted, at any camera angle.
- Works retroactively on already-built, already-merged grids - not just newly placed poles.
- No new building, no CommonAPI dependency - patches the existing power-pole mechanic directly.
- Complete no-op by default - with nothing tagged, behavior is bit-identical to vanilla.
Installation
Via r2modman / Thunderstore Mod Manager (recommended):
- Install r2modman or the Thunderstore Mod Manager.
- Search "Dyson Sphere Program" and set up a profile.
- Search "PowerGridIsolator" in the Online tab and install.
- Launch the game through the mod manager.
Manual install:
- Install BepInEx 5 for Dyson Sphere Program.
- Download the latest
PowerGridIsolator-<version>.zipfrom the Releases page. - Extract the ZIP into your
Dyson Sphere Programfolder so theplugins\path lands insideBepInEx\plugins\. - Launch the game once. BepInEx creates
BepInEx\config\com.zicarius.PowerGridIsolator.cfgwith the defaults. - (Optional) Edit that .cfg to taste - with the game closed, then relaunch.
Before you install
This is a BepInEx plugin - it patches the game's code at runtime using Harmony patches.
- Only download from sources you trust. Only this mod's Thunderstore page or the GitHub repo - treat re-uploads elsewhere as unsafe.
- Game updates can break it. A DSP update may stop this mod from working until a compatibility update is released.
- Tags live outside your save. Group assignments are stored in a
small text file next to your BepInEx config, keyed to the save name -
not inside the
.dsvsave itself. Removing this mod leaves your save completely untouched; you just lose the tag assignments, and every pole reverts to normal vanilla merge behavior.
Configuration
All settings live in the BepInEx config file - there is no in-game settings window. Edit it with the game closed, then relaunch (config is read at launch).
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
General > EnableIsolation |
true |
Master switch for the group-merge filter. Off = fully inert, vanilla merge behavior unchanged. |
General > MaxGroups |
9 |
Highest selectable island id. Group 0 is always "ungrouped/vanilla" and isn't counted against this. |
Hotkeys > ToggleTagModeKey |
Ctrl+G |
Enter/exit pole-tagging mode. |
Diagnostics > DebugLog |
false |
Verbose logging to the BepInEx console. Off by default. |
(Full reference: the .cfg file BepInEx writes on first run.)
Compatibility
- Game version: DSP 0.10.x (built against 0.10.34).
- Other mods: No CommonAPI dependency. Known risk (not a confirmed
conflict with any specific mod): another mod that also replaces
PowerSystem.OnNodeAdded's own connection logic could conflict with the group-merge filter. - Multiplayer: built and tested for singleplayer; untested in Nebula multiplayer.
Troubleshooting
Mod doesn't load:
- Ensure the file is in
BepInEx\plugins\PowerGridIsolator\(notMods\). - Check
BepInEx\LogOutput.logfor errors nearLoading [PowerGridIsolator].
Hotkey does nothing:
- Confirm
General > EnableIsolationistruein the .cfg. - Check for a hotkey conflict with another installed mod and rebind
Hotkeys > ToggleTagModeKeyif needed. Config edits only take effect on relaunch.
Tagged poles still merged with the main grid:
- Confirm they're actually tagged to the same non-zero group - the tool window shows which group is currently active while tagging.
- If a pole was tagged but its wire still looks connected on screen, reopen or close any build panel once to force a visual refresh.
License
MIT. See LICENSE for the full text.
Support
All my mods are free and always will be. If this one made your playthrough better and you feel like buying me a coffee, that keeps me motivated to maintain these mods and build new ones: https://ko-fi.com/zicarius
KEEP YOUR GRIDS SEPARATE.
