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Artifact Newbie Question

How do I use artifacts when I find them?

April 24, 2008 8:18:54 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Hello everyone!

I am just getting into Sins, but I haven't worked out how to use artifacts when I find them.  Do they just give a pssive bonus to the planet they are found on, or do they add options to my research tree, or what?

Many Thanks for your help

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Reply #1 April 24, 2008 8:27:07 PM
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When you explore a planet you can get a bonus to the planet or find an artifact (rare) and the artifact adds damage or anti-matter or jump time
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Reply #2 April 25, 2008 12:02:50 AM
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To further elaborate, artifacts (the ones that actually show up on the research tree once found) grant you empire-wide passive bonuses. Planetary bonuses (which will show up on the planet's infocard) only affect that planet and anything applicable in that planet's gravity well.
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Reply #3 April 25, 2008 12:18:12 AM
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Just a note: You do have to maintain possession of the planet to keep the artifact's benefits though.
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Reply #4 April 25, 2008 2:06:00 AM
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Also, you can see the artifacts influences in the research tree's "Artifacts" section.

BTW, what is the "artifact research done" in the end game statistics? It's always been 0 on my games.
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Reply #5 April 25, 2008 8:57:23 AM
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BTW, what is the "artifact research done" in the end game statistics? It's always been 0 on my games.


It's just a leftover statistic from back in the betas when artifacts worked a little differently.

So I've heard, anyway. It doesn't do anything, now.
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Reply #6 April 25, 2008 9:07:42 AM
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It should've been changed in 1.04 to say Artifact Discoveries or something of that nature   
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Reply #7 April 25, 2008 9:16:42 AM
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Well, that makes more sense. I haven't payed that much attention to statistics since the update.
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Reply #8 April 26, 2008 9:44:11 PM
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How worthwhile is it to explore planets? I almost never find artifacts, so I've given up on it.
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Reply #9 April 26, 2008 10:03:15 PM
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Short game: probably no use at all. Medium or long game, if you have the resources to spare, it could be worthwhile. I played a 5 star game vs 9 AI last week and just before the end I had all the artifacts. But I had 4 quite early on. It can really make a difference.
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Reply #10 April 27, 2008 5:50:21 AM
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And on large maps, it's REALLY worth it if you have Advent and research their cheaper exploration capability first.

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