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# Customization and progression

As *Galaxy Dust Online* evolves, players will gain greater opportunities to personalize and enhance their gameplay through **modules**, **items**, and **asset progression**. This system allows for a deeper level of strategy and engagement, ensuring that every player's journey is unique.

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**Customization Features:**

1. **Equippable Modules and Items**:
   * Players can equip **modules** and **items** to enhance the performance of:
     * **Astrobots**: Boost attack, defense, or exploration capabilities.
     * **Ships**: Increase speed, cargo capacity, or combat effectiveness.
     * **Structures**: Improve resource production or operational efficiency.
     * **Technologies**: Unlock advanced capabilities or increase their effectiveness.
2. **Unique Builds**:
   * Create specialized setups tailored to your playstyle, such as combat-focused fleets or resource-maximizing miners.

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**Progression System:**

1. **Leveling Up Assets**:
   * Most assets in the game, including ships, astrobots, and technologies, can be leveled up to improve their stats and unlock new features.
2. **Upgradable Items**:
   * Equipments and modules can be enhanced over time, increasing their power and effectiveness.
3. **Resource and Effort-Based Growth**:
   * Progression requires investment in **resources**, **time**, and **effort**, rewarding active and strategic players.

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**Benefits of Customization and Progression:**

* **Personalized Gameplay**: Build and optimize assets to suit your strategies and goals.
* **Enhanced Performance**: Stronger and more efficient assets provide a significant edge in exploration, combat, and resource management.
* **Strategic Depth**: The ability to upgrade and equip items adds layers of complexity and engagement to gameplay.

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The **Customization and Progression** systems are core to the long-term appeal of *Galaxy Dust Online*, empowering players to adapt, grow, and dominate the galaxy in their own unique way.