Maximizing Planets

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

1 General
- 1.1 Table of Planetary Transformations
2 Resource Richness
3 Size versus richness
4 Planetary Size
5 See Also

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

Artifact	Number Available	Starting Planet	Ending Planet	Size	Artifact	Mining	Research	Attack	Defense
Chthonian Exchanger	unlimited	Gas	Cthonian	-2	previous research value / 2	previous research value / 2	=0
Gamma Crystallizer	10	Desert	Crystal	+1	+2	+2	+2
Isolytic Irradiator	15	Toxic	Irradiated	+1	+2	+2	+2	+300
Mass Surface Melter	5	Icy	Oceanic	+2	+2	+2	+2
Octafari Hydroshifter	10	Barren	Oceanic	+1	+1	+1	+1
Phasic Chain-Ionizer	unlimited	Gas	Plasma	+1			+2		+300
Planetary Sentiox	5	Barren	Sentient	+1	+1	+1	+1	+700	+800
The Gaia Seed	5	Terra	Gaia	+1	+2	+2	+2
Thermionic Intensifier	unlimited	Volcanic	Demon	+1	+1	+1	+1	+800
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hyper Terraformer Device	1	Any	Exotic	=Massive	=13x megarich	=13x megarich	=13x megarich	invincible	invincible
Dyson Transformer	1	Metallic	Dyson	=Colossal	=28x megarich	=28x megarich	=28x megarich	invincible	invincible
Subspace Fissuron	3	Any	Rift	=MegaColossal	+15	+15	+15	invincible	invincible
Chronofield Projector	1	Any	invincible					invincible	invincible
Morphogenic Inhibitor x4	1	Any	invincible					invincible	invincible

Resource Richness

Table of Resource Uplifting Artifacts and Abilities

Artifact / Ability	Number Available	Artifact	Mining	Research	Maximum Richness
Tribute of the Ancients	unlimited	+1	-	-	2x Megarich
Tribute of the Elements	unlimited	-	+1	-	2x Megarich
Tribute of the Stars	unlimited	-	-	+1	2x Megarich
Tribute of the Ancients II	unlimited	+1	-	-	3x Megarich
Tribute of the Elements II	unlimited	-	+1	-	3x Megarich
Tribute of the Stars II	unlimited	-	-	+1	3x Megarich
Chthonian Exchanger	unlimited	previous research value / 2	previous research value / 2	=0	3x Megarich
Gift of the Ancients	unlimited seasonal	+1	-	-	5x Megarich
Gift of the Elements	unlimited seasonal	-	+1	-	5x Megarich
Gift of the Stars	unlimited seasonal	-	-	+1	5x Megarich
Hyper Terraformer Device	1	=13x Megarich	=13x Megarich	=13x Megarich	13x Megarich
Terraforming Device	unlimited	+1	+1	+1	15x Megarich
Taltherian Urbanize ability	unlimited	+1			15x Megarich
Mylarai Enrich ability	unlimited		+1		15x Megarich
Kronyn Erudition ability	unlimited			+1	15x Megarich
Planet Data Optimizer	unlimited	-	-	+1	15x Megarich
Toxic Purifier	unlimited	-	+2	-	15x or 16x Megarich
Lepus Data Kernel	unlimited seasonal	-	-	+1	17x Megarich
Phasic Chain-Ionizer	unlimited	-	-	+2	19x Megarich
Enumeration Crystal	unlimited	+1	-	-	20x Megarich
Trader's_Boon	10	random +1	random +1	random +1	20x Megarich
Trellith Resequencer	10	choice +1	choice +1	choice +1	20x Megarich
Morphogenic Enhancer	unlimited	+1 or +2	-	-	21x Megarich
Octafari Hydroshifter	10	+1	+1	+1	22x Megarich
Planetary Sentiox	5	+1	+1	+1	22x Megarich
Thermionic Intensifier	unlimited	+1	+1	+1	22x Megarich
Gamma Crystallizer	10	+2	+2	+2	23x Megarich
Isolytic Irradiator	15	+2	+2	+2	23x Megarich
Mass Surface Melter	5	+2	+2	+2	23x Megarich
The Gaia Seed	5	+2	+2	+2	23x Megarich
Dyson Transformer	1	=28 Megarich	=28 Megarich	=28 Megarich	28x Megarich
Kronyn Data Cube	6	-	-	+1	88x Megarich
Subspace Fissuron	3	+15	+15	+15	-

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:

Planetary Richness	Number of Ability Uses	Hours to Reach 15x	Days to Reach 15x
15x Mega Rich	0	0	0.0
14x Mega Rich	1	40	1.6
13x Mega Rich	2	80	3.3
12x Mega Rich	3	120	5.0
11x Mega Rich	4	160	6.6
10x Mega Rich	5	200	8.3
9x Mega Rich	6	240	10.0
8x Mega Rich	7	280	11.6
7x Mega Rich	8	320	13.3
6x Mega Rich	9	360	15.0
5x Mega Rich	10	400	16.6
4x Mega Rich	11	440	18.3
3x Mega Rich	12	480	20.0
2x Mega Rich	13	520	21.6
1x Mega Rich	14	560	23.3
Mega Rich	15	600	25.0
Ultra Rich	16	640	26.6
Extremely Rich	17	680	28.3
Very Rich	18	720	30.0
Rich	19	760	31.6
Extremely Abundant	20	800	33.3
Very Abundant	21	840	35.0
Abundant	22	880	36.6
Average	23	920	38.3
Sparse	24	960	40.0
Very Sparse	25	1000	41.6
Extremely Sparse	26	1040	43.3
None	27	1080	45.0

See the follow-up discussion on [| size versus richness.

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

Artifact	Number Available	Size Change	Maximum Size
Chthonian Exchanger	unlimited	-2	very large
Hyper Terraformer Device	1	=massive	massive
Tectonic Compiler	2	+1	massive
Quasi-Spacial Expander	unlimited	+1	very massive
Morphogenic Enhancer	unlimited	+1	very massive
Dyson Transformer	1	=colossal	colossal
Planetary Sentiox	5	+1	colossal
The Gaia Seed	5	+1	colossal
Gamma Crystallizer	10	+1	colossal
Octafari Hydroshifter	10	+1	colossal
Isolytic Irradiator	15	+1	colossal
Phasic Chain-Ionizer	unlimited	+1	colossal
Thermionic Intensifier	unlimited	+1	colossal
Mass Surface Melter	5	+2	megacolossal
Subspace Fissuron	3	=megacolossal	megacolossal

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).