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Revision as of 16:48, 14 June 2011


Artifacts are special items that can have many time-limited effects on ships (both yours AND the ships of other players) and planets (also yours and other players). These effects range from lowering and boosting Attack and Defense to resetting your Raiding, Hacking, Repair, and Trade abilities. Learning how to use artifacts to their full potential is imperative to your success in Galaxy Legion.


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Acquiring Artifacts

Artifacts can be acquired in one of five ways:

1. Accumulation from planets. This is the main way that most common artifacts are gained. You can accumulate artifact points from the planets that you own, and trade them in at any time for an artifact shipment. This may be done via the trade page. There is a list of the artifacts that are available via this method further down the page in the "common artifacts" section. Note that you cannot get an artifact that costs more than your total points at the time you accept a shipment, so if you want a specific artifact, don't cash in an artifact shipment unless you have enough stored up! Shipments are also completely random; you are not guaranteed to get the highest level artifact you can afford. You will however only trade in the exact cost of an individual artifact, as listed in the table below.

2. Raiding. If you raid an enemy player's ship, you can steal artifact points that you can use for an artifact shipment (see below).

3. Buy specific artifacts with Galaxy Points. You can buy most artifacts with Galaxy Points. Some artifacts are ONLY available by spending Galaxy Points, although these artifacts are not necessary for playing the game; they simply make it easier to play in some way. The green "Buy Artifact" button is near the top of the Trade page. There is a second "Buy Artifacts" button if you click on the "Redeem Points" link when you have Galaxy Points that you want to spend.

4. Mission completion rewards. You have a small chance to get artifacts when you undertake certain missions (They will state the chance of receiving an artifact and the rarity of the artifact). Also, certain missions automatically give artifacts after each completion.

5. Combat rewards. Certain NPCs drop artifacts when they are defeated. If the NPC was shared to legion members, artifacts will only be given to the top few players that dealt the most damage (A blue padlock symbol will display next to their name if the attacker is guaranteed to receive a reward due to the amount of damage they have dealt)



Artifact List

Common Artifacts

Common artifacts are artifacts that can be acquired through cashing in your hourly artifact hauls from planets. Save up your hourly artifact hauls if you want a chance to get more expensive artifacts. The table below shows the cost of these artifacts. Also note that many of these artifacts can be bought from the Artifact Market for Galaxy Points.

Artifact Name Effect Cost in Galaxy Points Artifact Points Cost
Flux Probe This probe returns data on the number of other ships that have scanned the target planet. 2 250
Spy Probe - Defenses This probe returns data on the total amount of defense the target ship has. 2 250
Spy Probe - Weapons This probe returns data on the total amount of attack power the target ship has. 2 250
Spy Probe - Resources This probe returns data on the target ship's resource contents in cargo. 2 250
Repair Nanodrones Restores full hull integrity when used.

Note: A full hull restoration may also be purchased directly for 3 Galaxy Points. Your ship will also be fully repaired every time you increase in rank, or when a Tri-Matrix Emblem artifact is used.

N/A 300
Dark Pyramid Temporarily increases your cloaking ability by 50. Lasts for 10 hours. 3 350
Shield Restorer Fully restores your Shields when used.

Note: A full Shield restoration may be purchased directly for 3 Galaxy Points. Your shields will also be fully repaired each time you increase in rank, or when you use a Tri-Matrix Emblem artifact. Shields will also auomatically repair themselves over time.

N/A 350
Cloning Pods Quickly maximizes the target planet population. 3 400
Positron Clouder Prevents the enemy player from cloaking for 15 minutes. (Reduces enemy cloak rating to 0) 3 400
Ancient Crystal Foci Increases the power of weapon systems by 5% for a short amount of time. 3 400
Engineered Virus Stops population growth on an enemy planet for 1 day (24 hours). 4 500
Quantum Flare Emits rapid pulses of jamming energy, reducing enemy scan ability by 50% for 15 minutes. 4 500
Planetary Time Vortex Instantly advances the growth of a recently-colonized planet by 1 day.

Note: does not have any effect on planets that have already peaked in development. The game will still allow you to use them though, so be careful or you will waste them!

4 550
Void Shell Surrounds a planet in a strong stealth field, increasing its cloak by 100 for 1 day. 4 550
Containment Cage Removes all harmful effects (except traps) from your ship. 5 600
Spy Probe - Resources This probe returns data on a ship's available unspent resources. 5 600
Tachyon Cylinder Temporarily increases the scanning capability of your ship by 50. Lasts for 1 hour.

Note 1: only one Tachyon Cylinder may be used at any time.

Note 2: effects stack with the effects of Continuum Beacons, Stryll Seekers, and Subspace Seekers. Use one of each at the same time when scanning for planets for best effect.

6 700
Grid Console A temporary firmware package, increasing your ship defenses by 20% for 2 hours. Costs 5 energy to use. 6 700
Alien Data Disc Grants 700 Research Points.

Note: You can also purchase 1000 Research Points for 15 Galaxy Points. This is generally only considered a good use of Galaxy Points early in the game however, as you will eventually earn far more than 1000 research points PER HOUR from planetary production.

N/A 700
Nanite Swarm Capsules Releases a swarm of armor nanites around your ship, increasing ship hull integrity by 50% for 2 hours. Costs 5 energy to use. 6 750
Time Manipulator Removes any active timers for your hack, raid, repair, and trade abilities, allowing you to use those abilities again. 6 750
Containment Missile Removes most beneficial effects from an enemy ship. 7 850
EMP Sphere Disrupts the systems of a target ship, temporarily reducing defense by 10%. 7 900
Crimson Obelisk Magnifies the intensity of weapon systems, temporarily increasing attack by 10%. Costs 5 energy to use. 7 900
Calming Amplifier Prevents your ship from being attacked, but also prevents your ship from attacking. Lasts 12 hours. 7 900
Ion Storm Charge Reduces all defenses of an enemy planet by 15% for an hour. 7 900
Planet Vortex Deflector Gives the target planet immunity to artifacts for 1 day (24 hours).

Note: the immunity to artifacts includes beneficial artifacts including Planet Fluxes!

7 900
Disarming Bomb Disrupts the systems of a target ship, temporarily reducing attack by 10%. 7 900
Ion Repulsor Charge Bolsters structural defenses on a planet by 30% for 1 day (24 hours). 7 900
Longevity Serum Increases a planet's maximum population by 50% for 2 days (48 hours). 8 1000
Sentry Guards Activates Sentry Guards on the target planet, boosting its attack output by 300 for 1 day (24 hours). 8 1000
Phase Cutter Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Mining: 1, Attack: 100 ]

Constructs a Phase Cutter on your planet (limit 2 per planet).

8 1000
Space Elevator Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 50 ]

Constructs a Space Elevator on your planet (limit 2 per planet).

8 1000
Omicron Mine Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to attack you will take 400 additional damage instantly.

Note: Omicron Mine Traps can be traded in for the more powerful Thetacron Mine Trap artifact through the Thetacron Yield Tests mission. This mission can be completed an unlimited number of times.

8 1000
Spy Uplink Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size:1, Research: 1, Cloak: 40 ]

Constructs a Spy Uplink on your planet (limit 2 per planet).

8 1000
Krionus Virus Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to attack you will lose 90% attack for 30 minutes. 8 1000
Star Chart Purger Removes the target planet from your scan database, increasing your chances of scanning for new locations. Costs 5 energy to use.

Note: it is possible, albeit unlikely, to re-scan a planet you have previously purged.

8 1000
Shield Amplifier Doubles the amount of shield power available on your ship for four hours.

Note: since shield recharge (Repair) rate is based on max shield strength, this artifact also doubles your shield repair rate whilst it is in effect.

10 1200
Quantum Firewall Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to hack you will lose all cloaking power for 2 hours. (Their cloak rating will be reduced to 0) 10 1200
Shield Sentries Activates Shield Sentries on a target planet, boosting its defense by 300 for 1 day (24 hours). 10 1200
Halcyon Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to attack you will become pacified for 4 hours, being unable to attack or be attacked by others. 12 1500
Grav-Whip Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to attack the target planet will take 400 damage. 12 1500
Drannik Saboteur Sabotages the systems of a non-player enemy (NPC), temporarily reducing its defense by 50%. 13 1600
Tesseract Container Permanently expands the cargo capacity of your ship by 10. 14 1750
Android Scientist Hiring this droid into your crew will permanently increase your hourly research output by 4. (5 if you are a Vygoid due to the 20% research bonus) 14 1800
XCharge Cells Integrates into existing field systems, permanently increasing your shield capacity by 5. 14 1800
Durtanium Brackets Stabilizes interior bulkheads, permanently increasing ship hull integrity by 10. 14 1800
Alarm Sentry [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, the first ship to attack the target planet will cause the planet to strike to action, boosting its defense by 600 for 12 hours. 14 1800
Android Helmsman Hiring this droid into your crew will permanently increase your defense by 3. 16 2000
Null Fuse Removes a harmful trap effect (at random) from your ship. 16 2000
Processing Core Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Artifact: 1, Mining: 1, Limit: 1]

Constructs a Processing Core on your planet.

16 2000
Relay Tower Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Artifact: 1, Research: 1, Limit: 1]

Constructs a Relay Tower on your planet.

16 2000
Refining Lab Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Mining: 1, Research: 1, Limit: 1]

Constructs a Refining Lab on your planet.

16 2000
Subspace Seeker Temporarily increases the scanning capability of your ship by 150. Lasts for 1 hour. Costs 10 energy to use.

Note 1: only one Subspace Seeker may be used at any time.

Note 2: effects stack with the effects of Continuum Beacons, Stryll Seekers, and Tachyon Cylinders. Use one of each at the same time when scanning for planets for best effect.

38 2000
Unstable Wormhole Emitter Warps away 1 guard of a target enemy planet. 17 2100
Ship-Bot Permanently adds 2 decks to your ship when used. 24 3000
Neural Interface Enhances your situational awareness, increasing all experience gains by 15% for 20 minutes. 28 3500
Warp Gate Chassis [ Planet Structure - Size: 1, Mining: 1, Artifact: 1, Research: 1, Limit: 1]

Constructs a Warp Gate on your planet.

32 4000
Rescued Prisoners Releasing the prisoners will grant goodwill from their homeworld.

Adds 3 Rank Points. Go to the "Ship Crew & Size" section of the Ship tab to assign them however you like.

Note: most players agree that Decks are the best way to spend Rank points, but it is ultimately up to you to decide how best to spend them.

N/A 4000
Terraforming Device Permanently increases the production rate of all three resource types on a single planet by one level. (Ie. Abundant -> Very Abundant) If a planet does not currently produce one or more of the three resources, then it will start to produce them with the lowest possible rating, Extremely Sparse. You can use an unlimited number on a planet until one or more of the resources reaches 15X Mega Rich. Note that it is possible to make a planet 16X Mega Rich under certain circumstances. 36 N/A
Planet Flux NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM ARTIFACT DROPS

This device removes one of your planets from the scan lists of all other players. Costs 50 energy to use.
Note: this does not prevent planets from being re-scanned in the future. It was once available through artifact shipments, but is no longer available via this method. It can now instead be found by defeating certain uncommon NPC's. 3 are available through the mission Temporal Manipulation

40 N/A
Continuum Beacon Increases the Scanning capability of your ship by 15% for one hour. Costs 10 energy to use.

Note 1: only one Continuum Beacon may be used at any time.

Note 2: effects stack with the effects of Stryll Seekers, Subspace Seekers, and Tachyon Cylinders. Use one of each when scanning for planets for best effect.

40 5000
Quasi-Spacial Expander Permanently enlarges the size of a massive or smaller planet by 1. (Ie Large -> Very Large) 50 N/A
Mass Surface Melter NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE PAWLACITE THAW MISSION

Changes one Icy planet into an Ocean planet. Also increases its' size by 2 and all three resources by 2. (Ie. Abundant -> Extremely Abundant)

N/A N/A
Mass Storage Pod Permanently expands the cargo capacity of your ship by 60. N/A 20,000

Battle Market Artifacts

Some artifacts can be bought in exchange for badges. These badges are earned by disabling, hacking, or raiding other players. They can also be earned by invading planets. They were added as part of the 15th February 2011 update. More buyable artifacts will likely be added over time.

Artifact Name Effect Cost Badge Earned From Image
Assimilation Locus Puts the enemy to work in your mining facilities. The bonus doubles if used on a 'New Colony' that you recently invaded.

[Planet Structure - Size: 2, Mining: 2, Population: 200, Limit: 1]

3 Green Badges Successfully Invading Enemy Planets Image
Counter-Intelligence Nexus A powerful government complex housing the latest technology.

[Planet Structure - Size: 2, Research: 2, Cloak: 150, Limit: 1]

40 Blue Badges Successfully Hacking Enemy Players Image
Decryption Quad-Frame Installs a Decryption Quad-Frame on your ship.

[Special Device - Size: 10, Scan: 25, Cloak: 25, Limit: 4]

80 Blue Badges Successfully Hacking Enemy Players Image
Dominion Cannon A powerful ship weapon module.

[Special Weapon - Size: 8, Attack: 50, Limit: 4 ]

40 Red Badges Successfully Disabling Enemy Players Image
Heist Dispatch Center A focal point for coordinating raiding activity.

[Planet Structure - Size: 2, Artifact: 1, Mining: 1, Attack: 150, Limit: 1]

25 Yellow Badges Successfully Raiding Enemy Players Image
Tactical Inner-Bypass Single-use artifact. Deactivates up to 5 weapons or defense modules on the target enemy ship. Usable only after successfully hacking the target. 5 Blue Badges Successfully Hacking Enemy Players Image


Mission Artifacts

The following artifacts are acquired by completing specific missions. Some are provided randomly during the course of the mission, others are received per completion, whilst others may only be provided when a mission is totally completed. Click the mission links to find more specific information about that mission.

Artifact Name Effect Mission Total Available
Anomaly Readings Collected data from the Sector G Anomaly. Grants 4 hours worth of research production. Anomalous Appearance 20
Antimatter Drill Allows the creation of Antimatter Drill structures on your planets. Limit of 1 per planet.

Size: 1, Mining: 1, Artifact 1, Defense: 100, Limit: 1.

Drill Capture 10
Archaic Stasis Cells Constructs Archaic Stasis Cells on your planet. Limit of 1 per planet.

Invasion Defense: 500, Population: 200, Limit: 1.

Empty Arrival 10
Blueprint: Exotic Barrier Allows the creation of Exotic Barrier structures on your planets.

Build Cost: 500 Credits, 400 Exotic Matter

Defence: 250

Exotic Revelations 1
Blueprint: Exotic Lab Allows the creation of Exotic Lab structures on your planets. Exotic Innovation 1
Blueprint: Exotic Turret Allows the creation of Exotic Turret structures on your planets.

Note: the Exotic Turret will be added to your planet build lists.

Exotic Endeavours 1
Blueprint: Signal Processor Allows the creation of Co-Align Signal Processor Signal Alignment 1
Blueprint: Sulcation Portal Allows the creation of Sulcation Portal Portal Prototypes 1
Cloning Center [Planet Structure - Size: 1, Population: 275]

Constructs a Cloning Center on your planet (limit 2 per planet). Cannot be constructed on Gas Planets.

Drannik Rebirth 5
Contact Coordinates Spawns one eligible Rare Non-Player enemy to your Battle Tab.

Note: they will NOT spawn bosses.

Tracking the Contacts 5
Crimson Cluster Missile Destroys one standard Defense, Attack, or Population structure at random on an enemy planet. The Crimson Cluster Project 20
Drannik Alliance Pact Signs a permanent Aliance with the Drannik. Unlocks the ability to choose Drannik whenever picking a new Race. The Drannik Race provides a 40% bonus attack against NPCs. A Pact with the Drannik 1
Drannik Colony Ship Allows the free colonization of a habitable unoccupied planet for the Drannik.
Does not use up one of your planet colony slots for your rank.
Cannot be used on Toxic, Volcanic, Gas or Shared planets.
Drannik Awakening 3
Dyson Transformer Turns any Metallic planet into a Dyson Sphere. Requires 50 energy to use.

All Resources will permanently increase to 28x Mega Rich, the planet will increase to Colossal size, and it will gain 10,000 Passive Attack, Defense, and Cloak.

Note 1: Use the Dyson Transformer on the smallest, resource-poorest metallic planet you can find for best effect. The Dyson created will get the above stats no matter what its stats were before; whether it's Tiny and Sparse or Colossal and Mega-Rich, it will always become a Colossal 28x Mega Rich Dyson. So the smaller and sparser the original planet, the bigger the improvement/benefit will be.

Note 2: The passive Attack, Defense, and Cloaking stats were added in the Christmas 2010 update. If you used the Dyson Transformer to create a Dyson before this update, contact the developers to have the passive bonuses added to your planet. Only the original creator of the planet can request the passive bonuses be added; the developers will NOT add the bonuses to planets that have since been invaded.

Note 3: Any existing passive bonuses that the planet has before it is Dyson-transformed will be retained on top of the +10,000 passive attack, defense, and cloaking bonuses, making the planet even better. It will also receive legion bonus stats just like all of your other planets, meaning the planets total attack, defense and cloak bonuses can each be well over 20,000 before you even build a single weapon, defense module, or cloaking satellite.

Note 4: Make sure you use a Flux Probe on your planet BEFORE you use the Dyson Transformer. If someone has already scanned the planet before you use the Dyson Transformer, they will still be able to see it after you use it. And that opens the planet up to attack! It IS still possible for someone to conquer a planet that has 10,000 attack and defense!

The Colossal Project 1
Exo-Rift Repulsor [Trap - 2 Weeks] When applied, a ship that attacks the target planet has a chance to cause that planet to be immune to artifacts for 24 hours. Exo-Rift Expansion 20
Exotic Tactical Algorithm Ship Ability Unlocks the 'Tactical Re-Modulation' ability for your ship. When installed the ability will be available via your ship's tab. Exotic Algorithm 20
Experimental Crate A crate containing many experimental android parts. Adds 4 of each type of crew to your ship when opened. (4 Engineers AND 4 Tactical Officers AND 4 Helmsmen AND 4 Scientists) Suspicious Construction 5
The Gaia Seed Turns a Terra planet into a Gaia planet and increases its size by one and all three resources by two. (Abundant -> Extremely Abundant, Rich -> Extremely Rich, etc) The Drannik Extinction 5
Gamma Crystallizer 1 Transforms a Desert planet into a Crystal planet and increases its size by one and all three resources by two. (Abundant -> Extremely Abundant, Rich -> Extremely Rich, etc) Crystal Inferno 10
Gravidynamic Scan Data Reveals the location of an unoccupied Ecumenopolis planet. Always Large, Mining: Abundant, Artifacts: Ultra Rich, Research: 2x Mega Rich, Passive Attack +150, Passive Defence +150, Passive Cloak +150. City of None 2
Hyper-Terraformer Device Transforms a planet into an Exotic World, and boosts its passive defenses significantly. (All Resources = 13x Mega Rich, Size = Massive, Passive Attack/Defense/Cloak = 10,000)

Note 1: if the planet is already larger than Massive, the planet will actually shrink in size, so do not use on a Very Massive or bigger planet.

Note 2: The Exotic created will get these stats no matter what its stats were before, whether it's a Tiny, Sparse, Barren planet or a Colossal, Mega-Rich Oceanic. It is therefore best to use the Hyper-Terraformer on your WORST colonised planet to get the biggest benefit.

Note 3: The passive Attack, Defense, and Cloaking stats were added in the Christmas 2010 update. If you used the Hyper-Terraformer before then, contact the developers to have the passive bonuses added to your planet. Only the original creator of the planet can request the passive bonuses be added; the developers will NOT add the bonuses to planets that have been invaded.

Note 4: Any existing passive bonuses that a planet has before it is Hyper-terraformed will be retained on top of the +10,000 Passive Attack, Defense, and Cloaking bonuses, making the planet even better. Volcanic planets can receive large passive attack bonuses from Eruption Channellers for instance, so ensure the planet is maxed out on these bonuses first. It will also receive legion bonus stats just like all of your other planets, meaning the Exotics' total attack, defense and cloak bonuses can each be well over 20,000 before you even build a single weapon, defense module, or cloaking satellite!

Note 5: Any existing modules on the planet that require a specific planet type will continue to work. It is therefore a very good idea to use the Hyper-terraformer on a planet that already has one of these. Examples include the Quantum Hydro-Meliorator (Oceanic) and the Permafrost Sub-network (Arctic).

Note 6: Make sure you use a Flux Probe on your planet BEFORE you use the Hyper-Terraformer. If someone has already scanned the planet before you use the Hyper-Terraformer, they will still be able to see the planet after you use it. And that opens the planet up to attack!

The Terra Project 1
Hyper-Dimensional Anchor Found cloaked in a hydroshifted planet, it appears to amplify the Octafari dimensional control radius. Permanently boosts a planet's passive cloaking by 90 when used.

Due to risk of Octafari control, it cannot be used on Oceanic Worlds

Dubious Intent 15
Isolytic Irradiator Transforms a Toxic planet into an Irradiated world, permanently increasing its size by 1 (Average -> Large, etc), adding 300 passive attack, and increasing all resources by 2 (Abundant -> Very Abundant, etc). Potent Residuum 15
Kalvium Deposit A Glowing Collection of Kalvium Ore. Someone must be looking for this... Kalvium Asteroid N/A
Krionite Torpedo Blasts an enemy ship with Krionite Phase Gas, vaporizing all shield energy on the ship. The Krionite Vortex 5
Magnus Statue Strikes fear into the hearts of invaders.

Planet building. Invasion Defense: 150

Journey of the Magnus 7
Mass Surface Melter Changes Icy planets into Oceanic and permanently increases their size by 2 (Average -> Very Large, etc) and all three resources by 2. (Abundant -> Extremely Abundant, Rich -> Extremely Rich, etc) The Pawlacite Thaw 5
Mutagenic Cartridges Infuses your weapons with a powerful virus, giving a 1,500 bonus to planetary invasion. Lasts only a short time. Costs 20 energy to use. Biological Warfare 5
Mylarai Stripcore Constructs a Mylarai Stripcore Mine on your Planet.

[Size: 1, Mining: 4, Artifact: -2]

The Mylarai Embargo 15
Mylarai Truce Pact Sign's a Permanent Pact with the Mylarai. Unlocks the ability to choose the Mylarai whenever picking a new Race. The Mylarai have an actived Ability that increases Mining Production The Mylarai Accord 15
Octafari Hydroshifter Transports vast quantities of water from an existing Octafari world, converting a barren planet to an oceanic, and increasing its size and all resources by 1. Octafari Migration 10
Paradox Generator Removes any active timers for your invade, daily reward, share, abandon, hack, raid, repair, and trade abilities The Paradox Project 10
Permafrost Sub-Network Constructs a Permafrost Sub-Network on your planet.

[Size:1, +50 Cloak, +50 Population, +1 Research, Limit: 1. All bonuses are doubled if installed on an Icy planet.]

Beneath the Snow 15
Planetary Sentiox Transforms a barren planet into a Sentient world, Boosting its size by 1 and all resources by 2. Sentient worlds also provide 200 natural attack and defense. Hacking the Sentiox 5
Prejor Beacon Jammer Constructs Prejor Beacon Jammer on your planet.

[Size: 1, Cloak: 75]

The Beacon Search 3
Prejor Ship Parts Permanently adds two decks to your ship. Prejoran Motives 5
Protogrid Access Console Takes temporary control of the Protogrid, boosting your scanning ability by 20%. Lasts for 5 minutes.

NOTE: Because these last such a short time, you should scan until your chance of success is low before using this artifact, and then use it to increase your chances again; otherwise, most of the effect will be wasted.

Cracking the Protovault 5
Prototype Engineering Bay Permanently increases your Decks and adds Engineers and Scientists to your crew when used.

[Decks: 3, Engineers: 10, Scientists: 25] Note: Since Engineers increase your max energy, using this artifact will also permanently increase your max energy.

Prototype Engineering 5
Quantum Hydro-Meliorator [Planet Structure - Size: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 100, Limit: 1]

Population bonus doubles if constructed on a Terra, Gaia, or Dyson planet. Population bonus triples if constructed on an Oceanic planet.

Octafari Distress 15
Quantum Bio-Vaporizer Instantly Reduces the Planet Population by Half (50%). Transporting the Bomb 20
RSL Memory Vault Adds 23 scientists to your crew when used. Decrypting the Vault 10
Stealth Optimizer A set of cloaking algorithms designed by the Zolazin. Increases your cloaking ability by 30% for 1 day. Spoils of War random
Stryll Confinement Chamber Installs a Stryll Confinement Chamber on your ship.

Ship Module. [Size: 10, Hull: 50, Cloak: 20, Limit: 4]

An Urgent Escape 4
Stryll Transponder Installs a Stryll Transponder on your ship.

Ship Module. [Special Device - Size: 10, Scan: 20, Defense: 20, Limit: 2]

Stryll Infiltration 2
Tachyonic Renderer An advanced data rendering system used by the Sha'din. Grants you 1 additional non-player enemy slot in your Battle list. Renderer Recall 2
Taltherian Alliance Pact Signs a permanent Aliance with the Taltherian. Unlocks the ability to choose Taltherian whenever picking a new Race. The Taltherians have an activated ability that increases artifact production. Taltherian Renewal 1
Taltherian Archives Constructs Taltherian Archives on your planet, boosting Research output and Capacity.

[Planet Structure - Size: 1, Research: 1, Research Capacity: 1000, Limit: 2]

Echoes from Taltheria 10
Taltherian Def-Opt A complex optimizer that analyzes and makes improvement to your defenses. Adds 1 helmsman to your crew for each defense and shield module you currently have online. (note: to maximize your benefit from this, make sure to have all the NPC modules from that category equipped, any tech will do for regular modules, as long as they are online) New Generations 6
Tarlis Code Disables all shields on most Terran Outsider ships. The Inside Job 5
Temporal Flux Orb This device hides one of your planets from the lists of all other players who have currently scanned it, except for any temporary active alerts on the planet. Can only be used on planets that have not been attacked in the last week. (same effect as a Planet Flux artifact) Controlling the Anomaly Unlimited
Tevrazon Tracer Tracks the movements of ships carrying Tevrazon Gas. Grants you 1 additional non-player enemy slot in your Battle list. Tracing the Shipments 2
The Glaviz Device 2 The Glaviz Elders use this device to shape shift into the forms of deities worshiped by their people. This elaborate political trickery has come to an end. When activated, it will allow you to change your race and profession. The Zolazin Battle 3
Titancore Braindump Grants 10,000 research points. Titancore Betrayal 15
Titancore Data Reveals a decent faraway planet currently occupied by another ship. Titancore Revelations 3
Thetacron Mine Trap [ Trap - 1 Week ] When applied, an attacking ship has a chance to take 2,500 additional damage instantly. Thetacron Yield Test repeatable
T-Plasma Attractor [Trap - 1 Weeks] When applied, a ship that attacks the target planet has a chance to cause that planet to gain 1,500 defense for 24 hours. Controlling the Silthion repeatable
Vorigar Scan Data Reveals the location of an unoccupied planet in the Vorigar Expanse. Always Very Large, Mining: Very Rich, Artifacts: Extremely Rich, Research: Mega Rich, Passive cloak + 200. Into the Expanse 3
X-Pulse Tower Special Building.

[Size: 1, Attack: 350. Defence: 350, Limit: 2]

Protecting the Colonies 10
XTS-10 Injector Constructs a XTS-10 Injector on your planet.

[Mining +3, Max Population -150, Limit: 1] Note: reduces max population.

Building the Injector 5
Zolazin Truce Pact Signs a permanent pact of truce with the Zolazin. Unlocks the ability to choose Zolazin whenever picking a new Race. The Zolazin Race provides a 40% bonus to cloaking. The Zolazin Truce 1
Zolazin Void Tower Constructs a Zolazin Void Tower on your planet.

[Size: 1, Cloak: 100]

Spoils of War random
Zortah's Interface Jack Installs Zortah's Interface Jack on your ship; Size 16, provides 75 Scan and 30 Energy. Zortah's Abduction 3
Zortah's Interface Upgrade Upgrades an unmodified Zortah's Interface Jack already installed on your ship, increasing its stats by 50% while its size remains the same. Costs 50 energy to upgrade. Futile Interrogation 3

1 Gamma Crystallizer description says adds 1 to size, but I have used it on two planets and have gotten +3 to size and +2 to size. I think that it has been tweaked a bit since being introduced.

2 Glaviz Device Warning From Player! I have used two of the Glaviz Devices. If used and you have more than 80 energy your risk loosing most if not all of that energy. If used when you have 0 energy it will fill you up to at lease 80 if not more energy.

NPC-Dropped Artifacts

The following artifacts are received when you destroy specific Combat#Specials in combat. Some artifacts are required to complete certain missions, whilst other artifacts provide bonuses to your ship or planets.

Artifact Name Effect NPC Image
Affection Disseminator Planetary Structure - Size: 1 , Population: 200, Defence: 200, Limit: 2 Q-Pedd Escapee Image
Auric Lepus Drone [Limited Item - Easter 2011]

Planetary Structure - Size: 1 , Artifact: 2, Attack: 250, Defence: 250, Limit: 2

Auric Lepus Drone  ?
Bane Emitter Special Module - Size: 10 , Attack: 20, Invasion: 20, Limit: 4 Bane Revenant [1]
Chaostatic Inhibitor Blocks the normal operations of shield harmonics, significantly slowing an enemy's shield recharge for 4 hours. Saber Gunship [2]
Charged Bane Emitter Special Module - Size: 12 , Attack: 30, Invasion: 30, Limit: 4 Bane Revenant [3]
Chron Shifter Part A piece of the Chron Shifter Prototype. Someone must be looking for this... Chron Shift Carriers Image
Chron Shifter Constructs a Chron Shifter on your planet.

Planetary Structure - Size: 1, Cloak: 300, Limit: 1.

Uses Chron Shifter Parts The Dark Thief Image
Convoy Heat Seeker Constructs a Convoy Heat Seeker on your planet. If deployed on a Volcanic planet, the structure will provide double the bonus.

Planetary Structure - Size: 1, Mining: 1, Population: 75, Limit: 1

Hired Convoy Image
Crimson Amplifier Greatly amplifies the intensity of your weapons systems, increasing attack by 15% for 8 hours. Costs 5 energy to use. Crimson Overlord [4]
Dark Smugglers Cache A large cache of data and goods of various types. When opened, it grants 8 hours worth of planetary production, (Mining, Artifacts, and Research) not to exceed your planetary and rank capacity.

Note: ensure you have claimed all your available Minerals, Artifacts, and Research BEFORE you use this artifact.

The Dark Ring, Dark Command Nexus [5]
Dark Pylon Shifter Constructs a Dark Pylon Shifter on your planet.

Planetary Structure - Size: 1 , Defense: 400, Cloak: 90, Limit: 1

Dark MegaComplex [6]
Dark Anti-Beacon Constructs a Dark Anti-Beacon on your planet.

Planetary Structure - Size: 1 , Defense: 500, Cloak: 150, Limit: 1

Dark Command Nexus No Image
Dark Void Foci Absorbs harmful energy from non-player enemy ships. lowering their attack by 50% for 1 hour. Dark Trafficker Image
Dark Warp Coil Special Module - Size: 20 , Energy: 30, Hull: 125, Limit: 4 Dark Warp Gate [7]
Drannik Archive Chip A chip from the Drannik Archivist. Someone must be looking for this... Drannik Archivist [8]
Drannik Databank Constructs Drannik Databank on your planet. Drannik Databank [? Image]
Drannik Swarm Trap Trap - 1 Week. When applied, the first ship to attack the target planet will awaken a swarm of Drannik drones, boosting its attack by 1,000 for 12 hours. Okkilor, Drannik Hub, Akkiren, Drannik Hub Image
Drannik Shield Trap Trap - 1 Week. When applied, the first ship to attack the target planet will awaken a swarm of Drannik guards, boosting its defense by 2,500 for 1 day. Xiloy, Drannik Encephalon
Eruption Channeler Adds a permanent 50 attack bonus to a volcanic planet.(May add up to 1,000 attack.)(Does not take up any space on the planet.) Lazuli Factory Complex [9]
Gas Igniter Rod Adds a permanent 50 attack bonus to a Gas planet. (May add up to 1,000 attack.) (Does not take up any space on the planet.) Lazuli Refinery Center [10]
Gravitic Amplifier Uses a planet's intense gravity as a barrier against attackers, permanently boosting its defense by 100. Usable on planets that are Very Large or Greater in size. Lazuli Fabrication Plant
Hallows Bane Trick [Limited Item - Halloween]

[Trap - 1 Week] When applied, an attacking ship has a chance to lose 50% defense for 1 hour.

Bane Revenant [11]
Interspacial Fold Generator Creates permanent spacial rupture in exo-planetary regions, permanently increasing the passive cloak of a planet by 100. Lazuli Fabrication Plant
Isolytic Fuel A full canister of volatile Isolytic Fuel. Someone must be looking for this... Potent Residuum Dark Iso-Runner [12]
Lazuli Parts Vault A large vault containing various Lazuli ship upgrades. Increases ship size by 2, shields by 10, and hull by 10. Renegar, Lazuli Station, Reynard, Lazuli Titan, Lazuli Factory Complex [? Image]
Lepus Drone [Limited Item - Easter 2011]

Planetary Structure - Size: 1 , Artifact: 1, Attack: 100, Defence: 100, Limit: 2

Lepus Drone

[13]

Mylarai Build Extractor Allows extraction of 1 special structure from a planet, so it can be build elsewhere. Mylarai Extractor Image
Mylarai Plasma Lance Installs a Mylarai Plasma Lance on your Ship. Limit 4 per ship Size 10, Hull 60, Attack 20 Mylarai Deep-Miner [14]
Orbital Mass-Disruptor Releases an intense electro-quantum disruption at a planet, lowering its attack by 30% for 2 hours. Lazuli Harrower [15]
Planet Data Optimizer Increases planet research output by 1 level. (Ie. Abundant -> Very Abundant) Rogue LabPod [16]
Quantum Bio-Vaporizer Instantly reduces the planet population by half. Dark Arms Carrier, or a mission [17]
Rescued Stryll Prisoners Releasing the prisoners will grant goodwill from their homeworld. Adds 6 Rank Points when used. Graxis, Stryll Prison [? Image]
RSL Anti-Cryptex Adds 10 Steps to the mission Decrypting the Vault. Mission must already be in progress for credit. Rogue Data Analyzer [18]
RSL Data Uplink Ship module.

Size: 3, Research: 3, Defense: 50, Cloak: 100.

RSL Data Uplink [? Image]
RSL Memory Implant Increases experience earned by 10% for 30 minutes. Rogue Experimenter [19]
Sha'din Algorithm Temporarily increases hacking ability 25%. Lasts for 8 hours. Sha'din Penetrator [20]
Sha'din Directory Index An index taken from a Directory Core. Someone must be looking for this A Plot Confessed 40
Sha'jha Link Upgrade Upgrade an existing Spy Uplink structure on your planet to a Sha'jha Uplink, doubling its research bonus and tripling its cloak bonus The Sha'jha Uplink 40
Shockpulse Charger Amplifies existing weapon systems for specific targets. Boost attack power by 20% against all non-player enemies for 1 hour.

Note: this effect will not be listed as a boost on the Ship tab.

Sha'din Shockfighter [? Image]
Silthion Energy Sac Restores 100 energy each time it is used. (Begins with 3 charges) Silthion Queen [? Image]
Stryll Pathogen 200 bonus to planetary invasions for 2 days. Costs 5 energy to use. Sketh, Stryll Predator [? Image]
Stryll Seeker Temporarily increases the scanning capability of your ship by 10%. Lasts for 1 hour. Costs 5 energy to use.

Note 1: only one Stryll Seeker may be used at any time.

Note 2: effects stack with the effects of Continuum Beacons, Subspace Seekers, and Tachyon Cylinders. Use one of each at the same time when scanning for planets for best effect.

Stryll Hunter, Stryll Skirmisher, Stryll Devastator [21]
Stryll Tracking Core An advanced system used to track down elusive targets. Grants you 1 additional non-player enemy slot in your battle slot. Stryll Deep Tracker [? Image]
Stryll Trap Probe This probe returns data on the total amount of active traps a ship has online. Stryll Trapper [22]
Tarlis Barrier Cells Remnants of the original Tarlis barrier shield. Increases max shield by 15. Tarlis Command Ship Image
Tevrazon Gas Tanks Infuses ship engines with Tevrazon Gas, improving defense by 25% for 2 days. This effect is immune to being removed by other artifacts. Tevrazon Refinery
Titancore Sentiox A strange device taken from a Titancore Pod. Someone must be looking for this... (Needed to do mission Titancore Escapees) Titancore Pod  ?
T.O. Force Barrier Adds 150 Shields size 20 module (limit two T.O. shield generators) Stalar Command Center Image
T.O. Harmonic TeraPulser Defensive Module - Size: 8, Shield Recharge: +13

Installs a T.O. Defensive Module (Limit 4 Harmonic Pulsers)

Telarys Carrier [23]
T.O. Harmonic Pulser Defensive Module - Size: 5, Shield Recharge: +10

Standard equipment on most Terran outsider vessels . Speeds up your shield recharge rate by 5 seconds. (Limit 4 Harmonic Pulsers)

? [24]
T.O. Grid Barrier Planet Structure - Size: 1, Defense: 400

Constructs a T.O. Grid Barrier on your planet (limit 2 per planet)

T.O. Council Station [? Image]
Captured T.O. Harvester Planet Structure - Size: 2, Mining: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 160

Constructs a Captured T.O. Harvester on your planet (limit 1 per planet)

T.O. Harvester [ Image]
T.O. Phase Barrier Defensive Module - Size: 25, Shield: +250

Installs a T.O. Defensive Module (limit 2)

Telarys Carrier [25]
T.O. Research Core A massive databank of secret research from the Terran Outsiders. Grants 11,000 Research Points. T.O. Ellipsis Base  ?
T.O. Sentry Bot Activates a T.O. Sentry Bot on one of your planets, boosting its attack output by 400 for 1 day. Terran Outsider ships Image
Toxic Purifier Permanently increases the mining output of a Toxic or Irradiated planet by 2.

Mining enhancement is limited to 15X Mega Rich (or 16x if used on a 14x Mega Rich). Note that it is possible to find planets with greater than 15X Mega Rich bonuses, however, you cannot use Mining enhancements on such planets. Be careful not to exceed this limit as you risk wasting a valuable artifact!

Blade Harvester  ?
Zolazin Shroud Cover Surrounds a planet in a powerful shroud, increasing its cloak by 600 for 1 week. Zolazin Shroud Base Image

Daily Rewards

Each player has a chance of receiving one of the following artifacts every day from the Daily Rewards. Note that other, non-artifact rewards are also available, so you will not necessarily receive one of the artifacts listed below. Also note that the artifact rewards are completely random; it is entirely possible to get the same reward several days in a row.

Artifact Name Effect Obtained From Event Image
Energy Cube Fully restores energy.

Note: uninstall your relays, uninstall any weapon modules that drain energy, and equip all of your best power cores BEFORE you use the Energy Cube to get the maximum energy recharge possible.

Daily Reward Daily / Ongoing  ?
Octafari Holo-Disguise makes your ship look like an octafari ship when targeted by other ships.

Note: This Artifact DOES NOT have any beneficial effects because it is a APRIL FOOLS DAY Booby-Prize.

Daily Reward April 1st 2011 (2011-04-01)  ?
Tri-Matrix Emblem Fully restores hull, shields and energy.

Note: uninstall your relays, uninstall any weapon modules that drain energy, equip all of your best power cores, equip all of your best shields, and equip all of your best hull modules BEFORE you use the Tri-Matrix Emblem to get the maximum energy recharge, shield recharge, and hull repair possible.

Daily Reward Daily / Ongoing  ?

Artifacts That Are Only Available By Spending Galaxy Points

The following artifacts can only be acquired from the artifact market by spending Galaxy Points. These artifacts are not however necessary for playing the gamne; they simply make the game easier to play in some way. Galaxy points may be purchased by players, but they can also be received as a rare reward ingame, or through the completion of reward programs such as by completing surveys. Click the "Redeem Points" link in the game to view the Artifact Market.

Artifact Name Effect Cost in Galaxy Points Used On
Artifact Warehouse Constructs an Artifact Warehouse on your planet.

Size: 2, Artifact Storage Capacity: 4000, Limit: 5

Note: hover your mouse over the question mark next to your Artifacts output on the Trade tab to view how much extra capacity you have.

16 Your Planet
Human Training Barracks Constructs a Human Training Barracks on your planet.

Size: 1, Attack: 250, Defense: 250, Population: 500, Limit: 1

Note: Must be Human race to build (buy) this structure, but it will keep its bonus if your race changes.

32 Your Planet
Mineral Storage Tower Constructs a Mineral Storage Tower on your planet.

Size: 2, Mineral Storage Capacity: 2000, Limit: 5

Note: hover your mouse over the question mark next to your Minerals output on the Trade tab to view how much extra capacity you have.

16 Your Planet
Radiant Surge Cannon Replaces the old Radiant Weapons Locker, but is not an artifact you can get from weapons drops. The Weapons' stats depend on your rank when you FIRST use the artifact to create a weapon. The Artifact will be "Radiant Surge Cannon - Mark N" Where N = 1 + your Rank divided by 100, rounded down to the nearest integer. (Ie. Rank 0 to 99 = Mark I, Rank 100 to 199 = Mark II, Rank 200 to 299 = Rank III, and so on and so forth...) 48 Your Ship
Research Data Archive Constructs a Research Data Archive on your planet.

Size: 2, Research Storage Capacity: 2000, Limit: 5

Note: hover your mouse over the question mark next to your Research output on the Research tab to view how much extra capacity you have. Oddly, any extra capacity gained from Data Archives will NOT show up if you hover over your current research points; this popup will instead show your current Research capacity based on your rank alone. The popup on your research tab DOES include any capacity bonuses however.

16 Your Planet
Sillixx Starport Constructs a Sillixx Starport on your planet.

Size: 3, Artifact: 2, Mining: 2, Population: 300, Limit: 1

Note: Must be Sillixx race to build (buy) this structure, but it will keep its bonus if your race changes.

32 Your Planet
Structural Extender Increases the special size of your Legion Base by 1, up to a maximum of 5 bonus size per base level.

Note: This is an item that upgrades your legion base.

80 Your Legion Base

Limited Time/Special Artifacts

Some artifacts are only available as part of special events, such as at Christmas. These events typically involve battles against special NPC's or the completion of a special mission that is typically available to all players for a period of one week. Once the event is over, the Artifacts cease to be generally available, although any of the Artifacts that are stored in a players' cargo hold will always function as expected when used, regardless of how long it has been since the original event took place.

Artifact Name Effect Obtained From Event Image
Affection Disseminator Constructs an Affection Disseminator building on your planet.

[Size: 1, Population: 200, Defense: 200 Limit: 1]

The Affection Disseminator came from defeating Q-Pedd Evacuee NPC's that were only available during the Valentine's 2011 event. This event is now over and Q-Pedd Evacuees will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Affection Disseminator is therefore no longer available. (The Affection Disseminators can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Q-Pedd Evacuee Valentines Day 2011 Image
Bane Emitter/ Charged Bane Emitter Constructs a Bane Emitter weapon module on your ship.

[Size: 10, Attack: 20, Invasion Attack: 40 Limit: 4]

Note: the Bane Emitter is only Constructed on ships below a certain, unknown, rank. Ships that use the Bane Emitter when above this rank will instead build the upgraded Charged Bane Emitter.

[Size: 12, Attack: 30, Invasion Attack: 60 Limit: 4]

The Bane Revenants were NPC's that were only available during the Hallows Bane (Halloween 2010) event. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. (The Bane Emitters can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Bane Revenant Halloween 2010  ?
Captured T.O. Harvester Constructs a Captured T.O. Harvester building on your planet.

[Size: 2, Mining: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 160, Limit: 1]

The T.O Harvester was an NPC that was only available during the Thanksgiving 2010 event. This event is now over and T.O Harvesters will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Captured T.O Harvesters are therefore no longer available. (The Captured T.O. Harvesters can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

T.O. Harvester Thanksgiving 2010 Image
Emblem of Independence Fully restores hull, shields and energy.

The Emblem of Independence is an artifact that was only available during the Fourth of July 2010 event. It is no longer available from the artifact rewards. (The Emblem of Independence can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Note that the Tri-Matrix Emblem artifact was recently added as a Daily Reward, and it has the exact same effect as the Emblem of Independence.

Daily Reward 4th July 2010  ?
Gift of the Ancients Permanently increase the Artifact output of a planet by 1, up to a maximum of 5x Mega Rich.

The Gifts came from defeating Scruuge NPC ships during the Christmas event 2010. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Gifts are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Scruuge Carrier Christmas 2010 Image
Gift of the Elements Permanently increase the mining output of a planet by 1, up to a maximum of 5x Mega Rich.

The Gifts came from defeating Scruuge NPC ships during the Christmas event 2010. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Gifts are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Scruuge Carrier Christmas 2010 Image
Gift of the Stars Permanently increase the Research output of a planet by 1, up to a maximum of 5x Mega Rich.

The Gifts came from defeating Scruuge NPC ships during the Christmas event 2010. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Gifts are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Scruuge Carrier Christmas 2010 Image
Gift to the Naughty Reduces enemy ship defenses by 30%. Can only be used on ships who have hacked, raided, invaded, or disabled you in the last 24 hours.

The Gifts came from defeating Scruuge NPC ships during the Christmas event 2010. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Gifts are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Scruuge Carrier Christmas 2010 Image
Gift to the Void Permanently increase the passive stealth of a planet by 40, up to a maximum of 500.

The Gifts came from defeating Scruuge NPC ships during the Christmas event 2010. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Gifts are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Scruuge Ravager Christmas 2010  ?
Hallows Bane Trick When applied, an attacking ship has a chance to lose 50% defense for 1 hour.

Trap lasts for 1 week.

The Bane Revenants were NPC's that were only available during the Hallows Bane (Halloween 2010) event. This event is now over and these enemies will no longer show up in the battle tab. The Hallows Bane Tricks are therefore no longer available. (They can continue to be used if you have one in your cargo)

Bane Revenant Halloween 2010 Image
Planetary Aegis A special and rare artifact that provides a powerful shield around a planet for 5 days.

Provides 5000 planet defence.

The Planetary Aegis is a one-time artifact obtained when joining the game. Only one is available per player. Once used, you will not receive another one, even if you reset your account.

Note: if one of your planets is under attack, it may be better to use a Planet Flux instead of your Planetary Aegis. The Aegis lasts for 5 days, and it is perfectly possible for a high-level player to break through even this powerful shield and invade your planet. Fluxing the planet removes it from ALL other players scans, preventing them from continuing their attacks and invading. Note that it is possible for people to re-scan the planet again at a later date, however. Building cloak satellite structures on the planet will reduce the chances of the planet being found by other players after it has been fluxed. However, weapons and shield systems are significantly more space-efficient than cloaking systems. It may actually be better to defend your planet well than to try to hide it.

Rank 1 Game Start Image

Discontinued Artifacts

The following artifacts were once available in the game, but have since been removed or replaced. Some players may still have these artifacts in their cargo holds; these artifacts will continue to work as originally intended if used, although this cannot be guaranteed in all cases. If in doubt, contact the developers for more information or post on the forums.

Artifact Name Effect Gained Through Discontinuation Date Reason
Alien Star Charts Reveals a random planet that you have not yet discovered. Artifact hauls Phased out as part of the 21st November 2010 update.

Existing copies of the artifact will still function as originally intended.

New scanning technologies and ship modules added instead.
Omicron Net Completely ensnares your target, preventing them from attacking or being attacked for 4 hours. Artifact hauls Phased out as part of the 16th January 2011 update.

Existing copies of the artifact will NOT function as originally intended. Sell them if you have any.

Phased out due to player complaints. Changes were made to other truce Artifacts to compensate.
Radiant Weapons Locker A locker that contains a technologically advanced piece of weaponry. Weapon gained was based on your rank at time of activation. Bought with Galaxy Points Phased out as part of the 18th October 2010 update.

Existing copies of the artifact will still function as originally intended.

Phased out due to the addition of the replacement Radiant Surge Cannons and a number of bugs associated with the Radiant Weapons Locker. Replaced by Radiant Surge Cannons.

Collective Theory Lab

The following artifacts are only available through the new Collective Theory Lab in the Legion Base. By researching in the lab you have a chance to randomly get a blueprint for one of the following artifacts. Which in turn you can build with common and rare artifacts.

Artifact Name Artifact Costs Energy Effect
Aegis Capacitor 100 XCharge Cells
200 Shield Amplifiers
100 Special Module - Size:20, Shield:300, Shield Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship)
Crux Amplifier 30 Ancient Crystal Foci
30 Crimson Obelisks
20 Amplifies your weapon systems, boosting attack by 10%. This effect is immune to removal from other artifacts. Lasts 12 hours.
DM79 Datacenter 25 Alien Data Discs
30 Positron Clouds
30 Grid Consoles
50 Planet Structure - Size:1, Research:4 (Limit 1 per planet)

If deployed on a non-Gas planet, the structure will provide 2 bonus research.
Domain Walker 30 Sentry Guards
30 Shield Sentries
30 Phase Cutters
50 Planet Structure - Size:1, Attack:600, Defense:600 (Limit 2 per planet)
Gravimetric Flume 150 Grav-Whip Traps
150 Nanite Swarms
150 Spy Uplink Chassis
200 Special Module - Size:18, Scan:90 (Limit 3 per ship)
Hyperforge Upgrade 50 Warp Gate
30 Wormhole Emitters
50 Tachyon Cylinders
100 Upgrades an existing warp gate on a planet, doubling it's bonus.
HyperSensor Satellite 40 Continuum Beacons
40 Subspace Seekers
40 Relay Tower Chassis
50 Planet Structure - Size:2, Artifact:2, Research:2 (Limit 1 per planet)
Polychoron Vault 20 Mass Storage Pods
20 Tesseract Containers
20 Containment Cages
50 Planet Structure - Size:1 (Limit 1 per planet)

Increases mineral, artifact, and research production capacities by 1000 units.
Phasic Chain-Ionizer 50 Ion Storm Charge
50 Quantum Flare
50 Processing Core Chassis
100 Transforms a gas planet into a Plasma World, enhancing its size by 1, research by 2, and defense by 300.
Planet Flux: Tracer 20 Flux Probe
20 Quantum Flares
20 Planet Vortex Deflectors
25 An advanced flux probe that returns the names and ranks of ships who have scanned target planet.
Resonance Inhibitor 50 Dark Pyramids
30 Containment Cages
40 Spy Uplink Chassis
100 Planet Structure - Size:1, Cloak:250, Invasion Defense:500 (Limit 2 per planet)
Recondite Intruder 20 Alarm Sentry
5 Drannik Saboteurs
20 Engineered Virii
10 Sabotages the system of a NPC, reducing its defense by 25%, can be used on elites and bosses. Lasts 12 hours.
Spy Probe - Governance 25 Spy Probe - Defenses
25 Spy Probe - Weapons
15 Spy Probe - Resources
10 This probe returns data on whether the current planet owner is active or inactive.
Thermionic Intensifier 50 Ion Storm Charges
50 Ion Repulsor Charges
50 Space Elevator Chassis
100 Transforms a volcanic planet into a Demon world, enhancing its size by 1, attack by 800, and all resources by 1.
Velox Thruster 100 Android Helmsmen
200 Void Shells
200 Special Module - Size:30, Defense:250, Defense Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship)

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