Maximizing Planets

Revision as of 01:22, 9 April 2015

There are ways to maximize the productivity of your planets, both by increasing resource richness and planet size.

General

1) Colonize the best planet you can in terms of size and resources.
2) Maximize its size to very massive.
3) Maximize its resources to 20x megarich.
4) Use planetary transformation artifact to get a 22x megarich Colossal planet
5) Maximize your passive defense/cloak via artifacts.

Table of Planetary Transformations

Resource Richness

Table of Resource Uplifting Artifacts and Abilities

Even richness across all 3 resources

Since the Terraforming Device can not be used on a planet once ANY of its planetary resources are 15x megarich or greater, evening out the artifact, mining, and research richness on your planets allows a planet to gain the maximum benefits from each use of a Terraforming Device. The planet also gets the full benefits of cross-resource artifacts and effects.

To even out the planetary richness, increase any lower resource richness values until they equal the highest resource richness value.

Artifact Richness

• use a Tribute of the Ancients up to 2x megarich
• use a Tribute of the Ancients II up to 3x megarich
• use a Gift of the Ancients up to 5x megarich
• use an Enumeration Crystal up to 15x megarich
• use the Taltherian Urbanize ability up to 15x megarich

Mining Richness

• use a Tribute of the Elements up to 2x megarich
• use a Tribute of the Elements II up to 3x megarich
• use a Gift of the Elements up to 5x megarich
• use the Mylarai Enrich ability up to 15x megarich

Research Richness

• use a Tribute of the Stars up to 2x megarich
• use a Tribute of the Stars II up to 3x megarich
• use a Gift of the Stars up to 5x megarich
• use a Planet Data Optimizer up to 15x megarich
• use a Lepus Data Kernel up to 15x megarich
• use the Kronyn Erudition ability up to 15x megarich

2x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Terraforming Device on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 1x megarich
• use a Tribute of the Ancients up to 2x megarich artifact
• use a Tribute of the Elements up to 2x megarich mining
• use a Tribute of the Stars up to 2x megarich research

3x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Terraforming Device on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 2x megarich
• use a Tribute of the Ancients II up to 3x megarich artifact
• use a Tribute of the Elements II up to 3x megarich mining
• use a Tribute of the Stars II up to 3x megarich research

5x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Terraforming Device on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 4x megarich
• use a Gift of the Ancients up to 5x megarich artifact
• use a Gift of the Elements up to 5x megarich mining
• use a Gift of the Stars up to 5x megarich research

13x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Terraforming Device on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 12x megarich
• use a Hyper Terraformer Device on any planet to create your Mission Exotic

• • NOTE: You can use two more terraformers to get your Mission Exotic to 15x richness across all 3 resources, and one Quasi-Spacial Expander to make the planet very massive.

15x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Terraforming Device on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 14x megarich
• use an Enumeration Crystal up to 15x megarich artifact
• use a Planet Data Optimizer up to 15x megarich research
• use a Lepus Data Kernel up to 15x megarich research
• use a Toxic Purifier on any toxic or irradiated planet where the mining richness is already at 13x megarich
• use the Taltherian Urbanize ability up to 15x megarich
• use the Mylarai Enrich ability up to 15x megarich
• use the Kronyn Erudition ability up to 15x megarich

Planet Enhancement Using Racial Abilities

from StolenPlanet's forum post:

See the follow-up discussion on size versus richness further down this page.

16x Megarich mining (Toxic/Irradiated)

• use a Toxic Purifier on any toxic or irradiated planet where the mining richness is already at 14x megarich

• • NOTE: see the Toxic Purifier wiki page for a table that outlines which staring mineral richness values will result in a 16x megarich result versus only a 15x

16x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Toxic Purifier on any toxic or irradiated planet where the mining richness is already at 14x megarich
• use an Enumeration Crystal on any planet where the artifact richness is already at 15x
• use a Lepus Data Kernel on any planet where the research richness is already at 15x
• use a Trader's_Boon on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 15x megarich (random)
• use a Trellith Resequencer on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 15x megarich

17x Megarich research

• use a Phasic Chain-Ionizer on any gas planet where the research richness is already at 15x megarich
• use a Lepus Data Kernel on any gas planet where the research richness is already at 16x megarich

17x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use an Enumeration Crystal on any planet where the artifact richness is already at 16x
• use a Lepus Data Kernel on any planet where the research richness is already at 16x
• use a Trader's_Boon on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 16x megarich (random)
• use a Trellith Resequencer on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 16x megarich

18x Megarich mining (Irradiated)

• use an Isolytic Irradiator on any toxic planet where the mining richness is already at 16x

18x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use an Enumeration Crystal on any planet where the artifact richness is already at 17x
• use a Trader's_Boon on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 17x megarich (random)
• use a Trellith Resequencer on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 17x megarich

19x Megarich research

• use a Phasic Chain-Ionizer on any gas planet where the research richness is already at 17x megarich

19x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use an Enumeration Crystal on any planet where the artifact richness is already at 18x
• use a Trader's_Boon on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 18x megarich (random)
• use a Trellith Resequencer on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 18x megarich

20x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use an Enumeration Crystal on any planet where the artifact richness is already at 19x
• use a Trader's_Boon on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 19x megarich (random)
• use a Trellith Resequencer on any planet where all 3 resources are already at 19x megarich

21x Megarich artifact

• use a Morphogenic Enhancer on any massive planet where the artifact richness is already at 19x forum link
  • NOTE: after using the Morphogenic Enhancer, remember to use 1 more QSE to increase the size of the planet to very massive before any further transformation

21x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use an Octafari Hydroshifter on any barren planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x
• use an Planetary Sentiox on any barren planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x
• use an Thermionic Intensifier on any volcanic planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x

22x Megarich artifact

• use an Octafari Hydroshifter on any barren planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich
• use an Planetary Sentiox on any barren planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich
• use an Thermionic Intensifier on any volcanic planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich

22x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Gamma Crystallizer on any desert planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x
• use an Isolytic Irradiator on any toxic planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x
• use a Mass Surface Melter on any icy planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x
• use The Gaia Seed on any terra planet where all 3 resources are already at 20x

=22x Megarich artifact

• use a Gamma Crystallizer on any desert planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich
• use an Isolytic Irradiator on any toxic planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich
• use a Mass Surface Melter on any icy planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich
• use The Gaia Seed on any terra planet after using the Morphogenic Enhancer to get to an artifact richness of 21x megarich

28x Megarich across all 3 resources

• use a Dyson Transformer on any metallic planet to create your Mission Dyson

Rift

1) Colonize or Invade¹ a Toxic (of any size) then take it to 16x/15x/15x using terraformers/data optimizers/race abilities/Scruuge gifts or tributes.
2) Impreove Mining to 20x using 4 Trellith Resequencer² or Trader's Boons
Artifacts to 20x using 5 Trellith Resequencer or Enumeration Crystals
Research to 26x using 5 Trellith Resequencer³ or Trader's Boons, followed by 6 Data Cubes
Isolytic Irradiator to bring the whole planet to 22,22,28
Rift it to 37x, 37x, 43x.

|- | align="center" | Kronyn Data Cube | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | +1 | align="center" | 88x Megarich |- | align="center" | Subspace Fissuron | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | +15 | align="center" | +15 | align="center" | +15 | align="center" | -

Notes: ¹ Invading allows you to drop an Assimilation Locus and use certain Uldri artifacts, but it does mean you will have to be quick about the rest of the sequence unless the previous owner was inactive. Flux Probe, Spy Probe-Governance and Flux Probe-Tracer will be your friends here. It also delays the optimization of the Galactic Concord station and Isolation Bureau, but later artifacts which require enemy scans or recent attacks can more than make up for this loss.

^2,3 Personally, I wouldn't waste the Trellith Resequencers for that and would just go for a toxic at 16/20/15, then irradiate, then rift. Use the cubes if you want, its less important to save them then the Trellith Resequencers.

Size versus richness

A question that is hotly debated is, do you give up planet size for faster planet completion? Primarily, this is related to converting gas planets into plasmas. Should you take 45 days to boost the gas planet from zero artifact production to 15x Mega? Or should you opt for a lesser sized planet, but one that could reach 15x Mega sooner? I think you should the second option. If I get an awesome planet in 32 days instead of 45 days, then that is 13 days of extra production I am getting; not to mention the fact that I am now 13 days closer to finishing a second planet. Desiring speed over planet size would mean my order of planet project preference is as follows:

1. Icy Very Large - Mass Surface Melter - Transforms an Icy world into an Oceanic world, enhancing its size 2 and all resources by 2 in the process. It will make a Very Massive planet with 69 spaces. You could also go with a Large Icy that becomes a Massive Ocean with 63 spaces. Assuming a starting point of Rich artifact either way, then it will take 19 clicks or 32 days to perfect this planet. As tempting as it may be, ignore the Average sized Icy.

2. Ocean Massive (natural scan) - Assuming a starting point of Rich artifact, then it will take 19 clicks or 32 days to perfect this planet.

3. Desert Very Large - Gamma Crystallizer - Transforms a desert planet into a Crystal world, enhancing its size by 1, and all resources by 2. It will make a Massive planet with 63 spaces. Assuming a starting point of Rich artifact, then it will take 19 clicks or 32 days to perfect this planet. As tempting as it may be, ignore the Large sized Desert.

4. Metallic Very Massive (natural scan) - Assuming a starting point of at least Average artifact, then it would take 24 clicks or 40 days to perfect this planet.

5. Gas Very Massive - Phasic Chain-Ionizer - Transforms a gas planet into a Plasma world, enhancing its size by 1, research by 2, and defense by 300. Research: Rich. It will make a Colossal planet with 75 spaces. It will take 45 days to perfect this planet.

6. Barren Very Large - Planetary Sentiox - Transforms a barren planet into a Sentient world,Boosting its size by 1 and all resources by 2.Sentient worlds also provide 700 natural attack and defense. It will make a Massive planet with 63 spaces. Assuming a starting point of at least Average artifact, then it would take 24 clicks or 40 days to perfect this planet.

7. Barren Very Large - 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. It will make a Massive planet with 63 spaces. Assuming a starting point of at least Average artifact, then it would take 24 clicks or 40 days to perfect this planet.

8. Volcano Very Large - Thermionic Intensifier - Transforms a volcanic planet into a Demon world, enhancing its size by 1, attack by 800, and all resources by 1. This would create a Massive with 63 spaces. Assuming a starting point of at least Average artifact, then it would take 24 clicks or 40 days to perfect this planet.

Planetary Size

Quasi-Spacial Expanders (QSEs) are the most commonly used artifacts to increase planet size. QSEs can drop from disabling Dark Mass-Carriers and T.O. Troop Carrier NPCs, but are notoriously rare. They are more often purchased from the Artifact Market for Galaxy Points.

Table of Artifacts that Change Planet Size

Very Large

• use a Quasi-Spacial Expander on any planet already large in size
• use a Tectonic Compiler on any large prismatic planet
• use a Chthonian Exchanger on any gas planet already very massive in size

Massive

• use a Quasi-Spacial Expander on any planet already very large in size
• use a Hyper Terraformer Device on any planet
• use a Tectonic Compiler on any very large prismatic planet

Very Massive

• use a Quasi-Spacial Expander on any planet already massive in size
• use a Morphogenic Enhancer on any planet already massive in size

Colossal

• use a Dyson Transformer on any metallic planet
• use a Gamma Crystallizer on any desert planet already very massive in size
• use an Isolytic Irradiator on any planet already very massive in size
• use an Octafari Hydroshifter on any barren planet already very massive in size
• use a Phasic Chain-Ionizer on any gas planet already very massive in size
• use a Planetary Sentiox on any barren planet already very massive in size
• use The Gaia Seed on any terra planet already very massive in size
• use a Thermionic Intensifier on any volcanic planet already very massive in size

Mega-Colossal

• use a Subspace Fissuron on any planet
• use a Mass Surface Melter on any icy planet already very massive in size

• • NOTE: artifacts that should be considered on an icy planet being transformed would be a Permafrost Sub-Network (build while still an icy to double the bonuses) and a Quantum Hydro-Meliorator (triple population bonus on the resulting melted oceanic).

See Also

• Return to Planets