I've finally finished the Trellith chain, and I've maxed out my Rift as much I could. I do know there is room for improvement, I just can't see what to improve.

I've not yet seen the entire amount of AP Artifacts available to use, so any advice on what to swap would be appreciated. My main focus for my Rift, just like the majority of people's, is Artifact. I do try to get research where I can, however.

Mining 38x Mega Rich 567 units/hr
Artifact 45x Mega Rich 5096.84994 units/hr
Research 45x Mega Rich 610.47 units/hr

Planetary Rings : Production +20%
Trellith Influence : Artifact +30%
(12 hours, 5 mins left)
Galactic Concord Station II Effect : Defense +20%
Heist Dispatch Station Effect : Attack +10%
Intraphasic Hoveroid Effect : Production +5%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Artifact +6%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Defense +10%


Galactic Concord Station II Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Defense: 20%
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
T.O. Manufacturing Core Mining: 2, Artifact: 2
Trellith Comm Relay Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Hypergate Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Heist Dispatch Station Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Attack: 300, Attack: 10%
Hyperforge Fabricator
(100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Hyperforge Fabricator
(100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Omnistream Gateway Mining: 3, Research: 3, Artifact: 3
Hyperforge Fabricator
(100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Intraphasic Hoveroid Bonus Production: 5%
HyperSensor Satellite Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Litheor Transmutative Locator Bonus Artifact: 6%, Defense: 10%
Captured T.O. Harvester III Mining: 2, Artifact: 1, Population: 600
Scruuge Lab Mining: 1, Research: 2, Artifact: 1, Attack: 300
Quantum Accelerator Artifact: 2, Cloak: 150
Quantum Accelerator Artifact: 2, Cloak: 150
Isolation Bureau Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Cloak: 400

I currently get 103 from structures, but I'm sure it's possible to get more for only 81 space. I just can't think what to change anymore. :/

Get orbital stabilizer from 'Tremors From Below'
Bonus doubles if you have Small/Large Moons or a Planetary Ring on the planet.

I'll sell you one for 50 ctp if YCTM

Replace the TO harvester with a Rikthars war forge. That's 2 more AP from structures.

Edit:
Which is another 100 more AP/hr.

nice rock. well done

Lol, it'll be a long time until he sees that artifact. Unless he finds one from another planet.

For the future as I know you aren't that high level yet:

Replace Adaptive Spire (2x), and Adumbrate Station (2x):
2x Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
1x Crimson Rift Aperture Artifact: 2, Attack: 800, Cloak: 400
1x Orbital Stabilizer Artifact: 2, Bonus Mining: 14%

That gives you, +4 Mining, +4 Art vs what you are taking off the planet. I would also follow Silver crows and swap out the TO Harvester.

If you want to go really hardcore changes:
Lose a lot
4x +24 = 72 spaces (96 AP)
2x Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
1x Crimson Rift Aperture Artifact: 2, Attack: 800, Cloak: 400
1x Orbital Stabilizer Artifact: 2, Bonus Mining: 14%
1x Galactic Concord Station II Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Defense: 20%
1x Omnistream Gateway Mining: 3, Research: 3, Artifact: 3
1x Litheor Transmutative Locator Bonus Artifact: 6%, Defense: 10%
1x T.O. Manufacturing Core Mining: 2, Artifact: 2
1x Trellith Comm Relay Research: 2, Artifact: 2

This gives you: +11 Mining (*5%*14%), +113 Artifact (*6%*5%), +9 Research (*5%)

That's how I got mine.

lose the quantum accelerators and install 2 zolazin analyzers and 2 barrier nexus. When you get two extra research and when the time comes you can make the litheor artifact on it which will give an extra 2 production pushing the total to 105.

Thanks for the answers, people. I'll be placing on an Orbital Stabilizer , as suggested, and a Rithgar's War Forge seems great. I will be going for Litheor, sometime in the near future.