So, i bought a plasma uplift recently

so now i'm curious about what to build there

Any advice on what arties i should use there ?

i've put standard arties there (ref lab, relay tower, warp gates, 2x spy uplink, a datacenter)

Interragation Center or Stronghold. Sha'din Grid Network/Hypergrid... well you get it, the sha din biuldings. Two Affection Dessemlars, Temple of reflection if you got one, barrier nexus×2, for def, The Vaash Holo Matrix if you got one, a Instraphic Hoveriod. These are the nes i can think of now.

Must include Xecti Signal Repeater on a high-production Research planet.

Here's one of my Plasmas. It is definitely not maxed (all my planets are works-in-progress). I just swap structures for other (better) things as I find them. But it might give you an idea.

Resource Availability Production
Research 17x Mega Rich 813.45 units/hr

Population 2550
Defense 18000 (before legion bonus, incl some passive)
Attack 3500
Cloak 1200

Structures:
2x Hypernode Brain Research: 12
Akulan Gas Ingestor Research: 3
Sha'din Hypergrid Network Research: 2, Defense: 200
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40
Guarded Memorial Research: 1, Defense: 250
Interrogation Stronghold Research: 2, Defense: 300
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6
Counter-Intelligence Nexus Research: 2, Cloak: 150
Silthion Gas Vesicle Research: 2, Cloak: 150
Modified Grid-Pylon Research: 2, Defense: 200, Cloak: 125
Isolation Bureau Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Cloak: 400
2x Affection Disseminator 3.0 Research: 1, Population: 500, Defense: 500
Exotic Lab Research: 1
Relay Tower Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Xecti Signal Repeater Bonus Research: 10%

2x Domain Walker Attack: 600, Defense: 600
Astrobiology Ward Population: 500, B Population: 50%
Lazuli Darkmines Attack: 600, Attack: 25%
2x Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
6x Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Dark Pylon Shifter Defense: 400, Cloak: 90
Dark Anti-Beacon Defense: 500, Cloak: 150

missing sha'din and those def structures

do you think i should get +10 or max my shield (for OB) ?

Probably oblivion barriers because their not that hard to unlock. They are very usefull at defending agaist 90% of the gl population

that is entirely overly defended.

Glarelish
Colossal Plasma Planet

Research 15x Mega Rich 965.25 units/hr
Defenses: 2300 0 104% 4692
Attack: 2750 0 104% 5610
Cloak: 555 0 104% 1132


Symbiont Test Lab Mining: 2, Research: 2, B Population: 20%
Interrogation Stronghold Research: 2, Defense: 300 Demolish
Polychoron Vault Mining Storage: 1000, Artifact Storage: 1000, Research Storage: 1000 Demolish
Domain Walker Attack: 600, Defense: 600 Demolish
Modified Grid-Pylon Research: 2, Defense: 200, Cloak: 125 Demolish
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6 Demolish
Relay Tower Research: 1, Artifact: 1 Demolish
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40 Demolish
Exotic Lab Research: 1 Demolish
Sha'din Hyperport Network Research: 3, Defense: 400 Demolish
Permafrost Sub-Network Research: 1, Population: 50, Cloak: 50 Demolish
Silthion Gas Vesicle Research: 2, Cloak: 150 Demolish
Xecti Signal Repeater Bonus Research: 10% Demolish
Dark Anti-Beacon Defense: 500, Cloak: 150 Demolish
Akulan Gas Ingestor Research: 3 Demolish
Zolazin Analyzer Research: 1, Artifact: 1 Demolish
Bioship Gene Lab Research: 2, Population: 200 Demolish
Lazuli Darkmines Attack: 600, Attack: 25%

For u maybe, but for a low rank who cant uy many maxed plasmas or npc a ton to get them, 20kdef is good. I wish i had the same amount of plasma as u Icarium.

not many maxed planets here, and out of the 29 'research' planets, these are about the only ones actually doing research. the rest are being used for arti points.
i can tell you for a fact that data optimizers come rarer then terraformers.. its a bit odd actually.

Exotic Large Research: 15x Mega Rich You
Glarelish Plasma Colossal Research: 15x Mega Rich You
Quathailas Metallic Very Massive Research: 15x Mega Rich You
Al'Lyridius Oceanic Very Massive Research: 15x Mega Rich You
Hremmer Plasma Colossal Research: 12x Mega Rich You
Ersonty Oceanic Very Massive Research: 4x Mega Rich You
Taltheria X1762 Ecumenopolis Large Research: 2x Mega Rich You
Taltheria X1752 Ecumenopolis Large Research: 2x Mega Rich You
Vorigar X4659 Aphotic Very Large Research: Mega Rich You
Brecarm Plasma Colossal Research: Mega Rich You

Modified Grid-Pylon Research: 2, Defense: 200, Cloak: 125 Demolish
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40 Demolish
Hypernode Brain Research: 12 Demolish
Hypernode Brain Research: 12 Demolish
Taltherian Archives Research: 1, Research Storage: 1000 Demolish
Taltherian Archives Research: 1, Research Storage: 1000 Demolish
Silthion Gas Vesicle Research: 2, Cloak: 150 Demolish
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200 Demolish
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200 Demolish
Hypernode Brain Research: 12 Demolish
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6 Demolish
Xecti Signal Repeater Bonus Research: 10% Demolish
Interrogation Stronghold Research: 2, Defense: 300 Demolish
Relay Tower Research: 1, Artifact: 1 Demolish
Warp Gate Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1 Demolish
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20% Demolish
Domain Walker Attack: 600, Defense: 600 Demolish
Domain Walker Attack: 600, Defense: 600 Demolish
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20% Demolish
Sha'din Hyperport Network Research: 3, Defense: 400 Demolish
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40

what ive got on one of mine.
has 1k passive attack
icarium is known for his sparse defenses

thats about 20k def+attack and over 900 per hour out of it.

thanks for all the input

now i'm going to get some defenses on it and trying to get +10 soon

as for the artis i'll try to get some

This is mine.
Affection Disseminator 3.0 Research: 1, Population: 500, Defense: 500
Affection Disseminator 3.0 Research: 1, Population: 500, Defense: 500
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6
Interrogation Center Research: 2, Defense: 200
Warp Gate Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40
Spy Uplink Research: 1, Cloak: 40
Relay Tower Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Obviation Barrier Defense: 1200
Gravshell Brain Research: 8
Gravshell Brain Research: 8
Gravshell Brain Research: 8
Vaash Holomatrix Research: 2, Cloak: 100
Intraphasic Hoveroid Bonus Production: 5%
Chron Shifter Cloak: 300 Demolish
Chron Shifter Cloak: 300 Demolish
Akulan Gas Ingestor Research: 3 Demolish
Permafrost Sub-Network Research: 1, Population: 50, Cloak: 50
Sha'din Grid Network Research: 2
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
And
Passive Ability
Attack 1220
Defense 1400
Cloak 1660
It has samll moons tho